Artist Talk | Carlos Castro Arias
Nov
12
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Carlos Castro Arias

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk with Carlos Castro Arias. He will share a special presentation on his Athenaeum show, The Splinter in the Eye, and how it connects to his career and processThe reception will take at 6:00 p.m., followed by a lecture at 6:30 p.m.

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Surrealism: Paris 1924–1939 | Presented by Cornelia Feye
Nov
14
7:30 PM19:30

Surrealism: Paris 1924–1939 | Presented by Cornelia Feye

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Thursday, November 14, 2024
7:30 PM

A year after publishing his Surrealist Manifesto, Breton organized the first group exhibition for La peinture surréaliste in the Gallery Pierre in Paris. It included work by Giorgio de Chirico, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Joan Miró, André Masson, Man Ray, Jean Tanguy, and Pierre Roy. New members joined the group in 1929: former Dadaist Tristan Tzara, Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Bunuel, and sculptor Alberto Giacometti. A group of talented women artists have long stood in the shadow of their famous male peers. This lecture also explores the contributions of Leonora Carrington, photographer Dora Mar, Lee Miller, and Meret Oppenheim. The beginning of WWII scattered the surrealist group all over the world.

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Surrealism Turns 100! | Art History Lecture Series | Presented by Cornelia Feye
Nov
14
7:30 PM19:30

Surrealism Turns 100! | Art History Lecture Series | Presented by Cornelia Feye

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Thursdays, November 14 & 21, 2024
7:30 PM

On October 15, 1924, André Breton published his first Surrealist Manifesto in Paris which gave birth to the surrealist movement. These two lectures celebrate the centennial of surrealism. Surrealist artists and writers were inspired by Sigmund Freud’s dream analysis and the exploration of the subconscious mind. They tried to express themselves without any restrictions of reason, moral, or aesthetic considerations. Surrealists under the leadership of Breton marked a transition from the anarchist Dada movement to the proposition of a superior alternative in Surrealism.

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Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Kelvin Lopez (printmaking)
Nov
15
4:00 PM16:00

Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Kelvin Lopez (printmaking)

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Friday, November 15, 2024
4 PM

Free Art Classes for Teens (13–18 years old) 

Free Teen Art, the Athenaeum’s free program for teens offers a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors and curricular activities involving the use of the Athenaeum library resources and art exhibitions as starting points for projects.

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New Member Tour
Nov
16
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, November 16, 2024
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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Athenaeum at the Market
Nov
17
9:00 AM09:00

Athenaeum at the Market

Sunday, November 17, 2024
9 AM–1 PM

We invite you to stop by the Athenaeum’s booth at the La Jolla Open Aire Market held on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.!  There you will find, in addition to Athenaeum publications and artists’ notecards for sale, friendly staff and volunteers ready to chat with you and to tell you about the Athenaeum’s latest news and upcoming events. The market is located at the La Jolla Elementary School, 7335 Girard Avenue. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Artonic
Nov
18
12:00 PM12:00

Artonic

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Monday, November 18, 2024
12 PM

As members of the San Diego Symphony, long time friends Jing and Julia were thrilled when kismet sent the matched set of long time friends Abraham and Nathan to join the orchestra at the same time. Through the pandemic the four discovered a remarkable shared musical chemistry, and recently have performed for a wide range of San Diego audiences—from thousands of migrant children housed at the convention center to symphony donors onstage at The Rady Shell.

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Artist Talk | Amy Adler
Nov
19
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Amy Adler

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk by Los Angeles–based artist Amy Adler. Working across the disciplines of drawing, performance, photography, and film, Adler creates an interplay between mediums that focuses itself on the concept of the film still, realized through layered and nuanced hand-drawn images. Adler will share a special presentation of her career, process, recent projects, and 2024 mural for Murals of La Jolla, Location, on Tuesday, November 19. The 6:30 p.m. lecture will follow a reception beginning at 6 p.m.

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The Spread of Surrealism Around the World | Presented by Cornelia Feye
Nov
21
7:30 PM19:30

The Spread of Surrealism Around the World | Presented by Cornelia Feye

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
7:30 PM

From Paris, surrealism spread to Belgium, where René Magritte became a leading figure. In New York, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, and Dorothea Tanning represented surrealism at Peggy Guggenheim’s Gallery of the Century. In Mexico City Frida Kahlo and Diego Riviera together with a group of exiles from WWII, like Leonor Fini and Remedios Varo, organized and showed surrealist art. Exhibitions sprang up in Belgrade, Cairo, Prague, Brussels, London, and San Francisco. A historical survey of Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism at MOMA in 1936 introduced the movement to a wider audience.

 

Breton’s death in 1966 left no heir to unite the divergent branches of surrealist artists all over the world and led to the end of surrealism as a unified movement, but its influence continues today.

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Nov
28
to Nov 29

Closed

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Friday, November 29, 2024

The Athenaeum is closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. Thank you for understanding!

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Billy Childs Quartet
Dec
1
7:30 PM19:30

Billy Childs Quartet

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
7:30 PM

The series continues Sunday, December 1, with the Billy Childs Quartet, featuring Childs on piano, Matthew Stubbs on clarinet, Dan Chmielinski on bass, and Benjamin Ring on drums. Multi-Grammy-winner Billy Childs has been a favorite performer on the Athenaeum series going back to his debut at the library in 1996. He remains one of the most diversely prolific and acclaimed artists working in music today. As a composer, he has been commissioned by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Kronos Quartet, the Dorian Wind Quintet, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the American Brass Quintet, the Ying Quartet, the Lyris Quartet, and Anne Akiko Meyers.

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Stanton Street Duo (Alan Roberto, harmonica & Tatiana Senderowicz, 7-string guitar)
Dec
2
12:00 PM12:00

Stanton Street Duo (Alan Roberto, harmonica & Tatiana Senderowicz, 7-string guitar)

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Monday, December 2, 2024
12 PM

The Stanton Street Duo is a chromatic harmonica and 7-string guitar ensemble based in San Francisco. Since their participation as finalists in the CAG Elmaleh Competition in NYC, the duo has performed across the US and Mexico. Praised for their virtuosity, intensity, and musicality, the Stanton Street Duo continues to attract a diverse range of audiences through their dynamic and electrifying live performances. Beyond their focus on elevating and reimagining traditional Latin American music styles, the Stanton Street Duo demonstrates their versatility and range in their performance of classical and film composers as well as their own original compositions. 

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Andrius Žlabys, piano
Dec
2
7:30 PM19:30

Andrius Žlabys, piano

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Monday, December 2, 2024
7:30 PM

On Monday, December 2, Grammy-nominated pianist Andrius Žlabys will perform a varied program of works by J.S. Bach and César Franck and his own composition Echoes of Light, an homage to Mozart. Žlabys states, “At the center of the piece, there are two fragments from Mozart’s Requiem. [What follows is] influenced by Carl Sagan’s writings. I imagine fragments of Mozart’s Requiem continuing to echo through space and time, perhaps never again detected, yet always present.” Žlabys has received acclaim for his appearances with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Rotterdam Symphony, and Philharmonic Orchestra of Buenos Aires.

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San Diego New Verbal Workshop | San Diego New Music
Dec
5
7:30 PM19:30

San Diego New Verbal Workshop | San Diego New Music

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Thursday, December 5, 2024
7:30 PM

SDNVW (San Diego New Verbal Workshop) is a contemporary vocal ensemble inspired by the experimental music tradition of the late 20th century. They perform, improvise, and compose as a collective and frequently work with living composers to explore the unique sonic capabilities of the human voice in concert with instruments, electronics, and movement.

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A Kitschmas Pageant | AAC Pop-Up
Dec
6
6:00 PM18:00

A Kitschmas Pageant | AAC Pop-Up

Friday, December 6, 2024
6–9 PM

Join us at the Athenaeum Art Center on December 6, 2024, at 6 p.m. for the hilarious and beloved "Brian and Ryan's Kitschmas Pageant"! Back by popular demand, this whimsical holiday extravaganza promises to bring laughter, joy, and a healthy dose of kitschy cheer.

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Members' Holiday Party
Dec
7
5:00 PM17:00

Members' Holiday Party

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Saturday, December 7, 2024
5–7 PM

The Executive Director & Board of Trustees cordially invite members of the Athenaeum to the Members’ Holiday Party. Join us for music, refreshments, and piano-side caroling to celebrate the holiday season! The Athenaeum is transformed with décor that will leave you feeling bright and gay, including a traditional European Christmas Village display. Enjoy eggnog, sweets, and grandiose cookie displays by Girard Gourmet. Sing along to carols with pianist John Evans, and listen to live jazz music.

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Holiday Bookstore
Dec
14
10:00 AM10:00

Holiday Bookstore

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December 14, 2024
10 AM–5 PM

Get a gift for a friend or yourself at the Athenaeum's Annual Holiday Bookstore in the La Jolla Art Studio! As usual, we will have a large selection of gently used books, CDs, vinyl LPs, and sheet music. Find a great gift for yourself or a friend! The number of shoppers will be limited according to guidelines. Masks and physical distancing are recommended.

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Athenaeum at the Market
Dec
15
9:00 AM09:00

Athenaeum at the Market

Sunday, December 15, 2024
9 AM–1 PM

We invite you to stop by the Athenaeum’s booth at the La Jolla Open Aire Market held on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.!  There you will find, in addition to Athenaeum publications and artists’ notecards for sale, friendly staff and volunteers ready to chat with you and to tell you about the Athenaeum’s latest news and upcoming events. The market is located at the La Jolla Elementary School, 7335 Girard Avenue. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Holiday Bookstore
Dec
17
to Dec 21

Holiday Bookstore

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December 17–21, 2024
10 AM–5 PM

Get a gift for a friend or yourself at the Athenaeum's Annual Holiday Bookstore in the La Jolla Art Studio! As usual, we will have a large selection of gently used books, CDs, vinyl LPs, and sheet music. Find a great gift for yourself or a friend! The number of shoppers will be limited according to guidelines. Masks and physical distancing are recommended.

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New Member Tour
Dec
21
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, December 21, 2024
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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Holiday Bookstore
Dec
24
10:00 AM10:00

Holiday Bookstore

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December 24, 2024
10 AM–5 PM

Get a gift for a friend or yourself at the Athenaeum's Annual Holiday Bookstore in the La Jolla Art Studio! As usual, we will have a large selection of gently used books, CDs, vinyl LPs, and sheet music. Find a great gift for yourself or a friend! The number of shoppers will be limited according to guidelines. Masks and physical distancing are recommended.

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Dec
25
to Dec 26

Closed

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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Thursday, December 26, 2024

The Athenaeum is closed on Wednesday, December 25 and Thursday, December 26, 2024 in observance of Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Thank you for understanding!

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Holiday Bookstore
Dec
27
to Dec 28

Holiday Bookstore

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December 27–28, 2024
10 AM–5 PM

Get a gift for a friend or yourself at the Athenaeum's Annual Holiday Bookstore in the La Jolla Art Studio! As usual, we will have a large selection of gently used books, CDs, vinyl LPs, and sheet music. Find a great gift for yourself or a friend! The number of shoppers will be limited according to guidelines. Masks and physical distancing are recommended.

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Alex Kautz Quartet
Jan
16
7:30 PM19:30

Alex Kautz Quartet

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
7:30 PM

The fall series concludes Thursday, January 16, with the Athenaeum debut of the Alex Kautz Quartet, featuring Kautz on drums, Chico Pinheiro on guitar, John Ellis on saxophone, and Joe Martin on bass. Renowned for his musicality, groove, and knowledge of various genres, Kautz stands out as a distinguished percussionist, educator, and composer. With an unwavering passion for jazz and world music, he has crafted a captivating and distinct musical voice. A Brazilian artist based in New York City, Kautz has been an important part of the city’s music scene for the last decade and has played and/or recorded with some of the top artists in the industry today, including Tim Ries, Magos Herrera, Nilson Matta, Chico Pinheiro, Steve Wilson, Lenny Andrade, Fabio Gouvea, Helio Alves, Victor Prieto, and Lionel Loueke.

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New Member Tour
Jan
18
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, January 18, 2025
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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AGAVE with Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Feb
10
7:30 PM19:30

AGAVE with Reginald Mobley, countertenor

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Monday, February 10, 2025
7:30 PM

On Monday, February 10, the Grammy-nominated ensemble AGAVE returns to the Athenaeum with Reginald Mobley, a countertenor noted for his “shimmering voice” (BachTrack) and renowned for his interpretation of baroque, classical, and modern repertoire. AGAVE will present American Originals, a program based on their album of the same name that features music by brilliant yet underrepresented composers and explores how the blending of European, African, and indigenous styles created uniquely American sounds. The ensemble will include Mobley, Co-Director Aaron Westman on violin and viola, Anna Washburn on violin and viola, Kevin Cooper on guitar and theorbo, Katherine Kyme on violin and viola, William Skeen on viola da gamba and violoncello, and Co-Director Henry Lebedinsky on harpsichord and piano.

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New Member Tour
Feb
15
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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New Member Tour
Mar
15
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, March 15, 2025
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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Great Wall String Quartet
Apr
8
7:30 PM19:30

Great Wall String Quartet

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
7:30 PM

The series continues Tuesday, April 8, with the Great Wall String Quartet performing a program of Mendelssohn, Schulhoff, and Beethoven. Its members share a vision to connect with more immediacy to audiences and to give guidance to the next generation of chamber musicians. In his role at the Deutsches Symphony Orchester Berlin, violinist Wei Lu is one of the youngest concertmasters in a major orchestra. Violinist Qi Zhou is a member of the prestigious chamber orchestra Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Muenchen. Xu Wenbo is the current viola and chamber music instructor at the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Academy in Hamburg. Hailed in New York Concert Review as “a superb cellist with intense and sensuous sound,” Yao Zhao performs with a dynamism that has secured him a successful career as the principal cello of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra.

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New Member Tour
Apr
19
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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New Orford String Quartet
May
12
7:30 PM19:30

New Orford String Quartet

Monday, May 12, 2025
7:30 PM

The series concludes Monday, May 12, with the New Orford String Quartet presenting works by Mozart, Dinuk Wijeratne, and Schubert (Death and the Maiden). Violinists Andrew Wan and Jonathan Crow, violist Sharon Wei, and cellist Brian Manke formed their ensemble with the goal of developing a new model for a touring string quartet: bringing four elite orchestral leaders and soloists together on a regular basis over many years to perform chamber music at the highest level. The Toronto Star has described this outcome as “nothing short of electrifying.” They have seen astonishing success, giving annual concerts for national CBC broadcast and receiving two Opus Awards for Concert of the Year and a 2017 JUNO Award for Best Classical Album. Recent seasons have featured return engagements in Chicago, Montreal, and Toronto, as well as their New York City debut on Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series.

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New Member Tour
May
17
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, May 17, 2025
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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Opening Reception | Winter Faculty & Staff Exhibition
Nov
9
5:00 PM17:00

Opening Reception | Winter Faculty & Staff Exhibition

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 9, 5–8 PM (during the Barrio Art Crawl)

November 9, 2024–January 3, 2025

We are pleased to announce a Faculty & Staff Exhibition at the AAC Gallery. Athenaeum School of the Arts faculty and Athenaeum Music & Arts Library staff will submit a piece to display.

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Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Jared Padilla-Elliott (assemblage)
Nov
8
4:00 PM16:00

Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Jared Padilla-Elliott (assemblage)

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Friday, November 8, 2024
4 PM

Free Art Classes for Teens (13–18 years old) 

Free Teen Art, the Athenaeum’s free program for teens offers a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors and curricular activities involving the use of the Athenaeum library resources and art exhibitions as starting points for projects.

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Kendrick Bangs Kellogg | Guest presenter Dave Hampton
Nov
6
7:30 PM19:30

Kendrick Bangs Kellogg | Guest presenter Dave Hampton

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
7:30 PM

It is very fitting to end the series by focusing on the work of Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, the San Diego native who recently passed away. He worked with both Sim Bruce Richards and Frederick Liebhardt before going on to design some of the region’s most dramatic buildings.

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Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet & Alin Melik-Adamyan, piano with guest Alex Greenbaum, cello
Nov
4
7:30 PM19:30

Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet & Alin Melik-Adamyan, piano with guest Alex Greenbaum, cello

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Monday, November 4, 2024
7:30 PM

The series continues Monday, November 4, with clarinetist Boris Allakhverdyan, pianist Alin Melik-Adamyan, and guest artist (and Co-Director of Chamber Music at the Athenaeum) cellist Alex Greenbaum. This program will include music from Debussy, Martinu, and Mangani and will close with Brahms’ beloved Trio for piano, clarinet, and cello. Allakhverdyan was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2016. The New York Times called his playing “inspired” and “superlative,” and the Los Angeles Times praised his “energetic, vibrant solos.” Melik-Adamyan is a prize-winning collaborative artist, soloist, and chamber musician praised for her “sensitivity unique in the piano world” (Musical Gourmet).

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Trio Arpavioluta
Nov
4
12:00 PM12:00

Trio Arpavioluta

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Monday, November 4, 2024
12 PM

A versatile recitalist and chamber musician, violinist/violist Päivikki Nykter, is equally at home with standard repertoire as well as contemporary music. Cathy Blickenstaff holds a Master’s Degree in Flute Performance from the University of Colorado where she studied with Maralyn Prestia. Laura Vaughan began her study of music on the piano at age five with her mother, harpist and pianist, Donna Vaughan. She excelled on the harp at an early age and started studying with Sheila Sterling, former principal of the San Diego Symphony, at age nine.

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Athenaeum Jazz Fall 2024 Series
Nov
2
7:30 PM19:30

Athenaeum Jazz Fall 2024 Series

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Saturday, November 2, 7:30 PM—Ben Williams Quartet
Sunday, December 1, 7:30 PM—Billy Childs Quartet
Thursday, January 16, 7:30 PM—Alex Kautz Quartet
7:30 PM

Our annual fall series of Athenaeum Jazz will take place in the library’s Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room. Seating is limited, so early reservations are advised. Please join us for these three special evenings featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists Ben Williams, Billy Childs, and Alex Kautz.

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Ben Williams Quartet
Nov
2
7:30 PM19:30

Ben Williams Quartet

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Saturday, November 2, 2024
7:30 PM

The fall series opens Saturday, November 2, with the Ben Williams Quartet, featuring bassist Williams with vibraphonist Sasha Berliner, guitarist Andrew Renfroe, and drummer John Davis. Since winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2009, Williams has made his mark as a producer, bandleader, arranger, and avidly sought-after accompanist for heavyweights in and beyond jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, Lauryn Hill, José James, and Pat Metheny (with whom he won a 2013 Grammy for the album Unity Band). As a bandleader, the Washington, D.C., native is a calmly charismatic presence whose music taps directly into the deepest wellsprings of African American culture.

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Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Jared Padilla-Elliott (assemblage)
Nov
1
4:00 PM16:00

Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Jared Padilla-Elliott (assemblage)

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Friday, November 1, 2024
4 PM

Free Art Classes for Teens (13–18 years old) 

Free Teen Art, the Athenaeum’s free program for teens offers a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors and curricular activities involving the use of the Athenaeum library resources and art exhibitions as starting points for projects.

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Opening Reception | Día De Los Muertos Pop-Up Exhibition
Nov
1
to Nov 2

Opening Reception | Día De Los Muertos Pop-Up Exhibition

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 2, 4–8 PM

November 1–2, 2024

Join us for our Día De Los Muertos Pop-Up Exhibition at the Athenaeum Art Center, celebrating the memories of loved ones who have passed. Submit your artwork inspired by this meaningful tradition and be a part of this special 2-day event.

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Sim Bruce Richards | Guest presenter Keith York
Oct
30
7:30 PM19:30

Sim Bruce Richards | Guest presenter Keith York

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
7:30 PM

Sim Bruce Richards drew from his respect for Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Irving J. Gill to design homes, commercial buildings, and sacred spaces of wood, glass, and adobe across San Diego County. His passion for Native American, Aztec, and Mayan culture, as well as Japanese architecture, landscape, and craft, greatly influenced over 200 projects unique to our region. Wishing to create living and working environments that delight all the senses, Richards imbued a number of his projects with built-in art by James Hubbell, Rhoda LeBlanc Lopez, and others. This presentation unveils his architectural spirit through tales of Richards’ unique client-architect relationships.

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Artist Talk | Kelsey Brookes
Oct
29
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Kelsey Brookes

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

The Athenaeum and Murals of La Jolla present Kelsey Brookes, with a special presentation of his career, process, recent projects, and 2014 mural One Pointed Attention for Murals of La Jolla. The reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by an artist talk at 6:30 p.m.   

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Me Kolme Trio (Päivikki Nykter, violin; Kyle Blair, piano & Robert Zelickman, clarinet)
Oct
28
12:00 PM12:00

Me Kolme Trio (Päivikki Nykter, violin; Kyle Blair, piano & Robert Zelickman, clarinet)

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Monday, October 28, 2024
12 PM

Robert Zelickman, clarinetist, has been teaching and performing in San Diego since 1982. A versatile recitalist and chamber musician, violinist/violist Päivikki Nykter, is equally at home with standard repertoire as well as contemporary music. Lyricism, complexity, and dissonance characterize the musical interests of pianist Kyle Blair.

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Lilian Rice, Lloyd Ruocco & Frederick Liebhardt | Presented by Dr. Mark Hargreaves & Hallie Swenson
Oct
23
7:30 PM19:30

Lilian Rice, Lloyd Ruocco & Frederick Liebhardt | Presented by Dr. Mark Hargreaves & Hallie Swenson

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
7:30 PM

When Lilian Rice was working as a teacher she taught a young Lloyd Ruocco. He then worked with her when she was designing the new town of Rancho Santa Fe. Ruocco went on to become the central figure in the San Diego modernist scene. One of the young architects in his orbit was Frederick Liebhardt. He was one of several of the apprentices of Frank Lloyd Wright who made such an impact in the region after the war.

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Chiara Capobianco, harp
Oct
21
12:00 PM12:00

Chiara Capobianco, harp

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Monday, October 21, 2024
12 PM

Chiara Capobianco was born in Milano, Italy in 1980. She is a music graduate in harp (10 year course) from Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi of Milano and a university graduate in musicology (3 year course) from Scuola di Paleografia e Filologia Musicale di Cremona (Università degli Studi di Pavia-Italy). When she was fifteen years old, she started playing with many different operatic and symphonic orchestras touring all over Europe.

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New Member Tour
Oct
19
11:00 AM11:00

New Member Tour

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
11 AM

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary.

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Opening Reception | Carlos Castro Arias: The Splinter in the Eye
Oct
18
6:30 PM18:30

Opening Reception | Carlos Castro Arias: The Splinter in the Eye

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October 19, 2024–January 11, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, October 18, 6:30–8:30 PM

Carlos Castro Arias will be exhibiting his newest project, The Splinter in the Eye, an installation composed of paintings and objects in which the artist reflects about memory, trauma, and elements of the individual and collective identity.

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Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Kelvin Lopez (printmaking—relief)
Oct
18
4:00 PM16:00

Free Teen Art (La Jolla) with Kelvin Lopez (printmaking—relief)

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Friday, October 18, 2024
4 PM

Free Art Classes for Teens (13–18 years old) 

Free Teen Art, the Athenaeum’s free program for teens offers a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors and curricular activities involving the use of the Athenaeum library resources and art exhibitions as starting points for projects.

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Irving J. Gill, Richard Requa & William Kesling | Presented by Dr. Mark Hargreaves & Hallie Swenson
Oct
16
7:30 PM19:30

Irving J. Gill, Richard Requa & William Kesling | Presented by Dr. Mark Hargreaves & Hallie Swenson

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
7:30 PM

The only place to begin a discussion of modernism in San Diego is with Irving J. Gill. But what was his legacy? Were all his progressive ideas lost amidst the fashion for Spanish revivalism? We will look at the work of Gill’s protégé Richard Requa in a new light and see how he provides a link with the architects of the midcentury. The lecture will conclude with an examination of San Diego’s rogue architect, William Kesling.

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The Distinct Modernism of San Diego | Art History Lecture Series | Presented by Dr. Mark Hargreaves & Hallie Swenson
Oct
16
7:30 PM19:30

The Distinct Modernism of San Diego | Art History Lecture Series | Presented by Dr. Mark Hargreaves & Hallie Swenson

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Wednesdays, October 16, 23 & 30; November 6, 2024
7:30 PM

These lectures are designed to highlight San Diego’s contribution to the field. Not only did San Diego’s modernism have its own roots in the work of Gill, but it also had an unusual set of circumstances in the post-war period, when an enormous amount of construction took place without the constraints of an established city fabric. San Diego attracted a very talented, yet modest, group of  architects who spent their whole career working here and left a legacy upon which others have built. Each lecture features the work and characteristics of certain architects who played a significant part in that story, highlighting those qualities by example of an architectural project.

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