at Whole Foods Market, 8825 Villa La Jolla Dr., La Jolla, 858-642-6700. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, Gabrielle Traub will lecture on "Treating Women's Issues Naturally by Homeopath."

at the NewSchool of Architecture & Design, 1249 F St., Downtown, 619-224-8584. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, Larry Hoeksema, president of Mosher Drew Watson Ferguson, will be presenting "Developing Client Relationships in an Architectural Practice" to Friends of San Diego Architecture.

at the Malcolm X Library, 5148 Market St., Emerald Hills, 619-527-3405. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, the Black Storytellers Association of San Diego presents a program called "Talk dat Talk: Storytelling for all Ages." Free.

at the Price Center Ballroom, UCSD campus, La Jolla, 858-833-0510. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, Alma Guillermoprieto, author of Dancing with Cuba, will speak on the cultures and politics of the region. $3.

at the First United Methodist Church of San Diego, 2111 Camino del Rio South, Mission Valley, 619-297-4366. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, recently exonerated prisoner Gloria Killian will talk about what it's like for women behind bars. Free.

at Dino's, 3829 30th St., North Park, At 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, the weekly night continues with an art show and live painting by Fresh Ginga plus DJs and drink specials. $2 after 10 p.m.

at the Magnet at W Hotel, 421 West B St., Downtown, 619-231-8220. From 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, put your pooch in your purse and enjoy Happy Tail Ale and a Luck Dog fashion show. Free.

in Room B 103 City College, 1313 Park Blvd., Downtown, 619-696-8946. Showing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, new videos by documentary filmmaker Greg Berger: Dispatches from Rebel Mexico Disputed Elections, Uprising in Oaxaca and New Zapatista Movement.

at the Malcolm X Library, 5148 Market St., Emerald Hills, 619-527-3405. Showing at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, Talk Mogadishu and Letters to Thien, part of the San Diego Public Library's ongoing film festival featuring cultural films. Free.

at the House of Italy, Balboa Park, 858-831-1717. Showing at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, a Lina Wermuller-directed comedy about a priggish upper-class teacher from northern Italy. A discussion will follow the screening. Free.

at Landmark's La Jolla Village Cinemas, 8879 Villa La Jolla Dr., 619-819-0236. Showing at midnight Saturday, April 21, 12 Monkeys, one of Brad Pitt's best.

at the Central Library, 820 E St., Downtown, 619-236-5800. Showing at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, Oren Jacoby's 1993 film biography of the man who, with clarinet in hand, rose to become a cultural icon. Free.

at The Whistle Stop Bar, 2236 Fern St., South Park, 619-284-6784. Showing at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, the first episode of Twin Peaks and other David Lynch ephemera. Free.

t the Central Library, 820 E St., Downtown, 619-236-5800. Showing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, Joseph Castelo's film focusing on a Pakistani engineering student in Paris who is suspected of terrorist activities. Free.

on KPBS-TV Channel 15, Cable 11. Showing at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, and 5 p.m. Friday, April 27, the fourth episode takes you to San Diego's North County where an ongoing battle between anti-immigrant protesters and migrant workers is heating up.

at The Top of the Plaza, Level 5, Horton Plaza, Downtown, 619-236-9649. From 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, please your palette with wines from the J. Lohr Collection and a preview of artists from ArtWalk. $15-$18.

at Hotel Solamar, Downtown, 619-295-8232x122. From 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 19, San Diego boutiques and jewelers will be selling their spring items and donating a portion of their proceeds to Dress For Success San Diego. $10.

at Baby Rock, Tijuana, Mexico, 011-52-664-203-1810. At 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, DJs Sussie 4 and others will provide the music. NaCo, Mexican Fashion, H7, Jorge Sanchez and others will show off their spring collections.

at Morrison & Foerster, 12531 High Bluff Drive, Carmel Valley, 619-291-8105. At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, San Diego journalists report back from Iraq with their personal experiences. $20.

at Laurel, 505 Laurel St., Bankers Hill. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, Nancy Graham, president of the Centre City Development Corporation, hosts a night dedicated to envisioning the exhibitions and installations that will be part of the new Children's Museum San Diego.

at Carlsbad by the Sea, 2855 Carlsbad Blvd., 760-736-1608. At 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, discuss new ways to approach vital issues for your community and the world.

at Library Lecture Room, L 238, Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista, 619-482-6461. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, the author will sign and read from his new novel, Drift.

at Book Works, Flower Hill Promenade, 2670 de la Valle, Del Mar, 858-755-3735. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, the doctor and author will sign and discuss Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War on Terror.

at Warwick's Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla, 858-454-0347. From Thursday, April 19, through Tuesday, April 24, the bookstore hosts readings by authors including J. Robert Beyster, Cal Ripken, Jr. and more. Visit www.warwicks.com for the complete schedule.

at The Grove, 3010 Juniper St., South Park, 619-284-7684. At 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, the author will sign Calypso Coolers, Mambo Mixers & Fiesta Latina.

7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste. 302, Clairemont, 858-268-4747. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, Barbara Seranella signs Deadman's Switch. At 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, Jennifer Colt signs The Vampire of Venice Beach and Shelia Lowe signs Poison Pen.

at Somewhere Else, 330 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon, 619-441-0480. At noon Saturday, April 21, Greg Niemann signs Big Brown, and at 4 p.m. Lonie Ward signs Lightspeed.

at D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., La Jolla, 858-456-1800 or www.dgwillsbooks.com. At 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, the former UCSD chancellor and author will sign and discuss his new book, The Pursuit of Knowledge: Speeches and Papers of Richard C. Atkinson.

at Book Works, Flower Hill Promenade, 2670 de la Valle, Del Mar, 858-755-3735. At 7 p.m. Monday, April 23, Miguel Angel De La Cueva and Bruce Berger will discuss their book, Oasis of Stone: Visions of Baja California Sur, and give a slide-show presentation.

at REI locations in San Diego. At 7 p.m. Monday, April 23, Tuesday, April 24, and Wednesday, April 25, the author will be singing both her local hiking books, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego and Day & Overnight Hikes: Anza Borrego Desert State Park. www.sandiegohikes.com.

at the Sherwood Auditorium, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., 619-291-8246. At 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, the San Diego Early Music Society presents Academy of Ancient Music with director Richard Egarr. $30-$35.

at the WorldBeat Cultural Center, 2100 Park Blvd., Balboa Park, 619-230-1190. From 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 22, Elijah Emanuel and The Revelations, Albino, Al Howard & the K-23 Orchestra and others will perform.

at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 890 Balour Dr., Encinitas, 760-753-3017. At 5 p.m. Sunday, April 22, the church presents music from U2's catalog. Free.

at St. George's Serbian Orthodox Church, 3025 Denver St., Clairemont, 619-527-4457. At 7 p.m. Sunday, April 22, vocal ensemble Pacific Camerata will present a program featuring the Pope Marcellus Mass by Giovanni da Palestrina. $10.

at various San Diego and North County locations. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, the annual festival of original music, dance and visual arts gets underway with a performance by LA poet Kamau Daaood, pianist Anthony Davis, bassist Mark Dresser and more at the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr. in Carlsbad, and continues with performers from Canada, Mexico and the US through May 3. Check www.springreverb.com for the full schedule.

at the Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, Downtown, 619-544-1000. At noon Monday, April 23, pianist Daniel Noli and tenor Alejandro Sole perform. Free.

at Vista Village Art Gallery, 127 Main St., 760-726-0764. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, Fiction writer Kevin Gerard will be this month's featured guest. At 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, the society is sponsoring a special reading for National Poetry Month. Jim Babwe, George Goddard and many more will perform. Free.

at the Whistle Stop Bar, 2236 Fern St., South Park, 619-284-6784. At 9 p.m. Monday, April 23, adults are invited to read from their teenage journals. Free.

at the Ordover Project, 444 S. Cedros Ave., Studio 172, Solana Beach, 858-720-1121. Opening from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, Solitude by Peter Fay and The Forgotten Children by Art Meyers.

at Susan Street Fine Art, 415 S. Cedros Ave. Ste. 160, Solana Beach, 858-793-4442. Opening from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 19, new abstract-figurative paintings by Jamie Chase and an exhibition of new paintings and charcoal drawings by Allen Bentley.

at the Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, 760-721-2787. Opening from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 20, new works by Kenneth Capps, Jesus Y. Dominquez, Tom Driscoll and James Skalman.

at the La Jolla Art Association's Village Gallery, 7932 Ivanhoe Ave., La Jolla, 858-459-1196. Opening from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, April 21, an exhibition of fine art by La Jolla Art Association members.

at Cleveland Street Gallery, 222 Wisconsin Ave. in Oceanside. 760-805-0423. From 7:30-10 p.m. Saturday, April 21, (formerly the D Gallery) the new, improved spot will show new works by Brezo and Trevor Presley.

at Aubergine, 500 Fourth Ave., Downtown. From 5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 20 local artists will present their visual interpretations of spring in a show benefiting Eunime por Tijuana, an organization helping children with AIDS/HIV in Tijuana. Free.

at 2617 A St., Golden Hill, 619-819-5474. From noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 22, a group of local artists is clearing out their studios. Bring cash and get a good deal on art, jewelry and crafts.

at The Arts and Entertainment Center, 3026 University Ave., North Park, 619-260-1731. Through May 11: the work of Jennifer Bennett, a local who was raised in Lemon Grove.

at the Art Produce Gallery, 3139 University Ave., North Park, 619-584-4448. Through May 6: new work by Chela Fielding, a Berkeley artist who crates whimsical new works from everyday discarded materials.

at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, Balboa Park. From Wednesday, April 18, through Sunday, April 22, the Old Fashioned Kite Flying Puppetry Collective presents Pacific Tales: Santiago vs. The Seven Legged Squid Monster.

at the San Diego Automotive Museum, Balboa Park, 619-231-2886. At 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, Matt Lyons, Oceanside police officer, and Steve Willard, San Diego police officer, will speak about the evolution of the police car.

at the James S. Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park, 619-232-7931. At 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, Steven Kern, director of the William Benton Museum of Art, will use the writings of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry as sources for his discussion on the power of art.

at the House of Philippines, Balboa Park, 619-804-8424. From 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, children and adults are invited to learn about traditional Philippine designs and handcraft their own representation.

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