Hot Weekend Picks

It’s Thursday, and you’ve begun to think about the long weekend stretched out before you. Don't let the rain put a damper on your plans. Let us help. We’ve got the best bets for you whether you want to stay close to home or find something to do a little farther afield. Check our picks for the places to see and things to do.

This week we feature a film festival, an author who embarked on a startling adventure and an award-winning choral octet.

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• Where/when: , La Jolla, Feb. 17-18
• Why Go: The San Diego Jewish Film Festival concludes its engagement in La Jolla with screenings of three short features and one full-length film. The festival concludes Feb. 20 with screenings daily at other sites in the region, including San Diego's Clairemont Reading Town Square 14.
• Price: $11.25-$13.25

• Where/when: , La Jolla, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17
• Why Go: Author Warren Richey discusses his new book, which recounts how he dealt with personal trauma by taking a 1200-mile trip around the Florida coast in a kayak. 
• Price: Free

• Where/when: , La Jolla, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 18
• Why Go: To see the work of acclaimed Mexican City native Alberto Blanco, a poet and artist who has been honored with prestigious Fulbright and Guggenheim grants. 
• Price: Free

• Where/when: In Cahoots, San Diego, 12 p.m., Feb. 19
• Why Go: Young adults have increasingly embraced a game from their childhoods: dodgeball. Now there's tournaments available for them to fight it out for playground supremacy. Case in point: DodgeBrawl, a fundraiser to benefit the Mission Valley YMCA. 
• Price: $100 per team

• Where/when: , La Jolla, 4 p.m., Feb. 20
• Why Go: The church continues its music series, with Voces8, an award-winning a cappella act from the United Kingdom. Their repertoire ranges from English and European choral work to modern pop and jazz arrangements. 
• Price: $25