The Riford Center, La Jolla Community Center

If bridge, Jazzercise, and cooking classes are things you enjoy, check out The Riford Center, La Jolla Community Center, while you’re in San Diego.

This long-time  recreational facility – The Riford Center (recently renamed the La Jolla Community Center) is located on La Jolla Boulevard. It has been remodeled and  is drawing renewed attention. All adults – visitors and residents – are welcome to join classes and attend events.

The cooking classes offered by Swiss Chef Urs Baumann are a particularly popular addition to the weekly calendar. As I write this, Le Chef is leading his students through a menu that includes potage vichyssoise, gazpacho, and pasta salad with gorgonzola, nuts, grapes and herbs, as well as a healthy dessert. “Students,” who enjoy the lunch they’ve made, pay a fraction of the cost of other cooking classes offered in La Jolla.

Traveling bridge players will find a home-away-from-home at the center, which originally started – 35 years ago – as a bridge club. Visitors can also take classes in yoga, tai chi, art, investing, dance, and various languages. The center also offers a fully-equipped computer lab with Internet connection.

If your La Jolla vacation is in mid-July, you might want to attend “Summer Afternoon at the Riford,” featuring an exhibit of 25 local artists, live music, a silent auction, hosted wine and appetizers.

In any case, take a look at the Riford Center’s website and see what else is on offer when you’ll be in town. After all, you can’t spend all your time on the beach.

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