Editing La Jolla (section)

===Arts===
La Jolla became an [[art colony]] in 1894 when Anna Held (also known as Anna Held Heinrich) established the Green Dragon Colony. This was a cluster of twelve rustic cottages that included The Green Dragon, Wahnfried, and The Ark, a boat-shaped structure with port holes and swinging bunks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Her Hobby Is the Building of Cottages |work=San Diego Union |date=July 30, 1903}}</ref>

The [[La Jolla Playhouse]] was founded in 1947 by [[Gregory Peck]], [[Dorothy McGuire]], and [[Mel Ferrer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/about-the-playhouse/playhouse-highlights |title=Playhouse Highlights |publisher=La Jolla Playhouse |access-date=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115204055/http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/about-the-playhouse/playhouse-highlights |archive-date=November 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It became inactive in 1959, but was revived in 1983 on the University of California campus under the leadership of [[Des McAnuff]]. It now incorporates three theaters: the [[Mandell Weiss Theatre]] (1983), the Mandell Weiss Forum (1991) and the Potiker Theater (2005).

The [[Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego]] was founded in 1941 in La Jolla, in the former home of Ellen Browning Scripps (designed by Irving J. Gill). The museum has undergone several renovations and expansions, and is working on plans to triple its size.<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Ng |date=March 17, 2014 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-museum-contemporary-art-san-diego-architect-expansion-20140317,0,6886253.story |title=Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego picks architect for expansion |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117090544/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-museum-contemporary-art-san-diego-architect-expansion-20140317-story.html |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lajollalight.com/news/2015/jul/28/permit-reviewers-approve-mcasd-plans/|title=La Jolla's permit reviewers approve museum expansion|last=Sherman|first=Pat|date=July 28, 2015|work=La Jolla Light|access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref>

The [[La Jolla Music Society]] was founded in 1941 as the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla by [[Nikolai Sokoloff]], former conductor of the [[Cleveland Orchestra]]. It presented the premieres of commissioned works in the auditorium of La Jolla High School before presenting their concerts in the Sherwood Auditorium of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Since April 2019, the [[Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center]] is the permanent home of La Jolla Music Society and hosts world-class performances presented by LJMS as well as other San Diego arts presenters. Additionally, The Conrad will see a wide range of conferences, corporate meetings, and private events.