Athenaeum Music and Arts Library
1008 Wall Street, San Diego, CA 92037
This library is one of only 16 nonprofit membership libraries in the United States. There are plentiful arts and music books, movies and recordings, and regular concerts by jazz and classical musicians.
Free concerts held at noon every other Monday from fall through spring, with a total of 15 per year. The concerts feature both classical chamber groups and jazz musicians. No need for tickets or reservations, just get there early and line up at the side door.
Additional Info
Hours
Tuesday | 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Wednesday | 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Thursday | 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Friday | 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Saturday | 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Upcoming Events
Rossina Grieco Solo Piano Concert & Reception
Allison, Cardenas & Nash
Sullivan Fortner Trio
Special Lecture Series: Art of Wine
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Avishai Cohen Quartet
Special Lecture Series: Art of Wine
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Book Sale
Art of Wine: Southern California
Special Lecture Series: Art of Wine
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 11: Gelli Printing & Beyond
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 14: Impressionism into Fauvism
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Class 03: Botanical Flowers - Watercolor
Class 102. Explore the Photobook Phenomenon
Class 11: Gelli Printing & Beyond
Class 14: Impressionism into Fauvism
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Class 03: Botanical Flowers - Watercolor
Class 82: School of the Arts Book Club
Class 102. Explore the Photobook Phenomenon
Barbara & William Karatz Chamber Concert Series
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Athenaeum Jazz Concerts
Class 11: Gelli Printing & Beyond
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 14: Impressionism into Fauvism
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Class 03: Botanical Flowers - Watercolor
Class 102. Explore the Photobook Phenomenon
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Class 11: Gelli Printing & Beyond
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 15: Slow-stitching Memory
Class 14: Impressionism into Fauvism
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Class 03: Botanical Flowers - Watercolor
Class 102. Explore the Photobook Phenomenon
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Athenaeum Jazz Concerts
Class 12: Workshop: Creative Freedom in Acrylics
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 12: Workshop: Creative Freedom in Acrylics
Class 12: Workshop: Creative Freedom in Acrylics
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Class 102. Explore the Photobook Phenomenon
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Class 08: Plein Air Workshop
Class 08: Plein Air Workshop
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 13: Watercolor Fundamentals - Still Life & Landscape
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Class 82: School of the Arts Book Club
Class 102. Explore the Photobook Phenomenon
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
The Talk of the Town: Casablanca
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Barbara & William Karatz Chamber Concert Series
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 13: Watercolor Fundamentals - Still Life & Landscape
Class 01: Adventures in Drawing - Exploring Portraiture
Class 02: Quick-Sketch Life Drawing for Animation
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Class 80: Friday Writers I (Poetry)
Class 81: Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)
Class 13: Watercolor Fundamentals - Still Life & Landscape
Class 04: Sculpting in Relief
Class 13: Watercolor Fundamentals - Still Life & Landscape
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Class 82: School of the Arts Book Club
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp
Summer 2025 Kids Art Camp