Yan Martel - The man who makes us long for the existential flashbulbs set alit by being stranded at sea with a hungry tiger runs his mouth on literary projects new and old.
7:30pm, $15. Sundance Kabuki Theater, 1181 Post, SF. (415) 838-3006, www.booksmith.com

"Ten Years that Shook the City: 1968-1978" - A decade that brought us the trial of los Siete de la Raza and the Farm deserves to memorialized in a book, and then a gallery talk about said volume. Thanks, Chris Carlsson!
7:30pm, free. CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission, SF. (415) 626-2060, www.counterpulse.org

San Francisco International Film Festival - From a Joan Rivers doc(udrama, we're sure) to evenings with Robert Duvall and Roger Ebert, this festie's got something for the cine-buff in us all.
$10-750, Various venues, SF. (925) 866-9559www.sffs.org

Underground Sounds & Spilled Secrets - The Highway Robbers and Marc Mazzoni rock the red velvet hideaway of Cafe du Nord, and online social director Mister Archer hands out his SF secrets and healthy amounts of free swag from local artisans.
7:30pm, free w/ website membership. Cafe du Nord, 2174 Market, SF. www.misterarcher.com

Fillmore Art Walk - Hot Pocket performs at 1300
Fillmore, Air Castle gallery hosts an opening, and general open air culture takes hold of the jazz district. 6pm - 12am, free. Fillmore (from Eddy to Sutter), SF. www.thefillmoredistrict.com

Sabar - Get caught up in this dramatic film's portrayal of the Bay area's vibrant traditional African dance community. Bare feet and brightly colored textiles recommended, if not required for viewing.
5 & 7:30pm, free with $10 museum admission. Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission, SF. (415) 358-7200 www.moadsf.org

Ana Moura - Oh, to sing in a fado house in Lisbon. Oh, to be a fadista. Oh, to catch this dreamy, fragile artist's show.
8pm, $25-55. Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon, SF. www.palaceoffinearts.org

"La Rondine" Pocket Opera - Puccini spins the tale of Magda, who flees the confines of luxury for love -- or does she?
2pm, $20-34. Legion of Honor, 100 34th Ave, SF; (415) 750-3600, www.famsf.org

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live - An opportunity to watch your favorite Adult Swim show on stage and in person. Just like home -- except pants are required.
8pm, $25. The Regency Ballroom, 1290 Sutter, SF. (415) 673-5716, www.regencycentersf.org

Audra MacDonald w/ SF Symphony - The voice that launched three Tonys and a couple 'o Grammies gives our beloved symphony a touch of Broadway.
8pm, $15-105. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF. (415) 864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org

Sarah Silverman - Sharp tongued "Jesus is Magic" comic gets grilled by SF's KQED broadcasting legend at this fundraiser for 826 Valencia.
8pm. Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon, SF. (415) 392-4400, www.cityarts.net

Living Roof tours - Besides the 26 million samples of biodiversity ensconced in the Academy's vaults, it also has a two and a half acre, living roof. Go boot around up there with an expert naturalist.
3-4pm, free with museum admission. California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse, SF. www.calacademy.org

Hold Big Banks Accountable - You know all your bitching about overdraft fees and excessive corporate greed? You finally have your soapbox at this march/rally to protest Wells Fargo's annual shareholder meeting.
March, noon. starts at Justin Herman Plaza, Embarcadero & Market, SF. Rally, 1pm, Merchant's Exchange Building, 465 California, SF. both free. (415) 864-3980, www.thewarfieldtheatre.com

Mankind's Great Adjunct Farmer: the Honeybee - What in the devil is happening with our honeybees? Find out at this update on Colony Collapse Disorder
6:30-8:30pm, donations accepted. Viracocha, 998 Valencia, SF. www.codalive.com