events

Events listings are compiled by Sarah Han. See 8 Days a Week for information on how to submit items to the listings.

wednesday 3

Around town

'Appel and Frank's Fall Fashion Fête' Canvas Gallery, 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. 6-10pm. This fashion party features clothing and accessories from San Francisco designers; giveaways from boutiques, spas, and hotels; wine and appetizers; and live DJs.

Bay Area

'The Next New Thing' UC Berkeley, North Gate Hall, Hearst and Euclid, Berk; journalism.berkeley.edu. 7:30pm. ASJA NorCal and the Society of Professional Journalists present this lecture on digital storytelling.

'Tribute to Fred Korematsu' UC Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, near Telegraph and Bancroft Way, Berk; ayeh@berkeleyaclu.com. 7pm, free. The Berkeley ACLU hosts this tribute to civil rights activist Fred Korematsu with this event featuring a screening of Eric Paul Fournier's Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story, speakers, and more.

thursday 4

Around town

FCC protest KPIX, KGO, Fox News Channels Studios, 855 Battery; 575-5555, info@media-alliance.org, www.reclaimthefcc.org. 5pm, free.

'Palms of Famous People Read by Madame Neergard' Society of California Pioneers, 300 Fourth St; 957-1849, www.californiapioneers.org. Reception 5:30pm; lecture 6pm, free.

Bay Area

'Boog City Goes West' Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 465-4073. 7pm, free. New York City's community newspaper and literary press Boog City travels to Oakland to celebrates its September issue, which focuses on the Bay Area; tonight's event features readings by poets Taylor Brady, Donna de la Perriere, Joseph Lease, Delia Tramontina, Trane DeVore, Sean Finney, and Jill Stengel.

Benefits

'Friends of the San Francisco Public Library 39th Annual Big Book Sale' Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, Marina at Laguna; 437-4857. 1-6pm, free. This huge book sale benefits programs supporting the San Francisco Public Library. Through Sun/7.

friday 5

Around town

'Mondo Porno!' Club Galia, 2565 Mission; www.mondopornoparty.com. 8pm, $10-15. EditrixAbby and Lu Read/Dragstrip present this event featuring porn screenings, music, burlesque and strip performances, DJs, art, and local celebrities.

Benefits

'Friends of the San Francisco Public Library 39th Annual Big Book Sale' Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, Marina at Laguna; 437-4857. 10am-6pm, free. See Thurs/4.

'Project Underground Seventh Birthday Party' Women's Building, 3548 18th St; (510) 271-8081. 6-10pm, $10. Project Underground celebrates its seventh birthday with this party featuring music, performances, raffles, and food; proceeds benefit Project Underground.

SF Radha-Krsna Temple Homeless Shelter Benefit Yoga Flow Studio, 97 Collingwood; 682-8993. 7pm-midnight, $20. Artists from the Ali Akbar Khan College perform Indian classical music and traditional chants, and DJ Cheb I Sabbah performs to benefit the Hare Krsnas' new homeless shelter.

saturday 6

Around town

'California Academy of Sciences 150th Anniversary Festival' Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, near Ninth Ave and Lincoln; 750-7145, www.calacademy.org. 11am-8pm, free. California Academy of Sciences celebrates its 150th anniversary with live music, a 75-foot-high Ferris wheel, an inflatable Eco-maze, a rolling rain forest, ethnic foods, a beer garden, and more. Also Sun/7.

'Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival' Ghirardelli Square, 900 North Point; 775-5500. Noon-5pm, $6. This chocolate festival features chocolate-filled truffles, cookies, cakes, tarts, brownies, gelato, liqueur, and more; the event also features a cooking competition, demonstrations by chocolatiers and pastry chefs, an ice-cream sundae-eating contest, and more. Also Sun/7.

Bay Area

'Peanut Butter Jam Festival' Webster, from Lincoln to Central, Alameda; 1-888-291-9222. 11am-6pm, free. This nutty fest features arts and crafts, live music, children's activities, and more.

Benefits

'Beats for Boobs' 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna; 974-1719. 5-9pm, $10. This fundraiser features a fashion show by local designers, local DJs (Chekoway, De La Groove, Drei, and Aaron Pope), appetizers and drinks, art, and more; proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate.

'Friends of the San Francisco Public Library 39th Annual Big Book Sale' Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, Marina at Laguna; 437-4857. 10am-6pm, free. See Thurs/4.

'Third Annual Roll on Charley Benefit Concert' Broadway Studios, 435 Broadway; 291-0933. 9pm, $30. Rolling Stones cover band Sticky Fingers perform to benefit the Charles McLean Snyder Scholarship Fund.

sunday 7

Around town

'California Academy of Sciences 150th Anniversary Festival' Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, near Ninth Ave and Lincoln; 750-7145, www.calacademy.org. 11am-6pm, free. See Sat/6.

'Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival' Ghirardelli Square, 900 North Point; 775-5500. Noon-5pm, $6. See Sat/6.

'Watchword Five Release Party' Oasis Bar and Restaurant, 135 12th St, Oakl; (415) 407-2952. 5-9pm, $5-15 sliding scale. Watchword Five contributors Jamie Berger, Amanda Eicher, Evan Rehill, and Nina Schuyler read their works; music performances by DJ Femenio, Hudson Bell, and Helene Renaut/Beam top off the night.

Benefits

'Friends of the San Francisco Public Library 39th Annual Big Book Sale' Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, Marina at Laguna; 437-4857. 10am-6pm, free. This huge book sale benefits programs supporting the San Francisco Public Library; today only, all books cost one dollar.

'Garden Party' Allyne Park, Gough, between Union and Green; 235-4382, www.ifuc.org. The Institute for Unpopular Culture and Delicious Karma present this fundraiser for emerging San Francisco artists.

'Real Magic' Shelton Theatre, 533 Sutter; 522-8900. 5 and 8:30pm, $15. Heather Rogers presents a theatrical magic performance to benefit refugee women and children at the borders of Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.

Authors

Michael Chabon Jewish Community High School, 1835 Ellis; 957-1551, 977-7445. 5pm. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reads from and discusses his work.

monday 8

Benefits