'Music Matters' Mighty, 119 Utah; 626-7001, www.mighty119.com. 6:30-9:30pm, $100. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and music by rocker Rick Springfield. Little Kids Rock students also perform in this fundraiser for the program.

'Perpetual Motion Roadshow' Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia; 282-9246, www.nomediakings.net. 7pm, free. Storyteller Mickey Hess, satirist Jeff Cottrill, and guitarist Ocho roll into town to perform.

'Spring into Style' Regency Hotel, 1270 Sutter; www.appelandfrank.com. 5:30-10pm, $10. Appel and Frank hosts a shopping event featuring jewelry, clothing, wine, and giveaways. A portion of the proceeds benefit tsunami relief efforts.

thursday 24

'ROBOGames' San Francisco State University, Main Gym, Jack Adams Hall, and Knuth Hall, Holloway at 19th Ave; www.robogames.net. 10am-10pm, $15-55. Through Sun/27. See 8 Days a Week.

Bay Area

The Future of Food Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 548-2220, ext 233. 7-9pm, free. This film investigates various unsavory aspects of the mass-market food industry.

friday 25

Ward Churchill Women's Building, 3543 18th St; (510) 208-1700, www.akpress.org. 7pm, $10. See 8 Days a Week.

'ROBOGames' San Francisco State University, Main Gym, Jack Adams Hall, and Knuth Hall, Holloway at 19th Ave; www.robogames.net. 10am-10pm, $15-55. See Thurs/24.

saturday 26

'Carnaval SF King and Queen Competition' Patio Espanol, 2850 Alemany; www.carnavalsf.com. 8pm, $15. More than 20 contestants compete in costume, dance, music, and other categories for the right to lead San Francisco's Carnaval parade (May 29).

'ROBOGames' San Francisco State University, Main Gym, Jack Adams Hall, and Knuth Hall, Holloway at 19th Ave; www.robogames.net. 10am-11pm, $15-55. See Thurs/24.

'Sex and the LGBT Parent' San Francisco LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market; www.mamaspapas.blogspot.com. 10-11:30am, free. LGBT parents are invited to this discussion on keeping the flame alive while raising kids.

'Tenth Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair' Golden Gate Park, County Fair Bldg, Ninth at Lincoln; 431-8355, free. Browse the latest indie tomes of anarchist dissent. Featured speakers include Eric Drooker, Lynn Breedlove, and Chris Carlsson.

Benefits

'69 Art 4 AIDS' Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th St; 69Art4AIDS@gotblow.org. 9pm-midnight, $10-25. Add to your collection at this fixed-price erotic art show ($69) and live auction. Proceeds benefit the San Francisco Candlelight Vigil and Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud.

Bay Area

'Benefit for Rana Freedman' 21 Grand, 449B 23rd St, Oakl; www.21grand.org. 9pm, $5-10. Bands Tartuffi, Continuous Peasant, the Bel Hevis, and others perform to benefit Rana Freedman's recovery from a serious bike accident.

Friends of Deir Ibzi'a benefit La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck, Berk; 567-1699. 8pm, $20. The Georges Lamman Ensemble performs Middle Eastern music. Proceeds benefit Palestinian youth scholarships.

sunday 27

'Carnaval SF King and Queen Competition' Patio Espanol, 2850 Alemany; www.carnavalsf.com. 8pm, $15. More than 20 contestants compete in costume, dance, music, and other categories for the right to lead San Francisco's Carnaval parade (May 29).

'ROBOGames' San Francisco State University, Main Gym, Jack Adams Hall, and Knuth Hall, Holloway at 19th Ave; www.robogames.net. 10am-11pm, $15-55. See Thurs/24.

'Sex and the LGBT Parent' San Francisco LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market; www.mamaspapas.blogspot.com. 10-11:30am, free. LGBT parents are invited to this discussion on keeping the flame alive while raising kids.

'Tenth Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair' Golden Gate Park, County Fair Bldg, Ninth at Lincoln; 431-8355, free. Browse the latest indie tomes of anarchist dissent. Featured speakers include Eric Drooker, Lynn Breedlove, and Chris Carlsson.

Benefits

'69 Art 4 AIDS' Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th St; 69Art4AIDS@gotblow.org. 9pm-midnight, $10-25. Add to your collection at this fixed-price erotic art show ($69) and live auction. Proceeds benefit the San Francisco Candlelight Vigil and Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud.

Bay Area

'Benefit for Rana Freedman' 21 Grand, 449B 23rd St, Oakl; www.21grand.org. 9pm, $5-10. Bands Tartuffi, Continuous Peasant, the Bel Hevis, and others perform to benefit Rana Freedman's recovery from a serious bike accident.

Friends of Deir Ibzi'a benefit La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck, Berk; 567-1699. 8pm, $20. The Georges Lamman Ensemble performs Middle Eastern music. Proceeds benefit Palestinian youth scholarships.

monday 28

'Easter of Love' Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 474-0440, www.unitysf.com. 10:30am-noon, free. Unity San Francisco holds its annual Easter celebration and service.

'Indulgence in the Park' Dolores Park, 20th St at Dolores; www.thesisters.org. 11am-4pm, free. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence hosts an Easter extravaganza featuring performances by Kitten on the Keys, Trauma Flintstone, and the Ethel Merman Experience.

'ROBOGames' San Francisco State University, Main Gym, Jack Adams Hall, and Knuth Hall, Holloway at 19th Ave; www.robogames.net. 10am-8pm, $15-55. See Thurs/24.

'Union Street Spring Celebration and Easter Parade' Union at Gough; 1-800-310-6563. 10am-5pm, free. Enjoy food, entertainment, and family activities. The Easter parade begins at 2pm.

Benefits

'L Word Party for a Cause' StudioZ.tv, 314 11th St; 252-7666, www.studioz.tv. 7pm, $5. Support Lyon Martin Women's Health Services at this L Word screening and benefit party. DJ Atomicpop spins.

tuesday 29

'Hip-Hop Generation' Commonwealth Club of California, second fl, 595 Market; 597-6705, www.commonwealthclub.org. 6:30pm, $5-12. Hip-hop historian and DJ Davey D and Bay Guardian contributor Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, discuss the genre's culture.

'Radar Reading' San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin; www.sfpl.org. 6-7:30pm, free. Bay Guardian contributor Michelle Tea hosts a reading by queer authors Amy Mahony, Jewelle Gomez, Tround Tran, and Jamison Green.

Benefits

'Viva Variety 46' ODC Theatre, 3153 17th St; 863-9834, www.odcdance.org. 8pm, $12-20. This benefit for Thrive SF features performances by comedian Julia Jackson, aerial dancer Christopher Love, musician Tim Hockenberry, and others.

Bay Area

'Music for Relief' Freight and Salvage, Berk; www.thefreight.org. 8pm, $12.50-25.50. Musicians Dave Grisman, Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, and others perform to benefit the Do Something tsunami relief campaign.