@ Ellen Driscoll Playhouse, 325 Highland Avenue, Piedmont. The Appreciating Diversity Film Series launches its new season with a timely and inspiring film about civil rights victories of the first four openly gay elected California state politicians who were all women: Carol Migden, Sheila Kuehl, Jackie Goldberg and Christine Kehoe. 7pm and also September 8, 3pm at The New Parkway, Oakland. http://www.diversityfilmseries.org