@ Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, 3207 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland. Presented by Spectrum Queer Media and hosted by Kin Folkz and Blackberri, the event provides a safe space for transformative collective self-care with the LGBTQIA2S and Authentic Ally community. 7pm. oaklandlgbtqcenter.org 

@ Zing! Cafe, 3051 Adeline Street, Berkeley. A lesbian social group on Wednesdays meeting for coffee and conversation. 10:30am - 12:30pm. Location varies with Zing! confirmed for November. 

@ Williams Sonoma, Union Square. Live entertainment, festive cocktails and bites are included in this event commemorating World AIDS Day. 6:30-8:30pm. academyoffriends.org

@ Wild Side West, 424 Courtland Avenue. Kit Tapata hosts the weekly on Wednesdays a trivia competition mixed with music and live improv at the popular Bernal Heights location. 7-9pm. tapatatwins.com 

@ Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason. Two-time Grammy Award-nominated Michael Feinstein returns with classic standards from the Great American Songbook. 8pm. feinsteinsatthenikko.com 

@ SF Public Library Park Branch, 1833 Page Street. An exhibit of then and now photos providing a walk down memory lane of the Haight-Ashbury scene from 1967. Through December 7. sfpl.org 

@ Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 464 Sutter Street. A multi-media exhibition exploring the relationship between the works of Gordon Parks and those of artists he inspired, collaborated with and drew inspiration from. 10am-6pm, Tuesday-Saturdays through Dec 9.  jenkinsjohnsongallery.com

@ National AIDS Memorial Grove, Nancy Pelosi Drive & Bowling Green Drive, Golden Gate Park. The annual fundraising gala presents a moving candlelight program and walk featuring live entertainment, cocktails & hors d’oeuvres and a buffet dinner. 6:30-9:30pm. aidsmemorial.org