@ TechShop San Francisco Gallery, 910 Howard Street. SF Imperial Court’s Emperor Nic Hunter and Empress Mercedez Munro host the annual event benefitting the Monarch’s Admin Fund and the Monarch’s Charity Fund. 4-7pm. imperialcouncilsf.org

@ Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley. The final show by the Bay Area’s popular women’s jazz/salsa band featuring vocals by Maria Cora. 7-10pm. freightandsalvage.org

@ Jewish Community Center San Francisco, 3200 California Street. A conversation with artist Judy Chicago on her life and career coinciding with the opening of Judy Chicago’s exhibit at the Jessica Silverman Gallery, her first solo show in the Bay Area since The Dinner Party debuted at SFMOMA in 1979. 7pm. jccsf.org

@ Dog Eared Books Castro, 489 Castro Street. Two of San Francisco’s favorite English professors will read from their works: Daniel Curzon, author of Sweet, Sweet Stories; and Margo Perin, author of The Opposite of Hollywood.  7pm. dogearedbooks.com

@ Strut, 3rd Floor, 470 Castro Street. An evening co-hosted with the Mankind Project provides a social mixer with reflections on learning and unlearning perceptions around masculinity. 7-9pm. strutsf.org

@ The Cinch, 1723 Polk Street. Meet the candidates running for the office of Grand Duke and Grand Duchess at this month’s event hosted by Grand Duchess Colette LeGrande-Ashton and Grand Duke Carlos Medal Romanoff. 7-10pm. sfducal.org

@ Hibernia Bank Building, 1 Jones Street. Enjoy a docent-led tour of the historic venue, participate in GGBA’s Board of Directors election, network during the Mini-Expo and learn about plans for the upcoming WBA LGBT Economic Summit. 6-8pm. ggba.com

@ Roosevelt Middle School, 460 Arguello Blvd.  A discussion with David Talbot, Season of the Witch author, on what can be learned form the cultural revolution of the past as we try to build a culture of resistance today. 7:30-9pm. sfhistory.org