-- Cabaret for Humanity: Cabaret isn't just about getting drunk while telling self-centered stories about your life. Sometimes they give back. One of the city's best venues is getting all benefitt-y on our asses. This evening (and tomorrow night) they host an all-star lineup of local talent including, Tony Koester Kim Kuzma, Irene Soderberg, Veronica Klaus, Paul Elia, Basic Black & the Rob Evans Quartet, Joe Collins, Meg Mackay, Ethyl Merman, Mark Miller, Mercedez Munro, Tom Orr, Carly Ozard, Blue Blanket Improv, Brian Yates-Sharber, Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, Bebe Sweetbriar, Jonathon Reisfeld, Artemis Chase, and more. Net proceeds go to HHSF efforts, which provide homes for San Francisco families. (Hey, agoraphobic single fellas with cats need homes too, you know!) Starts at 7:30 p.m. (tonight and tomorrow night, folks) at the Empire Plush Room; $40.

-- Autism: the Musical (2007): Documentary about eleven autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production. Sounds fun. (Also, a shout out on our end to moms and dads caring for autistic children: you all do an amazing and amazingly difficult job -- especially you, Miss Toni Braxton.) Screens at 6:45 p.m. at the Roxie Film Center at New College.

-- Tunng: Plinky, twinkly, and bright electro-pop-folk sounds floods the Potrero District tonight. Delightful, indeed. Come hear this British outfit, along with the Frail and 45isdistance, at 9 p.m., Bottom of the Hill; $10-12.