*SURF EVENT: Surfing has taken an unfair beating over the last few days, so give it up for what is perhaps one of the best sports ever at Roxy Surf Night. Come drink beer, eat light bites, and meet such Roxy Pros as recent World and U.S. Longboard Champ Jennifer Smith, Santa Cruz's Billabong XXL finalist and Mavericks surf star Jenny Useldinger, and top longboarder Julie Cox. At 8:15 p.m. you can also catch a screening of Roxy's Shimmer, which features Lisa Andersen, Sofia Mulanovich, Carissa Moore, Kassia Meador, and a host of others taking tasty waves.

6 p.m. // Sports Basement - Potrero Hill (1590 Bryant) // free

MUSIC: Leave work early and check out "Op-Bop-Sha-Bam" over in the Lower Haight. It's a super swell night of live jazz/blues performance by local flavors. And don't worry if your boss won't unshackle you early today; "Op-Bop-Sha-Bam" happens every Tuesday.

6 p.m. -9 p.m. // Nickie's (466 Haight) // free

FILM: Topsy-Turvy (1999) screens over at the Castro tonight. Part of SFIFF, Mike Leigh's masterpiece couldn't be more relevant to a film festival with an international theme. Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner star as British songwriting team Gilbert and Sullivan, respectively, in a fictionalized account of the making of their Japanese-themed opera "The Mikado".

Mike Leigh will be on-hand for a Q&A session. He's also the recipient of the SFIFF's Founding Director's Award. Way to go, Leigh!

7:30 p.m. // Castro Theatre (Castro & Market) // $6-$9

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