FILM: Bring your barbiturates and melancholy to the Castro Theatre screens two of Marilyn Monroe's finest . Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - the story of two showgirls, Monroe and Jane Russell, singing very gay songs and falling in and out of love - and How to Marry A Millionaire (1953) - featuring Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, and Betty Grable as gold digging whores with hearts of gold - set the screen ablaze.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (7 p.m.) & How to Marry A Millionaire (8:50) // Castro Theatre (Castro & Market) // $9.50

MUSIC: Expo 70 ("experimento-psycho drone," we're told), Wooden Shjips, and Arp perform in the TL. Try not to get shot, murdered getting there.

9 p.m. // Hemlock Tavern (1131 Polk) // $7