SFist Tonight

LIT: In the newly released book Smash the Church, Smash the State: the Early Years of Gay Liberation, nearly 40 authors describe their involvement in the radical groups that took the fight for queer rights and connected it to other social justice issues. Tonight's reception for the Bay Area contributors to the book features editor Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Merle Woo and others, and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. Snacks will be served.

6:15 p.m. // New Valencia Hall (625 Larkin Street, Ste 202) // $5 donation requested

MUSIC: Portland-based 12-piece orchestra Pink Martini will be performing with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for two nights at Davies Symphony Hall. They will be debuting brand-new material from their yet to be titled new album, which will be released on October 13. Pink Martini was described by the Washington Post as crossing the generational gap, as they seem to speak to "just about everybody…from grade-schoolers to grandmothers to the young and hip and beautiful.”

8 p.m. // Davies Symphony Hall (201 Van Ness Ave) // $30-100

PANEL: Even the title Women And Chocolate: A Natural Combination gets our mouth watering. Panelists Carly Baumann (Owner, Cosmic Chocolate), Christine Doerr (Founder and CEO, Neo Cocoa), Malena Lopez-Maggi (Owner, The Xocolate Bar), Kathy Wiley (Owner, Poco Dolce), and moderator Dayna Macy, (Communications Director, Yoga Journal) will discuss their passion for sourcing fresh, local ingredients and how they'veturned artisanal chocolate making into a high art form.

5:30 p.m. // Commonwealth Club (595 Market St, 2nd Fl) // $12-20