SFist Tonight

CLUB: The traveling Soul Clap/Dance-Off event hosted by New York City's "maximum rock and soul DJ" Mr. Jonathan Toubin is stopping in San Francisco for one epic night of soul 45s with a dance contest in-between. The line-up of judges include a long list of local celebrities, and the winner will receive $100.

9 p.m. // Elbo Room (647 Valencia St) // $5

LECTURE: Can organic farming and genetic engineering be harmoniously paired? In Organically Grown and Genetically Engineered: The Food of the Future, married couple Pamela Ronald, head of a plant genetics lab at UC Davis, and Raoul Adamchak, teacher of organic farming at UC Davis, will discuss how the two realms need to be combined in order to meet the appetites of the world's population without drastically hurting the environment.

7 p.m. // The Long Now Foundation (Fort Mason Center, Bldg. A) // $8.79

MUSIC: Distortion-heavy Scottish rockers Glasvegas and Scandinavian punk diva Ida Maria will blow the walls off the Grand Ballroom tonight.

8 p.m. // The Grand Ballroom at The Regency Center (1290 Sutter St) // $21