MUSIC:Gillian Welch and members of Old Crow Medicine Show will accompany bluegrass guitarist and harmony singer Dave Rawlings as part of the Dave Rawlings Machine at the Fillmore tonight. Rawlings will also play a free show at Amoeba tonight at 5:30.

8 p.m. // The Fillmore (1805 Geary Blvd) // $27.50, all ages

THEATER: SF Playhouse presents the West Coast premiere of Animals Out of Paper, a quirky comedy by New York playwright Rajiv Joseph about origami experts that "pulls honest insights out of unusual situations."

7 p.m. // SF Playhouse (533 Sutter St) // $40

LITERARY: Essayist Elena Kostioukovitch will present her book, Why Italians Love to Talk about Food, a gastronomic guide to the regions of Italy for the National Geographic office in Moscow.

6:30 p.m. // Italian Cultural Institute (425 Washington St Ste 200) // free