ART: Noise Pop and Hotel Biron present Outside the Crowd, a rock photography show that aims to "illustrate the musicians’ artistry and individual personalities through a single still photograph, and share the intimacy of artistic creation with the public." The Noise Pop happy hour runs from 5 to 8 p.m.

7 to 10 p.m. // Hotel Biron (45 Rose St) // free

COMEDY: Comedian W. Kamau Bell will help you celebrate your blackness at Blacktastic Black History Month Blacktacular... Black! with his "Comedic meditations on Obama, The Wrongness of The Right, and Why Black + White = Black" for two nights only.

8 p.m. // Stage Werx (533 Sutter St) // $20-40

PARTY: The lovable Bruce Vilanch hosts a Kick-Off Party for the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which will be held on June 5. Hosted cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and one attendee will win a trip to the Blue Seas Beachfront Resort & Spa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Although online RSVPs are now closed, it's been confirmed that attendees can show up at the door.

6 to 9 p.m. // Robert Fountain Studio (80 Missouri St) // free