Christopher Evans, as known as DJ Toph One, sits in the Intensive Care Unit at San Francisco General Hospital with a broken pelvis. The well-known DJ fell victim to a hit-run while riding his bike after midnight Sunday at the corner of Ocean and Geneva near City College. The driver took off. And now a noteworthy DJ, one who's been on the scene for years and pleasing your drunk ass on the dance floor, needs your help. It's time to give back. more ›

FILM: The delightful documentary, Bill Cunningham, New York, makes a brief stint at the S.F. Film Society, which explores the life of elusive 80-year-old New York Times Style photographer and unlikely man-about-town. (6:30 p.m., SF Film Society Cinema, 1746 Post Street) more ›

Doing anything on Sunday? No? Yes? Well, even if you are, you should fix your janky calendar and instead head over to Rebel (a gay bar) and have former SF Weekly scribe Hiya Swanhuyser and reigning queen of drag queenery Heklina pour you a drink or five. The two local notables will guest bartend in support of Occupy SF. Help end "corporate personhood, attack corruption, and support community organizing" while quelling the pain of everyday life via custom cocktail the Pepper Spray, a cocktail featuring subtle notes of "hot, sassy, and in-your-face." more ›

FILM: There will be a handful of tickets at the door to the Roxie's Evening with Amy Sedaris, which follows the lead of last year’s successful John Waters' Sleighful of Smut. The event, which benefits the great programming at the Roxie, will feature a signing and discussion with Sedaris about her 2010 book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People, along with an open bar and other treats. (7:30 p.m., Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street) more ›

STORYTELLING: Have a story to tell about holiday excess? Then head over to the monthly Porchlight Open Door, to tell your 5-minute anecdote for a chance to win $50. "Sex, drugs, food, love, pain, -- even OCD handwashers entirely welcome!" (7 p.m., Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk Street) more ›

Get some heaping helpings of "Southern-fried honky-tonk, creamy country swing, sweet old-time bluegrass, and extra spicy hillbilly-grass" at the 9th Annual Turkey Trot 2011, featuring The Whisky Richards, Windy Hill Bluegrass Band, Windy Richards, The B-Stars, Snap Jackson & the Knock Wood Players. Also... more ›

COMEDY: Club Chuckles presents its 8-year anniversary show, featuring "a not-to-be-missed lineup" of heavy-hitters, including Neil Hamburger (Drag CIty), Natasha Leggero, Tim Heidecker (Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job), Duncan Trussell, and The Kenny “K-Strass” Strasser Yo-Yo Extravaganza. All-ages, seated show. (8 to 11 p.m., Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa) more ›

SFMOMA hosts a Blek le Rat retrospective and book release reception (the man's been doing this stuff since the early '80s!), The Abzyme Research Foundation presents a masquerade ball to benefit HIV/AIDS vaccine research, and Chicago's JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound bring their post-punk soul sound to S.F. more ›

The annual Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation’s (TNDC) charity pool toss happens tonight. What does that mean, exactly? It means local notables get pushed into a pool for money. Weren't you paying attention? A few confirmed tosees include D6 Supervisor Jane Kim, SF Giants Mascot Lou Seal, people from Twitter (hey, they aren't celebrities!), SF society photographer Drew Altizer, and more. But that's not the exciting part. The awesome part is that MC Hammer will help host the near-drowning frivolity along with KGO-TV/ABC7's Cheryl Jennings, chiseled Top Chef: Just Desserts champion Yigit Pura, the divine Donna Sachet (host/performer/columnist/actual star), and none other than Jan Wahl. That's right, JAN WAHL, Quentin Tarantino's favorite movie critic. more ›

LITERARY: There might still be tickets available at the door to see the multi-talented John Lithgow at the Kabuki Theater talking about his new memoir, Drama, which Steve Martin says, "tells of transgressions, indiscretions, and tabloid-worthy affairs that my PR people could only have wished for." (7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sundance Kabuki Theater, 1881 Post Street) more ›

MUSIC: Legendary Bay Area hip-hopper, Too $hort, headlines The Labor Day Shakedown, a benefit to raise funds to cover the medical costs of a toddler from South San Francisco fighting a deadly form of cancer, along with a huge line-up of San Francisco-based rappers from the past, present and future. (10 p.m. to 1 a.m., Space 550, 550 Barneveld) more ›

MUSIC: Oakland-based Los Rakas, who hail from Panama, blend "hip-hop, reggae and dancehall music with Spanish and English lyricism creating songs that leaves your head noddin' and body rockin' for more, tag teaming the mic with a "tenacity reminiscent of Old School veterans in the hip-hop game, and the energy and passion of the newer artists on the scene." (8 p.m., The New Parish, 579 18th St, Oakland) more ›

MUSIC/ART:The Mission Cultural Center for the Arts presents Talking Art and Music with Pete Escovedo, in which Escovedo will talk about his esteemed musical career and his lifelong interest in the visual arts with radio personality Sterling James (often heard on KBLX). (6 p.m., Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission Street) more ›

This Friday, 826 Valencia is hosting 8 hours and 26 minutes of non-stop writing as part of their 2nd Ever 8/26 Day Write-a-Thon to benefit the organization's free student programming. We can hear all those knuckles crackin' already! more ›

FILM: Noise Pop and The Roxie present the West Coast premiere of Better Than Something, the new documentary about the controversial and prolific Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, aka Jay Reatard, which intimately captures Jay just months before his untimely passing amidst his complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tennessee. (7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street) more ›

FILM: Enjoy Top of the Mark's breathtaking views while sipping some MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir and Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio and watching the Hitchcock classic, The Birds. (5:30 to 11:30 p.m., Top of the Mark Lounge, 1 Nob Hill) more ›

This Friday night at 111 Minna, artist Kelly Tunstall is hosting a stunning line-up of local artists for a special sketch party and fundraiser, "Will Draw for Drugs" to benefit Indie Mart and Workshop founder Kelly Malone's ongoing cancer treatment. Malone, who has been in remission from previous bouts of cancer, was diagnosed this past April with an advanced stage of cancer that had spread to non-localized areas. more ›

BENEFIT: Bay Area jazz heavy-hitters are coming together for a health care fundraiser at Yoshi's tonight for fellow musician Dayna Stephens, who is awaiting a kidney transplant. The all-star lineup of four bands with 22 musicians total, includes Marcus Selby, Faye Carol, Lavay Smith, Kenny Washington, and more. (8 p.m., Yoshi's San Francisco, 1330 Fillmore Street) more ›

On May 13, if you recall, a fire displaced residents of 506 Capp Street. A fundraiser will be held at Tope in North Beach to help them reclaim their lives. Head over to Mission Mission to find out more. more ›

Carnaval Festival & Grand Parade: Danny Glover is the grand marshal of the 33rd Annual Carnaval Parade. Accompanying him at the helm will be Giants’ mascot Lou Seal and the 2010 World Series trophy. Check out the festival all day on Saturday and Sunday, and the parade starts on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. more ›

FILM: SFMOMA presents Muybridge in Three Movements, featuring an evening of dance, film, and conversation inspired by the work of photographer Eadweard Muybridge. The event, which is in conjunction with SFMOMA's Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change exhibition, will include a dance segment, a short film screening, and a talk about cinematic space and time. (7 p.m., SFMOMA, 151 Third Street) more ›

CABARET: The San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival kicks off tonight with Love for $ale: A Sweet Talking, Street Walking Burlesque Cabaret, featuring an exciting and arousing evening of "hookers, hustlers, hussies and high class ho's," hosted by porn star and sex worker activist Derrick Hanson and Tom Orr of Dirty Little Showtunes! fame. (9 to 11 p.m., Roxie Cinema, 3117 16th Street) more ›

PERFORMANCE: San Francisco Performances presents Dance, a groundbreaking revival of the 1979 minimalist masterpiece performed by its original collaborators -- choreographer Lucinda Childs' current company will recreate the dance piece on stage with Sol LeWitt's original film of the dancers from 1979 projected behind them, and masterfully edited to an iconic soundtrack by Philip Glass. more ›

Sorry this is so late folks! There are quite a few things going on this weekend that SFist already gave you a heads-up about, including the Disposable Film Festival, Shop for Japan, and the Artisan Cheese Festival in Petaluma. Yum! Here are some more things happening -- if you feel like leaving your cozy abode on this rainy weekend. more ›

Maybe you've been needing the right excuse to splurge a little, or you've been saving lots of errands for the weekend. Well, on Saturday, your retail therapy could benefit a good cause. A few enterprising folks at San Francisco's Seeing Labs and Mission Motors have come together to form Shop for Japan, a global fundraiser that benefits disaster relief charities in Japan, which takes place on Saturday. more ›