CLUB: Check out the homosexuals in their natural habitat (the Castro) doing what comes naturally (drinking, waiting for the bathroom) as they celebrate Halloween a week early with "ZombBEAST." DJs Javi En Rose and Juanita More! man the decks.

10 p.m. // The Transfer (198 Church) //$5

ART: Head over to Open Studios at SoMa Artists Studios, a collective of over 40 local artists, where there will be free wine! And some art.

6 p.m. - 10 p.m. // SoMa Artists Studios (689 Bryant) // free

MUSIC: Cecil Taylor, the granddaddy of avant-garde jazz piano, smashes the ivories tonight. Show some respect, and check him out. OK? OK.

8 p.m. // Grace Cathedral (1100 California) // $30-$50