FOOD: Learn how changing your diet can reduce carbon emissions as effectively as buying a new fuel-efficient car in the new book Cool Cuisine: The Global Warming Diet.. Tonight, Cool Cuisine co-authors Eugene Cordero, Professor of Meteorology, SJSU, will present the latest research on the connection between the energy efficiency of our food systems and global warming, and Laura Stec, Chef, will offer practical advice on putting these ideas into action.

7 to 9 p.m. // Atlas Cafe (3049 20th St) // free

MUSIC: Iconic musician Jonathan Richman is in the midst of his bi-yearly four-night stint at the Make-Out Room, accompanied by drummer Tommy Larkins. SF Appeal says that tonight's show is good if you're a die hard fan and "like the mix of newly hashed-out songs, the slow, and the upbeat." And whatever you do, please don't stand at the bar and talk really loud over the music, because that's annoying.

7 p.m. // The Make-Out Room (3225 22nd St) // $15-18