MUSIC/ART: The Spare Room Project presents a night of music by Monarch Duo, who "follow each other through complex musical landscapes that interweave influences from Cuba, Spain, and Eastern Europe," with the photography of Todd Jannausch, which "reflects the intangible, lonesome beauty of urban streets."

5 to 8 p.m. // The Spare Room Project (270 Anderson St) // free

LITERARY: Intersection for the Arts and City Lights Booksellers bring together members of the Bay Area literary community for A Thousand Manong Heartbeats Rappin in the Light: A Literary Tribute to Al Robles. As a poet, educator, community activist, and advocate for the poor and elderly, who was born a Filipino American in the culturally rich Fillmore District, Robles has "lived his life as a gentle warrior, always in the service of the community," "his art and poetry inextricably linked to his activism and his concern for people."

6 p.m. // Intersection 5M (925 Mission St) // $5

FILM: The Center for Asian American Media and Japantown Merchants Association present a free screening of Howl's Moving Castle, the story of Sophie, an 18-year-old girl who toils in her father's hat shop and is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a strange but flamboyant wizard, which displeases the Witch of the Waste. Get there early to grab a seat.

8:30 p.m. // Peace Plaza in Japantown (Post Street at Buchanan St) // free