MUSIC: Hesta Prynn (formerly of Northern State) brings her own blend of electro-hip-hop-art-rock to the stage, along with LA's Kenan Bell and SF's 40Love.

8 p.m. // Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell St) // $10-12

ART: Artist Zenaida Sengo presents her new series of site-specific work, exploring the concept of Biophilia, the natural gravitation of humans towards living things, which was created specifically for the Ensoma's loft space.

7 p.m. // Ensoma (352 6th St) // free

LECTURE: As part of Italian Language Week, conductor Robert Hughes and music scholar Margaret Fisher give a lecture on Ezra Pound in Venice, discussing Pound’s relationship with the city, which he fell in love with at the age of thirteen.

6:30 p.m. // Istituto Italiano di Cultura (814 Montgomery St) // free, RSVP to (415)788-7142, ext. 18.