MUSIC: 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. (7 p.m., Cafe du Nord, 2170 Market Street)

BENEFIT: Soundpieces, Camp Question Mark, and Irie Cartel present a large line-up of local DJs and producers along with renowned contemporary electronic acts to benefit DJ Bogl & Ben Taylor, who lost their home, art, and recording studio in the fire at 493 Haight Street. There will also be a live mural painting, a silent auction, and participating vendors. (10 p.m., 103 Harriet, 103 Harriet Street)

FILM: S.F. Film Society presents The Swell Season, a "subtle and mesmerizing" black-and-white documentary, which follows Irish folk rock musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, who starred in the hit feature film Once. The Swell Season "bears witness to the band and the couple, from rousing musical numbers to quieter moments of intense soul-searching," as they attempt to balance their private and public lives. (3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street)