Dance 4 Equality: The North County Coalition is hosting Dance 4 Equality at the Oceanside Community Rooms in Oceanside at 6 p.m. The event is an opportunity for North County’s GLBT community to socialize, dance and have fun. Everyone is invited, including GLBT allies, faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations and vendors that support equality, friends, families and pets. DJ Rob Klaproth will DJ. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased online or at the door. Oceanside Community Rooms is located at 330 N. Coast Hwy. in Oceanside. For more information, e-mail tina@northcountycoalition.org or visit www.northcountycoalition.org.

Envision The Future: The Live and Let Live Alano Club will host its second annual Envision The Future at The Center at 6:30 p.m. The event is a benefit dinner, concert and silent auction. Palm Springs Steel Drum Ensemble and Benedetti and Svoboda Guitar Duo will perform. Tickets are $50 and are available at the door. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-298-8008 or e-mail lllacmanager@sbcglobal.net.

Urban Mo’s hosts fund-raiser for Lambda Archives San Diego

Urban Mo’s is hosting a fund-raiser for Lambda Archives San Diego on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. Beer tickets and Jell-O shots will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the tickets and shots will go directly to the nonprofit. The mission of the Lambda Archives of San Diego (LASD) is to collect, preserve and teach the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the San Diego and Northern Baja California region. Urban Mo’s is located at 308 University Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information, visit www.lambdaarchives.org or call 619-260-1522

The DNA of Music – Passion: Beethoven’s moving Elegy for chorus and string orchestra begins a program that features stunning guest artist Maya Beiser performing Elgar’s heartbreaking Cello Concerto at the UCSD Mandeville Auditorium from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. In The General, author/librettist Paul Griffiths draws a composite score from Beethoven (Egmont, King Stephen, Leonore Prohaska and Opferlied) and adds text to create a dramatic work for orchestra, chorus and actor that tells the story of the Rwandan tragedy through the eyes of the general leading the U.N. peacekeeping mission. Tickets start at $26. UCSD Mandeville Auditorium is located at 9500 Gillman Dr., in La Jolla. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.mandeville.ucsd.edu or call 858-534-4637.

A conversation with Barbara Lundblad: Moving Beyond Fear: Faithfulness in Changing Times – A Conversation with Barbara Lundblad will be held at First Lutheran Church at 8:30 a.m. Pastor Lundblad, professor of preaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, has been a tireless advocate for the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people in church life. First Lutheran Church is celebrating its 20th year as a Reconciling in Christ congregation, a Lutheran designation for congregations that welcome the GLBT community. Admission is free, but donations will be collected. First Lutheran Church is located at 1420 Third Avenue in Downtown. For more information, call 619-234-6149 or visit www.firstlutheransd.org.

Easter lilies: Balboa Park’s Easter lilies are on display at the Botanical Building in Balboa Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Historically, Minoan frescoes depict the flower dating back more than 3,500 years, and ancient Romans planted the lily along roadsides for medicinal use for traveling solders needing treatment for wounds and sores. In the first century, the Christian Church adopted the lily as the flower of Easter. Public viewing of the lilies at the Botanical Building is free and open every day, at the time mentioned above, except Thursdays and holidays. The Botanical Building is located off of El Prado E., in front of Lily Pond in Balboa Park. For more information, visit www.balboapark.org or call 619-239-0512.

Mercantile Circus: SanDiegoRustic.com presents Mercantile Circus in Mission Valley at 5 p.m. The event will feature San Diego-based, GLBT- owned, -operated and -friendly businesses introducing themselves in a fun and informative atmosphere. DJ Marcel Hetu will spin dance music all evening. Circus attire is optional. Participating businesses include Man-Gear, House Boi, Kesselman Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine and Fortaleza Tequilla. Food and festivities include barbeque, tequilla tasting and a fire and poi show. An afterparty will be held at Redwing Bar and Grill at 9 p.m. Mercantile Circuis will be held at 9570 Distribution Ave. in Mission Valley. For more information, visit www.sandiegorustic.com or call 760-809-7266.

Documentary on Polansky: The San Diego Public Library will be screening Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired at 6:30 p.m. The documentary, directed by Marina Zenovich, examines the public scandal and private tragedy of director Roman Polanski. The film will be shown in the library’s third-floor auditorium. There is no cost to attend. The San Diego Public Library is located at 820 E St. in Downtown. For more information, visit www.mediaartscenter.org or call 619-230-1938.

Coffee and Conversation with Cool Women: The Women’s Resource Center is hosting Coffee and Conversation with Cool Women at the San Diego LGBT Community Center at 7 p.m. The monthly event features hostess Tryce Czyczynska interviewing notable women from around San Diego, “Oprah-style.” This month’s guest is, education reformer and activist, Gracia Molina de Pick. This event is free, open to all and will take place in The Center’s library room. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, e-mail aschwartz@thecentersd.org or call 619-692-2077.

Guys, Games & Grub: Guys, Games & Grub will take place at The Center at 6:30 p.m. Guys, Games & Grub is a social event where guys of all ages get together and play board and card games in a fun and relaxing environment. Beer, sodas and pizza are provided. The event is open to anyone 21 and up. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077 or e-mail jwergeles@thecentersd.org.

‘Psychopathia Sexualis’: The Compass Theatre will stage Psychopathia Sexualis at 8 p.m. The John Patrick Shanley comedy is about an obscure artist with a fetish for his father’s argyle socks and an upcoming marriage. The socks, which go missing, play a crucial role. Tickets are $20 and $23. Tickets can be purchased online or over the phone. Psychopathia Sexualis will be performed each week Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. until May 24. For more information, call 619-688-9210 or visit www.compasstheatre.com.