Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Festival: Balboa Park’s Casa del Prado will host the Second Annual Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Festival at 6 p.m. The event will benefit the Women’s History Museum and Educational Center (WHMEC), which educates and inspires present and future generations about the experiences and contributions of women. The event will feature a variety of tastings from local chocolatiers, gourmet cheese shops and wine purveyors. Sue Palmer Trio, San Diego’s Queen of Boogie Woogie, will perform. Tickets are $25 for WHMEC members and $30 for general admission. The Prado is located at 1549 El Prado in Balboa Park. For more information, call 619-233-7963 or visit www.whmec.org.

Ansel Adams: Balboa Park’s Museum of Photographic Arts will host Ansel Adams: A Life’s Work from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is a photography exhibition, featuring an overview of Adam’s work from his early years in the Sierra Nevadas and Yosemite Valley to his work in the Japanese Internment Camp at Manzanar, as well as his more well-known masterpieces. As an environmentalist and a vital member of the Sierra Club, Adam’s is a pioneer and crusader for the preservation and protection of America’s natural beauty. His photographs and images perpetuate the vital message of preservation and conservation for younger generations. The exhibition will be on display till October 4. General admission is $6 and $4 for students, seniors and military. The Museum of Photographic Arts is located at 1649 El Prado in Balboa Park, east of the main traffic circle and central fountain. For more information, call 619-238-7559 or visit www.mopa.org.

‘Pedro’: FilmOut LGBT Film Festival will screen Pedro at the Birch North Park Theatre at 8 p.m. Pedro is about the late Pedro Zamora, who appeared on MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco as an openly gay, HIV-positive Cuban-American. Zamora’s time on the show brought a face to the AIDS crisis, and U.S. President Bill Clinton credited Zamora with personalizing and humanizing those with the disease. Pedro celebrates the extraordinary life of Zamora, who, after being diagnosed HIV-positive at 17, made the courageous decision to dedicate his life to speaking out about the disease. Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for Milk, wrote Pedro. FilmOut LGBT Film Festival takes place at the Birch North Park Theatre located at 2891 University Ave. in North Park. For more information, visit www.filmoutsandiego.com or e-mail info@filmoutsandiego.com.

‘The Hit’: The Lamb Players Theatre presents The Hit at the Horton Grand Theatre at 2 p.m. Susan, who owns an antique shop with her brother, has just been given life-changing news; she is secretly meeting with a man from the Mob. Hold on tight – between crazy antique collectors, potential romances with customers and visits from East European gangsters – the day is about to get wild, and business will be anything but usual in this comedy of love, antiques and attempted assassination. The Horton Grand Theatre is located at 444 Fourth Ave. in Downtown. For more information, call 619-437-0600 or visit www.lambsplayers.org.

Men’s Discussion Group: The Men’s Discussion Group will meet at the San Diego LGBT Community Center at 7:15 p.m. The group provides a safe, social and educational space for new or isolated community members to begin to experience decreased isolation, an increased sense of belonging and an opportunity to share struggles and victories. All community members are welcome. The group fills up quickly. So please arrive early. The group meets every Monday at the same time. The Center is located at 3909 Centre Street in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077 or visit www.ourlgbtevents.org.

Quilt art: Visions Quilt Gallery presents Elizabeth Busch: A Retrospective from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maine artist Elizabeth Busch uses layering, spatial illusion, landscape and autobiography to inform her quilt work. Busch has won many awards including Quilts Japan in 2003 and Presidents Choice at Quilt Visions in 2006. Her workshops in design and surface techniques have been featured across the nation including Haystack School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Art, the Coupeville Arts Center and many more. Visions Art Quilt Gallery is located at 2825 Dewey Rd. Ste. 100 in Point Loma. For more information, call 619-546-4872 or visit www.quiltvisions.org.

Ladies, Laughter and Literature: The Center will host Ladies, Laughter and Literature Women’s Book Club at 7 p.m. The monthly book group chooses a variety of books to read and selects one per month by popular vote. The group also meets for related activities such as movies and dinners. The Center is located at 3909 Centre Street in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077 or visit www.ourlgbtevents.org.

Guys, Games & Grub: The Center will host Guys, Games & Grub 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.

‘Cornelia’: The Old Globe Theatre will present Cornelia at 8 p.m. From the co-creator and executive producer of the hit HBO series “Big Love” comes an epic slice of history – from an angle you haven’t seen. Welcome to Alabama, 1970. The weather is hot, and recently divorced beauty queen Cornelia Folsom is hotter still. Cornelia has her eye set on Gov. George Wallace, and will do anything to be the next first lady of Alabama. Campaign staffers don’t trust her, and a scandal-tinged love affair is not what any politician needs. But this is the South, and there’s more than hanky-panky going on in this sweeping, provocative tale of sex, power, and bare-knuckled American politics. Cornelia plays through June 21. The Old Globe Theatre is located in the heart of Balboa Park. For more information or tickets, call 619-234-5623 or visit www.theoldglobe.org.

Dame Edna: The San Diego Civic Theatre presents Dame Edna at 8 p.m. The widely loved international home-maker, talk show host, gigastar, fashion icon, swami and most sought-after friend to the rich, famous and royal, is making a return tour to the United States with what she describes as her First Last Tour. Winner of a 2000 Tony Award for her show The Royal Tour and a Tony nomination for the show Back with a Vengeance in 2005, you won’t want to miss this historic show or your loved ones will never forgive you, and neither will Dame Edna! Tickets are $18 to $71. The Civic Theatre is located at 1100 Third Ave. in Downtown San Diego. For more information, call 619-570-1100 or visit www.sdcivic.org.