Pearl Jam with Ben Harper: Pearl Jam and Ben Harper perform at Viejas Arena at 8 p.m. Formed after the demise of previous band Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album, Ten in the early ’90s. The band’s ninth studio album, Backspacer, released last month, debuted at number one on the Billboard music charts. Harper is an American musician, known for his guitar-playing skills and his activism. Harper formed his current band called, Relentless7 last year and released the album, White Lies for Dark Times last May. Viejas Arena is located on the campus of San Diego State University at 5500 Canyon Crest Dr. in College West. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-594-6947 or visit www.as.sdsu.edu/viejas_arena.

Andy Warhol cinema: University of California, San Diego’s The Loft will screen Andy Warhol’s film shots of stars with music performed by Dean and Britta (formerly of the band Luna) at 8 p.m. Pop artist Andy Warhol settled his cool cinematic gaze on a dozen of willing subjects, including Nico, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick and Dennis Hopper. Dean and Britta provide music to accompany the screen tests, shot between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol’s Factory. The Loft is located at on the University of California, San Diego at 9500 Gilman Dr. in La Jolla. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 858-534-8497 or visit www.artpwr.com/events/258.

Boys Night Out: Bourbon Street hosts Boys Night Out at 9 p.m. The event features DJ L Vee spinning music, hot go-go boys and drink specials, including $3 Jager shots, $4 Jager Blasters and $3 Red Bulls. Bourbon Street is located at 4612 Park Blvd. in University Heights. For more information, call 619-291-4043 or visit www.bourbonstreetsd.com.

Pride at the Beach: North County LGBT Coalition hosts Pride at the Beach from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Festivities will include vendor booths, food, music and dancing. Tickets are $5 at the gate or online (plus a service charge). Tickets are $5 at the gate or online (plus a service charge). Pride at the Beach will be held at Bett’s Lot – just south of the Oceanside Pier and next to the Oceanside Pier Plaza Amphitheatre – at 200 N the Strand in Oceanside. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.northcountypride.com or call 760-672-1848.

La Jolla Art & Wine Festival: Friends of La Jolla Elementary, Inc. hosts La Jolla Art & Wine Festival at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will have something for the entire family, including entertainment by local performers, emerging artists, a silent auction, a garden featuring wine and beer from the finest local wineries and breweries and a children’s art center. The festival continues on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the same time. Admission is $7 for adults. Children 12 and under are $3. Free for children 2 and under. The Festival will take place on upper Girard Avenue, between Pearl Street and Genter Street in La Jolla. For more information, call 858-454-1699 www.lajollaartandwinefestival.com.

The Center Anniversary Gala: The San Diego LGBT Community Center hosts its anniversary gala at The Paradise Point Resort & Spa at 6 p.m. The gala features a cocktail hour, dinner, live entertainment, dancing and a silent auction. Several community leaders who have made positive, lasting impacts in greater San Diego will be honored. Black tie or “creative cocktail” attire is encouraged. Proceeds benefit The Center. Paradise Point Resort & Spa is located at 1440 Vacation Road on Vacation Isle in the Mission Beach area. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.thecentersd.org or call 619-692-2077.

Lavender Lens Anniversary Party: Lavender Lens, San Diego’s lesbian oriented magazine, hosts its anniversary party at The Ruby Room and The Ruby Kitchen at 7 p.m. The event will feature live music, art, vendors, food and drinks. The Ruby Room and The Ruby Kitchen is located at 1271 University Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-299-7372 or visit www.myspace.com/therubyroomsd.

Get naked!: Naked San Diego (NSD) is hosting a naked pool party in the afternoon. NSD is a social club for 18 and above, height and weight proportionate, gay, straight, bi, HIV-positive or negative, single or coupled men. Contact NSD for admission and location of the pool party. The next NSD naked pool parties are on Saturday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 31. For more information NSD and its naked pool parties, visit www.groups.yahoo.com/group/nakedsandiego or e-mail rdallin@cox.net.

The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later: A cast of local celebrities will present a reading of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later at the La Jolla Playhouse at 8 p.m. In June 2008, members of Tectonic Theater Project returned to Laramie, Wyoming to explore how the town had changed in the ten years since Matthew Shepard’s murder. What they found defied their expectations. The result is a new play about how we construct our own history. This is the continuing story of an American Town. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Pulitzer Prize-winner Playwright Doug Wright, among many others, will read from the work. Ticket proceeds benefit the Hillcrest Youth Center. The La Jolla Playhouse is located at 2910 La Jolla Village Dr. in La Jolla. For more information or to purchase tickets call 858-534-4574 or visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org.

San Diego Bisexual Forum: The San Diego Bisexual Forum (SDBF) hosts its monthly meeting at The Center at 7:30 p.m. SDBF is a self help support and discussion group for bisexuals, their partners friends and for people who are not sure of their sexual orientation or gender identity. SDBF offers a safe and confidential environment for open discussion, questions and sharing experiences. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, visit www.biforumsd.org or call 619-692-2077.

‘Mommie Dearest’: FilmOut San Diego will screen Mommie Dearest at the Birch North Park Theatre at 7 p.m. Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical drama film about gay icon Joan Crawform, starring Faye Dunaway. The film was a financial success and has became a cult classic. The Birch North Park Theatre is located at 2891 University Ave. in North Park. For more information, call 619-512-5157 or visit www.filmoutsandiego.com.

‘Sextet’: The Diversionary Theatre will perform several concert readings from the new gay opera Sextet at 7:30 p.m. The chamber opera explores the many facets of gay desire for community, for power, for acceptance, for family, for sex and for love. San Diego composer and librettist Nicolas Reveles seeks to find a common thread in the poetry, lore, myth and experience of gay men coming to terms with extraordinary circumstances. The Diversionary Theatre is located at 4545 Park Blvd. in University Heights. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.diversionary.org or call 619-220-0097.

Picturing the Process: The Museum of Photographic Arts presents Picturing the Process: The Photograph As Witness, a recently added exhibit, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition explores the variety of ways that photographers and photographs document people, places and events throughout history, including war, the human condition and the private and public spheres. The Museum of Photographic Arts is located at 1649 El Prado in Balboa Park. For more information, call 619-238-7559 or visit www.mopa.org.