Prop 8 Film Fundraiser: Prop 8 Films and Bucks Boys Productions hosts a fundraiser to support the making of its film, Proposition 8: The Heart of the Matter at Universal Hillcrest at 6 p.m. Proposition 8: The Heart of the Matter is feature-length documentary that focuses on marriage equality and the civil rights movement in the LGBT community. Guests will enjoy delicious food, entertainment, a raffle, a silent auction, a sneak peak at the documentary and time for questions and answers with the filmmakers. Universal Hillcrest is located at 1202 University Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information, visit www.prop8films.org or call 310-437-0914.

‘Were the World Mine’: The Birch North Park Theatre will screen Were the World Mine at 7 p.m. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Timothy (Tanner Cohen) stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the play’s magical, purple love-pansy. Armed with the pansy, Timothy’s fading spirit soars as he puckishly imposes a new reality by turning much of his narrow-minded town gay, beginning with the rugby-jock of his dreams. Ensnaring family, friends and enemies in this heart-wrenching chaos, Timothy forces them to live his kind of life for themselves. The Birch North Park Theater is located at 2891 University Ave. in North Park. For more information, e-mail info@filmoutsandiego.com or call 619-512-5157.

Yo La Tengo: Alternative rock band Yo La Tengo perform at Soma at 8 p.m. Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called “the quintessential critics’ band” and maintains a strong cult following. Their sound has been characterized as a cross between Sonic Youth and The Velvet Underground. Last month, the band released its newest album, Popular Songs. Soma is located at 3350 Sports Arena Blvd., Ste. 1 in Point Loma. For more information, call 619-226-7662 or visit www.somasandiego.com.

Uniting through Song: The Gay Men’s Chorus of San Diego (GMCSD) and the San Diego Men’s Chorus (SDMC) – the two gay men’s choruses that will merge this December – hosts Uniting through Song at artistic director Gary Holt’s residence at 5 p.m. The event is a “special kick-off evening” to hear the choruses together and celebrate their merger and upcoming season. The event will include the public unveiling of the new chorus name, a “sneak-peek” at the 2010 inaugural season, special acknowledgement of past and present supporters, announcement of new “Founding Patron” donor campaign, special entertainment, hors d’oeuvres by V’ee Catering and signature cocktail, wines and waters. To attend the event, call 877-276-7664 to receive an invitation. For more information, visit www.gmcsd.com or www.sdmc.org.

Human Rights Campaign fundraiser: The Human Rights Campaign hosts Hold Em Fundraiser at the San Diego Moose Lodge at 5 p.m. Guests will play Hold Em and win prizes from House Boi, Jake’s on 6th and The Ruby Kitchen among others. Organizers will also be giving away three free trips for two aboard all women’s cruise Norwegian Spirit, sponsored by Sweet. Arrive at 4 p.m. and receive free Hold Em lessons. The San Diego Moose Lodge is located at 1648 30th St. in North Park. For more information, call 858-568-3303 or visit sandiego.hrc.org.

NFL Sunday Madness: Flicks hosts NFL Sunday Madness from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event features all NFL games with complimentary food all day long. Drink specials include $2 Bud Lite and Bud Drafts, plus $3 mimosas and $3 bloody marys. Flicks is located at 1017 University Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-297-2056 or visit www.sdflicks.com.

Martha Stewart: Martha Stewart will sign her new book, Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home at Costco Wholesale in Carlsbad at 3 p.m. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Stewart has written numerous bestselling books and she is the publisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine. Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home offers 52 seasonal menus for nearly every occasion, including starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts that enables readers to plan and cook dinner in about an hour. Costco Wholesale in Carlsbad is located at 951 Palomar Airport Rd. For more information, call 760-929-0963 or visit www.costco.com.

Dialogue on Brakhage: Filmmaker Neil Kendricks will discuss the work of experimental film pioneer Stan Brakhage at the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) at 7 p.m. Over the course of five decades, Brakhage created a large and diverse body of work, exploring a variety of formats, approaches and techniques that included scratching on film and the use of multiple exposures. Interested in mythology and inspired by music, poetry and visual phenomena, Brakhage sought to reveal the universal in the particular, exploring themes of birth, mortality, sexuality and innocence. Admission is $15 for nonmembers and $10 for students. SDMA is located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park. For more information, call 619-232-7931 or visit www.sdmart.org.

Corsets, Hoops and Arsenic: The Museum of San Diego History hosts Corsets, Hoops, and Arsenic: What Women Do for Fashion, a talk with Susan Gonda, at 6 p.m. Gonda, a Grossmont College history professor, will discuss women’s fashion and body image of the 19th and 21st centuries. Admission is $10 for nonmembers. The Museum of San Diego History is located at 1649 El Prado, Ste. 3 in Balboa Park. For more information, call 619-232-6203 or visit www.sandiegohistory.org.

‘Shut Up Sweet Charlotte’: Reaction Productions present Shut Up Sweet Charlotte at the Birch North Park Theatre at 8 p.m. The time is 1927 and Charlotte Hollis is a young woman whose happiness is cut short when she offers her hand to her suitor John, who shortly finds himself without a hand, a head or a life. Moving to the present day, Charlotte is aged, crazed and shunned by the locals who think she murdered her lover those many years earlier. Charlotte’s disheveled maid, Velma, is her sole companion – at least until cousin Miriam (drag sensation Varla Jean Merman) shows up to “help” with things. The Birch North Park Theater is located at 2891 University Ave. in North Park. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-239-8836 or visit www.birchnorthparktheatre.net.

Hillcrest Art Nite: The Hillcrest Business Association hosts Hillcrest Art Nite at 8 p.m. Hillcrest Art Nite features local artists, fashion and jewelry designers, as well as local cuisine from Hillcrest’s restaurants and live performances from circus acts, acoustic music, DJs and fashion shows. The event takes place along University Avenue between Tenth Avenue and Herbert Street in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-299-3330 or visit www.hillcrestbusinessassociation.com.

‘Cabaret’: University of San Diego’s (USD) Shiley Theatre will perform Cabaret at 7:30 p.m. It is Berlin, 1930 and political unrest racks the country. Enter an English cabaret dancer, working at the Kit-Kat club where anything goes under the all-seeing eye of the Master of Ceremonies. Tickets are $11 for general admission and $8 for seniors and students and can be purchased at the USD’s Hahn University Center Box Office. Shiley Theatre is located in Camino Hall on the USD campus. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-260-2727 or visit www.sandiego.edu/cas/theatrearts.