LTJ Bukem: LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad will perform at Spin at 9:30 p.m. Viewed as an innovator in the drum and bass movement, LTJ Bukem is known for developing an accessible alternative to the genre’s fast-paced energies. Bukem’s style pays homage to the Detroit-based sound of early techno but also incorporates still earlier influences, particularly the mellow, melodic sonorities of 1970s-era jazz fusion. MC Conrad, best known for his collaboration with Bukem, and has a distinct vocal style that mixes will with his drum and bass sound. Spin is located at 2028 Hancock St. in Mission Hills. For more information, call 619-294-9590 or visit www.spinnightclub.com.

Queer cinema: The Women’s Resource Center will screen Fabulous: The Story of Queer Cinema at the San Diego LGBT Community Center at 7 p.m. Fabulous is a chronological look at US gay and lesbian films from 1947 to 2005. Films reviewed include everything from Kenneth Anger’s Fireworks to Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain. The narrative groups the pictures around various themes including: films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transgender films, films about diversity and various cultures and mainstream Hollywood drama. Snacks and drinks will be available for donation. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077 or e-mail aschwartz@thecentersd.org.

Halloween Carnival: Family Matters hosts Halloween Carnival at The Center at 4 p.m. The event features carnival games, arts, crafts, cupcake decorating, dinner and a costume contest. DJ Laura Jane will host. There will be a comfortable room for parents of infants and toddlers (under two) to relax, socialize and show off their costumes and a cool and spooky area for kids 9 and up to hang out and watch a Halloween movie after dinner. Prizes will be awarded for funniest, scariest, cutest, most original and best family costume. The event costs $5 per person. Children two and under are free. Guests must arrive by 5 p.m. to participate in the costume contest. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077 or e-mail jschmoll@thecentersd.org.

Stepping Stone cruise: Stepping Stone of San Diego hosts Stepping Stone Mission Bay Cruise in Mission Bay at 6:30 p.m. Join Stepping Stone of San Diego aboard the Mississippi style stern wheeler William D. Evans for a night of art, friends, food and music to benefit the alcohol and drug treatment agency. Boarding time is 6:30 p.m. with dancing until midnight. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-584-4010 or visit www.steppingstonesd.org/events.html.

The Dope Show: The Thumbprint Gallery hosts The Dope Show, an event of music and art, at 6 p.m. The Dope Show features live alternative and electronic music by Parker & The Numberman, Broken Dreams, Magflux, Project Out of Bounds and Rob Deez. DJs drdiggs, Bruce Illest and Johnny Tran will spin. The event will feature artists Mofo, N.O.M.A.D., Monk, Eman, Adolfo, Gumaro, Delisa Lopez, KOI and more. The event costs $6 and is half off before 7 p.m. The Thumbprint Gallery is located at 3925 Ohio St. in North Park. For more information, call 858-354-6294 or visit http://thedopeshow.wordpress.com.

Battle of the Bar Queens: Urban Mo’s and Baja Betty’s hosts Tantrums & Tiaras – Battle of the Bar Queens at the Birch North Park Theatre at 7 p.m. The event is a camp drag pageant executed as a spoof on Miss America. A hundred percent of the proceeds raised will benefit Mama’s Kitchen. The Birch North Park Theatre is located at 2891 University Ave. in North Park. This is a 21 and up event. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.birchnorthparktheatre.net or the box office at 619-239-8836l

House of Scotland: The House of Pacific Relations hosts House of Scotland at 2 p.m. The event features entertainment, food, music and ethnic dancing. Entertainment includes performances by the House of Scotland Pipe Band, the Ceilidh Band and the Highland Dancers. Food includes meat pie dinners, salads and desserts. Desserts includes bread pudding with Scotch whisky sauce, sticky toffee pudding and a wide variety of wonderful homemade cakes and cookies. The House of Pacific Relations is located at Balboa Park’s consortium of houses representing 32 countries at 2125 Park Blvd. For more information, call 619-234-0739 or visit www.sdhpr.org.

Yoga for Everyone: Tim Schultheis will instruct Yoga for Everyone at The Center at 10:30 a.m. This is a basic class where beginners will feel comfortable but more advanced participants will be given more advanced options. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077 or e-mail aschwartz@thecentersd.org.

Big Gay BBQ: The San Diego State University (SDSU) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Student Union is hosting its 19th seasonal Big Gay BBQ at Scripps Cottage at 5:30 p.m. The event features food, entertainment and a date auction fundraiser. This semester’s event theme will be a “twist on Mardi Gras.” Everyone is invited. Off campus guests are advised to park in Parking Structure 5. Scripps Cottage is located on the campus of SDSU. For more information, e-mail lgbtsu.president@gmail.com or to access a campus map and directory, visit https://sunspot.sdsu.edu/map/.

HIV+ discussion group: HIV+ Discussion and Support Group at Being Alive starts at noon. No reservation is required; just show up. Share your experiences with other people living with HIV. Lunch is usually provided. Being Alive is located at 4070 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-291-1400 or e-mail noonsupportgroup@gmail.com.

Female oppression: New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof will talk about his encounters with African and Asian women struggling in dire circumstances and how they, despite their suffering, are providing hope and help to others at the University of California San Diego’s Price Center Ballroom West at 7 p.m. Kristof will also be signing his new book, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” a call to arms against what he views as our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. The event is free and open to the public with no tickets or reservations required. The Price Center Ballroom West is located on the UCSD campus. To access a campus map and directory, visit www.ucsd.edu/explore/maps/index.html. For more information, call 858-822-0510 or e-mail emunk@ucsd.edu.

‘Bent’: The ion Theatre Company and the Diversionary Theater will perform Bent at the Diversionary Theater at 7:30 p.m. This co-production with the Diversionary Theater is the 30th anniversary of the seminal play by Martin Sherman. Bent is about a man named Max, who is gay and is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny he is gay and gets a yellow label (the one for Jews) instead of pink (the one for gays). In the camp, Max falls in love with his fellow prisoner Horst, who wears his pink label with pride. 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.. 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.