Six Women Artists: Brokers Building Gallery is hosting an opening reception for a new exhibition called Six Women Artists at 4 p.m. The exhibit features work by four painters and two photographers connected by their love of art and the support they offer one another. Brokers Building Gallery is located at 402 Market St. in Downtown. For more information, call 619-818-8734.

A night of Indian music: Renowned sitar virtuoso, composer, educator Kartik Seshadri will perform with friends at the Sherwood Auditorium at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego at 8 p.m. Seshadri’s playing is marked for its expressive beauty, rich tonal sensibility and extraordinary rhythmic intricacy. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Mingei Museum. Admission starts at $35. For reservations, call 619-239-0003 x 133. the Sherwood Auditorium at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is located at 700 Prospect Street?in La Jolla. For more information, call 858-454-3541 or visit www.mcasd.org.

Cine Gay events: The San Diego Latino Film Festival’s Cine Gay Showcase is hosting several events throughout the day. Two films will be screened at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center in Mission Valley (7510 Hazard Center Dr. in Mission Valley): Dzi Croquette at 5 p.m. and Chica Busca Chica (Girl Seeks Girl) at 7:30 p.m. In addition, Cine Mujer Party, a celebration honoring women filmmakers, will take place at the US Grant Grill (326 Broadway in Downtown) at 9 p.m. The Cine Gay Showcase highlights the experiences of gay life in different corners of the world, underlining the universal experience as well as the unique expressions of the Latin GLBT community.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.sdlatinofilm.com or www.mediaartscenter.org.

Kuumba Fest: The Lyceum Theatre will host the 18th annual Kuumba Fest at 6 p.m. The festival promises positive cultural images, healthy challenges and spiritual rejuvenation in addition to vendors, fashion, cultural art, music, food, drumming, dance, libations. The Royal Court begins at 7:30qqq p.m. with a parade of history, warrior kings, queens and ancient pharaohs. Tickets start at $5. The Lyceum Theatre is located at 79 Horton Plaza in Downtown. For more information, call 619-544-1000 or visit www.sandiegorep.org.

St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival: The Irish Congress of Southern California will host the 30th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival at 11 a.m. The parade celebrating Irish culture starts at Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street, while the festival will be held at Sixth Avenue and Quince, both along side Balboa Park. The festival will continue till 5:30 p.m. and features Celtic performers, a youth stage, food, vendors and a beer garden. Admission is free. For more information, call 858-268-9111 or visit www.stpatsparade.org.

Walk for Haiti: High Tech High (HTH) for Haiti will host Walk for Haiti at De Anza Cove at Mission Bay at 8:30 a.m. All proceeds from the Walk for Haiti event will be channeled to charities that are directly impacting the lives of earthquake survivors in Haiti: Doctors Without Borders and Yele Haiti. HTH for Haiti is committed to raising money and awareness for the ongoing needs of Haitian people as a result of January’s devastating earthquake. Those affected by the earthquake in Haiti will need short and long term assistance; therefore, we are inspired to positively impact the lives of as many earthquake survivors as possible. HTH is an integrated network of charter schools spanning grades K-12. Admission for the walk is free. De Anza Cove at Mission Bay is located at 3000 E. Mission Dr. For more information, call 619-243-5000 or visit www.hthforhaiti.org.

All Tchaikovsky: Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and pianist Alexander Sinchuk perform pieces by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky at the Copley Symphony Hall at 2 p.m. The orchestra and pianist will perform works including “Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy,” “Piano Concerto No. 1” and “Symphony No. 3 (Polish).” Admission starts at $20. Copley Symphony Hall is located at 750 B St. in Downtown. For more information, call 619-235-0804 or visit www.sandiegosymphony.com.

‘The Informant!’: The San Diego Public Library East Village Branch will screen The Informant! at 6:30 p.m. The Informant! is a 2009 dark comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It depicts Mark Whitacre’s involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of the mid-1990s, as described in the 2000 nonfiction book, The Informant, by journalist Kurt Eichenwald. The film stars Matt Damon, Richard Steven Horvitz, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey. Admission is free. The San Diego Public Library East Village Branch is located at 820 E St. in Downtown. For more information, call 619-236-5800 or visit www.sandiego.gov/public-library.

Women’s Day breakfast: The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego will host an International Women’s Day breakfast at 7 a.m. In 1995, non-governmental organizations and representatives of the world’s governments convened to hold the fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Cumulating in the seminal Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the assembled representatives identified 12 critical issues facing women. At the center of those issues was the plight of the girl child. Fifteen years later, what has changed? Video testimony from girl children in six countries will be supported by local and international speakers and a global update from the 2010 UN Commission on the Status of Women. General admission is $22 and student tickets are $8. The Joan B. Kroc Institute is located at 5998 Alcala Park in Linda Vista. For more information, call 619-260-7509 or visit http://alturl.com/qhft.

Xiu Xiu: Xiu Xiu will perform at the Casbah at 8:30 p.m. Xiu Xiu (pronounced shoe-shoe) is an experimental art rock band originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of queer singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception. Xiu Xiu’s music draws heavily from several disparate genres including post-punk, 80’s synth pop, noise, ambient, techno, asian percussive music, modern classical and folk. Musically, the band will often blend cacophonous percussion and experimental structures with lush hooks and diverging lyrical styles. Admission starts at $10. Casbah is located at 2501 Kettner Blvd. in Downtown. For more information, call 619-232-4355 or visit www.casbahmusic.com.

shamROCK 2010: The Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation will host shamROCK 2010 in the Gaslamp Quarter from 4 p.m. to midnight. shamROCK 2010 will feature traditional Irish music, food to get your step dancing on, three stages of live entertainment, DJ’s and bands. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the event. Admission also include in and out privileges, specials and no cover charges at over twenty of the Gaslamp’s hottest nightclubs and restaurants. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.sandiegoshamrock.com or call 619-233-5008.

First White House meeting: Dr. Doreen Mattingly & Ashley Boyd will discuss the first White House meeting with gay activists from the National Gay Task Force (NGTF) in 1977 at the San Diego LGBT Community Center at 7 p.m. Midge Costanza was Former President Jimmy Carter’s adviser. Costanza caused controversy when she invited fourteen NGTF leaders and activists to the White House at the height of Florida orange juice spokesperson Anita Bryant’s homophobic “Save Our Children” campaign. The San Diego LGBT Community Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077, ext. 212 or e-mail women@thecentersd.org.