La Jolla Fashion Film Festival: The La Jolla Fashion Film Festival (LJFFF) at the La Jolla Cove Bridge Club starts with an opening night reception at 5 p.m. The film festival will feature productions from major fashion houses and world-class directors and short films from established and emerging designers. The festival continues on Saturday at noon with panel discussions, seminars and more films. Admission starts at $25. The La Jolla Cove Bridge Club is located at 1160 Coast Blvd. in La Jolla. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-296-1018 or visit http://alturl.com/p6zi.

‘8 Femmes’: The Women’s Resource Center is screening 8 Femmes at the San Diego LGBT Community Center at 7 p.m. 8 Femmes is a 2002 French musical comedy murder-mystery film, directed by Francois Ozon and based on the play by Robert Thomas. The film is set in the 1950s in a large country residence, as a family and its servants are preparing for Christmas, when the master of the house is discovered dead in his bed, with a dagger stuck into his back. The murderer must be one of the eight women in the house at the time, and in the course of the investigations each has a tale to tell and secrets to hide. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-692-2077, ext. 212 or e-mail women@thecentersd.org.

The Doctor is In: Family Health Centers of San Diego and the County of San Diego are hosting The Doctor is In at Urban Mo’s from 3-7 p.m. The Doctor is In is a syphilis testing event that features raffle prizes, a bachelor auction and drink specials. Part of the We All Test campaign, The Doctor is In is intended to reduce the number of syphilis cases among gay men in San Diego. In 2009, a gay man was diagnosed with syphilis nearly every day. Urban Mo’s is located at 308 University Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information, call 619-515-2449.

Start Right, Stay Connected: Michael Scott and Patty Mangini will facilitate a workshop called Start Right, Stay Connected at The Center from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The workshop is designed for GLBT couples contemplating a long-term partnership, marriage or relationship. Admission is $50 per couple (includes course materials and light snacks). Pre-registration is mandatory. To register, call 619-692-2077, ext. 212. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, e-mail aschwartz@thecentersd.org.

Better Homos & Gardens: The Diversionary Theatre will host Better Homos & Gardens at 10 a.m. There will be a daytime tour of five homes and gardens in the North Park and South Park neighborhoods from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a Garden Party in the early evening with food, music and more from 4-7 p.m. The garden party will be held at the home of Seth Krosner and Phil Johnson in the University Heights neighborhood. Tickets for the tour and party cost $50 in advance and $65 on the day of the event. Tickets are also available for just the tour or party. The Diversionary Theatre is located at 4545 Park Blvd. in University Heights. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.diversionary.org or call 619-220-0097.

Roots Fest: The Adams Avenue Business Association will host the 37th annual Roots Fest on Adams Avenue from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Roots Fest is a free two-day (continues on Sunday at 10 a.m.) music festival, which focuses on the promotion, preservation and performance of local and nationally touring musical acts. Enjoy live music, vendors and merchant shops along the Adams Avenue business district. The festival will be located at the intersection of 32nd Street and Adams Avenue in North Park. For more information, call 619-282-7329 or visit www.adamsavenuebusiness.com.

Chinese calligraphy: Buddha For You is offering a free demonstration of Chinese calligraphy by Tara Hu at 1 p.m. Using traditional Chinese calligraphy techniques, Hu brings a fresh and contemporary style to the pieces she creates, giving each work a unique and contemporary look and making the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy speak to our modern world. Buddha For You is located at 6360 El Cajon Blvd. near San Diego State University. For more information, call 619-582-1100 or visit www.buddha-for-you.com.

Easter lilies: Hundreds of fragrant Easter lilies are on display at Botanical Building at Balboa Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, along with the adjacent Lily Pond, the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world. The Botanical Building plantings include more than 2,100 permanent plants, featuring fascinating collections of cycads, ferns, orchids, other tropical plants, and palms. The Admission is free. To view a map and directory to Balboa Park’s Botanical Building, visit http://alturl.com/jydw. For more information, call 619-239-0512 or visit www.balboapark.org.

‘World of Their Own’: The Cygnet Theatre Company’s Playwrights in Process Series will present a staged reading of Stephen Metcalfe’s World of Their Own at the Old Town Theatre at 7 p.m. World of Their Own is a story about three young Marines and how their deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan effect their lives and the lives of those they leave at home. Tickets are $10. The Old Town Theatre is located at 4040 Twiggs St. in Old Town. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-337-1525 or visit http://cygnettheatre.com.

Tuesday Night Racing: The San Diego Velodrome will host Tuesday Night Racing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Night Racing features bicycle racing in various categories. Racing is open to riders with an appropriate track bike and sufficient track-racing experience. The event is free for spectators. San Diego Velodrome is located at 2221 Morley Field Dr. at Morley Field. For more information, call 619-573-4953 or visit www.sdvelodrome.com.

Gentlemen’s Martini Night: Gentlemen’s Martini Night (GMN) at Confidential starts at 5 p.m. Enjoy a top shelf martini and good company with this group of upwardly-mobile gay business professionals as they join together for networking, socializing and hopefully some match-making. Dress code for GMN events is dress to impress, business casual or casual dressy and jeans. Cover is $10. Confidential is located at 901 4th Ave. in Downtown. For information, call 619-696-8888 or visit www.gentlemensmartininight.com.

Dine Out for Life: A hundred restaurants, bars, coffee houses and nightclubs will be participating in The Center’s Dining Out for Life. All day long participating locations will donate a minimum of 25 percent of sales to The Center’s HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs. Locations include Banana Leaf, Spread, Urban Mo’s, Lei Lounge, Saigon on Fifth and Soltan Banoo among others. For more information, call 619-692-2077, ext. 246 or visit www.diningoutforlife.com/sandiego.