Theater sports: San Diego TheatreSports presents The Improv Competition, where every scene and song is made up on the spot by two teams of improvisers taking suggestions from the audience, every Friday and Saturday from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. The fun takes place at The FunHouse, located at 6822 El Cajon Blvd. Tickets are $10-15. Call (619) 465-SHOW for more information.

Concerts on the green: Sue Palmer brings her unique brand of Boogie Woogie to El Cajon’s annual series of free outdoor concerts on the Prescott Promenade in downtown El Cajon from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bring a picnic to eat on the lawn or enjoy dinner at one of the many restaurants now open on Main Street. For more information, call (619) 401-8858.

Sexy Summer Solstice Party: Say It Records and Danielle Lo Presti and The Masses, in conjunction with Six Degrees, bring a celebration designed to ring in the summer solstice with a rockin’ good time. Featuring Danielle LoPresti And The Masses playing with Long Beach favorites Tina Carson and Lori Morvan, as well as surprise guests, prizes for Sexiest Summer Solstice Goddess, and Most Creative Summer Solstice God and Goddess, and drink specials. The incense, candles and sizzle begin at 9:00 p.m. Call (619) 296-6789 for more information.

Men alive!: The Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus presents a preview of their summer series at 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Called “Legends and Divas”, the concert celebrates the icons of pop music, Broadway and film. St. Paul’s Cathedral is at 2728 Sixth Ave. A $5 donation is suggested at the door. Call (866) MEN-ALIVE for more information.

Eve Selis: The Queen of Roadhouse Rock, Eve Selis, debuts songs from her new CD Nothing But the Truth, recorded in Nashville, Tenn., at La Jolla’s Museum of Contemporary Art Sherwood Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. The “lemonade-and-whiskey-voiced” Selis plays with her band and special guests producer Kim Patton-Johnston, Nashville radio personality Devon O’Day, local blues powerhouse Earl Thomas and other local celebrities. Tickets are $15-25. Call (619) 220-8497 to purchase tickets.

Hungry for substance?: 6th @ Penn Theatre continues its extended season of “Year of the San Diego Woman in Theatre” with Jean Genet’s The Maids, a dark psychological study of fantasy role-playing murderous maids, played by Laurie Lehmann-Gray and Dana Hooley, and Anne Tran as the Madame. The show plays Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. through July 25. Tickets are $17-20. Call (619) 688-9210 for more information.

Take your father to surf day: Celebrate Dad’s day at the Father’s Day Beach Party & Menehune Surf Classic at Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each year, approximately 1,000 people gather for a children’s surf competition (including father-son tandem wave riding), a full lineup of local bands, vendor booths and food. The event benefits the Father’s Resource Center, a community organization providing support to single fathers and local families. Admission is free. Call (760) 633-2600 for more information.

Pen-wielding warriors: The Women’s Resource Center at The Center hosts a creative writers group the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Attendees choose a topic, write about it for 20 minutes and discuss their creations afterwards. Local writer Abby Schwartz, creator and host of Siren, is the group leader. Call (619) 692-2077 ext. 206 for more information.

Sign of the times: Paul Alexander Juutilainen’s Emmy award-winning documentary Herbert’s Hippopotamus: Marcuse in Paradise examines the life of philosopher and political activist Herbert Marcuse, visionary force for the youth and anti-war movements worldwide in the ’60s and ’70s. Following the 7:00 p.m. screening, the filmmaker will lead a discussion about the political turmoil and media campaign generated by Marcuse’s presence in San Diego. At La Jolla Playhouse, (858) 550-1010.

A Lesson from Aloes: Linda Castro, Bernard Baldan and Rhys Green flesh out Athol Fugard’s A Lesson from Aloes, a deep and poetic drama set in South Africa during the violent oppression and upheaval of apartheid. Show runs Mondays through Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 7:00 p.m. through July 21. Tickets are $17-20. Call (619) 688-9210 for more information.

American beauty: In time for Fourth of July and a heated election season, the San Diego Museum of Art has unveiled “American Beauty: Painting and Sculpture from the Detroit Institute of Arts 1770-1920”. Visitors can view approximately 90 masterpieces of American art by some of the nation’s greatest artists. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children. Call (619) 232-7931 for more information.

LBT financial habitudes: Would you like to feel more in control of your finances, or do you need to lighten up about money and learn to enjoy it? Discover your money habitudes – the six hidden habits and attitudes that support or sabotage your life and financial goals – at a free interactive workshop starting at 6:30 p.m. at The Center’s Women’s Resource Center, featuring Syble Solomon of Life Wise as workshop leader. This is not a financial planning or budgeting workshop. For more information, contact Claudia Lucero at clucero@thecentersd.org or (619) 692-2077 ext. 206.

Monstropoly: A searing critique of the prison industrial complex in two acts, The Raggedy Dances and Monstropoly, concludes Eveoke’s 2003-04 season. Raggedy Ann and Andy romp the board stage alone in a duet that reflects the uses of force; then, the characters journey over a Monopoly game board where Park Place has been replaced by Nature and the Railroads have become the Media. Performances run Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. through July 17 at the Lyceum Space in Horton Plaza. Tickets are $20-25. Call (619) 544-1000 for tickets and information.

Twilight in the park: Balboa Park’s early-evening free summer concert series has started up at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for one-hour performances from popular local artists. Programs range from flamenco and jazz to barbershop quartet and banjo. The concert series runs through August. Call (619) 239-0512 for more information.