Win, Place, or Die! Get ready to laugh and be a part of the mystery at the Imperial House’s Mystery Café dinner theater production of Win, Place, or Die (My Jockeys are Killing Me!). Be right in the heart of the action as you travel to the Thoroughbred Club at Upson Down in Hollywood, circa 1946, to help solve a mystery! Everyone who’s anyone will be there. Tickets are $56.50 and can be purchased online at www.mysterycafe.net or by calling (619) 544-1600. The Imperial House Mystery Café is located at 505 Kalmia St.

What does the camera see? Bela Dornon presents a free portrait seminar where participants will learn how to prepare for a portrait sitting. There will be a slideshow featuring several of the photographer’s portraits, as well as a posing demonstration. The event will take place at The Center, located at 3909 Centre St., from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Those who register by e-mail will receive three free portrait shots of themselves after the seminar. E-mail your name to seminars@beladornon.com.

Women who kick comedy butt: Standup comedian Grace White brings her all-female, PG-13 “Women Who Kick Comedy Butt” comedy tour to downtown San Diego’s Sixth Avenue Bistro. The weekly fall comedy series will run through Nov. 25 and feature professional working comedians (who are funny) with impressive credits, as well as up-and-comers. Doors open at 8:00 p.m., with the show starting at 9:00 p.m. The Sixth Avenue Bistro is located at 1165 Sixth Ave. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling (619) 733-7783 or logging on to www.wwkcb.com.

“Aunt Rita Wants Pie”: Los Angeles artists Rigo Maldonado and Victoria Delgadillo invite you to visit the closing night of their exhibit, which will dazzle your appetite. The exhibit explores our obsession with food, investigating foods that are consumed beyond the need to nourish our bodies. The evening’s event will even include a bondage pie-eating contest and a human sundae surprise. The reception begins at 9:00 p.m. at the Voz Alta Project, located at 1546 Broadway (at the corner of 16th and Broadway). (619) 549-4538.

Edward II: The Collective Theater Company continues their inaugural season with a deconstruction of Christopher Marlowe’s classic play Edward II. The Collective combines live theater, pre-filmed video and live camera feeds to give the play a modern resonance while keeping the soul of the story intact. The show will take place at the New World Stage at 917 Ninth Ave. and runs through Sept. 24. Tickets are $10 to $15. (858) 503-0881, info@collectivepet.org.

A Taste: Come out for “A Taste” of the fourth annual San Diego Women Film Festival. This special screening will preview seven of the films to be shown at the October festival. The preview event begins at 2:30 p.m. and will be shown at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park. Admission is $7. www.sdwff.org.

San Diego Spa Week: The first ever San Diego Spa Week is here! Participants can get a high-end massage and facial service for $50 each (regularly $88), with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Cancer and Careers, a nonprofit organization for working women with cancer. Skinsational Skin and Body Spa will be offering the services at 300 Carlsbad Village Dr. #124 in Carlsbad. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (760) 434-8118.

Let’s Write: Center board member Lovel Waiters leads a creative-writing group at the Women’s Resource Center at The Center on the third Monday of every month, beginning at 7:15 p.m. It’s a great way to meet local literary women and get inspired. (619) 692-2077 ext. 206.

Gnarls on tour: Come hear the award-winning song “Crazy” along with others when Gnarls Barkley, dubbed “The World’s Foremost Duo,” visits Viejas Concerts in the Park as part of their September tour. The show begins at 8:00 p.m., and is standing room only. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.viejas.com.

Gay Men’s Writing Group: The writing group meets at The Center at 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. The group is open to both amateur and professional writers, who read from their works and are critiqued by the other members. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For additional information, contact Sam Warren at (619) 546-7651.

The Shout House: Enjoy a fun evening of dueling pianos, beer and fish tacos at the Shout House. Dueling pianos are two piano players/singers performing at two face-to-face grand pianos, and this performance will feature classic rock ’n’ roll hits from the 1950s to the present. Admission is free on Wednesday nights. The Shout House is located at 655 Fourth Ave. (619) 231-6700, www.shouthouse.com.

Out at the Globe: A fun opportunity for the GLBT community to come together at a pre-show party with a hosted wine and martini bar, delicious appetizers and dessert. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. on the Globe Plaza and will be followed by a production of Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $70 ($52 for the theater ticket and $18 for the party). For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Erin McKown at (619) 231-1941 ext. 2317 or e-mail events@theoldglobe.org.

Out, proud and making a difference: Hear Councilmember Toni Atkins’ personal story of coming out and the experiences she’s had, both positive and negative, being “out” as a San Diego politician. Atkins will also discuss the work she’s doing to benefit the GLBT community, key issues we should be aware of and how we can individually and collectively make a difference. This free event is sponsored by The Center’s Men’s Coming Out Group and will take place from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the auditorium of The Center, located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, contact Lea Burgess-Carland at (619) 692-2077 or e-mail lburgess-carland@thecentersd.org.