PERSON IN TOWN
R&B and hip-hop artist Lauryn Hill performs at the Warfield. [9 p.m., 982 Market St., S.F.]
LECTURES
Chris Ham: The British professor and CEO of the King’s Fund gives a talk titled “Lessons From England: Holding Health Care Providers Responsible for Quality and Costs.” [Noon, Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.]
Capitalism and climate: Speakers discuss sustainable approaches and what corporations will need to do to remain competitive in an era of climate change. [6:30 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.]
Baha’i faith: Speakers discuss the history, tenets, and values of the Baha’i faith, the second-largest minority religion in Iran. [6 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.]
LITERARY
Joyce Carol Oates: The National Book Award recipient talks about “A Widow’s Story,” a memoir. [7 p.m., Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F.]
Rhys Bowen: The crime novelist talks about “Bless the Bride.” [7 p.m., “M” Is for Mystery, 86 E. Third Ave., San Mateo]
Allen Ruff: The author and editor talks about “We Called Each Other Comrade: Charles H. Kerr & Company, Radical Publishers.” [7 p.m., Green Arcade, 1680 Market St., S.F.]
Yiyun Li: The novelist and translator talks about her work with Chinese writer and frequent Nobel candidate Shen Congwen, whose work was banned in China. [12:30 p.m., 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna St., S.F.]
‘Two New Yorkers’: Fiction writers Aryn Kyle (“Boys and Girls Like You and Me”) and David Goodwillie (“American Subversive”) share their work. [7:30 p.m., Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F.]
COLLEGES
Frederica von Stade: The mezzo-soprano appears in an evening of coaching, career advice, and stories from her career. [7:30 p.m., San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F.]
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Humans in space: “Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space,” explores the history of U.S.-Russian cooperative space travel. [3 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
Robert Dawson: The photographer discusses his photographic survey of public libraries. [6 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
CITY
Key player: Pianist Elisso Virsaladze makes her San Francisco debut, playing music by Mozart, Prokofiev, Chopin, and Schumann. [8 p.m., Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.]
Three dances: San Francisco Ballet presents “Program 6”: Christopher Wheeldon’s “Ghosts,” Helgi Tomasson’s “7 for Eight,” and Wayne McGregor’s “Chroma.” [8 p.m., War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F.]
Creative women: “Women Who Frame the World,” a two-day symposium on creativity, presented by ODC, begins. Professor and author Carol Gilligan gives the keynote talk. [Noon onward, ODC Theater, 3153 17th St., S.F.]
DINING OUT
Dosa on Fillmore: Tuesday profits from Emily and Anjan Mitra’s regular menu are going to the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund this month. Recommended dishes include Hyderabadi chicken biryani, a meal containing bone-in natural chicken, basmati rice, raita, cashews, peas, and other ingredients. The spiced lamb chops, too, are recommended. Also tonight: a “Discover@Dosa” dinner. [1700 Fillmore St., S.F., (415) 441-3672]
