THURSDAY, NOV. 9
Band Together Bay Area: The fundraiser for North Bay fire victims includes Raphael Saadiq at 6 p.m., Rancid at 6:30 p.m., G-Eazy at 7 p.m., Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds at 7:40 p.m., Dead & Company at 8:35 p.m. and Metallica at 9 p.m., along with appearances by, celebrities and athletes between sets. [5:30 p.m., AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, S.F.]
Leo T. McCarthy Award Celebration: The inaugural honor for public service and ethical leadership goes to former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos, who appears, along with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, at the sold-out ceremony. [6 p.m., Julia Morgan Ballroom, Merchants Exchange, 465 California St., S.F.]
VA Medical Center Veterans ceremony: A wreath honoring people who served in the military and stories from veterans about their experiences in the service make up the public program. [11 a.m., flagpole, S.F. VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement St., S.F.]
Rickie Lee Jones: The two-time Grammy winner who hit the pop scene in 1978 has continued to “fearlessly experiment” with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed album. [8 p.m., UC Theatre, 2036 University Ave., Berkeley]
Love Over Rules: New York-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas speaks about his new large-scale animated text-based neon artwork, being installed on the exterior wall of a private building above Annie Street, an alley close to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. [6 p.m., California Historical Society, 678 Mission St., S.F.
Searching for Gold Spot: Maya Khosla screens her short film about scientists who study the resurrection of forests after fires, offers a short presentation about the Sonoma and Napa fires, and answers audience questions. [3 to 5 p.m., Koret Auditorium, Main Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
It Devours: Podcast creators Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor talk about their new standalone novel in the Welcome to Night Vale world, described as “a page-turning mystery exploring the intersections of faith and science.” [7 p.m., Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S.F.]
Dangermaker: The San Francisco dark indie pop band headlines a pop-electronica-dance show with The Trims and Tremor Low. [9 p.m,, Elbo Room, 647 Valencia St., S.F.]
Jeffrey Eugenides: The bestselling novelist — of “Middlesex,” “The Marriage Plot” and “The Virgin Suicides” fame — appears in a City Arts & Lectures presentation. [7:30 p.m., Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F.]
Organic Architecture Beyond Frank Lloyd Wright: Allan Wright Green, son of Frank Lloyd Wright protege Aaron G. Green, speaks in connection with the publication of a new biography about his father. [7 p.m., Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael]
Pell: The New Orleans rapper and singer’s new video “Patience” has a NOLA mix with a local, all-female cast, he says, “meant to represent the diversity of beauty, no matter what conventional norms want us to believe.” [9 p.m., Brick & Mortar, 1710 Mission St., S.F.]
Lady Rizo: Back at the club for one night following a 2014 sold-out gig, the Grammy Award-winning cabaret artist has been called “a vessel for the spirits of Edith Piaf and Freddie Mercury.” [7 p.m., Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason St., S.F.]
Jaws of Love: The solo project of Local Natives’ Kelcey Ayer offers the ballad-filled new album “Tasha Sits Close to the Piano.” [8 p.m., Cafe du Nord, 2174 Market St., S.F.]
FRIDAY, NOV. 10
Totes Blessed!: The new show of sketch comedy by female-led troupe Chardonnay is for those who “love pumpkin spice but hate the mental yeast infection” and are “afraid their love of mainstream trends is keeping them from living their #bestlife.” [7 p.m., PianoFight, 144 Taylor St., S.F.]
Hope Mohr Dance Bridge Project: “Radical Movement: Gender and Politics in Performance” presents Peacock Rebellion in the premiere “You Really Should Sit Like A Lady (or how I got to femme).” [8 p.m., CounterPulse, 80 Turk St., S.F.]
Alyssa Mitchel: The choreographer’s new evening-length work Szülőföld, paired with work by Elke Calvert of the Fyber Vision, is among the offerings on presented by RAW (resident artist workshop) at SAFEhouse Arts, a new performing arts venue. [8 p.m., 145 Eddy St., S.F.]
Theatre Lunatico: The ensemble dedicated to physical theater opens a month-long run of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s “The School for Scandal,” a “quick fire ensemble comedy and prescient 18th century exposé on the perils of social media.” [8 p.m.,LaVal’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid Ave., Berkeley]
Elizabeth Blumenstock: Philharmonia Baroque presents the violinist in “Vivaldi in Venice,” a program of works by Giuseppe Tartini, Vivaldi, Locatelli, Veracini, Campra, Pisendel and Handel. [8 p.m., Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.]
JB Smoove: The comic, whose new title “The Book of Leon: Philosophy of a Fool” is based on his role as Leon on TV’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” opens a two-night standup engagement. [8 and 10:15 p.m., Cobbs Comedy Club, Columbus Ave., S.F.]
Sarah Cahill: The contemporary classical pianist performs a benefit concert for Interfaith Welcome Bay Area, which supports nonprofits serving refugees in the Bay Area. [7:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 495 Ninth Ave., S.F.]
Alex Prud’homme & Katie Pratt: The authors — Prud’homme is Paul Child’s great-nephew and Pratt a curator and friend of the Childs — are promoting their new volume “France Is a Feast: The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child.” [7 p.m., Omnivore Books on Food, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S.F.]
Donna The Buffalo: The feel-good roots-rock band has been touring America since 1989, playing an infectious mix of fiddle music, cajun/zydeco, rock, folk, reggae and country. 9 p.m., Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St., S.F.]
Chicano Batman: The acclaimed psych-soul outfit from Los Angeles recently released a video for the statement song, “Freedom Is Free.” [8 p.m., Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., S.F.]
