Author Event with Catherine Lacey

Location: Green Apple Books on the Park

Start time: 7:30pm

Price: Free

If you’ve ever daydreamed about running away from it all, tonight’s author event with Catherine Lacey might be for you. In Lacey’s debut novel, “Nobody is Ever Missing,” a woman from Manhattan slips away from her family and buys a one-way ticket to New Zealand.

According to the publisher, Lacey’s book is a “high-stakes search for the dark heart of the self” that’s “full of mordant humor and uncanny insights.” Local author Diane Cook will lead the conversation.

Chanukah Happy Hour

Location: Reverie Cafe Bar

Start time: 7 pm

Ellen Holderman and Rabbi Nosson Potash are hosting a Chanukah Happy Hour at Reverie Cafe Bar. The latkes and donuts are free and there will be a cash bar. A suggested donation of $5 or $10 will cover the costs of food and drink. RSVP via Facebook and/or donate using Eventbrite.

Everything Bagel Party

Location: The Honey Hive Gallery
Start time: 7pm

Price: "suggested donation of 10 green rectangles"

Head to the Outer Sunset on Friday for the Everything Bagel Party at The Honey Hive Gallery, an all-ages space on Judah just a few blocks from Ocean Beach. Six bands and 13 artists are listed on the lineup, and the hive will buzz until 10 pm.

Festival of Lessons & Carols

Location: Seventh Avenue Church

Start time: 7:30 pm

Price: Free

Seventh Avenue Church is holding its annual Festival of Lessons & Carols; if you want to sing traditional Christmas songs in a spiritual setting, this is your happy place. Each year, the church commissions a special work; for 2014, the selection is Рождество 1963 года (Christmas, 1963) by Nicholas Rastegar.

4th Annual Menorah Lighting & Festival

Location: Grattan Playground

Start time: 3 pm

Rabbi Potash is back in action at the 4th Annual Menorah Lighting & Festival at Grattan Playground on Sunday afternoon. All are invited to a two-hour party that includes live music, food and drink and face-painting and juggling by AcroSports.

This will be a very child-friendly, hands-on event: attendees will assemble a 9-foot LEGO menorah that will be lit before the end of the gathering. RSVP via Facebook.