Booze and charity go together. Doesn’t everyone feel more compassionate after a martini or three? That’s the notion behind SW’s monthly Happy Hour for Hope, tonight gathering benevolent drinkers at the Bad Monkey Bistro. In fast-changing South Lake Union, with new Amazon towers sprouting left and right, the three-month-old Monkey occupies a low little 1953 office building at the corner of Harrison St., on the slope where the SLUT heads home to the barn each night. It’s easy to miss, but worth visiting for the regular piano bar nights, karaoke, and sports events on TV. But tonight’s focus is on nonprofit networking, and proceeds from the $4 drink menu benefit the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, whose annual Seattle AIDS Walk—mark it down on your calendar—is Sat., Sept. 25 in Volunteer Park. So you’ll have two weeks to recover from your hangover. T. BOND

Wed., Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m., 2010