SUNDAY, MAY 7
How Weird Street Faire: The 18th annual event includes 11 stages of electronic music, performances, food, vendors, art and peace technology exhibits. [Noon to 8 p.m., Howard and Second streets and surroundings, S.F.]
Charly Bliss: The grungy pop band from New York City makes “energetic pop songs that combine ripping guitars and irrepressible hooks” with Eva Hendricks’ “acrobatic” vocals. [8 p.m., Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St., S.F.]
San Francisco Bach Choir: “Hidden Classical Jewels” is a program featuring Beethoven’s Mass in C and Mozart’s “Vespers (de Confessore).” [4 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church , 1187 Franklin St., S.F.]
American? Angel Island Immigrant Voices: The Asian Pacific American Heritage Month community event offers games and crafts for all ages, a photo display of Angel Island family history, and goody bags for the first 50 children under 12. [Noon to 3 p.m., Latino/Hispanic Room, Main Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
Old Woodside Store Day: Docents invite visitors to experience life in the 1880s in a free family day focusing on the site’s history and redwood logging activities of the area. [Noon to 4 p.m., 3300 Tripp Road, Woodside]
The World is my Country: Producer-director Arthur Kanegis’ film tells the story of Garry Davis, an actor and international peace activist who created the World Passport, a fantasy travel document based on the concept of world citizens. [7 p.m., Montclair Presbyterian Church, 5701 Thorinhill Drive, Oakland]
Oddisee: The East Coast rapper and producer born Amir Mohamed el Khalifa and his band are promoting their new LP “The Iceberg.” [8 p.m., Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave., S.F.]
Sarah Cahill: The pianist and new music specialist performs a solo recital of Lou Harrison works. [8 p.m., Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St., S.F.]
Patrick Landeza: The Bay Area slack key guitarist appears on a music and book tour, promoting his new volume, “From The Island of Berkeley, Memoirs From a California-Born Hawaiian.” [7 p.m., Club Fox, 2206 Broadway, Redwood City]
From These Mountains: Appalachian Requiem: Calvary Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir and Orchestra’s spring concert is a celebration and an affirmation of one of America’s most significant, and imperiled, regions. Appalachia. [3 p.m., Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore St., S.F.]
Baile en la Calle-The Mural Dances: In the fifth annual free street party, Brava! for Women in the Arts in collaboration with Calle 24 and Precita Eyes Muralists offer dance- and narrated tours of Mission murals. [11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m., Brava, Folsom and 24th streets, S.F.]
Golden Gate Fields $1 race day: In addition to deep discounts at the track, The Bribes, a rock band led byf Chicago-born, San Francisco-based musician Philip Toscano, plays 20-minute sets between races. [Noon, 1100 Eastshore Highway, Berkeley]
American Bach Soloists: The program features Handel’s “La Resurrezione,” a 1708 “operatic” oratorio. [4 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S.F.]
Dimensions Dance Theater: The Bay’s preeminent African-American dance company presents it annual youth showcase, “The Village Matters.” [4 p.m., Castlemont High School, 8601 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland]
California Symphony: The orchestra’s season finale concert includes Beethoven’s “Coriolan” Overture and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6. [4 p.m., Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek]
Wine, Women & Shoes: The $150-per-ticket Saint Francis Foundation fundraiser benefiting the Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership offers refreshments (including wine, bites and afternoon tea), fashions, shopping and auction items. [2 to 6 p.m., Ritz Carlton, 600 Stockton St., S.F.]
MONDAY, MAY 8
National Theatre Live: A 50th anniversary production of Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” (from the Old Vic) starring Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire gets an encore broadcast on the big screen. [7 p.m., Vogue Theatre, 3290 Sacramento St., S.F.]
Panique: The gypsy jazz band from San Francisco led by guitarist Vic Wong plays music by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. [7 to 10 p.m., Mr Tipple’s Recording Studio, 39 Fell St., S.F.]
Risk: Filmmaker Laura Poitras (who made “Citizenfour”) screens her documentary about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and answers questions. [8:30 p.m., Alamo Drafhouse, 2550 Mission St., S.F.]
Now is the Time-Healthcare for Everybody: The film about the state of America’s healthcare system screens, followed by discussion with Dr. Jeff Gee from Physicians for a National Health Plan and Barb Ryan from the California Nurses Association. [Noon, City College John Adams Center, third floor, 1860 Hayes St., S.F.]
DEAN: The South Korean pop artist, who released his first English single “I’m Not Sorry” in 2015, headlines a sold-out stop on his Club Eskimo tour. [7:30 p.m., UC Theatre, 2036 University Ave., Berkeley]
Digital Inclusion Week discussion: The Community Technology Network hosts experts from private and public on a panel addressing the challenges of providing cost effective internet access and education to those people who are not connected. [10:30 a.m., Koret Auditorium, Main Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
Samin Nosrat: The acclaimed chef and author of “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking” appears in conversation with illustrator Wendy MacNaughton and Sunset food editor Margo True. [7 p.m., Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto]
Marilyn Skinner Lanier: The author, who grew up on a ranch, discusses her debut novel “Hardpan,” which is about a young ranch family dealing with forces of nature and the changing American West after World War II. [6 p.m., Book Passsage, 1 Ferry Building, S.F.]CalendarCharly BlissHow Weird Street FaireNational Theatre LiveOddiseeOld Woodside Store DayPatrick LandezaSarah CahillSF Bach Choir
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