Events on Wednesday, May 5

Cinco de Mayo Cumbia Party: Obama Reggaetón

Party

Cinco de Mayo Cumbia Party: Obama Reggaetón

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Elbo Room

On first thought, songs about health care and politics seem like a snooze, but throw the lyrics over a reggaetón beat,... 

Hoop the Flow hoop dance workshop

Workshop/Class

Hoop the Flow

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ TwinSpace Dance Studio

The hula hoop revival shows no sign of fading, so isn't it time you honed your skills? Whether you're a fitness... 

Peter Carey: <em>Parrot and Olivier in America</em>

Books: Reading

Peter Carey: Parrot and Olivier in America

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Berkeley Arts and Letters

Peter Carey — twice a winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize — returns with his 11th novel, and most ambitious... 

The Evisceration Plague Tour w/ Cannibal Corpse + 1349 + Skeletonwitch + Lecherous Nocturne

Music

The Evisceration Plague Tour w/ Cannibal Corpse + 1349 + Skeletonwitch + Lecherous Nocturne

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Slim's

What more can be said that hasn't already been whispered, grunted or screamed about the almighty Cannibal? They've smashed — nay,... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 &ndash; Present</em>

Art

Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 – Present

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Various locations

SFMOMA isn't the only cultural institution in town celebrating a milestone this year. In honor of its 40th anniversary the city-run... 

<em>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Asian Art Museum

By any metric, Shanghai is a city of superlatives: it boasts the largest population of any metropolitan area in China, and... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Fort Mason Center

Since 1969, the Exploratorium has merged science and fun with its hands-on collection; now, it brings that curatorial savvy outdoors, with... 

Sonny Smith: <em>100 Records</em>

Art

Sonny Smith: 100 Records

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Gallery 16

Sonny Smith's 100 Records art project started life as a novel about music. But Smith found he couldn't stop thinking about... 

The Runaways

Film

The Runaways

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Roxie Theater

Joan Jett keeps Jim Morrison company when The Runaways stomps its way onto 16th Street, making for a music-fueled double-bill when... 

Film

Film Screening: LIGHT IN THE WEST: PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER 1860-1880

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ SFMOMA

span<em>Girlfriend</em>

Theatre

Girlfriend

Wednesday 5/ 5 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

Romance unfolds in a new musical wound around the tender love songs of Matthew Sweet's landmark album, Girlfriend. Meeting in homeroom....