Tonight, Circus Finelli campaigns for "evil-puppet superstar," Blinky Winky, at El Rio, Porchlight highlights film industry-themed stories at SFIFF/Sundance Kabuki, and community leaders discuss the state of Black San Francisco at USF. more ›

This week, we discuss our ignorant realization that the Equal Rights Amendment still hasn't passed — a cause that must be won before women can advance in other areas. More unity and better marketing savvy is needed nationwide, as inspired by the documentary, Miss Representation. more ›

FILM: SF DocFest and Mission Creek Music Festival present Oil City Confidential, the last film in director Julien Temple's '70s English punk rock trilogy that tells "the story of Dr Feelgood, four men in cheap suits who crashed out of Canvey Island in the early '70s, sandpapered the face of rock'n'roll, leaving all that came before a burnt-out ruin - four estuarine John-the-Baptists to Johnny Rotten's anti-Christ." (7:15 p.m., Roxie Cinema Theater, 3117 16th Street) more ›

ART: Project One Gallery presents The Monster Show, featuring work by an impressive line-up of artists paying tribute to classic monsters, ghouls, villains and horror movie characters, as well as sci-fi and cult films. Be sure to dress in costume for the occasion! (7 p.m., Project One Gallery, 251 Rhode Island Street) more ›

TALK: Noise Pop and City Arts presents an onstage conversation between Bob Mould, formerly of Husker Dü fame, and counter-culture hero, Shepard Fairey, as part of City Arts "On Arts" series, which benefits 826 Valencia's Scholarship Program. (8 p.m., Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue) more ›

READING: Porn star Oriana Small, AKA Ashley Blue, will be reading from her new book, Girlvert: A Porno Memoir, which offers an intimate view of her last decade in and out of the adult film industry, love, and drugs, and beyond. The reading will be accompanied by a slide show featuring stills from Small's movies by Dave Naz (Anal Sex Love) and Dennis McGrath, along with guest "introducer" and moderator Carol Queen. (7:30 to 9 p.m., The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street) more ›

MUSIC: It's your lucky day -- tickets are still available to see Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, who's promoting his fourth solo album, Demolished Thoughts, which was produced by Beck Hansen. Also on the bill, which is presented by folk Yeah, is Kurt Vile and the Violators, along with addtional guests. (8 p.m., The New Parish, 579 18th Street, Oakland) more ›

Tonight, get intimate with Jonathan Richman at Thursdays at Readers 2011 Poetry Series at Fort Mason, see some Swedish bits at YBCA, or learn all about the Black Boots Ink photography collective and their work at SF Camerawork. more ›

PERFORMANCE: Sister Spit co-founder Michelle Tea and lesbian author Ali Liebegott host the Sister Spit: The Next Generation, an all-gendered and trans-inclusive national tour, in other words "a vanload of multimedia, queer-centric brilliance" featuring work by "taste-makers, novelists, fashion plates, painters, performance artists, poets and fancy scribblers." Tonight's event includes special SF guests Ben McCoy & Beth Lisick. more ›

COCKTAILS: Artisan cocktail-enthusiasts should head over to the 2nd Annual Fillmore Cocktail Crawl for some neighborhood-inspired cocktails at several local Fillmore jazz district hotspots. more ›

This again? OK, fine. Ahem: In a way, boutique food carts provide a decent supplement to SF's thriving foodie scene--they're not too pricey, but their ample offerings are a drunk person's fantasy ride. Whether you're noshing on a hot dog with plentiful toppings of every color, or digging into your tenth late night burrito this week... more ›

FOOD: Local street cart chefs will discuss their food, their big plans, their permit status and how the new street-eats scene is changing ideas about dining out during the Commonwealth Club's The Street Food Movement: SF Hearts the Cart discussion. There will also be an after-party at 111 Minna, where limited samples will be offered by Bacon Potato Chips, Bike Basket Pies, Creme Brulee Cart, Gobba Gobba Hey, Magic Curry Kart, Mission Street Food, Soul Cocina, Sweet Constructions, and Smitten Ice Cream. more ›