To celebrate 07/07/07, local modern Japanese theater troupe Theater of Yugen is presenting The Cycle Plays, an all-day festival of pieces influenced by Japanese Noh theater traditions. The performances use Noh theater conventions and imagery but present stories about figures of American pop cultural legend -- so there's a piece about Ted Kaczynski, a play about Helen Keller (pictured at right), and an adaptation of A Long Day's Journey Into Night. Plays start at 9:30,......

The acclaimed French-trained Guinean contemporary circus troupe Circus Baobab makes its US debut as part of the SF Int'l Arts Festival, performing The Jumping Drum, a fable about globalization and family, complete with acrobatics, stilt-walking, and African music. 5:30 p.m., $30, Project Artaud Theater (450 Alabama, x Mariposa). They're here through Sunday, and you may find it intriguing to learn that tomorrow's performance is in French. That's them on the YouTube above. Other events:......

Hey, isn't it a bit early for horror and blood? ...

Hey, why do an events post twice a week, when we can bring you one every day? Say "hi" to SFist Tonight! Those wacky punsters at Project Artaud Theater (450 Florida Street) begins their NOIR'taud Noir Fest of Cornell Woolrich series. Featuring readings by Word for Word, films by Danger & Despair Knitting Circle, Gaucho Jazz, Thick is the Fog Noir photography and more, it runs from August 21-23, at 7 p.m. Buy tickets here.......

Wednesday's not ready to make nice! Today: Do you wish you were in Hawaii instead of here? Well, bring your macadamia nuts and head out to Stern Grove by 2 p.m.and check out the SF Hawaiian dance troupe Halau'o Keikiali'i and the Hawaiian singing group Makaha Sons f/ Barry Kimokeo. Download clips if you can't make it, but want that Hawaiian sound in your office cubicle. (registration required). Thursday: The WestWind summer dance fest showcasing......

Stage Fog doesn't have anything against dancers, and to prove it we're featuring some of our favorite companies this week. ...

Through June 5th, the San Francisco International Arts Festival will present fantastic art from around the world. Events will be held across The City. Our spy at Project Artaud Theater tells us: "The Akhe group flown in from Russia sounds crazy: the techs have been complaining about whiskey and a big mess on the stage." Sounds like our kind of modern dance performance! Their "White Cabin" show is 4:30pm this afternoon, 7pm tomorrow, and......