Saturday.... in the park... wish it were the Fourth of July! (That's the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra performing the Chicago classic above). Here's your events for today:
--Supervisor Dreamy, Ross Mirkarimi's picking up litter and planting trees as part of the Community Clean Team in the Inner Sunset today from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Meet at the City Parking Lot on 9th between Irving and Judah.
--Close out the month-long National Queer Arts Festival tonight with a performance by Marga Gomez at the LGBT Center tonight. 8 p.m., $10-15 sliding, 1800 Market (x Octavia).
--Asian-American dancers exploring gender, race, and sexuality in "Translations," at CounterPulse, $10-20, 1310 Mission (x 9th).
--Fashion/art show this afternoon with Pandora's Trunk V ersus show, featuring trunk shows, indie rock, and some games. Oh, and drinks! 2-7 p.m. at the Mina Dresden Gallery, 312 Valencia (x 14th).
--A trash mash-up? Go creative with your freegan spirit, and make costumes from items that would otherwise be discarded. 2 p.m. at the playground on Steiner and Geary.
--Nonstop bhangra dance music at the Rickshaw Stop tonight! $15, 9 p.m., 155 Fell (x Van Ness).
--And Oui Be Negroes continues its run at the SF Improv Fest. 7 p.m. at the Improv Arena (975 Howard Street, x 6th), $20.