ART: Badly Happy: Pain, Pleasure, and Panic in Recent Romanian Art, a new exhibit curated by Erwin Kessler, represents work by Romanian artists from "a generation which struggles to make sense out of the new, confusing, and rapidly changing post-communist world."

6 p.m. // The Performance Art Institute (575 Sutter St) // free

THEATER: It's the first preview night of playwright Liz Duffy Adams’ "hilarious bodice-ripper that peers into the life and times of the literal first lady of the stage," Or, in which "double-crossing, cross-dressing, sex, art, and politics all come together." The play opens next Wednesday and runs through December 5.

8 p.m. // Magic Theatre (Fort Mason Center, Bldg D, 3rd Fl) // $20-30

FILM: Master of the modern relationship dramedy, Edward Burns, will be in person at The San Francisco Film Society's a sneak preview of his new film Nice Guy Johnny, about a guy who's torn between following through with his dreams or keeping his fiance.

7:30 p.m. // Roxie Theater (3117 16th St) // $5-9.75