PERFORMANCE: At the titillating The Reality Shows: Karen Finley Uncensored, Karen Finley, whose performance work is renowned for shattering taboos surrounding sex, gender, and celebrity, will perform excerpts from her new book, which "invites the viewer to plumb the depths of satire and socio-political tragicomedy." Finley will also speak in conversation with YBCA’s Executive Director, Ken Foster, followed by a Q & A.

7 p.m. // Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission Street) // free w/ RSVP

LITERARY: Prolific poet and translator Robert Pinsky, who is a former three-time U.S. Poet Laureate, founder of Favorite Poem Project, and author of the current Salon “Poem of the Month” feature, will read some recent work, along with some historical selections. RSVP required: (415) 668-2548 or [email protected].

6 p.m. // Arion Press (1802 Hays Street, The Presidio) // $10

ART: The artists in Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts' latest exhibition, Liminal Takes, Mujeres Latinoamericanas en el Arte, challenges the viewer's preconceived notions of "Latino Art" through installation, video, drawing, sewing, and other media. Tonight's opening features a performance by Paulina Velázquez Solís.

6 to 9:30 p.m. // Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (2868 Mission Street) // $5