THEATER: It's opening night of Primitive Screwheads' month-long comedic theater production of ShEvil Dead, in which "[f]ive girls vacation at a cabin in the woods and inadvertently unleash powerful demons and monsters into the world." (8 p.m., CellSpace, 2050 Bryant)

LITERARY: Banned by the Bay invites you to "[t]ake the stage to read from a challenged book, sing a song about censorship, perform a dance inspired by your First Amendment rights" at The Great SF Read-Out. The event also includes performances by BATS Improv and Word for Word starlet Patricia Silver, along with an impromptu creation of a new banned book with the help of comedian Will Franken and animator/director Doug Sweetland. (7 p.m., Amnesia, 853 Valencia Street)

ART: Tonight's Night School at YBCA, which is "part workshop, part dinner date, and part backstage sneak peek," will feature a pre-show hands-on workshop, a gourmet dinner, and post-show conversation with snacks and a cash bar surrounding Faustin Linyekula's performance of more more more...future!