MUSIC: Local gem Too Short has been making the rounds a lot lately. Tonight, he'll be taking the stage at The New Parish with notable players, Kev Choice and Martin Luther, among others. (9 p.m., The New Parish, 579 18th Street, Oakland)

SCIENCE: Celebrate the long, dark nights at the Exploratorium's After Dark: Glow, which marks the return of Bay Area artist and engineer Mark Lottor's Cubatron, a 3D light sculpture consisting of 8′ x 8′ modular cubes, along with artist Michael Brown’s Playaflies bicycles, which resemble human-powered fireflies as they ride about the museum floor. (6 to 10 p.m., Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street)

FILM: Catch a sneak preview of Chico and Rita as part of YBCA's ongoing From Muppets to Metal: Music Movies series. Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba and Spain's most famous designer, Javier Mariscal, have created a passionate, animated Cuban love story told in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero. (7:30 p.m., Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street)