Summery weather (the non-foggy kind) isn't quite upon us, so while we wait for that, there's plenty of stuff happening around the city with which to occupy yourself, indoors and otherwise. Check it out.
TUESDAY, MAY 3
FRENCH WINE DINNER: The highly regarded Bar Agricole holds occasional so-called winemaker dinner nights where the restaurant brings to the table the vintners who produce the wine its guests are drinking. Tonight's dinner includes two French wine makers, one from the Champagne region and one from the Sancerre, and is an opportunity to eat a serious meal paired with serious wine. Bar Agricole, 355 11th Street, 6:30 p.m., $125.00
FREE ART MUSEUM: There are several San Francisco museums that are free every first Tuesday of the month, and as that day happens to be today, you should take advantage of the chance to revel in some art. YBCA is one of those museums, and currently has the work of Samara Golden on display. Golden uses "mirrors, video, sound, and handmade sculptures to create a hypnotic, hallucinatory space." She's "[attempting] to stage the sixth dimension," and you should definitely go find out what that means. YBCA, 701 Mission Street, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., $10
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
BIG DATA TALK: The United States Chief Data Scientist, DJ Patil, is here to tell you all about "big data." Depending on your predisposition (do you like your science fiction utopian or dystopian?) on this kind of thing, the talk he gives on Wednesday will either inspire hope for mankind or make you weep for the future. Either way, the conversation in front of a live audience is going to be interesting. The Commonwealth Club, 555 Post Street, 6:30 p.m., $35.00
TENDERLOIN NIGHT TOUR: The Tenderloin at night often gets a bad rap, but the neighborhood has a rich history of nightlife, and the Tenderloin Museum wants to show it off. Join them for a tour of old speakeasies, brothels, and historic LGBTQ clubs. This adults-only walking tour also includes stops at bars and discounts on drinks, so you can fortify yourself against any nighttime chills. Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy Street, 6:00 p.m., $16.82
THURSDAY, MAY 5
PUTT PUTT CELEBRATION: Urban Putt turns two on Thursday, and they want you to celebrate with them. The putt putt course, bar, and restaurant is tucked inside a former mortuary, and offers an elaborate 14-hole course. For their two-year, Urban Putt is offering half-priced rounds of golf, $1 ice cream cones, free snacks, and drink specials. Urban Putt, 1096 S Van Ness Avenue, 4:00 p.m. to close, $6
BEER AND BINGO: Sometimes a little mindless game play is in order, and that's exactly what Bingo delivers. So, while you're socially engaged but not exerting that brain too hard, why not put back a few beers? Enter Bingotopia. There's no cover, prizes include free drinks, and it's at the Knockout — all things to recommend it. Knockout, 3223 Mission Street, 7:00 p.m., Free
FRIDAY, MAY 6
MODERN DANCE: Dance has the power to tell a lot of different stories, and "The Missing Generation" from Sean Dorsey Dance in an example of dance telling a single complex, multifaceted story very well. Dorsey built his show around interviews he conducted with survivors of the first AIDS epidemic, and the piece is a call out to a generation lost to disease. His recordings of those interviews are woven together to form a soundscape, and the performers embody the shared stories. Z Space, 450 Florida Street, 8:00 p.m., $20
SCIENCE FICTION THEATER PARODY: The Twilight Zone is one of the most influential television shows ever made, and so why not celebrate its brilliance with a little parody? The Twilight Zone Live Parody Show: Live! intends to do just that. Each performance presents two different classic episodes, and each night a different actor tackles the role of host Rod Serling. It's fun, it's weird, and the venue serves liquor — what more could you ask for? PianoFight, 144 Taylor Street, 7:30 p.m., $25.00
SATURDAY, MAY 7
DAYTIME DANCE PARTY: Dance the day away with Hard French, the long-running daytime soul dance party that graces El Rio's back patio on a (mostly) monthly basis. If you haven't been, you really should go — just know that you're going to get sweaty and that you very well might meet a new lover (or two). Hard French is extremely popular, and the line to get in can stretch the length of the block, so it doesn't hurt to get there early. And anyway, being there early just means you'll have a chance to warm up those dance moves (and hips). El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, 2:00 p.m., $10.00
CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION: Yes, we know Saturday is the 7th of May, not the 5th, but that is when the 12th annual San Francisco Cinco de Mayo festival is held. This is a booze-free, family friendly event that celebrates Mexican and Latino culture with food, music, and dance. This really is a family event (there's a "musical petting zoo"), so grab the kids and head to Valencia Street for the full-day event. Valencia Street between 21st and 24th Streets, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Free
SUNDAY, MAY 8
HAMLET ROULETTE: With 2016 being the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, you may perhaps see even more productions of the Bard's work than normal. The production directed by Mark Jackson, however, is likely unlike any production you've seen before (see SFist's review here). Every performer in the show has the entire play memorized, and at the beginning of the piece they all draw their parts out of a skull. In other words, you get a different Hamlet every night — and so do the performers. Shotgun Players, 1901 Ashby Avenue, 5:00 p.m., $40.00
RUSSIAN BALLET: The closing performance of Onegin at the San Francisco Ballet doubles as the season's close. The story, based on Pushkin's Eugine Onegin, is set in imperial Russia and tackles that all-too-familiar theme of unrequited love. Also, if you're interested in learning more about the production, one hour before the show there is a "meet the artist" interview conducted in the theater that is open to all ticket holders. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Avenue, 2:00 p.m., $39.00 to $255.00
