@ San Fransisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Rm 284. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman welcomes artist Jun Yang whose art is currently on display. 4-5pm. mandelmanstaff@sfgov.org

@ Strut, 1-A First Floor Conference Rm., 470 Castro Street. Certified enrollment counselors will be available to answer general or specific questions. 4–6pm. strutsf.org

@ Pillsbury Withrop Shaw Pittman, 4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor. Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) presents a panel discussion with Roberta Achtenberg, Mark Seneca, Hon. Ronald Albers and Hon. Mary Morgan. 6-8:30pm. balif.org

@ suiGENERIS, 2231 Market Street. Academy of Friends supporters will host a cocktail gala and provide information on the upcoming 38th Annual Academy of Friends Gala. 6:30-8:30pm. academyoffriends.org

@ Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street. The film, a Framline40 award winner, is an AIDS comedy presenting the story, complete with pathos and black humor, of an HIV positive writer dealing with the tribulations of being a longtime HIV survivor struggling against the healthcare bureaucracy. 7pm.  frameline.org

@ Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Palo Alto Players continues its season with the powerful drama based on the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998. A “Talkback” post show discussion is included. Continues through February 4.  paplayers.org

@ San Jose Center for Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Boulevard, San Jose. Inspired by Puccini’s La Boheme, Rent is considered one of the most important musicals ever produced. The story follows a band of bohemians who are struggling to keep their heads above water. 7:30pm. Additional times and dates through January 28.   san-jose-theater.com

@ Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street. Gomez will present the final performance of her original work that is based on a personal story that mixes nostalgia, urgency and comic edge. Continues through January 28. brava.org

@ Multiple venues. The 17-day festival will present over 700 performances, including those of major comedy stars and up-and-coming comedians as well, from around the world. Highlights include a tribute to Jane Lynch and presentations by Dan Savage, Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher, Peaches Christ and many more. Continues through January 28. sfsketchfest.com

@ The Custom Made Theatre Company, 533 Sutter Street. The Tony Award-winning adaptation of Cervantes’ classic story will be presented on the company’s intimate stage near Union Square. Continues Thursdays-Saturdays through February 17.  custommade.org 

@ Live Oak Theatre, 1301 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.  Actors Ensemble will present Ibsen’s parable about the costs of truth, featuring a town in denial of an environmental disaster. Continues through January 27.  aeofberkeley.org  

@ The Masonic, 1111 California Street. The award-winning British comedian will return to San Francisco to present Humanity, his first stand-up show in seven years. 7:30pm.  sfmasonic.com