@ Harvey Milk Center for Photography, 50 Scott Street. An exhibit of Rock & Roll photography by Jay Blakesberg featuring iconic images of The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones and more. Through January 6. harveymilkphotocenter.org 

@ 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

On Friday, December 8–10, 15–17 @ Scottish Rite Theatre, 1547 Lakeside Drive,Oakland. A Scottish Celebration of the Solstice will be the theme of this annual community pageant featuring professionals and local amateurs singing and dancing their hearts out to music from diverse cultures and ritual traditions. The company will celebrate the shortest day in song, dance […]

On December 8–9 @ Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes Street. The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will present its annual holiday season concert with singing and hijinks to whisk the audience away on a journey from the comfort of their seats all the way to the North Pole. With some 250 elves in their best holiday […]

On December 8 @ Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue Award-winning novelist Armistead Maupin will join the San Francisco Symphony with artists Peaches Christ, Cheyenne Jackson, Bob the Drag Queen and more for something a little more naughty than nice. Maupin will read wickedly funny excerpts from his coming of age memoirs […]

@ Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, 3207 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland. Free night every Friday for older teens and adults in the common ground community room. 7:30-10:30pm. oaklandlgbtqcenter.org 

@ Scottish Rite Theatre, 1547 Lakeside Drive. “A Scottish Celebration of the Solstice” is the theme of this annual community pageant featuring professionals and local amateurs singing and dancing their hearts out to music from diverse cultures and ritual traditions. 8pm and continues December 9-10, 15-17. calrevels.org

@ Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason Street. A leading man in numerous Broadway shows, Tony-nominated Norm Lewis made history as the first African American character in Phantom of the Opera. 8pm continuing December 9 & 10.  feinsteinsatthenikko.com