@ Wild Side West, 424 Cortland Avenue. The legendary lesbian bar hosts a social mixer for all who identify as a woman, dyke, trans or gender non-conforming person. 6:30pm. http://www.wildsidewest.com

@ SnB Party Rentals, 1098 San Mateo Avenue #6, South San Francisco. Golden Gate Business Association and the Rainbow Chambers of Commerce will bring together hundreds of professionals to network and have fun at SnB Party Rental’s new location. 5-9pm. http://www.snbpartyrentals.com

@ Multiple Castro Locations. For this First Thursday event, local merchants host arts and cultural activities with a lineup of participating artists and performers. 6-9pm. http://www.castroartwalk.com

@ SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street. The Gay Gray Writers, a group of mature male writers will present an evening of evocative and thoughtful readings of their own work. http://www.sfcenter.org

@ Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama Street. An evening-length duet choreographed and performed by Liane Burns and Charles Slender-White, the work is set to Holly Herndon’s album by the same name and investigates the relationships between people, the digital spaces they occupy, and the attendant homogeneity that arises from their echo-chamber-creating algorithms. 8pm and continues on Feb 9. http://www.factsf.org

@ The STUD, 399 9th Street. Billed as the “evolution of nightlife,” the event will include artful performance, dJs and a catwalk to show off sassy fashions and a positive atmosphere where all are welcome. 10pm-3am. http://www.studsf.com

@ Lookout, 3600 16th Street. Benefiting the Imperial Council of San Francisco, the event is one in the continuing series of Lips and Lashes Drag Brunch Imperial Takeover events, with entertainment hosted by Carnie Asada and music by DJ Becky Knox. 12noon-4pm. lookoutdragbrunch@gmail.com

@ The Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda. The popular dance band will perform and a room full of dancing is assured. 8pm. http://www.thefiresidelounge.com