@ St. Francis Memorial Hospital, 900 Hyde Street. San Francisco Fire Department staff will instruct the session designed to get you ready for any emergency. 6:30–10pm. bit.ly/2GMxCuY

@ SF Pride Office, 1841 Market Street, 4th Floor. One in the ongoing series of meetings for members of the SF Pride Committee. 7pm sfpride.org

Wild Side West, 424 Courtland Avenue. Kit Tapata hosts the weekly-on-Wednesdays trivia competition mixed with music and live improv at the popular Bernal Heights location. 7–9pm. tapatatwins.com

@ California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, 55 Music Concourse Drive. Big Bang is the Academy’s annual event bringing together supporters and friends for thought-provoking conversation with great minds on the importance of science and the Academy’s mission to explore, explain and sustain life on Earth. 6–8:30pm / Dance Party After Dark: 8:30pm–12am. calacademy.org

@ Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street. Former presidential photographer Souza will discuss his book Obama: An Intimate Portrait. 7pm. sfcurran.com

@ Ashkenaz Music & Dance Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley. Hosted by comedy producer Lisa Geduldig of Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, the 2nd Thursday comedy series in May has the theme Comics Over 50 (with Bad Backs) and features Ian Williams, Bridget Schwartz, Judi Leff and Geduldig. 8pm. koshercomedy.com

@ Muttville, 255 Alabama Street. The event is a monthly group visit with dogs seven years and older. Every second Friday and organized by Openhouse. 2pm. ariel@openhouse-sf.org

@ GLBT History Museum, 4127 18th Street. Center for Sex and Culture’s Dorian Katz and Miss Ian will Check Out the New Personals Section for LGBTQ Singles: BayTimesDating.com 28 SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES MAY 3, 2018 share favorite local queer zines and review the basics of zine-making while assisting attendees in creating their own zines. 7–9pm. glbthistory.org