@ San Francisco LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street. Dinner is served every Tuesday evening for LGBTQ youth ages 18-24 with drop-in mental health and HIV testing services available and opportunities to connect with community service providers from LYRIC, Larkin Street, HRTC and Street Soccer USA. 5-7pm. sfcenter.org *

@ SF Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street. Oakes in conversation with editor Santlofer will discus the new anthology of original short stories from thirty bestselling  and award-winning authors. 6:30pm. sfpl.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. 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

@ Zing! Cafe, 3051 Adeline Street, Berkeley. A lesbian social group on Wednesdays meeting for coffee and conversation. 10:30am - 12:30pm. Location varies with Zing! confirmed for November. *

@ SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street. S.F. Police Officers’ Association and Community Alliance for Jobs will present a community discussion on crime in District 8. 6-8pm. sfcenter.org

@ Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, 4235 19th Street. The neighborhood association serving many Castro dwellers holds its first meeting of 2018 and will discuss the proposed redevelopment of Harvey Milk Plaza. 7-9pm. evna.org

Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason. A rotating series of events presented each month on Wednesdays, including Broadway Bingo at the Nikko with host Katya Smirnoff-Skyy and musical director Joe Wicht. 7pm. feinsteinsatthenikko.com *

@ GLBT History Museum, 4127 18th Street. The monthly “Fighting Back” series presents a multigenerational conversation about relations between the LGBTQ and disability communities. 7-9pm. glbthistory.org