@ GLBT History Museum, 4127 18th Street. Queer cultural historian Jim Van Buskirk will investigate Hollywood’s depiction of LGBT characters through mainstream movies of the 60s and 70s, including Myra Breckinridge, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Children’s Hour and The Killing of Sister George. 7-9pm. glbthistory.org

@ El Rio, 3158 Mission Street. Hosted by Lisa Geduldig, the January program of this monthly event will include Yayne Abeba, Sid Singh, Nick Leonard and Abhay Nakarni. 7pm. elriosf.com. *

@ Strut, 470 Castro Street. The opening reception and print sale for the new exhibit presenting the works of queer and trans emerging artists with a closing receptions on May 19. 7:30-10pm. queerancestorsproject.org

@ Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason Street. The all-male string quartet returns to Feinstein’s as the classically trained foursome perform pop/classical mashups featuring tunes made famous by Stevie nicks, Rihanna, Queen, The Beatles, Lady Gaga, Henry Mancini and more. 8pm. Continues January 19 and 20. feinsteinssf.com

@ Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue. San Francisco Symphony presents a concert version of Bernstein’s wildly popular comic operetta Candide. 8pm. Continues through January 21. sfsymphony.org

@ Strut, Group Rm 1, 470 Castro Street. A welcoming place for gay, bi, MSM interested in exploring their relationship to drugs, sex dating or whatever you want to discuss with the group and facilitators Francisco Escobar and Rich Lugo. 6-7:30pm. strutsf.org

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

@ White Horse Bar, 6551 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. A video music party every Friday night at the historic White Horse in Oakland. 9pm-2am.  whitehorsebar.com