@ San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street. A panel of local entrepreneurs, including Foreign Cinama’s Gayle Pirie, The Charlie Cart Project’s Carolyn Federman, Ritual Coffee’s Eileen Rinaldi, and Antonia Kohl’s Tigerlily Perfumery, will discuss their journeys as successful small business owners. 5-7:30pm. https://bit.ly/2UK8Enx

@ The Independent, 628 Divisadero Street. Openly bisexual singer/songwriter and recording artist Donna Missal will perform in San Francisco prior to the launch of her upcoming headline tour. 8pm. https://www.ticketfly.com/venue/21-the-independent/

@ Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, 4235 19th Street. If you don’t know about SF-1045, SF-BOS 18216, EV-ERC and PLUC, then you do need to attend. 7-8:30pm. http://www.evna.org

@ Strut, 470 Castro Street. Queer and Trans People of Color at Strut welcomes the Trans Voices performance series. 5-8pm. http://www.strutsf.org

@ California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive. Featuring by DJ Lady Ryan, the evening will include discussions led by local women in science from the Academy, UC Berkeley, Stanford, UCSF and more. This event is one in the ongoing series of NightLife programs held on Thursdays with each featuring a unique theme and related content. 6-10pm. http://www.calacademy.org

@ GLBT History Museum, 4127 18th Street. A panel of historians, community organizers and advocates will discuss the struggles and successes of lesbians in relationship to history, the LGBTQ community and coalition building in the Bay Area. 7-9pm. http://www.glbthistory.org

@ San Francisco State, Seven Hills Conference Center, State Drive off Lake Merced Avenue. The International Conference on Iranian Diaspora Studies includes in its program sessions of interest to LGBTQI community members. 1:30-2:30pm. http://ids.sfsu.edu/events