Out and About :: Rainbowl

Big and beat-filled massively magnificent and a bit overwhelming, Pride weekend can sap the gay nerve out of some with its abundance. But take it all in one tint at a time, one dance, one party, and soon you'll be proud that life is just a rainbowl.

Saturday, June 27

Anything Goes @ Lesher Theatre, Walnut Creek
Center Repertory Company's production of the classic Cole Porter musical comedy about seafaring sailors and saucy showgirls. $37-$63. Thu-Sat 8pm. Tue-Wed 7:30pm. Sun 2:30pm. Thru June 27. 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. (925) 943-7469. www.CenterRep.org

Arts Festival @ Yerba Buena Gardens
The months-long outdoor performing arts festival, with music, dance and readings. Free. Different dates and times thru Oct. 31. 543-1718. www.ybgfestival.org

Beach Blanket Babylon @ Club Fugazi
The musical comedy revue celebrates its 40th year with an ever-changing lineup of political and pop culture icons, all in gigantic wigs. Reg: $25-$160. Beer/wine served; cash only; 21+, except where noted. 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd (Green St.). 421-4222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com

The Birthday Party @ Phoenix Theatre
Harold Pinter's darkly comic play about two strangers who invade a private party is produced by the award-winning Off Broadway West Theatre Company. $25-$40. Thu-Sat 8pm. Sun 3pm. Thru June 27. 414 Mason St. #601. (800) 838-3006. www.offbroadwaywest.org

Don't Dream It...Be It! @ Harvey Milk Photo Center
Group photo exhibit of drag, theatre, music and gay life by multiple artists, including Daniel Nicoletta, Marques Daniels, Molly DeCoudreaux, Nicole Fraser-Herron, Sara Gobets, Jose A. Guzman Colon, Michael Johnstone, and others. July 18. 50 Scott St. www.harveymilkphotocenter.org

Edgar Degas @ Petaluma Arts Center
The Private Impressionist: 100 works on paper by the master French painter, and his contemporaries. Members preview June 18 (5:30pm, $25). Gala opening June 19 (7pm, $75-$100) Thu-Mon 10am-5pm. Sat until 8pm. Thru July 26. 230 Lakeville St., Petaluma. (707) 762-5600. www.PetalumaArtsCenter.org

Embodiments @ de Young Museum
Embodiments: Masterworks of African Figurative Sculpture , thru July 5; photographer Janet Delaney: South of Market, thru July 19. Other exhibits of modern art as well. Free/$25. Thru May 31. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. www.famsf.org

Fallen Angels @ Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Noel Coward's then-scandalous 1920s comedy about two women set on wooing a visiting Frenchman is performed by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. $19-$74. Tue & Wed 7:30pm. Thu-Sat 8pm. Wed & Sun 2pm. Sun 7pm. Thru June 28. 500 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 463-1960. www.TheatreWorks.org

Heather Paton Watson @ Hotel Rex
Cabaret show with Tania Johnson that explores songs about "happily ever after." $25-$50 (cocktails and small plates available). 8pm. 562 Sutter St. 857-1896. www.societycabaret.com

Melancholy, a Comedy @ The Marsh
Sara Felder's solo show about a lesbian college student's romantic entanglements while researching Abraham Lincoln's depression. $15-$100. Sat 5pm. Sun 7pm. Thru June 28. 1062 Valencia St. 282-3055. www.themarsh.org

Other Cinema @ ATA Gallery
Weekly screenings of unusual, rare and strange short films and videos. $7. 8:30pm. 992 Valencia St. 648-0654. www.othercinema.com

Pink Party @ Castro District
The revamped pre-Pride street party starts and ends earlier (3pm-8pm), includes DJed music, drag and live acts on four stages, food trucks and a VIP area. Gate donations benefit local nonprofits. www.sfpride.org

Planet Booty, La Gente @ The Chapel
Enjoy live funk, hip-hop, salsa and dance music with two local fun bands, also, Babii Cris and Rasa Vitalia. $15. 9pm. 777 Valencia St. www.planetbooty.com www.thechapelsf.com

Radical Presence @ YBCA
Subtitled Black Performance in Contemporary Art , this new exhibit explores identity in a variety of media. $5. 12pm-10pm. Thru Oct. 11. Also, New Filipino Cinema June 11-June 28. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St. www.ybca.org

Reach @ Oasis
Real Bad (Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation) presents its annual Pride T-dance event/fundraiser. $25-$30. 3pm-8pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

SF Hiking Club @ Las Trampas
Join GLBT hikers for a 9-mile hike through the oak-studded Corduroy Hills, around Eugene O'Neill's old backyard, and up to Las Trampas Ridge to Las Trampas Peak. Bring water, lunch, sunscreen, hat, layers, sturdy shoes. Carpool meets 8:30 at Safeway sign, Market & Dolores. (510) 599-4056. www.sfhiking.com

Simply Barbra @ Feinstein's at the Nikko
Steven Brinberg returns with his Barbra Streisand concert, and his impeccable impersonation of the singing diva. $25-$40 ($20 food/drink min; 18% gratuity). 7pm. Also 28, 7pm. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.ticketweb.com

The Sound of Music @ Contra Costa Civic Theatre
Contra Costa Civic Theatre performs the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about an ex-nun turned nanny, who charms the children of an Austrian gentleman. $15-$35. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. Thru July 19. 951 Pomona Ave. (510) 524-9132. www.ccct.org

Stranded! @ Conservatory of Flowers
Tropical Island Survival, a new interactive exhibit of tropical plants, with castaway kitsch, island survival displays and more. Thru Oct. 18. Also, permanent floral displays. Tue-Sun 10am-4pm. $2-$8. 100 JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park, 831-2090. www.conservatoryofflowers.org

Sundance Saloon @ Hotel Whitcomb
The country-western line-dancing and two-stepping annual huge gathering will attract hundreds of dance fans. $10. 7:30pm. 1231 Market St. www.sundancesaloon.org

Superhero @ Modern Eden Gallery
4th annual portrait call selections; a group exhibit of artists' interpretations of superheroes of all kinds. Thru July 6. 801 Greenwich St. www.moderneden.com

Trouble Cometh @ SF Playhouse
Richard Dresser's dark comedy about two executives stuck in an existential crisis as a deadline looms. $20-$45. Tue-Thu 7pm. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sat 3pm. Sun 2pm. Thru June 27. 450 Post St. 677-9596. www.sfplayhouse.org

Wilde Chats @ Sweet Inspirations
Community Initiative's weekly informal discussion group at the dessert shop. 10:30am-12pm. 2239 Market St. 621-8664. www.sweetinspirationbakery.com

Sunday, June 28

Abrazo, Queer Tango @ Finnish Brotherhood Hall, Berkeley
Enjoy weekly same-sex tango dancing and a potluck, with lessons early in the day. $7-$15. 3:30-6:30pm. 1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley. (510) 845-5352. www.finnishhall.com

Celebrating AIGA @ Museum of Craft and Design
Dogpatch warehouse is now a museum store, gallery and program space. Exhibits include Celebrating AIGA (the American professional organization for design). Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm. 2569 Third St. 773-0303. www.sfmcd.org

OutLook Video @ Channel 29
The weekly LGBT TV show, with updates on current events. 9:30pm. www.outlookvideo.org

Pacific Worlds @ Oakland Museum
New exhibit focuses on the contemporary lives of and historic cultures of Pacific Islanders and California; thru Jan. 3. Bees: Tiny Insect, Big Impact thru Sept 20. Free/$15. Reg. hours Wed-Sat 11am-5pm (Fri til 9pm). 1000 Oak St., Oakland. (510) 318-8400. www.museumca.org

Menage @ Beatbox
Multiple DJs spin at this post-Pride dance party, with live sets by singers Brielle and the Freaky Boyz. $12. 7pm-1am. 314 11th St. www.beatboxsf.com

The Printer's Eye @ Asian Art Museum
The Printer's Eye: Ukiyo-e, from the Grabhorn Collection . Other fascinating exhibits as well. Free (members, kids 12 and under)-$15. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 200 Larkin St. www.asianart.org

SF LGBT Pride @ Civic Center
The second of two festival days near City Hall, with live music (Steve Grand, Shiny Toy Guns, Big Freedia, Sexitude, Alicia Garza, the Glamz, Krystle Warren and many others), several DJed areas, drinks, food and community booths. Donations at gate. 11am-6pm. March goes from Beale Street downtown to 8th Street at Civic Center. After-party in City Hall rotunda, with Jason Brock, Fauxnique, Go Bang, Extra Action Marching Band and more. Pride March starts at Embarcadero at Beale Street 11am up Market Street to 8th. 11am-5pm. www.sfpride.org

Spring Wild Flowers @ SF Botanical Gardens
See blooming Spring floral displays, including new Magnolia blossoms (51 species and 33 cultivars), plus trees and exhibits. Ongoing: Fotanicals: the Secret Language of Flowers , an exhibition of photographs by artist joSon. Daily walking tours and more, at outdoor exhibits of hundreds of species of native wildflowers in a century-old grove of towering Coast Redwoods. Free-$15. Daily. Golden Gate Park. 661-1316. www.sfbotanicalgarden.org

Sundance Saloon @ Whitcomb Hotel
The official post-Pride two-stepping line-dancing country-western (and other genres played) dance event. $10. 6pm (lessons) , dancing 7pm-10:30pm. 1231 Market St. www.sundancesaloon.org

Tours and Exhibits @ The Old Mint
New Sunday program offers tours and exhibits about San Francisco's history. Explore the fascinating building's grand halls and vaults. $5-$10. Weekly, 1pm-4pm. 88 5th St. 537-1105. www.SFhistory.org

Monday, June 29

30 Years of Collecting Art That Tells Our Stories @ GLBT History Museum
New exhibit of collected drawings, paintings and sculptures from three decades of queer donations, guest-curated by Elisabeth Cornu. Free (members)-$5. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org

Margaret Keane @ Keane Eyes Gallery
Paintings, prints and other items by the creator of the famous kitschy "big eyes" paintings of children and animals; featured in the recent Tim Burton film. By appointment. 3040 Larkin St. 922-9309. www.keane-eyes.com

Color of Life @ California Academy of Sciences
Exhibits and planetarium shows with various live, interactive and installed exhibits about animals, plants and the earth; new exhibit focuses on vibrantly colored species of octopus, snake fish and other live creatures. Special events each week, with adult nightlife parties most Thursday nights. $20-$35. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm. Sun 11am-5pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.calacademy.org

Tuesday, June 30

Gay Skate Night @ Church on 8 Wheels
LGBT night at the former Sacred Heart Church-turned disco roller skate party space, hosted by John D. Miles, the "Godfather of Skate." Actually every night is gay-friendly, including Saturday's Black Rock night (Burning Man garb encouraged). Also Wed, Thu, 7pm-10pm. Sat afternoon sessions 1pm-2:30pm and 3pm-5:30pm. $10. Kids 12 and under $5. Skate rentals $5. 554 Fillmore St at Fell. www.churchof8wheels.com

It's Everything @ KOFY-TV
Local nightlife host and singer BeBe Sweetbriar's streaming web talk show welcomes local celebrities. 7pm. Audience welcome at KOFY-TV, 2500 Marin St. www.BeBeSweetbriar.com

John Bankston @ Rena Bransten Projects
Exhibit of colorful cartoon-like paintings by the local gay artist. Thru July 3. 1639 Market St. 982-3292. www.renabranstengallery.com

Mark Abramson @ Magnet
The local gay author reads from his latest memoir, Sex, Drugs & Disco, about San Francisco's 1970s and '80s at the monthly gay book club. 8pm. 4122 18th St. www.magnetsf.org

OUTspoken @ City Hall
Outspoken: Portraits of LGBTQ Luminaries , an exhibit of photographs by Roger Erickson. Ground floor, North Light Court. Thru Sept. 11. 1 Carlton B. Goodlet Place. www.sfgov.org

Wednesday, July 1

Follies @ Oasis
Holotta Tymes hosts the new weekly variety show with female impersonation acts, and barbeque in the front Fez Room. $20. 7pm. 298 11th St. at Folsom. www.sfoasis.com

Long-Term Survivor Project @ SF Camera Work
Exhibit of AIDS-themed works by Hunter Reynolds, Frank Yamrus and Grahame Perry; Programs about HIV survivorship. Thru July 18. 1011 Market St. 487-1011. www.sfcamerawork.org

Portraits and Other Likenesses @ Museum of the African Diaspora
Exhibit of contemporary works and historic exhibits of African cultures, with a shared group of works from SF MOMA. Thru Oct. 11. Free/$10. 685 Mission St. www.moadsf.org

Science Exhibits @ The Exploratorium
Visit the fascinating science museum in its new Embarcadero location. Free-$25. Pier 15 at Embarcadero. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm (Thu night 6pm-10pm, 18+). 528-4893. www.exploratorium.edu

Thursday, July 2

10 Percent @ Comcast
David Perry's online interviews, broadcast through the week. Check for times on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/10-Percent/66629477326 www.ComcastHometown.com

Night Begins the Day @ Contemporary Jewish Museum
Subtitled Rethinking Space, Time, and Beauty, the new exhibit focuses on 25 contemporary thinkers, scientists and designers; curated by Renny Pritikin; thru Sept. 20. Also, Tzedakah Box, Bound to be Held: A Book Show, Lamp of the Covenant ; lectures and gallery talks as well. Free (members)-$12. Fri-Tue 11am-5pm, Thu 11am-8pm (closed Wed). 736 Mission St. 655-7800. www.thecjm.org

San Francisco Magic Parlor @ Chancellor Hotel Theatre
David Facer's solo magic show, The World of Paradox , entertains and beguiles. $40. Thu-Sat 8pm. Open-ended run. 433 Powell St. at Post. www.MagicParlor.blogspot.com

Various Artists @ NIAD Art Center, Richmond
Exhibits of art made by developmentally disabled people. Also, exhibits of works by Amelia Oie, Shantee Robinson and others. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. 551 23rd St. Richmond. (510) 620-0290. www.niadart.org