This week in San Francisco-
Monday 12/12: The Rumpus and Mother Jones Magazine are teaming up for the December Monthly Rumpus, “A Night of Truth and Lies.” Featuring authors Anna Pulley, David Rocklin, Mac McClelland, and Joshua Mohr. Comedy by W. Kamau bell. Music by Sparkbox, and Baby and the Luvies. Plus a bonus “Two Lies and a Truth” game show hosted by the Mother Jones fact-checking department. $10, 7pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street.
Tuesday 12/13: Amra Brooks, Greg Youmans, Fauxnique, and Priscilla Lee anchor tonight’s Radar Reading, part of a series that’s been holding it down in the LGBTQA literary community since 2003. Free, 6pm. SF Public Library Main Branch.
Wednesday 12/14: SF native Victoria Nelson reads from Bestiary of My Heart: Cautionary Tales. Free, 7pm. City Lights. Castro Theater runs a double feature celebrating SF’s famed noir backdrop with Lady on a Train (1945) and Christmas Holiday (1944) in its second annual Noir City Xmas. $10, 7:30pm.
Thursday 12/15: The Chronicle Books three day holiday warehouse sale starts at 9am today – save up to 80% on SF published titles. Flash your receipt at neighboring businesses and get discounts on grilled cheese + other snacks. MMmm.
Friday 12/16: Celebrate noir and revolution from Berkeley to the moon in Send My Love And a Molotov Cocktail: Stories of Crime, Love, and Rebellion. The release party tonight features readings by contributors Summer Brenner and Gary Phillips. Free, 8pm. Green Arcade.
Saturday 12/17: Get in on a citywide symphony with Unsilent Night, NYC based artist Phil Kline’s composition for walkers and bikers through San Francisco. Slims hosts a re-release party for Bay Area pop-punks Lagwagon @ 8pm.
