Pencil it in: Thursday Night

ARTSY
Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Who Knows Tomorrow? with Peter Lemieux at the World Affairs Council. ($5)

DANCE PARTY
Afrolicious at the Elbo Room. ($5 – $6)

Tropicana with free salsa lessons at Madrone. (free)

Web of Sound at the Make-Out. (free)

LIVE MUSIC
Bowerbirds || Julie Doiron at the Independent. ($12 – $14)

The Frail || Silver Swans || Jonesin at Cafe Du Nord. ($10)

The Soft Pack at Rickshaw. ($8 – $10)

Polysics || The Okmonics || The Chop at Bottom of the Hill. ($12 – $14)

Dadfag || Baths || Neighbors at Hemlock. ($6)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
Save the Deli! David Sax Investigates the Demise of a Tradition at the JCC. ($10 – $12)

Protecting Human Health – The FDA’s Global Challenge at the Commonwealth Club. (free)

MISC/AWESOME
Bingotopia! at the Knockout. (free)

Underground Farmer’s Market at Capp and 17th. (free)

Pencil it in: Wednesday Night

DANCE PARTY
Stay Gold at the Make-Out. ($3)

Club Shutter at the Elbo. ($5)

Sweaterfunk at Triple Crown. (free)

WATCH
President Obama’s first State of the Union Address

LIVE MUSIC
San Francisco Hearts Haiti ft. SILA, Kalbass Kreyol – FROM HAITI, Bayonics, Native Elements, DJ J-Boogie, Joe Bagale, Meklit Hadero, Aima The Dreamer, Thank You Julius, DJ Jeremiah and the Afrobeat Nation, Non Stop Bhangra DJ Set, DJ Felina, DJ Amar & Electric Vardo Live with Gibson Pearl at the Independent. ($10 – $25)

Trevor Hall || Jerry Hannan at Cafe Du Nord. ($10)

Trainwreck || Drunk Horse || The Ferocious Few at Rickshaw. ($12)

Horse Feathers || TV Mike and the Scarecrowes || lIQUID iNDIAN at Bottom of the Hill. ($10)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
Crisis and Command: Presidential Power from George Washington to George W. Bush with John Yoo at the Commonwealth Club. ($7 – $18)

Urban Forest – Nature in the City at CounterPULSE. (free)

MISC/AWESOME
Geek Workshop: Funding Your iPhone App (rsvp required – $5)