Who’s in town
Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean explorer and son of Jacques Cousteau, talks about the deep blue sea and his PBS series, “Ocean Adventures.” [Noon, Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.; 7 p.m., California Academy of Sciences (“NightLife” program), Golden Gate Park, S.F.]
At the colleges
A.C. Thompson: The reporter, a staff member at ProPublica, talks about the future of investigative reporting. [7 to 9 p.m., USF, McLaren Hall, Room 250, 2130 Fulton St., S.F.]
Lectures
David Ewing Duncan: The “Biotech Nation” reporter and “Experimental Man” author talks about what one man’s body can tell us about his future, your health, and our world. [6 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.]
Ebe Sapone-Cavagnaro: The Italian instructor and native of Tuscany talks about the art and science of Leonardo da Vinci. [6 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.]
Literary events
John Giorno: The poet, performer, and AIDS activist talks about “Subduing Demons in America: Selected Poems 1962-2007.”
[7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St., S.F.]
At the public library
Martin Yan: The chef, known for his “Yan Can Cook” series, gives a cooking demonstration and signs copies of “Martin Yan’s China.” [7 p.m., Foster City Library, 1000 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City]
Flamenco film: “Carmen” (1983), directed by Carlos Saura, screens. [Noon, Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
Dining out
Epic Roasthouse: Chef Jan Birnbaum’s dinner menu contains traditional and contemporary dishes in the form of a broadened steakhouse experience. Recent entrees include wood-oven-roasted whole lobster; roasted organic chicken breast; roasted house-made sausage. Additional items have included wood-oven-roasted chili squid salad; ceviche; soups; and potato-onion pie.
[369 Embarcadero, S.F.; (415) 369-9955]
At the colleges
A.C. Thompson: The reporter, a staff member at ProPublica, talks about the future of investigative reporting. [7 to 9 p.m., USF, McLaren Hall, Room 250, 2130 Fulton St., S.F.]
Local activities
Tuareg musicians: Tinariwen, a band composed of Tuareg guitar-poets from the Sahara Desert, performs in San Francisco. The group transposes traditional melodies to the electric guitar. [8 p.m., Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., S.F.]
Housing plan: The Housing Element, a vision for housing that is part of San Francisco’s General Plan, is on the agenda of the Senior Action Network’s April meeting. [10 a.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St., S.F.]
Photography show: “Rare Elegance,” the first San Francisco exhibition of fine-art prints by Parisian photographer Cathleen Naundorf, opens at the Robert Tat Gallery. [11 to 5:30 p.m., 49 Geary St., Suite 211, S.F.]
