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Coming up in Uptown Tenderloin

- — Claudia Bauer

Drop by the neighborho­od and take your pick of music, theater, film and performanc­e art.

PianoFight: He sings, she sings in the time-warping musical-mystery love story “The Last Five Years.” 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 23-25 and April 6-8. 144 Taylor St. $20-$25. (415) 816-3691. www.pianofight.com

CounterPul­se: Trans artist Annie Danger premieres “The White Stuff,” an immersive performanc­e experience about white supremacy. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 23-25. 80 Turk St. Sliding scale $10-$100, free for people of color. (415) 626-2060. www.counterpul­se.org

Exit Theatre: Last weekend to see the play “Kilgallen/Jones,” inspired by Dorothy Kilgallen, a glam 1960s crime reporter who investigat­ed JFK’s assassinat­ion as a Mafia hit. Created by Allison Page of Killing My Lobster. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 23-25. 156 Eddy St. $20-$30. (415) 673-3847. www.theexit.org

Center for New Music: Screening of “Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present,” about the experiment­al musician and video artist who was a pre-Velvets influence on John Cale and Lou Reed. Includes Conrad’s 1966 film “Flicker.” 7:30 p.m. next Sunday, March 26. 55 Taylor St. $6-$10. (415) 275-2466. www.centerforn­ewmusic.com

Luggage Store Gallery: In “Skywatcher­s Portrait Project II,” Tenderloin artists and neighbors exhibit self-portraits created in collaborat­ion with Luggage Store resident artist Deirdre Visser. 5-8 p.m. March 29. Tenderloin National Forest, 511 Ellis St., and Luggage Store Annex, 509 Ellis St. Free. (415) 255-5971. www.luggagesto­regallery.org

Cutting Ball Theater: Experience family dysfunctio­n of Greek proportion­s in Racine’s “Phèdre,” newly translated by Founding Artistic Director Rob Melrose. Directed by Ariel Craft. Previews begin 7 p.m. April 20. Through May 21. The Exit on Taylor, 277 Taylor St. $10-$42. (415) 525-1205. www.cuttingbal­l.com

 ?? Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle 2015 ?? Guests pack PianoFight in the old Original Joe’s space in the Tenderloin district, which is becoming a hub for arts venues.
Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle 2015 Guests pack PianoFight in the old Original Joe’s space in the Tenderloin district, which is becoming a hub for arts venues.

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