Thursday, June 1 – Los Angeles

Hapa comedian and performer Brent Weinbach – featured in hot-off-the-press Issue 9 of Hyphen – performs in Los Angeles with Boomtime [1], a sketch group of stand-up comedians from San Francisco. Also performing will be Moshe Kasher and Alex Koll. (8pm, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 5919 Franklin Ave., Hollywood. For more information, go here [2]. $5).

Thursday, June 1 – San Francisco

Learn poetry writing with Truong Tran. Thursday, June 1 is the registration deadline for the poetry workshop, which runs June 12-August 7: Mondays, 7-9pm. Find out more about the course here [3]. (180 Capp St., SF. 415.503.0520. www.kearnystreet.org [4]. $195 nonmembers, $175 members).

Friday, June 2 – Los Angeles

So you think you can shoot? Write, film and edit a short film in 72 hours from June 9-12. June 2 is the deadline to register for the 3rd Annual Asian American Film Shootout. Find out more here [5].

Email events to: momo [at] hyphenmagazine.com.