Joy of Sake Event at Yoshi's Offers a Chance to Taste Some Rare Bottles, Then Shake Your Ass

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Okay, so maybe it's not quite as joyful as sex.

​Yoshi's San Francisco (1330 Fillmore at Eddy) is featuring some fancy sake and food tomorrow night at an event called the Joy of Sake (granted, sake sounds more like sex if you say it in a single syllable, Japanese-style: skay.) Many of the sakes Yoshi's stocks are not readily available this side of the Pacific, so the event could be a good opportunity to try something new. Veggie fritters and short ribs -- from Yoshi's new fall menu -- will be paired with the 50 or so sakes on offer. Tickets are $50 in advance, $60 at the door, Thursday, September 10, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

If you think you'll feel like grooving (or staggering around) after all that sake, consider taking in the Sila and the Afrofunk Experience, a show with an open dance floor, also at Yoshi's tomorrow. The Oakland Trib once called Kenyan Sila Mutungi the James Brown of Africa. Two performances (8 p.m. and 10 p.m.); tickets are $10 for the early show, $18 for the later one, or $20 for both.