thursday/20
“Born to Read.” 40th anniversary celebration of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” album with focus on his lyrics. Guests include local columnist and former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres and Chronicle music critic Joel Selvin. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $10 members; $15 others (includes museum admission). www.thecjm.org