“You’re so politically correct that you’re oppressive!” says one of the many characters Paul Flores, a self-proclaimed Mission District poet, portrays in his solo show “You’re Gonna Cry.” Don’t worry — you’ll laugh, too. Flores takes his audience on a trip through the Mission, assuming the many faces that inhabit the neighborhood while also trying to reconcile his own identity with that of the new kids on the block: hipsters in skinny jeans.

You have one last chance to catch the solo performance tonight, at Mission Dance Theater, 8 p.m.

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