THEATER: The Debate Society's "Snow Hen" was a quirky, dreamy take on an old Scandinavian folk tale about the Black Death; now, in "The Eaten Heart," the talented trio of Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, and Oliver Butler riff on an Italian view of the plague, Boccaccio's bawdy classic Decameron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decameron as the second part of a plague trilogy. This is a workshop production, so while the group's work always seems fresh and engagingly inchoate, here you get to see it while it is that and then some (and with less expensive tickets!). - Mallory Jensen

Chashama [217 E. 42nd St] // Today through Sunday 8pm, Sun. also 2pm // Call 917-202-1240 for tickets

READING: Tonight at Symphony Space, Michael Cunningham will be reading
from his 2005 novel, Specimen Days, as well as discussing the novel with writer Stacey D'Erasmo. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

7pm // Symphony Space [95th street and Broadway] // $18, $15 for members, $16 for students/seniors

VIDEO: Tonight is the opening night of a video exhibition that surveys recent work by dozens of artists from sixteen Eastern European countries. The opening coincides with a seperately planned book launch and panel discussion for "East Art Map: Contemporary Art and Eastern Europe". Drop by for both. Maybe you'll learn something.

7pm // The Kitchen [512 W. 19th St] // Free

FILM: The 6th Annual Media That Matters film festival is tonight. What is it? 16 short (8 minutes or less) films by youth and independent filmmakers committed to changing the world. "An image captures a feeling, a story shares a message, a movie becomes a movement", that kind of thing.

7pm // IFC Center [323 6th Ave] // $11

PARTY: Cap off your night with the Calling All Kids party, co-hosted by Melody Nelson. There's an open vodka bar from 10 to 11pm, add that to the "no cover" and you've got an equation for good, cheap fun! (Our teacher always told us math would apply to our real lives.) Alex English guest deejays tonight.

9pm to 4am // Sapphire [249 Eldridge between Houston and Stanton St] // Free