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READING: READINGS: Looks like literary talent might just be genetic - 26-year-old Owen King, son of best-selling spookmaster Stephen King, has a collection of a novella and short stories out and is reading tonight at the Astor Place Barnes & Noble. We're All in This Together has been called "compelling" and "imaginative", and having a famous father can't hurt, right? - Krissa Corbett Cavouras
7pm // Barnes & Noble [4 Astor Place] // Free
THEATER: The president's much-discussed "salty language" at the G-8 summit dinner almost seemed out of a Billionaires for Bush satirical romp. If you haven't been to a Billionaires bash, then, there's no time to start like now, with their new Summer in the Hummer, in which the Bills' assortment of heiresses and cronies head with the First Couple to the Caribbean, where rising heat both literal and figurative makes things not so relaxing for ol' George. Go for the new songs and audience games, and of course for the witty parodies that seem more true to life by the day. - Mallory Jensen
Through Aug. 8, Tuesdays 8pm // Ace of Clubs [9 Great Jones St. (inside Acme)] // Tickets via Theatermania
MUSIC: Beg Yr Pardon throws their fourth party tonight. Come and get yr free brownies (before they melt!), yr free beer (from 11:30 to 12:30) and yr good 'ol fashioned rock, provided by: Susu, Medic Medic, The Song Corporation, Pink Noise
On the decks: Obsessive Compulsive and Fluxblog
7:30pm // The Delancey [168 Delancey St] // $5
PARTY: Tonight celebrate the Johnny Cash: Photographs by Leigh Weiner book launch at The Cutting Room. Are these photographs on dislplay anywhere in NYC? We wish they were.
6:30 to 8:30pm // The Cutting Room [19 West 24th St] // Free
ROLLER DISCO: "Grab your rollerskates y'all, And let's zip on by, Zip-a-de-doo-dah, let's zip on by" Now that the De La Soul song is stuck in your head...yes, It's a Roller Disco! Why? For P.S.1’s 30th Anniversary Kick-Off Party! Lots of deejays will spin as you...spin around the rink. And Zac Posen, Cynthia Rowley and Will Cotton will also be in attendance, wearing much fancier skates than you.
8pm to Midnight // The Roxy [515 W 18th St] // $30
