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MOVIE: Get a little more in depth on the whole border crossing controversy with Woodstock in the
City's screening of Crossing Arizona at Makor. There's a Q&A with the filmmakers Joseph Mathew and Dan DeVivo and a reception following the screening hosted by Indiepix.net. Roger Ebert said after the film screened at Sundance, “On the last day or two (of Sundance) you hurry between screenings, trying to catch films everybody tells you not to miss. One I especially admired was Crossing Arizona.” - Karen WIlson

7:30 pm screening, 9:00 pm reception // Makor Screening Room [35 W. 67th St] // $15

Or head over to the summers hottest hangout, McCarren Park for The L magazine's Summerscreen series is airing one of our faves tonight, Bottle Rocket. Also in the pool will be jazz band the Todd Sickafoose Group.

7pm // McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer btwn Driggs and Bayard] // Free

THEATER: Last night, the Signature Theatre Co. started previews of Seven Guitars, the 1940s portion of August Wilson's 10-part Pittsburgh play cycle. It follows seven members of that city's African-American community in 1948, all troubled but all striving, their lives intersecting here and there. Thanks to Time Warner grant money, tickets are only $10, so if you haven't yet seen Wilson's work, it's a great time to start; Signature will be presenting two more of his plays this season, all also at that blessedly sane price. - Mallory Jensen

Through September 23, Tonight at 7pm // Peter Norton Space [555 W. 42nd St] // Tickets here

READINGS: McNally Robinson is truly a New York City bookstore, offering this reading in the timeliest of manners - from their website: "August is when New York's psychiatrists and psychologists take their vacations, and when their patients find themselves without sympathetic hears to turn to. So this group of writers is coping by discussing its preoccupations in public. Reading will be Susan Shapiro, author of Five Men Who Broke My Heart and Lighting Up; Ruth Ellenson, author of Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt; David Goodwillie, author of Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time ; and Harvey Shapiro, author of Sights Along the Harbor. Reading, discussion, signing, and wine." Should be interesting! - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

7pm // McNally Robinson [50 Prince Street] // Free

MUSIC:Hip-Hop Icon DMX just announced a surprise performance celebrating the release of Year Of The Dog…Again (which, surprise, is in stores today). Show starts soon!

3:30pm // Marcus Garvey Park [Madison Avenue at E. 120 & 124, Harlem] // Free

Believe it or not, we are well aware that music exists beyond venues like Mercury Lounge. Tonight the New York Grand Opera takes on Central Park for a free performance of Puccini's opus, Tosca.

7:30pm // Central Park, 72nd St // Free

Over at the Annex catch Die! Die! Die!, Detachment Kit, Goes Cube and Aloke. If you missed Goes Cube at our last Movable Hype show, do not pass up this chance to see them. You've been warned. That is all.

One more thing: Free Sam Adams for one hour, 8 to 9pm.

7:30pm (Goes Cube on at 9pm) // The Annex [152 Orchard St]