READINGS: Mark Helprin, author of the whimsical and weird Freddy and Fredericka (reviewed on Gothamist) will be reading from the novel at the 7th Ave Barnes & Noble in Brooklyn. We suspect the witty parts will be even more witty when read in a British accent, so head on down. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

7pm // Barnes & Noble [267 7th Ave. in Park Slope] // Free

THEATER: As the behemoth Fringe Festival stands up, the tiny powerhouse Ice Factory festival http://www.sohothinktank.org/icefactory.html stands down with its last production of the summer, Michael Voyer and Timothy Haskell's Jaded Assassin. Touted as the "world's first original action play," it has over an hour of near-pure fight choreography in the service of a story of a woman who has to save her world from the gods' curse brought down on it by the ruling class. You might want to sneak in some popcorn. - Mallory Jensen

Tonight through Sunday, 8pm // Ohio Theater [66 Wooster St] // Tickets via Smarttix

MOVIE: River Flicks, one of the many outdoor summer movie series, is following their "badass" theme and shows Goldfinger tonight. Grab a blanket and get ready for an old Bond fave.

8:30pm // Hudson River Park, Pier 54 // Free

Ahh. Ryan Gosling. He's about 2/3 the reason why we watch The Notebook so much. Tonight, catch him in Half Nelson where he plays a Brooklyn middle school teacher/addict. The screenwriters, directors and Brooklynites, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, will be there for a little Q&A after the screening. Sadly, Gosling will not.

7pm // BAM Rose Cinema [30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene // $10

MUSIC: Tonight's lineup at the Annex sounds like a movie we once saw. A Place to Bury Strangers and Some Candy perform at the venues Death Disco night.

10:30pm // The Annex [Orchard St] // $5