Pencil This In

THEATER: Previews start tonightfor the first U.S. production of Australian Gordon Graham's play The Boys, ferried here across the bigger pond by Outhouse Theatre Co. The title characters aren't boys in age, but they certainly are in their attitudes toward women: at a party celebrating one man's release from jail, he and two buddies grow increasingly angry at their girlfriends, and leave in a misogynistic huff. The next day a woman is found raped and murdered -- was it them? The play should provoke plenty of heated -- but hopefuly not too heated -- discussion among audience members. - Mallory Jensen

Kraine Theater [85 E. 4th St] // Through Sept. 23, Wed.-Sat. 7:30pm // Tickets via Smarttix

READINGS: Stop in to the always awesome Housing Works Used Book Cafe tonight for a special reading by acclaimed poet and native New Yorker Kimiko Hahn, who will be reading from her new book of poems, The Narrow Road to the Interior. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

7pm // Housing Works Used Book Cafe [126 Crosby St] // Free

MOVIE: HIP movie night starts tonight, with Barefoot in the Park. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, a whole lotta stairs, a tiny apartment and NYC. We just saw this movie for the first time earlier this year and instantly connected to the characters (having lived in a 5th and 6th Floor walkup ourselves). Go check it out for the first time, or the 30th time. [via FreeNYC]

6:30pm // Elevated Acre [55 Water Street] // Free

MUSIC: Tonight we suggest heading over to the Mercury Lounge for Bound Stems. We just heard about them, via our very own Jeff of Central Village. We love the album and have some high hopes for their live show.

Listen: Western Biographic.mp3 - Bound Stems

11pm // Mercury Lounge [Houston @ Essex] // $10