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





According to the official Now That's Hip! page, Barefoot in the Park was shown on Tuesday, August 8th, and there's nothing scheduled for tonight. Maybe it was rescheduled on account of rain, but I don't see anything about that.