Pencil This In

THEATER: Mime-bashing never goes out of style, but don’t you wonder what stories an off-duty mime could tell you? In “It Goes Without Saying”, actor and mime Bill Bowers takes audiences along a hilarious and heartfelt tour from his Montana childhood (“not exactly a hotbed of mime”) to the rough and tumble life of a mime on the streets of Times Square. The 75-minute tell-all, which the Times calls “zestful and endearing”, received a “rapturous response” when it premiered at the Rattlestick Theater last fall. - John Del Signore

8pm // Rattlestick [224 Waverly Place] // Buy tickets here

READING: This is one of those rare supernova events worth heading to - tonight, at the 92nd St. Y, Zadie Smith (White Teeth, On Beauty) and Uzondinma Iweala (Beasts of No Nation) will be speaking about their writing, with Jamaica Kincaid and Heidi Julavits introducing them. Certainly worth shelling $18 bucks for - $10 if you're under 35! - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

8pm // 92nd St Y [Lexington Ave. at 92nd St] // $18 ($10 for 35 and under)

EVENT: Tonight, as part of the Wordless Music Series, Glenn Kotche and Nels Cline from Wilco are performing along with pianist Jenny Lin and electronic composer Elliot Sharp.

The series pairs "classical-music performers with instrumental musicians from other genres, such as rock, free jazz, and electronica." Tonight is the first, so get there at 6:30 for the reception.

6:30 reception, 7:30 show // Good Shepherd Faith Presbyterian Church [152 W 66th St] // $20

MUSIC: When's the last time you hit Cake Shop for some croissants, wine and rock? Tonight at the multi-functional venue catch 120 Days (reports are in that there's a little visa trouble), A Place to Bury Strangers and My Best Fiend.

Listen: Never Going Down.mp3 - A Place to Bury Strangers

8pm // Cake Shop [152 Ludlow Street] // $5