Pencil This In

THEATER: The Mint Theater, which has earned a formidable reputation by yanking old, forgotten plays out of oblivion, has struck gold again with their latest production of John Ferguson, an intense melodrama about a poor Irishman who will lose his farm unless his daughter marries some creepy tool. A 1919 edition of The Times called it a “smashing play”; 87 years later the Gray Lady stays regular with “thoroughly engrossing”.

7:00 p.m. // The Mint Theater, 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor // Buy tickets.

DIALOGUE: Former Open City editor Daniel Pinchbeck is at McNally Robinson to plug his new spiritual manifesto 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl and, hopefully, reminisce about his past incarnation as the ancient Buddhist emperor Ashoka. His Holiness will be rapping with media theorist and cyberpunk Douglas Rushkoff about "post-modern prophecy".

7:00 p.m. // McNally Robinson Bookstore // 52 Prince Street

MUSIC: Jah Division, who play stunning dub renditions of Joy Division songs, are appearing at one of New York's sweetest venues, The Syrup Room. (Don't expect much more than a map at the club's cryptic website.) Also on the bill are The Boggs, Standing Nudes and The Redcoats Are Coming!

8:00 p.m. // The Syrup Room // 100 Ingraham Street, Williamsburg // $8.00