FILM: Going to movies can sometimes suck a lot of time and money out of you. Which is why we love film shorts. They cater to our attention span, and in this case - our wallet, too. “Made in NY Shorts,” is a whold bunch of shorts that'll leave you filled up like you'd just seen a feature length.

2:30pm // New York Public Library, Donnell Media Center [20 W 53rd St] //Free

READING: Francine Prose, a New Yorker herself, will be reading from her latest book, Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them, at Barnes and Noble on the Upper West Side tonight. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

7pm // Barnes & Noble [2289 Broadway at 82nd St] // Free

THEATER: Le Lycanthrope, a “revenge farce with a monster movie groove” is the long-awaited sequel to Le Misanthrope. At the climax of Moliere's play, Alceste, the titular misanthrope, storms off to live in the wilderness away from Parisian Society "where man is arrant wolf to man". Le Lycanthrope picks up on Halloween 1673, with Alceste returning from six years in exile. He claims to be a lycanthrope and has come to get some delicious payback on his decadent enemies. If the comedic gold of the show’s title is any indication, this could be a real scream. - John Del Signore

8pm // The Kraine Theater 85 E. 4 Street // Tickets $18 (Student/Senior $10)

PARTY: Tonight at the Sleeper party deejays Koga and DRM are joined by Empanadamn on the decks. We don't know any of them, but the party also serves as a Massive Attack afterparty - which sounds a-ok to us.

8pm to 4am // THOR [107 Rivington St] // Free

MUSIC: We didn't realize Veruca Salt was back, but they're playing at the Canal Room tonight. We always liked that song "Seether", and how they named themselves after the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character.

7:30pm // Canal Room [285 West Broadway] // $16