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THEATER: Emergence-See! is a new one-man show in previews at the Public Theater. Conceived and performed by Daniel Beaty, the work imagines what would happen in present-day New York if, say, a slave ship were to rise out of the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty. Beaty portrays 40 New York characters and uses slam poetry and song to examine the toll that centuries of slavery have taken on the human psyche. - John Del Signore

7pm // The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street // Call 212-967-7555 for tickets

READING: Feeling just a little bit saucy? Well, then head to Toys in
Babeland to catch Em & Lo, New York's sex-and-relationship columnists, celebrate the publication of Em & Lo's Sex Toy: An A–Z Guide to Bedside Accessories and Em & Lo's Rec Sex: An A–Z Guide to Hooking Up. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

7pm // Toys in Babeland [94 Rivington St] // Free

ART: Phantom Captain: Art and Crowdsourcing is an exhibit that brings together amateur artists - a whole bunch of them. Davy Rothbart's Found pieces, collective drawings from swarmsketch.com and more. Art made by the masses, for the masses.

6 to 8pm // Tonight through November 25th // apexart [291 Church St] // Free

MUSIC: Miss out on TV on the Radio and Grizzly Bear tickets for tonight? Not invited to The Strokes/Kanye West show? Well then, go enjoy the toe tapping sounds of Tilly and the Wall tonight at Bowery. We first saw this band open for Bright Eyes at Town Hall and were more than impressed with the fact that they have a tap dancer in the band.

7pm // Bowery Ballroom [6 Delancey St] // $15