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FILM: The Picture Start Film Festival is bringing us 2 nights of indie shorts this week. Both tonight and tomorrow night eight films will be screened, awards will be given out, and afterparties will be attended. Full schedule here.

Tonight and Tomorrow, 6pm // Link Lounge [120 E 15th St] // Free

EVENT: Tonight Mo PItkin's brings you Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis. You can meet musician and author Gregory Davis, who will be on hand to celebrate the release of his memoir about life with his father, Miles Davis.

6pm // Mo Pitkin's [34 Ave A] // Free

THEATER: Elixer Productions, which intends to “challenge perceptions of gender, sexuality, identity, and human connection”, is currently presenting the Kabuki-inspired To Be Loved. The story sounds juicy: “A monk is haunted by the death of a boy he loved. Then, one night, he sees the boy's soul - in the body of a young female prostitute. Gender collides with lust - and desire with human ownership - as the couple plans their escape from a war-battered pimp and a rich, middle-aged heiress who seeks control over all their lives.” - John Del Signore

8pm // Chashama East 42nd Street // Tickets cost $25

MUSIC: Miss out on Ryan Adams tickets for his Town Hall show tonight? Don't cry, there is plenty of music around town, including Beat the Devil, Tigers & Monkeys and Justice of the Unicorn at The Knitting Factory.