THEATER:Strings, a new play by Carole Bugge, is loosely based on a real-life train ride in which American physicists Burt Ovrut, Paul Steinhardt and English physicist Neil Turok tweaked the Big Bang theory – and changed it forever. In Bugge’s version, three fictionalized characters – physicist George, his cosmologist wife June and string theorist Rory – spend the trip arguing physics and examining old scars of jealousy and infidelity. En route, the trio is visited by three famous dead scientists: Isaac Newton, Marie Curie and Max Planck. The role of George is played by Keir “Just what do you think you’re doing?” Dullea, who was Dave in Kubrick’s 2001. - John Del Signore
8:15pm // 78th St. Theatre Lab [236 West 78th Street] // Tickets cost $18
EVENT: Incase you're crazy enough to want to shop anymore after the holidays, The Wired Store is having deejays in house tonight. Neil Aline and Matthias Heilbronn will spin tunes as you drop money on some more gifts, or presents for yourself. Seems like the Wired Store is starting to follow in the footsteps of the Apple Store.
6 to 9pm // Wired Store [160 Wooster St] // Free
MUSIC: Tonight Kevin Devine, Pablo, Jaymay and Brian Bonz create the lineup at Northsix. A mellow, acoustic rock night that might just be the perfect way to unwind from the holidays. Check out New Yorker Jaymay singing on the streets in Japan:
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