EVENT: Tonight head uptown to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Beats, or more accurately, of Kerouac’s On the Road and Ginsberg's Howl. Join writers, scholars and more. The event will feature Laurie Anderson, Ann Charters, Joyce Johnson, Hettie Jones, Bill Morgan and recordings of Ginsberg. And if you haven't watched this video yet, do it now.

8pm // 92 St Y [1395 Lexington Ave] // $18

PERFORMANCE: Between the holiday and the typical Monday night darkness, there’s not much in the way of theater tonight. So why not make your own fun and rock the open mic at The O’Debra Twins’ “Show & Tell” at Bowery Poetry Club? The twins are downtown cabaret fixtures who sing songs like “Nightmare on Pussy Street” and “were born out of cabbages in a McDonald’s bathroom in Dublin. The O’Debra Twins have no blood or guts. They are instead filled with confetti.” Surprises are promised. - John Del Signore

10pm // Bowery Poetry Club [308 Bowery @ Bleecker ]// $3

MUSIC: BB King's has Little Richard in the house tonight. If you can afford the steep ticket price, should probably be a fun show. If you can't, we're sure they'll have a Little Richard tribute performance sometime in the future.

8pm // B.B. King Blues Club [237 W 42nd St] // $64

Remember Wheatus? "I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby / Listen to Iron Maiden baby with me"? We bet they'll play that one at Northsix tonight, where they take the stage with Midstates, Mason Dixon and Monument.

Video for "Teenage Dirtbag" above, starring Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs.

8pm // Northsix [66 North 6th St, Williamsburg] // $10