Pencil This In

THEATER: For a limited run at HERE, James Scruggs and Kristin Marting are presenting RUS, a “multimedia psychosexual murder mystery”, that uses experimental “video puppets”, salsa and tango-inspired movement to “recreate the seedy reality that lies just beneath our everyday lives. Lost in a labyrinth of repeating memories, and trapped in a failing marriage, Rus, an African American man, yearns to feel something new, full and real. But when a car accident connects Rus to Sonny, a gay hustler, he descends into a world of sex, drugs and violence, inevitably leading him down the path to destruction. When Sonny turns up dead, Rus becomes the prime target of a police investigation… but is he a murderer?” Ends Saturday. - John Del Signore

8:30pm // HERE Arts Center [145 Sixth Ave] // Tickets cost $15

FASHION: Go Behind the Scenes of Fashion tonight with Tim Gunn. He'll be talkin' fashion photography and where (if at all) it fits in the art world. We're guessing Gunn is a fan of the crossover, since he's done a bit of that himself. Panelists include a whole bunch of fashion types.

7pm // Tishman Auditorium at the New School [66 W 12th St] // Free

MUSIC: The Canal Room gets the indie rock treatment tonight with the first Push Play party. On the stage: Ra Ra Riot and Mixel Pixel. James F!@#$% Friedman and Melody Nelson will keep the music going between sets. And best of all? It's FREE!

Listen: You're the Kind of Girl.mp3 - Mixel Pixel

8pm // Canal Room [285 W Broadway] // Free