Pencil This In

READING: We've been gushing over filmmaker, performing artist and writer, Miranda July's new book (and its accompanying website), No One Belongs Here More that You. Tonight she reads from her collection of short stories at Paula Cooper Gallery. There she is at left, typing away, and you can listen to her reading on her MySpace.

Reminder: She'll be at 192 Books tomorrow night, call 212.255.4022 for reservations.

7pm // Paula Cooper Gallery [534 W 21st St] // Free

EVENT: LVHRD has eliminated the weak, and now only the strong (karaoke singers) survive. Tonight, come check them out as they battle over the title at MCFGHT II, where they'll "engage in a number of singing challenges that will test not just their singing ability, but also their performance presence, grace under pressure and unique karaoke personality."

8pm // Location TBA // $11 members, $22 non-members, buy tickets here

THEATER: Bill Corbett & Kira Obolensky’s Hate Mail is described as an “acerbic, modern cousin” to A.R. Gurney’s WASPy Love Letters. The play charts a nasty entanglement between Preston, an “entitled Midwesterner”, and Dahlia, an avant-garde New York artist. “The biting comedy begins when Preston sends multiple complaint letters that lead to Dahlia losing her job. As their vitriolic letters and emails reach a fever pitch, the unlikely couple realize there is a thin line between love and hate.” - John Del Signore

8pm // The Independent Theater [52-A W 8th St] // Tickets cost $18

MUSIC: Dan Bern's song "Talkin' Woody, Bob, Bruce, and Dan Blues" pretty much describes what he sounds like in its title. Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan all influence his style of song. Check him out tonight as he (folk) rocks Park Slope.

Listen: Revolution Begins.mp3

8pm // Southpaw [125 5th Ave, Brooklyn] // $16