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MOVIE: Audrey Hepburn, a doll filled with heroin, Alan Arkin and the West Village in the 60s. What more could you ask for? Come check out Wait Until Dark tonight, but don't wait until dark to get there - the lawn fills up fast!

Lawn opens at 5pm // Bryant Park // Free

READING: Pamela des Barres is the Queen of the Groupies, and would likely never have referred to herself as a "band-aid". She knew Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger and Frank Zappa in ways more "reserved" folk could only ever read about, so good thing she wrote all about it in her book I’m With The Band. Her followup, again in the "dear diary" genre, is a collaborative effort with other ladies just like her, called Let's Spend The Night Together. Tonight she'll be joined by Warhol protégé Patti D’Arbanville and some other special guests. Get those questions ready! And wear protection.

7pm // McNally Robinson [52 Prince St] // Free

EVENT: This past weekend was all about Al Gore, now head uptown to see his daughter Kristin. She'll be there with the sequel to her first novel, a smart mix of chick-lit and politics. We're guessing it's way better than Jenna Bush's attempt at writing.

7pm // Barnes & Noble [2289 Broadway at 82nd St] // Free

MUSIC: The following words are really all that need to be said about what's going on in the music world tonight: Hammer Time. Yes, that Hammer. He's in town for the 25th Annual MLK Jr. Concert series, which kicks off today. Joining him are other old skoolers like Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, and Slick Rick. Seriously, there is nothing that is going to beat this tonight. More info here.

7:30pm // Wingate Field [Winthrop Street and Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues// Free

Of course, if that's not your thing, head to Union Hall to help them celebrate their One Year Anniversary. With special shows all week set up for the occasion, kick it all into gear with Matthew Caws (of Nada Surf), The Raven Mayhem and MC Sara Schaefer.

8pm // Union Hall [702 Union St, Park Slope] // $15

THEATER: Rising Phoenix is moving on up: January saw them performing a play in two adjacent bathrooms, then last month's Fall Forward was a well-received site-specific production in the courtyard of John Street Methodist Church. Now, lo and behold, they have a roof over their heads in an actual theater for Daniel Talbott’s What Happened When. But we’re sure the conventional accommodations won’t blunt their knack for hypnotizing audiences with their enthralling atmospherics – the new play occurs late one winter night in an old farmhouse when a younger brother wakes up in the middle of the night to find his deceased older brother sitting in the dark in a corner of his bedroom. - John Del Signore

7pm // HERE Arts Center [145 Sixth Ave.] // Tickets cost $10.

Photo via Hannah Ross' Flickr.