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MOVIES: It's a perfect night to head to the movies. Get a double-feature in at the MoMA with Fabricating Tom Zé followed by David Cronenberg's Crash. Let's focus on the former film. Tom Zé (pictured) is a Brazilian songwriter and composer and this documentary (filmed during a 2005 European tour) charts his "personal universe". Zé is an "uncompromising and inspired artist...seen by many (including David Byrne and Arto Lindsay) as revitalizing the ever-evolving Tropicalia movement. Zé, who narrates his own story, is a very special musical phenomenon in a genre mostly associated with Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil—both of whom warmly assess the musical genius of their friend."
6pm and 8:30pm // MoMA (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1) // $10
READING: Alison Rogers, Harvard grad and founding editor of the New York Post’s real estate section, will be reading at McNally Robinson tonight. Her new book follows her first year in the world of real estate...New York real estate. The title pretty much sums it all up: Real Estate Rookie: My Year of Flipping, Selling, Rebuilding, and What I Learned (The Hard Way)
7pm // McNally Robinson [52 Prince St] // Free
MUSIC: If you don't mind getting wet, we'd suggest heading over to the MLK Jr. Concert Series tonight. Get nostalgic with Philly's own Boys II Men. The group created a ton of guilty pleasure songs that still take up space in iPods nationwide. American Idol's Ruben Studdard also performs. Call (718) 469-1912 closer to the time to see if the show is still happening.
7:30pm // Wingate Field [Winthrop Street between Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues] // Free
Natasha Khan and her band Bat For Lashes are fresh off a Mercury Prize nomination and playing some shows in the area. We have an interview with Khan coming up this week before they play at the Knitting Factory, but if you're looking for something to do on a rainy Monday night - head to Hoboken. Tonight they play at Maxwell's, and we can assure you the show will be worth the short train ride.
Listen: Prescilla.mp3
9pm // Maxwell's [1039 Washington St, Hoboken] // $10
THEATER: Dixon Place, that funky little theatrical survivor, is in the thick of their 16th annual HOT! Festival, which promises “theater, dance, performance art, puppetry and homoeroticism for the whole family.” Tonight’s selection, presented by Johnny Kat, is Dignitude: A Night of Coming out Stories. This one-night only peek inside the closet is bursting with “tranitude, lesbotronia, unfashionable sobbing and weird electronic sounds. Bring yer hankies.” And the wife and kids! - John Del Signore
8pm // Dixon Place [258 Bowery, 2nd Floor] // Tickets cost $15
