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EVENT: Tonight Coney Island historian Charles Denson will be enlightening all about the "Genesis of the Coney Island History Project" at the American Folk Art Museum. He'll be discussing "the fascinating changes Coney Island has undergone" from its amusement park glory days to its struggle to survive. Expect to see some never-before-seen photos. More info here.

6:30pm // American Folk Art Museum [45 W 53rd St] // $10

MUSIC: We highly recommend getting over to Mercury Lounge for headliners Jukebox The Ghost (pictured), who bring a sort of Ben Folds-ish sound to their pop tunes (also on the bill: Wakey Wakey, AA Bondy, JAYMAY, Keith Kane). Their energy is contagious so you can skip your caffeine intake today!

6:30pm // Mercury Lounge [217 E Houston St] // $10

Electric Six are in Brooklyn tonight to grace fans with a free show at Southpaw. Joining them are the rocktastic power trio Earl Greyhound. There are no advance tickets, no RSVP...you just have to show up. Very, very early.

8pm doors // Southpaw [125 5th Ave, Park Slope] // Free

COMEDY: What's My Line is throwing their Holiday Spectacular tonight! "As always, your jovial host Neil O'Fortune will lead the festivities, with the help of his lovely assistant, Precious Little! Our award-winning panelists, burlesque stars Clams Casino and Jonny Porkpie, and playwright Garth Wingfield, will be joined by our favorite guest panelist Ariel Levine, leader of the rock band KiNDERGARTEN! The panel will be attempting to guess the occupation of some of our most challenging contestants of the year, and as always, someone from the audience will get to come up and play the game too!" They promise "our most fabulous, glamorous celebrity mystery guests ever, (following in the footsteps of past mystery guests like Nick Kroll, Aasif Mandvi, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ames and many, many more)."

8pm // Parkside Lounge [E Houston and Attorney St] // $5

THEATER: The Puppetmaster of Lodz is set in 1950, but concentration camp escapee Samuel Finkelbaum refuses to believe the war is over and doesn’t dare venture out of his Berlin apartment. Fortunately, he has companionship in the puppets he makes out of old newspapers and found objects. According to the Times, actor Robert Zukerman is “impeccable” as Finkelbaum, the emotionally scarred master puppeteer. When an old friend from the camp appears to convince him of the truth, Finkelbaum is forced to choose between his fantasy puppet world and a real world he can’t keep on string. – John Del Signore

8pm // ArcLight Theater [152 W 71st St] // Tickets cost $20