MUSIC: The Stone has been bringing out the big names lately. Tonight Marc Ribot brings his solo act to the 8pm set, then follows himself up by delivering his experimental sounds with none other than Laurie Anderson. Avant-garde all the way.

8 and 10pm // The Stone [Ave C at E 2nd St] // $10

THEATER: In her multimedia musical theater piece North, Heather Christian, daughter of a go-go dancer and a blues musician, is backed up by her “kitchen sink orchestra” The Arbornauts as she intertwines classical music with 1960s pop, drawing from sources as wide as Carmina Burana and Cyndi Lauper. The rich music and Christian’s “acrobatic” voice serve to illustrate a story about storytelling, love and distance, performed in a “crystalline outdoor living room with a moving visual circus of oddities and silhouettes that includes 12 narrating television screens, a puppet show and a moving arboretum.” Culturebot, a source you can trust, says “Heather Christian is something else. And I mean that in a good way. Every once in a while you see someone perform and you’re like, ‘Yep. This one’s gonna take off.’ She’s one of them.” – John Del Signore

10pm // LaMaMa [74A East 4th St.] // Tickets cost $15.

EVENT: One hour open bar starting at 6! Do we have your attention now? Tonight come check out Downtown Community Television, the city’s premiere resource for low-budget independent digital filmmakers. Tonight is their open house and "whether you’re a first-time filmmaker or a seasoned professional, DCTV can help you with your next project. Learn about all of our media production workshops and services, and join the fastest-growing community of independent filmmakers in New York." Gift bags for the early birds and lots more surprises in store.

6 to 11pm // 87 Lafayette St // Free

ART: ICP presents Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art. The exhibit will present works by artists "who use archival documents to rethink the meaning of identity, history, memory, and loss." Imagined biographies, fictitious characters, lost, found and anonymous photographs being reinvented. In other words: fake nostalgia!

International Center of Photography [1133 Sixth Ave] // $12