EVENT: Everyone's favorite members of the Top Chef judges table will be at Barnes & Noble tonight signing the series' new book. Get up close and personal with Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio (pictured); be sure to bring them a Waldorf Salad and get your cookbook signed.

7 p.m. // Barnes & Noble [33 E 17th St] // Free

PARTY: The weather is warming up so it's time to cool down, yes? Head over to the Hotel QT pool for some Love (the party) tonight. DJs Sabo and Aaron James will be spinning tunes to splash around to, and WE<3ART will also be on hand -- showcasing photos and short film. Bonus: free vodka.

7 p.m. // Hotel QT [125 W 45th St] // Free

ART: Make Fun invites you to the House of Yees for a big 'ol recurring craftstravaganza. They'll provide the sewing machines, glue, scissors and materials -- you provide your own brand of creative flair. BYO-food and drink.

8 p.m. // House of Yes [19-49 Troutman St] // $5

THEATER: With Untitled Mars: This Title May Change, director Jay Scheib has teamed up with research scientists performing live via satellite from the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, which Scheib insists “sounds fake but it’s not.” With equal nods to Philip K. Dick and The Wooster Group, the multimedia show uses video projections and lots of obscure technical gear to drop seven performers into a simulated Martian society. Culturebot says there are “lots of interesting nuggets of theatrical goodness in there.” – John Del Signore

8 p.m. // P.S. 122 [150 First Ave] // Tickets cost $15

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