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EVENT: Photographer Julia Calfee (Inside The Chelsea Hotel) and writer Ed Hamilton (Legends of the Chelsea Hotel) join forces tonight in an event aptly titled “The Chelsea Hotel in Words and Pictures.” Expect a slideshow, discussion, and reading...and you'll probably get some inside scoops about what's going on inside the hotel these days.

7 p.m. // McNally Robinson Bookstore [52 Prince St] // Free

MUSIC: George Stanford, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Brakes and Carney fill out the bill tonight at Mercury Lounge. Should this Monday night find you show-hopping, be sure to get there for WMMF, the Austin band has been compared to the likes of The Shins and The Wrens. Stereogum has an MP3 from their latest album.

7 p.m. // Mercury Lounge [217 E Houston St] // $10

THEATER: Dynastic actress and former Weight Watchers spokesperson Lynn Redgrave unveils another solo show about her family tonight. Presented by the Shakespeare Society, the work-in-progress is called Rachel and Juliet. This one-night-only performance interweaves "remembrance, anecdote, and passages from Shakespeare in a tribute to her mother, actress Rachel Kempson, and her lifelong love of the role of Juliet." – John Del Signore

7 p.m. // Kaye Playhouse [East 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues] // $25-45

PARTY: Thrift On! brings the clothing swap to the bar. Tonight gather up your old clothes and end up with with "new" items to clutter your life with. "Free raffle of previously owned prizes. Contests, comedy, and mayhem too. DJ Shakey and Man S spin second-hand records and amuse you. The more you party, the more you save."

9 p.m. to 1 a.m. // Botanica Bar [47 E Houston St] // Free

Photo of What Made Milwaukee Famous by Hillary Harris .