Pencil This In

READING: Book Culture continues their New York History Month with New York Nocturne tonight. "Author William Chapman Sharpe will read from and discuss his latest book, New York Nocturne: The City After Dark in Literature, Painting, and Photography, 1850-1950." This is "the first book to examine how the art of the gaslit and electrified city evolved, and how representations of nighttime New York expanded the boundaries of modern painting, literature, and photography. Exploring the myriad images of Manhattan after dark, New York Nocturne shows how writers and artists took on the city's nocturnal blaze and transformed the scintillating landscape into an icon of modernity."

7 p.m. // Book Culture [536 W 112th St] // Free

EVENT: Credo action members invite you to "From Bush-whacked to Change-up!" where you can "Mix 'n mingle with fellow progressives as [they] toast the incoming Commander in Chief and bid good riddance to the outgoing one. Be prepared to discuss your #1 Pet Peeve of the Bush administration over the last 8 years, as well as your #1 Hope for the Obama administration over the next 8 years. Participate in Trickle-up Economics! Bring a drink or snack for yourself and to share, and/or donate some cash to the Refreshments Cause. All Democrats, Liberals and Recovering Republicans welcome!"

6:30 p.m. // IGC Large Conference Room [16 W 23rd St, 4th Floor] // Free, RSVP

MUSIC: It may seem like an odd lineup: Oakland hip-hop supergroup Subtle, Hella drummer Zach Hill and Philly band Pattern is Movement...but the tourmates have certainly been making it work. Tonight they all hit Knitting Factory, be sure to get there early for Pattern, one of the best bands in the world right now (seriously). Bonus: there's a deejay called "Thanksgiving Brown" (this has to be Peanuts-inspired) who will also be spinning tunes.

8 p.m. // Knitting Factory [74 Leonard St] // $14

THEATER: In from London, this multimedia adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel The Waves uses highly sophisticated video and sound design to bring the interior monologues of six childhood friends to life. Big Ben Brantley at the Times has a rhapsodic rave: "The world that is so magically summoned in this improbable page-to-stage translation of The Waves, Virginia Woolf’s most challenging novel, is one of fragmentation and flux, of impenetrable solidity and ghostly transparency, of simultaneous bloom and decay...With wit, elegance and a probing empathy, Waves turns us all into everyday artists, accompanying Woolf as she puts the pieces together once again." – John Del Signore

8 p.m. // The Duke on 42nd Street [229 W 42nd St] // $60