Pencil This In

READING: Still in town? Head over to the 33 1/3 reading tonight at Barbés. "33 1/3 is a series of books on seminal or influential albums...the series is known for the consistently unique and interesting approaches its authors take on their subjects of choice. This readings series will follow suit. Each author in this series will incorporate music, audio, and visual elements to create an hour-long, multimedia, music fan's dream come true. Come listen, watch, drink, and sing along with your favorite album." Tonight Miles Marshall Lewis takes center stage with Sly and the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On (album cover pictured).

7 p.m. // Barbés [376 9th St, Park Slope] // Free

PARTY TIME: Deitch is throwing a "Weird Holiday" part tonight at Santos Party House. Paper says they promise "the strangest performance showcase since The Gong Show. A-Ron the Downtown Don and his merry band of crazies will be evaluating the gathered peformeres (SSION, Kembra Pfahler, the New York Ukelele Ensemble, and others) and will decide who will make it into the Deitch holiday fruitcake."

8 p.m. // Santos Party House [96 Lafayette St] // Free

COMEDY: The Harold Night is made of up five 30-minute improv sets, a structure pioneered by Del Close. UCB says: "Harold Night is only $5 all night - no matter when you arrive. Come at 8pm and stay all night - it's only 5 bucks. Show up late and leave early - it's still only 5 bucks."

8 p.m. // UCB Theater [307 W 26th St]// $5

THEATER: Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan is set in 1934 on an island off the west coast of Ireland, where Hollywood filmmaker Robert Flaherty is filming his movie The Man of Aran, an event that thrills the bored residents of rural Inishmaan. None is more excited than orphan Billy Claven, the titular cripple who strives for a role in the movie. Big Ben Brantley at the Times calls this revival of the 1997 play "a subversive charmer... It’s hard to imagine an interpretation that makes this play’s singular melding of sentimentality and savagery feel more organic than this one does." – John Del Signore

8 p.m. // Atlantic Theater Company at the Linda Gross Theater [336 W 20th St] // $65