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· The Writers Bloc brings Frank McCourt (the Angela's Ashes one, not the one who owns the Dodgers, so arrange your plans accordingly ) together in conversation with journalist/novelist Anne Taylor Fleming at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills.
· Music round-up: The Vacation and The Sun (who blew us away opening for another band at the Viper Room a couple of years ago, when they were like, 15) at the Knitting Factory; Ringside at the Roxy; Helen Stellar at the Troubadour.
· Comedy militia Cup of Tea presents "The Business of Business" at IO West, featuring their "skewed take on corporate culture," and if there's a repeat of last week's event, a chance of seeing the Kumar guy from the White Castle movie in the audience.