Cat Psychiatry with a Hawk's Eye

MUSIC
Cat Power

Last
time Charlyn Marshall played Minneapolis, her set was half songs and half
nervous chatter, owing to the notorious self- consciousness that occasionally
overshadows the subtle beauty in her music. But her 2006 triumph, The Greatest,
has given the shy and sad kid a renewed sense of confidence that will only be
further buttressed by her pro backing band, The Dirty Delta Blues. Expect
plenty of The Greatest, along with a generous assortment of masterfully
evocative tunes from her new Jukebox, which, like The Covers Record from 2000,
consists of stark interpretations of an array
of old classics. If nothing else, count on the beguiling Marshall to
deliver more bangs for your buck. —Christopher Hontos

8 p.m., First Avenue, 701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis; 612-338-8388; $25.

FILM
Charlie Bartlett Special Advanced Screening

Jon Poll’s name has been in the credits of many an amusing movie: producer of The Forty-Year-Old Virgin and Meet the Fockers, editor of Scary Movie 3 and both Austin Powers movies (are there more than two now?), and now director of Charlie Bartlett. Catch a sneak peek of Poll’s directorial debut tonight, two weeks before its official opening. The film stars Anton Yelchin as a loser high school student who finally manages to make some friends by turning himself into the unofficial school psychiatrist. "When he starts doling out advice, and the
occasional pill, to classmates, his popularity soars in this witty take
on teenage insecurity." And who is there to confront him but a disenchanted principal played by Robert Downey, Jr. You can never go wrong with Robert Downey, Jr.!

7:30 p.m., Oak Street Cinema, 309 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis; 612-331-3134; $8, seniors $6, members and students $5.

Also tonight, the Film Noir series continues at the Parkway with Night and the City.

BOOKS & AUTHORS
John Minczeski

"Let me be the one hawk / migrating late / my white underside / against low clouds

"let wings collapse / then spread / and talons grasp"

Let local poet John Minsczeski whisk you away this evening as he reads from two collections, Glass Elegy and November.

7:30 p.m., Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-822-4611.