1. Bowery Poetry Club: Word and Performance Extravaganza, more than 150
poets and performers are scheduled to take the stage from 2 p.m. to
midnight in what is always a day for New York to show off. There will
also be a collection for Books Through Bars, who donate paperback books
to prisoners, and for Urban
Pathways, who provide food and other services for the homeless. Bring paperback books and canned food.

2. Poetry Project at St. Marks Church 36th Annual Poetry Marathon starts at 2 PM.

3. Brief Encounter, acclaimed multi-media piece based on David Lean's film at St. Ann's Warehouse in DUMBO at 8 PM.

4. The Last Days of the Myrtle Avenue El, photos from 1969 at the Transit Museum.

5. At Barbes the Quavers coax a luminous sound out of decayed samplers, walkmans, vibraphone,
low-tech loopers, tape-echo violin and homespun harmonies. Like a
space-age Carter Family, they weave grainy electronics around songs
sturdy enough to stand up even if the power goes out. 8 PM

6. Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition of rock photography at the Brooklyn Museum

7. 2009 in Review at the Bell House with Pub Trivia, Dick's Sudden Death Game Show and The
Family Feud. That's right a regular game show triathlon. Teams will be
made up of 3-5 players. Combined scores of all three challenges will
decide the winning team at 6:30 PM.