Readings
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SHOUTS AND MURMURS Symphony Space presents a reading in celebration of Mavis Gallant, whose short stories have frequently appeared in the New Yorker in the last half-century. Featured guests include authors Jhumpa Lahiri, Michael Ondaatje, and Russell Banks. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $21–$26.
BADLY DRAWN GIRL As part of its “Grace Comics Showcase,” Mo Pitkin’s presents graphic novelists Allison Cole and Lauren Weinstein, who discuss and show slides of their work. Tonight, 7 p.m., Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A, between 2nd and 3rd streets, 212-777-5660, free.