Readings
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AVENUE OF BROKEN DREAMS A musical performance and book signing to coincide with the publication of “Avenue Q: The Book” (Hyperion) is presented by the cast and creators of the play of the same name, including librettists Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. The ongoing Broadway show employs both stage performers and singing puppets in depicting the gritty trials of postcollegiate life in the big city. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
LITERARY SALON The “Selected Shorts, a Celebration of the Short Story”reading series presents Edna O’Brian, who discusses her new novel “The Light of Evening” (Houghton Mifflin). Actors David Rakoff and Fionnula Flanagan offer readings of her work. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $10-$30.
COME HERE OFTEN? As part of its “New Works” reading series to support emerging playwrights, the Irish Repertory Theatre presents a staging of Christian O’Reilly’s “The Good Father,” about a pair of lonely strangers who meet at a New Year’s Eve party. Samantha Soule and Matthew Rauch are featured cast members. Friday, 3 p.m., Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 W. 22nd St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-727-2737, free with RSVP.
