• Dave Eggers, Sarah Vowell, Jon Stewart, John Hodgman, David Byrne, singer-songwriter John Roderick, and (exhale) Sufjan Stevens congregate at Beacon Theater to raise money for Eggers's kiddie training center 826NYC. About as close to a literati wet dream as you can possibly get without importing a Jonathan from Brooklyn. [Upcoming]
• Princesas, a film about the existential dispair of two Spanish whores, opens today at IFC. We'll go out on a limb and say this probably isn't the best date flick. [flavorpill]
• Didja hear? This band will totally change your life: The Shins play hipster playpen McCarren Park Pool tonight. [Paper]