Wonkette

* New Republic Senior Editor Jonathan Cohn discusses his i-love-universal-health care book, Sick at P&P. “Government is not the bogeyman, but ‘an expression of our will and resources as a community.’” Free at 7PM. [P&P]
* Remember Shakespeare’s The History of Cardenio? Oh, you’ve never heard of it? There’s a free staged reading tonight at the Shakespeare Theatre on 7th St, 7:30PM. [Shakespeare Theatre]
* Bryan Scary and The Shedding Tears at the Black Cat with Head Like A Kite. $10 at 9PM. [Black Cat]