READINGS: Brooklyn-based writer and publicist Jennifer Gilmore reads tonight at Coliseum from her buzzy debut novel, Golden Country, which follows the intersecting lives of three Jewish American families from the 1920s through the 1960s. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras

6:30pm // 11 W. 42nd Street [across from Bryant Park] // Free

EVENT: Michael Gray, the Duke of Dylanology, will school us in Bob tonight. He "uses a surprising selection of great records and rare video footage to show how hugely Dylan has been inspired by the blues and how much of its poetry has been smuggled inside his own, highly influential writing."

6:30pm // New School [66 W. 12th St, Rm 501] // Free

MUSIC: The Presets are back up from "down undah", and playing two shows tonight. First off, catch them at the Virgin Megastore at 6pm, then over at Galapagos in Williamsburg for a 10pm set. Wear a belt because they will dance your pants right off.

6pm, 10pm // Virgin Megastore Union Square, Galapagos 70 N. 6 Street, Williamsburg // Free, $8

MOVIE: Head over to Fontana's for The L Magazine Summer Screenings movie. Tonight it's Martin Scorsese's 1973 flick Mean Streets. Be sure to listen to the 70's rock spun by L Magazine music guru Mike Conklin as well.

8pm // Fontana's [105 Eldridge St] // Freee