• The Marijuana Policy Project throws itself an awards party at Capitale tonight hosted by resident lefties Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker, and, uh, Montel Williams. Tickets are a staggering $300, which seems like an awfully high price for something that's not even guaranteed to get you stoned. But being near Montel is worth at least $250. [MPP]
• Mintyfresh, a stand-up comic showcase, hits Mo Pitkins. We can't guarantee it'll make you laugh, but maybe it'll distract you from those Radiohead tickets you didn't get. [Upcoming]
• Having had his fill with dead Somalis and Columbian drug lords, Black Hawk Down author Mark Bowden turns his attention to the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis in his latest book, Guests of the Ayatollah, which he discusses today at the Barnes and Noble at Union Square. Not one for levity, that Bowden. [flavorpill]