• Rickie Lee Jones: Easy listening-ish jazz and pop/R&B songstress ("Chuck E.'s in Love") sings tonight at 8:30 p.m. at Cafe Du Nord; $30. SOLD OUT
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): "An action western surrounding the private life and public exploits of America''s most notorious outlaw, Jesse James," starring pretty boys Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck, and the best actress in the entire stratosphere, Mary-Louise Parker. Screens at 8 p.m. at the Red Vic; $5-8.50.
• Tonight's fanboy-littered Macworld parties.
• Missing Pieces: Marilyn Flower's play about "five wounded men, all special forces in different wars, vying for attention in a VA hospital day room, come to blows as they explore the nuances of being men and soldiers." Sounds hot. Or sad. See for yourself. Starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Off-Market Theater; free.