by Amy Crocker

FILM: Quentin Tarantino's Holocaust re-imagining Inglorious Basterds screens at The Independent as part of their "Best of 2009" Monday night film series. The revenge fantasy features Nazi scalping.

8 p.m. // The Independent (628 Divisadero) // Free (two drink minimum)

BOOK: Can't put life in six, need seven: Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser will sign Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. Their book features the ultra condensed autobiographies of notables such as Neil Patrick Harris, Junot Diaz, Amy Tan, Leonard Nemoy, and Tony Hawk.

7:30 a.m. // The Booksmith (1644 Haight St.) // Free

MUSIC: Ears still throbbing from the weekend concerts? You can take out the cotton balls, the Rockit Room hosts acoustic Mondays, a live show with fewer decibels. Tonight features Matt Hunt, Lily Holbrook, and Lawrence Genova.

8 p.m. // Rockit Room ( 406 Clement St.) // Free