LITERARY: Bestselling author of Shit My Dad Says fame, Justin Halpern, celebrates the release of his latest collection of stories, I Suck at Girls, "an exploration of Halpern’s romantic adventures (read: mostly failures) - from his first kiss, to getting engaged, and every awkward moment in between." (7:30 p.m., The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street)

MUSIC: The Make-Out Room hosts a night of brass as part of its free First Mondays series, featuring, Erick Jekabson Quartet, Heule-Chandler-Aspelin Trio, and Patrick Wolff & The Good Habits. (8 p.m., Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street)

FILM: The film Hide Away follows a man with no name who arrives in a small town in Michigan nursing a private grief that unfolds in flashback, as a few inquisitive locals watch him haltingly repair a dilapidated boat. (5, 7 and 9 p.m., SF Film Society Cinema, 1746 Post Street)