
The second installment of Rooftop Cinema’s 10th-anniversary season comprises four avant-garde shorts that span from playful to the meditative. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 9:30 p.m. Rooftop Cinema: Powers Of Light And Space.

Robbed, we say! It’s probably safe to assume that long-running Tomlin characters like Edith Ann and Ernestine will make an appearance during this solo stand-up show, but Tomlin’s always proven more versatile and deep than just a few trademark gimmicks, so expect a lot of new and evolving material as well.

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Is there anyone for whom the title “American Treasure” fits more aptly than Lily Tomlin? It’s been 50 years since her first television appearance on The Merv Griffin Show, and she’s squeezed the maximum amount of accomplishment into those five decades, getting almost the full EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) but she was robbed of that by Shampoo’s Lee Grant in 1975. While Woodward’s reach as a DJ is pretty all over the place, ranging from mellow grooves to spaced-out ambient stuff, this night will focus on getting people to dance, with a set, he says, focused on “Afro disco, disco-dub, streetdance type stuff.” Genna’s has been stepping it up with DJ nights and other music events lately in its upstairs lounge, including a Wednesday open-mic hosted by Rob Dz, and this week it launches a new Thursday dance night, Down Home, with frequent Natt Spil, Mickey’s and Maduro DJ and Strictly Discs manager Evan Woodward. Clockwise from left: Lily Tomlin plays June 12 at Overture Hall Kate Tempest plays June 15 at the High Noon Saloon Hardcore Crayons play June 12 at The Frequency.
