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MOVIE: Cormac McCarthy’s Oprah-backed mega-bestseller, The Road opens today at a handful of theatres. You can view the trailer here, and be sure to check out the rest of our holiday weekend movie picks in Popcorn & Candy.

MUSIC: At Liv, some of the area’s most noted producers and talked-about emcees under one roof tonight including Slimkat78, XO, and Lola Monroe, $10, 9 p.m.

LECTURE: Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily Democracy Now! will speak about her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier, at the 14th Street Bus Boys and Poets for free at 7 p.m., followed by a private meet-and-greet for $25.

JAZZ: Unbuckled alum Matt Grason leads his band, House of Soul, featuring Three Stars alum Charles Ostle on drums and monster keyboardist Jon Ozment at the Bossa Bistro & Lounge, 10 p.m. $3.