Happening Tonight

Music
--DJ Spooky's Boston domination wraps up tonight with "Subliminal Strings," in which a string ensemble plays while being sampled live. ICA Boston, 8:00 pm, $20.

--For something completely different, rising alt-country act Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, fresh off a homecoming at the Lizard Lounge, will be playing at Dante's in Marlborough at 9:30 pm.

Comedy
In case you haven't noticed, it is Bostonist's modus operandi to remind the world that women are funny, even if the thought makes Christopher Hitchens feel like he's got cooties. 5 Funny Females will return for another gig. The comediennes include founder Susan Alexander, Jessica Sutich, Maria Ciampa, Bethany Van Delft, and Chantal Carrere. Midway Café, 3496 Washington, Jamaica Plain, 8:00 pm, $15.

Books
Big-league writers will be signing their work at Harvard Book Store as part of VERICON VIII. Here's the schedule:

1:00-1:45 pm James Kelly and Elizabeth Haydon
1:45-2:30 pm Donna Jo Napoli and Cassandra Clare
2:30-3:15 pm M.T. Anderson and Kelly Link
3:15-4:00 pm Lois Lowry and Sharyn November
And then ...
7:00-8:00 pm Orson Scott Card

Pats Send-Off Tomorrow
Take a trip to Foxboro to join the Patriots and Governor Deval Patrick for a send-off party before the Pats head to Arizona for the Super Bowl. Gillette Stadium, 10:00 am. No tailgating, alas.