Monday Happenings

Quixotic Candidacies

-- El Vez, a Mexican Elvis impersonator, has embarked on a baffling presidential candidacy. What that means for his concert-goers is anyone's guess. Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8 p.m. $15.

Never Go Against a Sicilian When Death is on the Line

-- Bostonist can practically recite from memory the entire script of Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride (1987), but we never thought that that would come in handy. It will today. The Coolidge presents a "Quote-Along" during which the audience will be expected to recite the film's lines. Subtitles will appear at key moments. Henri Mazza, mastermind of Austin, TX's Alamo Drafthouse, will be on hand to judge the results. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 7 p.m. $9.

Music

-- Bostonist-approved chamber pop band Apollo Sunshine headline a benefit for Spare Change magazine. Great Scott, 1222 Comm. Ave., Allston, 9 p.m. $10.