Monday Happenings

Shh... Documentary...

The government tries to keep it hush-hush, but more and more information is being deemed "secret" and "classified". Secrecy appears to take an even-handed, responsible look at the issues including the dangers of revealing secret information. If you can go this screening, filmmakers Peter Galison and Robb Moss will participate in the post-film discussion. Also showing at the Brattle in a few weeks. 4 p.m. Bartos Theater, 20 Ames St., Cambridge. Free and open to the public.

Four your Listening and Reading Pleasure...

Bostonist's favorite transcontinental reading series, Four Stories, starts up again tonight with Steve Almond, Ethan Gilsdorf, Matt Gross (the Frugal Traveler), and Felicia Sullivan. The evening promises, as usual, to be a fascinating literary sampler. 7 p.m. Enormous Room, 569 Mass Ave, Cambridge. Free! (KS)

Brazilians even dance when they're fighting...

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art whose fluid movements look like a graceful, acrobatic dance. You're never going to get graceful and acrobatic, if don't start. Give it a try for an hour, and see if you have what it takes at an open house session tonight in Chinatown. Bring comfortable clothes and sneakers. (Towel and water recommended.) 7 p.m. Boston Ultimate Fitness, 33 Harrison Ave, 7th Floor, Boston. Free.

Austin Rockers' Ode to Beer

What Made Milwaukee Famous hail from Texas, and they get big points for a band name that alludes to Schlitz and Jerry Lee Lewis. This Bostonist hasn't checked out local band This Car Up (most likely because of their bland name), but we should've. There's a lot of charm and hooks in the contemporary guitar-churning indie-rock from each band. You get a more layered sound with Where the Land Meets the Sea, but it's just as impressive. 9:30 p.m. Middle East - Upstairs, 472 Mass Ave, Cambridge. $9

Photo of What Made Milwaukee Famous, courtesy of Barsuk Records.

Kerry Skemp contributed to this post.