Thursday Happenings

Municipal Holidays

It's David Lynch Day again in Cambridge, which means that the Brattle will be breaking into its clutch of the director's work. Tonight's presentation might not compare to 2007's Twin Peaks extravaganza, but, if you need an excuse to see Mullholland Drive (2001), which you shouldn't, a municipal holiday might be it. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge, 8 p.m. Tickets and more information.

Eating

As we mentioned yesterday, Slow Food Boston presents a Brazilian festa tonight, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS). The menu features small plates and big cocktails, and the proceeds benefit the MAPS HIV/AIDS outreach program. Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers, 1046 Cambridge St., Cambridge, 6:30 p.m. $20. More information.

New Music

The New York and Chicago based International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) comes to Cambridge to perform the work of MIT composer Keeril Makan. The program also includes work by Hurel, Reich, Birtwistle, Carter, Xenakis, and Harvey. Killian Hall, MIT, 160 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, 8 p.m. More information.

Movies

The MFA's John Cassevetes and Peter Falk film series continues with what might be their best known collaboration. A Woman Under the Influence (1974), tells the harrowing and unpleasant story of a construction worker, his mentally ill wife, and the dysfunction that they wrought among their family. Anchored in the quotidian, it's one of the most deeply disturbing films ever made by an American. Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, 7 p.m. $10/$8. More information.

House Music

Whether you liked its early rawness or you prefer its slickly produced newer manifestations, it's all house music. The electro bastard of disco remains one of the most wrongly maligned and misunderstood genres of music today, but the Good Life promises to give it a fair hearing. Seven DJs churn through their favorites. The Good Life, 28 Kingston St., 9 p.m. $5.