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The King's birthday is today! All hail Elvis! Dick's Last Resort, where they tend to celebrate everything Elvis, will be hosting a birthday bash including an Elvis Impersonator contest and a jelly-donut eating contest. Faneuil Hall. 6:00 pm.

"Get to Know Us By Filling in the __ : An Evening of Literary & Musical Entertainment" will be from 6 to 9 pm tonight, May 23, at 647 Boylston Street. Clear your calendars because 826 Boston, the soon-to-be-opened Massachusetts division of the writing school that started in San Francisco, is holding its inaugural fundraiser. "Get to Know Us By Filling in the __ : An Evening of Literary & Musical Entertainment" promises to get...

If you have no plans for tomorrow and no money to spend, but want a good way to celebrate the birthdays of John Coltrane (at right) and Ray Charles (both of which are today, but still), allow Bostonist to suggest the Beantown Jazz Festival in the South End. From noon into the evening, two stages on Coumbus Avenue will provide a wide variety of local artists, from the gospel singing of Tracey Gibbs to the latin-influenced jazz of saxophonist Miguel Zenón. You are encouraged (but not required) to make a donation to help fund prostate cancer research, and if you really have no scratch whatsoever but want to do your part in exchange for all the free music, you can volunteer to help out. With weather "sunny but crisp with highs only in the 60s," it should be a fine fall day for some free music. (Also, there's a not-free ($25) concert tonight at the Berklee Performance Center with singer Lalah Hathaway, backed by Miguel Zenón and his quartet.)

From watching movies and sit-coms, Bostonist knows that even good-hearted people sometimes forget to mark the birthdays of their loved ones. Because we are and incredibly devoted son/husband/friend, this has never happened to us, but we bet it's not fun - nobody likes being in the doghouse. That's why, dear reader, we want to remind you about the upcoming birthday of someone we know you adore, the City of Boston. Yes, tomorrow marks the 375th anniversary of the fateful day in 1630 when English settlers dubbed their little spot on the Shawmut peninsula after Boston, England. For reasons unknown to us, the grand finale parade and concert for the city's official, multi-day celebration will be held next weekend, but tomorrow would be a fitting time to spend the day appreciating this fine town of ours. Unfortunately, the presence of Tropical Pain in the Ass Ophelia means it will be a rainy birthday for the Hub. Luckily, though, lots of local museums are offering free or discount admission for the occasion, and South End artists are holding open studios on Saturday and Sunday.