Mark Vonnegut Armageddon in Retrospect Presentation & Discussion Brattle Theatre 6 p.m. $5 Full Details If we have to explain who Kurt Vonnegut is, you’re probably not interested in attending this event, or maybe you’ve just beamed down from Tralfamadore or something like that. Whatever your situation may be, the late legend Kurt Vonnegut is obviously best known for a little war book called Slaughterhouse-Five, but the rest of his works deserve even more attention......

The Writer's Brush Pierre Menard Gallery 10 Arrow St., Cambridge Through Sunday, January 27 617-868-2033 Everyone at one time or another wants to become something else. The actress longs to become a pilot, the congressman has late liaisons practicing his baking. Such creative experiments are no doubt good for the soul. This week at the Pierre Menard Gallery in Cambridge is the last chance to witness rare visual works created by some of the greatest......