BENEFIT: Tonight you can continue to help out the victims of Hurricane Katrina at “A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge.” The benefit doubles as a book launch party for this first graphic novel about the hurricane in which the author “depicts seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina.” Dave Eggers said this of the novel: “One of the best-ever examples of comics reportage, and one of the clearest portraits of post-Katrina New Orleans yet published. An essential addition to the ongoing conversation about what Katrina means and what New Orleans means.” Bonus: There will also be live music from New Orleans, food and drink at the party.

6 to 9 p.m. // Idlewild Books [12 W 19th St] // $5 // PWK rumored to attend