I know we’ve all been in relationships where it got to the point that the sound of that persons name alone made you cringe, and meeting up with them for your weekly lunch date no longer excited you. Unfortunately, you didn’t know exactly how to call it quits. For the past year, members of The Bush Theatre in London have been asking their audience members to submit their best break up stories—with the help of five of the hottest young playwrights they developed the play 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.This comedic spin on the break-up process is made up of several vignettes on how to go about doing the deed based on the audience’s submissions. The show will now be playing through August 9th, and featuring Claire Keelan, Ralf Little, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, and Michelle Terry. For more information go to The Bush Theatre’s website.

Monday, July 28, 2008, 7:00pm
The Half King Bar & Restaurant (505 W. 23rd Street at 10th Ave)
George Motz, Hamburger America

Filmmaker and hamburger expert George Motz will be at The Half King Monday to celebrate his book, Hamburger America. Go have a burger, a beer and wax nostalgic with the author. More here.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7:00pm
McNally Robinson (52 Prince St. between Lafayette and Mulberry)
Eddie Campbell, The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard

Cartoonist Eddie Campbell, author of The Fate of the Artist, and co-author of From Hell will present his new graphic novel, The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard (First Second Books), which is based on the acrobat who made the leotard a big deal.

Thursday, July 31, 2008, 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Central Park Summerstage (Enter at 69^th Street and Fifth Avenue)
Richard Price and Charles Bock

It’s LES meets Vegas Thursday at Summerstage. (This makes it sound like a WWE event). Richard Price will be reading from Lush Life, his most recent novel, and Charles Bock debut novel, Beautiful Children, has received a whole lot of attention. Go check the two of them out Thursday. More on both here.