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Daniel Melvin and Teresa Long will give a free acoustic performance at 9 p.m. tonight in the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery on the first floor of the Indiana Memorial Union. Melvin, from local band Assorted Flavors, will open up the show. Long is the former lead singer of the band Utopia Blue.\nAlso, at 9 p.m. tonight, IU students will have a chance to host the Dec. 7th Comedy Club during an open mic contest. Each comedian will have a minimum of 2-3 minutes, maximum of ten minutes to perform in front of 5 Union Board comedy judges. The session will be at the Indiana Memorial Union Marketplace. Performers should sign up by e-mailing ubcomedy@indiana.edu. \nUnion Board will show "Big Fat Greek Wedding" at 8 and 11 p.m. tonight at the IMU Whittenberger Auditorium. Admission is free a student ID; Non-students are $2. For more information, e-mail ubfilms@indiana.edu. \nThe Union Board IU Cajun Invasion Trip has been canceled. \nFor more information about these events, contact the Union Board office at 855-4682.\nSongbirds lecture sure to sing\n"What songbirds can teach us about vocal learning and basal ganglia function" will be presented by Allison J. Doupe, Department of Neural Science, University of California-San Francisco. The lecture will be at Glenn Black Laboratory, Room 101, Ninth & Fess at 12:30 p.m. today. For more information, contact the Department of Biology at 855-6284.\nHorizons of Knowledge lecture to be presented\n"The Short 'End of Sonnenallee'" will be given by German author and filmmaker, Thomas Brussig, from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Lindley Hall. For more information, contact the Institute of German Studies at mtilton@indiana.edu.