TO DO
KOTTONMOUTH KINGS: 8 p.m. Green Room at Jannus Landing, 16 Second St. N, St. Petersburg. $18. (727) 896-2276.
TAMPA BAY FILM SOCIETY: Screening of Lost Boys of Sudan, award-winning independent documentary film that follows two Sudanese refugees as they journey from Africa to Houston, Texas, in search of a better life for themselves and those left behind in their war-torn country 2003, NR, 87 min.. 7 p.m., Sunrise Cinemas (formerly Madstone), 1609 W Swann Ave., Tampa. $7. (813) 258-4646, (813) 253-3333, ext. 3425; or www.tbfs.org
UNCLE VANYA: Banyan Theater Company opens third season with Anton Chekhov play, 8 p.m., Jane B. Cook Theatre at FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. $27.50. (941) 358-5330.
TO VIEW
THE BET AWARDS: Mo'Nique hosts; scheduled performers include Janet Jackson, Outkast and Usher, 8 p.m., BET.
FLASHPOINTS USA WITH BRYANT GUMBEL AND GWEN IFILL: Report on the future of the U.S. in Iraq, 10 p.m., WEDU-Ch. 3.