PRE-HALLOWEEN NEW-WAVE PARTY: Halloween Eve gets extra-fabulous when BEN-FM presents The B-52’s Halloween Scream concert as the alt-rock band performs after a pre-party and costume contest hosted by Marilyn Russell, with DJ Robert Drake providing the soundtrack. The fun starts at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. For more information or tickets, call 215-625-3681.
Theatre and Arts
The Birds
Curio Theatre Company presents a stage adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s short horror story through Oct. 29 at Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 4740 Baltimore Ave.; 215-525-1350.
Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies, I through VII
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents the premiere of a new exhibit that continues the artist’s exploration of video, sound and performance through Jan. 8, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Classical Splendor: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of furniture designed in 1808 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe through Jan. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Gilbert Gottfried
The comedian performs Nov. 3-5 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Inside Out
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of large-scale, high-quality replicas of favorite works from the museum’s collection to local neighborhoods through Nov. 1; 215-763-8100.
Live and Life Will Give You Pictures: Masterworks of French Photography, 1890-1950
The Barnes Foundation presents vintage prints of nearly 200 classic images by French photographers and photographers working extensively in France through Jan. 9 at the Roberts Gallery, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-278-7000.
Look Again: Contemporary Perspectives on African Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition drawing from the Penn Museum’s esteemed African collections through Dec. 4, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Martha Graham Dance Company
Prince Music Theater presents the legendary dance company performing its masterpiece “Appalachian Spring” Nov. 3-6, 1412 Chestnut St.; 267-239-2941.
The Other Place
Walnut Street Theatre’s Independence Studio on 3 presents Broadway’s new thriller about a neurologist whose life is becoming unhinged through Oct. 30, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Mexican masterpieces by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Frida Kahlo, Rufino Tamayo and many others through Jan. 8, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Plays of/for a Respirateur
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an installation by Joseph Kosuth that includes a selection of his work, along with a group of seminal works by Marcel Duchamp, through Oct. 30, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Step Afrika!: The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence
Dance Affiliates and The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts present the dance troupe that combines African and modern-dance traditions Nov. 3-5 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
The stage and screen stars tell stories, sing songs and crack a few jokes Oct. 28-29 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
HEAVY HALLOWEEN: The annual Dracula’s Ball Halloween bash features reunited industrial rock band Stabbing Westward in its only East Coast appearance of its 30th-anniversary tour 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-6888.
Music
Cam
The country singer performs 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Foals and Bear Hands
The rock bands perform 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-627-1332.
Dracula’s Ball
Industrial-rock band Stabbing Westward performs its only East Coast reunion show at this Halloween event 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Suzanne Vega
The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Tegan and Sara
The out singer-songwriters perform 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215-625-3681.
Meshuggah
The progressive-metal band performs 8 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Nightlife
Happy Bear: Haunted
The bears get dressed up for Halloween 5-9 p.m. Oct. 28 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Boos & Booze
Gryphons RFC welcome the Washington Scandals Rugby and the Baltimore Flamingos Rugby to town for a Halloween costume party 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Oct. 29 at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; 215-627-1662.
Henri David Proudly Presents: HALLOWEEN the BALL
The annual Halloween extravaganza, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Oct. 31 at Sheraton City Center Hotel, 17th and Race streets; 215-732-7711.
Outta Town
Well-Strung
The out string quartet performs 9 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
The Witches
The animated 1990 film is screened 2 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Hallowqueen Drag Show
The drag show hits Atlantic City 9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
MST3K: Zombie Nightmare
The cult-horror classic is screened 5 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Genitorturers
The fetish-themed industrial-rock band performs 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at Havana, 105 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-776-8293.