sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

OPENING Black and Blue (Capitol 6) A black female rookie cop in New Orleans witnesses fellow officers committing a murder. With Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson and Frank Grillo.

Puccini’s Il Trittico seemingly has it all: a jealous murderous husband, a crazed suicidal nun and gut-busting Marx Brothers-style laughs.

ON STAGE What: The Interrupters with Skinny Lister and Sharp/Shock Where: Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St. When: Friday and Saturday (Oct. 18 and 19), 8 p.m. (doors at 7:30) Tickets: $35 (plus fees) from ticketweb.

BLUES What: Downchild Blues Band with David Vest, David Gogo and Jenie Thai Where: McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square When: Friday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $60 from r mts.bc.

The fall classical music season is at its height and what follows covers only some of the coming week’s offerings.

IN CONCERT What: Leeroy Stagger and the Rebeltone Sound Where: Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St. When: Sunday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Tickets: $17.50 from eventbrite.ca or Lyle’s Place, 770 Yates St.

ON STAGE What: The 39 Steps Where: Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra St. When: Oct. 22 through Nov.

ON STAGE What: Il Trittico Where: Royal Theatre When: Through Oct. 27 Tickets: $29-$183 from the Royal McPherson box office, (250-386-6121) rmts.bc.

Dress in your best after-5 cocktail attire for the Art of the Cocktail, a cocktail party that allows you to sample alcoholic creations by local restaurants, distilleries and global brands, Saturday at the Crystal Garden.

OPENING The Lighthouse (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe play lighthouse keepers on an isolated island in New England in the 1890s in this black-and-white fantasy tale. With Valeriia Karaman.