BOOK LAUNCH

Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl

Emily Pohl-Weary, Canadian author and granddaughter of science fiction writers Judith Merril and Frederik Pohl, launches her new novel centred around an indie bass player and her run-in with a wild dog in Central Park.

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore (211 Bernard W). Admission is free.

NIGHTLIFE

Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Ball

Cult British comedy/musical classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show is shown for three nights to celebrate Halloween. The screening includes a live cast and interactive experience.

Thursday, Oct. 31 to Saturday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., Cinéma Impérial (1432 Bleury). Tickets are $17.95 in advance and $19.95 at the door, with a $5 discount for students on Halloween.

NIGHTLIFE

POP Montreal’s Halloween Massacre

POP Montreal throws a Halloween party that features WZaaRD, Filthy Haanz, Beatles and Rage Against the Machine cover bands, and DJs Raf Stabbybak and Annie Q.

Friday, Nov. 1, 9 p.m., NOMAD (129 Van Horne, 2nd Floor). Tickets $7 with costume, $10 without.

MUSIC

Lucius

Indie pop rockers Lucius, fresh from the release of their LP Wildewoman, are set to return to Montreal once more. The group has been praised for their “luscious, luminous, lilting lullabies” by The New York Times.

Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 p.m., Divan Orange (4234 St. Laurent). Tickets are $15 in advance.

MUSIC

Ranee Lee

Montrealer and veteran jazz vocalist Ranee Lee returns to the venue where she recorded 2009’s Juno-award-winning Ranee Lee Lives Upstairs.

Saturday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill (1254 Mackay). Admission is $25.