Animation

Best of the International Tournee of Animation. Through Oct. 22. Featuring the original pilot of the Ren & Stimpy Show. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square. Fridays at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Saturdays at 2, 7 and 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 and 9:30 p.m. $6 in advance at Ticket Master; $6.50 at the box office. The box office opens one hour prior to the first show. Call 625-5700 for more information.

Bars and Clubs

Avalon. 15 Lansdowne St, Boston. High energy-top40-techno-progressive dance music. Call 262-2424 for more information.

Axis. 13 Lansdowne St, Boston. Saigon Kick on Thursday, Oct. 8. DJ Debo downstairs; DJ David James upstairs on Friday, Oct. 9. Call 262-2437 for more information.

Bill's Bar and Grille. Call 421-9678 for more information.

Crimson Sports Grill. Call 868-5900 for more information.

Jillian's Billiard Club. 145 Ipswich St, Boston. Pool, darts, Shuffleboard and ping pong. Football tournament on Monday nights at 8:30 p.m. Call 437-0300 for more information.

ManRay. 21 Brookline St, Cambridge. DJs Chris and George, alternative and industrial music, 18+ on Friday, Oct. 9. Call 864-0400 for more information.

Metropolis. 533 Washington St, Boston. DJ and dancing to top 40 and R&B music. Call 338-6999 for more information.

Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. Powerman 5000, Luscious Jackson and Grind on Thursday, Oct. 8. Codeine with Opium Den andNod onFriday, Oct. 9. Maniacal Choir, Neo-90s Dance Bandand Heavily Medicated Fairy Tales on Saturday,Oct. 10. Noise Magazine party from 2-6 p.m. onSunday, Oct. 11. Jazz groups to be announced onMonday, Oct. 12. New Radiant Storm King, FrancesGumm, Grindring and Queer on Tuesday, Oct. 13.Jazz with Debris, Spunj and Third Ear onWednesday, Oct. 14. Call 492-9181 for moreinformation.

Narcissus. 533 Commonwealth Ave.,Kenmore Square, Call 536-0660 for moreinformation.

T.T. The Bears. 10 Brookline St.,Cambridge. Giant Sand and Barbara Maning onFriday, Oct. 9. Talking to Animals on Saturday,Oct. 10. Call 492-0082 for more information.

Venus De Milo. 11 Lansdowne St., Boston.Mindwarp Productions Presents "Rave Culture" withDJ Debo on Thursday, Oct. 8 (19+). Internationalnight with Euro-house music and DJ Abdullah onFriday, Oct. 9.(19+).

Comedy