Bookcellar Cafe. Bassist John Voigt and Debris perform at the Cafe on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. 1971 Mass Ave. Free.
Special Beat. With the Skatalites, the Selecter, the Toasters, the Allstonians and Thumper on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for tickets and more information.
Movies
Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. "Hidden Fortress" at 4:45, 7:25 and 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21. A superman Samurai saves a fugitive princess and stolen gold.
"La Strada" at 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. from Friday, Oct. 22 through Thursday, Oct. 28. With Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. The timeless story of an innocent peasant girl employed and seduced by an itinerant cicus strongman. This film won the 1954 Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. On Thursday, Oct. 21. "In the Line of Fire" at 7:35 p.m. "Like Water for Chocolate" at 7:25 p.m. "Into the West" at 3:50 p.m. "Barjo" at 5:50 p.m. "Stepping Razor-Red X" at 12:10 a.m. Sick and Twisted Animation Festival at 9:45 p.m. and midnight. The festival will last until Oct. 24.
Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, Oct. 21. "Mr. Wonderful" at 11:50, 2:25, 4:35, 7:20 and 9:40. "Judgment Night" at 12:35, 2:55, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:10. "The Beverly Hillbillies" at 12, 2:15, 4:45, 6:55 and 9:15. "Demolition Man" at 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:30 and 9:55. "Mr. Jones" at 11:30, 2, 4:20, 6:40 and 9. "Malice" at 12:50, 3:25, 5:40, 8 and 10:20. "Cool Runnings" at 11:40, 1:50, 4, 6:20 and 8:35. "The Good Son" at 1:30, 3:45, 5:50, 8:15 and 10:30. "The Fugitive" at 12:20, 3:15, 6:05 and 8:50. "Mr. Nanny" at 1:10 and 3:05. "Dazed and Confused" at 5, 7:10 and 9:25.
Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, Oct. 21. "Rudy" at 11:30, 1:50. 4:20, 6:40, 9:20 and 11:45. "M. Butterfly" at 12:30, 2:45, 5:05, 7:15, 9:40 and midnight. "A Bronx Tale" at 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15 and 12:35. "Wedding Banquet" at 12:10, 3:10, 5:30, 8 and 10:30. "The Age of Innocence" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m. "Rocky Horror" at 12:30 a.m.
Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., Harvard Square. 661-3737. "The Joy Luck Club" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m.
Theatre
Falsettos. Through Oct. 31. The Tony Award-winning musical is the story of a man who, after years of marriage, leaves his wife and son for a gay lover. $20-$52.50. Call 931-2787 for tickets and more information.
Five Guys Named Moe. Through Oct. 31. The hit Broadway revue, which features the music and jazz and rhythm-and-blue artist Louis Jordan. Wilbur Theatre, 245 Tremont St., Boston. Call 423-4008 for tickets and more information.
Forever Plaid. Indefinite run. In Stuart Ross's tribute to the "guy groups" of the `50s and `60s, the Plaids, a semi-pro harmony group killed on the eve of their first big-time gig, have come back from the dead to croon their tunes. Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St., Boston. Call 357-8384 for more information.
Lady from the Sea. Through Nov. 14. A revival of Henrik lbsen's tale of Ellida Wangel, a wife who dreams of leaving the domestic life. $18-$38. Call 266-0800 for more information.
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard. Through Oct. 24. A moving portrait of a high school music teacher and his housekeeper. $19-$32. Hasty Pudding Theatre. Call the Cambridge Theatre Company at 496-8400 for tickets and more information.
The Real Live Brady Bunch. Through Nov. 7. Adapted and directed by Jill Soloway. The champion of television sitcoms comes to the stage. Scripts taken from the '70s show are played by an all-adult cast. Charles Playhouse, Tuesdays through Sundays. Call 426-6912 for more information.
The Secret Garden. Through Nov. 21. The Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, about children and adults renewed by the natural world. Wheelock Family Theatre, 180 the Riverway, Boston. Call 734-4760 or 731-4426 for tickets and more information.