Thursday, October 24

MainLine Theatre’s Rocky Horror Show

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Collabo brings together local jewelry designer Les jouailliers du dimanche, the stylists behind the Ton petit look blog and Noujica designers to create a collaborative photo exhibit and pop-up sale. Espace Pop (5587 Parc), 2–9 p.m., free entry

Phenomena Festival presents a one-night only “avant opera,” Hyper Sane Gros Animal Drunk. Bain St-Michel (3500 St-Dominique), shows at 7 and 9 p.m., $12

Head over to the 2-22 building for the unveiling of its new illumination created by Moment Factory. The night will include exclusive performances by O Vertigo, les 7 doigts de la main, Maude Guérin (Ste-Carmen de la Main) and l’Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal in a mise en scène by Lorraine Pintal. 2 Ste-Catherine E., 7:30 p.m., free

Also presented as part of Phenomena Festival, Wants and Needs Danse’ Short & Sweet series offers a lineup of short choreographies (all under two minutes) on the theme of pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès. La Sala Rossa (4848 St-Laurent), 8 p.m., $12

Get geared up for Halloween by enjoying MainLine Theatre’s live production of the iconic Rocky Horror Show, by Richard O’Brien, starring Antonio Bavarro. The show runs through Saturday. (Note that this is not to be confused with the classic film, which will be screened with a live cast at the Imperial next week.) 3997 St-Laurent, 8 p.m., $20

Catch Chicago shoegaze/krautrock quartet Disappears on a co-headlining North American tour with San Francisco post-punks Weekend and local openers Aim Low. Il Motore (179 Jean-Talon W.), 9 p.m, $12/$15

Halloween begins today. No, really. Check out our Halloween party guide here.

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