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CLUBS & DANCE NIGHTS
SPLASH-O-WEEN DJ Dirty Dek will hold down the turntables at the first Halloween fete at newly opened Leather District lounge and bar Splash. Dance to top 40 and mashups, play free pool, and sip a Pumpkin Paradise: Belvedere 1X vodka, pumpkin liqueur, and white chocolate Godiva, served with a Hershey Kiss. And don’t flake on your costume - there’s a $1,000 prize for the best disguise. 21+. 7 p.m. Oct. 31. No cover. Splash Ultra Lounge. 617-426-6397. www.splash150kneeland.comHALLOWEEN BIKE RIDE Don’t be alarmed if you see a motley crew of costumed cyclists pedaling through Jamaica Plain, Brookline, Allston, and Cambridge Saturday. It’s just the annual 14-mile Halloween Bike Ride around the city. There won’t be any trick-or-treating along the way, but there will be a “stereo bike’’ pumping out tunes. 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Meet at the Green Street T stop in J.P. www.truthserum.org/halloweenbikeride
MICHAEL JACKSON COSTUME PARTY Another MJ lovefest? Hear us out. At Kings Dedham’s King of Pop party, your sequined glove, red military jacket, and fedora could win you tickets to see the new movie “This Is It.’’ Put some effort and pelvic thrusts into your getup. There’ll also be moonwalking contests and MJ impersonators demonstrating the “Thriller’’ dance. 21+. 8 p.m. Oct. 31. No cover. Kings Dedham. 781-329-6000. www.kingsdedham.com
NIGHTMARE ON CHARLES STREET Something tells us that Freddy Kruger’s invite to this swanky, spooky soiree got lost in the mail. This will be one of the hottest Halloween parties in the city - Rafanelli Events is turning the Liberty Hotel’s ballroom into a haunted house and DJ Michael Savant will be spinning at Liberty Bar. Bonus: Your ticket gets you a free Scream vodka cocktail. 21+. 8 p.m. Oct. 31. $25. Liberty Hotel. 617-224-4000. www.libertyhotel.com COURTNEY HOLLANDS
COMEDY
GOREFEST Evil from Worcester? Creepy. . . That’s what the folks at ImprovBoston have planned for this year’s music, blood-filled Halloween celebration, GoreFest VII: The Worster Seed. You may want to avoid the front, or wear a raincoat. Oct 29, 8 p.m., Oct. 30-31, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $19-$22. ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect St., Cambridge. 617-576-1253, www.improvboston.comMICHAEL AND MICHAEL LIVE TOUR Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter are fond of Boston, having taped their new Stella live DVD at the Connection. Now they return after season one of “Michael and Michael Have Issues’’ with a new live show. Oct. 30, 9 p.m. $32. Comedy Connection Wilbur Theatre. 866-448-7849, www.thewilburtheatre.com
MOTTLEY’S SPOOKY-ASS HALLOWEEN FUN TIME FREAK SHOW Local comics do characters during this special Halloween show, including Stever Pate (Chris Coxen, who has more characters than anyone in Boston), the right-wing melodies of Billy Bob Neck, and others, hosted by Mehran. 21+. Oct. 30 and 31, 8 p.m. $20. Mottley’s Comedy Club. 877-615-2844. www.mottleyscomedy.com
JONATHAN KATZ AND FRIENDS Katz will take over ImprovBoston Wednesdays to do stand-up and host his own talk show, with special guest panelists. Katz will also teach a six-week course in short form comedy in November, as well. Wednesdays in November, 8 p.m. $7-$10. ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect St., Cambridge. 617-576-1253, www.improvboston.com
NICK A. ZAINO III 
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