Today’s Best Bets

Pop Music

Americana, adult alternative, alt-folk--however you pigeonhole them, Peter Case, Freedy Johnston and Alejandro Escovedo simply add up to a first-rate bill of singer-songwriters.

McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 828-4403. 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Television

There are lots of Halloween-related programs on the tube tonight, so gather up the kids, some snacks and the remote control.

“Martian Mania: The True Story of War of the Worlds,” with Orson Welles, left, Sci-Fi Channel, 6 and 10 p.m.

“Hollywood Ghost Stories,” AMC, 6 and 9 p.m.

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” right, CBS, 8 p.m.

“Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” ABC, 9 p.m.

Stage

The Flying Karamazov Brothers are back in town with their zany juggling musical revue and the audience is invited to bring objects they think are “unjugglable.”

“Sharps, Flats and Accidentals,” Beckman Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena, (626) 395-4652. 8 p.m.