8 & 11pm: Theater

Don’t bring toast--it’s not the movie: Richard O’Brien’s cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show” returns to its live theater origins in a new stage musical production featuring David Arquette as Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter and Todd Oldham on the design team.

* “The Rocky Horror Show,” Tiffany Theater, 8532 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, Friday and Saturday, 8 and 11 p.m.; Sunday, 8 p.m. Regular schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 8 and 11 p.m. Ends Feb. 28. $25 to $45. (310) 289-2999.

all day: Movies

The so-called “blaxploitation” films of the 1970s have enjoyed a renaissance of sorts in the last few years, in no small part because of the influence they had on such stylish directors as Quentin Tarantino. The Nuart will screen “Detroit 9000”--one of the best of the genre--for three days only. The 1973 film stars Hari Rhodes as an athlete-turned-police detective whose investigation of a high-profile robbery leads to unexpected insight into the city’s racial tensions. (See Screening Room, Page 14.)

* “Detroit 9000,” Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. Friday, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m. $5 to $8. (310) 478-6379.

8pm: Theater

It’s “slacker vaudeville” when postmodern clown trio “The New Bozena” puts on its signature combination of traditional European clowning and comic garage-band sensibility.

* “The New Bozena,” Hudson Main Stage, 6537 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m. through March 14. $20. (323) 856-4200.

8:15pm / Movies

After the flamboyant spectacle of “Intolerance” and “Birth of a Nation,” D.W. Griffith seemed to consciously scale down with “Broken Blossoms,” a tender, sentiment-laden tale of doomed love between an abused Limehouse waif (Lillian Gish) and an idealistic “yellow man” (Richard Barthelmess). The beleaguered Griffith chose as his themes miscegenation, exploitation and racial bigotry, and it’s one of his loveliest films. The silent is a piece of wistful cinematic poetry that, after 80 years, hasn’t lost its bloom.

* “Broken Blossoms,” Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. Friday, 8:15 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30 and 8:15 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. $5 to $6. (310) 322-2592.

noon: Arts and Crafts

Capitalizing on the recent interest in original vintage advertising posters, 20 dealers from around the world will display thousands of posters at the International Vintage Poster Fair at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Posters from the 1890s to the 1980s ranging in price from $50 to $150,000 offer a piece of history as images chronicle world wars, world fairs, sporting events, consumer products and other milestones.

* International Vintage Poster Fair, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St., Santa Monica. Friday, noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily, $10; three-day pass, $20. (310) 395-2048.

9pm: Pop Music

British pop musicians have always taken a shine to American-bred forms, from early rock ‘n’ roll to blues to R&B; to Motown, so why not jump aboard the current swing-music revival? Enter the Big 6, England’s soul-inflected, ska-tinged, jumping jive. These guys are loud in more ways than one--check out those plaid suits.

* The Big 6, Friday at the Foothill, 1922 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, 9 p.m. $10. (562) 984-8349. Also Saturday at the Derby, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., TK p.m. $TK. (323) 663-8979. Sunday at the Rhino Room, 7979 Center Ave., Huntington Beach, 9:30 p.m. $10. (714) 892-3316.

Freebies: Conductor Frank Fetta celebrates the 100th birthday of Duke Ellington with a performance of the composer’s work for symphony orchestra and jazz band at Sacred Heart Chapel, Loyola Marymount University, Westchester, 8 p.m. (310) 837-5757. Also Saturday at 8 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City.