Going North

* Copland--Noted pianist Charles Fierro will present “Piano Works of Aaron Copland” tonight at 8 at UC Santa Barbara’s Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. Program: Copland’s “Passacaglia,” Piano Sonata, Piano Variations and Piano Fantasy. $12 general, $7 students. 893-7001.

* Stage--The Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera will open Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” Friday at the Granada Theatre, 1216 State St., Santa Barbara. Show times: Wednesday-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. Through Oct. 15. Matinee: Wednesday only, 3 p.m. $10-$45. 966-2324.

* Rhythm--Is it dance? Is it music? The innovative percussion troupe Stomp will bring its sound spectacular to the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St., Santa Barbara, for a series of performances this weekend. Troupe members create elaborate percussion effects with oil drums, wooden poles, wooden matches, hubcaps--everything, it seems, except drums. Show times: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 5 and 9 p.m.; Sunday, 3 and 7 p.m. $32.50-$39.50. 963-4408.

* Vocals--The Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation will present “An Evening of Music” on Saturday at the Lobero Theatre, to benefit the Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center. The concert will feature Vocal Point Jazz Harmony, plus the Debbie Denke Combo. Show time: 7 p.m. Preferred seating $35, $25 general, $15 seniors and students. The theater is at 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. 963-7339.