Fri. 02/11
Cherish the Ladies The Irish music group performs at 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Jimmy Eat World The alt-rock band performs at 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000.
Karen Gross The cabaret singer performs at 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
Cupid Ain’t @#$%!: An Anti-Valentine’s Day Poetry Movement Some of Philly’s fiercest LGBTQA poets take the audience on a ride of heartbreak, sex and other romantic catastrophes, 8-10 p.m. at Tritone, 1508 South St.; 215-545-0475.
Make Love Not War: Art Auction and Dance Party University of Pennsylvania’s LGBT Center hosts and all-ages art auction and dance party benefiting the Philly BDS Coalition and featuring DJ Ev Daddy and a performance by the Lesbian Dorkestra, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at 3907 Spruce St.; 215-898-5044
PGMC Bachelor Auction Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus hosts an auction featuring several of its most handsome and eligible bachelors and an evening of music and dancing with DJ Michael DeCero, 9 p.m.-midnight at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.
Sat. 02/12
Enrique Iglesias The singer performs at 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Somebody Loves Me: The Music of George Gershwin Demetria Joyce Bailey and her trio perform the music of Gershwin at 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Eddie Bruce The cabaret singer performs at 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
Sun. 02/13
All About Eve The classic Bette Davis film is screened at 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Savion Glover The acclaimed tap artist performs along with a jazz quintet at 3 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films The 2011 nominees are screened at 4 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Peek A Boo Revue Valentine’s Shows The neo-burlesque cabaret performs at 5:15 and 9 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Dave Koz The out saxophonist performs at 7:30 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.
Paula Cole The Grammy-winning singer performs at 7:30 p.m. at Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Mon. 02/14
First Person StorySlams Spoken-word artists throw down at 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Anthony Bourdain The internationally acclaimed chef, author and host of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations” hosts a speaking event at 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.
Curtis Symphony Orchestra The orchestra performs at 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Tue. 02/15
Dambisa Moyo The author of “How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly — and the Stark Choices Ahead” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322.
The Church The rock band performs at 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Wed. 02/16
Book Club: “Affinity” by Sarah Waters The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts a discussion about Waters’ Victorian-era novel at 7 p.m., 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Thurs. 02/17
David Remnick The author of “The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322.
Fri. 02/18
Jurowski Conducts Prokofiev The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with the Georgian-born violin sensation who, at age 16, won the silver medal at the Sibelius International Violin Competition, 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Opening
Romeo & Juliet The Opera Company of Philadelphia presents Shakespeare’s story of star-crossed lovers, sung in French with English translations, through Feb. 20 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Stomp The percussive, wildly popular Broadway show runs Feb. 15-20 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
The Thomashefskys Michael Tilson Thomas conducts a musical tribute to his grandparents, famous stars of Yiddish theater, 8 p.m. Feb. 15-16 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Terminus The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the story of three people ripped from their daily lives and thrown into a fantastical world — a lonely young woman looking for love, a mother seeking atonement and a serial killer who has sold his soul to the devil — resulting in an audacious drama of interlocking monologues, Feb. 16-20 at Harold Prince Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Continuing
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer People’s Light & Theatre presents an adaptation of Mark Twain’s American classic, Feb. 17-March 13, 39 Conestoga Road; Malvern; 610-644-3500.
Amadeus Walnut Street Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning play about the legendary composer, through March 6, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Attic Youth Center Queerealities: Posters for Change The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts an exhibition of posters imagined, designed and printed by 17 youth at The Attic Youth Center to increase visibility around queer issues, through Feb. 28, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Condensation: Works by Alexander Conner The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts an exhibition from the winner of its 2010 Juried Art Competition for LGBT artists, through Feb. 25, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Facing Out, Facing In: Figurative Works The James A. Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition exploring this temperamental and stylistic dichotomy in figurative art and includes works by regional painters and photographers, through May 1, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
A Glimpse of Paradise: Gold in Islamic Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the unique status of gold in Islam through a small group of objects from the museum’s collection, through April, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
John Folinsbee and American Modernism Woodmere Art Museum presents a fresh look at the New Hope painter’s life and work, revealing the artist’s move from impressionism toward modernism, through March 6, 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476.
Mark Cohen: Strange Evidence Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of a select group of some 50 of Cohen’s black-and-white and color photographs taken over the past 40 years, through March 13, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Nocturne Flashpoint Theatre Company presents Adam Rapp’s one-man show about how grief can unravel a family, through Feb. 26 at Second Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-665-9720.
Parenting 101: The Musical! The musical comedy about the various stages of raising children is on stage through March 6 at Kimmel’s Innovation Studio, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition, drawn from the museum’s collection of Western fashion, examining 300 years of men’s sartorial display, through June, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Race Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet’s newest play about two lawyers, one black and one white, offered the chance to defend a wealthy executive charged with a shocking crime against a young black woman, through Feb. 20 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.
Resisting Racism: 30 Years of Men of All Colors Together The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts an exhibition highlighting the long and rich history of the gay, multiracial, multicultural organization, through March 25, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition focusing on one of Philadelphia’s tailoring industry greats, featuring clothing designed by Francis Toscani (1915-73), through summer, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
To Love, Honor and Obey? Stories of Italian Renaissance Marriage Chests Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition the commemorative works of art, through July, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Virtues and Vices: Moralizing Prints in the Low Countries, 1550-1600 Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of moralizing prints created between 1550 and 1600 in Antwerp and Haarlem, through Feb. 27, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Woman/Object AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of Larry Wood’s works of sculpted steel evoking shapes of the female body, through Feb. 19, 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250.
Closing
The Little Prince Bristol Riverside Theater presents a production adapted from the children’s book of the same name, through Feb. 13 at 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-0100.
Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Kate Weare Company The two New York-based troupes perform a shared program celebrating humor, individuality and the complexities of human nature, through Feb. 12 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Tilson Thomas Returns The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with the Grammy-winning composer, through Feb. 12 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
What My Husband Doesn’t Know David E. Talbert presents a tale of lust, lies and temptation, through Feb. 13 at Kimmel’s Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.