Out & About: June 10-16

Fri. 06/10
Being Queer Saved My Life: An Evening of Solidarity and Pride Performance artists lend their talents to this fundraiser, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

Bright Eyes The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.

Miranda Lambert The country singer performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Phish The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300.

Leslie Orofino The cabaret singer performs 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.

Logo’s Drag Race Tour! Raja, Carmen Carrera and Manila Luzon perform 9 p.m. at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.

Sully Erna The Godsmack frontman performs solo 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch The gender-bending rock musical film is screened midnight at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Sat. 06/11
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Philly The cabaret troupe performs 3 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Cowboy Mouth The rock band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400.

The Harvest: Spoken Soul 215 Open Mic The verses fly 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Judy Barnett’s “Jazz-A-Teria” The cabaret singer performs at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.

Sun. 06/12
Nancy Weiss The singer performs 3 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.

Scarface The 1932 film (not the 1983 classic) is screened 4 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Mon. 06/13
True Grit The Oscar-nominated 2010 film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

First Person StorySlam Poets battle it out 8:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Tue. 06/14
Unlabeled: The Acoustic/Electric Open Mic for Up and Comers Undiscovered singer-songwriters perform 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400.

Wed. 06/15
Steve Volk The author of “Fringe-ology” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

The Decemberists The folk-rock band performs 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Kathryn Calder The New Pornographers singer performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Martha Graham Cracker with West Philly Orchestra The drag performer performs a special show 8 p.m. at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-592-0656.

The Smithereens The rock band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400. David McCullough The author of “The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris” hosts a signing 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

Thu. 06/16
David Brenner The comedian performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.

Bob & Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Fri. 06/17
Marc Silver and The Stonethrowers The out singer-songwriter and his band performs a free show 5:30 p.m. at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Billy Gardell The comedian (“Mike & Molly”) performs 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.

Daryl Hall & John Oates The hit-making duo performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Kenny Loggins The rock singer performs solo 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Opening
Hungry, The Musical The sci-fi comedy about man-eating plants from outer space runs June 16-24 at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-563-3980.

Continuing
Beware the Lily Law Eastern State Penitentiary hosts a video installation on the experiences of trans prisoners, through November, 2027 Fairmount Ave.; 215-236-5111.

The Great American Trailer Park Musical 11th Hour Theatre Company presents a new musical about agoraphobia, adultery, ’80s nostalgia, spray cheese, road kill, hysterical pregnancy, a broken electric chair, kleptomania, strippers and disco, through June 19 at The Arden Theatre’s Arcadia Stage, 40 N. Second St.; 215-922-8900.

Health for Sale: Posters from the William H. Helfand Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of medical poster prints, through July 31, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Miss Saigon Walnut Street Theatre presents the popular musical epic love story, through July 17, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra Walnut Street Theatre’s Independence Studio on 3 hosts a salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes, through June 26, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

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.

Porcelain for the Emperor Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Chinese ceramics through Sept. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

The Sound of Music The Centre Theater presents the musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein based on the memoir by Maria von Trappe, through June 28, 208 DeKalb St.; 610-279-1013.

Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition focusing on Philadelphia’s tailoring industry, 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 of the commemorative works of art, through July, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Vigil Lantern Theater Company presents the dramatic comedy about a sour middle-aged man who goes to his dying aunt’s beside, through June 12 at St. Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow St.; lanterntheater.org or 215-829-0395.

Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by nine artists who used photography to address some of the most controversial political and social issues of the late 1970s through the early ’90s, including feminism, racism, the AIDS crisis and gay activism, through summer, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Closing
Antony & Cleopatra Puppet Uprising presents a production featuring sound artists, clowns, drag kings, opera singers and puppeteers, through June 12 at a secret location: meet at SEPTA’s Girard Street El stop at 8 p.m. wearing a red carnation. From there, you’ll be escorted to the Secret Theater; www.puppetuprising.org.

Christian Finnegan The comedian seen on VH1’s “Best Week Ever” performs through June 11 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

The Flea & The Professor The Arden Theatre Company presents the children’s story about a young professor who loses everything in the world but the flea who lives in his vest, through June 12 at Arden Theatre Company’s F. Otto Haas Stage, 40 N. Second St.; 215-922-1122.

La Fille Mal Gardée by Sir Frederick Ashton The Pennsylvania Ballet performs Ashton’s touching tale of two determined lovers and their quest to marry, through June 11 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Phaedra The Opera Company of Philadelphia performs the classic Greek myth of Phaedra, wife of Theseus, the Athenian king who vanquished the dreaded minotaur, through June 12 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Ruined Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama set in the war-torn Congo, through June 12 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.

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