Fri. 08/12 An Evening of Gay Men’s Romance Authors from MLR Press host a reading 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.
Lez Zeppelin The female Led Zeppelin tribute band performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Ann Hampton Callaway The singer performs 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds The R&B hitmaker performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Sat. 08/13
Girls Rock Philly The organization hosts its end-of-camp showcase, noon at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger It’s going to sound like a New Jersey mall parking lot circa 1983, 7 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300.
Jerry Seinfeld The comedian performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Libertine Ball: Fetish Beach Party The fetish party runs 8 p.m.-2 a.m. at Shampoo, 417 N. Eighth St.; 215-922-7500.
Ann Hampton Callaway The singer performs 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
August Arouse: LGBTQ Womyn of Color Conference Fundraiser Stimulus Philly presents the party from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at Marathon Grill, 1818 Market St.; 215-561-1818.
Sun. 08/14
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The 1958 film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Eric Johnson The acclaimed guitarist performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Mon. 08/15
Groove Night Local musicians join forces to bring the R&B, soul, jazz and funk, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 215-222-1400.
Your Highness The fantasy comedy film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Tue. 08/16
Hippiefest Flower-power-era musicians perform 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-572-7650.
Wed. 08/17 Women’s Wednesdays: Movie Night! The film “Hannah Free” is screened 5:30 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Book Club: Inferno by Eileen Myles The book is discussed 7 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Bob Dylan The rock legend performs 7:30 p.m. at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.
Alicia Witt The singer and actress performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Thu. 08/18
Bob Egan’s Showcase Night Cabaret artists perform 8 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
Drivin’ n Cryin’ The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
The Femme Show A queer art show featuring dance, burlesque and drag performances, 9 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Bob & Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.
Fri. 08/19
KMFDM The industrial band performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; www.stimulusphilly.com.
Styx The rock band performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Opening
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches Ritz Theatre Company presents the award-winning play set in the 1980s against a backdrop of greed, sexual politics and the discovery of a new disease: AIDS, Aug. 18-28, 915 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, N.J.; 856-858-5230.
Russell Brand The comedian and actor performs Aug. 13-14 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Continuing
Annie New Candlelight Theatre presents the beloved musical through Aug. 21, 2208 Millers Road, Ardentown, Del.; 302-475-2313.
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.
CMYK AxD Gallery hosts an exhibition of 12 professional illustrators from The Autumn Society of Philadelphia reinterpreting the four colors familiar to graphic artists and illustrators as the inks used in most color printing, through Sept. 3, 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250.
The Comedy of Errors The Classical Acting Academy presents the Shakespeare comedy through Aug. 21 at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, 2111 Sansom St.; phillyshakespeare.org.
GayFest Quince Productions presents a new festival of gay and lesbian theater through Aug. 28 at Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St.; 215-627-1088.
Femme The James Oliver Gallery presents an exhibition of works exploring perceptions of femininity — or lack thereof, sometimes gender nonspecific — through Aug. 20, 723 Chestnut St., fourth floor; 215-923-1242.
Lights Up On Broadway Bristol Riverside Theater presents hits from such favorite musicals as “The Producers,” “The Music Man,” “Showboat” and more through Aug. 21, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-0100.
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.
Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works from one of the first American artists to paint the Far West, through Sept. 18, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Spies, Traitors & Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America The National Constitution Center hosts the exhibition created by the International Spy Museum featuring artifacts, multimedia elements, immersive environments and stories of espionage, treason and deception in the United States, through Aug. 21, 525 Arch St.; 215-409-6600.
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 Sept. 25, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Transmutation and Metamorphosis Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of collages by Ann Irwin through Oct. 16, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
The Twentieth-Century Way Walking Fish Theatre presents the two-man play about two actors who are hired to bait gay men in public restrooms and private parties, through Aug. 20, 2509 Frankford Ave.; 215-427-9255.
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 Sept. 19, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
The William Way 6th Annual Juried Art Prize Shows The William Way LGBT Community Center presents the work of Stephen Bundrick, Kathy McLean and Tom Rooney, prize winners from the center’s annual Juried Art Competition, through Aug. 31, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.