Fri. 09/02
Chris Tucker The comedian and movie star performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Sarah Rice: “Screen Gems! The Songs of Old Hollywood” The singer performs 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
Pieces The 1982 gory slasher film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Ziya The South African singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Sat. 09/03
Journey The rock band performs at 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Jennifer Sheenan: “The Great American Song Book” The singer performs 8:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
Sun. 09/04
MASH The 1970 film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Fred White with Michael Ferreri The singer performs 7:30 p.m. at Bob Egan’s New Hope, Ramada Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 215-862-5225.
Rev. Mark Kiyimba: Ugandan Social Justice and Gay Rights Activist The minister and gay rights activist speaks 6-8 p.m. at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-563-3980.
Mon. 09/05
Monday Jazz Jam at World Cafe Live 5:30-7 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Tue 09/06
Everything Must Go The drama starring Will Farrell is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
The Motels The rock band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Todd Rundgren The guitarist performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Wed. 09/07
Diaspora Reading Group The book “Dancer from the Dance” by Andrew Holleran is discussed 7 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.
PUMPED Muscle guys put on a show of stripping, flexing, lap dances, 10-11:30 p.m. at ICandy, 254 S. 12th St.; www.club- icandy.com.
Thu. 09/08
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 7 Premier Party Watch the new episode of the Philly-based sitcom 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Reading Queerly The group discusses Make/Shift magazine 7 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.
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.
Erasure The synth-pop group performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
A Night At The Rock Show with Constantine Maroulis The singer from the Tony Award-winning musical “Rock of Ages” performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Bob & Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins at 11 p.m. at Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.
Fri. 09/09
Antigone Rising The all-female rock band performs at 7:30 p.m. at Tin Angel, 20 N. Second St.; 215-928-0770.
Rick Springfield The rock guitarist performs at 9 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Opening
Aspects of Love Walnut Street Theatre presents the romantic musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sept. 6-Oct. 23, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
The Aliens Theatre Exile presents the humorous slacker story Sept. 7-18 at Studio X, 1340 S. 13th St.; 215-218-4022.
Blowing on a Hairy Shoulder/Grief Hunters The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania presents an exhibition of works by 20 artists from Israel, Greece, Germany, Belgium, Britain and America that examine the relationships between originality and origin with video, photography, drawing and sculpture Sept. 7-Dec. 4, 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108.
Burt & Me Society Hill Playhouse presents the romantic musical comedy featuring the music of Burt Bacharach, Sept. 7-18, 507 S. Eighth St.; 215-923-0211.
Gender Reel Festival The East Coast’s only multimedia festival dedicated to enhancing the visibility of gender-nonconforming, gender-variant, transgender and transsexual experiences and identities, takes place Sept. 9-10 at University of the Arts Dorrance Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St.; 267-974-4259.
Lewis Black The comedian performs at 9 p.m. Sept. 3-4 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Men Unwrapped An exhibition of the photographer Joe Bowman’s work is on display Sept. 8-Oct. 28 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Tongue & Groove The comedic troupe performs Sept. 9-16 at Adrienne Theater Main Stage, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-413-1318.
Continuing
The Arsonists Walnut Street Theatre presents the story of an unemployed circus wrestler and his pyromaniac partner, through Sept. 18 at Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
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.
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found Luna Theater Company presents the story of a young executive who reaches his breaking point and decides to disappear, through Sept. 18 at Adrienne Theater Main Stage, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-568-8079.
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.
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.
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.
Closing
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.
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.