Out & About: Jan. 25-31

Fri. 01/25

Jeff Dunham The comedian performs 8 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543.

Sat. 01/26

Queer Writer’s Collective A free group workshop and discussion to develop unique queer voices via the written word, 4-6 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

The Robert Burns Night Whisky Tasting Hooray for booze, 6:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Falcons Annual Banquet Falcons Soccer hosts a BYOB buffet-style dinner fundraiser, 7-10 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

Aiden James The out singer-songwriter performs 7:30 p.m. at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; 215-928-0978.

Jim Gaffigan The comedian performs 8 p.m. at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610-352-2887.

Made in America: A Celebration of American Choral Music Philadelphia Voices of Pride presents the concert 8-11 p.m. at Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce St.; www.pvop.org.

KillerWhale The electro-funk group performs 9 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

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

Pajama Party Wear your best PJs 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at ICandy, 254 S. 12th St.; 267-324-3500.

Times Square DJ Robert Drake hosts a screening of the 1980 film, midnight at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Sun. 01/27

Key Largo The 1948 film starring Humphrey Bogart is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

English Beat The ska band performs 7:30 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5858.

Mon. 01/28

Free Quizzo & Board Game Night Roll the dice, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Goon The 2011 comedy about a minor-league hockey team is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

St. Lawrence Quartet The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents an evening of classical music, 8 p.m. at Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

Lipstick Mondays A weekly drag show featuring a changing roster of queens takes the stage 9 p.m. at The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215-862-2081.

Tue. 01/29

Open Mic: The Best of What’s Next Sign up and play, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Jeremiah Ostriker The cosmologist and author of “Heart of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Invisible Universe” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

Wed. 01/30

4W5 Blues Jam Local musicians get down 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

East Coast Power Nap: A Comedy Spectacle A comedy showcase featuring Doogie Horner, Sidney Gantt, Carolyn Busa, The Necrosexual, Dan King and Lou Misiano, hosted by TJ Hurley and Alejandro Morales, 8:30 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Thu. 01/31

Dave Barry The humorist and author of “Insane City” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

10,000 Maniacs The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5858.

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

Fri. 02/01

Grace Potter And The Nocturnals The rock band performs 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000.

Sand Aid NJ Benefit featuring Highway 41 and Friends A fundraiser, 8:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Opening

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The acclaimed dance company performs Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Chimera The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents a solo show about Jennifer Samuels, who has just discovered that she is her own twin, Jan. 30-Feb. 2 at Harold Prince Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.

Continuing

22 Artists Twenty-Two Gallery presents an exhibition of 22 local artists, through Feb. 3, 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1515.

Cy Twombly: Sculptures Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works from the Swiss sculptor, through March, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Double Portrait Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works from designer Paula Scher and illustrator Seymour Chwast, through April 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts presents more than 150 works from the Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women, through April 7, 128 N. Broad St.; www.pafa.org.

The Mind’s Eye: 50 Years of Photography by Jerry Uelsmann The James A. Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition of iconic photographs from the famed photographer, through April 28, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.

The Mountaintop Philadelphia Theatre Company presents a re-imagining of the events taking place the night before the assassination of civil-rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., through Feb. 17 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.

Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband Walnut Street Theatre presents the story of romance and scandal, through March 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

Live Cinema/Manon de Boer: Resonating Surfaces — A Trilogy Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of a series of three cinematic portraits defined by narratives of time and memory, and structured around the relation between images and sounds, through Feb. 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Ronaldus Shamask: Form, Fashion, Reflection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of drawings and sketches by the fashion designer, through March 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Closing

Brian Posehn The comedian seen on “The Sarah Silverman Show” performs through Jan. 26 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Cinderella Arden Children’s Theatre presents a new version of the classic tale, through Feb. 3, 40 N. Second St.; 215-922-1122.

Dr. Doolittle Media Theater presents the story of a veterinarian who can talk to animals, through Jan. 27, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.

Wolf-in-Skins An epic dance opera inspired by ancient themes of the mythic hero’s journey, through Jan. 26 at Temple University’s Conwell Dance Theater, Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue; 215-546-2552.

Yannick and Bruckner The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through Jan. 25 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

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