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.
Hog and Kisses Pig Iron Theater’s annual fundraising fiesta, dedicated to the topic of love, 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
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.
Grand Dames & Brassy Broads The Notorious OMG and the Goddess Isis perform 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Candyman The 1992 horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Sat. 02/02
Groundhog Day The 1993 comedy film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian The star chef does a cooking demonstration 3 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Cage Fury Fighting Championships The action begins 7 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Margaret Cho The comedian performs 8 p.m. at Tropicana Showroom, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 800- 843-8767.
Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Lewis Nash, Chris Potter and Ambrose Akinmusire perform 8 p.m. at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Sun. 02/03
To Catch a Thief The 1955 Alfred Hitchcock film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
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.
Grilled Cheese & Craft Beer Tasting The popular event kicks off 4 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Flash Gordon The campy sci-fi film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Lipstick Monday 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. 02/05
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.
Taylor Branch The author of “The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.
Wed. 02/06
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.
Michelle Rhee The author of “Radical: Fighting to Put Students First” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.
Thu. 02/07
Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer The authors of “Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery,” a collection of photographs examining the public and private lives of free and enslaved African-Americans during the Civil War era, host a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.
Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.
Fri. 02/08
Blow Me a Kiss! Peek-a-Boo Revue’s burlesque Valentine’s Day-themed show, 9 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Rufus Wainwright The out singer-songwriter performs 9 p.m. at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Opening
The Pennsylvania Ballet Feb. 7-10 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Heather McDonald The comedian seen on ”Chelsea Lately” performs Feb. 8-9 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Mostly Gershwin Peter Nero and the Philly Pops perform Feb. 8-10 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Motionhouse The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the multimedia show featuring film and dance Feb. 7-9 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Silent Night The Opera Company of Philadelphia performs the acclaimed new opera Feb. 8-17 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Continuing
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
22 Artists Twenty-Two Gallery presents an exhibition of 22 local artists, through Feb. 3, 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1515.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The acclaimed dance company performs through 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, through Feb. 2 at Harold Prince Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.