Fri. 02/22
Lewis Black The comedian performs 8 p.m. at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Sat. 02/23
Beat, Brews and BBQ The drink and drink gets served up 1 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The classic comedy film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Matchbox 20 The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Sgt. Sass The out hip-hop duo hosts a record release party, 10 p.m. at Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St.; 215-291-4919.
Sun. 02/24
Psycho The 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
A Reading with Joseph Dorazio The author of “As Is: Selected Poems of Joseph Dorazio” hosts a reading at 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.
Cradle of Filth The gothic/black-metal band performs 7 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Sophie B. Hawkins The singer-songwriter performs 7 p.m. at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; 215-928-0978.
Oscar Viewing Party Josh Schonewolf presents a viewing party of Hollywood’s big night at 8 p.m. at Stir Lounge, 1705 Chancellor St.; 215-732-2700.
Mon. 02/25
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.
Hot Mesh Tavern on Camac’s hottest new party, where mesh is the outfit of choice, kicks off at 7 p.m. in the Ascend Lounge at TOC, 243 S. Camac St.; 215-545-0900.
The Neverending Story The fantasy film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
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. 02/26
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.
Wed. 02/27
John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives: Ungilding the Gold Star Gay Writer and academic Aren Aizura and artist Emmett Ramstad host a lecture 6 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
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.
Thu. 02/28
Sweet Honey in the Rock The Grammy Award-nominated a cappella ensemble performs 7:30 p.m. at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Mary Gauthier The out singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5858.
Pig Pen Theatre Co. The indie-folk band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Tenacious D The rock duo performs 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000.
Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.
Fri. 03/01
Beyond the Score: Shostakovich 5 The Philadelphia Orchestra performs 7 p.m. at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Brandy The R&B singer performs 9 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
The Mist The horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Opening
Everyone and I Azuka Theatre presents the story about a man and his love for the music of Billie Holiday, March 28-April 7, 1636 Sansom St.; 215-563-1100.
Parsons Dance The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the celebrated dance company Feb. 27-March 2 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert The story of drag queens journeying through the desert in a bus takes the stage Feb. 26-March 3 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Todd Glass The out comedian performs Feb. 27-March 2 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Continuing
Cooking With the Calamari Sisters The all-singing, all-dancing, all-cooking hit musical comedy, through May 19 at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St.; 215-923-0210. 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.
Forever Plaid Media Theater presents the story of The Plaids, a classic 1950s all-male singing group that returns from the Great Beyond to perform the show they never got to do while alive, through March 31, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.
Journeys to New Worlds Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Spanish and Portuguese colonial art from the Roberta and Richard Huber Collection, through May 19, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
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.
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.
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
To Fool the Eye 1812 Productions presents a romantic comedy about a poor hat maker drawn into the world of an eccentric duchess, through March 3 at Drexel’s Mandell Theater, 33rd and Chestnut streets; 215-895-2787.
It’s a Whartonful Life Penn students perform an original musical comedy parodying the MBA experience, through Feb. 23 at Zellerbach Theater, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
My Brother Marvin A candid and revealing story of the life of musical icon Marvin Gaye, through Feb. 24 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
The Rite of Spring The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through Feb. 24 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.