Out & About: April 12-18

Fri. 04/12

SEXO: An Exhibit About Sexual Realities The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts a three-dimensional environment where people ask questions, speak out and create new conversations about sexual realities in their communities, 6-8 p.m., 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

1964 The Tribute The rock band performs Beatles songs 8 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.

The Black Crowes The rock band performs 9 p.m. at Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.

Soulidified: Love of my Life (A celebration of the music of Erykah Badu) The R&B group performs 9 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

The Brides of Dracula The 1960 horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Sat. 04/13

The Adventures of Robin Hood The 1938 adventure film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Philly Beauty Ball Attendees are encouraged to dress in drag, 7-10 p.m. at Woody’s, 202 S. 13th St.; www.phillybeautyball.com.

Retro Leather Disco Dance Party Philadelphians MC host a dance party, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; 215- 627-1662.

Stimulus The monthly women’s party, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at Square Peg, 929 Walnut St.; 215-413-3600.

Sun. 04/14

Phantom of the Opera The 1943 film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Dirty Heads and Shiny Toy Guns The rock bands perform 7 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Rachel Maddow The out journalist hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St.; 215-686-5322.

Mindless Self Indulgence The electro-rock band performs 8 p.m. at Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.

Mon. 04/15

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.

Nancy Pearl The author of “Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322.

The Expendables 2 The action 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. 04/16

Sam Rosenthal The author of the genderqueer erotic novel “Rye” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at The Erotic Literary Salon, 1315 Sansom St.; TheErotic LiterarySalon.com.

The Schematic Tour Rekapse, Asker and Treehouse perform 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Steel Panther The glam-rock band performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

BRO-LESQUE The drag revue commences 9 p.m. at Picasso Restaurant and Bar, 38 W. State St., Media; 610-891-9600.

Wed. 04/17

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.

Becoming Barbra with William Mann Acclaimed biographer Mann talks about his new book, “Hello Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand,” 7-9 p.m. at Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St.; 215-545-4400.

Book Club “Dance with a Sheesha” by Anthony Bidulka is discussed, 7 p.m. at William Way LGBT Community Center; 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

B.B. King The blues legend performs 7:30 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.

PromTrash Desperate by Dumpsta Players The drag performance group performs 10 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Thu. 04/18

Anthrax The metal band performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Sevendust and Coal Chamber The hard-rock bands perform 7 p.m. at Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.

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

Fri. 04/19

HOLLER! The open mic starts 7 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.

Suicidal Tendencies The hard-rock band performs 8:30 p.m. at Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.

The Five Fingers of Death The classic 1972 martial-arts film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Opening

(in)voluntary commitment Quince Productions presents a storytelling show navigating matters of love, taking leaps of faith, and growing up, April 16-24 at Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

MAME Media Theatre presents the classic Broadway musical about the titular eccentric bohemian, April 17-May 19, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.

Philadelphia Antiques Show The annual antiques sale and exhibition, April 13-15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St.; www.thephiladelphiaantiquesshow.org.

Bach and his Brandenburgs The Philadelphia Orchestra performs April 18-20 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

PHILADANCO! The dance company performs April 19-21 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

Ron White The comedian performs April 13-14 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.

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.

Eastern Standard Quince Productions presents a romantic comedy set in the 1980s, through May 4 at Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

Good People Walnut Street Theatre presents the story of people in a Boston community trying to find success, through April 28, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

Great and Mighty Things Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of outsider art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, through June 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

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.

The Art of Golf Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of paintings celebrating the sport, through July 7, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

The Pirates of Penzance Bristol Riverside Theater presents the popular comic operetta, through April 28, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-6664.

Closing

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.

Seminar Philadelphia Theatre Company presents a new comedy from the creators of “Smash,” through April 14 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.

Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through April 13 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

Ted Alexandro The comedian seen on “The Late Show with David Letterman” performs through April 13 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

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