Fri. 08/16
Backstreet Boys The pop group performs 7 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300.
American Idols Live Singers from the TV show perform 7:30 p.m. at Mark G. Etess Arena, 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-449-5150.
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Carnival of Souls The 1962 horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Sat. 08/17
Cheech & Chong The comedians perform 8 p.m. at Mark G. Etess Arena, 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-449-5150.
Scott Weiland The rock singer performs 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Sun. 08/18
All That Jazz The Bob Fosse musical is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.
Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill The R&B singers perform 7:30 p.m. at Robin Hood Dell East, 2500 Strawberry Mansion Drive; 215-685-9560.
Diana Ross The iconic singer performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Mon. 08/19
PGMC Auditions The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will hold auditions for its new season from 6-8 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St.; e-mail in advance to schedule an audition time slot at [email protected].
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.
Top Gun The action film is screened 7:30 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
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. 08/20
Tracy Baim and Mark Segal on LGBT Newspapers The author and the publisher host a discussion 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.
Big Country The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Wed. 08/21
PGMC Auditions The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will hold auditions for its new season from 6-8 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St.; e-mail in advance to schedule an audition time slot at [email protected].
Dropkick Murphys The Celtic punk-rock band performs 7:30 p.m. at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.
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. 08/22
Dave Koz and Friends The out saxophonist performs 8 p.m. at Dell Music Center, 2500 Strawberry Mansion Drive; 215-685-9560.
One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk The music of the dance group is performed 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
The Burlesque Show The new event kicks off 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.
Fri. 08/23
John Mayer The singer performs 7:30 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300.
Modern English and DJ Robert Drake The band and the DJ perform 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Opening
Dave Attell The comedian performs Aug. 22-24 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Lewis Black The comedian performs Aug. 23-24 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Continuing
All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children and Their Families Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of clothing from the late-18th through mid-20th centuries, comparing and contrasting adults’ apparel with children’s smaller styles, through Dec. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
BRT Broadway Collection An evening of hit songs from Broadway’s favorite musicals such as “Oliver,” “My Fair Lady,” and “Wicked” performed by David Edwards, Lauren Cupples, Kristine Fraelich, Jessica Gruver and Sean Thompson, through Aug. 25 at Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St.; 215-785-0100.
Candy Coated Wonderland Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition by Philadelphia-based multimedia artist Candy Coated (formerly Candy Depew) reinterpreting children’s fancy dress costumes from the museum’s collection, through Nov. 17, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Design for the Modern Child Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring some of the latest furniture, toys, tableware, wallpaper and textiles designed internationally in Australia, Asia, Europe, Great Britain and the United States, along with classics from the museum’s design collection, through Oct. 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
The Importance of Being Earnest Mauckingbird Theatre Company presents a gender-bent interpretation of the stage classic, through Aug. 25 at Off-Broad Street Theater, 1636 Sansom St.,; 215-923-8909.
Private Lives/Public Spaces: Bringing Philadelphia’s LGBT History Out in the Open The William Way LGBT Community Center presents the first solo exhibition of LGBT history in a mainstream museum in Philadelphia, which features a glimpse into the John J. Wilcox Jr. Archival Collection, through Oct. 25 at The Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, 15 S. Seventh St.; 215-685-4830.
Serpentine The Academy of Natural Sciences hosts an exhibition of photography by Mark Laita of the world’s most deadly snakes, through Sept. 22, 19th Street and the Parkway; 215-299-1000.
SPY: The Secret World of Espionage The Franklin Institute presents an exhibition of historical artifacts from the intelligence community, through Oct. 6, 20th Street and the Parkway; 215-448-1200.
Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of drawings and watercolors by Jerry Pinkney, Sept. 22, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Closing
Jay Pharoah The comedian seen on “Saturday Night Live” performs through Aug. 18 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
The Two Noble Kinsmen The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre presents the story exploring the desperate path of two men driven out of home and country by an untimely war, through Aug. 18, 2111 Sansom St.; 215-496-8001.