STRUTTING HIS STUFF: Rock star and occasional leather-pant-splitter Lenny Kravitz makes a rare headlining appearance on tour for his latest album “Strut,” performing 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. For more information or tickets, call 215-546-7900.
Theater & Arts
Defiant Archives
The William Way LGBT Community Center presents a collection of archival and personal items with a focus on the history of transgender activism in Philadelphia, curated and collected by local trans community members, through Sept. 20, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of paintings revealing the story of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Pissarro and their visionary art dealer and champion, Paul Durand-Ruel, through Sept. 13, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Genghis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life
The Franklin Institute presents the story of one of the world’s greatest leaders through Jan. 3, 20th Street and the Parkway; www.fi.edu.
Herman Leonard: Jazz Portraits
An exhibition of photographs from the master portrait photographer, featuring jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and many more from 1940-60, through Oct. 11 at Michener Art Museum, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
Into Dust: Traces of the Fragile in Contemporary Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition about the distinctions between the corporeal and transcendental, emergence and decay, belonging and displacement, life and death, through Oct. 25, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Louis Anderson
The comedian performs 6 and 9 p.m. Aug. 28 at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave.; 215-257-5808.
Northern Lights: Scandinavian Design
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition surveying Scandinavian design from its triumphant showing at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris to the present day, through Oct. 4, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Take Two: Contemporary Photographs
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring how contemporary artists have responded to changes in culture and technology by refashioning or rejecting photography’s conventions, through Nov. 15, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
DOUBLE-BARRELED DOSE OF COUNTRY: Country superstar Tim McGraw brings his Shotgun Rider Tour through Philly, with Billy Currington and Chase Bryant, 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-365-1300.
Music
Catch A Fire Tour
The reggae festival featuring performances by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen “Ragga” Marley and more starts 3 p.m. Aug. 29 at Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.
Tim McGraw
The country singers performs 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.
Lenny Kravitz
The singer performs 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.
Nightlife
Devil Drag Takes On The Gayborhood!
The drag group performs 9 p.m. Aug. 28 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
#Special Delivery: Philly’s Packin! Underwear Fashion Show and Auction
Porn stars, including Billy Santoro, Hunter Vance and more, model underwear from Andrew Christian, Nasty Pig and Cellblock 13, which will be auctioned right off their backsides, 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.
Beards & Queers Celebration
An event celebrating the “Philly Beard” in queer culture starts 9 p.m. Aug. 29 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Evoute: Magic & Burlesque Show
Ta-dah meets ooh la la 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-592-0656.
The Search for the Best Dadbod
Bearlesque hosts a pageant with performances 9 p.m. Sept. 4 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Outta Town
Bruce in the U.S.A.
The Bruce Springsteen tribute band performs 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-572-7650.
Emily Skinner
The Tony Award-nominated singer performs 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Lisa Lampanelli
The comedian performs 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Manhattan Transfer
The jazz-fusion band performs 6 and 9 p.m. Aug. 29 at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.
Jim Gaffigan
The comedian performs 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Natalie Douglas: “Hello Dolly”
The singer performs the music of Dolly Parton 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
The Misfits
The classic film starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable is screened 2 p.m. Aug. 30 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
The Doobie Brothers
The rock band performs 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Gabriel Iglesias
The comedian performs 8 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Melanie Stace
The international singing star performs 8 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The 1978 sci-fi thriller is screened 9:45 p.m. Sept. 4 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.