WERK-ING IT: German electronic-music pioneer Kraftwerk influenced the sounds of early hip-hop, electronic-dance music, new wave, pop and industrial rock. Catch them when they bring their visually stunning 3D tour to town 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. For more information or tickets, call 800-745-3000.
Theater & Arts
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Act II Playhouse presents a comedy about a screenwriter-turned-professor trying to break back into the Hollywood biz through Oct. 4, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler; 215-654-0200.
The Avengers
The blockbuster superhero film bringing together Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Hulk is screened 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Genghis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life
The Franklin Institute presents the story of one of the world’s greatest 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.
High Society
Walnut Street Theatre presents Cole Porter’s feel-good musical about a socialite preparing for her lavish summer wedding through Oct. 25, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
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.
La Traviata
Opera Philadelphia performs Verdi’s classic opera Oct. 2-11 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Lee Child
The best-selling author hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.
Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of the acclaimed photographer’s black-and-white pictures of the 1950s and ’60s through Feb. 21, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
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.
Opening Night
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Paul Mooney and Dick Gregory
The comedy legends perform Oct. 2-3 at the Rrazz Room At The Prince, 1412 Chestnut St.; 215-422-4580.
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.
Yannick & Rachmaninoff
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Oct. 1-4 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Godspeed You Black Emperor
The hard-rock band performs 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.
THE HURT ROCKERS: Industrial-goth rockers The Genitorturers and their envelope-pushing S&M-fetish themed concerts might seem way out of place in the quiet bucolic town of New Hope, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t see them get their musical freak on, 8 p.m. Oct. 1, at The Havana Bar, 105 S. Main St., New Hope. For more information or tickets, call 215-776-8293.
Music
Ghost
The gothic-rock band performs 8:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.
Chvrches
The synth-pop group performs 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.
Hall & Oates
The classic pop/soul duo performs 8 p.m. Oct. 1at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1000 Frankford Ave.; 215-625-3681.
Rock On Philly Presents A Tribute To David Bowie
Cory Wade, Jennifer Logue, Rob Tait, Deep City Healers and Sun Flights perform the songs of the fashion and rock icon 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; 215-928-0770.
Halestorm
The rock band performs 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street; 215-928-8807.
Kraftwerk
The pioneering electronic/industrial group performs 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.
Built to Spill
The indie-rock band performs 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.
Nightlife
Happy Bear: God is a DJ
Walk on over to the Gayborhood and worship with the bears 5-9 p.m. Sept. 25 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Bearlesque: Fashback Friday
Performances by Josh Schonewolf, La Dolce Spina, Saynt Von Dean, Jay Coxxx, BEV, Risky Biscuits, Mister Fahrenheit, Quorra Vahn Tassels, Saxon Blue and Pussy VonWienermuff are featured in the bear-themed burlesque show 9 p.m. Oct. 2 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Outta Town
The Kinsey Sicks
The comedy-drag troupe performs 8 p.m. Sept. 25-26 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Ace Frehley
The former KISS guitarist leads his rock band 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at The Havana Bar, 105 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-776-8293.
Kiss Me Deadly
The noir classic is screened 2 p.m. Sept. 27 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Genitorturers
The fetish-themed goth/industrial band performs, 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at The Havana Bar, 105 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-776-8293.
Buddy Guy
The legendary blues guitarist performs 8 p.m. at The Grand Opera House, 818 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-658-7897.
ZZ Top
The rock band performs 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at Caesars Atlantic City, 2100 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, N.J.: 609-343-2535.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
The horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. Oct. 2 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.