COMEDY THAT GETS INSIDE YOUR HEAD: Comedy veteran Paula Poundstone, fresh off lending her voice to the hit animated film “Inside Out,” comes to the area for an evening of her wry, introspective humor, 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave. For more information or tickets, call 215-572-7650.
Theater & Arts
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The blockbuster superhero film is screened 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Beethoven’s Fifth
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs the composer’s classics Oct. 16-17 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Deana Martin
The Philly POPS perform with Deana Martin in a tribute to her legendary father, Dean Martin, 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Disgraced
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the portrait of Amir Kapoor, a successful Pakistani-American lawyer, and his wife Emily, a painter influenced by Islamic imagery, at a dinner party where secrets come to light, Oct. 9-Nov. 8 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.
For Love of Country
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through Oct. 10 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
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.
Gypsy
Media Theatre presents the iconic musical based on the life of Gypsy Rose Lee through Nov. 1, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.
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.; 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 through Oct. 11 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
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.
Roberta Kaplan
The lawyer who helped defeat the Defense of Marriage Act and author of “Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.
Ship Wrecked!
Walnut Street Theatre presents the 19th-century adventure through Nov. 1 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Sinatra: A Centennial Celebration
The Philly POPS perform a tribute to Frank Sinatra Oct. 9-11 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Take Two: Contemporary Photographs
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring how contemporary artists have responded to changes in culture and technology through Nov. 15, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Whoopi Goldberg
The comedian and TV personality performs 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at Valley Forge Casino, 1160 First Ave., Valley Forge; 610-354-8118.
THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE: Out country singer Brandi Carlile is on the road in support of her latest album, “The Firewatcher’s Daughter,” performing in Philadelphia 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at The Fillmore, 1000 Frankford Ave. For more information or tickets, call 215-625-3681.
Music
Melody Gardot
The jazz singer performs 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Cassidy
The singer/songwriter performs 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; 215-928-0770.
Chris Cornell
The rock singer performs 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
Danzig
The hard-rock band performs 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.
Alô Brasil
The Brazilian music group performs 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Kansas
The rock band performs 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-572-7650.
Nightlife
Fortis Coming Out Party
Local distillery Midnight Madness Distilling marks OutFest weekend with specials on its Fortis craft-spirit products at several Gayborhood bars, starting 5 p.m. Oct. 9 with proceeds from event wristbands benefitting AIDS Walk; http://ow.ly/T2V8G
Rocky Horror Picture Show with Transylvanian Nipple Productions
The cult classic is performed live 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Uomo Moderno Fashion Show from Italy
Italy’s best designers show their fashions 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.
The Tongue In Cheek Cabaret
The sci-fi-themed cabaret returns 9 p.m. Oct. 9 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Big Mouth 2: The Gayborhood’s Lip Sync Tournament
Hosted by Philadelphia’s “biggest mouth,” Aurora Whorealis, 24 contestants compete, 9 p.m. Oct. 10 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
OutFest
The 25th-annual LGBT street festival takes over the Gayborhood noon-6 p.m. Oct. 11; phillygaypride.org.
Gemini Rose’s Jubilee
The burlesque show and benefit for a Philadelphia-based HIV/AIDS organization starts 9 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Halloween 4 & 5 Double Feature
The horror films are screened 9:45 p.m. Oct. 9 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Outta Town
The Goonies
The classic adventure film is screened 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Brian Regan
The comedian performs 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
The Oblong Box
The classic Vincent Price horror film is screened 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.