Out & About: Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2015

INTOXICATING: Antigone Rising, the all-female rock band with out members, hits the road in support of its latest album “Whiskey & Wine Vol II,” performing 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215-222-1400.

 

Theater & Arts

Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a survey of American still life, representing the genre from its beginnings in the early 1800s to the Pop Art era of the 1960s, through Jan. 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Bill Burr

The comedian performs 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543. 

Bullets Over Broadway

The Woody Allen musical about mobsters runs through Nov. 1 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Craig Shoemaker

The comedian performs Nov. 5-7 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Disgraced

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the portrait of Amir Kapoor, a successful Pakistani-American lawyer, and his wife Emily, through Nov. 8 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420. 

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. 

Giada de Laurentiis

The celebrity chef and Food Network star participate in a live Q&A 8 p.m. Nov. 6 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

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.

John Irving

The bestselling author hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

Mozart and Schumann

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Nov. 5-7 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 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.

The Original Rhapsody in Blue

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through Oct. 31 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Patti Smith

The punk-rock icon and author of “M Train” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 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.

Stacy Schiff

The author of “The Witches: Salem 1692” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

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.

The Wrath of the Gods: Masterpieces by Rubens, Michelangelo and Titian

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the paintings and creative processes of some of art history’s most important figures through Jan. 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

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PUNK-ROCK ROYALTY: Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer and punk-rock icon Patti Smith comes to town to talk, and sign copies of her latest book, “M Train,” a meditation on the cafés, haunts and landscapes that have influenced her craft, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St. For more information, call 215-567-4341.

Music

The Darkness

The U.K. rock group performs 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Tesseract

The prog-metal bang performs 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

 Kendrick Lamar

The acclaimed rapper performs 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

The Skatalites 50th Anniversary Tour

The ska band performs 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

The Who and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

The rock bands perform 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543.

Shawn Mullins

The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. Nov. 4 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Antigone Rising

The rock band with out members performs 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Gladys Knight and The O’Jays

The R&B groups perform 8 p.m. Nov. 6 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Well-Strung

The out string quartet performs 8 p.m. Nov. 6-7 at the Rrazz Room at The Prince, 1412 Chestnut St.; 215-422-4580.

 

Nightlife

Josh Schonewolf’s Burlesque Halloween Ball

Honeytree Evil Eye hosts an evening of performances by MacKenzie Moltov, Mika Romantic, Miss Maxxie Ford, Aurora Whorealis, Mr. Kikkoman and Victoria Page, 9 p.m. Oct. 30 at Pennsylvania Six, 114 S. 12th St.; 267-639-5606.

Circus Freak

Notorious OMG hosts a Halloween blowout benefit for the William Way LGBT Community Center 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

 

Outta Town

Halloween Drag Show

The annual Halloween drag show, 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at Rainbow Mountain Resort, 210 Mount Nebo Road, East Stroudsburg; 570-223-8484.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The 1966 family Halloween film is screened 2 p.m. Oct. 31 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.

Citizen Kane

The classic film is screened 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.

Prince of Darkness

The horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. Nov. 6 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. 

 

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