PHILLY GETS PUNKED: Against Me!, the punk-rock band fronted by transgender singer Laura Jane Grace, is on the road in support of its new album, “Shape Shift With Me,” and opens for punk legend Bad Religion 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. For more information or tickets, call 215-625-3681.
Theatre and Arts
The Birds
Curio Theatre Company presents a stage adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s short horror story Oct. 5-29 at Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 4740 Baltimore Ave.; 215-525-1350.
Breaking the Waves
Opera Philadelphia presents the world-premiere chamber opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek based on the 1996 Academy Award-nominated film by Lars von Trier through Oct. 1 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
The Bridges of Madison County
Media Theatre presents the musical based on the best-selling novel through Oct. 23, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.
Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies, I through VII
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents the premiere of a new work by Bruce Nauman, which continues the artist’s exploration of video, sound and performance, through Jan. 8, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Classical Splendor: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of furniture designed in 1808 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe through Jan. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Damon Wayons, Jr.
The comedian performs Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at The Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555.
How We Got On
Azuka Theatre presents the Philadelphia premiere of the play set in the 1980s about three teens dreaming of fame and fortune in the new hip-hop scene through Oct. 9 at Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St.; 215-563-1100.
Inside Out
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of large-scale, high-quality replicas of favorite works from the museum’s collection to local neighborhoods through Nov. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Justin Willman
The comedian/magician seen on “The Ellen Show” performs through Oct. 1 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Look Again: Contemporary Perspectives on African Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition drawing from the Penn Museum’s esteemed African collections through Dec. 4, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Opening Night: The Philadelphia Orchestra kicks of its new season with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
The Other Place
Walnut Street Theatre’s Independence Studio on 3 presents Broadway’s new thriller about a neurologist whose life is becoming unhinged Oct. 4-30, 825 Walnut St,; 215-574-3550.
Plays of/for a Respirateur
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an installation by Joseph Kosuth that includes a selection of his work, along with a group of seminal works by Marcel Duchamp, through Oct. 30, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Rizzo
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the drama following Frank Rizzo’s trajectory from beat cop to police commissioner to mayor of Philadelphia through Oct. 16 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Walnut Street Theatre presents the classic musical adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel through Oct. 23, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP: Actor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt (“The Walking Dead,” “Cybil,” “The Sopranos”) is on the road performing songs from her debut LP, “Revisionary History,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct. 2 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. For more information or tickets, call 215-928-0978.
Music
Kansas
The classic-rock band performs as part of its “The Leftoverture” 40th-anniversary tour 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
Ladies Sing the Blues
Vocalists Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas and Charenee Wade channel the pioneering vocalizations of four 1920s blues divas: Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey and legendary stage and screen icon Ethel Waters 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Wednesday 13
The horror-rock band performs 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Hard Rock Cafe, 1113 Market St.; 215-238-1000.
The Levellers
The alt-folk-rock band performs 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at The Foundry, 1000 Frankford Ave.; 215-309-0150.
Kanye West
The rapper performs 8 p.m. Oct. 4 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543.
Bad Religion and Against Me!
The punk-rock bands perform 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215-625-3681.
The Faint
The punk band performs 8 p.m. Oct. 7 at The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Nightlife
Philly AIDS Thrift 11th-Anniversary Block Party
DJ Robert Drake spins for the festivities noon-6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Philly AIDS Thrift, 710 S. Fifth St.; 215-922-3186.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The cult cinema classic is screened 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Burlesque & Comedy
Comedian and burlesque performers team up for a night of entertainment 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
OutFest Happy Bear
The bear-themed happy hour, 5-9 p.m. Oct. 7 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Outta Town
Time Bandits
The classic fantasy-adventure film is screened 3 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Theater of Blood
The classic Vincent Price horror film is screened 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The classic horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The crooner performs 9 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.