Regional arts and entertainment events

Sunday

Two at Walnut A pair of works by a couple of England's finest will be offered at the Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. (call 215-574-3550): In Noel Coward's frothy comedy Fallen Angels, two friends on a girls' weekend (their stuffed-shirt husbands are off golfing) engage in a blotto battle over a mutual former boyfriend (a Frenchman - say no more). The show goes on at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday and continues on a Tuesday-through-Sunday schedule to May 2. Tickets are $10 to $60. . . . Graham Greene, best known for his incisive novels and spot-on thrillers, considered the comedic Travels With My Aunt a private joke and expected few readers, but it turned out to be a hit. Giles Havergal adapted the novel, about an introverted retiree who discovers a world of adventure and espionage thanks to his long-lost septuagenarian relative, for the stage. The Independence Studio on 3 production goes on at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday and continues on a Tuesday-through-Sunday schedule to April 18. Tickets are $30.

Monday

Good mechanics The new Florence and the Machine CD Lungs is a showcase for the vocals of Florence Welch, who can turn her soul-power style on a dime from in-your-face pop-punk on "Kiss With a Fist" to a rousing anthem on "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" to meditative prog on "Dog Days Are Over." The British combo plays at 8 p.m. at Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. Tickets are $23. Call 215-922-1011.

Tuesday

La vida Cubana Bryn Mawr College professor Enrique Sacerio-Gari introduces and discusses three short documentaries from Cuba's Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños: Model Town, about sugar industry workers in the area developed by Milton Hershey in Matanzas; De Generación, about the differing political and social ideas of younger and older Cubans; and Raza, a critical discussion on social and racial issues. The triple bill screens at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $9.50; $6.75 for seniors; free for students. Call 610-527-4008.

Wednesday

Two at the Kimmel A good night for music lovers at the Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce Streets (call 215-893-1999): Soloists Doug O'Connor, saxophone, Saeka Matsuyama, violin, and Susan Babini, cello, play works by Jacques Ibert, Max Bruch, and Aaron Jay Kernis with the Symphony in C, conducted by Rossen Milanov, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perelman Theater. Tickets are $30; $25 for seniors; $5 for students. . . . The 12-man vocal ensemble Chanticleer performs its mix of classical and popular music (here's a request for their amazing version of "Aloha Oe" right now) at 8 p.m. in Verizon Hall. Tickets are $36 to $44.

Thursday

How did that happen? Author Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Blind Side) looks at the 2008 financial meltdown in his new book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. He discusses his work at 7:30 p.m. in the Free Library's Montgomery Auditorium, 19th and Vine Streets. Tickets are $7 to $14. Call 215-686-5322.

Friday & Saturday

Words and music The Network for New Music presents distinctive matches of composer and writer in works by Michael Hersch (setting the writing of Bruno Schulz) and Stephen Jaffe (setting poetry of Ronald Caltabiano). Jan Krzywicki conducts the ensemble, with soloist Hirona Oka, violin, at the Ethical Society Building, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $20; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. Call 215-848-7647.

Dance life Using a minimalist, formal modern-dance style mixed with ballet, Nora Gibson's work Vested Souls, based on her time working in a law office, looks at the ways we are dedicated to work, yet still disconnected. The Nora Gibson Performance Project performs the piece at the Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave., at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $12; $10 for students and seniors. Call 215-387-1911. . . . The estimable Jeanne Ruddy Dance celebrates its 10th anniversary with a retrospective program at the Wilma Theater, Broad and Spruce Streets, at 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $25; $15 for students and seniors. Call 215-569-4060. . . . The AXIS Dance Company combines performers with and without disabilities to explore new possibilities of movement. The troupe performs at Montgomery County Community College's Science Center Theater, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $25; $20 for students and seniors; $10 for ages under 12. Call 215-641-6518.

The contender On his dynamite new CD True Devotion, Rocky Votolato makes a claim to the pop crown with a collection of affecting gems. He plays in the intimate chapel of the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., at 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12. Call 215-821-7575.