Daily News picks for what to see and do the weekend of 2/17-2/19

CASINOS

RETURN TO 'PARADISE'

His sonic style conformed to neither of the prevailing rock modes of the day - punk and New Wave - but Eddie Money, who headlines tomorrow at House of Blues inside Showboat Atlantic City, still managed to make a good deal of noise in the late 1970s and early '80s. The one-time cop born Eddie Mahoney blew up thanks to snappy, hook-laden tunes like his breakthrough single, "Two Tickets to Paradise," and "Baby Hold On." More than 30 years later, he is still a regular, and reliable, live attraction.

House of Blues, Showboat Atlantic City, Boardwalk at Delaware Avenue, 9 p.m., $14.07 and $10.07, 609-236-2583, hob.com/atlanticcity.

THEATER

BRIDESMAIDS REVISITED

Playwright Leslye Headland's Twitter handle is "Molotovcocktail," which gives us a clue that her play "Bachelorette," now playing at the Adrienne Theater, is not some frothy confection airing Mondays on ABC. Instead, it's a dark comedy about three young women - bride, maid of honor and friend - behaving badly on the eve of a swanky New York wedding. Booze and betrayal form an explosive evening from the Luna Theater Company. The show's been extended through this weekend.

Adrienne Theater Skybox, 2030 Sansom St., 6:30 tonight, 8 p.m. tomorrow, $23-$28, 866-811-4111.

DISSECTING A TRIANGLE

David Harrower's 1995 fable "Knives in Hens" is about a ploughman, his wife and the miller who brings new words and ideas into her life. When it was first produced in Harrower's native Scotland, The Guardian called it "a marvelous, mysterious thing: a drama of real passion written in a stark, puritan style." Theatre Exile's production, directed by Brenna Geffers, boasts a nontraditional set, and the resulting irregular seating means no late arrivals will admitted. (Audience members are encouraged to wear stable shoes; you'll be climbing to your seats.) If you're ready for an explosive night of theater, this is your ticket.

Theatre Exile at Studio X, 1340 S. 13th St., 8 tonight and tomorrow, 3 p.m. Sunday, through March 4, $27-$32, 215-218-4022, theatreexile.org

MIGRATION PATTERNS

John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" was an experiment in writing that would allow the text of the book to serve as a script for the play, so the adaptation from page to stage is seamless compared to other works. People's Light and Theatre takes advantage of the Steinbeck-penned script in their adaptation of the story of two migrant workers, the sharp George and the simple Lennie, as they travel through California looking for work.

People's Light and Theatre, through March 25, $25-$45, 610-644-3500, peopleslight.org

ART

LIGHTS OUT

Easily distracted drivers, be careful cruising through Center City tonight – and Friday nights through March. That's when the PECO building's crown lights will display three winning digital works in lights by local student artists as part of the energy company's "Art in the Air" initiative. Each display - one of dancers on the street, another of nature, another sketching out city icons - lasts about 30 fun seconds, which is more than enough time to accidentally change lanes and get honked at.

2301 Market St., Fridays through March, 5 p.m.-midnight. www.peco.com/crownlights.

MUSIC

GLITTERDELPHIA

Timewarp back to a time when it didn't matter so much whether you are a boy or a girl, but how good you looked in glitter. Retrograde presents: Glam! Celebrates a time when David Bowie was god with a night featuring glam rock tunes courtesy of Cthulhu Martini or Tony Revolta and the Glitter Squids, DJ John Stanley and Creem Circus, burlesque from Ms. Kiki Berlin and Firebaby and the Divine Miss Jimmi overseeing it all. Don't have the look to go with the evening? Lady Saint Styledelphia will be on hand to provide glam-style makeovers for $15 to $30 (come with foundation already on).

HeadHouse Restaurant, 122 Lombard St., 9 tonight, $10, 215-922-1223, househousephilly.com

ARTISTRY PERSONIFIED

Communing with Lila Downs on her extraordinary new album "Pecados y Milagros (Sins and Miracles)," the notion of "cultural treasure" comes to mind. Reworking classic Mexican folkloric songs and adding equally haunting originals, co-written with her husband/producer/collaborator Paul Cohen, Ms. Downs' exceptional vocal range and dramatic dexterity are truly enthralling. A Mexico City fine arts museum recently mounted an exhibit blending her spirit-minded music with folkloric paintings commissioned by Downs. The artwork also is worked into an elaborate video presentation serving as backdrop to her not-to-be-missed live performance here.

Science Center Theater, Montgomery County Community College, 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, 8 tonight, $12-$28, 215-641-6518, www.mc3.edu/livelyarts.

ART CRAWL

The flamboyant art pop of Zola Jesus (a/k/a Nika Roza Danilova) is winning converts. Think tunes and trills as dark and exotic as Bjork, surrounded with a more pronounced, thumping, electronic production sound. Talk Normal and Philly's Meg Baird serve as the compatible openers.

Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8:30 tonight, $13 (all ages), 215-232-2100, www.utphilly.com.

SNAPPIN' BLUES

If ever a talent deserved to be on the Alligator blues label it's Joe Louis Walker, finally out and celebrating his belated debut for 'em with "Helllfire." JLW's crackling with electricity guitar attack and sharp-toothed originals are what that Chicago imprint - and the city's signature, guts and glory "Southside" blues sound - are all about. Warmdaddy's, 1400 Columbus Blvd. at Reed, 7:30 and 10 tonight and Saturday, $20, 215-462-2000, www.warmdaddys.com.

GET YOUR FUNK ON

The wild man of funk returns. We're talking George Clinton of course, getting it on with his current Parliament/Funkadelic crew.

Keswick Theatre, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside. 8 p.m. tomorrow, $29-$45, 215-572-7650, www.keswicktheatre.com

ROCKABILLY ROOTS

Think "Philly rockabilly" and maybe the Stray Cats' spawning at J.C. Dobbs comes to mind. But Charlie Gracie, a South Philly legend playing that same South Street landmark tomorrow, is the true Phillybilly original, with a career kick-started in the 1950s. His Cameo Parkway-era greatest hits were recently repackaged by ABKCO, but even more heartening is the newly cut "For Love of Charlie" album which finds the septuagenarian still burning up the guitar strings and in excellent voice, sharing a rocking good time. Catch him with Dibbs & The Detonators and Delco Nightingale.

The Legendary Dobbs, 304 South St., 8 p.m. tomorrow, $15/$18, 215-501-7288, http://dvtevents.com.

BLAST OFF

Were you thrilled with Skrillex's multi-Grammy win? Have you bought into the whole "electronica dance music is all the rage" thing? If so, consider communing with the buzz bombing, all synthesized doodles and noodles of Big Gigantic. (The name is meant to be ironic, we're thinking.)

Electric Factory, 7th and Willow streets, 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, $17.50-$24.65, 215-627-1332, www.electricfactory.info.

TV

No habla espanol?

Don't speak Spanish but still curious about telenovelas? Telemundo's bicultural cable channel mun2 is rerunning the Spanish-language network's wildly popular "La Reina del Sur" ("The Queen of the South") with English subtitles starting this weekend, and fans of AMC's "Breaking Bad" (or Showtime's "Weeds") might want to check it out. Kate del Castillo stars as Teresa Mendoza, whose life changes dramatically when she falls in love with a drug courier - and then changes again when he's killed and she, after a series of terrifying challenges, becomes the head of her own drug empire. Definitely not your grandma's soap opera.

Premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday, mun2, with subsequent episodes airing at 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

- Chuck Darrow, Molly Eichel, Ellen Gray, Lauren McCutcheon and Jonathan Takiff contributed to this calendar.