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7 Days: Regional arts and entertainment

Sunday The Scottish play One of Shakespeare's greatest, Macbeth is a tale of ambition and revenge as nobles lose their nobility pursuing a poisoned crown. The Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company production goes on at 7 p.m. Sunday at the URBN Annex Black Box Theater, 3401 Filbert St., and continues with shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $12.50 to $15. Call 610-202-7878.

Singer-songwriter Steve Earle performs his alt-country gems at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Sellersville Theater. TED BARRON
Singer-songwriter Steve Earle performs his alt-country gems at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Sellersville Theater. TED BARRONRead more

Sunday

The Scottish play One of Shakespeare's greatest, Macbeth is a tale of ambition and revenge as nobles lose their nobility pursuing a poisoned crown. The Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company production goes on at 7 p.m. Sunday at the URBN Annex Black Box Theater, 3401 Filbert St., and continues with shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $12.50 to $15. Call 610-202-7878.

Monday

Barbarian beat Could anyone resist a band with the name Attila the Pun? We sure can't. They do whatever they do at 8:30 p.m. at the North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St. Admission is free. Call 215-787-0488.

Tuesday

Mechanical man Paul Verhoeven's 1987 RoboCop is a pinnacle of smart sci-fi, commenting as much on the present (even now) as speculating on the future (um, now) in a tale of a man made into a machine in a ruined Detroit. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the County Theater, 20 E. State St., Doylestown. Tickets are $9.75; $7.25 for seniors. Call 215-345-6789. The film also screens at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, at 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $9.75; $7.25 for seniors and students. Call 215-345-7855.

Wednesday

Ring those bells The penultimate performance in the summer carillon series at Valley Forge features Gordon Slater of Ottawa playing at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Memorial National Chapel, Route 23, Valley Forge. Admission is free. Call 610-783-0120.

Funny guy Best known for his work on 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, Tracy Morgan is an adept, unpredictable stand-up. He performs at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $30. Call 215-496-9001.

Thursday

Chamber music Violinist Sylvia Ahramjian plays a recital including works by Fritz Kreisler, William Kroll, and Aaron Copland at 7 p.m. at Darlington Art Center, 977 Shavertown Rd., Garnet Valley. Tickets are $15. Call 610-358-3632.

Guitar man Singer-songwriter Steve Earle performs his alt-country gems at 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. Tickets are $55 and $75. Call 215-257-5808.

Friday & Saturday

Online rock Social-media sensation Alex Goot performs with the similarly inclined Sam Tsui at the Trocadero, 10th and Arch Streets, at 7 p.m. on Friday. Tickets are $16. Call 215-922-6888.

Jazz time Trumpeter Christian Scott plays at Penn's Landing's Great Plaza, Columbus Boulevard and Walnut Street, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Admission is free. Call 215-922-2386. . . . Pianist and singer Dena DeRose performs at Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St., at 8 and 10 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $22 (first set), $20 (second set). Call 215-568-3131.

Going to the dogs Conductor Steven Mercurio leads the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in Woof Fest, a musical and visual tribute celebrating man's best friend, featuring music by Gershwin, Beethoven, Haydn, and Stephen Foster, plus the symphony A Grateful Tail with narration by F. Murray Abraham, at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave., at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $35 to $75. Call 215-546-7900.

A complete guide to events in the region over the coming weekend will appear in the Weekend section in Friday's Inquirer. Send notices of events for "7 Days" to Michael Harrington at mharrington@phillynews.com.