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.

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.
























