Do This!: Conrad, Miller, and Photography 32
Friday Out of place Loosely adapted from Joseph Conrad's novel and shot in her characteristically deliberate and minimalist style, Almayer's Folly by the great Belgian director Chantal Akerman updates to the 1950s the story of a Dutch trader in Malaysia searching for pirate treasure to make the fortune of his alienated daughter. The film screens at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $9; $7 students. Information: 215-387-5125 or ihousephilly.org.
Friday
Out of place
Loosely adapted from Joseph Conrad's novel and shot in her characteristically deliberate and minimalist style, Almayer's Folly by the great Belgian director Chantal Akerman updates to the 1950s the story of a Dutch trader in Malaysia searching for pirate treasure to make the fortune of his alienated daughter. The film screens at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $9; $7 students. Information: 215-387-5125 or ihousephilly.org.
Friday-Sunday
War and remembrance
Arthur Miller's 1947 drama All My Sons is one of the great meditations on the cost of war, despite never leaving the suburban backyard of the businessman whose deadly secret explodes the characters' dreams of peace after World War II. The BrainSpunk Theater production goes on at the Adrienne Theater's Sky Box, 2030 Sansom St. Times: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15. Information: 215-278-9504 or www.brainspunktheater.com.
Saturday
Tells a story
Selected as the Photography 32 Winners, Ken Hohing, Jeffrey Yuan, and Keith Sharp are feted with an opening reception for the exhibit, which will run to May 17 at the Perkins Center for the Arts, 30 Irvin Ave., Collingswood. Time: 6 p.m. Admission is free. Information: 856-235-6488 or www.perkinscenter.org.
Saturday
Go green
Chicago-based Celtic punks the Tossers celebrate St. Patty's early at the Legendary Dobbs, 304 South St. Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $15. Information: 215-501-7288 or www.dobbsphilly.com.
Sunday
Chamber music
Flutist Julietta Curenton performs a recital of works by Philippe Gaubert, Dohnányi, Bach, Amanda Harberg, and Martinu, with guest Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway. Time: 3 p.m. Tickets: $24. Information: 215-569-8080 or www.pcmsconcerts.org.