7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington
Sunday Past and present In Jessica Dickey's dark comedy Row After Row, two longtime Civil War reenactors in Gettysburg find their traditions upended by a newcomer - a woman, at that - while the actual events of 1863 seep into their tavern table battle. The show goes on at 2 p.m. Sunday at the People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, and continues with performances on a varied schedule to Nov. 9. Tickets are $27 to $77. Call 610-644-3500.
Sunday
Past and present In Jessica Dickey's dark comedy Row After Row, two longtime Civil War reenactors in Gettysburg find their traditions upended by a newcomer - a woman, at that - while the actual events of 1863 seep into their tavern table battle. The show goes on at 2 p.m. Sunday at the People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, and continues with performances on a varied schedule to Nov. 9. Tickets are $27 to $77. Call 610-644-3500.
Monday
How it looks In the show Face Value, the art of the portrait gets a new look with Mark Khaisman's light boxes and site-specific tape works directly on the gallery windows; Nick Cassway's Photoshopped drawings computer cut into stencils with house paint and metal leaf; and Steven Earl Weber's shadowy images reflected on mirrors and panes of glass. The show is at the Main Line Art Center, 746 Panmure Rd., Haverford, to Nov. 5. Admission is free. Call 610-525-0272.
Here's the trick The great actor and satirist Harry Shearer discusses his new British TV show Nixon's the One, in which he re-creates actual conversations of the 37th president from the White House audiotapes, at 8 p.m. at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St. Tickets are $20. Call 215-222-1400.
Tuesday
Great and small The eminent biologist E.O. Wilson, best known for his advocacy of biodiversity and his work on the world of ants, takes on a big theme in his new book, The Meaning of Human Existence: Whether humans have a special place, and thus greater responsibility, in the universe we know. He discusses his work at 7:30 p.m. at the Free Library, 1901 Vine St. Tickets are $15; $7 students. Call 215-567-4341.
Wednesday
Smart pop Boston husband-and-wife duo Mike Latulippe and Jen Johnson, doing business as Pale Hands, play their gauzy, synth-laden post-rock gems as part of a three-band bill at 8 p.m. at Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. Tickets are $10. Call 215-291-4919.
Thursday
Funny man The sensational actor, comedian, and impressionist Tommy Davidson (In Living Color, Black Dynamite) performs stand-up at the Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., at 8 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, and 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $22 to $33. Call 215-496-9001.
Friday & Saturday
Key player Pianist Yefim Bronfman plays works by Haydn, Brahms, and Prokofiev at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater, Broad and Spruce Streets, at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $24, Call 215-569-8080.
Costume party The massive musical project Candy Volcano celebrates Halloween with a Glamtasm Masquerade, playing works by 1970s titans such as David Bowie, T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, the New York Dolls, Alice Cooper, and more at FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd., at 10 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $20. Call 215-413-1318.
Long ago and far away It's about time we recognize Jim Henson as more than the Muppets man. His 1982 fantasy epic The Dark Crystal uses all of the puppet master's magic in a dark tale set a thousand years ago on an alien planet on which an elflike creature sets off on a quest to retrieve a glass shard to defeat sinister forces. The film screens at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10. Call 610-917-1228.
Jazz time An all-star jazz lineup billed as the Cookers, including luminaries such as tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, pianist George Cables, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Billy Hart, plays at the Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $30. Call 215-925-9914.