7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington

Opera on screen Two masterpieces on film, as performed by the Royal Opera House: Andrei Serban's staging of Puccini's valedictory Turandot, about a princess who swears not to marry unless a suitor can answer three riddles, screens at 12:30 p.m. at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler. Tickets are $18. Call 215-345-7855. . . . Verdi's epic Nabucco, about the biblical story of King Nebuchadnezzar, screens at 1 p.m. at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $20; $10 for students. Call 610-527-9898.

Love is blind In Michael Golamco's adaptation of the Cyrano story, Cowboy Versus Samurai, a Korean American teacher in a small Wyoming town is drawn into a love triangle when he tries to help the school's lunkhead gym teacher date the newly arrived biology teacher - the only other Korean in town. A reading of the play goes on at 7 p.m. at the Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St. Admission is free. Call 215-557-0455.

Jazz time The amazing St. Francis Duo - veteran improv drummer Steve Noble and experimental guitarist Stephen O'Malley - play their cerebral, textured avant-jazz at 8 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales auditorium, 4625 Springfield Ave. Tickets are $15. Call 215-222-5819.

Work and play Local magazine editor Nikil Saval of n+1 takes an in-depth look at the places where office drones dwell in Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace, while novelist and essayist Colson Whitehead (The Intuitionist) chronicles his adventures in the world of high-stakes poker in his new book The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death (reviewed on H2). They discuss their work at 7 p.m. at the Free Library, 1901 Vine St. Admission is free. Call 215-567-4341.

His land Folksinger, activist and poet Woody Guthrie pretty much defined mid-20th-century life and influenced an entire generation - an influence still being felt today. The biographical revue Woody Sez uses his words and music to tell his story. The show goes on at the People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 7 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 8 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $26 to $46. Call 610-644-3500.

Dance music Danish singer-songwriter MØ performs her smart electropop at 9:15 p.m. at Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. Tickets are $10. Call 215-739-9684.

Distinctive voice Cultural treasure Rickie Lee Jones has blazed her own path of jazz-folk and pop greatness since her 1979 hit "Chuck E.'s in Love." She plays at 8 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. Tickets are $39.50. Call 215-569-9700.

Roots music A musician's musician, singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys has been at it for four decades, influencing punks and folkies alike. He performs songs from his formidable back catalog and his dynamite new album Truth Serum at Steel City Coffee House, 203 Bridge St., Phoenixville, at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $25. Call 610-933-4043.

Grand cartoons Animator John Hubley, born 100 years ago this week, worked with Walt Disney ("The Rite of Spring" segment from Fantasia, among others), and created both Mr. Magoo and Marky Maypo (for the oatmeal commercials beloved by a generation of boomers). Despite being blacklisted in the 1950s after refusing to name names before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, he continued working with his own studio, and kept going until his death in 1977. Short Films by John Hubley collects works including the all-time great Moonbird (1959), which won an Oscar, along with Adventures of an Asterisk (1956), Tender Game (1958), The Hat (1964), Urbanissimo (1967), Of Men and Demons (1968), Windy Day (1968), and Eggs (1970). The films screen at International House, 3701 Chestnut St., at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $9; $7 for students. Call 215-387-5125.