Yor Week: April 11-17

FAMILY

'James and the Giant Peach'

Roald Dahl's 1961 trippy take on a classic fairy tale form - boy loses parents, gains evil aunts, goes on adventure inside a large piece of fruit - alights near Route 320.

Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave., 7 tonight, 4:30 p.m. tomorrow, 11 a.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. April 18, 4:30 p.m. April 20, $8 & $10 (cash/check only), 610-328-4271, pcstheater.org.

Swedish Easter party

Sweden spends five days celebrating Easter. This South Philly museum squeezes the merriment - egg hunts, face-painting and more - into one afternoon.

American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave., 1:30-4 p.m. tomorrow, $8 (2 and under free), 215-389-1776, americanswedish.org.

FESTS

Tech Week

Workshops and networking on things futuristic come to a close tomorrow. Don't miss tonight's "Signature Event," an expo/demo cocktail party (7-10p.m. at the Comcast Center, 1701 JFK Blvd.).

Various locations through tomorrow evening, various prices, 2014.phillytechweek.com.

Farm & Food Fest

No better way to get psyched for blissful months of alfresco marketing than this indoor celebration of local farmers. One hundred thirty-two vendors, cooking demos and more.

Convention Center Annex, Broad and Arch streets, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, $25 at door ($20 in advance; 12 and under free), phillyfarmfest.org.

Frozen Four Fan Fest

Skate free in South Philly and take in lots o' ice hockey-inspired good times while NCAA hockey has its own, chillier, Final Four.

Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., free skate, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday (loaner skates provided, or BYO); fan fest 3:30-7:30 p.m., Northeast Parking Lot; championship game, 7:30 p.m. ($99), 800-298-4200, comcastix.com.

Philly Book Festival

Next week's National Library Week, and our Free Library offers a bevy of free author visits all around town.

Monday till April 20, 215-567-7710, freelibrary.org/festival.

EXHIBIT

Art & Cycling

Two shows, one of custom bike racks destined for special placement throughout Center City, another of art made from bikes (aptly named Bike p'ARTS) occupy City Hall (but not in an Occupy way).

NE corner, floors 1 & 2, City Hall, Broad and Market streets, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through June 13, free, 215-686-8446, creativephl.org.

'Sacred Spaces'

Twenty-four serene snaps by accomplished Turkish photog Ahmet Ertug offer a glimpse into some of the globe's most hallowed ancient Byzantine spaces.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St., opens tomorrow, $15 (discounts available), 215-898-4000, penn.museum.

STAGES

'Arsenic and Old Lace'

Classic black comedy features a pair of spinsters whose sweetness belies their murderous ways.

Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St., through April 27, $10-$65, 215-574-3550, walnutstreettheatre.org.

'Buried Child'

Dark comedy by Sam Shepard looks at family dynamics through the prism of a mysterious reunion.

Iron Age Theatre, 208 DeKalb St., Norristown, 8 tonight & tomorrow night, 2 p.m. Sunday, $22 (discounts available), 610-279-1013, ironagetheatre.org.

'Dear Elizabeth'

This "play in letters" surveys the relationship between poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell through their correspondence.

People's Light and Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, through April 27, $26-$75 , 610-644-3500, peopleslight.org.

Malavika Sarukkai

Jaw-dropping Indian classical dancer with her first-ever Philly performance of "Ganga: Nitya Vaahini" ("The Eternal River").

Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St., 8 p.m. tomorrow, $20-$45, 215-898-3900, annenbergcenter.org.

Philadanco

Our hot dance company presents its exciting and energetic spring program, which includes the premiere of Ulysses Dove's "Bad Blood" along with Rennie Harris' "Philadelphia Experiment," Gene Hill Sagan's "Suite En Bleu" and Donald Byrd's "Bamm."

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce streets, 7:30 p.m. Thursday & April 18, plus 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. April 19, $29-$46, 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.

MUSIC

Neil Finn

The Crowded House co-leader rises to "Dizzy Heights," with opening-slot help from an "all-acoustic" version of Midlake.

Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, 8 tonight, $35-$49.50, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.

James Maddock

Stressed out? Commune with this tender-hearted English folkie (formerly of Wood) and his wistful songs of crisis from "Another Life." With Jason Blum.

Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 8:30 tonight, $20, 215-928-0978, tinangel.com.

Franki Valli

The Jersey Boy of all Jersey Boys brings his jukebox-full of '60s and '70s hits back to AyCee.

Borgata, One Borgata Way, Atlantic City, 9 tonight and tomorrow, $69 & $85, 866-900-4849, theborgata.com.

Ghost Train Orchestra

Jazzmatazz throwbacks serve up 1920s classics from Harlem and Chicago, accurately endowed with lotsa horns and violins, too.

Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St., 7 p.m. tomorrow, $45, 215-898-3900, annenbergcenter.org.

The Holmes Brothers

Legendary mixmasters of country soul/doo-wop/gospel/blues, Wendell and Sherman Holmes and spiritual bro Popsy Dixon celebrate their decades of musical "Brotherhood" and a smashing new album of the same name.

Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E. Lancaster Ave. 7 p.m. tomorrow, $20, 610-649-8389, ardmoremusic.com.

The Wanted

These ultra sincere Brit boys will be "Glad You Came" for their earnest power-popped rock. With Cassio Monroe, Midnight Red.

Tower Theater, 19 S. 69th St., 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, $29.50-$35, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Al Stewart

Nostradamus predicts arty tale spinner with rare enthusiasm for historic subject matter will continue to delight audiences, long after the "Year of the Cat."

Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 8 p.m. tomorrow, $25-$42.50, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com.

Jesse Cook

Rare's the guitar instrumentalist who successfully mixes flamenco and rumba with new age, jazz and easy listening.

Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, 8 p.m . tomorrow, $29-$32.50, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.

The Shackeltons

Darkly dramatic, post punk band from Chambersburg aims to put a spell on you. Hot Jam Factory and A Deer A Horse open.

Ortliebs, 847 N. 3rd St., 9 p.m. tomorrow, $8, 267-324-3348, ortliebsphilly.com.

Curtis Symphony Orchestra

Between Stravinsky's flashy, brief "Fireworks" and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony (the "Pathetique") comes Penderecki's Double Concerto, with violist (and Curtis prez) Roberto Diaz and violinist Benjamin Schmid. Alum Ignat Solzhenitsyn conducts.

Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce streets, 8 p.m. Sunday, $5-$45, 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.

Soul Fest

Headliner Cuba Gooding fronts the Main Ingredient. Philly's well represented with Delfonics, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Russell Thompkins Jr. & the New Stylistics; plus Bloodstone, Enchantment featuring Jobie Thomas, and New Birth.

Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St., 6 p.m. Sunday, $37.50-$70, 215-800-298-4200, comcasttix.com.

Nina Persson

Alluring Scandinanvian siren of song lures listeners towards the rocks until you "sink like a stone in the sea." Australian-spawned White Prism shares her dreamy electropop, too.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 8 p.m. Sunday, $15 (all ages), 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

Daniel Rossen

A front guy-guitarist for Grizzly Bear (and Department of Eagles), Rossen dazzles by his lonesome with dreamy "psych-pop." Proggy folk guitarist William Tyler goes first with hypnotic Cali-ragas.

Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 8 p.m. Monday, $14, undergroundarts.org.

Jose James

This super cool soul/jazz singer stole the show at last July's Xponential Music Festival. Aptly compared to artists like the late Gil Scott Heron and Jill Scott, you gotta wonder "Why is this man not a star, yet?" Kris Bowers, a fusion-minded jazz pianist, opens.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 8 p.m. Tuesday, $22-$25 (all ages), 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

Musicians From Marlboro

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society's connection to Vermont's famed Marlboro Festival means the presentation of outstanding players in rarely-heard repertoire. This program features Reger's "Lyrische Andante," Dvorak's "Cypresses" and Schubert's F Major Octet.

Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 8 p.m. Tuesday, $24, 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org.

Rafal Sarnecki

A Warsaw, Poland export, this jazz guitarist/composer lands with lyrical originals and splashy quintet. For fans of Metheny!

Chris' Jazz Cafe, 8 p.m. Thursday, $15, 215-568-3131, chrisjazzcafe.com.

-Compiled by Jonathan Takiff,

Lauren McCutcheon, Tom Di Nardo and Chuck Darrow