Regional arts and entertainment events

Sunday

On the job Stephen Schwartz's 1978 musical

Working

was based on Studs Terkel's book of the same title, in which the eminent Chicago journalist collected his trademark oral histories about people's experience of labor. For its "reimagining" of the stage work,

Theatre Horizon

offers a unique angle, with videotaped interviews with local workers intertwined with the original words. The show goes on at 2 p.m. at

Upper Merion Middle School

, 450 Keebler Rd., King of Prussia, and continues on a Thursday-through- Sunday schedule to July 27 (added performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $10 to $25. Call 610-283-2230.

Monday

World beat, part one One of our longtime faves is the California-based, psychedelic Cambodian-pop combo

Dengue Fever

. They are paired with a new fave, Brooklyn's

Chicha Libre

, who specialize in the far-out 1960s Peruvian pop known as

cumbias amazonica

, at 8 p.m. at

Johnny Brenda's

, Frankford and Girard Avenues. Tickets are $10. Call 267-765-5210.

Tuesday

Femme fatale The estimable

Lawn Chair Drive In

presents Jean Cocteau's 1950 film

Orpheus

, in which the Greek myth is set in postwar France and the title character is a fading poet obsessed with a sinister princess, mysterious messages in radio static, and an underworld that may exist on the other side of the mirror. The art-film masterpiece screens about 8 p.m. at

Liberty Lands Park

, Third and Poplar Streets. Admission is free. Call 267-269-1606.

Out of the heartland Rock-roots

John Mellencamp

and cool-country

Lucinda Williams

team at 7 p.m. at

the Mann Center

, 52d Street and Parkside Avenue. Tickets are $35 to $65. Call 215-893-1999.

Wednesday

Out of the past If, like us, you fondly remember hours trying to master the intricacies of Space Invaders or Galaga at a quarter a throw, you'll immediately see the coolness in

Bitmap

, an interactive exhibition of digital images taken from hacked video games. The show, featuring work by

C.J. Yea

,

Mike Berandino

,

Daniel Iglesia

,

Marisa Olson

and

Christine Gedeon

, is at

Drexel University's

Pearlstein Gallery, 3215 Market St., to July 25, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Admission is free. Call 215-895-2548. . . .

Relic

is an exhibition of photographs by Michael Froio of four buildings - the Civic Center, Memorial Hall, the old Board of Education Building, and the Divine Lorraine Hotel - in the process of demolition or renovation. The show is at

the Center for Emerging Visual Artists

, Suite 3A, 237 S. 18th St., to July 18. Admission is free. Call 215-546-7775.

Outdoor beat The Brazilian duo

Minas

opens the outdoor music season at 7 p.m. at

the Michener Art Museum

, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown. Tickets are $6.50 (includes museum admission). Call 215-340-9800.

Thursday

The big game In his new book

Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World

, author

David Maraniss

argues that those games were more pivotal on a social and political scale than they are credited. Certainly, they were an athletic triumph, with track star Wilma Rudolph, decathlon champion Rafer Johnson, and a boxer named Cassius Clay (later and better known as Muhammad Ali) emerging. Maraniss discusses his book at 7 p.m. at the

Free Library's

Montgomery Auditorium, 19th and Vine Streets. Admission is free. Call 215-567-4341.

World beat, part two With his mix of British punk, French pop and Algerian

raï

,

Rachid Taha

has forged a unique sound, with dance beat and a political bite. He plays at 7:30 p.m. at the

Kimmel Center's

Perelman Theater, Broad and Spruce Streets. Tickets are $20. Call 215-893-1999.

Friday & Saturday

Happy birthday Celebrating six years of sketch comedy,

the Waitstaff

offers up a menu of memorable bits and fresh funniness at

World Cafe Live

, 3025 Walnut St., at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $17. Call 215-222-1400.

Out-going dance The Washington-based troupe

Human Landscape Dance

is known for performing in alternative spaces such as lawns, stairwells and streets. This movement away from the stage grew from choreographer Malcolm Shute's feeling that the group's theater performances were drawing the same familiar faces. So, he thought, if the new audiences were not coming into the theaters, why not take the dances where the audiences were, outside? In doing so, he found that the environment affected the work in ways that were surprising. The quartet performs at

Clark Park

, 4400 Baltimore Ave., at noon Saturday, and at

Liberty Lands Park

, Third and Poplar Streets, at 1 p.m. next Sunday. Admission is free. Call 202-547-3506.

Jazz time Singer

Stephanie Nakasian

has a velvet-fog style and a swinging sense. She performs at

Chris' Jazz Cafe

, 1421 Sansom St., at 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15. Call 215-568-3131.