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Things to do this week: Worship at the Church of Baseball

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Selma

Bryn Mawr Film Institute (824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr)
7 p.m., Monday, $12.

Ava Duvernay's 2014 drama, Selma, captures the man behind the moment, with David Oyelowo indelible as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1965 civil rights march in Alabama.

Latin music double bill

World Café Live, (3025 Walnut St.)
8 p.m., Tuesday, free.

Two Latin music standouts -- Colombia's Monsieur Periné and L.A.'s Buyepongo -- co-headline.

Sociologist David Grazian

Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk)
6 p.m., Wednesday, free.

In his new book, American Zoo: A Sociological Safari, Penn sociologist David Grazian looks at the ways zoos and aquariums have changed their focus.

Peggy King

Square on Square (1905 Chestnut St.)
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, free (reservations required: 215-568-0088)

One of the great stars of the 1950s, octogenarian jazz singer Peggy King has just released the fine Songs a la King, selections from the Great American Songbook, for her first new record in 36 years.

God Bless Baseball

FringeArts (140 N. Columbus Blvd.)
8 p.m., Thursday and Sunday, $29.

In his comic work God Bless Baseball, Japanese director and playwright Toshiki Okada looks at the cultural influence of America's pastime on Japan and Korea, using multilingual slang and quirky choreography.

Europa Galante

Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater (Broad and Spruce Streets)
8 p.m., Friday, $24.

Go for baroque. Violinist and conductor Fabio Biondi leads the baroque ensemble Europa Galante in works by Vivaldi, Martinelli, Bernasconi, and others.

Secret Cinema

Fleisher Art Memorial (719 Catharine St.)
8 p.m. Friday, $8

The invaluable Secret Cinema presents the program Rare Animation, featuring 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub (the first Bosko cartoon), the 1947 educational short Stanley Takes a Trip (using cutout paper), the surreal 1962 Maurice Noble-designed Martian Through Georgia, the 1933 follow-the-bouncing- ball sing-along Ain't She Sweet? (with live-wire Lillian Roth), a segment of the obscure BBC 1960 series Gunnar the Sailor, a 1925 Christmas Seals message, and more.

Jess Glynne

Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.
8:30 p.m., Saturday, $20.

British dance-pop singer Jess Glynne brings her powerhouse vocals and intense style.