7Days: Regional arts and entertainment

Pen pals Sarah Ruhl's epistolary drama Dear Elizabeth tells of the longtime relationship of acclaimed American poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, using the text of their letters. The show goes on at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday at People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, and continues with performances on a Tuesday-through-Sunday schedule to April 27. Tickets are $26 to $46. Call 610-644-3500.

Sound and vision In his solo work, Bon Iver drummer S. Carey has a layered chamber-pop sound that's equal parts Beach Boys and Steve Reich, as shown on his dynamite new album, Range of Light. He plays at 8 p.m. at Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12. Call 267-639-4528. . . . The excellent Swedish shoegaze duo I Break Horses plays at Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. Tickets are $14. Call 215-739-9684.

Thieves like nous Henri Verneuil's 1971 caper flick Le Casse (The Burglars) was shot twice, once in French and once in English, with the same cast (Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, and Dyan Cannon among them). The story of a cat-and-mouse battle between a jewel thief and a detective is based on a David Goodis novel and features everything good in a 1970s thriller, including an Ennio Morricone score, a fantastic car chase, and a spectacular stunt with Belmondo bouncing down a rocky hillside. The film (in French, with English subtitles) screens at 7:30 p.m. at the Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave. Tickets are $5. Call 215-247-0948.

It all fits Architect Joseph Tanney discusses Modern Modular in a lecture at 6 p.m. at Philadelphia University's Tuttleman Auditorium, 4201 Henry Ave. Admission is free. Call 215-951-2828.

Meaning of the game Athlete and activist Oren Lyons Jr. is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, a former Syracuse goaltender, Onondaga Reservation chief, and Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. He speaks on the spiritual origins of his sport in his lecture Lacrosse: Play on, Iroquois Nationals, at 6 p.m. at the Penn Museum, 3260 South St. Admission is free. Call 215-898-4000.

Down to the sea Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Varena Paravel's 2012 film Leviathan looks at the world of commercial fishing in a wordless, kinetic documentary that is visually immersive in its subject. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler. Tickets are $10. Call 215-345-7855.

Jazz time Guitarist Rafal Sarnecki presents his swinging, cerebral stylings at 8 p.m. at Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St. Tickets are $15. Call 215-568-3131.

Words on words Short-story writer Lydia Davis may be a minimalist in form, but her method is maximal, a study of the intricate machinery of fiction. Her stories are polished narrative distilled to pure essence. (Here's one, complete with title: "SAMUEL JOHNSON IS INDIGNANT: that Scotland has so few trees.") She reads from her new collection, Can't and Won't: Stories, at the Free Library, 1901 Vine St., at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is free. Call 215-567-4341.

Give the Boy a hand The vocal talent of Boy George, the face of Culture Club in the 1980s, was perhaps obscured by his drag success. But he's truly one of pop's great voices, as shown then and now - with his fine, spiritually searching album, This is What I Do. He performs at the Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $35. Call 215-922-1011.

Soul man Retro genius James Hunter plays at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $33. Call 215-222-1400.