7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington
Sunday American tragedy One of our greatest playwrights, Arthur Miller brought classic tragic form to modern quotidian life in his 1955 masterpiece A View From the Bridge, the tale of a Brooklyn longshoreman undone by his love for his niece. A film of the National Theatre production screens at 12:30 p.m. at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler. Tickets are $18. Call 215-345-7855.
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Sunday
American tragedy One of our greatest playwrights, Arthur Miller brought classic tragic form to modern quotidian life in his 1955 masterpiece A View From the Bridge, the tale of a Brooklyn longshoreman undone by his love for his niece. A film of the National Theatre production screens at 12:30 p.m. at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler. Tickets are $18. Call 215-345-7855.
New sounds The intrepid Network for New Music plays works by Michael Hersch, Jan Krzywicki, and David Ludwig, guest artists Ah Young Hong, soprano, and Jamie Hersch, horn, at 3 p.m. at the Curtis Institute of Music's Gould Rehearsal Hall, 1616 Locust St. Tickets are $25. Call 215-893-5252.
Rocket man Though there are many accomplished astronauts (actually, all of them), Chris Hadfield may be the coolest. It's not just because he was the first Canadian to walk in space or tweet pictures from space or wear a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey under his spacesuit. It's because he played a guitar in zero gravity, made a music video of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" while floating in his tin can (a.k.a. the International Space Station), and recorded an album in orbit. He discusses his new book An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything at 4 p.m. at the Free Library, 1901 Vine St. Admission is free. Call 215-567-4341.
Monday
Magic man Stylish illusionist Mike Super (season five winner on NBC's Phenomenon) presents his interactive prestidigitation at 7:30 p.m. at the McCarter Theatre Center's Berlind Stage, 91 University Place, Princeton. Tickets are $50. Call 609-258-2787.
Tuesday
Key player Pianist Richard Goode plays a recital of works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, and Schumann at 8 p.m. at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater, Broad and Spruce Streets. Tickets are $24. Call 215-569-8080.
Wednesday
Roots music Powerhouse singer, guitarist, and banjo player Alynda Lee Segarra, who does business as Hurray for the Riff Raff, performs her dead-on Americana gems at 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. Tickets are $17. Call 215-222-1400.
Thursday
Jazz time The sensational hard-bop trumpeter Wallace Roney and his sextet swing at 8 p.m. at Venice Island Performing Arts Center, Main and Cotton Streets. Tickets are $35. Call 267-279-5388.
Friday & Saturday
Distinctive voices The dynamite Philadelphia duo Marian Hill (sultry singer Samantha Gongol and deft producer Jeremy Lloyd) performs stripped-down, jazzy electronica at Boot and Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $12. Call 267-639-4528. . . . Quirk-rock masters They Might Be Giants play at the Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St., at 9:15 Saturday. Tickets are $30. Call 215-922-1011.