7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington 7 Days

Sunday

Heavy stuff The intriguing Boston doom-rock quintet Fórn brings its textured, seeping-feedback, dark-matter sound to a four-band bill at 8 p.m. at Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. Tickets are $10. Call 215-291-4919.

Monday

First Fringe The Fringe Festival is nigh. Get a preview with Scratch Night, in which performers - including Gunnar Montana, Brian Sanders' JUNK, Tangle Movement Arts, the Renegade Company, and Hannah van Sciver - present 10 minutes of their works in progress as a teaser for the full productions. The show goes on at 7 p.m. at FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. Tickets are $5. Call 215-413-9006.

Man out of time Though he's best known for his 1980s synth-pop hits, Howard Jones is a deft and smart songwriter and performer not easily kept in a defined era (check out his new song "Joy," currently topping our playlist). He plays at 8 p.m. at the Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. Tickets are $39.50 and $55. Call 215-257-5808.

Tuesday

Distinctive voice Powerhouse vocalist Alice Smith brings her four-octave range and unique mix of soul and jazz to a concert at 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. Tickets are $30. Call 215-222-1400.

Wednesday

Underwater man Diver, naturalist, and cinematographer Feodor Pitcairn presents Splendors of Nature, a program of images drawn from his nearly three-decade career filming marine life, at 7:30 p.m. at Rydal Park, Rydal Road and the Fairway, Jenkintown. Admission is free. Call 215-376-6292.

Life on a raft Mark Twain's quintessential American story about a ruffian and a runaway slave traveling down the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, is adapted for the stage by James Rana and performed by the East Lynne Theater Company at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., Cape May, and continues on a Wednesday-through-Saturday schedule to Sept. 5. Tickets are 30; $25 seniors; $15 students. Call 609-884-5898.

Thursday

Four strings Ukulele genius Jake Shimabukuro plays at 8 p.m. at the Keswick Theatre, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside. Tickets are $29.50 to $42. Call 215-572-7650.

Jazz time Saxophonist Mindi Abair plays at Penn's Landing's Great Plaza, Walnut Street and Columbus Boulevard, at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is free. Call 215-629-3200.

Our hero The funniest man alive, Jim Gaffigan, strides the earth like a colossus with a doughnut in one hand and a Hot Pocket in the other - when he can rouse himself to get out of bed. He performs at the Borgata, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, at 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $45 and $55. Call 866-900-4849.