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7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington

Sunday Man on the go In Girl Shy, his first independent film, the great film comedian Harold Lloyd tells the story of a stuttering poor boy whose pursuit of a rich girl takes twists and turns that lead to a stunt-filled dash across Los Angeles. The 1924 silent screens at 2 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville. Tickets are $10. Call 610-917-1228.

Michael Genet and Ruffin Prentiss in August Wilson's classic drama "Fences," at People's Light and Theatre Company in Malvern through Oct. 5.
Michael Genet and Ruffin Prentiss in August Wilson's classic drama "Fences," at People's Light and Theatre Company in Malvern through Oct. 5.Read more

Sunday

Man on the go In Girl Shy, his first independent film, the great film comedian Harold Lloyd tells the story of a stuttering poor boy whose pursuit of a rich girl takes twists and turns that lead to a stunt-filled dash across Los Angeles. The 1924 silent screens at 2 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville. Tickets are $10. Call 610-917-1228.

American dream In August Wilson's classic drama Fences, a former Negro Leagues baseball star now driving a garbage truck, struggles to come to terms with his past amid conflicts with his family. The 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winner goes on at 2 p.m. Sunday at the People's Light and Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, and continues on a varied schedule to Oct. 5. Tickets are $27 to $77. Call 610-644-3500.

Father and son Wilco guitarist Jeff Tweedy teams with drummer Spencer Tweedy, his son, to perform as Tweedy at 7:30 p.m. at the Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. Tickets are $40 to $50. Call 215-893-1999.

Monday

Fringe finales The last Neighborhood Fringe performances include this intriguing pair (call 215-413-1318): The Hunchback of Notre Dame a Mute Play, an expressionistic version of Victor Hugo's novel influenced by 1920s silent films, performed by the Renegade Company at 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 201 S. 21st St. Tickets are $20. . . . In Fernando Arrabal's 1955 play Fando y Lis, a man wheels his paraplegic bride though a blighted landscape in search of a mythical city where dreams come true. A new translation by Emily Schuman goes on at 7 p.m. at the Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St. Tickets are $10.

Tuesday

How it looks Remarkable abstract forms by Alan Soffer are paired with the fine figurative paintings of Jessica Libor in a double bill at the Bazemore Gallery, 4339 Main St., through Oct. 11. Admission is free. Call 215-482-1119.

Pure pop, now people Neo-psychedelic quartet the Dandy Warhols play their gems at 8 p.m. at the Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. Tickets are $23. Call 215-922-1011.

Wednesday

Good and evil Made in a shattered Italy starting in January 1945, using nonprofessional actors and discarded film stock, Roberto Rossellini's Roma Open City, about an antifascist priest working with the Resistance against the Nazis, is one of the greatest movies to come out of World War II. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler. Tickets are $10. Call 215-345-7855.

Mystery man Masked DJ Slow Magic rolls out his complex, ethereal jams at 8:30 p.m. at Boot and Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. Tickets are $15. Call 267-639-4528.

Thursday

Guitar man The sensational guitarist Teddy Thompson and his rockabilly outfit Poundcake play at 8 p.m. at the Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. Tickets are $15. Call 215-928-0978.

Friday & Saturday

Video stars live Best known for their multi-instrumental videos (and a car commercial) the pop-rock duo Pomplamoose just may be the perfect pop artifact. They play at the World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $18. Call 215-222-1400.

Sound and vision In Philippe Garrel's 1968 black-and-white silent experimental film Le Révélateur, a boy and his parents wander through scenes that grow more claustrophobic and brooding, reflective of the days of protest in which they were shot. The film screens, with live accompaniment by harpist Mary Lattimore and Arc in the Round front man Jeff Zeigler, at International House, 3701 Chestnut St., at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $9; $7 for students. Call 215-387-5125.