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7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington

Sunday The very model Gilbert and Sullivan's greatest operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, got a distinctive take courtesy of director Mike Leigh and the English National Opera. A film of the production screens at 1 p.m. at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $20; $10 students. Call 610-527-9898.

"The Tempest" outdoors, with David Howey and Mary Beth Shrader, will be performed at Morris Arboretum. (Plate 3 Photography)
"The Tempest" outdoors, with David Howey and Mary Beth Shrader, will be performed at Morris Arboretum. (Plate 3 Photography)Read more
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Sunday

The very model Gilbert and Sullivan's greatest operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, got a distinctive take courtesy of director Mike Leigh and the English National Opera. A film of the production screens at 1 p.m. at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $20; $10 students. Call 610-527-9898.

Bring the funk The wild Dutch combo Jungle By Night plays its "North Sea Afrobeat" at 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. Tickets are $12. Call 215-222-1400.

Monday

Hard times The intriguing young director James Ponsoldt is having a retrospective at the Roxy. His second film, the 2012 darkly comic breakout drama Smashed, follows an alcoholic young couple whose marriage is threatened when she attempts to get sober and leave the chaos. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. at the PFS Theater at the Roxy, 2023 Sansom St. Tickets are $10. Call 267-239-2941.

Tuesday

Guitar man Throwback country outlaw Dale Watson plays at 8 p.m. at the Sellersville Theater, 24 W Temple Ave., Sellersville. Tickets are $19.50 and $29.50. Call 215-257-5808.

Wednesday

Storms of life Shakespeare's romantic fantasy The Tempest contains multitudes in its tale of castaways, spirits, and sorcery. The Commonwealth Classic Theatre performs the Bard's masterpiece outdoors at 6:30 p.m. at the Morris Arboretum's Azalea Meadow, 100 E. Northwestern Ave. Admission is pay-what-you-will. Call 215-247-5777. The company repeats the performance at 7 p.m. Thursday at McMichael Park, 3800 Henry Ave. Admission is free. Call 215-849-0829.

Thursday

Good folk Talented Toronto singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman, who does business as the Weather Station, crafts concise, elegant folk gems such as "Way It Is, Way It Could Be," currently at the top of our playlist. She headlines a three-band bill at 9 p.m. at Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. Tickets are $12. Call 215-739-9684.

Friday & Saturday

Hard core The reunited Illinois post-punk outfit Planes Mistaken for Stars plays at Boot & Saddle, 1131 S Broad St., at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $12. Call 267-639-4528.

Work in progress Dancer and performance artist Niv Acosta provides an inside look at the rehearsal process with an interactive performance of his sci-fi history piece, Discotropic, at the Kimmel Center's SEI Innovation Studio, Broad and Spruce Streets, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10. Call 215-893-1999.

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