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

Sunday

The way it is If ever Philly had a bard of its own, it's Bruce Graham. In his latest look at our town, the romantic drama Stella and Lou, a trio of bar denizens - two older, one not - contend with issues of life, loss, and love. The show goes on at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday at People's Light, 29 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, and continues on a Tuesday-through- Sunday schedule to Aug. 23. Tickets are $27 and $47. Call 610-644-3500.

Monday

Ultimate twang The genre-defying punk contrarian collective the Mekons play their skewed alt-country at 8 p.m. at Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. Tickets are $20. Call 267-639-4528.

Tuesday

Dream come true Before she died in 2010 of mitochondrial disease at age 15, Cheltenham resident Rina Goldberg began a film project with every expectation it would be made - her final words to her mother were, "Promise to take care of my film." And the film was made, in 2013. The Magic Bracelet, written by Diablo Cody from Goldberg's story, has a stellar cast including Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons, James Van Der Beek, and Hailee Steinfeld, in the story of a girl with mitochondrial disease who inherits the title totem from a friend who died of same malady and embarks with a friend and a cheese- obsessed dog on a mystical journey. The short screens on a double bill with Love Life, Dream Big, Be Positive, a documentary on the making of the film, at 7:30 p.m. at the PFS Theater at the Roxy, 2023 Sansom St. Admission is free; ticket reservations required. Call 267-239-2941.

Wednesday

Silent science The invaluable Secret Cinema presents an intriguing bill of silent-era science and education films. The offerings include 1924's The Eve of the Revolution: The Declaration of Independence, part of a never-completed series backed by Yale University Press and made with the input of top experts of the time (keep an eye out for Douglass Dumbrille in his first role, as Thomas Paine - his last was as a villainous doctor on TV's Batman in 1966); The Mysteries of Science, made circa 1910 by inventor and Edison-rival Charles Urban; 1932's George Washington, His Life and Times: Conquering the Wilderness, a look at the Founding Father's teen years, made by Kodak's Eastman Teaching Films division; and Studies in Animal Motion, from 1922, featuring seagulls, flamingos, snakes, snails - and a boxing kangaroo. The films screen at 7 p.m. at the American Philosophical Society Museum, 104 S. Fifth St. Admission is free. Call 215-440-3442.

Thursday

Toon time Film historian and preservationist Lou DiCrescenzo presents Cartoon Extravaganza, featuring 11 classics from his collection, including 1959's The Mouse That Jack Built (an all-rodent version of The Jack Benny Program), the 1954 Bugs Bunny-Yosemite Sam epic Captain Hareblower, and 1957's Birds Anonymous, in which Sylvester the cat attempts to give up pursuing Tweety. The cartoons screen at 7 p.m. at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $12; $9 seniors; $8 students. Call 610-527-9898.

Right-on woman In the revue A Tribute to Phyllis Diller, Jennifer Childs and Mary Martello salute the comedy pioneer whose act deftly skewered the housewife stereotype of the 1950s. The show goes on at Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 5 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $25 and $30. Call 215-654-0200.

Chamber music The Curtis Summerfest Faculty Recital Series opens with violinist Jessica Lee and cellist Peter Stumpf, pianist Charles Abramovic, cellist Angela Park, and percussionists the Arx Duo playing works by Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Philippe Manoury, and Alejandro Viñao at the Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust St., at 7 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $15. Call 215-893-7902.

Unique life The daughter of troubled comedian Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor grew up in 1980s Beverly Hills as a black Jewish girl who didn't seem to quite fit in anywhere. Elzbieta Szoka's biographical documentary That Daughter's Crazy intertwines scenes from Rain Pryor's stage show with interviews to look at her life and times. The director and subject of the film will be on hand for a screening at the Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., at 7 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $10; $8 students and seniors. Call 215-925-9914.

So long Sadly, the Fishtown gallery/performance space First Banana is closing up shop. The final performance is to feature neo-psychedelic combo Pigeons; Massachusetts guitarist Anthony Pasquarosa, who does business as Crystalline Roses; avant-noise-makers Crank Sturgeon & Angela Sawyer; and lo-fi Philadelphians Honey Radar. The last-day show is at the space, 2152 E. Dauphin St., at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10. Call 215-909-9531.