7 days of things to do, Feb. 3 to 9: See Sharon Van Etten, dance to Beyoncé

Tired of the cold? Temporarily escape the winter blues at the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center’s massive greenhouse, where you can play in an oversize sandbox and lounge in lawn chairs.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with hours through Feb. 10, Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, 100 N. Horticultural Drive, free but ticket reservations should be made online, 215-685-0096, hortevents.com

Unwind on Monday evening with trippy improv comedy inspired by the audience’s dreams. Live musical accompaniment injects even more laughs.

9 to 10 p.m., Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St., $8 advance general admission, $5 industry admission, 267-233-1556, phillyimprovtheater.com

The Free Library hosts a talk between Philly social worker and blogger Feminista Jones and author DaMaris B. Hill — whose recent book A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing focuses on powerful women of color who were incarcerated and oppressed. Jones' work has been published in the New York Times, Vox, and Time.

7:30 to 9 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St., free, 215-686-5322, freelibrary.org

Queer performers of color are the stars and producers of this burlesque show, hosted by Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar in the Gayborhood.

10 p.m., Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 254 S. 12th St., $10, 215-964-9675, tabuphilly.com

Hot off the release of her fifth album, Remind Me Tomorrow, the Brooklyn singer-songwriter (and New Jersey native) comes to Union Transfer.

8:30 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., $25 to $28, 215-232-2100, utphilly.com

This touching musical, based on the 1992 novella about a lonely, married Italian American woman who finds love with a National Geographic photographer, makes its Philadelphia premiere at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

8 p.m. Friday, with additional performances through March 3, Philadelphia Theatre Company, 480 S. Broad St., $10 to $30, 215-985-0420, philadelphiatheatrecompany.com

Dance the night away to three of pop music’s biggest stars in Fishtown, as DJ Dame Luz moves her popular Holy Trinity parties from the Dolphin Tavern, where they began, to the Foundry at the Fillmore.

11 p.m. Saturday, the Fillmore Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St., $5, 215-309-0150, thefillmorephilly.com