Call 215-862-9568.
What lies beneath In her new book, Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks, Washington Post environmental reporter Juliet Eilperin looks at ways the fascinating and fearsome undersea predator has become a symbol, commodity, and prey. She discusses her work at 3 p.m. at Big Blue Marble Bookstore,
551 Carpenter Lane. Admission is free.
Call 215-844-1870.
Monday
Local heroes Elegant L.A.-via-Bucks-County indie rock trio Eastern Conference Champions headlines a triple bill also featuring antic Philly jammers Prowler and Bucks-based alt-country experimentalists Illinois at 8 p.m. at Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. Tickets are $10. Call 215-739-9684.
Tuesday
The stars An opportunity to appreciate the work of two actors whose personas overshadowed their achievements: Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar for her role as a party girl who is both trouble and troubled in the 1960 drama BUtterfield 8. The film screens at 7 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets
are $10; $7 for seniors
and students.
Call 610-527-9898. . . .
John Wayne cut an existential swath through his cowboy-hero role as a vengeful and cynical Civil War veteran seeking his kidnapped niece in the 1956 classic The Searchers. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the County Theater, 20 E. State St., Doylestown. Tickets are $9.50;
$7 for seniors and students. Call 215-345-6789. The film also screens at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler,
at 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $9.50; $7 for seniors and students. Call 215-646-2550.
Presentation of self
In Brian Yorkey and
Tom Kitt's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, a mother and her family struggle with her mental illness. The show goes on at
7:30 p.m. at the Academy
of Music, Broad and Locust, and continues with performances at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 6:30 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $20 to $100. Call 215-731-3333.
