Regional arts and entertainment events

Sunday

Theory of love In Charlotte Jones' comedy Humble Boy, an astrophysicist returns home for his father's funeral to find that the entanglements of family, friendship and romance are much more complicated than unified field theory. The show goes on at 2 p.m. today at People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, and continues on a Tuesday- through-Sunday schedule to July 15. Tickets are $28 to $48. Call 610-644-3500.

Monday

In the neighborhood Conductor Rossen Milanov leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Charles Ives for a "neighborhood concert" at 7 p.m. at Pastorius Park, West Abington Avenue and Roanoke Street. Admission is free. Call 215-893-1988.

Air power No CGI gimmicks necessary - for his 1963 masterpiece The Birds, the great Alfred Hitchcock needed little more than a few shots of roosting gulls and crows to elicit unforgettable horror. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the County Theater, 20 E. State St., Doylestown. Tickets are $8.50. Call 215-345-6789. The film also screens at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, at 7 p.m. Tuesday (tickets are $8.75; call 610-527-9898), and at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, at 7 p.m. Thursday (tickets are $8; call 215-345-7855).

Tuesday

Art of rock The amazing avant-electronica duo Dandi Wind (she sings, he plays) bring their beat-heavy cabaret to a four-band bill at 9:30 p.m. at Johnny Brenda's, 1201 Frankford Ave. Tickets are $10. Call 215-739-9684

Wednesday

Carry on Back when we made pizzas for a living, Kansas' anthem "Carry On (My Wayward Son)" was a ubiquitous and welcome jukebox standard. It's the Spirit of '76 for us. The classic-rock titans headline an Independence Day celebration (fireworks to follow) starting at 5 p.m. at Cooper River Park, N. Park Drive, Pennsauken. Admission is free. Call 856-216-2170.

Thursday

World as found Artist Jim Brossy uses tar, cement and string as well as found objects such as newspapers and rags to create his textured assemblage paintings. His first solo exhibition, Unentitled, is at the Projects Gallery, 629 N. Second St., to July 29. Admission is free. Call 267-303-9652.

Miracle man Before there was Evan, there was Bruce. Jim Carrey stars as a newsman granted divine powers in Bruce Almighty, which screens outdoors at 6:30 p.m. at Penn's Landing's Great Plaza, Columbus Boulevard and Market Street. Admission is free. Call 215-922-2386.

Friday & Saturday

In clubland Ragged-but-right North Carolina folk-jammers Bombadil play at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $8. Call 215-222-1400. . . . The cerebral dance-pop duo Chromeo plays at the Fillmore at the TLA, 334 South St., at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20. Call 215-922-1011

Opening night For the opening of Theatre Horizon's production of the Caribbean musical Once on This Island, the company features a red carpet, steel drums, contests and more. The opening performance is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Upper Merion Middle School, 450 Keebler Rd., King of Prussia, and the play continues on a Thursday- through-Friday schedule to July 15. Tickets are $25; $22 for seniors; $18 for students. Call 610-283-2230.

Flower dance The Yu Wei Chinese Dance Collection presents solo classical and folk works at Longwood Gardens, Route 1, Kennett Square, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $16; $12 for seniors; $6 for students (includes gardens admission). Call 610-388-1000.