For the Historical Romance Set: A Royal Affair at Ritz Five

The Chess Version of Spellbound: Documentary Brooklyn Castle

I Still Haven’t Watched the Whole Thing: Anyone wanna go with me to see Young Frankenstein? Bob Dylan: I remember talking to someone about how much I like the strange movie Secretary, and she said, “Yeah, I think this is where our paths diverge.” And so to all of you out there who think that Bob Dylan is one of the most amazing songwriters, musicians, etc. of our time, I say the same thing to you. He’s at Wells Fargo Center on Monday with Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. DetailsThe Kimmel Center Welcomes: Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes

As In the Lead Singer of Supertramp: The rescheduled date with Roger Hodgson

Since Genesis Will Never Again Tour: There’s always tribute band The Musical Box

At the Tower Theater: The very private Ray LaMontagne

The Second Strangest Thing to Come From Baltimore: Dan Deacon (John Waters is, of course, the first) Superheroes Who Are Super: Once the first-ever Republican Theater Festival wraps at Plays & Players tonight, the Best of Philly-winning Superheroes Who Are Super production takes over the Rittenhouse space from Thursday through Sunday with their Presidents Who Kick A$$ edition. Prepare to laugh. DetailsOpening Night: The Wilma presents Satchmo at the Waldorf

Continuing: Pookie Goes Grenading, Freud’s Last Session and The Liar

Coming Up Next: War Horse at the Academy of Music The Female Gaze: Sexism exists in the art industry as it does in any other, and female artists tend to be underrepresented in art museums. But not at PAFA. Thanks to an unprecedented gift from philanthropist Linda Lee Alter, PAFA has amassed a collection of 400 pieces about women, by women. In “The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World,” opening this weekend, you can see 160 of them. DetailsExtremely Cool: Symphony in D Minor at 2424 On Sale Now: If you’ve picked up the excellent new issue of Philadelphia magazine, you know that the cover story is all about The New Philly and the 52 bold minds that are making it that way. You can hear from some of them, including Philly innovator Stephen Starr, at ThinkFest, a two-day celebration and exploration of innovation in Philadelphia. It’s at the Rittenhouse Hotel on Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st, and tickets are available now. Reserve your spot. DetailsHey, Did You Order Your Pie?: Buy a pie and feed a family via MANNA’s Pie In the Sky

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