The Venus Dance Company and Underground Danceworks will perform a series of three shows this weekend sponsored by the Boyer College of Music and Dance in the Conwell Dance Theater on the fifth floor of Conwell Hall.

Special guests will include artist Melissa Rex and appearances by Venus 2 and renowned visual artists Anthe. The first performance is Friday at 7:30 p.m. and the next two performances are Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at danceboxoffice.com or at the door 30 minutes before each show. They are $15 for students, $10 with a Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass and $5 with an OWLcard. This event is open to all.

Boyer College of Music and Dance student Nick Wood will be performing Thursday night from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. As part of his senior recital, Wood will be playing a jazz guitar arrangement in the Klein Recital Hall in Presser Hall.

This event is free and open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni. All Boyer events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

The Tyler School of Art Department of Art History is sponsoring a discussion with Alison Hokanson on Thursday night at 5 p.m. on the significance of Belgian art. “The Soul of Things: Realism and Symbolism in Late Nineteenth-Century Belgian Art” will focus on the work of Xavier Mellery and his drawing series “The Soul of Things.”

In 1880, Belgium became a surprising lead in Europe’s creative front. “The Soul of Things” series expressed a new vision of modern art by revealing mysterious facets of the everyday world. This discussion is free and open to all in Anderson Hall Room 7.

The Feinstein Center for American Jewish History is hosting an evening of music, film and spoken word tomorrow night from 7-9 p.m. “Free to Be at 40!” will reflect on the album Free to Be You and Me and what it had to do with being Jewish in the 1970s and the meaning it still holds today.

Lori Rotskoff, the editor of When We Were Free to Be, singer-songwriter Chana Rothman and original album producer Carole Hart will all be present. The event is co-sponsored with Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel. Tickets are between $8-10 and can be purchased on EventBrite.com. The celebration will take place in the Christ Church Neighborhood House on 20 N. American St.

The Fox School of Business is continuing their Entrepreneurship Fireside Chat series Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg. The chats are informal sessions where students can engage in dialogue with successful entrepreneurs for advice and feedback on their own entrepreneurial aspirations.

Students also have the opportunity to “learn about industry dynamics, funding sources, managing investors, creating advisory boards, negotiating skills and more.”  The guest speaker is founder and C.E.O. of Zivtech, a web design publication. Urevick-Ackelsberg will discuss his website and why he chose to live and operate in Philadelphia. The chat is free and open to all in Alter Hall Room 503D.

There will be a free screening today of “When I Walk,” the autobiographical documentary that was chosen as the Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film follows the life of independent filmmaker Jason DaSilva, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 25 years old.

DaSilva chronicles his personal and professional life and the struggles to maintain both while his body grows weaker. DaSilva will be present after the screening to answer questions pertaining to his life. The movie and discussion will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon today in The Reel. This event is free and open to all, but registration is required.

Jason and Marlo Dilks, owners of the popular pizzeria SliCE, are scheduled to open their newest eatery, P’unk Burger, in East Passyunk in November. P’unk Burger will serve a variety of burgers like beef, soy-free veggie, poultry and salmon. The new eatery will also feature a classic arcade game: Burger Time. The Dilks’ target is to be able to have P’unk Burger, which will have space for about 30 people, in service everyday and offer late night hours on Fridays and Saturdays.