Frugal Fun Alert: Tuesday

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Rise and Fall of the Comics: Author David Hajdu discusses his latest book, The Ten Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine), 7PM. Free

Fancy Pants: Fancy Pants Cinema, short films by local filmmakers, in the Lounge at North Third (801 N. 3rd), “starting long after 10PM.” Free every Tuesday (if you have a 15 minute or shorter film on VHS or DVD to share, bring it along).

Sketchy: Sketch troupe Comic Energy leads a weekly show of stand-up and open mic at Tori’s (119 South), 9:30PM. $5

Not Yesterday: Today Is the Day, Mouth of the Architect, Psyopus, and Complete Failure at North Star Bar (2639 Poplar), 8PM. $10

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