Fun around town, for $10 or less:

FRIDAY
Come With Suggestions: Local improv Tongue and Groove try out a new format at the Shubin Theatre (407 Bainbridge), 8PM. $10

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things: PAWS fundraiser Wines, Canines, and Felines, a wine tasting you can bring your pets to, at Pinot (227 Market), 6-9PM. Free (10% discount on Pinot accessories, with all proceeds benefiting PAWS)

While You’re Over There: Smak Parlour (219 Market) birthday party, celebrating all things pink (including snacks), 5-9PM. Free

Getting Down with the Ukraine: Ukrainian poet/playwright Vasyl Makhno and novelist Alexander Motyl read from their works at the Ukrainian League of Philadelphia (800 N 23rd), 7:30PM. Free

SATURDAY
Reunion Show: Tuff Crew reunite at the M Room (15 W Girard), 9PM. $10 (21+)

Manatees. We’re Not Kidding: New Extreme Dance Explosions Awesomes presents “Fruition - An Evening to Help Humanatee (Humans + Manatees),” with free health clinic, door prizes, and refreshments in addition to the dance and music, at Mascher Space Co-op (155 Cecil B Moore), 8PM. $10

Tickets are Going Fast: A meet and greet to celebrate the Philly premiere of In a Dream, a documentary about our favorite mosaicist Isaiah Zagar and family, at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (1020-1022 South), Noon. $5

SUNDAY
Local Writers: Contributors to the Spring 2008 issue of the Schuylkill Valley Journal, including Joe Chelius and Susan Colleen Baranich, read from their stories, essays, and poems at the Manayunk Art Center (419 Green Lane), 3-5:30PM. $4

Local Poets: Jeremiah Rish Bowen, Jenn Currin, and Pattie McCarthy read from their collections at Robin’s Bookstore (108 S 13th), 4PM. Free

Indian Classical Music Showcase: Sangeet Society artists Maitrayee Patel and Vaishali Patankar, accompanied by local Indian classical music artists, on the Commonwealth Plaza Stage at the Kimmel (260 S Broad), 6PM. Free

We Heart Greyhounds: Greyhounds, The Major Leagues, and Neighborhood Choir at the Khyber (56 S 2nd), 8PM. Free

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