Frugal Fun Alert: Weekend

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

FRIDAY
National Soft Pretzel Month: 4th Annual "Battle of the Soft Pretzels" with samples at Independence Visitor Center (1N Independence Mall), Noon. Free

Banned Mischief: Reception for Authors of Mischief, celebrating banned books and featuring readings from censored books contained in the collection at the Rosenbach Museum (2008 Delancey), 5:30PM. $10

Final Friday: Art Opening of Vektor: New and Collected Works, with visuals, instrumentals, and live painting at Studio 34 (4522 Baltimore Ave), 7PM. $7

Not Those Kinds of Chemicals: Opening reception for the Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum (315 Chestnut), featuring nosh and modern molecules starting at 5PM. Free

SATURDAY
Arty: Arts by the River Festival at Inn Yard Park on the Riverfront (Midvale Avenue between Ridge and Kelly Drive), 10AM. Free

Balance: Get in line with Qi Gong at Studio 34 (4522 Baltimore), 9AM. $10

Dance, Etc.: Etc. Performance Series featuring Matthew Rohner, Tori Neveah, Michael Roberts, SHARP Dance Company, Kate Speer, Arianne Wenk, and Underground DanceWorks at Community Education Center (3500 Lancaster Ave), 8PM. $7 (Also on Sunday, 8PM)

SUNDAY
First Sunday: First Sunday tour of the Douglas Blau exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art (36th and Sansom), 1PM. Free

Support Postcard Art: Dear Fleisher, 4x6 Inches of Art, a benefit for Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial (719 Catherine), 4PM. $5 (+cost of art if you so choose)

Improv Music: Musician Jozef van Wissem, presented by bowerbird, at the Physick House (321 S 4th), 8PM. $10

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