Frugal Fun Alert: Thursday

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Get Ready to Run: New York Times Sports Writer Liz Robbins puts this weekend's marathon in context and discusses her experiences with the New York version and her book A Race Like No Other at Penn Bookstore (3601 Walnut), 7PM. Free

Emerge, etc.: Night for Emerging Photographers, giving photogs a chance to open their work up to general comment and critique, at Project Basho (1305 Germantown Ave), 7PM. Free

Can We Get One?: The Pennsylvania Players present A New Brain, a musical about a composer in the midst of a medical emergency, at the Annenberg Center Harold Prince Theater (3680 Walnut), 8PM. $10

Circle the Wagons: New York Songwriters' Circle: Philadelphia, a showcase of emerging acts at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 8PM. $10

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