Frugal Fun Alert: Holiday Weekend

frugal.jpgFun around town, for $10 or less:

WEDNESDAY:
If We Tell You, We'll Have to Kill You In Five Years: The Ministry of Secret Jokes upstairs at Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom), 9PM. Free

Boys With Guitars: Jonah Delso, Tim McGlone, and Jake Snider at Upstairs at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 8PM. $10

Gobblaroo: Silvertide, Jealousy Curve, Downtown Harvest, and The Dive at the TLA (334 South), 9PM. $9.33 (guess who's sponsoring the show)

Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo on at 12 Steps Down (831 Christian) 9PM, The Black Sheep (247 S. 17th) 8PM, Dirty Frank’s (13th and Pine) 9PM, Dr. Watson (216 S. 11th) 9PM, Grey Lodge (6235 Frankford) 7PM, National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd) 8PM, and Manny Brown’s (512 South) 9PM. Free

THURSDAY:
The Swedes?: The 6ABC / IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade, the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the country, starting at 8:30AM on the Parkway. If you need some cocoa to bear getting up that early, head to the Campbell’s Winter Wonderland Expo Tent. Free

All Right, So You’d Have to Spring for a TV: Watch the Eagles get their asses kicked by the Cardinals in a turkey-induced coma from the comfort of your couch, 8PM on NFL network and Channel 6.

A Very German Shopping Experience: Christmas Village in Philadelphia featuring more than 50 vendors forming a type of medieval village shopping experience opens today at 11AM-9PM in Dilworth Plaza on the west side of City Hall. Free

FRIDAY:
Improv: The N Crowd present a double feature of improve comedy at the Actors Center (257 N 3rd), 8PM. $10

And Some More: Steal This Show, comedy revue featuring local sketch and standup performers hosted by The Sixth Borough's Corey Cohen, at Connie's Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th), 8PM. $5

Like Eleanor?: The Rigbees with John Byrne at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 9PM. $10

SATURDAY:
Kiss Kiss: Kiss Kiss, Univox, Sinatrah, Amerkulus, and The Road Hogs at the Khyber (56 S. 2nd), 9PM. $8

Further Afield: Philadelphia area premiere of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time at the Colonial Theater (227 Bridge St, Phoenixville), 2PM. $8

SUNDAY:
It's That Time of Year: Christmas in the Grand Tradition featuring the Wanamaker Organ and The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble at The Wanamaker Building (13th and Market), 2PM. Free

Last Day: Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick (meaning Legos!) at the American Swedish Historical Museum (1900 Pattison), 10AM-5PM. $8

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