Frugal Fun Alert: Wednesday

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Improved Improv?: The Bully Pulpit, featuring a panel of four stand-up comics who get an hour to talk about pop culture, debate current events, and say whatever else they want. At the Shubin Theatre (407 Bainbridge St.), 10PM. $5

Is This the End of Rico?: Erik Rico with Dot.matic, Kanu, and Mydnite Angel at Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.), 10PM. $10

First Person Salon: At the Laurie Beechman Cabaret (610 S. Broad St.), 7:30-9:30PM. $8

Whenever Wednesday: John Szwed, an anthropologist, musicologist, and historian at Columbia University, will discuss Philly boy and jazz great Sun Ra at the Institute of Contemporary Art (118 S. 36th St.), 7-8:30PM. FREE

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's (216 S. 11th), 9PM; Grey Lodge (6235 Frankford), 7PM; National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd), 8PM; and Manny Brown's (512 South), 9PM. FREE

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