Frugal Fun Alert: Weekend

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

FRIDAY:

Moving On Up: Poetry reading and open-mic to benefit Wooden Shoe Books (508 S 5th), 7-9PM. $5

The N Crowd: Weekly improv comedy show at The Actors Center (257 N. 3rd), 8PM. $10

Set to Stun: Photon Band, The Capitol Years, and Robes at Johnny Brenda's (1201 N Frankford), 9PM. $10

SATURDAY:

By Hand: Handmade Market, featuring more than 50 local artists with wares for sale at Memphis Taproom (2331 E Cumberland), 10AM-3PM. Free

On Tape: Room6 presents their inaugural production Tape at the Shubin Theatre (407 Bainbridge), 7PM. $10 (runs through August 2)

All Ages: Hamlette, a kinder, gentler retelling of the classic, presented by Casabuena Cultural Productions at the Piazza at Schmidts (2nd and Germantown), 7 & 8PM. Free

SUNDAY:

Sound Off: The Fringe Salon and Aesop Collective make water sing (and you dance) at the Singing Fountain Park (E Passyunk & Tasker), 1-6PM. Free

Dance Off: The 9 Muses, an outdoor performance by Music and Motion Dance Productions, at Lloyd Hall (1 Boathouse Row), 1PM. Free

Wash Off: As part of the month-long exhibit Filthy, help build a geodesic dome covered in recycled water bottles while enjoying nosh and music at Studio 34 (4522 Baltimore), 2-10PM. Free

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