Frugal Fun Alert: Sept. 3 – 6, 2010

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Friday:
CD Release: for Arrah and the Ferns with Wissahickon Chicken Shack, Lady, and Funkslaw at the North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.). 9:00 p.m., $8.

For the Kids: Mugshots Coffee House (21st St. and Fairmount Ave.) screens Scooby Doo. 7:00 p.m., free.

Saturday:
Melodic: Donovan Rice with Seann Branchfield and the Unnamed Band and Sunday's Best at M Room (15 W. Girard Ave). 9:00 p.m., $5.

Northern Liberties as a Board Game: The Philly Fringe and Brothers Cromie present Afoot!, a walkabout Northern Liberties (map). Every 20 minutes from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., $10.

England Belongs to Twee: DJs HTSHELL, McKee, Ziga & Labuda spin early Brit punk, pop, Oi and twee
at Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.). 10:00 p.m., free.

Sunday:
Punk Movie: Screening of Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains at Wooden Shoe Books (704 South St.). 7:30 p.m., free.

Heavy Music: Young Widows with Helms Lee and Zann at Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.). 8 p.m., $10.

Monday (Labor Day):
Party in the Park: Hang Free, a semi-annual picnic/party in Fairmount Park. (West River Drive, just past the Strawberry Mansion Bridge). 1 p.m., free.

Alien Vs. Creditor: with DJ Def Janiels and Hulk Hoagie at Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave). 8 p.m., free.

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