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Deep in the heart of 20th and Sansom Streets, a murder of Philadelphia comedians have been taking part in Helium Comedy Club’s annual Philly’s Phunniest Person Competition. For the past three years, over 100 local comedians have taken to Helium’s stage with the hope that they will crush their fellow comics and be named Philly’s Phunniest!!!

A little while back, we told you about the First Person Story Tour and its colorful "mascot," the Story Tour Van. The Story Tour was a promotion to build up some buzz for the First Person Festival. Well, it's that time. The festival kicks off today with a wide range of events. The events are priced from free to $35 (the two most expensive events include food as part of the ticket price), and there's a bit of something for everyone. The Festival takes place entirely at 2111 Sansom Street, home of the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, so no matter which event you're going to, you'll know where to be, and you won't have to scramble from one location to another when you're going to multiple events.

Did anyone else see where September went? It was Labor Day, we went to the closet to pack up our white shoes, and suddenly it's the terminal week. Next year, September, give us a little more transition time? Also, knock it off with the 90s.

Feeling stifled by the heat and the never-ending Menopause: The Musical run at Society Hill? Take a breath of fresh air with Vagabond Acting Troupe. Vagabond will be presenting its second annual New Works Festival tonight through Friday, featuring three one-acts from playwrights Christine M. Connelly of Chicago (To Ashes), Henry W. Kimmel of Atlanta (Saved On The Day Of Atonement), and Marie Lynch of our fair Philly (Throwing Stones). The evening is rounded off with a performance of Lesley Berkowitz's Boy and Girl, which premiered at the Troupe's first solo works festival this February. Each piece is directed by a member of Vagabond's core ensemble (hi, Editor Jill!), and features some of the ensemble in acting roles.

In the immortal words of Juvenile, if you've got features you're proud of, you damn well may have gotten them from your mama. And on this day of motherly love, what better way to celebrate those maternal influences than bringing them over to Bubble House for their weekly Sundae party, and shaking what your mom gave you while ?uestlove spins? If this Phillyist didn't already have a Mother's Day dinner reservation at Abbraccio's, she'd be in the process of convincing her family this was the best way to honor Mom. That said, since the event runs from 5-10, there should definitely be time for anyone to head over post maternal celebration.

As you contemplate the luck of the Irish and your hangover this weekend (Erin Express Ho!), consider stopping by Fergie's Pub on Sunday evening from 4-7 pm. They'll be hosting a benefit for poet Frank Sherlock. Frank was rushed to the hospital on January 22nd with what turned out to be a bad case of meningitis, requiring emergency surgery. Since poetry doesn't often come with health insurance, and Frank was in a two-month window of not having coverage, his friends are uniting to ease some of the burden with an Emergency Fund to offset his medical costs.

We told you we'd keep an eye on The Shakespeare Cafe at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, and so we have. The Cafe will run on Mondays, April 9th through May 14th, and offers three Bard-centered diversions. April 9 and 16 will feature Arpeggio Jazz Quartet providing an improvised jazz backdrop to Festival actors reciting some of Shakes' (Phillyist likes to call him "Shakes") best love poetry. April 23 and 30 is "Comedy-Sportz does the Bard," where the local improv troupe will use its format of short improvisational games to poke some fun at the ol' guy. And on May 7 and 14 there will be... (wait for it....) Sword-fighting! With swords! Well, there'll also be some recreations of Shakespearean fights that don't include swords, and that's cool, but we do have a liking for a period actor whacking someone with a sword. It's just a thing we have.

Miro Dance Theatre founders
Tobin Rothlein and Amanda Miller

I have a crush… on a song. This is actually a common occurrence in my life. I love music. I have music playing at all times. I cannot be in my apartment without it on. I can’t drive without music (or be driven somewhere without it). Even when I hate the CD we have to listen to at work, I want it on. This need, coupled with my innate neuroses, means that I often find songs I just can’t stop listening to.

Tickets go on sale today for the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival's 2007 season. This year's offerings are Othello for tragedy, The Taming of the Shrew for comedy. There is also the somewhat mysterious "Shakespeare Cafe" on Mondays in April and May; we're going to have a close eye on that one and we'll keep you posted. If you prefer to see your Shakespeare on a weekend, Phillyist recommends picking up some tickets now; Saturday nights and Sunday matinees frequently sell-out. Also, while the events page currently doesn't have any listings, check back, as they promise birthday celebrations and sword-fighting demonstrations. Shakespeare and sword-fighting? Phillyist is in heaven.

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Movie Monday at The Troc: Let madness take its toll with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Johnny Goodtimes will tantalize you Transylvanians before the film, and Transylvanian Nipple Productions Performance Group will perform. The Troc is located at 1003 Arch Street. Doors open at 6PM, feature begins at 7:30 PM. $3 admission is applicable towards concessions.

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Inverse Reading Series: Ron Silliman and Eileen R. Tabios read at The Bubble House 3404 Sansom Street at 7:30PM. Admission is $7, and includes one drink.

Philly Pita Pit opened late this summer and I finally made it over about a month ago. (Good thing Phillyist has such quick turnaround, eh?) Philly Pita Pit was impressively fast, especially for 12:30 on a weekday, and has a pretty sizeable menu to choose from (in addition to pitas, they also make breakfast, salads, and smoothies). It was like going to Subway, but with more options and better toppings. I loaded my grilled chicken pita with feta cheese and veggies (all free!), and I was quite happy with the results: my meat was tender, not dry, and had a good flavor to it, and all the veggies were fresh. My companion, however was unimpressed with his falafel, claiming he'd had better from area food trucks (which I have no trouble believing.) The Pita Pit is on my way to and from work, but if it weren't on my path, I doubt I would have known about it at all. They haven't been advertising much, but they're affordable (especially if you like toppings but hate to pay for them), and the food is both tasty and healthy compared to most other fast food. They're right between a Subway location and Joe's Pizza, and while I'm loyal to Joe's, I think I'd be more likely to recommend the Pita Pit for lunch. It's different, it's fresh, and it's probably a little less likely to kill you (depending on what you order, that is).

Fancy Pants Cinema: Free, weekly showcase for local filmmakers, 10PM at the North Third Restaurant (3rd & Brown Streets).

this and the recent free staging of Tweltfh Night in Clark Park, we're beginning to wonder if there isn't some sort of free, Shakespearean epidemic going around. (Hmm..maybe we should pay more attention to those conspiracy theories.
FREE Two Gentlemen of Verona


Wed - Sat (through August 20th) 7PM The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival

2111 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor

Free (Tickets available at Box Office 1 hour before showtime)
Photo of the Shakespeare Memorial outside the Central Library by author, who really wishes someone would stage a free production of King Lear

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

As a lead-in to tomorrow’s Bloomsday Celebration, literati will be taking up a pub crawl in Joyce’s honor. The show gets rolling at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Fergie’s Pub (1214 Sansom Street), then continues with an Irish bar tour to McGillin’s (1310 Drury Street), Irish Pub (1123 Walnut Street) and Fadó (1500 Locust Street). If you don’t know your Ulysses from your Odyssey and are going to meet some book folks tonight, we suggestion you join in the fun at McGillin’s since Fergie’s will host a Joyce-themed discussion.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less: