Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Invincible: Outdoor screening of Invincible, part of the City Hall Film Series in the City Hall Courtyard, 8:30PM. Free Improv: The N Crowd present a double feature of improv comedy at the Actors Center (257 N 3rd), 8PM. $10 SATURDAY Three Bands at Once: Rooftop CD release BBQ featuring Controlled Storms, Toy Soldiers, and Power Animal on top of the Whole Foods Parking Garage (929 South), 4PM.... [continue]

Hey guys, have we mentioned it's Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe time? Despite being a good recycler, you're still a little trashy. We'll admit, we didn't know what khat was, but apparently ICE doesn't like it. The guards at the Art Museum are asking for paid sick leave. It's like talking to a statue. A peek into the Democratic National Convention… and getting there. While in the political mood, get involved with a worthy cause. It's... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Watch Dance: "Miro Through The Lens," a behind-the-scenes look at the film and video work of Miro co-artistic director Tobin Rothlein, at Girard College (2102 S College Ave), 6:30-8:30PM. Free Eat and Drink the Hope: Obama acceptance speech party with free apps (‘til 10) at Abbracio (820 S 47th), 7PM-midnight. Free Movies. Outdoors: Scribe and WPEB radio are presenting Street Movies in Malcolm X Park (52nd and Pine),... [continue]

There’s a lot of dance and film going on around here lately: Tomorrow night Miro Dance Theatre presents Miro Through the Lens, a dance film and video workshop featuring works by Miro’s own Tobin Rothlein. The works include several local artists, including dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet and Phrenic New Ballet, and the evening is moderated by award-winning experimental filmmaker Maria Teresa Rodriguez; after the screenings she will lead a discussion with the audience about... [continue]

This is the green issue, so it's appropriate to read it online. Then grab a bite to eat. If you've got the cash and time, try "Philly's greenest restaurateur." We Shop Eco. Make sure Fido is on board with the eco-friendliness. We really can't take it that far though. And biking in the city still scares us. Lessons learned from the Olympics. Keep on getting ready for Fringe; good luck getting into Wandering Alice though.... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Art and Wine: Art exhibit by the residents of Park Pleasant Nursing Home and free wine and cheese at Abbracio (820 S 47th), 5-7PM. Free Knitty: Knitting circle at Vagabond (37 N 3rd), 6-8PM. Free Phishy: Strange Design and Long Walk Home at the Khyber (56 S 2nd), 8PM. $8 Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo on at 12 Steps Down (831 Christian), 9PM; The Black Sheep (247 S.... [continue]

The Zoning Board of Adjustments ruled this morning that, contrary to the wishes of Unisys and Mayor Nutter, the beauty of Liberty II's facade is to remain unblemished by the software company's logo. Now Unisys threatens to take its toys and go play elsewhere, because the very livelihood of a computer software company depends upon birds, helicopter pilots, and people in Darby knowing where they are.... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Slamming: The theme of this month’s First Person Story Slams: “Worst Ever.” At L’Etage (624 S 6th), 7:30PM. $10 Two-Step Program: Folk dancing lessons sponsored by the Fairmount Park Commission at the Art Museum Steps (26th and the Parkway), 8-10:30PM. $3 Game Night!: Game night every Tuesday at The Dive (947 E Passyunk), 8PM. Free Only Beach We’ll See This Week: Bob Beach Trio and friends at Upstairs... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Onstage Philadelphia: Philly Fringe Preview Series featuring Brat Productions, Nice People Theatre Company, Philadelphia Dramatists Center, The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, and more at Plays and Players (1714 Delancey Place), 8PM. $10 Open Mic: Free at The Fire (412 W. Girard). Sign up at 8:30PM. (21+) Sing Your Life!: Karaoke With DJ Sara Sherr Mondays upstairs at the Khyber (56 S. Second), 9PM - 2 AM. Free (21+) Got... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Jazzy: Nick Colionne, part of Smooth Jazz Summer Nights at the Great Plaza on Penn’s Landing (Chestnut and Columbus Blvd), 7:30PM. Free Nebula: Nebula, Totimoshi, Serpent Throne, and El Toro de Oro at the Khyber (56 S 2nd), 9PM. $10 Benefit for Philadelphia Jobs with Justice: NYC-based Rude Mechanical Orchestra joins locals Tha Truth, Old Goats, and International Anthem for Irrational Numbers at LAVA Space (4134 Lancaster),... [continue]

It’s bringing Tina Turner to mind: Do we really need another hero? When it comes to Philly sports, the answer is always yes; does Cole Hamels really fit the bill? It’s Fringe’s first sell-out! Good for them, crappy for us. There’s so much there, they needed an added web exclusive. Cupcake Bandit! We’re all about it, and eagerly await the Film Bandits premiere (if you can’t wait, check out their film festival). Yet another reason... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Nobody’s Fool: Camp Bette continues with an outdoor screening of All About Eve at the International House (3701 Chestnut), 8PM. Free Jazzy: The Friends of Malcolm X Memorial Park present Barbara Walker at the Summer Heritage Jazz Series in the Park (52nd and Pine), 7-9PM. Free Transform Your Mind: Introduction to Buddhist psychology presented by the Menlha Buddhist Center at the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia (1906 S... [continue]

We like dance. We like film. Put ‘em together and you got a series preview. Bryn Mawr Film Institute will be screening two offerings from the Bolshoi Theatre: The Pharaoh’s Daughter tomorrow night and Bolt next Thursday, both at 7:30PM. The screenings serve as a preview of the BMFI fall series of ballet and film, which we await in a pool of anticipatory drool. Pharaoh’s Daughter is unique in that it was originally mounted with... [continue]

As if we weren’t already anticipating the hell out of Live Arts/Fringe, this piece on Kate Watson-Wallace and her work Car has got us buckling up. If you’re still making up your schedule, they have some suggestions. An ancient Mexican snack makes its way to South Philly, and helps out indigenous farmers. “Is the world ready for composted human feces?” We’re going to say “No,” but then we’re not anarchists. We’ve got hips and tits,... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Hard Core Barbie: Project Runway viewing party every Wednesday, with Barbie design challenge for all in attendance, at National Mechanics (22 S 3rd), 11PM. $7 Gay Catholic Erotica Author: Scott D. Pomfret reads from his new book Since My Last Confession: A Gay Catholic Memoir at Giovanni’s Room (345 S 12th), 5:30PM. Free PW Concerts in the Park: XPN welcomes Adam Arcuragi and The Capitol Years in Rittenhouse... [continue]

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. The most brilliant blog we’ve seen this week (present company excepted, of course): Cake Wrecks showcases professional cake-work gone terribly, hilariously wrong. Our favorite is the STD-riddled fruit. Enjoy! It’s a scene that might make Editor Jim regret giving up on a big wedding. Want to feel old? Then read about college students not knowing what Watergate symbolizes,... [continue]

We recently shared our excitement over the prospect of getting to NYC on the cheap and comfortable: the semi-new bus routes set up to rival that bastion of Mid-Atlantic inexpensive travel, the Chinatown bus. We are deeply saddened to share with you the experience of QuizMasterChris, who had quite a surreal time whilst attempting to get to aforementioned Big Apple on Megabus, one of those “book early, get cheaper tickets” outfits. That didn’t quite work... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Drive-In, City Style: The Lawn Chair Drive-In presents Buster Keaton in Seven Chances at Liberty Lands Park (3rd and Poplar), 8PM. Free Are You Experienced?: The Erotic Literary Salon invites you to share your original or favorite erotica at L’Etage (624 S 6th), 8:30. $10 (registration required: 215-840-5830) LAVA Feminist Film Night: This week: Bill Forsyth's Housekeeping at the LAVA Library (4134 Lancaster), 7PM. Free ARGH!: Classic pirate... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Onstage Philadelphia: Philly Fringe Preview Series featuring Brian Sanders/JUNK, Crescent Moon Entertainment Co., Don Montrey & Juliette Pryor (Go Don! And Julie!), Zombies Ain't Shit Theatre Company, and more at Plays and Players (1714 Delancey Place), 8PM. $10 Music Showcase: The beta hi-fi Music Festival featuring David Janes, Grahm Brown, Gillian Grassie, Joshua Park, and Clarity at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 7PM. Free (Different bands every night... [continue]

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Experimental Happy Hour: Kick back every third Friday with the experimental electronic music of Tantrum Tonic at Random Tea Room (713 N 4th), 6PM. Free Keeping It Local: Movies@ City Hall presents Unbreakable in the City Hall Courtyard, 8PM. Free SATURDAY Festival of India: Celebrate Indian heritage at the Great Plaza on Penn’s Landing (Chestnut and Columbus Blvd), 12-7PM. Free PHIT Special: MakeOut Clinic with Velvet Helmet... [continue]