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In West Philly, the parks are bigger. Or at least they seem to be. Take Clark Park, located between 43rd and 45th Streets and Baltimore and Woodland Avenues. It is big enough to be split into several “sub” parks: North Park, Center Park, South Park—big enough that Chester Avenue runs through the middle, and big enough that it actually covers nine acres of land.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

There's something really magical about the Dickens Christmas Village at Macy's—even if it really is dated. (We do hope you have a better request for Santa than a new sweater, though.)

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Polish Those Ivories: Steve Odabashian’s Happy Hour Piano Show, every Friday at the Cascamorto Piano Bar (1939 Arch), 5-8:30PM. Free Veloz Attack: Veloz Attack, Rellik, Mortal Decay, and Divination at Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave), 9:30PM. Free (21+) SATURDAY Don’t Be a Scrooge: Readings from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Ebeneezer Maxwell Mansion (200 West Tulpehocken St), 2:30PM. $10 ($5 for kids under 12) Fall...

A Fine Frenzy Giveaway
6/15/07-6/18/07

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week.

This week's quote comes from the late great Charles Dickens: "It is a hopeless endeavour to attract people to a theatre unless they can be first brought to believe that they will never get in." Now, on with the listings! (And don’t be dismayed—just because it’s quiet, doesn’t mean there’s not some great theatre to catch. Besides, the summer’s almost over, which means Fringe is coming!)