Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. COMEDY Jim Norton Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Fri, 1/18/08, 9PM; Sat, 1/19/08, 9PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation (Fri show, Sat show) MUSIC Blind Melon Crocodile Rock, Allentown Fri, 11/23/07, 7PM $12 On sale:......

We're going to make this week's Suburban Fun column quick and to the point. This weekend is The Blobfest at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. The annual event celebrates the filming of The Blob right here in Chester County. (True story: We didn't know this until we made a joke about the diner looking just like the Downingtown Diner and our friends looked at us like we had sprouted a second head, Zaphod Beeblebrox-style. Occasionally,......

We're just going to get right to the point this week. The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville is hosting its annual showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show this Saturday at 10 PM. Tickets are on sale now, so get your fishnets and your best bustier ready to do the time warp. Again. As if that were not enough to convince you that the Colonial is a national treasure, consider this: they're also hosting a screening......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. Cowboy Junkies The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville Sun, 6/10/07, 8PM On sale: Today, 10:30AM, TicketWeb Musiq Soulchild Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City Sat, 7/21/07, 8PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Patty Smyth & Scandal House of Blues Atlantic City......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news. COMEDY Lesbians of Laughter House of Blues Atlantic City Fri, 5/11/07, 8PM $13-$15 On sale: Wed, 10AM, Ticketmaster Bruce Bruce House of Blues Atlantic City Fri, 8/3/07, 10PM $17-$40 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation MUSIC Sound the Alarm......

This suburban Phillyist used to work in the city, and commuted daily into Center City via SEPTA from Paoli. Imagine our surprise one day when, blearily staring out the window as the suburban landscape rushed by, we saw a tiny cemetery and historical marker mere feet away from the train tracks. Not quite convinced that we'd hallucinated the stone fence-enclosed minuscule graveyard, we made it our mission over the next few weeks to figure out......

You know what's the most fun thing about living in the suburbs after an ice storm? Shoveling. No, really, we swear. It's all the exercise you could possibly need, and after you come in, there's always a warm pot of soup and some hot chocolate waiting for you. I mean, what's not to love about shoveling two inches of solid ice and snapping a pair of shovels doing it? So, Fun In the Suburbs......

We at Phillyist are just as surprised as you are that good old Punxatawney Phil, of the Gobbler's Knob (heh) Phils, emerged this morning and didn't see his shadow, for only the fifteenth time in a century. Take THAT, global warming naysayers. So how, one might ask, should one celebrate the advent of an early spring? Fret not, gentle readers. Phillyist has you covered. The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville is playing Groundhog Day. All......

You know that scene in The Blob where folks run screaming out the Colonial Movie Theatre? Did you know that was The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville? No? Phillyist didn't either. So now we've both learned something. But the folks at The Colonial know all about it - obviously - and this Saturday they're hosting Blob Fest 2006 - a celebration of all things Blob. Attendees can see The Blob, see the Blob (the monster prop),......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Movies in the Park: Free screening of Way Out West in Clark Park (43rd Street & Baltimore Avenue) 9PM. The Free & Concious Concert: The Cutbacks, Stiff Middle Finger, Son of Nun, Brain Drain & Cypher:Dissident are playing The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street) at 6PM. Presented for free by Philly Red and Anarchist Action Network (RAAN) . Animation at The Franklin Institute: As part of their ongoing......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Heartbreak Beat: It's Sex Dwarf time again, and this month's theme is the Psychedelic Furs. In honor of this theme, dancers are encouraged to wear their "most bitchin' DAYGLO." At last month's event, DJ Robert Drake said they were "serious" about this. We can't imagine how they might punish offenders...unless it's by dressing them up in extra bright Dayglo? Ah well, no matter. Sex Dwarf always feels......

As you may have heard, here and elsewhere, a little awards ceremony called the Oscars is going on this Sunday night. If you can't bear to watch it alone, here are some fun local parties you could go to, where you can all suffer through the long hours of the ceremony together: Colonial Theatre 227 Bridge St, Phoenixville 6PM Free (as long as you bring food and drink to share) Torchbearers of Plays and Players......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Free Friday at Noon Concert: At XPN's World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street).  Today's artists are Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3. Admission is free, but RSVP is required. Sex Dwarf: The monthly 80's New Wave Dance party at Fluid Nightclub (613 S. 4th Street).  Doors open at 10, and admission is FREE until 10:30 ($5 cover thereafter).  This month's theme is "Book of Love," so bring your......