Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Famous Films II: The Secret Cinema presents a second installment of their Famous Films series, including A Trip to the Moon (you've seen clips, trust us), at the Moore College of Art and Design (20th and Race), 8PM. $7 Jeannie Gagne: Jeannie Gagne at the Unitarian Society of Germantown (6511 Lincoln Drive—West Mt. Airy), 8PM. $10 Cold: Absolute Zeros, Parsnip Revolt, and Dylan McGuire at Fergie’s Pub......

Wednesday is named after the Germanic god Woden – god of gods in the Anglo Saxon pantheon, who was swallowed up by generations of cheeky Christian settlers who gradually morphed his religious stature into that of a folkloric king for the sake of proselytizing those who once believed in him. He is the basis for a primary character in Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods. THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE LUNAR ECLIPSE EVENT We wanted to toss......

So remember the other day when we told you how hilaaaaaarious Mike Birbiglia is, and how you should totally go see his show this week? We wouldn't tell you to do something we wouldn't do ourselves. (Well, that's a lie. We often tell people to do things we wouldn't, simply because the outcome is pretty funny. Example: Go try to eat ten saltines in under a minute with no water. We'll be waiting.) Our......

This Phillyist first became aware of Mike Birbiglia when my younger sister was in high school. She signed up to be on his street team. She kept putting his posters up on my door. She'd corner me until I listened to clips from his albums. People, she found audio streams of his appearances at venues across the country and wouldn't let me out of the house until I admitted that, yeah, the dude was kind......

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I have missed the cosy pink confines of Phillyist these past couple of weeks. I was excited about the response to my first article (much of which was more funny and interesting than the article itself). It has, however, been a long couple of weeks. It seems that my former employer was restructuring, and anyone who didn't necessitate a severance package was first against the wall. So, of course, my "temp" status marked me for......

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 Gaffigan Music Box at the Borgata, Atlantic City Sat, 7/15/06, 9PM $39.50 On sale: Today, 10AM, Electric Factory Sinbad Hilton, Atlantic City Sat, 4/22/06, 8PM $45 On sale: Fri, 10AM, TicketMaster MUSIC Dragonforce The Troc Wed,......

Jazz: Karl Jones Quartet and Jazz Jam. 8PM at Chris Jazz Cafe (1421 Sansom Street). $2 cover. Big Shot: Weekly night of '60s & '70s reggae at The M Room (15 W. Girard). Free! (21+) Comedy: Open Mic Night at Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St.). Two hours of comedy for just $5 (+ the cost of two menu items). Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Decibel:  Live Freestyle Fellowship.  9:30 PM, $5 At Mill Creek Tavern. 4200 Chester Avenue. (21+) Big Shot: Weekly night of '60s & '70s reggae at The M Room (15 W. Girard); Free (21+) Comedy Open Mic Night at Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St.). Two hours of comedy for just $5 (+ the cost of two menu items). Got a frugal tip?  Send it here and share the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: "An Operatic Tale of Tragic Romance":  The Extraordinaires! present: Ribbons of War!  Live & in technicolor at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street).  (Although we'd be slightly more impressed if they were live and in black and white.)  Big Shot: Weekly night of 60's & 70's reggae at The M Room (15 W. Girard); a mere $2 (21+) Comedy Open Mic Night at Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St.)......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Music at the Kyber: Truce for Tonight, Lolita Nation, The Tea Club & Steve Shomo. $8, 8PM, 56 S. 2nd Street (21+) Philly Jazz Artist Mike Kennedy: Mike Kennedy Trio and Jazz Jam at Chris Jazz Cafe (1421 Sansom Street).  8PM - Midnight. Cover: $2 Big Shot: Weekly night of 60's & 70's reggae at The M Room (15 W. Girard); a mere $2 (21+) Comedy Open Mic......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Prelinger Archive Remix: VJ Large Marge presents a collection of films from the Prelinger Achives remixed by local film artists.  9PM at the Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street). As a filmophile, Phillyist must admit, we are intrigued. As an added bonus, this event is Free. Big Shot: Weekly night of 60's & 70's reggae at The M Room (15 W. Girard); a mere $2 (21+) Comedy Open Mic Night......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week:Neil Gaimain at Temple University Phillyist has to admit, we had to gag our inner fan girl and stick her......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Ben's 300th Birthday Party If Philly's favorite Founding Father - Benjamin Franklin - were still alive, he'd be 300......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Doctor Who Marathon Andrew's Video Vault, the free monthly celebration of film, is doing things a bit differently this......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Holidays in the Slush R5 Productions is offering not one but two all-ages punk rock shows this week at......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Ringing in the New Year Well, damn; 2006 is nearly here, and we haven't made a dent in......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Chronicling the Chronicles of Narnia Phillyist knows there are all kinds of controversy brewing about the movie version of......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Free King Kong! It may have been beauty that killed the beast...but the anticipation for Peter Jackson's version King......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Baby Loves Disco Attention all Moms & Dads: if you thought you had to hand in your dancing shoes......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Blue Cross RiverRink - Stockings for Kids Campaign Well, there's one reason to be happy the cold weather has......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe me, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Harry and the Potters - No One Can Stop the Wizard Rock Sure, the new movie is coming out......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less), or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Movie Monday's at the Troc Ah, the Trocadero - is there anything it can't do? It's a burlesque house,......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less), or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe me, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week - Silent Movie, Now With Music Phillyist can't help but wonder if the tradition of silent films presented with......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less), or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe us, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Scaryoke In honor of Phillyist's favorite holiday, we're delving into the darker side of Philadelphia's nightlife to spotlight Scaryoke......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe me, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Arts and Culture Week Starting this friday, it's Arts and Culture Week in Center City Philadelphia. This means 1/2......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe me, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week - Fashion! (Turn to the Left, Turn to the Right): This week, Phillyist gets by with a little help......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe me, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: This week, we're highlighting an activity beyond our city borders. But as it's (a) easily accessible by PATCO and......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less