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......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Money Folders II: Second installment of series featuring the Philadelphyinz, DJ Gravity, and more at the Arts Garage (1535 Ridge Avenue), 10PM-3AM. $10 (women free before 10:30PM) Sing, Sing a Song: Choral Concert with Organ presented by the Delius Society at St. Mark’s Church (1625 Locust), 7:30. Free Art Is Primary: Opening reception for Red Yellow Blue, a solo show of artist Vincent McLoughlin, at AXD Gallery......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. College Football Bowl Games (Mon, 7:30PM-11:30PM, ESPN; Tue, 5PM-9PM, ABC; Tue, 8:30PM-12:30AM, Fox; Wed, 8:15PM-12:15AM, Fox; Thu, 8:15PM-12:15AM, Fox; Sun, 8PM-12AM, ESPN) - The Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Auburn vs. Clemson, The Rose Bowl: Illinois vs. Southern California, The Sugar Bowl: Hawaii vs. Georgia, The Fiesta Bowl: West Virginia vs. Oklahoma, The Orange Bowl: Kansas vs. Virginia Tech, and The GMAC Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Tulsa. Dick Clark's New......

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 Chris Rock Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City Fri, 11/23/07, 8PM; Sat, 11/24/07, 8PM Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 8PM, Live Nation (Fri show, Sat show) On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation (Fri show, Sat show) MUSIC Misery......

At some point last week, while killing a few minutes' time before going to lunch, I heard about a new establishment in Ross's neighborhood: The Belgian Café, owned by Monk's owners Tom Peters and Fergus "Fergie" Carey (also of Fergie's Pub, a Phillyist fave), in the old Tavern on the Green location at 21st and Green. We tried to head over for dinner on Saturday night, but were thwarted by the already burgeoning crowds, and......

Madi Distefano, Director of A 24-Hour The Bald Soprano...

Phillyist has a confession to make: We have never made it through James Joyce's Ulysses. Not even a little. We've tried. Oh, how we've tried. But though we've failed more times than we'd like to admit, we console ourselves that those with better minds have thrown their hands up in disgust and screamed, "Okay I get it! It's the *&%*#$ Odyssey! Jesus, at least Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was under......

Tonight, Rooney is opening for Fergie's Verizon Wireless VIP Tour at the Electric Factory. Unfortunately you can't buy tickets to this show, but you can actually WIN tickets at various places around town. We've never heard of an artist doing an all-promotional concert. Interesting. Fergie must be getting paid pretty good from Verizon to promote the hell out of their products. We found out through a Fergie's MySpace bulletin that you can get tickets.......

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 Lisa Lampanelli Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Sat, 7/28/07, 8PM On sale: Today, 10AM, Live Nation MUSIC The 69 Eyes w/Wednesday 13 and Fair to Midland Fillmore at the TLA Tue, 7/10/07, 8PM $17 ($19......

We've already told you they're attractive. If you read the interview with frontman Patrick Halloran, you know that they're funny. And tonight, there's another chance to catch Ceann live. Pat tells us that they've been working on a new album, so even if you've caught Ceann before, you can expect to hear some tunes that you haven't heard before—and if you haven't caught Ceann before, you can just expect to have a lot of fun.......

...WTF: There are no words... (Via The Superficial. It was in Whiz earlier this week, but it bears repeating. And seriously, if you only click on one link in this week's round-up, make this the one.) ...Whew! We still kinda believe it. (Via People.) ...Sweetness: We can't think of a better place for Paris Hilton. (Via Yahoo!) ...Love-Making: Umm... Halle? That's the sidewalk. (Via Fox News.) ...Truth Is Stranger than Country: We think we......

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......

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......

Patrick Halloran of Ceann...

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Billboard Music Awards (Mon; 8PM-10PM; Fox) - The 17th annual awards show comes at you live from Las Vegas with performances by Janet Jackson, Fergie, the Killers, Gwen Stefani, Ludacris, the Fray, and Mary J. Blige. Plenty of other stars of the music world will act as presenters including, unfortunately, Flavor Flav. (Link) Monday Night Football: Panthers at Eagles (Mon; 8:30PM-11:30PM; ESPN & ABC [WPVI]) - These......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Big Day (Mon; 9PM-9:30PM; ABC) - The debut episode of a new sitcom with an intriguing concept, similar to "24:" the whole thing will examine just one day, that being the chaotic wedding day of a couple named Alice and Danny. The first episode covers a fight between Alice and her Mom over the salad at the reception, and a groomsman having a problem with a contact......

Having received lots of IRL feedback about what I wrote last week, I feel compelled to address a few points that were brought up. Being an only child, I also feel compelled to prove each of them entirely wrong. 1. I do not hate all short men. I just hate their angry yelling brethren. 2. If you are already a dear friend of mine and have dated someone out of your prescribed height range,......

Starving Artists Monologue Halloween Slam!: Visit Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom Street) to see actors out-monologue each other for cash prizes. For an extra spooky twist - there will be a cold-reading contest featuring readings from classic monster movies - and $2 off the $10 admission given to anyone who comes in costume. The Philadelphia Reader: Robert Huber and Benjamin Wallace discuss articles from Philadelphia Magazine's past about Philly personalities. Free at 7PM at the......

Philly's a great town for live music. We get almost all of the big national tours. We have several large concert-friendly venues when other cities are lucky to even have one. And there are a ton of smaller bars and clubs where smaller and local acts have the opportunity to play. These can range from the upstairs at Fergie's Pub to significantly larger standing-room venues like the TLA or the Electric Factory. And it's these......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY TNA Massacre: The Hellcat Girls Burlesque celebrate Friday the 13th with a GWAR after-party at Whiskey Dix (421 N. 7th). $10 Door/$7 Costume/$5 with Gwar stub. The Insidious Rays: The Insidious Rays play Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom Street) with Mathematicians and William Hale at 9PM. Free Plain Parade Presents: Rose Melberg, Pants Yell! & Brown Recluse Sings 10PM at Tritone (1508 South Street). $7 SATURDAY Immediate!: "...60's-inspired......

Free Concert in Clark Park: The Campbell Brothers play a free show in Clark Park (43rd & Baltimore) at 6PM. Reading, Drinking, Booksigning: Activisit drinking buddies, Drinking Liberally, hosts a public reading and discussion with union president and author, Andy Stern. This event will take place at Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom Street) from 6-7:30 PM. Enough to Give Phillyist a Pop Culture Overload: The 215 Festival Kickoff tonight features Amy Sedaris, Jonathan Coulton, John......

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......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Bioethics Symposium: In conjunction with their production of A Number (part of the Caryl Churchill Festival), The Wilma Theater is presenting a free symposium on Bioethics. In attendance will be Dr. Arthur Caplan (Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and the Director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania), Dr. Paul Root Wolpe (Senior Fellow of the Center for Bioethics and both Chief of......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Philly Indie: Philadelphia based Icon and The Axe with Kill Hands) & Dogme 95, Big City Rock at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street). $8 at 8PM (21+) Starving Artists Slam: 7PM at Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom Street), HATG Theater Company invites actors to perform and short monologue for fun and prizes. For info and rules, visit the HATG website. ($10) Open Mic Wednesday: with JD Malone. Sign......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Both FRIDAY and SATURDAY: The Little Prince at Penn's Houston Hall (3417 Spruce Street). $5 for adults, $3 for children. FRIDAY Free Friday at Noon Concert: at XPN's World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street). Today's artist is Josh Rouse. Admission is free, but RSVP is required. Don't Need No Thought Control?: Movie night at World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut Street) presents Pink Floyd's The Wall. Free at 8PM -......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Dan Malloy: Elkins Park musician and "depressing art movie waiting to happen," Dan Malloy plays at Upstairs, Live! (3025 Walnut Street) at noon as part of their Free @ Upstairs Live! series. Starving Artists Monologue Slam!: How much do we love the idea of competitive acting? (We'll give you a hint...it's a whole heck of a lot.) Register to compete for the $25 or the $100 grand prize......

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......

If you have a hankering to rub shoulders with the hoi polloi of Philadelphia blogger society, it's your lucky day: the Philly Bloggers' Meetup is tomorrow, Saturday, January 21. OK, tomorrow is your lucky day. Join Philadelphia's funniest, most interesting, most politically astute at Fergie's Pub at 3pm for cocktails and mingling. Among the dignitaries attending will be Albert Yee, Marisa from Apt. 2024, Andrea from Snooble, and many more. For more details and to......

Alright, ladies and gentleman; we know it's cold outside. We know it's very tempting to stay home, drink hot chocolate, turn the heat up and bask in the cold UV glow on the Internet. And whereas surfing the world wide web might be the highlight of our weekend (ours is a sad, sad, life) some of you might want to put down the mouse, put on your coat, and make your way to Fergie's Pub......

Blogging is a strange animal. It's an extremely social activity, encouraging the free exchange of ideas across borders through self-publishing, link sharing and comment capability. Conversely - it's a hermit-like activity - done surreptiously in offices (for shame!) or at home, late at night and in our pajamas (or is it in our Open Source? We're not sure anymore). In an effort to bring we hermits out of hiding and into the social word......