Fun around town, for $10 or less: Free Music If You’re Willing To Travel: Sundown Music Series presents Chuck Prophet with Marc Silver at the McLaughlin-Norcross Memorial Dell in Haddon Lake Park (Haddon Heights NJ), 7:30. Free First Person Salon: First Person Arts salons at the Gershman Y (401 S Broad), 7PM. $10 Heroes: Heroes of Popular Wars and The Cyanide Valentine at M Room (15 W Girard), 8PM. $8 Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Bring a Shovel: James Frey of A Million Little Pieces fame speaks about his “first” novel at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine), 7PM. Free Slamming: First Person Story Slams: Secrets at the Gershman Y (401 S Broad), 7PM. $10 Spades: The Spades, Sunday’s Murder, Gene Micofsky, Drop Anchor, and Dinner and a Suit at North Star Bar (2639 Poplar), 8PM. $5 Got a frugal......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: We’re Really Not Sure: Tyler grad and art world phenom Trenton Doyle Hancock talks about mounds and vegans at the Institute for Contemporary Art (118 S 36th), 7PM. $6 First Person Salon: First Person Arts hosts another Salon at the Gershman Y (401 South Broad), featuring photographer Christopher Paquette, poet Tamesha Hawkins, Performer Martha Kemper, and musician Matt Davis and his band Aerial Photograph, 7-9PM. $5 Revolting: Colour......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: The Awkward Pause: First Person Story Slams, Philadelphia’s one and only competitive story-telling series, at L'Etage (624 S 6th), 7:30PM. $10 Raw: Tuesday Night Raw with sketch troupe Comic Energy at Tori’s (119 South), 9:30PM. $5 Doesn’t Cost Anything to Look: Passional (704 S 5th) sidewalk sale with latex and leather. Free Wayward Sons OTA: Wayward Sons OTA, McReady Rock, Trilobites, Wretched Blues, and Kelly Overdrive at the......

Sometimes, you wonder why it is that we don't get paid to enjoy the mild weather, relax with our loved ones or significant others, and just generally absorb the ambient goodness of life. That's what happens in heaven: you get paid to be happy. For now, though, read about some of the things going on in the city tonight. You have to pay for them, but they're worth it. ADRIAN BELEW AT WORLD CAFE......

Disclaimer: This post relates to an event put on by First Person Arts, of whom Editor Jill is an employee. However, Editor Jill did not have a hand in writing or editing this post. (With the Festival going on this week, she wouldn't have time to, even if she wanted to.) A little while back, we told you about the First Person Story Tour and its colorful "mascot," the Story Tour Van. The Story Tour......

Disclaimer: This story relates to a promotion run by First Person Arts, of which Editor Jill is an employee. Editor Jill did not have a hand in writing or editing this post, and the opinions contained herein are exclusively those of the author, who would think this is pretty cool even if he wasn't Editor Jill's better half. If you read Sunday's Inquirer, you might have seen a story about a psychedelic-looking van that's making......

If you're the person who's always got a good tale to tell to your circle of friends, why not stop bending their ears and head down to First Person StorySlams? Sponsored by First Person Arts, it's your opportunity to tell your favorite stories in front of an audience, and maybe even win a chance to compete at November's Grand Slam and secure the title of Philadelphia's Best Storyteller. To sign up, contact First Person Arts.......

What topic is more interesting and more dear to your heart than yourself? None topic, that's what! So everybody should be able to enjoy the Fifth Annual First Person Festival, "the only festival of its kind dedicated to presenting multi-disciplinary works-of-art based on authentic, real-life experiences," especially since it opens tomorrow night with a gourmet gala called Edible World, which will feature food, secrets, and behind-the-kitchen-door stories from all of Philly's top chefs. There are......