Fun around town, for $10 or less: Holiday Concert: Featuring a heart-warming mix of favorite songs, arias, and Christmas classics, all sung by the big, beautiful voices of the Bel Canto Lyric Opera Company, at the Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd (3820 The Oak Road), 7:30PM. $10 Monday Poets Reading Series: Featuring Ann Michael and Daniel R. Collins, at the Skyline Room in the Parkway Central branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia (1901......

A really interesting piece of commentary in the Inquirer describes an exchange between Sarah Palin and a Temple student and how it got blown up into a bit of a national scandal. NFL star Marvin Harrison was never charged in a North Philadelphia shooting this spring, even though various pieces of evidence seemed to point in his direction. Now the victim is suing Harrison over the incident. "Two men and a 24th District police officer......

Monday challenges the average human to perform incredible feats of bravery and strength every week. It is the Goliath to our David, the Microsoft to our Yahoo!, the [insert viable presidential candidate here] to our Ron Paul. We do not choose it – it chooses us. Then it abuses us. Degrades us. Makes us to feel as if our feelings, if they exist at all, don't actually matter. Yes, we will say it, because......

It's cold out today, so don't plan on any of that trendy "frolf" you and your phellow Phishers like so much. No, today is definitely an inside day, so we have done our best to bring some most excellent indoor activities in which you may indulge the warmth-loving tendencies of your evening self. THE ENGLISH BEAT AT THE TROC We'll admit that we don't know much about The English Beat, but if they're touring......

Well, here we are. Another Monday. Highs in the mid 20s. It's a cold world, especially today, especially in Philly. As the week sinks its teeth into our souls, let's see if there's anything we can do to keep our spirits up. CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: ALAN GILBERT, CONDUCTOR We know you're cultured, and you know you're cultured. But does anybody else know you're cultured? A good way to show them is to spend your......

We're kicking off a new regular feature today, and here it is! "Can't Miss This!" should be going up every weekday for the foreseeable future and, as you may have already guessed, it'll feature a handful of events going on that day in and around the city that we think are so cool you should make sure not to miss them. Hope you enjoy it! Monday is a difficult day for most people. Also, the......