Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Ice Dancing: University City District presents Winterfest!, a night of public skating, at the Class of 1923 Ice Rink (3130 Walnut), 5-8PM. $1, skate rental free (but show up ½ hour early to reserve your pair) Sing Us a Song: Steve Odabashian’s Happy Hour Piano Show, every Friday at the Cascamorto Piano Bar (1939 Arch), 5-8:30PM. Free SATURDAY No Clowns: Transistor Rodeo, Rhondo, and Ledbetter Heights at......

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 An Evening with Mario Cantone Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Fri, 11/9/07, 8PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation MUSIC Third Eye Blind Crocodile Rock, Allentown Sat, 11/10/07, 8PM $23 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster......

With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even with all the things we have to do, we still managed to get together to let you know what we've all been up to. After cooling down from a hot weekend of many badass Sunset Junction Street Fair photo dispatches, LAist asked......

We love when we get the opportunity to see a ton of bands in one shot. We love it even more when a couple of the bands are old favorites of ours and others are bands we've never heard of, because it gives us the chance to check out some new music, and if we don't like what we hear, we can always go back to the stuff we know and be completely satisfied.......

The Daily News tells the painfully tragic story of a boy in the Juniata section who was shot and killed Saturday night for a dirt bike that he'd just received for his 16th birthday. The Inquirer reports on yesterday's celebration of Haitian Unity Day on the 700 block of Arch Street, and goes on to talk about the general struggles of Philadelphia's Haitian community. Philly's own Naked Chocolate Café was just ranked by USA......

Seattlest has a talk with the photographer from last week's "Segway Mom" and then experiences some dissension in the ranks over the question of wine vs. beer. It's not West Side Story, but about as close as they'll get. They're also still waiting on some inbox relief after a spammer is arrested. As Chicagoist counts down the days to its third anniversary party, they found all-organic pizza to be underwhelming amidst the hoopla, tried......

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. The Disco Biscuits The TLA Fri, 12/29/06, 9PM $35 On sale: Today, 10AM, Live Nation Greeley Estates Crocodile Rock, Allentown Sun, 11/19/06, 6PM $10 On sale: Today, 10AM, TicketMaster Ledbetter Heights Crocodile Rock, Allentown Thu, 11/23/06, 8PM $7 On......

SEPTA has announced its 'Plan B' in case the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 and United Transportation Union Local 1594 decide to strike on October 31. The SEPTA website instructs riders to be on the look out for "brochures, leaflets and special schedules" available shortly at stations and customer service locations. You can also see what's what on the SEPTA website. In a nutshell, though, regional rail trains will still be up and running,......

“This is Shakespeare, not the Sopranos.” So says Diana (Glenn Close), at the beginning of Heights, critiquing a pair of Macbeth-modernizing acting students for replacing the traditional dagger with a revolver. The Scottish Play provides a leitmotif for the film, filled as it is with secret plots and pacts entered into by New Yorkers seeking power, opportunity, or pleasure. And while the story that follows features neither stabbing nor shooting, it is amply stocked with......