We bring you Monday classics this evening. OPEN MIC NIGHT AT FERGIE'S PUB We haven't sent you out into the open mic world for a little while, so you should be chomping at the bit to present some of those new acoustic masterpieces to the world. We suggest downing a few to take the edge off, but not too many. Then, you'll be "improving," which might not turn out "so well." WHO: 21+ WHERE: Fergie's......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Small Changes: Smells Like Teen Spirit and Building a Broken Mousetrap, two films by Jem Cohen, presented by the Small Changes film screening series at the International House (3701 Chestnut), 7PM. $7 Solstice Film Series 07: Third installment of the Solstice Film Series, a showcase for short independent films, at National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd), 8PM. Free Single Mingle: Perfect Pairings Tasting Event, benefiting Philly PAWS (the Philadelphia......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Here There Be Pirates: Independence Seaport Museum (211 S. Columbus Boulevard) presents an outdoor screening of Crimson Pirate (starring Burt Lancaster). Doors open at 8:15, the movie starts at 9:00. Tickets are $4. Concerts in the Park: The first of four free weekly concerts in Rittenhouse Square. This week, Carol Riddick & Unlikely Cowboy. 7-9PM. Headhouse Square Movie: Get your tissues ready; there's a free screening of......

LAist is flashing a sad peace out to their editor Carolyn Kellogg with one hand and bumping knuckles with their new head typist L.A. blogger king Tony Pierce with the other. Where do ist editors go when they hang up the 'editorial we'? They take on MySpace, apparently. At least Ben Brown does. Austinist reminds of the just rewards of less savory careers this week and then they witness the Arctic Monkeys and We Are......

Last night the extremely long-named Pabst Blue Ribbon Philadelphia Rock Paper Scissors City League Championship Series began. Phillyist thought we understood this school yard game, but reading over the advanced strategies, we're convinced we would need to get ourselves an RPS trainer in order to have any chance at the $1,000 prize. The Pabst Blue Ribbon Philadelphia Rock Paper Scissors City League Championship Series Every Monday through Thursday at Various Venues Image via Dicepool......

Philly has the reputation of a solidly working class town. Tough. Beer-swilling. Little does everyone know that the souls of wine drinkers seem to lurk beneath that six pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Philadelphia is a hot bed of wine activity. Who knew? In addition to 16 local wineries (all with their own wine tasting activities), Philly has its own wine festival in the Spring. There are tons of wine events being held in the......