Fun around town, for $10 or less: Comedy in Crisis: "World Crisis," a night of sketch comedy by The Sixth Borough as part of Philly Fringe at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom), 10PM. $10. Cheap Art: Fall Opening Reception of four new exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art (118 S 36th), 6PM. Free Jazzy: Philly guitarist Monnette Sudler performs tonight as part of the Summer Heritage Jazz Series in Malcolm X Park (52nd and Pine),......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Among Criminals: Among Criminals, Bare Foot Truth, and Tsunami Rising at Upstairs at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 8PM. $6 Summer’s Really Over: Concluding performance of Philadelphia Weekly's Concerts in the Park with The Hustle and Black Landlord at Rittenhouse Square (18th and Walnut), 7PM. Free Like Butter: Drink Up Buttercup and The Major Leagues at Silk City (5th and Spring Garden), 9PM. $5 (21+) Quizzo Mania: Get......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: The Play About the Coach: Presented by Rocketship Productions/Paden Fallis as part of Philly Fringe at Black Lodge (1508 Brandywine), 8PM. $10 Comedy in Crisis: "World Crisis," a night of sketch comedy by The Sixth Borough as part of Philly Fringe at the Second Stage at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom), 8:30PM. $10 The New Music Series: Active Denial, APE, JeNell and the Yets, LP Stiles, and Danger!Von James!......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Invincible: Outdoor screening of Invincible, part of the City Hall Film Series in the City Hall Courtyard, 8:30PM. Free Improv: The N Crowd present a double feature of improv comedy at the Actors Center (257 N 3rd), 8PM. $10 SATURDAY Three Bands at Once: Rooftop CD release BBQ featuring Controlled Storms, Toy Soldiers, and Power Animal on top of the Whole Foods Parking Garage (929 South), 4PM.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Watch Dance: "Miro Through The Lens," a behind-the-scenes look at the film and video work of Miro co-artistic director Tobin Rothlein, at Girard College (2102 S College Ave), 6:30-8:30PM. Free Eat and Drink the Hope: Obama acceptance speech party with free apps (‘til 10) at Abbracio (820 S 47th), 7PM-midnight. Free Movies. Outdoors: Scribe and WPEB radio are presenting Street Movies in Malcolm X Park (52nd and Pine),......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Art and Wine: Art exhibit by the residents of Park Pleasant Nursing Home and free wine and cheese at Abbracio (820 S 47th), 5-7PM. Free Knitty: Knitting circle at Vagabond (37 N 3rd), 6-8PM. Free Phishy: Strange Design and Long Walk Home at the Khyber (56 S 2nd), 8PM. $8 Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo on at 12 Steps Down (831 Christian), 9PM; The Black Sheep (247 S.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Slamming: The theme of this month’s First Person Story Slams: “Worst Ever.” At L’Etage (624 S 6th), 7:30PM. $10 Two-Step Program: Folk dancing lessons sponsored by the Fairmount Park Commission at the Art Museum Steps (26th and the Parkway), 8-10:30PM. $3 Game Night!: Game night every Tuesday at The Dive (947 E Passyunk), 8PM. Free Only Beach We’ll See This Week: Bob Beach Trio and friends at Upstairs......

Sometimes, though, we do miss it. But not today! THE HUSH SOUND AT THE TLA Join The Hush Sound, The Cab, Steel Train, and The Morning Light tonight at the Theater of the Living Arts for their Dance Across the Country Tour. Sure, the tour name is über-lame, but the bands promise a decent live show. With an 8:00pm start time, the show will let you get the rock out and still leave you some......

Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar. What bothered us about this photo, submitted to us by Jen Oliver, wasn't that "Red-Headed" and "B-52" were both missing hyphens. What bothered us is that whoever wrote the shot......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Nobody’s Fool: Camp Bette continues with an outdoor screening of All About Eve at the International House (3701 Chestnut), 8PM. Free Jazzy: The Friends of Malcolm X Memorial Park present Barbara Walker at the Summer Heritage Jazz Series in the Park (52nd and Pine), 7-9PM. Free Transform Your Mind: Introduction to Buddhist psychology presented by the Menlha Buddhist Center at the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia (1906 S......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Hard Core Barbie: Project Runway viewing party every Wednesday, with Barbie design challenge for all in attendance, at National Mechanics (22 S 3rd), 11PM. $7 Gay Catholic Erotica Author: Scott D. Pomfret reads from his new book Since My Last Confession: A Gay Catholic Memoir at Giovanni’s Room (345 S 12th), 5:30PM. Free PW Concerts in the Park: XPN welcomes Adam Arcuragi and The Capitol Years in Rittenhouse......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Onstage Philadelphia: Philly Fringe Preview Series featuring Brian Sanders/JUNK, Crescent Moon Entertainment Co., Don Montrey & Juliette Pryor (Go Don! And Julie!), Zombies Ain't Shit Theatre Company, and more at Plays and Players (1714 Delancey Place), 8PM. $10 Music Showcase: The beta hi-fi Music Festival featuring David Janes, Grahm Brown, Gillian Grassie, Joshua Park, and Clarity at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 7PM. Free (Different bands every night......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Experimental Happy Hour: Kick back every third Friday with the experimental electronic music of Tantrum Tonic at Random Tea Room (713 N 4th), 6PM. Free Keeping It Local: Movies@ City Hall presents Unbreakable in the City Hall Courtyard, 8PM. Free SATURDAY Festival of India: Celebrate Indian heritage at the Great Plaza on Penn’s Landing (Chestnut and Columbus Blvd), 12-7PM. Free PHIT Special: MakeOut Clinic with Velvet Helmet......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Well, Not Really the Last: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at Historic Headhouse (2nd and Lombard), 8PM. Free (free dance lesson at 6:15PM) Meander, Youander: Stroll along the Schuylkill and take in Boathouse Row, the sculpture, and the Water Works starting from the Art Museum (26th and the Parkway), 4PM. $6 Action: Johnny Action Figure, Hammer No More the Fingers, The Tressels, and City Veins at the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Drive-In, City Style: The Lawn Chair Drive-In presents Cat Ballou at Liberty Lands Park (3rd and Poplar), 8PM. Free Ouch: Distorted Impalement, Cephalotripsy, and Dysentery at the Khyber (56 S 2nd), 8PM. $10 Forks!: Oneida, Beat Jams, Dirty Faces, and Jah Division Electric Sound System at Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford), 10PM. $8 Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Onstage Philadelphia: Philly Fringe Preview Series featuring Aboveground Theater, IdRatherBeHere, Malleable Dance Theater, and more at Plays and Players (1714 Delancey Place), 8PM. $10 Comedy Show: The Comic vs Audience at the Shubin Theatre (407 Bainbridge), 8PM. $5 Open Mic: Free at The Fire (412 W. Girard). Sign up at 8:30PM. (21+) Sing Your Life!: Karaoke With DJ Sara Sherr Mondays upstairs at the Khyber (56 S. Second),......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Be a Champ: Kick off the Summer Games with food and entertainment at the Evening of Champions in Chinatown (10th and Arch), 5:30PM. Free Last Chance to Help teh Aminals (by Watching Naked Ladies, That Is): Last Suicide Girls PAWS benefit of the summer at Raven Lounge (1718 Sansom), 9PM. $5 080808: Chiptune Party with No Carrier, 8GB, Nullsleep, Animal Style, Cheap Dinosaurs, Auto Da Fe, and......

If you're anything like this Phillyist, you abhor the Olive Gardens and Applebees of the world, and opt for the local "mom and pop" shops with their homemade foods and servers that know you by name. The shore is the best place to get that "mom and pop" vibe. Because, with the short four-month season and location, location, location, it's not easy for chains to justify setting up shop down the shore. Check out this......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Knitty: Weekly knitting circle at Vagabond (37 N 3rd), 6-8PM. Free Goes Down Better with Sugar: "Consuming Culture: A Story of Have and Have Nots," a night of theater, song, shadow puppetry and assorted antics presented by local artists Anna Whitehead and Michelle Posadas at the Rotunda (4014 Walnut), 7:30PM. Free Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo on at 12 Steps Down (831 Christian), 9PM; The Black Sheep (247......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: In Honor of Girls Rocking: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reads from her new book Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine), 7PM. Free Two-Step Program: Folk dancing lessons sponsored by the Fairmount Park Commission at the Art Museum Steps (26th and the Parkway), 8-10:30PM. $3 Game Night!: Game night every Tuesday at The Dive (947......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Doom!: DVD release/screening party for Doomsday at the Troc (1003 Arch), 7:30PM. $3 Good Cheap Comedy: The Comic vs. Audience Comedy Show at the Shubin Theatre (407 Bainbridge), 8PM. $5 (Oops! This event actually takes place next Monday, 8/11. Sorry, folks.) We Heart Iggy: Screening of Iggy and The Stooges—Escaped Maniacs featuring filmed performances from the 2005 Lokerse Festival at the Khyber (52 S 2nd), 8PM. Free Open......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Ministry of Secret Jokes: Monthly comedy evening at Fergie’s (1214 Sansom), 10PM. Free Arrive: The quartet of Aram Shelton, Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke and Tim Daisy presented by bowerbird at the Gershman Y (401 S Broad), 8PM. $10 How You Like It?: As You Like It presented by Shakespeare in Clark Park (43rd and Baltimore), 7PM. Free Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo on at 12 Steps Down (831......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY: Last Friday: Last Friday featuring author Samara O’Shea and musician Gina Kaz at the Philadelphia Art Alliance (251 S 18th), 7PM. $5 Free R&B: Sounds of R&B series finale featuring Ledisi and Lalah Hathaway at the Great Plaza on Penn’s Landing (Chestnut and Columbus Blvd), 7:30PM. Free City Hall Film Series: Showing this week: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in the courtyard at City......

Do you like wine? Of course, we all do! Then you’ll love Rum Bar!!! Every Tuesday from now until Labor Day, Rum Bar is slashing the price of all their bottles of wine in HALF! Clos du Bois, Kendall Jackson, Chateau St. Michelle, House. It all has to go, Go, GO!!!! That’s right! One bottle for half the price or two bottles for the whole price. Of ONE bottle! Rum Bar is making way for......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Hope They Leave a Light On: Screenings Under the Stars presents Hitchcock’s Psycho at the Great Plaza on Penn’s Landing (Chestnut and Columbus Blvd), 8PM. Free On the Organ: Scott Montgomery performs Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's "Sonata No.1 in F Minor," Gringy's "Ave Maris Stella," Bach's " Prelude and Fugue in C Major,” and more at the Kimmel Center (300 S Broad), 7PM. $10 Bring a Glove: Michael Jackson Tribute Night......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Klezmer!: Klingon Klezmer in a free concert sponsored by the Chestnut Hill Community Association at Pastorius Park (Abington and Lincoln Drive), 7:30PM. Free Cheap Laughs: General admission to comic Tammy Pescatelli's show at Helium (2031 Sansom), 8PM. $10 Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo on at 12 Steps Down (831 Christian), 9PM; The Black Sheep (247 S. 17th), 8PM; Dirty Frank’s (13th and Pine), 9PM; Dr. Watson's (216 S.......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. The Center City District is running a pretty cool contest: submit your best photos from Center City Sips and you could win $200 worth of Center City restaurant gift certificates. (Via RJ) The AV Club takes a look at 20 cases of The Darrin Effect, that being, when a character is recast and the result is jarring. (Via) The estimates say......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Q!: Spiral Q Puppet Theater at Philadelphia City Institute branch of the Free Library (1905 Locust), 6:45PM. Free Breaking Rule One: Movie Monday hosted by Spike presents Fight Club plus some raffle prizes at the Troc (1003 Arch), 6:30PM. $3 Open Mic: Free at The Fire (412 W. Girard). Sign up at 8:30PM. (21+) Sing Your Life!: Karaoke With DJ Sara Sherr Mondays upstairs at the Khyber (56......

Dear Miami Café: For weeks, my roommate’s girlfriend has been salivating over your free salsa lessons allegedly given on Fridays. This Friday, my girlfriend and I were prepared to attend the dancing and drinking at Miami Café along with them and a few other friends. We walked to 4th and South Streets, ready for dancing and learning. We were told dancing would not be happening for at least “another hour or so” as many patrons......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY: Wrecked: Say goodbye to uncomfortable seating at The Wrecking Ball, celebrating the impending renovations of Hopkinson Hall with a dance party, films from Secret Cinema, food and raffles at the International House (3701 Chestnut), 8PM. Free They’re Just a Bunch of Pansies: Pansy Division in concert, post-documentary screening and pre-Sex Dwarf, at the Troc (1003 Arch), 9PM. $10 SATURDAY: Go Global: Global Fusion Festival at Great Plaza......