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I am beginning this column by making a statement. It's controversial and I know I will probably get some hate mail, but I don't care. I'm taking a stand.

The expansive set of free (or next to free) things to do in the fall around Philadelphia continues. While this week has some age restrictions, look closely because there are a lot of big venues offering up some great deals this week.

If you'd like a quick-view of the pertinent info about all of this week's events, follow the jump for those details!

We love food. Not just because it's a necessary substance for sustaining life. Perhaps, we should say we're in love (NSFW).

Eggers is the literary darling that some people love to hate. We admit that his ubiquitous presence around the time that A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was published made us nauseous, but after reading the book, we understood what all of the hoopla was about. Since then, his subsequent work, such as You Shall Know Our Velocity and What Is the What, as well as being the founder of McSweeney's, The Believer, and charitable organization 826 Valencia (and its offshoots) have established him less as a literary upstart and more as a true contributor to American writing.

You wouldn't know it from looking at me, or from looking at Ross, but this Phillyist has always had a thing for bad boys. Somewhere near the top of my list of dirty, sexy, hunky sits Anthony Bourdain. Sure, he's got a history of substance abuse, smokes like a chimney, is far too fond of fried foods, and, oh yeah, is old enough to be my father. But I'd run off on a culinary adventure...

Philadelphia area native Alice Sebold's books tackle some pretty hefty topics. Her memoir, Lucky, confronts the rape she experienced as a freshman in college. Her first novel, The Lovely Bones, is told from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl who is raped and murdered. She narrates the story from heaven, watching as her family deals with her death. Sebold's novel may have been a hit at a time when chick lit ruled the shelves, but brightly colored covers were about the only thing Sebold's books had in common with many of her female counterparts.

Tonight, after happy hour and before whatever else you're doing, spend some time with Michael Palin. He's the guy in the video above who's not John Cleese, and he's one of the funniest actors from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Mr. McFeeley: Not the Mr. Rogers delivery man, but William S. McFeely, the award-winning biographer, discusses a local painter whose work is much in the news these days: Thomas Eakins. 7PM at the Central Library (1901 Vine Street). Free.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Heck, this Phillyist is a PC user, and even we're excited to learn that Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak will be speaking at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine Street) this Saturday at 2PM.

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of Philadelphia on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Concerts in the Park: Free performance by DJ Junior and Tortured Soul in Rittenhouse Square. 7-9PM Amy Goodman: Amy Goodman, author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, speaks at Central Library (1901 Vine Street) at noon. Free Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Free Movie in the Park: PDR Movie Night in Conshohocken-Windemere Park (3900 Conshohocken Ave) presents Lion King at 8pm. 2nd Tuesdays at The World Cafe: Local chanteuses Vanida Gail and Lili Anel perform at The World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street) at 8PM. $7 Monte Irvin: Here's a library event for you sports fan, Hall of Famer and Negro League Baseball Star, Monte Irvin, will be speaking at the Central Library (1901 Vine Strett) at 7PM.Free. At the North Star: Peter Kurie & Mad Ludwig with Matthew O'Neill / Spinning Lucy / Seizure 17 / Semi-Erotic Shapes at 8PM at The North Star (27th and Poplar). $5 Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!

this and the recent free staging of Tweltfh Night in Clark Park, we're beginning to wonder if there isn't some sort of free, Shakespearean epidemic going around. (Hmm..maybe we should pay more attention to those conspiracy theories.
FREE Two Gentlemen of Verona


Wed - Sat (through August 20th) 7PM The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival

2111 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor

Free (Tickets available at Box Office 1 hour before showtime)
Photo of the Shakespeare Memorial outside the Central Library by author, who really wishes someone would stage a free production of King Lear

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Phillyist knows there are all kinds of controversy brewing about the movie version of will be speaking about the film at the Central Library (1901 Vine Street) at 7PM on Thursday night. FREE!