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Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday: Better Late Than Never: Anne Lamott reads from her latest book Grace (Eventually) at the Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch (1901 Vine), 7PM. Free Don’t Shoot First: Space 1026 (1026 Arch) converts their space into the Mos Eisley Cantina for their food show and potluck tonight from 7-10PM. $5 (Free with a dish to share—they request special brownies) Feeling Like Some Lebanese: "Improvisation and Emotion in......

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......

Performances: Debbie Does Dallas – The Musical (To the Wall Productions) (No Future Showtimes); The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] (Marathon Theater Collective) (No Future Showtimes); Unspoken (Michael Roberts & Underground DanceWorks) (No Future Showtimes); The Sustainability Project (Figments, Inc.) (No Future Showtimes) So I didn't catch as many shows as I saw at last year's festival (twenty-two, I think, as opposed to last year's thirty – but I think Gatz could easily count......

It's Sunday, and you're feeling the need for a little culture in your life. (Don't deny it, we know you are.) But you're not really feeling up to shelling out for theatre tickets, and the art museum is just so full on weekends! Why not try something a little different and head to the University City Arts League to catch Ici, Maintenant (Here, Now), a performance of some of Underground Danceworks' repertory favorites. It will......