Fun around town, for $10 or less: They Mean Nexus: Monthly series paraphrase/NEXUS presents violinist Katt Hernandez, dancers/choreographers Michele Tantoco and Liza Clark, and visual artists Rebecca Gilbert and Virginia Batson at the Nexus Gallery (1400 N American), 8PM. Free Grind For Life: 4 Skateboarders, a show that features four skateboarders and a band, raises money for Grind For Life, an organization that raises money for uninsured skateboarders, at the M-Room (15 W Girard), 7PM.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY: An Evening with Billy Plympton: Awesome animator Bill Plympton will be onhand to screen his work at the Franklin Institute (222 North 20th Street) as part of The Franklin Institute Animation Festival. Tickets are $8, and this event is at 8PM. (The Plympton show is being listed as appropriate for ages 10 and up.) In the Franklin Institute's Stearns Auditorium. MilkBattle '06: Four high school bands battle......