A Chinese Ghost Story presented by Viva Video
Viva Video brings the 1987 Hong Kong supernatural romance to the big screen, Tuesday at 7. Wire work, ghosts, and a very good tree demon.
More at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks's 1974 monster comedy runs for a week at the Lancaster Avenue art house. Showtimes change day to day.
Exhibition on Screen: Dawn of Impressionism, Paris 1874
The Exhibition on Screen film about the 1874 show that gave Impressionism its name, running just over two weeks. Showtimes vary by day.
The Salt Path opens at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
New first-run title landing on the Lancaster Avenue screens September 4. Showtimes at BMFI shift week to week, so look up the day's schedule before you drive over.
Around the same time
Thanksgiving Food Drive
The market collects food on its open days from mid October to the middle of November, ahead of Thanksgiving. Bring something along when you come for the produce stands.
Bearfest: Homecoming and Family Weekend
Ursinus folds homecoming and family weekend into one two day run across the Main Street campus. Friday opens it up, with alumni gatherings and campus events before the Saturday sports slate.
Tree Canopy Conference
A full day on tree canopy in Stokes Auditorium at Haverford College, nine to four thirty, open to the general public. Run by the college arboretum, a couple of miles from Ardmore.