Blood Simple
The Coen brothers' first film, a Texas noir where every plan goes wrong, Tuesday at 7:15. Lean, mean, and still one of their nastiest endings.
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
Gingerbread Competition & Display
Gingerbread builds go on display around the Village from the Friday before Thanksgiving into January, judged in several categories. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Winter Group Show
The gallery's biggest show of the year opens, hung with work from a long list of regional artists and makers. Last year's edition ran all the way into February, so there is time after opening day.
Holiday Kickoff Weekend
Three days that flip the Village into holiday mode, with the brick paths lit and sixty shops stocked for gift season. Author signings run at the Lahaska Bookshop both weekend afternoons.