The Elephant Man
David Lynch's black-and-white telling of Joseph Merrick's story, with John Hurt under the makeup and Anthony Hopkins across from him. Tuesday night at 7:15.
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
Gay Street Open-Air Market
Four blocks of Gay Street close to cars so restaurants push tables into the road. Walk down the middle of the street, eat outside, and browse the shops on either side.
Just Another Day
Dan Lauria, the dad from The Wonder Years, wrote and stars in this two-hander with Oscar nominee Patty McCormack: two seventysomethings meet daily on a park bench and try to work out how they know each other. Three performances September 25 to 27, with proceeds split between the Colonial and the Alzheimer's Association.
Coffee with a Cop with the Pennsylvania State Police
Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police take questions over a morning cup of coffee at this township parks and rec gathering. It starts at 8:30, so swing by before work.