The Killers
Hemingway's short story stretched into a Burt Lancaster noir, screening under Cinema Studies. Shadows, double crosses, and an ending you see coming and enjoy anyway.
More at County Theater
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Five dollar Saturday morning kid film, free for members, from the 1988 live-action Pippi. Ten o'clock start, out in time for the farmers market.
Steel Magnolias
A Dolly Parton tribute screening of the 1989 salon picture, eight dollars for members and $13.50 otherwise. Saturday night on State Street.
Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling
Art on Screen documentary on the painter who abandoned the canvas for light and perception, including the Getty Central Garden and the Marfa piece. Sunday afternoon, 93 minutes.
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The Exorcist (1973)
Halloween night, a 35mm print, the Georgetown stairs and the pea soup. If you have only ever seen this on a laptop you have not really seen it.
Tunes before Treats with Judy Tudy
Kids' music on Halloween itself, the one stop on the township concert series that skips the beer garden. Judy Tudy plays the Little League field before trick-or-treating.
Rice's Market (Saturdays)
The busier of the two market days, with around 400 vendors and 8,000 shoppers. Gates at 7am, wrapped by early afternoon, and the season runs into December.
