11 things on this weekend, 303 on the calendar.
Jane Schoenbrun's Cannes title opens at the Hiway. Hannah Einbinder plays a filmmaker sent to revive a dying slasher franchise and Gillian Anderson the recluse she finds there. Showtimes post about a week ahead.
Bring whatever you are knitting, crocheting or mending and work on it in company for two hours. No registration, no skill test, no project of theirs you have to make.
Incoming sixth graders put their questions about middle school to the kids who already survived it, in the library's young adult area. An hour, and free.
Friday evening painting on Leedom Street, two hours, forty two dollars a seat with everything supplied. A second canvas runs at the same hour if this one fills up.
Two hours of pulling invasives, tending the nursery and working the gardens across eleven acres. Tools and gloves are provided. Wear long pants and closed toe shoes.
A ninety minute Saturday morning canvas pitched at younger painters, thirty five dollars a seat. Shorter and cheaper than the evening sessions, and everyone is out before lunch.
Stories, crafts and songs in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone willing to sit on the rug. Free, and the used bookstore is open the same morning.
Forty five minutes of guided quiet for children in the park's new Tookany Creek outdoor classroom, led by Melia Anthony of Heart Sanctuary. Free. Park in the lower lot across from the track.
The Sunday half of the first workday weekend of the month. Same eleven acres, same jobs, and a decent way to meet the neighbors who look after the place.
Sunday noon session where the playlist does as much work as the canvas, and you pick which of the four designs to paint. Two hours, singing along encouraged, all supplies included.
Baby Gear Group Jenkintown runs a swap in the community room: bring outgrown clothes and toys, take home what fits now. Free, and a lot cheaper than another round of buying.
Two and a half hours of tile clacking in the library community room, every Tuesday afternoon through the end of September. Adults, no partner needed, drop in and get seated at a table.
Food artisans and produce growers set up around Town Square on Tuesday evenings into late September. Four hours, local vendors, and the shops on the square stay open while it runs.
No brushes. You tilt the canvas and let the paint find its own edges, which is messier and far more forgiving than the usual class. Tuesday night, and the price scales with canvas size.
The Austin guitarist plays a room that seats about 1,300, which is smaller than he normally works. WXPN presents. A Tuesday, so the Glenside parking situation is manageable.
Drakes soccer at home midweek. Kickoff is quarter to four, so it is over well before dark and it costs nothing to stand at the touchline.
A monthly evening for knitters, crocheters and anyone with a project stalled in a bag. Two hours in the community room, adults, and nobody checks your gauge.
Board games spread across the whole community room before the school year swallows everyone's evenings. Ninety minutes, open to families, at the Abington branch on Old York Road.
Two canvases that hang together as one scene, priced so a pair saves. Wednesday night on Leedom Street, two hours, bring your own bottle.
Doors at 7:15, lottery sign ups at 7:30, first act at eight. Musicians, poets and comics each get ten to twelve minutes on a full backline. Free to sit and listen.
The library's daytime book group meets late morning in the community room for an hour. Adults, and a good one to pair with an early lunch on Church Road.
Singing, dancing and rhythm games for ages zero to five, an hour and a quarter of it. Grown-ups are expected to move too. Free, no registration, Thursday mornings straight through September.
The market left Town Square this year and now sets up in the library lot on Route 611. Produce from Herrcastle Farm, sourdough from Mockingbird Bakery, honey, wine, bacon on a stick.
Home tennis against Dock, on the same afternoon the field hockey team plays. Two things on one campus if you want to make an hour of it.
Bicentennial League field hockey at home. Jenkintown is a small school playing a small schedule, which means you will recognise half the sideline by the second half.
Grades three through twelve make a charm to hang off a backpack. An hour in the community room with all the materials supplied. Registration recommended.
The weekly Thursday trivia run at 304 Old York Road. Seven o'clock, no cover, and the patio stays usable well into September.
The Hall and Oates band multi instrumentalist plays the Easton Road listening room on a Thursday. Small house, seated, and the brewery next door runs a bar at the back.
Abbey Road and Satisfaction trade songs across a full set and the audience picks a side. LaJolla runs this format nationally and the Keswick books it most years.
The Owens sisters come back to the Hiway two decades on, confronting the family curse again. Opening day is Friday the 11th, and the theater posts its showtimes roughly a week out, so check before you drive over.
Reggae from Eclipse for Cheltenham's Caribbean Night, with the beer garden opening an hour ahead at four. Blankets and picnics welcome, outside alcohol is not.
Friday night football at Jenkintown, the only home game inside the first three weeks of the season. Bicentennial League ball, small stands, and a band that plays through it.
Three acts of British invasion and new wave on one bill, including the voice of the Zombies. Earlier 7:30 curtain, so eat in Glenside first.
Four comics on one Friday bill in a room built for listening. BYO wine with a corkage fee, beer from the brewery next door, and parking in the church lot across Easton Road.
The Canadian cult werewolf favorite plays the 9:45 late show, September's entry in the Hiway's monthly horror night with beer from neighboring Human Robot in the lobby. Teen satire with actual bite, from Orphan Black writer Karen Walton.
Saturday morning, five dollars, free for members. The 2010 animated one with the dragon, in a 1913 single-screen house on Old York Road.
An hour on the bugs that actually help a garden, plus a swap. Bring a native plant you have too much of, leave with something you do not have. Saturday morning at the nature center.
Stories, crafts and songs in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone willing to sit on the rug. Free, and the used bookstore is open the same morning.
Fifth year of a cornhole tournament on Greenwood Avenue raising money for cancer support. Brackets, food and a long Saturday afternoon of beanbags. Sign your team up ahead of the day.
Two days of Ukrainian food, music and dance at the Mykhailivka parish. Saturday runs three to eleven, Sunday noon to six, with Vadym Krasnooky of MADHEADS and the Marichka Band playing.
Saturday night rock in a room where people actually sit and listen. The Royal's own listing points fans of loud guitars and bigger hair this way. Advance tickets recommended.
Stories under a tent with lawn games and a stroll through the meadow, any time between eleven and one. Free, sponsored by Let's Go Outdoors, and it runs again on the 26th.
Three hours of book signing at the shop on Yorkway Place, noon to three on a Sunday. Drop in, no registration listed on the shop calendar.
An hour of slow seated and standing work in the library community room on a Sunday afternoon. Free and adults only. The listing is marked tentative, so call ahead.
Bring your own table, chairs, dinner and head-to-toe white outfit to Keswick Village for an outdoor supper with live music. Prizes for best tablescape. Registration opens August 1 and last year sold out.
Miss Elena runs stories, songs and shakers for birth through five. Mondays and Wednesdays through the fall, no registration, just turn up in the community room.
Sew charity quilts with other machines humming beside you, second Monday of the month through December. Free, two hours, and the finished quilts go out to people who need them.
Middle school boys soccer at home, the early half of a doubleheader Monday on the Jenkintown fields. Short, free, and full of siblings on the sideline.
The September session of the library's chess club for kids and tweens. An hour and a half of games in the community room, with help on hand for anyone new.
Jesse Howe of Howe Sharpe demonstrates sharpening and covers storage, maintenance and picking the right tool for a home garden. Twelve spaces at the Roslyn branch.
Two hours on the Pennypack Trail with Liberty Bird Alliance, looking for fall arrivals in an Audubon Important Bird Area. Binoculars can be lent to you. No sign up.
Two and a half hours of tile clacking in the library community room, every Tuesday afternoon through the end of September. Adults, no partner needed, drop in and get seated at a table.
Home tennis on a Tuesday afternoon against Calvary Christian. Free, quick, and done by five if you want something to do between school and dinner.
Food artisans and produce growers set up around Town Square on Tuesday evenings into late September. Four hours, local vendors, and the shops on the square stay open while it runs.
Grades K through 5 bring cards to show and trade, Pokemon or sports. Kids ten and under need a parent in the room.
The Folksong Society brings its monthly concert to the Royal on a Tuesday evening. Call the venue about tickets before you go, since the listing calls it a member concert.
Bind your own journal with a French link stitch. Third Tuesday evening of the month, open to adults and teens, a mile and a half up York Road from Jenkintown.
A blacklight canvas under UV lamps with an eighties and nineties singalong running behind it. Two hours on a Tuesday, forty five dollars, and the paint reads completely different once the lights go down.
The Moody Blues singer on the Story In Your Eyes tour, playing acoustic and electric. Nights In White Satin is his, and yes he plays it.
Phones down, craft supplies out, tweens and teens in the young adult area for ninety minutes. Wednesdays after school, free, no sign up needed.
The Blue Jays' first home volleyball match of the season, on the Fox Chase Road campus. College sport ten minutes from the middle of town, and the gym is small enough to hear everything.
A Wednesday night meadow canvas with an upgrade option for a larger board. Two hours at the Leedom Street studio, which is about a five minute walk from the Jenkintown train station.
An hour of making something in the community room, materials laid on, aimed at adults rather than kids. One of the few evening things running midweek out here.
Guitar, bass and John Swana on electronic valve instrument, in the York Road taproom, no cover. One of roughly a dozen Montco Jazz Fest stops spread across the county that week.
Doors at 7:15, lottery sign ups at 7:30, first act at eight. Musicians, poets and comics each get ten to twelve minutes on a full backline. Free to sit and listen.
Singing, dancing and rhythm games for ages zero to five, an hour and a quarter of it. Grown-ups are expected to move too. Free, no registration, Thursday mornings straight through September.
The market left Town Square this year and now sets up in the library lot on Route 611. Produce from Herrcastle Farm, sourdough from Mockingbird Bakery, honey, wine, bacon on a stick.
Middle school field hockey at home, running alongside the varsity soccer game. Seventy five minutes, and the kind of afternoon where half the town seems to be on the field.
Varsity soccer at home against Delco Christian, one of two Drakes games on the campus that afternoon. Nothing to pay and nothing to book.
The castle museum stays open into the evening on the third Thursday, three hours to walk the medieval collection without the daytime crowd. Bryn Athyn is a short drive up Old York Road.
Trivia every Thursday at seven at the Drake. Local drafts on rotation, burgers made to order, and a room that takes the scoring more seriously than it admits.
Varsity field hockey against Villa Joseph Marie on a Friday afternoon. Free to watch, over by five, and a decent excuse to end the week outside.
Middle school boys soccer at home to close out the school week. Short game, no admission, and the fields sit a few blocks from the shops on West Avenue.
Guitar, bass and drums playing improvised fusion with funk and hip hop underneath, in a York Road gallery hung with contemporary work. Two hours, fifteen dollars at the door.
Tracks, scat, chewed twigs, all the evidence animals leave behind when you are not looking. An evening walk for families, ninety minutes, ending about when the light goes.
Guitar, bass and drums playing jazz fusion with funk and hip hop running through it, in a working gallery on York Road. Fifteen dollar cover, two hours.
The WTF host on his Yammering Into The Void run. Stand-up, not a podcast taping, and the Keswick is a room where you hear every word from the back.
A debut record played through on a Friday night in Glenside. Release shows tend to fill this room, so buy ahead rather than turning up at the door.
A guided walk through the garden rooms of the old Meadowbrook estate, run by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society on the third Saturday of the month. Free, no reservation, and the grounds are open anyway.
A full day trip leaving from the Bryn Athyn castle by coach, so somebody else deals with Parkway parking. Registration is through the museum and seats are limited.
The third weekend workday of the month. Invasive pulling, garden work and trash picking across the park, two hours, tools supplied. Long pants and closed toe shoes.
Stories, crafts and songs in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone willing to sit on the rug. Free, and the used bookstore is open the same morning.
Guitarist Dave Allen's trio playing an afternoon set at the York Road taproom, noon to three, no cover. Easy one to walk into without a plan.
Easton Road closes for five hours and fills with a car show, vendors, food and free activities for kids. Twenty-sixth year, run by the Roslyn Valley Business Association. Admission is free.
Solo violin in the York Road gallery, two to four, fifteen dollars at the door. The second of two Montco Jazz Fest sets Moody Jones hosts that weekend.
A Saturday afternoon violin set in the gallery, two hours, fifteen dollars. The room is small and the work on the walls is half the reason to go.
A NASA Solar System Ambassador talks first, then everyone walks out to the parking lot to view the moon and build craters. Bring a telescope if you own one.
Forty years on, the Keswick runs Ruthless People with Judge Reinhold in the room to talk about it. One night, 8pm curtain, tickets through AXS. Glenside is a five minute drive from Jenkintown.
The 1995 Ice Cube and Chris Tucker comedy at 9:45 on a Saturday. Cult Cinema Club crowds at the Hiway quote along, so expect that going in.
Altman's snowbound 1971 western with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie plays Sunday at 11 AM, the September entry in Seventies Sundays. Two hours of Leonard Cohen songs and overlapping dialogue on the big screen for $13.50.
Local schools are closed and Briar Bush runs a full day outdoors: hikes, live animal encounters, games in the woods. Drop-off at 8:30, pickup by 3:30, registration required.
Surrender, I Want You to Want Me, and Dream Police, on the All Washed Up tour. A Monday night arena band in a 1,300-seat theater.
Singing, dancing and rhythm games for ages zero to five, an hour and a quarter of it. Grown-ups are expected to move too. Free, no registration, Thursday mornings straight through September.
The market left Town Square this year and now sets up in the library lot on Route 611. Produce from Herrcastle Farm, sourdough from Mockingbird Bakery, honey, wine, bacon on a stick.
Thursday night trivia at seven in downtown Jenkintown. Teams welcome, walk-ins welcome, and the kitchen is open until ten if you get hungry mid-round.
Symphonic metal from Florida with Visions of Atlantis and Frozen Crown opening. Three bands on the Dark Asylum tour, doors early for a seven o'clock start.
Briar Bush's annual fundraiser at North Hills Country Club: dinner, drinks, a live auction and games. Tickets required, and the money keeps the animal care and the trails going.
TerrorThon opens with the 1982 Spielberg-produced haunting. Nine films across three days, and a weekend pass runs $80, or $60 if you are a member.
The 1986 Jim Henson film turns forty and screens with a live band playing Bowie's score underneath it. Bring the kid who has memorized the whole thing.
John Carpenter's 1993 horror anthology takes the second slot on TerrorThon's opening night. Late show at 9:45, right after Poltergeist clears the house.
Stories, crafts and songs in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone willing to sit on the rug. Free, and the used bookstore is open the same morning.
A free panel on careers and starting a business, aimed at young people working out what comes after school. Saturday morning at Beaver Hill, open to anyone who wants to sit in.
A 1990s horror shorts program starting TerrorThon's Saturday at eleven in the morning. Second volume, so the Hiway has run this one before.
James Whale's 1935 sequel, the one most people argue is better than the original. Early afternoon slot in the Hiway's three-day horror run.
The 2007 Spanish found-footage film, shot inside a quarantined Barcelona apartment building. Mid-afternoon slot on TerrorThon Saturday, and genuinely loud.
An Irish band in the park meadow, moved here after July rained out. Free, bring a blanket, and the light is already going by the second set at this point in the season.
Bingo with designer handbags as the prizes, benefiting Foster Angels on Earth, in the hall on Cedar Road. Doors at six, tickets in advance rather than at the door.
Romero's 1985 zombie film from a 35mm print, which is the reason to see this one in a theater instead of at home. Prime evening slot at TerrorThon.
The long-running Fleetwood Mac tribute, five pieces, working through Rumours and the deeper cuts. Saturday night at the Keswick, five minutes from Jenkintown.
Frank Henenlotter's 1990 splatter comedy closes TerrorThon Saturday at 9:45. Exactly as tasteless as the title suggests, and the crowd is there for it.
A road race out of Rydal on a Sunday morning, gun at eight. Same day as the Festival of the Arts, so you can run early and spend the afternoon walking West Avenue.
The 1922 Swedish witchcraft documentary and horror hybrid, with live accompaniment from Not So Silent Cinema. A hundred-year-old film that still unsettles people.
The Jenkintown Festival of the Arts is Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 1 to 6 p.m., rain or shine. Seven blocks of downtown Jenkintown around Leedom Street and Greenwood Avenue turn into an outdoor art gallery for the afternoon, Town Square included. The Jenkintown Community Alliance puts it on, and all proceeds go back into the JCA's work in the borough. The 2026 exhibitor list is up: ceramics, glass, jewelry, painting, wood, fiber and prints, with food booths like Olde City Kettle Corn set out among the artists. The food court has eight vendors: Cousins Maine Lobster, Sherri's Crab Cakes, MoMos of Tibet, Humpty's Dumplings, The Little Sicilian, Hardy Funnel Cakes, Bake'n Bacon and Mama Smoothies. Two stages carry music from 1 p.m. on. The Main Stage opens with The Stage Company's children's theater group at 1 and School of Rock at 1:30, then Guilty Pleasure's rock covers at 2:30, the Dirk Quinn Band's jazz at 3:45 and York Street Hustle's soul set from 4:30 to close. The Johnson Street Stage has its own sets from 1 to 5:45, an indie-folk singer, an acoustic duo and a solo guitarist among them. There is a dance stage and a kids zone too, though neither had details posted yet. Raffle baskets from local businesses go for $3 a ticket or two for $5, sold at the festival. The 2026 map isn't posted yet; last year's map is up in the meantime to give you an idea of the layout.
Crystal singing bowls played at the edge of a heated pool while you float. Tickets required, and there is a separate session each month running into the fall at the Jenkintown swim school.
Suburban kids open a hole to hell in the backyard, 1987, screening from 35mm. TerrorThon's closer and the most kid-friendly thing in the lineup.
The Birmingham reggae band on the Unstopable tour, playing Red Red Wine and the Labour of Love catalog. Sunday at seven, earlier than the usual Keswick show.
An hour for the youngest naturalists: a live animal up close, a story, and a short walk on the trails. Weekday mornings at the nature center, registration required.
The 1967 Arthur Penn film that broke the Hays code open, with Beatty and Dunaway. One night only, on a Tuesday, at the Hiway.
Stripped-down Spearhead with the Wheeland Brothers opening acoustic. Franti works a room hard and usually ends up out in the aisles, which the Keswick allows.
An hour for the youngest naturalists: a live animal up close, a story, and a short walk on the trails. Weekday mornings at the nature center, registration required.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday afternoons for ages four to six, dropped off on their own for walks, animal encounters, crafts and games with a Briar Bush educator. One hour, running through the school year.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
The romance novelist behind Heated Rivalry takes the Keswick stage for a night of reading and conversation with her readers. A 7:30 start on a Thursday in Glenside.
Friday morning instruments, rhythms and a lot of moving around for the small kid crowd. Forty-five minutes in the library community room, registration required.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Soft rock played straight and loud. The yacht rock tribute band works through Michael McDonald, Toto and Kenny Loggins territory on a Friday night at the Keswick.
Kids in grades one through five read aloud to registered therapy dogs, which is far less nerve-wracking than reading to a grown-up. Half-hour slots at the Abington library, registration required.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
The Jersey comic who went viral over bread and milk brings his stand-up hour to Glenside. Loud, fast, and heavy on family material. Saturday night at eight.
The borough's environmental committee takes over Town Square with vendors, composting and native-plant advice, and monarch tagging. Free, outdoors, aimed at kids as much as gardeners. Four hours, nothing to book.
Drag performers Lydia Kollins, Suzie Toot and Kori King take the Keswick stage for a Sunday night show put on by Flip Phone Events. Big wigs, bigger numbers.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
Two hours inside the Horace Avenue firehouse for Fire Prevention Week. Engines out front, gear to try on, and volunteers who will answer whatever your kid asks. Free, drop in any time.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
The closest firehouse to the borough opens its bay doors for Fire Prevention Week. Apparatus on display, safety demonstrations, and volunteers who will let small people climb on things. Two hours, free.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Third night of Abington Township's Fire Prevention Week rotation. Roslyn's volunteers open the Bradfield Road station for two hours: apparatus out, gear on display, straight answers about home fire safety.
Seven decades of soul from the Empress herself, Midnight Train to Georgia included. The Keswick is small enough that a Wednesday night here beats an arena.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday afternoons for ages four to six, dropped off on their own for walks, animal encounters, crafts and games with a Briar Bush educator. One hour, running through the school year.
Fold an old paperback into a hedgehog. Ninety minutes in the community room for grades three through eight, materials supplied, and the thing goes home with you. Registration required.
Glenside's volunteer company takes the Thursday night slot in the township rotation. North Easton Road, six to eight, trucks pulled out and crews talking through smoke alarms and escape plans.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
Friday morning instruments, rhythms and a lot of moving around for the small kid crowd. Forty-five minutes in the library community room, registration required.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Last night of the township's Fire Prevention Week rotation, up on Limekiln Pike. Two hours of open bay doors, apparatus you can get close to, and volunteers running the safety talk.
Doom folk and industrial gothic on the DARK world tour, with Jonathan Hulten opening. The late 8:30 start suits the material. Dress for a walk back in the cold.
The 2019 animated version, screened as a five-dollar family matinee on a Saturday morning. Free for Hiway members, and short enough to hold the small ones.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
An hour of guided sitting in the library community room on a Saturday morning. Sign up for one session or several. No experience needed and nobody makes you talk.
Aerialists, contortion and sideshow acts staged as a gothic circus, timed for the run-up to Halloween. Saturday night at the Keswick, eight o'clock.
Ryan and Tatum O'Neal play a con man and the girl who may be his daughter, Depression-era Kansas in black and white. Sunday at eleven, part of the seventies series.
Keswick Avenue turns into a fall street festival: local vendors, food, live entertainment and kids' activities the length of the village. Five hours on a Sunday, run by the business association. Rain date October 18.
Sunday afternoon yoga in the library community room, kept slow and low impact. Bring a mat. One hour, registration required, second Sunday of the month through the fall.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
Make a tulle wreath with a monster face for the front door. Roslyn branch, one hour, ages eight and up plus adults and teens. One wreath per household, registration required.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Blackie Lawless plays the first four albums start to finish, 1984 through The Headless Children, with KK's Priest opening. Theatrical eighties metal on a Tuesday.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Wednesday morning stories and songs with Miss Susie in the community room, pitched at all ages rather than one narrow band. An hour, no registration, weekly from mid-October.
The historical society reopens its lecture season after summer. Free local-history talks at 7:30 in the John Barnes Room, in person or on Zoom. Speaker and topic get posted in early fall.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday afternoons for ages four to six, dropped off on their own for walks, animal encounters, crafts and games with a Briar Bush educator. One hour, running through the school year.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
The comic returns on the New Face, New Tour run, still talking about the D-list and everyone on it. A seven o'clock start, early for a Thursday in Glenside.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
Friday morning instruments, rhythms and a lot of moving around for the small kid crowd. Forty-five minutes in the library community room, registration required.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Four sixties acts on one bill: The Lovin' Spoonful, Gary Lewis and The Playboys, The Hollies Greatest Hits with Terry Sylvester, and Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels.
Abington Township's fall community day up in Ardsley, listed on the township calendar as an all-day Saturday. Times and the exact spot land closer to the date, so check before you drive over.
Bring the boxes of old statements. The township runs free document shredding at the Public Works yard on Florey Lane for three hours on a Saturday morning, and it ends at noon.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
Tom Petty songs played by people who clearly love them, from American Girl through the Wildflowers material. Saturday night with an eight o'clock downbeat.
John Woo's 1992 Hong Kong action film, Chow Yun-Fat and a teahouse shootout people still argue about. Cantonese with subtitles, late Saturday in the Cult Cinema slot.
Kristian Matsson's Swedish folk, all fingerpicked guitar and cracked voice, with Gwenifer Raymond opening. A WXPN night that still ends early enough for a Monday.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
The 1984 film runs on the big screen while an orchestra plays Elmer Bernstein's score live below it. Monday night at the Keswick, eight o'clock.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Bring the binder. An hour after school at the Abington library for Pokemon and sports card collectors to show, trade and argue about value. No registration, everyone welcome.
A different craft every month in the library community room, materials included, ninety minutes on a Tuesday evening. Adults turn up, make a thing, talk to their neighbours. Registration required.
Two heavy bands co-headline the Soul of A New War-Machine tour, with Nine Treasures opening. Industrial metal and masks, doors early for a seven o'clock Tuesday.
Wednesday morning stories and songs with Miss Susie in the community room, pitched at all ages rather than one narrow band. An hour, no registration, weekly from mid-October.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday afternoons for ages four to six, dropped off on their own for walks, animal encounters, crafts and games with a Briar Bush educator. One hour, running through the school year.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
Forty years of Minneapolis alt-country on the Sanctuary Park tour, with The Cactus Blossoms opening. Harmonies that hold up live, Thursday night in Glenside.
Friday morning instruments, rhythms and a lot of moving around for the small kid crowd. Forty-five minutes in the library community room, registration required.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Meet the animal ambassadors people call creepy, walk the trails at night looking for them in the wild, then eat s'mores round the campfire. An hour on the Friday before Halloween, registration required.
The Canadian ensemble recreates Genesis in the Peter Gabriel era down to the costumes and the lighting rig. Two nights at the Keswick, both starting at eight.
The 1981 sequel on 35mm for its forty-fifth anniversary, picking up the same night the first film ended. One projector means a short intermission for the reel change.
The Shade Tree Commission hands out free trees to township residents for fall planting. One Saturday, and stock runs out. The township's tree giveaway page carries pickup details and the species list.
An hour of jigsaw puzzling on the library main floor, Saturday morning. Drop in, find a table, put in a few pieces, leave when you like. No signup and no pressure.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
Cheltenham Parks and Recreation runs food trucks, hayrides, a beer garden and a bonfire on the Curtis Arboretum lawn from four until dusk. Seating is set out, music from Cover Me All Stars, free.
Night two of the Genesis recreation, same costumes and same 1970s staging. If Friday sells out, this is the other chance to see it in Glenside.
The Canadian songwriter plays with Livingston Taylor, fifty-odd years of guitar work and politics behind him. A WXPN night, Sunday at eight.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade and the rest of the big band songbook, played by the touring orchestra that still carries Miller's name. Seven o'clock on a Monday.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Last Tuesday of the month, writers meet in the library community room to swap pages and give each other honest notes. Ninety minutes, registration required, works in progress welcome.
Sukhishvili's dancers do the leaps and knee drops that made Georgian folk dance famous, in full traditional dress. Tuesday night at the Keswick, eight o'clock.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Wednesday morning stories and songs with Miss Susie in the community room, pitched at all ages rather than one narrow band. An hour, no registration, weekly from mid-October.
A drag send-up of the Sanderson sisters staged the week of Halloween, put on by Fruit Wine Productions and OBSESSED. Wednesday night, eight o'clock.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday afternoons for ages four to six, dropped off on their own for walks, animal encounters, crafts and games with a Briar Bush educator. One hour, running through the school year.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
The library's annual Halloween night, spread through the whole building and out into the north parking lot. Costumes on, ninety minutes, no registration. Come early if you want a space.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
A screening of the 1999 found-footage film with Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams there for a Q&A afterward. Two nights before Halloween.
Friday morning instruments, rhythms and a lot of moving around for the small kid crowd. Forty-five minutes in the library community room, registration required.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Beatles songs and Doors songs from one band on one bill, the night before Halloween. Eight o'clock at the Keswick in Glenside.
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.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
Wes Craven's 1996 slasher on Halloween night itself, Ghostface and all the rules. Human Robot pours in the lobby before Horror at the Hiway screenings.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
When school is closed, grades K through five spend the day outdoors at Briar Bush meeting live animals, making crafts and playing in the woods. Pack a lunch and a change of clothes.
School is shut, so the library runs a Pokemon party across the children's area and community room. Ninety minutes on a Tuesday afternoon, cards and activities, nothing to sign up for.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Wednesday morning stories and songs with Miss Susie in the community room, pitched at all ages rather than one narrow band. An hour, no registration, weekly from mid-October.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday afternoons for ages four to six, dropped off on their own for walks, animal encounters, crafts and games with a Briar Bush educator. One hour, running through the school year.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
Chris Thile's quintet on the Unsung North American Expedition, playing the kind of mandolin runs that make a room stop talking. A WXPN night, Thursday at eight.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Friday morning instruments, rhythms and a lot of moving around for the small kid crowd. Forty-five minutes in the library community room, registration required.
The Philadelphia band plays two nights close to home, with And We Danced and All You Zombies in the set. Joe Hand and Bowery put it on. Friday at eight.
Kids in grades one through five read aloud to registered therapy dogs, which is far less nerve-wracking than reading to a grown-up. Half-hour slots at the Abington library, registration required.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
Shelter building, safe fire starting, and how to work out what you can eat or drink in the woods. An hour at the nature center on a Saturday afternoon, pitched at ages six and up.
Night two for the hometown band at the Keswick. Same eight o'clock start, and the second date usually means the first one moved fast.
Sunday afternoon yoga in the library community room, kept slow and low impact. Bring a mat. One hour, registration required, second Sunday of the month through the fall.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Wednesday morning stories and songs with Miss Susie in the community room, pitched at all ages rather than one narrow band. An hour, no registration, weekly from mid-October.
Second Wednesday, second talk of the season. Same 7:30 start in the John Barnes Room, same free admission, in person or on Zoom. The society posts the speaker closer to the date.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday afternoons for ages four to six, dropped off on their own for walks, animal encounters, crafts and games with a Briar Bush educator. One hour, running through the school year.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
The library's every-other-month book group meets Thursday evening in the Shorday Room to talk through an award winner. An hour, registration required, and they tell you what to read.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
DZ20 is Dweezil playing his father's catalog alongside his own, twenty years into the project. Seven o'clock on a Thursday, which is early for this much guitar.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Friday the 13th, which is the whole point. The 1993 entry sends Jason body-hopping back to Camp Crystal Lake. Late night on Old York Road.
Anything with a plug goes: old monitors, printers, the basement box of cables. Three hours on a Saturday morning at the Public Works yard on Florey Lane, then the gates close.
George Miller's strange, beautiful 1998 sequel, five dollars on a Saturday morning and free for members. Parents tend to get more out of it than the kids do.
Ninety minutes on mushrooms: why they matter, which animals live off them, then a guided hike to find them along the Briar Bush trails. Saturday morning, registration required.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
The Idaho-raised comic brings his Making Good Time hour to Glenside, clean and quick and built on small observations. Saturday night at the Keswick, eight o'clock.
Regional makers set up on the lawn at Alverthorpe with handmade gifts, food and live music. Eleven to four on a Sunday, which puts holiday shopping well ahead of the rush.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
A Roslyn branch program for ages five to ten about the two rodents you actually see in the yard, ending with a squirrel play set to take home. Forty-five minutes, registration required.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Bring the binder. An hour after school at the Abington library for Pokemon and sports card collectors to show, trade and argue about value. No registration, everyone welcome.
A different craft every month in the library community room, materials included, ninety minutes on a Tuesday evening. Adults turn up, make a thing, talk to their neighbours. Registration required.
Wednesday morning stories and songs with Miss Susie in the community room, pitched at all ages rather than one narrow band. An hour, no registration, weekly from mid-October.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Toddlers bring a grown-up for a walk, an animal encounter and a craft with a Briar Bush educator. Ages two to five, an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings through the school year.
Half an hour of stories, songs and movement for two to four year olds, ending with a craft to carry out. Thursday mornings in the community room, no registration.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Bring the knitting, the cross stitch, the thing you have not finished since March. Two hours on the library main floor Thursday evenings, no registration, and the conversation is half the point.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Blues guitar played hard on the Paper Doll world tour, cigar box slide and all. Friday night at the Keswick with an eight o'clock start.
November's jigsaw hour on the library main floor. Tables are set and puzzles are out, and you can stay ten minutes or the whole hour. Saturday morning, no registration.
November's guided sitting hour in the library community room. Saturday morning, one hour, registration required. Sessions are booked individually rather than as a course.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
Brian De Palma's 1984 Hitchcock riff, Craig Wasson watching through a telescope and Melanie Griffith pulling him deeper in. Late Saturday, part of the cult series.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
Last Tuesday of the month, writers meet in the library community room to swap pages and give each other honest notes. Ninety minutes, registration required, works in progress welcome.
Thursday late morning at the library, live music for the zero-to-five crowd: singing, dancing, shakers and a lot of noise. Runs an hour and fifteen minutes. Grown-ups are expected to join in.
Thursday nights at the Old York Road tavern, seven o'clock, teams working through general knowledge over wings and drafts. The bar runs to eleven on weeknights.
The Roslyn branch puts the toys out on Friday mornings for ages two to six. Ninety minutes of unstructured play, drop in whenever, and nobody signs anything.
Schools are closed for the Thanksgiving break, so the library opens the community room and children's area for two hours of hanging around. Friday afternoon, drop in, nothing to book.
Thanksgiving weekend belongs to the Pink Floyd tribute band, two nights running at the Keswick. Friday is billed as the Music of Pink Floyd, an eight o'clock start.
Turn a pair of socks into a snow person. Roslyn branch, one hour on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, ages six and up. Materials supplied, registration required.
Saturday morning stories, songs and a craft in the old Lyceum building, aimed at toddlers and pre-K but open to anyone happy to sit on the rug. Forty-five minutes, no signup.
Night two of the Thanksgiving weekend run, billed as Delicate Sound of Pulse. Different set from Friday, same band and the same eight o'clock start.
Rick Schuler sings John Denver's Christmas material alongside the hits, a Sunday matinee at three. The first holiday show on the Keswick calendar.
The Sunday New York Times Magazine crossword, solved out loud on Monday morning by a room of people who are better at it than you. Ninety minutes, main floor, no signup.
Local artisans line Town Square for a day of holiday shopping, food, and live music. The market runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Saturday of December.
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