Resorts Casino Hotel, North Carolina Avenue and the Boardwalk, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. today, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, $5-$6 single tickets, $35 festival pass (all screenings), $75 VIP pass (all screenings and special events). Carnegie Library Center, 35 S. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd., 2-5 p.m. today and Sunday, $5 singles tickets. For tickets and schedule, downbeachfilmfestival.org.
SNEAK PEEKS
Like the other film festivals, only shorter, in one place, with a few films to see each time you go, fewer films overall, and more actors and filmmakers, our FirstGlance Film Fest is an easier way to see indie flicks you might otherwise miss. It's also cheaper. An all-access pass to the four-day bonanza will set you back $60. A ticket to one of the multi-screenings costs $8-$12. All the movies, short and long (including a thriller starring the Aramingo Diner and a history of JC Dobbs), show at the Franklin Institute.
FirstGlance Film Festival, Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St., screenings today through Sunday night. Firstglancefilms.com.
FESTIVALS
MOON RIVER
Philadelphia's first Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival - coinciding with China's Moon Festival - offers you a glimpse of Asian culture without a passport. The Moon Festival is a traditional joyful celebration of family and this Mid-Autumn rendition features Chinese music and dance, arts and crafts. But it's also a way to showcase the partnership between Philadelphia and China, both commercial and cultural, says Main Line Cultural Center chairman Dr. Jun Huangpu. In the evening there's a concert by Curtis grad and rising star Ya-Jhu Yang with her new trio for pipa, erhu and cello.
