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October 16, 2006
WALKATHON WEEK STARTS TONIGHT!
COMEDY NIGHT, 9:30 pm
Freddy's Bar and Backroom
(Corner of Sixth Ave. and Dean St., MAP)
Suggested donation
Where better for laughter to win the day than at Freddy's Backroom, standing in the way of Ratner’s skyscrapers. Hosted by comedic genius Pat O'Shea.
MUSIC NIGHT, 8 pm
Southpaw
125 Fifth Ave.
(between Sterling and St. Johns Pl., MAP)
Donation, sliding scale, $5-15
3 Bands:
Valley Lodge
The XYZ Affair
Jack Byson
MOVIE NIGHT I, 8 pm
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave.
(between Prospect Pl. and St Marks Ave., MAP)
Suggested donation
Feature Film: Everyday People
Nelson George and Jim McKay’s provocative film about a small Brooklyn business fighting for its life against the owner of a long established diner in a changing Brooklyn neighborhood bows to economic pressures and decides to close his restaurant, selling the location to an aggressive developer. It is a typical story in so many increasingly gentrified American cities.
Film Short: A Walk Through the Footprint
This 18-minute short film profiles several Prospect Heights residents who face eviction due to developer Bruce Ratner’s Brooklyn Arena project. Ratner’s plan to erect not just an arena, but a 16-skyscraper mega-development complex would displace some 800 people who live in the vibrant community of Prospect Heights. The film follows the model of the PBS “Walk Through” series that profiles neighborhoods around New York, but in this film the tour guides are community activists, members of Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, who visit several of the residents facing eviction. The characters are funny and poignant, passionate and compelling, as they describe the life of a vital community.
Tuesday night is Literary Night I.
Wednesday night, Literary Night II, Movie Night II.
Thursday night is Restaurant Night.
Friday night is Update Night!
Saturday... WALKATHON. Click here for the full schedule.
Posted by lumi at October 16, 2006 8:57 AM