Brain/Food
All are welcome to Brain/Food, where discussions of fiction, poetry and films and lectures will take place on Thursday evenings at 7 PM at the DeWire Center unless noted otherwise. Click on event titles to see full program details.
Brain/Food events are free, but we hope you will show your support by becoming a member or making a donation.
There will be a Potluck supper preceding each evening’s program beginning at 6 PM. Potluck attendees are asked to bring a dish to share. Beverages will be provided.
For additional information, please call Betsy Beaugard, 570 525-3381.
Click on each event title for full program details.
Latest Past Events
Brain/Food: City Island
DeWire Center 891 Laporte Ave, Eagles MereCity Island (US, 2009) Vince Rizzo (played by Andy Garcia) is a prison guard who wants to quit his job to become an actor. But first, he needs to make up for lost time with Tony, his long-lost son, who is an inmate where he works. He suggests that the ex-convict move in with his…
Brain/Food: DelanoCelli Productions
DeWire Center 891 Laporte Ave, Eagles MereSince 2015, Laura Delano and Bob Celli have produced five short films. They have been fortunate to enjoy great collaborations with talented casts, crews and production teams. Watch their first film, Figs for Italio (2015) and latest film, Because I Love You (2024), which Bob wrote, acted in, and directed. Following each film, the audience…
Brain/Food: Dog Day Afternoon
DeWire Center 891 Laporte Ave, Eagles MereDog Day Afternoon (US. 1975) A 50-year-old film! This crime drama is based on a Life magazine article which chronicled the 1972 robbery and hostage situation at a bank in Brooklyn on a hot, boring August day. The leader, with his amateur crew, tried to rob a bank to pay for his lover's gender-reassignment surgery.…