Brain/Food
Events
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, 610 329-3144.
Click on each event title for full program details.
Perfect Days
Perfect Days (2023 PG, Japan, directed by Wim Wenders, German) Hirayama works as a toilet cleaner for the Tokyo Toilet Project He seems content with his simple life. He follows a structured everyday life and dedicates his free time to his passion for music and books. Hirayama also has a fondness for trees and photographs…
Touch
Touch (2024 R, Icelandic entry to Academy Awards 2025) Touch is a tale of lost love that spans five decades, revealing a man's powerful journey to rediscover happiness and profound truths. Kristófer is a widower living alone in Iceland. His memory is failing. His doctor suggests that he should resolve any unfinished business so he…
Lessons Beyond the Horizon
Lessons Beyond the Horizon with Jeff Mitchell. After spending 12 years as the Wyoming County District Attorney, Jeff lost his reelection bid in November 2021. At a crossroads, he sought a change. As an avid hiker, he decided to hike the Appalachian Trail, a 5-month adventure, hiking over 2000 miles and crossing through 14 eastern…
Tales ‘n Tunes
Join storyteller Deborah Pieri and musician Rick Lawrence as they share intertwined stories and songs that fill the space with deep feeling, humor and grace. Deborah’s stories and Rick’s songs will be arranged around common themes, such as the Civil War, ghosts, family, and young love. Come to the potluck early as Rick will entertain…
Poetry Night
Bring a poem to read and a dish to share. Limited to 20 participants. Rick Freeman and Noreen Shanfelter are the hosts. Call 215 275-6473 or email rgfrim@gmail.com to reserve a spot and for more details. Location to be determined.
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954 PG, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart & Grace Kelly) Rear Window is considered by many film goers, critics, and scholars to be one of Hitchcock's best films, as well as one of the greatest films ever made. The film is an American mystery thriller based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short…
The Changing Landscape of Local Journalism
Joanne Zuckerman Bernstein with Spotlight PA and Julie Sidoni of WVIA will discuss the daunting challenges and creative solutions used by today’s news organizations to maintain an informed citizenry. Spotlight PA (statewide) and WVIA (locally) are trying to fill the void left by declining local newspapers. The loss of local news has significant political, social,…
Let’s Get Creative with Public Art in NE Pennsylvania
Street Art Society of NEPA’s mission is to improve the aesthetic, cultural and investment value of communities by initiating and coordinating the completion of public art. Since the organization’s founding in 2018, Jenna Casaldi, an artist and muralist, has dedicated her time toward coordinating all aspects of the West Side Mural Revitalization Project. She will…
A 50-year Career as a Costume Designer
A 50-year Career as a Costume Designer for theatre and television. Molly Maginnis' talk will center on the inner workings of design in different modes: opera, dance, film and of entertainment. Learn more about her favorite films: Sister Act, Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets, and The Bucket List. Favorite television shows are Patriot,…