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 the evening’s program beginning at 6 PM. Supper 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.
Brain/Food: My Life as a Dog
My Life as a Dog, 1985 Swedish drama/comedy. The 12-year-old Ingemar is separated from his beloved dog and brother and sent to live with his uncle in rural Sweden after…
Brain/Food: The Road to Galena
Writer/director, Joe Hall will present his independent film, The Road to Galena, 2022. It is the story of one man’s pursuit of personal fulfillment as a small-town farmer over traditional success as the youngest managing partner at his law firm. Learn how Joe followed his dream of becoming a filmmaker and storyteller and learn about his upcoming thriller, Paranoid.
Brain/Food: Page to Stage
PAGE to STAGE. How does a play get written and how do actors, director, and designers bring those words to life? Meet THE FOREVER QUESTION playwright Jim Christy, actors Sophia Barrett…
Brain/Food: Rules of Civility
Discussion of Amor Towles’ first novel, Rules of Civility (2011). A 25-year-old ambitious woman, Katey Kontent, finds her way through New York City’s high society in 1938. She rises from…
Brain/Food: From Trenches to Transplants
"From Trenches to Transplants: Changing Lives with Plastic Surgery" shows the progress of plastic surgery in America from the trenches of World War I to today's hand and face transplants.…
Brain/Food: Invitation to the Dance
Invitation to the Dance. James Sutton, choreographer and NYU Professor of the Arts offers a lecture/performance on "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Dance (and Ballet) but Were Afraid to Ask." Jim has much to discuss as dance is a universal expression, a vital physical embodiment of human spirit.
Brain/Food: Moonstruck
The classic film, Moonstruck, 1987. Romantic comedy. Older Italian American widow (Cher) falls for her fiancé’s estranged and hot-tempered younger brother (Nicholas Cage). Cher won a Best Actress Oscar for…
Brain/Food: The Falls
A reading and discussion of The Falls, (1969), a short story by George Saunders. Two men walk along the river and face the same moral dilemma after seeing two girls in a canoe.
Discussion led by Rick Freeman.
Brain/Food: Poetry Night
June 27 - Poetry Night. Bring a poem to read and a dish to share. Shanfelter-Freeman house. Limited to 20. Call 215 275-6473 or email rgfrim@gmail.com for reservation and location.
Brain/Food: Film, Where the Tracks End
Film, Where the Tracks End (Mexico, 2023). A Mexican family, who lives in a railway car, travel across the country as the father works in the repair and construction of…
Brain/Food: TIME Magazine Covers and AI
July 18 – Tim O’Brien, TIME Magazine Covers and AI Tim O’Brien will share stories of his work in the past tumultuous decade and his thoughts about generative AI and…
Brain/Food: Lift, A Journey from Homelessness to the Ballet Stage
Thursday, July 25 . BrainFood. 7 PM . Film/ Discussion. Documentary, Lift, A Journey from Homelessness to the Ballet Stage (2022). Steven Melendez, the artistic director of the New York…