—Tuesday, July 25th, 2017—

NYC Food Waste Fair
72 Noble Street at Brooklyn Expo Center
Time: 9am
Price: $25
The NYC Food Waste Fair will equip business owners and managers with the knowledge, tools and connections to build a waste prevention plan from scratch, or take existing programs to the next level. The exhibit hall will showcase dozens of vendors offering food waste prevention, recovery and recycling services. And workshops will provide information from city government officials on how to comply with laws and regulations, as well as tips from experts on how to achieve tangible, cost-effective results.

GetOrganizedBK’s Civic Festival
9th Street and Prospect Park West at Prospect Park Bandshell
Time: 4:30pm – 8:30pm
FREE
This festive civic gathering will be an opportunity to highlight the ongoing work of #GetOrganizedBK members, bring new people into the movement and offer a glimpse of the deepening of resistance work into longer-term community-building. Hear from citywide and national leaders, testimonials from activists across generations, activities, entertainment, tabling & activism opportunities by #GOBK working groups, partners, and sponsors, and more.

DEATH AND DHARMA
500 25th Street at Green-Wood Cemetery
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Price: sliding scale – $20, $12, $5
What can we learn from Buddhist teachings about our own lives on earth? How might we understand the impermanence of life within the expanding universe? In what ways might death inform our relationships with strangers, loved ones, and our own selves? These questions are the inspiration for a new series of lectures and meditations presented by the Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC) and Green-Wood that explore the complexities of death, dying, and the hereafter.

The Amazing and Incredible History and Future of Brooklyn Animation
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Price: $5
Join animators John Canemaker and Jennifer Oxley, collector Tommy Stathes, and archivist David Kay for a panel exploring the past, present, and future of Brooklyn animation, featuring clips from Winsor McCay (Gertie the Dinosaur), Fleischer Studios (Ko-ko the Clown, Betty Boop), 100 Chickens — formerly known as 9 Ate 7 Productions (PEG + CAT), and more.

Intimate Eye Screening: 4 Films at the Intersection of Theatre and Cinema
647 Fulton Street at BRIC Arts
Time: 7pm – 9pm
FREE
Intimate Eye is an innovative and experimental course that explores the boundaries between filmmaking, cinematography, and black box theatre for the production of a compelling short film.

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