Austin Eats Hoodies & Harvest Movie Night features a screening of two short films: "Street Food: New Orleans" and "Can Food Be Political?"

Hosted by Austin Eats, PCC Austin Family Health Center, and more. In person only.

All Ages!

There is no free venue parking- but there is free street parking

For people who live, work, volunteer, go to school, or worship in the Austin community on the West Side of Chicago.

Wear your favorite hoodie! 

This will be an outdoor event, weather permitting.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner bites from three local Austin chefs, cider, s’mores and tabling activities by community organizations focused on health, food, culinary arts and small business resources. 

We’ll watch two short films with popcorn. After the film, hear a panel of West Side health and food experts talk about being a restaurant owner in Austin.

Then, settle in and watch youth finalists ages 14-25 perform “Verses & Vittles: A Lyrical Slam Experience with a Taste of Culinary & Wellness” Want to enter? Learn more here

The night will end with a hoodie raffle and dessert! You'll be able to taste at 8 kinds of Sweet Potato Pie cooked up by Westside home and professional chefs. Want to enter your pie into the contest? Learn more here.

As part of Austin Eats' efforts to bring healthy food resources and lively discussion around local food access to the Austin community, this event is intended for those who live, work, pray, study, or volunteer in Austin.

Verses & Vittles Literary Slam

NEW! Youth ages 14-25 who watch “Can Food Be Political?” this evening will be eligible to enter the “Verses & Vittles: A Lyrical Slam Experience with a Taste of Culinary & Wellness” Learn more here

Volunteering

Want to pop popcorn? Help the chefs participating in the Sweet Potato Pie Cook Off? Take photos? There are many ways to help out…and if you’re not from the Austin community, it’s the best way to be a part of the evening. Learn about all the fun roles here:

About Our Film

One Earth, and its Austin Eats project partners, invite you to grab a friend, and join us for a FREE Austin Eats Hoodies & Harvest Movie Night at PCC Austin Family Health Center, featuring the film “Street Food: New Orleans.”

Amid NOLA's mix of po'boys, snoballs and crawfish, Ms. Linda Green's beloved yakamein bubbles with inspiration, even in the face of tragedy. On this 20th anniversary of the Katrina Hurricane, this film celebrates the most beloved bites on New Orleans streets, served up by small entrepreneurs and families who are building not only rich lives, but family legacies.

Austin Eats is a collaborative working to rewrite the narrative around food in Chicago's Austin community. By synergizing organizations already promoting healthier food choices through grocery access, culinary entrepreneurship, food education, community gardens, and urban farms, Austin Eats will recreate Austin’s food access ecosystem. One Earth Collective is a member of Austin Eats.