Weekend Reading

Reading

"What Would Batman Eat"? Researchers at Cornell found this prompt caused kids to pick apples over french fries. Read more.

Disney is planning to ban junk food advertising aimed at kids on its television networks. Read more over at nytimes.com. They also plan to license a "Mickey Check" logo to foods that meet their yet to be published nutritional standards.

The Motherlode blog at the Times explores the idea that maybe Bloomberg's soda restrictions don't go far enough. Could a broader ban stopping kids from buying junk be the budge parents need? 

Local Fun

Saturday is the Beautification Committee's Secret Garden Tour.

Long Island's Pride Parade is Saturday at 1pm in Huntington.

On Sunday, Sea Cliff with have a community picnic in Clifton Park featuring a brass band and patriotic tunes.

Movies to Watch

Next Wednesday -  Let's Eat! Food on Films : The Harvest/LaCosecha -- Wednesday, June 13 at 7:30pm

Every year there are more than 400,000 American children who are torn away from their friends, schools and homes to pick the food we all eat.  Zulema, Perla and Victor labor as migrant farm workers, sacrificing their own childhoods to help their families survive. The Harvest/La Cosecha profiles these three as they journey from the scorching heat of Texas’ onion fields to the winter snows of the Michigan apple orchards and back south to the humidity of Florida's tomato fields to follow the harvest.  From the Producers of the Academy-Award Nominated film, War/Dance and Executive Producer Eva Longoria, this award-winning documentary provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of these children who struggle to dream while working 12 – 14 hours a day, 7 days a week to feed America. For more information: http://www.theharvestfilm.com/ With special guest, filmmaker U. Robert Romano


Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave, Huntington, NY