'Robert Redford: Artist & Activist' at BAM

From Sept. 8-16, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will present "Robert Redford: Artist & Activist," a 16-film tribute to Robert Redford's 50-year film career. Some of the films to be shown are The Candidate (1972), Downhill Racer (1969), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Quiz Show (1994), The Sting (1973), All the President's Men (1976), A River Runs Through It (1992) and Jeremiah Johnson (1972). Out of Africa (1984), The Natural (1985), The Electric Horseman (1979) and The Way We Were (1973) are part of a special event on Sunday, Sept. 13, called "Redford: Film & Conversation," at which the award-winning actor/director (pictured here with BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins) will participate in a panel discussion about his career as well as his role as a leading environmental and social change activist. For more information, visit www.bam.org.

Photo by Elena Olivio

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Get Fresh Market and Eatery in Park Slope

Pictured here from Get Fresh Market and Restaurant in Park Slope, left to right, are Lindsay Wolff, culinary intern; server Alana Sweetwater; and Juventino Avila, chef and owner of the food market/eatery.

Get Fresh is an eco-friendly business, “the ingredients are sourced locally as much as possible and they’re organic and sustainable as much as possible," said Wolff.

Avila said he opened Get Fresh as a market a year ago, but opened the restaurant portion in January of this year.

I met and chatted with Wolff, Sweetwater and Avila at BAM for Brooklyn Uncorked last week. Read more about the event, held by magazine Edible Brooklyn, here.

Get Fresh is at 370 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope. Visit www.getfreshnyc.com for more info.

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