Name: Austin Eats Hoodies & Harvest Movie Night
Start: 2025-10-01T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-01T21:00:00-05:00
Location: PCC Austin Family Health Center

Austin Eats Hoodies & Harvest Movie Night features a screening of two short films: "Street Food: New Orleans" and "Can Food Be Political?"
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Austin Eats Hoodies & Harvest Movie Night features a screening of two short films: "Street Food: New Orleans" and "Can Food Be Political?" This event also includes the Austin Eats Best of the West Sweet Potato Pie Contest and the Austin Eats Verses & Vittles Lyrical Slam. Hosted by Austin Eats, PCC Austin Family Health Center, and more. In person only. There wll be free dinner bites by three Austin chefs, cider, and s'mores!

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

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.

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

Enjoy an evening of food, film and activities at PCC Austin Family Health Center! It’s FREE and FOR ALL AGES.

Wear your favorite hoodie!

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner bites and tabling activities by community organizations focused on health, food, culinary arts and small business resources.

We'll raffle off some hoodies from local businesses.

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?

The night will end with 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? .

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.

Not from Austin? We have plenty of room for volunteers! !

This event is part of Austin Eats, 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.