News Briefs: Brooklyn for Peace, Carnival Cruise, Atlantic Antic

Brooklyn Commons to screen anti-nuke documentary

by Brett Yates

The activist group Brooklyn For Peace will host a free screening of The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons at the Commons Cafe (388 Atlantic Avenue) on September 5 at 7 pm. Advocating for disarmament, the 2019 documentary, directed by Alvaro Orus, tells the history of the atomic bomb, culminating in the United Nations’ 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Ray Acheson, director of the antiwar organization Reaching Critical Will, will lead a post-movie discussion.

Carnival Sunrise moves temporarily to Red Hook

by Brett Yates

Pier 92 at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal has shut down for maintenance until 2020, and five scheduled departures in September and October will use the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook instead. Owing to a contract with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, private operator Ports America manages both terminals.

The 2,754-passenger Sunrise will join the Caribbean Princess, the Regal Princess, and the Queen Mary 2 in Red Hook. Following an initial voyage to Bermuda on Monday, September 16, the Sunrise will leave the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal at Atlantic Basin on four consecutive Sundays for three trips to New England and Canada and one to the Caribbean. After October 13, Carnival will relocate the Sunrise to Norfolk, Virginia, and then to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the remainder of 2019.

Atlantic Antic scheduled for September 29

by Erin DeGregorio

Brooklyn’s long-running Atlantic Antic returns to Downtown Brooklyn on the 29th of September. The first Antic was in 1974, when Brooklyn was in the rebuilding phase.

As in years past, festivalgoers can try new types of food, enjoy live performances and go shopping at local businesses at this year’s annual Atlantic Antic Festival. There will also be stages for live music and entertainment, and a Kids Zone that is one block dedicated to family-friendly fun. The Kids Zone will have bounce houses, pony rides and various children’s activities.

The 45th Festival will be from 12 to 6 pm, rain or shine. It’ll span 10 blocks through four neighborhoods on Atlantic Avenue, from 4th Avenue to Hicks Street.

 

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