Summer’s Last Roar – free, day-long family program with door prizes, food tastings, and health and exercise-related presenters
SAT, August 25 from 10am to 4pm
Free
The Weight of the Nation, Part 1: Consequences - film screening followed by brief facilitated discussion
FRI, September 7 from Noon to 1:30pm
Free
Big Food, Engaging Youth – film screening and panel discussion
THU, September 13 at 5:30pm
With lead curator Jeannette Ickovics, Ph.D., Professor, Yale School of Public Health, and Director, Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE)
Featuring local high school filmmakers from Engineering & Science University Interdistrict Magnet School (ESUMS) and New Haven-based media arts company The Color of Words, directed by Magalis Martinez
Big Food Curator Lecture Series
Free
The Weight of the Nation, Part 2: Choices - film screening followed by brief facilitated discussion
FRI, September 14 from Noon to 1:30pm
Free
The Weight of the Nation, Part 3: Children in Crisis - film screening followed by brief facilitated discussion
FRI, September 21 from Noon to 1:30pm
Free
The Weight of the Nation, Part 4: Challenges - film screening followed by brief facilitated discussion
FRI, September 28 from Noon to 1:30pm
Free
Roxi’s Big Food Adventure – puppet show
SAT, September 29 at 11am
Museum Admission Required
Spice of Life: Boosting Flavor Profiles and Healthy Eating - "Talks and Tastings" series
SUN, September 30 from 11am to Noon
Free, Registration Required
Growing Forward: A New Vision for Food and Farming in America – lecture and film clips
WED, October 3 from 12:30 to 2pm
With Curt Ellis (Yale ’02)
Presented by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Free
King Corn - film screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker Curt Ellis (Yale ’02)
WED, October 3 at 5:30pm
50-min., directed by Aaron Woolf, 2007
Ellis will also discuss the nonprofit he co-founded, FoodCorps, the “Peace Corps” for healthy school food.
Free
Ratatouille – film screening
MON, October 8 at 11am, 1pm and 3pm
Rated G, 110 minutes (2007 Walt Disney/Pixar)
Museum Admission Required
Scaling Sustainability: Public School Programs - panel and discussion
THU, October 11 at 6pm
LOCATION: Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St
Presented by the Yale Sustainable Food Project
Free
Big Ideas, Big Food – Yale Family Weekend lecture
FRI, October 12 at 12:30pm
With Jeannette Ickovics, Ph.D., Professor at the Yale School of Public Health, Director of Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) and lead curator of Big Food
Free
10th Annual Fiesta Latina! – free, day-long family celebration, this year with a food and health theme
SAT, October 13 from 10am to 4pm
Free
WED, October 24 at 5:00 pm
With Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Mayor John DeStefano, Jr., plus local chefs and food tastings
Free, Registration Required
Fit at Any Weight – lecture
THU, October 25 at 5:30pm
With Lisa Sanders, M.D., Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and author of the Diagnosis column for the New York Times Magazine
The John H. Ostrom Program Series
Free
Roxi’s Big Food Adventure – puppet show
SAT, October 27 at 11am
Museum Admission Required
Oncology Nutrition - "Talks and Tastings" series
SUN, October 28 from 11am to Noon
Free, Registration Required
Scaling Sustainability: Healthy Hospitals - panel and discussion
THU, November 1 at 12pm
Presented by the Yale Sustainable Food Project
Free
Evolutionary Anthropology Research among the Ache People of Paraguay - lecture
THU, November 1 at 5:30pm
With Richard Bribiescas, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Yale Department of Anthropology
Big Food Curator Lecture Series
Free
SAT, November 3 from 10am to 3pm
In this event geared toward families, we’ll explore hunting, gathering and traditional agriculture of indigenous cultures around the world, including a closer look at the Ache people of Paraguay featured in Big Food: Health, Culture and the Evolution of Eating.
Museum Admission Required
Scaling Sustainability: Sourcing Locally with Whole Foods - panel and discussion
WED, November 7 at 4pm
Presented by the Yale Sustainable Food Project
Free
Big Food vs. Little Kids: The Real Story Behind Food Marketing to Children and What Parents Can Do - lecture
THU, November 15 at 5:30pm
Marlene B. Schwartz, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University
Big Food Curator Lecture Series
Free
Nutrition for Young Children - "Talks and Tastings" series
SUN, December 2 from 11am to Noon
Free, Registration Required
