AMERICAN EXPRESS/TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL EVENT AT BROOKLYN BOWL
My friends, Thomas and Anita, and I went to the hippest, most happening Tribeca Film Festival event ever! It was at a venue I’ve always wanted to go to since it opened here in Brooklyn almost five years ago, and I was thrilled to have had that opportunity, courtesy of American Express, on what is my last stay at my Brooklyn home.
The casual “Moon Man” screening. Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Express.
Brooklyn Bowl was the place to be on the penultimate day of the festival, trust me. It put us in such a good mood that we decided to go over the bridge to Tribeca after, for the Family Fun Day, which was still a distant second to the American Express event.
We got to the bowling alley in time to get situated with sustenance before a screening of the animated film, Moon Man, began. It was so fun to see a whole bunch of cute kids sitting in oversized beanbag chairs, staring up at the giant screens.
The main buffet. Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Express.
This was a generous party, not only because of the open bar, but food-wise, as well. There were buffets set-up in a few areas of the spacious bowling alley/party space. On the menu was hummus and pita, chicken wings with sauces, two kinds of corn on the cob (plain and fancy,) mac n cheese, two kinds of fries, (see the corn notation,) and non-breaded chicken nuggets. Who could need more?
But the pièce de résistance, to me and mine, was the brownies for dessert. They were perhaps the best ones I’ve ever had! I could have eaten an entire platter by my lonesome!
Most of the guests also bowled, but my broken back, and Anita’s growing pregnancy, prevented us from participating. But I loved the playing area, and hope to be back when I’m all healed-up.
The “wheel of gifts.” Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Express.
The fun actually began before one laced-up the bowling shoes or ate a bite or drank a sip; as we entered, we each got to spin a wheel of prizes. Thomas and I each won a gift card, and independently, we both chose the one for Whole Foods because it came in a tiny grocery bag! I’m glad I’m not the only crazy one. But Anita hit the jackpot, though, by winning an entire American Express gift pack, complete with a bag of coffee and a tin of gourmet popcorn.
Throw in a group of lovely press reps, and you have a bunch of happy party-goers celebrating a fabulous time in hip Williamsburg.
