Tonight at 7:30pm, Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) presents Kimber VanRy as part of their bi-monthly lecture series they call Open City Dialogue.
Few things better evoke the poetic pleasures of a Brooklyn summer than drinking a beer on the stoop on a hot evening. Just one little thing, though: it’s ILLEGAL! So Kimber VanRy found out last summer when he received a $25 summons for the nefarious act in his home hood of Prospect Heights. He could have just paid the small fine–but where’s the fun in that? Mr. VanRy decided instead that he would fight for his right to party! After numerous court cases and even a New York Times profile, Mr. VanRy is ready to give the full tale!
Kimber VanRy grew up in rural Western New York State and has been a Brooklyn resident for more than 13 years. He has worked for more than eleven years in the stock footage and photography industry, and currently manages an international film-licensing partner program reaching more than 35 countries worldwide. VanRy holds a B.A. in English with a Minor in US History from the State University of NY at Buffalo and a M.S. in Historic Preservation Planning from Eastern Michigan University. VanRy , his wife and two sons currently reside in the Prospect Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Open City Dialogue (OCD) is a bi-monthly lecture series unraveling on alternating Mondays in the backroom of Pete’s. Short (35-40 minute) lectures are woven together from the common thread of people’s obsessions, with guests coming from allover Greater New York. Whether academic or crackpot; celebrated or unsung, our lecturers all have something to tell you…..
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