How to Cook Your Life, Movie Screening, Saturday, February 9, 2PM at Newton Library

Celebrate Heart Healthy Month at the Newton Free Library, in Druker Auditorium with a screening of How to Cook Your Life. In this charming and enlightening film, Zen priest and famous chef Edward Espe Brown uses Zen Buddhist teachings to demonstrate how cooking can help us overcome feeling disconnected from the physical world and awaken our capacity to feel human. Following the film, in conjunction with the Newton Partnership’s Teen Health and Wellness Campaign, a nutritionist will lead an informative Q and A discussion about healthy eating habits. Snacks will be provided by Whole Foods. The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 93 min. The program is open to ages 13 and up.