Pipeline Foes to Throw Halloween Ball at Historic Dramatic Hall

PEEKSKILL, NY – Opponents of the Algonquin Pipeline expansion project are throwing a special event to raise money for the fight, the Peekskill Halloween Ball.

Featuring local MC and city council member Andre “Noodle” Rainey, it will be held Oct. 29 in the newly restored Dramatic Hall at 900 Main St.

The first public event being held at the historic hall since its reopening will include a costume ball, film screening of “We Are the Hartmans” and concert all to benefit environmental advocacy groups SEnRG, SAPE and ResistSpectra.

"This event is another way for us to bring community attention to the dangerous pipeline being built in our backyard,” said SEnRG President Nancy Vann in announcing the event. “Stopping the pipeline is an urgent priority since it would run 105 feet from safety facilities at Indian Point and greatly increases the risk of a major and potentially deadly accident there."

The schedule for the spooktacular evening to fight Spectra kicks off at 7 p.m. with a fifth anniversary screening of “We Are the Hartmans," a feature comedy filmed partially in Peekskill, starring Richard Chamberlain (Thorn Birds, Dr. Kildaire), Jennifer Restivo and Ben Curtis (the Dell Dude). The event marks the first time the film has even been screened in Peekskill and will be attended by the film’s director, Laura Newman and actor, Ben Curtis.

“I feel so much gratitude toward the city and people of Peekskill. It was a wonderful location for our modern day love story about a small town fighting cultural and economic take over,” said Newman. “I’m proud that the film is now playing a role in this community’s important fight against the pipeline.”

At 9 p.m. DJ Noodle Noo takes the stage with live music to dance the night away. Guests will have the opportunity to win raffle prizes and take part in a silent auction. Tickets are $15 in advance at www.SEnRG.org or $20 at the door.

The pipeline expansion is being challenged in U.S. Federal court and in rallies, protests, and acts of civil disobedience. All proceeds of the Peekskill Halloween Ball will go toward the Safe Energy Rights Group (SEnRG) fund for ResistSpectra, a coalition of groups and concerned citizens who are fighting the construction of Spectra Energy’s AIM pipeline expansion.

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