Dec
14
James Chase
Majora Carter on the roof of her apartment building in Hunts Point.
MAJORA CARTER, one of the city’s best-known advocates for environmental justice, was sitting on a picnic table in Barretto Point Park in the South Bronx under the intense lights of an NBC film crew.
On this late September afternoon, after a month of traveling, delivering speeches, serving as host of a Sundance Channel program and a Science Channel pilot, Ms. Carter was noticeably flagging. Yet her signature feistiness was much in evidence when the producer of the documentary for which Ms. Carter was being interviewed asked her to explain why global warming affects not just polar bears but people around the globe.
Ms. Carter responded by describing air pollution in troubled urban areas like Hunts Point, the South Bronx neighborhood where she was raised and currently works.
The producer rephrased her question, in response to which Ms. Carter snapped, “I don’t do that.”
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Dec
14
“Bronx Tale”: Featuring Chazz Palminteri in his classic coming-of-age story set in the 1960s-era Bronx, final performances 2 & 7:30 p.m. Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. 313-872-1000. $28.50-$71.
“A Christmas Carol”: Based on the novel by Charles Dickens and adapted for Wild Swan Theater by Jeff Duncan. For grades 3-12, final performance 2 p.m. Towsley Auditorium (WCC), 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor. 734-995-0530. $12, $8 youths and seniors, $3 ages 2 and younger.
“It’s a Wonderful Life”: By Lloyd Garrison and Roger Robb. Christmas classic, final performance 2 p.m. Bonstelle Theatre, 3424 Woodward, Detroit. 313-577-2960. $12-$20.
“It’s a Wonderful Life — The Radio Show”: Holiday classic by Biz Team Theatricals, 4:30 p.m. Through Dec. 21. Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. 313-881-7511. $9-$15. Read more..
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Dec
14
Anna Colon, who has diabetes, has cared for grandson Steven Nieves, 17, since he was a baby.
Steven Nieves looked like a guerrilla fighter, walking through the Bronx in his Junior R.O.T.C. uniform. He stood proudly in a tilted black beret and perfectly shined boots as he explained the meaning of an achievement ribbon: He was one of a small group from Bronx Aerospace Academy High School chosen to fly a plane with a flight instructor in recognition of his academic achievement.
“I was the only one stuck in the cloud,” he said, pantomiming trouble with the controls. “There was turbulence.” Read more..
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