POSTPONED

Permission for PortSide’s remaining June events was revoked by the EDC last Friday, 6/16 as we all were waiting for paperwork from another party. PortSide tried to resolve things this week and could not by the weekend.  Very sorry if this affects your plans.  We’ll share an update when we have news.

TankerFlicks is back with a series of films about strivers.  Bridge Brothers is a colorful documentary about the bridge painters of Philadelphia.  Their NYC union brothers train on Mary Whalen. As you sit outside on her deck preparing to watch the movie, take a moment to appreciate the Union’s handiwork, PortSide sure does.

Bridge Brothers (2017) “Risk and danger define their 12-hour days as they sandblast through layers of hazardous coatings and damaging corrosion to repaint these massive structures. These guys, members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, are filled with grit and a wild sense of humor. ​As they preserve America’s bridges they also battle Mother Nature – and each other – racing against the clock to get work done under the exacting eye of their foreman and company bosses. They are also forced to confront the personal toll of this work on their family life back home – whether home is New Jersey or Florida; Brazil or Greece. They may not be related by blood but they are brothers nonetheless. Bridge Brothers” See the trailer.