Hamptons Doc Fest will co-present with Southampton Arts Center a special, free outdoor screening of the ESPN 1986 Mets docuseries debut of “30 for 30: Once Upon a Time in Queens,” about the Mets’ 1986 World Series-winning season, that also includes interviews with Mets players Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Kevin Mitchell, Bobby Ojeda, Darryl Strawberry, Manager Davey Johnson, and others.
Two of the four-part, never-before-seen series will be shown at the Southampton Arts Center on Friday, September 10. Doors open at 6 PM. A screening of Part I will be held from 7 to 8 PM. Speakers will be from 8 to 8:45 PM, and screening of Part II will be held from 9 to 10 PM.
“Who doesn’t love a ball game,” said Jacqui Lofaro, founder and executive director of Hamptons Doc Fest. “When ESPN 30 for 30 offered us an exclusive screening of Parts I and II of their newest series ‘Once Upon a Time in Queens,’ about the amazing 1986 Mets, we jumped at the chance and built a fun, ballpark experience around the evening, complete with classic Cracker Jacks, popcorn and beverages. And best of all, it’s free.”
The evening also features special guests. Prominent sports writer and novelist Mike Lupica, named to the National Sports Media Hall of Fame in 2017, will serve as emcee, interviewing both the film director and producer Nick Davis and former Mets pitching ace Dwight “Doc” Gooden, who led the Mets to its second World Series championship in 1986 and later two titles with the New York Yankees, in 1996 and 2000.
The event comes complete with complimentary popcorn, Cracker Jacks, beverages and swag — a snappy ESPN 30 for 30 baseball cap.
Registration is required through hamptonsdocfest.com or southamptonartscenter.org.