PING PONG Premiere Party at SPiN New York on Monday, 9/9

New Yorkers! Join POV and Gotham’s own ping pong club, SPiN New York, for the premiere party and screening of POV’s acclaimed documentary, Ping Pong, on Monday, Sept. 9!

Located in the Flatiron district, SPiN New York has 17 ping-pong courts, a full bar and restaurant, and a VIP room where we will screen the film. Stick around after the screening to grab a bite and play ping pong at this beautiful, spacious venue!

POV Happy Hour: 6:00 p.m.- 7 :00 p.m. (beer & well drinks half price)

Ping Pong Screening: 7 - 8:00 p.m.

Call this old age, extreme edition: Seven players with 620 years between them compete in the Over 80 World Table Tennis Championships in China’s Inner Mongolia. British players Terry, 81, who has been given a week to live, and Les, 91, a weightlifter and poet, are going for the gold. Inge, 89, from Germany, has used table tennis to paddle her way out of dementia. And Texan Lisa, 85, is playing for the first time. Ping Pong is a wonderfully unusual story of hope, regret, friendship, ambition, love—and sheer human tenacity in the face of aging and mortality. Visit www.pbs.org/pov/pingpong/.

Susan Sarandon, co-founder of SPiN, says: “Who could have imagined there were people over 100 years old with more passion and determination than most people 1/5th their age! The film is baffling, inspiring and sweet, and it’s wonderful to see how ping-pong has transformed their lives.”

A film by Hugh Hartford and Anson Harford. Ping Pong has its national broadcast premiere on PBS’ award-winning POV series on Monday, Sept. 9 at 10 p.m. (check local listings).