Summer Movies!

Here's the brief (and incomplete) overview of free movie showings this summer. All of the sites are metro accessible and usually start around dusk.

Monday Nights, Crystal City

- This summer's theme is Superheroes. Movies last from May 4th through September. As a bonus, they usually have food and giveaways.

Friday Nights, Rosslyn

- The theme here is "I Love the 80's". Movies start this Friday (the 1st) and run through September 4th.

Monday Nights, Screen on the Green:

UPDATE: HBO pulled their funding of SotG and gave up the field space, so it seems like it meant not happen this year! Hopefully a new sponsor can be found, but seems unlikely. Sad.

Environmental Film Festival Begins Tomorrow!!

They are all over town.
They are beautiful.
Some are free others are not.
They are about honey bees, evil corporations, and Bhutan.
<--- that one is about environmental pirates. no joke. The website sez it all. Just go get educated about the world around us.

Duke Ellington Jazz Fest!

I haven't spent too much time looking at the events since I'll be out of town this weekend, but we're in the midst of the Jazz Festival. There are free events down on the Mall this weekend and some ticketed events going until October 7th.

Hard Knock Life, For Reals

As part of the All Roads Film Festival at National Geographic (love those guys and their pretty pictures) there's a sweet free outdoor hip hop concert. Check it:

9:30 pm—K'NAAN in Concert
As a child growing up in war-torn Somalia, hip-hop artist K’NAAN saw more violence and tougher streets than any gangster rapper could imagine. Now, in North America, he has established himself as a voice for change, a peacemaker, and a cultural bridge between the developing world and the West. His debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, left an indelible mark on the hip-hop world and earned him a Juno award for Best Rap Recording. This performance will feature the Washington, DC, premiere of new material from his upcoming album, Troubadour. This concert will take place in the National Geographic Courtyard.

Peter, are you sure it was a book?

For the bibliophiles out there, the National Book Festival is this weekend. I normally try to avoid anything Laura Bush is involved in, but hey, Tiki Barber will be there too, so it can't be all bad. Schedules for the author pavilions and book signings are on the website.

And for those who enjoy imbibing responsibly to make McCain more palatable, here are just two of the Presidential Debate Drinking Games I've found on that crazy thing we call the Internet.

Free Slurpees Tomorrow!

TGIFFS! Thank Goodness for Friday and Free Slurpees at 7-11! It's July 11 (7-11) tomorrow so go sugar yourself up, sugar.

Thank You, Jessica for this invaluable piece of information that will keep us all much happier on this hot DC summer day! See you all at Jazz in the Garden with your Slurpees in hand.

(If you're Dumb or Dumber and buy a Big Gulp instead tomorrow...Welp, see ya later).

Fun. Free. Friday. TGIF!

1) Start your day with frozen yogurt at Tangy Sweet's grand opening.
-->2029 P st in Dupont, 11am-2am = free froyo

2) End your day with your toes in the fountain at Jazz in the Sculpture garden
-->near the Archives Metro, starts at 5:30pm

3) Start your night with more frozen yogurt and an accordion concert
-->Natural History Museum (10th and Constitution), starts at 7:30pm