NoMa Summer Screen 2009

At the NoMa Summer Screen, families will enjoy a variety of outdoor movies throughout the summer. The NoMa (north of Massachusetts Avenue) Business Improvement District hosts a free summer-long outdoor film festival in Northeast Washington, DC. The 2009 theme of NoMa Summer Screen is "Music in Pictures," featuring films about musicians and bands. The event will be held on a large grassy lot, so bring a blanket, a low lawnchair, and a picnic. Each film screening will be preceded by live DJs, special guests, barbeque, and surprises. Funk, soul, boogaloo, and other types of music will be provided by local DJ collective Fatback.

Dates: Wednesdays, June 10 through July 29, 2009

Time: 7:00 until 11:00 p.m. Rain or shine.

Location: L Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets, NE Washington, DC.
Parking is limited, so attendees are encouraged to take Metro. The closest Metro station is New York Avenue. Read more about the NoMa neighborhood

2009 Movie Schedule

June 10 - No Direction Home
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966---Directed by Martin Scorsese

June 17 - Buena Vista Social Club
Rediscovery of a legendary, members-only club in 1940's Havana, Cuba, as documented through the music and lives of veteran performers

June 24 - Ray
Extraordinary life story of Ray Charles, a man who fought harder and went farther than anyone thought possible

July 1 - Lady Sings the Blues
Loosely based on her 1956 autobiography, the story of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, as portrayed by Diana Ross

July 8 - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Documentary about the making and the conflicts of Wilco's fourth studio Album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

July 15 - Standing in the Shadows of Motown
History of the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists

July 22 - Scratch
Documentary about hip-hop DJing, the birth of turntablism, the legends and the culture

July 29 - DIG!
Story of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, a band with critical acclaim but no commercial success, as told by arch-nemesis and biggest fan, The Dandy Warhols

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