Next free movie night - Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Buena Vista Social Club

More then 450 people attended the June 8, 2010, screening of This Is It. Photo by brian liu/toolboxdc.[From the MHNA listserve] Neighbors: Come on out for the next U Street Movie Series, a free outdoor summer evening event planned by several U Street community groups.  The series will be held in Harrison Field on V Street, NW, between 13th and 14th Streets. 

Think Screen on the Green with picnicking, but in a smaller, more intimate setting, and cooler flicks.  There's also always a live DJ before the movies begin. Fojol Bros makes an appearance.  Gates open at 7:00 pm; movies will start at sundown around 8:30.  And free popcorn for the first 100 people!

Our film in June, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, attracted over 450 folks. It was a great scene.  We’ll be showing 3 more great music-related films to pay homage to U Street’s musical past.

• July 13, 2010 - Buena Vista Social Club - rain date July 20, 2010 
• August 10, 2010 - The Soloist - rain date August 17, 2010 
• September 14, 2010 - Duke Ellington’s Washington and Soul Power - rain date September 21, 2010  

Please come to see the films, and please help spread the word by forwarding this announcement  to friends, and by visiting, sharing, and; liking the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ustreetmovieseries. If you are twitter-inclined please share the website http://movies.ustreet-dc.org through twitter as well!  You can re-tweet a post from here: https://twitter.com/ustreetdc  

While the event is free, it is a fundraiser for Friends of Harrison Recreation Center, an organization that is working towards improving the park.  Donations are accepted at http://movies.ustreet-dc.org .
I hope you can make it out next Tuesday!  

Brian
Brian Levy
President, Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association
president@meridianhilldc.org

World Cup final at the Soccer Mansion

The final match of the 2010 World Cup takes place on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at 2:30pm, with Spain playing the Netherlands.  You can watch it at the Josephine Butler Parks Center ("the Soccer Mansion"), at 2437 15th Street, NW, overlooking Meridian Hill Park.  Enjoy drinks, food and high-definition television.  General admission is $20 and benefits the Latino Federation of Greater Washington.  More information here.  

Street cleaning plan for areas affected by grease spill

Starting at midnight tonight, the Department of Public Works will deploy a variety of street sweepers to continue removing the sand from the area affected by the oil spill - 7th Street, NW on the east, 16th Street on the west, V Street on the north and Rhode Island Avenue on the south. Two 3,000-gallon flushers, loaded with a water-soluble degreaser, will then spray this solution

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