U Street, Washington DC [September 8, 2010] -- Friends of Harrison Recreation Center, the U Street Neighborhood Association, Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association, ANC 1B and Midcity Business Association continue the highly successful summer U Street Movie Series.
The movie series pays homage to the musical and culturally diverse roots of the U Street Neighborhood, with a series of documentaries and films telling moving stories of accomplished musicians. Over 800 people attended the previous showings of Michael Jackson’s This is It, the Buena Vista Social Club, and The Soloist in June, July and August.
The final summer film is a double-header: Duke Ellington’s Washington and Soul Power, showing Tuesday September 14th (rain date Sept 21).
All films will be shown at the field at Harrison Recreation Center on V Street between 13th and 14th Streets, NW. Gates will open at 7:00pm. This week DJ Yellow Fever and guests will be spinning 7-8:30pm. Free popcorn will be provided to the first 100 attendees beginning at 8 pm. Showtime will be at sundown around 8:15 pm. Full information can be found at http://movies.ustreet-dc.org.
Donations and sponsorships towards the event, accepted at http://movies.ustreet-dc.org, will benefit Friends of Harrison Recreation Center, a nonprofit formed in 2009 that works directly with the Department of Parks and Recreation to involve the community on how to improve the recreation center through capital improvements and design changes, and how to enhance management and programming of the park, with the goal of making Harrison Recreation Center a better designed, cleaner, safer, and better managed park in the neighborhood for all to use and enjoy.
Bicycle valet services provided by Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA).