[SkateDC] Screen on the Green Update [Off Topic]

[George Marinkovich]

As you have probably heard by now, HBO has withdrawn as a sponsor of the Screen On The Green (SotG) this year, leading to the cancellation of this beloved Washington tradition.

Rescue efforts are underway:  
http://tinyurl.com/pqsyow

If you are so inclined, you can participate by joining:

A Facebook group, Save "Screen on the Green" in the District of Columbia, at: http://tinyurl.com/l3jc8d

A letter writing campaign attempting to gain new sponsorship at:
http://tinyurl.com/qc4z93

For a list of other outdoor films this summer please see: 
http://tinyurl.com/p3h7m6

There is yet another SotG substitute, that will be particularly attractive to Elizabeth Taylor fans:  

Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor? 
http://tinyurl.com/lhfzfm

All films are screened Mondays at 6:30 p.m., in the Helen Hayes Gallery
of the National Theatre. [Free] Tickets will be distributed 30 minutes before
show time, first-come, first served. Full schedule:

June 22 
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives; directed by Richard Brooks.
June 29
 National Velvet (1944), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Angela Lansbury; directed by Clarence Brown.
July 13 
BUtterfield 8 (1960), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Lawrence Harvey, Eddie Fisher; directed by Daniel Mann.
July 20 
Giant (1956), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Dennis Hopper; directed by George Stevens.
July 27
 A Place in the Sun (1951), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters; directed by George Stevens.
August 3 
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis; directed by Mike Nichols.
Finally, for those capable of long-term planning, WalkingTown DC Fall Edition will be held 9/19/09 (Saturday) and 9/20/09 (Sunday).  To get an idea of what will be offered take a look at the Spring Edition schedule (http://tinyurl.com/oh7g26), the actual schedule for Fall hasn't been released yet.  The most popular walking (and biking) tours sell out weeks in advance.  A skater was able to join one of the biking tours for the Spring Edition, contact the tour leader if you're interested in doing the same for the Fall Edition.

Enjoy,
George