[SkateDC] Reminder: SotG Tonight (7/26/10) - 12 ANGRY MEN [Off Topic]

[George Marinkovich]

The Notional Weather Service has just issued a glorious movie weather alert in effect for Washington, DC, from 7 pm to 11 pm:

10% chance of rain drops to 0% at 9 pm.  Temperatures in the 80s.  Humidity 40%.  Winds 5 mph out of the NNW.  

A summer evening in DC doesn't get much better than this.  Ideal weather for watching a movie under the stars on the National Mall.

Monday, July 26 - 12 ANGRY MEN. Henry Fonda is the lone holdout on a jury during a murder trial. There are 11 "guilty" votes, but juror #8 thinks their verdict may have been reached in haste. Can he convince his fellow jurors to reconsider before passing sentence, as a man's life hangs in the balance? (1957) 95 Min. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/)

Once again I will be staking out space with blue and gray tarps as close to front and center (with respect to the screen) as possible when I arrive sometime before 7 pm.  I will try to set up here:  http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3867485 center of the screen as close to the front of the screen as possible.  I will be wearing blaze orange.  Won't have a mobile phone with me tonight :-(  The film should start sometime after sunset (8:25 pm).

Screen on the Green info:  http://dc.about.com/od/specialevents/a/Screengreen.htm

Let me know if you're coming (and how many you are) so I can reserve the proper amount of space.

The location is the National Mall west of 4th Street, between Madison and Jefferson Drives.

There will be food vendors on the Independence Ave. side of the American Indian Museum (including Curbside Cupcake, DC Slices, Sauca and the Sweetflow Mobile).

Closest Metro stations are Archives/Navy Memorial, Smithsonian and L'Enfant Plaza.

Parking:  I'm recommending parking at L'Enfant Promenade where free on-street parking opens up at 6:30 pm.  You can probably get closer (it's at least a 6 block walk) but there should be spaces available there and I hate driving around looking for parking.

For up-to-the-minute updates follow SOTGinDC on twitter.

Cheers,
George