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NoMa Summer Screen Returns May 27

April 27, 2015

The 8th season of NoMa Summer Screen will return on May 27 with movies fitting the theme “Dance, Dance, Dance”! Enjoy a smorgasbord of dance films, from oldies to Bollywood to cult favorites. In addition, this year’s film series under the stars will be hosted in a new location at the Storey Park lot, a future development site at First and L Streets, NE, that will be transformed for 2015 into NoMa’s best temporary park yet.

NoMa Summer Screen is the city’s most popular free, outdoor film series, attracting hundreds of neighbors each Wednesday from May 27 to August 19. The event starts at 7 p.m., and films start at dark. Join your friends for DJ music and dance classes, as well as the usual food trucks, picnicking, art and more. All movies are screened with subtitles.

The film lineup:

• May 27: Dirty Dancing (PG-13, 1987)
• June 3: Center Stage (PG-13, 2000)
• June 10: Bride & Prejudice (PG-13, 2004)
• June 17: Flashdance (R, 1983)
• June 24: Strictly Ballroom (PG, 1992)
• July 1: Grease (PG-13, 1978)
• July 8: Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (PG, 1984)
• July 15: Singing in the Rain (Not rated, 1952)
• July 22: Save the Last Dance (PG-13, 2001)
• July 29: Moulin Rouge (PG-13, 2001)
• August 5: Stomp the Yard (PG-13, 2007)
• August 12: Footloose (R, 1984)

NoMa Summer Screen has been ranked one of the Top 10 Best Outdoor Movie Theatres in America by Travel and Leisure Magazine, and listed as one of the top five outdoor movie series in the country by Travel Pulse. Visit nomasummerscreen.com for a list of the participating food trucks for each Wednesday evening. Follow them on Twitter @NoMaBID orFacebook for weather updates, surprise giveaways, and food vendor specials. Coolers, children and friendly (leashed) dogs are welcome. 

 The NoMa Business Improvement District organizes and sponsors more than 50 free events a year, including the July 4 Bash, Family Film Nights at Sursum Corda, Nerds in NoMa speaker series, art exhibitions, and more. Learn more at nomabid.org/events.

Underpass Competition Finalist Announced, Community Meeting

April 27, 2015

Plans are moving forward for the dramatic transformation of the M Street underpass in NoMa into an illuminated passageway with light raining down from its ceiling. The NoMa Parks Foundation announced last week that Thurlow Small Architecture + NIO architects have been selected to design the installation for the M Street underpass. M.C. Dean will serve as contractor, and construction is expected to begin in fall of 2015.

A community meeting to introduce the design team and contractor, and to garner additional feedback on the concept and design, will be held April 27. All are invited to come and meet the designers and construction team, learn more about the conceptual design and share your thoughts! The meeting will take place on Monday, April 27 from 6:30 to 8 PM in the Lobby Project, 1200 First Street, NE. This event is free and open to the public; RSVP here. An American Sign Language interpreter will be available.

NIO architects hails from the Netherlands and Thurlow Small Architecture is based in Rhode Island. NIO architects has completed more than 10 underpasses in the last 14 years. Thurlow Small Architecture is an architecture and urban design services firm that has worked locally and internationally on the planning and development of parks, downtown placemaking, and public infrastructure. “Rain,” the M Street installation, is still in the conceptual design phase. The cascading drops of rain will be LED lights hung inside hundreds of polycarbonate tubes. Learn more about this project at nomaparks.org.