NoMa Summer Screen Schedule

NOMA summer screen is a free, weekly, outdoor, film series, featuring BBQ, music by Fatback and a huge movie screen.  This year’s theme is Music in Pictures, narratives and documentaries about bands and musicians.  Come, bring blankets, lawn chairs, coolers and enjoy great films under the stars.

Every Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.  L Street between 2nd and 3rd NE.  (New York Avenue Metro)

June 24th

Ray

Extraordinary life story of Ray Charles, a man who fought harder and went farther than anyone thought possible.

July 1st

Lady Sings The Blues

Loosely based on her 1956 autobiography, the story of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, as portrayed by Diana Ross.

July 8th

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

Documentary about the making and the conflicts of Wilco’s fourth studio Album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

July 15th

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

History of the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.

July 22nd

Scratch

Documentary about hip-hop DJing, the birth of turntablism, the legends and the culture.

July 29th

DIG!

Story of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, a band with critical acclaim but no commercial success, as told by arch nemesis and biggest fan, The Dandy Warhols.

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Posted by Press Secretary Michael Price