Screen on the Green

Just experienced “Screen on the Green” last night and really enjoyed it! For those uninitiated (as I was for years until last night), DC does free classic movies on the Mall for about 6 weeks during the summer, on Monday evenings. We saw Hitchcock’s Suspicion (weak ending, I’m afraid, but understand from DH Jeff that that wasn’t Hitchcock’s original intent; starred Cary Grant, which is bonus) last night. The event is very well attended, but remarkably, the hoards were very well behaved and stunningly quiet during the main event. The advertisement screen cover asks patrons to refrain from smoking in the viewing area and for the most part, patrons observed. All I really smelled was citronella candles, which I appreciated. Also amazing is how well people coordinate with their buddies to meet up there. Did I mention the events are really well attended? We had a little snafu meeting up with our friends, but have since formulated a winning strategy for the next time. If you’re in the area, it’s a happening social event, which won’t break the bank.