A big hit at birthday parties, The Great Zucchini has entertained children at the White House Easter Egg Roll and the National Zoo.  He bring his interactive  show, especially for the toddler-set, to both of the Washington, DC’s area Cinema & Drafthouses in Arlington and Montgomery.

The Great Zucchini’s magic tricks may not be all that amazing to an adult, but his interaction with his pre-school audience, making himself the brunt of every joke, is what makes children howl with laughter.

The Great Zucchini 
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse
2903 Columbia Pike
Arlington, Virginia (map it)
and
Montgomery Cinema & Drafthouse
11006 Veirs Mill Road
Silver Spring, Maryland (map it)

Dates and Times 

• At the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse – Saturdays – January 10, 2009 at noon, February 14 at 11:00 a.m., March 14 at 11:00 a.m., and April 11 at 11:00 a.m.
• At the Montgomery Cinema & Drafthouse – Saturdays – all shows at 11:00 a.m. – Saturday Jan 24, 2009, February 28, March 28, and April 25.

Tickets – $8.00 and are available online.  These shows often sell out, so best to order tickets in advance.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Arlington Drafthouse – Pentagon City, Blue and Yellow lines, then a 1½ mile walk or cab ride. Montgomery Drafthouse – Wheaton – Red line, then a ¼ mile walk.

Parking – Arlington Drafthouse – Street and garage parking is available within a couple blocks of the theater.  Montgomery Drafthouse  – free parking at the Wheaton Plaza mall.

Images – Laughing child

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Providing a forum for international filmmakers with access to American audiences.  Various awards are presented during the festival as well as a 5-day International Documentary Conference and the Guggenheim’s symposium award for artistic excellence.

The range of topics is wide as the list of films from ballet to war, nature to AIDS. 

Some of the more interesting documentaries are:

• Corridor 8 – a road trip documentary down the Balkan equivalent of America’s Route 66.
• Dust – It’s everywhere, and it impact daily life and health.
• Generation 68 – The peace and love generation, from a European perspective.
• Gonzo – The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson – profile of the gonzo anti-hero journalist.
• Mechanical Love – the relationship between people and therapeutic robots.

But check the full list for features and shorts you might enjoy or download the pdf program here.  

And if you are a Hollywood film junkie, check out the latest movie news at Film Gecko.

Silverdocs Film Festival

Various locations, including:

• AFI Silver Theatre
  8633 Colesville Road
  Silver Spring, MD 20910  (map it)
• Discovery Communications Headquarters
  One Discovery Place – Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road
  Silver Spring, MD 20910  (map it)

Dates and Times – Monday, June 16 through Monday, June 23, 2008.  Films screened at various times.

Tickets – $10.00 and are available in advance online, by phone (1-877-DOCS-TIX) or at the box office.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Silver Spring – Red line. AFI Silver Theater is a 2-block walk, Discovery HQ is adjacent tot he Metro station.

Parking – AFI Silver Theater – use the Wayne Ave. garage – FREE after 6:00 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.  Discovery HQ – metered street or paid parking at the Dixon Ave. garage across from the front door.

Images – all courtesy of Silverdocs. ________________________________________________

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