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You are invited to two FREE movies in Congress Heights!

YOU ARE INVITED TO TWO FREE film events in the new auditorium at Saint Elizabeths Hospital

1100 Alabama Avenue SE
Washington DC 20032

Both events free and open to the public – be sure to bring a photo ID for access to the campus

Washington Project for the Arts
2011 Experimental Media Series
Thursday, February 10th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Juried by Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, the featured works will present the leading edge in sound and video art. For the 2011 iteration of EMS, Miller has selected 32 video works from an open call to local, national, and international artists.

Visit http://www.wpadc.org/  for more information about the series and the artists.

“Crooked Beauty,” a film by Ken Paul Rosenthal
Friday, February 11th from 8:00 – 9:30 pm,

Discussion with Mr. Rosenthal following the screening

RSVP for “Crooked Beauty” to Andres Marques-Lara at 202-299-5369“Crooked Beauty” is a poetic documentary that chronicles artist-activist Jacks McNamara’s transformative journey from childhood abuse to psych ward patient to pioneering mental health advocate. This progression is seen through her words and through her art.

“Crooked Beauty” reshapes mental health stigmas through a new healing culture and political model for living with madness as a tool of creativity, inspiration and hope.

For more information, visit http://www.crookedbeauty.com/ .


Directions:

Saint Elizabeths Hospital is located at 1100 Alabama Avenue SE, accessible by Metro (Green Line) and car. All visitors must bring a picture ID to show to security.

Metro: Highly recommended way to reach the Hospital. Saint Elizabeths is atop the Congress Heights Metro Station (Green Line). When exiting the Congress Heights Station, take the escalators to your left. When you come up to ground level, you will see the red brick buildings of St. E’s in front of you – the pedestrian gate is directly across the lot. Your destination is the new hospital building. After entering the gate and being cleared by Security, turn right (downhill) onto Dogwood Drive. You will see the new hospital building in front of you.

Car: Enter via the main gate (Gate #5) at 1100 Alabama Avenue SE. After showing your ID to Security, turn right onto Dogwood drive. When you pass the next Security station you will see the new hospital building beyond it. There is a parking lot to your left as soon as you pass the blue copper Security station, and there should be spaces available in the evening.

Directions to Gate #5, 1100 Alabama Avenue SE:

Take I-295 South.
Merge onto S CAPITOL ST SW via EXIT 2 toward MALCOLM X AVENUE/BOLLING AFB.
Take the ramp for Malcolm X Avenue/BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE.
At the top of the ramp, turn LEFT onto MALCOLM X AVE SE.
Go through the traffic light at Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE and continue to 7th STREET SE.
Turn RIGHT onto 7TH ST SE.
Turn LEFT onto ALABAMA AVE SE
After .2 miles, turn left into Gate #5 of Saint Elizabeths Hospital.

Maureen Jais-Mick
Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Services
Saint Elizabeths Hospital
1100 Alabama Avenue SE
Washington DC 20032
202-299-5220 (o)
301-801-6253 (cell)
202-561-6933 (fax)
maureen.jais-mick@dc.gov
http://www.sehcommunity.org/