Comcast Outdoor Film Festival at Strathmore

This free event, underwritten by Comcast and produced by DTA Global with Strathmore, benefits NIH Children’s Charities. More information is available by visiting www.filmfestnih.org or www.strathmore.org, or by calling the Strathmore ticket office at 301-581- 5100.

For the 20th year, the popular Washington, DC metro area event celebrating the end of summer will feature recent hits and classic movies on the only nine-story high, 52-foot wide inflatable movie screen within 1,000 miles. During the Festival, the community will be able to enjoy an unrivaled outdoor movie experience with digital cinema projection. The 2016 film schedule is:

Saturday, August 20 – Jurassic World – PG13 – 2 hours 4 minutes

Sunday, August 21 – Minions – PG – 1 hour 31 minutes

Monday, August 22 – The Wizard of Oz – G – 1 hour 42 minutes

Films will be shown at Strathmore’s Gudelsky Gazebo, near the historic Mansion at Strathmore at 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852. Grounds open at 6:30 p.m. The evening programs begin at 8:30 p.m.

Picnic blankets, low beach chairs, and small coolers are welcome. Summer barbecue favorites and beverages, including wine and beer, will be available for purchase from Ridgewells.

In the event of severe weather, outdoor films will be cancelled. Weather updates can be found on the Facebook page for the Film Festival and filmfestnih.org.

The Film Festival is conveniently located adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station on the Red Line. FREE parking is available in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Garage on Saturday and Sunday. Parking on Monday is $5.10 payable with credit card or SmarTrip card.

About the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival

Started in 1996, the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival was the first major outdoor screening event in the United States. The event began on the grounds of the NIH Charities and remained there until the events of 9/11 eliminated public access to the grounds of NIH. The Film Festival then moved to several other loca- tions and in 2013 found a home on the MCPS Board of Education property. Now, thanks to Comcast, Strathmore and sponsors, the magic days of yesteryear are back as the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival returns to its most popular location on the grounds of Strathmore.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high- speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

About the NIH Children’s Charities

The NIH Children’s Charities sponsored by the Film Festival include: The Children’s Inn, a private residence for pediatric patients and their families at NIH; Special Love, which provides cancer families a network of support including retreats and outings known as Camp Fantastic; and Friends of the Patients at the NIH, which provides emergency financial assistance to help patients and their families.

About Strathmore

Strathmore presents and produces exemplary visual and performing arts programs for diverse audiences, creates dynamic arts education experiences, and nurtures creative ideas and conversations that advance the future of the arts. The organization’s hallmark is the Music Center at Strathmore, with a 1,976-seat concert hall and education complex. Its core campus also includes the historic Mansion at Strathmore, which features an intimate Music Room and art galleries. Most recently, Strathmore opened AMP, a 230- seat cabaret-style venue located just up Rockville Pike from the core campus in the burgeoning Pike Dis- trict of Montgomery County. Strathmore’s signature education, mission-driven programs include the Strathmore Student Concerts, the Artist in Residence program, and its Spring Break @ Strathmore camp.