The multi-city comedy event "50 First Jokes" is thrilled to have its 4th annual DC incarnation this year! The DC scene has been sizzling for the past few years with great talent, great shows and great audiences. 50 First Jokes is meant to celebrate that - "50 Comics. One Mega Show. 1st New Joke of the New Year!" - That's been the logline that defines this very special party show, a mixture of established comedians along with the best up-and-comers share the stage to present the very 1st new joke they've written since The Ball has dropped. This fun, fast and loose show is a favorite amongst audience and comedians alike. 50FJ DC is proudly produced by Underground Comedy and John F. O'Donnell.

Synopsis: Whitwell, TN is a tiny community of about two thousand people nestled in the mountains of Tennessee. Its citizens are almost exclusively white and Christian. In 1998, the children of Whitwell Middle School took on an inspiring project, launched out of their principal's desire to help her students open their eyes to the diversity of the world beyond their insulated valley. What happened next would change the students, their teachers, their families and the entire town forever... and eventually open hearts and minds around the world.

 

PAPER CLIPS is the moving story of how these students responded to lessons about the

Holocaust-with a promise to honor every lost soul by collecting paper clips

representing each individual exterminated by the Nazis.  Despite the fact that they had

previously been unfamiliar the Holocaust, their dedication was absolute. Their plan was

simple but profound. The amazing result: a memorial railcar filled with 11 million paper

clips which stands permanently in their schoolyard is an unforgettable lesson of how a

committed group of children and educators can change the world, one classroom

Join the DC Adventure Film Festival and Matchstick Productions for the DC premiere and Powder Award nominee ALL IN.  
 
ALL IN, Matchstick Productions 2018 epic ski film delivers a first of its kind experience. For the first time Matchstick is featuring a cast with equal parts male and female skiers. Directed by Scott Gaffney, this film will embody the spirit of past Matchstick films with high-action ski segments, visually stunning imagery and engaging humor. Shot in exotic locations over the course of 2018, ALL IN will excite skiers across the globe. Follow the crew from the lift-accessed terrain of Snowbird to the dreamworlds of Japan and Alaska amplified by a soundtrack that will be on everyone's ski playlist next year. This film is light on story, high on action and full of fun loving personality. ALL IN is a reference to the commitment the athletes have to their sport while simultaneously alluding to the inclusionary nature of skiing.

The NOVA Hokie Club will hold their annual Football Recruit Night on Wednesday, January 30, 2019.  Guest speaker will be Homer Wiggans, VT Safeties Coach.

Doors will open at 6:30pm and the program will start at 7:15pm.  Cost is $20.00 if pre-ordered or $25.00 at the door.  

Join Virginia NORML for a screening of the celebrated documentary about families who use medical cannabis to survive, "Weed the People."

"Weed the People" is filmmakers Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake's unflinching look at the underground world of herbal medicine, where patients become experts on their own conditions and spend thousands of dollars on federally illegal medicines that are concocted in suburban kitchens. Nowhere is this phenomenon more compelling than in the treatment of children, whose parents will stop at nothing to help them. "Weed the People" reveals the legitimate science behind cannabis medicine and the compelling stories of ordinary people whose lives are inescapably caught up in the controversy. 

For more information please contact Stephen Hale: sdbhale@gmail.com

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