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Movie Night(s)

If Spring days are for bike racing, Spring nights are for bike movies. There are a couple treats coming up for us veloazzi:

24 Solo. Website at 24-solo.com. Chris Eatough's is a name we should know, but probably don't. The movie is a documentary by Jason Berry (who also made Off Road to Athens) about Eatough's bid for a 7th consecutive world 24-hour MTB title. It's playing Thursday April 26th at the Arlington Cinema and Draft, and rides down to Harrisonburg, VA for a showing at the Court Square Theatre on Saturday April 28th. Buy tickets for either show here. For a little background on the movie, check out the interview of Jason Berry by local off-roadie Graham at Go Clipless.

The Flying Scotsman: This one is on Graeme Obree and his attemt(s) at the World Hour Record. Instead of sending you to a bunch of links, I'll just show you the trailer:

The film was screened at the Philadelphia Film Festival last week and opens in the U.S. with a limited release on May 4th. One of the cities included in the early release is Washington, DC. I haven't been able to find any more specifics but when I do I'll post them. Here's an unofficial website with an official-sounding name that does a good job tracking the film's journey and news.

Out with the Old, in with the, um, Gently Used

The 10th Annual STOP, SWAP and SAVE is coming up next weekend - Sunday February 4th from 9am to 2pm at the Danielle Shipley Arena in Westminster. Actually, a lot of the stuff there is new, in various stages of bargaindom.

Pre-reg is through Active.com (natch) and is only $5.

They're expecting 300 vendors and 4000 attendees. And even if you're not a vendor, you can still sell your bike there - they've got a designated space for that on the show floor. See the FAQs for details.

What if my only black pants are made by Pearl Izumi?

Evelyn Egizi, team director at Artemis (my team), sent out an announcement of an actual event that cyclists should find delightful, even though they're strongly discouraged from bringing a bicycle with them. It's:

The Bike Ball - A Winter Cycling Formal

The event is sponsored by Proteus Bikes and Coppi's Organic Restaurant (two Artemis sponsors as well), and is designed to raise funds to offset the production costs of "The New Woman: Annie Londonderry Kopchovksy," a documentary film about a pioneering Jewish immigrant who, in 1895, became the first woman to cycle around the world. (www.spokeswomanproductions.com)

When: Saturday February 3rd
When (the other when): 8pm
Where: Proteus Bicycles, 9217 Baltimore Blvd, College Park, MD
Wear: Formal attire suggested
What's the damage: $35 in advance, $45 at the door
What else: Live music by Mostly Monkee and a GW a capella group

For ADVANCE TICKETS, please write a check for $35 to:
Film/Video Arts (with "The New Woman" in the memo line.)
The checks can sent to:
Gillian Klempner
Spokeswoman Productions
1651 Lamont Street, NW #3A
Washington, DC, 20010.

Gillian is also your go-to with any other questions: email her or call 202-841-2574.