Stuff around DC

What to talk about today? I don't have a bumpersticker essay ready to go. Lets talk about the stuff around DC

The 2007 Screen on the Green schedule
July 16 - Annie Hall (1977)
July 23 - The Thing (From Another World) (1951)
Jul 30 - Wait Until Dark (1967)
August 6 - All the Kings Men (1949)
August 13 - Casablanca (1942)
National Mall between 4th and 7th Streets in Washington DC

The 2007 Solar Decathlon takes place on the National Mall in Washington D.C., October 12 - 20, 2007.
It's twenty solar powered houses judged on Architecture, Engineering, Market Viability, Communications, Comfort Zone, Appliances, Hot Water, Lighting, Energy Balance, and Getting Around. They're designed by universities from all over the country and a couple international entries.
The houses are open for tours except when they're closed for judging.
Setup begins about a week before it opens.

The National Postal Museum isn't as boring as it sounds. If you've already shown your visitors the main points in DC then you can hit the Postal Museum across the street from Union Station. They have a history of the mail trucks, a few old air mail planes, a new display about the postal inspectors, and quite a bit more. It's not just stamps.