Calendar of Upcoming Events

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Events are free, unless otherwise noted, and open to all.

Monday, July 14

6:30 p.m. Public Roundtable on Fiscal Year 2004 Operating Budget for Public Schools. By the D.C. Board of Education Committee on Finance and Facilities. "The Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia approved a local funds operating budget of $738 million for the D.C. Public Schools — $110 million less than the $848 million requested by the D.C. Board of Education and Superintendent Paul Vance, and $2 million less than the FY 2003 budget of $740 million. ... The Committee is soliciting public comment to discuss the impact of the FY 2004 Budget ... and how it should be reallocated." For information or to sign up to testify, call Elena Temple at 442-5190 or Elena.Temple@k12.dc.us. At 825 North Capitol St. NE, 5th floor. http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/boe/boeannounce.html.

7 p.m. Town Hall on Arson. "D.C. Fire & EMS and other city officials will discuss issues pertaining to arson and fire safety." At Greater Mt. Calvary Family Life Center, 610 Rhode Island Ave. NE.

Sunset. Screen on the Green. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. By HBO and America Online. To be kicked off by Mayor Anthony Williams. "This five-week series is celebrating its fifth year and it has fast become a favorite summertime tradition in D.C., attracting thousands of movie fans each Monday night at sunset to watch their favorite `stars under the stars' on a giant 20 X 40 screen." Between 4th and 7th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW, on the National Mall. http://www.digitalcity.com/washington/screenonthegreen.

Tuesday, July 15

6-9 p.m. Charter Schools Public Hearing on 11 Proposed Charter Schools. Today and tomorrow. By the D.C. Public Charter School Board. Info, 328-2660. At the Friendship Public Charter School - Chamberlain Campus, 1345 Potomac Ave. SE (Metro: Potomac Avenue). http://www.dcpubliccharter.com/topstories/publichearing.htm.

6:30-8 p.m. Neighborhood History in D.C. By Matthew Gilmore. "A workshop for doing neighborhood history - offering research techniques and describing the sources." At Washingtoniana Division, MLK Library, 901 G St. NW, Room 307. Registration is requested, Mr. Gilmore, dc-edit@mail.h-net.msu.edu or 352-4378.

7 p.m. Town Hall on Arson. "D.C. Fire & EMS and other city officials will discuss ... arson and fire safety." At Marshall Heights Community Center, 3939 Benning Rd. NE.

7 p.m. In Washington's Backyard: Roots of a Rebellion. (34 minutes.) "From the vantage point of an urban uprising in Washington, D.C.'s most integrated neighborhood (aka the Mount Pleasant Rebellion), the film explores how a decade of U.S. foreign intervention, economic mismanagement, and domestic neglect culminated in crisis." Snacks and refreshments provided. $3 donation requested. At La Casa, 3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW.

7:30 p.m. Dorothy Height. Interviewed by news anchor Maureen Bunyan. "Dorothy Height, now ninety-one, reflects on her life in the civil rights movement. Dr. Height was a New York college student during the Harlem Renaissance, and went on to lead the National Council of Negro Women for forty-one years. She writes of her friendships with Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, and of her work on issues such as rural poverty and teen pregnancy." At Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 364-1919. http://www.politics-prose.com/calendar.htm

Wednesday, July 16

6-9 p.m. Charter Schools Public Hearing. See listing for Tuesday.

6:30 p.m. Police Service Area (PSA) 511 monthly community meeting. Teacher's Credit Union, 9th and D streets NE.

Thursday, July 17

5:30-7 p.m. Jazz-o-scope: Keter Betts's All Stars and Birthday Bash. "Five of the area's preeminent performers — Nasar Abadey, Tim Eyerman, Dick Morgan, Chuck Redd, and Paul Wingo — combine talents for their second command Art Night performance (cake for Keter Betts's 75th birthday included!)." At Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Plaza, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 633-4674. http://hirshhorn.si.edu/programs/events.asp.

Saturday, July 19

All Day. SUV Code Red Campaign. "Educate SUV drivers by placing over 10,000 educational tickets on SUVs throughout the Maryland and greater D.C. region. ... `Tickets' will contain information about how SUV drivers can mitigate the harmful effects of their SUVs and make more environmentally friendly choices in the future. ... Volunteers who wish to ticket SUVs in their communities should call Dawn Ratcliffe ASAP." By Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Info, Dawn Ratcliffe, 301-920-1644 or CCAN@chesapeakeclimate.org. http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org. §