AFI Silver’s ‘Heavy Metal Picnic’ recalls 1985 concert

WASHINGTON — It’s been called the Woodstock of Potomac, Maryland.

Thirty years ago, thousands of people converged upon the Full Moon Jamboree, a two-day outdoor concert on a farm off River Road.

Now, the event is remembered in the new documentary “Heavy Metal Picnic,” which screens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The film is directed by Jeff Krulik, who previously co-directed the 1986 documentary short “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” (1986).

Mark Segraves of our TV affiliate NBC-4 reports in the video below:

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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