HUNGER GAMES MARATHON IN BETHESDA THURSDAY - INCLUDES MOCKINGJAY PART 1

Extreme fans of the Hunger Games series can celebrate the grand opening of the book and film phenomenon's latest celluloid installment with a Hunger Games marathon in Bethesda this Thursday, November 20. Starting at 2:00 PM (see exact times below), screen the original, the Catching Fire sequel, and the newest, Mockingjay, Part 1, at several Bethesda theaters.

Buy tickets ahead online for your theater of choice - click on the theater name to order online:

ArcLight Cinemas - all attendees will receive a commemorative lanyard. You can also order a dinner sandwich that day, which you can pick up during the intermission between Catching Fire and Mockingjay, Part 1. First movie starts at 2:20 PM.

Regal Cinemas Bethesda 10 - Regal Crown Club members will receive a limited-edition keychain. First movie starts at 2:30 PM.

AMC Mazza Gallerie - Commemorative marathon lanyard, plus a free poster (only 1 of every 10 posters will be of Katniss, the chain notes for those concerned about that). Not in Bethesda, but worth knowing for memorabilia collectors. First movie starts at 2:00 PM.

HERTZ ON DEMAND TAKES ON ZIPCAR IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

Hertz is after a piece of the car-sharing market in downtown Bethesda. Hertz On Demand is the company's answer to ZipCar, and is now available at several downtown Bethesda locations.  This short video gives you a quick primer on how the service works.

Hertz On Demand cars are available at the following locations around downtown Bethesda: 4817 Edgemoor Lane (The Metropolitan public parking garage), 7301 Waverly Street, and 4538 Middleton Lane.

But there is also a fourth location, so new it doesn't appear on the website yet: the Cordell-St. Elmo public parking garage. I haven't seen any Hertz On Demand vehicles in those 2 spaces yet, but the sign has been installed.

I tried the website, and located cars at the other 3 locations, as you can see in the screen captures I took below. Then I went in person to find the Fiat 500 and Toyota Yaris, and sure enough, there they were.

The cars are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and you can also reserve them in advance. No word if they'll add a full-size van like ZipCar has - the biggest Hertz car I found downtown was the Jeep Liberty.