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Produce Prescription Program Launches at Alabama Street Giant

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ON THE COVER: Theater Alliance’s Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem at Anacostia Playhouse. Written and performed by Dane Figueroa Edidi, Directed

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WOLF TRAP SUMMER BLAST OFF Every year on the Sunday evening of Memorial Day weekend, Wolf Trap celebrates the upcoming summer performance season.

On May 26, at 8 p.m. (gates open at 6:30 p.m.), “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will perform a program of concert band favorites. A fireworks display will follow the concert at 9:45 p.m. Park will close at capacity. Filene Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA. wolftrap.org.

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DAVID H. KOCH HALL OF FOSSILS “DEEP TIME” OPENS

BALLET ACROSS AMERICA From May 28

When it opens on June 8, the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils, Deep Time at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History will take visitors on a journey through the epic story of our planet and the life that has both shaped and been shaped by it. Deep Time starts 4.6-billion years ago, but ends in the future. Along the way, visitors will travel through ancient ecosystems and experience the evolution of plant and animal life.

Get up close with some 700 specimens, including an Alaskan palm tree, early insects, reptiles and mammals and dramatically posed giants like Tyrannosaurus rex, Diplodocus and the woolly mammoth. The exhibition interprets the past, present and future and see how our choices live far beyond us in deep time. naturalhistory.si.edu.

to June 2, Ballet Across America series returns to the Kennedy Center for a fifth season. Illustrating the dynamic variety of artistry happening across American companies today, this weeklong festival spotlights women’s creativity and leadership in ballet. This season’s engagement showcases companies led by distinguished Artistic Directors Virginia Johnson and Lourdes Lopez with their respective companies, Dance Theatre of Harlem (May 28 to 30) and Miami City Ballet (June 1 and 2). Each company will present a full program.

A shared celebration unites them on May 31, featuring a world premiere Kennedy Center commission by choreographer Pam Tanowitz. kennedy-center.org.

The Tyrannosaurus was the largest meat eater in western North America.

It feasted on dinosaurs large and small, including plant eaters like the Triceratops. Photo: Courtesy of the National Museum of Natural History

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DC BIKE RIDE On May 18, 8 a.m., join the DC Bike Ride. Cruise safely through the streets of DC without the worry of cars while seeing the most iconic views of the city. The starting line is in West Potomac Park, 121 West Basin Dr. SW. Ride twenty miles of completely car-free streets. Enjoy the best sights, sounds and flavors along the course.

Receive a commemorative 2019 water bottle. Take advantage of fully stocked rest stops with snacks, water and fresh produce. In case of breakdown, there will be extensive mechanical support along the course. The course finishes in a festival in front of the US Capitol with live entertainment, an incredible line-up of food trucks, family-friendly activities and tons of giveaways. $65 to $175 for adults; $32.50 for ages 8 to 17. Free for ages 3 to 7. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and their Vision Zero advocacy and community outreach programs. Read more and register at dcbikeride.com.

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HILLCREST PORCHFEST On May 19, noon to 6 p.m., enjoy an afternoon of performances on front porches in the Hillcrest neighborhood. At noon, join the Francis Gregory Library’s Kids Party, featuring D Fire and the Ketchum Elementary School Drumline. Also, visit 3132 W St. SE to listen to The Bob Band, Indiana Jonesin and Albino Rhino. At 1 p.m., Khadijah Moon, King Street and Jasper Maddox play at 2132 32nd Pl. SE, while Shalaya Bee, The Afro Betty and Lady J perform at 2035 36th St. SE. At 2 p.m. at East Washington Heights Baptist Church, 2220 Branch Ave. SE, catch the MM Bethune IB World Elementary School, Linda Harris and Body of Evidence. Also at 2 p.m. at 2315 33rd St. SE, listen to DJ Goldy Smokes, Bliss Ananda and Sweet Something At 3 p.m. at 2406 33rd St. SE, the Official Jesus Gang, Un’Q Ntr and Sabria Larae perform. At 4 p.m. at 2507 33rd St. SE, Femi, listen to Black Out Band and Noise On Resistance. At 5 p.m. at 2804 33rd St. SE, find Casanovela, Deuce Ducartier and Say No More. At 6 p.m. at 3223 Gainesville St. SE, Hot Gumbo Band, Jus Paul and The Experience Band and Show perform the day’s finale. Bring a lawn chair and walking shoes. Food trucks and vendors will be onsite. porchfestdc.com.

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Union Market’s Drive-In Movies. June 7, 8:45 PM, Con Air (1997); July 5, 8:55 PM, A League of Their Own (1992). Each movie showing is free for walk-up viewing in the picnic area or costs $15 per car. Sip and munch on snacks from Union Market vendors and neighboring businesses before the film begins. The DC Rollergirls sell and deliver candy. Union Market parking lot, 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com.

Memorial Day Parade. May 27, 2 PM. The parade route is Constitution Avenue between Seventh and 17th Streets NW. Expect a lot of music, color and old-fashioned patriotism. nationalmemorialdayparade.com.

Women in Military Service. May 27, 4 PM. The program includes formal military honors, remarks from servicewomen representing each of the services and the Women’s Memorial traditional Rose Petal Ceremony with personal tributes to departed comrades. Ceremony at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington. womensmemorial.org.

MARINE BARRACKS SUNSET PARADES AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL Tuesdays, June 11 to Aug. 13, 7 PM. A one hour performance, the Sunset Parade features the music of “The Commandant’s Own,” The US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and precision drill by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. The Sunset Parade is open to the public at no charge. The steps on the Lincoln Memorial and surrounding lawns provide ample room for guests to bring lawn chairs. barracks.marines.mil/Parades/Sunset-Parade.

Marines with Marine Barracks DC march in formation during the sunset parade at the Lincoln Memorial. July 17, 2018. Photo: Staff Sgt. John Martinez

MEMORIAL DAY At Arlington Cemetery. May 27, 11 AM. Arrive much earlier. Expect heavy security. There is free parking and a free bus ride to and from the ceremony. Arlington National Cemetery. arlingtoncemetery.mil.

At The National Cathedral. May 26, 11:15 AM. A national service commemorating the honor and bravery of those who have died serving the Armed Forces. Washington National Cathedral. cathedral.org.

Choral Festival. May 26, 3 PM. Come sing in honor of America’s heroes from the American Revolution through Operation Iraqi Freedom, in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Online ticketing at memorialdaychoralfestival.org.

NSO Concert. May 26, 8 to 9:30 PM. Gates open at 5 PM. The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) performs the first of three outdoor holiday concerts. The full dress rehearsal

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is May 25, 8 PM. Both are free. Bags searched.

No alcohol. West lawn, US Capitol.

Wolf Trap Summer Blast Off. May 26, 8 PM. “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will launch Wolf Trap’s summer season with a program of concert band favorites. A fireworks display will follow the concert at 9:45 PM. Park will close at capacity.

Filene Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA. wolftrap.org.

Capitol Riverfront Friday Night Concerts. 7 to 9 PM. June 7, Pebble to Pearl; June 14, Shane Gamble Band; June 21, Driven to Clarity; June 28, Justin Trawick + Navy Band Country Current; July 5, Party Like It’s; July 12. Family-friendly lyrics and grassy open space make this an enjoyable event for adults and kids alike. capitolriverfront.org/yards-park.

Marine Barracks Evening Parade. Fridays, through Aug. 30, gates open at 7 PM; close at 8 PM. The Evening Parade is a universal symbol of the professionalism, discipline and Esprit de Corps of the US Marines. Reservations strongly

“Flags-In” at Arlington Cemetery. Each year, the Third Infantry honors America’s fallen heroes by placing American flags before the gravestones and niches of service members buried both at Arlington National Cemetery and the US Soldier’s and Airmen’s National Cemetery just prior to Memorial Day Weekend. arlingtoncemetery.mil.

SPECIAL EVENTS Bike to Work Day. May 17. Celebrate bicycling as a clean, fun and healthy way to get to work.

Be one of the first 20,000 to register and attend this free event. Then bike to 115 pit stops and receive a free T-shirt, refreshments and enter a raffle for a new bicycle. biketoworkmetrodc.org.

Post-Game Fireworks at Nat’s Park. Friday, May 24, 7:05 PM vs. Marlins; Friday, June 14, 7:05 PM vs. D-backs and Wednesday, July 3, 6:05 PM vs. Marlins. mlb.com/nationals.

Taste of Adams Morgan. June 4, 5 to 9 PM. Sample bites from over 20 of Adams Morgan’s best restaurants for Mary’s Center’s Seventh Annual Taste of Adams Morgan. tasteofadamsmorgan.com.

THEATER ALLIANCE’S KLYTMNESTRA: AN EPIC SLAM POEM AT ANACOSTIA PLAYHOUSE

At The WWII Memorial. May 27, 9 AM. World War II Memorial, 17th Street NW between Constitution and Independence Avenues. wwiimemorialfriends.org.

ZooFari Bite Night. May 16, 6:30 to 9:30 PM. This glamorous evening features exotic animals, unforgettable entertainment and the best gourmet bites in the city. nationalzoo.si.edu.

May 21 to June 16. This dynamic onewoman slam poem is a saga of strong women, the men who seek to destroy them and the dangerous extremes this kind of society can reach if left unchecked. Fusing Kabuki, African dance and Greek myth, “Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem” is a dynamic retelling of the classic tale written to vindicate a mother slain by her own son’s hand. anacostiaplayhouse.com.

At The Capitol. May 27, 10 AM and 2 PM. In honor of Memorial Day, learn the history of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance and make your own poppy pin. Meet outside the South Gift Shop. 30 minutes. visitthecapitol.gov.

Truckeroo. June 7 and 28. Celebrate the hottest food trucks in the area. Truckeroo is a family-friendly event that features live music, cold drinks, games and more. 1201 Half St. SE. thebullpendc.com/truckeroo.

KLYTMNESTRA, Written and performed by Dane Figueroa Edidi, Directed by Danielle A. Drakes. Photo: Courtesy of C. Stanley Photography

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Wednesday at The Wharf. Wednesdays, 6 to 8 PM. This is a free summer concert series that brings live music to Transit Pier on Wednesdays. wharfdc.com.

TUE SDAY, MAY 14, 2019 8 : 0 0 A M –12 : 0 0 P M WA LT E R E . WA S H IN G T O N C O N V EN T IO N C E N T E R WA S H I N G T O N , D C BUILD IT IN DC returns on Tuesday, May 14th with expanded programming and content spanning multiple industries including real estate, restaurants, retail and more. This year’s event will allow attendees to take advantage of an exclusive, first-time opportunity to hear from public sector decision-makers about measures the city is taking to deliver services better and faster.

KEYNOTE VISION 2020: A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Take an opportunity to hear directly about the changes taking place throughout the city that improve processes to build your business.

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Military Band Concerts at the Capitol.

Weeknights in summer at 8 PM. Mondays, US Navy Band; Tuesdays, US Air Force Band; Wednesdays, US Marine Band; Thursdays, US Army Band or US Marine Band; Fridays, US Army Band. West side of the Capitol. aoc.gov.

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD Dance of Decay at Honfleur Gallery. Through May 25, noon to 7 PM, Wednesdays to Sundays. Intrigued by decomposing pods, unraveling bulbs, and dried aquatic fragments, artist Pamela Crockett studies their patterns and textures. Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Good Hope Rd. SE. archdc.org.

Frederick Douglass in Old Anacostia Walking Tours. May 11 and 26, 9:15 to 11 AM and 11 AM to 12:45 PM. Join reporter and historian John Muller on a walk through Old Anacostia, examining the neighborhood through the eyes of residents. $20. Wear walking shoes, total travel is 1.5 miles. Tour is not ADA accessible. Meet at the visitor’s center of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 1411 W St. SE. Tickets at eventbrite.com.

Veve and the Rebels in Residence at Anacostia Arts Center. Every third Wednesday (May 15), 8 to 10 PM. Performing new music that tells a story about disillusionment with the movement and expectations of black life in America. Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE. anacostiaartscenter.com.

Mural Walking Tour of Old Anacostia. May 18, 10 AM. Join local reporter and historian John Muller and local artist Germany Ray for a unique walking tour never before offered. $30. eventbrite.com.

Mosaic on the Move-Twisted Melodies. May 21, 7 PM. Capitol View Library hosts Mosaic Theater for a discussion of their recent production “Twisted Melodies: The Donny Hathaway Story.” In addition to a listening party of Hathaway’s music Mosaic staff will lead a discussion about mental health and the arts. Capitol View Library, 5001 Central Ave. SE. dclibrary. org/capitolview.

Volunteer at Kenilworth Park. May 25, 9 AM to noon. Spend the morning removing invasive plants, collecting litter and working on other park-beautification projects. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. friendsofkenilworthgardens.org.

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Councilmembers: Support DC Seniors by Funding Home & Community Services Many DC seniors rely on home and community services for meals, getting dressed, and trips to the doctor—all to live independently in their own homes and communities. But without essential funding for these programs, seniors could be forced into expensive nursing homes, costing taxpayers more.

That’s why AARP DC urges Councilmembers to support seniors in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget by fully funding key initiatives, including the 10 Year Senior Strategic Plan, the Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act of 2018, and the Grandparent Caregivers Program. We also call for more investment in nutrition services for seniors, with an additional dietitian in each Ward.

Take Action: Tell your Councilmember to support DC seniors in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.

Call 1-844-254-6885 today. facebook.com/AARPDC @AARPDC aarp.org/DC

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FAME, THE MUSICAL EN ESPAÑOL AT GALA Through June 9. In this famous musical, a diverse group of ambitious, young hopefuls dream of stardom as they deal with life, love and tragedy at a prestigious high school for the performing arts. galatheatre.org.

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MUSIC AROUND TOWN Music at Pearl Street Warehouse. May 11, Funk Parade; Washington Jewish Music Festival feat-Gili Yalo; May 14, Chuck Prophet; May 15, Blac Rabbit; May 16, THAD; May 17, Molly Tuttle; May 18, Stone Driver; May 19, Now I Play Around Too; May 22, Trapper Schoepp; May 24, Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra; May 26, Southwest Soul Sessions w/ Elijah Balbed & Isabelle De Leon; May 31, The Surreal McCoys; June 1, Soul Crackers; June 2, Caroline Spence; June 6, Brooks Hubbard; June 7, The Rad Trads; June 9, Tha Canvas People. Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW. pearlstreetwarehouse.com.

Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. May 11 and 12, Idles; May 15, Thank You Scientist; May 16, My Brightest Diamond; May 17, Nick Waterhouse; May 18,The Shrewdness of Apes; May 21, TV Girl; May 23, Ruse de Guerre; May 24, The Gimmicks; May 31, Cane & Got My Own Sound Band; June 6, Sick Of It All; June 7, My Friday’s Over You; June 8, Ethan Spaulding & The Trap Rock Band. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

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Music at Union Stage. May 11, KT Tunstall; May 12, Show Me The Body; May 15, Jamal Moore; May 16, JxJ (Washington Jewish Music Festival); May 17, Jessica Pratt; May 20, Free Acoustic Open Mic; May 21, ZMEI3Rough Romanian Soul; May 23, MONO; May 24, No Vacation; June 1, Rock of Ages Music Presents: ROAMstock ‘19; June 3, Fantastic Negrito; June 4, Jamila Woods; June 6, Hey Violet; June 7, 8 amd 9, michael che x cipha and Allan Rayman; June 8, Rooney; June 9, Lion Babe, Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW. unionstage.com.

Music at City Winery. May 11, Ruff Endz; May 12, John Waite W/ Daniel Correa; May 14, The B.B. King Blues Band Featuring Michael Lee; May 15, Nicole Henry; May 16, Jackie Greene; May 17, Suzy Bogguss and Laura Gibson; May 18, The Blasters; May 19, Jonatha Brooke and io Chorinho (JxJ Washington Jewish Music Festival); May 21, Phaze II Featuring Avon Dews; Isle Of Klezbos (JxJ (Washington Jewish Music Festi-

val); May 23, Faycez U Know; May 24, Bela Dona; May 25 and 26, Roy Ayers; May 26, Daniel Kahn And The Painted Bird (JxJ Washington Jewish Music Festival) and Black Alley; May 28, AJ Croce and In Gratitude: A Tribute To Earth, Wind & Fire; May 29, Stephane Wrembel Band; May 30, John “Papa” Gros and Marcus Johnson; May 31, Duff McKagan and Louis York & The Shindellas; June 1, We Are One X-Perience; June 2, Griffin House; June 3, Johnny A. Just Me...And My Guitars; June 4, Monifah & Russell Taylor; June 5, Sirius Company; June 6, Secret Society; June 7, Tal Wilkenfeld. City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE. citywinery.com/washingtondc.

Music at The Anthem. May 11, Ben Platt; May 12, Judas Priest: Firepower 2019; May 15, EVANESCENCE; May 17, Juice WRLDDeath Race for Love Tour; May 21, The 1975; May 25, Passion Pit; May 30, David Gray; June 5, NSO From the New World; June 12, Tim McGraw and Jon Meacham. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com.

Blue Monday Blues in Southwest. Mondays, 6 to 9 PM. May 13, Vince Evans Authentic Blues Band; May 20, The Billy Price Band; May 27, Queen Aisha Blues. $5 cover. Children free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org.

Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. May 17, Shades of Mel Torme; May 24, Legend Series #9; May 31, The Amazing Lena Seikaly. $5 cover. Children free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org.

NGA JAZZ IN THE GARDEN May 17 to Aug. 23, 5 to 8:30 PM. Spend an evening among the Sculpture Garden’s monumental works of art. Enjoy tunes ranging from African fusion to New Orleans Dixieland and salsa. Here’s the lineup: May 17, Rob Curto’s Forró For All; May 24- Futurist; May 31. Free. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive between Seventh and Ninth Streets NW. nga.gov.

Visitors enjoy Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Photo: Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development present

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Ward 8 Farmers Market. Saturdays, June 1 through Sept. 28, 10 AM to 2 PM. The vendors this year include Licking Creek Bend Farm and DC Urban Greens. The market is in the parking lot behind Martin Luther King Elementary School, 3200 Sixth St. SE, just off of Alabama Avenue. ward8farmersmarket.org.

North Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association Yard Sale. May 18, 9 AM to 2 PM. Rain date May 19. In the triangle park between the 1300 blocks of North Carolina Avenue and A Street NE. Tax deductible contributions can be dropped off the morning of the event.

Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 6 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open weekends, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh Street SE. easternmarket-dc.org.

Flea Markets at Eastern Market. Weekends, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. On C Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets SE as well as the 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh Street SE. EasternMarket.net.

Branch Avenue Pawn Parking Lot Flea Market. Saturdays after 10 AM. 3128 Branch Ave., Temple Hills, MD. Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Tuesdays, 3 to 7 PM. Farmers’ line of fresh produce. Eastern Market, 200 block of Seventh Street SE. easternmarketdc.com.

CIVIC LIFE Congresswoman Norton’s SE District Office.

Open weekdays, 9 AM to 6 PM. 2041 MLK Ave. SE, #238. norton.house.gov.

Anacostia Coordinating Council Meeting.

Last Tuesday, noon to 2 PM. Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort St. SE. For further details, contact Philip Pannell, 202-889-900.

Historical Anacostia Block Association.

Second Thursday, 7 to 9 PM. UPO Anacostia Service Center, 1649 Good Hope Rd. SE. For further details, contact Charles Wilson, 202-834-0600.

Anacostia High School Improvement Team Meeting. Fourth Tuesday, 6 PM. Anacostia High School, 16th and R Streets, SE. Benning Ridge Civic Association. First Wednesday, 6:30 to 8 PM at the Ridge Road Community Center, 830 Ridge Rd. SE

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Capitol View Civic Association Meeting.

Third Monday, 6:30 PM. Hughes Memorial

United Methodist, 25 53rd St. NE. capitolviewcivicassoc.org.

Central Northeast Civic Association. Third Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Dorothy Height Public Library, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. For more information, contact Michele or Rick TinglingClemmons, 202-388-1111.

Deanwood Citizens Association. Fourth Monday, 6:30 PM. Deanwood Recreation Center, 1300 49th St. NE. Eastland Gardens Civic Association Meeting. Third Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 PM. Kenilworth Recreation Center, 4321 Ord St. NE.Contact Rochelle Frazier-Gray, 202-352-7264 or richelle. frazier@longandfoster.com.

Fairlawn Citizens Association. Third Tuesday, 7 PM. Ora L. Glover Community Room at the Anacostia Public Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. Ward 7 Education Council Meeting. Fourth Thursday, 6:30 PM. Capitol View Library, 5001 East Capitol St. SE.

ANC MONTHLY MEETINGS ANC 7B. Third Thursday, 7 PM. Ryland Epworth United Methodist Church, 3200 S St. SE. anc7b@pressroom.com. anc7b@earthlink.net.

ANC 7C. Second Thursday, 7 PM. Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church, 5109 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave. NE. anc7c@verizon.net.

ANC 7D. Second Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library, 3935 Benning Rd. NE. 7D06@anc.dc.gov.

ANC 7E. Second Tuesday, 7 PM. DC Scholars Public Charter School, 5601 E. Capitol St. SE. 7E@anc.dc.gov.

ANC 7F. Third Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Washington Tennis and Education Foundation, 200 Stoddert Place, SE. ANC 8A. First Tuesday, 7 PM. HCD Housing Resource Center, 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE. anc8adc.org.

ANC 8B. Third Tuesday, 7 PM. Seventh District Police Station Community Center, Alabama and McGee Streets SE. anc8b.org.

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tol View Library, 5001 Central Ave. SE. dclibrary.org/capitolview.

Rehabilitated Housing in Congress Heights

DC OUTDOOR POOLS OPEN FOR SUMMER

On Friday, May 24, at 4 p.m., Mayor Bowser and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation invite DC residents and city officials to “Jump in DC,” a celebration of the official beginning of the 2019 summer outdoor pool season at Langdon Recreation Center pool and spray park. Outdoor pools will open throughout the city on Saturday, May 25. Outdoor pools are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Saturday, May 26, through Memorial Day Monday, May 27. Pools then are open on a weekend-only schedule through June 17; then daily throughout the summer. The following pools open at 10 a.m.: Anacostia, Banneker, Francis, Harry Thomas, Langdon, Oxon Run, Upshur, Kenilworth, Happy Hollow and Lincoln Capper.

All other locations open at 11a.m. East Potomac Pool is still under renovation this summer.

The Department of Parks and Recreation’s aquatic inventory includes 19 outdoor pools, 11 indoor pools, 23 spray parks and three children’s pools. Free for DC residents. For more information on the summer outdoor pools’ schedule, visit dpr.dc.gov/page/outdoor-pools.

Courtesy of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation

Lane Closures on East Capitol The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) has closed lanes of traffic on East Capitol Street from Southern Avenue to Anacostia Avenue SE. Construction is scheduled to be completed by July 15, weather permitting. Work will be performed between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the westbound direction; and between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the eastbound direction. The contractor is also authorized to work on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At least one lane will be open to traffic in each direction. The closures and restrictions are

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needed for construction work, which includes resurfacing the roadway.

Property Tax Assistance On May 25, 10 a.m., expert AARP Foundation volunteers at the Bellevue Library teach residents about tax credits available to DC homeowners and renters. In addition, volunteers will be available to assist with applications for the Homestead/Senior Citizen Deduction on DC property taxes. Bellevue Library, 115 Atlantic St. SW. dclibrary. org/bellevue. There is also property tax assistance on June 17, 10 a.m. at Capi-

ty members strap on their bike helmets to help the DC Public Library promote environmentally friendly transportation (continues to pg. 21)

On April 26, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) opened the rehabilitated affordable housing units at Parkway Overlook Apartments in Congress Heights in Ward 8. The complex, vacant since 2007, at completion will have 220 units. These include family-sized units, provide workforce development training to residents and deliver energy savings with the installation of solar panels through the Solar for All program.

The $82.2 million rehabilitation project will serve households earning up to 50 percent of the area median income, or about $58,600 for a family of four.

Expression Through Art On May 14, 12:30 p.m., join Francis A. Gregory Library staff and the Age Friendly DC initiative assist seniors express themselves through painting.

Space is limited to 12 participants. Register at the Francis Gregory Library Information Desk. For more information, call 202-727-6044. Francis A. Gregory Library is at 3660 Alabama Ave. SE.

Tenth Annual Tour de DCPL The Tour de DCPL, a free community bike ride, visits several 26 DC Public Library locations every year to celebrate National Bike Month. A group of library staff, advocates and communi-

Help Clean-up Shepherd Parkway

Ward 8 Woods volunteers hold community clean-ups every second Saturday of the month, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers meet in the picnic area near the corner of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Avenues SE. Gloves, bags and light refreshments are provided. Wear boots and work clothes. Contact Nathan at nathanbharrington@gmail.com to arrange a groups volunteer experience.

Photo: Courtesy of Ward 8 Woods

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The Numbers

Economic Development What Works and What Doesn’t?

by Amy Lieber

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ere’s something we can all agree on: economic development is important. We all want our economy to grow, we want to create good jobs and we want to raise revenues for the city.

And we probably all agree that government has an important role in supporting economic development, including making sure everyone benefits.

But what can government do to accomplish these goals? What actually works? Tax incentives are often the mainstay of state and local economic development programs, including the highprofile effort to lure Amazon’s HQ2 with literally billions of tax subsidies.

Incentives in the form of tax breaks, because they’re selective and provide financial assistance to specific companies, should be regarded as business subsidy programs. A close review of this method of economic development shows that it often does not live up to expectations.

Part of the challenge of tax incentives is that they are buried in the tax code and rarely reviewed to answer key questions about whether they are working or not. How many jobs are they creating? What kinds of jobs are they creating? How much new business was brought in? If a tax incentive program is not delivering on its goals, it should

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be amended or even eliminated. That would allow money to be directed to other things that support economic growth, like investments in transportation and schools.

These challenges are found in DC as in many other jurisdictions. Indeed, we learned over the last year that DC’s major economic development tax incentives – to promote high-tech – cost a lot but deliver little. It’s time to review them.

Why It’s Hard to Make Tax Incentives Work Well There are a number of challenges in designing successful economic development tax incentives.

First and foremost, taxes are a small share of business expenses. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) estimates that state and local taxes account for an average of 1.8% of business costs. Tax breaks may not amount to enough to alter business behavior, while still costing the city a lot.

Look at Amazon, which chose a location in northern Virginia even though the state and local governments did not offer the largest subsidies. Or Foxconn, which significantly scaled back plans to build a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin after getting $3 billion in subsidies designed to entice them.

Beyond that, tax incentives often go to companies that were planning to move or expand anyway. If a tax break

is made available to any business that engages in a targeted activity, then it allows companies to claim the tax break for activities they already planned to engage in. ITEP concluded that as much as 90% of investment decisions subsidized with tax incentives would have occurred regardless of the incentive.

Third, tax incentives are often part of destructive economic development warfare among states or cities. A city may lure one company with tax breaks, but then lose another to tax breaks offered somewhere else. In this way, incentives do not actually generate new growth; they simply move it around. In this zero-sum economic warfare, cities and states lose tax revenue without net economic benefit.

Finally, many incentive programs are created without tools to monitor success or hold companies accountable for achieving goals. For example, many programs lack “clawbacks” that require companies repay the city/state if they fail to meet expansion requirements or if they relocate altogether.

Key DC Economic Development Subsidies Aren’t Working DC’s own attempts at economic development incentives have succumbed to some of these problems. It was not until 2015 that we even started to monitor the effectiveness of our tax incentive programs, following recommendations of the Tax Revision Commission. Since then, the city’s chief financial officer (CFO) has reviewed a few incentives every year.

One example of this kind of unchecked incentive is the Qualified High Technology Company (QHTC) tax subsidy program. The QHTC incentives were implemented in the early 2000s, offering generously low business income tax rates, capital gains tax rates, new hire and relocation tax credits, and more, to any company operating under a loose definition of “high tech.”

Analysis from the CFO’s most recent review shows that this well-intentioned incentive is not meeting its goals. Companies have been allowed to self-certify as high-tech and start collecting tax subsidies without anyone thoroughly review-

ing their application. This has created a lack of transparency and allowed some companies to claim incentives for nearly two decades. The CFO found that most companies benefitting were located in northern Virginia (with contractors in DC), and that many were already engaged in the same behavior before the incentive program started. The CFO’s report concluded that the gains in DC’s high-tech sector “cannot be attributed to QHTC incentives.” Yet the tax subsidies amount to $40 million a year.

The QHTC review suggests it’s time to look critically at the tax expenditure programs.

Good Public Services Can Support Economic Development When economic tax incentives don’t work, they take funds that could be used to shape development in other ways. When asked what they look for in locating decisions, companies have pointed to resources like an educated workforce, good infrastructure and transportation, affordable and convenient housing options and a generally good quality of life.

This has been evident in the District, where the DC business community led the effort to push for Metro repairs (including agreeing to tax increases). Large companies like Amazon have partnered with public schools and colleges to ensure that students are receiving relevant job training. And DC has already taken steps to broaden its labor pool with policies like universal pre-K and paid family leave that enable more women to work.

This kind of broad investment in the people and quality of the city can be more than enough to attract businesses and promote economic development.

It’s a reminder that businesses are often looking for the things that all of us look for: good schools, transportation and a great city to live in.

Amy Lieber is the outreach, development and research assistant at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org). DCFPI promotes budget and policy solutions to address DC’s economic and racial inequities and increase opportunities for residents to build a better future.

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and explore how libraries connect with the communities they serve. The ride, on May 19 at 1 p.m., will stop at TenleyFriendship, Washingtoniana, Cleveland Park, Mt. Pleasant, Petworth, the Fab Test Lab & Passport Acceptance Office, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw and end at Northwest One. It will also explore the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum’s “A Right to the City” exhibit, which has satellite installations at five DC Public Library locations through 2019. Register at eventbrite.com.

Spraying Ginkgo Trees DDOT has begun the annual spraying of the female ginkgo street trees. The spraying occurs from 9 p.m. through 6 a.m., weather permitting. The annual spraying reduces the formation of mature ginkgo fruit, which emits an offensive smell when it falls on sidewalks and roadways. For questions, visit ddot. dc.gov/page/female-ginkgo-tree-removal-policy for a map of all the female ginkgo trees, and other information.

Learn About Reverse Mortgages “Reverse Mortgages for Beginners, How to Apply” is a free workshop for those who have never had a reverse mortgage. It is on held on May 14, 2 p.m. at Housing Counseling Services, Inc., 2410 17th St. NW, Suite 100. For more information, call 202-667-7006 or email training@housingetc.org.

Forum on Emergency Savings On June 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the True Reformer Building, 1200 U St. NW, examine the role of emergency savings/liquid assets and long-term savings in poverty alleviation and wealth creation DC. caab.org.

Drop-Off Old Paint Paint manufacturers have created PaintCare, a non-profit organization, to set up convenient places for recycling leftover paint. There are drop-off sites throughout DC. To learn more or find a PaintCare drop-off, visit paintcare.org or call 855-724-6809.

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Vision Zero East of the River Advocates Call for Change

by Keely Sullivan

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n the last month alone, traffic accidents east of the river claimed the lives of both 31-year-old Bronx resident Abdul Seck and an unnamed driver. Both involving speeding, the deaths are two of ten recorded in DC this year, deaths that have drawn the attention of city lawmakers and hundreds of their constituents - all frustrated cyclists, drivers and pedestrians.

In response, Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) has introduced a bill overhauling the District’s approach to reducing the number of

deaths of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. The bill focuses on creating streets with safe accommodations for pedestrians via improved sidewalks, crosswalks and intersections and more protected bicycle lanes for cyclists and other non-car users.

Just over four years ago, DC pledged a “Vision Zero” approach to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2024. Yet with each passing year, the number of trafficrelated deaths has steadily climbed. In 2018, the District reported a fatality rate 38 percent higher than in 2015.

Looking toward another year of implementing Vision Zero safety stan-

dards, city transportation officials are proposing a multi-pronged strategy that aims to expand resources, increase traffic safety education and tackle major road repairs. Already, these citywide initiatives are percolating into Wards 7 and 8, which suffer disproportionately higher rates of traffic accidents, according to the traffic safety and Vision Zero advocate group Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA).

Vision Zero in Wards 7 and 8 No sidewalks, potholes and faulty traffic lights: the list goes on of pending projects to complete in Wards 7 and 8.

“The streets in Ward 8 are constantly troublesome,” said Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, who told me in a statement that he recently got a flat tire.

“Patching the potholes does not seem to be a viable solution. Every time I call [DDOT] Director Marootian, he gets right on it, but I have to call him more than usual.”

“We’ve heard a lot of this,” said Garrett Hennigan, a WABA community organizer. “So many of the major corridors in Ward 8 were built for driving, and they may have sidewalks, but they’re not safe to walk or cross. Certainly not to bike on.”

WABA enlisted graphic recorder Emily Simons to capture community feedback on traffic safety and Vision Zero in Ward 8, which was presented at the Vision Zero Summit on March 14, 2019.

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In March, residents from nearly every ward gathered at the Anacostia Playhouse to discuss neighborhood traffic safety priorities.

According to Vision Zero Safety data, which maps road dangers reported by the public, Wards 7 and 8 are light on reported offenses, while most are concentrated in Wards 2, 6 and 1. A lot of this data helps DDOT decide which reparation projects to tackle next, as they are prioritized by need.

“If you take something like paving, for example, we use data to inform us where all of the worst roads in the District are,” said DDOT director Jeff Martoonian. “Those are pretty evenly distributed proportionally across all eight wards.

So we’re prioritizing that work based on locations are that need it the most.”

Implementing Vision Zero involves more than fixing potholes. Along Mississippi Avenue SE, DDOT installed a series of speed bumps to mitigate unsafe driving. The area is what 8D04 ANC Commissioner Monique Diop calls a “hot spot.”

“I don’t know what we’re going to do about lawlessness,” she said. “We’re adding speed bumps all the time, but if people don’t start actually paying attention to the rules and regulations, I don’t know what we’re going to do. That’s why we should all learn how to be safer.”

Vision Zero also enables DDOT to bolster programs on traffic safety and education. In late March, the agen-

cy unveiled a traffic garden – a miniature town designed for students to learn about roadway safety – in Neval Thomas Elementary School in Ward 7 and Aiton Elementary School in Ward 8, using grant funds from Vision Zero.

These developments come just weeks after DDOT established its new Vision Zero office, which is now dedicated full-time to innovating traffic regulation and engineering, as well as sourcing community feedback. Diop praised DDOT for stepping in on a number of projects she advocated for.

“I have things that I vouched for that I’ve gotten,” Diop said. “They’ll do the best that they can with the resources that they have, but there’s also so much work to be done.”

Indeed, Diop is one of many depending on the agency for help. Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent C. Gray announced late March he’d struck a deal with DDOT to repave Southern Avenue SE, a street he called “horrific” for its numerous potholes.

According to WABA, DC isn’t falling behind on Vision Zero for lack of DDOT’s involvement – they say it’s because of inaction from other city government agencies.

“When the mayor made her commitment to Vision Zero in 2015, [her office] brought together every agency head in the city government to figure out what role each agency could play in getting to zero,” Hennigan explained.

“Two years later, the number of fatalities each year had gone up, and more than half of those action items remained undone.”

In addition to DDOT, Vision Zero touches more than 20 DC agencies, including the Department of Public Works, the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, Metropolitan Police Department, the Office of the Attorney General, the Deputy Mayor for Education and the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

Fixing Public Involvement In December 2018, WABA issued a policy plan aimed at kick-starting Vision Zero, which had been making “incremental adjustments,” according to the report.

Among the major reforms listed, WABA called for better public educa-

tion in the Vision Zero process and civic engagement.

“Usually, when you think of traffic education, you think about learning how to cross the street safely. But what if we got people who knew enough about design solutions to make crossing the street easier?” said WABA executive director Greg Billing.

In March, WABA hosted the third annual Washington Regional Vision Zero Summit, which convened policymakers, experts and key members of Mayor Bowser’s administration, including Mayor Bowser herself, to evaluate the city’s progress towards its five-year, zero-fatality goal. Billing presented a poster featuring voices, comments and concerns of residents from nearly every ward. A new addition to the summit, Billing felt the community voice had been missing from vital policy conversations.

“If you looked around the room,” said Billing, “most of the people there had the privilege of being at a 9-5 summit.”

WABA also stated it will continue community education and relationship building in Wards 4, 7 and 8. Billing hopes to teach community members how to advocate for themselves, so they can join conversations to reinvigorate Vision Zero.

“It’s important that people are empowered to ask for what they need, and to understand how to get it,” he added.

“We only have a few people working on this citywide, and we need more people to be a part of that process.”

“We have a lot of issues in Ward 8,” said Diop, “but our people are not letting the city know about them. Once you report [a problem], we’re going to do something about it.”

Mayor Bowser has proposed a $15.5 billion 2020 budget package that includes $65 million for new Vision Zero commitments and $2.8 million to increase towing during rush hour and create a new bike lane enforcement team.

Councilmember Vincent Gray could not be reached for comment.

To learn how to get involved with DC’s Vision Zero initiative, contact your local ANC Commissioner. To file a road service request, visit https://311. dc.gov/.

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Former Residents and City Officials Celebrate Return of Parkway Overlook

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wo decades before Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White (D), DC Housing Authority Executive Director Tyrone Garrett and members of the local development and faithbased communities gathered on Robinson Place SE to cut the ribbon for more than 200 units of affordable housing, former residents and co-presidents of the Parkway Overlook Tenants Association, Cynthia Eaglin and Rufaro Jenkins, say they were part of a close-knit community.

After a visit by Mayor Anthony Williams in a response to a rash of violence in the early 2000s, the privately owned buildings, tucked behind Suitland Parkway and the east campus of Saint Elizabeths, slowly Ribbon cutting last month for the DC Housing Authority’s $82 million redevelopment of the Parkway Overlook housing complex on Robinson Place SE.

Mayor Muriel Bowser praised former residents for their activism in the rehabilitation of more than 200 units of affordable housing at Parkway Overlook.

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became abandoned. The last occupants moved out in 2008.

The conception and completion of the DC Housing Authority’s $82.2 million rehabilitation spanned multiple mayoral administrations. It was led by former residents and nearby New Life Ministries on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and Brighter Day Ministries United Methodist Church on 12th Place SE. Bowser praised the persistence of Eaglin, Jenkins and former tenants who alerted her to the condition of Parkway Overlook while she was serving as Ward 4 councilmember. “I was introduced to the property while talking about a seemingly unrelated Metro issue,” Bowser said. “And that’s how I learned and saw this community vacant and saw the

neighborhood around it struggling with this vacant and blighted property.”

Speaking about the importance of increasing the budget for the Housing Production Trust Fund, which contributed more than $20 million for the project, Bowser said,” My administration has made affordable housing a top priority, whether by building it, preserving it or bringing it back to life as at Parkway Overlook. With the right investments, we know we can provide housing that serves families of all sizes to ensure a prosperous and inclusive DC.”

Financing Parkway Overlook To complete the rehabilitation the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) used several funding sources, including $20.1 million from the Housing Production

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Rufaro Jenkins, co-president of the Parkway Overlook Tenants Association, poses for a publication of the Washington Interfaith Network, a citywide organization which supported the redevelopment.

Trust Fund, administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development; more than $38 million in bond financing from the DC Housing Finance Agency and more than $29.5 million in anticipated equity generated from low-income housing tax credits.

According to DCHA, Wells Fargo partnered to provide construction and permanent debt financing, as well as assisting with low-income housing tax credits and solar tax-credit equity investment.

“Two things Wells Fargo believes in strongly – improving lives and strengthening communities,” said John A. Allen, of Wells Fargo’s greater Washington, DC, region at last month’s ribbon cutting. “We are proud to partner with others to make affordable housing and economic development a reality in Ward 8. To the new residents of Parkway Overlook, welcome home!”

The DCHA board of commissioners approved using 55 project-based vouchers for Parkway Overlook. The vouchers will provide a subsidy that stays with the building and does not travel with the renter, according to a DCHA release.

Rehabilitation of Parkway Overlook benefited from $5 million the DC Department of Energy & Environment awarded to DCHA for use on its properties across the city, as part of a program aiming to reduce electric bills by 50% in 100,000 low-income households by 2032. The Parkway Overlook

project design includes over 2,500 solar panels and battery storage, which will allow the property to continue functioning in the event of an extended power outage. At an estimated cost of $2.7 million, the solar panels, located on rooftops and a solar farm, will generate enough energy to support half of the property’s consumption.

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Unit and Community Amenities Of the 220 fully remodeled affordable housing units of one-, two- and threebedroom floor plans, 167 are familysized. Seventy units are move-in ready while 150 are planned to become available later this summer; 11 units will be for households at or below 30% of area median income and will be set aside as permanent supportive housing.

Parkway Overlook will have 13 handicapped accessible units. All units are outfitted with a washer and dryer, energy-efficient appliances and open-concept kitchens.

A new lounge and study center is supported with a business center with computer access and Wi-Fi connection. Adjacent to the computer lab is a small fitness center with cardiovascular and weight-lifting equipment. Along with two new playgrounds and a multisport court, a shuttle service will be available to take residents to and from nearby shopping and destinations.

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Mr. Dave and the Fuller Barber Shop

by Anthony D. Diallo

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Ward 7 resident in Southeast for 20-something years, David “Mr. Dave” Fuller never imagined that he would still be cutting hair, trimming beards and giving shape-ups this long when he became a barber back in 1978, on a part-time basis.

Luther Fuller, Mr. Dave’s older brother and fellow barber.

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“I never wanted to be a fulltime barber. I had my full-time investigator job with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs [DCRA] for 30 years and had a little free time after I got off work. I don’t really worry about the money now, but there was good money to be made back in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. It peaked a little bit in the 90s,” Mr. Dave laments while sounding nostalgic and stating matter-of-fact that there was no future Fuller to share his trade secrets and pass on his clippers and razors. “We can’t leave it to another person in the family.

There’s nobody else that has the desire for this work.”

He and older brother Luther Fuller, working side by side in the same Southeast shop at 1100 Eighth St., are now considered community institutions by a dwindling customer base. He credits their father, Phillip Fuller, with introducing them to the concept of being a barber.

Mr. Dave embraces his overall leisure lifestyle and his residing in Naylor Gardens. The 73-year-old barber and father of four – two sons and two daughters, ranging in age from 32 to 53 – says the advantages of living in the co-op community completely outweigh any disadvantages. “The neighborhood is quiet and there is security. They keep it up pretty good. I think they’re not screening the people moving in as well now as they used to. I see some of these new people throwing litter on the ground, but I love this place,” says Mr. Dave, who owns a two-bedroom.

Naylor Gardens has a rich heritage and, according to The Washington Post, is one of the best-kept

Mr. Dave cuts one gentleman’s hair while his friend awaits his time in the chair; some of the posters on the wall.

secrets in the District with its spacious floor plans and beautifully designed landscape that borders the famous Hillcrest neighborhood.

Before retiring from DCRA, Mr. Dave retired from the military. He did a stint that lasted for two and a half years in the flight program (communications department) in Pensacola, Florida, before doing another four years as a reserve at the Navy Yard and Andrews Air Force Base. He was honorably discharged from the military, as was his brother, who declined to be interviewed for this article.

“Dave is just a nice man, period,” according to Gwen Allen, a DCRA program support specialist. “He was a good inspector who was well-liked. Every Valentine’s Day he would buy all the ladies in the office a flower. Everyone felt the love.”

Most of the clientele, for one reason or another, has stopped coming to the perdurable barbershop with the three chairs, large mirrors and no centralized heating or air-conditioning. What else has not changed is the cost of a haircut. Children under 12 years of age still pay a mere $3 and adults only pay $6. The price was (continues on pg. 35)

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Produce Prescription Program Launches at Alabama Street Giant Program Treats Healthy Food as Medicine

by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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ow important is this? This is a matter of life and death,” said Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8), “because a lot of people have to decide what they want to eat, and for far too many people we’ve been eating stuff that’s detrimental to our health for a long time.”

White was on hand to celebrate the kickoff of the Produce Prescription Program (Produce Rx), held on April 24 at Giant Food store (1535 Alabama Ave. SE). Produce Rx allows medical professionals to prescribe fresh fruit and vegetables to patients experienc-

Pharmacy Division manager Kevin O’Donnell (left) poses with Adaoma Chinweuba (center) and Samir Balile (right).

Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White (D) speaks at the launch of the Produce Rx program, held April 24 at the Alabama Avenue Giant Foods. “This is a matter of life and death,” he said.

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ing diet-related chronic illnesses. Giant Foods is also offering clinics and additional support for program patients.

The pilot program will run at the Alabama Avenue Giant through Dec. 29. The program is funded largely by the District Department of Health (DOH), together with partners Community of Hope Healthcare (2375 Elvans Rd. SE), the children’s clinic at Anacostia and THEARC and the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (1901 Mississippi Ave. SE) as well as District Unity Health clinics.

Food as Medicine

Launching with an initial 500 patients, Produce Rx is designed to integrate healthy food access into the healthcare system, and to strengthen clinical tools for addressing patients’ needs.

Program participants who are Medicaid beneficiaries through AmeriHealth Caritas DC and are experiencing a dietrelated chronic illness, such as diabetes or hypertension, can receive a prescription for fruits and vegetables from their healthcare provider. The prescriptions can then be filled at the Giant pharmacy. A pharmacist provides the customer with one $20 coupon per week (or $40 biweekly) for purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables from the produce department.

Patients are connected with nutritionists and other health resources and periodically check in with health providers to renew prescriptions, track their health and remain on the continuum of care.

The program addresses a known health need. The nearly 150,000 residents in Wards 7 and 8 have only three grocery stores. (A Good Food Market is expected to open in Ward 8, at 4001 South Capitol St. SW, in late 2019.) The DC Policy Center determined in 2017 that 46% of the District’s food deserts are located in Ward 8, with 31% in Ward 7.

While other wards have ready access to full-service commercial grocers, Wards 7 and 8 have seen a decrease from seven stores in 2010 to three today.

Some 26% of the homes in DC that struggle to put food on the table have children, but there’s a 15-year difference in life expectancy between residents of Ward 3 and Ward 8, largely due to diet-related illnesses.

“We’re dealing with some of the highest health disparities in the District in Ward 8,” Councilmember White said at the launch, noting that the ward is home to a high proportion of seniors and children. “This is about reeducating ourselves and figuring out how we can live longer,” he said.

DC Greens Executive Director Lauren Shweder Biel declared at the program launch, “Today across the country there is a growing recognition that food is medicine. We must stop acting as though healthy food is a luxury item.”

DOH Director LaQuanda Nesbitt, who also attended the launch, explained that “getting healthy food to all of the members of our community is the only way that we’re going to improve health equity in this city. So many of our health issues are linked to food-related illnesses. We do not improve the health and well-being of our community without improvements to food access.”

Cross-Sector Partnership Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh (D) called the Produce Rx program innovative and exciting. “It’s not just a matter of expanding access to food that people may want,” she said. “It’s getting food that people need, they absolutely need this.” The program also helps District physicians, who, she said, have been frustrated by patients who clearly need healthy food to improve their health but lack access.

Added Biel, “It’s really cross-sector partnerships like this that have the ability to shift social deterAdrienne Dove is a Produce Rx participant. “It has really minates of health and creimpacted my family – and me,” she said. ate health equity in this city. We’re so thrilled to “It really has impacted my family be standing alongside these partners and me,” Dove said. “This can really to launch the program, now and into help somebody, especially somebody the future.” who knows how to budget as well.”

Impact on Patients – The program partners will collect and Families data on the use and outcomes, checkWard 8 resident Adrienne Dove was ing rates of use by participants and connected with the Produce Rx prolooking for changes in health indicagram by her doctor, Courtney Reid of tors, such as blood pressure, weight or Community of Hope Healthcare. Dr. visits to emergency rooms. The correReid prescribed healthy food to help lated data will help determine if the piDove address high blood pressure and lot program should be expanded past anemia while eating better and perthe initial 500 participants. haps losing weight.

“We are extremely proud of the Dove said that she was noticing a partnership and so excited that togethdifference not just for herself but for her er we can make a difference,” said Felis son. “My son goes through the vegeAndrade, Giant Food Stores director of tables like crazy,” she said, surrounded external communications and commuby fresh fruit and vegetables in Giant’s nity relations. “Giant Food’s top chariproduce section. “To get my 16-yeartable priority has always been to alleviold to eat that ... because, he loves his ate hunger in the communities it serves. fried chicken, but now he loves his vegWe recognize the important role we can etables with that.” play in the access to healthy foods and Her favorite produce is kale, behealth education, which is why this cause she makes a kale shake. “I try to partnership with DC Greens and the drink that every day,” she said, crediting launch of the Produce Rx program feels her mother with the recipe. “I was eatlike a perfect fit.” ing vegetables anyway,” she said, “but You can learn more about the preI started to slack off. This program, scription produce program and DC to have it at the grocery store that you Greens by visiting the website at www. shop at, that’s an excellent idea. I hope dcgreens.org/produce-rx. For more inthat other Giants and Safeway stores get formation on the program, email Andrea on board too.”

Talhami at andrea@dcgreens.org.

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early June include the Kent Miller Quartet at 6 p.m. on June 7 at the Anacostia Busboys & Poets, 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE.; Anacostia BID’s Jazz MeetUp, beginning at noon on June 8 at the Anacostia BIG CHAIR, 2101 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, with performers to include Bill Washburn, Jeron White, Tamika “Love” Jones, Craig Alston and Charmaine Nokuri, and Justin Taylor and the Khalid Gray Quartet. Also, Terrance Nicholson, Frederico Pena, Marshall Keys and Mark Prince perform at 7:30 p.m. on June 9 at the Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Good Hope Rd. SE. For information on all June shows see www.eastriverjazz.net.

Elsewhere, DC JazzFest is literally everywhere, including the Jazz ‘N Families Prelude Weekend, June 1-2, at the Phillips Collection downtown, with music,

by Steve Monroe art and family fun events. Other events, beginning June 7, include those at Hamilton Live, City Winery, the Kennedy Center, The Wharf and others at many Multi-talented, multi-genre songstress other clubs and venues.

Akua Allrich performs “Celebrating See www.dcjazzfest.org for Nancy Wilson,” May 26 at Blues Alley. complete information.

Paul Carr Named Jazz Hero for 2019

Herb Smith Group Plays Anacostia Arts Center The Anacostia Arts Center, in conjunction with East River Jazz, presents saxophonist Herb Smith’s Confirmation Ensemble in a free concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, at the center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE. The show, “Hard Bop Proponents,” features veteran horn-man Smith, frequently heard in recent years with the Karen Lovejoy Group, and his ensemble performing interpretations of the music of Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderly and Benny Golson. Smith will be on saxophone and flute, with Taimoor Saeedi, guitar, Emory Diggs, bass, and Lawrence “Bubbles” Dean, drums.

15th Annual DC JazzFest, East River JazzFest Offer ‘Capital Sounds’ This year’s DC Jazz Festival marks the 15th year of its diverse mosaic of music around the city, June 7-16, presented by Events DC. East River JazzFest offerings in

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Congratulations to our own Paul Carr, saxophonist, educator and impresario of the annual Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival for being named the DC-area Jazz Hero for 2019 by the Jazz Journalists Association.

We also send congratulations to Baltimore’s WEAA-FM (88.9) radio personality and jazz club emcee George “Doc” Manning, named as Baltimore’s JJA 2019 Jazz Hero.

For more on Carr and Manning and all the national JJA Jazz Heroes, see www.jjajazzawards.org/p/2019jazz-heroes.html.

InPerson … NEA Jazz Masters Show Our favorite correspondent, saxman/bandleader Rahmat Shabazz, provided this on the April National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters show at the Kennedy Center: “It was a wonderful evening ... [with remarks] by each awardee (Abdullah Ibrahim, Maria Schneider, Patrick Dorian representing the late Bob Dorough, and Loren Schoenberg of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem representing the medically ailing Stanley Crouch) ... preceded by short video bios and live band performances by music director Terri Lynn Carrington and outstanding guests.” Continuing, he notes that Abdullah Ibrahim’s elegant “Tuang Guru” was performed with Cleave Guyton flute,

Terrance Blanchard, trumpet, Noah Jackson, bass, Jason Moran, piano, and Carrington drums. “Vocalists Kurt Elling and JD Walter came out swinging with Bob Dorough’s ‘Nothing Like You Has Ever Been Seen Before.’ Maria Schneider’s ‘Walking by Flashlight’ featured not only her longtime bandmates Frank Kimbrough and Scott Robinson, but also famed opera soprano Rene Fleming. Stanley Crouch’s musical tribute opened with ‘Lynn’s Grin’ featuring saxophonists Charles McPherson and David Murray, trumpeter Blanchard, bassist Christian McBride, pianist Sullivan Fortner and Carrington on drums. This ensemble also closed out the program with a rousing version of Charles Mingus’ ‘Better Git It in Your Soul’ that brought the audience to its feet!”

Coda for Fred Foss Fond remembrances are ours from the splendid music of saxophonist and flutist Fred Foss, who departed last month to join the ancestors. We give condolences to his family and his jazz fans everywhere.

MAY HIGHLIGHTS: Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival, May 11, Kennedy Center … Sharon Clark, May 11, Montpelier Arts Center …

Bill Charlap Trio, May 11-12, Blues Alley …

Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra at Levine Music, May 13, Levine Music/Silver Spring, Md. … Kenny Garrett, May 16-19, Blues Alley … Shades of Mel Torme, May 17, Westminster Presbyterian Church … Unexpected Italy, May 21, 26, 28, Kennedy Center … Twins Jazz Orchestra, May 23, Twins Jazz … CapitalBop DC Jazz Loft, May 19, Rhizome … Paige Wroble, May 19, The Alex/Graham Georgetown Hotel … Jazz Legends Series #9, May 24, Westminster … Lori Williams, May 25, Blues Alley …

Akua Allrich/Celebrating Nancy Wilson, May 26, Blues Alley … Joe Pino Quartet, May 26, Twins Jazz … The Amazing Lena Seikaly, May 31, Westminster … The Messenger Legacy/ Ralph Peterson, May 31, Kennedy Center MAY BIRTHDAYS: Shirley Horn 1; Richard “Groove” Holmes 2; John Lewis 3; Ron Carter 4; Mary Lou Williams 8; King Oliver 11; Red Garland 13; Jackie McLean 17; Fats Waller 21; Sun Ra 22; Archie Shepp 24; Miles Davis 25; Hilton Ruiz 29, Benny Goodman 30; Louis Hayes 31.

Steve Monroe is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. He can be reached at steve@jazzavenues.com or @jazzavenues.

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set low years ago so that residents in the projects could afford to be properly groomed. The prices never increased.

According to the census data, there was a 23% decrease in barbershops across the country between 1992 and 2012. Since then a resurgence has materialized, and some lofty estimates predict that barbers around the United States will be enjoying a booming business of $26 billion in 2020. Leasing companies and landlords love barbers, beauticians and even cosmetologists because they see the industry as exempt from e-commerce competition.

The semi-retired barber enjoys cooking and reminiscing about places he’s visited, like Barcelona, Iceland and Portugal. “Living at Naylor Gardens is so comfortable for me. I can get the #36 bus and it can take me straight to Georgetown, while the #92 bus can take me to U Street and back. Everything is so convenient,” explains Mr. Dave, who mentions “investing well enough to have owned every car out there. I must be doing something right; the former mayor of DC lives on one side of Erie Street and I live on the other.”

Long-time customer Jonathan Johnson, 50, does not want to imagine the time when he will be forced to find another barber. Johnson has been getting his hair cut by one of the Fullers for his entire life. “This place is genuine.

They are truthtellers and are knowledgeable. The conversations here are about world issues and Mr. Fuller and Dave have a lot of wisdom,” says the maintenance man, who is employed by Sibley Memorial Hospital.

Today, however, Mr. Dave ponders whether barbering is still a practical field for millennials to pursue and become self-sufficient entrepreneurs. “A lot of people in our era didn’t purchase the barbershop. A lot of these young guys who pay $250 for their chair a week don’t care about buying property.

Make sure you own your barbershop.

Millennials have to be very, very mature.

They have to set guidelines for their retirement. Unfortunately, these young guys start thinking about retirement in their 40s, and that is too late.”

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Providence Hospital Offers Free Medication Program Underserved Communities Catch a Break from High-Priced Pharmaceuticals

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f you follow health news, chances are you are aware of the stunning increase in pharmaceutical costs. According to some experts, prescription drug costs have risen more than 40% over the last decade. DC is not immune to inflated drug prices, but the city does try to provide relief for some of its most vulnerable citizens. One prescription assistance program is being ushered into a local healthcare system with the hope of bringing down the costs (and anxiety) associated with medications.

Providence Health System (formerly Hospital) is now offering eligible patients access to free medications through the Dispensary of Hope program. Dispensary of Hope distributes donated medications to pharmacies that serve patients who are uninsured, low-income and chronically ill. Dispensary of Hope will operate in the Wellington Apothecary, located through the main entrance of the Providence campus in Northeast.

Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, president and CEO of Providence Health System and chief community impact officer for Ascension Health, explained via press release that this dispensary is intended to defuse the stress surrounding medication costs. “A person’s lack of access to affordable medication is stressful and can lead to worsening health, as well as avoidable hospital readmissions and emergency room use. Our Community Charity Pharmacy stocked by Dispensary of Hope will play an integral part in making a positive impact for DC residents by improving access to prescription medications they may rely on each day and is another part of our transformation of Providence to better meet the needs of the community.”

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12-year-old organization receives donations from pharmaceutical partners in the form of branded sample medications. The medications are then redistributed nationwide through a network of charitable pharmacies, safety-net clinics and outpatient pharmacies. The goal is to provide a stopgap measure for underinsured and uninsured people who need life-saving medications but lack the coverage. Ascension Health, Providence Health System’s operator, announced the program in early April.

Christopher Palombo, CEO of Dispensary of Hope, stated that the partnerships with Ascension and manufacturers keep the costs of the program completely covered. “This charity pharmacy dispensing location is made possible through the generosity of Ascension and by the continued and massive generosity of the generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, who provide all Dispensary of Hope medication 100% free to serve the national community.”

Surprisingly, this kind of program hasn’t caught on in most states. As of 2018, 38 states had enacted laws for prescription medication donation and reuse, but nearly half of those programs are not operational for various reasons including lack of awareness or lack of funding. A few states are finding success in medication redistribution. Georgia’s Good Pill Program has seen participation flourish in less than a year, with more than 1,000 patients enrolled.

This isn’t the first time a prescription drug donation program has been considered in the District.

Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd (D) introduced legislation that would establish a pilot program within the Department of Health for the donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications to low-income residents. The Prescription Drug Donation Pilot Program Act of 2017 would have al-

lowed any person, prescription drug manufacturer, pharmacy, healthcare provider or healthcare facility to donate medications. The Department of Health would be responsible for establishing guidelines for donation and distribution, maintaining an electronic database of all the names and quantity of the donated drugs, and establishing a procedure for the storage, inspection and safe dispensing of pharmaceutical products. After concerns were raised about the burden on local pharmacies and cost to run the program, the bill died in chambers.

Other programs in DC assist residents with getting a discount on prescription medication. The DC RX Card program offers discounts on brand name and generic medications. The savings average around 30%, with some discounts going as high as 75%.

DC AIDS Drug Assistance Program, also known as ADAP, is available through the Department of Health.

The program pays for a client’s insurance premium and all co-payments and deductibles associated with drugs in the ADAP formulary. Other assistance programs include DC Healthy Families, DC Healthcare Alliance and Partnership for Prescription Assistance.

Ascension Health is working toward changing the face of healthcare in Ward 5 by closing the embattled Providence Hospital as we know it and transforming the property into a health village. This contemporary vision incorporates traditional primary, urgent and specialty healthcare along with structures that support prevention such as walking trails and recreation space.

If you would like more information about the free medication program, visit Providence’s website, http:// www.provhosp.org/, or call 202-854-7000.

Candace Y.A. Montague is the health reporter for Capital Community News.

homes & gardens / changing hands Changing hands is a list of most residential sales in the District of Columbia from the previous month. A feature of every issue, this list,based on the MRIs, is provided courtesy of Don Denton, manager of the Coldwell Banker office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms.

4604 Clay St NE 4938 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE 4940 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE 5002 Jay St NE 5037 E Capitol St SE 5089 Sheriff Rd NE 5209 Blaine St NE 5721 Blaine St NE 5914 Eads St NE 609 49th Pl NE 855 52nd St NE 907 47th Pl NE 911 52nd St NE 1108 16th NW #01

390,000 439,000 460,000 269,000 360,000 257,500 425,000 405,000 365,000 300,000 315,000 335,000 369,900 555,000

FORT DUPONT PARK

1185 46th Pl SE 1536 Fort Davis St SE 1620 Fort Dupont St SE 1790 41st Pl SE 302 Burbank St SE 4016 Ely Pl SE 4227 SE Gorman St SE 4245 Hildreth St SE 4631 SE Hillside Rd SE 638 Chaplin St SE 719 Burns St SE 1251 42nd St SE #17

375,000 510,000 290,000 519,000 395,000 450,000 387,000 397,000 427,000 310,000 375,000 340,000

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1501 27th St SE #404 91,000 2103 Suitland Ter SE #202 139,500 2123 Suitland Ter SE #B 185,000 2707 Fort Baker Dr SE 515,000 3509 N St SE 558,500 3528 Highwood Dr SE 608,000 NEIGHBORHOOD PRICE BR 3531 Texas Ave SE 505,000 ANACOSTIA 3918 Southern Ave SE #B 185,000 1472 Bangor St SE 392,500 4 725 Croissant Pl SE 308,500 1528 S St SE 687,500 5 KINGMAN PARK 1601 U St SE 340,000 3 117 16th St SE 479,950 1908 Curtis Ct SE 300,000 2 1708 D St NE 650,000 CONGRESS HEIGHTS 418 21st St NE 839,000 123 Joliet St SW 241,000 4 MARSHALL HEIGHTS 1329 Barnaby Ter SE 350,000 3 4720 B St SE 168,000 212 Oakwood St SE #320 213,500 1 4937 Call Pl SE 455,000 315 Raleigh St SE 295,000 4 5032 A St SE 490,000 3315 6th St SE 225,000 3 5120 B St SE 358,030 504 Lebaum St SE 251,000 3 5329 Central Ave SE 378,000 600 Forrester St SE 377,000 4 5500 SE C St SE 335,000 560,000 4 601 Atlantic St SE 5612 Southern Ave SE 190,000 613 Forrester St SE 383,500 4 707 Congress St SE 394,900 4 RANDLE HEIGHTS 825 Yuma St SE 277,500 4 1803 Erie St SE 335,000 1907 Good Hope Rd SE #209 172,000 DEANWOOD 1909 U Pl SE 460,000 1025 49th St NE 310,000 2 2205 Minnesota Ave SE 415,000 1108 48th Pl NE 389,500 3 2406 23rd St SE 310,000 1434 Eastern Ave NE 375,000 4 386,000 2426 18th St SE 3957 Clay Pl NE 435,000 3 3103 Naylor Rd SE #301 58,000 4124 Ames St NE #302 97,000 2 3111 Naylor Rd SE #201 64,900 4210 Benning Rd NE #3 130,000 2 3321 22nd St SE 265,000 4541 Eads Pl NE 384,000 2 4575 Blaine St NE 420,000 4

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a challenge indeed. The play is a sensory-friendly for all performances and offers ASL interpretation. Tickets are $15. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. keegantheatre.com.

Story Time at Union Market

by Kathleen Donner

Yumi and her grandmother have the same great idea: They want to see each other. So they each head out, only to completely miss each other along the way. Will this duo ever find each other?

Leave it to bestselling author-illustrator Taro Gomi to spin an action-packed story that sweetly, and humorously, celebrates the powerful grandparent-child bond. Story Time at Union Market, 1270 Fifth St. NE, is on May 21, 10:30 a.m. This event is free to attend. No reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. For more information, visit politics-prose.com.

Discovery Theater on the Mall

JAZZ ‘N’ FAMILIES FUN DAYS

On June 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 2, noon to 6:30 p.m., in partnership with the Phillips, DC JazzFest celebrates the synergy between jazz and the visual arts with performances by more than a dozen regional artists and rising star ensembles.

This annual free, family-friendly weekend features live jazz performances throughout the museum. The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org.

Photo: Courtesy of The Phillips Collection

Coyaba Dance Theater at Deanwood Library On June 6, 3 p.m., Coyaba Dance Theater brings the spirit of Africa and its traditions to Anacostia Library. Experience traditional West African dance and drumming depicting daily African culture. The performance includes history and audience participation. Deanwood Library is at 1350 49th St. NE. dclibrary.org/deanwood.

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The Reluctant Dragon On weekends, May 11 to 26, at 11 a.m., the village of Guildermere blames the dragon who lives upon the downs for their dying crops and sour milk. But the villagers don’t know that this dragon is actually a peace-loving, poetry-spouting fellow who would much prefer a cup of tea to a battle. When Saint George arrives, the dragon and his young friend, Glaston, face quite

On May 15 to 17, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., enjoy Jojo’s Backyard Safari. It’s time for high adventure as Jojo goes on the lookout for all kinds of fascinating creatures in the wilds of his very own yard. What will he find hidden in plain sight? For ages 3 to 6.

On May 22 to 24, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., enjoy Black Diamond. This spirit-rousing musical play chronicles the struggles and triumphs of pioneering African American baseball players. For ages 6 to 12.

Discovery Theater is located at the Smithsonian Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, on the National Mall.

Tickets are $6 per child, $3 for under 2 and $8 for adults. discoverytheater.org.

Colors On May 18, 11 a.m., 1:30 and 5 p.m. and May 19, 1:30 and 4 p.m., enter a world where colors become a place of relationships and emotions. Italy’s Compagnia Tpo and Teatro Metastasio explore children’s perceptive, emotional and creative relationships to colors

CELEBRATE WALT WHITMAN’S BIRTHDAY

On June 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Library of Congress Young Readers Center in the Thomas Jefferson Building will host a day for families that will celebrate Whitman and his legacy. Attend an author talk from 10 to 11 a.m., featuring author Robert Burleigh and illustrator Sterling Hundley discussing their book, “O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.” Enjoy a birthday party for Whitman at 11 a.m. Don’t miss the book signing at 11:15 a.m. A Whitman butterfly maker activity and handouts of “Walt Whitman’s Guide to Nature Walking” are available all day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participate in the Library’s crowdsourcing initiative “By the People” and help transcribe selections from Whitman’s writings and papers to make them more searchable and accessible online. loc.gov.

Walt Whitman in his younger years, as shown in this 1854 engraving by Samuel Hollyer used in the 1855 first edition of “Leaves of Grass.” Photo: Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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what happens next! In this interactive production, audience members vote on Callaway’s actions in an energetic romp through time and space. Will Callaway time travel to the Wild West and meet a talking horse? Develop superpowers and fight crime in the future? Or have a crush on a vampire? Best for age 5, up. Plays through May 26 at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD. imaginationstage.org.

Cinderella The elegance of 17th Century France, combining elaborate costumes of the Comédie-Française and Offenbach’s “Gaiety Parisian” to adorn the tale of the cinder girl who captures the heart of the handsome prince. The production was acclaimed at the 1997 National Puppet Festival. $12. On stage at Glen

IMAGINATION BETHESDA CELEBRATES THE ARTS

The 25th annual Imagination Bethesda, a children’s street festival celebrating children and the arts, is scheduled for June 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Musical performances and professional children’s entertainers light up the stage, while hands-on art & craft activities line Elm Street and Woodmont Avenue in downtown Bethesda. Organized and managed by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, the festival hosts more than 20 local businesses and arts organizations.

Enjoy a variety of hands-on art and craft activities to entertain and energize the 12-and-under crowd. Additionally, the festival will feature face painters, balloonists and giveaways. bethesda.org.

The Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance performs at 11:15 a.m.

with a physical dance piece. Dancers maneuver a set brought to life with fabric, projections and sensors for exciting movements and sounds. Colors is most enjoyed by age 5, up. $20. Following the 1:30 p.m. performance on May 18, young audience members can ask questions and hear stories in an up-closeand-personal talk with some of the artists. kennedy-center.org.

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Echo, May 9 to June 23. Recommended for ages 5, up. thepuppetco.org.

Here’s the remainder of the season: Circus!, June 28 to Aug. 4; Three Billy Goats Gruff, Aug. 8 to Sept. 1.

Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Pooh would spend every day of life humming tunes and stopping frequently to eat “a little something.” However, today, Pooh and Piglet have to find the Heffalump. Watch Rabbit scheme to rid the forest of Kanga’s dreaded bathtub. Help Eeyore search for his tail. On stage at Glen Echo through May 26. $20. All ages. adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

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SATURDAY MORNING AT THE NATIONAL

Smithsonian Sleepovers Smithsonian Associates presents real Night at the Museum experiences for children in the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of American History, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. UdvarHazy Center in Chantilly, Va. and the National Portrait Gallery. Sleepovers are held from May through August beginning at 7 p.m. and ending at 8:45 a.m. the next morning. They will experience the museums in a whole new way during a night of fun that features demonstrations, games and crafts. Ticket prices are $135 for general admission and $125 for Smithsonian Associate members. The price includes exclusive access and activities in the museum, an evening snack, interactive exploration, arts and crafts and a light breakfast. Tshirts are available for purchase while at the sleepover. Reduced rates are available for groups of 20 people or more and for military families. For more information and a schedule of events, visit smithsoniansleepovers.org.

Escape from Peligro Island Callaway Brown--an unlikely young hero--has been stranded on a desert island, and it’s up to the audience to decide

Visit The National Theatre on select Saturday mornings, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., for free programs that engage and inspire the young mind. Saturday programming is best suited for children 4 to 10. Siblings and friends of other ages are always welcome. Here’s the summer lineup: June 15, Rocknocerus; June 22, My Mother the Astronaut; June 29, Little Red and the Big Bad Bully; July 13, 123 Andres; July 20, Alice in Wonderland; July 27, The Milkshake Duo; Aug. 3, Fox & Branch. The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Reserve free tickets at thenationaldc.org/ saturday-morning-national-season.

Kids’ band Rocknoceros performs on June 15.

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