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IN THIS ISSUE APRIL 2019

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‘A’ Is for April and Arbor Day: Celebrating Our Trees by Rindy O’Brien

Solar Energy: In DC, It’s Not Just For Homeowners Anymore by Catherine Plume

Our River, The Anacostia: The National Arboretum, Friend To The Anacostia by Bill Matuszeski

Earth Month Events

WHAT’S ON WASHINGTON CALENDAR

Community Achievement Award Winners, 2019

Aging in Place: Twin Townhomes Offer a Rare Opportunity

by Stephanie Deutsch

by Bruce Wentworth

capitol streets

Meet the New Director of DC Arts: ‘Passionate About the Arts by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Physicality DC: H Street Fitness Studio’s Unique Take on Getting in Shape by Pattie Cinelli

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

The Numbers: DC’s Affordable Housing Toolbox by Kamolika Das and Doni Crawford

Community Achievement Award Winners, 2019 by Stephanie Deutsch

Keller Grant Helps Equip the Eastern High School Band by Barbara Wells

Folger Library Plans - Renovations and Expansion by Elizabeth O’Gorek

The Woman of Ward 6: Winifred Mallon, An Early Journalist by Marci Hilt

In Memoriam: Andre Mack, Little Strong Man

CHRS Provides Grants to Swampoodle Homeowners by Patrick Lally

Meet The Chairs of ANC 6A & 6B by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Councilmember Allen Briefs ANC 6A by Meghan Markey

ANC 6B Opposes DGS Takeover of Lower Seventh Flea Market by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Objection to Loss of Parking in K Street Road Diet by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6D Supports Shakespeare Theatre Development by Andrew Lightman

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Aging in Place: Twin Townhomes Offer a Rare Opportunity by Bruce Wentworth

Ask The Hill Historian: The Old Naval Hospital by Nina Tristani

Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

Changing Hands by Don Denton

arts and dining 91

Meet the New Director of DC Arts: ‘Passionate About the Arts Would Be an Understatement‘ by Elizabeth O’Gorek

At the Movies: Two Animals Evoked in New Movies: A Hummingbird and a Horse by Mike Canning

Art and The City: Karen Cohen by Jim Magner

Dining Notes by Celeste McCall

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The Wine Girl by Elyse Genderson

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Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

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Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

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The Jazz Project by Jean Keith Fagon

family life 107

Physicality DC: H Street Fitness Studio’s Unique Take on Getting in Shape by Pattie Cinelli

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The District Vet: Old Pets Can Get Dementia Too by Dan Teich

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Kids Bulletin by Kathleen Donner

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School Notes by Susan Braun Johnson

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edition Enrico David, Tools and Toys III, 2014 © Enrico David. Image: Courtesy of Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London

Easter Monday has been a Washington-area multicultural tradition that spans more than 100 years. Photo: Mehgan Murphy, Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Easter Monday & Earth Optimism Celebration This year it’s double the fun on Monday, April 22, as the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Easter Monday event coincides with Earth Day and the Zoo’s Earth Optimism celebration. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., families are invited to enjoy egg hunts, live music, food trucks and games while discovering how they can help save species. This free event includes handson learning opportunities featuring Smithsonian conservation success stories, special animal demonstrations, keeper talks, and meet and greets with scientists and conservation partners working to protect wildlife around the world. The Smithsonian National Zoo, 3000 Connecticut Ave. NW, is free; parking is $25. nationalzoo.si.edu.

Enrico David: Gradations of Slow Release Featuring twenty years of artistic output, Enrico David: Gradations of Slow Release is the largest US museum exhibition of the artist’s works to date. Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, this exhibition shows the breadth and versatility of a distinguished artist, one whose practice is characterized by transformation. Enrico David (Italian, b. Ancona, 1966) is one of the most original artists working today. Based in London, David employs a variety of media—including sculpture, painting, installation, and works on paper—to develop a dynamic and unique vision of the human form and the ever-shifting sense of being that rests therein. Enrico David: Gradations of Slow Release is on view April 16 through Sept. 2, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. hirshhorn.si.edu. 12 H HILLRAG

Album With Portrait of Young Harriet Tubman The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is displaying—for the first time—the Emily Howland photography album containing a previously unknown portrait of abolitionist and Underground Railroad-conductor Harriet Tubman. It is believed to be the earliest photo of her in existence. The photograph is one of 49 19thcentury images in the Emily Howland photography album, jointly owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Library of Congress. The album is on view in the “Slavery and Freedom” exhibition in the museum’s History Gallery, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. nmaahc.si.edu.

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Surrender at Yorktown by Louis Nicolas Van Blarenberghe depicts the 1781 formal surrender of the British army at Yorktown, Virginia. The original is at the Palace of Versailles. This version was created in 1786 for French General Comte de Rochambeau, the commander of the French forces at Yorktown. The painting is on loan from the collection of Nicholas Taubman.

The American Revolution: A World War View the American Revolution through a global lens in The American Revolution: A World War, which examines the 1781 victory at Yorktown and the Franco-American partnership that made it possible. The exhibition features the paintings The Siege of Yorktown and The Surrender of Yorktown, created by Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe in 1786 as copies of those presented to King Louis XVI, and George Washington’s early 1780s portrait by Charles Willson Peale, united for the first time in a national museum since their display together in the 1700s. They appeared in the Comte de Rochambeau’s chamber as a reminder of the French general’s partnership with the American general. The American Revolution: A World War is at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW, through July 9. americanhistory.si.edu.

Milestones of Flight Milestones of Flight celebrates some of the most significant airplanes, rockets, and spacecraft in history. They tell tales of ingenuity and courage, war and peace, politics and power, as well as society and culture. Among the achievements celebrated here: Charles Lindbergh’s solo trip across the Atlantic in his Spirit of St. Louis; the first American jet aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet; the fastest aircraft ever flown, the North American X-15; the Mercury capsule Friendship 7 flown by John Glenn; and the Mariner, Pioneer, and Viking planetary explorers. You can even touch a Moon rock. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Independence Avenue at Sixth Street SW. airandspace.si.edu.

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On October 14, 1947, the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Piloted by US Air Force Capt. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, the X-1 reached a speed of 700 miles per hour, Mach 1.06, at an altitude of 13,000 meters (43,000 feet). Yeager named the airplane “Glamorous Glennis” in tribute to his wife.

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The 37th annual Smithsonian Craft Show, April 25 to 28, is a juried show of fine American crafts that features works from 121 artists representing all facets of contemporary craft and design—basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood. The works are on display and for sale; serious collectors and casual visitors will find one-of-a-kind works of art in a variety of price ranges. The four-day show and sale is at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is $20 at the door; slightly discounted tickets are online at smithsoniancraftshow.org. The Smithsonian Craft Show supports yearly grants to the Smithsonian’s 19 museums and libraries, nine research facilities, traveling exhibits and the National Zoo. smithsoniancraftshow.org.

Porcelain Gold Diamond Vases by ceramicist Gillian Parke, one of 120 exquisite artists and craftsmen juried into the prestigious Smithsonian Craft Show. Photo: Courtesy of the Smithsonian Craft Show

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Plains Indian objects on display in the Battle of Little Bighorn gallery of the “Americans” exhibition at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Photo: Paul Morigi/AP Images for National Museum of the American Indian

Americans American Indian images, names, and stories infuse American history and contemporary life. The images are everywhere, from the Land O’Lakes butter maiden to the Cleveland Indians’ mascot, and from classic Westerns and cartoons to episodes of Seinfeld and South Park. American Indian names are everywhere too, from state, city, and street names to the Tomahawk missile. And the familiar historical events of Pocahontas’s life, the Trail of Tears, and the Battle of Little Bighorn remain popular reference points in everyday conversations. The images, names, and stories reveal the deep connection between Americans and American Indians as well as how Indians have been embedded in unexpected ways in the history, pop culture, and identity of the United States. Americans is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW, through 2022. AmericanIndian.si.edu.

Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths reveals the history of invention and technical sophistication that led African blacksmiths to transform one of Earth’s most basic natural resources into objects of life-changing utility, empowerment, prestige, spiritual potency, and astonishing artistry. The exhibition includes over 225 artworks from across the African continent focusing on the region south of the Sahara and covering a time period spanning early archaeological evidence to the present day. Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths opens on April 17 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. africa.si.edu.

A Right to the City The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has just closed for a six-month renovation. The museum has spun off its popular “A Right to the City” into satellite versions on view in neighborhoods across the District. DC Public Library is partnering on this major initiative by hosting five of the six mini-exhibits at library branches in Shaw, Mt. Pleasant, Woodridge, Anacostia and Southwest with complementary community– specific programming. To learn more about the renovation project and for updates on openings, programs, events and/or to subscribe to the museum’s email list, visit anacostia.si.edu.

America’s Founding Documents For those who haven’t seen America’s Founding Documents since high school, now seems to be a good time. The massively protected Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States and Bill of Rights await-under glass, faded and dimly lit--they’re magnificent. In “Records of Rights,” explore how generations of Americans sought to fulfill the promise of the founding documents. The David M. Rubenstein Gallery exhibition showcases original and facsimile National Archives documents and uses an innovative 17-foot-long touchscreen interactive table to illustrate how Americans have debated about and fought for rights like free speech, religion, and equality. The National Archives, 701 Constitution Avenue, NW. museum.archives.gov.

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Empress Dowager Chongqing at the Age of Eighty Ignatius Sichelbarth (Ai Qimeng, 1708–1780), Yi Lantai (act. ca. 1748–86), and Wang Ruxue (act. 18th century) China, Beijing, Qianlong period (1736–95), 1771, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Palace Museum, Gu6453 © The Palace Museum

A Right to the City satellite exhibit about the Adams Morgan neighborhood is on view at Mt. Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St, NW, during regular library hours. Photo: Samir Meghelli, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

Empresses of China’s Forbidden City, 1644-1912 The lives of the Qing dynasty empresses offer a compelling tale of opulence and influence as told in this first-ever, in-depth exhibition of the subject. Their vital presence over the 260-year course of the Qing is brought to light through an unprecedented assembly of spectacular objects. Featured are royal portraits, paintings depicting court life, seals and symbols of imperial power, Buddhist sutras and other objects of religious devotion, along with costumes, jewelry, tableware, and furniture that were used by the empresses in the imperial complex known as the Forbidden City. Most of these artworks are from the Palace Museum, and many have never been exhibited outside of China. Empresses of China’s Forbidden City is on display at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW, through June 23. freersackler.si.edu.

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Post-Game Fireworks at Nat’s Park. April 26, 7:05 PM vs. Padres; May 24, 7:05 PM vs. Marlins; June 14, 7:05 PM vs. D-backs; July 3, 6:05 PM vs. Marlins; and Aug. 30, 7:05 PM vs. Marlins. mlb.com/nationals. SPRING AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS Exhibit Celebrating New American Gardens at US Botanic Garden (USBG). Through Oct. 15. The exhibit showcases 21 gardens from across the United States that have created new gardens or renovated a garden within the last five years. Photos, drawings, landscape designs, and project descriptions share the story of each new garden. USBG.gov/NewAmericanGardens. Leaning Toward the Sky at the Botanic Garden. April 12 and 13; 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Come curiously explore the lush and abundant living collection of the USBG Conservatory with Orange Grove Dance’s transformative site-specific choreography and design. $20. US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov.

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White House Spring Garden Tours. April 13, 10 AM to 4:30 PM; and April 14, 10 AM to 2:30 PM. A free ticket is required for all attendees. Timed-tickets are distributed at the NPS tent near the intersection of 15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW daily beginning at 8:30 AM. whitehouse.gov1.info/visit/white-house-garden-tour.

ed paths while appreciating the beauty of the cherry trees. Proceeds from the race will support the Friends of the National Arboretum and Washington Youth Garden. All registrations include a t-shirt. US National Arboretum.

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. April 13, 10 AM to noon. Constitution Avenue NW from Seventh to 17th Streets NW. Grandstand seating starts at $20. Standing along the parade route from Constitution Avenue between Ninth and 15th Streets NW, NW is free. Arrive early for the best views. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

Franciscan Monastery Plant & Herb Sale. April 28, 9 AM to 6 PM; and April 29, 8 AM to 3 PM. Attendees can purchase Monastery-grown local herbs, vegetables and flowers, take a tour of the historic Franciscan Monastery gardens, and enjoy food and craft vendors. Sales benefit the Monastery’s historic gardens and community food donations. The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is at 1400 Quincy St. NE. myfranciscan.org.

Cherry Blossom 5k Fun Run. April 14, 9 AM. Enjoy a brisk 5k course all on paved, uninterrupt-

Tour the Franciscan Monastery Gardens. Saturdays, 11 AM and noon. Gardens are open

daily from 9 AM to 4:45 PM. Learn about the history, architecture, plants and friars while exploring the formal upper garden, more natural lower garden and the vegetable garden and bee apiaries behind the monastery. Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy St. NE. myfranciscan.org. White House Gardens Symposium. May 2, 8 AM to 5 PM. Learn about the White House gardens’ past and present from leading experts. Tickets are $75; space is limited. Registration required. White House Historical Association, Decatur House 748 Jackson Place. NW. whha.org. Washington National Cathedral Flower Mart. May 3, 10 AM to 6 PM; and May 4, 10 AM to 5 PM. Since 1939, All Hallows Guild has held Flower Mart as a benefit for the Cathedral’s gardens and grounds. allhallowsguild.org. World Bonsai Day at the Arboretum. May 11, 10 AM to 4 PM. This event honors the memory of bonsai master Saburo Kato who believed that bonsai has the power to unite people by acting as a bridge to international friendship and peace. usna.usda.gov.

SPECIAL EVENTS Rhode Island Avenue Main Street PorchFest. April 13, 2 to 6 PM. Local porches and stoops at multiple locations along Rhode Island Ave. NE are transformed into stages for an afternoon of music, dance and poetry, bringing together neighbors, business owners, and artists in a casual and fun display of creative expression. Find a map at culturaltourismdc.org. George Washington in Alexandria Weekend Tours. April 20 and 26, 3 to 5 PM. Explore sites associated with the first president with author and historian Garrett Peck. The tour that includes Old Town’ alleyways, rustic taverns, churches, 18th-Century houses, ice wells and historic waterfront. $45. smithsonianassociates.org.

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Taste of Dupont. April 21, 1 to 4 PM. This progressive lunch lets you taste appetizers, entrees, desserts, and drinks from more than 10 restaurants and taverns around the neighborhood. Tickets are $30 in advance; $40 at the door. Event sells out. TasteofDupont.org. Awesome Con. April 26 to 28. The Mid-Atlanticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier pop culture convention unites 80,000 fans of comics, technology and science, television and film, custom art and overthe-top cosplay. Washington Convention Center. awesomecon.com. American Odyssey Relay Race. April 27, noon to 6 PM. Two days, two hundred miles. Come cheer on the teams from the American Odyssey Relay race as they cross the finish line on Recreation Pier. 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com. Running of the Chihuahuas. May 4, 1 to 5 PM. This is DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funniest Cinco de Mayo celebration. The day includes a beer garden, DJ, and

the highlight of the afternoon, 128 Chihuahuas racing for fame and fun. District Pier at The Wharf. wharfdc.com. Around the World Embassy Tour. May 4, 10 AM to 4 PM. Participants travel the world as they experience the food, art, dance, fashion, music, innovations and manufactured goods from different countries. Find a complete listing of embassies and addresses at culturaltourismdc.org. Day of the Dog at Congressional Cemetery. May 11, 10 AM to 3 PM. Activities for both people and their pups, including contests, games, demonstrations and much more. Local pet vendors and services will also be present, as well as pet adoption agencies and shelters with dogs and cats ready for adoption. congressionalcemetery.org.

MUSIC Music at Union Stage. April 6, Phoam-A Tribute To Phish; April 8, Neyla Pekarek; April 9, SoMo-The Phases Tour; April 11, Roy Blair’s Cat Heaven USA Tour; April 13, Olivia O’Brien; April 14, Scary Pockets; April 16, The Dip; April 17, Nahi: Yoga and Music Event for Peace Across America; April 18, Nathan Colberg; April 19, Copeland; April 20, WFSU DC 2019; April 24, College Radio Spring Concert; April 25, No BS! Brass Band; April 26, White Ford Bronco: DC’s All 90’s Band; April 28, Matty Matheson; April 30, ELHAE; May 1, Talos; May 2, Kings Kaleidoscope; May 3, Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward and IFE; May 4, Several Species: the PINK FLOYD Experience; May 5, Stephen

Malkmus; May 6, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me; May 7, Run River North; May 8, John Paul White (and his band); May 10, Bumpin’ Uglies; May 11, KT Tunstall. Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW. unionstage.com. Music at Pearl Street Warehouse. April 6, Funky Miracle; April 7, Journeymen; April 11, FeelFree Roots of a Rebellion; April 12, The Brevit-The Unlikely Candidates; April 13, Cris Jacobs Band; April 16, Ana Popovic; April 18, Wil Gravatt Band; April 18, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers; April 20, The Big Lebowski Experience; April 25, Kranz; April 26, Drew Gibson Album Release; April 27, No Second Troy; April 28, Southwest Soul Sessions with Elijah Balbed & Isabelle De Leon; May 1, Satsang; May 4, The Yawpers; May

MEOW DC. April 27, 10 AM to 5 PM. DC’s Humane Rescue Alliance hosts their first annual MEOW DC (cat festival) at Dock 5, Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE. Kitty aficionados can don cat ears and themed outfits, purchase kitty goods from the many local vendors, attend talks about everything from community cats to confusing kitty behavior and even meet Internet sensation Sunglass Cat! There will also be adorable kittens and sassy adult cats alike on hand for cuddles and adoption throughout the day. Tickets are $40 at meowdc.org.

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5, Etana; May 6, The Empty Pockets; May 7, Elvana: The World’s Finest Elvis Fronted Tribute to Nirvana; May 8, Ruby Boots, INDIANOLA; May 9, Driftwood; May 10, Marco Benevento; May 11, Funk Parade. Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW. pearlstreetwarehouse.com. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. April 6, Tommy and the Commies; April 11, Brave CD release; April 12, White Ford Bronco; April 13, Dreamcast; April 16, Durand Jones & the Indications; April 18, La Dispute; April 19, Natalie Prass; April 20, Susto; April 23, Laura Jane Grace& The Devouring Mothers; April 25, Strong Water; April 26, Jesse; April 27, Picture This; April 28, Health; April 30, Julia Jacklin; May 2, The Murlocs; May 3, Hot Snakes; May 4, Shy Girls; May 8, Pedro The Lion; May 10, Feeder; May 11 and 12, Idles. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Music at The Anthem. April 6, Trey Anastasio-Ghosts of the Forest; April 17, NSO-Beethoven’s FifthFat Knocks; April 18 and 19, Kenny Chesney-Sougs for the Saints Tour; April 24, Kodak Black-Dying to Live Tour; April 26, Snow Patrol; April 27, Coming to America Music Festival; April 28, Kali Uchis x Jorja Smith; May 2, Maren Morris-Girl The World Tour 2019; May 8, Lil Pump; May 8, Ben Platt; May 12, Judas Priest: Firepower 2019. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com.

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Music at Mr. Henry’s. April 6, Jeff Weintraub; April 11, Only Lonesome; April 12, Kevin Cordt Quartet; April 13, Rose Moraes; April 18, New Voices Concert; April 19, tba; April 20, Julia Nixon; April 25, Gayle Harrod Band; April 26, Aaron Myers; April 27, Michael Gude. Capitol Hill Jazz Jam every Wednesday. Shows run 8 to 11 PM; doors open at 6 PM; no cover; two items per person minimum. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. mrhenrysdc.com. Music at City Winery. April 8, KiDe-Kia Bennett And Desiree Jordan; April 9, Eran Zur (Solo Acous-

tic Tour) and Mike Farris; April 10, Adrian Belew; April 11, Jimmy Webb; April 12, Robert Glasper Trio; April, 13, Steve Tyrell; April 14, Los Lonely Boys W/ The Gary Douglas Band; April 16, EU (Experience Unlimited); April 18, An Evening With Over The Rhine and Bhi Bhiman; April 19, Donna The Buffalo; April 20, Tracy Hamlin; April 21, CeCe Peniston; April 22, Luke James Shaffer W/ Sydney Franklin; April 23, Jane Monheit; April 25, Zepparella and Aubrey Logan; April 26, Jeff Bradshaw & Friends and Ana Egge & The Sentimentals; April 27, Joan Osborne Sings The Songs Of Bob Dylan; April 28, Sylver Logan Sharp and Chris Trapper; April 30, Glenn Lewis; May 1, Herb Alpert & Lani Hall; May 2, Graham Parker; May 3, Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express and David Cook-Race For Hope Benefit Concert; May 6, Lissie-The Piano Retrospective Tour; May 7, Sara Evans & The Barker Family Band; May 8, Ginuwine; May 10, La Misa Negra; May 11, Ruff Endz. City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE. citywinery.com/washingtondc. Blue Monday Blues in Southwest. Every Monday, 6 to 9 PM. April 8, Vintage #18 Blues Band; April 15, Sol Roots Band; April 22, Rodney Kelley Band; April 29, Carly Harvey’s Kiss & Ride. $5 cover. Children are 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. April 12, Afro-Blue Vocal Ensemble; April 19, Howard University Jazz Ensemble; April 26, Tribute to Billy Eckstine-Thad Wilson Quintet. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at Corner Store. April 14, 4 PM, Classical Sundays presents Trio Sefardi; May 9, 7 PM, Union Duke. Corner Store Arts, 900 South Carolina Ave. SE. cornerstorearts.org.

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LOC Homegrown Concerts. April 16, Afro-Fusion Music from Zimbabwe; May 9, African American Gospel from Virginia. Concerts are at noon in the Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Free; no ticket required. loc.gov. Music at Hill Center. April 17, 7 to 9 PM. Kris Funn’s “Cornerstore”. From Benny Golson to Christian Scott, Funn’s set the foundation in bands that spans the entire lineage of jazz. $18; $20 day-of. hillcenterdc.org. Chiarina Chamber Players Presents Impressions. May 5, 7:30 PM. Tickets are $20 online at chiarina.org; $25 at door, $10, under 30. St. Mark’s Church, 301 A St. SE.

THEATER AND FILM JQA. Through April 14. This unique, highly-theatrical play by award-winning playwright Aaron Posner imagines key confrontations between John Quincy Adams (JQA) and some of America’s most dynamic figures. arenastage.org. Topdog/Underdog. Through April 14. The Pulitzer–winning dark comedy by Suzan-Lori Parks about two brothers grappling for destiny. Gunston Arts Center, 2700 So. Lang St., Arlington, VA. wscavantbard.org.

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The Peculiar Patriot. Through April 20. Betsy LaQuanda Ross is a self-proclaimed “Peculiar Patriot,” who makes regular visits to penitentiaries in order to boost the morale of her loved ones. Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net. Native Son. Through April 28. Suffocating in rat-infested poverty on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggles to find a place for himself in a world whose prejudice has shut him out. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

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Into the Woods. Through May 22. In Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s imaginative, darkly comical remix of beloved fairy tales, a baker and his wife set out to reverse a witch’s curse in hopes of having a child of their own. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org. Junk. April 5 to May 5. As the brilliant and calculating Robert Merkin prepares a hostile takeover of a family-owned manufacturing company, he is not concerned about crossing the line to get what he wants in the name of “saving America.” arenastage.org. Black Pearl Sings!. April 17 to May 4. Based on legendary folk singer/guitarist Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter and Library of Congress folklorists John and Alan Lomax, Black Pearl Sings! is the story of two extraordinary women living in Texas during the depression-era. Universalist National Memorial Church, 16th and S Streets NW. newmusictheatre.org. Stomp. April 23 to 28. The eightmember troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. TheNationalDC.com. Filmfest DC. April 25 to May 5. For 33 years, Filmfest DC has sought to keep pace with global culture and social activities, taking a special focus on issues of the moment in hopes of increasing clarity and civil discourse. Screenings will take place at AMC Mazza Gallery, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW; Landmark’s E St. Cinema, 555 11th St. NW; and the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd. NW. filmfestdc.org.

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Jubilee. April 26 to June 2. Inspired by the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers, this uplifting new work chronicles the bold African American ensemble as they travel the world, captivating kings, queens and audiences with hymns and spiritual songs supported by their rich voices. arenastage.org. The Great Commedia Hotel Murder Mystery. April 26 to May 19. This professional theatre company specializes in Commedia dell’Arte--the Italian mask form of physical theatre. They are in residence at Gallaudet University. Appropriate for all ages and great for families. Gallaudet University’s Eastman Studio Theatre. factionoffools.org. The Savannah Disputation. April 27 to May 18. The subject is damnation, but The Savannah Disputation is as light and sweet as the iced tea served by the odd-couple sisters in their proper southern home. $21, up. The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St., Alexandria, VA. thelittletheatre.com. The Oresteia. April 30 to June 2. The sole surviving trilogy in Greek tragedy, The Oresteia chronicles a deluge of violence that can only be stopped when society peers into its own soul and sees the depths of its complicity. shakespearetheatre.org. Love’s Labor’s Lost. April 30 to June 9. A young king and his three friends renounce the company of women for three years in favor of scholarly pursuits. folger.edu. God of Carnage. May 4 to 25. A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. keegantheatre.com. Fame. May 9 to June 9. In this famous musical, a diverse group of ambitious, young hopefuls deal with life love, and tragedy at a prestigious high school for the performing arts. galatheatre.org.

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ART FOR ART’S SAKE The “(No) Comfort Zone” Exhibit. Through April 28. Open Thursdays and Sundays, noon to 6 PM; Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 9 PM. Exhibit reflects people, places and things that are in/out of the artists’ comfort zones. Del Ray Artisans Gallery, Nicholas A. Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA. DelRayArtisans.org. Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975. Through Aug. 18, 11:30 AM to 7 PM. Smithsonian American Art Museum examines how the Vietnam War changed American art. Eighth and F Streets NW. americanart.si.edu. NGA Evenings at the Edge. April 11 and May 9, 6 to 9 PM. Enjoy works of art, live music and dance performances, dozens of pop-up talks from engaging Gallery educators, hands-on art-making, and other activities throughout the East Building. Light fare and drinks are available for purchase. Children welcome. Admission is free, but registration is required. To register, visit nga.gov/ evenings. The Late Shift at the Torpedo Factory. Second Fridays, 7 to 10 PM, enjoy gallery talks, artist receptions, music, live performances, hands-on artmaking and three floors of open artists’ studios. Free; all ages. Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA. torpedofactory.org. Workhouse Arts Center Second Saturday Art Walk. Second Saturdays, 6 to 9 PM. Meet nearly 100 Resident and Associate Artists, creating art in the studios or exhibiting in their 12 campus galleries. Enjoy dance, cabaret, comedy, big band, jazz and theater. Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA. workhousearts.org.

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LITERARY EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, TALKS AND NEWS Kwame Onwuachi - Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir. April 9, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com.

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Upbeat Fiction for Unpredictable Times-A Romance Panel featuring Sally Thorne, Mia Sosa, and Tracey Livesay. April 11, 6:30 to 7:30 PM. East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com.

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A Monument to Shakespeare: The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library. April 13 to Jan. 5, 2020. Henry Clay Folger and his wife Emily wanted to create a monument to Shakespeare in the US Capitol. This would be their gift to the American people, a DC architectural presence and an anchor to the nation’s cultural mile. This exhibition shows how Henry, and after his death, his wife Emily, worked with architect Paul Philippe Cret to create a marble building that looks like a book, and speaks to the hope that Washington DC would become a cultural center. folger.edu.

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Friends of SE Library Book Sale. April 13, 10 AM to 3 PM. Most books are $1. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/southeast.

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DC Board of Barber and Cosmetology Date: Monday, April 29, 2019 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs 1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor, Room E-200 Washington, DC 20024 To Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/47155

Building a More Inclusive Business Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs 1100 4th Street SW, 3rd Floor, Room E-300 Washington, DC 20024 To Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/47136

Navigating Government Contracting with DCPTAC Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019 Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Location: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs 1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor, Room E-200 Washington, DC 20024 To Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/46840

Money Smart for Small Business Workshop: Tax Planning and Reporting Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs 1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor, Room E-200 Washington, DC 20024 To Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/47211

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Rosedale Library Friends Monthly Meeting. April 13, 10 AM. New members welcome. Rosedale Library, 1701 Gales St. NE. tinyletter.com/RosedaleFriends. Alana Newhouse - The 100 Most Jewish Foods: A Highly Debatable List--in conversation with Joan Nathan. April 14, 1 PM. Politics and Prose at Union Market, 1270 Fifth St. NE. politics-prose.com. US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to Celebrate Conclusion of her Laureateship. Smith will close

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Come Home for Easter! Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church A welcoming, embracing and joyful faith family Reverend Monsignor Charles E. Pope, Pastor

Palm Sunday – April 14

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Holy Thursday – April 18 Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00 pm

Good Friday – April 19

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WABA Confident City Cycling Classes. Learn a few specific bike handling skills. Then go for a short ride and talk about strategies for riding in different road, bike lane and trail situations. Classes will post in early April. They are $10; free for WABA members, Capital Bikeshare members and drop-ins, if space is available. waba.org.

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the Library’s spring literary season on April 15, 7 PM, with “American Celebration” in the Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street SE. The event is free, but tickets are required at plclosing.eventbrite.com. Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer - The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump’s America. April 16, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com. Shakespeare Birthday Lecture--Rough Magic: Performing Shakespeare through Gaming Technology. April 22, 7 PM. Since it was first performed, Shakespeare’s The Tempest has enticed directors to stage the play’s magical beings and events through new technologies. This lecture examines the use of digital gaming technology to present the

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spirit Ariel on stage as a digital avatar. Free. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Courting Mr. Lincoln with Louis Bayard. April 27, 4 PM. Capitol Hill-based author Louis Bayard discusses Courting Mr. Lincoln, the story of a young Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd, and Lincoln’s best friend, Joshua Speed. East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com. Jamie Metzl - Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity. April 29, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com. Esther Wojcicki - How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results. May 8, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com.

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SPORTS AND FITNESS Courage To Run 5k. April 13, 9 AM to 11 PM, (9 AM Kids Dash for Democracy). Courage to Run is the nation’s premier, nonpartisan 5k run/walk and party celebrating women getting civically active and running for office. Congressional Cemetery. couragetorun.org.

MARKETS AND SALES FRESHFARM Market H Street. Saturdays, April 6 to Dec. 21, 9 AM to noon. 800 13th St. NE. freshfarm.org. Farmers Market SW. Saturdays, April 13 to Nov. 2; 9 AM to 1 PM. The market offers baked goods, coffee, jams/jellies, prepared foods, pasture-raised meats & eggs, and locally grown fresh produce. 425 M St. SW. diversemarkets.net. The Great Brookland Yard Sale. May 4, 10 AM to mid-afternoon. The sale is a set date for Brookland residents to host yard sales. Find a map at brooklandbridge.com. FRESHFARM Market Capitol Riverfront. Sundays, May 6 to Oct. 28, 9 AM to 1 PM. 200 M St. SE. freshfarm.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. 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.

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‘A’ Is for April and Arbor Day Celebrating Our Trees

Article and Photos by Rindy O’Brien

Casey Trees walks the walk, by demonstrating how sidewalks and curbs can create just enough space to grow trees and flowers. Photo: Rindy O’Brien

pril is the month that moves us officially from winter to spring. The cherry blossoms are popping at the Tidal Basin, tulips are ready to show their colors and April features the national holiday known as Arbor Day. National Arbor Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in April. In 2019, DC will kick off Arbor Day with the sixth annual Canopy Awards, sponsored by the Casey Trees Foundation. For 134 years, our country has been celebrating the importance and beauty of trees. Over time, school children, civic groups, farmers and property owners have celebrated Arbor Day by planting millions of trees, helping support a healthy environment.

Arbor Day Eve Party Every state celebrates Arbor Day in its own way, and some states even change the date to better reflect their climate. For instance, Maryland celebrates the first Wednesday in April. As it has traditionally done, Casey Trees, DC’s premier tree group, will host a party on April 25, Arbor Day Eve. It will take place at Union Market’s Dock 5, located at 1309 Fifth St. NE. Typically, over 500 tree enthusiasts gather to honor civic and local government heroes who are changing DC’s urban landscape. Past recipients include Tommy Wells of the DC Department of Energy & Environment; DC Parks and Recreation and the Office of Planning. There is a special cocktail featured at the event infused with hints of cherry blossoms. A ticket to the event costs $75 at the door, and there are opportunities to bid on treeinspired services and products at the silent auction. It is a fun way to be part of the city’s tree advocacy community.

‘Roots to Rivers’ Is This Year’s Theme The 2019 event is highlighting the connections between trees and the health of our Anacostia and Potomac rivers. Trees that live near waterways are called riparian trees and they are essential to the health of a river. Trees are natural sponges, soaking up pollutants before the toxins enter the water. Their roots reduce erosion and slow the river’s flow, helping control flooding. Research has shown that having trees along the rivers is linked to reduced treatment costs for drinking water. The canopy of the trees provides shade so that fish species can survive. A mix of dappled light and shade provided by the trees offers cooling places for the aquatic life to lay eggs. Aquatic

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Sunset along the Anacostia River features the riparian trees that are being celebrated at Casey Trees’ annual Arbor Day Eve party. Photo: Rindy O’Brien

life depends on the woody material and leaves that fall into the river for important nutrients and food. It works the other way as well. Rivers help trees grow and stay healthy by providing a steady source of water. Working together, trees and rivers help ensure the natural health of our region. Did you know that just one large tree can provide a day’s supply of oxygen for four people? Casey Trees began in 2001 with a $50 mil-

lion grant from DC philanthropist Betty Brown Casey. Its mission is to restore, enhance and protect the District’s tree canopy. Casey Trees’ first major initiative, in 2002, was to inventory all of DC’s street trees. Over 500 volunteers and 35 university student interns conducted a comprehensive GIS inventory of 106,000 trees. These findings are used today by DC’s Urban Forestry Division and are updated every year. Staff at the division credit the inventory with much of today’s success in reaching canopy goals. The current average tree canopy coverage for the city is 38 percent, down from 50 percent in 1950. This year’s canopy analysis confirms that the 80,000 trees planted citywide over the past 15 years are starting to get big. And just as important, thousands of large trees protected by the tree laws keep growing. The city has a goal of 40-percent tree coverage by 2032.

Celebrating Trees Through Art

Dr. Yemonja Smalls won first prize in the Hill Center’s regional art show “Treemendous.” Her oil painting features the color of the culture that honors Balboa trees in Africa. She wore a crown of sticks at the show’s opening. Photo: Rindy O’Brien

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the tree structure and the tree’s place in the landscape, all are calling to me,” she explains. The first-place winner of the juried show, “Under the Baobab Tree,” painted by Dr. Yemonja Smalls, demonstrates how global and joyful trees can be when you combine cultural vision with nature. Dr. Smalls’ artworks have been exhibited in Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, South Side Community Art Center and School of the Art Institute, and in New York’s Harlem Fine Arts Show, and examples sit in private collections across the nation. The Capitol Hill Art League, a project of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, cosponsored the show. Jona Elwell, communications specialist for Casey Trees, spoke at the opening event, introducing the large crowd to the services that Casey Trees offers residents so that artists can continue to be inspired by the city’s trees.

Casey Trees will host an Arbor Day party on April 25. It will take place at Union Market’s Dock 5, located at 1309 Fifth St. NE. Over 500 tree enthusiasts will gather to honor civic and local government heroes who are changing DC’s urban landscape. Photo: Casey Trees

Another way to celebrate trees is to visit the Hill Center’s unique art show, “Treemendous.” Over 90 local artists submitted artwork depicting their interpretation of trees for this show, which runs through April 28 on three floors of the Hill Center. Carole Ottesen, a writer, photographer and illustrator specializing in garden subjects, juried the show. She says that, while she has spent her career writing and photographing trees, after looking at almost 700 works of art, she came away with a newfound appreciation and love for trees. “I walk down the street now and I cannot take my eye and mind off the trees I see. The bark,

Mark your calendar for April 8, when Casey Trees unveils the winners of the 2019 Canopy Awards. Tickets can sell out for the Arbor Day Eve party, so get yours early, https://caseytreesdc.github.io/canopyawards/. Rindy O’Brien participated as a volunteer in the original Casey Tree inventory and also has a black-andwhite photograph in the “Treemendous” exhibition. She can be reached at rindyobrien@gmail.com. u

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Solar Energy

In DC, It’s Not Just For Homeowners Anymore by Catherine Plume

olar energy has long been available for DC homeowners, but apartment and condo dwellers have only had the option of subscribing to green energy produced outside the District. Thanks to a new program sponsored by DC-based CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that provides wind and solar energy products to customers across the country, and New Columbia Solar, one of the District’s largest solar energy companies, all DC residents, including condo owners and apartment dwellers, can now power their homes with solar energy generated in DC.

What Is ‘Community Solar’? According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, community solar refers to “local solar facilities shared by multiple community subscribers who receive credit on their electricity bills for their share of the power produced.” In DC this means that New Columbia So-

Representatives from CleanChoice Energy and New Columbia Solar inspect a DC solar farm on a cold spring day. Photo: CleanChoice Energy

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lar installs community solar “farms” on commercial, mixed-use and apartment building rooftops across the District. Any DC resident or business owner who receives a Pepco bill can sign up (“subscribe”) to receive the solar energy generated from these farms to power their homes/business through CleanChoice Energy. The solar farm generates electricity which goes directly into the Pepco grid. While subscribers pay a monthly fee to CleanChoice, based on how much energy is produced by their share of the solar farm, they receive credits on their utility bills, based on the energy produced from their share of the farm. According to CleanChoice Energy, most subscribers save up to five percent on their electric bill through the program.

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Why Is DC Allowing Creation of Community Solar Farms? The DC Council passed an ambitious clean energy bill in 2018 that calls for the District to use only 100-percent-renewable energy by 2032. Community solar programs are a key tool in making that goal a reality. Tommy Wells, the Director of DC’s Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE), is pleased to see solar farms become a reality in the District, noting, “Community solar opens up the benefits of solar to all residents – including lower energy bills and cleaner air – while creating jobs and renewable energy investment in all eight wards of the District.”

How Many Have Signed On? According to Tom Matzzie, CEO of CleanChoice Energy, to date CleanChoice’s DC portfolio of community solar projects is some 1.825 megawatts. Most of the solar farms established in the District have been installed on multi-family dwellings. This

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Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and a blogger for the DC Recycler: www. DCRecycler.blogspot.com; Twitter: @DC_Recycler. She is also a board member and the vice chair of the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, but the perspectives expressed here are her own and do not necessarily represent the positions of that organization. u

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Our River: The Anacostia

The National Arboretum, Friend To The Anacostia

he National Arboretum, 450 acres of nearly all open space with a mile of frontage on the Anacostia, has served for many years as a quiet place to get away from the City. But more recently it has become a growing part of the broader community both along and beyond Our River. It was established in 1926 as a research facility of the Federal Department of Agriculture, one of what are today 90 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facilities nationwide. It is the only such facility devoted entirely to landscape plants and the US horticulture industry. Interestingly, it is also the only ARS facility with a specific mission to educate the public. On the one hand, this might be thought to be an easy task with so many thousands of people living nearby and in search of open spaces in the City. But educating the public requires more than simply opening the gates and letting folks use the place as a park. And it is the confusion over this that made the Arboretum seem somewhat closed in on itself

by Bill Matuszeski and not sure how it should be engaging the broader public. All that is now being clarified by the latest Arboretum Director, Richard Olsen, who took over in 2015 after serving nearly a decade there as a plant geneticist focused on breeding and conservation. He grew up in the fields and forests of the North Carolina piedmont, was an Eagle Scout, and pursued landscape design in college. But he fell in love with breeding plants and horticulture in time to get his masters and doctorate degrees in those fields and find his dream job at the Arboretum. As he says, “I’m drawn to the lore and romance of plant exploration and discovery – I would love to be able to go back to 1491.”

Getting the Public Involved One of the first things he noticed upon his arrival at the Arboretum was the need for the public to become a local advocate. A few years later, while still working as a scientist there, he experienced a budget sequester and a decision was made to close the grounds to the public three days a week. And there was little public reaction, let alone uproar. He realized that this needed to change so that the local public would support and defend the activities of both science and education. There had been some limited outreach. A Youth Garden had been established on the grounds; once he became Director he expanded programs that support local school children with gardening and cooking experiences both on their school grounds and at the Arboretum. The program serves thousands of youth and has training programs for older

Restoring Springhouse Run. Photo: Friends of the National Arboretum

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students to enter the field of horticulture. This is just one example of how Olsen sees the Arboretum as a special place that combines science with education of the general public – not just the horticulture experts and nursery owners. And accepting and embracing the public you have been given is part of the road to success. At the same time, it cannot be a free-for–all; there have to be rules of engagement. The ongoing research must be protected wherever it occurs on the grounds. The visitor experience should be educational as well as recreational, but it cannot be funded at the expense of research mandated by Congress. That is why there can be 5k runs on the extensive roadways, but no football games around the collections. This is where the Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) comes in. As more and more limits are being placed on the research budget and staffing levels, much of the work of organizing educational efforts with the public has been taken over by the volunteers that FONA lines up. Annual visits by the public to the Arboretum have increased by 20% in the last three years to 600,000. There is a wide range of events including Thursday night concerts in summer, full moon walks, 5k runs, classes, plant sales and more each year. The grounds are also now available to rent for special events like weddings. Much of this has been run by FONA. But where public education about horticulture or the facilities are involved, the time of Arboretum staffers is required and Olsen understands these demands will continue. Currently he is grateful for a recent $2 million funding increase, which will be a huge help in dealing with a backlog of deferred maintenance on the grounds.

Increasing Access But there is also a major increase in activity in and around the Arboretum that directly affects its access, use and lure as a place to go. And much of that involves Our River. As Olsen points out, the Arbore-

Arboretum Director Richard Olsen. Photo: Friends of the National Arboretum

tum and the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens straddle the major gateway to the City from north and east. Entering on Route 50 from the Parkway or Annapolis brings you down New York Avenue past a mile of Arboretum frontage. Entering on I-295 on the other side of the Anacostia takes you within a block or so of the Aquatic Gardens. And coming down the River places you between the two. There are spectacular vistas over the River from various places in the Arboretum; my favorite is from the dogwood overlook. A major change will be construction of a bridge over the Anacostia from near the current boat dock at the Arboretum (which will be upgraded as part of the project). The bridge will connect with the trail on the other side, allowing access to the Arboretum from the east bank during hours it is open. This will also mean that for the first time it will be possible to walk from the Arboretum to the Kenilworth Aquatic Garden, which has an entrance about a quarter mile north on the trail. The bridge is in design now as a cooperative effort of the Park Service and the DC Department of Transportation. The other undertaking of note is the restoration of River tributary streams that pass through the grounds of the Arboretum. The first of these

involved Springhouse Run, which discharges into the Arboretum as a storm sewer under New York Avenue and used to run in a narrow concrete ditch for several hundred yards, emptying into Hickey Run. A remarkable restoration has resulted in a broad stream valley with pools, riffles and underground water movement; reconnection of what had been a large stagnant pond; and replacement of soils with a thousand truckloads of gravel and chips. The result is an underground natural treatment system and fields of native plants above. This has caused a resurgence of bird life, as well as fish and amphibians throughout the area. Twentyeight thousand of 35,000 native plants have already been put in place by volunteers and staff with the remainder scheduled for spring. These efforts have the strong support of Richard Olsen, who is quick to respond to questions and issues and who believes that the National Arboretum can show how plants can not only beautify – they can clean and restore our natural systems for the benefit of all. If the National Arboretum can show America and the world how to take urban storm sewers and use nature and plants to cleanse them and make them beautiful to behold, it will have fulfilled its mission to educate about plants far beyond what was imaginable just a very few years ago. If you wish to join the volunteer efforts as a friend of the National Arboretum, simply e-mail volunteer@fona. org or call Melinda Peters at (202)5448733. To find out on-line what kinds of volunteer efforts you can join, sign up for the FONA E-news; just e-mailcbroderick@fona.org. Other questions can be directed to FONA Director Tom McGuire at the above phone number.” Bill Matuszeski writes monthly about the Anacostia River. He is on the Board of the Friends of the National Arboretum, a DC member the Citizens Advisory Committee on the Anacostia River and a member of the Mayor’s Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River. u

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Earth Month Events Last year’s Eastern Power Boat Anacostia Watershed Society’s Earth Day Cleanup volunteers. Photo: Courtesy of the Anacostia Watershed Society

Azalea Tours at the Arboretum. April 19, 24 and 26, 1 to 3 PM; April 26 and 29, 10 AM to noon. Stroll along wooded hillside trails amid a brilliant spring display of blooming azaleas while learning about the origins and culture of these popular shrubs. $15. Register at usna.usda.gov/visit/eventscalendar. usna.usda.gov. #FITDC Earth Day Plogging. April 20 (details tba). In celebration of Earth Day 2019, #FITDC is partnering with VIDA to host their first plogging event. You pick up litter as you run, helping to restore the beauty of DC parks and the planet. fitdcearthdayplogging1. splashthat.com. Earth Day Tree Tour of the Botanic Garden Regional Garden. April 22, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

Anacostia Watershed Society’s Earth Day Cleanup. April 13. Nearly 2,000 Earth Day volunteers come out to 30 different sites around the watershed to pick-up trash, serve their communities, and enjoy the Anacostia River. Register at anacostiaws.org for specifics and site locations. Earth Day Volunteer Event at Kenilworth Park. April 13, 9 AM to noon. Join them for their annual Earth Day volunteer service event! Spend the morning removing invasive plants, collecting litter and working on other parkbeautification projects. There is another Volunteer Event on May 25, 9 AM to noon. friendsofkenilworthgardens.org. Ward 8 Woods Clean-up. Shepherd Parkway volunteers, now known as Ward 8 Woods, hold their signature community clean-ups every second Saturday of the month, 10:30 AM to 1 PM. Volunteers meet in the picnic area near the corner of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, SE. Gloves, bags and light refreshments are provided. Wear boots and work clothes. Contact Nathan at nathanbharrington@gmail.com to arrange your groups volunteer experience. Earth Day Clean Up at the Arboretum. April 13, 9 AM to noon. The Arboretum is one of the places where volunteers are stepping up and doing what it takes to clean the Anacostia River. Be prepared to get dirty and have fun. fona.org. 46 H HILLRAG.COM

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Celebrate Earth Day Festival. April 26, 10 AM to 2 PM. Come to the Botanic Garden and enjoy engaging hands-on activities and meet with representatives of environmental organizations from throughout the region. Learn about the ways to make the planet a healthier place and become a more active steward of the plants that support life on earth. usbg.gov.

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Garden Fair & Plant Sale features new, rare, and hard-tofind plants, garden supply vendors, books, children’s activities, refreshments, entertainment, and more. National Arboretum Visitor Center North Terrace. fona.org/gardenfair. Arbor Day Festival. April 27, 10 AM to 3 PM. This is an all ages event. Enjoy trees through nature walks and bike rides, tree climbing, explore DC’s largest city park and relax in the shade with live music and food. Oxon Run Park, 1250 Valley Ave. SE. dpr.dc/gov. Volunteer Community Tree Planting at Congressional Cemetery. May 4, 9 AM to noon. Register at caseytrees.org. The Tuesday before, they will send a logistics and directions

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DC DPR & Casey Trees Restoration Series. Through Aug. 3. Join Casey Trees DC and the DC Dept of Parks and Recreation Environmental Services team for a series of free tree restoration and education events. To participate, visit caseytreesdpr2019. splashthat.com. Anacostia Watershed Society River Map and Guide. Explore the Anacostia River by foot, bike and boat. The map and guide covers a nine-mile stretch of the Anacostia River Find it at anacostiaws.org under EVENTS & RECREATION tab.

Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement at The Phillips. June 22 to Sept. 22. The Phillips Collection, in partnership with the New Museum, New York, announces an exhibition featuring over 60 international artists whose work poses urgent questions around the representations and perceptions of migration. phillipscollection.org. Pepco Gives Free Trees. Pepco is giving away 1,000 free trees to residential customers through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees program. Customers will be able to choose from a selection of trees, including Redbud, Crepe Myrtle, River Birch, Red Oak, Red Maple, most available in varying sizes. Customers can reserve one free tree per household by visiting arborday.org/pepco. u

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Mother’s Day House & Garden Tour The CHRS 62nd annual House & Garden Tour will take place Mother’s Day weekend; May 11, 4 to 7 p.m. and May 12, 1 to 5 p.m. Tour proceeds fund CHRS’s activities including advice for home owners, walking tours and community fora. The Tour footprint lies between 10th and 13th Streets from Constitution Avenue NE to E Street SE. On both May 11 and 12, The Corner Store at 900 South Carolina Ave. SE will serve as a refreshment stop and ticket outlet. Purchase tickets outside Eastern Market on weekends starting April 21 and at CHRS.org. You can also purchase tickets during tour hours at the Cor-

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The 50 States Project The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) has announced the launch of The 50 States Project, a mobile artist residency. Beginning Fall 2019, painter Kate Fleming and photographer Tom Woodruff will spend a year traveling in a small camper to all 50 states, exploring regional similarities and differences through art. This national, artist-led project will concurrently serve as a mobile classroom for students at CHAW in a new Social Justice youth arts program, striving to raise critical consciousness, build community and mo-

tivate students to promote social change through artistic means. For more information, visit the50statesproject.com and follow the artists on Instagram at @the50statesproject_.

Join Alcoholics Anonymous There is an open discussion with the We Agnostics Group every Sunday, 11 a.m. to noon at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.

DC Emancipation Day Parade April 13, Penn. Ave. NW Beginning at Tenth and ending at Fourteenth; 3 to 8:30 PM, Emancipation Day Concert at Freedom Plaza; 8:30 PM, Emancipation Day Fireworks at

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Freedom Plaza from 2-3 p.m. Artists performing at the concert are Faith Evans, Doug E. Fresh, Kenny Lattimore, MYA, Master Gee of Sugar Hill Gang, EU Featuring Sugar Bear, Fredric Yonnet, Spur of the Moment, Ayanna Gregory; Passion Band, DJ Rico, Majic 102.3 FM (DJ), and Little Bacon Bear, WKYS 93.9 FM (Host). entertainment.dc.gov. On April 16, 1862, over 3,000 enslaved people were freed 8 months before President Abraham Lincoln, in the Emancipation Proclamation, liberated slaves in the South. The District also has the distinction of being the only part of the United States to have compensated slave owners for freeing the enslaved persons they held. This is why we celebrate Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.

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On May 6, 7 p.m., Michael Hash will discuss the creation and evolution of the Affordable Care Act based on his involvement in the process, at the Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. For more information, email info@capitolhillvillage.org.

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On Fridays from 1 to 2 p.m., Bowen McCauley Dance Company brings the Dance for Parkinson’s Disease program to Hill Center. This free, weekly program provides dance classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their care partners. Class instruction focuses on seated stretching, rhythmic music and imaginative combinations of movement with a certified instructor. No previous dance experience or pre-registration is required. Check the disease at the door; enjoy the freedom of move-

Eastern Market Main Street is excited to announce the third annual Market Week! Join us as we celebrate our historic corridor with walking tours, art activities, live music, a Health and Wellness Expo, #PlayinPublic, Coffee and Coworking event, and more. See the full schedule and learn more: www.easternmarketmainstreet.org/marketweek @easternmarketms | #EMMSMarketWeek

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On April 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., join neighbors at Hill Center for Volunteer Capitol Hill 2019 to learn about nearby volunteer opportunities. Learn how to make an impact in the neighborhood, in the city, or simply in the life of a neighbor. This event also benefits nonprofit organizations by helping them recruit potential volunteers as well as network with other nonprofits. It benefits the public by helping them match their skills and interests to the needs of the organizations. hillcenterdc.org.

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ment and the joy of dance. This series is sponsored by the Capitol Hill Community Foundation. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.

Volunteer Capitol Hill is an annual event hosted by Hill Center, in partnership with the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, designed to showcase opportunities for volunteer service and promote volunteerism among Capitol Hill residents. Hill Center is grateful to the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, Hill Rag, National Capital Bank, and Pettie-Tubbs-Edwards Team at Coldwell Banker for their support. Co-sponsored by Hill Rag. 921 Pennsylvania Ave, SE • 202-549-4172 • hillcenterdc.org

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DMV Reinstates Suspended Drivers In accordance with District Law L220175, the DC Department of Motor Vehicles has reinstated driver licenses and driving privileges for residents and non-residents whose credential was suspended for failing to pay a moving violation; a moving violation after being found liable at a hearing or failing to appear for a hearing on a moving violation. DC DMV mailed notification letters to residents and non-residents affected by the law. For more information, visit dmv.dc.gov.

SW Waterfront AARP Meeting SW Waterfront AARP will hold its spring luncheon business meeting on April 17, noon to 2 p.m. Keynote speaker is Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen. $5 for lunch. River Park Mutual Homes’ South Common Room, 1311 Delaware Ave. SW. For more information, contact Chapter President Betty Jean Tolbert Jones at bettyjeantolbertjones@yahoo.com or 202-554-0901.

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While recognizing the pivotal role many national park roads play in region’s greater transportation network, the 20-year plan establishes a vision for equitable and safe access to iconic visitor experiences while protecting parks’ history, beauty and nature. Because maintenance needs exceed funding, the plan also outlines an investment strategy that balances competing priorities. Visit nps.gov/ orgs/1548/long-range-transportation-planning for a copy of the plan.

DPW’s Helping Hand Spring marks the onset of community clean up season. DPW’s Helping Hand program supports community groups that organize Saturday clean-ups by providing a tool kit that includes five rakes and brooms, two shovels and 20 trash bags. Free compost will be delivered as well for use in neighborhood beautification projects. To receive an application for a Helping Hand tool kit for your neighborhood clean-up, call 311. Have an item for the Bulletin Board? Email it to bulletionboard@hillrag.com. u

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DC’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING TOOLBOX Key Housing Programs and How to Make Them Better by Kamolika Das and Doni Crawford ffordable housing is on the minds of city leaders and city residents across the country. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently remarked that “high cost is our biggest challenge and disparity.” She’s not alone in feeling that way. A recent survey of over 100 mayors found affordable housing to be their number-one issue, and a forthcoming poll reveals that 85 percent of Americans believe that access to affordable housing should be a “top national priority.” The District has a robust set of tools to create and preserve affordable housing, yet powerful market forces keep pushing up rents and home prices, making it hard for many families to continue living in DC, and leaving many at risk of displacement or homelessness. Addressing DC’s affordable housing challenge is the most important issue affecting the stability of families and communities, and the key to what kind of city DC will be.

‘Affordable’ for Whom? In its most basic terms, housing is considered affordable when a household spends no more than 30 percent of its income on housing and utilities. But that begs the question: Affordable for whom? To understand what developers and policymakers mean when they say they’re developing affordable housing, you have to ask about the income level of families they will house. What’s affordable to someone with an income of $25,000 is very different from what’s affordable to a household with $100,000 of income. In federal and DC affordable housing programs, eligibility is based on how income compares with the area median income (AMI). That is the

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income for the middle household in the DC region, which includes not only DC but the suburbs. Currently, the Washington region’s AMI is $117,200 for a family of four. Some people argue that it doesn’t make sense to define affordable housing programs in DC using much higher regional incomes, which is a fair point. But until that changes, the important question is the percentage of AMI that a given program targets. Some programs, like public housing, serve primarily “extremely low-income” households, which earn below 30 percent of AMI, or $35,000 for a family of four in DC. This includes many residents on fixed incomes. Other programs help “very-low income” families – under $58,600 in DC for a family of four – or “low-income” families – under $94,000. This sometimes allows developers to meet their affordable housing commitment with apartments that rent for over $2,000 a month. While families at many incomes have housing challenges in DC, where the median rent is $1,500, the most serious problems are faced by extremely low-income households. Most DC families with incomes below 30 percent of AMI spend more than half their income on rent, meaning many are at risk

of eviction. Over 25 percent of households with incomes under 50 percent of AMI also spend more than half their income on rent. Above that income level, very few families are in this dire situation. Another key aspect of “affordable housing for whom?” is the kind of unit developed. Many new affordable housing units are two-bedroom or smaller and replace older buildings that had larger units. Without constructing units that meet the needs of families with children, even affordable housing may contribute to displacement.

Why Is Affordable Housing Important? Housing stability is the foundation of health and well-being for all of us. Having a safe and affordable place to call home is intrinsically connected to positive life outcomes in school performance, job retention, physical and mental health and economic security. It ensures families aren’t forced to make difficult decisions between paying the rent or providing other essentials like food. Affordable housing means that families don’t have to worry about eviction or homelessness. When individuals and families don’t have to pay most of their income on housing, they can spend more supporting the local economy. Our national housing landscape reflects public policies and private actions that historically advantaged white families with homeownership opportunities while restricting black families to rental housing in less desirable areas of cities. In the District, nearly 90 percent of the extremely low-income households spending at least half their income on

housing are headed by a person of color. Less than one percent of recent new affordable housing in DC is being built west of Rock Creek Park, where access to high-performing schools, recreational spaces and healthy foods is plentiful. And, 88 percent of of adults experiencing homelessness are black.

What Tools Do We Have for Affordable Housing? Thanks to having a solid set of housing tools in DC, affordable housing comes in many forms. There is plenty of affordable housing around that you probably don’t know about. Here is a list: • Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF) – DC’s largest affordable housing tool provides lowcost loans and grants to help build and preserve affordable homes. • Local Rent Supplement Program (LRSP) – Monthly rental subsidies cover the difference between the rent a family can afford to pay and the full rent. • Public housing – Funded by the federal government, public housing provides strong protections to tenants, including low rents that adjust to changes in income and unique tenant rights. • Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) – This federal program operates much like DC’s LRSP program. • Inclusionary Zoning – This program requires private-market developments to set aside a share of their buildings as affordable, at 80 percent AMI for homeownership and 60 percent AMI for rentals. The city runs a lottery to allocate IZ units. • Public land disposition – When DC sells public land for housing development, up to one-third of the new units must be affordable for the life of the building. • Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) and District Opportunity to Purchase Act (DOPA) – TOPA allows tenant associations

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the first shot at purchasing their building when it hits the market. If the tenants’ attempt fails, the District can intervene and preserve some affordable homes. First Right to Purchase Assistance Program (FRPAP) – DC’s program provides assistance to help lower-income tenants exercise TOPA rights. Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) – This is the largest federal program for subsidizing the construction of below-market-rate apartments.

How Does Affordable Housing Fit Into DC’s Budget? Mayor Bowser made affordable housing a hallmark of her administration, with a $100 million commitment to the Housing Production Trust Fund in her first term, and now $130 million proposed for next year, as well as investments to end homelessness. Yet, even with these investments, housing is still a relatively small share of DC’s budget – just three percent. And the amount DC devotes to affordable housing, $233 million, is far less than the $1.8 billion spent on schools and the $1 billion spent on public safety.

How Can We Strengthen These Tools? The District’s efforts to create and preserve affordable housing are laudable, but only reach a small share of families in need. Nearly 50,000 families are on the DC Housing Authority’s waiting list for public housing and over 6,000 adults and children experience homelessness. The District can take steps to strengthen its many affordable housing tools. First, it can target the lowest-income residents and fully meet their needs. DC has created only 3,000 units affordable to extremely low-income families in the last four years. It would take $230 million in new Housing Pro(Continued on Pg. 64)

YOUR VIBRANT HOME for CULTURE, EDUCATION and CITY LIFE French Language Class: Beginners I Begins Monday, April 8, 6:30-8:30 pm Mad Science Spring Break Camp: Flight Academy (1st-6th Graders) Monday-Friday, April 15-19, 9 am-4 pm Street Scenes: Kris Funn’s Cornerstore Wednesday, April 17, 7pm A House Still Divided: A Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center Thursday, April 18, 7 pm Chef's Table with Chef Gérard Pangaud Friday, April 19, 7 pm Volunteer Capitol Hill Saturday, April 27, 10 am-1 pm American Roots Concert Series: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers Sunday, April 28, 4:30 pm This is just a sampling of the great events going on at Hill Center this month! Visit HillCenterDC.org for a complete list.

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COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS, 2019 by Stephanie Deutsch ed in the opening of The Hill Center in 2011. Now retired, Guy takes pride in his role in what has become a wonderfully dynamic part of Capitol Hill life.

ach spring since 1984 the Capitol Hill Community Foundation has honored individuals whose contributions of time, energy and vision have enriched life in our neighborhood in myriad ways large and small. The one hundred plus men and women thus recognized have been teachers and librarians, clergymen and real estate agents, businessmen, bankers, policemen, doctors, musicians, and scholars. They have worked in government, run a much-loved diner, founded programs to connect kids with volunteer tutors and pruned our street trees. This year is no different from the last thirty-five years. Guy Martin, Charles Allen and Tonya Porter Woods have given much to our community.

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Guy Martin Like many people, Guy Martin came to Capitol Hill via politics. He grew up in Denver, Colorado, went to college and law school, married and then, seeking work teaching political science and practicing law, and also wanting to live in a place where there were mountains, found himself at a new school in Anchorage -- Alaska Methodist (now Alaska Pacific University). There he quickly got involved in issues relating to native land rights. In the fall of 1970, newly-elected Alaska congressman Nick Begich asked Guy to come to Washington as his legislative director. Guy and his late wife, Nancy, moved to Washington and their first year on Capitol Hill was thrilling. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, introduced by Congressman Begich, passed, providing the largest settlement ever for Indian land claims. But the year ended in heartbreak when Congressman Begich and house Majority Leader Hale Boggs, flying from Anchorage to Juneau, were lost in what was assumed to be a plane crash. For Guy it was a shocking loss of both a friend and a job. After a return to Alaska for a position in the cab-

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inet of Governor Jay Hammond, Guy came back to DC in the spring of 1977 when President Jimmy Carter nominated him as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Water Resources, a position he held for four years. From there he went into private law practice with Perkins Coie. Like many parents, Guy did his early volunteering for his children’s school. He and Nancy were cochairs of the Capitol Hill Classic, the annual footrace that is a fundraiser for neighborhood public schools. They also worked with the Guild in support of the Folger Theater. But it was when he joined the board of the Old Naval Hospital Foundation in 2005 that Guy became deeply involved in the community. Because of his experience with legal and regulatory issues relating to land ownership and use he was the perfect person to lead the drive to turn the dilapidated, century-old, federally-owned building on Pennsylvania Avenue into an asset for the community. His grasp of and attention to legal detail, his skill as a negotiator and his energy and determination were essential to the long process that result-

Like Guy Martin, Charles Allen was drawn to Washington because of its position at the heart of national affairs. He had grown up with little interest in politics. His sights were set on a medical career when he went to college at Washington & Lee in Lexington, Virginia. But in a non-traditional intensive six-week spring course called “Malcolm & Martin” he got his first academic exposure to issues that had roiled the country, things like the Montgomery bus boycott that he remembered hearing about from relatives. Noting his interest, a professor suggested he look into a new program the college was offering in “poverty studies.” The next summer Charles had his first trip north, for a fellowship working in a health clinic in South Boston and living in a church. It was an intense and meaningful experience. After college he got a master’s in public health and in the winter of 2000 came to Washington hoping to become involved in national health policy. Someone suggested he volunteer in a political campaign so he signed on to work for liberal Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone in his 2002 campaign for a third term. The day he started work, word arrived that the Senator had died in a plane crash. Shaken and saddened but moved by the outpouring of regard for Wellstone, Charles found himself more committed than ever to the idea that individuals are important and can make positive contributions via politics. Charles originally met Tommy Wells when both were campaigning for Howard Dean for president in 2003 and 2004. Over beers at the Hawk ‘n Dove on Pennsylvania Avenue, the two men discovered that they were not only from the same suburb of Birmingham, Alabama but they had attended the

same church and had even – twenty years apart – been impressed by the same dynamic high school history and civics teacher. They bonded over their shared background and before long Charles had accepted the job to run Wells’ campaign for a seat on the City Council. He served as chief of staff for Council member Wells for seven years. When Wells decided to run for mayor, Charles resigned from his staff in order to run himself for the Ward 6 seat on the Council. Elected to the City Council in 2014 and then re-elected in 2018, Charles has made public safely, education, and health care his primary focus. He is proud of his work for Ward 6 schools -- accelerating school and playground modernizations, and getting more resources for at-risk students. He has been involved in decriminalizing fare evasion on bus and Metro and he takes delight in the “Books from Birth” program he brought to DC (imitating one created by singer Dolly Parton in Tennessee) to send an age-appropriate book each month to every child in the city up to the age of 5. Being accessible to everyone in the Ward is another article of pride for Charles who holds regular community coffee hours so he can hear and respond to the concerns of his constituents. Managing growth is a key focus with the future of the RFK Stadium site a significant challenge. Criminal justice reform is another long -term issue he keeps in his sights. In the meantime, though, Charles and his wife, Jordi, are our neighbors and the parents of two children, one a first grader at J.O. Wilson Elementary School where they are active volunteers.

Tonya Porter Woods The third of this year’s honorees, Tonya Porter Woods, is DC born and bred, having grown up in Southeast, youngest of three daughters raised by a widowed dad, also a Washingtonian, who worked at the Government Printing Office. She was a tomboy who ran track and played tennis. In the spring of her ninth grade year at Carter G. Woodson Junior High school she found she was pregnant and had to leave school immediately. No, she was told, she could not graduate. But her energy and help from her family allowed her to cope. Her dad retired from the GPO and soon was walking her daughter, Crystal, to Kimball, the same elementary school Tonya had attended. After a couple of courses Tonya took and passed her GED exam. “Basically,” she says, “I bypassed the whole of high school.” She did

well in college courses in English and journalism at UDC, but left school because of the pressure of work. Tonya found her calling as a teacher and administrator of youth-focused programs during 13 years at Friendship House, the community center that for many years occupied a historic mansion, The Maples, on D Street SE (now part of a complex of apartments and town houses). Starting as a switchboard operator and then a teacher’s aide in the center’s two-year old program, she worked her way up becoming successively a preschool teacher and then an administrative assistant, developing and implementing both academic and recreational programs for children. Many of the children at Friendship House came from Hopkins Public Housing and in 1997 Tonya moved over there as director of the Boys and Girls Club’s after-school program. At Hopkins, Tonya met the late Jan Eichhorn, who would come to pick up children for the tutoring program she had created. Jan quickly recognized Tonya as someone who would be an asset to her program. But about that time, wanting more money as her daughter was heading to college, Tonya took a job working for the Easter Seals program. There she quickly discovered that she was “allergic” to the office environment and she missed being with children. So she reconsidered Jan’s offer and since 2004 has been Executive Director of Jan’s Tutoring House doing everything from hands-on tutoring and mentoring, to supervising staff and numerous volunteers, to writing grant requests, to cleaning the office. It’s absorbing, draining, satisfying work. Tonya’s love and care for children isn’t just her profession. She and her husband, Darrick, have personally cared for many – her daughter, his son from a previous marriage, the son they had together, two children her sister left when she died young and numerous grandchildren, some of whom are among the kids who come to Jan’s for tutoring. For her decades-long inspiring, teaching and encouraging of children in our community, Tonya will receive this year’s Steve Cymrot “Spark” award. She, along with Charles Allen and Guy Martin, will be honored as Community Achievement Awardees at a fundraising gala dinner on Wednesday, April 24 at the Folger Shakespeare Library. For information about the dinner or to purchase tickets, contact Nancy Lazear, nlazear@ aol.com, 202-547-1776. u

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KELLER GRANT HELPS EQUIP THE EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL BAND

New Campaign Will Help Outfit the Blue and White Marching Machine by Barbara Wells astern High School’s Blue and White Marching Machine — consistently ranked one of the best marching bands in the mid-Atlantic — received a well-deserved boost this month with the receipt of a $20,000 Arnold F. Keller Jr. Grant from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation (CHCF). The grant recognizes the outstanding commitment of the band’s student members and all-volunteer leaders and instructors by responding to the urgent need to repair and replace its aging instruments. Led by director James Perry, assistant director Steven Smith, and dance coach Jamie Williams, the band provides musical instruction for 60–80 students from Eastern High School, Eliot-Hine Middle School, and Miner Elementary School. Just as important, participation in the band helps instill discipline and pride. Band members attend music instruction and band practice for two hours every day after school, as well as Saturday sessions a few times a

month and entire weekends of practice to heat up for a performance. As Perry often reminds them, “It’s never given, but it’s always earned.” Since its founding more than 40 years ago, the band has performed about 40 times each year, including appearances in three presidential inauguration parades and dozens of events such as the National Football Hall of Fame parade, the Teach for America convention, opening of the Southwest Waterfront Wharf, Washington Capitals Championship Parade, and the Hill’s own Fourth of July parade. About 25 of the students also perform in the school’s concert band, while smaller groups play in the symphonic band, jazz band, and pep band for sports events. In a testament to the band’s impact, more than 90 percent of its graduating members go on to college, and all who have applied to join the band in college have earned a scholarship — even if they didn’t major in music. “The Eastern High School name carries value,” says Smith. “We use our connections with HBCU band directors, and they know they’re getting a quality musician.” Smith himself is a prime example of the band’s success. He began playing the trombone as a student at Hine Jr. High and then joined the Eastern High School band, earning a full scholarship in music at Howard University and Coppin State University. Even as a college student, he returned to volunteer with the band, and today he serves as the high school’s registrar as well as the band’s assistant director. Anthony Dukes, Jr., is another great example: After graduating from Eastern in 2016, he eventually earned a $56,000 scholarship to Jackson State University and has become a proud member of the Sonic Boom of the South. “The foundation has long appreciated the band’s remarkable contributions to education and school spirit,” said Wayne Warren, a member of the CHCF board of directors and of its Keller Grant committee. “But we only recently learned that the dire condition of many band instruments — some of them up to 20 years old — was limiting student participation. The Keller Grant will go far in upgrading the band’s instruments, and we’re rallying the community to pitch in for additional instruments and new uniforms as well.” D.C. Public Schools issued the original instruments for the city’s four school bands, but after that their purchase and repair has been the responsibility of each school. Eastern High School needs to refurbish about 60 instruments, from tubas to piccolos. However, some of the instruments are beyond repair, and the band needs to add new instruments to balance its sound. One sousaphone can cost up to $7,000. Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center is providing a discount to Eastern High School to repair the instruments, and the Keller Grant will fund repairs for as many instruments as possible. But CHCF’s support won’t end there.

Have An Instrument You Aren’t Using? To donate instruments or funding to support Eastern High’s Marching Band, visit www.capitolhillcommunityfoundation.com. To continue repairing instruments and provide an additional $90,000 to replace the band’s 10-year-old formal uniforms, the foundation is creating an online community campaign to raise additional funds and solicit donations of instruments. The National Capital Bank will help spur contributions by matching the first $10,000 donated to the campaign. “The Blue and White Marching Machine is one of just four high school bands remaining in the D.C. Public School System,” Warren noted. “We owe it to the dedicated students and instructors who uphold its proud tradition to provide quality instruments and uniforms that let their talent and hard work shine.” Capitol Hill Community Foundation grants, totaling about $300,000 a year, are entirely funded through the contributions of residents, businesses, and friends of Capitol Hill. Every dollar raised is donated to organizations that enhance the community’s children’s education and youth programming; social services; arts, culture, and recreation; and neighborhood beautification. To learn more about the foundation and the campaign to support the Eastern High School band, visit www.capitolhillcommunityfoundation.com. Barbara Wells is a writer and editor for Reingold, a social marketing communications firm. She and her husband live on Capitol Hill. u

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FOLGER LIBRARY PLANS RENOVATIONS AND EXPANSION Construction Expected to Begin Early 2020 by Elizabeth O’Gorek he Folger Shakespeare Library (201 East Capitol St. SE) will begin interior and exterior renovations to the building and grounds early in 2020. The goal of the improvements is to improve accessibility for the Library’s grounds, buildings and collections. The fundamental idea, said the team that presented the concepts, is to open up the Folger both literally and figuratively, enhancing the public’s enjoyment of the grounds, building, events, resources and collections. “It will give us the ability to fulfill our mission in a way that we’ve never really been able to do before,” said Folger Director Dr. Michael Witmore. Witmore was appointed Director of the Folger in 2011, and immediately began working with the Board of Governors to draft a strategic plan, adopted in 2013. That led to the development of a facilities master plan for the Folger spaces, on which the renovations are based. “It was in the course of finishing that master plan that we realized the first and vital piece to begin with would be to truly open up the building and

put the pieces of our program and mission together in a complementary way,” he said. The Folger was established in 1932 by Henry and Emily Folger as a gift to the American people, together with their collection of Shakespeare materials —the world’s largest such collection. It has since expanded its holdings to become a world-class research and resource center for Shakespeare studies with public outreach and education programs as well as productions by the Folger Theatre, concerts by the Folger Consort, readings at the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series, and the publication of the Folger Shakespeare Library editions, as well as myriad online resources.

Expanding Underground The concept design expands the interior rooms underground into public space below the plinth, the elevated platform along East Capitol Street, to include two new exhibition spaces. The new North and South Galleries will both be open to the public. “The fact that many Washington historic buildings have solved their access problems by go-

ing underground is actually a positive for us,” said Witmore, “because we knew that to safely display precious items that would be damaged by light, we needed a way to lower the light and to step people down and into spaces that are quite intimate but also allow for really close contact with precious things.” The new pavilion will include gift shop and washroom facilities supporting the galleries and the theatre, as well as two elevators that will provide accessibility within the building, including to the theatre balconies.

Return to Original Vision Witmore said that the galleries will allow the Folger to display many of the most rare and well-known items in their collection. All 82 of Shakespeare’s First Folios, the collection of works by Shakespeare printed in 1623, will be displayed as a collection for everyone to see, he added. On the exterior, the building’s main entrances will be relocated to newly created East and West Public Gardens. A sloping walkway will make the plinth itself accessible so that visitors can see the nine

Concept design presented at the March 12th meeting of ANC 6B, showing an aerial view of the new west entrance to the building from the corner of Second and East Capitol Streets SE. The turn-around drive will be eliminated, replaced with gardens that are open to the public. Image: Kieran-Timberlake/Courtesy Folger Shakespeare Library

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famous bas reliefs along the façade. “The idea is that the whole perimeter of the building can return to its original vision, which is an open garden with the building sitting in the middle of it,” said Stephen Kieran of KieranTimberlake, the architecture firm engaged for the project. All of the entrances will be made fully accessible, as well as the interior space and the exterior plinth, which will be graded to allow access at the front of the building. Currently the main entrances are accessible by temporary ramps, but these are not graded to support electric wheelchairs. Stairs in the interior also inhibit accessibility to exhibits. The plans eliminate the turnaround driveway on Second Street as well as the associated curb cut. The iron fence on Third Street will be removed to open the garden to public use. A great deal of exterior public seating will be added, and the gardens will be illuminated by ‘discrete’ public lighting. Bicycle racks will be added to both Second and Third Streets as well as to the south side of the building (for staff ) as part of the Folger’s continuing efforts to encourage the use of public transit and cycling by both staff and visitors.

Programming to Continue The Folger is planning to run its full slate of programming through the end of construction, expected in mid-2022. Negotiations with other venues to host the next full season of production are underway. The Consort Series is anticipated to take place at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Poetry readings, as always, will take place in a variety of locations. Alternate locations for the theatre performances have not yet been finalized. Education programs will continue at District-area schools. The building will be closed and the collections relocated during construction, although staff will continue to work from the building. “The ability to go off-site with new partners and to co-program or to

present Folger programming in new venues is actually one of the exciting aspects of the project, because we would love to weave our programing and who we are even deeper into the web of Washington cultural life, and taking our work off-site is one way to do that,” said Witmore. Historical Preservation Specialist Emily Eig is advising the Folger on historical aspects of the renovation. The exterior of the building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963 and the interior was added to the register in 2017. Alterations to the building must therefore go before both the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) before permits can be approved. A Public Space Application will be heard by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in April, followed by May appearances before CFA and then HPRB the following week. The Folger Library was created and is maintained through philanthropy, and it is that generosity that is supporting the improvements for the community, Witmore said. “This is really being done through the generosity of people who love this mission and care about its place in Washington and the world,” said Witmore. Each year, the Library embarks on a campaign to raise funds to support its operations. Learn more about The Wonder of Will: The Campaign for the Folger Shakespeare Library, by calling 202-675-0303. The Folger’s Capital Campaign launches Monday, April 15 at the Annual Folger Gala, the largest and most significant fundraiser of the year. Learn more about the Folger Shakespeare Library and theatre or support the Folger by visiting Folger.edu. Purchase tickets to the Folger Gala at folger.edu/folger-gala. Email questions or comments about the Folger Facilities Master Plan designs to info@folger.edu. u APRIL 2019 H 63

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The Woman of Ward 6

WINIFRED MALLON: AN EARLY JOURNALIST by Marci Hilt ard 6 Democrats are continuing their recognition of the Woman of Ward 6 by honoring Winifred Mallon (1880-1954), an early Washington, DC, newspaper reporter. According to the History of the Washington Press Corps, by Donald A. Ritchie, Winifred Mallon got her start as a clerk in the cable room of the State Department. She had written part-time for the Washington bureau of the Chicago Tribune since 1902. In 1905, she joined the staff of the newspaper. The Tribune gave her a byline whenever she dealt with women’s issues, but anything else she wrote appeared as an anonymous “special.” In 1913, Mallon started a column for the Tribune on the campaign for women’s suffrage. During World War I, she earned a place on the Washington bureau’s regular staff, writing a column on legislation pending in Congress. She mastered immigration legislation so thoroughly that a House committee called her as an expert witness. During the Jazz Age in the 1920’s when women exerted a greater degree of economic independence and social liberation than before, newspapers opened more jobs for women in their editorial and marketing departments and also as reporters. At the 1928 political conventions, Mallon freelanced for the New York Times, interviewing women delegate and wives of the candidates. That led the Times to hire her as the first woman member of its Washington staff, to cover the social side of the White House, weddings, the Red Cross and similar assignments. She was a small woman who carried an oversized handbag that trailed along the ground. She appeared eccentric, but colleagues recognized that she held her job because she possessed “a lively mind and the ability to think clearly and to write clearly.” Even after Times bureau chief considered the aged Mallon “virtually no use,” he kept her on the payroll because she was single and lacked a pension. Mallon became close to Alva Belmont, who founded the National Women’s Party, and would sometimes

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sneak out of the Tribune building to the Women’s party headquarters on Capitol Hill (now the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument) to help write press releases and other publicity materials for the suffrage cause. Mallon, who helped found the Women’s National Press Club and served as its president for the 1935-1936 term, is buried in Ward 6’s Congressional Cemetery and her grave is featured on the Suffrage Walking Tour. The Women of Ward 6 initiative is a non-partisan recognition of Ward 6’s women, which honors women who have worked or lived in Ward 6 and have made significant contributions to better our lives. The initiative, in partnership with the National Woman’s Party, Capitol Hill Restoration Society and the Hill Rag, will culminate in the 2020 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. u

(Continued from pg. 57) duction Trust Fund resources per year to put us on the path to meeting their needs over the next decade. The District also needs to greatly expand the local rent supplement program to help more low-income families bring rents down to affordable levels. Second, it should repair and preserve public housing. More than 6,500 of DC’s public housing units, 78 percent of the portfolio, are in deplorable condition and need “significant capital improvements” such as new roofs or HVAC units. These fixes would require $1.3 billion, but last year’s budget only included $3.25 million. The District should increase funding for repairs while ensuring that redevelopment efforts do not displace current public-housing residents. Third, it should plan and design for a more equitable city. The DC Office of Planning (OP) is in the process of updating the Comprehensive Plan, which guides land use decision-making including housing policy. It is critical that the OP prioritize equitable placement of affordable housing so that residents with low incomes have the same access to high-performing schools, grocery stores, transportation, thriving business corridors and other neighborhood amenities as DC’s wealthiest residents. Kamolika Das and Doni Crawford are policy analysts 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. u

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SATURDAY, MAY 11, 4-7 PM SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1-5 PM TICKETS: $35 ADVANCE - $40 TOUR WEEKEND (GOOD FOR BOTH DAYS) This year the tour footprint centers on Lincoln Park, including refreshments at The Corner Store and a walking tour of historic Gessford Court. Visit CHRS.ORG for tour details, on-line sales, and ticket vendors Or find us at the Frager’s Garden Center Party, May 5, at 1123 Pennsylvania Ave., SE. CHRS received a 2016 award from the DC Preservation League for its “advocacy, education, community outreach efforts and for its early and sustained contributions to preservation efforts in Washington, DC.” Visit www.chrs.org to learn more. Email info@chrs.org or call 543-0425.

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IN MEMORIAM

ANDRE MACK Little Strong Man by Gina Sangster henever I see bags of trash and recycling piling up in my kitchen, I think of Andre. That may not seem like an auspicious kind of memory to have of someone, but if you have a set of steep steps leading to a back alley row of trash bins like I do, you’ll understand. I also think of Andre when I want to move a piece of furniture or make sure the passageway behind my building is swept clean. Others in the Eastern Market community would see Andre reliably helping Bernadette in her BAMI soaps and skin care stall every weekend. At the start and end of every Saturday and Sunday, you’d see him hauling merchandise to help set up or break down various vendor areas. When my daughter Sally and her husband Andy moved from their temporary DC residence to an apartment in Takoma Park, Andre helped them. When I had an antique arm chair reupholstered, Andre carried it down and back up the stairs. He knew I had a fierce antipathy for smoking, so he’d keep his cigarettes tucked away whenever he did something for me. I didn’t know until I spoke to Bernadette that he suffered from chronic headaches, probably a symptom of a more serious condition, so I gave him some of my own favorite Excedrin Migraine tablets one day when he complained of intense pain. Once, as we stood together on my back deck, Andre told me a bit of his life story. He’d been a boxer in his youth and trained in the same ring as Sugar Ray Leonard. He was told he had some promise, but then he “got in trouble,” the nature

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of which I didn’t ask about. In DC’s summer heat you could see Andre’s formidable biceps, even in his 50’s his arms rippled like the fighter he once was. Another time, Bernadette and I were chatting about children and grandchildren and Andre piped in to say he had six grandchildren. I realized I hadn’t included him in the conversation, as if his progeny didn’t matter, as if his life couldn’t possibly bear any resemblance to my own. Little snippets of prejudice show up in our lives. He was just a poor guy who did menial labor; why would his personal history be important? Andre once asked me if we could “just talk” sometime. He said he liked to talk and I said that would be alright; when not at work he could find me in nice weather sitting out front and he was welcome to stop by. He never did, and I wondered if he remembered asking me, or my answer. He sometimes forgot things: if you asked him to do something “later,” he might not remember when later came around; it was best to get him to do what you needed at the moment. I also wondered if he might have been flirting with me a bit. I think Bernadette thought so: she once reprimanded him for hugging me. His short stature was probably a give-away: short men often have a special thing for short women, of which I am one. Andre and I hugged when we saw each other the first weekend in December, remembering we both had December birthdays, though he was 8 or 10 years younger than me. The following weekend I found out he had died. I’m glad we had that last hug. u

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CHRS PROVIDES GRANTS TO SWAMPOODLE HOMEOWNERS

Help for Homeowners in Restoration and Energy Efficiency Projects by Patrick Lally properties to be razed would lthough the results have been protected as conare well worth it, tributing structures, had owners of historthey been in the CHHD. ic buildings may be Residents in adjacent parts daunted by the cost of Swampoodle could only of maintaining or restoring their watch as 26 structures – properties. Repointing brick, remany from the 19th century pairing cast iron stairs and upgrad– were demolished to make ing energy-inefficient systems all way for a 378-unit apartment come with significant expense. building, Station House. The Capitol Hill RestoraProposals to extend the tion Society (CHRS) is helping to historic district to this area bridge the affordability gap with an had come and gone for years, exciting grant program targeting the but this demolition galvaSwampoodle section of the Capitol Extensive brickwork repairs by Edgar Masonry. Photo: Elizabeth Nelson nized the community to deHill Historic District (CHHD), remand meaningful mitigation cently designated in 2015. Homefor the extensive loss of the owners in the area bounded by 2nd area’s historic fabric. CHRS to 4th streets and F to H streets NE, and the local advisory neighmay apply for two grant programs borhood commission negothat provide up to $5,000 each tiated with the developer to for improvements. pay for a building-by-buildThese are the Home Improveing survey of all the blocks ment Grant for preserving the histornorth of the existing historic features of the neighborhood and, ic district up to H Street, setwherever possible, correcting histing the stage for the boundtorically inappropriate exterior alary extension. The developer terations; and the Energy Efficiency also provided funding for the Upgrade Grant for reducing energy grant program now adminisconsumption and creating greater efficiency such as hi-tech heating sys- Stoop re-fabricated by Fred Mashack tered by CHRS. Ironworks. Photo: E. Nelson So far, grants have been tems and energy-smart lighting. used for historic-district-approved repair, restoraApplicants must own property in the tion and replacement of exterior features, includSwampoodle section of the CHHD and may apply ing windows, doors, cornices, porches and stoops. for only one grant in each category. Grant funding They have also helped retrofit old lighting systems to must be matched by the applicant and approved accommodate LED fixtures and upgrade outdated, prior to the commencement of work. For more inlow-performing heating systems. The energy grant formation, consult the CHRS website: www.chrs. program was recently expanded in keeping with org/swampdoodle-grants/. CHRS’s commitment to conservation. “Preserving an existing structure is gentler to the environment Mitigating Damage with Stewardship than destroying it and building something new. But In 2010, when developers discreetly bought up the many of our older homes can be made far more enentire western half of Square 752 adjacent to the ergy efficient without damaging their historic fabH Street Bridge, residents learned that most of the 68 H HILLRAG.COM

ric,” explains Elizabeth Nelson, CHRS president.

Some Compelling Results A family on G Street lives in one of the finest intact classical revival rows on Capitol Hill, designed in 1907 by Arthur Poynton. The original beveled plateglass door is an integral part of Poyton’s architectural language, but cracked glass, inoperable hardware and sagging door jambs forced the owner to consider discarding it for a new one. A Swampoodle grant enabled them to hire Mozer Works, specialists in historic window and door restoration, to restore this critical entrance feature completely. Another family on G Street lives in a beautiful Queen Anne-style house designed by Thomas Franklin Schneider in 1897. The enormous cast iron front entrance stairway had disintegrated beyond reasonable repair and they were considering replacing the entire ensemble with brick. The Swampoodle grant enabled them to secure the expertise of Fred Mashack Ironworks to recast the missing treads and risers and dismantle the entire staircase and reassemble it with the new parts and fasteners – a remarkable restoration. On Third Street, an impressive three-story house constructed by Frederick Atkinson in 1890 had equally impressive heating bills with an inefficient boiler largely to blame. A grant funded a replacement with a 97-percent efficient instantaneous heat exchanger compatible with the original decorative radiators and hot-water circulating system. The facade of another Frederick Atkinson house is composed of a variety of Victorian architectural details and pressed brick features. Years of neglect prior to current ownership, and the 2011 earthquake contributed to cracked arches and sagging masonry. A grant funded Edgar Masonry to repoint the facade and rebuild the failed brickwork. These grants have made an enormous difference to homeowners in the designated area, and funds remain available to qualified applicants. If you would like an application or additional information, go to the CHRS website at the link provided above. u

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Children’s Corner with story times & family activities Nearly 40 writers, including: Louis Bayard Kelsi Bracmort Jessica Childress Sig Cohen & Carolyn Miller Parr Jona Colson Chris Datta Grant Goodman Bill Gourgey Claire Handscombe Katy Kelly Rashin Kheiriyeh Claudia Kousoulos & Ellen Letourneau

William S. Kurtz Ben Larracey Con Lehane Bob Levey Michael Levin Jonathan Lewis Abby Maslin Jenny Masur Laura Melmed E. Ethelbert Miller Glen Mourning George Derek Musgrove

Garrett Peck Quintin Peterson Jonathan Riffe Paul Smith Rivas Kim Roberts Colleen Shogan Patsy Sims Scott Sowers Daniel Stone Yermiyahu Ahron Taub John Ward Kim Prothro Williams

POETS’ CORNER @ T U N N IC L IF F ’ S 3PM on the patio at Tunnicliff’s Tavern across from Eastern Market Readings by noted local poets followed by open-mic poetry readings (sign up at the poetry table at the BookFest or, after 3pm, at Tunnicliff’s)

More than a dozen exhibitors, including: AARP Foundation/Experience Corps • Capitol Hill Writers Group • Capitol Hill Books DC Public Library • East City Bookshop • Fairy Godmother Books & Toys Folger Shakespeare Library • Green Kids Press • Library of Congress Magination Press • Platypus Media/Science, Naturally! • Shout Mouse Press The Writers Center • Women’s National Book Association

Author Talks & Panel Discussion 11:15

Dealing with Aging Parents: Sig Cohen & Carolyn Miller Parr (Love’s Way)

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Lou Bayard (Courting Mr. Lincoln)

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Inspiring Life-Long Readers: authors Grant Goodman (middle school teacher), Glen Mourning (fourth-grade teacher), Paul Smith Rivas (high school study coach), and Colleen Shogan (college professor)

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Michael Fry Memorial Talk on Local History: George Derek Musgrove (Chocolate City)

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MEET THE CHAIRS OF ANC 6A & 6B by Elizabeth O’Gorek Gove said that while commissioners are charged with serving the 2000 or so residents of their single member districts, the ANC oath also commits commissioner to serve the interests of the District of Columbia as a whole. “To me this means we need to take into account the many voices that we don’t hear—because they can’t attend the meetings or haven’t even arrived yet— the future residents whose lives will be impacted by the decisions we make,” she said. “I also recognize that serving in a public office, especially in a volunteer role, is not something everyone can do. I’ve been afforded many privileges in my life— this is my way of paying some of that back.” Learn more about ANC 6A by visiting their website at ANC6A.org. Follow the Commission on Twitter @ANC6A and Chair Amber Gove @ AmberGove

he role of Chair of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) is a time-consuming one. Just like other commissioners and officers of District ANCs, Chairs are volunteers, working in their roles on the ANC in addition to the demands of their regular careers. The Chairs set agendas and facilitate meetings, officially receive commission correspondence, oversee procedure and promote good relationships between the Commission and District organizations. They may also act as spokespeople for the views of their particular ANC. Learn more about the people doing this important work. Meet the chairs of ANC 6A and 6B. Next month meet the chairs of ANC 6C and 6D.

Amber Gove (ANC 6A04): Paying it Back In 2017, now ANC 6C Chair Amber Gove (6A04) gave careful thought before she ran for a seat on her ANC. Gove, who has two young children, a husband who travels a great deal and her own full-time job in international education, wanted to be sure she would make a contribution. “At one point, Councilmember Charles Allen and I talked through the pros and cons on a long ride on the D6,” Gove recounted. “I also asked my extended ‘village’ of friends if they would be willing to take our kids during meetings and events when my husband was out of town—their support has proved critical to making this work,” she said. She almost had someone to share the load with. “During my first swearing in at Councilmember Allen’s Office, my then 9-year-old decided to say the oath along with me,” she said. “We had to start over or risk having an underage Commissioner.” The new chair said that the biggest challenge of ANC business is balancing the views of current residents while still bearing in mind the greater good. “There is a cost-benefit analysis to be done on just about every decision we weigh in on,” she said, “from supporting a new development to petitioning for traffic-calming measures.” Gove said that she would particularly like ANC 6A to collaborate with other commissions

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Chander Jayaraman (ANC 6B08): Finding Solutions Right Here Chair Amber Gove (6A04) is pictured with her family. Courtesy: Amber Gove

Chander Jayaraman has been commissioner for 6B08 since 2012, running unopposed for three elections in a row. This will be his second term as Chair of ANC 6B, having previously served in 2017. “I knew this year there were going to be a

on issues such as transportation safety and the pursuit of Vision Zero, a strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities. In regard to transportation safety Gove said, “we need to be more comprehensive than a block by block approach.” Noting that the Maryland Avenue Pedestrian Safety Project and C Street NE redesign have been in the making for a decade, Gove said that ANCs need to push for designs that will compel drivers to respect the speed limit and protect the vulnerable. “More than 30 people lost their lives transiting our streets last year— that is just unacceptable,” she said. ANC 6A has also experienced an increase in gun violence over the last year, and is looking at ways to prevent these crimes before they happen, as Chair Chander Jayaraman (6B08), photographed at The Yards well as at ways to reduce crime and vi(700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE) where the ANC obtained office space olence, she said. through a settlement agreement. Photo: E.O’Gorek/CCN

lot of new commissioners,” Jayaraman said of his decision to run for Chair. “I felt that it was an opportunity to lead and also to show the pathway to how this works for the next group.” Six new commissioners joined ANC 6B this year, three of whom have taken executive roles with the encouragement of the Chair. Jayaraman is no stranger to electoral politics. In the early 1990s, he ran for a seat on the Lawrence, Kansas City Commission, a race he eventually lost but not before winning endorsements from other candidates. He said he first ran for ANC commissioner in 2012 because he loves debate and working with a team to come to a consensus about what is best for the community. “I think it was my time,” he said. Jayaraman said that there are many issues that face ANC 6B in the near future. He said that ANC 6B will continue to press District agencies and boards to give the ‘great weight’ due to the opinion of the ANC by statute, saying that it varies by agency. “The idea was that the opinions of the community matter. It’s not a check the box type thing,” he said. Jayaraman said a major challenge facing the ANC is “trying to keep agencies from trying to go around us.” Another important challenge facing the ANC this spring is ensuring community feedback is accounted for in the vision for Eastern Market Metro Plaza. Jayaraman said the ANC should work to engage residents with the Department of General Services (DGS) as they work on the project, slated to start construction this fall. “This is not just about four SMDs. This is a major spot for a large part of the community,” he said, noting that the area is expected to function both as a town center and to help keep the commercial areas along Barracks Row and Eastern Market vibrant. Jayaraman expressed concern that the development at The Wharf

and increasing options on H Street NE are drawing attention away from Barracks Row even as the ANC works with other groups to address concerns on the 400 block of Eighth Street SE. “I think we’ve got to try something different, not just talk about it,” he said. “I want this to be a destination,” he said, pointing to the excellent restaurants in the area. “I would love to see it be called Michelin Row.” The ANC is concerned with issues of crime, he said, noting the increase in purse- and phone-snatchings as well as armed car jackings. However, he wants to look at alternate methods of ensuring safety such as improved relations with MPD and identifying alternatives to police presence, citing a weeklong trial in 2016 of his ‘Safe Route’ concept, where trained volunteers are stationed on routes from Potomac metro toward residential areas, deterring crime with an increased presence on the street. Jayaraman sees the Capitol Hill area as a place where models can be developed and adapted to address problems all over the District, in part because of the different lives that converge here. “I see it all the time at Tunnicliff ’s Tavern,” he said, “You’ll have anyone from an attorney, a Congressman, a plumber to a maintenance worker all together.” “That’s what makes this area in 6B so special –that if we’re going to find a balance and find solutions to problems in the District, we can find them right here.” Learn more about ANC 6B by visiting ANC6B.org, or by following @ANC6B and the Chair @DC_ Chander. Learn more about the role of ANCs by visiting https://anc. dc.gov/page/about-ancs. Find your ANC and SMD by entering your address at https://www.ancfinder.org. u

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Councilmember Allen Briefs ANC 6A

Board, a regional transportation network. The Council has finished its annual oversight hearings for each District agency. The Mayor has released her proposed 2019-20 budget. Allen encouraged residents to participate in subsequent hearings. His Ward 6 Budget Town Hall is VISIoN ZeRo AND MIDDLe expected to be scheduled for the third week of April. SCHooLS ARe pRIoRItIeS This forum provides an open forum for residents to discuss budget priorities. by Meghan Markey Turning to education, Allen mentioned that District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis n March 14, 2019, Chair Ferebee is committed to developing a “technology equiAmber Gove (6A04) called the ty plan” to direct more resources to technology to corAdvisory Neighborhood Comrect inequitable access in some classrooms. mission (ANC) 6A meeting to order at Allen has introduced The Public School TransparMiner Elementary School, 601 15th ency Act, to address the issue of a lack of data, or poor St. NE, with Commissioners Marie data, regarding how tax dollars are being spent in pubClaire Brown (6A01), Phil Toomajian lic charter schools. (6A02), Mike Soderman (6A03), Ruth Allen reaffirmed his commitment to Vision Zero, the Ann Hudson (6A05), Stephanie Zimsafety initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities. He pledged ny (6A06), and Sondra Phillips-Gilbert to hold those accountable for working to ensure pedes(6A07) in attendance. trian safety. While there has been an unfortunate increase Ward 6 Councilmember Charles in pedestrian deaths in the District; Allen remains optiAllen (D) briefed the commission on mistic that the new budget will increase investment in his work. He is chair of the Council’s Vision Zero. Committee on Judiciary and PubAllen remains committed to pushing up the schedlic Safety and is vice-chair ule for Ward 6 middle school modernization. Jefferson of the TransportaMiddle School in SW and Eliot-Hine Middle School are tion Planning now under construction after previously falling back on the schedule. The new playgrounds slated for Miner Elementary School, and Tyler Elementary in SE this summer will be completed on time, he stated. The commissioners asked questions relating to traffic safety and the need for greater enforcement of traffic laws by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). They expressed concerns over traffic issues on H Street NE. They requested Allen put pressure on District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to address unsafe intersections. Councilmember Allen pointed out the tension between enforcing traffic laws while eliminating racial bias. So, while overall traffic “stops” have been reduced, he does want greater enforcement against illegally parked vehicles in bike lanes and crosswalks, as well as against speeders on neighborhood streets. Allen believes that the metrics that DDOT uses to evaluate intersections and potential changes are intrinsically flawed. The manner in which data is collected omits “near miss” incidents, he stated. Start from a position of safety and have all intersections begin as all-way stops, he said. Let DDOT justify why intersections should so. This would flip the script over the current situation where ANCs have to make the case for four-way-stops. Allen is calling for a “Crosswalk-palooza” to address missing, deteriorated crosswalks and bike lanes across the neighborhood, the lack of which place pedestrians at risk. 72 H HILLRAG.COM

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A AMBER GOVE, CHAIR, AMBERANC6A@GMAIL.COM Serving the Near Northeast, North Lincoln Park, Rosedale, and H Street communities ANC 6A generally meets the second Thursday of the month, at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th Street, NE.

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Look out for a call for volunteers, should DDOT not address the missing crosswalks.

1511-15 A Street NE As of the February ANC 6A meeting, the owner of 1511-1515 A Street NE had not satisfied much of the conditions set forth by the Economic Development and Zoning Committee (EDZ). Therefore the ANC was not inclined to support the proposal to construct three new attached flats at the address. One of these stipulations was the withdrawal of an appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) of the decision to correct zoning regulations that allowed for a high-density development mistakenly applied to the site. The owner also had not sufficiently reached out to neighbors to gain support for the proposal. At its February meeting, the commission had recommended that the owner postpone their BZA hearing on Feb. 27 in order to give more time to meet the commission’s conditions. The owner did not postpone the BZA hearing as previously agreed. However, Commissioner Brian Alcorn was in attendance. He secured a postponement of the hearing. In the interim time between the hearing and the March ANC meeting, the owner had indeed satisfied all of the conditions set forth by the EDZ. Many commissioners remained concerns that the current plans for the development will not be the ultimate ones executed. Commissioners agreed unanimously that the letter to the BZA include that ANC support is conditional on any finalized plans being consistent with the current design package with no further zoning relief supported and inclusion of at least six parking spaces.

Maury Daytime School Parking Zone The ANC voted unanimously to re-

quest to DDOT to establish a school parking zone, with boundaries identical to the Maury Elementary school boundary zone, effective between 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. This would allow nonresident teachers/DC government staff at the Maury site to park in these areas. The request is contingent on approval of a variance request by the DC Public Schools (DCPS) and the Department of General Services (DGS) to decrease the number of parking spaces from the minimum 21 spaces required by zoning regulations, in conjunction with their commitment from to convert a portion of the planned parking lot of play space. This provides students with greater play space, while alleviating potential parking issues for teachers and staff. The impact of allowing staff parking during the daytime on the surrounding community was found to be negligible, because so many parking spots open up during the daytime as residents leave for work. The availability of daytime parking in the zone would easily accommodate staff at Maury Elementary.

Other Business The Commissioners voted unanimously to: • Send a letter of support to the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) for the 2019 Capitol Hill Classic race (May 19) which benefits the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools. • Send a letter to DDOT identifying high-priority areas with traffic/pedestrian safety issues on: the unit to 400 blocks of 15th Street NE; the intersection of East Capitol Street, Massachusetts Avenue and 11th Street NE; the unit to 400 blocks of 17th Street NE; the unit to 400 blocks of 10th Street NE; the intersection of 10th and East Capitol Streets NE; 19th Street and Constitution Avenue

Next ANC 6A meeting is Thursday, Apr. 11th, 7pm Miner ES 601 15th St NE Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee - Tuesday, Apr. 16th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Jay Williams - Co-Chair (906-0657) / Mark Samburg - Co-Chair

Transportation & Public Space Committee - Monday, Apr. 15th 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers Community Room • 900 G St., NE Elizabeth Nelson - Chair (elizabeth_knits@yahoo.com)

Economic Development & Zoning Committee - Wednesday, Apr. 17th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Brad Greenfield - Chair (Brad.greenfield@gmail.com 202 262-9365)

Community Outreach Committee - Monday, Apr. 22nd 7pm at Eastern High School • 1700 East Capitol St., NE Veronica Hollmon - Chair (roni2865@aol.com)

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ANC 6C02 Karen Wirt 6C02@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C05 Joel Kelty 6C05@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C03 Jay Adelstein 6C03@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C06 Robb Dooling 6C06@anc.dc.gov

Grants Last Thursday, 7 pm Contact: torylord@gmail.com Twitter: @ANC_6C_Grants Environment, Parks, and Events First Tuesday, 7 pm Contact: jgmccann@gmail.com

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NE; Eighth and D Streets NE; Eighth and G Streets NE; Eighth and F Streets NE; 100 to 400 blocks of Tennessee Avenue NE; 14th and G Streets NE. • Appoint Mark Samburg as co-chair of the Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee. • Request a postponement for Maddox Engineers & Surveyors Inc. for their permit application (#324283) to extend eight driveways through public space to allow access to the alley located in rear of 410-417 17th Street NE, to allow the applicants to work with the Transportation and Public Space Committee. Commissioner Marie-Claire Brown reported that two additional suspects were arrested in the shooting that occurred on January 27 at the H Street NE restaurant Quara. u

ANC 6B Opposes DGS Takeover of Lower Seventh Flea Market ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B held the monthly meeting of the full commission at the Hill Center on Tuesday, March 12. On the dais: Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Gerald Sroufe (6B02, secretary), Brian Ready (6B03, parliamentarian), Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04), Steve Holtzman (6B05), Corey Holman (6B06, treasurer), Kelly Waud (6B07), Chander Jayaraman (6B08, chair), Kasie Clark (6B09, vice chair) and Denise Krepp (6B10). The ANC voted 8-2-0 to send a letter to the Department of General Services (DGS) objecting to the decision to assume management of the Saturday outdoor market on the 300 block of Seventh Street SE. A request for proposal (RFP) for new management was issued on Feb. 7, but DGS rejected the only applicant, apparently on the grounds that the applicant had requested no licensing fee be charged. DGS then announced that it would take over management of the outdoor market. In the letter, the commissioners argued that it is inappropriate for an agency to release a solicitation and then decide to assume control and

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operation for which the solicitation was issued, saying that such an action “undermines the open contract and procurement process.” The commissioners called for DGS to either reissue the RFP or pay the licensing fee, adding that any further decisions should be publicly vetted prior to adoption.

Renovations to Folger Shakespeare Library The commissioners voted unanimously to endorse the application for a public space construction permit by the Folger Shakespeare Library (201 East Capitol St. NE). The permit is the first step in making renovations to the building and grounds, planned to begin early in 2020. The concept design expands the interior rooms into below-grade public space that will include two new public exhibition spaces as well as a gift shop and washroom facilities for the galleries and the theatre, and two elevators for accessibility within the building, including the theatre balconies. The building’s main entrances will be relocated to new east and west public gardens. The plinth, the elevated platform along East Capitol Street, will be made accessible so that visitors can see the nine famous bas reliefs along the facade. All of the entrances will be made fully accessible, as well as the interior space and the exterior plinth, which will be graded to allow access at the front of the building. Currently, the main entrances are accessible by temporary ramps, but these are not graded to support the weight of electric wheelchairs. Stairs in the interior also inhibit accessibility to exhibits. The plans eliminate the turnaround driveway on Second Street and the associated curb cut. The iron fence on Third Street will be removed to open the garden to public use. Much exterior public seating will be added, and the gardens will be illuminated by “discreet” public lighting. The bike lane will remain open throughout construction. The construction contractor has not yet been selected. The building will be closed and the collections relocated during construction, although staff will continue to work from the building during renovations. Completion is anticipated in mid-2022, with the reopening contingent on the preparation of the building once construction is complete. For more information see the feature story in this month’s Hill Rag.

Opposition to Third-Floor Addition on C Street The commissioners voted to oppose a proposed third-floor addition to a former blacksmith shop at 620 C St. SE. The applicant proposed an apartment on the second and third floors above a proposed main-floor office space. Neighbors objected to the increase in height and argued that a proposed mansard was inconsistent with the neighborhood. The applicant pointed out that street was relatively eclectic, containing row houses, a large apartment building and a parking lot. By a vote of 6-4, the commissioners voted to support proposed changes to the first floor, take no position on changes to the second floor and oppose the third-floor addition.

Commission Supports Basement Entrance The applicant appeared seeking support for a historic preservation application (HPA) to alter the front areaway within public space to add a basement entrance. The applicant had received a permit from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to begin excavation at 209 C St. SE, when work was halted for a historic preservation application (HPA) review. The applicant therefore sought permission, after the fact, to add an entry to the basement unit, to which applicant is legally entitled according to recent changes to the zoning code. The main problems were the distance of the facade of the building to the sidewalk and the height of the main landing versus the sidewalk. The guidelines suggested a middle landing for the staircase to hide the basement entry, but there was insufficient space. The applicant indicated he was still working with the Historic Preservation Office (HPO) to select a final design but expected to make major changes to the application. Expressing dismay at the cost to applicant and the lack of coordination between District agencies, the commissioners voted to support the application, including access to the permitted basement. Recognizing that it does not comply with guidelines requiring a mid-level landing, the commissioners also supported a cut in the retaining wall to facilitate access. The vote passed 9-0-1, with Oldenburg abstaining.

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ket Metro Plaza Project. The more than 70 attendees of the meeting expressed interest in facilities for dog-owners and children as well as concern regarding the cost and maintenance of the site. Holtzman said that he was working on a report on the issues raised and was hoping to present feedback at the next Eastern Market Metro Plaza (EMMP) Park Advisory Team meeting (EMMPAT), to be held March 20, and scheduled a discussion regarding Parcel 4 on March 25 at the Southeast Library.

‘How’s My Driving DC App’ in Testing Holtzman thanked ANC 6B resident Mark Sussman for his work on the How’s My Driving DC app, which allows users to report parking violations. Whereas 311 is designed around property and traffic crimes, the app focuses on pedestrian and cyclist safety and may change the paradigm of enforcement. The app is still in beta testing, but users interested in testing can go to hmdapp.io to sign up. Follow @howsmydriving on Twitter to learn more.

Other Matters The commissioners voted to appoint resident members to committees as follows: • Katherine Szafran – ABC Committee • Joseph Sandor – Livable Community Task Force] • John Ten Hoeve – Transportation Committee The next meeting of ANC 6B will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). Visit www.anc6b. org for more info; email 6b@anc.dc.gov or find @ANC6B on Twitter. u

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ANC 6C voted to protest the liquor license application and to appeal the certificate of occupancy for a new restaurant at 707 H St. NE.

chair), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04, vice chair), Joel Kelty (6C05, treasurer) and Robb Dooling (6C06). Residents in the neighborhood of K Street NE appeared at the meeting to oppose the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) road diet plans, as endorsed by the commissioners at their February meeting. The group, which had also appeared at the meeting of the TPS Committee, said they had amassed 170 signatures objecting to the reduction in parking spaces. Residents cited hardship to families and seniors and asked if DDOT had conducted studies showing the impact of a reduction of parking spaces on the area. The road diet extends along K Street NE from First to 12th streets. Bike lanes will be installed from Second to Sixth streets with full-time parking replacing the restricted rush-hour parking from Sixth to 12th streets. Acknowledging opposition, the commissioners noted that Districtwide safety was an important priority and pointed

to the need for increased alternate transportation with the expected increase in residents. The motion to send a letter supporting the changes, attaching the letter sent last month, was supported 5-0-1, with Kelty abstaining.

Concern about New Restaurant at 707 H St. NE The commissioners took up two issues in regard to 707 H St. NE, former site of Addis Ethiopian Restaurant. First was a liquor license application from Brothers Burger Bar, doing business as Aroma. Commissioners unanimously endorsed a motion from the Alcoholic Beverage Licensing (ABL) Committee to protest the license. Speaking for the committee, Kelty said that the applicant had failed to respond to an invitation to appear before the committee, and conversation with the applicant had begun only the previous day. In regard to the same address, the chair of the Planning, Zoning and Economic Develop-

CIVIC LIFE Councilmember Allen’s Community Office Hours. April 8, 6 PM, Wundergarten, 1100-1110 First St. NE; April 12, 8 AM, Waterfront Starbucks, 1100 Fourth St. SW; April 19, 8 AM, The Pretzel Bakery, 257 15th St. SE. charlesallenward6.com. Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 5:30 PM. 90 K St. NE. 202-408-9041. norton.house.gov. ANC 6A. Second Thursday, 7 PM. Meeting at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE. anc6a.org. ANC 6B. Second Tuesday, 7 PM. Meeting at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. anc6b.org. ANC 6C. Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Meeting at Heritage Foundation, 214 Mass. Ave. NE, first floor conference room. anc6c.org. ANC 6D. Second Monday, 7 PM. Meeting at 1100 Fourth St. SW, 2nd floor. anc6d.org. ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Meeting at Watha T. Daniel Library. anc6e.org. ment (PZE) Committee, Eckenwiler, put forward a motion that the ANC file an appeal with the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA). Eckenwiler said a new certificate of occupancy was recently issued for the address that appeared identical to one issued last year that was revoked in November because it was in violation of

Alfred Okari St. John 1969 - 2019 Alfred Okari St. John, 49, of Lake Barrington, IL. was born May 25, 1969 in Rochester, NY to Alfred V. and Bevie (nee Fagon) St. John. He sadly passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019. Alfred was an Economics graduate from Syracuse University. He worked as a Senior Financial Advisor Consultant for OppenheimerFunds for 21 years. He served on numerous boards in the Barrington area including: The Barrington Area Community Foundation, The Barrington White House, Barrington Youth and Family Services to name a few. Alfred loved sports and especially enjoyed football, hockey and lacrosse with his children. He is survived by his wife, Keisha (nee Fulton) St. John; his children, Garvin and Kirsten; his parents; his brother, Keith St. John; his mother-in-law, Sharonell Fulton; and many uncles and cousins. A visitation was held on March 15, 2019. Father Joji of Saint Anne’s Catholic Church prayed with the family and A Celebration of Life was held at the Biltmore Country Club, North Barrington, IL where his many friends and colleagues paid their respects and showed their support and love for him and his family.

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at least one part of the zoning code. That motion was approved unanimously.

Renovations to Folger Shakespeare Library The commissioners voted unanimously to endorse the application by the Folger Shakespeare Library (201 East Capitol St. NE) for a public space construction permit. The Folger sits in ANC 6B and along the border of ANC 6C. Plans were presented to both commissions. The permit is the first step in making renovations to the building and grounds, planned to begin early in 2020. Transportation and Public Space (TPS) Committee Chair Kazmierczak summarized the concept design as presented to the committee. The plans expand the interior rooms into below-grade public space that will include two new public exhibition spaces as well as a gift shop and washroom facilities for the galleries and the theatre, and two elevators for accessibility within the building, including the theatre balconies. The building’s main entrances will be relocated to new east and west public gardens. Currently the main entrances are accessible by temporary ramps, but these are not graded to support heavier electric wheelchairs. Stairs in the interior also inhibit accessibility to exhibits. These spaces will be made fully accessible. The plinth, the elevated platform along East Capitol Street, will also be made accessible so that visitors can see the nine famous bas reliefs along the facade. The plans eliminate the turnaround driveway on Second Street and the associated curb cut. The iron fence on Third Street will be removed to open the garden to public use. Much exterior public seating will be added, and the gardens will be illuminated by “discreet” public lighting. Completion is anticipated in mid-2022, with the reopening contingent upon the preparation of the building once construction is complete. For more information see the feature story in this issue of the Hill Rag.

Issues with Verizon On consent, the commissioners voted to send a letter to the Historic Preservation Office (HPO) asking why a construction permit was approved for Verizon at 120 Seventh St. NE, apparently without the required photos. Eckenwiler said that photos of the building’s exterior and contextual photos showing the surrounding areas, required in order

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to assess compliance with the Historical Preservation Act, were not filed with the application. TPS Chair Kazmierczak said that Verizon had access to its parking lot and loading zone through an alley. A loading zone was established on Seventh Street to facilitate delivery of equipment and materials using dollies because of the narrow alley. However, trucks are often not parking in the designated loading zone but rather drive over public space and sidewalks to access the loading dock, endangering the safety of sidewalk users and causing damage to soil and trees. With the support of neighbors, the TPS Committee suggested ways to address this. Proposals included fencing or a tree box to protect the trees. DDOT could also install bollards or bike racks strategically placed to prevent truck access. The commissioners unanimously endorsed a motion requesting that representatives from Verizon and DDOT attend the April meeting of the TPS Committee to discuss the installation of some sort of barrier.

Other Matters The commissioners supported the Great Greater Washington Bus Priority Resolution, which supports the implementation of a citywide network prioritizing bus service, citing the fact that buses are generally the transportation used by disadvantaged riders. Kelty opposed a commitment to work on an issue with details not well-defined, but the motion was supported 5-1. The commissioners unanimously endorsed a letter of support to the mayor’s special task force supporting the 40th Annual Capitol Hill Classic with a request that DDOT erect no-parking signage along the route at least 72 hours in advance of the race. The commissioners approved the following items on the consent calendar: • An application from Cafe Fili (701 Second St. NE) for an unenclosed sidewalk cafe, open until 11 p.m., Sunday to Thursday, and 12 a.m., Friday and Saturday. Many details had been resolved in a settlement agreement with the ABL Committee. The commissioners voted unanimous support, pending the receipt of drawings showing ADA-compliant seating. • Endorsement of testimony from the PZE Committee regarding the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) on three issues, including stop-work orders,

questions about the re-issuance of the certificate of occupancy at 707 H St. NE, and a request that DCRA publish a compilation of the interpretive rules adopted and used by the DC Office of Zoning. ANC 6C meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month (except August) in the ground-floor conference room at the Heritage Foundation (214 Massachusetts Ave. NE). The next meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. Learn more at www. anc6c.org. u

ANC 6D Supports Shakespeare Theatre Development ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman dvisory Neighborhood Commission 6D met on March 11. Commissioners Gail Fast (6D01), Anna Forgie (6D02), Ronald Collins (6D03), Andy Litsky (6D04), Anthony Dale (6D05), Rhonda N. Hamilton (6D06) and Edward Daniels (6D07) were on the dais. Chair Fast presided. The Shakespeare Theatre Company and Erkiletian Development pitched their reformulated development at 501 I St. SW in advance of their March 28 hearing before the DC Zoning Commission and DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) Public Space Committee. They are filing a Planned Unit Development that would up-zone the parcel, currently zoned R3, to MU through a map amendment. The current plan is for a 175,000 square foot development with 13,000 square feet of costume facilities, practice and office space for the Shakespeare Theatre and 92,000 square feet of residential condominiums that include 23 two-bedrooms. It will be built around an interior open courtyard that will open on the east to the adjoining Amidon-Bowen School soccer field and schoolyard. Seventeen of the residential units would be affordable under Inclusionary Zoning rules. Seven of the units will have ground floor entrances on Sixth Street SW. The development will have

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Commissioner Dale opposed the entire project. He argued that it would add to neighborhood traffic congestion, lacked sufficient affordable family housing and provided the neighborhood with no cultural amenity. He strongly urged the commission to withhold its approval in favor of a townhouse development. Commissioner Forgie also criticized the aesthetics of the project as inconsistent with the neighborhood. The developer countered that the glass southern façade with its public costume display was appropriate fitting in with the idea of an I Street Arts Walk. Secondly, the design on Sixth Street SW fit in with the townhomes across the street. Commissioner Hamilton also expressed concern about the construction’s impact on the neighboring school. What about soil tests, dust mitigation and construction traffic, she queried? The developer promised mitigation in conjunction with DDOT. The commission then heard testimony from United Neighbors of Southwest (UNS), the organization of nearby residents, and the AmidonBowen Parent-Teachers Organization (ABPTO). Both groups at the time of the meeting were in negotiations with the developer for community agreements. While not happy about the up-zoning, UNS stated that they were close to an agreement with only some differences over the Sixth Street streetscape outstanding. They asked the commission to make its support of the project contingent on a signed agreement. The ABPTO, on the other hand, was completely opposed to the project calling into question the developer’s good faith. In particular, the group lodged objections to the projects shadowing the school recreational areas and the added traffic congestion posing a danger to students. “Voting ‘No!’ on this is a ‘Yes!’ vote for our children and our community,” stated one parent. The ABPTO had three objectives: (1) an agreement with the developer; (2) a setback from the school playground; and (3) a commitment to coordinate construction traffic with other developments. Chair Fast urged the commission to approve the project contingent on signed agreements with ABPTO and UNS and the provision of a traffic management plan. Commissioners Dale and Forgie both strongly argued for postponing the commission’s vote. The developer pledged to have both agreements signed and provide a plan before the

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zoning hearing. The commission voted to support the project with Dale in opposition and Forgie abstaining. Then it voted unanimously to authorize Chair Fast to testify at the zoning proceeding.

Stadiums’ Traffic Plan Includes Circulator Route Change on Game Days DDOT briefed the commission on their 2019 Traffic Operations and Parking Plan (TOPP) for the Nats and DC United Stadiums. Although subject to change, there are no overlapping regular games scheduled at the two stadiums, representatives stated. However, on June 26 the Congressional Baseball Game is scheduled along with a DC United game. The 2019 TOPP takes into account events at The Wharf and other major festivals both in Southwest and the Capitol Riverfront, as well as the construction around The Douglass Bridge. It structures the deployment of Traffic Control Officers (TCOs). For the first time, TCOs will be deployed on L Street near Van Ness Elementary to protect students from game traffic during afternoon games. The number of TCOs has also been significantly increased. They are deployed at all intersections on M Street from Fourth Street SW to 11th Street SE. The Circulator route between Southwest and Capitol Hill will be altered on DC United Game days. Two buses will run in a loop: south on First Street SW, east on Potomac Avenue SE/SW; north on First Street SE and the west on M Street SE/ SW. The loop will be active two hours pre-game and until 3 hours after kick-off. Road closures for Nats games are similar to 2018 with the addition of Half Street between Q and Potomac Streets SW. Drop-offs of dockless bikes and scouters will be discouraged except in immediate areas around the stadiums. Specific parking areas are allocated nearby the stadiums. Pickup and drop-offs for Hire Vehicles (FHVs) will be confined by geofencing away from the stadiums and residential neighborhoods. Commissioners raised a number of concerns. Chair Fast objected that the TOPP did not sufficiently include Southwest and in particular events at The Wharf, Museum of the Bible and the Spy Museum. The TCO deployment should be expanded as far as The Wharf, she said. DDOT representatives assured her that Wharf construction would cease two hours before and two hours af-

ter any day game. Chair Fast also took the Department of Public Work’s (DPW) parking enforcement to task. “It is critical we have DPW doing real time enforcement,” she stated. Calling a violation into 311 is the only method of getting real time enforcement. The response to online reports can be delayed up to two and half hours. Commissioner Forgie, complaining of game day traffic in residential neighborhoods, said she was concerned that the TOPP would push FHVs into residential neighborhoods impeding residents accessing their own homes. She also asked DDOT to limit the timing of game day parking rate increases, which are now full day. The Department of For Hire Vehicles (DFHV) will be deploying special enforcement during games, a DFHV representative stated. Commissioner Dale raised concerns about FHVs on P Street SE. Commissioner Hamilton objected to the Circulator running next to the Greenleaf Recreation Center and asked for TCOs to be stationed to protect its patrons.

Public Safety Report: Violent Crime is Down Captain John Dorrough and Lieutenant Nikki Lavenhouse briefed the commission on public safety. Violent crime is significantly down from the last several years, Dorrough stated. However, theft, particularly from automobiles, is up. Police have allocated additional recourses to fighting property crime. Visitor Parking Passes, in particular, seem to be a target as well as construction vehicles. Thieves are also breaking into underground parking garages. Commissioners raised a set of concerns. Commissioner Forgie complained of dim nighttime lighting on Vann Street SE next to the construction site; as well as impediments to residential access to parking garages. Commissioner Hamilton asked for increased enforcement against cement trucks driving on residential streets near the Greenleaf Recreation Center, a longstanding concern.

Other Matters The commission approved an amendment to the cooperative agreement with Spirit Cruises to incorporate an additional boat. Commissioner Dale was concerned about the additional traffic in the Washington Channel creating boat wakes. The commission approved the agreement with Dale abstaining.

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Twin Townhomes Offer a Rare Opportunity by Bruce Wentworth To connect the apartments and improve the flow, the load-bearing masonry wall between the units was opened in four key locations including the front foyer. With the wall gone, a generous 9’ wide opening emerged to link the two spaces. The existing oak floors were refinished to add warmth and unite the space. The dining room to the left was left in place while the one on the right was converted into the client’s artfully rendered dressing room. The room can be also be closed off via oversized sliding glass doors framed with naturally finished hardwood. The dressing room is defined by 12 lineal feet of storage space hidden behind closet doors handpainted by Pat Banks, a Kentucky-based artist who specializes in depicting the natural world. The image of a windblown tree, a crystal chandelier and minimal furnishings creates a fun space to prepare or repair from the effects of the day The new master bath went into the space to the right of the dressing room, where one of the kitchens used to be – a key element to making the reconfigured plan work. “Connecting the homes gave us a total of six bathrooms but regrettably none of them were on the first floor,” say Wentworth. “Because we had so many small bathrooms the client felt the most important feature of the new master bath should be a space big enough for a proper soaking tub.” The architect utilized plumbing from the abandoned kitchen and created a full bath built around a jetted, 6-foot, cast iron tub from Kohler. Grab bars were tastefully added for safety and the tub surround was trimmed with green subway tile. A deck around the tub is wide enough for easy entry and offers storage for soaps, sponges, candles and other accouterment. Large format (12”x 24”), white ceramic wall tile in a texThe new elevator travels from basement to second floor and utilizes the space of a former staircase as it’s elevator tured wave pattern was chosen for the shaft. An elevator pit and machine room were built in the bathroom walls to convey the sense of basement to accommodate the new equipment. The elevator cab is fitted with grab bars and is finished at the interior water. A showerhead fixture was includwith cherry paneling. A sliver of space left over after the eled in the plan along with a clear glass evator installation was converted into a striking three-story back wall and unobtrusive shower rail. display of 18 glass pendants suspended from the ceiling.

iving in a neighborhood like Capitol Hill that’s populated with lots of adjoined townhomes offers unique design possibilities for homeowners lucky enough to own two connected properties. That scenario along with the notion of aging in place and single floor living spurred an artistic renovation of co-joined properties in nearby Southwest. “Our client was in the right place at the right time when the Tiber Island development converted to a cooperative. They were able to purchase a two-story plus basement row house in the community and twenty years later they decided to purchase the row house next door,” says Bruce Wentworth, president at Wentworth Inc., a design-build firm based in Chevy Chase. Wentworth’s client us a single woman who has a BA degree in design and has an appreciation for art and space. The floor plans of the two units were mirror images. Each apartment had a living room, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor. The living rooms were located in the back of the unit to take advantage of views towards the river while the kitchens were located at the front but hidden from view by a foyer that opens into the living areas and the staircase.

View from the second-ﬂoor bedroom towards the Washington Channel.

On the second floor, two small bathrooms were gutted and reconfigured to create one larger, more accessible bathroom. A shower offers both hand-held and fixed showerheads along with a built-in bench and abundant shelving. Horizontal and vertical grab bars provide safety while showering.

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verted into a striking threestory display of 18 glass pendants suspended from the ceiling. On the second floor, two small bathrooms were gutted and reconfigured to create a larger, more accessible bathroom. A shower offers both hand-held and fixed showerheads along with a built-in bench and abundant shelving. The new bath also has a walk-in tub with a sidehinged gate by MTI Baths. A second-floor rear bedroom that overlooks the Washington Channel was selected as the new TV room complete with built-in bookcases A rear bedroom that made from cherry. A wet bar has a concealed under counter refrigeraoverlooks the Washington tor, microwave, and bar sink with wall cabinets to store glassware. Mosaic-style, penny round tile finish the backsplash. Silestone counterChannel was selected as the top offers easy maintenance. new TV room complete with built-in bookcases made A custom vanity was designed to fit in a fivefrom warm cherry and wet foot niche and floats above a run of neutral floor bar that sits above an under counter refrigeratile. The green subway tile is carried onto the tor and microwave. There’s also a bar sink, wall wall behind the vanity and the backsplash. Recabinets to store glassware and a mosaic-style, cessed medicine cabinets and shelving enhances penny tile backsplash. The tile backsplash and the storage capacity. The countertop is a neutralcultured stone countertop offers easy maintecolored cultured stone. nance. A sliding barn door adds a bit of charPassing back through the dressing area leads acter and provides privacy for visiting guests. to the master bedroom that features an exposed “Single floor living and aging in place are brick wall, a water view, and a wood burning firemajor design tends right now,” says Wentworth, place trimmed with stacked stone and bordered “with some good planning and a little imaginaby earth-toned granite. A half-wall between the tion you don’t have to worry about leaving home bedroom and the dressing area provide more for your retirement.” valuable storage and display space. Five years after the completion of Phase 1, the Bruce Wentworth, AIA is a licensed architect and client was ready for Phase 2 that would take things contractor. He has been providing home remodeling design/build services to homeowners since 1986. to another level, by way of an elevator. Visit wentworthstudio.com to learn more about “The merged townhouses had two stairhome remodeling. u wells, each spanning from basement to second floor,” says Wentworth “so we knew that we could remove one stair and easily have an open elevator shaft with space left over. Most homeowners are not so fortunate to have a readymade elevator shaft that helped to significantly contain costs.” An elevator pit was built at the basement level along with a machine room. The elevator conveniently opens onto each of the three levels and allows the homeowner to move things from floor to floor with ease. “The elevator has changed my life for the former bedroom was converted into a hobby craft best,” says the client. A sliver of space left room.A Both the desk and the craft table utilize manmade over after the elevator installation was constone for their durability.

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Ask The Hill Historian

THE OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL The Hill Center Is Full of History by Nina Tristani onstruction of the Old Naval Hospital began in 1864 in response to the critical need for hospital care during the Civil War, but the building was not completed until 1866, after the war was over. The Navy Department created the 50-bed facility to serve “seamen serving on the Potomac River and its tributaries” and as a permanent alternative to various temporary facilities, most notably St. Elizabeth’s across the Anacostia. It’s the oldest documented naval hospital in Washington and was the first institution of its kind specifically designed on a large enough scale to serve for an extended period of time. The hospital’s first patient was 24-year old African American seaman Benjamin Drummond, admitted in June 1866 with a gunshot wound to his leg that he received in battle three years before. After escaping from a Confederate prison in Texas, he had returned to duty, but when complications developed on his old wound, he was admitted to the new modern Naval Hospital for treatment. Drummond was discharged in 1868 with a government pension.

Recent photo of the north facade of the Hill Center

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The hospital was used until 1911 to care for veterans of the Civil War and Spanish-American war. It then became the Hospital Corps Training School where sailors learned nursing, hygiene and anatomy. And from 1922 until 1963, it was the Temporary Home for Old Soldiers and Sailors, a private institution providing lodging for veterans pressing pension claims in the capital. LOC photo of the south facade of Naval Hospital c. 1900 In 1962 the federal government transOld Naval Hospital Foundation. They set three ferred control of the site to the District of Cogoals: to see the building properly restored, to see lumbia and the Old Naval Hospital subsequently it turned over to an appropriate long-term occuhoused several social service organizations. More pant and to research the history of the site and the recently, it served as the headquarters for the effort people who have used it. The ONHF created a that succeeded in establishing the Martin Luther plan for the site’s reuse. After a lengthy bidding King, Jr. national holiday. But the facility was not and review process, the Hill Center plan was acproperly maintained cepted by the city in August 2007. and the effects of age The building underwent a major, historic renand moisture steadiovation bringing the structure back to its original ly took their toll. After appearance, using its original colors and wrought1998 the main buildiron fence. It took eighteen months and $10 miling stood essentially lion dollars to complete. The building also invacant, while the carcorporated upgrades such as an ADA accessible riage house was rented design, a green footprint and a heating and cooling as an administrative ofsystem supported by geothermal wells. fice by a citywide orgaOver 150 years later, the Old Naval Hospinization providing adtal, a landmark of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, diction treatment and is thriving as Hill Center, a vibrant, campus-like counseling. center for cultural enrichment, lifelong learning, In 2002, a small and civic engagement. diverse group including nearby neighbors Nina Tristani is the co-owner of N&M House Detectives (www.nmhousedetectives.com) and chair of the Capifounded the Friends tol Hill Restoration Society’s (CHRS) Communications of the Old Naval HosCommittee. For more information on this and other ispital that organized the sues of historic preservation, visit www.chrs.org. u

The Capitol Hill Garden Club presents

Dear Garden Problem Lady, by Wendy Blair Now that April’s here my Knockout Rose is sprouting. This rose was far too big for its space last year, but I forgot to prune it last fall or in March. Now that I have missed the pruning window, will I damage the shrub by pruning this late? You are correct about the pruning window for old roses which bloom on last year’s wood. But Knockout is a shrub rose. You can remove as much as a third to one-half of the plant’s overall volume, as long as you do it early enough for it to grow back. First remove dead or overlapping stems, and, later, any growth spurts that shoot up if they spoil the overall rounded shape of the plant.

If you would prefer a perennial, try Clematis, which is best planted in spring after all danger of frost. It too prefers sun, but likes “cool feet”, meaning that the root must be dug very deep, and its base shaded by other plantings. How can I make an orchid bloom again? Cut off the old flower stalk and put the plant where it can be ten degrees cooler at night than in daytime – perhaps by a cold window. No direct sunlight -- in nature orchids live under trees, get only filtered sunlight, and need very high humidity. Therefore, place the pot over pebbles in a pan filled with water. Fertilize twice a month, and water sparely.

My irises sporting fresh new leaves, poke above the many accumulated dry tree leaves over and around them. When I brushed those dry leaves away I see a great many of the iris roots are above ground too. Beige in color. These irises are quite a few years old. Should I add more earth? On no account should you add more earth. Iris roots need to be half above ground. Otherwise the plants won’t bloom. Your old irises have survived perfectly just as they are.

The April 9, 2019 meeting of the Capitol Hill Garden Club starts with refreshments at 6:45 pm at the NE Public Library, corner of Maryland Ave. & 7th St. NE. Meetings are free and open to all. Membership and Program Topic details: capitolhillgardenclub.org. Feeling beset by gardening problems? Your problem might prove instructive to others, and help them feel superior to you. Send them to the Problem Lady c/o dearproblemlady@gmail.com. Complete anonymity is assured. u

We need some flower that can cascade and drape up – or down – over a fence. Suggestions? Does sun shine on your fence? If it has good sun, almost any annual vine will provide you with color – but don’t try to grow an annual from seed this late. Seeds must start early, indoors under lights. Look for the following as seedlings: Morning Glory (try Heavenly Blue), Moon Flower vine (not “Moonflower”), Sweet Pea, Nasturtium Vine, Cardinal Vine, Scarlet Runner Bean, Black-eyed Susan vine and Cup and Saucer Vine. APRIL 2019 H 87

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CHANGING HANDS Changing Hands is a list of residential sales in Capitol Hill and contiguous neighborhoods 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. 405 14th St NE 445 Tennessee Ave NE 1623 Potomac Ave SE 1345 K St SE #T-02 440 12th St NE #1 1401 Potomac Ave SE #5 101 2nd St NE #B 1116 C St NE #101 7 Browns Ct SE 429 18th St NE #6 1512 K St SE #1 2 15th St NE 305 C St NE #107 401 SE 15th St SE #203

CHINATOWN 616 E St NW #419

$773,500.00 $740,000.00 $720,000.00 $590,000.00 $581,000.00 $575,000.00 $530,000.00 $499,999.00 $495,000.00 $485,000.00 $485,000.00 $420,000.00 $375,500.00 $273,500.00

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$345,000.00

CONGRESS HEIGHTS

NEIGHBORHOOD ANACOSTIA 1307 S St SE 1406 S St SE 2247 Chester St SE

BARRY FARMS 1510 Howard Rd SE 1412 Morris Rd SE

BLOOMINGDALE 41 Randolph Pl NW 2214 North Capitol St NW 22 V St NW 14 Channing St NW #2 51 Rhode Island Ave NW #1

BRENTWOOD

1662 West Virginia Ave NE #2

CAPITOL HILL 418 C St NE 648 A St NE 149 E St SE 618 Constitution Ave NE 1201 6th St NE 217 13th St SE 302 3rd St SE 1317 Independence Ave SE 1367 Independence Ave SE 130 E St SE 243 8th St NE 924 North Carolina Ave SE 620 C St SE 611 F St NE 135 Duddington Pl SE 525 4th St SE 1739 D St NE 243 11th St SE 132 Duddington Pl SE 523 5th St NE 226 11th St SE 436 24th St NE 109 15th St SE 1007 S Carolina Ave SE

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$555,500.00 $435,000.00 $334,750.00

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4337 Halley Ter SE 538 Newcomb St SE 121 Darrington St SW 645 Brandywine St SE 849 Hr Dr SE 103 Forrester St SW 704 Bonini Rd SE 4060 1st St SW 115 Trenton Pl SE 718 Brandywine St SE #202

DEANWOOD $238,000.00 $211,000.00

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$1,350,000.00 $1,179,000.00 $1,139,888.00 $1,085,000.00 $510,000.00

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$325,000.00

$3,200,000.00 $1,699,000.00 $1,580,000.00 $1,266,000.00 $1,240,000.00 $1,210,000.00 $1,196,250.00 $1,120,355.00 $1,095,000.00 $1,080,000.00 $1,049,999.00 $997,500.00 $985,000.00 $949,500.00 $941,251.00 $905,000.00 $900,000.00 $900,000.00 $885,000.00 $871,000.00 $863,000.00 $815,000.00 $780,000.00 $778,500.00

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57 53rd Pl SE 4936 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE 208 45th St NE 22 52nd St SE 822 52nd St NE 83 54th St SE 906 Division Ave NE 807 52nd St NE 5111 Jay St NE 5213 Jay St NE 134 35th St NE 281 56th St NE 234 Division Ave NE 211 54th St NE 4221 Edson Pl NE

ECKINGTON 68 R St NW 1927 N Capitol St NE #1 2026 3rd St NE 1823 N Capitol St NE #C 127 R St NE 126 Todd Pl NE 14 S St NE #303

FOREST HILLS

3001 Veazey Ter NW #322 3883 Connecticut Ave NW #201 3883 Connecticut Ave NW #107 3701 Connecticut Ave NW #418

$500,000.00 $474,000.00 $379,900.00 $363,000.00 $349,900.00 $280,000.00 $230,000.00 $223,000.00 $221,900.00 $89,000.00 $504,000.00 $450,000.00 $445,000.00 $418,000.00 $385,000.00 $381,775.00 $374,900.00 $374,900.00 $373,000.00 $370,000.00 $330,000.00 $319,000.00 $285,000.00 $285,000.00 $284,900.00

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$1,005,000.00 $807,000.00 $770,000.00 $715,000.00 $700,000.00 $610,000.00 $530,000.00

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$460,000.00 $425,000.00 $409,900.00 $299,900.00

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$475,000.00 $422,300.00 $410,000.00 $378,900.00 $365,000.00 $355,000.00 $350,000.00

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$220,000.00 $207,000.00 $150,000.00 $260,000.00

H STREET CORRIDOR 1110 6th St NE #4 1402 H St NE #Ph-502 1301 H St NE #4 1301 H St NE #6 910 3rd St NE

HILL CREST 2018 31st St SE 3209 Pope St SE 2804 33rd St SE 3263 O St SE 3000 Minnesota Ave SE 1515 28th Pl SE

HILL EAST 1848 Potomac Ave SE 401 15th St SE #403

KINGMAN PARK 517 23rd Pl NE 423 18th St NE #6 1917 Rosedale St NE #2

LEDROIT PARK

FORT DUPONT PARK 725 46th St SE 1660 Fort Davis St SE 1670 40th St SE 4249 Hildreth St SE 3806 Bay Ln SE 4316 E St SE 4318 G St SE

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4208 Gorman St SE 1203 42nd St SE #41 1679 Fort Dupont St SE 1658 Fort Dupont St SE

15 Rhode Island Ave NW 313 U St NW 2201 2nd St NW #23

LILY PONDS 4110 Meade St NE 718 Parkside Pl NE #21A

MOUNT VERNON 1103 6th St NW #4 811 4th St NW #818 475 K St NW #414 811 4th St NW #810 460 New York Ave NW #804 437 New York Ave NW #908 1300 Massachusetts Ave NW #302

NAVY YARD

314 I St SE 1000 New Jersey Ave SE #611 1025 1st St SE #1201 1000 New Jersey Ave SE #108

NOMA

624 I St NE 911 2nd St NE #308

OLD CITY #1 718 7th St NE 1303 D St SE 1305 D St SE 809 7th St NE 1307 1/2 D St SE 1732 Massachusetts Ave SE 813 F St NE 1117 8th St NE 630 14th St NE #6 515 F St NE 630 14th St NE #3 722 K St NE

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$877,000.00 $865,000.00 $769,900.00 $764,900.00 $649,900.00

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$575,000.00 $550,000.00 $550,000.00 $490,000.00 $330,000.00 $290,000.00

4 4 3 4 2 3

$860,000.00 $644,000.00

3 2

$674,900.00 $430,000.00 $343,000.00

3 2 2

$1,060,000.00 $777,000.00 $500,000.00

4 3 2

$540,000.00 $179,500.00

4 2

$680,000.00 $630,000.00 $616,000.00 $570,000.00 $527,000.00 $495,111.00 $366,000.00

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$1,075,000.00 $565,000.00 $550,000.00 $355,000.00

4 2 2 1

$1,584,000.00 $464,750.00

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$1,320,000.00 $1,260,000.00 $1,260,000.00 $1,215,000.00 $1,215,000.00 $1,050,000.00 $1,025,000.00 $901,000.00 $775,000.00 $765,000.00 $724,900.00 $690,000.00

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ACTION FOR YOU! 1131 4th St NE 1343 I St NE 1432 Duncan St NE 819 D St NE #13 401 13th St NE #Ph6 423 18th St NE #5 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #M02 16 17th St NE #222 1032 6th St NE #301 1815 Benning Rd NE #3

$575,000.00 $570,000.00 $559,900.00 $550,000.00 $459,950.00 $430,000.00 $424,000.00 $410,000.00 $330,000.00 $290,000.00

PENN QUARTER

916 G St NW #502 616 E St NW #804 915 E St NW #1101 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW #1224

$525,000.00 $457,500.00 $449,000.00 $399,900.00

RANDLE HEIGHTS

1802 24th Pl SE 1877 Alabama Ave SE 1909 Tremont St SE 3000 24th Pl SE 1626 Good Hope Rd SE 1461 Congress Pl SE 1907 R SE 2421 15th Pl SE 1453 Congress Pl SE

$550,000.00 $404,900.00 $365,000.00 $350,000.00 $350,000.00 $350,000.00 $316,000.00 $225,000.00 $220,000.00

RIVER PARK

1301 Delaware Ave SW #N-518 1311 Delaware Ave SW #S839 1311 Delaware Ave SW #245

$225,000.00 $161,500.00 $138,000.00

RLA (SW)

560 N St SW #708n 350 G St SW #N522 800 4th St SW #S710 800 4th St SW SW #N512 429 N St SW #S610

$361,000.00 $355,000.00 $340,500.00 $339,000.00 $237,500.00

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$1,450,000.00 $1,149,000.00 $970,000.00 $850,000.00 $689,000.00 $555,000.00 $274,000.00

TRINIDAD

1272 Oates St NE 1203 Morse St NE 1716 Montello Ave NE 1925 H St NE 826 20th St NE 1224 Holbrook St NE #3 818 NE 21st St NE 1241 18th St NE #6 1038 Bladensburg Rd NE #2 1240 18th St NE #1 1240 18th St NE #4

$765,000.00 $729,900.00 $670,000.00 $449,000.00 $385,000.00 $380,000.00 $349,000.00 $300,000.00 $250,000.00 $142,405.00 $134,900.00

TRUXTON CIRCLE

210 P St NW #1 87 P St NW 57 N St NW #Unit 228 57 N St NW #Unit 223

$799,900.00 $745,000.00 $449,900.00 $449,900.00

WATERFRONT

1435 4th St SW #B803 550 N St SW #S301 392 N St SW #T392 1425 4th St SW #A504 520 N St SW #S416 560 N St SW #N609 1301 Delaware Ave SW #N-603 490 M St SW #W311 300 M St SW #N513 u

$348,740.00 $1,400,000.00 $483,000.00 $475,000.00 $315,000.00 $292,000.00 $260,000.00 $161,000.00 $261,500.00

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1328 K Street SE 3BR/2.5BA $939,000

1739 D Street NE 4BR/3.5BA $900,000

Well-positioned just 5 blocks to Lincoln Park, METRO, and the Atlas District, you can enjoy the best of the Hill. The smart layout maximizing every square foot, ALL NEW systems, & the highest attention to detail and finishes makes this home a true show-stopping gem. Main level features a gorgeous kitchen and rear family room. Owners’ Suite equipped with a marble-tiled walk-in shower and custom trough sink. The well-appointed lower level suite welcomes family time, long-term guests or an Air BNB option with a 4th bedroom, full bath, wet bar, and separate rear entrance. Bonus: a driveway for private parking with roll-up door!

1249 Walter St SE 2BR/1BA $689,000

Smart and charming details include a new roof, an exposed and repointed brick wall, spiral staircase, new endless gas water heater, and double pane insulated windows with plantation shutters throughout. The main floor is anchored by a refreshed kitchen, overlooking the meticulous, fully-fenced rear yard. Upstairs, 2 spacious bedrooms, plentiful closets, and renovated full bath. The private rear garden, with new fence and delightful plum tree, welcomes grilling, lounging, and entertaining for an intimate affair or a larger celebration.

This beauty features broad dimensions and immaculate refinished pine and oak flooring and rich architectural details throughout. The fully renovated kitchen with adjoining dining room comfortably welcomes gatherings of all sizes, anchored by a massive center island. Enjoy some quality time in your expansive rear family room, featuring custom built-ins and a breakfast nook. Up the sky-lit stairs you’ll find an ideal 3 bedroom layout, including a two-room owners’ suite with a large walk-in closet and en suite bath with a second skylight. OUTDOOR BONUSES: the DEEP and WIDE backyard accommodates a patio area for grilling and lounging, lunch greenery for planting, and parking beyond the gate.

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9 6TH Street NE 4BR/3.5BA

Just a short stroll to the Capitol, SCOTUS, Senate, or Stanton Park, rests a home that is steps to the best of the Hill yet miles away from the ordinary! THREE rooms deep, starting with the formal front parlor with antique fireplace and mantle, to the intimate dining salon with wet bar and through the combined family room and tremendous eat-in kitchen. On the uniquely riven upper level, find 3 generously proportioned and sophisticated bedrooms, including the immaculate and tranquil rear owners’ suite as your personal getaway. Two additional large bedrooms and a second full bath are illuminated under a second skylight. The lower level boasts a tremendous one-bedroom rental unit!

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727 Euclid St NW #B 517 Q St NW #2 940 French St NW 906 O St NW 1001 L St NW #806 1316 Naylor Ct NW #4 1512 Marion St NW #103

436 24th Street NE 4BR/3BA $815,000

Quest Homebuilders has done it again! Enjoy a beautiful blend of first-rate construction, brand new systems, and the highest attention to details and finishes, all within 1 block of the NEW youth sports fields at RFK Stadium and the Streetcar stop to The Atlas District! Home features a stunning open kitchen and a lower level with a fully finished den area, meticulous full bath, and guest bedroom. THE BONUS: A MASSIVE wrap-around yard and an expansive deck comfortably welcomes gatherings of all sizes! Parking in the rear makes you the winner of this perfect package for city living!

618 Constitution Ave NE 4BR/3.5BA $1,266,000

This 3-bed/3.5-bath Stanton Park sensation offers three tall and wide levels draped in sophistication. The elegant central dining room is book ended by a graceful front parlor and a fully renovated kitchen. Owner’s Suite features a tastefully renovated bath. Lower level boasts a FULL bath, fireplace, & separate entrance. On the outside, this home is perfectly positioned steps to the Capitol, SCOTUS, Senate, yet still in reach of 20 of the City’s best cafés in Eastern Market & Barracks Row, and H Street!

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‘Passionate About the Arts Would Be an Understatement’ by Elizabeth O’Gorek errie Rouse-Rosario has Talk about the role of CAH in the DC been Executive DirecArts and Culture scene moving forward. tor of the Commission In fifty years, the role of local arts on the Arts and Humaniagencies has changed all over the counties (CAH) since mid-Detry. We started off doing mostly public cember. The agency, which celebrates art, but going forward want to develop its fiftieth anniversary this year, provides the business of arts for professionals. grants, professional development opThat’s something we need to be doing portunities and educational enrichment more of: trying to give people skills, reto individuals and non-profit agencies inforcing skills, [and] widening their in DC, focusing on building communieyes to the professional aspects of bety between artists, public art creation, ing in the arts. And the arts now could learning and outreach, administration mean almost everything, from the elecand agency management. tronic world to aspects of the visual The Commission also provides world, to the physical world of sculpgrants to visual artists through the Art ture and performance. But art is a big Bank, which purchases fine art with business; it’s a profession. a particular emphasis on local works, and places the pieces in government DC used to have neighborhoods where buildings throughout the city on twoartists could afford studio space. With year loan. the rise of real estate values those have Rouse-Rosario said her role at largely disappeared. What could CAH CAH is the next step in a life devoted do to support the creation of such spacto the arts. She was inspired to join the es for working artists? cultural field by her parents, both cre- Executive Director Terrie Rouse-Rosario of the Commission on the Arts and Well, what we can help with govatives, who brought her to the Smithso- Humanities (CAH) photographed with Mayor Muriel Bowser at the 2019 Wilson ernment. We know an initiative for the nian art museum in the 1960s; she says Building Open House Feb. 4. (Photo: Courtesy DC CAH @TheDCArts). city is to have affordable housing. We she still has the $1 poster acquired on can be a voice for the other areas that We have a strong team. We’re grant makers, and that trip in her collection. Rouse-Rosaare dealing with this issue of affordwe also do programming but as part of state govrio would go on to work with the Studio Museum in able housing, not only people in the arts […] but ernment, we’re able to do that in a very unique Harlem, moving on to amass decades of experience for people working in other areas where income way. The Art Bank is a totally unusual feature – in cultural, historical and arts organizations includmay be a variable all the time. to be able to be actively adding to a collection ing the US Capitol Visitor Center and as Executive We can also be in a position to inform what of visual art material that go in each government Vice President/Director of Museums for Union Stathat means for a working artist to have space. It’s building, [...] Proactiveness is key, letting people tion Kansas City. not just studio space; they need working space. know what we do, not only within government, She spoke with the Hill Rag in late January And can that working space be collaborative? Can but externally. about her role, her vision, and plans during the fifit also be an incubator space at that point? People come to Washington DC to go to the tieth year of CAH. Smithsonians! They should be coming to WashWhat role do you see for CAH in encouraging and ington, DC to go to Washington, DC. Hopefully You have so much experience supporting and strengthsupporting an interest in arts for DC’s children? we can figure out more ways to have people see ening arts and non-profit organizations. What will CAH has been doing this field trip program our public art, our mural program. How can we be your priorities at CAH? for… about three years and a million dollars is be more active and also attract more people? We Well, our priorities here are pretty much raisallocated, if you will, towards what we will call have to be able to tap into that. ing the awareness of our level of professionalism. field trips: the opportunity to go and participate in APRIL 2019 H 91

performing arts or visit a museum and be issued a little bit of help in getting them there. So, we’ve created an opportunity for access, because sometimes access isn’t in the [school] budget any more. We do Creative Sparks, which is a program that supports inschool workshops which is always –well, you and I both remember those great moments that someone came to the classroom and introduced you to something.

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Are there ways that you see, on this, the anniversary of the commission, for the public to get really engaged with your work? We do have the Mayor’s Arts Awards [the annual ceremony recognizing artists and organizations, now in its 34th year]. You know, we’re always needing panelists. People who are a), willing to read grant proposals and b) come and evaluate what the subject is. And you’re not evaluating [in a void]; there are criteria and there is discussion with your panelists and of course there is informed comment from the grant manager or the staff person. But become a panelist. That would be very cool. What would you like people to know about you that I haven’t asked you? To say that I am passionate about the arts and that world would be an understatement. I will advocate for the arts. I have no problem saying that we need to be the best that we can be and we need to support the best that we can be, be it small, large or in-between. Because we need people to respect our profession. Because I’m still dumbstruck that people don’t understand that there is something called an arts profession. That’s my passion point. u

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AT THE MOVIES

Two Animals Evoked in New Movies: A Hummingbird and a Horse by Mike Canning

‘The Hummingbird Project’ Trenchant movies about business are rare. More frequently, movies feature familiar stereotypes of the crass industrialist or the corporate giant. This seems surprising, given that American life is so bound up in “business,” but it may be because the subject is seen as not inherently dramatic. Still, filmmakers can craft incisive takes on the business world, such as “Margin Call,” “The Social Network” and “The Big Short.” A new entry into this genre is “The Hummingbird Project,” a trading tale by Canadian writer-director Kim Nguyen. It’s not a masterpiece, but it offers an intriguing premise and a pell-mell pace that makes it very watchable. (The film, now in theaters, runs 111 minutes and is rated R for language.) “The Hummingbird Project” plunges us into the recent past of a Wall Street gone numbers-mad: the world of high-frequency trading. Second-generation immigrants and cousins Vincent and Anton Zaleski (Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgard, respectively) are players in this high-stakes game where winning is measured in milliseconds. They come up with a plan to gain just one of those milliseconds of advantage by building a direct fiber-optic cable line between Kansas and New Jersey, a scheme that could anticipate market quotes by a hair, thus making them millions. They do not want to share their concept with their company, headed by Eva Torres (Salma Hayek), a fiery and manipulative trader, so they strike out on their own with money from a wealthy investor and the crucial codes that Anton has developed. Anton is the brains of the pair, a repressed theoretical physicist and code master, while Vincent is the motor-mouth front man, talking big with a velocity approaching their high-speed cable. Together the two push each other and all around them, including their project manager Mark Vega (Michael Mando), as they cajole landowners to cede their properties, deal with technical glitches and overcome natural barriers. Looking for revenge, Torres furiously challenges them by trying to find that millisecond – the flap of a hummingbird’s wing – by

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Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgard are the odd couple of “The Hummingbird Project.” Photo: Amazon Studios

constructing a series of massive transmitters. The effort pushes the Zaleskis to their breaking point. Unlike the aforementioned “Social Network” or “The Big Short,” Nguyen has not taken his story from real life, but instead concocted a fable for our times. What it may lack in reality, it makes up for in momentum: a chase to the finish and, more importantly, a study in the personal dynamics of Vincent and Anton. Nguyen himself has said that, in working on the film, he found he had developed “an ‘Of Mice and Men’ kind of relationship.” That dynamic between the cousins is embodied in Eisenberg and Skarsgard. They bicker, get frustrated with each other, bond and re-bond. They are utterly different yet utterly devoted to each other and their task. Eisenberg is again typecast as the smart but in-

secure New Yorker, garrulous to the point of panic (see “End of the Tour” and “Cafe Society,” among others). He expertly creates that type again, a man with ambitions that turn to obsessions. The handsome and prolific Skarsgard usually portrays both good and bad studs, but in “Hummingbird” he acts Matthias Schoenaerts as Roman Coleman handles his wild horse Marcus in “The Mustang,” a Focus Features release. Photo: Tara Violet Niami/Focus Features

If you can’t spend spring in Paris... against type as a dedicated but anti-social scientist, eschewing charm by performing with a bald head and lumbering gait. His Anton is just as obsessed as Vincent, but he reflects every pressure back into himself. Less suitable is Hayek as Eva. She’s meant to be a harridan boss, okay, but she is so unhinged that the character grates. Perhaps director Nguyen meant her to be the film’s comic relief, but her character is completely implausible and, worse, she’s not funny!

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‘The Mustang’ One of last year’s best films was “The Rider,” a superb semi-documentary fiction about a rodeo rider deprived of his profession. Though an entirely different story and context, the new release, “The Mustang,” brings resonances of the earlier film, showing the man-horse bond developing in the dusty beauty of the American West. (The film, now in a limited run, is rated R for language and violence and runs 96 minutes.) “The Mustang” stars Matthias Schoenaerts as Roman Coleman, an inmate serving in a Nevada prison for assaulting his wife. His only family connection is a thin one, shown when his pregnant daughter Martha (Gideon Adlon) shows up to ask him to sign a document ceding a family property. A chance to escape solitary comes when Roman is given the opportunity to participate in an “outdoor maintenance” program as part of his state-mandated rehabilitation. That assignment requires that he participate in a wild-horse-training program at the prison. Though at first consigned to shoveling manure, he is encouraged by an outgoing fellow inmate and trick rider, Henry (Jason Mitchell), and the program boss, Myles (Bruce Dern), (Continued on pg. 104)

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ARTIST PORTRAIT: KAREN COHEN t is a statement on vision – ly magazine. The magazine what you think you see was inducted into the Rock and what you want to & Roll Hall of Fame’s lisee. Altered realities lift brary/archives in 2012. you from the mundane, Over the years, she into a sphere of suggestions, processed and printed eva neither/nor universe. ery shot in her basement Karen Cohen digitally laydarkroom, but Karen has ers photographic imsince fled the chemKaren Cohen, co-chair of the Capitol ages to create a new ical-saturated closet Hill Art League and volunteer at the Hill Center, with her photograph suggestion of what for digital develop“Winter Blast” at the “Treemenreality could be … a ment and the ability dous” juried art exhibit. daydream, maybe a to “create surreal imreach for a better world. With “Me Renages that exist only in the imagination.” contrer Ici,” she “layered over six images” Since moving to Washington, Karen to obtain the final print. The landscaped has become co-chair of the Capitol Hill canal-way in Provence takes on a painted Art League. She organizes events and exappearance and a timeless quality. hibits for the Hill’s Corner Store, and volKaren also has the street photogunteers at the Hill Center. rapher’s eye for the ordinary scene that Karen currently has a provides insights into a larger social phesolo exhibit of photographs, nomenon. “Lunar Eclipse,” shot through “Here, There and Everya tattoo parlor’s window, offers a wellwhere,” at the Hill Center, structured composition and suggests not and “Spring Comes” at the so much the waning moon as the waxing Corner Store. www.karencopublic acceptance of body art. hen.photoshelter.com/index Karen enrolled in the professional photography course at the Germain Jim Magner’s School of Photography in New York, right Thoughts on Art out of high school. That turned into deWe have evolved socialcades behind the lens, including portrait, ly from plain ol’ everyday landscape, architectural and fine art phostark reality into a technotography. “Weddings and studio work paid well,” but her heart was in the punk rock scene then alive in the city. The press pass for “kickback shoots” got her into the hottest clubs and an inside look at the whole riotous spectaKaren Cohen layers digital images in Photoshop to get the desired cle as a photoeffects, as shown in her West Virginia cabin photograph “Take Me journalist for the Home,” which won second place in the Capitol Hill Art League’s Aquarian week“Home” juried exhibit, March 2019.

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by Jim Magner logical fantasy world where substance is inference, where matter is insinuated. It is like living in a surrealist manifesto that speaks of the omnipotence of the dream – a play of thought by which we reach a superior reality. Really? Our current reality may be superior, or not. Is it? We don’t know. If I go to a movie, or just watch the news, I find myself in that surrealist world, floating in a dreamscape of Yves Tanguy, French painter of fantasies. He was known for his silver-blue pause between day and night, in which glistening, pearl-like forms cast long black shadows into deep space. Objects on the edge of identity sail into that shapeless state of mind and look for explanations. Ours is a world of alternating peace and turmoil, where beautiful, hypnotizing lights, words or images can lift us above the corporeal, but where shadowy humans can suddenly become deadly and the whole illu-

Cohen layered images taken in the back canal-ways of Provence to obtain the final print, a painterly rendition called “Me Rencontrer Ici” (Meet Me Here).

sion can plummet. Crash. But then we seek even more invented optimism and illusionary fulfillment, hampered, of course, by bitter squabbles over what “fulfillment” actually is. So, what’s an artist to do? Escape into whatever beauty is left in the world? Search for the best in human inventions and appearances? Reach for altered realities … maybe superior ones? Abandon any suggestion of “representation” to explore color and form and avoid reality altogether? Choose a social or political cause and throw whatever weight art may have behind it? Or maybe abandon traditional art altogether and glory in the omnipotence of a concept, a dream,

Carole Ottesen, to display the inexhaustible ways to express the beauty, joy and mystery of trees of every variety. The paintings, photos, drawings and prints all come together to sing in one voice to those Cohen snapped this photo from outside of a tattoo-shop lovely creatures. window, before the man inside moved. “Being a former rock The show is coand roll concert photographer, I learned to compose and snap photos quickly. Things can change in the blink of an eye.” sponsored by the Capitol Hill or in some cases, a scheme? Art League. Karen Cohen alternates between Karen Cohen (see Artist Profile) stark truth – when it exposes itself – has a terrific solo photo exhibit, “Here, and an altered reality, where images There and Everywhere,” in the Elizaand ideas come to play and reach for a beth Haynes Room. better world. Showing concurrently is “Collaborators: Dana Ellyn & Matt Sesow.” I have been writing for years At the Galleries about the exploration of the meaning “By Design” – of art and politics, animals and life by Capitol Hill Art League Dana and Matt in their own individ545 Seventh St. SE ual approaches and techniques. Here, April 6-May 8. they are also on a joyride together, on Reception: Sat., April 6, 5-7 p.m. the same canvas, through the outThis is the Capitol Hill Art League’s er reaches of emotional perception. annual regional juried show. The emThat’s the only way I can describe it phasis is on the traditional fundamen– you have to stand there and feel it. tals of design, which may include focal Together and individually they have points, perspective, repeating motifs, reached audiences around the coundistribution of lines and forms on the try and around the world in such surface and the balance and distriplaces as the American Visionary Art bution of color. The juror is Claude Museum in Baltimore and, currently, L. Elliott, an art curator and consulthe St. Petersburg Museum of Art in tant. He will comment on his selecRussia. www.hillcenterdc.org tions at the reception and present cash awards for best in show, merit awards “Spring Comes” – Corner Store Arts and two honorable mentions. www. 900 South Carolina Ave. SE caphillartleague.org April 1-May 9. Reception: April 13, 3-5 p.m. “Treemendous” – Hill Center This group art exhibit showcases lo921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE cal DC-area artists Kimberley BurMarch 7-April 28. sic, Alex Tolstoy, Joyce McCarten, JaOpening reception: Wed., March 13, net Seifert, Rosabel Goodman, Heike 6:30-8:30 p.m. Gramkow and Karen Cohen. www. This is a beautiful show. Over 90 artcornerstoreartsdc.org u ists have been selected by the juror,

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DINING NOTES article and photos by Celeste McCall t last, the Red Boat has docked. The Baltimore-based Asian fusion eatery opened its first Washington location at 500 H St. NE, where Micho’s Lebanese Grill used to roost. In barebones surroundings, patrons lunch on Saigon dogs with banh mi fillings; a K-Town dog with kimchi and bulgogi; lemongrass pork tacos and traditional Vietnamese dishes like pho and banh mi. I ordered The Boat – a build-yourown rice (or noodle) bowl heaped with add-ons. I chose bulgogi beef, stir-fried veggies, pickled daikon and corn. Whew! The picture-pretty creation easily feeds two. Peter’s lemongrass chicken banh mi was equally sat-

isfying. Lunch for two with soft drinks came to about $25. There’s also carryout. The Atlas District newcomer is the Red Boat’s fifth outpost; others are in Baltimore, College Park and Glen Burnie, with another planned for Boca Raton, Florida. The Red Boat is open daily; call 202-546-0402 or visit www.theredboatfusion.com.

Barracks Row Soul We’ve visited District Soul Food, which opened recently in the former Banana Cafe spot at 500 Eighth St. SE. The Barracks Row newcomer sports a lively vibe; striking portraits of prominent African-Americans and others adorn the walls. The

artwork is created by Andre Lamonte, who also crafted the colorful sculpture shaped like the District of Columbia. We especially like the handsome image of Barack Obama. Having recently returned from a sojourn through the rural American South, we were curious about District Soul’s cooking. Fish and grits, an alternative take on the usual shrimp and grits (also on the menu) are made with whiting, a freshwater fish popular below the Mason-Dixon A colorful DC-shaped wall sculpture wows diners at Line. Other menu favor- Barracks Row’s District Soul Food. ites encompass bone-in pork chops, smothered turkey chops, Carolina-style pulled pork, fried chicken, sweet potato pound cake, banana pudding. A healthy option is spinach/ walnut goat cheese salad. District Soul Food is open daily, but no Monday lunch. There’s also a cigar lounge (upstairs) and live weekend jazz. Call 202-544-8882 or visit www. districtsoulfood.com.

Island Delight Can’t wait for summer? Dreaming of a Hawaiian getaway? Diners may experience both delights at Coconut Club, the “island vacation spot” at 540 Penn St. NE, near Union Market. Setting the tropical stage is an expansive mural by Meg Biram, painted with blue, teal and pink foliage. Her colorful artwork is studded with three outlets for charging phones or laptops. Chef/owner Adam Greenberg, who formerly wielded his whisk at Barcelona on 14th Street NW, has created a fun menu with Hawaiian flair: tuna (or king salmon) poke bowls, kalua pork, half-spicy coconut chicken, “young” coconut salad. Some seafoods are flown in overnight from Hawaii. Several dishes incorporate Spam, the canned meat product still beloved in Hawaii. Greenberg’s chef de cuisine is Bethesda native Kyle Henderson. Coconut Club is open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner only; closed Monday. Call 202-544-5500 or visit www.hellococonutclub.com.

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Nearby, EDEN’S Union Market District will welcome a 20,000-square-foot Latin market, La Cosecha (The Harvest). Slated to open in June, the sprawling complex will house more than a dozen restaurants, retail outlets, pro-

gramming and pop-ups, including Juan Manuel Barrientos’ ElCielo; Amparo (Mexican); Ali Pacha (Bolivian vegan); White Envelope Arepa+Ceviche bar and Grand Cata Latin Wine Shop. Stay tuned for updates.

Tacos and Tequila Recently arrived at the Navy Yard is El Bebe (“He Drinks”), a lively taco and tequila bar festooned with oil paintings by Miami graffiti artist Miguel Paredes. The 3,600-squarefoot enterprise is part of the Metropolitan Hospitality Group, which operates the local Circa bistros chain. Design firm Gensler created a space that compiles bits and pieces of MHG’s favorite hangouts in Florida and Cabo San Lucas. Inside the 75-seat space, cathedral-style lighting fixtures and reclaimed wood beams hover above diners. A cursive neon sign spells out, “Tequila yes, you maybe.” Not surprisingly, the menu contains umpteen kinds of tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, ceviche, salads and the like. Plus – naturally – oceans of tequila, mezcal, wine and beer. Located at 99 M St. SE, El Bebe is open nightly. Call 202-863-2323 or visit www.el-bebe.com.

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Coming Soon … To the District Wharf – hopefully by the end of April: a bar perched atop the Intercontinental Hotel at 801 Wharf St. SW. Downstairs is chef Kwame Onwuachi’s highly touted Kith and Kin. To be named “12 Stories,” the glitzy, 3,500-squarefoot venue will feature pendulum lighting, beaucoup velvet, marble and wood accents. Floor-to-ceiling, 13-foot windows will provide panoramic vistas of Washington’s monuments (including the soaring Air Force Memorial) and Hains Point. The lofty watering hole is the creation of the Gerber Group, the hos-

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Food for a Cause Nearby, Falafel Inc. has unveiled its second DC location at 1140 Maine Ave. SW. The newcomer brings to the sprawling development falafel (chickpea fritters) bowls and sandwiches, hummus and tabouli, plus sides like za’atar (spice blend) fries. Proceeds go toward feeding Middle Eastern refugees. Proprietor Ahmad Ashkar opened the original Falafel Inc. two years ago in Georgetown.

How Sweet It Is Nearby, Praline Bakery arrived recently at 965 Seventh St. SW. An offshoot of the Bethesda bakery, the sweet shop carries all sort of pastries, cookies, brownies, macarons, croissants and danishes, plus sandwiches. Call 202-484-0500 or visit www.praline-bakery.com.

Expansion Chiko’s, the popular Barracks Row Asian hotspot, has expanded to Dupont Circle. According to co-owner Scott Drewno, the spinoff – located at

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Gone The Atlas District has lost Sally’s Middle Name, 1320 H St. NE, which closed March 31. Opened in 2015, Sally’s is a finalist for the 2019 RAMMY Awards. Moreover, husband and wife owners Sam and Aphra Adkins hinted that Sally’s “could be turned into a new project.” Stay tuned.

Yes … That was Stevie Wonder and his entourage dining and schmoozing ‘til the late hours at Union District Oyster Bar, near Union Market. Apparently, the music legend is a buddy of the oyster bar’s co-owner, Russell Webster, so he dropped by for supper while greeting his many fans. Open nightly (closed Sunday), Union District Oyster Bar & Lounge is at 501 Morse St. NE. u

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Exploring Nebbiolo Outside of Barolo by Elyse Genderson arolo has earned its reputation as the king of Italian wine. With this regal status, comes a hefty price tag. The great wines of Barolo in Italy’s Northwest Piedmont region, near the truﬄe town of Alba, are made from the Nebbiolo grape and can fetch price tags in the hundreds. If you love the subtle yet bold, complex, and contemplative fullness of Barolo but don’t want to shell out the cash, explore Italy’s other expression of the noble Nebbiolo grape at a fraction of the price. Three key regions producing outstanding examples of Nebbiolo are the Langhe, Barbaresco, and the sub-region of Gattinara. Nebbiolo is a full-bodied red offering intense floral aromas of violet and rose. Red fruit flavors of cherry, and earthy notes of forest floor, leather, and tobacco are prominent. Like Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo is thin-skinned and thus particular about where it will successfully grow. Late ripening and early flowering means that it struggles to fully ripen unless it is grown in the right terroir like the south facing slopes of the Langhe that get plenty of sunshine. The Langhe is a region that contains both Barolo and Barbaresco territories, but also includes declassified vineyard sites, meaning wines are not permitted to be labeled with the prestigious regions of Barolo or Barbaresco. The wines of the Langhe are known for their delightfully low tannins, higher acidity, and fresher style. They share some additional similarities with Pinot Noir, since they express softness and ease. Most Langhe Nebbiolo are meant to be consumed in their youth and the prices are in the $20-$30 range. Many Barolo producers make lighter Langhe labels from younger vines to showcase an easy drinking style. These wines are a wonderful way to discover the iconic Barolo wineries without breaking the bank. Barbaresco, north of Barolo and to the east of Alba, is considered the “queen of wines” as it

is often described as having a more feminine, elegant style than its cousin, Barolo. This is due to the shorter aging requirements, more nutrient soil types, and land topography. These factors allow the wines of Barbaresco to express lighter and brighter flavors and textures than Barolo. Gattinara, located in historic Alto Piemonte, about two hours north of Alba and much closer to the Alps, is also treasured for stunning examples of Nebbiolo. While Gattinara does not have the same name recognition of Barolo, it delivers on quality and value for money. The Gattinara DOCG is one of only two appellations with respected DOCG status in Alto Piemonte, the other being Ghemme. Gattinara expressions of Nebbiolo tend to be more mineral, elegant, leaner, and approachable than Barolo or Barbaresco. The microclimate is more extreme (cooler and drier) than the Langhe, with drastic day-to-night temperature swings, giving the grapes more acidity and less tannic structure. The soils are more mineral-rich as well. This terroir means that the delicate floral and earthy aromas appear earlier than in Barolo without the long cellaring times needed. These wines are fantastic when consumed in their youth.

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2012 Sassaia Barbaresco $49.99 Mature, with cherry, cacao, and fennel aromas and flavors. 26 months in oak leads to very soft and delicate tannins. Pair with a rare grilled steak. 2015 Produttori del Barbaresco $49.99 Inviting aromas of garden lavender, hibiscus, cherry, and raspberry. This wine offers mineral characteristics of graphite and a long finish with a hint of orange citrus. 2014 Marchesi di Gresy Martinenga Barbaresco $69.99 Fetching the highest price tag of the Barbaresco wines listed, this elegant and stylish offering form the acclaimed producer, Marchesi di Gresy, boasts an aging potential of 30 years like the great Bordeaux. The single vineyard site of Martinenga is among the most important of the area. The wine expresses notes of tobacco, cherry, and balsamic vinegar. Pair with an iconic pasta dish from Piemonte, agnolotti del plin. 2015 Nervi Gattinara $52.99 Nervi is the oldest winery in Gattinara still making wine. Look for intense aromas of rose, strawberry, and tobacco. Fresh, vibrant fruit is balanced by the silky tannins. Pair with truffle risotto. Visit Elyse Genderson at Schneider’s (300 Mass Ave. NE) to discover wines you’ll love. u

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the LITERARY HILL A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events by Karen Lyon

Marriage, Interrupted

In “Love You Hard,” Abby Maslin tells how she and her husband found new depths to their marriage following a brutal attack. Photo: Laura Elizabeth

Abby and TC Maslin seemed to have it all: youth, vitality, engaging careers, a new child and a strong and loving marriage. Then, in August 2012, TC was mugged and hit in the head with a baseball bat, irrevocably altering everything forever. In “Love You Hard: A Memoir of Marriage, Brain Injury, and Reinventing Love,” Abby Maslin tells the intimately painful story of how TC survived his life-threatening injury and how the two of them dealt with the changes in their lives – and their marriage – that came about as a result. Their journey is a moving tribute to the courage and resiliency of the human spirit. “In life we make plans, big and small,” she reminds us. “We do so all the time, rarely questioning if those plans will come to fruition. But when we are visited by life’s curveballs – a moment no longer than the flick of a light switch – we are changed.” Above all, though, “Love You Hard” is a heart-wrenching acknowledgment of the power of love. “Marriage is the act of choosing love again and again and again,” she writes. While she acknowledges that “the road ahead may be harder than the one we’ve already traveled,” it’s clear that together, Abby and TC will be up to the challenge. Abby Maslin is a writer and DC public school teacher who is working to bring awareness to the challenges of traumatic brain injury and caregiving. www.LoveYouHard.com

Different Flavors In “Saffron Ice Cream,” artist and writer Rashin Kheiriyeh takes a bittersweet look at the challenges of immigration through the eyes of a child. A little girl named Rashin reminisces about family outings in Iran, where the beach on the Caspian Sea had a curtain separating men and women – which little boys sometimes peeked through, creating chaos. “But it was fun,” she says. “Will it

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be fun in Brooklyn too?” Fast forward to Coney Island, where having fun is the only rule, but the ice cream isn’t “just like back home.” She misses her saffron ice cream. She misses her best friend. “I miss everything,” she cries. Ultimately, however, she discovers that new flavors – and new friends – can be pretty amazing, too. Kheiriyeh’s lesson in acceptance and adaptability is told both through her story and through her bright, Writer and illustrator quirky illustrations, Rashin Kheiriyeh conveys where the characters a colorful lesson through the story of an Iranian girl gaze smilingly at readin “Saffron Ice Cream.” ers, inviting us to share in a celebration of differences – and similarities. Award-winning illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh has published more than 60 books in countries around the world and teaches in the art department at the University of Maryland. www.rashinart.com

Up in Smoke “If I can’t have it, you can’t either!” Such was the chilling rationale of a serial arsonist who confessed to setting more than 340 fires in and around DC, killing four people. Thomas Sweatt was finally caught and sent to prison in 2005. But who was this monster who “turned Washington, DC, upside down into a living hell?” That question intrigued Jonathan Riffe, a local firefighter who wanted to know more about the arsonist’s “deadly and destructive life.” So, in 2011, Riffe wrote to Sweatt in prison and convinced him to tell his story. The result is “Thomas Sweatt: Inside the Mind of DC’s Most Bill Gourgey’s Notorious Arsonist.” latest “Cap City Kids” novel, “Castle While Riffe steps in at points to proKeep,” finds a young vide clarification and context – and dejazz lover/computer scribes how a team of investigators fiwhiz embroiled in White House nally tracked down and arrested Sweatt intrigue. – he mostly steps back and lets the arsonist have his say. Inside Sweatt’s mind is not always a comfortable place to be, but thanks to Riffe, the book provides a rare and creepy glimpse into the obsessions

Local Authors Showcased at 2019 BookFest This year’s Literary Hill BookFest brings together nearly 40 local writers to talk with visitors about their books. Selected authors will also give talks on a variety of stimulating and important topics: 11:15 a.m. Sig Cohen and Carolyn Miller Parr, coauthors of “Love’s Way: Living Peacefully with Your Family as Your Parents Age,” discuss how to have the tough conversation about end-of-life issues. and pathology that drove one very disturbed man. Jonathan Riffe was formerly a lieutenant with the Washington DC Fire Department. He is currently with the Annapolis Fire Department and serves as an adjunct instructor with the University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. www.thomassweattbook.com

12:00 p.m. Critically acclaimed New York Times notable author Louis Bayard reads from his new book, “Courting Mr. Lincoln,” about the future president and the two people closest to him: his friend and mentor, Joshua Speed, and his future wife, Mary Todd.

Grounds for Suspicion In “Castle Keep,” the latest in Bill Gourgey’s YA novels, Mohammed “Moe” Toma is a music-loving techie teen who compares his life to the damaged horn of Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet. But now even his beloved jazz can’t pull Moe out of Jonathan Riffe, a the “powerful curlocal firefighter, rent” in which he revisits the case of the most finds himself. prolific arsonist The orphaned in DC history in Moe has fled his “Thomas Sweatt.” home and ended up in DC as the youngest member of the White House grounds crew. But when his new friend, Scarlett, an aide in the West Wing, receives a thumb drive that contains some very incriminating conversations, he’s suddenly got more on his mind than lawn maintenance. The implications are jaw-dropping – and could go all the way to the Oval Office. Will Moe’s expertise with artificial intelligence save the day? Will Scarlett keep her nerve before her boss gets suspicious? And will Moe find his way back to the life (and the love) he left behind? Once again, Gourgey has written a suspenseful tale full of political intrigue, sophisticated technology, a few tears and a whole lot of heart. “Castle Keep” is the fourth in Bill Gourgey’s acclaimed series of “Cap City Kids” books for young adults. https://gourgey.com

A Day at the Museum “Oh, Mommy, this building is huuuuuggggge!” Simone squeals at her first sight of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In “Simone Visits the Museum,” written by Kelsi Bracmort and illustrated by Takeia Marie, a little girl and her mother take the bus from Southeast DC to the Mall,

Local author Kelsi Bracmort shows young readers how visiting a museum can be part of a perfect day in “Simone Visits the Museum.” Photo: Leanila Baptiste

tour the museum and have lunch at an outdoor cafe before meeting up with Dad and brother Scott in a park on the Anacostia River. Bracmort’s goal is not to reveal the treasures that lie within the museum (she leaves that to visitors themselves), but to show children how going to a museum can be incorporated into an ordinary day and become a regular part of their lives. She also reminds kids how to behave once they’re there. “Yes, yes, yes, yes,” Simone says impatiently when her mother quizzes her. “Stay near you at all times, lower my voice when speaking, greet the workers, and keep my hands to myself.” Kelsi Bracmort holds an MS and a PhD in agricultural and biological engineering and serves as a reading mentor for Everybody Wins! DC, a program that promotes children’s literacy. www.simonevisitsthemuseum.com

On the Hill in April Visit these websites to find listings for readings, book clubs, discussions and signings: Capitol Hill Books www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com East City Bookshop www.eastcitybookshop.com/events The Folger Shakespeare Library www.folger.edu/poetry The Hill Center www.hillcenterdc.org Solid State Books www.solidstatebooksdc.com/events

12:45 p.m. A panel of writers and teachers talks about how to inspire young people with a lifelong passion for reading. Grant Goodman is the author of YA novels featuring Agent Darcy and Ninja Steve and a middle school teacher; Glen Mourning, a fourth-grade teacher, writes the “Crunchy Life” series for urban kids; Paul Smith Rivas is a high school study coach and author of “This Book Is Not on the Test”; and Colleen Shogan is a mystery novelist (“K Street Killing”) and college professor. 1:30 p.m. George Derek Musgrove delivers the Michael Fry Memorial Talk on Local History, focusing on the book he co-authored with Chris Asch, “Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital.” Musgrove is an associate professor of history at the University of Maryland and a noted authority on post-civilrights-era black politics. 2:15 p.m. Abby Maslin, author of “Love You Hard: A Memoir of Marriage, Brain Injury, and Reinventing Love,” reveals how she and her family coped after her husband suffered a traumatic brain injury during a 2012 mugging on Capitol Hill. The BookFest is on Sunday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the North Hall of Eastern Market. In addition to writers, this year’s event will feature more than a dozen exhibitors, book sales, activities for children and their families and, at 3 p.m., the Poets’ Corner@Tunnicliff ’s reading and open-mic event across the street on the patio at Tunnicliff ’s Tavern. Learn more at www.literaryhillbookfest.org or follow the BookFest on social media @theliteraryhill. u

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(Continued from pg. 95) a no-nonsense veteran trainer. Myles sees some potential in Roman, who is ultimately accepted into the program. Roman is assigned one of the wildest mustangs from the recent round-up, and, learning patience for the first time, bonds with the horse, called Marcus, then becomes a competent rider. His newfound industry and composure lead him to believe that he can participate in the program’s finale: an auction of the newly tamed steeds to practical uses in society and, for Roman, perhaps a new opening to Martha. The symbolism of “The Mustang” is fairly obvious – one caged animal redeems another – but the honest, unflashy depiction of that redemption is done with such care and taste by director/actress Laure de Clermont-Tonnere (here making her feature debut) that it just rings true. De Clermont-Tonnere (who also cowrote the film with two others) came to the project having explored this theme before in a short film, “Rabbit,” about a therapist who entrusts a small rabbit to a female prisoner to produce a calming effect. In an interview, she said: “The goal is to reconnect, is to learn patience, to tame your own violence and anger. It’s very therapeutic for those men to realize who they are.” The film achieves this through her careful direction and Schoenaerts’ believable transformation. She and her team also have an authentic Nevada landscape and a real (decommissioned) prison in which to shoot. The Belgian Schoenarts has made his reputation playing hard-bitten tough guys (“Bullhead” and “Rust and Bone”), and he is just as harsh here as a block of a man with a short fuse. We see him blow that fuse, as when he ends up slugging a skittish steed, but the film captures his gaining empathy with patient resolve. The climax of that conversion comes in a heartrending passage between Roman and Martha, a scene that is the fulcrum of this movie. The film does not end with a neatly wrapped resolution, but with the possibility of finding his humanity. Hill resident Mike Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association. He is the author of “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, DC.” His reviews and writings on film can be found online at www. mikesflix.com. u

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THE POETIC HILL

i c h a e l Shindler is a research fellow at the Consumer Choice Center and a DC writer whose work has appeared in a number of publications, including the American Conservative, the American Spectator, Washington Examiner, and National Review Online. His villanelle, “Before Night Climbs,” appeared in The Poetic Hill in 2017. Follow him on Twitter @MichaelShindler.

ODE TO THE POTOMAC

by Karen Lyon

All the Founders, scholars, and conquerors Here enshrined in Olympian solemnity. Now, as my faith again seems to grow frail, I snub these stone altars And seek your banks clothed in night’s majesty Where these folk had also gone with faces pale. Utterly and lovingly, I’m embraced By fragrant honeysuckle as I pass Through patches of bluebell by your hands placed Gracefully about the broad cattail grass, Which grows by sugar maples quavering Mid familiar flowers made to beguile And others that I can’t quite classify But treat like folk passing Whom I meet with a modest nod and smile, But whose names will elude me ‘till I die.

The clamor of honking geese in the air And the fitful flutter of a swan’s wing Are like a wild and wandering fanfare That heralds, as the sun heralds morning, Your noble presence: waters flecked with foam So full with strange life and lights that they Must have surged up here through some secret vein From the deep-seated home Where in dark and holy remoteness lay The waters that fed Eden’s lost terrain.

And so my mind turns to all those unsung Folk that fought and died by you in the rough At the Siege of Harper’s Ferry, so young, And at the awful Battle of Ball’s Bluff And then at the Battle of Shepherdstown And other instances known and forgotten And how their blood is here mingled with yours. Though they are not renown, Their blood lives wherever your waters run; A national vein pulses through your shores.

Close beside you, bewitched by you, I stroll Following your waters’ mazy motion, And each time I stop to rest by a shoal, I see swimming and gliding, one by one, Friendly bass and pike and hungry lamprey And every now and then, bowfin and eels Who below my reflection pass me by Like proud dancers at play And whose hurried and hectic movement reveals Kinship with each other and passersby.

And as I stood, a lady in the moonlight Wearing a feathered helmet rung with stars And holding an old sword that seemed sheathed tight And a shield painted with red and white bars Walked past me through the starlit verdure. And at last, when she arrived at your side, She knelt and she prayed and then with cupped hands Brought some of your water To her lips and then, with an easy stride, Departed to where the capitol stands.

Here, throughout your ample domain where once Savage swamplands abounded and there stood Lush groves, which grew in primeval silence, There now grows a great forest, not of wood, But of brick and glass and cement and steel Filled with folk from the whole nation occupied With ensuring, day by day, the safety Of our blessed commonweal All united by a belief and pride In the plain and great creed of Liberty.

And seeing that it was almost morning I too began to depart when I heard Ever so faintly the whole of the thing: The water and the wind roving northward And the muffled motions of the city Choiring in an inhuman counterpoint So indescribably strange-yet-welcome And full of free glory That as I strained to hear these songs conjoint The sun arose and I was overcome.

It is a pure faith, yet it is wearying; Too often, I find myself in the night Visiting statues and venerating With an unwritten and unspoken rite

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Next Train Home ••• Reza Khan, guitar The New York City-based, Bangladeshborn Reza Khan has his fifth album due to be released in April. As a program manager for the UN, Mr. Khan has seen the effects of peace and conflict operations throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. During a six-week trek abroad, he wrote the twelve songs for his latest album that took him in a creative direction that led to his self-discovery as an artist in search of a “home.” “After a long soulsearching exercise moving from genre to genre,” he explained, “I feel like I am finally settled as a writer, composer and stylist.” Mr. Khan’s musical home is a richly-cultured composite of straight-ahead and contemporary jazz, global beats and rhythms, and a strong Brazilian jazz inflection. Next Train Home comes with a full complement of noted contemporary jazz kingpins: guitarist Nils, saxophonists Jeff Kashiwa and Andy Snitzer, keyboardist Philippe Saisse, pianist Matt King, bassist Mark Egan, horn man David Mann (sax and flute) and percussionist Gumbi Ortiz. Mauricio Zottarelli and Graham Hawthorne shared the drum throne equitably. Mr. Khan was reared in a musical household where the foundation of his musical palette was Indian classical music. Initially a percussionist (tabla), he then studied sitar and sarod before being exposed to – and subsequently falling in love with – poprock music (Peter Frampton, Eagles, Grand Funk and America). That’s when he switched to guitar, embracing the recordings of Pat Metheny and other contemporary jazz guitar greats. In time, he found a way to indulge both passions, dropping his first solo disc, “Painted Diaries,” in 2008. Subsequent releases followed – “A Simple Plan” (2011), “The Dreamwalker” (2013) and “Wind Dance” (2016). Next Train Home contains the following songs: “Drop of Faith,” featuring Nils; “Gathering,” featuring Jeff Kashiwa and Philippe Saisse; “It’s About Time,” featuring Jeff Kashiwa and Matt King; “Beyond the

Trees,” featuring Andy Snitzer; “Zero Tolerance,” featuring Philippe Saisse and David Mann; “Club 368,” featuring David Mann“Plutonik,” featuring Philippe Saisse; “The Way” and “Cloud Nine,” featuring Andy Snitzer; “Under the Moon,” featuring David Mann; “Next Train Home,” featuring Mark Egan and Matt King.

Sun of Goldfinger ••• David Torn: electric guitar, live-looping, electronics. Tim Berne: alto saxophone; Ches Smith: drums, electronics, tanbou. And – on “Spartan, Before It Hit”: Craig Taborn: electronics, piano; Mike Baggetta: guitar; Ryan Ferreira: guitar. Scorchio String Quartet: Martha Mooke: viola/director; Amy Kimball: violin;Rachel Golub: violin;Leah Coloff: cello. There is a moment when the music actually appears from nowhere in some kind of futuristic world where shapes, sounds, and birthing rituals are transformed into a creation of an expansive universe. There is a glimpse of intertwining dimensions with different realities converging in opaque spaces. This could be soundtrack music for a new world, an adaptation of evolutionary psychology. Reflecting on Sun of Goldfinger, Torn Berne said: “This isn’t jazz music or rock music. I really can’t put it into any genre classification – it’s just music made by people who care deeply about what we’re expressing and how we’re expressing it, however abstract it may feel on first listen.” True, except for the fact that it was the transcendental marrying of Mr. Berne’s imaginative musical genres with his extraordinary technical resources that open up such startling possibilities. Take a listen to “Soften The Blow,” with David Torn, Tim Berne, and Ches Smith. Love it or hate it, the music from Sun of Goldfinger is original, provocative, challenging, and daring.

Carmanology ••• The Allen Carman Project, bass Bassist Allen Carman shelved his music aspirations twenty years ago only to rekindle them after reconnecting with percussionist Gumbi Ortiz and keyboardist Philippe Saisse a couple years ago. Joined by drummer Luis Alicea, the quartet became The Allen Carman Project, a band focusing on contemporary jazz, R&B, Latin, Afro Cuban, funk and fusion with the galvanizing forces from prominent soloists: Grammy-winning guitar legend Nile Rodgers, saxophonist Andy Snitzer, trumpeter Rick Braun and guitarist Marc Antoine. In the process, the Carmanology album, produced by Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Saisse and featuring eight original songs. Mr. Saisse penned the premiere single “Groove Salad,” a nourishing blend of contemporary jazz tossed with generous servings of Mr. Snitzer’s zesty saxophone. The title track, “Carmanology,” is an inventive mix of kinetic go-go beats and horn-powered funk coexisting with vibrant jazz piano and sax theatrics. On the third single, Mr. Snitzer rampages through “Hearsay,” stirring a maelstrom amidst taunting bass, cascading rhythms and exuberant harmonies. Fourth up, Mr. Braun’s muted trumpet lends atmospheric elements to “Morning After” while Mr. Snitzer’s bellowing saxophone testifies in emphatic support of Mr. Carman’s elastic basslines and Mr. Saisse’s rapturous keyboard vocalizations. Other highlights on the Carmanology collection include the breezy Latin-jazz oeuvre “Carisma” on which Mr. Antoine’s nylon guitar leads the exotic exploration; a sprawling aural adventure through “El Fanfaron;” and just when you think you’ve got the band’s sonic trajectory figured out, they augment “Bodega” with Evan Garr’s mind-blowing electric violin. u

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PHYSICALITY DC

H Street Fitness Studio’s Unique Take on Getting in Shape by Pattie Cinelli

The classes at Physicality are based primarily on bodyweight exercises, and the instructors provide various levels of progression for each individual.

t first glance, Physicality DC fitness studio may remind you of a gym for gymnasts. A thick blue mat serves as the studio floor, ladders or stall bars serve as wallpaper on one wall, ropes hang from the ceiling and rings hang from metal bars suspended from the ceiling near the back wall. That’s where the similarity to gymnastics classes ends. “Our style of training incorporates bodyweight movements drawn from gymnastics, calisthenics and strength training,” said Chris Garay, owner of Physicality DC. “This training method is used in only a dozen or so gyms around the world.”

Classes and personal training sessions at Physicality DC adhere to strict progressions toward body weight strength and flexibility. “Our movements are unique,” said Chris. “In some classes and training we teach hand stands, planches (arm balance exercise similar to the yoga pose crow), single leg squats, rope climbs without legs and front and back lever exercises.” Front and back lever exercises are calisthenics moves – a static hold normally performed on the rings or pull-up bar. Chris says the methods from which he and his staff have created the routines are drawn from gymnastics, weight lifting and martial arts. “We are a community of athletes and coaches who

Chris Garay has a decade of experience in the ﬁtness industry, and he is the owner and operator of Physicality DC on H Street NE.

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have a shared passion for bodyweight fitness, sustainable health and continuous self-improvement,” he said. “We want Physicality to provide world-class instruction and offer students meaningful life change.”

and weights to strengthen what is weak and stretch what is tight,” said Chris. “This class is a perfect mixture of strength and flexibility work to help correct the imbalances many people have from desk work, improper training and sedenAbout the Owner tary living.” and Head Coach Rings, Handstand and Chris Garay has an eclectic Open Gym are specialty background. While he grew classes with prerequisites. up playing sports, he shiftTo participate in Rings ed his focus to music in high one must be able to comschool. His undergraduate plete a pull-up and a dip on degree is in philosophy and the rings. To participate in religious studies, and he did Handstand one must be able graduate work in psychology to kick up into a handstand and well-being. against the wall and to parChris has trained in ticipate in Open Gym one a variety of endurance, must be enrolled in personstrength, power and bodyal training or group classes. weight sports. “I’m interestMovement, another ed in helping change peospecialty class, is a blend of Physicality DC hosts various types of ple’s lives for the better and gymnastics, tumbling, circlasses, including speciality classes I’m always striving to learn such as Handstands and Rings that cus acrobatics and contemand improve.” He has a focus on a particular type of training. porary dance. “It is a beginplethora of certifications in ner-friendly class taught by areas that range from CrossFit, strength, funcone of our staff, Shawn Stone, who has nearly tional conditioning and flexibility. two decades of teaching experience.” Chris emphasizes the non-intimidating and Types of Classes supportive atmosphere at Physicality DC. The Classes at Physicality DC are not the typical studio is for adults only. He says most clients boot camp, HIIT, yoga, or Pilates classes you are between 25 and 45. Yet he has several clican attend at other gyms. Every Physicality class ents who are Baby Boomers. Introductory classhas a flexibility component within it. “While es are reasonably priced. If you don’t mind exwe have music playing in the background, our ercising with your shoes off (socks optional) try movements and exercises are not the kind that a class at PhysicalityDC. could be timed to music.” To learn more about Physicality DC, 371 Foundations classes are a full body strength H Street NE, check out the website: www.physand flexibility workout based on movements icalitydc.com or call: 202-672-3132. commonly seen in gymnastics, calisthenics, strength training and other related disciplines. Pattie Cinelli is a health/fitness professional who offers information about subjects on the leading Core & Flexibility classes are targeted to edge of health and fitness thought. She has been deficiencies that most adults have: lack of core writing her column for more than 25 years and strength and mobility. This class is beginner welcomes column suggestions and fitness quesfriendly, but it also is an effective active recovtions. Pattie can provide lectures, private sessions ery workout for more experienced exercisers. and group classes in stretch, yoga, Pilates and her specialty: Balance and Mobility for your church, Prehab classes are beginner-friendly and home or office. She is also producing a podcast designed for the health and longevity of your about choices on how to stay well. You can contact hips and shoulders. “We use bodyweight bands Pattie at: fitmiss44@aol.com. u

Cemetery K9 Lithograph Series HCC is honored to have a new limited number series of stunning lithographs produced by well-known artist James Delaney of South Africa. Produced in a set of six, limited edition prints of 20 each. Donated to be solely used as a fundraiser. 15â&#x20AC;? x 22.â&#x20AC;? Meet the Artist! Reception Thursday, April 11 6:30 -8:30 pm Wine & Cheese HCC Chapel, 1801 E Street, SE

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The District Vet

OLD PETS CAN GET DEMENTIA TOO by Dan Teich, DVM ogs and people are similar in many ways. Their brains age in nearly parallel fashions. Older brains are not as speedy as younger ones, but in many, the slowing is pathologic. In humans we know this as dementia, or Alzheimer’s, a specific type of dementia. For dogs, and cats, we call it Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS). Although our pets usually do not read the New York Times on a daily basis, their cognitive decline can be noted in the performance of daily tasks. The syndrome is characterized by a gradual cognitive decline and increasing brain pathol-

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ogy. Progression of clinical signs is very gradual, so gradual in fact that most owners fail to recognize it is happening. Many behavior changes may occur with CDS. The most common is similar to people: the pet seems lost. You may find the dog wandering around, staring at walls, walking into a corner and not being able to turn around. Think of a person who goes to the grocery store, but cannot find their way home. Aging in pets may also lead to altered learning and memory. Previously known tasks may start to be forgotten, such as housetraining or fetching. Cats may stop using

the litter box regularly; dogs may soil inside the house. Working dogs may show a decline in their abilities to perform well. Many family members describe changes in social behaviors in people with dementia. Dogs and cats are no different. They may have fewer social interactions, play differently and can even fail to respond to people that they love. Although having decreased social interactions, they may have altered sleep-wake cycles such as night walking or increased anxious pacing. They may walk in circles for extended periods. Some pets will be uneasy in the dark, but settle when a light is turned on. In people we can perform MRI scans along with cognitive testing to determine if dementia is present. This is not as straightforward in pets. Physiologically, there is a slow, but steady decrease in the total weight and size of the brain, especially in the cerebral and cerebellar regions. Increased accumulation of β amyloid plaques occur. How β amyloid accumulation affects the development of cognitive dysfunction has yet to be determined, but it has been noted that the greater the β amyloid, the greater the impairment. There is also a decrease in certain neurotransmitters, molecules that relay information between brain cells, in older pets and humans. Other changes are also present. The problem is that in pets, we can only observe behavior changes, not physical changes in the brain. A diagnosis is based upon ruling out other reasons for behavior changes, such as pain (arthritis), high blood pressure, kidney disease, thyroid disease, brain tumor, drug reactions, other endocrine disorders, infections, etc. About one third of cats 11 to 14 years of age develop at least one geriatric-onset behavior problem that appears to be related to cognitive dysfunction. The numbers for dogs may even be higher. As of present we do not have a specific treatment to reverse CDS. Several medications, along with dietary changes, environmental management and supplements, may help with the clinical signs of CDS. Diets rich in

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Environmental enrichment is essential to helping keep a senior friend comfortable. In a previous article in Hill Rag, we discussed many modalities for stimulating elder brains. A quick summary follows. Regularly exercise your dog or cat. Walks are best as they introduce new smells to dogs and make their brains work. Attempt to teach new tricks or reinforce old ones. Simple puzzle games for food work well, too. Cats are less amenable to change in environment than dogs and restricting their space may be a benefit to cats with CDS. Smaller rooms for cats with readily available litter boxes and food may help them feel more comfortable. Some dogs will respond to a medication called selegiline. It increases the availability of a certain neuro-transmitter, helping dogs be more cognitively aware. The medication can take up to a month to show any effects, although some pets are more responsive after a few days. Other pets may respond to fluoxetine, a tricyclic antidepressant medication. Pets age and so do their brains. While there is no cure for cognitive dysfunction, pets can be assisted through diet, environmental enrichment, and medication. The best thing you can do to help your dog is to try and teach it a new trick.

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by Kathleen Donner tional Mall. Tickets are $6 per child, $3 for under two and $8 for adults. discoverytheater.org.

Shakespeare’s Adventures in Arden See Shakespeare for the Young perform Adventures in Arden at these locations this spring and summer: April 17, 2 p.m., Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. ShakespeareForTheYoung.com.

Science Family Day Anacostia River Festival On April 14, 1 to 5 p.m., celebrate the Anacostia River Festival’s fifth anniversary and Anacostia Park’s centennial with canoe rides, fishing, a bike parade, live DC music and lawn games. Explore the annual artists market and listen to local bands. Free and family friendly. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org. Photo: Ayanah George

Awesome Con Pavilion The seventh annual Awesome Con by LeftField Media will unite 80,000 fans of comics, technology and science, television and film, custom art and over-the-top cosplay at the Washington Convention Center on April 26 to 28. The family-friendly pavilion Awesome Con Jr presented by the Toy Association returns with even more playful events planned to educate and entertain kids. awesome-con.com.

Capitol Family Programs On April 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 and 27, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., learn how Congress has supported space exploration. Then create a stellar keep-

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On April 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, offers a unique and fun opportunity for young people ages three and older and their families to better understand how science, engineering and medicine influence daily life. Join

creative and engaging hands-on activities. Complete several activities and become a DecisionTown Citizen at the Town Hall. Registration is requested but not required at bit.ly/ NASFamilyDay.

Kids Run the Bases at Nat’s Park Kids ages 4-12 can run the bases at Sunday day games on April 14 and 28; May 26. An adult must accompany runners to the field. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First St. washington.nationals.mlb.com.

Watch the Eaglets Hatch Watch the eagles in the nest at the DC police academy grounds near the Potomac and Anacostia rivers where there is a live video feed at ea-

sake. Meet behind the Statue of Freedom. 30 minutes. visitthecapitol.gov.

Discovery Theater on the Mall On April 10 to 12, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. Meet the butcher, baker, pizza dough maker and all of the friendly people who make neighborhoods terrific places to live every day. For ages 3 to 6. On April 23 and 24, 10 and 11 a.m. and noon, enjoy Beautiful Biomes in the Haupt Garden. Celebrate Earth Month and step into the Haupt Garden with horticulturists from Smithsonian Gardens. For ages 5 to 10. Discovery Theater is at the Smithsonian Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, on the Na-

Lincoln Park Eggstravaganza On April 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at Lincoln Park, National Community Church, 205 F St. NE, presents 12 Egg Hunts with 20,000 eggs, a petting zoo, face painting, a DJ, bike raﬄes and photos with the Easter Bunny. No registration needed. eggstravaganzadc.com.

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Eagle Academy Public Charter School — Capitol Riverfront fosters character development and builds a strong foundation for all students in a nurturing learning environment for PreK3 – 3rd grade. Visit us today, learn about our programs and educational environment. Capitol Riverfront Campus • 1017 New Jersey Avenue SE • Washington, DC 20003 (202) 459-6825 • www.eagleacademypcs.org • @eagleacademypcs

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100 Photographs taken by Refugee and Underserved Youth from Ten Countries In collaboration with National Geographic, the Kennedy Center is exhibiting 100 photographs from a dozen National Geographic Photo Camps through World Refugee Day, June 20. Featuring photography from Mexico, Greece, Cuba and more, the exhibition will consist of a selection of photographs never before exhibited together. The powerful images are supported by written text to weave a narrative of the experiences and realities of displaced youth from around the world. Photo by Kirsten Elstner/National Geographic Photo Camp, Athens, Greece 2017

ticket booth in the Children’s Area. allhallowsguild.org.

glecam.org. The eaglets are due midMarch. Kids interested in eagles can visit eagles4kids.com for more information. Help support the eagles and bring raptor education to schools in the area by contributing to the Eagle Nest Fund at eaglecam.org.

BEST Kids Superhero 5k & Fun Run The BEST Kids Superhero 5k & Fun Run is a celebration of the everyday heroes that make a positive impact in the lives of kids in DC’s foster care system. Run on a scenic course through East Potomac Park. There are many ways to participate including running/walking the race, becoming a sponsor or volunteering. This family-friendly and stroller-friendly race is on April 20. The Kids’ Fun Run is free. bestkids.org.

Register for the Marine Marathon Kids Run Register for The Marine Corps Marathon Kids Run on Oct. 26, One day prior to the MCM, this is a one-mile just-for-fun running challenge for kids ages 5 to 12. All participants receive a shirt, access to the Camp Miles Family Fitness Festival and a

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medal at the finish line. Registration is $10 and will open on April 24, at noon. marinemarathon.com.

Revolutionary War Weekend at Mount Vernon On May 4 and 5 (rain or shine), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mount Vernon’s serene 12-acre field transforms into a

battleground as hundreds of Continentals, Redcoats and Hessians conduct military drills, perform cavalry demonstrations and engage in 18th-Century battle reenactments. Wander through the encampment and meet the soldiers, discuss military techniques, and meet General Washington. Join a youth muster on

NSO’s Break it Down! Watch, listen, and lend a helping hand as the dynamic duo of Paul Fadoul on marimba and Zara Lawler on flute build music from the ground up. Children will be amazed by the way instruments are taken apart and put back together again. $20. On stage at the Kennedy Center, April 27, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; and April 28, 1:30 and 4 p.m. Most enjoyed by ages , up. kennedy-center.org.

Play at the National Cathedral Flower Mart National Cathedral Flower Mart, May 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., hosts an antique carousel. It also has a Children’s Area with an array of games and carnival rides. Plus inside the Cathedral’s Bethlehem Chapel, Master Puppeteers present their delightful puppet show. Tickets for the rides, games and the puppet show can be purchased at the

Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday at the Folger On April 14, noon to 4 p.m., enjoy Shakespeare performances, stage combat demonstrations and Elizabethan crafts. There’s a birthday cake. This event also features sword fighting demonstrations, reading rooms tours, live music, discussions from Folger curators and scholars and food trucks. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. The annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Open House at the Folger Shakespeare Library is a festive day for families. Photo: Jeff Malet Photography

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the bowling green Concessions from the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant will be available on-site. Mount Vernon admission is $20 for adults, $12 for kids (6 to 11), free for 5 and under. George Washington’s Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA. mountvernon.org.

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 April 27 to May 26 at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD. imaginationstage.org.

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Fe-fi-fo-fum. A timely version of the classic children’s tale about the young lad that doesn’t know beans about trading, but still manages to climb his way to the top. Told with rod puppets and some surprising twists, Jack has long been a favorite of Puppet Company’s audiences. $12. On stage at Glen Echo, through May 5. Recommended for ages 5 to 9. thepuppetco.org.

Complete Dogness is a family-friendly performance about a delightful little doggy with bad habits. She can eat a delicious wool sweater or steal a whole block of cheese. But there is hope as Barky learns new tricks and as the whole family adjusts. The performance incorporates spoken word, movement, music, kinetic imaging and animation by Hong Huo and interactive participatory activities for young children. Tickets are $15 adult; $10 Children under 10. $45 for family of four. Performances are on April 27 and May 4 at 4 p.m., at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington VA. janefranklin. com or 703-933-1111.

Faerie Dance Escape into a mystical world of Faerie on April 13 and 14. Watch as a young girl uncovers a group of fairies and takes interest in their world. They are cautious of her at first, only displaying their stereotypical personalities. Slowly, as she gains their trust, they express their true and unique identities in dance. Joe’s Movement Emporium at 3309 Bunker Hill Rd., Mount Rainier, MD. Tickets to Faerie can be purchased at joesmovement.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 what happens next! In this interactive production, audience members vote on Callaway’s actions in an energetic romp through time and space.

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Western Maryland Railroad Bunny Hop The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad round trip excursion is a mix of mountain top scenery and rich transportation history. Leaving Cumberland, the route travels west through a breach in the Allegheny Mountains over an iron truss bridge, around Helmstetter’s Horseshoe Curve and through the 914 foot Brush Tunnel under Piney Mountain. The Bunny Hop features the Easter Bunny, stories, an egg hunt and refreshments. Climb aboard on April 6, 13 and 20 at 10 a.m. and 12:30 and 3 p.m.; and April 7 and 14 at 12:30 p.m. wmsr.com. Have an item for The Notebook? Email the details to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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Northeast Stars Montessori Preschool (NSM) students and teachers have had an amazing March learning about the letter “B.” Students learned the sound of the letter; how to write it and studied words that start with “B.” Turning the “B” sound into a song during circle time, they decided that “beach” is their favorite “B” word! Students also learned this month how to compost. They discovered that gardens need sunlight. They studied how carbon dioxide is transferred from food to plants to animals to US!! The children created a sensory bin with water to see what would happen if food coloring was mixed inside the water. Their science activity continued with discovering what happened when two or more colors or oil are added. The students had a grand time! March curriculum also involved learning the concept of sequential order. The students used parts of a story, the beginning, middle and end. They then mixed the story up and asked their friends what happened first, next and last. There were many different interpretations of how the jumbled story could go.

One morning a week, students at School-Within-School (SWS) to listen to poetry read over the intercom. Known as the Poet’s Garden, “Each session highlights one possibility for what poems can be or what poems sometimes focus on, such as: comIn March, Miner Elementary hosted its annual yard sale. parisons, colors, people, things, love, nighttime, dreams, and so on,” said Instructional Coach Maurice Tome. “We read poems for prospective students and their families. PTO written by professional poets as well as by children members were on hand to answer questions. The from SWS and from other schools.” bounce castle and light refreshments were a hit Inspired by the Writer’s Almanac, Tome bewith the kids. gan the Poet’s Garden as a starting point to elevate The second Scholastic Book Fair of the year poetry school wide. “The Poet’s Garden is intendtook place March 11-15 with in-person sales in the ed to be a moment to enjoy poetry as a communilibrary as well as the opportunity to make purchasty, while also serving as an invitation to write poetes online. All purchases supported Miner’s library ry. Some teachers have used the Poet’s Garden as a and literacy programs. jumping off point for reading and writing more poIn February, students in all grades celebrated etry with their students. Some students take the iniBlack History Month with presentations, special tiative to write poems on their own time and share projects and performances followed by Women’s them with me,” Tome said. History Month in March. As spring emerges students and families are looking forward to the April School-Within-School is located at 920 F St. NE. Visit 12th Spring Dance. schoolwithinschool.org to get more information. - Caro-

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In March, the Miner Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) hosted Miner’s Fourth Annual Community Yard Sale. Thanks to the many families, teachers, staff and community members who donated, volunteered, baked, shopped and helped spread the word, it was a huge success. The PTO received a record number of donations this year. The proceeds raised pay for field trips, school events and activities, classroom libraries and the purchase of technology. In tandem with the yard sale, Miner hosted a Spring Playdate

Miner Elementary School is located at 601 15th St. NE. To learn more visit www.minerelementary.org, or facebook.com/MinerDCPS. Follow Miner on twitter.com/ minerelementary and www.instagram.com/minerelementaryschool/. Jen Barrie u

Tyler Elementary Grants for Tyler

Tyler Elementary has received a $2,500 grant from Capitol Hill Community Foundation to buy books in Spanish to strengthen students’ bilingual reading skills. The Foundation supports activities, projects and organizations that enrich the lives of residents. The Spanish Dual Language program at Tyler, begun in the fall of 2005, now runs from preschool through fifth grade. Dual language students develop flexibility in thinking through problem solving, conceptualizing and reasoning in two languages. The Tyler Thespians are also recipients of a Classroom Resource Grant from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative of the American The-

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Tyler Mathletes Excel Congratulations to Tyler’s Math Bowl team for a strong performance at the DC Public Schools (DCPS) competition. Emerging victorious from the primary round within Tyler, Mathletes Faith, Macaela, Indya, Kaidyn and Tyler moved on to the DCPS level competition where they placed fifth overall and had fun in the process! High fives to all students involved for their commitment to studying and their application of challenging and complex math concepts. John Tyler Elementary is located at 1001 G St. SE. Learn more at www.tylerelementary.net or follow the school @TylerTigersDC or www.instagram.com/john_ tyler_elementary/ Beth Daniel Ibish u

Capitol Hill Day School

The 1968 Oral History Project

Photographer Phil Portlock presents his 1968 Photo Essay to CHDS middle-schoolers.

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This year, Capitol Hill Day School’s fifth through eighth-graders are focused ensuring that people’s stories are told and their perspectives valued. During Black History Month, seventh and eighth-graders interviewed many African American local residents who lived in DC in 1968. Creating a 1968 oral history project, students identified important themes, including culture, activism, family, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and more. To prepare for the project, students brainstormed about good interview questions. They researched important events of 1968: MLK assassination, DC riots, Vietnam War protests and Black Power Salute at Olympics. Students came to realize that these could be very sensitive and emotional topics for the interviewees, who included two CHDS teachers and people of all ages from different parts of DC. They also interviewed CHDS alum parent and African American photographer Phil Portlock, who lived in DC in 1968. Portlock used his camera that year to document the Civil Rights Movement. He shared his Photo Essay of 1968 and his personal story with the middle school students.

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Watkins students join in singing “We Shall Overcome” at the Lincoln Memorial.

Students are creating podcasts to share their perspectives based on what they learned from their interviews. Some may enter their podcasts in the NPR School Podcast Challenge. Winning entries will be featured on NPR in April. Stay tuned! Capitol Hill Day School is located at 210 South Carolina Ave, SE. For more information, visit www.chds.org. Follow the school on Facebook @CapitolHillDaySchool, Instagram @capitolhilldayschool, Twitter @explorewithCHDS. Jane Angarola u

Maury Elementary Ski Trip

Maury’s skiing tradition continued this year with trip to for thirty-five, fourth and fifth grade kids to Liberty Mountain Resort in southern Pennsylvania. For many kids, this was their first exposure to the sport, but everyone skied well, safely and respectfully, displaying their Maury Cougar pride. The conditions were near perfect with real snow

and plenty of it, which is not usually the case in March. According to art teacher and chaperone, Lauren Bomba, “in my eight years with the Maury Ski Club, never before has the month of March delivered for us so generously. We were very grateful for March to ‘come in like a lion’ this year!” The school family is committed to making this experience possible for every student who wants to participate, regardless of the family’s ability to pay. This presented a major challenge in this first season without DCPS support; meaning there was no funding for buses or assistance in scheduling. Fortunately, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation saved the day with a significant grant. Maury is extremely grateful for their generosity. They also appreciate the special kindness and patience of the Liberty Mountain staff and the dedication of the school staff members who accompanied the children and ensured they all had a fabulous, injury-free experience: Coaches Henri Cooper and Lauren Bomba plus Nadine Mitchell and Katie Jondal.

Maury Elementary is located at 1840 Constitution Ave., NE, a temporary location on Eliot-Hine MS campus. For more information, visit www.mauryelementary.com. Elizabeth Nelson u

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Students Win DC Battle of the Books Congratulations to all the participants in the DC Battle of the Books. Watkins Elementary fourth and fifth-graders teamed up to take home the top prize! The competition was fierce at the battle finals held at Dunbar High School with students from across the city competing to answer tough questions about the novels, poetry books and graphic novels that made up the 2018-2019 battle reading list. In the end it came down to a single question showdown, won by the Watkins team.

Watkins Students Remember the Dream For the 15th straight year, the fifthgraders at Watkins Elementary took turns standing at the exact spot where Dr. Martin Luther King re-

cited his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Each student experienced the opportunity to recite a portion of the speech in front of students from the whole school as well as families and visitors to the Lincoln Memorial. After the speech, students from every grade joined in singing “We Shall Overcome” as the sun shown on a beautiful DC afternoon. Peabody Elementary is located at 425 C St. NE. Watkins Elementary is located at 420 12th St. SE. Stuart-Hobson Middle is located at 410 E St. NE. To learn more, visit www.capitolhillclusterschool.org. Follow the Cluster on Facebook.com/CHCS. DC and Twitter.com/CHCSPTA. Sean O’Brien u

Eliot Hine Middle School

Monarch Sister School Program

Eliot-Hine students in Savannah Maxwell’s Spanish literature class are participating in the Monarch Sister School Program run by the nonprofit Natural Partners. The goal of the program is to get students in the US and Mexico involved in efforts to reverse the declining migratory population of the Monarch

butterfly. Eliot-Hine is paired with Escuela Secundaria Tecnica 105, a middle school located near the Monarch Bioreserve in Mexico. Throughout the school year, Eliot-Hine and its sister school have three Skype sessions conducted in Spanish where they get to know each other, learn something about a cultural event in each other’s country and share what they are doing to protect the Monarch butterfly. Eliot-Hine students planted milkweed seeds in a GrowLab that was purchased using a Capitol Hill Community Foundation grant. They plan to sell them this spring to encourage people on Capitol Hill to plant milkweed, the host plant for the Monarch butterfly. Escuela Secundaria Tecnica students are raising oyamel trees that will be used to replant deforested areas where the Monarch butterfly overwinters.

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Eastern High School

Lady Ramblers Take State! Eastern’s Lady Ramblers basketball team won the DCSAA Sports Class A Championship. The team, the perceived underdogs, came from behind to defeat Banneker 46 to 41 in a nail-biter. MVP honors went to #3 Janiah! The team’s hard work and dedication make Eastern proud.

Forensic Files at Eastern Ms. Harrison had the Law Enforcement Museum visit her Advanced Forensics class. Her students conducted a DNA and a blood analysis lab to solve crimes. Did you know Eastern offered forensics?

Ninth Grade Academy Eastern is the only comprehensive high school in the District that offers the International Baccalaureate framework for grades 9 to 12: both the Middle Years and the Diploma Programmes. InEastern’s Lady Ramblers are State Champions! Photo by William E. Jenkins.

coming ninth graders follow the academy model, described by Asst. Principal Davis as a “tight, hyper-structured environment” with standard routines set across all classes. Teachers work collaboratively. Students are given the opportunity to revise work for mastery. All students are expected to participate in a sport or other after school activity. There’s also an honors program that must be applied for online. For more information, contact IB Coordinator Liz Braganza atelizabeth.braganza@dc.gov. Eastern Senior High School is located at 1700 East Capitol St. NE. To learn more, visit www.easternhighschooldc.org. Follow the school @EasternHS and FB easternhighschool. Heather Schoell u

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Guest Speakers and Excursions

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Blyth-Templeton Academy is proud to announce a new guest speaker series, organized by its students. During weekly community meetings, speakers will speak about their careers and share information on current events. The first speaker was Damian Murphy, the Senior Professional Staff Member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee minority side focused on Europe and South and Central Asia. He spoke primarily about Russia over the past 30 years,

Putin, troll farms and how he got interested in foreign policy. Students this month visited the National Gallery of Art, the Sackler Gallery, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Botanic Gardens, the Navy Yard and the Library of Congress. These excursions involved dropping water balloons off a building in Physics and filming short videos in Film Studies class. The student organizer of the water balloon drop had to find a space, coordinate with the facility and ensure that no innocent passersby were drenched in the process! The film students carefully planned their visit to the museum so that they could get their filming in the time permitted. With new classes starting at the beginning of April, teachers have many more excursions planned. Blyth-Templeton Academy is located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE in the Hill Center. For more information, visit www.blythtempleton.org. Follow the school on www.facebook.com/blythtempletonacademy; Twitter.com/blythtempleton or Instagram.com/blythtempleton/ u Want to report on a school for School Notes? Email schools@hillrag.com. u

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ACTIVE: $1,395,000

UNDER CONTRACT: $2,295,000

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COMING SOON: $825,000

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SOLD: $1,395,000

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COMING SOON: $1,250,000

COMING SOON: $899,000

We’re proud to call Capitol Hill home #1 Group at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Over $105 million sold in 2018 Washingtonian 2018 Best Agents & Top Producers Rated #3 in D.C. & #101 in U.S. by Wall Street Journal Rob Sanders, Senior Vice President m +1 202 744 6463 rsanders@ttrsir.com Brent Jackson, Senior Vice President m +1.202.263.9200 bjackson@ttrsir.com

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1210 D St, NE. Coming Soon! Corner Victorian Hill Home with Long History and Commanding Presence on Corner of C & 10th, SE. Large interior space, newly painted,with interior and exterior entertainment spaces, and a showcase yard. Once in a lifetime home with Historic Charm and modern Convenience! $2.0M

1001 C St, SE

614 I St, NE. Luxury Designer Condos On 2 Lvls, W/ 3 Bedrooms & 3 Large Baths, All New Everything! Hwd Floors, Stone & Stainless Kitchens, Gas Ranges; Built In Microwave; In Unit Washer Dryers; Dual Paned Windows; Secure, Private Rear Yard; Private Decks, Builders Warranty! From 1370 - 1600 Sq. Ft. From $729K - $849K. Large Home Sized Condos - Perfect For Three!

203 3RD ST, NE

This Beautiful Corner Hill Home, nr. Eastern Market, has a Long & Storied History; the Living Room, w/ the original floors, ceiling, & chandelier proof of its time as a neighborhood tavern; a master bedroom suite that includes a sitting room w/ wood burning fireplace, and new ensuite bath; as well as original hardwood floors and marble tile throughout. The home also has many upgrades and amenities, including a sauna, a wine celler, 3 gas fireplaces, walk-in laundry room, new windows, new roof, new deck, and more. Light floods the 3BR/2.5ba home, and a full footprint basement adds to the already copious storage in the home. A showcase yard, with cast iron fence, allows for the attractive landscaping. Located within blocks of Eastern Market, METRO, Multiple Menus, & Much, Much More!

For Sale! Classic victorian with futuristic features offers 3BR/2.5BA/4FP on 4 finished levels. This is really something special, dramatic cathedral space with a creative architectural approach that blends the best of the old and the new and fits just right. Amazing space for entertaining and at this location and new price, a true value! 1000 ft to Senate offices, Supreme Court, steps to Capitol building and Union Station, Eastern Market, metro, menus and more! Now offered at $1.259M

1728 D St, SE.

Coming soon! Top quality, high end, hill east custom boutique building steps from metro, congressional cemetery! Two large 2-level, 4 bedroom, 3.5 Bath units with contemporary gourmet kitchens, hardwood floors, outdoor living space, off-street parking and more! Coming soon offered in the $700ks!

1211 G St, SE. #6 At the Cambridge Row Condominium. For Sale! Chic hill pied-Ă -terre condo steps from metro, menus and more! Gourmet kitchen, full-sized bath, high ceilings, light-filled, park your bags and stay a while! Professionally managed building with low fee and high value! Shared rooftop deck with amazing views, between eastern market and potomac avenue metro stations, trader joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and harris teeter, an enviable location! Now offered at $295k + low $89/month fee!