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IN THIS ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

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42 A Visit To Broadway to Check Out the 2019-2020 Season’s Musicals by Brad Hathaway 46 Pottery on the Hill 2019: Twenty of the Nation’s Top Ceramicists Exhibit at Hill Center by Phil Hutinet 48

Capitol CUISINE by Celeste McCall

52 At the Movies by Mike Canning 54 Art and The City by Jim Magner 56

The Wine Girl by Elyse Genderson

58 Literary Hill by Karen Lyon 59 Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

A Visit To Broadway to Check Out the 2019-2020 Season’s Musicals by Brad Hathaway

Fruit and Fellowship in Our Urban Village: A Peach Tree Brings Neighbors Together by Steve Norton

National Capital Bank Celebrates 130 Years by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Spirit of the Game Fosters Skills for Sport and for Life by Finn H. Day

60 The Jazz Project by Jean-Keith Fagon

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Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

The Numbers: Living Wages Help Build the Economy by Tazra Mitchell

National Capital Bank Celebrates 130 Years by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Festival Photos: Barracks Row, H Street, Hill Center by Elizabeth O’Gorek and Andrew Lightman

Trickling Springs to Close by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Veola M. Jackson (1932-1991) by Marci Hilt

OUR RIVER: Boating Along the Anacostia by Bill Matuszeski

Norton Is Positive on Chances for Statehood: ANC 6A Report by Nick L. Alberti

City Administrator Obfuscates on Heliport Relocation: ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6C Opposes Nightclub Planned Near Veteran Residences: ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Build First At Greenleaf: ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

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Fruit and Fellowship in Our Urban Village: A Peach Tree Brings Neighbors Together by Steve Norton

It Is Not Easy Being an Urban Tree by Rindy O’Brien

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Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

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Changing Hands by Don Denton

family life 106

Spirit of the Game Fosters Skills for Sport and for Life: Fair Play Makes For More Enjoyable Competition by Finn H. Day

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Dr. Langley Bowers Joins East Capitol Dental by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Veterinary Staff – The Unsung Heroes by Dan Teich

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Kids & Family Notebook by Kathleen Donner

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School Notes by Susan Braun Johnson

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calendar OCTOBER CALENDAR Hilloween at Eastern Market Oct. 25, 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The place to be for a haunted-house, a moon bounce, face painting, photo booth, candy treats, games, contests and fortune tellers. At Eastern Market’s North Hall and its adjacent plaza.

Heather Schoell, organizer of Hilloween. Photo: Andrew Lightman

HALLOWEEN Dead Man’s Run at Congressional Cemetery. Oct. 5, 6 PM; Kids’ Dash, 6:05 PM. Enjoy a ghostly evening run full of spooky music and fun! Race starts with a toll of the funeral bell, continues throughout the cemetery and onto the Anacostia Trail. Sample the beer tent afterwards. Costumes encouraged. Prizes for best costumes and team costume! $40; Kids’ Dash, $10. congressionalcemetery.org. Alexandria’s Original Ghost & Graveyard Tour. Oct. 1 to 31, 7:30 PM, daily; Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 and 9 PM. Follow an 18th Century costumed guide by lantern light through the charming streets of Alexandria’s historic district known as Old Town. Hear ghost stories, legends, folklore, unsolved mysteries, tales of romance and angry ghosts looking for revenge! Appropriate for ages 9, up. alexcolonialtours.com. Boo! Run for Life 10k and Two-Mile Fun Walk. Oct. 6, 8 AM. The Hallow-

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een-themed run is a seasonal favorite. Run the 10k in costume or enjoy a scenic two-mile walk around the Tidal Basin. West Potomac Park. boorunforlife.com. Soul Strolls at Congressional Cemetery. Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26; 6 to 10 PM. 19 and 26, 7 to 10 PM; Oct. 20 and 27, 6 to 10 PM. Hourlong tours depart every 15 minutes. Beer, wine and cider are for sale. Adult tickets, $25; children 12 and under, $12. Arrive early. Have a glass of wine, browse the gift shop, and listen to music while awaiting departure. congressionalcemetery.org.

The Haunting of Hill House. Oct. 19 to Nov. 9. No one ever visits Hill House, especially not after dark. When three strangers are invited to join the mysterious Dr. Montague at the eerie house on the hill, not even their darkest dreams could havae prepared them for what awaits. Little Theater of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St., Alexandria, VA. thelittletheatre.com.

test and more. Adults only. $40. nationalzoo.si.edu.

Night of the Living Zoo. Oct. 25, 7 to 10:30 PM. Ghouls and goblins will enjoy craft beer, fare from popular DC food trucks, a DJ dance party, a spooktacular costume con-

Bat Bonanza! at the Botanic Garden. Oct. 26, 10 AM to 5 PM. Come as a bat, come as a plant pollinated by a bat or learn about bats. There will be bat-related activi-

Dia de los Muertos at the Wharf. Oct. 26, 2 to 5 PM. The dead are taking over Pearl Street with live music by La Unica, beer stations, street food, a photo booth, an altar contest and more. Decorate a sugar skull or get a face painted. wharfdc.com.

ties throughout the Conservatory. Come and learn why bats matter. Free. No pre-registration required. usbg.gov. CHAW’s Spooktacular Celebration. Oct. 26, 3 to 5 PM. The event features a music recital with performances by students at CHAW wearing their Halloween costumes, plus food, entertainment and more. Free and open to all (costumes encouraged). CHAW is at 545 Seventh St. SE. chaw.org. Drag Queen High Heel Race. Oct. 29; parade at 7 PM, race at 9 PM. Always fun, always outrageous and always held on the Tuesday before Halloween. This event features elaborately costumed drag queens racing down 17th Street from R to Church Streets NW. It attracts large crowds to cheer them on so don’t expect to park in the area. An informal block party follows. Haunted Disco. Oct. 31, 8 PM to midnight. The party, at the new HQ0 Waterside, 125 O St., features two DJs on two levels of the 17,000 square foot space, complete with open bar, food, light show, special effects and the ultimate party twist, a midnight abduction. $50. Haunteddiscodc.com. El Dia de los Muertos Celebration. Nov. 2, 5:30 to 8 PM. This is an evening of music, dancing and crafts in celebration of Latin American heritage, including special performances by the DC-based band Los Gallos Negros and dancers from the Maru Montero Dance Company. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. npg.si.edu. All Souls Remembrance at the National Shrine. During the month of November, the National Shrine, in memory of departed loved ones, invites survivors to enroll them in their All Souls Remembrance to be remembered in their prayers on the Commemoration of All Souls’ and throughout the month. nationalshrine.com.

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Day of the Dead Festival. Nov. 1 to 3. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian hosts a three-day free public program to celebrate Día de los Muertos with an after-hours event, performances and family activities. americanindian.si.edu. Atlas Presents Silent Film-The Lodger-A Story of the London Fog. Nov. 3, 4 PM. The film is about the hunt for a serial killer in London, inspired by real-life Jackthe-Ripper crimes. Presented with live accompaniment by Andrew Earle Simpson. $14 to $20. atlasarts.org. Find a Nearby Pumpkin Patch. pumpkinpatchesandmore.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Arena Stage’s Civil Dialogues. These dialogues are held in the Molly Smith Study at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater from 5:30 to 7 p.m. On Oct. 2, examine “Does Nationalism lead to extreme foreign policy or is it simply a way to show love for one’s country?” On Oct. 21, discuss “Is it beneficial to have more private cops than police and profitmaking prisons?” Free, but registration required. There will be a reception before each event, starting at 5 p.m. For more information and to register, visit arenastage.org/civildialogues. Public Hearing on Gun Trafficking and Gun Violence. Oct. 3, 10 AM to 3 PM. The DC Council’s Judiciary Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify should contact the Committee via email at judiciary@dccouncil.us and provide their name, telephone number organizational affiliation, by close of business on Sept. 30. NGA Nights. Oct. 10, 6 to 9 PM. Live music, tours and classes. Admission is free; food and beverage for sale. National Gallery of Art, East

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Pottery on the Hill Show & Sale Nov. 1 (Ticketed Preview), 6:30 to 9 PM; Nov. 3, 10 AM to 5 PM; and Nov. 4, 11 AM to 4 PM. Seventeen of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top ceramic artists gather for a pottery show focusing on functional pottery in the heart of DC. 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE hillcenterdc.org. Building, Fourth St. NW. Register at eventbrite.com. All Things Go Fall Classic. Oct. 12 and 13. Food and music festival. $69 advance ticket sale; $99 twoday advance ticket sale Union Market. allthingsgofallclassic.com. Hillfest 2019. Oct. 12, 10 AM to 8 PM. Day-long jazz festival in Garfield Park, 200 F St. SE. Hillfest Conference Panels: Oct. 10, 11 AM, Women in Jazz; noon, Jazz Trio performance; 1 PM, Mental Health in the Entertainment Industry. Oct. 11, Marketing Jazz 2.0; noon, Jazz Trio

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Performance; 1 PM, #DontmuteDC. Panels are at 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free. hillfest.org. Payne Elementary Fall Festival. Oct. 26, 11 AM to 3 PM. This free festival features moon bounces, pumpkins, activities and more. Chili, snacks and baked goods are for sale. Payne Elementary, 1445 C St. SE. Taste of H. Nov. 2, 7 to 10 PM. Sample the best of H Street dining at the Atlas. The event benefits GrantedEd Foundation, which supports public education. $65. tasteofh.org.

MUSIC Jazz in SW. Fridays, 6 to 9 PM. $5 cover. Oct. 4, Davy Yarborough Quintet; Oct. 11, My Thoughts in Three (CD Release); Oct. 18, Remembering Butch Warren; Oct. 25, Tribute to Oscar Peterson. $5 cover. Children are free under 16. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Lily Ponds Live! Concert. Oct. 5, 3 to 5 PM. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. friendsofkenilworthgardens.org. The Atlas. Oct. 6, Akua AllrichNina Simone and Miriam Makeba Tribute; Oct. 11, Sofia Viola. atlasarts.org. Blues in SW. Mondays, 6 to 9 PM. Oct. 7, Danny Blew & the Blues Crew; Oct. 14, Lady D & the Shorty Slim Band; Oct. 21, Vince Evans Authentic Blues Band; Oct. 28, Fast Eddie & the Slow Pokes. $5 cover. Children are welcome under 16. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Corner Store. Oct. 13, 3 to 4:30 PM. The DC Strings Workshop will present the first in a series of quarterly, seasonal performances by

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Portside in Old Town Fall Festival Oct. 12, 1 to 7 PM. Savor local food, beer and wine while experiencing boat building displays and a building demonstration from Alexandria Seaport Foundation Apprentices including shoreline engineering, ship mapping and rope making, knot tying from tall ship Providence and more. Free admission; charges for food and some activities. Waterfront Park, 1 King St., Alexandria, VA. PortsideFestival.com.

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Pearl Street Warehouse. Sept. 28, Tameca Jones and Phoam; Sept. 29, Western Centuries; Oct. 3, Dan Bern; Oct. 4, The Powell Brothers; Oct. 5, Austin Plaine; Oct. 6, Marty Jones & Don Dixon; Oct. 10, Jamie McLean Band; Oct. 11, Chopteeth; Oct. 15, The Canvas People; Oct. 16, Willie Shaw; Oct. 17, Waker; Oct. 18, The Cactus Blossoms; Oct. 19, The Mighty Pines; Oct. 20, Cory Henry; Oct. 26, Marco Benevento; Oct. 30, The Main Squeeze; Nov. 1, Danger Bird; Nov. 2, Billy Price Band; Nov. 3, Los Straitjackets. Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW. pearlstreetwarehouse.com. City Winery. Sept. 28, Eric Roberson; Sept. 29, Lori Williams; Sept. 30, RC & The Gritz; Oct. 1, Liv Warfield; Oct. 2, Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues; Oct. 4 Mason Jennings and Heather Mae Glimmer; Oct. 5, Paula Cole; Oct. 6, Greg Laswell and Kris Allen; Oct. 7, Crank Jam; Oct. 8, Tyrone Wells; Oct. 11, The Band and The Dodos; Oct. 12, Zo & Carmen Rodgers; Oct. 13, Jennifer Knapp; Oct. 14, Dale Watson; Oct. 15, Bob Schneider; Oct. 17, Marc Cohn; Oct. 18, Jimmy Thackery and Mac Powell and The Family Reunion; Oct. 20, Rhett Miller; Oct. 22, Patricia Barber Trio; Oct. 24, Jackopierce; Oct. 25, Madeleine Peyroux; Oct. 26, William DuVall; Oct. 27, Sawyer Fredericks; Oct. 29, Vybe Band; Oct. 30, Chantae Cann; Oct. 31, Crank Crusaders; Nov. 1, the Bad Plus and The Flamin’ Groovies; Nov. 3, Steven Page and Aj Ghent; Nov. 5, Robert Gordon; Nov. 6, Jenny & The Mexicats. City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE. citywinery.com/washingtondc.

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Need kitchen design ideas? Thinking of adding a half bath? Scan the QR Code to get your tickets to the Renovator’s House Tour. Kinney; Oct. 26, Alessia Cara; Oct. 28, NSO-An American in Paris; Oct. 31, Umphrey’s McGee; Nov. 1, FSO, 20 Years; Nov. 8, Louis The Child. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com.

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Rock and Roll Hotel. Sept. 28, Mat Kerekes; Oct. 1, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets; Oct. 2, KoKoKo!; Oct. 3, Aldous Harding; Oct. 4, Rone & Train; Oct. 18, Futurebirds; Oct. 19, Swervedriver; Oct. 25, Mark Farina; Oct. 26, Back from the Dead Flashband; Oct. 29, Knocked Loose; Oct. 30, Jay Som; Nov. 2 Greyson Chance; Nov. 5, Blossoms; Nov. 7, Mayday Parade; Nov. 8, Anthony Ramos. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Union Stage. Sept. 29, Landon Cube; Sept. 30 John Splithoff; Oct. 2, 47Soul; Oct. 4, The Ocean Blue; Oct. 6, Kid Quill, Oct. 7, Elder Island; Oct. 8, Tobi Lou; Oct. 9, Cupcake; Oct. 11, Cristela Alonzo; Oct. 12 and 13, Natalie Weiss; Oct. 15, Mahalia; Oct. 17, Live for Halloween; Oct. 18, Shura; Oct. 21, W.I.T.C.H.; Oct. 23, In Real Life; Oct. 24, Wrabel & Billy Raffoul; Oct. 25, Drew Holcomb; Oct. 26, Jack Harlow; Oct. 27, Helmet; Oct. 28, Will Reagan & Andrea Marie; Oc. 29, Russian Circles; Nov. 1, White Ford Bronco; Nov. 2, Yoke Lore; Nov. 3, Juke Ross; Nov. 4, Pete Yorn; Nov. 7, Dreamers; Nov. 8, Intern John’s Revival. Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW. unionstage.com. Mr. Henry’s. Oct. 3, Michelle Swan; Oct. 4, Dial 251; Oct. 5, Jeff Weintraub; Oct. 10, Only Lonesome; Oct. 11, Kevin Cordt; Oct. 12, Candice Bostwisk; Oct. 17, Hollertown; Oct. 19, Julia Nixon; Oct. 22, Capitol Lab Band; Oct. 24, New Voices; Oct. 25, Rose Moraes; oct. 26, Richard Fulks. 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.

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29Rooms: Expand Your Reality Don’t miss this exciting immersive festival coming to Washington, D.C. from October 18 – 27. 29Rooms will bring together a diverse group of both local and national, emerging and established creatives and collaborators spanning the spectrum of art, entertainment, politics and style, inviting guests into a realm of abundant thinking and endless possibilities. ... Tickets for 29Rooms Washington, D.C. are available now at 29Rooms.com starting at $29. DC Armory, 2001 E. Capitol St. SE, October 18 – 27, 1:30pm – 10:30pm (Tues – Thurs), 10:30am – 10:30pm (Fri – Sun). General admission ticket guarantees access for one 2.5-hour session. DC Armory is easily accessible by Metro. Ample on-site parking in secured lots is available.

ing to derail the day. Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net. Taffety Punk’s The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. Through Oct. 12. Surrounded by triumphs, in love and war, Othello faces his greatest foe in the duplicity of his most trusted ally. Jealousy gnaws at all that is good like an infection, destroying everything in its path. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $15. For more information and tickets, visit taffetypunk.com. 1 Henry IV. Through Oct. 13. Prince Hal spends his days carousing in taverns with criminals and lowly commoners, much to the dismay of his father, King Henry IV. Folger Shakespeare Theatre. 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Life is a Dream. Through Oct. 13. This timeless play explores free will, fate and tyranny. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. galatheatre.org.

es towards the eye of the storm in this reworking of Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST by playwright Sybil Williams, using the music of Billie Holiday. atlasarts.org. Chiarina Chamber Players: A Poet’s Love. Oct. 20, 7:30 PM. $25 online; $30 at door; $10 age 30 and under. St. Mark’s Church, 301 A St. SE. chiarina.org.

THEATER, FILM AND TV Fairview. Through Oct. 6. Beverly insists the celebration for Grandma’s birthday be perfect. Her husband is useless. Her sister is into the wine and her daughter’s secrets are threaten-

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August Wilson’s Jitney. Through Oct. 20. The dramatic story of a Pittsburgh jitney station, a symbol of stability, struggles against an oppressive lack of opportunity and unnerving neighborhood gentrification that threatens the way they live and work. arenastage.org. Seriously Funny-From the Desk of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Through 2019. More than 50 artifacts will be on display, from “The Daily Show” and the satirical news shows it inspired, as well as print publications that reported on the show’s influence. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. newseum.org. American Conservation Film Festival. Oct. 4 to 6 and 11 to 13. The festival brings together the finest conservation films and filmmakers from around the world. It features discussions with scientists and educators, professional workshops, fam-

ily programming and social events. Shepherdstown, WV. conservationfilmfest.org. Union Market Drive-In Movie. Oct. 4, 8:15 PM, The Wiz (1978). Free for walk-up viewing in the picnic area or costs $15 per car. Union Market parking lot, 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. Day of Absence. Oct. 5 to Nov. 3. It’s another morning in another country fried southern town. As citizens begin to stir, they are forced to deal with a shocking discovery that sends the town upside down. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE. theateralliance.com. Mosaic’s Theory. Oct. 23 to Nov. 17. Isabelle, a young tenure-track professor, tests the limits of free speech by encouraging her students to contribute to an unmoderated discussion group. atlasarts.org. Evil and the Anti-Hero Film Kontrol (2003). Oct. 25, 7 PM. In this film series, Tom Zaniello will explore how our anti-heroes must challenge the status-quo of cultures in which they are marginalized and excluded. Free. At Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Register at hillcenterdc.org. Miracle Theater. Movies shown Fridays, 4 PM, 7 PM and 10 PM; Saturday, 8 PM and 10:30 PM; Sundays, 4 PM and 7 PM. Movies before 6 PM are $6. Movies 6 PM and after are $8; $6 for children, students, military and seniors. Advance schedule not possible here. Sign up for what’s playing at themiracletheatre.com. Miracle Theater, 535 Eighth St. SE.

LITERARY EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, TALKS AND NEWS The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Through Jan. 5, 2020. The Folger Shakespeare Library is throwing back the curtains on its origin story and exciting future in A Monument to Shakespeare: The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library. folger.edu. Author Bob Levy - The Golden Era at The Washington Post. Oct. 2, noon to 1 PM. The US Capitol Historical Society, Ketchum Hall, 200 Maryland Ave. NE. Register at uschs.org. Shakespeare Behind the Scenes. Oct. 4, 5:30 PM. When Shakespeare wrote his plays, it is unlikey he had any clue that hundreds of years later some people might view them the way a child views brussel sprouts: good for you, but no fun at all. $30. Politics and Prose at Union Market, 1270 Fifth St. NE. politics-prose.com.

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Marie Lu – Rebel. Oct. 7, 7 PM. With unmatched suspense and her signature cinematic storytelling, bestselling author Marie Lu plunges readers back into the unforgettable world of Legend for a truly grand finale. #25 to $35 ticket required. East City Book Shop, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com.

ey Street and New Jersey Avenue SE. dc.smorgasburg.com.

Eleanor Randolph – The Man Lives of Michael Bloomberg. Oct. 10, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com.

FRESHFARM Market H Street. Saturdays, 9 AM to noon. 800 13th St. NE. freshfarm.org.

Friends of SE Library Book Sale. Oct. 12, 10 AM to 3 PM. Most books are $1. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/southeast.

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Historically Speaking-The Bold World by Jodie Patterson. Oct. 23, 7 PM. Based on her memoir The Bold World, social activist and author Jodie Patterson reveals how she reshaped her attitudes and beliefs, as well as those of her community, to meet the needs of her trans-gender son, Penelope. Registration is required at nmaahc.si.edu/ event/upcoming. National Museum of African American History and Culture. Alice Gorman – Dr Space Junk Vs the Universe: Archaeology and the Future. Oct. 23, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com. Writing from Stillness: A workshop with award-winning poet, Jane Clarke. Oct. 26, 2 to 5 PM. Award-winning poet, Jane Clarke, will use simple mindfulness techniques prior to writing to help participants tap into a deeper reservoir of original material, pay attention to the sensory detail of the world, trust intuition and draw on imagination. Suitable for beginners and experienced poets and prose writers. $40. Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Florida Ave. NW. solasnua.org.

MARKETS AND SALES Smorgasburg Outdoor Food Market. Saturdays, 11 AM to 6 PM. Features 30 food vendors that represent the District’s diversity in cuisine. Tingey Plaza at the corner of Ting-

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Community Forklift’s Wacky Wednesdays. Open daily, 9 AM to 7 PM. Wednesdays. 4671 Tanglewood Dr., Edmonston, MD. Sign up for sale alerts at communityforklift.org.

Farmers Market SW. Saturdays; 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. Market SW Night Market. Oct. 4 and 18. 4 to 10 PM. Market features arts, food, flea, live music and a beer garden. Family and pet friendly. 425 M St. SW. diversemarkets.net. FRESHFARM Market Capitol Riverfront. Sundays, 9 AM to 1 PM. 200 M St. SE. freshfarm.org. FRESHFARM Market NoMa. Sundays, 9 AM to 1 PM. 1150 First St. NE. freshfarm.org. Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 6 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open weekends, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh Street SE. easternmarket-dc.org. 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. Union Market. Mondays to Wednesdays and Sundays, 8 AM to 8 PM; Thursday to Saturday, 8 AM to 9 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. Have an item for the Calendar? Email the information to calendar@hillrag.com. u

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Verrocchio: Sculpture and Painter of Renaissance Florence

Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence is the first-ever monographic exhibition in the United States on Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435–1488), the innovative artist, painter, sculptor and teacher whose pupils included Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino and likely Sandro Botticelli as well. The exhibition examines the wealth and breadth of Verrocchio’s artistry by bringing together some 50 of his masterpieces in painting, sculpture and drawing that allow viewers to appreciate how his work in each art form stimulated creativity in the others. The National Gallery of Art is the sole American venue for the exhibition. Verrocchio: Sculpture and Painter of Renaissance Florence is on exhibition on the National Gallery of Art’s main floor in west building through Jan. 12, 2020. nga.gov. Andrea del Verrocchio David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1465 bronze with traces of gilding overall: 120 cm (47 1/4 in.) Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

The play “unapologetically pries open a space for people of color in the theater with a community ritual that is by, for and about Black people,” says Woolly Mammoth Artistic Director María Manuela Goyanes.

What To Send Up When It Goes Down What To Send Up When It Goes Down is a play-pageant-ritual-homegoing celebration in response to the physical and spiritual deaths of African-Americans as a result of racialized violence. Meant to disrupt the pervasiveness of anti-blackness and acknowledge the resilience of African-American people throughout history, this theatrical work uses parody, song and movement in a series of vignettes to create a space for catharsis, reflection, cleansing and healing. It will be at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Oct. 12 and 13; Howard University, Oct. 17 to 20; THEARC, 25 to 27; and Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Oct. 30 to Nov. 10. Ticket price varies by venue. Tickets to every venue are available online at woollymammoth.net, by phone at 202-393-3939, email at tickets@woollymammoth.net or in person at the Box Office, located at 641 D St. NW.

Intersections: Los Carpinteros’s Cuba Va! Los Carpinteros (Marco Castillo and Dagoberto Rodríguez) is an internationally acclaimed Cuban artist collective best known for merging architecture, sculpture, design and drawing. From the outset in the early 1990s, Los Carpinteros’s work has reflected on social transformations in post-revolutionary, socialist Cuba, offering critical commentary of dominant ideologies and power structures with humor and artistry. Mixing aesthetic execution with political underpinning and

Example of Los Carpinteros’s LED portraits to be part of their Intersections project at the Phillips.

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are on the house. But it’s important to us that we stay true to the vision of Hill Country music. There is incredible talent here in North Mississippi, so I’m always learning. The best thing about being in this band this long is developing a sound and identity that is unique. That’s truly a blessing, so we do our best to keep the music honest.” Fans of the Allman Brothers, however, should take note. Cody’s brother Luther can play like the reincarnation of Duane. The North Mississippi Allstars perform at The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Doors, 6:30 p.m. $25 to $30. live.hamiltondc.com.

Dance Fitness On the first Saturday of the month at 11:30 a.m., November through March, as part of the Kennedy Center’s Dance Wellness Series, try on different styles of dance while beating the winter blues in these fitness-focused classes at the Kennedy Center’s THE REACH. Each class is offered in collaboration with a local dance fitness professional or organization. All experience levels welcome and celebrated. $10. Interested in leading a dance fitness class at the Kennedy Center? Submit a short video of a recent class

L-R: Sharisse Norman (vocals), Luther Dickinson (vocals/guitar), Carl Dufrene (bass), Cody Dickinson (drums) Photo: Wyatt McSpadden

a sense of irony with nostalgia, the subversive artworks of Los Carpinteros remain equivocal and open-ended. Los Carpinteros’s Cuba Va! features two videos from 2018, Comodato and Retráctil, and a group of LED sculptural portraits. The films and portraits produce a social landscape of Cuba’s modern history that has been at once utopian and dystopian, idealist and brutalist, promising and devastating. Cuba Va! is on exhibition at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW, from Oct. 10 to Jan. 12. phillipscollection.org.

Candida A preacher and a poet are in love with the same woman. The former is her husband, the latter wants to woo her away. Both are shocked by her ultimate choice and the reaImage: Robert Sacheli

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sons for it. The comedy Candida by the divine George Bernard Shaw, was written in 1894 and published for the first time in 1894. The always interesting Washington Stage Guild is performing it through Oct. 20 at the Undercroft Theatre, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Tickets are $50 to $60. stageguild.org.

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North Mississippi Allstars In 23 last years, the North Mississippi Allstars have released ten studio albums. Three of them earned Blues Album of the Year nominations at the Grammys. More important, the band played countless shows in front of avid crowds, touring alongside Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Mavis Staples and John Hiatt, among many others. As Cody Dickinson puts it, North Mississippi Allstars “is all inclusive. Everyone is invited, the bar is always open and drinks

and description of the type of Dance Fitness on website, Facebook page and any other pertinent information to EducationDance@kennedy-center.org to be considered.

The Magic Flute This great adventure starts with an unexpected pair: Tamino, a handsome young prince and Papageno, his silly bird-catcher sidekick. When the mysterious Queen of the Night enlists the duo to rescue her kidnapped daughter Pamina, a fantastic journey follows. Armed with a magic flute and bells, they are prepared for whatever trials they may face. However, not all is as it seems. And, not everyone can be trusted. Friends will become foes and enemies will become allies in Mozart’s final and beloved opera. A whimsical production designed by children’s author/il-

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rich and entertain, Culture Shock delivers innovative performances and develops future artists and citizens. Culture Shock’s five troupes perform regularly across DC, Maryland and Virginia with their athletic and adaptive choreography full of style, skill and explosive fun. Culture Shock, Washington DC is at Dance Place on Oct. 26, 8 p.m. and Oct. 27, 4 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $25. Dance Place is at 3225 Eighth St. NE. danceplace.org.

The Magic Flute. Photo: Cory Weaver

lustrator Maurice Sendak, known for his rumpus-filled artistry, sets a playful landscape for this enchanting fairy tale. Rich with colorful characters, unforgettable vocal acrobatics and evocative symbols and allegory, Tamino’s quest for love and truth is fantastical entertainment for all ages. On stage at the Kennedy Center Opera House from Nov. 2 to 23. Tickets are $29 to $299. kennedy-center.org.

Amadeus

works emerge. The mediocre Salieri will do everything in his power to destroy his musical rival. In 1981, Amadeus won five Tony Awards including Best Play. It was also a beloved 1984 movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year. The Folger Shakespeare Theatre brings it to DC from Nov. 5 to Dec. 22. Tickets are $27 to $85. folger.edu.

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A feeling, a person, a place or even Genius and jealousy collide in the opan experience: Culture Shock comes ulent salons and opera houses of 18th to Dance Place to find the meanCentury Vienna. When an impulsive ing of home. Join this multi-facetand eccentric prodigy outshines an ed company as they embark on a envious, God-fearing composer conjourney through various percepsumed by bitterness, theatrical firetions of what “home” looks, feels and sounds like to their diverse collective of dancers and choreographers. Part of the Culture Shock Dance Troupe, Inc network, Culture Shock, Washington DC is a nonprofit hip-hop dance organization serving the DMV since 2002. By using hiphop and urban dance Nick LaMedica is Mozart. Ian Merrill Peakes is Salieri in the performance of Amadeus at the Folger. culture to educate, en38 H HILLRAG.COM

ipants in a new educational initiative for musicians under 30. Concert dates are Oct. 12 and 13, Nov. 16 and 17; Jan. 4 and 5; Feb. 1 and 2; Feb. 22 and 23; Mar. 7 and 8; Mar. 28 and 29; and Apr. 18 and 19. October’s concert is Music for Four Celli with works by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Friedrich Dotzauer, Friedrich Grützmacher, Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kuznetsov and David Popper. Individual and series tickets are available. Smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing.

Masterworks of Five Centuries The 43rd season of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society (SCMS) features masterpieces from the late 16th to the mid-20th Centuries, played on some of the world’s most highly-prized musical instruments. Identical programs are offered on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. at the American History Museum’s Hall of Music. Veteran SCMS musicians are joined in several of the programs by Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Fellows, partic-

Culture Shock. Photo: Preet Mandavia

Kenneth Slowik, SCMS artistic director and recipient of the Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Award, curates a series of pre-concert talks one hour prior to each concert.

Old Crow Medicine Show From Old Crow Medicine Show band’s earliest busking days on the streets on New York in 1998, the band has gone on to receive the honor of being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry. The group has garnered two L-R: Charlie Worsham, Morgan Jahnig, Joe Andrews, Ketch Secor, Cory Younts

Grammys: “Best Folk Album” for Remedy (2014) and “Best Long Form Music Video” for Big Easy Express (2013). Additionally, their classic single, “Wagon Wheel,” received the RIAA’s Platinum certification in 2013 for selling over 1,000,000 copies. The Old Crow Medicine Show is at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW, on Nov. 13, 8 p.m. Door time, 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $75. Warnertheatre.org.

Classes for Theater Lovers On Thursdays, Oct. 24 to Nov. 21, Explore all the elements that go into making a theater production. Learn about the work of scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers. Try out being a designer in their in weekly projects. On Wednesdays, Jan. 15 to Feb. 12, discover the secrets behind “the business,” from the way an institution creates and markets its season, to how union negotiations

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have shaped the theatrical art form. On Tuesdays, March 31 to May 12, take a deep dive into Theater J’s 2020-2021 plays in a friendly, book club-like setting. Understand how a theater professional analyzes a script by reading and discussing fascinating Jewish plays. Space is limited. theaterj.org.

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BROADWAY to Check Out the 2019-2020 Season’s Musicals by Brad Hathaway t may seem strange that anyone living on Capitol Hill - smack dab in the middle of one of the most vibrant theater communities in the world - would feel any need to travel outside of the Potomac region to see shows. But Broadway is just a four-hour drive north and its temptations are often impossible to resist. While straight plays might be interesting, it is musical theater that thrills this critic - there’s simply nothing like a Broadway musical in its own Broadway house! So I journeyed to see what the new season might be offering. It was a promising season with a full baker’s dozen of 13 musicals opening, so I had a list of new musicals I wanted to check out.

But the economic reality of Broadway intervened. Perhaps producers are becoming more savvy, having learned to cut their losses and close shows when it becomes clear that they won’t be making much or even any profit. Three shows had closed even before the Tony awards were announced. Then, once they learned that they wouldn’t get the bounce a Tony award can bring a show at the box office, those that hadn’t fared well began to announce that they would close. Over one eight day period in August five musicals played their last performance. King Kong with what Playbill reported was a $35 million investment sent its hugely expensive set to storage. The Cher Show ($19 million) similarly stored

its supply of Bob Mackey costumes - they had won him a Tony, but it wasn’t enough to keep the show running. Pretty Woman ($17 million), The Prom ($13.5 million) and the teen phenomenon that sold lots of recordings but not so many tickets, Be More Chill ($9 million), all closed in those eight-days in August. So - if the Tony awards are all that important to a show continuing to run, I checked out the ones that walked away with the big honors - the new revival of Oklahoma! which was named Outstanding Revival, Tootsie which earned the Best Book for a Musical award and Best Musical Tony winner Hadestown. The real joy of the visit was the musical adaptation of the movie Tootsie. A bright, big and bold traditional Broadway Musical Comedy - with the emphasis on comedy - kept a silly grin on my face all evening long, starting with its jazzy overture. Yes, here’s a new Broadway show with a full overture played by a pit orchestra of 19! The show even has an “entr’act” ... essentially an overture to precede the second act just as the full overture precedes the first. They familiarize you with the melodies of David Yazbek’s delightful score which ranges from big dance numbers to introspective ruminations like the internal monologue Santino Fontana sings as the crossdressing title character. Tootsie’s Tony awards were for Fontana, whose performance was named the best by an actor in a musical, and for Robert Horn who wrote what received the award for the best book for a musical. Horn took the screenplay from the movie

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and changed the story from an actor posing as a woman to get a role in a television soap opera to an actor posing as a woman to get a role in a Broadway Musical. This gave Yazbek the opportunity to write traditional Broadway songs. Yazbek provided tremendously funny comedy songs for three supporting performers: John Behlman’s blast of “This Thing,” Sarah Stiles’s tongue-twister “What’s Gonna Happen,” and most hilarious of all, Andy Grotelueschen’s “Jeff Sums it Up,” which gets the second act underway in a full comic romp. Note that all three of those highlights are labeled “explicit lyrics” in the original cast album. Speaking of original cast albums, anyone thinking of seeing the winner of the Tony award for best new musical, Hadestown, would do well to take a listen before buying expensive tickets. (It is available for free to stream on Spotify.) The show is very much in the spirit of the score and if it is your thing, you are likely to love. If not - not. The show is a staging of a rock/blues concept album by Anaïs Mitchell telling a modern version of the Greek myth of Orpheus who uses his glorious music to descend into the underworld to bring his love, Eurydice, back from the dead. Mitchell places her version of the story in a New Orleanslike setting and director Rachel Chavkin puts the show’s seven-member band on stage where they become part of the action. The cast is a bit of a mixed bag. André De Shields is as stylish as ever as the narrating Hermes, a role that won him the Tony Award for best performance by a supporting actor in a musical, and Eva Noblezada and Amber Gray are appropriately intense and satisfying as Eurydice and the goddess of the seasons, Persephone. Best in show, however, actually is the trombone and glockenspiel player in the band, Brian Drye. Reeve Carney, as Orpheus, is strangely androgynous and doesn’t seem to have a song good enough to rescue his love, let alone to come down through history as the most glorious music ever. What’s more, Patrick Page is merely mechanical instead of menacing as the god of the underworld. The biggest mixed bag, however, is the Tony award winning “Best Revival of a Musical” Oklahoma! Its highlights are sky high 44 H HILLRAG.COM

while its letdowns are low indeed. A 2015 “reimagining” of the 1943 classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical sets the action in modern day with a country and western tang to the music. Tremendously fun performances by Ali Stroker as a wheelchair riding gal who “cain’t say ‘no,’” and James Davis as her dim-witted but somehow charming suitor who thinks “everything’s up to date in Kansas City,” and a satisfyingly country-western cowboy, Damon Daunno, deliver delights by the dozen. But the director goes too far in putting his own stamp on a classic with a change in the finale and a self-conscious staging of two scenes in darkness. But most damaging of all is the remounting of the dream ballet. It was incomprehensible to me. I’m a theater critic and not a dance critic, but I’ve seen multiple productions of Oklahoma!, I’ve read the script in which Hammerstein describes the story to be told in the ballet and watched a video of Agnes de Mille explaining her choreography for the original. Still I wondered what in the world was going on. If a fifteen minute scene isn’t contributing to the play’s storytelling in a way theatergoers can comprehend, its doing damage to the show. (Please don’t ask me to explain why cowboy boots are falling out of the sky! ) Of course, you needn’t stick with the newest shows to justify a visit to Broadway. Great musicals from past seasons are still available. Among those offering a range of Broadway thrills are Aladdin, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, The Lion King and Wicked. There’s even The Phantom of the Opera which had already been playing on Broadway for a decade when I first began writing for the Hill Rag back in 1999. u

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In the summer of 1798, Haydn composed arguably his greatest choral work against the backdrop of Napoleon’s campaigns in Syria and Egypt, and in an era beset by turmoil. – speaks The composition’s name – Mass for Troubled Times– to the uncertainty of the world in which Haydn lived and composed, while the piece itself spectacularly captures nd conjures the chaos of the time. The concert is complemented and by Britten’s jubilant cantata, Rejoice in the Lamb,, based on the Christopher Smart poem depicting the praise and worship of God by all beings; and the Washington premiere of Pärt’s austere and otherworldly Salve Regina, commissioned in 2001 to commemorate the founding of Essen Abbey in 845.

TWELFTH NIGHT Su Sunday, January 5, 2020 | 5:00 PM Na National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. Bring the joy of the holidays into the New Year! Joining the City Choir of Washington will be our Partners in Song, the Freedom High School Chamber Choir (Chantilly, VA), directed by Laura Lazarevich. Join us for an evening of beloved and traditional carols and songs to put a joyful end note on the holiday season.

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Pottery on the Hill 2019 Schedule

on the Hill 2019

Twenty of the Nation’s Top Ceramicists Exhibit at Hill Center

by Phil Hutinet, photos courtesy Hill Center

ill Center presents its ninth iteration of Pottery on the Hill which runs Friday, November 1 through Sunday, November 3. The annual exhibit is one of Hill Center’s most popular events and exemplifies the center’s dedication to exceptional visual arts programming. Open to the general public, Hill residents have the luxury of having nationally renowned artists exhibiting right in their neighborhood., and a chance to purchase one-of-a-kind gifts right before the holidays. Audiences should expect an event more like an art fair than many of the craft markets that pop-up regionally each fall. Since its inception, Hill Center staff, with the help of participating potter Dan Finnegan, carefully select artists whose work sets

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Preview Reception Friday, November 1, Tickets: $35/advance, $40/day of. Tickets are available at PotteryontheHillDC.org or call 202-549-4172. Show & Sale (Open to the public free of charge) Saturday, November 2, 10am-5pm Sunday, November 3, 11am-4pm Saturday Programing 10am-5pm–District Clay Raku firing Sunday Programming 11:30am: Stacy Snyder–Using Decals on Pots 1pm: Bandana Pottery–Slip Decoration 2:30pm: Sam Taylor–Carving Boat Forms For those who might not be able to attend the show and sale in person, virtual shopping is available. Email PotteryontheHill@HillCenterDC. org to schedule your appointment.

trends in contemporary ceramics and this year is no exception. Twenty potters from as far away as Minnesota and Texas will travel to DC to exhibit pottery that functions as useful every day tableware as well as unique, hand-crafted works of art. Dan Finnegan summarizes the selection as follows: “Each of these top ceramicists has their own distinct style. By seeing them all together, it really reveals the exciting range of pots and kilnwork today.” Hill Center Executive Director Diana In-

graham explains that “Pottery on the Hill is about integrating handcrafted art into everyday life with functional pottery, including cups, plates, vases, cooking pots, and more. The artists want people to drink their coffee from a hand cast mug, make lasagna in a covered dish, and serve dinner on a cleverly wrought platter. The artists do not want their works to simply sit on a shelf, unused.” Pottery on the Hill 2019 will feature mainstay potters like Bandana Pottery Michael Hunt & Naomi Dalglish (Bakersville, NC), Dan Finnegan (Fredericksburg, VA), Michael Kline (Bakersville, NC), Matthew Metz (Alfred Station, NY), Stacy Snyder (Arlington, VA), Sam Taylor (Westhampton, MA) and Catherine White (Warrenton, VA). Several “Pottery on the Hill Alum” will return this year including Bulldog Pottery - Sa- Matthew Krousey at work

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mantha Henneke & my beloved Midwest Katherine Maloney at work Bruce Gholson (Sealandscapes. My hope grove, NC), Warren is that the use of these Frederick (Warrenton, pots can be a gentle reVA), Richard Hensley minder about the van(Floyd, VA), Matthew ishing natural world Hyleck (Baltimore, MD), around us.” Donna Polseno (Floyd, Katherine MaloVA) and Mark Shapiro ney, who will also be (Worthington, MA). exhibiting at Pottery New additions to on the Hill for the first this year’s lineup intime, says, “Participatclude Studio Touya ing in Pottery on the Hitomi & Takuro ShiHill is a big honor durbata (Seagrove, NC), ing these early years of Katherine Maloney my ceramics career. (Cologne, VA), MatMy current work exthew Krousey (Harris, MN) and Lisa Orr (Ausplores a narrative and aesthetic conversation betin, TX). Orr is the first ceramist invited to Pottery tween animal sculpture and functional ceramics. on the Hill from the Lone Star State. This cohesion intends to encourage introspection Matt Krousey, from Harris, Minnesota, says about our human environment within a shared natthat, “It is really just an honural environment.” or to participate in such a Pottery on the Hill top tier show. Since Pottery opens with a ticketed preview on the Hill began, I have reception on Friday, Novemmarveled at the quality of ber 1 at 6:30 p.m. This althe potters who have exhiblows ticket holders first dibs ited and their work. Many to purchase work and to meet of them, including Dan the artists in a less hurried enFinnegan, Matthew Metz, vironment. In addition, Hill and Robert Briscoe, were the Center offers the first 100 atpotters I idolized during my tendees at the preview recepformal training. I create salt tion an opportunity to select fired stoneware pots decorata complimentary cup created ed with the flora and fauna of Hare Teapot by Katherine Maloney by one of the potters. Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3, Pottery on the Hill opens free of charge to the general public and includes a series of programming. On Saturday, District Clay offers a raku demonstration where visitors can decorate a piece of pottery and collect it after the firing. On Sunday, visitors can learn how to use decals on pots, create slip decorations and carve boat forms out of clay. Hill Center is located in the historic Old Naval Hospital at 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, just one block from the Eastern Market metro station. For a complete list of artist bios and images of their work at www.potteryonthehilldc.org

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Wine About it We’ve explored The Eastern wine his is NOT like bar, across from Eastern Market. my mother made it,” declared husOn a mid-week evening, our trio band Peter as he dug into scrumpelbowed our way up to the busy tious French toast at The Ella Grace bar and found three stools togethcocktail bar. The decadent brunch er. There we shared executive chef offering tasted like it was soaked Walter Hernandez’s house-made in Amaretto and crowned with pimento cheese. Then we dove cooked berries and whipped butinto a generous charcuterie board ter. Ella Grace (named after a partloaded with sopressata, andouille, ner’s daughter), arrived last month bresaola, duck prosciutto, a wedge at 1421 H St. NE. Appointed with of parmesano/reggiano, and a rich handsome vintage furnishings, Ella creamy cheese), plus condiments. Grace replaced Pursuit Wine Bar, Guests may compose their own which is re-opening at 1025 H. At Ella Grace, hospitality manager James Mansour displays a tray of freshly baked pastries. boards, assembling meats, cheeses Ella Grace’s brief menu ofand accoutrements. We still found fers meatballs with goat cheese and room for the Spanish octopus saldried blueberries; Japanese-style rice bowl ad, a tender montage tossed with mango, with kimchi, egg, fish sauce and cucumpomegranate seeds and citrus beurre blanc. bers; black sesame chiffon cake. There’s The cleverly worded wine list reads, also weekend brunch, which we enjoyed “If you like….Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot with our neighbors. Michael chose the Noir, etc.,” then it names options, offered galette, a small wedge of andouille sausage by the glass or bottle. Our pleasant barand onions, while Kaitlyn went for a housetender poured our (red) Cotes du Rhone; baked blueberry coconut scone. Peter chose a Napa Valley Zinfandel blend and a beer: the afore-mentioned French toast. An even Devils Backbone Gold Leaf Lager. Dinner heartier option was my breakfast panini: for three with plenty to drink came to $100 Black Forest ham, Kerry Gold Dubliner before tip. cheese, avocado and egg snuggled between Located at 360 Seventh St. SE, The slices of house-made rosemary focaccia. Eastern is open nightly plus weekend Among cocktails is an ambrosia spritz, brunch, outdoor seating. Call 202-621a refreshing blend of Lillet Blanc (a French 7950 or visit www.easternwinebar.com. aperitif), sparkling brut and a lemon peel to Near Eastern Market, The Eastern’s generous charcuterie board is loaded cut the sweetness. Along with rum drinks, the with salami, duck prosciutto, cheeses and more. More Noodles evening cocktail lineup showcases the signaNavy Yard will soon welcome two ramen ture “Ella Grace,” a concoction of gin, Peche DC native Mark Abraham has assembled a talshops: Hatoba, 300 Tingey St. SE and de Vigne, thyme syrup and sparkling rose. The bar also ented team for Ella Grace. Managing partner Bryce Basebowl, 1201 Half St. SE, near Nationals Park. pours pleasant house wines, plus a list of coffee drinks. Heyn has bartended in Shaw. Chef Jacob Heyn,

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fried egg. Dinner options: pastas, steaks, chops, lobMany dishes evoke India, harking back to sters, and “seafood towers.” Comprehensive wine, 19th century transplanted workers. Melt-in-your mouth oxtails were so delicious I picked them up with my fingers and gnawed away. We also dispatched a dozen spicy jerk wings. Tamarind/mango chutney-again evoking India-- complemented our choices. Among other entrees: Pepperpot is a huge platter of oxtail, brisket, beef tendon stew and lots of spices. Escoviche, an entire snapper marinated and deep fried, could probably serve two. Most cocktails are rum-based, but there’s also wine and beer. Peter ordered a Red Stripe, brewed in Jamaica. Our pleasant and helpful server, Jade, lives on Capitol Hill. Located at 403 H St. NE, Cane Byron Scott, owner of Union District Oyster Bar and Lounge, is open five nights a week, closed Sunserves a delicious “breakfast” pizza. Pho, a rich Vietnamese soup laced with beef and noodles, is day and Monday. Call 202-675-2011 the signature dish at Pho 79, near Union Station. beer and cocktail lists. or visit www.cane-dc.com. New Vietnamese Union District is open daily; for hours call Near Union Station, Pho 79 DC has opened at 201 202-543-1474 or visit www.uniondistrictoysterComing Soon... Mass. Ave. NE, replacing the sushi eatery, Kyoto. barandlounge.com. Sometime this winter near Nationals Park is Gatsby Pho’s owner is Tuan Nguyen, who arrived in the US Mah Z Dahr, a restaurant by the folks who brought in 1979, hence his restaurant’s moniker. Nguyen’s us Succotash (downtown and National Harbor), Gone family also operates a sister restaurant in Saigon. Like Mi Vida (District Wharf ), and The Grill (coming Bourbon Coffee, the four-year-old, fair-trade java many Vietnamese immigrants, he prefers the “old” to District Wharf ). Look for Gatsby at 1201 Half house at 621 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, has departname to the current Ho Chi Minh City. Along with St. SE. ed. Bourbon still operates shops in the United umpteen varieties of pho (rich noodle soup usually States and Rwanda, where the buzzy business was made with beef), choices run to crispy (or fresh garlaunched in 2007. u District Oysters and More den) rolls, grilled pork and chicken, veggie options. Nearby, we lunched at Union District Oyster Bar and Tea, Vietnamese iced coffee, no booze. Pho is open Lounge, 501 Morse St. NE. At this year-old Amerisix days for lunch and dinner; closed Sunday, carrycan seafood emporium, we perched at the handsome, out. Call 202-544-3401. copper-topped bar and chatted with proprietor Byron Scott. As we sipped on a zesty bloody Mary Caribbean Delight and rosé wine, we perused the abbreviated Peter and I savored a divine dinner at Cane, in the brunch menu. We settled on an appetizAtlas District. Open since April, the cozy charmer er of attractively presented fried oysseems like someone’s living room. No surprise, the ters and sides of home fried potarestaurant is family owned. toes. The kitchen was out of my The menu showcases chef Peter Prime’s fare choice (salmon croquettes), so from his native Trinidad. We started with a “douI settled for a Florentine style bles,” a delicious but messy island street snack. Often “breakfast” pizza, a generous eaten for breakfast, doubles (always plural) is a monpie replete with pesto, spintage of fry bread, channa (curried chickpeas), and ach and mozzarella cheese, pineapple salsa. A painting on the wall shows Barack topped with an “over-easy” Obama scarfing a doubles while visiting Trinidad. Fun for a group is an order of a half dozen hops— RIGHT: A favorite at Cane (Atlas District), “doubles” is a Island-style hot bread slathered with house butter. typical Caribbean snack.

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Two Bio-Pics of Icons: A Famous Entertainer And A Famous Scoundrel (Plus A Visit From An Old Friend) Judy Judy Garland was known for her grandiose life, from movie prodigy to musical luminary to fading talent dead at 47. The new film “Judy” focuses on her last months, a last flame burning out. The film, directed by Brit Brian Goold, was written by Tom Edge, based on a successful play “End of the Rainbow” by Peter Quilter (the film, now in theaters, is rated PG13 and runs 118 mins.) After her career crashes in Hollywood, Judy (Renée Zellweger) accepts an offer of a five-week run at London’s The Talk of the Town nightclub in late 1968. It’s been 30 years since “The Wizard of Oz,” and while her voice has weakened, her performer’s zeal has not. London club owner Bernard Delfont (Michael Gambon) and Judy’s patient minder Rosalyn Wilder (Jesse Buckley) try to nurture her, but she is challenged navigating the new show, missing her beloved children by second husband Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell), contending with both adoring fans and drug addiction, and dealing with her new beau, Mickey Deans (Finn Whitrock). Though tested, she is still able to muster some of her greatest hits one last time. The overriding question about “Judy” is: Can Zellweger pull it off ? A versatile and popular Hollywood fixture from the mid-1990’s to 2010,

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when her career hit a bad patch, she took years off to right herself. So can the mature Renée carry the full weight of a movie about one of the singular performers in show business? Turns out she can, coming off commendably as the iconic, wounded star at the end of her career, and inducing a strong dose of sympathy and compassion. Zellweger is appropriately small--5’3” (while Garland was barely five feet) and achieves the slightness and pallor of the singer near her end. Plus, she sings her own numbers, and, while purists may quibble, I found her late renditions of Garland standards convincing and touching—she was even able to evoke the poignant catch in the singer’s delivery as well as to belt out a brassy finale. In fact, I found that, as a witness to Garland’s 30-year career, Zellweger’s speaking voice as Judy was just as believable as her crooning. Make-up, hairdressing, and wardrobe all helped transform Renée into Judy, especially her late-in-life spiky black hair and spangly outfits. These technicians must have done serious research to achieve “the look.” As for her off-stage sequences, she credibly portrays a famously capricious woman, turning from nasty junkie through ferocious mother hen to generous sweetheart free with tossing off her “Darlings.” The latter incarnation is shown particularly well in a terrific se-

quence where she (feeling lonely) invites herself to the apartment of two older gay male super fans, of which she had legions. They can’t believe their good luck at hosting their idol who turns out to be comforting them instead of the other way around.

Where’s My Roy Cohn?

While many Americans now feel compelled to follow the exploits of a New York City hustler with a take-no-prisoners style, a never-apologize attitude, and a tenuous connection to the truth, they can shift from current political turmoil to discover (or re-discover) the adventures of a comparable figure from last century: Roy M. Cohn, the “killer lawyer” who personified the legal con-man for decades, is the subject of the documentary “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” which outlines his life and labor in grim, yet fascinating detail (In theaters, the film runs 97 mins. and is rated “PG-13”). Produced and directed by journalist Matt Ryrnauer, the film is mostly chronological, beginning with Cohn’s origins as a single, pampered child of well-off but loveless Jewish parents who left him denying his own heritage and believing only in himself. It also chronicles a lifetime of Cohn’s malfeasance: conniving with a judge to send Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair; being chief aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-Communist witch hunt; abetting J. Edgar Hoover and McCarthy’s crusade to Renée Zellweger stars as Judy Garland in the new biopic hound homosexuals out of “Judy.” Photo Credit: David Hindley; courtesy of LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions government; finagling the law to favor American mafiosos; helping the family Trump on housing discrimination charges, and misappropriating his own clients’ funds. All this while living the Manhattan high life of wealth, celebrity, and scandal with friends from slinky socialites through Donald Trump to Catholic cardinals. Through it all, Cohn not only was a Jewhater but a gay-basher, never admitting his homosexuality

eponymous film. It updates the series, aired over six seasons, to 1927, with a plot mechanism guaranteed to reconcile every performer in the show. A letter from the King and Queen arrives at the manse, announcing a visit to Downton AbRoy Cohn (right) confers with Sen. Joseph McCarthy during bey, triggering a the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1957. Photo Courtesy Sony flurry of house acPictures Classics tivity and character arcs (The film (and his fatal AIDS diagnosis) even is rated “PG” and runs 122 minutes). until his death in 1986. Besides the regular panoply of Luckily for Ryrnauer, he has tons characters, there are some new figures of film footage on the media-obsessed who enliven the mix, such as a shady Cohn, and all aspects of his career are major (Steven Campbell Moore) and covered in photos and clips (kudos to a bristly cousin of Robert (Imelda the film’s editors). Some of the most Staunton) making threats about the telling stem from the landmark Arfamily inheritance. What the movie my-McCarthy hearings which were does, in writer Julian Fellowes smooth a live TV phenomenon in 1957, and prose and director Michael Engler’s much else is revealed by a parade of fastidious cutting, is wrap up all the interviews and television appearances myriad plot skeins in a series of eleof an indefatigable Cohn, always the gant bows fit to grace the bodices of caustic, confident defender of himself. the ladies at supper. The documentary also features The show averaged 10 million pertinent talking heads to outline the viewers an episode over the years, nature of the man. Among them are a highwater mark for public televiNew Yorker magazine media chronsion, and most of those viewers will icler Ken Auletta, Republican fixer come to see and relish this film. I’m Roger Stone, Cohn’s longtime lovnot sure fi lmgoers who never followed er, Wallace Adams, and his youngthe program will get much of the drift, er cousin, Marcus Cohn, who states: though they may be intrigued enough “He loved power and got used to usto assay the original series itself. You ing power early in his career.” might just feel better going to see this A dark, nasty skein of ruthlesspicture in your best evening gown or ness has always run through Ameriwhite tie... can life, and Roy Cohn stoked that tradition to a fare-thee-well.

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sphere, lofting over the frigid earth and you feel good. Alex was born and raised in East LA. In high school, he helped to start a mural course, creating wall paintings throughout the campus. “But I wanted something that I could take with me,” so he began painting on canvas. He felt like he needed to come east “to pursue a career.” He attended Howard Community College, in Columbia, Maryland before majoring in the arts at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond,

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ALEXANGEL ESTEVEZ where he earned a BFA in 2011. At VCU he discovered the English landscape painter, John Constable. It was the artist’s skies and roaring and soaring clouds that captured him. He took science classes to study how clouds form and transpose vapors in the rising currents and shifting winds. In Virginia, it was easy to fall in love with the great outdoors: from the sweeping views and flowing water to Winter Scene 20”x24” Oil on Canvas Media Description: dense forests–where creatures thrive and hide Annington Historic Home, Dickerson, Maryland in all the places you don’t see. And the skies–unprefect spot to paint. Maybe people are more caudictable and powerful. tious now, but there is still a willingness to help Alex now has a one-man show strangers, especially artists. at American Painting Fine Art. Alex Estevez (see Artist Profile) does that. (See, At the Galleries) www.alexHe wants to discover the “tingle of the place.” estevez.com He tries to find the spot where the locals hang out–not the tourists. The local folks know Jim Magner’s where the “good” places are. The languages change as he travels, but the knowledge and the Thoughts on Art willingness to help are pretty much the same. “You go down this road till you get It usually takes working outside a few to the Chevron, turn right for about times for artists to feel comfortable with passa mile…look for the old barn… ersby looking over their shoulders. But the turn in there–it will take you up on onlookers are invariably friendly. Sure, somethe hill overlooking the swamp.” times there are critics–usually some kid. “It I have always found that lodon’t really look like that.” Scram, kid. cal folks like to help you out if Almost everyone loves art–particularly you’re looking for a fishing or picTexas Textures 18”x24” Oil on Canvas Media Description: Palo Duro Canyon landscapes, because they understand them. nic place–and especially the perthe middle–a semi-circle of hill touching a semi-circle of cloud. In “Texas Textures,” the sky is flowing softly. It’s almost not there and provides space to the buttes and cliffs that move across the landscape. Colors emerge from the geologic powers that lifted them eons before and now strip away the protective layers. In “Winter Scene,” the sky again becomes the master of the universe. It floats…lifts the sounds of the earth and your attention into the upper reaches of the atmo-

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for the political caricatures of Dick Cronin, in “About Face.” Dick’s nuanced drawings capture the spirit of DC’s human ‘wildlife.’” www.cornerstorearts.org Pete Seligman, Foundry Gallery 2118 - 8th Street, N.W. October 2 - 27. Recep: Sat., Oct., 5, 5-8 In “Constructions & Collages” Pete Seligman constructs collages that display “a kind of surrealism that still has the power to disarm and worry us.” www.peteseligman.com. www.foundrygallery.org Desert Storm 20x24 Oil on Canvas Media Description: The San Bernardino Mountains in California

They’re thrilled to see a scene materialize on a flat surface before their eyes. Differences melt away. Biases, misconceptions and suspicions disappear and friendliness takes over. People can talk, laugh and make comments…maybe mention the art contest their granddaughter won. A kid from East LA like Alex can feel comfortable in a Virginia park, a Texas canyon or Ohio woods. Art is magic. It reflects us all. It brings people together, if only for a short time. But a short time can punch holes in the fences we build to keep others away–to demonize those who disagree with us. Even peepholes in the fence are a start.

At the Galleries American Painting Fine Art 5125 MacArthur Blvd. NW, Suite 17 Oct. 5–Nov. 9. Recep. Sat., Oct. 5, 5–7 Alexangel Estevez (see Artist Profile) opens a solo exhibition with a wide range of landscapes, still lifes, cityscapes and seascapes. Each painting comes alive with loose brushwork, fluid compositions and dramatic skies. Capitol Hill Art League 545 7th St. SE Oct. 5–26. Recep. Fri., Oct. 11, 5–7 The theme of this multi-media exhibit is “Go Dark.” It is left to the artists to interpret the theme in any way they wish, from subject matter to tonal qualities to color. www.chaw.org Dick Cronin, Corner Store Arts 900 Carolina Ave. SE –Oct. 20 You still have time to get to the Corner Store

Gordon Binder, Studio Gallery 2108 R St. NW Oct 2 – Oct 26 First Friday: Oct 4, 6-8. Artist’s Recep., Oct 19, 4-6. Closing Recep., Oct. 26. 4-6 With “Nature on My Mind: Landscapes, Seascapes,” Gordon Binder records the “images and vistas I absorb when I travel.” Look for information on this and additional Studio Gallery shows this month. www.studiogallerydc.com Solo Exhibitions, Hill Center Galleries 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE – Dec. 1 Alan Braley (multimedia), Nico Gozal (paintings on silk), Tara Hamilton (watercolor paintings), Warren Jackson (watercolor paintings), Khanh Nguyen (acrylic paintings), John L. Pacheco (oil paintings). www.hillcenterdc.org. Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave., NW Oct. 2-27. Recep: Fri., Oct. 11, 6 - 8:30 Touchstone features “Abound” by Hsin-Hsi Chen. Using a modular approach, Chen reflects on adaptability and the escalating impacts of human activity on the planet. In Gallery B, Timothy Johnson dances with the morbid in fanciful depictions of death and decapitation. In Gallery C, Claudia Samper’s “Urban Nest” is a series of drawings, transparencies, and 3D representations seeking to explore our urban landscape. www.touchstonegallery.com. A Capitol Hill artist and writer, Jim can be reached at Artandthecity05@aol.com. u

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The Rare Wines of Madeira By Elyse Genderson ast month I had the privilege of traveling to Madeira, the small Portuguese island off the coast of Morocco, renowned for its beautiful fortified wines. The island has always enticed travelers with its warm sub-tropical climate, plenty of daily sunshine, and an abundance of exotic flowers. With stunning mountains in the center of the island and dramatic cliffs in the north, Madeira’s secluded beauty makes it an award-winning tourist destination. Supporting that prestige, Madeira is home to Blandy’s, a premiere producer of Madeira wine founded in 1811. On this trip, I was a guest of Blandy’s along with a small group of wine professionals. Madeira wines have a rich history. A favorite of the founding fathers, Madeira was served to toast the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It was the most important drink throughout the 18th and 19th centuries in the United States, partially due to its ability to survive long journeys at sea. The historic wine has been known to survive for more than two centuries in the bottle due to the production process which involves not only fortifying the wine with brandy but also oxidization through a heating process called, estufagem, making it virtually indestructible. Chris Blandy, CEO and seventh generation owner of Blandy’s, attests to this – describing 100+ year old Boal Madeira from his family’s library that still retain their freshness and vibrancy.

The Heating Process The estufagem process was introduced in 1794 in order to meet increasing market demand for mature-tasting Madeira wines. Today, at Blandy’s the process is only used in the production of 3-year-old wines made with red Tinta Negra grapes. Once fortified, wines are transferred to large stainless steel tanks called estufas and gently warmed to temperatures of 113 degrees Fahrenheit for four months. The wine then spends an additional two years stabilizing and maturing in oak casks. For vintage and aged Madeira, the Canteiro process is used, in which the wines are aged in seasoned oak casks stored in the rafters of the warm attic within an ancient

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wine lodge. Here, the casks are exposed to the gradual natural heat of the island. The casks are gradually moved from the top floors of the lodge, where it’s warmer, to the middle floors, and finally to the ground floor where it’s cooler. These casks are not completely full, so the wine is exposed to air and slowly oxidizes. This converts the fresh fruit flavors into tertiary aromas and flavors of cinnamon, caramel, smoke, dried fruit, and almonds.

The Grapes Wines are typically single varietal using the four noble white grapes (from driest to sweetest: Sercial, Verdelho, Terrantez, Bual, and Malmsey). Madeira’s stunning landscape with beautiful grape vines trained on pergola are quite impressive. The bunches hang below the leafy canopy of the pergola system, protecting the grapes from the hot sun and allowing air flow and circulation to protect against mildew caused by the humidity.

Looking Ahead: The newest release from Blandy’s, The Winemakers Selection, honors the 600-year anniversary since the discovery of Madeira with a new, rare bottling showcasing the best of Blandy’s history with a blend of 11 wines across 3 centuries, the 19th, 20th, and 21st. While it may be diﬃcult to get your hands on this rare wine, here are my recommendations for the best Madeira’s available.

Madeira for the Beginner: Miles Rainwater Medium Dry $18.99 Made from the red Tinta Negra grape, this wine displays lovely dried apricot, orange peel and vanilla. Dry on the mid-palate, it finishes slightly sweet with fresh citrus, and a long luxurious finish. Blandy’s 5-Year-Old Sercial $29.99 This dry Sercial boasts flavors and aromas of orange peel, saffron, and hazelnut. It is an excellent aperitif and makes a wonderful pairing with fish dishes and Indian cuisine. It is ready to drink and will keep for several months after opening. Right: Pergola vine training systems in Madeira. Photo: Elyse Genderson

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Blandy’s 10-Year-Old Malmsey $34.99 The rich Malmsey grape is mostly grown in the North of the Island in São Jorge where the Blandy family has long standing relationships with over 26 farmers. This luscious and sweet style is balanced by bright acidity. Beautiful aromas and flavors of dates, plum, and crème brûlée make this the perfect dessert wine.

Madeira for the Enthusiast: 2002 Blandy’s Colheita Sercial Madeira $57.99 The Sercial grape produces the driest style of Madeira wine. This wine has lots of depth and richness from the long aging in American oak cask, with notes of coconut and vanilla. 2006 Miles Madeira Colheita Tinta Negra $59.99 A Medium Dry, single vintage style with aromas and flavors of raisins, figs, honey, and white peppercorns. Perfectly integrated acidity and rich coating mouthfeel. Rare Wine Company Historic Series Savannah Verdelho $55.99 Lightly sweet but balanced by bracing acidity, this wine shows off notes of orange peel, lemon, buttery biscuits, toffee, and a hint of ginger, and honey.

Madeira for the Connoisseur: 1957 Blandy’s Vintage Bual Madeira $499.99 Bottled in 2017, this spectacular wine was aged in old oak for 60 years. Rich and luscious with notes of toffee, caramel, molasses, and milk chocolate. Visit Elyse at Schneider’s to discover wines you’ll love. u

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LITERARYHill A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events by Karen Lyon

A Day in the Life of America

day—December 28, 1986—and set to work. His goal, he writes, was to convey “the concept of a day, the soul of it, Gene Weingarten is like the Ken Burns something that is more feeling than fact.” of print journalism. Give him a topic— It helped that on that date, as he notes, any topic—and he’ll delve into it and find “Stuff happened and things changed.” It stories that will keep you riveted, even also helps that he’s a damn good writer. without the vintage photos and plonky The book starts at 12:01 a.m. with soundtrack. the very first heart transplant at what was A case in point is “One Day: The then Fairfax Hospital and ends at 11:55 Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 p.m. with a Grateful Dead concert in Hours in America,” in which he drew Oakland, California. In between is a colnumbers out of a hat to select a random lection of vignettes as varied and remarkable as America itself. A master storyteller who conducted more than 500 interviews for the book, Weingarten riffs on many themes—resilience after a monstrously disfiguring fire, the short-lived euphoria of a close call, a criminal’s shredding of a community’s social contract—to dig out the deeper meaning. Or not. Sometimes he finds that the events he describes defy cosmic explanation. “Perhaps, in some spiritual otherworldly way, he was meant to do this?” he wonders about the fate of a man who, spared from an aviation disaster, goes on to become a rescuer of hikers and rafters. “Maybe this carries the thumbprint of something bigger than all of us?” “Naw,” the guy squelches that lofty notion. “I just spend a lot of time outdoors.” Award-winning journalist Gene WeingarFrom the controverten picked a date out of a hat to serve as the basis for “One Day,” a new book of sial subjects of race relaessays about American life. Author photo tions in a white borough of courtesy of The Washington Post. New York and the closeting 58 H HILLRAG.COM

Local poet Janet Umble Reedy reflects her Midwestern roots, her life in Greece and Southeast Asia—and her earned wisdom—in “White Frames.”

of homosexual men dying of AIDS to the seemingly mundane theft of a contentious weathervane in Rhode Island and the use of instant replay at a Redskins game at RFK, Weingarten finds not only resonance in the 18 stories he tells but also insights into the social timbre of the country at the time. “The events of a single day are hard to hold on to in the relentless flow of time, the most powerful and mysterious force of all,” he writes. “Everything moves on.” But thanks to Gene Weingarten, we get a powerful glimpse of who we were, at least on one particular day in 1986. Weingarten is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Washington Post, writing both long-form stories as well as the Below the Beltway humor column. His previous books include “The Hypochondriac’s Guide to Life,” “Old Dogs Are the Best Dogs,” and “The Fiddler in the Subway.” Find him on Twitter @ geneweingarten.

An Unsentimental Eye Janet Umble Reedy’s clear-eyed vision shines through in her new book of poems, “White Frames.” In the first section, she shares impressions of her Midwestern childhood, her family history and her memories, some of them stirred by the white-framed pictures in old photo albums. But hers is not a fuzzy-lensed nostalgia. She remembers the hard-working farm wives— “cooking, cleaning, gardening, preserving”—and the men who “cleared the woods where Indians once hunted and fished, / not asking where or why the Indians had gone.” And she recognizes that she has now taken the place of these forbears as part of the oldest generation: “Now I am the only one

Short-story writer and blogger Richard Agemo sets a spooky tale in Congressional Cemetery in “Sorrow’s Wind.”

who remembers / the stories of my childhood. / No one know the answers / to the questions / I forgot to ask.” The second part of the book, “The Foreigner,” focuses on Reedy’s time living in Greece and Southeast Asia. Here she is an outsider—and an astute observer of people, customs, and landscapes—but her often lush imagery never romanticizes the reality behind the tableaux she describes. As she is served a juicy pomelo in a tropical garden, she acknowledges “the bombs dropped by Americans on this village,” and at a Vietnamese church filled with “fluttering silk tunics, / colors of the rainbow,” she feels the “ghosts of the fallen soldiers / of all the armies that once fought here / lurking at the edges.” In the book’s final portion, “Third Story Window,” Reedy finds in the changing of the seasons—and in the “kindom” of her faith community—renewed hope against the darkness of grief and despair. Even in the bleak landscape of dead, brown winter fields, with their “dry stubble, sad vestiges of life and hope,” she finds rebirth: “Stripped of distraction in this winter season, / the roots and branches of my life / endure, / sustain the waiting.” Janet Umble Reedy is a teacher of English as a Second Language who moved to the Hill four years ago.

Cold Air, Hot Cemetery Richard Agemo’s newest short story, “Sorrow’s Wind,” opens in Congressional Cemetery where Dena Odems is visiting the plot that her uncle bequeathed to her. Despite a perky employee assuring her that “Congressional is the hottest cemetery in the District of Columbia,” Dena feels uneasy. And when portentous “fingers of cold air” wrap around her, you know you’re in for a creepy ride. Later, in the course of her research on 19th-century American theater at the Library of Congress, the history professor becomes sidetracked by the obituary of an actor who drowned in a local canal in 1851. The story unsetOn the Hill in October tles her, evoking Visit these websites to find listings flashbacks to her sister’s death by drowning many years for full listings of local readings, book before. Is there a link? Were the two deaths really the acclubs, discussions, and signings: cidents they were purported to be? And what role will her deceased uncle and her dog, Crab, play in leading Capitol Hill Books capitolhillbooks-dc.com her to the answers? Richard Agemo writes short stories in a variety of genres as well as novels exploring alternative views of history and blog posts about Shakespeare that focus on how the canon mirrors real people from the Elizabethan era. “Sorrow’s End” appears in the June 2019 issue of “LampLight: A Quarterly Magazine of Dark Fiction” (www.lamplightmagazine.com), which is available here on the Hill at East City Bookshop and Congressional Cemetery. www.richardagemo.com u

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by Karen Lyon .D. Smith is a District writer who has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. The poem below is from his fourth poetry collection, “The Killing Tree” (2016); other books include the essay collection, “Dowsing and Science” (2011) and the children’s picture book, “The Best Mariachi in the World” (2008). He lives in Southwest with his wife, Paula Van Lare, and their rescue animals. www.jdsmithwriter.com

Heart As if it weren’t enough to be itself, A boneless fist evolved—condemned to clench, To pump some billion times or so between The first translucent flutter in the womb And a sudden stop or stuttering toward death, The heart is faced with pressure from all sides. Parts north and south would crown their colleague king And cause of all their willing and their want. The heart brooks none of this—it has a job And isn’t looking for another one. And democratic flattery will fail, As somewhere in the heart a voice is heard To say, “If nominated, I will not run And, if I am elected, I will not serve.” For reasons of its own, the heart insists With every pulse, “Not me. Not me. Not me.” If you would like to have your poem considered for publication, please send it to klyon@literaryhillbookfest.org. (There is no remuneration.) u

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The Justus Brothers The Justus Brothers

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The roots of The Justus Brothers date back forty years ago in Memphis, the birthplace of soul, blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Guitarist Niko Lyras and The Justus Brothers produced the ten songs on their self-titled set, a balance of original tunes and choice covers given the full Memphis makeover. The chemistry between the five “brothers” sizzles throughout the collection. Lyras, Potts and bassist Dave Smith have been playing together the longest. Thirty years ago, hornman Pat Register (tenor, alto and soprano sax and flute) and keyboardist Jason Clark completed the family. The Justus Brothers are direct descendants of the great Memphis soul fathers, having played with just about all of them. “We are brothers,” said Lyras, “and we know that something magical happens organically whenever we interact with each other.” The album opens with a Sting mashup of “Fragile” and “Fields of Gold,” followed by the band’s crackling royal funk dance, “King Strut.” The mood downshifts to romance on “Miss L,” an amorous jazz and blues song that Lyras wrote, again highlighting the group’s commitment to melody and emotion.

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Vinyl Tap Spyro Gyra

What initially stands out on Vinyl Tap, which was produced by Spyro Gyra (his first in six years), are the wildly imaginative arrangements. “It was tensionless as we ‘warped’ the tunes. We had a world of brilliant music to choose from and we didn’t have to worry about writing brilliant music. It was a really fun project to make,” said saxophonist Jay Beckenstein. “It’s cliché (to record

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covers) in saxophone-based contemporary jazz. We put solos into tunes that really are complete extensions that never had anything to do with the originals,” he added. The album opener, “Secret Agent Mash,” is a supercharged and ultrahip mashup of “Secret Agent Man” and “Alfie’s Theme.” “Sunshine Of Your Love” is virtually unrecognizable in its new form as a Latin big band number. The plaintive “Can’t Find My Way Home,” takes on a bit of a western feel and benefits from the soulful perspective of Mr. Beckenstein’s saxophone protagonist. “What A Fool Believes” is slowed to become a contemplative power ballad that breaks into a mid-song swing cadence. Exemplative of Spyro Gyra’s ethos, each band member shares the spotlight equitably, adding sweetness and redolent depth to “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away.” “Tempted” always oozed soul, but the band’s reading is deliberate, adding romance and underscoring the sweeping chorus. “Stolen Moments” is another that essentially becomes an “original” composition in Spyro Gyra’s inventive hands after the piece was reconstructed using entirely new, deft and complex rhythms. The set closes with an exhilarating romp cascading through a groovy expanse on “Carry On.” “This is the first record we’ve done where we have allowed ourselves to do other people’s material full throttle,” said Mr. Beckenstein. “That is not to say in any way that we tried to copy what other people did, but it was really great to reach outside of our writing capabilities for inspiration for us to take off on. And that’s what this album is about.” Also appearing on the album are Tom Schuman (keyboards), Julio Fernandez (guitars), Scott Ambush (bass) and Lionel Cordew (drums). u

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BULLETIN BOARD 2019 Capitol Hill Puzzle Hunt

Corner Store To Close

This year’s Capitol Hill Puzzle Hunt, organized by Labyrinth Games & Puzzles, runs from Oct. 5 to 19. The first part of the hunt will be a location-based puzzle challenge, using the Traipse app that will bring participants to local businesses to answer some type of question or solve a puzzle. The hunt will incorporate something that can only be seen at participating locations. Puzzles can be solved anytime during the hunt’s two-week live period. This year’s hunt will have a superhero/villain theme. Read more at labyrinthgameshop.com.

The Corner Store, that beloved venue for arts, concerts, open mic nights, author readings and fun of all kinds, is closing in January it was announced on Sept. 27. Kris Swanson and Roy Mustelier have run the Corner Store since 2002. When they retired in 2019 and spent more time on the west coast, the Corner Store events continued with the help of many friends and volunteers. More to come on closing events in the coming weeks. www.cornerstoredc.org

Octoberfest at Christ Church

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Arboretum Volunteer Planting & Stream Restoration Days The Friends of the National Arboretum needs your help with the continued care of the newly restored Springhouse Run, a stream that runs through the grounds of the Arboretum and into the Anacostia River. The stream has been beautifully restored with pools, riﬄes, rocks and a waterfall. With the help of hundreds of volunteers, they have planted more than 30,000 native plants grown from locally collected seed. You can help in caring for this new little ecosystem by pulling invasive weeds, planting a few more shrubs and perennials and picking up trash. No experience required. Volunteer days and times are Thursdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31; 10 a.m. to noon and Saturday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to noon. Must be 16 or older to volunteer. Register at fona.org/planting.

All are invited to an Octoberfest fundraiser for Samaritan Ministries of Greater Washington (SMGW) on Oct. 6, 5 to 8 p.m. at Christ Church, 620 G St. SE. SMGW is raising money to help provide employment opportunities and life skills training to our neighbors. The Capitol Hillbillies will provide a mix of blues, country and gospel music. The menu is smoked brisket, baked beans, coleslaw and dessert, plus Octoberfest libations donated by the Christ Church Brew Crew. The all-inclusive ticket is $50 a person, of which $35 will go directly to Samaritan ministries. The cost for children is $15 with food, activities and supervision in the upper room of the parish hall. Tickets must be purchased in advance through Eventbrite at washingtonparish.org and facebook.com/ChristChurchDC/. Contact Linda Mellgren at 202-907-5798 with any questions.

New Organ Dedication at St. Peter’s

St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill celebrates its new organ with dedicatory vespers and a recital on Thursday, November 14. Vespers begin at 7:00 p.m. and the recital at 7:45 p.m. The organist is Philippe Lefebvre, organist at Notre-Dame Paris, who will present a program including works by Bach, Franck, Dupre, Debussy, and Durufle. The organ was custom made for St. Peter’s by Noack Organ. All are welcome to attend the vespers and recital (313 2nd Street SE).

Parenting Workshop On Oct. 23, 6 p.m., at Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE, a Developmental Milestones parents-only workshop will provide an overview of typical developmental milestones for children between the ages of 3 and 5 in communication,

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Prevent Cancer Health Fair and 5k Walk/Run The Prevent Cancer Foundation invites you to join them for the 11th Annual Prevent Cancer Health Fair and 5k Walk/Run on Sunday, Nov. 3, starting at 7:45 a.m., at Nationals Park. The health Fair is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This year, all kids 12 and under are free so, bring your entire family--dogs too--for a day of exercise, education and fun. After getting in your morning exercise at the 5k, stop by the health fair for free health and wellness screenings, healthy food and kids’ activities. This annual event is hosted by the Prevent Cancer Foundation, one of the nation’s leading voluntary health organizations and the only US nonprofit organization solely focused on cancer prevention and early detection. youcanpreventcancer.org.

Find experts in related fields, including real estate, finance, insurance, property management and city agencies who can guide you. In addition to the exhibits, there will be three presentations: Home Energy Performance 101 at noon; Historic Masonry and Chimney Repair at 1 p.m. and Window Restoration at 2 p.m. chrs.org.

Village Voices Lecture

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fine-motor, gross-motor, cognitive and personal-social. It also provides sample activities for each. Early Stages is a DC Public Schools diagnostic center for children between the ages of 2 years and 8 months and 5 years and 10 months. The organization helps to identify any delays a child may have and can arrange services to address them. All services offered by Early Stages are free. For more information about Early Stages or the Family Workshop: Developmental Milestones program, visit earlystagesdc.org or call 202-698-8037.

CHRS House Expo 2019 On Oct. 26, CHRS will hold a free House Expo at Eastern Market’s North Hall featuring a wide variety of home service exhibitors plus presentations on window restoration, masonry and chimney repair and insulation Installation. Everyone wants to properly maintain and enhance their home. Finding qualified experts to do this work can present a challenge. Visit the expo to meet such artisans.

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tal and legal services, hearing screenings, fire safety and other public service information. Bring a Medicare card. A box lunch is provided. The Fair is open to DC seniors, their families, friends and neighbors. For more information, contact Chapter President, Betty Jean Tolbert Jones at bettyjeantolbertjones@yahoo.com or 202-554-0901.

Lutheran Church Celebrates 150 All are welcome to join in celebrating Lutheran Church of the Reformation’s 150 years of opening doors, nourishing souls, and praising God at REFORMATION FEST, October 27 at 10 a.m. Celebrations will include a festive worship, followed by a feast with Salvadoran, Ethiopian, and German food, and fun for all ages. Please RSVP to the church office at 202-543-4200.

On Oct. 7, 7 p.m., at Tech Painting Relocates the Northeast Library, Tech Painting Company, Inc. has moved to new 330 Seventh St. NE., headquarters at 5150 Eisenhower Ave., Alexanresearcher and writer Andrew Jampoler will present a lecture on lethal epidemics and fatal disease across time. Find out how plague, influenza, yellow fever, cholera, smallpox and syphilis have shaped history before the age of modern medicine. Village Voices lectures are sponsored by Capitol Hill Village. Free and open to the public. All are DC’s First Open Streets welcome. capitolhillvillage.org. The District will host its inaugural Open Streets event on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. along Georgia Avenue, Frager’s Fall Festival Oct. 12 NW from Barry Place to Missouri Avenue NW. Nearly On Saturday, October 12 from 10-1, stop by three miles of the avenue will be free of vehicular traffic. Frager’s Garden Center for a free, fun-filled all Walk in the roadway and enjoy a wide range of activiages event with a free cookout, pumpkin carving ties for all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Open Streets and painting, fall planter design, balloon twisting, features interactive activities led by dozens of District warm apple cider and more! Costumes welcome. government agencies, including bike and scooter dem1115 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. onstrations, free bike repairs, an obstacle course, fitness classes and other educational and entertainment proAARP Community Health Fair gramming. In 1976, The Open Streets concept origThe Southwest Waterfront AARP Chapter presinated in Bogota, Colombia. It has expanded to more ents their eighth annual Community Health than 122 American municipalities. Its goal is to inFair on Oct. 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at River Park spire people to think differently about streets by closMutual Homes, 1311 Delaware Ave. SW. The ing them to cars, encouraging physical activity, creating Fair provides flu shots, Fire/EMS blood presrecreational opportunities, fostering community buildsure and glucose screenings, physical fitness exing and education. For more information and to get inercises, glaucoma screenings, nutrition, denvolved, visit openstreets.dc.gov.

dria, VA. Tech’s multiple painting divisions serve residential, commercial, garage and institutional clients. Its Tech Contracting division provides construction contracting services for commercial clients throughout the greater-DC area. techpainting.com.

Serve Your City Join Serve Your City’s ongoing fall youth programs. Try a new sport. Get centered. Learn new skills. Rowing is on Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Sundays, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Anacostia Community Boathouse, 1800 M St. SE. Aquatics are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5 to 7 p.m. at Randall Pool, 25 I St. SW. Both programs finish at the end of October. All events are pay-what-youcan. Email info@serveyourcitydc. org to for more information and to register.

Christ Church Animal Blessing On Oct. 6, 11 a.m., bring your pets – dogs, cats, fish, stuffed animals – for a blessing at this special service celebrating St. Francis and his love of animals. You can also bring a photo of a beloved pet to be remembered. A pet-friendly coffee hour will follow the service outside in the courtyard, weather permitting. 9 a.m. service will be pet-free. 620 G St. SE.

311 Grounds Maintenance Requests The DC Department of General Services (DGS) has announced a partnership with the Office of Unified Communications that will allow residents to use the District’s 311 Call Center to request grounds maintenance services for District-owned properties including schools, municipal facilities and parks and rec centers. District residents can now report re-

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Living Wages Help Build the Economy by Tazra Mitchell rom ward to ward, thousands of workers do their best to get by but can’t make ends meet because their wages are too low for such an expensive city. Most low-wage workers in DC live paycheck to paycheck, and many routinely face difficult tradeoffs between paying for rent and other essentials such as food and diapers. These workers who struggle to meet their needs are people we see every day and who take care of our needs, like child care workers, cashiers, and restaurant cooks. While the District has seen an economic boom, the benefits have not been shared evenly by race and ethnicity or by income level, contributing to widespread income inequality and skyrocketing housing costs that are leaving many low-wage workers financially squeezed. White households have a median income that is more than three times larger than that of Black households in the District — in large part due to the legacy of racism, governmentbased discrimination, and unequal access to economic opportunity. Income is extremely concentrated too: The top fifth of households hold more than half of all income in our city, meaning they have more income than the bottom four-fifths of households combined. Meanwhile, a worker earning the $14 minimum wage must work two full-time jobs to afford a modest one-bedroom unit at market rent. Over the last few years, however, lawmakers have taken steps — and some missteps — toward ensuring that hard work pays off, through minimum wage increases and a new paid leave program launching in 2020. Most recently, the District created a voluntary program to incentivize employers to pay their workers living wages above the minimum wage. Higher wages for workers at the bottom of the income spectrum is good economics. Because lower-paid workers spend a large share of their additional earnings, higher pay can stimulate consumer demand, business activity, and

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job growth. As such, we all stand to benefit when more workers have a decent paying job and the economy is more inclusive.

Steps and Missteps In an effort to ensure that the economy works better for more people, since 2014, the District approved multiple increases to the minimum wage, which will reach $15 per hour next July; it will be indexed to inflation after that to help keep up with rising costs. These increases are working and creating more equity: The District’s lowest earners saw a nearly 11 percent increase in hourly wages between 2013 and 2018, more than double the increases for workers at other parts of the earnings distribution (see the chart below). On the other hand, last fall lawmakers repealed an initiative that would have eliminated the subminimum wage so that all workers earn “one fair wage” rather than depending on tips for income. Tipped workers experience a poverty rate nearly twice that of other workers, but states that have adopted one fair wage policies are seeing lower poverty rates for tipped workers.

What is A Living Wage While the minimum wage is critical to ensuring a fair wage for the lowest-paid workers, it falls short

of meeting the definition of a living wage — that is, the wage level needed to afford life’s essentials. Unlike the minimum wage, a living wage provides a more accurate and comprehensive picture of what it takes for a household to afford housing, food, child care, health care, and other necessities. In the District, a worker with two children must make $33.60 per hour to make ends meet, per an analysis conducted by MIT researchers. They estimate that a living wage is $17.76 per hour for a single worker with no children. Most of the 22 major types of occupations in the District pay a median wage — the wage directly in the middle of the income scale — above the MIT standard for one adult. But five occupations don’t. The median wage is below $17.76 per hour for workers in food preparation and serving, healthcare support, personal care and service, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance, and sales and related occupations. This reflects one-fifth of all jobs in DC.

Encouraging Employers to Pay Living Wages There is a new program under development that could boost workers’ wages not only in these five industries but others as well — it’s called the Living Wage Certification Program. The District authorized Think Local First, a local non-profit, to run a voluntary program that will certify employers paying a living wage. The primary goals of the program are to recognize employers already paying a living wage, incentivize more employers to increase workers’ wages up to a living wage, and inform customers about which employers pay a living wage. The program holds the promise of promoting a more just economy. There are various ways to construct a living wage certification program, including the key task of determining the living wage standard to use. While

the MIT standard is widely cited, there are others that Think Local First should consider. Think Local first also must decide whether to use one living wage level for all jobs or whether it should be tiered by industry, recognizing that pay standards vary widely across industries. Given that a single worker needs nearly $18 per hour to meet their needs but a parent needs more than $30 per hour to raise a family (according to MIT), the Living Wage certification program should focus more than on the industries with the lowest pay. It would be great if more nursing assistants earn more than the current median of $15 per hour, but wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it also be great if hotel maids got an increase in their $19.80 median pay? Think Local First will also have to determine how to treat employers with tipped employees. The program could require employers to make up the difference between the living wage standard and what workers earn from tips plus base pay when it falls below the living wage standard for a given week. Lastly, workers need good wages and good benefits. They will also have to determine how to account for employers that provide benefits such as health care insurance or other benefits. If designed well, the Living Wage Certification Program could ensure that more workers have jobs with dignity and receive a fair deal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the many policy tools that should be part of lawmakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comprehensive strategy for improving economic security for workers and non-workers alike. Tazra Mitchell is the Policy Director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www. dcfpi.org). DCFPI promotes budget and policy solutions to reduce poverty and inequality in the District of Columbia and increase opportunities for residents to build a better future. u

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Rendering of the exterior of the Capital Turnaround (770 M St. SE). National Community Church bought the building, formerly known as the Blue Castle, in 2014 and is renovating it in three phases. Image: Courtesy NCC

BLUE CASTLE NO MORE

Church Renovates Navy Yard Car Barn to Include Indoor Market, Worship and Event Space by Elizabeth O’Gorek n August, National Community Church (NCC) announced the third and final phase of renovations for the former Blue Castle (770 M St. SE). The church has renamed the building The Capital Turnaround. Plans include an indoor marketplace, a child development center (currently under construction), and a 1000-seat event space where the church has worshipped since late June. The restorations to the 100,000 square foot building are expected to kickstart change at the southern end of Eighth Street SE, now a relatively quiet area across from the historic LaTrobe Gate to the Washington Navy Yard. Built in the 1890s, the Blue Castle is a wellknown District landmark, with its own Facebook and Wikipedia pages. Also known as the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Car House or the Navy Yard Car Barn, the building was the terminus of the city’s first and most important streetcar line that ran along Pennsylvania Avenue from Georgetown to the Navy Yard. The building was later used as storage, a bus garage and a temporary headquarters for the US Department of Labor. In 1988, mental health services company PSI purchased the building and painted it blue. Multiple charter schools have also called the

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building their home in the past twenty years, including current occupant Richard Wright Public Charter School. NCC representative Noreen Bryant said that the school “will be with us for about another year while they complete construction at their new location.”

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That prayer walk also led him past the current site of Ebenezers Coffeehouse (201 F St. NE), which NCC opened in 2006, the former People’s Church Building, opened as Miracle Theatre (535 Eighth St. SE) and Square 906 bounded by Virginia Avenue, Seventh, Eighth, and L Streets SE on which NCC owns two additional lots (1003 Eighth St. SE and 733 Virginia Ave. SE).

NCC bought the building in 2014 for $29.3 million. A Place to Meet The total cost of renovations is estimated to run to The church intends to transform the historic Navy about $20 million. The funds come largely from donations by congregants and supporters, said Bryant. NCC Pastor Mark Batterson is excited about the plans for the building and the church. “When God led me on a 4.7-mile prayer walk around Capitol Hill in 1996, I turned the southeast corner at Eighth and M Streets,” Batterson said. “I had no idea that eighteen years to the day from the day of that prayer circle, we would purchase Rendering of the interior market, Phase I of the renovations to The Capital the Navy Yard Car Barn.” Turnaround building. Image: Courtesy NCC

Yard Car Barn into a place where the church and the community can meet in different ways. The renovation consists of three phases, each designed to fulfill a need in the neighborhood. Phase I, completed earlier this year, includes an event space with seating for nearly 1,000 that doubles as a worship space for the church. The Miracle Theatre still hosts one service, but others were moved to the space in June 2019. Bryant said that the space will be available for rent in early 2020 for events such as concerts, conventions and school events. Phase II includes a child development center available to the public, designed to serve 200 kids aged 6 weeks to 5 years, in part as a response to the investments in child care announced by Mayor Bowser last April that address shortages in the District. An indoor playground will be a feature of the 20,000 square foot center which is expected to be completed in 2020. The center will also include classrooms, its own theatre and the indoor playground space –which will be accessible to the community. The center will be leased and managed by childcare development team Phase Family Learning. Their program includes family life programs that will emphasize academic and character development and are designed to help family members connect with one another as well as with other families in the community. The final phase of the renovation will bring an indoor marketplace to the gates of the Navy Yard. The market is expected to take up a little more than half of the building, or about 50,000 square feet. Construction on Phase III is slated to begin in late 2020 or early 2021, after the completion of Phase II. The indoor market space design is still in very early stages, said Bryant, but is expected to have a look and feel similar to other urban markets, such as Armature Works in Tampa, FL, housing a coffee house and different retail and restaurant offerings. The list of

tenants has not yet been determined, but Bryant said that NCC is being very intentional about using the marketplace to build and nurture community.

For the Community While the building provides additional space for the congregation, it is being redesigned to serve the community. The church is in conversation with the Capitol Riverfront BID and Barracks Row Main Street (BRMS) and consulted with community members and local businesses prior to formulating plans for the building. Capitol Riverfront BID President Michael Stevens said that the renovation and redevelopment of the building is entirely positive for the particular section of the neighborhood, filling needs with their event space and daycare facility and creating a destination at Eighth and M Streets. Both Stevens and BRMS Executive Director Martin Smith say the Capital Turnaround will serve as a catalyst for Lower Eighth Street. “I appreciate that NCC is renovating a wonderful historic resource in Capitol Riverfront,” said Stevens. “The historic car barn is a visual, historic and architectural landmark that deserves an appropriate renovation and adaptive reuse as a vibrant center for the neighborhood.”

No Longer Blue At this point, it is not clear what color the building will be, although Bryant said that the “blue” will definitely be taken out of the blue castle. She said plans will honor the history of the building and the neighborhood while working to build the future. “We worked really hard to come up with a design that would fulfill our desire to serve the community in this space,” she said, “and also honor the building’s historic past.” Learn more about National Community Church by visiting nationalcommunity.com. u

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NATIONAL CAPITAL BANK CELEBRATES 130 YEARS

Oldest Bank in DC Continues to Build Community Relationships by Elizabeth O’Gorek n 1889 the District’s oldest bank was sort of what the goal is. That’s also what was opened here on the Hill by local busigoing on in 1889.” ness people. Still located at the original Putting in Back into site on 316 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Nathe Community tional Capital Bank celebrated its 130th NCB President and CEO Richard B. ‘Rananniversary on Friday, August 30. sharing ice dy’ Anderson said the bank’s bread-andcream sandwiches from Captain Cookie with butter is small business loans, personal neighbors at all three of its locations. loans and family financial planning and inThe original charter for the bank still vestment advice. hangs in the Pennsylvania Avenue second“A characteristic of a community bank floor board room. One Founding Directypically is that the primary way we make tor was Albert Carry, of the National Capimoney and stay in existence is spread tal Brewing Company, once located on the banking, which is the difference between site of the Safeway currently under construc- NCB President and CEO Randy Anderson examines the bank’s origithe money we take in and the interest rate tion at 14th Street and Kentucky Avenue SE. nal charter in the bank boardroom. Photo: E. O’Gorek we pay on that, and the money we lend out Carry is the great-great grandfather of and the interest we take in,” said Anderson. carry all of their cash and coins downtown to make R. Andrew ‘Andy’ Didden, who five generLarger banks rely on many other sources includa deposit. “So that’s really what it was,” said Didations later is the Executive Vice President, Presing fees and investment banking. Didden and Anden in an interview at NCB. “it was that the business ident, Chief Investment Services Officer of the derson estimate that 98% of NCB lending is reincommunity grew and just wanted their own bank, National Capital Bank, one of five Didden family vested in the region, supporting small businesses, and that’s how this bank was founded.” members still working with the bank. increasing employment and helping to keep com“People that were up-and-coming here in Back in 1889, said Didden, nearly all of the Dismunities vital. southeast – they thought it was a waste to give trict’s banks were located west of the Capitol BuildHowever, NCB is a part of the community in your money to a bank serving Northwest,” contining, meaning that when it was time to make a deposways that aren’t all business. The bank contribues Didden. “I would like to think it wasn’t just it, business owners on the east side had to physically for convenience sake, it was also that they needed to sprout other small businesses in the area.” Didden said that it is the nature of community banks to loan money in the communities that they serve. “The bank was established by the Capitol Hill business community and the relationship continues to be reciprocal to this day,” said Didden. “We would like to be able to serve local deposiNCB Board member Jimmy Didden, Executive Vice President tors and turn their money Andy Didden, and President and CEO Randy Anderson in the NCB Capitol Hill branch lobby August 26, 2019. Photo: into bringing better things NCB staff pose outside the Capitol Hill offices at the August 30 celebraE. O’Gorek for our community – that’s tion of the bank’s 130th Anniversary. Photo: Andrew Lightman 74 H HILLRAG.COM

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utes to Capitol Hill community through the National Capital Bank Foundation, which since its inception has donated more than $2.0 million to local organizations including the Fort Dupont Hockey Club, Everyone Home DC, Capitol Hill Village and Ready Willing and Working, just to name a few. NCB also supports such wellknown events as the Capitol Hill Classic, the annual fundraiser for the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools, now entering its 41st year. Both Didden and Anderson are on the Board of Directors for the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, which meets in the NCB boardroom. NCB staff are visible throughout the community, volunteering at events such as the Barracks Row Fall Fest. 130 years is a long history, but NCB is looking to the future. The demands of customers in the community are changing, and the bank has responded by embracing technology. They opened the first drive-thru teller window in the 1950s, added a new mobile banking app in 2017 and NCB will begin offering new payment solutions to customers, including the Zelle payment app in early 2020. Anderson said the bank has also devoted a great deal of attention to information security, dedicating separate staff to this area and implementing additional partnerships to assist. “We’ve been putting a lot of attention in the recent past to bringing our technology up to snuff so that we can compete with those larger banks,” said Anderson. Anderson said the bank expects to achieve $500 million in assets by the end of 2020, which would be a significant milestone. Since he was hired three years

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While the heart of the bank remains in Capitol Hill, Anderson said they continue to look for communities well-suited to their services. In addition to Capitol Hill, NCB has branches in Friendship Heights (5228 44th St. NW), Arlington (2505 Wilson Boulevard) and a location serving the senior living community of Fox Hill in Bethesda (8300 Burdette Road). The local community continues to recognize and reciprocate the relationship. In 2019, Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C voted to transfer their account from a large national bank to open one with the community institution. In proposing the change, Treasurer Joel Kelty (6C05) noted that NCB is based in Ward 6 and cited their experience dealing with ANCs. “They’ve been a real supporter of charitable and civic endeavors in our neighborhood,” Kelty said of NCB, “and I believe we should do our banking in our local community.” This summer a neighbor asked members of a community list serv for recommendations for a good local bank with wonderful customer service. Locals were quick to recommend NCB, citing their human touch. “They actually answer the phone if you have any problems so you can speak to a real person,” wrote one. “They also contribute generously to the local community.” The neighbor later noted that they had taken the community’s advice. “Update: I went with NCB,” she wrote. Learn more about the District’s oldest bank and Capitol Hill institution by visiting nationalcapitalbank.com u

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hormones, and used minimal producrickling Springs Creamtion processes to make products such ery announced that they as milk, cheese, and ice cream. were shutting down opAs recently as Sept. 7, the creamerations effective Friery launched new product packaging, day, Sept. 27. The Easta 12-oz bottle size for organic milk and ern Market location (720 C St. SE) cream. No reason was given for the sudwill continue to serve customers while den closure, although a recent report by supplies last, said Daniel Burdge, who Popville noted allegations of financial manages at both District retail locamismanagement. tions. The Eastern Market location Both Burdge and his wife, Jessica, opened August 2018. have worked for the company for eight The creamery itself has ceased years. He said that they are production, and the two grateful for the friends and District stores, at Eastern neighbors who reached out Market and Union Market when they heard the news. (1309 Fifth St. NE), will close by mid-October. “We were saddened to Trickling Springs learn yesterday [WednesCreamery, located in Chamday] that Trickling Springs bersburg, PA, opened in Creamery is closing,” Dan2001. The creamery paid iel Burdge said in a statehigher prices for milk proment. “For those who do not Manager Daniel Burdge at the duced from a network of know, my wife and I were the opening of the first DC employees of Trickfamily farms that maintained Eastern Market ling Springs Creamery and grass-fed, heritage bred Trickling Springs retail store in have been your neighbors cows and used no synthetic August, 2018. in Brookland DC for the past five years. We will miss serving all of you ice cream and hope we brought joy into your lives over the years.” Burdge said he plans to remain at the stores as they close to make the transition as smooth as possible for the employees at both locations. Bottles will be acTrickling Springs Creamery announced the sudden cepted for return at both closure of the production facility and the two District shops on Wednesday, Sept. 26, slightly a year after the locations as long as they Eastern Market store was opened (720 C Street SE). remain open. u

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VEOLA M. JACKSON (1932-1991) Woman of Ward 6 by Marci Hilt ctober’s Woman of Ward 6 is Veola M. Jackson, a dynamic educator who was the first principal of the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools (Peabody, Watkins and Stewart-Hobson). She changed Capitol Hill by not only giving parents the option of putting their children in public school, but by making those schools representative of the diversity of the population of Capitol Hill. The Ward 6 Democrats are recognizing and honoring Ward 6 women who have made significant contributions to better our community as a lead-up to the 2020 anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The Hill Rag on May 3, 1991, gave Jackson this praise: “Her acute sensitivity to the needs of our community and her tireless quest for educational excellence has helped change the face of Capitol Hill. By inspiring a dramatic improvement in public education, Mrs. Jackson has given young, middle class families renewed confidence in public school as a viable alternative for their children.” Jackson was described by Courtland Milloy of the Washington Post in 1983 as “unquestionably among the brightest and indeed most able school administrators in the system.” At the time, Jackson said: “I’m very competitive, you might say hung up on tests. Like it or not, people judge a school by its test scores.” When Jackson became principal of Peabody in 1972, only 1 percent of the students were non-black. By 1984, Jackson said, the student body “reflects the diversity of the neighborhood, with blacks, whites, Asians and others” enrolled. “It’s a well-integrated school,” she said. She later became principal of Hobson before she was named the principal of the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools. The Post described Jackson as a poised and bespectacled woman of 53 in 1984, with fluffy swirls of gray and black hair. One of her challenges, the Post said, was to turn Hobson into a fine

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school. That effort was rewarded when Hobson was selected to receive an exemplary school award by the Department of Education. In August of 1984, Floretta D. McKenzie, DC school superintendent at the time, told the Washington Post that she was confident that Jackson could handle all three schools and their 850 students. McKenzie said Jackson was “a very dynamic educator, a real tour de force. She seeks out challenges so she can conquer them. She need-

ed the new challenge. She thrives on that. Her performance will probably go up rather than down.” Veola M. Jackson was 59 when she died on Sept. 3, 1991. She had retired earlier in 1991 as principal of the Capitol Hill Cluster Schools. She was born in Baltimore in 1932. She received a master’s degree in dietetics from Fordham University and a master’s degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. She also studied at Harvard. Her first job was in dietetics at Fordham Hospital. She then went to work as a home economist for Pet Milk. Her gift for communicating prompted her to try her hand with a public relations firm, Herman Smith, where she represented a number of high profile companies. She also began her career as a radio and television personality. She hosted her own show out of Baltimore called “Say Hello to Veola.” A visit to a friend in Washington, who was teaching for DC public schools, sparked her interest in the field of education. She relocated from Baltimore and began teaching mentally disabled students at Grimke School. In her 18 years as a principal, she received many honors and awards. She received the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award in 1989 and the Capitol Hill Community Achievement Award from the Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals in 1985. About the initiative: The Women of Ward 6 initiative is a non-partisan recognition of Ward 6’s women. 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. Marci Hilt is a retired communications coordinator and press secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She currently writes and edits EMMCA MATTERS and is treasurer of the Ward 6 Democrats. u

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OUR RIVER: THE ANACOSTIA Boating Along Our River by Bill Matuszeski he Anacostia River is getting cleaner all the time. The effort to capture sewer runoff and prevent overflow into the River has reduced substantially the pollutants and trash. So now is the time to start thinking about how we can get more folks out on the river to enjoy it. Seeing the Anacostia from boats is best done from kayaks and canoes and other vessels we propel ourselves. Among other things, the low-level railroad crossing right above the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge limits access of many motorboats to the north and there are few motor vessels at the only Possible Site for Boat Rental at Seafarers’ Yacht Club. Photo: Bill Matuszeski marina to the north, in Bladensburg. So the river is both safe and peaceful for paddling. A site between these two is preparing to ofWhere To Rent Even more important, being down close to the wafer a similar range of craft and services. This is the The site with the easiest access for most people is in ter and in control of your speed and access to the James Creek Marina at the end of Buzzard Point Yards Park right next to the baseball stadium alongshallows allows you to see and enjoy the Anacosbelow the soccer stadium and alongside Fort Mcside the old pumphouse. They offer a range of vestia’s offerings. Nair. They hope to offer rentals and allow put-ins sels, including canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle There are only four places that rent self-proby next spring, but dock construction may delay boats. And they allow you to put in your own vespelled vessels like canoes and kayaks, and three of the start-date. sel. It is run by “Boating in DC at Ballpark Boatthem are south of the railroad bridge where padFinally, there is the marina at Bladensburg Wahouse”; the website; www.getmyboat.com/Washdlers have to deal with a lot more motorboat traffic. terfront Park operated by Prince Georges County. It ington-DC/BoatRentals. is right below the Peace Cross with easy auto access A similar range from Kenilworth Avenue on the extension from the of boats and use of Boats for Rent at Yards Park. Photo: Bill Matuszeski Anacostia Freeway. It offers a range of vessels to rent the dock for your own including canoes, kayaks and sit-down bicycle-type vessel is available at paddle boats. You can also use the docks for your the south end of the own vessels. While it is distant, it provides access to Wharf development the most pristine riverside miles. The website: www. along Washington pgparks.com>Bladensburg-Waterfront-Park.at Channel in Southwest off Maine AveExpanding Access to the River nue. This is a good With just three (soon to be four) places offering distance from the Anrentals, with one of them off the River in Washingacostia itself, but ofton Channel, and with only one above the railroad fers nice views of the bridge, we need to ask what more could and should waterfront and adjabe done to make it possible for more people to get cent parks. It is called out on the River. “Boating in DC at One place to start is to look at existing places District Wharf ” and where folks can put in their own vessel and whether uses the same websome of those locales could offer rentals. While we page as their Yards should consider both sides we should keep in mind Park site above.

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the need to open up more areas along the eastern shoreline in Anacostia. A number of places stand out, although getting permission and support from the City and agencies owning the land will vary. Let’s look at prospects, starting on the east side of the River, where the need is greatest: • Add to and upgrade the existing dock at the Anacostia Skating Pavilion and Aquatic Museum at 1500 Anacostia Drive located right below the railroad bridge. This could be a logical place to add a rental business since it already draws the public to the area. The dock there needs upgrading to better handle entering and getting out of small vessels. And there is plenty of parking. • Improve the existing dock at the parkland and playing fields that replaced the city dump north of the old Pepco plant. In recent years this parkland has fallen on hard times as the Park Service tries to turn it over to the City. But it has a small dock and lots of parking, so a rental business might give it some new life. • Possibly add a place to rent and put in boats to the area around the proposed bridge connecting the riverside trail and the Aquatic Gardens to the Arboretum. Some plans show parking lots being added at the east end of the bridge and if so a rental facility might fit in. • Assure that the 11th Street Bridge Project continues to include access to the River and a facility to rent boats, since this will be a new focus of activity along and over the Anacostia and serve to link the two sides. • Finally, build a boat rental facility into plans for development of Poplar Point, the land across from Buzzard Point that is slated to be turned over to the City for development. The plans for the area take advantage of the waterfront location of the new housing, so a boating facility would be a natural. Over across the River, there are also some prospects for expanding the availability of boats to rent and places for boat-owners to put in. Two areas in particular are naturals for providing these services, Kingman/Heritage Islands and the boathouses above the 11th Street Bridge: There are two potential areas for rentals on Kingman Island. The most obvious is to connect a rental business to the RFK parking lot en-

trance to the islands. Currently, there is a minimal put-in and about eight canoes for education programs just to the right where the bridge from Heritage Island lands on Kingman. It would be easy to expand this area and access would be excellent. The other prospect is at Benning Road on the east side of Kingman, where there is an auto entrance and parking and potential to place a facility leading down to the River. This option would allow direct access to the main part of the River and be closer to neighborhoods on the east side. The area above the 11th street Bridge on the Capitol Hill side is comprised of a number of yacht clubs which emphasize large powerboats. But in the case of the two northernmost facilities there are prospects to add rentals of canoes, kayaks and other self-propelled vessels. The next to last facility is the Anacostia Community Boathouse at 1900 M St SE. It provides storage and program space for about a dozen clubs and programs supported by the DC Government that already encourage physical exercise and getting out on the water. These include high school and college rowing teams, and programs for young and old. It also provides extensive space for storage of privately owned self-propelled boats. The addition of a rental facility open to the public would be a natural. Check it out: anacostiaboathouse.org. The final facility has it’s own special interest. It is the Seafarers’ Yacht Club, the oldest African-American Yacht Club in America. In speaking to members there about the prospect of launching a boat rental facility, there was great interest, in part because it could serve as a source of income and in part because it would make good use of the northern part of the property, which is currently vacant but adjacent to the water. So as Our River heals and draws people out to experience it, it is only natural to think about how to make their access and enjoyment easier. Not only will this enhance support for the River’s continued recovery, it is a chance to provide green jobs and other economic opportunities in support of a great cause and a permanent improvement to all our lives. 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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Norton Is Positive on Chances for Statehood ANC 6A RepoRt by Nick L. Alberti hair Amber Gove (6A04) called the Advisory Neighborhood (ANC) 6A meeting to order at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE, with Commissioners Mike Soderman (6A03), Brian Alcorn (6A08), Ruth Ann Hudson (6A05), Marie Claire Brown (6A01), Phil Toomajian (6A02) and Sondra Phillips-Gilbert (6A07) in attendance. Commissioner Stephanie Zimny (6A06) was absent.

Committee Recommendations The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Nortron Speaks on DC Statehood Congresswoman Norton updated the ANC about her re-

cent efforts and provided some background on how her position in Congress has changed over her time in the House of Representatives. In her efforts to achieve statehood for DC, Congresswoman Norton predicts her bill, H.R.51, will pass the House and she believes passage in the Senate is more likely than is generally expected. Speaker Pelosi has expressed support for DC statehood and according to Congresswoman Norton, about two thirds of Democratic Senators are also in favor of statehood. H.R. 1, an omnibus bill aimed at revitalizing our democracy that received unanimous Democratic support and no Republican support in the House included an endorsement for DC statehood. Senate Minority Leader Senator Schumer included this among other items from H.R.1 in his first bill presented to the Senate. The Congresswoman was proud that she, a nonvoting member of the House of Representatives, was still ranked as the most effective House Democrat in the last Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking having already passed four bills through the House. Commissioner Alcorn thanked Congresswoman Norton for her advocacy towards resolving DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of RFK Stadium. According to the Congresswoman, Mayor Bowser no longer seems to be planning to return the Redskins to the RFK Stadium and Chairwoman Gove expressed ANC 6Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong opposition to remaking the site into a new sports venue.

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) 1st District Lieutenant Dyn and 5th District Sergeant Rosa

MPD 1st District Lieutenant Dyn shared that violent crime is down 40% and property crimes are down 17% within the ANC. However, thefts from cars are up across the city. Lt. Dyn strongly encouraged residents to take all valuables out of their cars and to make doubly certain they are locked when left unattended. Lt. Dyn offered his email address, Daniel.dyn@dc.gov as a good option for sharing specific concerns with the MPD. Sergeant Rosa, MPD 5th District, reported that although the Summer Crime Prevention Initiative has ended, 5D will not lose the patrols and additional resources that were assigned through the summer. This includes patrols on the 1500-2100 blocks of Benning Road NE, inside the Pinnacle Apartment complex, as well as on other targeted blocks and a couple patrols specifically for traffic enforcement along the Benning Road NE corridor.

Transportation and Public Space (TPS) ANC 6A will send a letter to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in support of an addition of a gate to access parking spaces in the rear of 1519 Constitution Ave NE at such time as an application is filed, on the condition that it is consistent with the plans as reviewed by the TPS. 86 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.

www.anc6a.org ALL ARE WELCOME. Alcohol Beverage Licensing (ABL) 1. ANC 6A will approve the proposed Settlement Agreement with Kitchencray H, LLC t/a Kitchen Cray (1301 H Street NE) in lieu of a protest of its license application. The recommendation passed 6-0. 2. ANC 6A will take no action concerning the substantial change application of Mythology, LLC t/a Mythology & Lore/Dirty Water (816 H Street NE) regarding the addition of Sports Wagering to its operations. 3. ANC 6A will protest the license transfer application of T and A, LLC t/a Montana Liquors (710 H Street NE) unless a signed settlement agreement is submitted before the protest deadline. Additionally, if a settlement agreement is reached with the establishment, the ANC support a stipulated license 4. ANC 6A will protest the license transfer application of Naomi’s Ladder II, LLC t/a Smokin’ Pig (1208 H Street NE) unless a signed settlement agreement is submitted before the protest deadline that includes language requiring that the kitchen stay open and operational until at least one hour prior to closing and the establishment not host events where a cover charge is required for entry. 5. ANC 6A approved the proposed Settlement Agreement with the Gold Room Bar Lounge, LLC t/a The Gold Room Bar/Lounge (1370 H Street NE) in lieu of a protest of its license application, and send a letter to ABRA supporting a stipulated license. 6. ANC 6A will take no action concerning the substantial change application of Callister Technology and Entertainment, LLC t/a Duffy’s Irish Pub (1016 H Street NE) regarding the addition of Sports Wagering to its operations. 7. ANC 6A approved the following changes to the ABL Committee: Remove Jay Williams, Reuben Baris, and Ramin Taheri; add Nicholas

Alberti (as Co-Chair with Mark Samburg) and Laura Gentile.

Economic Development and Zoning (EDZ) 1. ANC 6A will send a letter of support to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) to construct a two-story rear addition to an existing, attached principal dwelling unit in the RF-1 Zone at 114 15th Street NE (BZA #20101). 2. ANC 6A will send a letter of support to BZA for a Modification of Consequence to an approved PUD Z.C. Case No. 10-03 Square 912, Lot 55 to permit veterinary hospital use in the ground floor of the approved mixed-use residential building on the property at 901 H Street NE (BZA # Pending). 3. ANC 6A will send a letter of support to BZA for an application to rezone the five properties along the south side of the 1100 block of H Street NE from NC-16 to NC-17. 1101 – 1107 H Street NE on the condition that the developer look into increasing the number of affordable units, add an amendment to their condo bylaws to enforce Residential Parking Permit (RPP) restrictions, make design changes to bring it into conformance with H Street design guidelines, and make best efforts to get letters of support from neighbors. 4. ANC 6A will send letters of support to the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) and BZA for special exceptions to construct a onestory rear addition to an existing, attached principal dwelling unit in the RF-1 Zone at 1356 North Carolina Avenue NE (HPRB Case #HPA#19-44, BZA Case #20100 with the caveat that the applicant consider potential drainage issue.

Next ANC 6A meeting is 2nd Thursday, Oct 10th, 7pm Miner Elementary, 601 Fifteenth (15th) Street NE Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee - 3rd Tuesday, Oct. 15th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • Corner of 10th and G St,. NE Nick Alberti - Chair (alberti6a04@yahoo.com)

Transportation & Public Space Committee - 3rd Monday, Oct. 21st 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers • 900 G St., NE – Photo ID required Elizabeth Nelson - Chair (elizabeth_knits@yahoo.com)

Economic Development & Zoning Committee -3rd Wednesday, Oct. 16th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • Corner of 10th and G St,. NE Brad Greenfield - Chair (Brad.greenfield@gmail.com 202 262-9365)

Community Outreach Committee - 4th Monday, Oct. 28th

7pm at Eastern High School, Parent Center • 1700 East Capitol St., NE Veronica Hollmon - Chair (roni2865@aol.com)

Please check the Community Calendar on the website for cancellations and changes of venue.

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C P.O. Box 77876 • Washington, D.C. 20013-7787 www.anc6c.org • (202) 547-7168

Next Meeting: October 10, 2019 7 pm at Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave NE.

ANC 6C COMMISSIONERS ANC 6C01 Christine Healey 6C01@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C04 Mark Eckenwiler 6C04@anc.dc.gov

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 Drew Courtney drewcourtney.anc @gmail.com

ANC usually meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, 214 Massachusetts Ave, N.E. Please check the ANC 6C website for dates.

ANC 6C COMMITTEES Alcoholic Beverage Licensing First Monday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.abl.committee@gmail.com

Transportation and Public Space First Thursday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.tps@gmail.com

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

Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development First Wednesday, 6:30 pm Contact: 6C04@anc.dc.gov Twitter: @6C_PZE

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City Administrator Obfuscates on Heliport Relocation ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B discussed the controversial relocation of the South Capitol Street heliport. The commission unanimously endorsed a letter put forward by Commissioner Kelly Waud (6B07) addressed to the DC Office of the City Administrator (OCA) containing a series of questions about the pending relocation of the South Capitol Street heliport, currently located at 1724 South Capitol Street SE. In August, the commission learned that the city was considering the former site of the Washington Gas East Station Facility for the heliport, located at the intersection of 12th and Water Streets SE and right next to the future 11th Street Bridge Park Project. ANC 6B held a meeting August 26 to compile community concerns. Chair Chander Jayaraman (6B08) asked Ward 6 Liaison from the Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services Tyler Williams about the response of OCA to an ANC request to attend the Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Chris Geldart told the September meeting of ANC 6B that DPW would engage an additional, separate crew of 3 to 4 parking enforcement officers in Hill East during events in the area.

meeting to respond to questions about the heliport. “They agreed to have conversations about sending a representative to the ANC to address any questions and concerns,” said Williams. “However, what has been relayed to me is that the Congressional Aviation heliport is largely a private endeavor, and that the city is a stakeholder in that endeavor because MPD [Metropolitan Police Department] uses some of their services for their operations. “ “So, the city has taken the stance [that they are] merely a stakeholder, and they have taken on –here I’m talking about the City Administrator – have taken on the role of ensuring that, during the long procurement process of securing a site, that they will have thorough vetting and will engage the community, and that engagement is supposed to happen before that site is selected. It is supposed to happen with a pool of sites.” Corey Holman (6C06), Commissioner for the area in which the site is located, pointed out that at the August meeting, the representative of Congressional Aviation stated that the Water Street site was “functionally the site the company was moving towards.” “The District cannot claim they are a stakeholder when it is District land on which they want to build the heliport,” said Holman. “That’s a landlord, that’s a developer, and that’s a manager.” “To sit there and say they’re not involved in that is just… defenseless.” Williams said the city took a position as stakeholder because the Water Street location had not been chosen as the heliport site, as a number of other options were still under consideration. Commissioners argued that this language was an attempt to circumvent the public engagement process.

Additional Parking Enforcement for RFK Events Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Chris Geldart told ANC 6B that they would engage a separate crew of three to four parking enforcement officers in Hill East. The team will patrol cars during entertainment and sporting events in the area of RFK Stadium and Stadium Armory

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under the auspices of Events DC from September to December. Geldart said these additional officers would be engaged on top of the regular beat, adding two shifts when required for events expected to draw large numbers of guests, such as Oct. 10th and 11th Army Ten Miler, a race expected to draw as many as 25,000 guests. The teams will also have access to tow trucks, Geldart said. The DPW Director said that when the agency obtains funds from their new budget as of October 1, they will hire and train 34 new parking enforcement officers and 20 additional tow truck crews to enforce rush-hour parking and add to existing District-wide beats. Both Geldart and ANC Commissioner Denise Krepp (6B10) encouraged neighbors to call 311 to report parking violations so that the data could be reported and used as a benchmark to understand future needs.

Support for Shared Bike and Scooter Parking Corral The commission voted to support a Notice of Intent (NOI) issued by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to install a curbside bike and scooter parking corral, but with exceptions. DDOT wants to designate a 20’ by 8’ space at the corner of D street and Eighth Streets SE as a spot to park bike and scooter share vehicles. The space is currently marked as no-parking and was selected by DDOT based on data showing where shared vehicles are currently abandoned, said Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04). Commissioners discussed the merit of surrendering parking spots and whether users would actually utilize the spaces. Commissioner Oldenburg noted that DDOT had issued an NOI to reverse traffic on that block in addition to installing a loading zone at the same spot as the proposed corral. The motion to support passed 8-1, with a note asking DDOT to resolve the conflicting NOI prior to moving forward.

Other Business The commission voted to protest a substantial change to the liquor license held by Ambar (523 Eighth St. SE). The applicant seeks an increase in total occupancy, from 140 to 196. They also want to expand operations to the third floor, which has an open roof, and to seek an entertainment endorsement. Citing unresolved concerns with noise, the

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commission will protest the application to allow additional time to finalize the SA, and will withdraw the protest if a SA is achieved before the protest deadline two or three months in the future. The commission voted to support: • A Settlement Agreement (SA) according to the terms negotiated between Hollis Silverman, the applicant for a 400-seat restaurant with 150-capacity patio at 320 Seventh St. SE (the C Street Plaza). • A resolution and NOI to file a Zoning Application for a map amendment to the zoning map, affecting 14.4 acres generally bounded by M, 12th and Water Streets SE. The properties are currently zoned PDR-4 or high-density commercial, and the ANC wants them rezoned MU-11, designated for waterfront open space and marine development. Holman said it was a statement about the direction the ANC wants development to go in the area. • A letter to Mayor Bowser requesting the Deputy Mayor for Education share data on sexual abuse, assault and harassment occurring in private and charter schools, a reiteration of the letter sent by 58 ANC commissioners and State Board of Education (SBOE) representatives on June 24 • A resolution in regard to the deadly fire at 708 Kennedy St. NW asking the District to investigate and reform safety standards, split DCRA into two agencies, and provide support for residents living in dangerous homes to have safe and healthy accommodation. • A special call meeting to consider comments on the DGS application for a Public Space per-

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mit to begin construction on the Eastern Market Metro Plaza (EMMP) Project. Holtzman said that there were concerns as a DDOT transportation study conducted in March had not yet been released. Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B held the July meeting of the full commission at the Hill Center Tuesday, Sept 10th. 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) and Denise Krepp (6B10). Kasie Clark (6B09, Vice Chair) was absent. The next meeting of ANC 6B will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 8 at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). Visit anc6b.org for more info, email 6b@anc.dc.gov or find @ANC6B on Twitter. u

ANC 6C Opposes Nightclub Planned Near Veteran Residences ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek t their monthly meeting on Sept. 11, Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 6C) voted unanimously to protest a liquor license for Town 2, a new home for LGBTQ nightclub Town Danceboutique. It also voted to earmark $10,000 for potential legal counsel through the process. The original Town Danceboutique (2009 Eighth St. NW) closed in June 2018 after the building was purchased by a developer planning to build luxury apartments. The proposed new location is the former home of St. Philips Baptist Church (1001 North Capitol St. NE), which was sold to Douglas Development in 2017. Town 2 submitted an application for a Class C Nightclub license with an entertainment endorsement, including DJ, dancing and drag shows. The application includes total interior occupancy of 524 and 125 outside, with hours from noon to 4 a.m. Sunday to Thursday and noon to 5 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The proposed location is mere feet from the

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neighborhood, and I like John and Jill Ker Conway the creative re-use of buildResidence (1005 North ings,” Courtney said, “and Capitol St. NE). That resI want to name that I think idence was constructed in it’s important that there are 2014 in collaboration beLGBT spaces in our neightween a developer and nonborhood and in the District. profit Community SoluBut, as Chapman alludes tions to create housing for to, there are really specific people at low-income levproblems with this kind of els, with a focus on veterans. establishment in this kind of At the meeting, Comlocation that I think are bemunity Solutions Repreyond what we can reasonsentative Chapman Todd ably accommodate with a said that the 124-unit buildSettlement Agreement.” ing houses 68 formerly Calvin Johnson lives homeless veterans who are in the Conway Residencon average about 66 years es. Speaking at the meeting, in age. he said he came to represent Todd said that as each Calvin Johnson is a veteran who lives in the his fellow residents. He said Conway apartment has opJohn and Jill Ker Conway Residence (1005 North Capitol St. NE). He said many of the that living in the apartments erable windows, the impact residents, like himself, have struggled with gives many of the residents, of club noise on residents is issues such as homelessness, substance including himself, a chance a major concern. abuse and alcoholism. “The veterans do not need to be placed near a location that to renew themselves and “Knowing how this serves alcohol,” he said at the meeting. Phomake their lives better. Many, process works, we have no to: E. O’Gorek/CCN] he said, have struggled with choice but to oppose this to homelessness, substance abuse and alcoholism. have any meaningful conversation,” said Todd. “The veterans do not need to be placed near Nightclub owner John Guggenmos acknowla location that serves alcohol,” he told the commisedged that the pursuit of a Settlement Agreement sioners. “I truly believe that.” was inhibited by the fact that design and engineering for the club had not been completed at this early stage. Controversy Over He said that the club would be designed to inLogan School Buses hibit noise transmission on all sides of the buildRepresentatives of the DC Public Schools (DCPS) ing, adding that the terms of the lease also require and parents at Capitol Hill Montessorri at Logan work to the exterior structure of the historic build(CHM@L, 215 G St. NE) discussed issues with the ing, helping to restore the building and to improve location chosen for bus pick-up and drop-off. The acoustical integrity. school, which serves children from Pre-K3 to Grade “I get it: it’s the science. Can we not impact 8, is undergoing a two-year renovation. Parents have your residents? There is no disagreement and no the option of dropping students at the CHM@L site surprise,” said Guggenmos, who himself is the Viceto be bussed to the swing space at the Meyer School Chair of ANC 2F. building (2501 11th St. NW). “Either we will be confident, or we’ll withdraw The Commission voted to recommend that the application,” Guggenmos added. buses instead load and unload on Second Street Commissioner for the area Drew Courtney NE, writing a letter to the District Department of (6C06) said that he did not think the issues with the Transportation (DDOT) to request signage proapplication could be resolved by a Settlement Agreehibiting parking at the location from 7 a.m. to 6:30 ment. He recommended the ANC earmark funds for p.m. weekdays. legal advice, saying that he thought the conversation Currently, buses are loading and disemcould grow complicated. barking on Third Street NE, double-park“In general, I think bringing in new business ing on the road and disrupting traffic. ANC and entertainment establishments is great for our Commissioner for the area Mark Eckenwiler

Additions & Basement Experts BUFFALO COMPANY, LLC www.buffalocompanyusa.com For all your Construction Needs (6C04) said that there had been no signage to prevent parking and no notice to either the ANC or to many of the parents of the decision to use the street. Parent representative Danica Petroshius requested that a crossing guard be installed at whatever site is ultimately selected in addition to an inclement weather cover for children to wait under.

In Other Matters The Commission voted to: • Write a letter to DDOT asking them to clarify plans in regard to a bike lane going Southwest along Maryland to Stanton Park at C Street NE. • Support a Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) application (4-0-2) for special exception to lot occupancy requirements for a rear addition at 310 Fifth St. NE. A neighbor had objected due to the effect on her quality of life, views, light and privacy, arguing that the most impacted spaces are those most used in the house. • Support a $3,000 grant to Ludlow-Taylor Elementary to assist with the FoodPrints Program, a nutrition, cooking, science and gardening program. The grant would allow expansion of the program to all classes and students and facilitate the purchase of cooking and scientific equipment. The Commission unanimously voted to support the following on consent: • Approve an entertainment endorsement for Streets Market (51 M St. NE) • Protest the license renewal and change to Class C tavern License from Brothers Burger Bar (707 H St. NE) • Support the creation of a trial ‘Micromobility Corral’, a parking-space blocked off to drop scooters at Second and F Streets NE • Support a proposed 17-dock Capital Bikeshare Station at First and K Streets NE • Ask DDOT to change the bike lane on the 300 block of M Street NE to the south side to match 200 block and avoid street crossing, and to address issues with intersection of M and Fourth Streets • Support an application to the DDOT Public Space Committee for construction of second and third story bay windows that will extend into public space at ‘Storey Park’ (First and

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L Streets NE). Approve the updated concept design as part of an Historic Preservation Application (HPA) for Logan School (215 G St. NE), with notes on inconsistencies between drawings Support a BZA application to allow a massage parlor at 609 H St. NE Support a requested waiver for set-down period for an application for a revision to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) at Eighth and H Streets NE. If the wait is cut by two days the application could be heard at the November meeting of the Zoning Commission.

All six members of ANC 6C were present at the July 10th meeting: Christine Healey (Secretary, 6C01), Karen Wirt (Chair, 6C02), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (Vice-Chair, 6C04), Joel Kelty (6C05, Treasurer) and Drew Courtney (6C06). ANC 6C meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every other month in the ground floor conference room at the Heritage Foundation (214 Massachusetts Ave. NE). NOTE EXCEPTION: Next month, the ANC will meet at 7 p.m. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 10th. Learn more at anc6c.org. u

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Build First At Greenleaf ANC 6D RepoRt by Andrew Lightman dvisory Neighborhood Commission 6D met on May 13. Commissioners Gail Fast (6D01, Chair), Ronald Collins (6D03, Treasurer), Andy Litsky (6D04, Vice Chair), Rhonda N. Hamilton (6D06, Secretary), Edward Daniels (6D07) and Anna Forgie (6D02). Anthony Dale (6D05) has resigned and did not attend. An election to replace him will be held at the commission’s meeting in October.

Stabilizing Greenleaf Gardens DC Housing Authority (DCHA) Director Tyrone Garrett briefed the commission on the authority’s plans for Greenleaf Gardens. DCHA, he reported, has put a Request for Proposals (RFP) out for the site’s redevelopment through a public-private partnership. The panel review of the

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submissions will be concluded this month followed by the selection of a private co-developer. Then the process would move in phases: demolition approval, the issuance of relocation vouchers, relocation of residents and then redevelopment. The concept of “Build First” was incorporated into the RFP, Garrett stated. DCHA has asked respondents to identify a site within a quarter mile that could be used to build the first units of replacement housing. He pledged a 100 percent replacement of existing units, but did not commit to the replication of the existing apartment sizes. He suggested those interested read the project’s transformation plan online: http://www.dchousing.org/ docs/tjjxniuk016.pdf. There will be a community to discuss the decision, Garrett promised without committing to a timeframe. “You are talking, but we are not at the table,” retorted Commissioner Hamilton. He complained about the deplorable living conditions at Greenleaf. Garrett responded by saying that DCHA has been very aggressive in resolving resident complaints. Reductions in federal support have resulted in substandard conditions and maintenance backlogs. “We just don’t want to put Band-Aids on Greenleaf. We are trying to move to long term stability,” he said. “We don’t have the funding to maintain the units to a standard that I would want for my family members,” he said. The authority is actively seeking permission from US Department of Housing (HUD) to provide housing vouchers to those living in units that cannot be repaired adequately within the next six to eight months, Garrett stated. A relocation team has been established to coordinate the process. “You need to move faster,” stated Commissioner Forgie. “It’s not an overnight process,” Garrett said.

Randall School Update Mark Rivers of Lowe, the developer of the historic Randall School, 65 I St. SW, briefed the commission on the project’s progress. Lowe purchased the 2.7 acre site last July. The Planned Unit Development (PUD) has been approved by the Zoning Commission and all court challenges to the project have been dismissed. Easements with both the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the DC Department of General Services (DGS) are currently under negotiation.

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Rivers promised new fencing and activation in the near future. Abatement work on the Randall site will begin in the next few months. Demolition of the back non-historic structures will follow next summer. Excavation will begin in the third quarter of next year. The project is slated to deliver in 2022. The commission voted unanimously to support the project’s application to the Historic Preservation Review Board.

Attorney General Visits DC Attorney General Karl Racine (D) briefed the commission on the work of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The objective of the OAG was “to use the law in a way to have the maximum effect for the most vulnerable,” he stated. To this end, he cited the successful lawsuit against “slumlord” Sandford Capitol, which has been forced to divest its properties and leave the District for seven years. Racine also outlined the office’s participation in the anti-Trump lawsuits. He stated that he supported Charles Allen’s (D-Ward 6) “Second Chance” legislation provided the judge is permitted to take into consideration the underlying conviction. “DC wants to be fair, just and redemptive,” Racine stated.

The P Street Cycle Track Commissioners discussed the recently receive Notice of Intent (NOI) received from the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) regarding its plans for installing a two-way cycle track on P Street between Fourth and Second Streets SW. The plan would replace 26 Residential Parking spaces on the southern side of the street. The commission will take a vote on the project in October. Vice Chair Litsky led commissioners in criticism of the plan. “Those 26 spots are critical to our community,” he said. Alternatively, he argued for the installation of the cycle track between the existing sidewalk and the wall of Fort McNair. The DDOT representative at the meeting argued that there was insufficient room to accommodate the trail. Commissioners encouraged residents to comment on the project online.

Other Matters Representatives of Folger-Pratt, the development partner of Bethel Church, requested the commission’s support for the replacement of its current I Street curb cut with one on Half Street SW. The relocation is required by the plans for the church’s redevelopment at 60 I St. SW. The matter-of-right

project will rebuild the church together with six-story building incorporating 197 apartments and a 78spot, below-grade garage. The current curb cut is on Half St. SW. Given that cars and trucks line up for the adjacent DDOT inspection station around the corner of I and Half Streets SW, commissioners expressed skepticism of the plan. They voted to support the curb cut with restrictions on Nationals game days and peak inspection station hours. Two commissioners abstained. The commission voted to amend its cooperative agreement with Dacha, 79 Potomac Ave. SE, to allow the bar to function for extended hours to accommodate its annual Oktoberfest. Four commissioners abstained. The commission voted to amend its cooperative agreement with Potomac Distilling, 1130 Maine Ave. SW, to permit a third summer garden. The commission voted to support a zoning easement for the penthouse restaurant on the 11th story of the Citizen M Hotel planned for 555 E St. SW. After some discussion, commissioners concluded that the bar would not impact neighboring residents. First District Commander Morgan C. Kane briefed the commission on public safety. Violent crime is her priority, she stated. “I walk these same streets with my four-year old son. So, I understand,” stated Kane. Kane asked for the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for the recent murder of a 16-year old in the Greenleaf Senior Building. This was followed two more shootings the next day. A pedestrian was hit in the wrist by a bullet on the 200 block of M Street SW. 13 shots were fired at First and P Streets SW. Tyler Merkeley announced the winners of the Stadium District Scholarships two $3,000 scholarships: Dannielle Crutchfield and Khadijah Chase. The commission unanimously to: • support So Others Might Eat’s Trot for Hunger on Nov. 28; • approved an application for the use of amplified sound for an event at Landsburg Park; • supported the digital signage at the Jair Lynch development at 1250 Half Street SE with the caveat that the developer make a $50,000 contribution to both Jefferson Middle School and the SW Library Innovation Lab. ANC 6D’s next meeting will be held on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at 1100 Fourth St. SW. Visit www.anc6d. org for more information. u

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home and garden FRUIT AND FELLOWSHIP IN OUR URBAN VILLAGE A Peach Tree Brings Neighbors Together by Steve Norton ne morning earlier in “It worked,” he said. “…for this summer a peach about a day. There are just too many tree branch cascadways for the squirrels to get up there.” ed to the middle of There were other natural options the sidewalk leading said to be effective but Katie admitted to our steps, evoking the cover art of sending away for wolf urine was a litShel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, tle more than they wanted to do to enwhich lovingly chronicles an apple joy a few peaches. tree’s acts of selflessness as a little boy The Giving Tree grows up, navigates manhood and to As July turned into August, more weary old age. peaches remained on the tree than That sweet sentiment was fleetprevious years. It seemed the squirrels ing. “What combination of clippers, just couldn’t keep up. Chris decided to axes and saws would rid us of this of seize the opportunity, hand-wrapping this massive weed,” I wondered. “Peras many peaches as he could in a spehaps a severe thunderstorm will put an cial netting. The hue of surviving fruit end to it this summer.” began graduate from yellow-green to This peach tree was no giving dare we call it – peach. Brush strokes of tree. It was more akin to the curmudfuzzy orange/red even appeared. geonly apple trees that menaced DorInitially, it was hard to tell if the othy and the Scarecrow on their way peaches were actually ready for harto Oz. vest. Past years provided no instrucWhen Chris and Katie Bond Chris Bond and Katie Troller with jam they created from their peach tree. tion of course. But about ten days into bought 7 Ninth Street, SE in late 2015, August, peaches hit the sidewalk with they were aware the tree’s chief talent in the grass, walkways, and steps but not one peach heavy thuds or splats rather than compact little for its first two years was growing madly in all difor us humans. clunks and bounces and not just the few Chris rections. Living next door at #9, I was already a vetYear after year, more peach wannabes, more had wrapped. An aerial assault was coming. eran of stooping and sidling my way through the squirrel detritus. It was the pits. Even so, the ritual I sampled peaches that hit the ground. Sweet, jungle. Throughout 2016, 2017, and 2018 leafy was becoming a charming annoyance, a measure of juicy, skins a little tougher than what one usualtentacles brushed against window panes and batpredictable unpredictability in my personal manly fi nds at the Eastern Market but quite delicious. ted pedestrians in the face, prompting occasional versus-nature struggle. Oak trees planted on Ninth Harvest time! surgery with clippers, even a saw. Street a mere decade ago are now so big they allow I grabbed whatever was in reach and then got Home Depot sold it as a dwarf peach tree but only shade-loving annuals to thrive in my yard. I the ladder for upper branches. People walking by after seven years Katie affirmed, “There is nothing adjusted. I could live in harmony with the peach could not help but notice, pausing to look up and dwarf about that tree.” tree’s gangly fruitlessness. marvel or to take cover, as needed. Sidewalk chatAs for the peaches? For the first year or so Chris, meantime, was determined to safeguard ter about gardening could segue into childhood it seemed to be barren. Years two and three prohis peaches. He learned of organic techniques to memories of summer and more. Folks would stop duced plenty of hard, green, fuzzy nuts that hoped keep squirrels from raiding, such as netting off secand off er the Bonds tips for agricultural success. to be peaches when they grew up. However, word tions of branches and a pepper-based compound One neighbor even printed an article and slipped was out among the neighborhood squirrels. They meant to deter the critter from venturing up the tree it through their mail slot. climbed and pillaged, leaving pits stripped of fruit in the first place. OCTOBER 2019 H 95

On the day I left for a family vacation, I delighted passersby by handing peaches from the ladder as I picked them or inviting kids to help themselves to peaches that fell to the ground with only a bruise or two. I pulled a bag together for Chris and Katie and wished them good luck for the imminent peach storm. Lacking access to the upper limbs, the Bonds had to let the peaches fall where they may. Chris said it took the better part of the weekend to keep up. Merely stooping over and gatherSquirrel Defying Peaches Ripe for the Picking ing was not enough. “I was actually using a shovel,” Katie said. If the the tree from the ax? Or did the stickpeaches were now too soft and sweet iness, the smell of brown peach resifor the squirrels they were perfect for due, and bees present new reasons to bees so gathering by hand invited whack? Katie and Chris are giving the peril. Fortunately, no stings to report. matter some thought. When my family and I returned As a de facto co-steward, I am from the beach a week later, Chris and ambivalent. I know the tree will get no Katie gave us a bag of the last of the prettier or less sprawling in the years peaches as well as jars of delicious preto come. Left to grow, it will almost serves they had made from scratch. certainly swoop down on us and our They put additional peaches in the neighbors, deposit more messes, test freezer and preserves in the pantry. local squirrels’ gluttony, and finally Did this year’s juicy sweetness rain down its bounty. That will mean and neighborly sharing erase memmore sweeping and spraying sticky ories of sweeping up pits and spare sidewalks and steps, and more bees. Of course, it will also mean more peaches I can pick from my front door, more fellowship with neighbors, happy kids, and sweet preserves. It has finally become a giving tree – just in time for those maturing oaks to unleash their acorn fury. u

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Jack Chapman, Supervisory Urban Forester, and Earl Eutster, Chief Urban Forester, comments, “there is not a more dedicated crew of DC workers than those at the Urban Forestry Division.” The division employs 41 people who take on a long list of responsibilities protecting our urban canopy of trees.

The Urban Tree Box The ideal plan for adding trees to the developed landscape in areas like the Navy Yard is to have a tree box every 30 feet along the sidewalk. Sometimes the tree box is sacrificed for other urban necessities, like a bus stop or traffic cutout. The wider sidewalks incorporated into the Navy Yard design have allowed for many urban tree boxes and there are now over 15 different tree species that have been planted in the 339-acre area. Developers sometimes build and plant the new tree boxes. The city has a standard that must be met and urban foresters inspect the soil mix before a tree is planted. The type of tree that is chosen by the developer and also must be approved by the Urban Forestry Division. Over 8,000 trees are planted each year in the city by the urban foresters. The arborist assigned to the specific area, usually organized by our city wards, will consider a number of factors before choosing a tree. For instance, how close is the tree box to the building to give the tree space to spread out as it grows taller? Would a medium size tree do better than a great oak? In addition to the specific needs of a location, the new philosophy in urban street trees is to create diversity in the trees planted. When Dutch elm disease reached the United States in the 1960s, the fungus attacked and killed many of the mature elms in our area. Streets

ABOVE: Jack Chapman, Supervisory Urban Forester for the Urban Forestry Division, has worked in the Navy Yard area for 15 years. He helped plant many of the trees in the area, when the Navy Yard redevelopment got started. Photo: Rindy O’Brien LEFT: A dead oak tree planted near the Marine Barracks Annex and Band Support Facility in southeast Washington, D.C, is an example of how hard it is to get young trees to take root. One in every five trees along that block will have to be replaced. Photo: Rindy O’Brien

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Two trees on First Street, SE, show the challenges of keeping trees going in the busy urban corridor near National Stadium. One side of the street, the tree is thriving, while the locust tree across the street is dying. Photo: Melissa Ashabranner

that were once lined with elms suddenly lost all of their trees in a single blow. As a result, the new rule is to not plant the same species over and over, but to choose a variety of trees to ensure a healthy future. Ecologically, this procedure makes good sense, but it may not be quite so pleasing in landscape design.

Challenges to the Trees The biggest challenge to street trees in non-residential areas like the H Street Corridor and the Navy Yard is to keep the trees watered. There is no law that requires a restaurant, office, or developer to provide water once the tree is planted. A new tree needs lots and lots of water as it establishes its root system. Especially with DC getting hotter every summer, and in periods of little rain, the new trees are at the mercy of residents to help them out. For example, a row of locust trees on First Street, SE, a block from Nationals

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Park, is suffering from lack of water and perhaps disease. On the other side of the street, the trees are thriving. Some of the condo buildings water the tree boxes in front of their building, knowing that healthy trees enhance the neighborhood. Local Business Improvement Districts (BIDS) water the public spaces like the ones on First Street. But, there are some blocks in the Navy Yard where businesses are not stepping up. Other challenges include merchants who throw dirty water on the trees, or prune the trees so that their signs are more visible. The Urban Forestry Division has the authority to fine businesses or individuals that interfere with the health of the trees, but the division has to have solid evidence to present in court to issue a violation, and that is sometimes hard to obtain.

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What You Can Do to help It takes a village to keep our tree-lined streets healthy and happy. The Urban For-

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estry Division really wants you to help them keep the trees growing. If you see a tree with a branch broken or you are concerned about the health of a tree in a box, call 311 to report it. You don’t have to live on the street to make that call. Within 24 hours, the arborist assigned to the area will inspect the situation and if it’s an emergency, the tree will be immediately cared for. Otherwise, the tree will be put on the maintenance list for attention. The arborist will communicate with you about the plan of action decided upon. Unfortunately, the wait for tree service can be longer than we would like. The season for planting trees only runs (weather permitting) from early October through early April. Depending on timing, some tree boxes can wait an entire year before being planted. If you have reported a street tree problem, and there hasn’t been the follow-up you expected, the urban foresters say call again. They are very dedicated to caring for the trees. Thanks to the work of Casey Trees, the city now has a complete inventory of every public tree and the Urban Forestry Division works to keep it up to date. The data is helping the city make wiser decisions about DC’s tree canopy. Casey a Washington D.C. based nonprofit, established in 2002, committed to restoring, enhancing and protecting the tree canopy of the nation’s capital. If you see a tree in need, say something. Encourage your local businesses to help out in watering and caring for the trees. Together we can make our new developed neighborhoods filled with green healthy trees. Rindy O’Brien has worked with arborists and foresters over several decades in Washington and Missouri. For comments, she can be reached at rindyobrien@gmail.com u

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they are a so-called “spring ephemerals” they disappear completely by the end of May – but I know the bulbs are there. I wonder if I dig the bulbs up now – carefully – and replant them in a new place, will they make it? Yes, as long as you dig with great care. You will easily find the small white bulbs only a few inches below the surface of the soil. All you have to do is plant them the same way they are currently planted, in a shady spot, in somewhat rich soil. I’ve been known to exaggerate, but this year I swear the oak trees on our street have dropped ten thousand acorns on our front so-called garden alone. Why? I thought oak trees compensated after a previous very cold winter – but last winter was not very cold. Just expand your theory to include the severe lack of rain in DC this year. Severe lack of rain – or

flooding – or heavy freezing – or any sudden or prolonged, unusual weather change – will impact how seeds will be produced each year, for every microclimate. My garden is overrun with bindweed. A friend calls it “Morning Glory”. Is there a difference? If so, how can I prove it to him? Not easily. The arrow-shaped leaves of each are so similar, few can tell the difference. Morning Glory flowers are almost always blue, pink or mauve – whereas bindweed flowers are white. Both spread by seeds, and also underground root systems that even chemicals can’t easily kill. Bindweed can strangle a whole garden. Morning Glory is also invasive, but less virulently so. The next meeting of the Capitol Hill Garden Club occurs on October 8th at 6:45 pm at the NE Public Library, corner of Maryland Ave. & 7th St. NE. Meetings start with refreshments, and are free and open to all. Membership and Program Topic details are at 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

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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. NEIGHBORHOOD

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KINGMAN PARK

FEE SIMPLE ANACOSTIA 1244 U St SE

BARRY FARMS 2506 Elvans Rd SE 1469 Morris Rd SE

BENNING HEIGHTS 4704 Brooks St NE

BRENTWOOD 1811 Kendall St NE

CAPITOL HILL 1217 G St NE 401 6th St NE 619 A St SE 612 8th St NE 129 10th St NE 213 11th St NE 654 9th St NE 130 10th St SE 1330 G St NE 337 10th St NE 516 5th St SE 1242 C St NE 710 E St NE 224 15th St NE 522 10th St SE 1227 Duncan Pl NE 1208 Walter St SE 235 14th St SE 311 16th St NE 1112 E St NE

718 19th St NE 499,900

480,000 246,000

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385,000

520,000

1,315,000 1,295,000 1,295,000 1,125,000 1,065,000 1,045,000 1,000,000 957,000 950,000 950,000 900,000 849,000 841,000 835,125 810,000 799,000 774,120 765,000 762,500 750,000

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ECKINGTON 135 Florida Ave NW 25 Quincy Pl NW 145 V St NE 2009 3rd St NE

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625 Morton Pl NE

3 3 3

950,000 825,000 566,585 465,000

4 3 3 2

489,500 402,000 400,000 399,000 339,000 335,000 298,000 240,000 191 1,355,000 1,150,000 975,000 918,500

1216 Maryland Ave NE 1757 A St SE 1415 Duncan St NE 2008 C St NE

OLD CITY #2 929 M St NW 1524 Swann St NW 2241 12th St NW 2239 12th St NW 2239 12th St NW 1210 R St NW #212

RANDLE HEIGHTS 2303 Minnesota Ave SE 3018 22nd St SE 1609 Minnesota Ave SE

SHAW

1833 9th St NW 1903 9 1/2 St NW 1507 3rd St NW

TRINIDAD 1226 Orren St NE

815,000 725,000 555,000

H STREET CORRIDOR 923 5th St NE 1008 8th St NE 920 6th St NE 925 K St NE

667 Anacostia Ave NE 689 Anacostia Ave NE 107 33rd St NE 3320 Alden Pl NE

OLD CITY #1

FORT DUPONT PARK 4521 C St SE 3351 Dubois Pl SE 4343 Gorman Ter SE 4009 E St SE 4416 B St SE 3322 Ely Pl SE 632 Chaplin St SE 4358 F St SE 3312 Dubois Pl SE

LILY PONDS

NOMA

CAPITOL HILL EAST 1442 D St NE 17 17th St SE 1912 D St NE

822 K St NE 331 L St NE 1233 Wylie St NE

4 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 4 5 3 3

721,442 649,900 565,000

2 2 3

555,000

528,000 500,000 455,000 380,000

4 4 3 2

1,015,000

815,000 765,000 715,000 665,000

2 3 3 3

1,940,000 1,350,000 851,000 841,000 814,000 795,500

5 4 2 3 3 2

567,000 225,000 191,000

4 2 2

950,000 845,000 780,000

3 3 2

779,000

80,500

121,000 47,000

2 1

1,249,900 797,500 712,500 564,000 557,800 550,000 475,000 420,000

2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1

814,000 795,000

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CONDOMINIUM ANACOSTIA 1920 Naylor Rd SE #109

BARRY FARMS 2201 Hunter Pl SE #201 2636 Wade Rd SE #3

CAPITOL HILL

1111 Pennsylvania Ave SE #304 1018 East Capitol St NE #4 1709 Bay St SE #2 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #308 1116 C St NE #102 1345 K St SE #1 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #365 1433 A St NE #C

ECKINGTON 233 Seaton Pl NE #7 215 Randolph Pl NE #2

HARVEST HOMECOMING! 32 NE Todd Pl NE #1 233 Seaton Pl NE #8 1928 3rd St NE #3 224 T Street NE #2 340 Adams St NE #201

750,000 749,900 550,000 545,000 525,000

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H STREET CORRIDOR

1350 Maryland Ave NE #516 1111 Orren St NE #306

535,000 367,000

KINGMAN PARK

615 15th St NE #5 615 15th St NE #4

725,000 565,000

LILY PONDS 618 Parkside Pl NE

325,000

MT VERNON SQUARE

448 M St NW #4 811 4th St NW #802 475 K St NW #411 555 Massachusetts Ave NW #217

1,095,000 479,900 530,000 490,000

NAVY YARD

1025 1st St SE #103 1025 1st St SE #407

605,000 390,000

OLD CITY #1

1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #M08 401 13th St NE #204 317 10th St NE #7 1363 K St SE #D

445,000 425,000 422,000 265,000

OLD CITY #2

910 M St NW #716 1513 S St NW #1 1101 L St NW #207/210 555 Massachusetts Ave NW #617 1300 N St NW #610 1 Scott Cir NW #1 1621 T St NW #T6 437 New York Ave NW #811 1239 Vermont Ave NW #610 1420 N St NW #611

1,280,000 680,000 576,500 521,000 424,500 394,000 350,000 329,000 277,500 227,500

PENN QUARTER

616 E St NW #311 400 Massachusetts Ave NW #508 631 D St NW #835 601 Pennsylvania Ave NW #1004n

949,000 632,499 479,000 397,000

RLA (SW)

1101 3rd St SW #101 1101 3rd St SW #214

369,000 295,000

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1828 Potomac Ave SE 3BR/2.5BA $839,000

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215 9th Street NE 3-4BR/2.5BA $1,000,000

3-LEVEL VICTORIAN WITH CLASSIC ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS! Tall and grand Victorian 3-level with great room dimensions and classic architectural details, featuring 3-4BR, 2.5FB, DEEP REAR PATIO, AND garage. All in-bounds for Cluster School on a lovely block at the heart of the Historic District -- just a 5 minute stroll to Lincoln Park or Whole Foods!

1016 K Street NE 4BR/2BA/2 HALFBA $999,000

REMADE VICTORIAN NEAR H STREET CORRIDOR! Steps to H Street Corridor’s restaurants, fitness options and shops, and a short stroll to Union Market and Metro, this remade Victorian beauty proudly displays a deep front garden, newly rebuilt stone walkway and pristine slate turret and finial. Inside, explore 3 bedrooms with 2 full and 2 half baths, with new windows, fantastic finishes, gleaming wood floors and exposed brick details.

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611 M St NE # 2 2BR/2.5BA $719,000

DRAMATIC 2-LEVEL CONDO JUST 7 YEARS YOUNG! Find the site, space, and style you’ve been seeking, including upper- and lower bedrooms and baths, tall ceilings, wide halls and stairs! Featuring deluxe kitchen, private outdoor balcony AND patio, and polished concrete floors with hidden luxury below: radiant under-floor heating for efficient, clean, and healthy winters! Cozy up in the custom media room featuring built-in giant screen projector. Whether you have been searching for a house or condo, this place provides you the elusive magic of HOME!

BEAUTIFUL PORCH FRONT IN HILLEAST! This brick porch front row overlooks deep front yards, Congressional Cemetery, and the Anacostia river bluffs beyond. Just 3 blocks from METRO and 3 minutes from bridges and highway on-ramps, live at the heart of the Capital and still have easy access to the best of the region! Effortless flowing floor plan features 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths.

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LANDMARK HISTORIC HOME ON IDYLLIC HILL BLOCK! The landmark “Thomas Healy House” was constructed in 1869, “re-faced” in 1892, DOUBLED in size in 1966, and renovated in 2002 and 2013. It is TRULY a one-of-a-kind house, both curated Queen Anne masterpiece and tremendous mid-century modern loft interior. 2700 finished square feet that bring the outdoors in and stand ready to host a cocktail party for 200 on a moment’s notice. Must be seen to be believed! Chef’s kitchen /10’ ceilings/ mahogany doors/giant FP, DEEP private patio/ garden, and secure parking!

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617 A Street NE 3BR/2.5BA $1,650,000

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18 14th St NE 3BR/2.5BA $899,900

NEAR LINCOLN PARK IN BOUNDS FOR MAURY! One block to Lincoln Park and a short stroll to all the Hill has to offer! This home offers three big bedrooms surrounding the hall bath, including vaulted ceilings to expand the volume and enjoy treetop views. Lower level den with guest bath, separate laundry, and great storage rooms. Dramatic 2-level deck in the rear.

SHAW

1132 6th St NW #Penthouse 1815 6th St NW #2 313 R St NW #2 806 Rhode Island Ave NW #2 306 P St NW #1 1512 Marion St NW #205

879,500 870,000 681,000 675,000 469,000 282,500

SW WATERFRONT 1101 3rd St SW #810

339,000

TRINIDAD

1210 19th St NE #1 839 19th St NE #1 839 19th St NE #2 1659 Holbrook St NE #2 1102 Holbrook Ter NE #4 1102 Holbrook Ter NE #3

535,000 365,000 359,900 330,000 319,000 319,000

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SPIRIT OF THE GAME FOSTERS SKILLS FOR SPORT AND FOR LIFE Fair Play Makes For More Enjoyable Competition by Finn H. Day ucy is jogging upfield, her gaze set back towards the disc. She’s followed close behind by Sage who’s shuﬄing in a slightly crouched stance. Lucy takes a well-timed in step towards Sage before sprinting deep. “UUUPP!” resonates from both sidelines as Sage does her best to track down her mark, catching up only to get a better view of Lucy hauling in the disc for a score. If you aren’t familiar with Ultimate(www.usaultimate.org), that’s ok. Here’s your brief breakdown. Seven players try to pass the disc into the opposite end zone defended by another seven players. If you have the disc, you can’t move, but your teammates can. Working together, teams move the disc upfield and into the end zone. After a team scores the point is over, both teams set up again and repeat the process. Still lost? Don’t worry. All you need to know about the play is that Sage was roasted. She got mixed. She was put in the spin cycle. In non frisbee terms, she was made to look foolish. It happens to everyone. In my five years of playing Ultimate I’ve been in Sage’s situation countless times. After the point was done, Sage continued down field. She offered a handshake and a “nice move” to Lucy because, despite being on the

receiving end of the vicious in-step, it was a nice play that deserved recognition. The scoring team rushed the field to celebrate with Lucy, and the other team did the same for Sage. This wasn’t the final point of the game. There really wasn’t anything particularly special about the point, yet all sides celebrated the score. Strange, maybe, but not for Ultimate.

No Player Left Behind Swing Vote, DC’s Mixed Under 20 team, has a no player left behind policy, and one way they pick players up after a lost point is by storming the field. The team creates pandemonium and positive energy by waving around giant inflatables of Donkeys and Elephants, the team’s mascots. Their message, “Last point is done. Let’s get hyped for the next one.”

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An example: I jump to catch a disc and in the process my arm gets smacked by my defender. I call foul and play stops. I tell my side, he tells his, and we either agree on the foul, in which case I get to keep the disc, or we disagree and the disc goes back to the player who made the throw. The challenge comes when players exploit the system to gain an upper hand.

Two teams join together post-game for a Spirit Circle. Photo: Daniel Thai (www.ultiphotos.com)

Many Ultimate teams engage in rituals like this with their goal being to add levity to what can be a highly competitive environment. The game evolved from Yale students tossing metal tins outside Connecticut’s Frisbie Pie Company into a full-fledged sport created by Joel Silver of Columbia High School in 1968. Ever since games were being played in the school’s parking lot, spirit was prioritized above all.

Spirit of the Game Ultimate’s emphasis on fair play is central to understanding the sport and its culture. Spirit of the Game, the philosophy behind Ultimate, is just as much a way to approach the sport as it is a way to approach life. “Highly competitive play is encouraged, but should never sacrifice the mutual respect between players, adherence to the agreed-upon rules of the game, or basic joy of play,” states the preamble to the 11th Edition of Ultimate rules. According to Walt Johnson, a player for another DC Under 20 club, Foggy Bottom Boys, “Spirit is putting the game above yourself. Not just playing to win, but playing while keeping your integrity.”

A Lesson in Conflict Management

During a game as a high schooler, Walt made a call against an opposing player. “I remember I called a guy out of bounds, and his coach came over and yelled at me ‘What do you mean? He’s clearly not out.’ The kid was also yelling at me and I started to get heated, then realizing even if I’m right, I’m gonna let this one slide because it’s not important to the grand scheme of things,” he recalled. Obvious Point 1: an adult coach should never yell at a high school athlete on an opposing team. Obvious, but a little less so, Point 2: sometimes people argue a call they shouldn’t or they make a call that’s wrong. Sometimes people make mistakes and that’s fine. “It’s a really good exercise in empathy for kids. I always tell my players that the person is not trying to make a bad call. They have their perspective on things and they probably believe their call. They probably believe that they were fouled. Instead of coming at them, just taking a breath and calmly

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The Benefit to Being Spirited Being spirited means realizing that you might have to sacrifice a bit more in order preserve the game’s integrity when facing coaches or players who don’t buy into Ultimate’s philosophy. Not spirited encounters are natural in any competition, but the reaction to calls usually has more bearing on the game than the call itself. “Reminding the kids that they can’t control bad calls is important. Just because another team was unspirited doesn’t mean you need to stoop to their level. That’s an uncontrollable. You can’t control the other team’s behavior, but you can control your own before things escalate,” says Nicholson. Emilio Weber, captain of the men’s team at Wesleyan University, has been playing Ultimate since middle school. He described his experience playing Ultimate as formative to his development as a person. “I think that Ultimate has made me into a more complete person. I’ve learned how to be a leader, and how to better balance various important things in my life and how to look into other people’s lives.” Sage could have easily ducked back towards her sideline, avoiding any engagement with Lucy, but in the moment she decided to place the game above herself. When players embrace Ultimate’s philosophy, they drop any notion of “win-at-allcosts.” When we play the game better, we become better. The DC Breeze (DC’s professional team) start their season in April of 2020. https://thedcbreeze.com/

No Refs to Blame Ultimate is a self-offiated game. This means players make calls and players come to resolutions without the aid of a referee. As you can imagine, problems arise when the onus to make calls is placed on every individual. Ultimate games stop constantly by virtue of being self-officiated, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. There are just a lot of calls and every call brings play to a stop.

discuss things. You can calmly discuss things with people,” Adrienne Nicholson, one of Swing Vote’s coaches, remarked “Ultimate really teaches you how to argue, but also how to know when to let something go. Vouching for yourself, but also distancing yourself from the emotional and personal aspect of an argument can be applied to on field debates and discussions in the real world,” Walt said.

The WAYU(Washington Area Youth Ultimate) tab on WAFC’s website has information on DC’s high school teams and other ways that kids can play Ultimate. https://wayu.wafc.org/

A member of Swing Vote rushes the field with an elephant inflatable. Photo: Kevin Leclair(www.ultiphotos.com)

Finnian Day recently graduated from Wesleyan University and is taking things easy for the time being. He’s been playing Ultimate for 5 years and currently resides in Chevy Chase. You can contact him at finnianday15@gmail.com. u

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DR. LANGLEY BOWERS JOINS EAST CAPITOL DENTAL

New Associate Joins Father Larry Bowers at Hill Dental Practice by Elizabeth O’Gorek hen dentist Langley Bowers returned to Capitol Hill this past April, he wasn’t just coming home again. By joining East Capitol Dental, Bowers was also picking up two separate narratives. The family dental practice Langley was joining had been started by Bowers’ father, Larry, nearly forty years ago. The junior Bowers was also continuing a long line of medical professionals operating out of the 123-year-old building at 711 East Capitol St. SE. Langley is very much a son of Capitol Hill. He grew up in the home above the clinic where his father practiced dentistry and where he himself has now hung his shingle. He attended nursery school in the co-operative run under the tutelage of the redoubtable Ms. Frances before attending Capitol Hill Day School (CHDS) and later, Maret High School. Though to the outside observer the family dental business might seem to have been his clear path, Langley didn’t head straight downstairs to the clinic after finishing high school. “I wasn’t sure what I was meant to be, but it wasn’t a dentist for a while,” he said. “It took me a while to come around to it.” Instead, he went to the University of Delaware and became a successful producer of television documentaries with the Smithsonian Channel. But after four years, he began to realize that something was missing.

A Creative Career

Langley and Larry Bowers are pictured with their team on the steps of East Capitol Dental (711 East Capitol St. SE). Langley recently returned to the Hill to join his father as a dentist at the practice where he was raised. Photo: Courtesy H. Harper

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Like his father, the younger Bowers enjoys creative work with his hands. “The visual arts were a big thing for me,” Langley said. “I was coming around to the idea that dentistry could be an interesting merge of art and science, and started to realize what a unique opportunity it would be to step into a family business and come back to the Hill and serve the community here that sort of raised me.” It was Larry Bowers, said the younger dentist, who demonstrated to his son throughout his career how dentistry weds creativity with science. “I definitely see how far he’s taken it in terms of making really beautiful art out of people’s mouths. I don’t think I would have considered it a creative career unless I’d seen him approach it that way,” Langley said. The choice was Langley’s, said the elder Bowers. He didn’t expect his son to follow in his footsteps. “Actually, the first time he told me, I talked him out of it. I said, why do you want to be a dentist?” said Larry. Langley took his father’s advice, considering the implications of leaving a successful television career for six additional years of edu-

cation and the attendant debt. Still, he decided that dentistry was the way forward. It ended up changing his life in more ways than he could have anticipated. While at the University of Vermont finishing up the required coursework for dental school, he volunteered at Zeno Mountain Farm, an arts community for people with different abilities. There, he met a woman named Laura. He followed her to Los Angeles ‘to make sure she wanted to follow him back,” eventually convincing her to marry him before he completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Maryland earlier this year. Langley follows in his father’s footsteps in more ways than one. After completing his Dental Surgery Degree at the University of Virginia, Larry also followed his heart. “I met Susan, who was living here in Washington at the time, and that was –we were not even [officially] dating then, but that was a good enough reason for me to come to Washington,” Larry Bowers said. The senior Bowers took over a dental practice at the corner of Tenth Street and North Carolina Avenue SE in 1981. “I always thought I was going to be a small-town New England dentist when I was growing up,” Larry Bowers said. “And this, Capitol Hill, is such a small town. These are the kind of people that I’ve known for years.” Shortly after Langley was born, in 1986, Larry and Susan bought the house where the Bowers now practice and where Larry and Susan raised their two children, Langley and a younger son, Casey, born three years later.

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Patients and staff who have been with East Capitol Dental since Dr. Larry Bowers began practicing on Capitol Hill in 1981 pose with the dentists at their September Open House welcoming the younger Bowers to the practice. L to R: Dr. Langley Bowers, hygienist Cindy Baker, patient Carl Nelson, Dr. Larry Bowers, patient Byron Mason, and patient George Maslyar. Photo: Courtesy S. Eubank

be the eighth doctor to practice in the building, which was expressly built for the purpose. In 1896, a time when the community physician and the neighborhood dentist lived and worked among their patients, a physician named Dr. Kingsman built it as his dream home, a building purposely designed to function as a clinic and a residence. Designed by Appleton Clark, noted architect of the former Stanton Park Eastern Presbyterian Church (609 Maryland Ave. NE, now residential units), Kingsman practiced and lived in the building with his wife and daughters until 1928. Over the years, the building has housed both doctors and dentists. Larry Bowers fondly recalls Dr. Lazzarri, the dentist who rented space in the building in 1953 and practiced there until 1995. John F. Kennedy was rumored to have been one of his clients, and Bowers still sees former childhood patients of Dr. Lazzarri’s. Now Langley Bowers joins his father and that long history. Langley Bowers lives with his wife, Laura, and

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their two children, two-year-old Warren and newborn daughter Bernadette, just around the corner from the home where he grew up. He said that while the Hill has changed since he was a child, much remains the same. He’s even reached out to Ms. Frances about putting Warren into his cooperative preschool alma mater. Langley said that he is thrilled to practice in a profession that fulfills him in a community that accepts him. “It all fits,” he said. “It fits with who I am and my character [and] skillset and being close to my family here and to all these people who have known me since I was a little kid.” “It’s amazing how many patients walk in that have known me since I was a baby. It’s amazing that I get to have that opportunity.” Dr. Bowers and Dr. Bowers offer adult restorative and cosmetic dentistry. You can learn more about East Capitol Dental by visiting their website at eastcapitoldental.com, by popping into their office at 711 East Capitol St. SE, or by calling 202-544-0086. u

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Chiropractic Provides 65% Strength Gain in Stroke Patients

The District Vet

In February, the noted chiropractic researcher Dr. Heidi Haavik published her team’s findings that a single session of chiropractic increased foot strength in chronic stroke patients by 65%.

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s a kid I recall watching re-runs of M*A*S*H, late in the evening. The first episode of the series stuck with me. It was filmed from the perspective of a patient brought to the hospital facility. You are placed in the role of the patient and meet everyone there to treat you. While I cannot replicate the mastery of such cinematography, I can lead you on a tour of the hospital, introducing you to the staff that cares for you and your pet. Let’s go! When you walk through the doors of either of our veterinary facilities, you are greeted by client care representatives. They assist you with scheduling appointments and keeping all medical records up to date and in order. In addition, the front staff processes refills, submits insurance claims, answers client questions, and relays messages and concerns to the doctors. They are the gate-keepers and do all they can to assure a smooth flow for the entire staff and all the clients. The desk staff also maintain the lobby areas and keep everything tidy. They are the chiefs of wearing many hats. Remember, they answer almost every phone call --from the excited person with a new puppy, to the worried elder woman whose cat is failing. I cannot express to you how essential they are to you and the function of the hospital. They also are certain that your dog has been given a yummy treat, if allowed! The next person you see on your visit is a veterinary assistant. In the lobby or at the front desk, a veterinary assistant meets you and your pet and escorts you to an examination room. If you are with a pup, they weigh it on the way. The veterinary assistants ask questions to ascertain why your pet is here for a visit. Their questions are not trivial, For example, it is important that we know what brand of food your pet eats. Simply saying ‘dry food’ does not help! The VA’s assure that everyone is comfortable and then relay all the gathered information to the veterinarian. Assistants enter the data into your chart

and assist the veterinarian with many tasks, including obtaining vaccines, helping with blood samples, filling medications -- you name it. And when your visit is completed, they clean the room and wait for the next patient. The assistants are the doctors’ right hand, and sometimes left, too! When in the treatment room, the assistants utilize the professional skills of our veterinary technicians. Their role is similar to that of a nurse in human medical care and they perform a wide array of duties on a daily basis. The first is to assess any pet that is brought into the room by the assistants - or front desk in an emergency. They are known for their ability to remain calm under pressure. In an emergency situation, they are often the first to see a pet and they provide immediate triage care. Veterinary technicians place IV catheters, draw blood, monitor anesthesia, prepare surgical packs, assist during surgery, take X-rays, scale teeth during dental procedures, administer medications, care for hospitalized patients, maintain all of the equipment, run laboratory tests, and so much more. The technicians also are tasked with discharging patients from the hospital, relaying care instructions and spending time with clients to answer their questions and allay any fears. Knowledge and soothing words are part of their job. Within the treatment room

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EASTERN MARKET or at the front desk, but frequently unseen, are the hospital managers. Running a veterinary practice is a complex task --from arranging staff schedules, to ordering supplies, and paying the bills. The managers are jacks of all trades and help the staff in all tasks, too. Aside from keeping the lights on and jumping in when we need them on the floor, they enable all of the staff to do their duties. The doctors. Why are the doctors here and not at the front of this column? Because they cannot do their jobs without the professionalism and expertise of all the staff. The doctors assess patents, direct treatment plans, order tests, interpret results, and discuss the findings with the pet owner. While the client sees the doctor during the examination, they may not see what else the doctors do: they review past medical histories, review prior lab work, write notes about the current visit, calculate medication doses, follow-up with lab results, communicate with clients between examinations, perform staff training, and more. A visit by a patient involves so much more than what is seen during the time spent within the hospital. It is a rare moment when any of us in the hospital sit still. There is always a task needing to be completed, a patient needing care and love, a client to comfort, a card to write, a wall to clean. When you check out and leave the building, what we do does not stop. Veterinary magic does not happen via an app, nor a text, not even by a computer with all the power of the internet. Nope. What we do is based upon human knowledge, compassion, and tenacity. And with all that we do, we are not perfect, either. But it is the passion that doctors, technicians, assistants, client care representatives, and all support staff possess, which heals the infirm, comforts the grieved, and keeps your pet healthy. I speak of the wonderful staff, which I have the pleasure of working with every day.

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KIDS & FAMILY NOTEBOOK by Kathleen Donner

Better Grades in Less Time (Grades 6-12) On Sunday, Oct. 27, 3 to 4 p.m., SMITH RIVAS director Paul Rivas will help students develop fun strategies to improve their time management, reading, note taking, tests, and papers. Participants will leave with three simple tools to improve their organization and study skills, and a pencil that will re-

mind them to strive for better grades in less time. $15. At Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Register at hillcenterdc.org.

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added to the “Frieze of American History” in the Rotunda. Meet behind the Statue of Freedom for the 10 a.m. program and outside the South Gift Shop for the 2 p.m. program. No passes needed. 30 minutes. visitthecapitol.gov.

On Thursdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., step into the shoes of a member of Congress and decide which 20th century images should be

Shake Up Your Saturday at the Folger

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Shake Up Your Saturday is a free program that takes place on the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. (ages four to seven) and 11 a.m. (ages seven to eleven). Designed by the Folger Shakespeare Library, Education Division, these programs are led by an experienced team of educators, docents and teaching artists. Family members of all ages are welcome to join the fun. Here’s the remaining fall lineup: Oct. 5, Supernatural Shakespeare; Nov. 2, Courtly Greetings and Monthly Meetings; Dec. 7, I Take My Leave. Get reservations at events.folger.edu.

Baby Beats with Max and Root On Nov. 15 and 16, 10 and 11:30 a.m., at the Atlas, two Beat Boxing Dads make music and songs the whole family can enjoy. Best for ages zero to eight. Max Bent started beatboxing at the age of eight, imitating with his mouth what he heard on the radio. Since then, Max’s love for the beat has taken him on many exciting journeys. His experience as a teacher has helped him transition into his work as a teaching artist. $15. The Atlas is at 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

National Building Museum’s Big Build The National Building Museum’s Big Build is on Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is an interactive, fun-for-all-ages celebration of our built environment. Learn from construction and building arts professionals while hammering nails, sawing logs, applying join compound, hopping aboard real trucks, and more. This is a free drop-in program. No reservation necessary. The National Building Museum is at 401 F St. NW. nbm.org. nbm.org. 116 H Hillrag.com

Kids Concert & Family Happy Hour with King Bullfrog On Friday, Oct. 18, 5 to 7 p.m., King Bullfrog will be at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE., with high-energy original, folk and blues songs carefully tailored to get chil-

NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular An annual tradition! On Oct. 20, 2 and 4 p.m., the Kennedy Center Concert Hall transforms into a ghostly sight when their ghoulishly attired musicians perform new and old classics to celebrate Halloween. Arrive early for trick-or-treating and a special Haunted Hall Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo.” Most enjoyed by age five, up. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket. $15 to $18. kennedy-center.org.

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dren dancing and delight grownups. Complimentary pizza served. $10 per child in advance; $12, day-of; $5 per adult. Beer and wine, $5; juice boxes, $1; and you can bring your own water. Pizza is provided, but donations to offset the cost appreciated. Register at hillcenterdc.org.

& Augustine; Dec. 14, Virginia Ballet Company and School-Nutcracker; and Dec. 21, Virginia Repertory TheatreTwas the Night Before Christmas. Reserve free tickets at thenationaldc.org/ saturday-morning-national-season.

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On Monday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, over 30 embassies will showcase their culture, cuisine, entertainment, arts, crafts and other exciting activities. For the first time ever, there will be a oneof-a-kind Children’s Global Fashion Show, featuring traditional outfits from around the world. Over 6,000 attendees enjoyed experiencing world culture at the 2018 Culturfied International Children’s Festival. Culturfied.org/our-programs.

On select Saturday mornings, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., for free programs that engage and inspire the young mind. Saturday programming is best suited for children four to ten. Siblings and friends of other ages are always welcome. The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Here’s the remaining fall lineup: Oct. 5, Bright Star Theatre-Jack’s Adventure in Space; Oct. 12, Blue Sky Puppet TheatreThe Three Not So Little Pigs, Oct. 26, Mark Lohr-Classic Comedy; Nov. 2, Rainbow Puppet Productions-The Really Big Dinosaur Show; Nov. 9, The Uncle Devin Show; Nov. 16, Virginia Repertory Theatre-Thumbelina; Nov. 23, Happenstance Theater-Pinot

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Kids’ Day at the Horse Show The Washington International Horse Show Kids’ Day is on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, in front of the Hotel Monaco, 700 F St. NW (the street will be closed for the event). Face painting and other events will be held on the Capital One Arena concourse. This is a free, fun, family-friendly event created to share the joy of horses and equestrian sport. Includes pony rides, the Horseless Horse Show, coloring station, face painting, pony brushing lessons, plus giveaways from Georgetown Cupcake. There’s even a pony kissing booth with Mini Cooper, the mini pony! One adult per child is permitted entry into the arena, free of charge. Tickets will be available for purchase day-of at the arena box office. wihs.org/kids-day.

ments, and other Halloween-themed activities. Arrive in costume to get into the Halloween spirit and enjoy safe indoor trick-ortreating. Be aware of high-volume attendance and allow for additional time for parking and security screening. Free; parking is $15. airandspace.si.edu.

Frederick Douglas Annual Oratorical Contest Every year, the National Park Service hosts an oratorical contest in the auditorium at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. All students in grades one to twelve are welcome to participate. The goal of the contest is for students to experience the same transformative power of language that Frederick Douglass experienced as a young man. They welcome students from across the country to apply. This year’s contest will be held on Dec. 6 and 7. Applications are due by Friday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. Read more at nps.gov/frdo/learn/kidsyouth/oratorical-contest.

Young Learners Tours at the Women’s Art Museum Kids rule and art is cool! Young Learner Tours, exclusively for children ages three to six and their guardians, are designed to get little bodies moving, minds thinking, hands making and mouths talking about works of art. Young Learners Tours are on Oct. 19, 10 to 11 a.m.; Nov. 7, noon to 1 p.m.; Dec. 14, 10 to 11 a.m.; and Feb. 15, 10 to 11 a.m. One adult per three young learners is required. Free. Reservations required at nmwa.org. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW.

Race For Every Child and Kids Dash The Race For Every Child, Oct. 19 at Freedom Plaza, is a fun event with a serious purpose--to promote children’s health and wellness, and raise much-needed funds that help Children’s NationKids have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the Washington International Horse Show, participate in a horseless horse show, and much more during the annual WIHS Kids’ Day. al ensure every child can benefit from world-class medical care. Pre-race activities start at 7 a.m.; 5k at 8:45 a.m.; and Kids’ Dash Zoo and celebrate what makes them special and unique. Visitors are invited to at 10:15 a.m. Children between the ages of three and ten are elijoin in on the fun. Each day, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., includes special demongible to participate in the Kids’ Dash. Registration is $15; 5k is $50. childrenstrations, activities and opportunities to learn about wildlife conservation. Sloth snational.donordrive.com. Day at Small Mammal House is on Oct. 20; Orangutan Caring Day at Primates, Nov. 14; and International Cheetah Day at Cheetah Conservation Station, Dec. DC Youth Orchestra Moves, Grows 4. The Zoo is free; parking is $25. nationalzoo.si.edu. The nonprofit DC Youth Orchestra Program started its 59th season on Sept.

Boo at the Zoo From Friday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 20, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., kids can go trickor-treating at the wildest spot in town during Boo at the Zoo. Celebrate Halloween early with more than 40 treat stations, animal demonstrations, a dance party and kids’ karaoke. $30. nationalzoo.si.edu.

Air & Scare On Saturday, October 26, noon to 5:30 p.m., explore the spooky side of air and space at Air & Scare, their annual Halloween event at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Participate in creepy crafts, spooky science experi-

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14 in Ward 4, after nine years away from its original home there. The move to Takoma Education Campus reflects the program’s rapid growth (with 650 students from all eight wards, it aims to double that number by 2022) and gives the program flexibility in programming that it needed. DCYOP is an institution in DC music instruction and has reached 50,000 students, making high-quality music instruction and performance opportunities accessible to students who otherwise would not have them. More than half the students receive tuition assistance. DCYOP is building this year’s orchestra in the new space, with room for students with little or no experience in woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon), brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, French horn), and strings (viola, cello, and string bass). Students learn basic music theory and performance

Newsies Family Fun Pack In the summer of 1899, the newsboys of New York City took on two of the most powerful men in the country--Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst--and won. Inspired by true events, the Broadway smash hit is a testament to the power of standing up and speaking out. The Tony Award-winning musical features fanfavorites like “Carrying the Banner,” “King of New York” and “Seize the Day.” On stage at Arena, Nov. 1 to Dec. 22. Arena’s Family Fun Pack is available for Newsies--four seats for $129. Orders must include a minimum of two patrons between ages five and seventeen per Family; cannot be combined with any other offer or applied to previously purchased tickets; limit two Family Fun Packs per household. Must be purchased by phone or in person. arenastage.org.

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technique, in addition to how to play the instrument, with lessons that carry over beyond the music itself. Learn more at dcyop.org.

GALita Bilingual Theater for Children On Oct. 19 to Nov. 2, testy neighbors learn that friendship, diversity, and tolerance are key to building a home. A delightful bilingual play for children by one of Argentina’s leading authors of children’s literature. Que Las Hay…Las Hay-Believe It or Not! is at GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. galatheatre.org.

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!” The award-winning, best-selling children’s book jumps from page to stage as a musical experience you won’t for-

get! Gerald and Piggie are “bestus” friends, with Gerald taking care of all the worrying and Piggie living her best life. Piggie’s even happier and more excited than usual. They’re going to a party hosted by the Squirrelles! And so begins a day when anything is possible. On stage at Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo, through Oct. 20. All ages. Tickets are $19.50 and can be purchased online at adventuretheatremtc.org or by calling 301-634-2270. Here’s the remaining lineup: The Velveteen Rabbit, Nov. 15 to Jan 1, 2020; The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats, Feb. 14 to March 29, 2020; Lyle the Crocodile, April 24 to May 31, 2020. u

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NES – Strong Start for the School Year

During the first weeks of school the students explored the classroom, learned where things go, and how to use them. They practiced their routines, were introduced to the calendar, and began learning to use and hold the rope during outside walks. The children learned that “work” means the activity they are learning to master. The first week they practiced pouring using two tiny pitchers of water. They transferred rice from one container to the next. They explored folding, transferring with tweezers, and learned to use a funnel. These activities help build fine motor skills, hand and eye coordination, cognitive skills, and the math skill of counting the number of scoops. The Spanish program began the first week of class and includes singing songs in Spanish. This program is part of the weekly curriculum at NES. There has also been a focus on the gross motor skills using finger play and music movement songs. The children were introduced to beading using yarn and wooden beads which improves dexterity. The students are thriving as they experience learning through practical application activities. Northeast Stars Montessori Preschools has two

campuses 1325 Maryland Ave NE. Washington, DC and 697 North Washington St. Alexandria, VA. To learn more log on to www.nestars.net, www.facebook. com/nestarsschool/ or call 703-945-0408 for more information or to schedule a visit. Ms. Chaka Alexander.

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Stuart-Hobson Lights Up DCPS Block Party Stevie Wonder would have been proud of the rendition of “Superstition” delivered by Mr. Simmons and the Stuart-Hobson Funk Band at the DCPS Block Party at Roosevelt High School on September 14th. Student musicians Jingshan, Jack, Malachi, Shemar, Jared, Trenton, Ian, Han, Jonathan, Hayden, Ilijah, and Ronald got the crowd moving, playing the complex rhythms and tight brass arrangements with the skill of seasoned performers, providing a strong backing for the vocals by StuartHobson’s own Cameron Jones.

Cluster Girl Scouts Featured on NBC4 Daisies, Brownies, Junior and Senior Girl Scouts gathered before dawn on the morning of September 9th at Watkins Elementary for several live appearances on NBC4 Washington. With enthusiasm

and volume, they promised to be bold, be brave, and to raise their hands in class! This was a great way to start the school year with confidence and determination, and underscored the message that you don’t have to know all the answers to contribute to the discussion. If they’ve got the confidence to make the “Raise Your Hand” pledge on live TV, there’s no stopping them from taking the risks they need to excel in the classroom! Peabody is located at 425 C St. NE. Watkins is located at 420 12th St. SE. Stuart-Hobson is located at 410 E St. NE. To learn more visit www.capitolhillclusterschool.org; Facebook.com/CHCS.DC; twitter.com/CHCSPTA. Sean Obrien.

John Tyler Elementary School Welcoming New Leaders

Tyler Elementary has kicked off the 2019-2020 school year with energy, enthusiasm, and a new principal, Mrs. Jasmine Brann. Principal Brann was most recently an Assistant Principal at Powell Bilingual Elementary School, and before that an Assistant Principal at Burroughs Elementary School and a Senior Master Educator with the District’s teacher evaluation program. She joins Tyler with a commitment to best practices around bilingual education, global education, leadership, professional development, and

Left to Right: Stuart-Hobson Funk Band rocks the DCPS Block Party. ... Girl Scouts from the Cluster and Beyond Appear on NBC4.

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ents’ Day breakfast. For the official Back to School Night on Sept. 11, Principal Bruce Jackson gave parents an overview of life at Miner and the chance to meet teachers and see the classrooms. The PTO offered even more gratitude toward instructors with a Teacher Appreciation Breakfast on Sept. 20. Among the biggest and most exciting changes at Miner this year is the construction of a new playground on the northeast side of the campus. When complete in midOctober, it will feature five colorful and innovatively designed structures for climbing, balancing, swinging, sliding, and spinning. In addition to a new soccer/baseball field— to be finished later in the fall—the grounds Opening reception for “Change is Gonna Come! Maury Migration” will include an outdoor classroom accented at Hill Center with raised garden beds. Miner is looking fuller than it has in a tion. A sampling of the drawing was published in the long time, as the school has already surpassed its September Hill Rag. projected enrollment of 372 pupils. Maury Elementary Maury Elementary is located at 1250 ConstiStudents and parents are looking forward to Maury ES Migration – The Return tution Ave. NE. For more information call 202to Home Walk to School Day on Oct. 2, when they will gath698-3838 or visit mauryelementary.com. Elizaer at Lincoln Park at 7:30 a.m. to make a show of All summer long, the buzz in the Maury communibeth Nelson. their car-less jaunt to the campus. ty has been anticipation of the move into the new In the coming days, the PTO will be rolling school building after eighteen months on the EliotMiner Elementary School out its Bear Paw Fall Fundraiser to local businessHine campus - and amid speculation about its state A Strong Start to the School Year es. The fundraising priorities this year include inof completion. Families watched the cranes and leThe Miner Elementary community celebrated the creased technology, field trips, garden programming, gions of workers with fingers crossed. To everyone’s return to school with a flurry of events. On Aug. 24, staff appreciation, family engagement, community relief, the school opened on time. A reflection on before students even strapped on their backpacks events, and more. the process, created by last year’s fifth grade class, is for the first day, many of them and their parents Miner Elementary School is located at 601 on display through November in the Hill Center’s flocked to the campus for the Welcome Back Com15th St NE. For more information check out: www. Young Artists Gallery (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). munity Day, which featured a petting zoo, uniform minerelementary.org/; www.facebook.com/MinerDThe show is timely, with its exploration of both loss giveaway, yoga, music, games, and cotton candy and and gain in the transition from one place to anothpopcorn. Parents of preer. As part of their study, students examined the art school students spent of Jacob Lawrence, renowned for his Migration Sethe morning working to ries, documenting the migration of African Ameribeautify the garden becans from the agricultural south to the industrialized side the Early Childnorth. The children created their own panels with hood Education playsimilar themes from their own experiences. These ground while the little students have moved on to middle school and will ones enjoyed a play date return to Maury only as visitors. But many have sibwith their new friends. lings at the school or are attending Eliot-Hine, which The first week of currently occupies the same trailers the Maury kids school was marked by used during construction. The show also includes a uniform drive and apextensive background material including photopreciation snacks for graphs and text. The opening reception was well teachers provided by the attended by Maury families, Capitol Hill art lovers, PTO. The school celeformer principal Carolyne Albert-Garvey and Donbrated students’ elders na Jonte from the Phillips Collection who delivered on Sept. 6 with a fun Miner Elementary students make imaginative paintings with their grandmother at reproductions of Lawrence’s work from their collecand delicious Grandparurban education. Over the summer, she held “Lunch Listening” and meet and greet sessions to connect with members of the Tyler community, and can be found every morning welcoming students and families at the doors to the school. Tyler also welcomed a new Assistant Principal for STEM, Mr. Willis B. Jefferson, Jr. With more than a decade of experience with DCPS, Mr. Jefferson was previously the STEM Instructional Coach at Langley Elementary School and the Math Instructional Coach at Langdon Elementary School. A very warm welcome to these new members of the Tyler leadership team. John Tyler Elementary is located at 1001 G ST SE. For more information visit www.tylerelementary.net/ Twitter: @TylerTigersDC; www.instagram.com/john_tyler_ elementary./ Beth Ibish.

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Students create kindness rocks for SWS’ annual Kindness Day tradition.

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SWS Kindness Day, An Annual Tradition

Every year, SWS commemorates 9/11 with its school-wide Kindness Day traditions. Leading up to the day, students create kindness rocks which they give as gifts to each other. All students, teachers, and staff gather for a community meeting to sing together joyfully, while celebrating love, kindness, and inclusion.

A Jam-Packed Musical Year Ahead This year promises to be a busy one musically, with many exciting things planned, according to music teacher Katy Allen. In every music class at every grade level, students sing, dance, and create, but each grade level focuses on different instruments, culminating in the strings program for fourth and fifth-graders. Elementary-aged kids will play xylophones and keyboards, first-graders add handbells, second-graders experiment with boom whackers, and third-graders play recorders and ukuleles. There’s also after-school cho-

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rus, and the fourth and fifth-grader strings program “allows students to apply their cumulative musical experience, continue to develop an ensemble mindset, and build technique on a specific instrument,” said Allen. Students will show off all their musical talents at Family Music Nights (for preschoolers) and winter and spring concerts (for K through 5th). School Within School is located at 920 F St NE. Call 202-727-7377 or visit www.schoolwithinschool.org for more information. Carolyn Banfalv.

Eliot-Hine Middle School The year is off to an exciting start for the Eliot-Hine Middle School Eagles! On September 18th, sixth grade students had the opportunity to attend a viewing of “Circus Without Borders” at AFI Silver in Silver Spring, MD through the school’s partnership with DC Arts Collaborative. After the film the featured subjects, Mamoussa Bangoura and Guillaume Saladin, surprised the students with music, circus demonstrations, and a discussion along with the director, Susan Gray, and producer, Linda Matchan. Students had the opportunity to share their feelings about the film and the expe-

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Monster Calls, and Queen of Katwe are some of the titles.) She collects non-perishables for weekend food for those who need it. Wanting to bring even more to her students, Mrs. Dodsworth secured a grant from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation for a financial literacy workshop, conducted each day during lunch for a week. Attendees learned about how to be in control of their finances, including lessons about saving and investing. Thank you to the Capitol Hill Community Foundation for funding this worthy cause! Eastern Senior High School is located at 1700 East Capitol St, NE. To learn more call 202-6984500, visit easternhighschooldc. org, and follow @EasternHS, @ Eastern_PTO, and FB easternhighschool. Heather Schoell. Sixth grade Eliot-Hine students with Guillaume Saladin (Back Row, Center) and Mamoussa Bangoura (Second Row, Center) at the AFI Silver theater in Silver Spring Maryland on September 18, 2019.

rience, as well as ask questions about the process of creating the film, and where the two groups, Artcirq and Kalabante, are today. On September 19th, the Eliot-Hine Network received a press pass for the HR. 51 DC Statehood hearing in the House of Representatives. Eliot-Hine’s featured student reporter, Sumayah Muie, attended and interviewed panelists and attendees. The student reporters will continue to cover the stories unfolding in our Nation’s Capital throughout the year. As part of our International Baccalaureate programming, Eliot-Hine has launched a Design and Modeling class through Project Lead the Way. In class, the students have been learning about the design process by studying how to construct an occupational toy for children with cerebral palsy. They just began the first project in their journey by designing and building an ankle orthopedic prototype. Eliot-Hine Middle School is located at 1830 Constitution Ave NE. For more info check out http://www.eliothinemiddleschool.org/Lena Heid.

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er who could bring history to life. Ms. Gaskill introduced the Industrial Revolution to World History II by having students create an art factory; they were to quickly (QUICKLY! TIME IS MONEY!) create a drawing, then form an assembly line. All the while, Ms. Gaskill had clanging factory sounds going, yelling for them to move faster. And they were paid nothing. THAT is how you make history real and relatable!

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Capitol Hill Day School kicked off the school year with its traditional Common Threads assembly in Garfield Park. All 225 stu-

Disaster Relief New member to the Eastern team, IB Middle Years Programme Coordinator Alana Brown, spearheaded a disaster relief effort through the Consul General of the Bahamian Embassy. Items purchased on the wish list will be packaged into personal kits by Eastern students.

Financial Literacy Workshop Eastern’s librarian, Mrs. Dodsworth, is amazing. She holds monthly talks with authors (and the book for free) for students. She holds Books to the Big Screen, where students can watch the movie with pizza, and take the book that the movie was based upon. (Love, Simon; A

Eastern’s tenth-graders on the assembly line as they live a moment of the Industrial Revolution.

dents, plus teachers and staff, attended and introduced the 46 new students, and five new faculty and staff. Fun fact: Seven students are children of CHDS alumni! Speaking of alumni, the 18 newest CHDS alums are now ninth-graders at 12 different high schools. Field education is a CHDS cornerstone, with over 300 field trips each year. Last year, students had more than 360 field trips, each one connecting the classroom to the larger world. This fall, third-graders are exploring land navigation by using maps and compasses on the Hill and in parks and nature Capitol Hill Day School Buddy Groups at ﬁrst all centers, and maritime navschool assembly. igation by visiting the Mildred Belle at Yards Marina. Friends Community Seventh Graders focus on School environmental science, visiting a stuFriends Community dent exhibition called Urban LandSchool Welcomes a scapes Reimagined at the National New Head, Kicks Off Building Museum. Later this fall, sevAdmissions for Next Year enth-graders will spend three days Angela Garcia, an experienced edat the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s ucational leader, began as Head of Port Isobel Island Study Center for an Friends Community School over the in-depth look at the ecosystem of the summer, succeeding Larry ClemBay watershed. ents, who retired after 11 years. PriGrandparents and Grand or to coming to FCS, Garcia was the Friends Day is coming up on October Assistant Head of the Fessenden 14. This popular event (last year, over School in Newton, MA. Before Fes150 guests attended) will be expandsenden, she spent 14 years in the ed this year to a half-day program, Washington area as the first Head of giving these special guests more time the Bishop John T. Walker School to engage in classroom learning. for Boys, at the Center for Inspired Visit Capitol Hill Day School Teaching, and as the Lower School to learn more: www.chds.org/admisHead at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes sions/visit. Open house dates are OcSchool. She has a strong educational tober 11, November 6, and Decembackground, with an undergraduate ber 5. degree from Brown University and a Capitol Hill Day School is locatmaster’s degree from the University ed at 210 South Carolina Ave. SE. of Pennsylvania. For more information, call 202-386Last month, Garcia wrote to par9919 or visit www.chds.org, Faceents about her view of the role of play book @CapitolHillDaySchool, Instain children’s education. “We live in a gram @capitolhilldayschool, Twitter time when children and adults spend @explorewithCHDS. Jane Angarola.

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hours indoors and looking illiteracy. Richard Wright at screens,” she said. “I am also invites guest speakers grateful that FCS is a school to educate students about that values play and celethe importance of literacy. brates childhood. Like Mr. Students play games like Rogers, we recognize that Family Feud (school ediplay is the work of chiltion), Kahoot, and Jeopardren and a crucial part of dy and host an annual litertheir development. In the acy and math game night. fresh air of our Peace CirPrevious speakcle, field, playground and ers have included auon our camping trips, chilthors Thabiti Boone and dren develop the skills of Dr.Marco-Clark. In adwriters, engineers, athletes, dition to guest speakers, leaders and friends.” Richard Wright holds daily The admissions sealiteracy activities called litson at FCS begins this eracy moments. A literacy month with open houses at moment is when a student the school on October 17; Angela Garcia has begun her inaugural year gets recognized for particNovember 2 and November as Head of Friends Community School. ipating in various acts of 15. They begin promptly at literacy outside of school. 9 a.m. and end at 11 a.m. There also will be an adFor example, a student may write and read a poem, missions home reception on Capitol Hill on Noread to a sibling, or family members. It’s all based vember 19, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. More inforon literacy. There is also a focus on math literacy mation about these and other open houses and by learning more math vocabulary and math word the Capitol Hill admissions reception is on the problems. As a result of these activities, students school website. Friends Community School is a small progressive, Quaker kindergarten to 8th grade school located in College Park, MD, that educates children of all beliefs. Thirty-five students from Capitol Hill go to Friends. FCS is located at 5901 Westchester Park Drive, College Park, MD. Visit www.friendscommunityschool.org for more information. Eric Rosenthal.

Richard Wright PCS Amplifying Literacy

Each November, it’s all about literacy at Richard Wright. Literacy month brings awareness to the world we live in among people who read and write on a daily basis, and those who are learning how to read and write. During this time, Richard Wright students wear green ribbons to show literacy awareness and talk about the problems in the world caused by

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come away with more positive attitudes and outlooks towards literacy. Together they are helping to fix a significant problem in the world we live in today: they are stamping out illiteracy. Richard Wright Public Charter Schools for Journalism and Media Arts is located at 770 M St SE. Discover more information at http://richardwrightpcs.org. Jade Snell, Grade 10. Have an report on your child’s school? Contact, schools@hillrag.com. u

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Cathedral Heights 4000 Cathedral Ave, NW Unit 18/19B - Large Light-filled 2BR/2BA unit with Renovated Kitchen, hardwood floors, built-ins, recessed lighting, many upgrades plus office nook and great storage, monthly fee covers taxes, utilities, cooling and heating, building offers shopping, gym and on-site parking, in-bounds for Stoddert, Hardy and Wilson! - $700K’s Coming Soon: For Sale: Capitol Hill– Large Home with Playful Private Yard Just off Stanton Park and steps to Union Station, Eastern Market, H Street and Union Market - 4BR/3.5BA+Attic, stylish renovations and upgrades, in-law suite, more - $1.3M’s Capitol Hill – Two Units - 2BR/2BA + 1BR/1BA Legal Rental - All Recently Renovated includes Large Gourmet Social Kitchen, Double Porches, Paces to Parks and Pints - $1.2M’s For Rent: Capitol Hill – Rental - Contemporary Furnished 1BR/1BA Unit in Classic Victorian on Best Block an Easy Stroll from Quintessential Capitol Hill – In-unit Laundry, Veranda and Views - $3395/mo Rental - Spacious Renovated 3BR/3.5BA with parking and hardwood floors, CAC and two kitchens, laundry and more, steps from Trails, Golfing and H Street Hot Spots - $3395/mo