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Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner

The Numbers: The Wrong Choice for DC

First-ever space dedicated to children at the National Portrait Gallery. (See Kids and Family Notebook, Page 46) Courtesy of Explore! Children’s Museum of Washington, D.C.

Workers • Ilana Boivie 40

Living Below the Tower: A Note From a Poet in Its Shadow • E. Ethelbert Miller

spring arts and dining special 22

Spring into Museums: 8 Not to Miss Exhibitions • Kathleen Donner

Insatiable: Pizza! • Max Moline

Depeche Art • Phil Hutinet

Shaw Streets • Pleasant Mann

East City News • Max Moline

Bloomingdale Bites • Max Moline

kids and family 46

Notebook • Kathleen Donner

at home 52

Changing Hands • Don Denton

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1 1 DC Public Library Local Music Compilation and CD Release Party

The DC Public Library Foundation is set to release a compilation album featuring several luminaries of the DC music scene entitled ALB’s Rock the Stacks. The release will come in both vinyl and digital format. The vinyl version of the album, which has 14 mostly original tracks, is being produced by local vinyl pressing company, Furnace. A digital download of ALB’s Rock the Stacks will also be available and will include additional songs. Some of the bands and musicians appearing on the album include Thievery Corporation, Deathfix, Fort Knox Five, Shortstack and Small Doses. The release party will feature many of the bands on the album, including Elmapi, Furniteur, Warm Sun and The ALB Allstars (a supergroup of members appearing on Rock the Stacks). More information can be found at dcpls.org/rockthestacks. The Foundation is hosting a local music festival and release party at MLK Library, 901 G St. NW, on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. The proceeds of the album and all events surrounding it will go to the DC Public Library Foundation.

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2 Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence at the NGA

More than 500 years after their creation, Della Robbia terracotta sculptures endure as some of the most innovative and expressive examples of art from the Italian Renaissance. Some 40 examples illustrate the range of sculptural types produced by the workshop, Madonna and Child reliefs, architectural decoration, portraits, household statuettes and large-scale figures in the round. While drawn chiefly from American collections, this exhibition also includes six major loans from Italy, among them Luca’s masterpiece, The Visitation (c. 1445). On loan from the church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas in Pistoia, the work is traveling to the United States for the first time. Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence will be on view in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, from Feb. 5 through June 4, 2017. nga.gov.

“Born and Reared: screens on March 3 with Director Henrietta Norton in attendance. It is a moving documentary that explores contemporary Northern Ireland, through the lives of four men living in the aftermath of violent conﬂict; a story about reimagined identity of place and the fragility of masculinity. Still: Courtesy of Hot Feet London Ltd.

Robbia, Andrea della, Prudence, ca. 1475 (glazed terracotta). Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1921

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The Jane Franklin Dance performs “The Big Meow” on Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m. and March 4, 10:30 a.m. Photo: Courtesy of Jane Franklin Dance

Marsha Mason as Fanny Farrelly in Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine. Photo: Tony Powell

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Capital Irish Film Festival showcases films about subjects pertaining to all of Ireland, Irish identity and culture or that are examples of Irish artistry. Entries are invited for feature-length or short films, including comedy, drama, documentary, animation, experimental and musical. The festival, March 2 to 5, has moved from the E Street Cinema to the AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. solasnua.org/ciff/. Editor’s note: As we go to press, the Solas Nua website has not been updated. Please check back as the festival draws near.

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The eighth annual INTERSECTIONS Festival, Feb. 24 to March 5, will feature more than 100 performances in dance, music, theatre, family programming and youth development. An audience of over 7,000 patrons and arts lovers is expected. The Atlas Performing Arts Center’s INTERSECTIONS Festival was founded in 2009 as a multi-day festival that brings artists and audiences alike to the developing H Street NE corridor. The Festival engages audiences and artists alike by sparking conversation, deeper connection and community transformation. The full Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival schedule is in the Calendar section of this paper. Kids’ performances are in the Kids and Family Notebook in the back of the paper. The Atlas is at 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993 ext. 2. atlasarts.org.

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Four-time Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl) leads an ensemble cast as Fanny Farrelly in Lillian Hellman’s suspenseful masterpiece “Watch on the Rhine.” With America on the brink of entering World War II, Fanny’s daughter escapes to the DC suburbs with her German husband, a man deeply involved in anti-fascist movements. But with an Eastern European guest with ulterior motives also living in their midst, tensions rise as it becomes clear that no one’s safety can be guaranteed at home or abroad. Watch on the Rhine is at Arena Stage, Feb. 3 to March 5. arenastage.org.

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Calendar Klezmer Brunch’s Seth Kibel. Photo: Courtesy of Edlavitch DCJCC

Music at the Edlavitch DCJCC. March 5, 11:30 AM, Klezmer Brunch; March 7, 7:30 PM, Shostakovich, Weinberg and “Jewishness.” Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

PRESIDENT’S DAY Revolutionary War Reenactment at Fort Ward. Feb. 19, 10 AM to 3 PM. Historic camp and tactical demonstrations throughout the day at Fort Ward Park, 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA. At 2 PM view a Revolutionary War skirmish between the Redcoats and the Colonial Army. Free. washingtonbirthday.com. George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town. Feb. 20, 1 to 3 PM. This is the largest parade celebrating Washington’s birthday in the US. washingtonbirthday.net/parade. President’s Day Library of Congress Main Reading Room Open House. Feb. 20, 10 AM to 3 PM. Twice each year, the Library of Congress opens its magnificent Main Reading Room for a special open house to share information about how the public can access the Library’s resources yearround. Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov. Free Admission to Mount Vernon. Feb. 20 and 22, 9 AM to 5 PM. Feb. 22, is George Washington’s actual birthday. mountvernon.org.

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Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 2017. Feb. 24 to Mar. 5. The lineup follows. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org. Sound. Feb. 24, Soli Vocal Ensemble: Ode to Shakespeare; Feb. 24, ractal Cat: Live in Concert; Feb. 24, Jahn Rome: An Intimate Show; Feb. 25, Andre Veloz; Feb. 25, Flo Anito: Jazzy Pop for the Masses!; Feb. 25 and March 4, Pavel Urkiza & Congrí Ensemble (The root of the root); Feb. 25, Capital City Symphony: Jazz up the Symphony; Feb. 25 and 26, The Snark Ensemble: The Comic Roach: A Roadhouse Picture Show; Feb. 25, Amadou Kouyate; Feb. 26, Abigail Palmer & Eric Selby; Feb. 26, inHALE; March 3, Sopranessence: Affairs of the Heart; March 5, REP Music/The Robert E Person Quintet: Classic Covers; March 5, Lori Reckling: A Know Tapestry. Movement. Feb. 24, Prakriti Dance: Amba Shikandi: A Journey of Courage; Feb. 25, Joy of Motion Dance Center: Alight Dance Theater: Stargazing; Feb. 25 and 26, The Circus Collective of San Diego: Specific Gravity; Feb. 25, Jane Franklin Dance: Trek; Feb. 25 and 26, Motion X Dance DC: Concrete Devotion & Other Works; Feb. 25 and 26, Dissonance Dance Theatre: Mahogany Strings; Feb. 25 and 26, Rebollar Dance/Erica Rebollar: Tri-City Tour: Rebollar Dance, Deep Vision, and

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The brides in the Forest of Arden take to celebratory song in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” Pictured, left to right: Dani Stoller, Kimberly Chatterjee, Antoinette Robinson, Lindsay Alexandra Carter. Photo: Teresa Wood

As You Like It at the Folger. Through March 5. Rosalind is banished from court. She flees to the Forest of Arden, where she discovers Orlando, a world of passion and possibility in one of Shakespeare’s most cherished romantic comedies. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

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Real Live People present Impacting Spaces; Feb. 26, Aura Curiatlas Physical Theatre: A Life With No Limits; Feb. 26, Company Danzante: On this Road; Feb. 26, Helanius J. Wilkins: A Bon Coeur; Feb. 27, Semilla Cultural Bomba!: Sounds of the Soul; March 3 and 4, FRESHH, Inc. Theatre Company: MOAN; March 3, I.C. Movement Project: Through the Glass Ceiling; March 3, Rich Potter: God: The One-Man Show; March 3 and 4, Across the Board: Black, Don’t Crack; March 4, MLDP: 1001; March 5, Trajectory Dance Project/Alice Howes: IDENTITY: Dancing the Self; March 5, Furia Flamenca Dance Company: Amalgamas. Story. Feb. 24 and 25, Spitball Theatre: Normal/ Magic; Feb. 24, Contradiction Dance: Objects of Hope: The America Project; Feb. 25, Annalisa Dias: The Salima Project; Feb. 25, New Millennium Howard Players Theatre: For the Love of Oscar, A Dramedy; Feb. 25 and 26, W. Allen Taylor: In Search Of My Father…Walkin’

Talkin’ Bill Hawkins; March 3, Three Gaijin Films; March 3 and 4, Itai Yasur: Rabbitette; March 5, Vital Alternatives for Healthy Minds Program (VAMP): Dare to Dream; March 5, Lori Reckling: A Know Tapestry; March 5, Serge Zenoun/D’un Rêve à L’autre: Bigoudi; March 5, City at Peace; March 5, Conscience Drama Directive: THE LAST WILL–Robert Brustein’s Dramatic Homage to Shakespeare’s Twilight. See Kids and Family Notebook in the back of the paper for INTERSECTIONS family programming schedule.

MUSIC Music at 9:30 Club. Feb. 11, The Wood Brothers; Feb. 13, Parquet Courts; Feb. 14, Rick Astley; Feb. 17, Cashmere Cat; Feb. 18, Liquid Stranger

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& Manic Focus; Feb. 21, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears; Feb. 23, The-Dream; Feb. 24, Tove Lo; Feb. 25, No Scrubs: ‘90s Dance Party; Feb. 26, Tribal Seeds; Feb. 28, Japandroids; March 1, The English Beat; March 2, The Knocks; March 3, Randy Rogers Band & Josh Abbott Band; March 4, Haywyre & The Opiuo Band. 815 V St. NW. 877-435-9849. 930.com. Music at U Street Music Hall. Feb. 11, Book of Love and Deep Sugar: Ultra Naté & Lisa Moody; Feb. 16, Max Graham (open to close); Feb. 17, Mickey Avalon and Mark Farina; Feb. 18, Barclay Crenshaw; Feb. 19, XXYYXX; Feb, 23, Lisa Hannigan and Cosmo’s Midnight; Feb. 24, The Griswolds and Julius Jetson; Feb. 25, Kap G & JR Donato; Feb. 27, Nikki Lane; Feb. 28, Noname; March 2, Mako; March 3, Sango and Alle Farben; March 4, Viceroy. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. 202-588-1889. ustreetmusichall.com. Music at Sixth and I. Feb. 11, Colin Currie; Feb. 14, Laura Mvula; March 1, Kevin Garrett: The False Hope Tour; March 4, Kronos Quartet. Sixth and I, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org. Music at Black Cat. Feb. 12, SEGO; Feb. 13, Ninet; Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day Rock and Roll Party; Feb. 15, The Radio Dept; Feb. 16, Kodie Shane; Feb. 17, Darkest Hour; Feb. 18, Sinkane No BS Brass Band; Feb. 19, Lemuria; Feb. 23, Pissed Jeans; Feb. 25, Cryfest; Feb. 26, Leopold and His Fiction; March 1, Save Ferris; March 4, Sounds of the City Fest. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com. Music at The Howard. Feb. 12, The Music Box; Feb. 13, Elise Testone Valentine’s Tribute “For the Love of Legends”; Feb. 14, Maysa; Feb. 15, Mayhem; Feb. 17, The Al Jarreau Duo; Feb. 18, Buika; Feb. 19, Harlem Gospel Choir and Soul Series feat. Keke Wyatt, Black Alley, The Fix & PatriceLIVE; Feb. 22, RAWDC Presents: CUSP; Feb. 24, Cameo; March 2, Ro James; March 3 Ja Rule and Reggae Fest vs. Soca. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com. Blues Night in Southwest. Every Monday, 6 to 9 PM. Feb. 13, Moonshine Society; Feb. 20, Full Power Blues; Feb. 27, Scott Ramminger; March 6, Electrified Blues Band w/ Charlie Sayles; March 13, Clarence Turner Blues Band; March 20, Lou Jerome Band; March 27, Tom Newman Blues Band; April 3, Shirleta Settles & Friends. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202-484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at the Lincoln. Feb. 14, Tinder Live! with Lane Moore; Feb. 18, Leo Kottke & Keller Williams; Feb. 20, Hayes Grier &

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The Boys; March 8, Dawes. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000. thelincolndc.com. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. Feb. 14, Common Kings; Feb. 17, Sean Narna; Feb. 18, Lee Fields & The Expressions; Feb. 19, Tash Sultana; Feb. 22, Hamilton Leithauser; Feb. 28, Dorothy; March 3, You Blew It!; March 4, Ben Sollee. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Church of the Epiphany Weekly Concerts. Tuesdays, 12:10 PM. Feb. 14, Rebecca Kellerman Petretta, soprano, Roger Isaacs, countertenor, & Jeremy Filsell, continuo; Feb. 21, The Shepherd Trio; Feb. 28, Daniel Heagney, marimba; March 7, Washington Bach Consort. 1317 G ST. NW. 202-3472635. epiphanydc.org. Music at Hill Country. Feb. 14, The Lustre Kings; Feb. 16, Connor Christian w/ special guest Tom O’Connor; Feb. 17, Human Country Jukebox; Feb. 18, Revelator Hill; Feb. 21, Melissa Greener; Feb. 25, Postponed Sleepy LaBeef - Postponed; Feb. 28, Wild The Waters; March 2, Wood & Wire; March 3, The Highballers; March 4, Sunny Sweeney. Hill Country Live, 410 Seventh St. NW. hillcountry.com/dc. Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. Feb. 17, Todd Marcus’ Low Tones; Feb. 24, Tribute to Nat King Cole; Feb. 25, Thinking About Jazz, Nat King Cole; March 3, Washington Women in Jazz All-Stars. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202-4847700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. 2017 Festival of Sacred Music. Feb. 25 and 26. This two-day Festival of Sacred Music features choral, organ and conducting master classes led by Cathedral musicians. Join them for a day of study on Saturday, and a day of worship on Sunday. $25 for adults over 18. Washington National Cathedral. cathedral.org.

THEATER AND FILM The Hard Problem at Studio. Through Feb. 19. Bristling with intellectual energy and searing wit, The Hard Problem explores the complexities of consciousness, the nature of belief and how to reconcile hard science with lived experience. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org. I Wanna Fucking Tear You Apart at Studio. Through Feb. 19. Samantha and Leo are a team — best friends and roommates, fat girl and gay guy against the world — until a new

friend upends their cozy co-dependent diet of mutual self-loathing and Grey’s Anatomy marathons. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org. Mosaic’s Hooded (or being Black for Dummies) at the Atlas. Through Feb. 19. A dark comedy/satire set in an around Baltimore about growing up black in America, riffing on the Trayvon Martin case, mistaken identity, incarceration and being black on a privileged college campus. atlasarts.org. Roe at Arena. Through Feb. 19. The lawyer: a young, brilliant, courageous woman arguing Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court. The plaintiff: a complex, single woman seeking to end an unwanted pregnancy. The landmark 1973 case legalized abortion, but also began their separate journeys that would come to mirror the polarization in American culture. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300. arenastage.org. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf at Ford’s. Through Feb. 19. In this American theatrical masterpiece and Tony Award-winning play, George and Martha invite Nick and Honey to their home after a faculty party. What awaits their late-night guests is not a welcoming nightcap, but tempestuous verbal sparring fueled by alcohol and 20 years of marital dysfunction and illusion blur. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. 202-3474833. fords.org. Baby Screams Miracle at Woolly. Through Feb. 26. A small house is besieged by an apocalyptic storm. Great trees crack and splinter, garbage shatters windows, a deer impales the car windshield and the wind hurls a trampoline into the living room. While their family home collapses all around them, a prodigal daughter and her zealous relatives try to pray their way to safety. Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net. Yo también hablo de la rosa/I Too Speak of the Rose at GALA. Through Feb. 26. In this searing look at poverty and society’s response to it, two poor teens who accidentally derail a train while skipping school become the subject of a media frenzy. Performed in Spanish with English surtitles. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. galatheatre.org. King Charles III at Shakespeare. Feb. 7 to March 12. he Queen is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, Prince Charles ascends the throne with Camilla by his side. As William, Kate and Harry look on, Charles prepares for the future of power that lies before him…but how to rule? Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org. The How and the Why at Theater J. Feb. 15 to March 12. By the writer of hit TV shows In Treatment and The Affair, this exhilarat-

ing and keenly perceptive play about science, family, and survival of the fittest grapples with the choices faced by women of every generation. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 800494-8497. washingtondcjcc.org. Very Last Days of First Colored Circus at the Anacostia Playhouse. Feb. 15 to March 5. The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus is a redemptive new story of love, loss, and family set against the backdrop of the 1927 Charles County Fair. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon PL. SE. theateralliance.com. anacostiaplayhouse.com. Smithsonian’s Recovering Voices Mother Tongue Film Festival. Feb. 21 to 25. The fiveday festival features 32 films representing 33 languages across six continents at six venues. recoveringvoices.si.edu/events. Avant Bard’s The Gospel at Colonus. Feb. 23 to March 26. A soaring celebration of transcendence and the fragility of life, The Gospel at Colonus was a global sensation when it premiered in 1983. The story combines Greek tragedy and African American heritage. Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two, 2700 South Lang St., Arlington, VA. avantbard.org. Intelligence at Arena. Feb. 25 to April 2. A covert operative is racing to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq when the unthinkable happens. With the country at war, her cover is blown. She must navigate a media frenzy, the CIA’s search for answers and her diplomat husband’s dogged pursuit of the truth. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300. arenastage.org. Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing at Signature. Feb. 28 to March 26. Based on the real-life story of Elva Miller, this touching and funny portrait offers Monk the role of a lifetime as the devoted, warbling songstress whose operatic, off-key singing became an unlikely pop phenomenon in the 1960s. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. signature-theatre.org. Alternate Takes: Jazz and Film at NGA. March 3, 12:30 PM, Shadows; March 4, 1 PM, Jazz on a Summer’s Day; March 4, 3 PM, The Connection. In association with the exhibition Stuart Davis: In Full Swing, a film series composed of archival jazz rarities, classic narratives, documentaries and TV programs considers a range of jazz interpretations for the screen. National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium. nga.gov. Gay Men’s Chorus in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. March 10, 11 and 12. The Chorus will produce the fully-staged musical, presented for the first time as an LGBT production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Lincoln Theater, 1215 U St. NW. gmcw.org.

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Mnemonic at the Anacostia Playhouse. March 16 to April 9. Through potent physicality, inventive design and striking visuals, Mnemonic reminds one that we live in a world where people are still moving, whether by choice or circumstance. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon PL. SE. theateralliance.com.

SPORTS Washington Capitals Ice Hockey. Feb. 11 and 24; March 2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 21, 23 and 25; April 5 and 9. Verizon Center. capitals. nhl.com Washington Wizards Basketball. Feb. 13, 26 and 28; March 3, 5, 15, 17, 22 and 24; April 4 and 8. Verizon Center. nba.com/ wizards. Fort Dupont Ice Arena Public Skating. Public ice skating is on Feb. 11, 18, 25 and March 4, 11, and 18, 1 to 3 PM; Feb. 12, 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12, 2:30 to 4:30 PM; Feb. 17 and March 10 and 17, noon to 2 PM. $5 for adults; $4, 12 and under and seniors 60 and over; $3 for skate rental. Fort Dupont Ice Arena is at 3779 Ely Pl. SE. 202-584-5007. fdia.org. Canal Park Ice Skating. Through Feb. 26; Mondays and Tuesdays, noon to 7 PM; Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 9 PM; Fridays, noon to 10 PM; Saturdays, 11 AM to 10 PM; and Sundays, 11 AM to 7 PM. Open all holidays but with different hours. Adults, $9; children, military and seniors, $8; skate rental, $5. Canal Park Ice Rink, 200 M St. SE. canalparkdc.org. NGA Ice Rink. Mondays to Thursdays, 10 AM to 8 PM; Fridays, 10 AM to 11 PM, Saturdays, 11 AM to 11 PM; and Sundays, 11 AM to 9 PM. Skating fees for a two-hour session are $8.50, adults; $7.50, seniors, students with ID and children 12 and under. Skate rental is $3. nga.gov. Washington Harbor Ice Rink. Mondays and Tuesdays, noon to 7 PM; Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 9 PM; Fridays, noon to 10 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM to 10 PM; Sundays, 10 AM to 7 PM. Skating is $9 to $10. Skate rental is $6. Washington Harbor is at 3050 K St. NW. 202-706-7666. thewashingtonharbour.com.

MARKETS AND SALES Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 5 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea mar-

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ket and arts and crafts market open Saturdays and Sundays, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh Street SE. 202-6985253. easternmarketdc.com. Dupont Circle Farmers Market. Sundays, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 20th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW. 202-362-8889. freshfarmmarket.org. Branch Avenue Pawn Parking Lot Flea Market. Saturdays. Set up after 10 AM. 3128 Branch Ave., Temple Hills, MD. Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Tuesdays, 3 to 7 PM. Farmers’ line of fresh produce. Eastern Market, 200 block of Seventh Street SE. 202-698-5253. easternmarketdc.com. Union Market. Tuesdays to Fridays, 11 AM to 8 PM; Saturdays to Sundays, 8 AM to 8 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. 301-652-7400. unionmarketdc.com. Georgetown Flea Market. Sundays, 8 AM to 4 PM. 1819 35th St. NW.

CIVIC LIFE Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 6 PM. 529 14th St. NW, suite 900. 202-783-5065. norton.house.gov. All Ways Mount Pleasant. First Saturday, noon to 2 PM. LaCasa. All Ways is a citizen’s association primarily for the tenants of the larger apartment buildings of Mount Pleasant. 3166 Mt. Pleasant St. NW. aass.org. Chinatown Revitalization Council. Fourth Monday, 7 to 8 PM. 510 I St. NW. Chinatown Revitalization Council promotes the Chinatown renewal and the preservation of its cultural heritage. The public is welcome. Convention Center Community Association. Last Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Kennedy Rec Center, 1401 Seventh St. NW. facebook. com/pages/Convention-Center-Community. Downtown Neighborhood Association. Second Tuesday, 7 to 9 PM. US Naval Memorial Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. miles@dcdna.org. dcdna.org. East Central Civic Association of Shaw. First Monday, 7 PM. Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth St. NW. Contact: Al Hajj Mahdi Leroy J Thorpe Jr, 202-387-1596.

Eckington Civic Association. First Monday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. eckingtondc.org. Edgewood Civic Association. Last Monday, 7 to 9 PM. Edgewood senior building, 635 Edgewood St. NE, ninth floor. Logan Circle Citizens Association. Visit logancircle.org/calendar for meeting dates and times. logancircle.org. Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association. Third Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Yale Steam Laundry, 437 New York Ave. NW. lifein.mvsna.org. U Street Neighborhood Association. Second Thursday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. ANC 1A. Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th St. NW. 202-588-7278. anc1a.org. ANC 1B. First Thursday, 6:30 PM. DC Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. 202-870-4202. anc1b.org. ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7 PM. LeDroit Senior Building, 2125 Fourth St. NW. 202-481-3462. anc1b.org. ANC 1B04. First Thursday, 6:30 PM. Banneker Recreation Center, 2500 Georgia Ave. NW. LaKisha M. Brown Commissioner. 202-503-4605. groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ANC1B04/info. ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7 PM. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center for Maternal and Child Health, 2355 Ontario Rd. NW. 202-332-2630. anc1c.org. ANC 1D. Third Tuesday, 7 PM. 3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW. 202-4628692. anc1d.org. ANC 2C. First Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. 202-682-1633. anc2C.org. ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Meeting at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. anc6e.org. Have an item for the Calendar? Email it to calendar@hillrag.com. u

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Black History Month Events National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Open daily, 10 AM to 5:30 PM. A limited number of walk-up passes on weekdays are available starting at 1 PM. No walkup passes will be available on weekends. Same-day, online, timed passes are available only through the museum’s website, nmaahc.si.edu/ sameday, beginning at 6:30 a.m. nmaahc.si.edu. Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Through Sept. 30, 2018. Through household furnishings, art works, archaeological discoveries, documents and interactive displays, the exhibition, demonstrates how closely intertwined the lives of the Washingtons were with those of the enslaved. mountvernon.org. The Rosa Parks Papers at the Library of Congress. The papers of Rosa Parks (1913-2005) span the years 1866 to 2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1955 to 2000. The collection, which contains approximately 7,500 items in the Manuscript Division, as well as 2,500 photographs in the Prints and Photographs Divi-

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center at sunrise. Photo: NPS Photo/Beth Parnicza

Frederick Douglass’s 199th Birthday. Feb. 17 and 18. Programming and activities will explore the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass through his connection to the arts. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 1411 W St. SE. nps.gov/frdo.

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park. Opens March 11, 2017. The woods and wetlands of Maryland’s Eastern Shore shaped Harriet Tubman’s early life in slavery. Using her skills as an outdoorswoman, Tubman navigated the landscape for multiple return journeys to bring friends and family north to freedom. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, 4068 Golden Hill Rd., Church Creek, MD. nps.gov/hatu.

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sion, documents many aspects of Parks’s private life and public activism on behalf of civil rights for African Americans. Access the collection at loc.gov/collections/rosaparks-papers.

satire set in an around Baltimore about growing up black in America, riffing on the Trayvon Martin case, mistaken identity, incarceration and being black on a privileged college campus. atlasarts.org.

Mosaic’s Hooded (or being Black for Dummies) at the Atlas. Through Feb. 19. A dark comedy/

Historically Speaking: Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Run-

away Slave, Ona Judge. Feb. 8, 7 PM. NMAAHC will present Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Professor of History, University of Delaware, in a discussion of her new book entitled “Never Caught: Ona Judge, The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave.” Free. National Museum of African American History and Culture. nmaahc.si.edu. The Blood of Emmett Till. Feb. 8, noon. In 1955, a group of white men murdered fourteen-year-old black man, Emmett Till committing one of the most notorious hate crimes in American history. National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. archives.gov. Tarzan to Tonto: Stereotypes as Obstacles to Progress Toward a More Perfect Union Symposium. Feb. 9, 6 to 8 PM. As early Americans sought to define their identity in a new country, race became a major fixation. National Museum of African American History and Culture. nmaahc.si.edu. C. R. Gibbs Presents a Lecture on The Assault on Jim Crow Education: Black Teens in the Civil Rights Movement. Feb. 9, 7 PM. Southeast Library and Feb. 23, 7 PM at Cleveland Park Interim Library. dclibrary.org. Very Last Days of First Colored Circus at the Anacostia Playhouse. Feb. 15 to March 5. “The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus” is a redemptive new story of love, loss and family set against the backdrop of the 1927 Charles County Fair. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon PL. SE. theateralliance.com. anacostiaplayhouse.com. Human Rights Heroes: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr. Feb. 15; 10 AM, 10:45 AM, 2 and 2:45 PM. Ranger talk. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. nps.gov/nama. Cultural Expressions: NMAAHC Fashion Collection-Iconic Looks. Feb. 21, 7 to 9 PM. Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion writer, Robin Givhan interviews haute couture designers among NMAAHC’s collections including B Michael, whose beautiful designs have been worn by such renowned actresses Cicely Tyson,

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A curator installs a copy of Sepia from September, 1966, in the Newseum’s newest exhibit, “1966: Civil Rights at 50.” Photo: Courtesy of Newseum

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1967: Civil Rights at 50 at Newseum. 1967: Civil Rights at 50 tells the dramatic story of the growing militancy of the struggle for racial justice in 1967. It tells the dramatic story of the growing militancy of the struggle for racial justice in 1967. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. newseum.org.

and Phylicia Rashad. National Museum of African American History and Culture. nmaahc.si.edu. Thurgood Marshall Remembered. Feb. 22; 10 AM, 10:45 AM, 2 PM and 2:45 PM. Ranger talk. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. nps.gov/nama. Avant Bard’s The Gospel at Colonus. Feb. 23 to March 26. A soaring celebration of transcendence and the fragility of life, “The Gospel at Colonus” was a global sensation when it premiered in 1983. The story is both a Greek tragedy and a part of the African American heritage. Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two, 2700 South Lang St., Arlington, VA. avantbard.org. Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance. Feb. 23, 7 to 9 PM. Jean E. Snyder traces Burleigh’s life from his Pennsylvania childhood through his fifty-year tenure as soloist at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan. Montpelier Room, sixth floor, James Madison Building, Library of Congress. loc.gov. Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok-Best of friends? Feb. 24, 6 PM and 6:45 PM; and Feb. 25, 4 PM and 4:45 PM. Ranger talk. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. nps.gov/nama.

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Taking the Stage: A Celebration of Black Composers and Chamber Music Performed by Pershing’s Own. Feb 26, 3 to 5 PM. Join the US Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” in a performance of chamber music works by esteemed African American classical music composers. NMAAHC. nmaahc.si.edu. Rhythm Cafe: Oh Ella! Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Ella Fitzgerald. March 11, 2 to 4 PM. The Anacostia Community Museum features a special tribute to one of jazz music’s most distinctive voices known for her scat style of singing, diction and perfect pitch. Anacostia Community Museum, 901 Fort Pl. SE. anacostia.si.edu. Alexandria’s Watson Reading Room. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 AM to 4 PM. Located next door to the Alexandria Black History Museum, the Watson Reading Room is a non-circulating research repository focusing on issues of African-American history and culture. Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA. 703-7464356. alexandriava.gov. Visit the MLK Memorial. Open to visitors all hours, every day. 1964 Independence Ave. SW. nps.gov/ mlkm. u

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Spring Into Museums by Kathleen Donner

“ Frédéric Bazille and the Birth of Impressionism” at the NGA Despite his contributions to the birth of impressionism, Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870) remains relatively unknown. A thematic presentation of 75 works including paintings by contemporaries such as Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir will bring to light Bazille’s place as a central figure. Several examples from the Gallery’s collection, which houses the largest group of Bazille’s works outside of France, will be featured in the first major American exhibition on the artist in almost 25 years. Paintings by his predecessors, Gustave Courbet and Théodore Rousseau, compared with those of Bazille, explore the sources and influences on this limited but visionary painter. “Frédéric Bazille and the Birth of Impressionism” is at the National Gallery of Art, East Building, from April 9 to July 9. nga.gov.

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Frédéric Bazille, Family Reunion also called Family Portraits, 1867, oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

This oil painting executed by William Joseph Weaver ca. 1806 depicts Alexander Hamilton, the most famous of the radical young men who helped create the American artillery. He helped seize British cannon on Manhattan at the beginning of the war and served in a New York artillery company at Brooklyn, Trenton, and Princeton. Image: Courtesy of The Society of the Cincinnati

“Boom! Artillery in the American Revolution” at Anderson House To win their independence, Americans had to create an effective artillery service able to challenge the British on the battlefield. They had to do all of this with little experience or preparation, while fighting a war with a major European power with a well-trained professional army, the world’s largest navy, factories to manufacture munitions, craft facilities to build and maintain equipment and a well-established system for recruiting and training artillerists. “Boom! Artillery in the American Revolution” is on exhibition at Anderson House through March 26. It races the development of the Continental Artillery during the Revolutionary War, a process shaped by broader technological and organizational changes in artillery that transformed it into a dominant force on European and American war battle-

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fields. Henry Knox is the central character in this story. Appointed colonel and given command of the Continental Artillery at the age of twenty-five, Knox drove the development of the artillery service for the entire Revolutionary War. Anderson House is at 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. societyofthecincinnati.org.

“Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” at the Hirshhorn

“Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” is a celebration of the legendary Japanese artist’s sixty-five-year career and promises to be one of 2017’s essential art experiences. Visitors will have the unprecedented opportunity to discover six of Kusama’s captivating Infinity Mirror Rooms alongside a selection of her other key works, including several, never-before-shown paintings from her most recent series, “My Eternal Soul.” From her radical performances in the 1960’s, when she staged underground polka dot “Happenings” on the streets of New York, to her latest Infinity Mirror Room, All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016, the Hirshhorn exhibition will showcase Kusama’s full range of talent for the first time in DC. Don’t miss this unforgettable sensory journey through the mind and legacy of one of the world’s most popular artists. “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” is at the Hirshhorn, Feb. 23 to May 14. Timedtimed tickets are required. hirshhorn.si.edu.

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the exhibit examines how music has influenced issues ranging from political campaigns to civil rights. Included in are John Lennon’s acoustic guitar from his 1969 Montreal and Amsterdam “Bed-Ins for Peace” with Yoko Ono, the Fender Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix used to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock, stage costumes worn by the Village People and original handwritten lyrics to Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” Chuck Berry’s “School Day,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” and Green Day’s “American Idiot.” The exhibit also features artifacts related to the Vietnam War, the May 4, 1970 shooting at Kent State University, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Black Lives Matter movement. “Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics” is at Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, through July 31, includes exclusive video interviews with Bono, David Byrne, Dee Snider, Tom Morello, Lars Ulrich, Gloria Estefan, Gregg Allman, Ann Wilson and others. newseum.org.

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“ The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture” by Jacob Lawrence at the Phillips This exhibition features 15 rarely seen silkscreen prints created by American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917–2001) between 1986 and 1997. The series portrays the life of Toussaint L’Ouverture (1742–1803), the former slave turned leader of Haiti’s independence movement. L’Ouverture led the fight to liberate Saint-Domingue from French colonial rule and to emancipate the slaves during the 1791 Haitian Revolution, the first successful campaign to abolish slavery in modern history. Lawrence had explored the same subject more than 40 years earlier — when he was only 20 years old — in a series of paintings of the same title (now in the Amistad Research Center, New Orleans). The celebrated paintings, which were featured prominently at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1939, laid the groundwork for Lawrence’s lifelong interest in the human quest for freedom and social justice. “The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture” by Jacob Lawrence is at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW, through April 23, 2017. phillipscollection.org. Jacob Lawrence, Toussaint at Ennery (print based on painting from The Life of Toussaint L’Ouvertureseries), 1989. Silkscreen on rag paper, 22 x 32 1/8 in. Printed by Workshop, Inc., Washington, DC. Image: Collection of Di and Lou Stoval

The Reader by Stacy L. Pearsall, aluminum print 2007. Photo: Courtesy of the artist © Stacy L. Pearsall

“The Face of Battle: Americans at War, 9/11 to Now” at the National Portrait Gallery Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been engaged in multiple wars, varying in intensity, locale and consequence. After fifteen years, this warfare has become normalized into America’s social and cultural landscape; it is ongoing, yet somehow out of sight, invisible. “The Face of Battle: Americans at War, 9/11 to Now” explores and assesses the human costs of ongoing wars through portraiture. The exhibition title is drawn from John Keegan’s classic military history, which reorients our view of war from questions of strategy and tactics to its personal and individual toll. Featur-

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ing fifty-six works by six artists, the exhibition includes photographs by Ashley Gilbertson, Tim Hetherington, Louie Palu, and Stacy Pearsall; site-specific installation of drawings by Emily Prince; and paintings, sculpture, and time-based media by Vincent Valdez. “The Face of Battle: Americans at War, 9/11 to Now” is on exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW, April 7 to Jan. 28, 2018. npg.si.edu.

A llama caravan travels the Inka Road. Warautambo, Peru, 1990. Photo: Ramiro Matos Mendieta, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.

@ NatGeo: The Most Popular Instagram Photos National Geographic Museum’s new exhibition “@NatGeo: Popular Instagram Photos” captures and curates the most liked, commented on and favorited photos from National Geographic’s iconic Instagram account. As the world’s top media brand on Instagram, National Geographic, or @natgeo, has more than 62 mil-

“ The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire” at the American Indian Museum Construction of the Inka Road stands as one of the monumental engineering achievements in history. A network more than 20,000 miles long, crossing mountains and tropical lowlands, rivers and deserts, the Great Inka Road linked Cusco, the administrative capital and spiritual center of the Inka world, to the farthest reaches of its empire. The road continues to serve contemporary Andean communities across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile as a sacred space and symbol of cultural continuity. In 2014, the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, recognized the Inka Road as a World Heritage site. “The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire” explores the foundations of the Inka Road in earlier Andean cultures, technologies that made building the road possible, the cosmology and political organization of the Inka world, as well as the legacy of the Inka Empire during the colonial period and in the present day. “The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire” is at the American Indian Museum through June 1, 2020. nmai.si.edu.

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lion followers and over 1 billion likes on its 12,000+ posted images. Experience the diversity of this innovative and eyepopping content firsthand. Simultaneously digital and tactile, the exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to interact with National Geographic photography in a whole new way. From avid photo buffs to cellphone novices, “@NatGeo” is a not-to-be-missed look at the magic and influence of photography in the digital age. “@NatGeo: The Most Popular Instagram Photos” is at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th Street, NW, through April 30, 3017. nationalgeographic.org.

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Pizza-licious!

by Max Moline

his month I decided to try something a bit different. The Insatiable domain contains many great options for everyone’s favorite cheesy Italian entree, pizza. While I didn’t have the space or resources to review each and every one of them, I’ve compiled a pretty solid guide to the highlights.

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I’m starting with the eastern-most option, based on location and style. Pidzza, a Turkish pizzeria that has just opened in Ivy City, is owned by veteran DC restaurateur Koray Bozkurt. Though a little delayed by the DC bureaucracy (Bozkurt and manager Nick Acker said the original goal was to open this location by August of last year with a Chinatown location opening around now), Pidzza has already made

a splash in the neighborhood. Pidzza (pronounced piid-tsah) employs the Turkish pide (pii-day) style of pizza, in addition to traditional Turkish flavor combinations. While customers are free to build their own pizzas, the first three suggestions on the menu will always be in the pide style – a blended mixture of meat and vegetables creating a thick paste that is spread on a thin crust and baked without sauce or cheese. All pidzzas are in an oblong shape and just the right amount of food. Because of the thinness of the crust, too much sauce can alter the meal’s experience, so Bozkurt recommends the restaurant’s suggested combinations such as the pidzza roll, the pide-style LMC, or the artichoke (inspired by a popular spinach-artichoke dip at a bar Bozkurt owns). Pidzza’s other unique aspect is a wall of pizza boxes that are paid for in a traditionally Turkish pay-

it-forward style. Each customer has the opportunity to donate some money to the cause. Once they do, they write their name or a brief message on the pizza box, and once that box is paid off, any customer can have that pizza free of charge. Pidzza is at 2000 Hecht Ave. NE and www.pidzza.com. Expect to spend around $10 per Pidzza.

Bacio Pizzeria

Just off Florida Avenue in Bloomingdale is a DCthemed joint called Bacio Pizzeria. Each pizza is named after a local neighborhood or landmark, from the wildly popular Bloomingdale (prosciutto, cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil) to the No. 81, named after Bacio’s street address (two cheeses, roasted garlic, and parsley), to the Common Good, named for the city farm (green peppers, caramelized onions, and more vegetables). Featuring a small dining room with rustic charm, it’s a nice place for a family dinner, a date, or just a quick meal on your own. The thin, slightly crunchy crust, shaped by hand into a traditional round, supports tasty toppings and a zesty sauce. Unlike many other thin-crust pizzas, Bacio’s are well constructed and the cheese stays on the crust until the very last bite. You can really taste the freshness of the ingredients, making the prices ($14 for a personal size, exactly the right amount for one meal, and $19 for a large) worth it. Bacio also offers calzones and an extensive beer list that includes local options. Bacio is at 81 Seaton Place NW and www.baciopizzeria.com.

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Head on down to the U Street Metro Station for U&pizza, one of 19(!) locations of the popular restaurant in the DMV (No. 20 is coming soon to New York City). I was excited to review this longtime personal favorite. Visit during any mealtime (or on a weekend night during U Street bars’ busiest times) and you’ll see its popularity. The pizzas have an oblong shape similar to Pidzza’s, though the crust is thicker. While they do offer suggested pizzas, the real treat is building your own. With no limit on in-

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of DC’s many greasy-floppy-jumbo-slice places. While they do offer jumbo slices, their pizza is actually quite delicious. The secret is in the dough, which is incredibly buttery, and in the perfectly spiced sauce. I like to think of Duccini’s as a better-tasting alternative to chains like Papa John’s and Pizza Hut. The crust is just as thick and the pizzas are similarly priced, and they offer free delivery. While Duccini’s does have a Meatster (sausage, beef, pepperoni, ham, Canadian bacon, and salami), a Vegelicious (mushrooms, onions, green pepper, green and black olives, hot peppers, and tomatoes), and more, you can just as affordably create your own. A four-topping medium is $15.60. The large runs $18.99, and an extra-large costs $19.99. A medium is definitely enough for two people, but you will want leftovers. Duccini’s is located at 1778 U St. NW and www.duccinis.com.

Continue down U Street and turn right up 14th. There, just past the intersection with W, you’ll find Piola, a traditional Italian restaurant featuring almost too many pizza options (40) to handle. After asking for a recommendation, I went with the Rimini, which features delicious smoked salmon and dollops of ricotta cheese. The crust is soft and nearly melts in your mouth, and the pizza is large enough to serve as two meals. Many of the options are vegetarian-friendly, such as the Ortomisto: eggplant, spinach, roasted sweet peppers, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes. But Piola also caters to Finally, we’ll head back to 14th Street for an the meat lover with, for example, American-style restaurant that features many opthe Carne & Compagnia, featurtions and locations, such as Chinatown and Easting ham, sausage, spicy salami, and ern Market, including a diverse pizza menu. The pulled chicken. Also try their dethinner, crunchy crust of Matchbox’s pizzas means Though Piola offers many traditional (and delicious) pizza topping combinations, the biggest draws are less widely known ones like the Rimini’s smoked salmon and ricotta cheese. licious pasta and choose from an that each small pizza (despite looking pretty large) expansive appetizers list. is about the right size for a full meal. For the eater Prices range from $10 to $16. unafraid of spiciness, go with the Fire+Smoke of gredients and an eclectic variety of cheeses, sauces, Find Piola at 2208 14th St. NW and www.piola.it. fire-roasted red peppers, chipotle tomato sauce, veggies, and proteins, you’re free to “treat yo’self ” and smoked gouda. Make sure you have a full wato your weirdest taste preferences with (almost) no ter glass. Another unique option is the prosciutto confused looks from those nearby. with black mission fig, which is topped with black Take me, for example. My go-to choice at A little further out, at the intersection of Florida pepper honey to combine for a sweet, delicious – if &pizza involves pesto, fresh mozzarella, artichokes, and 18th Street, is Duccini’s, often lumped as one unusual – flavor. Personal pizzas range from $12 broccoli, Kalamata olives, feta cheese, to $15, and the larges are $21-$23. I and more. Don’t judge me. And at recommend selecting from the preunder $10, &pizza is a great option chosen options. for lunch, dinner, or post-alcohol Matchbox is at 1901 14th St. food. Once you choose your sauce, NW and other locations throughout cheese, veggies, and protein(s), your the DMV and www.matchboxrespizza goes through an oven while taurants.com. you watch, and you’re able to choose If I missed anywhere particufrom several finishes (like my olives larly remarkable, please let me know! and feta). You receive your pizza in I’m always interested in trying new a distinctive rectangular box and can pizza places. eat at the communal tables. Though the line is often long, it moves pretty Max Moline is a communications spequickly, and the shape and size of the cialist living in DC. He frequents Nabox allows you to eat and walk if you tionals Park and enjoys writing about so choose. food as much as he does eating it. He’s alVisit U&pizza at 1250 U St. NW, ways looking for new places to try. Roofnext to the U Street Metro entrance, tops and cigar lounges are a plus! Get in www.andpizza.com, and other neightouch: molinecommunications@gmail. The pidzza roll is a yeastless, thin-crust pizza rolled around a mixture of meat and vegetables. The roll is borhoods including Chinatown, Dumade with openings before it is baked, to make sure the dough does not burn, dry out, or become soggy. com; @MaxMoline425. u

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East City Art’s Mid-City Gallery Exhibitions and News by Phil Hutinet

Emulsion 2017

Hee Hyoun Chung, “Yearning to go back to Cuenca.” Acrylic on canvas, 42 x 48 inches. Image: Foundry Gallery Howard Mehring, “Untitled,” ca. 1965-66. Acrylic on canvas, 78½ x 72 inches. Image: Hemphill Fine Art

Brian Truesdale, “The Diablo Chair.” Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches. Image: Foundry Gallery

Mary D. Ott, “Green and Purple on Gold.” Image: Touchstone Gallery

Steve Alderton, “Blurry Memoryscapes Lines III 18.” Image: Touchstone Gallery

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“EMULSION 2017” will take place over a two-week period centering on an exhibition that includes an opening reception with an award ceremony and a series of artist talks. One of the region’s leading visual art events, “EMULSION” provides artists with the opportunity to win cash awards and exhibit their work in a wellpublicized and public forum. It has helped propel the careers of participants by connecting them with acclaimed regional curators, gallerists, and arts organizations. An emulsion combines two seemingly incompatible ingredients to produce a third, entirely new substance. In this spirit “EMULSION” seeks to combine cultural differences into a blended exhibition with a wide array of art forms and expressions. An open call to all artists who reside or work in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area yielded 250 entries. Of those, juror Deirdre Ehlen MacWilliam, public art manager for Arlington County, selected 66 artists working in all mediums. Participants compete for a total of $4,000 in cash prizes. “EMULSION 2017” is produced by East City Art and curated by Mary Ellen Vehlow, director of Gallery O on H.

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Hee Hyoun Chung’s new paintings are based on memories of a trip through Cuenca, Spain, many years ago. “Walking away from the tourist attractions one day,” she remembers, “suddenly I came upon an alley of small, charming houses with colorful gardens. There was nothing grand to impress the passing traveler, but I felt a flash of joy at its unpretentious simple beauty.” Brian Truesdale’s latest work combines densely painted surfaces with bold marks emphasizing the figurative elements of abstraction. “A nest of lines can convey anxiety or mystery,” he says, “while an intense stripe of color, frayed at the edges, can symbolize a leap into ecstasy or the abyss.”

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In 1965 a group of six artists – Thomas Downing, Howard Mehring, Paul Reed, Gene Davis, Kenneth Noland, and Morris Louis – showed work at the short-lived Washington Gallery of Modern Art. Their first group exhibition bore the title “The Washington Color Painters.” This posthumous exhibition by Downing, Mehring, and Reed reflects what the gallery describes as artists who “synthesized the powers of color, geometry and space to produce work that aligned

Ric Garcia, “Sacred K.” Image: Ric Garcia and East City Art

with the radical ethos of the 1960s. Their wholly unique perspectives propel the spirit of the Color School forward; yet stand apart from their contemporaries.” Thomas Downing (1928-85) was born in Virginia and came to Washington in 1953 and studied under Kenneth Noland at Catholic University. Howard Mehring (1931-78) was born in Washington and shared a studio with Paul Reed. Paul Reed (1919-2015) taught at the Corcoran College of Art and Design for nearly a decade. Work by these artists can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, among many others in the United States.

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abstracted landscape paintings by the artist. The geometric shapes, created by using sponge rollers and large brushes, hit against one another and often overlap, creating a blurred sense of nature. The artist has reduced the landscapes to an essence of shapes and colors. Phil Hutinet is the publisher of East City Art, dedicated to DC’s visual arts. For more information visit www.eastcityart.com. u Erin Graham, “Frederick.” Image: Erin Graham and East City Art

Exhibitions on View

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Charles Krause Reporting Fine Art New Location: Datcha Loft Building 1602 Seventh St. NW, 2nd Floor 202-638-3612 www.charleskrausereporting.com Hours: Sat.-Sun., 1-6 p.m. Through March 10 Group exhibition: “The Age of Acquire’us? Soviet and American Political Art from the Cold War to the Putin-Trump Cyber-Cooperation Pact” Gallery Neptune & Brown 1530 14th St. NW 202-986-1200 | www.neptunefineart.com Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon to 7 p.m.; Sun., 1-4 p.m. “WELTSCHMERZ” – recent drawings by Ben Tolman. On view through Feb. 25 Foundry Gallery 2118 Eighth St. NW 202-232-0203 | www.foundrygallery.org Hours: Wed.-Sun., 1-7 p.m. Through Feb. 26 New work by Hee Hyoun Chung and Brian Truesdale

East City Art’s “EMULSION 2017” regional group exhibition and competition. Opening reception: Fri., March 3, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Artist talks on Tues., March 7, and Thurs., March 9, beginning at 6 p.m. Closing reception: Thurs., March 16, 6-8 p.m. Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave. NW 202-347-2787 | www.touchstonegallery.com Hours: Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Through Feb. 26 Gallery A: “Unity” group exhibition Gallery B: “METALLICS: Paintings and Prints” by Mary D. Ott Gallery C: “Memoryscapes – Blurry Lines III” by Steve Alderton Meet the artist: Sat., Feb. 18, 1-3 p.m. Washington Project for the Arts 2124 Eighth St. NW 202-234-7103 | www.wpadc.org Hours: Mon.-Sat., noon to 6 p.m. Bookish at WPA through June 30

Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202-332-1116 | www.hamiltoniangallery.com Hours: Tues.-Sat., noon to 6 p.m. Through Feb. 18 “Some Assembly Required” by Nakeya Brown and “Ms. _______ (Interior)” by Christie Neptune Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW 202-234-5601 | www.hemphillfinearts.com Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Through April 1 Downing, Mehring, Reed Long View Gallery 1234 Ninth St. NW 202-232-4788 | www.longviewgallerydc.com Hours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Through Feb. 12 New work by Takefumi Hori

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PEPCO Edison Place Gallery 702 Eighth St. NW 202-468-5277 | www.eastcityart.com/emulsion Hours: Thurs.-Fri., noon to 4 p.m. Through March 16

Wayson R. Jones, “Quarry.” Image: Wayson R. Jones and East City Art

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Planet Word Museum Coming to Downtown DC

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development has announced the selection of Ann B. Friedman and Dantes Partners to lead the redevelopment of the historic Franklin School, 13th and K streets NW. The proposed development will transform the space into Planet Word, an interactive language arts museum and education space. Planet Word’s mission is to inspire a love of words and language and increase literacy through a host of interactive exhibits and experiences. Planet Word

will be one of just a few fully-operational language museums globally. Friedman, with the support of her husband, Thomas L. Friedman, and a national board, has been developing plans for the museum for more than three years. The museum will expand upon the usable space in the Franklin School building, creating four levels from the existing three levels by utilizing the belowgrade space of the school. The project will provide a total of nearly 15,000 square feet of exhibit space, a 2,000-square foot auditorium, a 3,500-square foot restaurant and 1,900 square feet of classroom space. The over $30 million development is projected to generate 35 new full-time jobs and welcome nearly 100,000 visitors annually. Planet Word will also provide: arts and music programming featuring speakers, readings and plays using the 150-seat auditorium space; professional development opportunities for teachers, summer programs and workshops; and retail, café, and event rental space. Planet Word plans to open its doors with free admission to the public by winter 2019. planetwordmuseum.org.

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Midfielder Patrick Nyarko beats defender Kevin Alston in D.C. United’s 4-1 win against Orlando last season.

DC United 2017 Season Schedule Announced

The season gets under way with the team’s home opener against Sporting Kansas City on March 4 at 7 PM. 2017 is DC United’s final year at RFK before moving into their new home in Buzzard Point. Here’s the home schedule: March 4, Sporting Kansas City; March 18, Columbus Crew SC; April 1, Philadelphia Union; April 8, New York City FC; May 6, Montreal Impact; May 13, Philadelphia Union; May 20, Chicago Fire; June 3, LA Galaxy; June 21, Atlanta United FC; July 22, Houston Dynamo; Aug. 12, Real Salt Lake; Aug. 23, Atlanta United FC; Aug. 26, New England Revolution; Sept. 9, Orlando City SC; Sept. 23, San Jose Earthquakes; Oct. 22, New York Red Bulls. dcunited.com.

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On Feb. 15, 6:30 to 8 p.m., learn how to purchase a home in the District of Columbia using the DC Open Doors mortgage product. All DC Open Doors Homebuyers’ Informational Sessions are free and cohosted by the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, and a participating lender. The informational session is at DCHFA, 815 Flori-

da Ave. NW. It is a short walk from the U Street Cardoza Metro station. There is free parking in the Agency’s garage accessible via the V Street on the NW side of the building. dcopendoors.com.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon

The United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon is scheduled for March 11, 7 a.m. The marathon starts at Constitution Avenue at 14th St. NW with the half marathon starting at 8:30 a.m. from the same location. Information and registration is at RunRocknRoll.com/dc.

Mayor’s Arts Awards Nominations

Nominations for individuals and organizations are being accepted for awards in the following categories: Excellence in Visual Arts; Excellence in Performing Arts; Excellence in Arts Education; Excellence in Creative Industries; Excellence in the Humanities; The Larry Neal Writers’ Award for Adults and Youth. Only online applications will be accepted and must be submitted no later than Feb. 24, 4 p.m. For more information, contact Ebony C. Brown, Special Events Manager at ebony.brown@ dc.gov or JaKenna Martin, Special Events Associate jakenna.martin@dc.gov or 202-724-5613. Read more at dcarts.dc.gov/page/MAA2017. The Mayor’s Arts Awards are the most prestigious honors conferred by the District on individual artists, teachers and nonprofit organizations. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities will present the 32nd Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards at the Historic Lincoln Theatre in September.

Nerds Return to NoMa

The District’s favorite nerdy speaker series, Nerds in NoMa, returns with a new set of fresh, DC-centric topics. Nerds in NoMa is a free panel discussion occurring every third Tuesday through April 18, 6 to 8 p.m., at 1200 First St. NE. Every month, bring a happy hour crowd to Nerds in NoMa for drinks and discovery. Learn more about current events, and the city from DC specialists and gurus. Wine, beer and snacks will be available. Here’s the line-up: Feb. 21, DC Visual Arts-why is it important for DC to have

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an arts identity and “How do keep artists in the city?;” March 21, City. Smarter. Neighborhood Spotlight: NoMa-based think tanks and nonprofits making NoMa and the world a better place; April 18, Greening the City: the importance of green space in urban landscapes. All Nerds events are free and open to the public. nomabid.org/nerds-in-noma.

Free Tax Help

Saturdays at 10 a.m., get free tax help at Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. get free tax help at MLK Library, 901 G St. NW. A qualified AARP tax aide will answer tax questions and prepare 2016 income tax filings. For more information and to find other sites offering free tax assistance, visit dclibrary.org/incometax.

Theater J Annual Benefit

Theater J’s 2017 Annual Benefit celebrates the artistry of Rick Foucheux and honors the leadership of Mita M. Schaffer. The annual benefit, on March 6, 6:30 p.m., at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, includes a cocktail hour, followed by dinner by Provisions Catering, live performances and dessert. Tickets are on sale starting at $280. Table sponsorships are also available. For more information, contact Skye Landgraf at 202-777-3225 or skye@theaterj.org.

DMV Adjudication Relocated

Effective Feb. 13, DMV Adjudication Services is moving from 301 C St. NW to 955 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Suite P100. Hours of operation remain the same. dmv.dc.gov.

EMULSION 2017

EMULSION 2017, March 3 to16, is an exhibition open to all artists who reside or work in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area within a 50-mile radius of East City Art’s offices on Capitol Hill. This year’s exhibition is at PEPCO Edison Place Gallery, 702 Eighth St. NW. Here’s the schedule of events: March 3, Opening Reception and Award Announcements; March 7 and 9, 6 p.m., Artist Talk; March 16, Closing Reception. eastcityart.com/emulsion.

Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week

For 10 days and two weekends, 70 Alexandria restaurants offer a $35 three-course dinner for

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one or a $35 dinner for two during Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week, February 17 to 26. More than 30 restaurants will also offer lunch deals at $10, $15 or $20 per person in addition to the dinner specials. View the menu flip-book and make reservations at AlexandriaRestaurantWeek.com.

Washington, DC, has the highest number of new breast cancer cases than any other city in the US. The numbers for African American or Latino city residents are even higher. On April 29, join the Natalie Williams Breast Care Foundation and the ladies of WHUR 96.3 for the second annual “Test My Breasts” 5K Walk and Wellness Fair at the Tidal Basin. This annual event welcomes all women and men for a day of exercising, check-ups, and bare facts about breast cancer among women of color. Thousands of survivors and supporters of this cause will come together to spread the message that testing breasts can save lives. For event information, vendor and sponsorship opportunities, and to register teams, visit testmybreasts.com.

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New Veterans Housing Opens

On Jan. 12, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro; US Secretary of Veteran Affairs Bob McDonald; and DC residents to open the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence at North Capitol Commons, 1005 North Capitol St. NW. With support from local and federal partners, this housing program will help to achieve the goal of ending homelessness among veterans in the District. Named after the late World War II veteran and his wife, the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence includes 60 units of permanent supportive housing for veterans experiencing homelessness and 64 units for

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Neighborhood

Rendering of a reference area of modernized Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library due to reopen in 2020. Image: Courtesy of DC Public Libraries

MLK Library Closes for Modernization

DC Public Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan has announced that the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, DC¹s central library, will close on March 4 for a complete modernization. Construction on the library will start in Summer 2017 and continue until 2020. When the $208 million transformation is complete, the Library will become the center of activity for the already vibrant downtown area. The renovated building will feature a new transparent entryway; sculptured monumental stairs; large auditorium and conference center; creative spaces for fabrication, music production and art creation; ground level café with patio; double-height reading room; large, interactive children¹s space; expanded special collections space for researchers and local history enthusiasts, and a rooftop event space with terrace. Public art will be solicited for the reading room, the vestibule and the plaza in front of the building. The art installations in the vestibule and the plaza will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Updates on the project, interim services and moving out activities can be found at dclibrary.org/roadtomlkfuture. District residents who meet the income requirements for affordability. The building has 12 floors and 124 efficiencies, 60 of which are fully furnished. Residents will receive assistance with health needs through case managers.

Financially Fit DC Initiative Launched

The District government has launched “Financially Fit DC.” a comprehensive financial literacy program designed to empower all District residents to take control of their financial health. Financially Fit DC is driven by a web-based financial assessment tool that guides participants through the process of creating a workable budget, checking credit, purchasing a home and planning for retirement. The tool helps participants identify short-term needs and set lifetime goals through a personalized financial roadmap. This innovative approach aims to foster behavioral

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changes that will positively impact individuals and families over the long-term. Throughout the year, the District will host clinics that connect residents to financial services and address a variety of topics: gaining access to financial resources by using the federal Earned Income Tax Credit program, building a savings account, preventing financial fraud, preparing for retirement, and utilizing DISB’s Bank on DC program, an effort to create greater access to mainstream financial services. For more information, visit financiallyfitdc.com.

DC Solid Waste Diversion Progress Report

The Department of Public Works has released the District’s first-ever Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Solid Waste Diversion Progress Report. The report, available at dpw. dc.gov/wastediversionreport, provides an overview of the District’s waste diversion programs and initiatives. It also provides waste generation and diversion rate data to assist District stakeholders in working together to achieve its waste diversion goals.

320 Florida Ave. NE to be Developed

The Highline, a $100 million apartment community at 320 Florida Ave. NE, will have 318 luxury apartments including four penthouse units and approximately 10,000 square feet of first floor retail space. The 12-story, modern-industrial architectural design integrates warehouse-style windows with industrialframed glass cubes that weave in and out of the Florida Avenue façade at varying depths. The project was inspired by New York’s meatpacking district and the elevated park known as the High Line. Other unique elements of the design include materials reminiscent of rail cars, and steel columns that echo the riveted steel supports of the nearby railroad underpass. Located one block from the NoMa/Gallaudet Red

Line Metro Station, The Highline at Union Market will provide a significant pedestrian connection between the NoMa and Union Market neighborhoods through a park it will build adjacent to the project. Thirteen three-bedroom townhomes will be built off-site in ANC 5B in conjunction with DC Habitat and set aside for households earning no more than 50 percent of the area median income. In addition, four percent of The Highline’s units will be set aside for households earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income.

My Brother’s Keeper

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has launched DC’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative (MBK-DC) to provide programming for boys and young men of color in four key areas: education, justice, health and job opportunities. Seeking to develop coalitions with public and private sector leaders, MBK-DC is part of President Obama’s MBK Community Challenge. Upcoming MBK-DC events include a series of community roundtable discussions, summer programming and a summit. For more information on how to get involved, contact MBK-DC coordinator Kendrick Jackson at kendrick.jackson@dc.gov.

Free Small Business Legal Advice

The DC Bar Pro Bono Center will have a small business clinic aimed at meeting the needs of the deaf entrepreneur and small business population in the DC area on Feb. 15, 5 to 7:30 p.m., at the I. King Jordan Student Academic Center, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave. NE. Meet one-on-one with an attorney. There will be American Sign Language interpreters available for the deaf entrepreneur community but this clinic is open to all. Contact Darryl Maxwell at dmaxwell@dcbar.org or 202-737-4700, ext. 3369.

Become a DPR Lifeguard

DPR uses the International Lifeguard Training Program (ILTP) to train and certified lifeguards to work at both indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities across the District. The content includes Health Care Provider level CPR, Emergency Oxygen Administration training, and First Aid, along with stateof–the-art rescue techniques. Lifeguard candidates must successfully pass written and practical (“handson”) tests to receive an ILTP Course Completion Certificate that can be used to gain employment at any aquatic facility in the world. Read more at dpr. dc.gov/service/become-dpr-lifeguard. Have an item for the MidCity DC Bulletin Board? Email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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onald Trump famously campaigned on promises to “make America great again” by fighting for working people. Yet his nominee for Secretary of Labor, Andrew Puzder, has a long history of fighting against workers’ rights, both at his own companies and from a policy standpoint. He is the wrong choice for Labor Secretary. Puzder’s nomination would be confirmation that the District needs to continue charting its own path to helping workers, especially the least powerful. That includes a strong minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, and protections against workplace abuses.

Wrong Choice for DC Workers by Ilana Boivie

ties Center United, a membership group of restaurant workers and supporters. One-third faced situations where they were not fully paid – “wage theft” – including not receiving required breaks or overtime pay. And 79 percent reported preparing food while sick. Since 2000, when Puzder became CEO of

Puzder’s Awful Record as an Employer

The US Department of Labor’s mission is to “foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure workrelated benefits and rights.” Puzder’s own record on these issues has been the exact opposite. His actions and policies have served to undermine workplace standards, rights, and benefits. Puzder has voiced opposition to raising the minimum wage, providing paid sick leave to employees, and expanding overtime rules. He has expressed almost overt disdain for lower-wage work, stating that replacing workers with automation makes sense because machines are “always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case.” Yet perhaps most telling are the abuses of workers’ rights at Puzder’s own companies. Department of Labor investigations uncovered violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act at 60 percent of Carl’s Jr. restaurants (whose parent company, CKE, is owned by Puzder) over the last seven years. Twothirds of women working at CKE restaurants have experienced unwanted sexual behaviors at work, according to a survey by Restaurant Opportuni-

CKE, Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s have been served with more employment discriminations lawsuits than any other hamburger chain in the country. The lawsuits include allegations of racial and gender discrimination, as well as sexual harassment. When asked about disrespectful depictions of women in Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s advertising, Puzder was unapologetic, stating, “I like beautiful women eating burgers in bikinis. I think it’s very American.” A company release claimed, “We believe in putting hot models in our commercials, because ugly ones don’t sell burgers.”

DC Should Continue Taking the High Road

In recent years the District of Columbia has passed laws and policies to protect and advance workers’ rights and benefits, including many of those opposed by Puzder, such as providing paid sick and safe leave, increasing the minimum wage, expanding wage-theft prevention, and providing paid family and medical leave. These policies will help to better the lives of tens of thousands of lower-income DC residents. They are likely to come with little or no drag on the DC economy, as years of research on these policies has found. Yet more needs to be done to serve the city’s most vulnerable. Income inequality in the District of Columbia is among the highest in the nation and continues to grow. In a booming economy, average income for the poorest DC residents actually fell to $9,300 in 2014, from $10,800 in 2007. Since 1980 wages have fallen, adjusting for inflation, for DC workers with less than a bachelor’s degree, while increasing for those with the most advanced education. Meanwhile the cost of living continues to rise, making it harder and harder for families to make ends meet. While the District of Columbia has been a leader in providing stronger workers’ rights and benefits, Department of Labor rules and regulations are still important to residents. For example, former President Obama’s proposed overtime rule would have boosted the pay of some 29,000 working DC residents, nearly one-quarter of the city’s total salaried workforce. Puzder has been publicly critical of the overtime rule, stating that “it will be another barrier to the middle class rather than a springboard.” We need a Labor Secretary who will push for policies that advance the mission of the Department of Labor and put working Americans first. Puzder is not that person. Ilana Boivie is senior policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org), which conducts research on tax and budget issues that affect low- and moderate-income DC residents. u

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Living Below the Tower A Note From a Poet in Its Shadow

by E. Ethelbert Miller

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he month before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAHC) opened its doors. This newly built institution should serve as a watch tower from which to view the next four years. Too often we read history books while suffering from amnesia. Our eyes read words and paragraphs but we fail to comprehend the narrative that can grab ahold of us like a ball and chain. After the November election many could be seen openly weeping as if another young black boy had been killed in the street. There are many types of crimes, and too many are never solved. Will we ever truly know how or why Trump won? Speak too much Russian to me and I’ll begin to write my notes from the underground. It might be too easy to believe our nation has moved from reality to becoming a reality show. I would prefer to believe we’ve simply embraced science-fiction as a way of life. When do the aliens arrive? Will they laugh when they say, “Take me to your leader”? If you visit the NMAHC on the corner of 14th and Constitution be prepared to stay for a spell. Make this place your temporary home or shelter. There is no way you can weave from the ground floor to the top without being moved, angry, encouraged, inspired, and hopeful. You will leave this museum empowered and ready to continue the struggle waged by our ancestors. Now is the time to hold high the torch of freedom and feel the heat of righteousness. It would be foolish to think an entire movement can be derailed or stopped by one man with a Tweet. Yes, Trump was elected,

The American Oven

So what is this greatness that I smell? Is it the smell of fresh warm bread, the sweetness from flowers, the seductive smoke of cigarettes, the print of newspapers and newly published books? What is this odor of greatness swirling around our nation’s sky? Does it touch the workers in stores and factories, the children in locker rooms after games, the women bowed in churches before the caskets of the dead? What smell embraces the earth of things, blue, brown and in between? This American greatness, this burning, this terrible thunder, this smell so unsettling to the ear, this blinding pride and arrogance, this hollow victory over dissent, which we cover with flags, pious gestures and salutes, this burial of being first. What must be great again is what is found that wasn’t lost. This smell so invisible to the poor, so tasteless to the rich, this fragrance of freedom once inhaled by slaves, this smell of hope, this endless hunger for tomorrow, so choking and undefined. – E. Ethelbert Miller

and we wish him well, but let us not forget what Bernie Sanders mentioned in his book “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In”: “This campaign was never just about electing a president of the United State – as enormously important as that was. This campaign was about transforming America.” Stand anywhere in the National Museum of African American History and Culture and be reminded of how African Americans transformed America. Stand near the new plaque at the Williams Slave Pen and you morph into Solomon Northrop pondering how many more years of remaining a slave. Free a man, free a colony. Change must be for the many and not just the few. We must expand the American living room, a struggle which comes after years of fighting to open schools, restaurants, and housing opportunities. As a new Republican government begins to rule with a ruler for cutting the federal government – let us push for statehood in the District harder than ever before. If states’ rights are back in vogue, let us be a state. Citizenship requires a free mind and not tied hands. Congress should not have the final say over the desires and dreams of DC residents. We must refuse to be ruled from any tower which is not our own. During the next four years Washington could lose the luster of being the political capital and become a “Palin” runner-up to the Trump Tower in New York. What’s a presidential White House if the president is never home? Meanwhile, how many District residents will not miss the speeding limo, the police cars, and the diverted traffic? Somehow, I can’t see President Trump stopping in at Politics and Prose or even the nice little East City Book Shop on the

Hill. Oh, and what will happen to Washingtonian societal life? Who will we gossip about? Will there still be a need for a guest list? How many of us now reside in the shadows of the Trump Tower and eat with the help? Meanwhile the blues remind us of the need to be resilient, to find ways to live and cope, or maybe it’s time to play Duke Ellington’s sacred music. At the end of the week comes Sunday and we must be believers. Our nation can survive another Reconstruction and the backlash blues Langston Hughes wrote about. America is a complex nation of beautiful notes. I still hear America singing – not just the poetry and melody of Walt Whitman but the complicated compositions of Thelonius Monk. Yes, Tweet Thelonius, for this is the 21st century, and we are a city on the move. Just a few weeks before Donald Trump was to place his hand on a Bible, I wrote the poem “American Oven.” I walk the streets and speak to friends and strangers about the strange politics of now. I take comfort in believing the changing weather is always an omen for goodness, and that our city is witness to another chapter in history, a chapter in which our differences don’t bend or tear the pages. The city of Washington is great, as is our nation. It has always been this way. Writer and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller hosts “On the Margin” every Thursday morning at 9 a.m. on WPFW (89.3 FM). He was awarded the 2016 George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature by the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. “The Collected Poems of E. Ethelbert Miller,” edited by Kirsten Porter, was published by Willow Books in 2016. u

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Shaw Streets by Pleasant Mann

The Inauguration Hits Shaw

Barricades went up and commerce shut down in Shaw during the presidential inauguration this January. The week of the inauguration, chainlink fencing started to appear along Shaw’s Seventh and Ninth street commercial corridors, constraining pedestrian traffic along the sidewalks and limiting people to crossing the street only at the corners.

It also was an issue for businesses on the block, such as Halcyon Salon. Proprietor Gwen Fields related how she had to escort each client from the street to her salon that morning. Her alley was barricaded, preventing her from parking in the back of the building and stopping the daily commercial trash pickup. Eventually the police suggested that she just close her shop, requiring her to cancel the rest of

Shaw shuts down for the presidential inauguration. Photo: Alexander Padro

Inauguration day brought even greater restrictions. Barriers and checkpoints were set up and streets actually closed down to traffic. The popular pastrami restaurant Smoked and Stacked at the Convention Center was shut down. Problems arose on the 1300 block of Eighth Street when police insisted that only local residents could walk down the sidewalk. AirBnB guests on the block, in Washington for the Women’s March scheduled the next day, had problems proving residency.

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shop, which replaces one managed by a national coffee chain, is a significant move for the “Made in DC” effort, with a large illuminated sign proclaiming the motto gracing the center’s soaring lobby. As Events DC Chair Max Brown explained at the opening, “We are committed to the success of our local businesses.” The Compass Coffee at the Convention Center represents the fifth outpost of the Shaw business

Shaw in a prominent position. Two Shaw establishments, Kinship (at No. 4) and The Dabney (No. 7) made the top 10. Other Shaw restaurants on the list, which covers eateries from Annapolis all the way to Virginia’s Rappahannock County, include Metier (No. 14), All-Purpose (No. 15), Convivial (No. 22), Hazel (No. 52), Kyirisan (No. 60), and RPM Italian (No. 92). With eight out of the Washingtonian’s 100 best,

Compass Coffee opens at the Washington Convention Center. Photo: Pleasant Mann

the day’s appointments. “I wouldn’t have minded if they had told me in advance,” Fields said.

Compass Coffee Moves into the Convention Center

The Washington Convention Center and Events DC proved they’re walking the talk and supporting local businesses when a Compass Coffee concession opened in the Convention Center in January. The

created by Michael Haft and Harrison Suarez. It carries a range of coffee drinks, specially roasted beans and blends in cans, and locally produced sandwiches and pastries.

The Washingtonian Loves Shaw

In its latest issue Washingtonian magazine shows its love for Shaw in a number of ways. First, its annual list of the 100 best restaurants puts

Shaw’s status as a restaurant destination is confirmed. Last year, there were only three Shaw restaurants on the list. The number of prominent drinking and eating (including sushi!) establishments set to open this spring will only strengthen Shaw’s prominence. This month’s Washingtonian also has Shaw-related articles on the history of U Street and a guide on places to visit in Logan Circle and Shaw.

Charlie Visconage Show at Wanda’s Closes

Monday night, Jan. 30, saw the closing of the Charlie Visconage art installation at the salon Wanda’s on Seventh. The show was part of an ongoing effort sponsored by Shaw Main Streets to encourage the broadening of the arts into commercial spaces. Visconage, a performance artist who moved to creating paintings in a raw style, had over a dozen of his boldly colored works on view at the hair salon since September’s Art All

feature an all-star lineup of local talent including the Crossrhodes Band and the DC legends Rare Essence. The concert will aid the collective’s current crowdfunding campaign to improve its recording studio.

Shaw Hosts DC Distillers Event

Long View Gallery, 1234 Ninth St. NW, will be the venue for the first DC Distillers Festival on Saturday, Feb. 25. The ticketed event will feature more than 20 regional distillers with over 60 varieties of whiskey, rum, vodka, and other

Painter Charlie Visconage (center) at Wanda’s on Seventh. Photo: Alexander Padro

Night festival. Several examples of his work are on permanent display at The Passenger.

One Love Massive Benefit on Feb. 16

One Love Massive, the arts, entertainment, and studio collective at 631 T St. NW, is holding a benefit concert across the street at the Howard Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 16. The concert, “Bring the Noise,” will go from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and

craft spirits. The list of distillers includes such well-known names as Catoctin Creek, Joseph A. Magnus, and One Eight, as well as Filibuster Bourbon, which got its start in Shaw. The event will include a Roaring 20s-themed jazz band. u

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Neighborhood

East City News by Max Moline

Adding to the Tool Belt

Tools and Nerds The panel, which was moderated by Beverly Swaim-Stanley (president and CEO of the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation), featured four locals who each brought a different perspective to the conversation. Dan Tangherlini, president of the federal business unit of technology firm Seamless Docs, analyzed changes from a technology and infrastructurebased standpoint. Chuck Bean, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ executive director, had a civic leadership and nonprofit-based say on matters. The deputy executive director at NextGen Venture Partners had a startup-minded approach. And

On Sunday, Feb. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m., Fifth Street Ace Hardware will host its sixth annual Ladies’ Night in partnership with the Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District. Ladies’ Night will feature more than a dozen vendors – including popular hardware brands like Valspar Paint and Big Green Egg – with food and drink provided by seven local businesses, and raffle and giftbag items from many local stores and restaurants such as Shouk, VIDA Fitness, and BicycleSPACE. While Fifth Street Ace Hardware was not the first branch of the international coop to present the ladies’ night concept, it was the first to implement it. “This is an idea that’s circulated through the Ace community for the last decade,” said Courtney Belew, marketing manager of A Few Cool Hardware Stores (made up of the 11 Ace Hardware stores in the DMV). “We’ve really pioneered it.” The branch’s owner, Gina Schaefer, has been on Ace Hardware’s board of directors since 2008. For more information, or to RSVP for the event, email ladies@acehardwaredc.com or The “Nerds in NoMa” event on Jan. 24 offered attendees visit Fifth Street Ace Hardware’s colorful “nerd glasses,” soft pretzels, and popcorn as well as beer, wine, and soda. Facebook page: www.Facebook. com/5thStreetAce. Fifth Street Ace Hardware is located at 1055 Emeka Moneme brought his experiFifth St. NW and www.AceHardence as the deputy executive director wareDC.com. of the Federal City Council and managing director of Infrastructure DC by looking at things from the transportaThe NoMa Business Improvement tion side. District kicked off its Fourth Annual Of the many topics addressed, Nerds in NoMa speaker series on some sparked more spirited converJan. 24 with a panel discussing how sation among panelists. When the the changes brought on by President topic of renewing infrastructure was Donald Trump’s administration will broached, Dan Mindus, executive diaffect DC and the region. rector at NextGen Venture Partners,

Nerds Assemble

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pointed out that “sometime soon, we’ll have autonomous vehicles, and that will change everything about urban transportation.” This will happen, he continued, “in the next five or 10 and certainly in the next 15 years.” Tangherlini countered that it’s important to take an approach that’s both near- and farsighted. As he pointed out, the development of the New York Avenue Metro Station (now called NoMa/Gallaudet University) was an “investment in the region” and is the primary reason that the neighborhood has been developed to the extent that it has. He went on to caution that “a focus on driverless cars could lead to more highways and thus more decentralization, which could spell the end for neighborhoods like NoMa.” On the topic of Metro’s recent safety, funding, and management concerns, Moneme said that the new administration will not be able to ignore these problems. “Metro is the constant in [DC’s] growth; it’s a must-have,” he said. “There’s nothing about the status quo that can continue,” he added, referencing issues with safety in particular. The Nerds in NoMa series will continue on Tuesday, Feb. 21, with a discussion on the DC visual arts scene and its importance to the city’s cultural identity. The panels are held in the lobby of 1200 First St. NE, around the corner from the NoMa/Gallaudet University Metro.

FRESHFARM Markets

The recently completed Mount Vernon Triangle Perception Survey revealed to the MVT Community Improvement District and the popular seasonal FRESHFARM Markets that the farmers’ market, which has been held at the intersection of Fifth

and K streets NW, has outgrown its home and that residents want more options. For the 2017 FRESHFARM season, the market will move to a location on I Street between Fourth and Fifth streets NW. Hours will be extended to 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The larger space can accommodate more vendors and attendees. Full results of the survey will be released in February. We will take a closer look in March.

Coming Soon to NoMa

Sushi lovers, rejoice! The popular chain Buredo will soon be joining the NoMa neighborhood at 111 K St. NE. The chain’s current locations in Franklin Square and Dupont have met tremendous success with sushi burritos – sushi rolls the size of traditional burritos. Adding a fun twist, each menu item is named after a character from the popular “Kill Bill” movies. Learn more at www.EatBuredo.com. Also coming to NoMa is a Subway restaurant on the block of First Street between K and L streets NE. The Subway sign has been hung and is lit, which means it will be opening soon.

AIPAC Expanding

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will be expanding its H Street NW headquarters in the coming months, adding an eighth story to its facility and constructing an 11-story building next door. The current building, at 251 H St. NW, is across the street from the ongoing Capitol Crossing development project. Max Moline is a communications specialist living in DC. molinecommunications@gmail.com; @MaxMoline425. u

Bloomingdale Bites

by Max Moline busy January in Bloomingdale means there’s a lot to get to in this month’s Bloomingdale Buzz:

History in the Making

At the Jan. 23 monthly meeting of the Bloomingdale Civic Association (BCA) the Bloomingdale Historic Preservation Committee gave its full presentation on the effort to retain the neighborhood’s historic character. Among the matters discussed was a special zoning that would protect the street views and prevent an overabundance of invasive construction. The proposed zoning plan is being drafted by the Bloomingdale Historic Preservation Committee in cooperation with the District’s Office of Planning. After the comprehensive presentation, the committee recommended that it continue the process with the Office of Planning to continue drafting a zoning plan, then meet to finalize it, make it available to the entire community, garner community support, and project an enforcement date by the end of the year. The committee and the BCA’s president, Teri Janine Quinn, reaffirmed that a vote will happen at the association’s Feb. 27 meeting. The ballot will decide whether to open the vote on historic designation to the entire Bloomingdale community rather than solely members of the BCA.

Coming Soon: Sylvan Cafe and Bakery

and company.” The post points out that the building used to be the Sylvan Theatre, which opened in 1913 as the American Theater and changed its name to Sylvan in 1929. Though it closed in 1965, its sign has remained, and the owners “are planning to bring the beautiful Sylvan sign back to life as well – though it may take a little while as we investigate the best way to restore it in a historically sensitive manner,”

The space formerly occupied by neighborhood favorite Grassroots Gourmet will not be empty for long. The owners of Bacio PizThe Sylvan Cafe and Bakery, which will occupy what was formerly home to Grassroots Gourmet, has pledged to revitalize the sign that once adorned zeria, at Seaton Place and First Street NW, the Sylvan Theatre. are bringing the new Sylvan Cafe to the space at 104 Rhode Island Ave. NW. In a post on the cafe’s Facebook page the owners expressed exaccording to the post. citement about moving into the facility: “First let Sylvan Cafe and Bakery will feature bagels, an us say how grateful we are to Sara Fatell and the in-house pastry chef, breads, and cakes, as well as beautiful establishment she created in Grassroots sandwiches and paninis. While an opening day has Gourmet. Our top priority as the new owners of yet to be announced, stay tuned to the pages on this space will be to honor her creation of a warm Facebook (www.Facebook.com/SylvanCafe) and and inclusive community gathering spot where Twitter (@SylvanCafe) for updates. neighbors can come and enjoy great food, drink

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On Feb. 26 All Nations Baptist Church will host its Black History Month Spelling Bee, open to “all youth-all grades,” according to a flyer. The purpose of the event is to “enhance the spelling skills and increase the vocabulary of the youth, and to increase the youths’ level of awareness of persons and information related to Black History.” While all entrants will receive a certificate of participation, the first-, second-, and third-place winners will each receive a prize and a trophy. All registrants will be given a word list for advance study. Get more information from Minister Paulette Holloway at 202-8329591 or hollowayp@aol.com. Applications are due by Feb. 15.

Rock ‘n’ Road Closures

On March 11 the annual United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington DC Marathon and Half Marathon will pass through Bryant and North Capitol streets NW,closing sections of both.For the full list of closures and a full map of the race visit www.RunRocknRoll.com/DC/theraces/road-closures.

Shave the Date

On Sunday, March 12, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will hold its annual “Brave a Shave for Kids with Cancer” event at Boundary Stone, located at 116 Rhode Island Ave. NW. The foundation has set a fundraising goal of $750,000, all of which will go to children’s cancer research. The event, which started 17 years ago as a bet between three men who ended up raising $100,000 for research, has become a national focus in the years since. To find out more about the event, the foundation, or how to donate, visit www. StBaldricks.org. Max Moline is a communications specialist living in DC. He frequents Nationals Park and enjoys writing about food as much as he does eating it. He’s always looking for new places to try. Rooftops and cigar lounges are a plus! Get in touch: molinecommunications@ gmail.com; @MaxMoline425. u

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by Kathleen Donner The NPG is at Eighth and F Streets NW. npg.si.edu.

Saturday Mornings at The National

Visit the National Theatre on select Saturday mornings for free programs. The programming is best suited for ages 4 to 10. Performances take place Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Helen Hayes Gallery. The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets may be reserved one week prior to the performance. The reservation system closes at 10 a.m. on the Friday before the performance. Walk-ins are welcome if there is room. Register and get more information at thenationaldc.org. Here’s the lineup: Feb. 11, Skher Brown and The Dancing Warriors; Feb. 25, Struggle for Freedom: The Life of Dr. King; March 4, Mr. G; March 18, Christylez Bacon; March 25, Bilbo’s Journey; April 1, Papgeno!; and April 8, Unified Jazz Ensemble.

Discovery Theater’s “How Old is a Hero?”

Everyone can make a difference! In this uplifting play, meet young people who helped change the nation by their heroic actions during the Civil Rights era: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine; Claudette Colvin, who stayed seated on a bus before Rosa Parks; and brave sixyear-old Ruby Bridges. This Discovery Theater play is shown Feb. 21 to 24 at 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Ripley Center, Smithsonian. It is recommended for ages 6 to 11. Individual tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for children, $3 for children under 2. The Ripley Center is at 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, on the National Mall. discoverytheater.org.

Cartoon Skate at Canal Park

Saturdays through Feb. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., kids can skate with cartoon characters at Canal Park Ice Rink. Adults skate for $9; children, military and seniors, $8; skate rental, $5. Canal Park Ice Rink is at 200 M St. SE. canalparkdc.org.

NPG Presidential Family Fun Day

On Feb. 18; 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., celebrate America’s presidents at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) with games, music, crafts and stovepipe-hat workshops led by staff from President Lincoln’s Cottage and a guided tour in the iconic “America’s Presidents” exhibition with Senior Historian David C. Ward. The Racing Presidents from MLB’s Washington Nationals will also attend 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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Photo: Courtesy of Explore! Children’s Museum of Washington, D.C.

First-ever Space Dedicated to Children at the National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in partnership with Explore! Children’s Museum has opened its first-ever space dedicated to children. “Explore! with the Portrait Gallery” will expand experiences of portraiture by allowing kids to do hands-on activities with portraiture to answer questions such as “What is a portrait?” “How do I see myself ?” and “How do others see me?” Located on the first floor of the museum, this space represents the Portrait Gallery’s first exhibition with an interactive bilingual gallery for visitors with children ages 18 months to eight years. Visitors will be able to trace each other’s silhouettes, strike a pose for a projected video art piece and experiment with expression and emotion by building faces out of illustrated blocks. It is open daily, except Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The National Portrait Gallery is at Eighth and F Streets NW. npg.si.edu.

Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival Family Performances

The eighth annual INTERSECTIONS Festival, Feb. 24 to March 5, will feature more than 100 performances in dance, music, theatre, family programming and youth development. Founded in 2009, The Atlas Performing Arts Center’s INTERSECTIONS Festival is a multi-day festival that brings artists and audiences alike to the developing H Street corridor. The Festival engages audiences and artists alike by sparking conversation, deeper connection and community transformation. The Atlas is at 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993 ext. 2. atlasarts.org. Here’s the family programming lineup: Jane Franklin Dance-The Big Meow, Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m. and March 4, 10:30 a.m. Sepia Works/Callaloo-The Legend of The Golden Coqui, Feb. 25, 9:45 a.m. Clown Cabaret-The Heist, Feb. 25, 10:45 a.m.

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live in such a world until they discover something RED! In this interactive show, two friends find fun in every color of the rainbow! Tickets are $6 to $10. Blue is for ages 1 to 5. Feb. 16 to 20 at the Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993 ext. 2. atlasarts.org.

Family Thursdays at the Capitol Visitors Center

On Thursdays, Feb. 16 and 23, 11 a.m., through a statue that stands proudly On Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., kick off National Engineers in Emancipation Hall, Week with a fun-filled day at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. learn a story about FredNW. Drop in to meet real engineers and to test out your ideas with over 20 erick Douglass. Make a hands-on engineering activities. You can launch rockets, meet an astronaut, collage to honor Dougmake slime, pop popcorn, and more. Visit engineeringfamilyday.org. lass as one of America’s most important freedom fighters. The program lasts 30 minutes. Meet at and March 4, 11:45 a.m. The In Series-Duke Elthe entrance of Exhibition Hall. No passes needed. lington’s Neighborhood, March 4, 9:45 a.m. Capivisitthecapitol.gov. tol Tap and House of Tap-Feel the Beat Through Your Feet, March 4, 10:30 a.m.

Discover Engineering Family Day

Drawn into Nature at the NGA

On Feb. 12, 1 to 3 p.m.; Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m.; Feb. 19, 1 to 3 p.m.; 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m.; and Feb. 26, 1 to 3 p.m., explore paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe and learn about her interest in nature, color, and abstraction. Then, experiment with different drawing techniques using soft pastels and conté crayon. These National Gallery of Art Family Workshops provide the opportunity to explore artists’ thinking and studio practices. Taught by museum educators, each workshop includes a conversation in the galleries followed by a hands-on studio session. Family Workshops are designed for children, ages 8 to 11, and adults to participate together. All workshops begin in the Education Studio, located on the East Building Concourse. Workshops are free but preregistration is required. Register at nga.gov.

Imagination Stage Presents “Blue”

Imagine a world where the only color is blue. Blue flowers, blue grass, even blue cereal! Inky and Pale

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NSO’s Follow That Fiddle

In this home-run performance, National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) musician Glenn Donnellan introduces the Electric Slugger, an electric violin that he custom made from a baseball bat. Have a ball as he plays a wide range of musical styles on this and a variety of violins from around the world. The Kennedy Center, Saturday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., performances are for ages 3, up. $20. kennedy-center.org.

DAR Museum Family Events

On March 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., learn how scientists and discoverers of the past used special tools to learn about the world around them. Look through a real 18th century microscope. Navigate the seas using an octant. On April 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., there is a Colonial Career Day. Try out different careers from the colonial days. Come learn some new skills and figure out how to make money in the time of George Washington. These are walk-in events. Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters is at 1776 D St. NW. 202-628-1776. dar.org.

Proposed DC School Lottery Change

Mayor Bowser has proposed a “walkability preference” in DC’s school lottery. The walkability preference will enable a public charter elementary school to offer a preference in admission to families living within half a mile of the charter school and more than half a mile away from their DCPS-zoned school. The optional preference will go into effect for the 2018-2019 school year.

Locals for Locals Good-bye Winter 5K

“Locals for Locals 5K,” March 19, supports Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASADC) for Children of DC help for foster children here in the District of Columbia. CASA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, promotes court appointed volunteer advocacy so that every abused and neglected child in the DC foster care system can be safe, establish permanence and thrive. This mission is carried out through the recruitment, training and support of volunteer advocates. Register for the run at localsforlocals5k. com. For more information about CASADC, visit casadc.org.

Transitional Housing for LGBTQ Youth Opens

On Jan. 7, Mayor Bowser joined Ward 6 Councilmember Allen; Director of Department of Human Services Zeilinger; Director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs Alexander-Reid; and officials from Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL) to open a new transitional housing program for LGBTQ youth. SMYAL transitional housing provides safe accommodations, case management and additional supportive services. SMYAL transitional housing is at 746 19th St. NE. SMYAL has provided services to LGBTQ youth in the District for over 30 years including a telephone hotline, educational outreach programs, aftercare and LGBTQ youth awareness trainings for professionals in schools, runaway shelters, local government agencies and hospitals. In the summer of 2015, the first Homeless Youth Census counted 330 homeless youth and 215 housing-insecure youth. Of the 330-homeless youth, 43 percent self-identified as LGBTQ. Thus, the District sought to expand the availability of LGBTQ homeless youth beds and accompanying services that will move toward greater self-sufficiency. In FY17, the District allocated an additional $2.3 million in funds to specifically support additional shelter, transitional housing beds, and homeless prevention services.

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The Freshest Snow Whyte

Fans of past Hip Hop shows at Imagination Stage will love this radical update of a familiar fairytale. Set in the year 3000, we meet Snow Whyte — a graffiti-artist locked in competition with her arch rival, Kanye East, over which of them makes the “freshest” images in the universe. Both depend on a Simon Cowell-type celebrity called Mira to decide which of them is the best. After her exile to a distant planet, Snow Whyte is sheltered by two rapping alien twins (reminiscent of the Seven Dwarves) and survives two visits from the vengeful Kanye, dressed in crazy disguises. She discovers that talent is shared equally among all people and not the exclusive property of anyone. Best for ages 5, up. Tickets are $15 to $35. The show runs Feb. 11 to March 18 at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD. 301-280-1660. imaginationstage.org. Here’s the season’s remaining lineup: The Jungle Book, April 22 to May 28; Wonderland: Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure, June 21 to Aug. 13.

Ella Enchanted

Based on the Newberry Honor book by Gail Carson Levine, Baby Ella of Frell is given the “gift” of obedience

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by Lucinda, a misguided fairy and thus cannot disobey any direct order. Then when tragedy strikes, Ella is reduced to an obedient servant in her new home with Dame Olga. Can Ella find a way to rid herself of the troublesome curse? Ella Enchanted is a production of Adventure Theater. It is recommended for all ages and is on stage at Glen Echo, through March 19. Tickets are $19.50. adventuretheatre-mtc.org. Here’s the season’s remaining lineup: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, April 7 to May 21; and Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook, June 23 to Aug. 14.

Goldilocks

Goldilocks is on trial. The audience decides if it was breaking-and-entering or an innocent mistake. This musical romp illustrates that there are two sides to every story, with the same circumstances seen from very different points of view. Told with rod puppets and giant hand puppets, this production keeps the audience guessing while including all the favorite elements of the classic children’s fairytale. On stage at Glen Echo through Feb. 19. This show is recommended for ages 3 and a half to 9. Running time is 40 minutes. Tickets are $12. thepuppetco.org. Remainder of 2016-2017 season shows: Jack and the Beanstalk, Feb. 23 to March 26; The Three Billy Goats Gruff, March 30 to April 30; and Cinderella, May 4 to June 11.

PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue”

It’s the day of the Great Adventure Bay Race between Adventure Bay’s Mayor Goodway and Foggy Bottom’s Mayor Humdinger, but Mayor Goodway is nowhere to be found. PAW Patrol to the rescue! Ryder summons Marshall, Chase, Skye, Rubble, Rocky, Zuma and Everest to rescue Mayor Goodway and to run the race in her place. (Continued on Page 53)

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

Close Price

FEE SIMPLE Bloomingdale 134 THOMAS ST NW

$829,000

Brookland 613 LANCASTER ST NE #832 3317 9TH ST NE 1311 IRVING ST NE 3328 7TH STREET ST NE #838 637 FRANKLIN ST NE 1825 JACKSON ST NE 4201 12TH ST NE 828 CRITTENDEN ST NE 1520 TAYLOR ST NE 1222 ALLISON ST NE 904 HAMLIN ST NE 11 HAMILTON ST NE 82 ALLISON ST NE 2952 13TH ST NE 234 ADAMS ST NE 821 CRITTENDEN ST NE 2606 4TH ST NE 1347 FRANKLIN ST NE 127 HAWAII AVE NE 138 WEBSTER ST NE

$939,900 $861,500 $820,000 $772,000 $690,000 $660,000 $640,000 $585,000 $577,000 $507,500 $500,000 $480,000 $455,500 $455,000 $455,000 $447,000 $404,000 $370,000 $341,000 $326,400

Columbia Heights 1349 SPRING RD NW 1006 FAIRMONT ST NW 603 KENYON ST NW 1430 PARKWOOD PL NW 773 HOBART PL NW 753 GIRARD ST NW 718 HARVARD ST NW 520-522 HOBART PL NW 790 IRVING ST NW 3200 PARK PL NW 749 HARVARD ST NW 3306 OXON RUN RD SE 3315 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SE 404 NEWCOMB ST SE 4279 CAPITOL ST SW 1332 BARNABY TER SE 430 CONDON TER SE 110 ELMIRA ST SW 851 MONTERIA CT SE 4135 4TH ST SE

$1,075,000 $820,000 $740,000 $716,000 $685,000 $630,000 $628,000 $580,000 $515,000 $450,000 $425,000 $495,000 $399,000 $375,000 $325,000 $309,000 $257,400 $215,000 $206,850 $160,000

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

Eckington 44 R ST NE 54 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 142 U ST NE 216 SEATON PL NE 143 V ST NE

$915,000 $800,000 $799,900 $746,500 $620,000

Ledroit Park 2225 FLAGLER PL NW 525 U ST NW 152 U ST NW

$815,000 $800,000 $600,000

Logan Circle 1410 15TH ST NW 1820 13TH ST NW 1337 VERMONT AVE NW 946 T ST NW

$2,299,000 $2,213,000 $1,477,500 $2,325,000

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4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 5 5 3 5

Mount Pleasant 1852 INGLESIDE TER NW 1730 IRVING ST NW 1810 IRVING ST NW 2337 CHAMPLAIN ST NW ##303

$1,100,000 $937,000 $832,000 $650,000

Old City #1 523 F ST NE 808 L ST NE 445 15TH ST NE 317 I ST NE 619 MORTON PL NE 1024 8TH ST NE 728 6TH ST SE 1702 D ST NE 1229 LINDEN PL NE 1603 E CAPITOL ST SE 511 14TH ST NE 345 KENTUCKY AVE SE 1649 GALES ST NE 1727 F ST NE 1306 C ST NE 1420 C ST SE 541 24TH ST NE 502 21ST ST NE

$900,000 $880,000 $855,000 $819,000 $771,000 $755,000 $750,000 $750,000 $715,000 $600,000 $600,000 $599,000 $569,900 $526,000 $500,000 $467,500 $448,500 $440,000

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

Petworth 406 KENNEDY ST NW 312 VARNUM ST NW 5 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW 620 FARRAGUT ST NW 4321 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 5500 4TH ST NW 4004 ILLINOIS AVE NW 5411 5TH ST NW 5224 1ST ST NW 5102 7TH ST NW 4023 5TH ST NW 412 BUCHANAN ST NW 5103 5TH ST NW 839 DECATUR ST NW 541 QUINCY ST NW 838 VARNUM ST NW

$800,000 $780,000 $780,000 $776,000 $775,000 $735,000 $715,000 $700,000 $617,500 $599,900 $527,500 $500,000 $462,500 $445,000 $380,000 $330,000

8 3 4 4 6 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Shaw 1907 8TH ST NW 1907 8TH ST NW

$835,116 $835,116

3 3

Trinidad 1125 OATES ST NE 1018 17TH PL NE 1610 TRINIDAD AVE NE 1701 LANG PL NE 1242 SIMMS PL NE 1348 LEVIS ST NE 1643 L ST NE 1701 MONTELLO AVE NE

$780,000 $692,500 $645,000 $450,000 $390,000 $375,500 $365,000 $358,000

4 4 2 3 3 3 2 2

U Street

1913 11TH ST NW $1,635,000 4

CONDO Adams Morgan 2550 17TH ST NW #504 2550 17TH ST NW #404

$300,000 $279,000

0 0

2464 ONTARIO RD NW #3

$725,000

Brookland 2724 12TH ST NE #3 3205 12TH ST NE #102 3209 12TH ST NE #102 3207 12TH ST NE #102 2724 12TH ST NE #7 1202 JACKSON ST NE #103 1202 JACKSON ST NE #105 3205 12TH ST NE #101 3213 12TH ST NE #102 1200 JACKSON ST NE #101 3219 12TH ST NE #101 18 HAWTHORNE CT NE #18 3006 GENTAIN CT NE #3006 401 EVARTS ST NE #403 3000 7TH ST NE #320

$574,900 $559,000 $519,000 $519,000 $514,900 $462,050 $459,000 $447,000 $434,000 $427,000 $417,000 $368,000 $332,000 $270,000 $169,000

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0

Central 1511 22ND ST NW #32 1150 K ST NW #209 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #717 2301 N ST NW #207 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #1012

$480,000 $450,000 $425,000 $415,000 $407,000

1 1 1 1 1

1325 18TH ST NW #1012 616 E ST NW #706 631 D ST NW #838 1301 20TH ST NW #401

$350,000 $350,000 $334,555 $257,500

Columbia Heights 1336 PARKWOOD PL NW #2 1343 NEWTON ST NW #2 3112 13TH ST NW #3 1524 OGDEN ST NW #2 600 HARVARD ST NW #1 1343 NEWTON ST NW #1 3815 14TH ST NW #6 1012 HARVARD ST NW #10 1012 HARVARD ST NW #9 3615 11TH ST NW #A 3112 13TH ST NW #2 1012 HARVARD ST NW #6 762 PARK RD NW #2 1451 BELMONT ST NW #105 1390 KENYON ST NW #305 1390 KENYON ST NW #724 1012 HARVARD ST NW #2 1012 HARVARD ST NW #1 2750 14TH ST NW #306 3815 14TH ST NW #2 4120 14TH ST NW #B2 1321 FAIRMONT ST NW #404 3900 14TH ST NW #121

$1,150,000 $960,000 $925,000 $925,000 $774,900 $760,500 $709,900 $700,000 $700,000 $690,000 $629,000 $599,000 $587,500 $582,500 $557,500 $545,000 $510,000 $485,000 $361,000 $349,900 $284,000 $281,000 $240,000

1 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1

Dupont 2000 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #R-4 1414 22ND ST NW #31 1622 19TH ST NW #4 1727 R ST NW #102 1821 RIGGS PL NW #1821 1545 18TH ST NW #204 1601 18TH ST NW #615 1754 WILLARD ST NW #1 1736 19TH ST NW #3 1833 S ST NW #44 1301 20TH ST NW #609 1260 21ST ST NW #409 1 SCOTT CIR NW #405 1414 22ND ST NW #25 1933 18TH ST NW #101 1325 18TH ST NW #607

$1,900,000 $1,630,000 $862,500 $575,000 $460,000 $435,000 $250,000 $650,000 $595,000 $349,500 $338,000 $320,000 $276,500 $1,445,000 $385,000 $368,000

2 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

Eckington 310 TODD PL NE #1

$340,000

H Street 628 I ST NE #2 1110 STAPLES ST NE #2

$808,000 $665,000

2 2 2

Kalorama 1837 WYOMING AVE NW #A 1829 CALIFORNIA ST NW #PH3 1811 WYOMING AVE NW #24 2127 CALIFORNIA ST NW #603 2032 BELMONT RD NW #304

$960,000 $689,000 $679,000 $460,000 $210,000

Ledroit Park 46 CHANNING ST NW #1 2035 2ND ST NW #GL09 345 OAKDALE PL NW #203 519 FLORIDA AVE NW #1

$686,750 $549,900 $340,000 $303,500

Logan Circle 1300 N ST NW #808 2125 14TH ST NW #703 502 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #1 1311 13th ST NW #102 1440 CHURCH ST NW #504 1400 CHURCH ST NW #404 1311 13TH ST NW #PH-5 1450 CHURCH ST NW #601 1311 13TH ST NW #401 1311 13TH ST NW #201 1311 13TH ST NW #406 1515 15TH ST NW #231 1311 13TH ST NW #504

$302,000 $495,000 $520,000 $474,900 $2,000,000 $1,225,000 $1,104,900 $1,020,000 $859,900 $829,900 $819,900 $810,000 $789,900

2 2 2 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

1311 13TH ST NW #505 1311 13TH ST NW #305 1311 13TH ST NW #PH-3 1311 13TH ST NW #105 1311 13TH ST NW #204 1311 13TH ST NW #503 1311 13TH ST NW #507 1311 13TH ST NW #407 1625 15TH ST NW #1 1311 13TH ST NW #302 1308 12TH ST NW #A 1311 13TH ST NW #308 1311 13TH ST NW #T02 1311 13TH ST NW #T04 1311 13TH ST NW #408 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #114 1001 L ST NW #503 1001 L ST NW #405

$769,900 $749,900 $744,900 $695,900 $689,900 $559,900 $514,900 $504,900 $491,000 $484,900 $479,000 $429,900 $429,900 $409,900 $399,900 $354,000 $604,000 $615,000

Mount Pleasant 1613 HARVARD ST NW #413 2611 ADAMS MILL RD NW #104 2440 16TH ST NW #206 1636NW ARGONNE PL NW #1

$568,500 $337,000 $335,000 $396,900

Old City #1 1026 8TH ST NE #C 1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #543 401 13TH ST NE #204 315 G ST NE #302 1007 MARYLAND AVE NE #304

$1,198,250 $599,000 $410,000 $378,500 $310,000

Old City #2 1117 10TH ST NW #W6 1304 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #5 1511 11TH ST NW #201 1300 N ST NW #705 44 N ST NW #B 1726 U ST NW #3 1405 W ST NW #203 910 M ST NW #1002 18 BATES NW #A 1620 CORCORAN ST NW #D 1916 17TH ST NW #303 1727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #802 1731 WILLARD ST NW #204 1727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #705 1727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #309

$840,000 $799,000 $717,000 $679,000 $575,000 $555,000 $525,000 $521,000 $517,900 $415,000 $381,000 $380,000 $348,500 $234,000 $220,000

2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0

Petworth 603 KENNEDY ST NW #4 4126 8TH ST NW #5 4126 8TH ST NW #4 603 KENNEDY ST NW #3 4126 8TH ST NW #1 4710 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #1 4226 7TH ST NW #201 4800 GEORGIA AVE NW #404 700 JEFFERSON ST NW #406 5611 5TH ST NW #15 700 JEFFERSON ST NW #205 604 LONGFELLOW ST NW #304

$606,900 $560,000 $549,000 $505,000 $489,900 $351,900 $346,000 $300,000 $280,000 $241,500 $181,100 $150,000

3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1

Shaw 1501 4TH ST NW #2 440 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #302

$1,300,000 $559,000

3 2

Trinidad 1239 SIMMS PL NE #4 1239 SIMMS PL NE #1 1280 RAUM ST NE #201 1210 HOLBROOK TER NE #104 1653 TRINIDAD AVE NE #3

$425,000 $386,250 $310,000 $299,000 $257,000

U Street Cooridor

3 2 2 2 1

1111 W ST NW #2 $809,900 2 u

(Continued from Page 50) Using their unique skills and teamwork, the pups show that “no job is too big, no pup is too small,” and share lessons for all ages about citizenship, social skills and problem-solving as they make several heroic rescues on their race to the finish line. $22 to $68. March 11, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m.; and March 12, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., at National Theater, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. thenationaldc.org.

From the Mouths of Monsters

Loosely inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this contemporary, highly theatrical world premiere commission features two actors who riff on the classic monster tale in unexpected ways. On stage at the Kennedy Center, March 10 to 12. Appropriate for ages 12, up. kennedy-center.org.

Imagination Bethesda: A Children’s Arts Street Festival

On June 3 (save the date), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Imagination Bethesda celebrates children, art and all things fun. The 22nd annual children’s festival takes place on Woodmont Ave. and Elm St. in downtown Bethesda. Activity tents line the streets, face painters bring butterflies and pirates to life, a stage of live entertainment will have the whole street dancing, and more. This is a free, family fun day. bethesda.org.

The Children’s Inn Charity Gala

The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced details for the 2017 An Evening for Hope gala. All net proceeds are donated to The Inn to provide “A Place Like Home” for children undergoing medical treatment at the NIH. Best-selling author and psychological illusionist Joshua Seth will entertain with an interactive performance. The gala is on April 29, 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA. childrensinn.org. Have an item for the Kids and Family Notebook? Email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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