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Horse Racing at Laurel Park

No need to gamble, often genteelly referred as wagering, to enjoy thoroughbred racing. Live racing this month at Laurel Park takes place on July 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31. All other days are what they call “simulcast” days with horse races on television. Avoid these. If you do want to gamble, Laurel Park has put up a “how to wager” page on their website with a Beginners Guide at laurelpark. com/racing-101/how-to-wager. Learn the terms and techniques before placing your first bet. Laurel Park, Rt 198 and Racetrack Rd, Laurel, Maryland. 301-725-0400. laurelpark.com. Photo: Courtesy of Laurel Park

Brew at the Zoo

On Thursday, July 21, 6 to 9 p.m., raise a glass to conservation. Join Friends of the National Zoo at DC’s biggest and best beer festival, all in support of wildlife conservation. Enjoy great times and great brews with unlimited beer tastings from more than 70 breweries, exotic animal encounters, live music from The Reagan Years, fare from popular food trucks and a unique after-hours Zoo experience. Proceeds benefit the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in its mission to save species. Tickets are $65 (Sober Ride, $30) and available at nationalzoo.si.edu. Photo: Mehgan Murphy Smithsonian’s National Zoo

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Georgetown Flea Market

Since 1972, there’s been a flea market in the school parking lot, just north of S Street, across Wisconsin Avenue from the Georgetown Safeway. It’s open every Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except in the case of very inclement weather. The crowd is as diverse as the items for sale. You’ll find antiques, collectibles, art, furniture, rugs, pottery, china, jewelry, silver, stained glass, books and photographs. Read more at georgetownfleamarket.com.

The Crawdaddies perform on Aug. 4.

American Roots Music Outdoor Concerts at the Botanic Garden

Enjoy the Garden and listen to the sounds of American roots music. Here’s the lineup: July 7, Jarekus Singleton; July 21, Fast Eddie & The Slowpokes; Aug. 4, The Crawdaddies; Aug. 18, Vintage#18. All concerts are on the Conservatory Terrace (rain location, Conservatory Garden Court) from 5 to 7 p.m. Seating available on a first come, first served basis. US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. USBG.gov.

Kenilworth Park Lotus & Water Lily Festival

The annual Lotus & Water Lily Festival is Kenilworth Park’s signature summer event. On Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the lotuses will be in full bloom. The festival celebrates the profusion of flowers all around the garden and the cultures that nuture them with music, dance, crafts, tours and children’s activities. Kenilworth Park is at 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. nps.gov/ keaq. Volunteers are needed to work two to three hour shifts during the day to help with set-up/take down and to orient visitors. Register to volunteer at goo.gl/forms/vpT5CfUB9f. Lotus flower art making table presented by Modern Buddhism of America Inc. Photo: M. Marquez

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Calendar Alexandriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 267th Birthday Celebration with Fireworks. July 9, 6 to 10 PM. Fireworks at about 9 PM. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic and enjoy live music by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra plus cannon firing, birthday cake, food trucks and a fireworks display. Oronoco Bay Park at Old Town. visitalexandriava.com. Old Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual birthday fireworks on the waterfront. Photo: Courtesy of the City of Alexandria

EVENTS SURROUNDING INDEPENDENCE DAY Folklife Festival on the Mall. July 4 through 10. Featuring Basque Country and the Sounds of California, The Folklife Festival is on the National Mall between Fourth and Seventh Streets. The Festival Marketplace is inside the Arts and Industries Building, newly renovated for special events. festival.si.edu. Fourth of July National Symphony Orchestra Concert Full Dress Rehearsal. July 3, 7:30 PM. US Capitol West Lawn. There is a much smaller crowd at the concert rehearsal. Spectators are allowed on the Capitol grounds starting at 3 PM. One must go through security and alcohol may be confiscated. Free. nso.org.

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An American Celebration at Mount Vernon. July 4, 8 AM to 5 PM. Mount Vernon salutes our first commander in chief with a dazzling display of made-for-daytime fireworks. Visitors will be treated to spectacular smoke fireworks in patriotic colors fired over the Potomac River. The event also includes an inspirational naturalization ceremony for 100 new citizens, military reenactments, a special wreathlaying ceremony, free birthday cake and a visit from the “first” first couple, “General and Mrs. Washington.” 703-780-2000. mountvernon.org. Fourth of July Fireworks and National Symphony Orchestra Concert. July 4, 8 PM. US Capitol West Lawn. Fireworks at about 9:15 PM. No one is allowed on the Capitol west lawn before 3 PM. Come early with a picnic and a blanket to the grounds of the Capitol for the National Symphony Orchestra Annual Independence Day Concert. The fireworks can be seen from all over the mall, from many rooftops

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Alexandria Symphony Orchestra plus cannon firing, birthday cake, food trucks and a fireworks display. Oronoco Bay Park at Old Town. visitalexandriava.com.

and from across the river. One must go through security and alcohol may be confiscated. The fireworks and concert go on except in the case of extremely bad weather. The best source for up-to-the-minute information is local TV and radio stations. Free. nso.org.

Air Force Memorial Independence Day Celebration. July 4, 8 PM. Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. Contemporary and patriotic tunes and spectacular views of the nighttime DC skyline. Free. airforcememorial.org.

Annual Independence Day Organ Recital at the National Cathedral. July 4, 11 AM. Free. nationalcathedral.org.

National Archives Celebrates the Fourth of July. July 4. Band performance, 8:30 to 9:45 AM; Ceremony, 10 to 11 AM; Family activities, 11 AM to 4 PM. The celebration will include patriotic music, a dramatic reading of the Declaration by historical reenactors, and exciting free family activities. Free. Constitution Ave. and Seventh St. NW. 202-357-5400. archives.gov.

Jane Austen Film Festival. July 13, Emma (1996); July 27, Pride & Prejudice (2005). Doors open at 7 PM. General admission is $6. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. DumbartonHouse.org.

Alexandria’s 267th Birthday Celebration with Fireworks. July 9, 6 to 10 PM. Fireworks at about 9 PM. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic and enjoy live music by the

Navy Band Concerts on the Avenue. Tuesdays through Aug. 30; 7:30 PM. US Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil.

“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” July 4, 11 AM to noon. On July 5, 1852 Frederick Douglass climbed onto a stage in Rochester, New York, and into the history books. His audience that day came to hear just another Independence Day speech. What they got was as brilliant indictment of slavery. On the Fourth of July hear the speech ring out from the steps of Frederick Douglass’s own home in Washington, DC. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 1411 W St. SE. nps.gov/frdo.

Nearby Outdoor Pools. Open through Labor Day weekend. Nearby outdoor pools are Francis Pool, 2435 N St. NW; and Randall Pool at South Capitol and I Streets SW. Pools close one weekday each week for scheduled service and maintenance. Free for DC residents. Have ID. dpr.dc.gov.

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OUTDOOR MUSIC, MOVIES AND CEREMONY

NoMa Summer Screen. July 6, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure; July 13, Life of Pi; July 20, O Brother, Where Art Thou?; July 27, E.T.; Aug. 3, Apollo 13; Aug. 10, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire; Aug. 17, Jurassic Park; Aug. 24, rain date. Movies are at dusk at Storey Park Lot, 1005 First St. NE. nomabid.org. Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movies. July 7, Mean Girls; July 14, Jurassic World; July 21, Minions; July 28, Creed; Aug. 4, Pitch Perfect 2; Aug. 11, The Martian; and Aug. 18, Skyfall. Movies at Canal Park, Second and I Streets SE, begin at sundown Arrive as early as 7 PM. Yards Park Friday Night Concerts. July 8, Jeff From Accounting; July 15, The Texas Chainsaw Horns; July 22, Sara Gray; July 29, Sly 45; Aug. 5, Justin Trawick; Aug. 12, Lovely Rita; Aug. 19, The 19th Street Band; Aug. 26, Lloyd Dobler Effect; Sept. 2, Almost Journey. These free concerts are 6:30 to 8:30 PM on the Great Lawn of Yards Park. Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. yardspark.org. Rosslyn Cinema Outdoor Movie Festival. July 8, Dirty Dancing with The Union Dog Food Truck; July 15, Finding Nemo with The Big Cheese Food Truck; July 22, Casablanca with Fava Pot Food Truck; July 29, Top Gun with Urban Bumpkin BBQ Food Truck; Aug. 5, Up with Captain Cookie & The Milkman Food Truck; Aug. 12, Roman Holiday; Aug. 19, Casino Royale (2006); Aug. 26, The Notebook. 5 to 11 PM. Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Hwy. rosslynva.org. Jazz in the Garden at the NGA. Fridays from 5 to 8 PM. July 8, Chelsey Green and the Green Project; July 15, Origem (Brazilian jazz); July 22, Incendio; July 29, Eastern Standard Time; Aug. 5, Creative Love Happening; Aug. 12, Paul Carr; Aug. 19, Sin Miedo; Aug. 26, Moonshine Society; Sept. 2, Fred Hughes Trio. Outdoor Concerts at the Botanic Garden. July 7 and 21, Aug. 4 and 18, Sept. 8 and 22, Oct. 6 and 20; 5 to 7 PM. Free. U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. USBG.gov. Cinematery Movie Night at Congressional Cemetery. July 22 and Sept. 16; 7 PM. Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. 202-543-0539. congressionalcemetery.org. Military Band Concerts at the Capitol. Weeknights throughout summer, 8 PM. West side of the Capitol. There’s plenty of parking near the Botanic Garden. Glen Echo Summer Concerts. Thursdays through Aug. 25, 7:30 PM. The concert series offers music for family audiences under the glittering lights of the Park’s covered, open-air Bumper Car Pavilion. Bench seating is available or visitors may bring their own seating. Dancers are welcome. The historic Dentzel carousel operates during the concerts for $1.25 per ride. Glen Echo Park Bumper Car

Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd,, Glen Echo, MD. 301-634-2222. glenechopark.org. Air Force Band Concerts at the Air Force Memorial. Fridays in summer, 8 PM. Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. Expect a pleasing mix of contemporary and patriotic tunes set to spectacular views of the nighttime DC skyline. airforcememorial.org Twilight Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Wednesdays through Aug. 3 (no performances July 6 or July 13), 6:30 PM. Twilight Tattoo is an hour-long, liveaction military performance that blends the precision and discipline of the Third US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) with the orchestral sounds and pop music from The US Army Band. twilight.mdw.army.mil. Sunset Parades at Iwo Jima Memorial. Tuesdays, through Aug. 16, 7 to 8 PM. The Sunset Parade features the music of “The Commandant’s Own,” The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, as well as precision drills by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. Marine Barracks Row Evening Parades. Fridays, through Aug. 26, 8:45 to 10 PM. Performance features music and precision marching. Reservations highly recommended a month in advance but there is also a general admission line with no guarantees. barracks.marines.mil.

MUSIC Music at The Howard. July 2, The Huggy Lowdown; July 3, Los pericos and Rare Essence; July 8, Los Cafres & Estelares; July 9, The Sweet Spot DC and Bomba Party; July 10, Luciano; July 14, Aterciopelados; July 15, Tarrus Riley w/ Dean Fraser & The Blak Soil Band; July 16, Rakim - Performing “Paid in Full”; July 17, Harlen Gospel Choir; July 22 and 23, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, Live!; July 25, Zion I & Grouch & Eligh; July 27, Brazilian Girls; July 28, DMX; July 29, Point Break Live; Aug. 1, Todrick Hall Presents: Straight Outta Oz Tour. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com. Music at Hill Country. July 2, Andrew Leahey & the Homestead; July 3, The Highballers; July 6, Hill Country Live Band Karaoke; July 7, Forlorn Strangers; July 8, Human Country Jukebox; July 9, Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons; July 10, Yarn, Tony Furtado; July 14, Graham Wilkinson; July 15 and 16, Ray Wylie Hubbard; July 19, Fort Defiance; July 21, Locust Honey; Aug. 5, Henry Wagons. Hill Country Live, 410 Seventh St. NW. hillcountry.com/dc. Music at the U Street Music Hall. July 2, Anamanaguchi (DJ Set) and Skylar Spence;

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July 3, THE BIG BOOM ft. The Golden Pony; July 6, Zella Day; July 15, Mike Cooley; July 16, REV909: Daft Punk/French House Tribute & Indie Dance Classics; July 22, Young Summer and Robag Wruhme; July 23, BJ The Chicago Kid and Marvel Years; July 24, Vic Mensa; July 26, LP; July 27, Club Cheval (live); July 28, Lindstrøm. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. 202-588-1889. ustreetmusichall.com. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. July 2, Green River Junction; July 5, Phoebe Ryan; July 7, NOTHING and CITIZEN; July 8, Lights & Music’s “Drake VS Kanye”; July 12, Gone Is Gone; July 20, Cousin Stizz; July 22, Trixie Whitley; July 28, Quilt; Aug. 4, Elvis Depressedly, Teen Suicide. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Blues Night in Southwest. Every Monday, 6 to 9 PM. July 4, Linwood Taylor Band; July 11, Reggie Wayne Morris Band; July 18, Moonshine Society; July 25, Vince Evans Blues Band. $5 cover. Children are free under 16. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at 9:30 Club. July 6, Los Van Van; July 7, Guided By Voices; July 8, Soul Rebels; July 9, Emily King and MIXTAPE: Alternative Dance Party; July 16, An Evening with Jack & Amanda Palmer; July 21, Brett Dennen; July 22, No Scrubs: ‘90s Dance Party with DJs Will Eastman and Brian Billion; July 23, Super Furry Animals; July 26, Digable Planets; July 28, Swans; July 29, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force; July 30, Drop Electric & Tone; Aug. 1, BROODS; Aug. 4, Boris performing Pink; Aug. 5, Us the Duo. 815 V St. NW. 877435-9849. 930.com. Music at Black Cat. July 6, Rainbow Kitten Surprise; July 7, The Split Seconds; July 8, Sick of it All and Underground; July 9, David Bazan; July 10, Steve Gunn; July 14, Wussy; July 15, Hey Mercedes; July 16, Air Guitar Championship; July 17, Technophobia (record release); July 19, Azealia Banks; July 23, Cryfest; July 29, The Suspects; July 30, Run for Cover 2016; Aug. 3, Vita and the Woolf; Aug. 5, The Flop House. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com. Music at the Library of Congress. July 6, noon, NOKA: Basque Song and Music from California; July 21, noon, The Legendary Ingramettes: African American Gospel Music from Virginia; July 28, noon, Rahim AlHaj Trio: Middle Eastern Music from New Mexico. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building. 202-707-5502. loc.gov. Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. July 8, Paul Carr; July 15, Mavis Waters Jazz Ensemble; July 22, Introducing B.J. Simmons; July 29, Three Saxes for Butch Warren; Aug. 5, Lavenia Nesmith Jazz Singer. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered.

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Shirley Serotsky, follows the Nadelman parents at summer camp visiting day which quickly turns into a family emergency. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497. washingtondcjcc.org.

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Riches by Lee Blessing and Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith at Anacostia Playhouse. July 7 to Aug. 7. Anacostia Playhouse presents two plays performing in rotation, Lee Blessing’s Riches, directed by Paul-Douglas Michnewicz, and Dael Orlandersmith’s Yellowman, directed by Thembi Duncan. Both plays focus on relationships that veer of the tracks in unexpected ways. Tickets are $30 ($20 for seniors, students, and East of the River residents) at anacostiaplayhouse.com. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE.

Mount Vernon Triangle Farmstand. Every Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM, through Oct. 29. Located at the Fifth and K Streets, NW sidewalk plaza in front of City Vista.

The Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center. July 13 to Aug. 20. This fresh and dazzling production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s perennial classic comes to DC as part of a brand-new North American tour. $25 to $149. kennedy-center.org.

202-484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at the Lincoln. July 12, John Carpenter-Live Retrospective; July 16, Kian ‘n’ JC; July 25 Bryan Ferry; July 28, Case/Lang/Veirs; Aug. 3, Garbage. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000. thelincolndc.com.

NSO POPS: The Beach Boys at the Kennedy Center. July 19, 8 PM. In addition to founding Beach Boy Mike Love (lead vocals) and Beach Boy vet Bruce Johnston (vocals/keyboards)— Jeffrey Foskett (guitar/vocals), Brian Eichenburger (bass/vocals), Tim Bonhomme (keyboards/vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (percussion /vocals), and Scott Totten (guitar/vocals) round out the band. Tickets from $29. kennedy-center.org. Summer Organ Recitals at the National Shrine. Sundays through Aug. 28, 6 PM. No admission fee but a free will offering will be accepted. All are welcome. There’s plenty of parking. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. nationalshrine.com.

THEATER Next to Normal (musical) at the Keegan. Through July 10, The Goodmans seem like a perfect family. The only problem is that sometimes mother Diana is, well…a little too happy. Her husband Dan worries all the time. Her daughter Natalie seems awfully intent on getting that scholarship to Yale so she can leave home. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. 202-265-3767. keegantheatre.com. La Cage aux Folles at Signature. Through July 10. The twenty year relationship between Albin, the lead drag performer of The Saint-Tropez Night Club on the French Riviera, and Georges, the club’s owner, faces a test when their son announces his engagement to the daughter of ultra-conservative political parents. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave, Shirlington, Virginia. signature-theatre.org. Another Way Home at Theater J. Through July 17. Another Way Home, directed by

SPORTS AND FITNESS Washington Nationals Baseball. July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24; Aug. 5, 6 and 7. washington.nationals.mlb.com. DC Road Runners Bastille Day 4 Miler. July 14, 7 PM. This four-miler commemorates the storming of the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution. The start/finish line is near the Fletcher’s Boat House, 4940 Canal Rd. NW. dcroadrunners.org/sign-up/bastille. Washington Mystics. July 20 and 22. Verizon Center. mystics.wnba.com. DC United at RFK. July 31, 6:30 PM vs. Montreal Impact; Aug. 6, 7 PM vs. Philadelphia Union. dcunited.com. Practice with Love Yoga Gathering at the Botanic Garden. Saturdays through fall except July 4th weekend, Labor Day weekend and Oct. 1; 10:30 to 11:30 AM. Free. Bring your own mat. usbg.gov. Nearby Indoor Public Pools. Turkey Thicket, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-576-9236. Rumsey Pool, 635 North Carolina Ave. SE. 202-7244495. All DC public pools are free for DC residents. Have ID. dpr.dc.gov. Nearby Public Tennis Courts. Banneker Community Center, 2500 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-673-6861. Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 Seventh St. NW. 202-671-4794. All courts are open daily, dawn to dusk. Some are lighted for extended evening play. Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis for one-hour intervals; extended use of tennis courts requires a permit. Proper shoes and attire is required. 202-671-0314. dpr.dc.gov/dpr.

Shaw Farmers Market. Sundays through Oct. 30, 10 AM to 2 PM. 925 Rhose Island Ave. NW. community-foodworks.org/shaw.

CityCenterDC FRESHFARM Market. Tuesdays, 11 AM to 2 PM, through Oct. 25. I St. NW, between 10th and 11th Streets. freshfarmmarket.org. Penn Quarter, DC FRESHFARM Market. Thursdays, 3 to 7 PM, through Dec. 15. North end of Eighth St. NW, between D and E Streets, NW. freshfarmmarket.org. SW Market. July 23, Aug. 26, Sept. 23 and Oct. 28, 4 to 10 PM. Featuring arts and crafts, jewelry, accessories, bath/beauty, furniture, furnishings, accessories, collectibles, live-music, food trucks and a beer garden. Market is at the Waterfront Station, Fourth and M Streets SW. marketswdc.com. Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 5 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market 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 St. SE. 202-698-5253. easternmarketdc.com. Dupont Circle Farmers Market. Sundays (rain or shine), year round, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 20th Street and Mass. Avenue NW. 202-3628889. freshfarmmarket.org. Branch Avenue Pawn Parking Lot Flea Market. Saturdays, year-round (weather permitting). Set up after 10 AM. 3128 Branch Ave., Temple Hills, MD. Union Market. Tuesday-Friday, 11 AM to 8 PM; Saturday-Sunday, 8 AM to 8 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, year round food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. 301-652-7400. unionmarketdc.com. Georgetown Flea Market. Sundays year around, 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, 202-3871596. 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 (second ﬂoor classroom), 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. 202870-4202. anc1b.org. ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7 PM. LeDroit Senior Building (basement community room), 2125 Fourth St. NW. 202-481-3462. anc1b.org. ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7 PM. Mary’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. 202-462-8692. 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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by Max Moline

Those Hush Puppies Sing

itting down to brunch at Shaw’s Tavern, a charming pub with a great outdoor patio, I decided to begin with the hush puppies. Round and bigger than falafel balls, they were crunchy with corn and celery and paired nicely with curry aioli. My guest enjoyed the perfectly moist

Start your meal with the Teddy’s barrel flight and the hush puppies.

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and just-underdone-enough Bailey’s battered French toast, topped with three giant dollops of vanilla Chantilly cream and fruit completed the feeling of decadence amid giant forkfuls of vibrant flavor. Other items also sang with vivid notes. The runny eggs, pickled onions, and optional bacon

gave hearty twangs to the breakfast sandwiches. The egg-vocado, an avocado cut in halves, each half topped with a sunny-side-up egg and pico de gallo, was filling and delicious. Together an entree and cocktail runs about $25. Asking for a heart-to-heart with the chef, I was greeted moments later by the wide smile

of a man who can’t wait to go to work in the morning. Chef Javier Marquina, who arrived in the US from El Salvador as a twelveyear-old and was working in the kitchen at 14, just reached his oneyear anniversary at Shaw’s. The biscuits’n’andouille sausage gravy was Javier’s recommendation for brunch. At dinner he suggested the citrus-glazed Atlantic salmon. “I just want people to have a good time,” Javier explained. “I want everyone to leave here with a smile, saying, ‘I want to eat this again!’” Mission accomplished, Javier! Shaw’s Tavern (shawstavern.com) is located at 520 Florida Ave. NW.

Bully for Us

On a weeknight at Teddy & The Bully Bar, the choice was between the expansive, reasonably quiet dining room and the chaos of a bar filled with the tipsy-with-my-coworkers happy-hour crowd. I chose the dining room. Not to worry, though – I could still order the Teddy’s barrel flight, featuring four barrel-aged old fashioneds, each inspired by a different part of President Roosevelt’s history. A good friend’s favorite, the Rough Rider, shocks with an immediate citrus taste that is the grapefruit bitters. Enjoy the Trust Buster, a more traditional old fashioned that couples mahogany-colored bourbon with an orange peel. Or try the Lion, whose dominating flavor is apple brandy. I am partial to the Conservationist, a curious mixture of blood orange liqueur and lavender bitters. Teddy’s pairs hush puppies with a bold, smoky tomato crema. The kale salad with zatar offers a complex mix of tastes not found elsewhere. Try the lamb and zucchini tater tots or the buttery, meltin-your-mouth sea bass. Finish it off with dangerously rich and fluffy doughnut holes.

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What should you get from the summer menu? Assistant GM Chris Carranza’s appetizer recommendation was the Brussels sprouts. While the wedge salad is excellent, he said, the beet salad has a more unique flavor. An entree decision really had him conflicted, but he finally chose the fried chicken and zucchini cheddar waffles. Carranza praised the cornbread and mac’n’cheese. “We have people from the South coming in and saying they are better than their grandmas’.” The menu is mostly seasonal with a few stalwarts like Brussels sprouts available always. “We like to give people our take on hearty Southern food,” said Carranza. I scanned the surroundings while dining. Mounted animal heads lined the walls, each crafted from the skull of an animal that died naturally. They were joined by jars of jams and pickled vegetables. The smell of fresh bread wafted from a baker’s stand. Now nearing its third anniversary, Teddy & The Bully Bar is the second of three presidential restaurants owned by PRG Hos-

pitality in DC. Lincoln opened a couple of years earlier; Declaration, with a founding fathers theme, is the group’s newest venture; and a fourth may be in the works. Price-wise, you’ll spend anywhere from $20 to $60. Visit Teddy & The Bully Bar (teddyandthebullybar.com) at 1200 19th St. NW.

There’s never a dull moment on the 1300 block of Okie Street NE. Once known as a vibrant center for food craftsmanship, the neighborhood is now more recognized for the Amtrak trainyard and the iconic Hecht’s warehouse. More recently the neighborhood has welcomed Atlas Brew Works, One Eight Distilling, a massive Nike store, and now the Ivy City Smokehouse. “We’re hoping to expose people to Ivy City,” said GM Peter Loftus; “expose them to the new cultural movement here. It’s not just warehouses anymore.” Just

The Sagamore Room is one of two private event rooms at Teddy’s.

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Smoke If You’ve Got ‘Em

Bailey’s battered French toast at Shaw’s Tavern comes with house-made whipped cream and berries.

a couple months old, Ivy City Smokehouse is serving up Indian candy smoked salmon. The irresistible aroma of its kitchen and the basement smokehouse floats through the neighborhood. Walking in, I was greeted by a spare, almost industrial space. Notes from Earth, Wind and Fire played in the background. Listed colorfully on a prominent blackboard were the daily specials which included oysters and clams for $1 apiece, as well as the fish du jour. “Definitely start with the smoked chicken wings,” said Loftus. A pick from the fresh lobster tank, fish tacos, and peel-and-eat shrimp made his list too. And for dessert? “The jalapeno lime cheese cake has a very exotic flavor.” Before departing Ivy City, make sure to visit the adjoining retail market. Buy any of the six varieties of smoked salmon or take some fish home for dinner. Want my advice? Grab a pound of the Norwegian salmon and follow this recipe:

1. Cut two slits in the fish and stuff with fresh basil. 2. Spray the flesh side with cooking spray. 3. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic. 4. Arrange 4-8 lemon slices on top of the filet. 5. Wrap the fish tightly in parchment paper and fold the ends underneath. 6. Bake on a baking sheet at 400 F for 22-25 minutes. 7. Serve with roasted Brussels sprouts and mashed cauliflower. Ivy City Smokehouse (ivycitysmokehouse.com) is at 1356 Okie St. NE. 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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Ben’s Chilli Bowl

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1924 9th Street, NW

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899 O St. NW

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1101 7th St. NW

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1900 7th ST NW

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113 Rhode Island Ave. NW

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917 U Street, NW

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1911 9th Street, NW

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1905 9th Street, NW

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1800 Wyoming Avenue, NW

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1529 14th ST NW

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2314 18th Street, NW

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1739 New Jersey Ave NW

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1821 7th Street, NW

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1426 9th ST NW

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1425 P St NW

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900 M ST NW

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1301 Connecticut Ave, NW

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801 Rhode Island Ave, NW

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14th & P Street, NW

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1345 Park RD NW

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1627 First St. NW

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1050 Brentwood RD NE

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80 T St. NW

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1400 7th St NW

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1201 S St NW

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605 Rhode Island Avenue NE

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1550 7th St. NW

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1817 7th St NW

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1401 7th ST NW

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1517 U Street, NW

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1730 7th Street, NW

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1325 14th ST NW

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1734 14th St NW

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1851 7th Street, NW

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1240 9th St. NW

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1440 P Street NW

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901 Massachusetts Ave NW

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DEPECHE ART

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

Touchstone

In “Unscripted” Lina Alattar takes an interest in the outcomes of “making mistakes” while creating. These so-called accidents provide the artist with an opportunity to begin working on new paintings. As she sees it, these blotches and blurs of ink and paint allow her the “freedom to toil with paint and the chance for something new to emerge. This process contradicts our existing condition of perfection that can often lead to cold and sterile experiences. As we become more dependent on automated, machine-produced realities, we lose our comfort level with making the accidental work to our advantage.” However, during the course of the artist’s work on this series, these “accidents” take on a more deliberate role, becoming her process as she pours and splatters paint, ink, and spray paint. The artist gains greater skill in interpreting the random outcomes of her new-found process, transforming the random into the formed, shaped, and deliberate. Much as scientific discovery often derives from serendipitous research, Alattar’s improvisations have led to a body of work with a developed sense of composition, an insightful balance of color, and McCain McMurray, “Anse de Cayes.” a series of discernible forms. Image: Touchstone Gallery McCain McMurray has expressed in “Immersion” a lifetime of memories, a kaleidoscope of primary colors in harmony to reflect the ever-changing, clear waters of the Caribbean. Colors and forms play off each other and develop visual streams of consciousness. Long vertical forms draw the viewer into the work, creating an immersive experience. McMurray’s process, which uses acrylic paint as a medium, begins with an unprimed canvas upon which he allows pigments to stain the fabric through absorption. He then uses these marks to

Lina Alattar, “Balance Beam.” Image: Touchstone Gallery

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Christie Neptune, “She Fell from Normalcy,” 2016. HD video, sound, 7:30 minutes (loop). Image: Hamiltonian Gallery

guide him through the finished process, where multiple applications of paint, diluted at each sequence, layer to create the final work. The images are incidental. The artist has created a series of painted essays which culminate in a single narrative about experiences and how they reflect in space.

Hamiltonian

Christie Neptune’s “She Fell from Normalcy” is the third and final installment of the multimedia series “Eye of the Storm,” a body of work that examines how constructs of race, gender, and class limit personal experience. The exhibition also marks the artist’s first solo show in DC. Neptune uses a variety of media including photography, film, and experimental methods to deconstruct what she calls a “hegemonic system of whiteness” that defines who we are in society. Neptune focuses on the impact this “system” has on people of color, in particular their emotional and mental health. Using sound, installation, text, and video, Neptune subverts the “system” by creating an environment in which race, gender,

Laura Berman, new work. Image: Long View Gallery

and class do not exist. She has set a stage where two women have been trapped in a “sterile, white environment,” controlled by “an unseen presence.” Only once a fissure occurs, leading to a collapse of the “system,” do the two trapped female subjects come to possess “clarity and selfrecognition.”

Foundry Gallery 2118 Eighth St. NW 202-232-0203 www.foundrygallery.org Hours: Wed.-Sun., 1-7 p.m. Through July 30 “Take It Outside” group landscape exhibition Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202-332-1116 www.hamiltoniangallery.com Hours: Tue.-Sat., noon to 6 p.m. Through July 30 Christie Neptune, “She Fell from Normalcy”

Long View Gallery

Laura Berman draws inspiration from landscapes ranging from the vast to the smallest scale. Recently she has spent much of her time in the middle of Kansas, the Flint Hills region. The artist compares the endless landscape to “nothingness,” where neither trees nor people live and where not a thing can be found. She likens the experience to being out at sea. She states, “Out there the distance between sky and land is short and unmediated.” Her new body of work, “Ebb and Flow,” reflects “the slow and dramatic connections between enormous spaces on and beyond our earth and dense details found in environments of transition such as blades of grass and rocks on a beach. These coalescing landscapes are all born of stardust and motion. Everything is related – and nothing is identical. Stars follow this pattern, as do planets, and rocks and people.” Berman’s latest print series in “Ebb and Flow” reflects her universalist philosophy of the oneness in everything.

Foundry

For collectors with an affinity for landscapes, Foundry Gallery’s “Take It Outside” provides

Becky S. Kim, “The Field.” Image: Foundry Gallery

a broad range of work. In this group exhibition, about a time-honored and often traditional subject, a number of paintings and photographs reflect interpretations of the outdoors by Foundry Gallery member artists. While more representational and traditional examinations of the landscape can be found, other artists have discovered less conventional, expressive outcomes for the way in which they view the world beyond the confines of the home.

Exhibitions on View

Charles Krause Reporting Fine Art 1300 13th St. NW, Suite 105 202-638-3612 www.charleskrausereporting.com Hours: Sat.-Sun., 1-6 p.m. Through July 15 Annie Bissett, “Past/Present/Now!” Gallery Neptune & Brown 1530 14th St. NW 202-986-1200 www.neptunefineart.com Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon to 7 p.m. Through July 16 “Ladies First” group exhibition with Carol Barsha, Raya Bodnarchuk, Cianne Fragione, Emily Francisco, Janis Goodman, Tazuko Ichikawa, Linn Meyers, and Beverly Ress

Jay Peterzell, “Some Trees.” Charcoal on vellum. Image: Foundry Gallery

Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW 202-234-5601 www.hemphillfinearts.com Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Schedule TBA Long View Gallery 1234 Ninth St. NW 202-232-4788, www.longviewgallerydc.com Hours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Through Aug. 14 Laura Berman, “Ebb and Flow” Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave. NW 202-347-2787, www.touchstonegallery.com Hours: Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat.-Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Through July 30 Gallery A: Touchstone Gallery All Member Artists Group Show Gallery B: Lina Alattar, “Unscripted” Gallery C: McCain McMurray, “Immersion” Washington Project for the Arts 2124 Eighth St. NW 202-234-7103, www.wpadc.org Hours: Mon.-Sat., noon to 6 p.m. Through July 9“Enter State: Sensing the Natural World” group exhibition curated by Raquel de Anda Phil Hutinet is the publisher of East City Art, dedicated to DC’s visual arts. For more information visit www.eastcityart.com. u

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Shaw’s Oldest Barber Shop Gets a Community Makeover

by Pleasant Mann

he Shaw Community came together on Sunday morning, April 26, to spruce up Gregg’s Barber Shop at 1909 Seventh St. NW. Shaw Main Streets coordinated the effort to give Shaw’s oldest barber shop a modest makeover. City directories show that there has been a barbershop in the space since 1910. But the story of Gregg’s Barbershop starts elsewhere in Shaw. William R. Greggs appears as a barber in the District in 1913. After working at two different locations in Shaw, he set up his business at 1905 Ninth St. in 1915. In 1936 Greggs moved to 1909 Seventh St., where Gregg’s Barber Shop has been ever since. (There is no record of when the barber shop acquired the apostrophe in its name.) Ana Harvey, director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development, visits Gregg’s Barber Shop after its makeover. Photo: DC Department of Small and Greggs died in 1957, and the build- Business Development ing was sold in 1974 after the death Love, 81, has been cutting hair at Gregg’s Bar“The Barbershop,” recounting the changes he’s of his widow, but the barbershop has continued to ber Shop since 1961. He remembers when enterseen in Shaw over the decades he’s been observing operate. After Greggs, the shop was owned by two tainers appearing at the Howard Theater would from his spot on Seventh Street. partners, Jackson and Hill. The business went to come in for a trim. Notables included James After 80 years of continuous operation, Gregg’s Frank Love in 1999. Brown’s band (Brown Barbershop was starting to show signs of wear. himself stopped by, but Since 2005 Shaw Main Streets has designated didn’t get his hair cut) the Saturday closest to Earth Day as Keep Shaw and Pearl Bailey. The Beautiful Day, an opportunity for the community five-chair shop, which to spruce up the neighborhood’s commercial corstill charges old school ridors by picking up trash or planting flowering prices ($14.00 for hairplants in tree boxes. cuts), remains a vibrant As the neighborhood has progressed and pepart of the Shaw comrennials have taken root, the decision was made munity. Gregg’s first to devote this year’s community effort to helping gained celebrity status a small business. Gregg’s Barbershop, the oldest after being featured in a barbershop in Shaw and possibly in the city, was 2006 documentary series an obvious choice. “We decided to show Mr. Love on DC neighborhoods some love,” recalls Alexander Padro, executive dipresented by public telerector of Shaw Main Streets. “It was time to add vision station WETA. a little color to the dated, pale green and white Love was interviewed palette, polish the pre-World War I cash register Volunteers from Howard University and the Shaw neighborhood repaint Gregg’s Barber Shop. Photo: for a segment entitled and Dixie Cup dispenser, and give new customers Alexander Padro

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CMT Design Build team put down a new floor for Gregg’s Barber Shop. Photo: Alexander Padro

a reason to join regulars in patronizing a proud, 100-year-old business survivor.” Work on Sunday morning started with teams of Howard University students coming to repaint the interior. Members of the Alpha Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority Frank Love and Gennaro Ballard working at Gregg’s Barber Shop before its makeover. Photo: Pleasant Mann and the Beta Chapter of the Alpha Phi cades of debris. An electrician was called in to Alpha fraternity refurbish the fluorescent lighting; some of the started to change the interior of Gregg’s into fixtures appear to be from the 1940s. Because a riot of red, white, and blue, the colors of the the barber shop wanted to retain the plants it traditional barber pole, an antique model of had accumulated over the years (“They have which still occupies the front bay at Gregg’s. sentimental value,” Love said), Lee’s Flower Neighborhood residents also joined in, hearand Card shop provided new containers and ing about the remodeling effort through repotted the vintage greenery. Shaw Main Streets’ tweets about the event. The result? “Everybody says they love what More than 20 volunteers came to work on the we’ve done with the place,” barber Gennaro painting alone. The event drew coverage on Ballard reports. “But they ask whether we’re WRC News4 and WTOP radio. going to raise the prices, which we tell them The next day, workers from CMT Design we won’t.” The new signage still advertises the Build, a Shaw-based construction contracpre-spruce-up prices. tor, came in to lay a new floor. While Shaw Th e spruce up of Gregg’s Barber Shop led Main Streets paid for the flooring, the CMT to a visit by Ana Harvey, director of the Discrew donated time to lay and stain it. “We are trict’s Department of Small and Local Busia part of the community as residents, business Development. Harvey visited on May 3 ness owners, and patrons,” observed O’Dette to check out the new work as part of her tour McDonald, co-owner of CMT. “We have of small businesses in each of the city’s eight watched Shaw grow into a community that wards in observance of DC Small Business embraces diversity and celebrates tradition. Week. She brought the barbers a cake, comIt’s an honor to do our small part to improve memorating their importance to Shaw’s small our neighborhood one block at a time.” business community. Other parts of the Shaw community The new-look Gregg’s Barber Shop is open were also involved. Members of the Shaw 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through SaturClean+Safe Team, along with other volunteers day, and can be reached at 202-745-9183. u from Career Path DC, helped to clear out de-

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Aspiring Writers Circle at MLK Library

The Aspiring Writers Circle meets on the second Tuesday of every month at MLK Library in the Digital Commons at 6 p.m. A place for peer support and networking for new and emerging writers, the Circle is open to Playwrights and Poets, Bloggers and Freelancers, Children’s authors and Graphic Novelists, Fiction and Nonfiction writers. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. dclibrary.org/mlk.

Capital Bikeshare Ridership Soars

DDOT has announced record ridership on Capital Bikeshare during the first week of WMATA’s SafeTrack repair campaign. Capital Bikeshare had 89,436 users last week. That is 6 percent higher than the previous record week established during Bike to work Week in May of 2015. The spike in ridership coincides with the introduction of a new single-trip fare allowing residents, visitors and commuters to take single bike trips of up to 30 minutes on Capital Bikeshare for just $2. Since the launch of the new

initiative on June 4, single-trip fare usage has more than doubled from approximately 600 to more than 1,300 trips daily. To support the growing ridership, additional morning Corral Service is available at 17th and K Streets NW in Farragut Square. Farragut Square joins existing morning Corral Service at 21st and I Streets NW and 13th Street and New York Avenue NW. DDOT is also expanding bikeshare capacity at Eastern Market Metro Station during the second surge of SafeTrack. For more information, visit safetrack.godcgo.com.

Queer Book Club July at Shaw Library

On July 7 at 7 p.m., join the queer book club at Shaw Neighborhood Library. For July, the group is reading The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg, winner of the 2016 Stonewall Book Award for Young Adult Literature. Carson, a teenager from New York City, goes to Montana to spend the summer with his estranged father. There he meets Aisha, a girl who was kicked

out by her parents for being lesbian. Together, they road trip across the country to search for clues from his family’s past. Pick up a copy at Shaw Neighborhood Library, join the lively discussion on July 7. Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Neighborhood Library is at 1630 Seventh St. NW. 202-727-1288. dclibrary.org/watha.

Zika Virus Community Events

On Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be Department of Health Zika Virus Community Events in all eight wards. Free educational materials and Zika virus prevention kits will be provided. There will also be on-site teams to share information on how to protect yourself and others from mosquito bites. Emergency Preparedness Backpacks will be distributed to first 50 households at each location. Ward 1, Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard St. NW; Ward 2, Stead Recreation Center, 1625 P St. NW; Ward 3, Palisades Recreation Center, 5200 Sherier Pl. NW; Ward 5, Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE; Ward 6, King Greenleaf Recreation Center.

New Arcadia Mobile Market Features Asian Produce

The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs is partnering with the Arcadia Mobile Market to provide residents in the DC Chinatown area with more affordable high-quality Asian produce from local farms. The Arcadia Mobile Market has added an additional stop in Chinatown in front of the Wah Luck House, 800 Sixth St. NW. It will sell fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs and other Asian produce to residents on every Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon. Adding the additional Mobile Market stop in Chinatown will help solve a major issue in Chinatown: residents’ need for affordable Asian produce. Arcadia is recruiting Chinese and English bi-lingual volunteers to help out on each Wednesday. Visit apia.dc.gov or arcadiafood.org. This market doesn’t sell Asian produce only. They do sell only locally, sustainably grown produce, much of it from their farm in Alexandria on the grounds of Woodlawn-Pope-Leighey.

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Kitchen Sink Fest at Dance Place

Kitchen Sink Fest is a mega-collaborative movementbased performance project with theater technology and design as the rudiment, exploring the power of the “outside eye.” This evening of 50 fast-paced, one-minute pieces, juxtaposed with 10 meditative installation works, features the work of Erica Rebollar, Tia Nina, ReVision dance company and many other of DC’s most daring dance-makers. One-minute dance collaborators will create “dances by democracy,” teaming up to distill longer works into their most essential, interesting, exciting, surprising and memorable moments. Installations will dismantle the traditional theatrical structure and give audiences a necessary respite from the full tilt frenzy. While lighting, sound, scenic and multimedia design elements are accepted as critical components to bolster choreographic works, Kitchen Sink Fest tips the traditional balance of significance between the movement and the design. Several “dances without dancers” will take place on stage, focusing on the technical elements and featuring no fully visible performers. Performances are on July 30 at 8 p.m. and 31 at 7 p.m. at Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. Tickets are $15 to $30. Book at danceplace.org or call 202-269-1600. Questions about Zika? Contact the DOH Animal Services Program at 202-442-5833 or mosquito.info@dc.gov.

ESL English Conversation Club

Practice English skills in a casual environment at the ESL English Conversation Club. This conversation group is for English learners at all levels. However, participants should have some English knowledge. This is an open group. Drop in at on Tuesdays through Dec. 31, between 7 and 8 p.m. Watha T. Daniel Neighborhood Library is at 1630

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District residents who want to obtain a Limited Purpose driver license or identification card will no longer be required to make an appointment as part of the application process. Effective Aug. 2, 2016, the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles will accept walk-ins Wednesday through Saturday for those applying for a Limited Purpose Credential. Tuesdays will be by appointment only. For a Limited Purpose credential, residents must provide proof of identity, two proofs of current DC residency; two proofs of sixmonth DC residency, and Social Security ineligibility. dmv.dc.gov.

DC Traffic Control Plans Now Published Online

The District Department of Transportation has announced that traffic control plans (TCPs) for occupancy permits at construction staging areas are available for viewing online. DDOT is publishing this information in an open data format through the Transportation Online Permitting System (TOPS). Through TOPS, residents are now able to download TCPs and any permit issued by DDOT. To view TCPs for construction staging events, users must search for occupancy permits. The TCPs outline the portions of roadways, sidewalks, bike lanes and other types of public infrastructure that will be temporarily occupied or altered as part of an approved occupancy permit. The basic objective for each TCP is to permit the contractor to work within the public right of way efficiently and effectively while maintaining a safe, uniform flow of traffic. Searches for construction and occupancy permits can be performed on permits that are up to six months old. Additionally, unlike some TOPS features, one does not have be a registered user to perform a permit search. For more information, visit tops.ddot.dc.gov.

Theater Alliance’s Cheap Seats

Ten tickets to every performance (excluding opening nights) are reserved for walkups. Starting one hour

before the performance, walk up to the box office and Name Your Own Price! Tickets are limited. One per person. Come early to ensure you get one. Additionally, discounted prices ($10 off ) are available for each performance for students, seniors and military personnel. theateralliance.com.

Mental Health Help for DC Residents

District residents seeking immediate or ongoing mental-health care for themselves or a family member can speak with a certified behavioral health care provider by contacting the Access HelpLine at 1-888-793-4357.

AC/DC Rock or Bust World Tour Rescheduled

The rescheduled AC/DC ‘Rock or Bust World Tour will be at the Verizon Center on Sept. 17. Original tickets will be honored. Refunds are available at point of purchase.

RiverSmart “Innovation” Grant Winners

Earlier this year, the Department of Energy and Environment launched the RiverSmart Innovation Grant program to provide start-up funding for community-oriented projects that improve storm water management in the District. Applicants were challenged to propose innovative initiatives from green infrastructure to awareness-raising projects like art installations. The program requires applicants to be physically located in the District. Nonprofits, faithbased organizations, government agencies, educational institutions and small businesses were eligible to apply for up to $20,000. The 2016 RiverSmart Innovation grantees and projects are: DC Wheel Productions, Inc./DBA: Dance Place for 8th Street Arts Park Native Gardens, $20,000; Landscape Architecture Foundation for RiverSmart Homes Rain Garden Evaluation, $19,990; Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance for Broad Branch & Linnean Stream Restoration and Education Project, $19,650; George Washington University for GroW Garden Rainwater Catchment System, $5,900; Endangered Species Coalition for Rock Creek Songbirds, $18,500; Anacostia Watershed Society for Saving our Native Grasslands (SONG), $13,000; Bona Terra LLC for Sousa Middle School Rain Garden and Sculpture, $20,000; Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region for Watershed Watchers, $20,000; and University of the District of Columbia for East Capitol Urban Farm GZEP Education and Green Roof Project, $19,460.

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Pepco’s Preparations for Summer Hurricanes

Pepco’s overall 2016 storm readiness includes: Advanced metering technology that limits the amount of times it is necessary to send a truck with a crew to inspect an individual customer’s service; 150 permanent line personnel and 250 contract line personnel on the system ready to respond to emergencies. Since 2010, nearly 9,900 miles of trees trimmed to enhance the reliability of Pepco’s system. An enhanced free mobile app with interactive outage maps and more accurate restoration estimates to provide a convenient way for customers to get more information and reach us in the event of an outage. Pepco provides a “Weathering the Storm Fact Sheet” that can be downloaded from pepco.com.

SafeTrack Help

DC’s plan to deal with SafeTrack includes expanded rush hour parking restrictions, re-timing traffic signals, deployment of additional traffic control officers and discounted fares on Capital Bikeshare. It also includes the formation of a citywide Traffic Operations and Control Center, increased Roadway Operations Patrol staffing during rush hours, and expanded use of variable message boards to alert motorists to Safetrack changes. DDOT will provide additional staging areas for taxi cabs and carpooling. The District is also exploring expanded hours for the DC Circulator and enhanced capacity at Capital Bikeshare locations impacted by the SafeTrack operations. Capital Bikeshare has created a new $2 per trip fare to provide an additional transit option for commuters. More information on commuter impacts and alternatives is available at safetrack. godcgo.com. This site will remain active for the entire SafeTrack process to provide residents with up-to-date transportation resources.

SafeTrack Emergency Parking Restrictions Begun

DDOT has extended morning and evening rush hours by 30 minutes Monday through Friday on certain bus priority corridors. On these corridors, morning rush will begin at 7 a.m. and continue until 10. The evening rush will run from 4 p.m. until 7. To accommodate the extended rush hours, emergency parking restrictions will also be extended and enforced. Temporary signs notify motorists of the emergency parking restrictions. DDOT will implement similar measures for each phase of repairs being conducted by WMATA over the next year. DDOT encourages commuters to consider other transit options or carpooling during the SafeTrack repair work.

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Shakespeare Theatre’s Annual Free For All

The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Free For All is a much-loved Washington tradition, offering free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public each summer. This year, The Tempest by William Shakespeare, will be at Sidney Harman Hall, Aug. 16 to 28. Started in 1991 to bring free Shakespeare to new and diverse audiences in the Washington metropolitan area, the Free For All presented Shakespeare under the stars at the Carter Barron Amphitheater. In an effort to make Shakespeare completely accessible for all residents of the area, the Free For All was brought to downtown DC in 2009 and now resides at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall. To date, the Free For All has reached more than 662,000 area residents and counting. shakespearetheatre.org.

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Democratic Primary Upends Wilson Building by Jonetta Rose Barras

he mayor never had seven votes down here, anyway,” said Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans during a recent interview about the effect of the Democratic primary. Three of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s allies – Vincent Orange (At-large) Yvette Alexander (Ward 7), and LaRuby May (Ward 8) – failed to be renominated. That has prompted some pundits to assert the departure of those legislators spells trouble for the mayor as she attempts to secure votes in the 13-member legislature to advance her administration’s agenda. That conclusion ignores the reality that the executive’s path was never smooth. “She’s not warm and fuzzy. She’s aloof and has a bit of a mean

streak. She has a [Mayor Adrian M] Fenty personality,” said one observer who requested anonymity. Bowser’s political disorder coupled with council Chairman Phil Mendelson’s developing skills resulted in the mayor’s racking up significant losses long before the June 14 primary. The biggest slap-down may have come just days before the election, when the legislature approved an alternative plan to build and locate family homeless shelters throughout the city. Bowser was so frustrated by their action, she splattered Mendelson with an expletive. Interestingly, the vote was unanimous; even her allies weren’t in her corner. The mayor’s vote-whipping talents are not the point. The ability of the leader of the legislative branch is far

more important. After all, that’s where all the action will take place. “The council is [now] even more inexperienced and frankly kind of rudderless,” said Evans, who has had disagreements with the chairman, particularly over committee structure. The Ward 2 legislator is one of two politicians left standing from that socalled Bowser Caucus. The other person, Ward 4’s Brandon Todd, won his reelection battle, earning 8,145 votes over his nearest competitor, Leon T. Andrews, who won 6,738 votes, according to the uncertified results published by the DC Board of Elections. Evans’ assessment may elicit criticism. But as At-large Councilmember Elissa Silverman astutely noted, “The burden is on Mendelson.” The chairman’s political future could rise or fall based on how he deals with this new council, which includes at one person who has been a former legislator, former council chairman, and former mayor.

Herding Cats

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“My job is to find consensus whenever possible. That has been the challenge forever,” said Mendelson, noting there have always been new members. Of course, he’s right. In 2012 the council seemed the paragon of political instability. Three legislators, including the chairman, pleaded guilty

to federal felony charges and were forced to leave office. Mendelson was chosen by his colleagues as temporary chairman and subsequently won a special election. That same year Ward 5’s Kenyan McDuffie arrived on the council. In 2014 Ward 1’s Brianne Nadeau, Ward 6’s Charles Allen, and at-large member Elissa Silverman came on board. Last year LaRuby May and Todd each won special elections. As an example of the effect of council changes on District communities, consider that in the past two years Ward 8, one of the most depressed areas of the city, will have had three different leaders: Marion F. Barry, who died in 2014; May, who took over in 2015; and Trayon White, who unseated May last month. Mendelson called the level of experience for new members “typical.” Neither Silverman nor Allen held elective office before. But Silverman, a former journalist and public policy analyst, knew the government like the back of her hand. Allen was chief of staff to former Councilmember Tommy Wells. Similarly, Todd worked in various positions in Bowser’s council office. Robert White, who beat Orange, 38,790 to 36,985 votes, worked for DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Trayon White, who pushed out May, winning 4,272 votes to her 3,584, served for a time as the member of the DC State Board of Education representing Ward 8, a post he later resigned. “With Vince and Trayon, I think we [will start] to see a more vigor-

lately he has shown signs of becoming more fiscally cautious. He may get some help in the financial arena from Gray, who, during his mayoral tenure was a tad frugal.

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The Elephant Entering the Room

ously engaged independent council, which is a good thing. We don’t want a rubber stamp legislature,” said civic leader Terry Lynch. “I don’t think I have a more independent council. The council has always been independent of me,” Mendelson disagreed. Over the past year, however, there have been signs of a more cohesive council, held together by the chairman’s increasing ability to herd his cats.

New Math

That could get easier, according to political insiders. “When people talk about fresh start, they don’t just mean new faces. DC is moving away from the type of politics Orange had been engaged in,” said Melik Abdul, a Ward 8 political activist. “It’s not just Robert [White’s] youth that appealed to people, it’s also his approach.” Silverman has concluded that the same progressive movement that was behind her election victory was behind White’s win. White defeated Orange in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 6. The pouncing came despite the fact that Orange received The Washington Post’s endorsement. “The city is changing,” said Silverman. “The issues that voters care about are different. A lot of younger, affluent residents, both

black and white, care about progressive policies.” DC progressives have supported tax reform that would force wealthy residents to pay more. They have advocated for more low-cost housing. They have pushed for better schools and more generous benefits for welfare recipients. They also have voiced support for a $15 minimum wage. They have sought campaign finance reform and removal of the council from the contract approval process. (With the arrival of Robert White there may be enough votes to pass the latter two issues.) Some of that agenda may be music to Mendelson’s ears, although he has pushed against removing the council from contract approval and Vince Gray

“I think Gray is a very interesting factor in the new council,” said Silverman. Gray had a good turn as chairman; many people believe he made a mistake running for mayor. His level of knowledge means he could quickly dominate the council conversation. “He’s experienced. He’s wise and he has a lot to offer,” said Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh. Public disclosure of the illegal 2010 shadow campaign prompted Cheh and other legislators to call for then-Mayor Gray’s resignation. After the Office of the US Attorney General dropped the investigation last year, Cheh, like others in the city, suggested she may have judged too quickly. Abdul remarked, “In a perfect world if Vince Gray is able to mentor Trayon White, providing assistance to help him grow from community activist to legislator, they could be a power, a force for East of the River.” Some people have worried aloud that Gray may strike out against Bowser and council members. But during an appearance on WAMUFM radio, he said, “I am there to get the Ward 7 agenda done. I’m not there to engage in any contentious relationship.” That pledge of cooperation may be tested as Mendelson considers who will chair a committee. In 2015 he refused to assign one to any new members. That, said some Wilson Building sources, has created a problem for the chairman. “How can he give a committee to Vince Gray and not the others? Where do you start drawing the line?” asked one government employee. “I may have a philosophy about chairmanships,” said Mendelson. “But in practice I talk with

members around the end of the year.” He said he would be guided by those conversations in making decisions about the committee structure. “The chairman has a lot of power,” noted Silverman, adding that she would give a committee to Gray. “It’s sign of respect.” When Barry was elected initially as the Ward 8 council representative after serving as mayor, then-Chairman Linda Cropp gave him a subcommittee. If Mendelson chose to do the same that could give Gray the kind of citywide platform he would need, if as some have predicted he runs for mayor again. Gray wouldn’t be the only elected official whose ambition would be on full display. The 2018 election season likely will begin as soon as new council members are sworn-in. The mayor, council chairman, and seats of six other legislators will be up for grabs. Everyone is expecting lethal levels of pontificating and pandering. There has been talk that Council Chairman Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie may consider running for mayor. Evans said earlier this year he might run for council chairman. But running against Mendelson is more than a notion. Based on past election returns, he may be the second most popular locally elected official. In the 2014 primary he received 69,138 votes; the only person to receive more than that was DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (87,247). That trend continued in the general election. Mendelson brought in 138,066 votes. Bowser received only 96,666. The numbers underscore why Mendelson may have even more to lose than Bowser in this new political reality that includes the arrival at the council of an unrepentant former mayor. Jonetta Rose Barras is a Washington, DC-based writer and author. Read more of her thoughts on DC politics at www.jonettarosebarras.com. u

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Inclusionary Zoning Has Untapped Potential to Expand Affordable Housing in DC

t’s impossible to miss the construction cranes that dot the District and seem to spring up everywhere you look. Most of them are building housing to meet the demands from a growing population. New housing construction in the District is the highest it’s been in 25 years and will create over 16,000 new apartments. Unfortunately most of them will be highend rentals – out of reach of the growing number of DC families struggling with rising housing costs. DC’s private market simply isn’t producing apartments that moderate- or low-income families can afford. The good news is that the District has a program – called inclusionary zoning – to harness marketrate housing production to create affordable housing. The bad news is that, as currently designed, inclusionary zoning tends to create

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by Claire Zippel housing for people who actually don’t need much help finding affordable housing. That’s why it is important to take steps – now – to strengthen inclusionary zoning so that it produces new homes for the residents most in need.

How to Create Affordable Housing without Tax Dollars?

Inclusionary zoning, also known as IZ, has created over 900 below-market homes throughout the District over the past few years. Here’s how the program works. Developers are allowed to build residential units larger than zoning rules normally allow. That is a financial gain to them. In return, a share of the building’s apartments or condos must be rented or sold for more affordable prices. The value of the added density covers the cost of making some units affordable. It’s a program with lots of potential. Because IZ works wherever new development happens, it can create affordable housing in neighborhoods otherwise out of reach to low-income residents,

where access to public transportation, good schools, retail amenities, and job opportunities are likely to be best (See Figure). Research shows that when lowincome families have access to such neighborhoods, their lives improve: better health, lifetime earnings, and family stability. So not only does IZ help create affordable housing in economically diverse neighborhoods, it also improves economic mobility – all without requiring tax dollars.

IZ Is Not Helping Families Who Need It Most

But this potential has so far been untapped. DC’s IZ program now mostly creates housing that’s too expensive for those who need it. Most IZ homes rent for over $1,600 a month for a one-bedroom – close to market-rate prices in most neighborhoods, and affordable only to households with incomes close to $80,000 for a family of three. Yet most families at this income level, while not wealthy, are not facing severe housing affordability problems. The DC families most likely to struggle to afford housing are at lower incomes. That’s why a group of affordable housing advocates and supporters (including the DC Fiscal Policy Institute) asked the Zoning Commission to strengthen the IZ program. We recommended that future IZ rentals should be set aside for residents with incomes below $59,000 for a family of three, and priced at a level those families can afford, about $1,100 a month. Real estate developers and Mayor Bowser have opposed

making the changes – despite the fact that economic analysis from the Bowser administration shows IZ hasn’t hurt DC’s real estate market. In fact, IZ has made some projects more profitable because of the extra housing it allows developers to build. That added value should go to help more DC residents in need of affordable homes, instead of to developers’ bottom lines. We can make IZ homes more affordable without hampering new development in DC – the numbers show real estate projects will pencil out under our proposal too. With tens of thousands of DC families struggling to pay the rent and get by, the city can’t afford to leave this important affordable housing tool sitting on the shelf. We hope the Zoning Commission will decide to adopt our proposed changes. If they do, the DC Council would likely join in support. The council passed a resolution last year calling for strengthening IZ’s affordability. Now is an opportune time to ensure IZ fulfills its potential. The cranes rising over the city should signal not only a booming real estate market, but new housing opportunities for lowincome DC families as well. Claire Zippel is a policy associate at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org). DCFPI promotes budget and policy solutions to reduce poverty and inequality in the District of Columbia and to increase opportunities for residents to build a better future. u

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East Side News by Max Moline

The Latest from Mount Vernon Triangle & NOMA

Mayor Muriel Bowser joins DC Bar executives in breaking ground for their new building.

Several small buildings will be demolished to make way for parking.

“I don’t have to tell you how far we’ve come in the last 15 years,” Mayor Bowser told the crowd, “but we still have a long way to go.”

Books, Buildings, and Bridges

o Stan, Merry Christmas 1997, Love Kathy.” The inscription on a used, but well-preserved, copy of Ted Nancy’s “Letters from a Nut” peeks out from behind the cover as the book stands atop a shelf in what used to be a coffee shop. Right around Thanksgiving, Tynan Coffee and Tea permanently closed its doors. Exactly five months later, on April 25, it was replaced by Carpe Librum, a popup bookstore. The charming storefront, nestled between an office building and Roti Mediterranean Grill on First Street NE, still has all of the Tynan signs. Sitting behind the store’s bar on a stool with a thick book in front of him, Carpe Librum’s Peter smiles wryly about some of the confused customers he occasionally sees. “Yeah, people still come in asking for coffee sometimes,” Peter says. As he lifts his hefty book, patrons browse through the assorted

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collection of bookshelves – some wire, some made of particleboard, some wooden. Turning the Page, a local nonprofit (www. turningthepage.org), runs the bookstore. It works to provide family engagement programs, children’s books, and more to the families of students in DC Public Schools, specifically seven elementary and middle schools located in Ward 8. While the permanent Carpe Librum location is in Farragut Square, the recent popup locations have been in the Mid-City East area; last summer, they were located just around the corner on M Street NE. They also called a storefront on K Street NW between Fourth and Fifth Streets home for a while. According to Turning the Page’s development manager, Robin Crowell, the permanent location opened in 2013; prior to that it rotated throughout the city in different locations every spring for two months or so, for 12 years. While they try to have as many locations open at any given time as possible, they choose their popup spots carefully. “We try to look for good communities with a lot of foot traffic,” Crowell explains. For those interested in finding a new book or two, Peter recommends Carpe Librum’s art sec-

tion. “We have some very cool art books here, some still in their original wrapping,” Peter says, flipping through collections and guides on a wooden shelf just to the right of the front door. Meanwhile, a young couple enters arm in arm. Could that couple have been Stan and Kathy? We may never know.

Highway Cover-Up

Residents travelling between Capitol Hill and East End have for years had to deal with dangerous intersections featuring long traffic lights, crowded sidewalks, and almost no room for bikes. Thanks to the folks at Property Group Partners (PGP), that will soon be a thing of the past. On June 14 PGP’s development project finished the first of three platforms that will be a new area, dubbed “Capitol Crossing.” It will complete the bridge covering the stretch of I-395 between Massachusetts Avenue and New York Avenue. “This has been a scar on the neighborhood,” said PGP Regional VP Bob Braunohler, just before addressing the excited crowd assembled to celebrate the milestone. The gap, Braunohler said,

disrupted the grid and kept the city from reaching the original layout that was Pierre L’Enfant’s vision. Capitol Crossing will start on the 200 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW and travel south, all the way to E Street NE. Eleven hundred feet of this will be what Braunohler called “new land.” The main effect for drivers will be to move the entrance to I-395 from being a confusing and complicated curve involving a brief foray onto Third Street NW, to being a simple entry ramp that begins in the middle of Massachusetts Avenue, Braunohler said. The area will also have bike lanes. The event not only marked the completion of the north block of the project, it also was the one-year anniversary of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s groundbreaking of the site. But it’s been much longer than that since the project started. “We’ve been at this for 11 years now,” PGP’s Senior VP of Development Sean Cahill told the crowd. “It’s been an incredible journey.” The project, noted Cahill, represented a $30 million private investment from PGP, and seeks to create new opportunities for people who want to “live where they work.” Braunohler noted that construction of the first building, at 200 Massachusetts Ave., will commence shortly and be completed within two years, and will feature 50,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. As the eager group snacked on immaculately prepared appetizers and cocktails from the full bar and chef ’s table, Cahill ended his comments with a call to action: “Bring us your leases!” Visit www.capitolcrossingdc.com for more information on the project.

Triangle Defense

On June 6 Mayor Bowser helped to break ground on a new project to bring the DC Bar Association building to Mt. Vernon Triangle at 901Fourth St. NW. The DC Bar,

whose headquarters is on the 1100 block of K Street NW, is excited to be moving into a building in a vibrant neighborhood that can stay open all hours of the night. “We love that 24/7 concept,” said Chief Operating Officer Victor Velazquez. He went on to say that many of their visitors come from around the world at odd hours of the night, and having a building in a neighborhood that is up late will help to facilitate the meetings. Kenyattah Robinson, the President and CEO of the Mt. Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District (CID), welcomed the group to the area. “You are now part of something special,” Robinson said. “We’re going to make sure it’s clean and safe.” “I don’t have to tell you how far we’ve come in the last 15 years,” Bowser told the crowd, comfortably seated in a tent on the new location on the balmy day, “but we still have a long way to go.” Bowser emphasized the building’s pro bono center, which she praised for the help it will provide for DC residents. “We’re always interested in how to re-make old spaces,” Bowser told reporters after she joined DC Bar executives in a ceremonial shoveling of dirt to symbolize the groundbreaking. “And as you can see, this one is developed in a part of town that is the investment,” she said, in reference to Mt. Vernon. Amid the remarks, DC Bar President-Elect Annamaria Steward could barely contain her excitement. “Let me add an enthusiastic welcome to this new beginning. Yay!” Steward exclaimed.

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Bloomingdale Buzz by Max Moline

Bloomingdale Civic Association Meets

“I would not resist at all … a cell phone is not worth your life.” Police Commander William Fitzgerald of DC’s Fifth District addressed the unusually large crowd gathered for the Bloomingdale Civic Association’s June meeting, speaking mainly to a recent uptick in armed robberies in the area and offering advice to those confronted by robbers. In the two weeks preceding the June 20 meeting there had been a total of nine armed robberies in the area. All of them, said Fitzgerald, had the common theme of two individuals approaching a single person. One robber would do the talking while the other took the victim’s possessions. The dozens of residents who turned up were concerned about the recent crimes. As a result, the allotted 15 minutes for public safety in the meeting stretched to nearly an hour, as Fitzgerald and several other Metropolitan Police Department representatives discussed the issues. Another area of concern was the prevalence of synthetic drugs. “They call it synthetic marijuana, but you don’t act like you’re on marijuana,” Fitzger-

Dcity Smokehouse’s future location at Florida Avenue and Second Street NW.

The iconic Dcity Smokehouse pig calls sister restaurant Wicked Bloom home while it waits for a new location.

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ald noted. “I think zombie is a very accurate term.” He continued, “We’ve got to bring some social services in for it,” adding that arresting a person who is addicted to drugs, while it keeps that person off the streets for a certain period of time, is unlikely to help them kick the drug habit. While the attendees expressed gratitude at the work the police have done thus far, it was clear that they felt more was needed. One resident noted a program from the early 2000s in the neighborhood called the Community Safety Walk. The walks are being reintroduced, noted Bloomingdale Civic Association President Teri Quinn, and the first revival was on

Wednesday, June 22. Fitzgerald urged attendees to take advantage of a rebate offered by the city to residents who purchase and install CCTV surveillance cameras outside their homes. As one resident who recently took advantage of the program pointed out, the city expects the funding for this program to run out by August, so those interested should take advantage as soon as possible. Also addressed at the meeting was the ongoing construction of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel, part of the DC Clean Rivers Project. An updated list of lane closures was posted. Closures began in June and are projected to continue for 17

months. Each will last no longer than 12 months. Current closures are: • Rhode Island Avenue, Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm; night work, 8:00pm-5:30am • R Street, Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm • Sixth Street, Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm; night work, 8:00pm-5:30am • T Street, Mon.-Fri., 7am-7pm • Florida Avenue, Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm • Third Street, Mon.-Fri., 7am-7pm Keep up with the Bloomingdale Civic Association at www.bloomingdalecivicassociation.org.

Wicked Smoke

For those who’ve been missing the red pig outside of Dcity Smokehouse (www. dcitysmokehouse.com) at 8 Florida Ave. NW, by the intersection with North Capitol, fear not! The beloved neighborhood restaurant will be moving just a few blocks northwest, to the intersection of Florida Avenue and Second Street NW. Dcity Smokehouse’s previous location had a very small capacity, often not big enough to contain the line of eager patrons inside. The new location offers significant sidewalk space. “Construction is slated to finish in late July,” said Smokehouse’s director of operations Andrew Thiou. They’re aiming to open in early August. “We’ve outgrown our current location,” Thiou said. “The new location will have more space for seating inside and outside, and we’ll be able to have two smokers instead of one.” The restaurant’s owners have opened a second location, Wicked Bloom, at 1540 North Capitol St. NW (wickedbloomdc.com) just around the corner from the original smokehouse, which the aforementioned red pig is calling home for the time being. “We had our roots in this neighborhood and we wanted to stay close by and keep our regulars,” Thiou said, when asked why the two locations are in such close

proximity. He continued that there have been talks about additional locations, but they want to make sure they don’t move too fast. Those interested in the restaurant’s popular food can visit Wicked Bloom Social Club, which is offering “Wicked Mondays,” featuring a revolving selections of liquors and DJs every second Monday.

A Lesson in Local History

The Bloomingdale Historic Designation Coalition, a group of residents, sponsored two Bloomingdale history presentations over the last two months, researched and produced by Prologue DC. The presentation featured a 50-minute slideshow. Local residents from all age groups attended, including Therrell Smith, a local institution known for her ballet instruction, who “wouldn’t miss it for the world,” she said. Smith celebrated her 100th birthday in June. Bloomingdale, which is considering becoming an official historic district, has a rich history that was outlined in the presentations. Highlights of that history included a discussion of the Beale estate (the neighborhood’s namesake) and the slaves that worked it; the unique history of the McMillan Reservoir, which supplies most of DC’s drinking water and its role within the city; and the racially and ethnically restrictive housing covenants that once dominated the neighborhood. The presentations also focused on the unique and iconic architecture of the area and its history,

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along with some of the more notable past residents including artists, performers, and politicians. Panelists from the DC Historic Preservation Office and the DC Preservation League, and passionate historic preservation advocates from Anacostia and Bloomingdale, spoke about historic preservation and its role today. The discussions were moderated by Bloomingdale residents Pat Mitchell and Jim Myers. For more information visit www.facebook. com/historicbloomingdale. 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(at)gmail(dot)com; @ MaxMoline425. u

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Neighborhood

Shaw Streets by Pleasant Mann

Shaw Main Streets Holds Annual Gala

On Wednesday night, June 1, Shaw Main Streets held its annual gala at the Howard Theatre. This year’s gala, with the theme “A Taste of Shaw,” became a celebration of Shaw Main Streets’ winning the coveted Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) at the National Main Streets Conference in May. The gala, the primary fundraiser for Shaw Main Streets, drew over 400 people this year. Ceremonies began on the stage with Mayor Muriel Bowser presenting a proclamation declaring June 1 to be Shaw Main Streets Day in the District of Columbia, recognizing its role in bringing about the revitalization of the neighborhood. Then Councilmembers Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau presented the “Shaw Main Streets 2016 Great American Main Street Award Resolution of 2016” from the DC Council, congratulating Shaw Main Streets for winning the GAMSA award and noting that the organization has helped 200 new businesses open in Shaw and attracted an estimated $3 billion in public and private investment. Next, Shaw Main Streets Board Chair Gretchen Wharton and Executive Director Alexander Padro announced

Shaw Main Streets Gala attendees get a taste of Shaw. Photo: Pleasant Mann

that Derek Brown, proprietor of the Columbia Room, Mockingbird Hill, Eat the Rich, and Southern Efficiency, was this year’s winner of the Shaw Champion Award. In his remarks Brown expressed how happy he was to locate his businesses in Shaw and how grateful he was for the critical support he got from Shaw Main Streets. Then Department of Small and Local Business Development Director Ana Harvey and DC Main Streets Coordinator Christina Amoroso presented the GAMSA award plaque to Wharton and Padro in front of a line of current and former Shaw Main Streets board members. Councilmembers Jack Evans, Vincent Orange, and Elissa Silverman came later to offer greetings to the gathering. Twenty-two Shaw businesses, consisting of both veterans and those soon to open, set up stations to offer attendees a taste of Shaw. Meanwhile the Jazzy Blu band kept the audience entertained with dance standards through the night.

Ribbon-Cutting Express Runs Through Shaw

Mayor Muriel Bowser declares June 1 Shaw Main Streets Day at the gala. Photo: Pleasant Mann

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On Wednesday morning, June 22, the Shaw Main Streets ribbon-cutting express rolled out to welcome 19 new businesses to the neighborhood. The ribbon-cutting conductors included three DC councilmembers along with Department of Small and Local Business Development Director Ana Harvey and staff. Councilmember Charles Allen started the ribbon cutting in Ward 6 at wine shop Grand Cata and wine bar La Jambe, then at fine-dining restaurants Kinship and Metier and casual vegetarian Shouk. Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans joined the group to cut ribbons at Espita Mez-

Councilmember Vincent Orange and Chef Rob Rubba cut ribbon to open Hazel restaurant. Photo: Pleasant Mann

caleria and Buttercream Bake Shop, EditLab, the Columbia Room, Chao Ku, and 9th & P Liquors. Vincent Orange, at-large DC councilmember, closed out the effort by cutting ribbons at Drift on 7th, bear bar Uproar, Takoda, and the restaurants Kyirisan, Declaration, and Hazel. The final stop of the ribbon-cutting express was the Bazaar Spices shop.

And Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came to Shaw on June 10, stopping by Uprising Muffins, accompanied by Mayor Bowser and other local figures. “You guys have got to try the cold chai,” she told a row of reporters.

to Rimini, Italy, to sample this award-winning gelato in the final competition in September 2017, you can try it in Shaw at its periodic appearances on the Dolci Gelati menu.

Shaw Restaurants Continue to Gain Recognition

Dolci Gelati Finalist in World Tour

Dolci Gelati was selected as a finalist on the Gelato World Tour over the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. The competition, held at the Windy City’s Millennium Park, was one of a series held in major cities all over the globe, culminating next year in the selection of the world’s best gelato. The Chicago competition was to determine the best gelato flavor in the Americas. An initial field of over 100 was winnowed down to 16 teams. In an event that involved the consumption of an estimated 9,000 pounds of gelato, in 78,000 cups and cones, Gianluigi Dellaccio, owner of Dolci Gelati, was able distinguish himself from the crowd, winning the Technical Jury Award for his saffron pistachio with orange lemon peel gelato. While the rest of the world will have to go

On Saturday afternoon, June 18, Shaw Main Streets held its 10th Shaw Open House, an annual event to introduce shoppers to Shaw businesses. This year the emphasis was on establishments at the northern end of Shaw, with the 30 participating businesses stretching from Grand Cata on the 1500 block of Seventh Street all the way to the McDonalds at Barry Place. An estimated 400 people took advantage of the open house that afternoon to see what Shaw has to offer. At the end more than a hundred people congregated at the Atlantic Plumbing Landmark Theater lobby for the Shaw Open House raffle. Almost 40 prizes were awarded in the raffle, including gift certificates from businesses such as Solidcore gym, Right Proper Brewing Company, and Kyirisian restaurant. A final prize was a marijuana smoking kit from YourGrove.com that included a small amount of cannabis. u

Shaw restaurants continue to be in national and local spotlights for their excellence. Food and Wine magazine chose The Dabney as one of its 2016 Restaurants of the Year. In putting The Dabney on its prestigious list of 10 of the nation’s best restaurants, the magazine noted, “It’s no small feat for a restaurant to source 95 percent of its ingredients from the region ... To turn those ingredients into outstanding food is more challenging still.” At the RAMMY Awards presented by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington on June 12, Right Proper Brewing Company won the award for Beer Program of the Year.

Tenth Annual Shaw Open House

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Neighborhood

ANC 6E Report by Steve Holton

‘Darth Vader Building’ Turning away from the Dark Side

The advisory neighborhood commissioners heard a presentation by a representative from the Douglas Development Corporation about a building that has a long presence in the District. Plans call for making the building – at 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW, which also borders New Jersey Avenue and Second and H streets – a true gateway to the Mount Vernon Triangle community. Douglas Development owns the building under the name Jemal’s Darth Vader LLC, and once the tenant moves out it will transform the building into a great addition to the community. Currently the building is 110 feet tall, and development plans call for adding two floors to the top. The development team is working with the community and local artists to find a site-specific art concept that will help tell the story of the community. The project will eliminate parking spaces and will add bike spaces. The property’s dark, heavy massing will be replaced with a light, glassy visual design. The building’s streetscape will undergo major improvements as well. The representative also noted that talks with the DC Department of Energy & Environment are underway to make solar panels a part of the package. The commissioners moved to communicate support for the building’s modifications to the DC Zoning Commission.

Pepco Substation Presentation

A representative from Pepco spoke at the meeting and shared plans of a new substation that will be located at the corner of First and K streets NW, which also borders New Jersey Avenue. Pepco purchased the property from the city last year for the purpose of building a new substation due to a growing number of residents. It is estimated that the location and surrounding areas will experience a growth of up to 14,000 living units, 800 hotel rooms,

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and additional retail. A new power substation is needed to facilitate extra electricity whenever a sector of neighborhoods is experiencing growth. All of the zoning requirements in terms of building height and lot occupancy have been met. An architectural firm has been engaged to ensure that the outside of the substation’s structure shares the characteristics of the neighborhood. The Pepco representative noted that several substations in the city go unrecognized due to the exterior design. Most of the designs mimic a row house or surrounding structures so that they are not obtrusive or an eyesore. Pepco is working with ANC 6E on design plans and encouraging residents to provide input through the commissioners. Once design plans receive support, Pepco will seek approval from the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) in early 2017. Underground work installing distribution feeders will be performed later in the year, with above-ground construction starting in 2018. The timeframe to construct the building could be a year and a half, so the substation would be in service by June 2021.

Mission Muffins

Sally Cox, a representative of the Central Union Mission, spoke about a new project to help integrate homeless people into mainstream society. The Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter located at 65 Massachusetts Ave. NW, and some of its occupants have been used as a clean team for the Mount Vernon Triangle area. “Mission Muffins,” started a few months ago, trains men and women to work in a kitchen and prepare muffins. Muffins can be delivered to residents, coffee shops, and restaurants. Orders can be placed at www.missionmuffins.com by 5:00 p.m. and be ready the next day. Cox is encouraging anyone who knows a resident, restaurant, or coffee shop owner who could use their services to contact them. ANC 6E05 Chair Marge Maceda commented that the partici-

pants have done an incredible job in keeping the Mount Vernon Triangle streets clean, and have been real ambassadors of the neighborhood. Maceda also noted that the efforts of Central Union Mission have enabled many participants to turn their lives around and rent apartments and have a credit rating.

ANC 6E Quick Hits

The commissioners voted in support of Beau Thai, located at 1550 Seventh St. NW, to build a canopy for the outside cafe area to shield guests from extreme heat and rain. The commission will communicate support to BZA for the Catholic Charities to build three flats located at 611-17 Rhode Island Ave. The commissioners supported a zoning request for Liberty Place apartments, which will be located at Third and I streets NW. It will be a nine-story building with 67 affordable housing units, seven of them reserved for homeless veterans. The building meets all zoning requirements, and a garage will be built for parking. The commissioners supported an Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) liquor license for Le Pain restaurant located at 433 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The commissioners voted to protest an ABRA liquor license for Busboys and Poets, located at 475 K St. NW, due to community complaints of disruptive noise from bands playing on the establishment’s sidewalk and deliveries being made in the middle of the night. The vote to protest the alcohol license was 5-2.

Next Meeting

ANC 6E will meet at 6:30 p.m. on July 5 at the Northwest One Library on 155 L St. NW. Visit www.anc6e.org to view the newsletter; follow on Twitter @ANC6E and on Facebook by searching ANC6E. Steve Holton can be contacted at ssholton@gmail.com and followed on twitter @ssholton. u

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kids and family

by Kathleen Donner

Kids’ Club at MLK Library

Kids Run the Bases at Nat’s Park

Join other kids from around the neighborhood every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 2 p.m. for Kids Club. This is an hour of fun activities for children age 6 to 12. For more information, call 202727-1248. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/mlk.

National Postal Museum Story Time

On Mondays, including July 4, at 10:30 and 11 a.m., the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum invites adults and young children (ages 2 to 4) to discover the world around them together at Story Time. Children will build important developmental and social skills through books, activities, songs and selfguided gallery exploration. Explore themes such as shapes, colors and sizes in a relaxed setting. Feel free to bring snacks and enjoy the space after the program. The 11 a.m. story is a repeat of the 10:30 a.m. story. The museum is at 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. postalmuseum.si.edu.

Mars Day!

Mars Day! is an annual National Air and Space Museum event that celebrates the Red Planet with a variety of educational and fun family activities. Visitors can also talk to scientists active in Mars research and mission planning. Learn about current and future missions. Meet a Mars rover driver and see a meteorite from Mars. Mars Day! is on Friday, July 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the Museum. airandspace.si.edu.

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Flower Beds in Holland, 1883, oil on canvas on wood, by Vincent van Gogh, 1853 - 1890. Photo: Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art

Stories in Art at the National Gallery of Art

“Stories in Art” introduces children, ages 4 to 7, to artists through storytelling and hands-on experimentation. Led by museum educators, each program includes reading a children’s book, exploring one work of art in the galleries and completing a simple, hands-on activity. Each program is about 60 minutes. These free drop-in programs are designed for individual families, and they cannot accommodate groups. There is no advance registration. They will only accept sign-in for children ages 4 to 7. Sign-in is in the West Building Rotunda, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and Mondays and at 11 a.m. on Sundays. This summer, “Stories in Art” discovers Dutch Art. Visit a windmill. Sail the seas. Discover mince pie and listen to a concert. Learn about landscapes, still life, seascapes and scenes of interior Dutch life by reading children’s books, looking at 17th-century Dutch art and making a souvenir to document each adventure. Here’s the schedule. Landscape: Visit a Windmill, July 9 to 11; Still Life: Enjoy a Feast, July 16 to 18; Seascape: Sail the Seas, July 23 to 25; Music: Listen to a Concert, July 30 to Aug. 1. The days and hours are Saturdays, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.; Sundays, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.; and Mondays, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. nga.gov.

Kids ages 4 to 12 can run the bases after select Nationals games. Kids Run the Bases immediately follows the game, weather permitting. Remaining dates are July 3, 17 and 24; Aug. 7, 14 and 28; and Sept. 11. An adult must accompany runners to the field. One adult per child on the field. Starting at first base, kids run around the bases as the adults continue along the warning track and meet the runners near home plate. Kids and parents/guardians can begin lining up at the end of the seventh inning, however fans that would like to stay and watch the entire game will still be able to line up once the game has ended. Participants must exit the ballpark through the Right Field Gate. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First St. SE. washington.nationals.mlb.com.

Jazz for Kids

On Saturday, July 9, 2 p.m., Christiana Drapkin and her jazz group, BOP GOES THE WEASEL, introduce young audiences to the fun of a live jazz performance. You will want to sing along, clap to the rhythm, snap your fingers and get up and dance. For ages three to ten. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/mlk.

Hear the Peace Train Youth Choir

On Sunday, July 17, noon, the Peace Train Choir of more than 100 young voices from across America will pres-

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ent a multicultural concert of music and dance at the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The last stop on the Peace Train’s multi-city tour, the concert culminates months of rehearsals and workshops designed to foster unity and peace among diverse groups. The Washington concert will be joined by local performers and groups gathered to celebrate the second annual Nelson Mandela Day.

day with special family-friendly tours of the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA, from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Hooray for Books will be selling Harry Potter merchandise, including the latest release. Fun photo opportunities and take home booklet are included in the $6 ticket price. Advance purchase for a timed ticket is required through the online store, shop. alexandriava.gov, and all children must be accompanied by ticketed adult. Tickets are available online beginning July 1 at shop.alexandriava.gov.

Our American Girl

On July 9, 1 to 3 p.m., join Mount Vernon’s own American girl, “Nelly Custis,” on a tour of George Washington’s estate. Enjoy refreshments with “Lady Washington” and create colonial crafts. $35 for ages 11 and under; $25 for adults. Our American Girl takes place rain or shine. mountvernon.org.

Young Adult Twitter Book Club

YA readers of all ages are invited to join DCPL librarians for a twitter book club (#DCPLnewYA) on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 4 to 5 p.m. Discuss recent and upcoming YA releases, share opinions. Report on trends in YA fiction. Share thoughts. Find an absorbing rea in #DCPLnewYA.

Science in the Summer

What’s so bad about the Big Bad Wolf ? At last B.B. (Big Bad) Wolfe tells his side of the story, in rap, no less. Has the notorious pork poacher and grandma impersonator gotten a bum rap; or is he truly deserving of his moniker? Children will be the judges! This is one of their funniest productions and includes lots of audience participation. On stage at Glen Echo, through July 17. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Running time is 40 minutes. Tickets

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Children’s Musical Rainforest

On Sunday, July 17, 1:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., come to the Botanic Garden for music and magical tales from the heart of the rainforest. Cantare’s original song delivers a powerful ecological message about protecting the rainforest and the plants, animals and people that live there. Audience members will experience song, folk stories and dance from the rainforest of South America, Central America and Puerto Rico. The 3:15 p.m. concert will be a repeat of the 1:30 p.m. concert. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Cantare performers Cecilia Esquivel and Dani Cortaza are very active in the Washington area music scene. They have extensive training in performance and music education. Vocals are accompanied by string and percussion instruments from Latin America with bass, percussion, and keyboard backing tracks.

This year’s program introduces students to Oceanography through fun activities. Level 1 classes for children entering grades two and three are at 2 p.m. on July 11, 12, 13 and 14. Level 2 classes for children entering grades four through six are at 3:30 p.m. on the same days. Register inperson at Shaw Library or at scienceinthesummer. com. Shaw Neighborhood Library is at 1630 Seventh St. NW. dclibrary.org/watha.

Li’l Red & the Pigs

The Little Mermaid

Cantaré with instruments. Photo: Courtesy of the US Botanic Garden

are $12. Coming soon is Peter and the Wolf, July 21 to Aug. 28. thepuppetco.org.

Peter and the Wolf

Staged with half life-size marionettes, “Peter and the Wolf ” is one of the Puppet Co.’s best-loved stories. Over a million children and adults have seen this one-man show based on Prokofiev’s popular tale of versus evil and performed by Puppet Master Christopher Piper. An introduction to the instruments in the orchestra precedes this story of Peter and his animal friends and their attempts to capture wily Old Lupus. On stage at Glen Echo, July 21 through Aug. 28. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Running time is 40 minutes. Tickets are $12. thepuppetco.org.

Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday

On Sunday, July 31, celebrate Harry Potter’s birth-

In this faithful re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen original, the Little Mermaid falls in love with a human Prince and longs to join him in his world above the waves. Despite the warnings of her Mer-family, the Little Mermaid seeks out the Enchantress who trades her pair of legs for the mermaid’s beautiful singing voice. A follow-up to the highly acclaimed “The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe (2012),” this collaboration between Imagination Stage and The Washington Ballet features dance, puppets, music and singing in a highly theatrical and epic style of performance. Best for ages five, up. Tickets are $15 to $35. The show runs through Aug. 14 at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD. 301-280-1660. imaginationstage.org.

Inside Out

Inside Out follows the story of two siblings who use their imaginations to turn their room into a wonderland of mess instead of getting ready for bed. While playing dress-up, a glove becomes a dancing fish, a shirt becomes a fantastic creature and a sock dance rocks the closet. The audience even gets to join in on the fun and discover the joy of turning things inside out. Inside Out at Imagination Stage, through July 31, closes out the 2015-2016 Season of My First Imagination Stage programming. Originally written and directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer and Natasha Holmes, this interactive show is all about getting creative with clothes and our imaginations is a fan-favorite. Inside Out is best for ages 1 to 5. Performances are Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tickets are $14, with a $5 lap

seat for children under 12 months. Tickets may be purchased online at imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or by calling 301-280-1660. Imagination Stage is at 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD.

Glen Echo Hosts a Family Dance

On Sunday, July 10, 3 to 5 p.m., the Folklore Society of Greater Washington hosts an afternoon, family dance. Bring the children to live music and called dances. The entire family, neighbors, a birthday party or girl or boy scout troop are all welcome. Admission is $5 for age 4 and older. Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd,, Glen Echo, MD. 301-6342222. glenechopark.org. There will be other Family Dances at Glen Echo on Sundays, Sept. 11, Oct. 9 and Nov. 13 from 3 to 5 p.m.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (save the date)

Discover the magic of Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday tale as it comes to life on the National Theatre stage from Dec. 13 to Dec. 31. Featuring the hit songs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas,” The Grinch discovers there’s more to Christmas than he bargained for in this heartwarming holiday classic. As Max the Dog narrates, the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is “two sizes too small,” decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos, an endlessly cheerful bunch bursting with holiday spirit. thenationaldc.org. Have an story for the Kids & Family Notebook? Email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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real estate

Hey, DC. Rebates Abound at the DCSEU!

here are many perks to living in DC, but did you know that as a DC resident or business you also qualify for rebates for purchasing energy-saving appliances, cooling and heating systems, and lighting – regardless of your income bracket? The District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) offers discounts and rebates to help residents and businesses use less energy and save money through energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. This is a resource that every DC resident or business owner should be taking full advantage of. DCSEU has an easy-to-navigate website (www.dcseu.com) that includes a wealth of information. You’ll find a list of appliances that qualify for rebates and the corresponding amount for each appliance type by brand and model. You’ll also find links to the application process and instructions for submitting an application. DCSEU also provides guidelines for when you should consider replacing appliances such as air-conditioning and heating systems, the estimated savings over time, and tips for where you can recycle your old appliance. The DC Council established DCSEU as part of the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of

by Catherine Plume 2008. Operating since 2011, and overseen by the District Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE), DCSEU has an FY16 budget of roughly $20 million to spend on energy-efficiency initiatives. Funding comes from the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund (SETF), which is financed by a surcharge on electric and natural gas utility ratepayers in DC. Essentially your money is made available to help you offset the price of making smart energy investments. DCSEU offers several types of rebates, noted below.

Appliance Rebates

DCSEU provides rebates for a wide variety of Energy Star home appliances. Rebates for the FY16 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016) include: • $50-$75 for clothes washers • $50-$250 for clothes dryers • $50-$75 for refrigerators • $25 for dehumidifiers

Other Rebates

DCSEU will provide significant rebates for home heating and cooling systems including hotwater heaters, mini-split systems, and programmable

DC SEU provides great prices for energy-efficient lighting through local retailers. Photo: DC SEU

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thermostats. Rebate amounts include: • $100-$500 for home cooling systems such as – $100 for (ductless) mini-split systems – $250-$500 for high-efficiency central air-conditioners • $300-$1,000 for home heating systems such as – $500-$750 for-high efficiency natural gas boilers – $500 for high-efficiency natural gas furnaces – $300-$500 for (ductless) mini-split heat pumps – $350-$750 for an air-source heat pump • $100-$500 for hotwater heaters: – $100-$500 for natural gas, storage water heaters – $300 for whole-home, tankless gas water heaters – $500 for heat pump water heaters. DCSEU provides $250 to retrofit an outdoor reset control on a boiler. This control adjusts the water temperature to the lowest possible setting, based on the outdoor temperature, to maintain a comfortable inside temperature. It can be retrofitted to older models. DCSEU also provides $25 for programmable thermostats. To qualify for these rebates homeowners must

Energy-efficient washers are just one of many qualifying appliances for DC SEU rebates. Photo: DC SEU

work with a DCSEU participating contractor to determine which systems are best suited for their home.

Speciﬁc Programs for Homeowners and Multi-Family Units

DCSEU offers rebates to residents who complete energy-efficiency upgrades through certified District contractors. The DC Home Performance Program offers up to a $450 incentive to households that complete a qualifying home energy upgrade. To qualify for this incentive requires an energy audit through a qualified DCSEU contractor. The audit will evaluate the amount of air leakage and the effectiveness of insulation, the heating system, lighting, appliances, and windows, and provide professional advice on ways to lower energy bills. You’ll then need to contract with a participating contractor and complete a minimum of $600 worth of approved improvements (inclusive of the $400 cost of the energy audit). DCSEU offers 50 percent cash back on air sealing (up to $150) and 50 percent cash back on insulation (up to $300), upon completion of the project. For an overview visit www. dcseu.com/for-my-home/audits-air-sealinginsulation/audits.

Making Energy-Efﬁcient Lighting More Affordable

Light-emitting diode (LED) technology is evolving rapidly, and many lighting hues and styles are available. Energy Star qualified LEDs use 75-90 percent less energy and last 8-15 times longer than an incandescent bulb. While you may pay more for an LED, one bulb can save you approximately $42 or more in energy costs over its lifetime. DCSEU’s site has a comprehensive lighting guide to help you determine the most appropriate lighting for your needs. DCSEU has partnered with local businesses to bring down the costs of Energy Star-qualified LEDs at the point of purchase, so you can purchase for less without the need for additional rebates. Home Depot, Safeway, Annie’s Ace Hardware, and Yes! Organic Markets are just some of the DC stores participating in

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DCSEU offers technical assistance to improve energy efficiency in DC businesses and institutions. It provides reduced upfront costs for upgrading to energy-efficient technologies and equipment that reduce electric and gas consumption. Rebates are available for HVAC and refrigeration as well as other equipment. Check out www. dcseu.com/for-your-business/ business-rebates for more specific information. The Business Energy Rebate program helps pay for the replacement of less efficient lighting with more efficient options. Restaurants on average consume 2.5 times more energy per square foot than other commercial buildings. Union Kitchen is just one local business that has collaborated with DCSEU with investments that are saving over 6,800 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. “Our programs are meant to help reduce energy demand, and ultimately lower energy costs for District residents and businesses, regardless of income,” says Ted Trabue, managing director of DCSEU. “They will stabilize energy costs across the District – which is a benefit to everyone in the District.” Since its inception in 2011, DCSEU has conserved over 192,671 megawatt hours of electricity, enough to power over 22,000 homes in the District for an entire year. The DCSEU programs described are available through Sept. 30, 2016, the end of the fiscal year. All DCSEU rebates are subject to funds availability, so it’s in your best interest to act quickly to maximize savings! For more information check out www. dcseu.com, write to info@DCSEU.com, or call 202-479-2222. Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and a blogger for the DC Recycler: www.DCRecycler.blogspot.com; Twitter @ DC_Recycler. u

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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

Price

FEE SIMPLE Bloomingdale 125 FLORIDA AVE NW 53 SEATON PL NW 227 BRYANT ST NE

$1,100,000 $899,495 $658,833

5 6 4

Brentwood 2268 13TH ST NE

$329,000

Brookland 1231 IRVING ST NE 3019 CHANCELLORS WAY NE 611 FRANKLIN ST NE 1343 KEARNY ST NE 1419 LAWRENCE ST NE 2930 12TH ST NE 1620 HAMLIN ST NE 1009 UPSHUR ST NE 1403 KEARNY ST NE 719 FARADAY PL NE 2829 5TH ST NE 4807 6TH ST NE

$940,000 $782,000 $769,900 $745,000 $723,000 $720,000 $650,000 $560,000 $435,000 $432,000 $385,000 $340,000

Capitol Hill 225 9TH ST SE 234 11TH ST NE 300 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE 644 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 654 E ST NE 1525 E ST SE 259 KENTUCKY AVE SE 417 4TH ST SE 326 12TH ST SE 139 D ST SE 221 3RD ST SE 314 10TH ST SE 322 5TH ST SE 157 DUDDINGTON PL SE 331 9TH ST SE 302 4TH ST SE 1919 D ST NE 1814 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1414 G ST SE 1361 EMERALD ST NE 809 KENTUCKY AVE SE 1610 G ST SE 2413 E ST NE 1524 NORTH CAROLINA AVE NE 254 14TH ST NE 704 G ST NE

$1,875,000 $1,499,500 $1,317,500 $1,245,000 $1,200,000 $1,180,000 $1,150,000 $1,075,000 $1,050,000 $1,008,500 $1,004,495 $1,000,000 $925,000 $867,500 $865,000 $849,000 $800,000 $770,000 $750,000 $716,000 $677,500 $631,000 $540,000 $512,500 $509,000 $985,000

Columbia Heights 1304 PARK RD NW 1323 RANDOLPH ST NW 646 KEEFER PL NW 3617 13TH ST NW 830 OTIS PL NW 521 HARVARD ST NW 930 SHEPHERD ST NW 1385 QUINCY ST NW 3664 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 1405 OAK ST NW 633 COLUMBIA RD NW 530 IRVING ST NW

$1,250,000 $835,000 $825,000 $769,000 $758,000 $712,000 $665,000 $660,000 $654,900 $650,800 $617,132 $550,000

Dupont Circle 1744 SWANN ST NW

$2,100,000

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Eckington

Brentwood

Edgewood

Brookland

1916 2ND ST NE 318 TODD PL NE 2406 2ND ST NE

$755,000 $543,000 $560,000

H Street Corridor 1332 G ST NE

$760,000

Kingman Park 618 19TH ST NE 1629 ROSEDALE ST NE

$550,000 $516,500

Ledroit Park 33 W ST NW 1942 1ST ST NW 2024 N. CAPITOL ST NW 1910 5TH ST NW

$1,275,000 $1,050,000 $907,000 $537,500

Michigan Park 1919 SHEPHERD ST NE 2013 TAYLOR ST NE 1910 UPSHUR ST NE 4007 21ST ST NE 4418 EASTERN AVE NE

$699,000 $560,000 $560,000 $559,000 $370,000

Mount Pleasant 1743 PARK RD NW 1680 IRVING ST NW 1746 KENYON ST NW 3333 18TH ST NW 2059 PARK RD NW 3147 ADAMS MILL RD NW

$1,413,035 $1,360,000 $1,215,000 $1,150,000 $1,051,000 $975,000

Mount Vernon Square 448 M ST NW

$1,000,000

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Shaw 939 N ST NW 419 Q ST NW 1621 5TH ST NW

$1,050,000 $1,030,000 $761,621

3 4 3

1326 DOWNING PL NE #2 1706 VIRGINIA AVE NE #4 3310 9TH ST NE #2 3312 9TH ST NE #1 3211 12TH ST NE #102 2701 4TH ST NE #301 2615 4TH ST NE #306 2625 3RD ST NE #305 4420 1ST PL NE #11

215 I ST NE #101 528 13TH ST SE #B 1101 9TH ST NE #1 606 KENTUCKY AVE SE #A 18 9TH ST NE #103 1813 EAST CAPITOL ST SE #3 1209 G ST SE #10 115 D ST SE #G2 1209 G ST SE #11 414 SEWARD SQ SE #403 1211 G ST SE #2

1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #502 920 I ST NW #413 2425 L ST NW #534 777 7TH ST NW #1024 1150 K ST NW #1111 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1005 1150 K ST NW #207 1150 K ST NW #903 2201 L ST NW #614 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #1226 1230 23RD ST NW #805 1314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #704 2101 N ST NW #T3 1111 25TH ST NW #716

$720,000 $688,000 $613,750 $605,000 $550,000 $455,000 $437,500 $435,000 $410,000 $406,500 $397,000 $392,000 $359,900 $539,000

Columbia Heights

CONDO $795,000 $760,000 $345,000

$1,085,000 $874,000 $679,900 $620,500 $568,500 $549,900 $464,000 $450,000 $449,000 $242,000 $220,000

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$854,000 $779,900 $775,000 $750,000 $630,000 $630,000 $625,000 $620,000 $586,100 $570,000 $550,000 $509,900 $505,000 $424,900 $385,000 $385,000 $335,000 $327,000 $315,000 $290,000 $289,000 $275,000

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Dupont 3 3 1

1727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #612 1330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #401 1740 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #F 1929 16TH ST NW #402 1833 S ST NW #23 1828 RIGGS PL NW #27 1738 T ST NW #3

$249,000 $550,000 $510,000 $424,900 $345,000 $266,000 $649,750

1823 RIGGS PL NW #3 1736 WILLARD ST NW #402 1 SCOTT CIR NW #702

$499,900 $392,000 $268,000

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Eckington 219 RANDOLPH PL NE #1 2118 4TH ST NE #2 340 ADAMS ST NE #101 1718 1ST ST NW #1 212 T ST NE #1 51 RANDOLPH PL NW #203 1831 2ND ST NE #203

$649,000 $515,000 $459,650 $380,000 $320,000 $318,000 $265,000

H Street Corridor 1367 FLORIDA AVE NE #302 500 25TH PL NE #102

$485,000 $262,500

Ledroit Park 438 OAKDALE PL NW #2 531 T ST NW #101 1907 3RD ST NW #302

$767,000 $532,000 $465,000

Central Logan Circle

3624 10TH ST NW #7 526 LAMONT NW #2 1268 OWEN PL NE $720,000 4 1451 GIRARD ST NW #PH5 1245 OWEN PL NE $655,000 4 1032 LAMONT ST NW #B 1206 OATES ST NE $600,000 3 1303 CLIFTON ST NW #2 1213 18TH ST NE $590,000 4 1451 GIRARD ST NW #3 1778 LYMAN PL NE $557,000 4 1451 GIRARD ST NW #4 1246 16TH ST NE $535,000 2 2725 13TH ST NW #2 1934 BENNETT PL NE $520,000 4 3114 WARDER ST NW #1 1739 HOLBROOK ST NE $516,500 3 3441 14TH ST NW #3 1406 MORSE ST NE $450,000 3 1308 CLIFTON ST NW #312 1306 TRINIDAD AVE NE $375,000 3 3205 GEORGIA AVE NW #503 1826 M ST NE $360,000 4 1390 KENYON ST NW #324 3205 GEORGIA AVE NW #203 U Street Corridor 1427 CHAPIN ST NW #303 1458 BELMONT NW $1,425,000 5 2750 14TH ST NW #407 1460 BELMONT NW $1,425,000 4 1341 CLIFTON ST NW #103 1401 COLUMBIA RD NW #103 3902 14TH ST NW #216 430 IRVING ST NW #202 1464 COLUMBIA RD NW #E 1451 PARK RD NW #104

55 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #2 1822 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW #3 129 W ST NW #103

$699,900 $619,900 $519,000 $299,000 $250,000 $247,000 $132,000

Capitol Hill

Trinidad

Bloomingdale

$272,000 $198,000

1425 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #50 1309 T ST NW #1 20 LOGAN CIR NW #3-3 1304 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #6 1306 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #2 1529 14TH ST NW #503 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #919 1229 12TH ST NW #101 1537 15TH ST NW #301 1225 N ST NW #A 1225 13TH ST NW #107 1125 12TH ST NW #41 1904 VERMONT AVE NW ##B

$1,234,500 $784,432 $775,000 $1,049,000 $792,500 $765,000 $715,000 $675,000 $570,000 $550,000 $485,000 $270,000 $1,500,000

Mount Pleasant 1815 LAMONT ST NW #2 3220 17TH ST NW #203 3420 16TH ST NW #402 2630 ADAMS MILL RD NW #309 3422 BROWN ST NW #101

$1,300,000 $604,500 $580,000 $579,000 $513,500

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Shaw 437 NEW YORK AVE NW #214 2120 VERMONT AVE NW #220

$457,000 $425,000

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Trinidad 1205 MORSE ST NE #3

$602,000

Truxton Circle 15 N ST NW #2 15 N ST NW #1

$719,900 $605,000

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