Mid City DC Magazine March 2018

MARCH 2018

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Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner

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The Numbers: The DC Budget • DCFPI Staff

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Police Say No Parked Cars Along Marathon

Photo: Danilo Lewis for ShamrockFest. See What’s on Washington, pg. 6

Routes • Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Thater: John Brown’s Raid • Barbara Wells

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Shaw Streets • Pleasant Mann

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Bloomingdale Bites • Taylor Barden Golden

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East Side News • Taylor Barden Golden

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Notebook • Kathleen Donner

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NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Each year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC. The gift and annual celebration honor the lasting friendship between the United States and Japan and the continued close relationship between the two countries. This year the festival is from March 20 to April 15. Here are some of the highlights: (1) the Kite Festival at the Washington Monument on March 31; (2) Petalpalooza Festival at the Wharf with fireworks on April 7; (3) the Parade on Constitution Avenue on April 14; (4) the Anacostia River Festival on April 15; and (5) free daily performances at the Tidal Basin from March 24 to April 8. There’s lots more. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

The Blossom Kite Festival is on Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on the grounds of the Washington Monument near 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.

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NO SPECTATORS: THE ART OF BURNING MAN

Artworks from the legendary desert event known as Burning Man will activate the streets and parks of Washington, DC’s central business district for the first time through a collaboration between the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery and the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District. No Spectators: Beyond the Renwick presents six public art installations by noted Burning Man artists. The project is an outdoor extension of the Renwick Gallery’s building-wide exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, which will feature large-scale, immersive artworks that are the hallmark of the annual celebration in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, an influential phenomenon in contemporary art and a cultural movement. The exhibition will be on view from March 30 through January 21, 2019, with the outdoor portion on display through December. burningman.org.

Marco Cochrane, Truth is Beauty, 2013, stainless steel rod, stainless steel mesh. Photo: Trey Ratcliff, StuckInCustoms.com

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PICTURES OF THE YEAR AT NEWSEUM

Pictures of the Year: 75 Years of the World’s Best Photography is a groundbreaking photography show featuring seven decades of award-winning images from the archives of Pictures of the Year International (POYi), one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious photojournalism competitions. These images depict the people and events that have defined our times, capturing war and peace, disaster and triumph, and the social and cultural shifts that have shaped the past 75 years. The pictures were selected from POYi’s archive of more than 40,000 photos, tracing the evolution of photojournalism from World War II to today. Pictures of the Year is on display April 6 to Jan. 20, 2019 at Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. newseum.org.

Photo taken July 9, 2016. Lone activist Leshia Evans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest as riot police charge toward her. Photo: Courtesy of Newseum

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World renowned for its one-ring, intimate and artistic style, where no seat is more than 50 feet from the performers, Big Apple Circus is passionate about revitalizing the circus for modern-day audiences with unique and astounding human feats, innovative design and technology. See the famous seven-person pyramid on the high wire with Nik Wallenda and The Fabulous Wallendas.

Marvel at the daring quadruple somersault attempted on the trapeze by The Flying Tunizianis.

Enjoy humorous the interludes of Grandma the Clown and her comedic sidekick Joel Jeske. Don’t miss Dandino & Luciana who combine acrobatics and daredevil grace on roller-skates; contortionist Elayne Kramer; master juggler Gamal Garcia; Jan Damm on the Rola Bola; acclaimed Risley acrobats The Anastasini Brothers; Ringmaster Ty McFarlan; and circus trainer and presenter Jenny Vidbel who performs in the ring with 16 equines and six rescue dogs. The Big Apple Circus is at National Harbor, MD, through April 1. BigAppleCircus.com.

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SHAMROCKFEST

ShamrockFest 2018 takes place on Saturday, March 17, noon to 8 p.m., at the RFK Stadium Festival Grounds. A Main Event ticket includes entrance to ShamrockFest, access to all festival activities and performances. Various ticket levels entitle you to “bottomless beers,” souvenirs, VIP stage viewing and group pricing. The music is Celtic and alternative rock. The festival also features Irish dancing, party and carnival games, Irish vendors, multiple stages, a DJ party tent, bag pipers and “extreme activities.” ShamrockFest bills itself as America’s largest St. Paddy’s Day celebration. shamrockfest.com.

Photo: Danilo Lewis for ShamrockFest

Dandino & Luciana, a dynamic duo who combine speed, acrobatics and daredevil grace on roller-skates. Photo: Maike Schulz

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CALENDAR Left to right, Maria Rizzo, Kurt Boehm and Jessica Bennett

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Easter at the National Cathedral.

March 30, Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday, noon. Good Friday Evening Service, 7 PM. Great Vigil of Easter on March 31, 8 PM. Easter Day Festive Holy Eucharist, 8 and 11:15 AM. Easter Day Organ Recital, 2 PM. Easter Day Festival Choral Evensong, 4 PM. Intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.

Chicago at Keegan. March 10 to April 7. In roaring twenties Chicago, Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap. Amos finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. keegantheatre.com.

Easter at the National Shrine. Good Friday, Stations of the Cross, noon; Choral Prelude, 2:30 PM; Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 3 PM. Easter Mass at 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM, noon and 4:30 PM, Spanish Mass at 2:30 PM. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. nationalshrine.com.

Easter Sunrise Service at Lincoln Memorial. April 1, 6:30 AM. Thousands gather annually at the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate Easter. capitalchurch.org.

Easter Sunrise Service at Arlington Cemetery. April 1, 6:15 to 7 AM. The Easter Sunrise Service at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater will begin with a musical prelude.

There is no rail service at this hour.

Parking is free until 8:30 AM. arlingtoncemetery.mil.

Easter Sunrise Service at Congressional Cemetery. April 1, 6:30 AM. Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE, officiated by Christ Church (Episcopal). In the event of inclement weather, the service is moved into the chapel. washingtonparish.org.

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Orchid Spectrum at the Botanic Garden. Through April 28. Found on

DCHFA, Your Homeownership Resource in D.C. The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency is your homeownership resource in the District for buying a home to retaining your home; we have a homeownership program to assist you.

Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) DCHFA serves as a co-administrator of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) first time home buyer program, HPAP, which provides interest free deferred loans for down payment and closing cost assistance up to $84,000 combined. DCHFA administers HPAP applications for households meeting very low to low income criteria.

DC Open Doors DC Open Doors is your key to homeownership in the city. This program offers first-time and repeat buyers fully forgivable second trust loans to cover a buyer’s minimum down payment requirement in addition to below market interest rates for first trust mortgages for the purchase of homes.

Mortgage Credit Certificate The Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) provides an additional incentive for first-time homebuyers to purchase a home in the District of Columbia.

An MCC provides qualified borrowers the ability to claim a Federal Tax Credit of 20 percent of the mortgage interest paid during each calendar year.

HomeSaver Restore Assistance Program DCHFA now offers a Restore Assistance Program. – A one-time payment, up to $60,000, to “catch-up” on delinquent property related expenses. Applicants must have suffered a qualified financial hardship due to unemployment or underemployment, own a home in the District and be able to sustain future payments going forward.

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Nationals Baseball. Nats vs.

Twins (training), 4:05 p.m. at Nationals Park; Nat’s vs.

Mets (home opener with free t-shirts), 1:05 p.m. at Nat’s Park. Other April home games are, daily April 7 through 15 and 27 through 30. On Jackie Robinson Day, April 15 (Nat’s vs. Colorado Rockies, 1:35 p.m.), the Nationals celebrate the contributions of African Americans to the game of baseball during the team’s annual Black Heritage Day. Watch this paper’s Calendar SPORTS AND FITNESS section and KIDS AND FAMILY section for giveaways, fireworks, $1 hot dogs, etc. through the season. mlb.com/nationals.

Photo: Courtesy of the Washington Nationals

every continent except Antarctica, orchids showcase a wide spectrum of diversity in color, shape, size, habitat and scent. Visit the US Botanical Gardens (USBG) Conservatory to explore thousands of amazing orchid blooms arranged in captivating displays. Take the time to appreciate many unique, rarely seen orchids from the USBG’s and Smithsonian Gardens’ extensive plant collections. usbg.gov.

Cherry Blossom Pink Tie Party. March 15. Celebrate the blossoms in style and experience an evening filled with delicious bites and cocktails from local restaurants, a silent auction, engaging experiences, music and dancing. $225.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

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Abraham Lincoln Symposium at Ford’s. March 17. The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford’s Theatre Society present a day-long symposium focused on the life, career and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Free and open to the public. Full schedule at fords.org/visit/special-toursevents/abraham-lincoln-institutesymposium.

Tidal Basin Welcome Area Performance Stage. March 24 to April 8, daily noon to 6 PM. 1501 Maine Ave. SW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

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Blossom Kite Festival. March 31, 10 AM to 4:30 PM. The Blossom Kite Festival showcases the creativity of kite makers and skill of fliers from across the US and other countries through a variety of competitions and demonstrations. On the grounds of the Washington Monument near 17th Street NW and Constitution Avenue nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

Taste of the Nation 2018. April 9, 6 to 9 PM. DC’s Taste of the Nation is an annual culinary event featuring bite-size dishes from The District’s hottest restaurants.

All proceeds benefit efforts to fight childhood hunger.

National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Learn more and to purchase tickets, visit events.nokidhungry.org/events/ dcs-taste-nation.

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. April 14, 10 AM to noon. Grandstand seating $20, up. Parade route is Constitution Avenue, Seventh to 17th Streets NW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

Anacostia River Festival. April 15, 1 to 5 PM. For a taste of local DC, come celebrate the Anacostia River by taking a canoe out to explore and playing lawn games. Experience Southeast DC’s local arts scene at this special free event. Anacostia Park, 1912-1998 Anacostia Dr. SE. yearoftheanacostia.com.

Maryland Psychic Fair. April 22, 9 AM to 5 PM. Many of the best psychics, mediums, healers and readers of all types. 1506 Defense Highway, Gambrills, MD. marylandpsychic-fair.eventbrite.com.

Fashion for Paws 12th Annual Runway Show. May 5, 7 PM to midnight. This is a major fundraising event for Humane Rescue Alliance. Television personality and celebrity stylist Carson Kressley will bring his love of dogs, eye for fashion, and endless energy to the Fashion for Paws stage.

Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW. fashionforpaws.com.

MUSIC Music at 9:30 Club. March 10, Beth Ditto; March 11, J Boog; March 12, K.Flay; March 13, I’m With Her (Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan); March 15, Mason Bates’s Mercury Soul; March 16, Nils Frahm; March 17, Jon Batiste (Solo) and The Floozies; March 18, Moose Blood; March 19, Coast Modern; March 20, Wild Child; March 21, Betty Who; March 22, Dan Auerbach & The Easy Eye Sound Revue; March 23, Maneka; March 24, Godspeed You! Black Emperor; March 25, of Montreal; March 27, Turnover; March

29, The Soul Rebels featuring GZA & Talib Kweli; March 30 and 31, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong; April 2, Cigarettes After Sex; April 4, Yo La Tengo; April 5, The Motet; April 6, Anderson East; April 7, Eden; April 8, Rainbow Kitten Surprise; April 9, The Black Angels; April 10, Andy Grammer; April 11, Franz Ferdinand; April 12, Thirdstory; April 13, Perpetual Groove; April 14, They Might Be Giants. 815 V St. NW. 930.com.

Music at The Howard. March 10, Reggae Fest vs. Soca; March 14; March 15, The Dave Matthews Tribute Band; March 17, Devin The Dude & Backyard Band; March 22, Brandy; March 23, Leo Dan and Carifesta Concerts feat. Nailah Blackman & Preedy; March 24, The Throwback Party w/ Kid ‘n Play; March 25, Henny & Waffles; March 30, Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque; April 7, Mad Clown & San E w/ Sobae; April 8, Majah Hype & Trixx.

Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. thehowardtheatre.com.

Music at U Street Music Hall. March 10, Crooked Colours; March 11, Trouble Funk; March 12, Amy Shark; March 13, Craig David Presents TS5; March 14, Oddisee; March 15, Autograf (live); March 16, Moombahton Massive; March 17, The Hunna and Coasts and the Upbeats; March 18, Nightmares on Wax (live); March 21, Chrome Sparks & Machinedrum; March 23, The Strypes and Goldroom (DJ Set); March 24, The Marmozets and EOTO; March 25, Vinyl Theatre/Vesperteen; March 26, Hollie Cook; March 27, Albert Hammond Jr.; March 28, Digitalism; March 30, REV909: Daft Punk/French House tribute and Indie Dance classics; March 31, Curtis Harding and Deep Sugar DC; April 1, Fujiya & Miyagi; April 4, Ripe; April 5, Chinese Man; April 6, Luca Lush; April 7, Colter Wall and Claptone; April 8, EU ft. Sugar Bear; April 10, Skizzy Mars; April 11, Pale Waves; April 13, Opiuo; April 14, Maya Jane Coles. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. ustreetmusichall.com.

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Music at Ivy City Smokehouse. March 10, Manu Chao live tribute, Fabulous Cadillacs live tribute; March 13, Sip and Paint; March 14, J. Peter Loftus.

Ivy City Smokehouse, 1356 Okie St. NE. ivycitysmokehouse.com.

Music at Pearl Street Warehouse. March 10, Cry Matthews; March 11, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble; March 13, FY5; March 14, An Evening With Sherman Ewing & Very Special Guest John Jo Jo Hermann; March 16, An Evening With Kristin Hersh, Grant Lee Phillips; March 21, The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson; March 22, Marty O’Reilly and The Old Soul Orchestra; March 23, The Revelers; March 24, Kyle Craft; March 30, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers; April 3, Jen Hartswick & Nick Cassarino; April 5, Forlorn Strangers; April 8, Dwight “Black Cat” Carrier and the Zydeco Ro Doggs; April 11, Della Mae. Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW. pearlstreetwarehouse.com.

Music at The Anthem. March 10, Dropkick Murphys; March 15, MGMT; March 18, Judas Priest: Firepower 2018; March 24, Glen Hansard; April 6, Blossom Bash; April 9, All Black Extravaganza, featuring Monica; April 8, Lorde. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com.

Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. March 10, Ezra Furman; March 13, Skinny Lister; March 15, The 9 Songwriter Series; March 16, Forces; March 17, The Captivators; March 20, Earthless; March 21, The Wedding Present; March 22, Agent Orange; March 23, Marlon Williams; March 24, Palm; March 30, Beastie Boys vs. Outkast; March 31, Lionize; April 3, Superorganism; April 4, Screaming Females; April 7, Sorority Noise; April 11, Kings Kaleidoscope; April 12, Frenship; April 13, Titus Andronicus; April 14, Lucy Dacus. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

Petalpalooza at The Wharf. April 7, 3 to 10 PM (fireworks at 8:30 PM). Enjoy live music, art, games, water activities and fun, culminating in a grand fireworks finale. The Wharf, 1100 Maine Ave. SW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

Music at Black Cat. March 11, high Up Whispertown; March 15, Og Lullabies; March 16, FXCK SXSW; March 17, Right Round; March 21, Son Lux; March 22, Porches; March 23, Dead Meadow and Courtney Marie Andrews; March 24, Todd Barry and Nana Grizol; March 27, Dean Ween Group; March 28, Hanni el Khatib; March 29, Psychic Subcreatures; March 30, Queue; March 31, Rogue Wave; April 2, Kohinoorgasm Spelling; April 3, Superchunk; April 4, Ought; April 5, Khruangbin; April 6, Damaged City Fest; April 11, My French Roommate; April 12, George Clanton Negative Gemini. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com.

Sunday Concerts at the Phillips. March 11, David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, piano; March 18, FazIl Say, piano; April 1, Busch Trio, piano trio; April 8, István Várdai, cello. Concerts are at 4 PM. $40, $20 for members and students with ID; includes museum admission for the day of the concert. phillipscollection.org/music.

Music at Boundary Stone. March 12, 19 and 26; April 2 and 9. Open Mic & $4 Drafts with Reed Appleseed. Boundary Stone, 116 Rhode Island Ave. NW. boundarystonedc.com.

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Music at the Lincoln. March 17, Make America Gay Again; March 23, Lucius (ACOUSTIC); March 24, Postsecret: The Show; March 27, Rob Bell; March 31, What Your Man Won’t Do; April 2, Jack Septiceye; April 5, Stuff You Should Know Live; April 11, Max Raabe & Palast Orchester. The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. thelincolndc.com.

Black abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass.

On the eve of Brown’s raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, they argue the merits of violence and pacifism, order, chaos and possibility of a nation free of the scourge of slavery. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE. theateralliance.com.

Music at Sixth and I. March 25, GAS; April 7, Aaron Diehl Trio; April 8, Cry Cry Cry; April 14, Aca-Challenge Presented by the Alexandria Harmonizers. Sixth and I, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

Becoming Dr. Ruth at Theater J. Through March 18. She’s America’s favorite sex therapist! But before she became Dr. Ruth, Karola Siegel had to flee Germany in the Kindertransport, become a sniper in Jerusalem and survive as a single mother in America. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles. April 14, 8 PM. While the first half of the theatrical performance is comprised of favorites from the Beatles career, the all new second half imagines a world in which the Beatles re-united.

The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. thenationaldc.org.

THEATER AND FILM The Raid at Anacostia Playhouse. Through March 18. Idris Goodwin’s The Raid is a fabulation of a debate between two American icons: White abolitionist John Brown and

Avant Bard’s The Gospel at Colonus. Through March 25.

The Gospel at Colonus transforms Sophocles’ timeless tale of the last days of Oedipus into a modern parable. Its message of redemption is sorely needed. Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two, 2700 South Lang St., Arlington, VA. avantbard.org.

Hold These Truths at Arena. Through April 8. Jeanne Sakata’s one-man drama Hold These Truths tells the true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, the American son of Japanese immigrants who defied an unjust court order when America placed its own citizens in internment camps during World

War II. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org.

Environmental Film Festival. March 15 to 25. Celebrate the Earth in film. dceff.org.

That Part is True at Fringe. March 16 to 18. As a blizzard approaches, members of a DC activists’ collective are planning something big. Once snowed in together, they discover that one of their dearest friends/ lovers/accomplices isn’t who they thought.

A great unraveling begins. Capital Fringe, 1358 Florida Ave. NE. capitalfringe.org.

One Destiny at Ford’s. March 19 to May 19. In the one-act play, actor Harry Hawk and Ford’s Theatre co-owner Harry Ford revisit the events of April 14, 1865. As they reconstruct the sequence of events at Ford’s Theatre the day of the Lincoln assassination, they grapple with the question: Could John Wilkes Booth have been stopped? Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org.

Translations at Studio. March 21 to April 22. It is 1833, and change is coming to rural County Donegal. While a hodgepodge group gather at an Irish-language hedge school to study classics of Greek and Latin literature, British army engineers arrive to map the country, draw new borders and translate local place names into the King’s English. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. studiotheatre.org.

Guillotine Theatre presents Lysistrata in Jerusalem. March 22, 6:30 PM. Jean R. Freedman has updated Aristophanes’ classic comedy. Women from warring citystates band together and refuse to have sex with their men until a peace treaty is signed. Free. Lysistrata in Jerusalem is presented as part of the eleventh annual Support Women Artists Now (SWAN) Day. Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St. NW. georgetowntheatre.org.

Rorschach Theatre’s 410[Gone]. March 23 to April 15. The Chinese Goddess of Mercy and the Monkey King think they control the Land of the Dead until their newest arrival, a Chinese-American boy, defies the system. Atlas Lab Theatre II, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

Mosaic Theater’s Paper Dolls. March 29 to April 22. This vibrant and thoughtprovoking musical illuminates the world of five Filipino guest workers in Tel Aviv who care for elderly Orthodox men by day and headline a drag show by night! The Atlas Lang Theatre, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

Happenstance Theater’s Cabaret Noir.

March 30 to April 15. This series of dark,

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The Wiz at Ford’s. Beginning March 9. Ease on down the road with Dorothy and her friends Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion on their quest to meet The Wiz. In this adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s magical novel, Dorothy is whisked away by a tornado to the fanciful land of Oz. For ages 8 and older.

Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org.

comic vignettes reveals Femmes Fatales and fedoras, trench coats and torch songs, intrigue, suspense and shadows. The Meyer Performance Theater at Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Rd., Mt. Rainier, MD. joesmovement.org.

Two Trains Running at Arena.

March 30 to April 29. It’s 1969 and the Civil Rights Movement is sending tremors through Pittsburgh’s Hill District. At the center of the community is Memphis Lee’s diner, slated to be demolished, a casualty of the city’s renovation project. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org.

Roz and Ray at Theater J. April 3 to 29. A gripping medical drama about a doctor at the onset of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. Dr. Roz Kagan offers a new miracle drug to save Ray Leon’s hemophiliac twins. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

John at Signature. April 3 to 29.

The Flick playwright Annie Baker’s latest hit blends the hyper-real with the supernatural in a transfixing work. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. signature-theatre.org.

Underground Railroad Game at Woolly. April 4 to 29. At Hanover Middle School, two teachers get shockingly down and dirty with a lesson about race, sex and power.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net.

Bethesda Film Fest. April 6 and 7. Film topics cover family, art, race, community and technology.

Tickets available at bethesda.org for $10. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door. Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD.

Ines Nassara will star as Dorothy in the Ford’s Theatre production of “The Wiz,” directed by Kent Gash. Photo: Scott Suchman

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UrbanArias: Florida at the Atlas.

April 7 to 14. Based in part on real events, Florida is a darkly comic opera about a teenage girl falsely accused of matricide. This chamber piece presents a highly-stylized vision of suburbia, complete with very creepy neighbors. Follow the eponymous hero as she discovers herself through a maze of gossip, desire, justice and lipstick. The

Atlas Sprenger Theatre, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

The Snow Child at Arena. April 13 to May 20. Eowyn Ivey’s debut novel The Snow Child, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, is reborn as a magical new musical featuring a score that combines Alaskan backcountry string-band traditions and contemporary musical theater. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org.

SPORTS AND FITNESS Race for Equal Justice 5k/10k.

March 17 8 AM. This is GW Law School’s Equal Justice Foundation annual 5k/10k. East Potomac Park in Washington DC. active.com/ washington-dc.

St. Patty’s Recovery Run 5k & Half. March 18, 9 AM. Come out after St. Patrick’s Day and enjoy this scenic, flat half-marathon and 5k in the heart of Georgetown near the Nation’s Capital.

Both events run on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal path. Benefits the Semper Fi Fund. Register at bishopseventregistrations.com.

MARKETS AND SALES Community Forklift Seed Swap.

March 17, 11 AM to 2 PM. There will be two separate 30-minute talks on starting plants from seed, at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM, followed by a full audience show and share, and then the open seed swap. 4671 Tanglewood Dr., Edmonston, MD. communityforklift.org.

Annual Forklift Garden Party.

March 24. Every spring, Community Forklift hosts an event where they offer up a ton of landscaping and garden supplies, and host gardening demos by experts; vendors; local bands; and a food truck. There are also prizes for well-dressed people and pets.

Florals, seersucker, and stylish hats are encouraged. This event is the Forklift’s biggest fundraiser each year. 4671 Tanglewood Dr., Edmonston, MD. communityforklift.org.

Dupont Circle FRESHFARM Market.

Sundays, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 20th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW. freshfarmmarket.org.

Union Market. Tuesdays to Fridays, 11 AM to 8 PM; Saturdays and Sundays, 8 AM to 8 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com.

CIVIC LIFE Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 5:30 PM. 90 K St. NE. 202-408-9041. 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/ConventionCenter-Community.

Downtown Neighborhood Association.

Second Tuesday, 7 to 9 PM. US Naval Memorial Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. miles@dcdna.org. dcdna.org.

East Central Civic Association of Shaw.

First Monday, 7 PM. Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth St. NW. Contact: Al Hajj Mahdi Leroy J Thorpe Jr, 202-387-1596.

PM. Yale Steam Laundry, 437 New York Ave. NW. lifein.mvsna.org.

U Street Neighborhood Association.

Second Thursday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. ANC 1A. Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th St. NW. anc1a.org.

ANC 1B. First Thursday, 6:30 PM. DC Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. anc1b.org.

ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7 PM. LeDroit Senior Building, 2125 Fourth St. NW. anc1b.org.

ANC 1B04. First Thursday, 6:30 PM. Banneker Recreation Center, 2500 Georgia Ave. NW. LaKisha M. Brown Commissioner. groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ ANC1B04/info.

ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7 PM. Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Health, 2355 Ontario Rd. NW. anc1c.org.

ANC 1D. Third Tuesday, 7 PM. 3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW. anc1d.org.

ANC 2C. First Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. anc2C.org.

ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Meeting at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. anc6e.org.

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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

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John Brown’s Raid: You Are There.

What Now?

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V viewers who grew up in the 1950s and 60s may remember Walter Cronkite’s series, “You Are There.” These re-enactments of famous historic episodes had modern-day reporters on the scene to bring immediacy, drama, and instant analysis.

Try to imagine such a re-enactment of John Brown’s raid on the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, but with the benefit of inventive staging, an outstanding cast, and action unfolding just steps from your seat.

An explosion shakes the cast of The Raid

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by Barbara Wells Under the direction of Colin Hovde, Theater Alliance’s production of “The Raid” has all this and more, powerfully conjuring the intense deliberations of John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and their followers in the weeks before Brown’s doomed assault, which aimed to trigger an armed slave rebellion nationwide. The performance that unfolds commands rapt attention and inspires its audience to consider: In a time of protest, what are YOU willing to fight for?

It all begins in 1859 at a quarry near Cham-

bersburg, Pennsylvania, where Brown and Douglass meet under cover of darkness to debate their choice: Attempt to incite a slave uprising now or hope for the election of Abraham Lincoln to create a national groundswell of abolitionist fervor. As Brown, Nicklas Aliff conveys the urgency of an aging man convinced that God has called him to end the scourge of slavery, while Marquis D. Gibson is the temperate Frederick Douglass, demonstrating the dignity and restraint of a leader and former slave who

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Josh Adams plays Brown’s secretary, Henry Kagi, embodying the jittery nerves of followers who may be willing to plot treason but are wary of potential traitors in their midst. The calmly commanding Dylan J. Fleming plays Emperor, Douglass’ loyal friend, as composed as Kagi is anxious as he considers casting his lot with Brown.

The play illuminates the depth of their dilemma in chilling flashbacks of furious confrontations over slavery. Moira Todd depicts Mahala Doyle, a mother desperately pleading for the life of her teenaged son during Brown’s raid of cabins owned by pro-slavery activists in “Bleeding Kansas,” a proposed new state where the slavery debate reached a fever pitch. And Robert Bowen Smith is the enraged Rep. Preston Brooks, who savagely caned the abolitionist Sen. Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate in an incident that makes today’s political incivility look tame.

These actors are the heart of the play, dispensing with almost all theatrical trappings to harness the power of imagination. Like the rest of the cast, they slip in and out of character and, between their scenes, take seats in the front rows with the audience and intently observe the action.

Only suggestions of sets and costumes augment the actors’ words and movement: Scenic designer Jessica Cancino evokes the quarry’s slabs of rock on the theater’s walls with painted corrugated cardboard. Megan Thrift’s lighting design subtly signals scene changes from the silent woods to the various settings where violent altercations occur, and Danielle Preston’s modern-dress costumes barely allude to the stature and position of an array of characters.

Most remarkable of all may be the fight direction of Cliff Williams III, who guides the full cast

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Vote in Shaw Main Streets’ 13th annual Best New Shaw Business of the Year contest!

New businesses that opened in 2017 are eligible.

Businesses that relocated within the Shaw Main Streets service area or changed names and service businesses not located in retail locations are not eligible.

The three businesses that receive the most votes will be recognized as the Best New Shaw Businesses of 2017 at the Shaw Main Streets Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Here is the list of eligible businesses: 1230 Restaurant, 1230 9th Street, NW 1942, 1942 9th Street, NW, Second Floor 600 T, 600 T Street, NW Angel’s Share Wines & Liquors, 1748 7th Street, NW Arroz, 901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW BackRoom Bar, 715 A Florida Avenue, NW Breather, 1931 9th Street, NW Calico, 50 Blagden Alley, NW Capo Italian Deli, 715 A Florida Avenue, NW The Dabney Cellar, 1122 89th Street, NW El Techo, 606 Florida Avenue, NW, Roof FB Liquors, 1905 9th Street, NW Fish Scale, 637 Florida Avenue, NW Five to One, 903 U Street, NW French Quarter Brasserie & Oyster Bar, 1544 9th Street, NW Imm Thai, 1414 9th Street, NW In3 Inclusive Innovation Incubator, 2301-D Georgia Avenue, NW

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To cast your vote, send an email to BestinShaw@gmail.com with the name of your favorite new business of 2017 in the subject line and your name in the message no later than 12:00 PM on Monday, March 19, 2018, in order for your vote to be counted. Only one entry per email address will be accepted.

Be sure to let your favorite business know you voted for them. And then plan to attend the Shaw Main Streets Annual Meeting to see which new businesses won the awards.

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Dylan J. Fleming as Emperor in The Raid

Don’t Miss!

“The Great Society, Arena Stage, through March 11

This sequel to Robert Schenkkan’s Tony Award-winning play “All the Way” once again features the amazing Jack Willis as Lyndon Baines Johnson, bringing all the wit, swagger, and pathos the role demands.

The play chronicles LBJ’s valiant efforts to sustain his Great Society programs even as the escalating Vietnam War, persistent racial tensions, and the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy tear the nation apart.

“Becoming Dr. Ruth,” Theatre J, through March 18

Directed by Holly Twyford and starring Naomi Jacobson, this onewoman show can’t miss. Jacobson has real heart and spot-on comic timing, a perfect combination for portraying Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the nationally beloved sex therapist, media personality, and author who survived Nazi Germany and found her way as a U.S. immigrant. This one-woman show was written by Mark St. Germain, who earned accolades for Theatre J’s “Freud’s Last Session.”

“Gospel at Colonus,” Avant Bard at the Gunston Arts Center, through March 25

Avant Bard revives this highly acclaimed production, which was originally directed by Jennifer L. Nelson last year. Many of the original cast members return along with musical director e’Marcus HarperShort and the Women’s Ecumenical Choir of Alexandria, Virginia.

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of seven through the climactic raid on Harper’s Ferry.

Moving en masse and then in synchronized formation, the actors morph seamlessly from rebels into the local militia and U.S. Marines and back again as they sneak

up to the armory, seize their position, and finally engage in mortal combat.

Several characters return to reflect on the outcome, pondering the morality, wisdom, and impact of Brown’s quixotic attempt to arm and mobilize America’s slaves. Perhaps Nicklas Aliff as John Brown Frederick Douglass said it best: “No in The Raid man fails, or can fail, who so grandly gives himself and all he has to a righteous cause.”

The Raid will be performed at the Anacostia Playhouse through March 18, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

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Depeche Art

Mid-City Gallery Exhibitions and News

by Phil Hutinet

Foundry Gallery

Foundry Gallery presents a group exhibition titled “Memory.” Nineteen member artists interpret the passage of time through various mediums. A sampling of the members presenting in this exhibition includes Duly Noted Painters, made up of the duo Kurtis Ceppetelli and Matt Malone, who are known for their large tableaus using recycled materials such as household paint and burlap. Their painting “Cabin” depicts an out-of-town retreat in Deep Creek Lake, Md., away from the rigors of the city.

Jay Peterzell pays tribute to Douglas Berggren, a philosopher and a professor. Peterzell describes Berggren as a man whose “depth of mind and mischievous humor vanished from the world with his death last year.”

While Duly Noted Painters and Peterzell deal with the idea of memory in terms of space and time respectively, Vu Nguyen bridges both ideas in his creative response. “Nine Dragon River Delta” harkens back to Nguyen’s childhood in Vietnam both as a place that exists in the past and one that surfaces consciously into the present.

Lastly, photographer Gregory O’Hanlon presents a visual theory of memory as a form of abstraction through an infinitely vertical sky.

“Duly Noted Painters Cabin.” Charcoal and latex, 44 x 40 inches. Image: Foundry Gallery

tal pieces that aggressively assert their presence.” However, what is not clear is who the hunter is and who is the hunted.

Should the viewer sense loathing as one who is hunted? Perhaps the viewer should empathize with the hunted and in turn anticipate the final kill? What is clear, however, is that his new series marks the beginning of a new direction for the artist, who has begun exploring the use of rawer material as well as new artistic concepts.

Patrick Harkin, in “Harm Reduction,” explores the dichotomy between that which exists and that which is perceived, through a series of multimedia works that include photographs, sculptures, videos and audible elements. The permanent and the ephemeral engage in perpetual discussion, with forms repeating themselves from work to work in a manner akin to a feedback loop. The works are further linked through sound and lighting components. In what appears to be almost a visual representation of the Hegelian dialectic, works dialogue, synthesize and form new works such as light pulse or sequential compositions. Ultimately, Harkin expresses his concern for the levels of the oceans, our society’s unrelenting obsession with conspicuous consumption and the relationship between the two.

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Patrick Harkin,“Still from Slow Violence,” 2018. Looped video, seven minutes. Photo: Patrick Harkin, courtesy of Hamiltonian Gallery

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Kyle Bauer, for his latest exhibition, “At Hand,” has created a series of works where he removes all semblance of ornamentation, revealing the very essence of his oeuvre. This essence manifests itself in sculptures which render one of the more ignoble materials – plywood – stately, as the artist produces forms that interlock in a kit-like fashion.

Bauer seeks to impart a “sense of foreboding” to the viewer. Bauer likens this sense of dread to the act of hunting, with “monumen-

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Steven Cushner,“Untitled,” 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 34 x 44 inches. Image: Hemphill Fine Art

Makda Kibour, originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, works primarily as a designer in Alexandria and founded her own studio in 1994, where she still operates as its principal. However, her passion as a fine artist began early in life as she spent all of her spare time drawing and painting. Kibour considers herself an intuitive painter, which she describes as “driven by emotion that flows like lava, beautiful, hot and burning, and water cool as a winter stream – a deep, powerful and gutsy response to my inner self, letting me tell a story about myself and the world around me.” Through this emotive response, Kibour creates a series of brightly colored paintings, mostly expressive, with compositions that suggest figurative work in some instances or purely expressive ones in others. In “She Runs Wild,” Kibour’s personality peers around every turn, reflecting her emotional state and, as the artist describes, “threading and sculpting as my soul’s inspiration begins to take form.”

Meg Schaap, originally from the Netherlands, where she studied art at Groningen’s Academy of Art Minerva, travelled extensively, eventually settling in the United States, first in Florida and more recently in Potomac, Md., where she now resides. Throughout her travels, Schaap began noting the commonality between disparate cultures, an observation

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Gallery Neptune & Brown 1530 14th St. NW 202-986-1200 • neptunefineart.com March 10-April 14 Erick Johnson, “(Inside) Out” Foundry Gallery 2118 8th St. NW 202-232-0203 • foundrygallery.org Through April 1 “Memory” group exhibition Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202-332-1116 • hamiltoniangallery.com Through March 31 Kyle Bauer, “At Hand” Patrick Harkin, “Harm Reduction” Artist Talk: Tues., March 13, at 7 p.m.

Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW 202-234-5601 • hemphillfinearts.com Through March 24, Willem de Looper Through March 24, Steve Cushner “DOUBLE DOWN, Show No. 2” Long View Gallery 1234 9th St. NW 202-232-4788 • longviewgallerydc.com Through February Michelle Peterson-Albandoz, “New Work”

Meg Schaap,“Untitled.” Image: Touchstone Gallery

Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave. NW 202-347-2787 • touchstonegallery.com Through April 1 Makda Kibour, “She Runs Wild” Meg Schaap, “Marie Antoinette” Artist talk: Sun., March 25, at 1 p.m.

which continues to fascinate her and inform her work. In her latest series, “Marie Antoinette,” Schaap expounds on recent portrayals of the Austrian aristocrat who married the Dauphin of France, only eventually to meet an untimely end at the guillotine during the French Revolution.

In contemporary accounts, Marie Antoinette has been reimagined as a freespirited teenager who sought youthful pleasures and went against the rigors imposed on her by the French court. Schaap’s portrayal of Marie Antoinette is reminiscent of Sofia Coppola’s 2016 film by the same name, which portrays the young Austrian, played by Kirsten Dunst, as a young woman who simply wants to have fun. The movie’s script and 1980s soundtrack would have the viewer convinced that they are watching a John Hughes film set in the 18th century. Here too Schaap seeks to reinterpret history with a series of portraits of the doomed and reviled queen. Schaap presents each of her Marie Antoinettes with a wallpaper background, which the artist suggests symbolizes the queen’s desire to break free from the norms of court life and in favor of one more to her liking.

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BULLETIN BOARD

Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Obama

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On Saturdays at 10 a.m., meet with a qualified AARP tax aide at Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW, to help answer tax questions and prepare a 2017 income tax filing. For more information and to find other sites offering tax help, visit dclibrary.org/incometax.

La Grande Fête

SMITHSONIAN at 8, in collaboration with Francophonie DC and the Embassy of France, presents “La Grande Fête,” the closing celebration of the 2018 DC Francophonie Cultural Festival on March 23 from 7 to 11 p.m. at La Maison Francaise at the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd. NW. General admission is $40. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Call 202-633-3030 or visit s.si.edu/2ocUayg.

National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portraits of the Obamas

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has unveiled its commissioned portraits of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively.

Before the Obamas departure from office, the couple selected Wiley and Sherald to paint their likenesses for the Portrait Gallery’s collection. This is the first time that African American artists have been commissioned for the National Portrait Gallery’s official portraits of a President or First Lady. The National Portrait Gallery is part of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture at Eighth and F Streets NW. npg.si.edu.

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Spring Wine Fling Wine Deals

Spring Wine Fling, The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s (RAMW) annual promotion showcasing exciting restaurant wine returns March 26 through April 1. Visit over 25 participating locations in DC, Maryland, and Virginia to enjoy exclusive wine flights and wine dinners. Visit WineFlingDC.com for more information. The website will be updated closer to end of March with participating locations and their offerings.

Free St. Patrick’s Day Lyft Rides

Free St. Patrick’s Day Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area from March 17, 4 p.m., to March 18, 4 a.m. During this twelve-hour period, area residents age 21 and older celebrating with alcohol may download Lyft to their phones.

Then enter a SoberRide code in the app’s “Promo” section to receive their no cost (up to $15) safe transportation home. The Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s St. Patrick’s Day SoberRide promo code will be posted at 2 p.m. on March 17 on SoberRide.com.

Tuesday Trivia

Amy Sherald’s portrait of Mrs. Obama

Atlas Brew Works, 2052 West Virginia Ave. NE, offers Trivia every Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m. with Christian Hunt.

Prizes included money off a bar tab, growler fills and occasional tickets to shows at 9:30 Club.

They also serve pizza

from Eat Pizza and tacos from Tamales Pachuca. atlasbrewworks.com.

District Running Collective

District Running Collective (DRC) is an urban movement that consists of runners of all levels that take to the streets of Washington DC to promote culture, community and diversity and healthy living through running. Their goal is take make running feel less like a chore, but a lifestyle. Read more at districtrunningcollective.com.

Join DPR Spring Fitness Programs

Registration has opened for DC Dept. of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) Spring Fitness Programs.

DC residents can enroll in sports activities such as baseball and soccer for kids, flag football and tennis for youth and adults. There are also popular exercise classes for weight training, yoga and Zumba.

Included are “Senior Strength,” “Walk Fit” and more active programs for seniors. The full listing of Spring Fitness Programs is available online, but an account must be created for each participant to register for a program. Register at dpr.dc.gov.

Street Sweeping Resumes

DC resumed residential street sweeping on March 1. To ensure streets are swept thoroughly, parking restrictions will be enforced.

The fine for violating them is $45.

As a reminder, District drivers can now receive immediate notification if their vehicle has been towed, relocated or booted. To enroll in DPW’s Tow and Boot Alert Program, visit dcdpw.accioalert.com/ register.

Homeownership Town Hall

On April 21, 1 to 4 p.m., current and future homeowners, can join

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Guests lounging on the south lawn at the 2017 Bourbon and Bluegrass. Photo: Bruce Guthrie

It honors DC businesses or organizations for outstanding achievement On May 19 and May 20, lounge on the front lawn of the Linin sustainability. The public is invited coln Cottage, sip bourbon. Enjoy live bluegrass music as part of to vote online until March 16. The their fourth annual Bourbon and Bluegrass event. All proceeds District Sustainability Awards will go towards preservation efforts at President Lincoln’s Cotbe held April 18 at Eastern Martage. Last year’s event sold out in record time. Become a Team ket North Hall. The nominees for Lincoln member to buy tickets a full week in advance. General “People’s Choice” are: City Wildlife; ticket sales will begin at noon on March 12. lincolncottage.org/ Willard InterContinental Washingbourbon-and-bluegrass-2018. ton, DC; The DC Dentist; American Society of Landscape Architects; MANNA’s Housing Advocacy Team at their anand Georgetown University. Vote nual Homeownership Town Hall. The first and last at sustainabledc.org/in-dc/districtawards/peoplehour of the program will consist of resource tables schoiceaward. and workshops on a variety of subjects including: credit building, down payment assistance, DC property tax programs and advocacy. The MANNA The DC Commission on the Arts and HumaniHomeownership Town Hall is at Thurgood Marties in partnership with the DC Department of shall Academy Gym, 2427 MLK Ave. SE. ChildPublic Works invites submissions from artists and care, Spanish translation services and refreshments graphic designers for the Designed to Recycle provided. For more information, contact Jonathan public art project. This joint agency project funds Nisly at jnisly@mannadc.org. mannadc.org. artistic works that transform standard recycling trucks into mobile public art by adhering an artistically designed vinyl (digitally printed) to the The Department of Energy and Environment has truck’s exterior. It is the goal of the agencies to opened polls for the 2018 People’s Choice cateoutfit fifteen trucks in this cycle. The deadline to gory of the annual District Sustainability Awards. apply is March 23, 4 p.m. For more information,

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contact Ron Humbertson, Art Collections Registrar at ron.humbertson@dc.gov or 202-724-5613.

CAAB Launches DC Saves

The DC has the highest rate of residents in the region not having a banking relationship. Almost 11% of District residents are unbanked: don’t have a checking or savings account. Moreover, 25 percent of District residents are underbanked or still use alternative financial services. Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) has launched the DC Saves Campaign to encourage DC residents to start saving or improve their saving habits. CAAB will share savings tips on caab.org, through CAAB’s social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The organization will also promote savings with media engagements and in-person presentations on the following six key topics: being banked; setting-up an emergency savings fund; saving and planning for college; claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit; saving your tax refund and, saving and planning for retirement. For more information, contact Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz at 202-419-1440 x 102 or by email at jleitmann-santacruz@caab.org.

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Don’t Bring Your Guns to Town Don’t Tread on DC

by Josh Burch

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ome Watkins, Aaron Teeter, Roland Brooks, Robert Plight, DeAnthony Henson, Robert Arthur and Jermaine Bowens. These are the names of friends, students and neighbors of mine who have been shot and killed in the District of Columbia. They were victims, all of them, of a culture that perpetuates violence, where the process of pulling a trigger is more empowering to some than starting a conversation or seeking help.

I will never get my friends back; more importantly, nor will their families. As I write this I am also thinking of the families in Parkland, Virginia Tech, Orlando, Las Vegas, Sandy Hook and so many other mass shootings.

As individual and mass shootings continue, members of Congress remain beholden to the National Rifle Association (NRA) and do nothing about this uniquely American scourge of violence.

We must change our culture and we must change our gun laws as part of that process.

I do not know all of the answers on how to stop the slaughter. I do know that guns are too readily accessible both legally and illegally. We are a gun culture, and that is a horrible illness.

The lawful, easy access to guns feeds the illegal supply of them as well.

We have tried through our elected officials to limit the number of guns in the District, but with firearms readily accessible across the border in Virginia and in too many states, we cannot stop the flow into DC. The District has lost court rulings about its gun laws and has made adjustments to comply with them.

(We have lost court rulings before federal judges who were confirmed by the US Senate, a body where we have no representation.)

The courts are not the greatest threat to DC gun laws: it’s Congress and people like Rep. Tom Garrett and Sen. Marco Rubio, who are the sponsors of bills aimed at gutting DC gun laws. As we approach the 2018 election

we should be seeking to make sure Rep. Tom Garrett and those who enable his dangerous behavior (looking at you, Rep. Barbara Comstock) lose where it counts, at the ballot box.

Americans for Self-Rule is a political action committee (PAC) set up to defend the District’s right to self-governance against congressional intrusions, and they will be working to defeat Rep. Garrett. Please consider working with them, the Indivisible Groups in Virginia’s 5th and 10th Congressional Districts or our own DC for Democracy. They are focusing on the power of the ballot to bring about meaningful change.

If we want a more just, equitable and safe District and nation to live in, we need to be more active in ensuring that people who respect the District’s right to home rule and pursuit of statehood win elections. The statehood movement needs to start demonstrating electoral strength to build alliances among supporters and create fear within our opponents. Though we have no vote in Congress, we can still be active in the electoral process to make sure that true allies of home rule and statehood win elections and that opponents lose.

Gun laws are not perfect. They do not stop hate. They do not stop all violence. They can, however, help prevent the easy access that puts weapons in the hands of those who use them to kill. Our national gun laws foster and sustain an immoral system that values gun ownership over public safety. It is long past time to end our culture of violence, and this year should be transformative in that process for the people of DC and the nation.

Between now and November, we must begin building a coalition to prevent gun violence and support DC statehood. We must use the power of the ballot to make sure that we end our culture of violence, end our irrational gun policies and end the careers of those who care more about the NRA’s money than about the thousands of victims of gun violence. We must radically change our culture of violence and reject the policymakers who enable it.

Josh Burch is a member of Neighbors United for DC Statehood (www.the51st.org), a group of residents who believe that community organizing and strategic congressional outreach are the foundation and driving force behind the DC statehood movement. He can be found at josh@unitedforstatehood.com or followed at @JBurchDC. u

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The DC Budget

An Opportunity to Invest in District Residents

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C’s vibrant and growing economy has made it a great place to live and work for many, but the benefits are not being shared widely. Our healthy economy has had troubling downsides, including an increase in homelessness, displacement of people of color from the city and widening racial inequities in access to affordable housing, quality healthcare and educational opportunities.

The DC budget – our community’s decisions about how to spend its resources – is the central tool for addressing these challenges.

Budget choices can help ensure that all residents thrive, through investments in schools, affordable housing, healthcare, homeless services, jobs and training and more. Smart use of resources to support residents also lays the foundation for a strong future for the city as a whole.

DC’s growing economy and strong finances give us the opportunity to make bold investments in the fiscal year 2019 budget. The District has a proud history of supporting services that make a difference for all of us, like housing, healthcare, schools, libraries and rec centers. Yet, in many cases, those investments are not enough to meet the scope of our challenges. Affordable housing programs still make up just three percent of the DC budget, for example, and school funding in recent years has not kept up with inflation and enrollment.

The coming months will offer many opportunities to give voice to our values and help shape the fiscal year 2019 budget. We all can, and should, have a say in where our community invests its resources.

The following recommendations for the 2019 budget reflect effective ways to use the city’s resources and prosperity to create a promising future for all District residents.

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by DCFPI Staff

Healthcare

The mayor and the DC Council should take important steps to strengthen access to quality healthcare, improve public health and reduce racial and economic inequities in health access and outcomes. A crucial first step is to improve the DC Healthcare Alliance program, a local health insurance initiative for

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residents, many of whom are immigrants, who don’t qualify for other forms of public coverage. An investment of $17 million in the DC Healthcare Alliance program would support several improvements to an unnecessarily burdensome re-enrollment process, which currently prevents thousands of residents from staying covered and receiving healthcare.

An investment of $7.4 million would help ensure that DC residents with behavioral health needs can continue to access effective treatment options by, among other things, supporting a needed increase in reimbursements for behavioral health providers to better cover the costs of providing treatment.

Meanwhile, a $2-per pack increase in the District's tobacco tax would reduce tobacco use, reduce healthcare costs and save lives, par-

ticularly among youth. It would also increase resources for tobacco-cessation services that help residents quit.

Affordable Housing

The District’s recent efforts to create and preserve affordable homes, while substantial, have made only a modest dent in the affordable housing challenges. Workers in lowpaying jobs and residents relying on fixed incomes bear the brunt of high housing costs. The crunch hits residents of color the hardest, putting communities with long-term roots in DC at risk of displacement. Yet, since 2015, DC has funded just a small fraction of the overall need for units affordable to the city’s extremely low-income residents.

Faster progress is needed. The mayor and the Council should make a substantial down payment toward DC’s complete affordable housing needs by ramping up the city’s investments in the Housing Production Trust Fund, which creates more affordable homes, and the Local Rent Supplement Program, which helps low-income families pay rent. Greater investments in affordable housing will be key to addressing racial equity, economic mobility and homelessness.

Homelessness

The District has made significant efforts to tackle homelessness in the past few years, but more needs to be done to reach DC’s goals of making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.

The mayor and the Council should invest $30.8 million toward helping residents experiencing chronic homelessness. These are residents who have been homeless for years and suffer from life-threatening health conditions and/or severe mental illness that are made worse by the lack of a home. The District should also improve conditions in shelters for individuals experiencing

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homelessness, and it should expand the Homeless Prevention Program, which currently serves only families, to serve individuals as well.

A $5.5 million investment is needed for shelter and transitional housing for survivors of domestic violence. Domestic violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness, and providers must frequently turn survivors away because of lack of capacity.

The District should also invest in long-term affordable housing for families who need it to avoid a return to homelessness. The District should build on its investments to end youth homelessness by fully funding year two of Solid Foundations, the Comprehensive Plan to End Youth Homelessness. And finally, the District should invest $600,000 in public restrooms to ensure that all residents have a place to go.

Early Childhood and Pre-K to 12 Education

The District is not investing enough in education to give all students the support to reach their full potential. Students of color and low-income students, who represent the vast majority of DC students, experience fewer opportunities and face barriers to academic achievement, starting at birth. The budget should provide targeted resources to address racial injustice and economic inequality.

This starts with investments in our youngest children. DC should adopt pending legislation to give childcare providers enough resources to offer highquality early education to lowincome children, and to support salaries for staff on par with similarly credentialed pre-K teach-

ers. The budget should include an $11 million down payment toward that goal for the toddlers of today.

DC must also implement the special education reforms adopted in 2014 that expand early intervention services for more toddlers with delays, in addition to providing faster evaluations and better high-school transition planning for older special-education students.

The District needs to invest more in support for school-age children, both inside and outside the classroom. This includes $25 million to give low-income students the same enriching, outof-school-time opportunities, like afterschool and summer programming, as their higherincome peers.

The District should also provide enough funding for DC Public Schools and public charter schools to meet growing enrollment and the rising cost of living, and to ensure that at-risk funding dedicated to low-income and academically struggling students is spent on targeted programming for these students. Beyond that, schools should get additional resources to support evidence-based solutions for school discipline, like restorative justice. Every school that wants to become a “community school,� with community-based resources to deliver services like healthcare, afterschool programs, adult education and early childhood programming, should have enough resources to do so.

The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org) promotes budget and policy solutions to reduce poverty and inequality in DC and increase opportunities for residents to build a better future. u

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Police Say No Parked Cars Along Marathon Routes New Security Rules Impact Residents

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p to 26 miles of District streets will have to be cleared of parked cars the night of March 9 for the 10th Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, including a significant chunk of Capitol Hill.

Residents with cars parked on either side of streets along the route of the marathon must find somewhere else to park by the evening before the event, as part of the city’s new ‘Clean Route Initiative.’

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will enforce the initiative on behalf of The Mayor’s Special Events Task Group (MSETG), which is the group within The Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) responsible for overseeing special events. The event sponsor will post ‘no parking’ signs along the entire parade route. All parked cars along the entire race route will be ticketed and towed the evening before the race. Race organizers will pay the cost of towing offending cars. Vehicle owners will be issued summonses.

Diane Romo-Thomas, director of Community Relations for The Greater Washington Sports Alliance, raised the enforcement of the initiative at this week’s meetings of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6A and 6C. According to ANC 6C Parks and Events Chair Joe McCann, MPD informed his committee that the initiative had not yet been written into the Mayor’s Special Task Group guide for special events. The Hill Rag has confirmed this. It had so far only been applied to the Cupid’s Undies

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by Elizabeth O’Gorek Run on Feb. 10, a much smaller event than the marathon scheduled for March 10, McCann stated.

The committee recommended that the Mayor’s office work to minimize impact to residents, including by identifying alternative parking locations for residents to use during the event. It also asked the Mayor’s office to ensure MPD adhere to regulations regarding the adoption and publication of the policy so that the public could understand the policy and offer comment, which it has not yet been able to do.

Vehicles as Weapons

The enforcement comes after an increase in the use of vehicles as weapons. On Oct. 31, 2017, a man drove a pick-up truck down a Manhattan

Anacostia, ending near Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Stadium. 25,000 people are expected to participate in the run, elements of which begin as early as 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 12:30 p.m. Road closures throughout the District begin at 2 a.m. the day of the race, and all roads are expected to be re-opened by 3 p.m.

The MPD issued this statement: The Metropolitan Police Department is responsible for ensuring the safety of everyone who attends special events held in the city. With the advent of vehicle attacks that we have seen in the United States and around the world there is a necessity to implement parking restrictions which include removing all vehicles along special event routes, particularly during races and parades. We understand

that this measure can be inconvenient for some residents and visitors, but we are convinced it is the best practice for protecting citizens from being injured or killed. The goal is to ensure the safety and security of special event participants, spectators, residents, and visitors in Washington, DC.

out in opposition to the enforcement of the ‘Clean Routes Initiative.’ Commissioners expressed doubt about its efficacy, noting that the enforcement of the policy would have a significant impact on smaller, community-based events.

One such event, the Capitol Hill Classic, is scheduled for May 20. The event is a major annual fundraiser for the Capitol Hill Cluster School, a group of three District Public Schools including Peabody Primary Campus, Watkins Elementary and Stuart-Hobson Middle Schools.

The race is run entirely within the Capitol Hill neighborhood and is expected to draw 3,500 participants.

That event, which includes a fun run, 3K course and 10K course, would require cars to be removed along both sides of the street for approximately 33 residential blocks, said race Chair Jason Levine at the Feb. 15th meeting of ANC 6C. Race organizers are obligated to remove vehicles left along the course before the start of the event, Levine added. He said that the costs of doing so for the Capitol Hill Classic would be about $10,000 –which he felt was a tremendous amount of money to ask from the public-school fundraiser.

Levine said such costs are prohibitive to small, local organizations.

The Capitol Hill Classic is now in its 38th year, but Levine said this obligation could prevent the event from getting to a 40th anniversary.

ANCs Oppose Initiative

Allen: ‘Threat to Viability’ of Events

“This new policy doesn’t seem grounded in any credible risk to the Capitol Hill Classic or other local runs that do nothing but raise funds for neighborhood schools and community causes.”

–Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen

bicycle path, killing eight people and injuring 11. Officials called it an act of domestic terrorism. That incident came only five months after one person was killed when a driver drove into pedestrians milling through Times Square.

The Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon course includes a total of about 26 miles of streets throughout the District, beginning in northwest Washington, through Capitol Hill and

ANC 6A and ANC 6C both came

Ward 6 Councilmember Charles

Map of the 10th Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, showing path through the city.

Image: Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon

Allen (D), chair of the Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, expressed concern about the impact of the initiative on communitybased events.

“This new policy doesn’t seem grounded in any credible risk to the Capitol Hill Classic or other local runs that do nothing but raise funds for neighborhood schools and community causes,” Allen stated. “Rather, it poses a serious threat to the viability of these events and their ability to gain ANC and community support.”

“I have asked the Chief of Police to reconsider the agency’s position and look to address security concerns in other ways,” Allen added.

Levine noted that a representative from the Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM) had offered to help mitigate the $10,000 cost, which he appreciated. Terms had not yet been finalized, he stated. The EOM had suggested providing placards to exempt residents and churches from the restrictions. It was unclear what form these, or the enforcement of these, would take, Levine added.

At the ANC meeting, Levine stated that the initiative itself was not useful as a security measure. “I find this entire endeavor of ‘Clean Routes’ to be questionable at best.” Levine clarified that this was his personal opinion rather than that of the schools or the event.

Levine pointed out that there were far more pedestrians on downtown sidewalks parallel to traffic during rush hour than would be attending the school fundraising event.

ANC Commissioner Mark Eckenwiler (6C04) agreed, questioning if provision will also be made to block active intersecting roads where they meet the marathon route, for instance by using large dump trucks to prevent vehicular access.

Eckenwiler said that if such action is not taken “they’re locking the window and leaving the front door open,” calling the initiative without the closure of these literal gaps ‘security theater’. u

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Shaw Streets

by Pleasant Mann

Grants Available for Northern Shaw Businesses

A new development grant opportunity for small businesses in northern Shaw has been announced. The 965 Florida Avenue NW Local Retailers Assistance Program will provide financial support to businesses in proximity to The Wren, a mixed-use development being built at 965 Florida Ave. NW. Applicants must be retail businesses incorporated in the District of Columbia and located within the geographic boundaries of the program.

Businesses within the boundaries of S Street, Seventh Street/Georgia Avenue, Harvard Street and 12th Street NW are eligible for grants.

Successful applications must demonstrate the potential for increased sales and a positive impact on the commercial business corridor through capital improvements and/or marketing investments.

Shaw Main Streets Inc., which has been designated the adminisThe tree canopy at the Cherry Blossom PUB. Photo: Pleasant Mann trator of the program, will award grants to businesses that meet the eligibility requirements. Projects eligible for funding include storefront and interior improvements, acquisition of permanent equipment and marketThe Drink Company has announced their next ing services. boozy pop-up, a spring return to the cherry blossom Shaw Main Streets Inc. intends to award a totheme. The Cherry Blossom Pop-Up Bar (PUB), tal of $100,000 in grant funding, using funds prostretching over all three Drink Company bars on vided by MRP Realty as part of the planned unit the 1800 block of Seventh Street NW, opened on development for The Wren, as approved by the March 1, celebrating cherry blossom season in DC DC Zoning Commission. The average expected as well as in Japan, the source of the cherry trees in grant amount will be $5,000, up to a maximum our Tidal Basin. of $10,000, based on the funds available and the This year’s Cherry Blossom PUB will feature potential impact of the project as rated by a neighfive times the blossoms of last year’s pop-up, plus a borhood advisory committee. garden room of one thousand paper monarch butApplications for these grants are due by 11:59 terflies. There will also be a recreation of Tokyo’s p.m. on April 2, 2018. Applicants will be notified Memory Lane, a famous alley known for dozens of of their award status by May 2, 2018. More inforbars, late night eating and colorful lanterns. Japanese mation on the program is available at www.shawculture is also celebrated in this year’s pop-up with mainstreets.org. a 10-foot Godzilla facing his arch-nemesis Mothra,

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in a room with a mural commemorating his stomp through the islands. The sound of an air raid siren causes this animatronic Godzilla to move and emit a blast of atomic breath.

The drink menu for the pop-up continues the monster theme with the cocktails There Goes Tokyo, Love Crazed Monster Crushes World and A God, an Alpha Predator, Godzilla. More sedate concoctions emphasize sake, Japanese whiskey, sochu and other flavors of the East. There are even two cherry blossom beers on the menu, as well as Japanese sodas.

This year, for the first time, the Drink Company will partner with the National Cherry Blossom Festival for its celebration. March 20 will be designated a special Festival Night at Cherry Blossom PUB, where 100 percent of ticket sales will go to the festival’s nonprofit organization. The bar will also join with the Washington City Paper Peep Diorama Contest to display the top 10 peep dioramas in the (Continued on pg. 32)

Bloomingdale Bites

by Taylor Barden Golden

Kwanzaa Kitchen Turns 25

This month, St. George’s Episcopal Church celebrated 25 years of bringing breakfast to the homeless and needy in the surrounding Bloomingdale community. The Kwanzaa Kitchen breakfast program provides a hot pancake breakfast and the warmth of the church community to those who need it most – “physical and spiritual nourishment to the bodies and souls of those in need.”

The idea of a breakfast program was originated by the Black Panthers in the 1960s in Chicago and Los Angeles, and the originator of the St. George’s program wanted to preserve the significant African heritage of the event, thus the name Kwanzaa Kitchen. But the ministry serves all faiths and races; anyone who needs will be welcomed.

The ministry serves 25-40 meals from the weekly restaurant, inside at tables and carryout.

With the changing demographics in the community, there has been a decline in attendance over the years. A core volunteer staff of six does all the shopping, prep and cooking, and other members come to serve and join in the event. Volunteers shop for the groceries, cook, serve dine-ins, bag and disseminate carryout meals, take food to shelters and clean up.

“It makes us feel good about fulfilling God’s purpose of service to others, in a tangible way, by alleviating malnourishment and hunger in our community,” says Janis Evans, program coordinator for Kwanzaa Kitchen.

The 25th anniversary was celebrated with a slideshow of volunteers and attendees, the usual reading of scripture and blessings over the food and speeches about the importance of Black History Month and keeping such traditions alive in the community. The Hunger Fund Committee, which pays for the weekly events, is funded solely through donations from local churches, asking each member to give $1 a month toward feeding the neediest.

Peace, Play and Professionals at New Workafrolic

The District is full of working parents who know how hard it is to get work done when their child needs full-time attention. A new venture on North Capitol Street is here to help. It combines the ben-

St. George’s Episcopal Church volunteers celebrate 25 years of breakfasts.

Photo: Janis Evans

ternoon sessions involving art and music time.

Workafrolic offers wellness classes and workshops, in keeping with its mission of helping provide a true balance to the daily lives of parents.

“My intention is for Workafrolic to be a space that parents and children can share together and thrive independently, as well as connect with peers and build community,” explains Rasmussen. “My vision is that Workafrolic will increase the quantity and quality of the time that parents and children spend doing the things that add value and joy to their lives.” Memberships run from $250 to $1,820 a month.

Historic Designation

A new development fight will decide the fate of St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, which had been on the market for years. The congregation is moving to Prince George’s County, but the fate of the original church structure, finished in 1905, is in the hands of the Historic Preservation Review Board.

The property was purchased in August by Kadida Development Group after a bidding process.

Kadida’s original plan for the corner lot was to remove the existing structure and subdivide the space into four lots containing two rowhomes each, for a total of eight fee-simple units. Those units would include parking for at least one car and the by-right use of the back alleyway created through the subdivision.

efits of childcare, play space and professional space, so those with little ones can do the work needed to provide for them.

For Workafrolic founder Naomi Rasmussen, the concept is purely personal. “Before you have kids, you assume these places exist that can help you balance your life. I realized there was a deep need for this kind of space.” She leased a three-story townhomeThe revised rendering of plans for 150 S turned-commercial space St. NW. Image: Arcadia Design and turned it into a multi-use space, complete with playroom, kitchen and formal meeting room. The top floor is a child-free work space.

In addition to a peaceful workspace, Workafrolic provides childcare for babies and toddlers, as well as the older, after-school crowd of children up to six years old. There is a nursery area for the babies, for naptime at whatever interval the napper deems appropriate, and separate af-

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Godzilla terrorizes patrons at the Cherry Blossom PUB. Photo: Pleasant Mann

popular spring art competition, from March 22 to April 2. The Cherry Blossom PUB will be open through April 28.

Shaw Main Streets Holds Annual Meeting

Shaw Main Streets will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, March 20, at 7 p.m., at the Marriott Marquis Washington DC Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Admission is free and no tickets or reservations are required.

This annual event features an overview of the organization’s work the previous year to promote

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businesses along Shaw’s Seventh Street and Ninth Street commercial corridors. There will also be remarks from city officials, a release of the organization’s 2017 annual report and election of Shaw Main Streets board members. Finally, the formal part of the meeting will close with the announcement of the winners of the awards for Best New Shaw Business of 2017, as voted by the public. (See Shaw Main Streets ad in this issue for details on voting for your choice among the 34 new businesses that opened last year.) A closing reception with free food and beverages concludes the event, sponsored by the Marriott Marquis Washington DC Hotel and Shaw Main Streets. u

After input from the community about molding the design to fit the neighborhood, Kadida applied for the required raze permit.

The following day, it received notice that a member of the community had requested that the DC Preservation League (DCPL) file for historic designation of the site, causing the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) to revoke the permit and put all building on hold until the designation hearing on March 22. “It was definitely a punch in the gut,” explained developer Tom Kadida. “We couldn’t understand why this didn’t come up in the years the property was on the market.”

Both sides made their case to the Bloomingdale Civic Association, with Rebecca Miller of DCPL stating that the structure was “particularly associated with the development of the Bloomingdale community as the earliest and best surviving example of a neighborhood church, and for its relation to patterns of demographic change in the city and local community as the church of the first African American congregation in Bloomingdale.”

The real crux of the fight in the minds of the neighbors is that, if the development must incorporate the existing church structure, not only will use be affected, but no units will come with parking, a hot commodity in Bloomingdale.

“While I understand the concerns of other interests in this project, my hope is that the DC government will take great weight in the feedback of the neighbors directly impacted by this development,” explains Brian Smith, who lives in the home closest to the development and will be directly affected by its outcome. “Bloomingdale is undergoing some amazing changes, but it is crucial that change balances well with those directly impacted by a project like 150 S St.” The historic designation hearing is on March 22.

Taylor Barden Golden is a real estate agent with The Stokes Group at McEnearney Associates Inc. A former Hill staffer, Taylor lives in Brentwood with her husband, two dogs and a cat. She’s always on the lookout for new places to explore and ways to spend time outside. Get in touch: taylor@ midcitydcnews.com; @rtaylorb. u

East Side News

by Taylor Barden Golden

Color Comes to Construction

Anyone who has driven through or past the Union Market District knows that it is changing every day.

In that spirit, CulturalDC brought its temporary art space to the neighborhood to lend color to the industrial gray.

Artist JD Deardourff transformed the Mobile Art Gallery into a colored alternative reality featuring experimental monoprints that focus on color and energy. “Uncanny Fantastic” is installed to mimic the format of a comic book. Each image functions on its own, but the artist believes the images “work together as a whole.” Deardourff also publishes a comic book of the same title.

Throughout the exhibition, Deardourff held free workshops with the community where he demonstrated the basics of screen printing. The intimate space, literally a 40-foot mobile shipping container, allows visitors to immerse themselves in the vocabulary of comic book art: “exaggeration, energy, movement, contour line, the interplay of sequential images, and, most importantly, artificial color.”

CulturalDC has been working for the last 19 years to “make space for art” by creating affordable, sustainable artist spaces in the DC area. It has brokered over 300,000 square feet of space for artists and arts organizations by working with real estate developers, artists, city officials, residents and other

key stakeholders.

CulturalDC takes a hands-on approach to bring art directly to the people, most recently with the Mobile Art Gallery.

Throughout the 2017-18 season, the organization will travel across the city, with each exhibit corresponding with and speaking to the surrounding community. By outfitting a portable venue as a multifunctional space for art and partnering with unconventional venues, CulturalDC hopes to help all people experience groundbreaking and thought-provoking art without having to travel too far from home.

The Artful Lobby

The NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) takes bringing art to the neighborhood so seriously that the lobby of its office building is an art gallery.

The BID’s building exhibits different art installations throughout the year with the support of The Lobby Project. Currently, the space is exhibiting “Stretch”

by Olivia Tripp Morrow.

The single piece spans the length of the lobby hallway and features donated women’s clothing, bed sheets and other textiles as material. “Imbued with untold personal histories,” Morrow explains, “my work obscures the sentimentality of the donated fabrics by my physically deconstructing them; yet their potential significance is preserved by creating a new palette of materials, prompting viewers to form personal asso-

Artist JD Deardourff celebrates his installation “Uncanny Fantastic.” Photo: Caitlin Caplinger

“Stretch” by Olivia Tripp Morrow in the NoMa BID lobby. Image: Taylor Barden Golden

ciations and infer narratives based on their own history.”

Morrow has a permanent installation at the Anacostia Arts Center and is a resident artist at the Arlington Arts Center, where she also has an installation on view through June.

The Lobby Project promotes work of local area artists and doesn’t shy away from difficult or provocative subjects. The organization was founded in 2013, before many of the current structures in NoMa were a glint in a developer’s eye, in an attempt to utilize the empty space that was 1200 First St. NE. Comfortable furniture and art exhibits and community programming came to a neighborhood that needed a communal space.

The popular “Nerds of NoMa” series is part of that programming that continues to this day, even with the all the changes in the space above.

Getting the Green (Space) in MVT

If you are looking for green space in the District, one of the last areas you would think of is Mount Vernon Triangle, but the community is trying to change that. The MVT Community Improvement District (CID) recently embarked on a data-driven crusade to prove to the necessary stakeholders, mainly the DC government, that park space needs to be pre-

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CID President Kenyattah Robinson discusses MVT’s public space initiative.

Photo: Taylor Barden Golden

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served in the growing area near Union Station.

According to PlayDC, MVT is the ninth most populous neighborhood in the District but is fourth to last (of 45) in terms of access to open space. There are three times the number of residents per playground as the District average.

This has not gone unnoticed by the residents.

So, the CID held a series of stakeholder meetings throughout last year and identified the major needs of the distinct groups who live, work and pray in the area. Through this community engagement, the study identified the central qualities of green space that are important to residents, including beauty, relaxation, event space, dog facilities and children’s play areas.

Although the desire for open space is shared greatly among the neighbors, the question is how, first, to protect and enhance the spaces that exist and, second, to create new spaces if possible. There are a few obvious candidates for enhanced open space, as they currently sit vacant or unused. The first is Cobb Park, the open space created as a result of the Center Leg Freeway extension in 1978.The reconfigured roadways have increased the size of the park to 52,000 square feet, which will return to being open space (hopefully) when the construction staging area is no longer needed near the end of 2018. Cobb Park is owned by the city, and the site has been scoped by developers for a possible largescale project.

The second area of interest is the DCowned parking deck that occupies two acres at Second and H streets NW. Although pro-

posals have been submitted for the deck to be used as open, mixed-use space, the stability of the structure is unclear, which might present a greater problem than opportunity. There are also patches of federal land operated by the National Park Service that the CID thinks might be a viable option.

While the need for green space is obvious, the pathway to secure it is not. The final report will be released in early March, after which the CID will lobby in full force for this effort. “The fact-based, community-led and data-driven conclusions of the MVT Open Space Study affirmed that investing in high-quality parks and amenities will build stronger community by improving neighborhood livability, amplifying the downtown destination experience and enhancing the value of adjacent properties,” according to MVT CID’s president and CEO Kenyattah A. Robinson. “Our community has voiced its strong desire for more open space, and it is vital that the study recommendations be effectuated now, given significant recent development that has created a rapidly diminishing availability of this resource and Mount Vernon Triangle’s projected build-out by the early part of next decade.”

Taylor Barden Golden is a real estate agent with The Stokes Group at McEnearney Associates Inc. A former Hill staffer, Taylor lives in Brentwood with her husband, two dogs and a cat. She’s always on the lookout for new places to explore and ways to spend time outside. Get in touch: taylor@midcitydcnews.com; @rtaylorb. u

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ANC 6E Report From February

by Steve Holton

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ommissioners Alex Padro (Chair, 6E01), Anthony Brown (Secretary, 6E02) Frank Wiggins (Vice Chair, 6E03), David Jaffe (6E04), Alex Marriott (Treasurer, 6E05) and Kevin Rogers (6E07) made up the quorum to conduct official business at the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E January meeting. Alvin Judd (6E06) was absent.

A Visit from Councilmember Allen

Councilmember Charles Allen paid the commission a visit and gave an update on the following activities.

• A program called the Private Security Camera Incentive Program was created to encourage residents and businesses to install security cameras and register them with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Currently, there are over 3,000 applicants and 8,000 cameras installed which has helped MPD close more cases. Homeowners and renters are eligible for a $500 rebate for participating in the program.

• Councilmember Allen noted that there are only nine rat abatement inspectors. He wants to toughen the laws on how restaurants store trash and also noted that a number of them have started storing indoor trash storage.

• Despite his insistence to reopen and rebuild Shaw Middle School, it has not happened.

He is working on appropriating $3 million into the city budget to reopen and modernize the school.

• Affordable Housing in Ward 6 has increased by 1,500 units with another 1,500 units on the way. He is trying to put more focus on two to three bedroom units.

• He said that Ward 6 is a great environment for new businesses and he would like to see the growth continue.

HPRB Design Request

Square 134 Architects representative, Emilie Rottman, requested support for a Housing Preservation Review Board (HPRB) Design

Concept for a property located at 1704 10th St. NW. Rottman also requested a waiver from the Public Space requirements for a staircase to extend into public space. She said that the goal is to keep the site a single-family residence with an option for a rental unit in the basement.

Commissioner Brown said the commission’s zoning committee has no issues with the applicant and voted unanimously to approve the applicant’s request. The commission motioned and unanimously supported the HPRB Design Concept request.

Request for BZA Support

Alex Wilton requested Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) special exception and variance relief for a property located at 433 M St. NW. The relief is for alley access requirements in order to convert an existing carriage house to a third onefamily dwelling unit. The commission motioned and supported the request unanimously.

Request for Support to Name Alleyway

A resident of 1131 5th Street, NW requested support for legislation to officially name the alley behind his property to allow mail and package delivery, visitors, and safety. He proposed that it be named “Historic Yale Alley.”

The commission motioned and voted in favor of the request. A letter of support will be delivered to Councilmember Allen to begin the process of having the alley named.

ANC 6E will meet again at 6:30 p.m. on March 6 at the Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library located at 1630 Seventh St. NW.

Variance Support Request for Retail Space

The applicant is requesting support for a use variance to allow for a retail establishment at 207 New York Ave. NW. The 6E Zoning Committee met and noted that the material on the front façade didn’t match. The applicant has since ad-

vised the developer to correct it, which prompted the committee to support the application. The commission motioned unanimously to support the request.

ABRA Support Request for Retailer License

An applicant requested support for a Retailer’s Class C Restaurant License with an Entertainment Endorsement and a sidewalk café. Commissioner Marriott negotiated an agreement with the applicant, which included adjustments in outdoor seating, rodent control, hours of operation, and restrictions on front loading and deliveries. The ANC 6E ABC Licensing Committee met and voted to support the application.

Commissioner Marriott moved to support the request and the commission voted unanimously in favor of it. A letter of support will be sent to the Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Administration (ABRA).

Retailer Support Request for I Street Restaurant

Mallios & O’Brien, PLLC representative, Matthew Minora, requested support for a Retailer Class C License for Prather’s on the Alley located at 455 I St. NW. The indoor portion will seat 99 occupants and the outdoor café will have 30 seats. An agreement was negotiated on hours of operation and there is no Entertainment Endorsement.

Commissioner Marriott moved to support the request and the commission voted unanimously in favor of it. A letter of support will be sent to the Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Administration (ABRA).

ANC 6E will meet again at 6:30 p.m. on March 6 at the Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library located at 1630 Seventh St. NW. Steve Holton can be contacted at ssholton@gmail.com u

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KIDS AND FAMILY

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by Kathleen Donner

40-minute programs are designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations and arouse their curiosity about the world around them. Class groups and daycares are welcome at these sessions. No children under 2 years of age are permitted unless attending with a sibling or class group.

Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. dclibrary.org/watha.

Josh Thomas and Daven Ralston. Photos: Mike Kozemchak

Bubble Guppies Ready to Rock

On April 8, 2 and 6 p.m., the hit preschool show teaches kindergarten readiness skills through musical adventure at The National Theatre. The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For more information, visit bubbleguppieslive.com.

Story Hour at Union Market

The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket

Henry and Bucket are best pals, although sometimes one wouldn’t think so! When these two friends transform their rusty, dusty, battered and bockety world into a place of wonder, their adventures can take them anywhere! Recommended for ages 4, up. Playing at the Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW., March 20 to April 5. keegantheatre.com.

Jazz Family Day at SAAM

On April 7, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., come and jam at SAAM during Jazz Appreciation Month. SAAM celebrates jazz’s influence on artists with activities and performances. Improvise with jazz-themed crafts. Complete a swinging scavenger hunt. Bop to jazz performances throughout the day. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. americanart.si.edu.

Preschool Story Time

On Wednesdays, at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., parents can share the fun of reading with their children ages 3 to 5. Children and their caregivers will explore stories and activities to encourage a lifelong love of reading and learning. These 30-to-

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In partnership with Keegan Theatre, Politics and Prose at Union Market will host Story Hour on March 20 and April 17 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Designed for all children under age 6, the program, led by professional teaching artists, includes dramatic readings of favorite children’s books along with creative movement activities. This event is free to attend. No reservation is required.

Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Union Market is at 1309 Fifth St. NE. politics-prose.com.

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey’s debut novel “The Snow Child,” a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, is reborn as a magical new musical featuring a score that combines Alaskan backcountry string-band traditions and contemporary musical theater. The 1920 Alaskan wilderness is a brutal place to try to save a marriage. Reeling from the loss of an unborn child, Mabel and Jack struggle to rebuild their lives even as the fissures between them continue to widen. But, everything changes suddenly when they are visited by a wild, mysterious girl who embodies the dark woods that surround their cabin. In this beautiful and violent land, things are rarely as they appear, and the snow child’s arrival ultimately transforms their lives. On stage at Arena, April 13 to May 20. arenastage.org.

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KIDS AND FAMILY

Anacostia River Festival

On April 15, 1 to 5 p.m., the 11th Street Bridge Park and the National Park Service present the fourth annual Anacostia River Festival, the official close of the 2018 National Cherry Blossom Festival. Celebrate the Anacostia River by taking a canoe out to explore. Ride in the bike parade.

Play lawn games with the family and experience Southeast DC’s local arts scene at this special free event. This year’s festival will celebrate the100th Anniversary of Anacostia Park and the Year of the Anacostia. Anacostia Park, 1912-1998 Anacostia Dr. SE. yearoftheanacostia.com.

Story Times for Young Readers

The Library of Congress’s Young Readers Center hosts story time on the last Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Great Hall of the

Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Tickets are not required for this event. It is free and open to the public. Each story time features a reading of a book for children up to age 5, music and special guests. The programs will also be livestreamed on the Library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/libraryofcongress and its YouTube site (with captions) at youtube.com/LibraryOfCongress, so children and parents anywhere with an internet connection can join the fun. loc.gov.

Easter Monday at the Zoo

On April 2, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo celebrates Easter Monday. Throughout the day, the Zoo offers family-focused activities. Enjoy an Easter egg hunt with prizes, field games, special animal demonstrations and live entertainment.

And don’t miss a chance to meet Easter Panda. Zoo hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Last admittance is 4 p.m. Zoo admission is free, but parking is now $25. 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu.

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Ikebana for Kids

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging. On April 15, 1 to 2 p.m., kids ages 10 to 13 can spend an hour with a trained ikebana teacher qualified to train young people this ancient art. Each child takes home a beautiful living flower arrangement as part of the workshop. All materiEaster Monday has been a Washington-area multicultural tradition spanning more than 100 years. Photo: Meghan Murphy, Smithsonian’s National Zoo

als will be provided. The fee is $10.

Registration is required at usna.usda. gov. There are two entrances to the National Arboretum: 3501 New York Ave. NE, and 24th and R Streets NE.

Discovery Theater on the Mall

Photo: Courtesy of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation

DPR Opens Camp Registration

DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 2018 summer camp registration has opened. The summer camp season is June 18 to Aug. 17. Most camps are offered 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, but hours vary by program. DPR provides a wide variety of summer camp experiences for youth ages 3 to 17.

2018 Summer Camp Dates: Session 1: June 18 to 29; Session 2: July 2 to 13, (no camp July 4); Session 3: July 16 to 27; Session 4: July 30 to Aug. 10; Session 5: Aug. 13 to 17. Before and After Care is offered at an additional charge.

For more information, visit dpr.dc.gov/service/summer-camps or contact the DPR Summer Camp office at 202-671-0372 or DPR.Camps@dc.gov.

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On March 15 and 16, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., enjoy “Sam and BG’s Accidental Day.” BG and Sam are aspiring junior soccer stars and best friends on the field and off. They score a big goal in a match, but a mishap sends them right off the field and into the clinic. There, they discover that helping people is cool. A friendly team of medical (and musical) stars make everyone feel great. For ages 3 to 7.

The show is at the Smithsonian Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, on the National Mall. Tickets are $6 per child, $3 for under two and $8 for adults. discoverytheater.org.

Symphony Family Concert

This fun, interactive family con-

cert starts with John Adams’ exciting and fast-paced “Short Ride in a Fast Machine.” The music of Charlie Barnett leads the audience through land and space with “Blue Chevrolet: A Station Wagon Symphony” and the world premiere of “My Own Personal Rocketship.” Then journey through tempos and rhythms with a movement from Bizet’s Carmen Suite, Johann Strauss II’s playful Tik-Tak Polka, and the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Come enjoy this energetic concert for all ages. There is a 30-minute Instrument Petting Zoo before each performance. March 18, 4 and 6 p.m. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

Balloonacy

Balloonacy is the story of a lonely old man who discovers an unlikely friendship that floats into his life unexpectedly through the window: a red balloon. Set in his solitary ways, the old man begrudgingly encoun-

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ters the balloon that seems intent on becoming his friend. Packed with physical comedy that will charm and delight young audiences, this awardwinning play shows how with a little imagination and acceptance, companionship can come from the most unlikely of places. Best for ages 1 to 5.

All patrons age one and above must purchase a ticket. This is an Imagination Stage production at the Atlas, 1333 H St. NE, April 11 to 16. $12. atlasarts.org.

The Cherry Blossom Festival

On April 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival with the Freer Sackler. Take a family-friendly tour and learn about nature in Japanese art at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Then, continue to explore the Freer for pop-up artmaking activities and artist demonstrations inspired by the spring season. All ages welcome with adult companions. freersackler.si.edu.

Friendship Between Nations Family Day

On March 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., visit the National Archives for a fun, activity-filled day exploring the many ways countries show their friendship. Investigate treaties. Learn about some of the unusual gifts countries have given. Participate in interactive activities designed for the entire family to enjoy. archives.gov.

Smithsonian Summer Camp

Smithsonian Associates offers oneof-a-kind learning experiences that spark the imagination during Smithsonian Summer Camp. A wide variety of camps for children in kindergarten through ninth grade will be held June 18, through Aug. 17, at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center at 1100 Jefferson Dr. S.W. During summer camp, kids explore, discover, create and go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian. Campers can blast into space, take center stage,

create a masterpiece, invent a fantasy world, relive history or learn to shape the future of the planet. More than 90 camps are offered this year Camps are held weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Before and after camp activities are also available. All participants are encouraged to pre-register online. For more information, visit smithsonianassociates.org/camp or call 202-633-3030.

Waves

Adults with their little ones follow a pathway of shells and stones into a warm tent on the stage, where a gentle seaside scene awaits. Through sand shaping, shadow puppetry and inventive sound effects, the two performers create tender, magical moments of sea turtles, seagulls, fish, dune grass, ships and sky. Most enjoyed by ages 18 months to 4 years. $15. On stage at the Kennedy Center, March 21 to April 1. kennedy-center.org.

NSO: Black Violin Raised on a steady diet of both Hip Hop and classical music, violinist Kevin Sylvester and violist Wilner Baptiste have built a musical style all their own. The duo has shared the stage with such top names as Kanye West and Aerosmith. They have collaborated with the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Wyclef Jean and Alicia Keys.

Now they join the NSO to showcase their dynamic performance style, bridging infectious beats and lyrical melodies with classical instrumentation and searing technique. For ages 5, up. On stage at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, April 4, 8 p.m. kennedy-center.org

A Bollywood Princess & The Pauper

Set in long ago India, a corrupt Wazir plots to steal the throne from the Sultan’s heirs. A spoiled Princess Razia forces a shy dressmaker’s daughter, Zainab, to exchange places with her. Razia gradually discovers how unfairly the people are treated and (Continued on pg. 41)

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REAL ESTATE

changing hands

Changing Hands is a list of most residential sales in the Midcity DC area 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 BRs

HOMES Bloomingdale 1911 2ND ST NW 75 S ST NW 1835 1ST ST NW

$1,330,000 $1,250,000 $852,000

Capitol Hill 930 9TH ST NE 428 NEW JERSEY AVE SE 11 4TH ST NE 528 8TH ST NE 116 3RD ST NE 120 4TH ST NE 1308 MARYLAND AVE NE 135 D ST SE 701 14TH ST SE 637 E ST NE 1365 INDEPENDENCE CT SE 9 10TH ST SE 528 1ST ST SE 1419 E ST NE 1123 3RD ST NE 1622 G ST SE 1242 K ST SE 309 9TH ST SE 211 17TH ST NE 1106 K ST SE

$759,900 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,375,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,300,000 $1,160,000 $1,115,000 $1,007,500 $990,000 $875,000 $785,000 $763,000 $645,000 $642,000 $627,500 $624,000 $500,000 $675,000

Columbia Heights 1319 SPRING RD NW 1412 OAK ST NW 4015 16TH ST NW 1426 MONROE ST NW 755 HARVARD ST NW 724 HOBART PL NW 3558 11TH ST NW 1424 PERRY PL NW 3613 10TH ST NW 512 COLUMBIA RD NW 634 OTIS PL NW

$983,000 $810,000 $775,000 $755,000 $710,000 $695,000 $685,000 $623,000 $580,000 $550,000 $485,000

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Dupont 2030 HILLYER PL NW 1915 S ST NW

$4,100,000 $1,750,000

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Eckington 149 RANDOLPH PL NW 2105 2ND ST NE

$825,000 $780,000

Georgetown 3010 DUMBARTON ST NW 3323 DENT PL NW 1425 34TH ST NW 1414 30TH ST NW 2629 O ST NW 1615 33RD ST NW 2704 P ST NW

$2,250,000 $1,950,000 $1,820,000 $1,750,000 $1,025,000 $960,000 $815,000

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Kalorama 1822 KALORAMA RD NW 2210 R ST NW

$2,150,000 $2,000,000

Ledroit Park 20 W ST NW

$874,000

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1933 4TH ST NW 2029 FLAGLER PL NW 2211 FLAGLER PL NW 503 FLORIDA AVE NW 2214 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW

$800,000 $730,000 $684,630 $680,000 $590,000

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1909 8TH ST NW 124 BATES ST NW

$855,000 $735,000

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3525 14TH ST NW #5 $633,000 2 3039 16TH ST NW #302 $630,000 2 701 LAMONT ST NW #PH-54 $625,000 2 $625,000 2 Trinidad 3517 13TH ST NW #102 1449 GIRARD ST NW #1 $585,000 2 1118 HOLBROOK ST NE $745,950 4 2703 11TH ST NW #2 $560,000 2 1679 MONTELLO AVE NE $609,900 6 4010 GEORGIA AVE NW #4 $559,000 2 Logan 833 20TH ST NE $567,380 3 3525 14TH ST NW #3 $535,000 2 1314 WALLACH PL NW $1,135,000 4 1122 MORSE ST NE $565,100 3 1308 CLIFTON ST NW #405 $472,500 2 1151 OATES ST NE $550,000 6 1390 KENYON ST NW #319 $389,000 1 1825 I ST NE $525,000 4 Mount Pleasant 1436 MERIDIAN PL NW #404 $380,000 2 1257 16TH ST NE $510,000 2 2016 KLINGLE RD NW $1,000,000 4 1341 CLIFTON ST NW #301 $350,000 1 1636 K ST NE $500,000 3 3122 17TH ST NW $58,000 0 2901 16TH ST NW #402 $349,900 1 1510 MONTELLO AVE NE $430,000 3 526 KENYON ST NW #101 $280,000 2 1711 M ST NE $412,500 3 Old City #1 4120 14TH ST NW #5 $175,500 1

1115 EAST CAPITOL ST SE $2,100,000 7 1436 MERIDIAN PL NW #P3 $22,000 0

648 C ST NE $1,605,000 5 734 3RD ST NE $1,500,000 4 CONDO Dupont 1402 E ST SE $1,075,000 3 1621 T ST NW #307 $399,000 1 334 13TH ST NE $975,000 3 2001 16TH ST NW #405 $390,000 1 14th St Corridor 1105 ABBEY PL NE $921,000 3 1718 P ST NW #614 $299,000 0 1455 W ST NW #4 $850,000 2 1633 A ST NE $910,000 4 1601 18TH ST NW #1009 $272,500 0 1455 W ST NW #1 $695,000 2 317 16TH ST NE $869,000 4 1920 S ST NW #405 $407,500 1 1455 W ST NW #2 $509,900 1 114 11TH ST NE $800,000 3 923 G ST SE $775,000 2 Eckington 908 8TH ST NE $660,000 3 Adams Morgan 51 QUINCY PL NE #2 $829,000 3 802 L ST NE $635,000 3 2301 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #102 $677,500 2 51 QUINCY PL NE #1 $725,000 3 1029 7TH ST NE $615,000 3 2611 ADAMS MILL RD NW #405 $399,999 1 51 RANDOLPH PL NW #201 $325,000 1 123 18TH ST SE $600,000 3 American University Park 1700 2ND ST NW #2 $264,000 1 1823 E ST NE $550,000 3 4101 ALBEMARLE ST NW #637 $824,000 2 324 20TH ST NE $525,009 4 Georgetown 2004 E ST NE $510,000 2 Bloomingdale 3150 SOUTH ST NW #1C $2,600,000 3 125 18TH ST SE $507,500 3 71 U ST NW #1 $770,000 2 2516 Q ST NW #Q301 $1,400,000 2 1337 IVES PL SE $450,000 2 30 FLORIDA AVE NW #5 $550,000 2 1613 30TH ST NW #4S $840,000 2 10 14TH ST SE $378,500 2 30 FLORIDA AVE NW #3 $515,000 2 3246 N ST NW #3-A $731,500 2 241 FLORIDA AVE NW #1 $444,000 2 2111 WISCONSIN AVE NW #207 $503,012 2 Old City #2 2500 Q ST NW #328 $342,000 1 1926 10TH ST NW $750,000 4 Capitol Hill 1512 3RD ST NW $706,000 2 725 5TH ST SE #32 $830,000 2 Glover Park 1214 KIRBY ST NW $529,500 2 725 11TH ST NE #2 $766,500 2 4004 EDMUNDS ST NW #6 $590,000 2 900 11TH ST SE #110 $694,900 1 Petworth 1345 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #6 $541,000 2 723 VARNUM ST NW $994,000 4 H Street Corridor 900 11TH ST SE #207 $489,900 1 1143 5TH ST NE #2 PH $1,025,000 3 826 ALLISON ST NW $900,000 5 900 11TH ST SE #107 $454,900 1 430 TAYLOR ST NW $899,000 4 900 11TH ST SE #206 $454,900 1 419 UPSHUR ST NW $882,000 4 Kalorama 900 11TH ST SE #105 $449,900 1 36 SHERMAN CIR NW $875,000 3 2205 CALIFORNIA ST NW #504 $1,125,000 2 1324 D ST SE #209 $409,900 1 827 RANDOLPH ST NW $825,000 3 2126 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #9 $795,000 2 11 15TH ST NE #10 $384,900 1 825 LONGFELLOW ST NW $745,000 3 2129 FLORIDA AVE NW #505 $562,500 1 900 11TH ST SE #108 $457,400 1 5739 9TH ST NW $730,000 4 2032 BELMONT RD NW #605 $307,000 1 405 UPSHUR ST NW $720,000 3 $295,000 0 Central 1840 MINTWOOD PL NW #G1 5201 2ND ST NW $680,000 5 2032 BELMONT RD NW #303 $277,000 0 777 7TH ST NW #1134 $735,000 2 4503 5TH ST NW $679,500 3 2032 BELMONT RD NW #109 $249,900 1 631 D ST NW #1229 $525,000 1 800 KENNEDY ST NW $637,000 5 1831 BELMONT RD NW #401 $190,000 0 1111 25TH ST NW #715 $520,000 1 5103 8TH ST NW $635,000 4 631 D ST NW #429 $465,000 1 616 INGRAHAM ST NW $635,000 3 Logan Circle 1230 23RD ST NW #505 $435,000 1 729 UPSHUR ST NW $600,000 4 1427 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #701 $1,999,900 2 777 7TH ST NW #934 $357,000 0 215 WEBSTER ST NW $505,500 3 27 LOGAN CIR NW #12 $1,365,000 3 1124 25TH ST NW #202 $352,500 1 12 INGRAHAM ST NW $505,000 3 1217 N ST NW #1 $613,400 2 915 E ST NW #304 $345,000 0 5108 9TH ST NW $480,500 3 1427 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #L02 $514,900 1 220 GALLATIN ST NW $475,000 3 1239 VERMONT AVE NW #708 $474,500 2 Columbia Heights 5204 ILLINOIS AVE NW $466,500 3 1300 N ST NW #307 $378,500 1 758 FAIRMONT ST NW #2 $949,999 3 436 LONGFELLOW ST NW $425,000 3 1239 VERMONT AVE NW #P19 $35,000 0 1230 FAIRMONT ST NW #3 $879,900 2 621 LONGFELLOW ST NW $425,000 4 1529 14TH ST NW #308 $560,000 1 1303 SPRING RD NW #1 $740,000 3 632 WEBSTER ST NW $410,000 3 1001 MONROE ST NW #1 $730,000 3 Mount Pleasant 3622 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW #1 $715,000 3 Shaw 754 LAMONT ST NW #2 1700 KALORAMA RD NW #311 $877,000 2 $655,000 2 1603 NEW JERSEY AVE NW $860,000 3 1622 BELMONT ST NW #C $800,000 2 701 LAMONT ST NW #59 $635,000 2

(Continued from pg. 39) 1690 EUCLID ST NW #B 3324 18TH ST NW #2 3420 16TH ST NW #506 2440 16TH ST NW #308 1651 LAMONT ST NW #L1

Mt. Vernon Triangle

437 NEW YORK AVE NW #1008 460 NEW YORK AVE NW #701 811 4TH ST NW #1101 475 K ST NW #505 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1203

Noma

911 2ND ST NE #503 911 2ND ST NE #601

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1620 E ST NE #4 1620 E ST NE #3 1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #351 1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #M05 1350 MARYLAND AVE NE #214 420 16TH ST SE #207

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2024 16TH ST NW #1 1211 13TH ST NW #701 1117 10TH ST NW #501 440 L ST NW #511 2101 11TH ST NW #502 475 K ST NW #721 406 M ST NW #2 1229 12TH ST NW #208 437 NEW YORK AVE NW #418 1117 10TH ST NW #508 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #208 1117 10TH ST NW #312 811 4TH ST NW #1013 1390 V ST NW #203 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #507 1601 18TH ST NW #716 811 4TH ST NW #722 2125 14TH ST NW #227 2120 VERMONT AVE NW #23 1601 18TH ST NW #214 1601 18TH ST NW #412

Penn Quarter 616 E ST NW #911

Petworth

3917 5TH ST NW #2 523 LONGFELLOW ST NW #1 5614 7TH ST NW #2 617 JEFFERSON ST NW #302 610 LONGFELLOW ST NW #304

Shaw

440 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #203 304 Q ST NW #1 2120 VERMONT AVE NW #511 426 M ST NW #B

Trinidad

1227 MORSE ST NE #4 1258 HOLBROOK TER NE #6 1258 HOLBROOK TER NE #2 1405 STAPLES ST NE #4

U Street

2125 14TH ST NW #525

West End

1111 24TH ST NW #4F 1111 24TH ST NW #10-D 1111 24TH ST NW #10E 1111 24TH ST NW #10-R ◆

$641,000 $595,750 $449,000 $319,000 $315,000

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1

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$675,000 $540,000 $445,000 $370,000

2 3 3 2

$599,000

1

$2,400,400 $2,097,254 $1,910,400 $685,000

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A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. To be quite honest, it’s a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. But then, everybody has bad days, sometimes. Alexander wake up with gum in his hair. His mother forgets to pack him dessert. His bestie decides he’s not his best friend anymore. Alexander’s brothers don’t have any cavities, but he does. And just when it can’t get any worse, there are lima beans for supper and kissing on TV. It is enough to make anyone want to go to Australia. Uuuugggghhh.

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