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PETALPALOOZA

On April 6, Petalpalooza comes to the Wharf with live music on multiple outdoor stages, a beer garden, all-ages activities, product giveaways and spectacular fireworks along the piers as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The fun starts at noon. Fireworks begin at 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. Free admission. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org. Photo: Doug Van Sant

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Complicated, passionate and difficult, John Quincy Adams (JQA) was a brilliant diplomat, ineffectual one-term President and congressman known for his eloquence, arrogance and integrity. This unique, highly-theatrical play by awardwinning playwright Aaron Posner imagines key confrontations between JQA and some of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dynamic figures: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln and his father John Adams. On stage at Arena through April 14. arenastage.org. (L to R) Joshua David Robinson (JQA/Frederick Douglass/Andrew Jackson), Phyllis Kay (JQA/George Washington/Abigail Adams/John C. Calhoun), Jacqueline Correa (JQA/Abraham Lincoln/Louisa Adams) and Eric Hissom (JQA/John Adams/Henry Clay) in JQA running through April 14 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo: Tony Powell

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LA GRANDE FETE

La Grande Fête closes the 2018 DC Francophonie Cultural Festival on March 23, 7 to 11 p.m., at the La Maison Francaise at the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd, NW. As part of the Smithsonian at 8, this annual event spotlights the music, art, literature, film, cuisine and customs of Francophone countries across the globe. Sample food and drink from more than 30 embassies. Explore each nation’s unique attractions and traditions. DJ Princess Slaya spins music from Africa, the Caribbean and Europe. $40. For tickets, visit s.si.edu/2ocUayg. La Grande Fete 2018. Photo: Courtesy of SMITHSONIAN at 8

DIRECT CURRENT

The Kennedy Center’s two-week celebration of contemporary culture, DIRECT CURRENT, returns for a second season from March 24 to April 7. Showcasing new, topical, and interdisciplinary works by some of today’s foremost cultural risktakers, the 2019 festival includes: Bon Iver, Bill T. Jones, Caroline Shaw, Du Yun, Tyshawn Sorey, Henry Threadgill, I’m With Her, Roomful of Teeth and National Symphony Orchestra. For tickets and full schedule, visit kennedy-center.org/DIRECTCURRENT.

SISTERS OF THE STRAWBERRY MOON

Luther Dickinson, Amy Helm and Birds of Chicago have joined to create a supergroup called “Sisters of the Strawberry Moon.” They arrive at the City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE, on March 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. The show begins at 8. Tickets are $30 to 45. citywinery. com/washingtondc.

San Francisco’s male vocal group Chanticleer returns to the Kennedy Center in the immersive KC Jukebox series with “Sirens,” a program of 20th and 21st-Century choral music. Their performance also features composers ranging from Ned Rorem and Steven Stucky to Freddy Mercury of Queen. Family Theater, April, 2, 7:30 p.m.

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Anacostia River Festival. April 14, 1 to 5 PM. Celebrate the Anacostia River Festival’s fifth anniversary and Anacostia Park’s centennial with canoe rides, fishing, a bike parade, live DC music and lawn games. Explore the annual artists market and listen to local bands. Free and family-friendly. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

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ST. PATRICK’S ShamrockFest. March 23, noon to 8 PM. ShamrockFest, America’s largest St. Paddy’s Day celebration, features Celtic and alternative rock. RFK Stadium. shamrockfest.com. St. Pat’s Run. March 17, 8:15 AM. The Start and Finish lines are on 15th Street NW, directly next to the Washington Monument. runpacers.com/race/st-pats-run. St. Patty’s Recovery Run 5k & Half. March 17, 8 AM. Enjoy this scenic, flat half-marathon and 5k in the heart of Georgetown near the Nation’s Capital. Both events run on the

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Volunteer at Kenilworth Park. March 23 and April 13, 9 AM to noon. Spend the morning at Kenilworth Park removing invasive plants, collecting litter and working on other parkbeautification projects. For more information, visit friendsofkenilworthgardens.org.

Exhibit Celebrating New American Gardens at US Botanic Garden. Through Oct. 15. The exhibit showcases 21 gardens from across the United States that have created new gardens or renovated a garden within the last five years. Photos, drawings, landscape designs, and project descriptions share the story

Annual Lahr Symposium-Native PlantsAdvancing Our Dialogue with Nature. March 30, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. This year’s symposium looks at cues from nature, whether it is pinpointing the best grasses and sedges to control storm water or combining natives to reduce maintenance. $95.

Leaning Toward the Sky at the Botanic Garden. April 5, 6, 12 and 13; 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Come curiously explore the lush and abundant living collection of the US Botanic Garden Conservatory as never before with Orange Grove Dance’s transformative site-specific choreography and design. $20. US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov.

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Community Forklift’s 10th Annual Garden Party. April 6, 9 AM. Their Annual Garden Party is a fun-filled event where they offer up a ton of landscaping and garden supplies, and host gardening demonstrations, local

Explore … Learn … Connect! Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture to explore the nation’s history through the lens of the African American experience. Visitors can walk-up on weekdays at 1:00 pm, no passes required. Plan your visit at nmaahc.si.edu/visit. @nmaahc

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Vanity Fair NGA Evenings at the Edge. March 14, April 11 and May 9, 6 to 9 PM. Enjoy works of art, live music and dance performances, dozens of pop-up talks from engaging Gallery educators, hands-on artmaking, and other activities throughout the East Building, free of charge. Light fare and drinks are available for purchase. Children are welcome. Admission is free, but registration is required. To register and learn more about each evening, visit nga.gov/evenings.

All-female tap sensation Syncopated Ladies appears at the March 14 Evenings at the Edge event. Photo: Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art

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National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. April 13, 10 AM to noon. Constitution Avenue from Seventh to 17th Streets NW. Grandstand seating starts at $20. Standing along the parade route from Constitution Avenue between Ninth and 15th Streets, NW is free. Arrive early for the best views. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org. Anacostia Watershed Society’s Earth Day Cleanup. April 13. On the Saturday following Earth Day nearly 2,000 volunteers come out to 30 different sites around the watershed to pick-up trash, serve their communities, and enjoy the Anacostia River. Register at anacostiaws.org for specifics and site location.

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Tour the Franciscan Monastery Gardens. Saturdays, April to September, 11 AM and noon. Gardens are open daily from 9 AM to 4:45 PM. Learn about the history, architecture, plants and friars as you explore the formal upper garden, more natural lower garden and the vegetable garden and bee apiaries behind the monastery. Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy St. NE. m yfranciscan.org.

MUSIC Music at Black Cat. March 9, Jane Hurwitz & Amir Blumenfeld; March 14, Low Ways Quartet; March 15, Tainted Cabaret; March 16, BAYO; March 24, Homeshake; March 27, STIV-No Compromise No Regrets; March 28, Radkey; March 29, Dance Yourself Clean; April 4, DESSA; April 11, Wild Belle; April 12 and 13, Damaged City Fest 2019. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com. Music at 9:30 Club. March 9, Motet; March 10, Sabrina Carpenter; March 11, J Boog; March 12, Trevor Hall; March 13, Smallpools; March 15, Mike Gordon; March 16, Teenage Fanclub; March 17, Jonathan McReynolds; March 21, Jungle; March 22 and 23, Railroad Earth; March 24, Nils Frahm; March 25 and 26, Maggie Rogers; March 27, Lil Mosey; March 28, Failure and Swervedriver; March 29, Big Wild-Superdream Tour; March 30, Boogie T.rio; April 1, Let’s Eat Grandma; April 2, Getter; April 3, Patty Griffin; April 4, Emily King; April 5, The Infamous Stringdusters; April 6, Beats Antique and BENTThe New LGBTQ Dance Party Returns; April 7, SWMRS; April 8, Charlotte Gainsbourg; April 10, Jai Wolf; April 11, Ella Vos; April 12, Turkuaz; April 13, Droeloe. 815 V St. NW. 930.com. Music at Hill Country. March 9, Jess Eliot Myhre & the Honky Tonk Heroes; March 14, Andrea von Kampen & Louisa Hall; March 15, Wynchester; March 19, The 9 Songwriter Series; March 21, The 19th Street Band; March

22, Tragedy:All Metal Tribute To The Bee Gees & Beyond; March 23, Casey Cavanagh EP Release Show and Justin Trawick & The Common Good; March 26, Amy LaVere & Will Sexton; March 29, Jumpin’ Jupiter, Gina Dalmas & The Heart Stompers; March 30, Fireside Collective; April 4, Igor & Red Elvises; April 5, LITZ; April 6, Fellowcraft, Bad Krohma; April 11, Crawford & Power. Hill Country Live, 410 Seventh St. NW. hillcountry.com/dc. Music at U Street Music Hall. March 9, Bae K-Pop Dance Party; March 13, Griff; March 14, Riva Starr; March 15, Stella Donnelly; March 16, Maggie Rose; March 18, Ibibio Sound Machine; March 19, Token; March 20, Mansionair; March 21, The Comet Is Coming; March 22, VHS Collection and Haywyre; March 23, The Barr Brothers and Valentino Khan; March 24, Lennon Stella; March 26, Shing02 & The CheeHoos: A Tribute to Nujabes; March 27, Summer Walker; March 28, Black Coffee; March 29, Conan Gray; March 30, Werk Ethic: 80s and 90s House and Techno; March 31, Summer Walker; April 3, Blaqk Audio; April 4, Crywolf and Victor Ruiz; April 5, Teo? and Enamour, Rinzen; April 6, HÆLOS; April 7, Jeremy Loops; April 8 and 9, Alec Benjamin; April 11, Strand Of Oaks and Emalkay; April 12, Foreign Air; April 13, Marvel Years (live). U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. ustreetmusichall.com. Music at the Lincoln. March 9, Alice Smith; March 10, Aurora; March 16, Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington Presents...Let Freedom Ring; March 18, Sunmi; March 20, Jose Gonzalez & The String Theory; March 23, Whindersson Nunes; March 24, WOW in the World Pop-Up Party; March 25, Meow & Thomas Lauderdale. The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. thelincolndc.com. Music at City Winery. March 9, Dwele: Ivory & Cream Tour and Damn The Torpedoes-A Tribute To Tom Petty; March 10, Jason Eady Acoustic; March 11, David Keenan; March 13, TUSK-The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute; March 14, Wylder, Strong Water, Eli Lev & The Fortunes Found and Crystal Bowersox; March 15, Band Of Friends and Bela Dona; March 16, Idan Raichel; March 18, Scott H. Biram, The Goddamn Gallows; March 20, Sisters of the Strawberry Moon; March 22, Anders Osborne Solo; March 23, The Weight Band; March 24, Blind Boys Of Alabama; March 25, A Tribute To Nina Simone Featuring Michelle D. Bennett; March 26, Emmanuel Withers; March 27, Mr. Gone!-A Tribute To Weather Report; March 29, The Yardbirds and The Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band; March 30, Got My Own Sound Band; April 2, Vybe Band; April 3, Levi Kreis; April 4, The Pump & Dump Show and Doug Stone. City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE. citywinery.com/washingtondc. Music at Union Stage. March 9, Dan Lewis; March 10, Molly Nilsson; March 11, Sticky Fin-

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National’s Baseball Season Opens. March 28th Home Opener, 30 and 31; April 2, 3, 12 and 13. Nat’s Park. mlb.com/nationals.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. March 15, Flutefest; March 22, Antonio Parker & Friends; March 29, Maurice Lyles’ Black History Celebration. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org.

Outfielder Juan Soto. Photo: Courtesy of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club

Music with the Angels. March 23, 7:30 PM. Features Haskell Small, pianist and composer. Free. Donations to the performer and to the Church’s Organ Fund appreciated. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. churchoftheholycitydc.org. Music at Sixth and I. March 16, Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio; March 23, Anoushka Shankar, sitar; April 6, Chucho Valdés; April 10, Dreamers’ Circus. Sixth and I, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

gers-Yours to Keep Album Tour; March 14, Remember Jones-Back to Back to Black-A Tribute to Amy Winehouse; March 16, The Flesh Eaters; March 17, St. Patrick’s Day Party-Scythian feat. Maple Academy Irish Dancers; March 18, CHAI; March 20, Cormega; March 21, Josh Garrels; March 22, Alex-Palooza; March 23, The Riverbreaks; March 27, William Fitzsimmons-Mission Bell North American Tour; March 28, The Antlers-Hospice 10 Year Anniversary Acoustic Show; March 29, DDG; March 30, Jared & the Mill and Classic Hip-Hop Night; April 4, The 9 Songwriter Series; April 5, Sunsquabi; April6, Phoam-A Tribute To Phish; April 8, Neyla Pekarek; April 9, SoMo-The Phases Tour; April 11, Roy Blair’s Cat Heaven USA Tour; April 13, Olivia O’Brien; April 14, Scary Pockets. Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW. unionstage.com. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. March 9, Meyru; March 13, Mother; March 14, CKY; March 19, The Movielife; March 20, Grandson; March 21, Anvil; March 22, Dilly Dally; March 23, All Them Witches; March 27, Mom Jeans; March 30, Honest Haloway. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Music at The Anthem. March 9, Robyn; March 16, Erykah Badu; March 20, Massive Attack; March 21, Meek Mill-The Motivation Tour; March 28, Jawbreaker; March 30, Gary Clark Jr.; April 6, Trey Anastasio-Ghosts of the Forest; April 18 and 19, Kenny Chesney-Songs for the Saints Tour. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com. Music at The Howard. March 9, ZinorbitaHeroes Del Silencio El Tributo; March 15, TRAP

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Karaoke. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. thehowardtheatre.com. Music at Pearl Street Warehouse. March 10, Thumpasaurus; March 14, Free Blues Speakeasy Night at the Wharf; March 15, Andy Frasco & the U.N.; March 16, Icewagon FLU; March 21, The Jacob Jolliff Band; March 22, The Nighthawks; March 24, Southwest Soul Sessions; March 26, An Evening with Lula Wiles; March 27, Mike & the Moonpies; March 29, NAH, album release; March 30, Chopteeth; March 31, Lilly Hiatt; April 4, The Revelers; April 5, Vacation Manor; April 11, FeelFree Roots of a Rebellion; April 12, The Brevit-The Unlikely Candidates; April 13, Cris Jacobs Band. Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW. pearlstreetwarehouse.com. Music at the Phillips. March 10, Boreal Trio; March 17, Pavel Haas Quartet; March 24, Andreas Staier, fortepiano; April 7, Castalian Quartet; April 14, Daniel Hope, violin and Vanessa Perez, piano. Reservations are recommended. Online reservations are available until 12 hours before each concert. Tickets are $45; $25 for members; $20 students with ID, and $5 for ages eight to 18. Museum admission is included. The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org. Blue Monday Blues in Southwest. Every Monday, 6 to 9 PM. March 11, Tom Newman Blues Band; March 18, Shirleta Settles & Friends; March 25, Clarence Turner Blues Band. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered.

Washington Bach Consort Capitol Cantata Series. April 1 and May 6, 12:10 PM, at St. Peter’s, 313 Second St. SE. April 2 and May 7, 12:10 PM at Church of Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. Free. For a full schedule, visit bachc o ns o r t . o rg / no o nt i me cantatas.

Macbeth. Through March 30. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. wehappyfewdc.com. Vanity Fair. Through March 31. Vanity Fair follows the lives of Becky Sharp, a woman of humble means, and her gentle friend Amelia Sedley, a woman from privilege. The two forge a deep friendship as their fortunes intersect. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. shakespearetheatre.org. Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Through April 7. Three women, an art restorer, her nurse and their military captor, are trapped in a ravaged museum during a catastrophic hundred years war. Tasked with restoring a damaged Rembrandt painting, the women find common shreds of humanity as they try to save a small symbol of beauty in their broken world. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, Virginia. sigtheatre.org. JQA. Through April 14. This unique, highlytheatrical play by award-winning playwright Aaron Posner imagines key confrontations between JQA and some of America’s most dynamic figures. arenastage.org. Into the Woods. Through May 22. In Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s imaginative, darkly comical remix of beloved fairy tales, a baker and his wife set out to reverse a witch’s

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THEATER AND FILM CONFECTION. Through March 24. Confection contemplates cultures of consumption and poses the questions: How much does sweetness cost and what are we willing to devour to slake our appetites? Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Silent. Through March 24. Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. Losing his mind, he dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino. $35. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. solasnua.org.

Poetic Chicle-The Return of Loco Culebra at GALA. March 15 and 16, 8 PM. In Poetic Chicle, Avilés returns to the stage as Loco Culebra, defender of los cafecitos, whom God has sent to earth to check on the state of refugees and immigrants in the Trump era. $20. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. galatheatre.org.

curse in hopes of having a child of their own. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org. Hands on a Hardbody. March 9 to 31. For 10 hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. keegantheatre.com. Environmental Film Festival. March 14 to 24. The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital is the world’s premier showcase of environmentally themed films. dceff.org. Resolving Hedda. March 21 to April 14. The Washington Stage Guild invites audiences to play along with a Hedda Gabler who breaks out of Ibsen’s well-made play and wreaks comic havoc. The Undercroft Theatre of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. stageguild.org. La Paloma at the Wall. March 23 and 30, 8 PM; March 24 and 31, 2 PM. The In Series takes “La Verbena de la Paloma,” Spain’s most beloved zarzuela, and sets it at the US/ Mexico border between Tijuana and San Diego, where a migrant woman from Central America, deported when seeking asylum in the US, waits for news of the daughter from whom she’s been separated. inseries.org. Native Son. March 27 to April 28. Suffocating in rat-infested poverty on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggles to find a place for himself in a world whose prejudice has shut him out. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. The Peculiar Patriot. April 1 to 20. Betsy LaQuanda Ross is a self-proclaimed “Peculiar Patriot,” who makes regular visits to penitentiaries in order to boost the morale of her loved ones. Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net. Junk. April 5 to May 5. As the brilliant and calculating Robert Merkin prepares a hostile takeover of a family-owned manufacturing company, he is not concerned about crossing the line to get what he wants in the name of “saving America.” arenastage.org. Bethesda Film Fest. April 5, 7 PM and April 6, 6 and 8 PM. The 7th annual Bethesda Film Fest will feature five short documentaries made by local filmmakers. Screenings are at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave. The evening will include a discussion with the filmmakers. Tickets are at bethesda.org for $10. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door. Have an item for the Calendar? Email the info to calendar@hillrag.com. u

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Delivering Food to Your Doorstep, Saving the World, and Saving You Money

by Catherine Plume

ood waste. It’s one of the environmental issues de jour. As much as 40 percent of food produced in the U.S. is wasted – and ends up in landfills and incinerators where it contributes to greenhouse gases and climate change. Solving this problem should be easy, right? Help ensure that leftover food gets to people in need. Compost food scraps. Buy “ugly” fruit and vegetables - produce doesn’t meet our esthetic expectations. But, have you ever tried to buy “ugly” produce? It’s not that easy to find. Enter Imperfect Produce (www. imperfectproduce.com/). Imperfect Produce (Imperfect) buys “ugly” produce – fruits and vegetables – and delivers them to your door. Unlike many Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, Imperfect Produce allows the customer to select what produce they receive. And, they deliver it to your doorstep. And, because the produce is “imperfect”, it costs substantially less than most CSA or even farmers market produce. Customers can select from four box size op-

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Imperfect Produce Co-Founder Ben Simon and Rasa Indian Grill Co-Founder Rasa Sahil Rahman celebrate the Imperfect Produce DC Launch. Photo: Kei Helm

tions and chose organic, mixed (organic and conventional), veggie only, and fruit only options. A customized option allows customers to see what produce is available that week and select exactly what produce they receive. A small (7-9lb organic) produce order costs $15$17 per week while an extra-large (23-25lb) order costs between $39 to $43 per week. So, who’s behind Imperfect Produce? Ben Simon founded the Food Recovery Network (FRN), a nonprofit dedicated to preventing food waste on college campuses while attending the University of Maryland. Ben Chesler came on board as FRN expanded (there are now more than 230 chapters operating on university campuses in 44 states and the District). Over time, the “Bens” realized they could make an even bigger impact on reducing food waste by sourcing ‘ugly’ and surplus produce directly from farms and delivering it to customers. They co-founded Imperfect Produce in 2015 in Emeryville, California. Since then, the company has expanded to 15 cities/metro

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areas nationwide. According to Reilly Block, Imperfect Produce’s Content Manager, “We came to DC because once we launched operations in Baltimore, DC was a logical next step. And, our CEO is from Silver Spring, Maryland, so expanding to the DC area feels a lot like a homecoming for us”. But, what’s “imperfect” about Imperfect Produce’s products – and why is it sold at a discount price? American consumers have been taught to expect produce to look a certain way. Fruits and vegetables that don’t match consumer expectations – in size, shape, or color –are often discarded and never even make it to the supermarket. Yet, this produce still has the name level of nutrition as any piece of produce. Imperfect Produce buys this discarded produce at a discounted price and passes that savings along to their customers. Imperfect’s top priority is to reduce food waste. With a company philosophy of “following the waste while following the seasons” some produce provided to East Coast customers is sourced from outside the region, especially in the winter months. Imperfect works with local growers, and they try to reduce food delivery miles out of environmental and economic concerns. But Imperfect’s business model also focuses on transparency, so customers can always see where their produce was grown and why it’s “ugly” when you customize your box each week. But, while reducing food waste is a company priority, Imperfect is also passionate about supporting farmers. Block notes, “Many of our farmers are used to taking a 5-20 percent loss on of their crop because of

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SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP TODAY! how it looks. They end up selling these ‘uglies’ for pennies on the dollar to juicers, processors, or animal feed. We offer a better outcome for farmers where they’re able to make a fair living on every acre they plant - and help feed more people while generating less waste. Imperfect is also committed to doing their part to eliminate “food deserts” - areas with limited access to a grocery store due to a combination of distance and economic factors. According to a 2017 DC Policy Publication, food deserts encompass some 11 percent of DC. In addition to a convenient and affordable delivery model, Imperfect also offers a reduced-cost box for anyone who qualifies for SNAP/food stamps – a price that is an additional 30 percent cheaper than their standard box. According to Block, currently over 9,000 individuals enrolled in this program nationwide and they and hope this number will expand. Interested in trying out some ugly produce in your home? Imperfect Produce launched their DC operations on February 11. You and your family can become food waste warriors today at www.imperfectproduce.com/. Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and blogger for the DC Recycler: www.DCRecycler.blogspot.com; Twitter: @DC_Recycler. She is also a Board Member and the Vice Chair of the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, however, perspectives expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the positions of that organization. u

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to create an effect in which the composition appears to be deteriorating. While the work demonstrates the deterioration of form, one can make out new forms rising from the destruction, and ultimately something novel surfaces from the work. Drawing parallels to contemporary political affairs, the artist’s work offers a glimpse of what might be possible if we can endure the present.

Hester Ohbi is a welltraveled artist, having spent her formative years undertaking graduate studies in Europe; later a career in development took her to Asia and Africa. These experiences abroad have influenced Sculptor and University of Maryland professor Foon Sham is her palette and her work. known for building large wooden sculptures. Two of his larger Hester Ohbi, “Shimmer.” Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. Image: Foundry Gallery In particular, an interest works adorn 19th Street NW just south of L Street. Gallery in Buddhism informs her Neptune & Brown presents a new body of work by Sham entiprocess and philosophical approach to painting. In her latest Foon Sham, “Twist of Lime,” 2018. French tled “Twist of Lime.” The exhibition features a series of sculpwood and acrylic, 14½ x 13½ x 14½ body of work, Ohbi has created a series of abstract acrylic acacia tures and drawing inspired by Sham’s time spent in residence inches. Image: Gallery Neptune & Brown paintings in cooler, bluish hues. In this particular series, Ohbi in Auvillar, France, at the Arkad Centre d’Art last summer. explains, “I am an intuitive abstract artist painting less what is visible and This series reflects the colors of the southern French town, which lies in the more what is felt. I love color, and for this show was especially drawn to ultraGaronne River valley between Agen and Toulouse, known for stone houses, marine, so bright and so profound – originally made from lapis lazuli. It has cobblestone streets, fragrant gardens and colorful shutters. “All those colors I been said that blue signifies peace, calm and spirituality.” saw in the neighborhood were already in my head,” Sham explained, “it was a matter of translating them onto the sculpture.” “IRL” (In Real Life) combines the work of artists Curtis Miller and Luke Ikard, the former working in traditional painting and the later in digital or new media. Miller creates pixelated images derived from video games of the 1980s and 1990s and challenges the viewer to rethink discrete forms and to look beyond the accepted canon of abstract art. Like Miller, Ikard also looks Touchstone galto the past for inspiration, only his work channels more personal experiences lery presents two by placing images from childhood into his work. Like Miller, he reinterprets concurrent exhifamiliar objects and in so doing genbitions by phoerates abstract forms. tographers Pete McCutchen and Pete McCutchen, “Half and Depths.” Image: Touchstone Gallery Harvey KupferA press release from Hemphill Fine berg. While the Arts explains that Rushern Baker IV’s exhibitions present two discrete bodies of work, both artists focus their attenlatest exhibition centers on “structural tion on landscapes. McCutchen’s latest series, “Pattern+Texture II,” captures breakdown as a recurring theme within the rugged terrain of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Jockey’s Ridge his practice. If these paintings can enwith, as he calls it, “purposeful ambiguity.” On the other hand, Kupferberg’s gage with the world today, it is through “Daylight Reflections,” as the title suggests, captures the changes of light across the complex feeling of vulnerabilthe earth’s surface at dusk and dawn. Side-by-side, the exhibitions promise to ity stirring everywhere, every minute.” provide viewers with renewed interpretations of landscape photography. Baker’s abstract mixed-media paintings Rushern Baker IV, “Untitled (View of Collapsed Columns from Cave),” 2018. Acrylic, paper, resin incorporate fragmented materials such Phil Hutinet is the publisher of East City Art, DC’s alternative art source. For and ceramic tile adhesive on canvas, 40 x 40 as resin, ceramic tile and digital collage inches. Image: Hemphill Fine Arts more information visit www.eastcityart.com. u

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Gallery Neptune & Brown 1530 14th St. NW 202-986-1200 neptunefineart.com Hours: Wed. to Sat., 12-7 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. Through March 9: Jowita Wyszomirska March 16-April 20: Foon Sham, “Twist of Lime” Opening reception: Sat., March 23, 5-7 p.m. Foundry Gallery 2118 Eighth St. NW 202-232-0203 foundrygallery.org Hours: Wed. to Sun., 1-7 p.m. Through March 31 Hester Ohbi, “Through Blues” Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202-332-1116 hamiltoniangallery.com Hours: Tues. to Sat., 12-6 p.m. Through March 30 “IRL” | Luke Ikard & Curtis Miller Artist talk: Tues., March 20, 7 p.m. Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW 202-234-5601 hemphillfinearts.com Hours: Tues. to Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 16-April 27 Rushern Baker IV, “Post-World” Long View Gallery 1234 Ninth St. NW 202-232-4788 longviewgallerydc.com Hours: Wed. to Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 7-April 7 “Refresh IX” group exhibition Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave. NW 202-347-2787 touchstonegallery.com Hours: Wed. to Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Weekends, 12-5 p.m. Through March 27 Pete McCutchen, “Pattern+Texture II” Harvey Kupferberg, “Daylight Reflections. From Sunrise to Sunset”

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Dupont Circle Spring Fling

Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets is holding its 10th Spring Fling and Silent Auction in the Washington Hilton on March 21, 6 to 9 p.m. The event includes a full dinner, silent auction and cool jazz all night long. Tickets are $20 in advance; $30 at the door. springflingdupont.org.

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On Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., through April 18, meet with a qualified AARP tax aide at Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW, to help answer tax questions and prepare a 2018 income tax filing. For more information and to find other sites offering tax assistance, visit dclibrary.org/incometax.

Get the Street Sweeping App

The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) new “MyDPW” app sends reminders of timely agency services and actions just in time for residential street sweeping season that resumed on March 4. Download the app, select the blocks frequently parked on and the app will provide weekly reminders about when to move a car. The mobile app can be downloaded from the AppStore and GooglePlay. It can also be found using the search terms “MyDPW” or “MyDPW DC.”

Suspended Driver Licenses Reinstated

In accordance with recent changes to District law, the DC Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Eastern Powerboat AWS’s Earth Day Cleanup crew. Photo: Courtesy of the Anacostia Watershed Society

has reinstated driver licenses and driving privileges for residents and non-residents whose credential was suspended for one of the following reasons: • failure to pay a moving violation; • failure to pay a moving violation after being found liable at a hearing; • or failure to appear for a hearing on a moving violation. The DMV has mailed notification letters to residents and non-residents affected by the change in the law. For more information, visit dmv.dc.gov.

New Traffic Signals Improve Pedestrian Safety

The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) is installing new traffic signal operations at two locations as part of The Vision Zero Initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries in the District. The previously unsignalized crosswalks at Ward Circle and the intersections of Seventh Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW have been fully signalized. DDOT will monitor and adjust operations at these new signals based on field observations and community feedback.

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April 13. On the Saturday following Earth Day nearly 2,000 volunteers come out to 30 different sites around the Anacostia Watershed to pick-up trash. Register at anacostiaws.org for specifics and site location.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the DowntownDC BID (The BID) have inaugurated a new Downtown Day Services Center. Housed in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, it will be managed by the BID with social services provided by Pathways to Housing DC. It will serve am estimated 100 clients per day and providing access to meals, computers, showers and laundry facilities. Additional services will include connections to case management, behavioral health resources, employment support and housing assessments. The center will operate weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will host programs to promote wellness and reduce harm reduction. Clients will be able to access transportation assistance, legal services and assistance with securing vital documents. (Continued on pg. 23)

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

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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.

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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How to Get Involved in the DC Budget by Ed Lazare

river’s licenses. Trash collection. Affordable housing. Teachers and police officers. Library books. What do they have in common? These things that affect our daily lives are all made possible in the District through one thing: the city’s annual budget. The budget also is the main tool for addressing DC’s economic and racial inequities and creating opportunity for all residents to benefit from our city’s growth. The budget reflects our community’s priorities. It represents a competition for limited resources and lots of difficult choices, because there never is enough money for everything. The budget is where our elected leaders’ rhetoric meets reality. Even though 2019 has just started, the process of planning the 2020 budget has begun, and there are opportunities right now for residents to voice their priorities. Mayor Bowser will submit her budget on March 20, and then the DC Council will have two months to review it and make changes. This column walks through key features of DC’s budget and budget process, with tips for getting involved. For a deeper dive, see “A Resident’s Guide to the DC Budget,” published by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.

Where Does the Money Go? Where Does It Come From?

DC’s budget process starts each spring with a budget submitted by the mayor to the DC Council for review and modification. By law, expenditures must balance with revenues. DC’s fiscal year runs from October through September. The budget has two parts. The operating budget covers things to run the government day-to-day, costs like salaries of police officers and librarians, phone bills for government agencies and expenses for residents in the District’s health programs. The capital budget supports the costs associated with building and maintaining infrastructure such as roads and schools. Where does the money go? When we look at the $8 billion that DC spends from locally raised taxes and fees, the clear priority is public education. DC spends nearly $2 billion on education,

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primarily for DC Public Schools and public charter schools. It also spends about $1 billion each on healthcare, human services and public safety. The current budget includes nearly $1 billion for “financing,” which is the cost of repaying bonds issued to pay for capital projects. Other parts of the budget – public works, economic development and government administration – are much smaller. Where does the money come from? You may be surprised to learn that traffic cameras aren’t number one, or even close. Instead, we raise most of our resources from taxes on income, sales and property. When we look at all sources of money (known as gross funds), the $8 billion raised from local taxes and fees is the main source, covering about three-fourths of what is spent. The second main source is almost $4 billion of federal funds allocated for specific functions, like transportation, childcare or Medicaid. The federal money is the same that all cities and states get from the national government. By and large, DC gets no special fiscal treatment from the federal government. Among other things, this is important to know for anyone who care about DC statehood. If most of what we spend comes from us, through taxes and fees on residents, businesses and visitors, it’s a sign we’re ready to manage our affairs as a state.

There are many opportunities to let the mayor and Council know what you want to see in the budget (though some opportunities have passed this year). • Mayor’s Budget Engagement Forums. Each year, the mayor holds forums to hear the budget priorities of DC residents. This year, the forums were in late February. • DC Council Performance Oversight Hearings. In February and March, the Council’s committees hold hearings on each DC government agency. Residents are invited to testify. (The schedule is on the Council’s website.) These are a great chance to comment on how well an agency is performing its key functions. It also is an opportunity to let the Council know if you think an agency needs more funding. • DC Council Budget Hearings. Once the mayor’s budget appears, the Council holds another round of hearings, this time to get resident input. • Connecting with the mayor and Council on your own. Residents should feel free to send a letter or email to the mayor or to councilmembers. Or let them know what you think if you see them in the community. There is no guarantee this advocacy will work. But there is a guarantee that if you don’t get involved, your priorities will not be heard.

Does DC Save for a Rainy Day?

What happens when the economy takes a nosedive and revenue collections decrease? Does the District save money for a rainy day? Indeed, it does. Just as you might tap into your emergency fund to pay unexpected bills or when there is a drop in income, rainy day funds help states and cities maintain services during an economic downturn. DC has lots of reserves, actually. The “emergency cash reserve” and a “contingency cash reserve,” which are required by Congress, hold over $400 million. In addition, the District established

a fiscal stabilization reserve in 2010, which now has close to $200 million. Finally, the District also has reserves for cashflow during the fiscal year. Those reserves equal over $600 million. DC’s reserve policies are strict, which helps financially but also restricts the ability to use reserves when needed. Withdrawals must be replenished within the same fiscal year or next. This makes it hard to actually use them – at the time we need to take money out, it’s hard to know if we’ll be able to repay quickly. DC has run a budget surplus each year for almost a decade. Yet an overly cautious fiscal policy has put every dollar of the surpluses into savings, adding $2 billion over the past decade and bringing the total to nearly $3 billion. That represents a lost opportunity to use DC’s prosperity to invest in helping residents. Just this year, the District announced a $200 million surplus, while Mayor Bowser proposed cutting funds from the Fort Dupont Ice Rink and other projects to help repair schools, presumably because the city lacked funding to do it all. Tapping a portion of the 2018 surplus would allow the city to make needed school repairs while also supporting the ice rink and other projects that had been promised funding. Ed Lazere is the executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org). DCFPI promotes budget and policy solutions to reduce poverty and inequality in the District of Columbia and increase opportunities for residents to build a better future. u

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for future maintenance needs. The Library is surveying District residents to gain more insight into what residents want from their public library. Find the survey at surveymonkey. com/r/DCPL_Survey. Complete. The Library Facilities Master Plan will provide a framework to ensure future investments in DC Public Library services are responsive to community needs. The Plan will also help the Library work with elected leaders to determine funding priorities.

DC law requires all residents to have health coverage in 2019, obtain an exemption or pay a tax penalty on their DC taxes. The penalty is based on the number of months an individual or family goes without health coverage and closely mirrors former federal law. DC Health Link, the city’s online health insurance market place, has created a Special Enrollment Period for residents who learn about this Up to 14 species of frogs and new individual responsibility toads may be found in the Disrequirement for the first time trict of Columbia. Each can when filing their 2018 tax reExplore Space through lectures at the National Air be recognized by unique calls turns. Uninsured and subject and Space Museum. On March 28, 7:30 p.m., exmade during the spring and to a fine? Call DC Health plore how the Sea of Tranquility was chosen for the summer. Learn more about Link customer service at 855moon landing. On April 24, 7:30 p.m., dive into the amphibian neighbors and con532-5465 to enroll in health ever-growing knowledge of the Moon. On May 22, tribute to conservation by beinsurance through DC Health 7:30 p.m., explore how Apollo program research coming a DOEE FrogWatch Link and avoid or minimize informs the understanding of the Moon today. On Chapter Volunteer. In order to the tax penalty. June 19, learn what’s next for human exploration of participate, volunteers must atDC Health Link offers the Moon. Get free tickets at airandspace.si.edu/ tend a class on March 16, 1 to 25 private health insurance events/future-lunar-exploration. 4 p.m., conducted by a DOEE options from CareFirst Blue Fish & Wildlife Biologist at Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Mayor’s Arts Awards description. Th e the Aquatic Resources EducaPermanente for individuals deadline for nominations is March 22, tion Center in Anacostia Park. Learn and families. Eligible District resi4 p.m. To submit a nomination, visit more about the DOEE FrogWatch dents can enroll in a health insurance dcarts.dc.gov/MAA2019. Chapter and register for the training plan online through DCHealthLink. session at doee.dc.gov. com or by calling 855-532-5465. Small businesses, as well as individuals and families eligible for Medicaid, can enroll through DCHealthLink. On April 12, the National Museum DC Public Library is developing com any time throughout the year. of Women in the Arts (NMWA) a Library Facilities Master Plan to hosts its annual black-tie gala. Enjoy help guide the next 10 years of plana special night at the museum’s largest ning for library services. The Library annual fundraising event. The artist Facilities Master Plan will: Analyze Ursula von Rydingsvard will receive how customers currently use libraries The DC Commission on the Arts and NMWA’s Lifetime Achievement and what services might be needed Humanities (DCCAH) is asking the Award for Excellence in the Arts. For or expanded. Explore the impact of public to nominate individuals and ormore information, visit nmwa.org/ city growth on how they deliver liganizations with an artistic or humanievents/2019-spring-gala. brary services. Engage the commuties background who demonstrate artisnity in conversations to ensure future tic excellence in their chosen discipline. Have an item for the Bulletin Board? planning aligns with community The process is competitive. Awards are Email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. needs. Evaluate the condition of libased on the cohorts listed under the u brary buildings and help them plan

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Spring Brings New Businesses to Shaw

After a dreary government shutdown in January, a crop of new businesses is popping up in Shaw for spring. Perhaps the biggest opening so far is Shaw’s second Union Kitchen Grocery, moving into the former Glens Garden Market space at 1924 Eighth St. NW in the west Shay building. The new grocery carries the same mix of gourmet commodities and delicatessen and prepared-food items as its Ninth and N streets sister. The grocery at The

Boys specializes in fried chicken and fresh oysters, with a menu including fried chicken sandwiches, ice cream tacos, craft cocktails and local beers. Zeppelin (1544 Ninth St. NW ) is another example of a dark space lighting up again. The new Asianthemed bar and restaurant is a result of the team at Chaplin’s and renowned sushi chef Minoru Ogawa of Sushi Capitol. Zeppelin also offers an omakase tasting menu and karaoke on its second floor. At the corner of 11th and N streets, the Bird has become FrenThe bar at Zeppelin, one of Shaw’s new businesses. Photo: Pleasant Mann

days a week. Seylou is open on Friday nights until 8 p.m., Pizza Night, baking traditional pizzas on whole-grain bread. Installation of the Howard Theatre A number of new drinking Walk of Fame has been completed. establishments have opened on The project, commissioned by the Seventh Street. The 1015 Bar DC Commission on the Arts and & Lounge (1015½ Seventh St. Humanities, along with the Deputy NW ) offers a mix of cocktails, Mayor for Planning and Economic Cajun small plate dishes and Development and Cultural Tourhookah smoking. Jake’s Tavern ism DC, commemorates some of (1606 Seventh St. NW ), from the titans of entertainment who the owners of Black Whiskey on performed at the Howard Theatre 14th Street, has beer on tap and since its 1910 opening. Starting in cans, cocktails and heavy bar at the Howard Theatre, the trail of food inspired by the tastes of Texas and coastal Maryland. And just in time for spring, the Drink Company has brought back its Cherry Blossom Bar pop-up (1843 Seventh St. NW ), with a totally new set of decorations celebrating spring in Washington and the Cab Calloway medallion on the Howard Theatre Walk of Fame. Photo: culture of Japan.

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CEO Cullen Gilchrist at the new Shaw Union Kitchen Grocery in The Shay. Photo: Alexander Padro

Shay also brings extended hours to the neighborhood, opening at 7 a.m. and closing at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Two blocks north, a new casual restaurant, Roy Boys, has taken up residence at 2108 Eighth St. NW, in the Atlantic Plumbing building. Roy

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chy’s Naturel, a laid-back restaurant serving French cuisine using “naturel” ingredients. Shaw’s other big French restaurant, Convivial, now offers lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the week, along with weekend brunches and dinner. Also, in terms of extended hours, Seylou Bakery & Mill is now open seven

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vorite new Shaw business by sending an email to BestinShaw@ gmail.com before Monday, March 18, at 12 p.m., with the name of your favorite new Shaw business (see Shaw Main Streets ad in this issue). The three Wayﬁnding sign for the Howard Theatre Walk of Fame. Photo: Pleasant Mann top vote getters will be recoglarge bronze-relief portrait medalnized as the Best New Shaw Busilions continues down the sidewalks nesses at the Shaw Main Streets on both sides of the 600 block of annual meeting. Admission to the T Street to the east side of Seventh annual meeting is free and no tickets Street, going all the way down to are required. S Street. The portrait medallions include famous Washington entertainers (Pearl Bailey, Billy Eckstine, Marvin Gaye, Chuck Brown, Billy Taylor), icons of the swing era Shaw is home to over 100 of DC’s (Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, finest restaurants and bars, drawLionel Hampton) and other stars ing foodies and cocktail lovers from of African American entertainaround the world. On April 24, from ment (Abbie Mitchell, Ruth Brown, 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., Eat. Drink. Shaw. The Clovers, James Brown, Moms – Shaw Main Streets’ annual food Mabley, Mamie Smith and Sister and drink showcase – will feature Rosetta Tharpe). Interpretive signs the work of more than 20 outstandin front of the Howard Theatre and ing chefs, bakers, mixologists and on Seventh Street tell the stories of brewers who call Shaw home. the luminaries. Event attendees will enjoy unlimited food, cocktails, beer, wine and soft drinks from some of DC’s most celebrated restaurants and bars, and meet the chefs and bartenders who have made Shaw an international dining and entertainShaw Main Streets will hold its anment destination. The $80 ticket for nual meeting for the community on the event includes live entertainTuesday evening, March 19, starting ment, a free photo booth, a gift bag at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis and complimentary valet parking, a Hotel. The organization will review $300 value. its accomplishments for the past Tickets are $80 in advance and year and announce the winners of its $100 at the door. Proceeds support Best New Shaw Businesses of 2018 Shaw Main Streets’ economic revipoll. A reception featuring food and talization and historic preservation drink follows the meeting, sponactivities in central Shaw. Tickets are sored by Shaw Main Streets and the available at www.eatdrinkshaw2019. Marriott Marquis. eventbrite.com. u You can still vote for your fa-

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Shaw Main Streets Annual Meeting and Reception, March 19

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East Side News by Taylor Barden Golden

West Wing Wrapped

The West Wing Cafe, a go-to lunch spot for the workers of NoMa, has shut its doors. As February began, patrons noticed that shelves began to go bare and weren’t restocked. Then, one day, a sign appeared that the sandwich haven was officially closed for business. There was no notice to the many hungry office workers who depended on the small cafe for their Boar’s Head sandwiches and Arizona Iced Tea. While the owners could not be reached for comment to confirm the cause of the closing, it was likely that the federal government shutdown hit local businesses, especially lunch establishments that fed the federal workforce, very hard. The neighborhoods that house federal buildings were hit the hardest, including NoMa. West Wing Cafe is a familyowned chain of delis that has expanded throughout the District. The NoMa location, which opened in

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E/L Studio to study the desire for development in Prather’s Alley, conducting a community and stakeholder survey at the end of 2018. The study found that 82 percent of respondents travelled the alley at least once a week, typically as a pedestrian In Mount Vernon Trishortcut. The study also angle, even the alleys found that 63 percent are designed with care. of respondents agreed The latest development that the area needed imtopic of conversation is provement, specifically Prather’s Alley, which The MVT community met to discuss the options for building out Prather’s Alley. Photo: in lighting, traffic calmruns between K and I MVT CID ing and green space. streets in the block beCommunity Improvement District The MVT CID, tween Fourth and Fifth streets NW. (MVT CID) has partnered with E/L Studio and urbanSEED preThe alley is used as, well, an alley, for E/L Studio and urbanSEED (an arsented multiple ideas at a well-atthe loading and unloading of machitectural and urban planning firm) tended community design workshop terials to the restaurants and shops to bring innovation and usefulness in January. The public expressed that skirt the small strip of drivable to the space. The bettering of alleys concern about vehicular traffic flows space. However, stakeholders and has been a long-term goal of E/L while pedestrians are using the alresidents think it could be someStudio, a design and architecture ley as a footpath. Most importantly, thing greater. firm that focuses on the best use of residents said that the alley doesn’t The Mount Vernon Triangle city spaces. The CID partnered with feel particularly safe. Two major themes emerged from the meeting. First, residents want the space to be versatile and multi-use, and second, the look and feel of the alley is also important, with many neighbors stating the alley would be a great venue for artwork or mural designs. The most popular ideas included better lighting, traffic calming, seating, a protective covering, including a performance space, and adding green space. After listening to the feedback, E/L Studio and urbanSEED created three proposals that they will present to the adjacent property owners who have the biggest stake in the outcome of the project. In A blueprint of the proposed design area of early March, the firms and the CID Prather’s Alley. Image: E/L Studio will present the proposals as well as the pricing estimates to the property 2012, became a central location for the lunchtime crowd in need of a quick bite. Its closing has left a big hole in the daytime food community.

Bringing Beauty to the Alley

owners. Then they will do an online poll for community feedback. The proposal that is chosen will be presented to the property owners for final consensus. Once a plan is chosen and finalized, the firms and the CID will work with the owners to secure funding and will present the plan to the advisory neighborhood commission (ANC) for approval. Once the plan is approved by the owners, the ANC and the community, the CID will submit a grant application to the DC Commission on Humanities to help with funding. There’s a long way to go in this process, but the CID is ensuring that the community is informed and heard every step of the way. “We’re excited for the opportunity to rethink the possibilities for our alleyways in a way that continues their core transportation and public-works function while enabling their viability as a neighborhood destination and amenity,” said Kenyattah Robinson, president and CEO of the CID. “We’re equally proud of our community-based approach for determining these possibilities. This is a principle that guides all of our work and decisions at the CID, as it is our core belief that creating equitable and inclusive spaces that everyone can enjoy requires the entire community participate in a publicly transparent process of deciding not only what those spaces could and should be, but also for whom.” 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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Bloomingdale Bites by Taylor Barden Golden

Hit-and-Run Homicide

A fun Open Mic night at Boundary Stone turned tragic in early February as Daniel Olaya was struck by a vehicle after exiting the premises. The community is mourning the loss of the 35-year-old sound engineer from Bowie, who left behind a three-year-old son. Friends with him that night reported that, as they left the tavern, a dark SUV went flying down the street, prompting them to shout at the car to slow down. The driver proceeded to make threats as the group walked away toward the LeDroit Park neighborhood. The driver then followed the group, revving the engine and striking Olaya before flee-

floored when she told me what happened, and my heart just broke for her and her family. We spoke for a long time about Danny, whom I recognized from his picture but had never interacted with, and his love for music and the community.” Anabel explained that a Go Fund Me campaign was started for Olaya’s family, and Gillespie knew Boundary Stone had to get involved and help. Usually, Open Mic has drink deals of $5 drafts, but for the Open Mic following Olaya’s death the crew at the Stone decided to charge full-price drafts and donate a percentage of sales as well as allowing guests to add donations to their tabs. “The Open Mic community at Boundary Stone is a very close one, explains Gillespie. “And for us as a neighborhood bar, it’s so important to take care of one another and help in whatever capacity we can.”

A Neighborhood in a Thousand Words

Photo of Daniel Olaya provided to news outlets by his family. Photo: The Washington Post

ing the scene. Olaya was pronounced dead later in the hospital. Looking for footage of Olaya’s last night, his cousin Anabel reached out to Boundary Stone for anything they might have. “I hadn’t heard of the accident,” explains general manager Colleen Gillespie. “So I was

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Capturing the spirit of a neighborhood in a photo is no easy feat, but that was the task that was set to the North Capitol Main Street community in advance of its latest annual-report release and meeting. The meeting became an event unto itself, called the I<3 North Cap Photo Contest. The winner is displayed on the cover of this month’s Mid-City. The contest invited everyone, from professional photographers to those with a creative spirit, to submit their favorite captures of the neighborhood and the moments that make life there so special. The top eight photos were chosen and displayed, gallery style, at the North Capitol Main Street annual meeting

at Anxo Cidery and Pinxtos Bar. The judges were Kristi Maiselman, executive director of Cultural DC; Yuh Wen Lin, board chair at North Capitol Main Street Inc.; Steven Cummings, a local artist, and this reporter. The grand prize winner, “North Capitol Street Crossing” by Thomas Cluderay, received a cash

prize, and NCMS will use the photo in multiple 2019 promotions. Additionally, the top three photos will be “giangantified” in a large fence art installation at the corner of North Capitol Street and Florida Avenue, to be seen by the thousands who pass by every day. “The I<3 North Cap event and

Winner Thomas Cluderay, Executive Director Aisha Bond and NCMS board chair and competition judge Yuh Wen Lin pose in front of the winning photo at the annual meeting and I<3 North Cap event. Photo: North Capitol Main Street

Thomas Cluderay’s winning photo in the North Capitol Main Street Photo Contest. Photo: North Capitol Main Street

our NCMS annual meeting at Anxo this year represent a key goal that North Capitol Main Street has for our corridor: to engage small businesses and community members to support the continued economic vitality of our neighborhoods,” explains judge and NCMS board chair Lin. I’m thrilled that we have the opportunity to showcase the uniqueness of our corridor...and now we have some award-winning photographs to show off to others, too!” Winning photographer Thomas Cluderay, originally from North Carolina, has been living in DC for more than a decade now, currently just off 17th Street in Dupont Circle. An attorney for a nonprofit group by day, by night he’s an avid photographer, backpacker and traveler. A lot of his photography features outdoor landscapes and street shots, especially DC neighborhoods. “When people think about Washington, DC,” explains Cluderay, “certainly outside of the Beltway, they’re likely to conjure up images of the Mall, our monuments and the Capitol Dome. But there’s so much more here. There’s a deep, beautiful richness to the District that we as Washingtonians get to experience every day.” He finds the winning photo especially compelling because “it captures everyday life in the neighborhood, just a woman out with her dog, but it also features the neighborhood’s namesake street in the background with classic DC row homes beyond that.” 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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ommissioners Alex Padro (6E01), Michael Brown (6E02, secretary and treasurer), Frank Wiggins (6E03, vice chair), Alvin Judd (6E06) and Kevin Rogers (6E07) made up the quorum to conduct official business at the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E January meeting.

Sursum Corda Reveals Revised Plans

A representative of Holland & Knight spoke on behalf of Toll Brothers and is requesting ANC 6E support for seeking relief for modification to the Phase I and Phase II planned unit development (PUD) applications of Sursum Corda development. The applicant will be meeting with the Zoning Commission on Feb. 25. The applicant appeared before ANC 6E’s Zoning, Planning and Transportation Committee last week. The committee voted unanimously to support the modifications to the Phase I PUD application of Sursum Corda, with a specific recommendation that the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and other agencies and partners involved with this and adjacent properties make every effort to implement the widening of L Street to 90 feet. The committee voted to recommend that ANC 6E support the modifications to the Phase II PUD application, also with a recommendation urging the widening of L Street to 90 feet. The commission motioned to support the revised modification plans to the Phase I and Phase II PUD applications of Sursum Corda and will communicate it in writing to the Zoning Commission.

by Steve Holton

Providence Health Services Pays a Visit

Dr. Shadi Soufi, internal medicine specialist at Providence Hospital, stated that Providence Hospital is seeking support from the ANC community for its recently submitted certificate of need for five primary care service offices to continue to serve the community in Wards 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and not be closed. He provided an overview of the three internal medicine offices, one family medicine office and one geriatric office and the services that each provides. The commission will consider this matter further at its March 5 public meeting.

Resolution on Wiltberger Street Entrance Ramp

John Shaw spoke regarding a proposed ANC 6E resolution on DDOT’s approval of the Wiltberger Street entrance ramp for The Shaw development. He asked the ANC to support a resolution requesting that DDOT provide a written explanation of its decision to locate the garage entrance to The Shaw development on Wiltberger Street, including any and all traffic studies performed to determine the impact of said decision. If the impact of The Adora, the additional mixed-use development on Wiltberger Street, was not taken into consideration when said approval was granted, ANC 6E requests that DDOT study and report on the impact of the increased traffic on Wiltberger Street and adjacent streets, especially the 600 blocks of S and T streets NW, including Howard Theatre traffic, and evalu-

ate the potential for widening the sidewalks on Wiltberger Street in order to improve pedestrian safety. Further, that ANC 6E requests that DDOT recommend mitigation measures to address the increased vehicular traffic resulting from the location of The Shaw’s garage entrance on Wiltberger Street, in addition to the increased traffic associated with The Adora mixed-use development on Wiltberger Street.

Quick Hits

Doug Buchanan, chief communications officer for DC Fire and EMS, provided an update to the Phase II Pilot of the Right Care, Right Now Initiative/Nurse Triage Line Program, where callers to 911 with non-emergency injuries or illnesses are transferred to a nurse, either by the 911 center or by a first responder. ANC 6E supported the settlement agreement reached with Alta Strada that limits the establishment’s summer garden hours to 11 p.m., seven days a week. Commissioner Padro moved that the Northwest One Library, at 155 L St. NW, be retained as the venue for the special election to fill the 6E04 vacancy. The election will take place during the commission’s March meeting.

Next Meeting

ANC 6E will meet at 6:30 p.m. on March 5 at the Northwest One Library located at 155 L St. NW. Visit www.anc6e.org for more information. Steve Holton can be contacted at ssholton@gmail.com. u

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Lewis Ferebee Is Ready to Be the DCPS Champion

New DCPS Chancellor Says He’ll Listen First, Plan Next

Acting DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee said that hearing from the community before formulating plans is critical to building trust in DCPS. Photo: Courtesy DCPS

n Dec. 3, 2018, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she had nominated Lewis Ferebee to be the next Chancellor for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Since January, Dr. Lewis Ferebee has been travelling throughout the District, meeting with parents, staff and students –at formal committee meetings and the more casual “Ferebee Fridays.” His goal? To hear stories about DCPS from the school community. Ferebee said he has identified key areas where he will focus his work as Chancellor, but critics say they would like to hear more specifics on how he will do so.

‘Ready To Be That Champion’

Ferebee is coming from Indianapolis, where he was the Superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) since 2013. Beginning his career in Virginia, he moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was charged with turning around lowperforming schools, and supervising the city’s middle schools. In Indianapolis, Ferebee examined a budget that showed that the system was operating under a deficit, only to find it had a surplus instead.

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by Elizabeth O’Gorek A tall, quiet presence with trademark tortoise shell frames, Ferebee has been called a reformer, a title he rejects. In Indianapolis, he closed the achievement gap between black and white students, and created the Innovation Network –a school model somewhere between public and charter, with decision-making autonomy but accountability to IPS for academic and student achievement. Ferebee said that in his visits with students, staff and community members, key themes were brought up again and again: transparency and communication, stability in the school system, closing the achievement gap and ensuring equity, and improvements to school technology. “Those themes were reflected in my testimony to the council,” he said during a half-hour interview with the Hill Rag, a day after he spent five hours answering questions at the third and final hearing before the DC Council. The Committee of the Whole is scheduled to vote on his nomination March 5. “During my meetings with students, parents, teachers and community members, I’ve heard very clearly that DCPS needs a champion. DCPS has seen many challenges, but I truly believe this is a

transformational moment for our students, schools and for the District,” he said. “I am ready to be that champion.’

A Common Definition of Equity

While Ferebee understands that ‘equity’ is an important and much-discussed issue in DCPS, he also thinks there is little clarity about what it means. “There’s been, I think, different interpretations of equity,” he said, “I don’t think we have a common definition right now.”

Eastern High School Sophomores Jadyn Turner and Christian Johnson visited with the Chancellor at Eastern High School and say they have hopes he will continue to expand opportunity at DCPS for their younger siblings. Photo: E. O’Gorek]

Ferebee said discussions of equity include diverse topics, such as what is lacking at a community school or a perceived general insufficiency in resources for at-risk students, or in social-emotional learning and mental health support. However, Ferebee emphasizes that while it is critical that DCPS work to address equity, much of the issue is the way that socio-economics plays out in the District. He points to the testimony of Ron Brown student Colby Powell at the Feb. 12th hearing. “I think he did an eloquent job of talking about what he saw in terms of inequities at his school but also just in the neighborhood with affordable housing, healthcare, access to healthy food,” Ferebee said. “I mean there are many facets to equity that people are talking about that are related to DCPS directly or indirectly, but I think we just have to have more common language around what does that mean for resources.”

A Collective Ownership Effort

Ferebee said that he also feels a lot of pressure from DCPS families to

work to close the achievement gap, a task he said requires collaboration from everyone in the community. “There’s a lot of work to do if we’re really seriously going to close the achievement gap, because students are coming to the table with opportunity gaps based on where they live and who their parents or guardians are,” he said. “I think it’s a priority as it should be, but DCPS is not going to close the achievement gap by itself. It will require us to take on a very collaborative collective responsibility, a collective ownership effort.” He said he had heard some ‘staggering statistics’ on the socio-economic gaps between black and white residents in the District of Columbia, and acknowledges that one of the factors affecting equity is the wide disparity in fundraising by parent organizations to pay for field trips, technology or even additional staff, which creates a difference in opportunities for DCPS students. Ferebee suggests the possible implementation of an approach used elsewhere, where parents who are able contribute to a single pot of resources in order to ensure a uniform set of what he calls ‘exposure experiences’ for students, such as visiting various District monuments and museums. While Ferebee sees such a collaborative effort as beneficial for experiences, he thinks technology and costs should be funded exclusively by DCPS. Ferebee said one of his goals was to create a technology plan so that schools wouldn’t have to fundraise to replace technology, adding that every school he visited noted that a concern with the age, maintenance and replacement of their technological assets.

More Than One Strategy

Ferebee’s career in Indianapolis is often distilled to a single initiative created during his time as Chancellor: the Innovation School Network. Innovation schools have the autonomy to make academic and operational

cil say they are ready for decisions. The network is Ferebee to provide more designed to allow schools to specific plans before they adapt to the needs of their particular communities, vote on his confirmation. In while IPS holds them achis opening remarks at the Feb. 12th hearing, Ward 6 countable for agreed upon Councilmember Charles student outcomes. Allen said that he wanted In the District, Ferebee is often asked about the to see specifics on how Ferebee would address the relevance of the model and District’s concerns. what he sees as the relation“When I first met Dr. ship between public and charter schools. He says that Ferebee, he told me he was in listening mode; and to he is not a one-trick pony. be sure, I want a chancel“It’s interesting people talk Ferebee visits with students at Eastern High School Jan. 30th. “ Clearly he lor who is willing to listen about this so much, because listened to us,” said one. Image: Courtesy DCPS they think that was my only to new priorities and new ideas,” Allen said. “But as strategy in my career in Sophomore Christian Johnson led the nominee for our next chancellor, Indy, and it wasn’t,” he said. Rather, the tour and participated in the small it’s time today to hear concrete ideas Ferebee said that his goal will be to group, together with Jadyn Turner. for how Dr. Ferebee plans to lead our support DCPS and improve outcome Turner said Ferebee asked the schools and improve the outcomes.” and support for students and families. group about their experience with Ferebee said he sees engagement However, Ferebee notes that DCPS, their likes and dislikes and with the DCPS community as criti“District public charter schools do what they would like to see changed. cal to building trust at this early stage. have an impact on public school sysShe said that there was a lot of dis“I think my understanding of the tems. “Can I just completely ignore cussion about the impact of the Inlandscape has led me to the concluthe fact that we have another sector ternational Baccalaureate (IB) Prosion that if I were to give a very spein our city, where oftentimes what gram, with students expressing a cific ten point ‘this is what DCPS is happened in that sector impacts what desire to expand enrollment. Both going to do next that Lewis Ferebee happens in the DCPS?” Ferebee asks. Turner and Johnson asked Ferebee created [plan]’ we’d be down a path of “I don’t think so,” adding that he has to maintain and expand opportunidistrust and gaps in engagement that not yet determined the best way to ties such as the DCPS study abroad reflects some of the concern that I’ve negotiate that relationship as he seeks program, for future students such as heard,” he said. to bolster the public-school system. their own younger siblings, currently “Would you trust somebody who “But it will not be, and I repeat, it will rising through the system. did that?” not be a replication of strategy from Both she and Johnson said they Ferebee said that his focus is on Indianapolis.” raised the issue of funding for school guiding the District’s public school “The last thing I would say on programs, including the lunch and system on a trajectory of excellence, this topic, to be clear is: Lewis Fereband programs, as well as the acquisia role he is both proud and eager to bee doesn’t have any authority over tion and maintenance of technology. take on. charter schools,” Ferebee said. “And The two said that they really felt “I think that I’ve got the best job I’m good with that. Because that like Ferebee heard what they were in America because I get to serve the gives me the space to be the chamsaying. “He would retain that inforfamilies of the District of Columbia, pion that I’ve described for DCPS.” mation and relate it back, even to one of the greatest cities in the nation what we’re doing after school. He’s and our nations’ capital,” Ferebee said. not just asking to get on our good “It’s a challenging job. But I think it’s side,” Johnson said. Ferebee has visited with parents and one of the best jobs in the world.” “The fact that our new Chanstudents across the District, includMeet Dr. Lewis Ferebee at the cellor is actively coming to schools ing Stuart-Hobson and Eliot-Hine Ward 6 Ferebee Friday on Mar. 22 and listening to us shows he cares,” Middle Schools on Capitol Hill. On from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Pretsaid Turner. “I think every kid wants Jan. 30th, Ferebee visited with stuzel Bakery (257 15th St. SE). RSVP someone to listen to them in general, dents at Eastern High School where online at https://dcps.dc.gov/findand clearly he listened to us.” he participated in a small group sesferebee. Follow Ferebee on Twitter at While appreciative of his ension and a tour of the neighborhood. @DCPSChancellor u gagement, members of DC Coun-

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Kids Bulletin by Kathleen Donner

Picasso

GALita, a program of GALA for the entire family, presents Picasso by Cornelia Cody. Commissioned by GALA Hispanic Theatre and directed by Ms. Cody, this bilingual production will be presented at GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW, from March 9 to March 23. Picasso presents the art and life of the creative genius through his memories of family and friends and his love of bullfights the circus, and all types of performances. Using music, dance, and puppets, Picasso explores the artist’s life and what inspired him. The duration of this family show is approximately 55 minutes and is suitable for ages 5, up. Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for kids. For more information, call 202-234-7174 or visit galatheatre.org.

The eighth annual Blossom Kite Festival, on March 30, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., showcases the creativity of kite makers and skill of fliers through a variety of competitions and demonstrations, Rokkaku Battles and the Hot Tricks Showdown. Bring a kite. Children can make a kite at an activity station to fly on the public field. Kites will also be available for purchase onsite. The Blossom Kite Festival is on the grounds of the Washington Monument near 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/blossom-kite-festival.

Kids Run the Bases at Nat’s Park

Kids ages 4 to 12 can run the bases after every Sunday day game. This year’s dates are March 31; April 14 and 28; May 26; June 16 and 23; July 7 and 28; Aug. 18; Sept. 1, 15 and 29. An adult must accompany runners to the field. Starting at first base, kids will be directed to run around the bases as the adults continue along the warning track and meet the runners near home plate. Once the baseball game has ended, kids and parents/guardians can line-up at the end of the seventh inning. Fans who would like to stay and watch the entire game will be able to lineup once the game has ended. Participants must exit the ballpark through the Right Field Gate. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First Street SE. washington.nationals.mlb.com.

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Blossom Kite Festival

Photo: Courtesy of the National Cherry Blossom Festival

san 5k run/walk and party celebrating women getting civically active and running for office. The DC race, on April 13, is a USATF-certified, time-chipped race at the Historic Congressional Cemetery. The day’s festivities kick off at 9 a.m. with a Kids Dash for Democracy for kids 8 and under. Registration is $10. Runners return to a big finish-line party, civic fair, live music, speakers, prizes, medals and treats. couragetorun.org.

Japanese Culture Day

SAAM Cherry Blossom Family Festival

March 23, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., join the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture. Kick off the day with a taiko drumming performance outside of the museum at the F Street entrance. Enjoy face painting. Make cherry blossom crafts. Listen to Japanese music. Go on a springthemed scavenger hunt through the museum’s galleries. Free. Read more at s.si.edu/2TQ7R40. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. americanart.si.edu.

Kids Run at Congressional Cemetery

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On March 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Young Readers Center, LJ-G29, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE, learn about Japanese culture through reading, writing and craft-making with Japanese cultural and linguistic professionals. Japanese-related books also will be on display. One special highlight of the day is “Japan-In-A-Suitcase,” an inspiring program about Japanese life and culture. Watch Rodd Chin and his students performing Japanese drum music. Enjoy a Sakura Saku Ondo dance performance by Satoko Kajima. Former Cherry Blossom princesses provide instructions on the art of tiara-making; hands-on lessons about origami artwork creation and decorative Konobori coloring, the kimono dress-up experience. loc.gov.

Watch the Eaglets Hatch

Watch the eagles in the nest at the DC Police Academy grounds near the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. A live video feed at eaglecam.org. The eaglets are due mid-March. Kids interested in eagles can visit eagles4kids.com for more information. Support the eagles and bring raptor education to schools in the area

by contributing to the Eagle Nest Fund, a monthly recurring donation will help educate 1,000 school kids on eagles and raptors by the end of 2019. Donation details are at eaglecam.org.

Sound Health Second Saturdays at the KC

Every second Saturday of the month, local arts organizations offer two 45-minute workshops, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., in the Kennedy Center Grand Foyer. This series of free workshops, designed for families with children under the age of 8, explores the power of the arts to promote wellness of the mind and body. kennedy-center.org.

NGA Evenings at the Edge

The National Gallery of Art (NGA) Evenings at the Edge, from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 14, April 11 and May 9, welcomes children. Evenings at the Edge allows families explore the Gallery after hours. Enjoy works of art, live music and dance performances, dozens of popup talks from engaging Gallery educators, hands-on art-making, and other activities throughout the iconic East Building, free of charge. Light fare and drinks are available for purchase. Registration is free but required and opens one month prior to each event. To register and learn more, visit nga.gov/evenings.

DPR Summer Camp Reduced Rates

DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DCPR) is accepting reduced rate applications for its 2019 summer camp season. To apply, customers must visit the Summer Camp Office located at Columbia Heights Recreation Center, 1480 Girard St. NW, with correct documentation to qualify for discount. DPR offers two other locations to apply for reduced rate. These two locations will accept applications through May 3:

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Saturday Morning at The National

Visit the National Theatre on select Saturday mornings, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., for free programs that engage and inspire the young mind. Saturday programming is best suited for children 4 to 10. Siblings and friends of other ages are always welcome. These performances take place in the Helen Hayes Gallery. Here’s the remaining lineup: March 2, Bright Star Theatre: George Washington Carver; March 16, Shakespeare for the Young: Midsummer Magic; March 23, VA Rep: Jack and the Beanstalk; and March 30, Little Miss Ann. The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Reserve free tickets at thenationaldc.org/saturdaymorning-national-season. See Shakespeare for the Young perform Adventures in Arden at these locations this spring and summer: March 9, April 6, May 11 and 18, June 8, 10:30 a.m., Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE; March 21, 4 p.m., Bellevue Library 115 Atlantic St. SW; March 23, 1 p.m. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE; March 26, 10:30 a.m., Capitol View Library, 5001 Central Ave. SE; April 17, 2 p.m., Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE; April 30, 2 p.m., Mt. Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW; May 14, 10:30 a.m., Frances Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE; May 30 , 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE; June 26 and Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m., Deanwood Library, 1350 49th St. NE. ShakespeareForTheYoung.com.

See Midsummer Magic on March 16, 9:30 and 11 a.m. at The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Photo: Sarah O’Halloran

Barry Farm Recreation Center, 1230 Sumner Rd. SE, weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Deanwood Recreation Center, 1350 49th St. NE, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m. After May 3, all customers must visit the Summer Camp Office located at Columbia Heights Community Center.

Animal Discovery Days

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Animal Discovery Days shine a spotlight on different animals at the National Zoo. Each day includes special demonstrations, activities and opportunities to learn about wildlife con-

servation. Here’s the 2019 schedule: March 20, World Frog Day; April 4, Bear Day along Asia Trail; and May 29, World Otter Day Animal; June 8, World Oceans Day; July 16, World Snake Day; Aug. 12, World Elephant Day; Oct. 20, Sloth Day; Nov. 14, Orangutan Caring Day; Dec. 4, International Cheetah Day. Animal Discovery activities are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Zoo is free; parking is $25. nationalzoo.si.edu.

VOYAGERS: A Dance Among The Planets

A majestic ride awaits a young stargaz-

er who is carried away by the magician Uranus. Join her and fellow voyagers in a journey through the Solar System for the young and young at heart. The Kennedy Center, DC dance ensemble Company | E, and composer Eric Shimelonis share an interplanetary display of modern movement set to Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Through a reimagining of Holst’s soaring suite, Company | E combines live music, dance, and a bit of Einstein to celebrate curiosity, compassion and the natural world. On stage at the Kennedy Center from March 27 to 31. Most enjoyed by age 5, up. $20. kennedy-center.org.

The Travels of Babar

Come children for a concert that mixes the magic of stories, images, and music, including Return to the Land of the Elephants by composer Raphael Mostel. This is the US premiere of the orchestral version of one of his two multimedia musical voyages based on The Travels of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff. On stage at the Kennedy Center on April 7, 2 and 4 p.m. Most enjoyed by age 5, up. $15 to $18. kennedy-center.org.

Rapunzel at Glen Echo

Rapunzel is a tale by Duane T. Bowers, adapted from the Brothers Grimm fairytale. Witch Wartsmith wants a baby. After bargaining for little Rapunzel, the witch must go to great lengths to keep her out of the hands of a handsome prince. The Puppet Co. uses “coloring- book” charm and the simplicity of hand puppets in a production designed to delight its younger audiences. $12. On stage at Glen Echo, through March 24. Recommended for ages three and a half to nine. thepuppetco.org. Have an item for the Kids and Family Notebook? Email the information to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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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 BR

131 W Street NW 137 W St NW

$1,304,382 $1,339,900

Capitol Hill 1005 N Carolina Avenue SE 1013 North Carolina Avenue SE 102 4Th Street SE 110 7Th Street SE 126 13Th Street SE 143 Duddington Place SE 1504 Gales Street NE 1609 E Street SE 19 4Th Street SE 254 14Th Street NE 302 Maryland Avenue NE 331 17Th Place NE 404 6Th Street SE 415 4Th Street NE 427 6Th Street NE 508 7Th Street NE 608 Independence Avenue SE 631 Lexington Place NE 829 9Th Street NE 915 9Th Street NE

$950,000 $911,000 $1,185,000 $790,000 $1,450,000 $700,000 $665,000 $875,000 $1,270,000 $559,000 $955,000 $560,000 $1,190,000 $1,530,000 $950,000 $1,125,000 $1,223,000 $1,818,500 $886,500 $1,030,000

Columbia Heights

634 Kenyon Street NW $755,000 3818 10Th Street NW $705,000 3519 16Th Street NW $1,160,000 1007 Fairmont Street NW $808,700 1319 Randolph Street NW $725,000 1338 Parkwood Place NW $826,000 2722 13Th Street NW $1,325,000 3001 11Th Street NW $625,000 3217 13Th Street NW $1,070,000 3463 14Th Street NW $1,225,000 642 Columbia Road NW $870,000 735 Kenyon Street NW $650,000 724 Harvard Street NW $849,800 Congrees Heights 715 Upsal Street SE $240,000 136 Yuma Street SE $228,000 3712 4Th Street SE $349,000 609 Forrester Street SE $320,000

Dupont Cicrle 1709 Q Street NW 1719 18Th Street NW 1761 Willard Street NW 2036 17Th Street NW

$1,975,000 $1,725,000 $1,650,000 $1,099,000

1519 12Th Street NW 3 3 3 3 4 2 5 2 3 3 5 1 3 3 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 3 3 4 9 4 3 3 6 4 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 8 5 4

Eckington 106 U Street NE 1618 1St Street NE 227 S Street NE 232 Randolph Place NE

$660,000 $1,100,000 $725,000 $710,000

H Street Corridor 906 13Th Street NE

$675,000

Ledroit Park 2118 N Capitol Street NW

$605,000

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$798,250

Dupont Circle

1617 Swann Street NW Unit#31 1711 Massachusetts Avenue NW #225 1747 Willard Street NW Unit#2 1280 21St Street NW Unit#710 1280 21St Street NW Unit#810 1601 18Th Street NW Unit#307 1718 P Street NW Unit#307 1711 Massachusetts Avenue NW #120 1330 New Hampshire Avenue NW #922 1754 Corcoran Street NW Unit#52B 1754 U Street NW Unit#3 1830 Jefferson Place NW Unit#22 2113 N Street NW Unit#T1 2114 N Street NW Unit#2

Logan

Fee Simple Bloomingdale

2322 N Capitol Street NW

3 5 4 3 2 3

$1,250,000

Old City #2 11 Q Street NW 1304 S Street NW 1630 New Jersey Avenue NW 412 N Street NW 503 S Street NW 519 Q Street NW

$645,000 $1,100,000 $582,430 $999,000 $796,500 $1,200,000

Park View 433 Irving Street NW 745 Irving Street NW

$775,000 $730,000

Riggs Park 662 Madison Street NE 5347 Chillum Place NE 5848 Eastern Avenue NE 658 Nicholson Street NE 951 Jefferson Street NE

$425,000 $508,000 $474,800 $449,000 $589,000

Truxton Circle 212 N Street NW

$739,500

3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3

U Street Corridor

1831 2Nd Street NE Unit#405 224 T Street NE Unit#4 59 R Street NE Unit#1

1420 N Street NW Unit#804 1401 Q Street NW Unit#404 1715 15Th Street NW Unit#32 2125 14Th Street NW Unit#427

$281,000 $925,000 $690,000 $625,000

Adams Morgan 1654 Euclid Street NW Unit#102 1801 Calvert Street NW Unit#105 2300 18Th Street NW Unit#206 2305 18Th Street NW Unit#402 2328 Champlain Street NW Unit#329

$650,000 $545,000 $415,000 $479,000 $680,000

Bloomingdale 151 V Street NW Unit#4 1731 1St Street NW Unit#2 249251 Florida Avenue NW Unit#33

$915,000 $760,000 $399,900

1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1

Brookland 3000 7Th Street NE Unit#211 3207 12Th Street NE Unit#101 4013 8Th Street NE Unit#2

$236,500 $469,900 $279,900

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Capitol Hill 101 N Carolina Avenue SE Unit#301 1345 K Street SE Unit#202 1345 K Street SE Unit#204 1345 K Street SE Unit#301 1512 K Street SE Unit#3 1824 D Street NE Unit#4 218A 3Rd Street NE Unit#29 245 15Th Street SE Unit#202

$245,000 $672,900 $460,000 $689,900 $570,000 $620,000 $440,000 $525,000

2 1 2 2 3 1 2

$300,000 $449,000 $689,900

H Street 1402 H Street NE Unit#503 1301 H Street NE Unit#3

Central

1111 25Th Street NW Unit#508 1150 K Street NW Unit#405 2024 NW 10Th Street NW $746,500 2 2201 L Street NW Unit#220 2121 12Th Place NW $1,008,000 3 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Unit#207 925 H Street NW Unit#613 Condo 616 E Street NW Unit#253

14th Street Corridor

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

Eckington

3 3 3 3 3 3

$900,000 $273,800 $681,900 $410,000 $420,000 $365,000 $457,000 $283,000 $295,000 $350,000 $949,000 $880,000 $415,000 $350,000

$699,900 $612,000 $299,900 $412,500 $799,900 $655,000

1 2 0 1 1 2

$672,900 $699,900

Ivy City 1702 West Virginia Avenue NE #102

$295,000

Ledroit Park 475 Florida Avenue NW Unit#1

$415,000

Logan Circle

Chinatown

1133 14Th Street NW Unit#1206 1245 13Th Street NW Unit#311 1312 Massachusetts Avenue NW #709 1440 Church Street NW Unit#104

Colulmbia Heights

Mt Vernon Sq

809 6Th Street NW Unit#61

1215 Park Road NW Unit#3 1519 Park Road NW Unit#102 1225 Fairmont Street NW Unit#202 1313 Irving Street NW Unit#1 1353 Randolph Street NW Unit#5 1355 Randolph Street NW Unit#6 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#102 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#201 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#202 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#T01 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#T02 1419 Clifton Street NW Unit#301 1442 Fairmont Street NW Unit#B 1444 Ogden Street NW Unit#101 1444 Ogden Street NW Unit#302 1513 Meridian Place NW Unit#5 2615 University Place NW Unit#1 2656 15Th Street NW Unit#103 2656 15Th Street NW Unit#304 2750 14Th Street NW Unit#405 3529 14Th Street NW Unit#2 550 Hobart Place NW Unit#2 638 Newton Place NW Unit#B 725 Kenyon Street NW Unit#B 736 Kenyon Street NW Unit#2 909 Quincy Street NW Unit#2

$574,500

$690,000 $501,000 $301,196 $880,000 $599,900 $559,900 $520,000 $499,000 $529,000 $425,000 $425,000 $705,000 $680,000 $350,000 $707,500 $310,000 $528,000 $375,100 $400,000 $575,000 $569,900 $335,000 $830,000 $1,100,000 $848,000 $641,950

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

Downtown 1108 16Th NW Unit#501

$1,450,000

910 M Street NW Unit#111

$497,000 $390,000 $630,000 $591,000 $647,000

Old City #2 406 NW M Street NW Unit#3 425 M Street NW Unit#A 460 New York Avenue NW Unit#606 555 Massachusetts Avenue NW #514 811 4Th Street NW Unit#608

$500,000 $540,000 $510,000 $305,000 $445,000

Penn Quarter

801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW #1126 $420,000 SW Waterfront (Rla) 1250 4Th Street SW Unit#W706 $285,000 240 M Street SW Unit#E209 $351,000 355 I Street SW Unit#507S $275,000 1425 4Th Street SW Unit#A409 $440,000 $725,000 258 G Street SW Unit#108

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

Shaw 1643 New Jersey Avenue NW #2 929 Florida Avenue NW Unit#3004

$418,000 $599,900

U Street 2100 11Th Street NW Unit#G01 1719 U Street NW Unit#1 1719 U Street NW Unit#3 2001 12Th Street NW Unit#318 u

$645,500 $513,000 $580,000 $585,500

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