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Thoughts on Ben’s Chili Bowl at 60 • Bernard Demczuk, PhD
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East Side News • Taylor Barden Golden
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kids and family 38
Notebook • Kathleen Donner
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Depeche Art • Phil Hutinet
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Insatiable • Celeste McCall
at home
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American Classic Woman
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Holds 18th Woman of the Year Pageant • Pleasant Mann
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NGA EVENINGS AT THE EDGE
The National Gallery of Art (NGA) is planning six “Evenings at the Edge.” Three are in the fall: Sept. 13, Oct. 11 and Nov. 8. On Sept. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. take a trip across the pond with an evening of Brit-inspired pop-up talks, live performances and an exclusive first look at the exhibition Rachel Whiteread before it opens to the general public. Acclaimed bass player Ben Williams sets the stage for visitors. Enjoy British hits throughout the building with DJ Adrian Loving. See performances from award-winning tap dancer Jason Samuel Smith. Dance under silent film projections, snap a selfie in the Gallery’s photo booth and unleash your inner artist with communal art activities. Visitors can purchase fare inspired by British classics such as Cornish pasties and scones. Enjoy a take on the Pimm’s cup at the Roof Terrace bar. Admission is free, but registration is required. To register and learn more about each evening, visit nga.gov/evenings. Visitors enjoy the East Building Roof Terrace during a recent Evenings at the Edge program. Photo: Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art
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H STREET AND BARRACKS ROW FESTIVALS
The H Street Festival on Sept. 15 from noon to 7 p.m. is one of the most highly attended single day events in DC. On H Street between Fourth and Fourteenth NE, enjoy 14 stages with everything from Jazz and Hiphop to classical Spanish dance. In addition, find youthbased performances, interactive children’s programs, fashion, heritage arts and poetry. hstreetfestival.org. The Barracks Row Fall Festival on Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Eighth Street SE between E and I, features restaurants, food trucks, US Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, community information tables and live entertainment. barracksrow.org.
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OPERA IN THE OUTFIELD
Washington National Opera (WNO) presents an “Opera in the Outfield” production of The Barber of Seville on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at Nationals Park. Gates open at 5 p.m. for pre-opera activities for the entire family. The Barber of Seville will be displayed on the high-definition NatsHD scoreboard. Free seating is available on the outfield grass (weather permitting) and in the stands. Arrive early for photo opportunities for kids, chances to win prizes, a costume try-on area with real Washington National Opera costume pieces, performances by local artists, a screening of the Warner Bros. cartoon “Rabbit of Seville” and arts and crafts. kennedy-center.org/wno. More than 10,000 people attended last year’s Opera in the Outfield presented by Washington National Opera at Nats Park. This year’s free opera broadcast of The Barber of Seville takes place on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. Photo: Scott Suchman
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WALKINGTOWN DC
WalkingTown DC is DC’s best public tour program, featuring more than 50 guided walking tours in neighborhoods throughout the District. This popular annual event takes place Sept. 15 to 23 and introduces residents and visitors to the art, culture, and history of DC through a series of “bite-size” lunchtime tours, after-work “happy hour” tours and longer weekend tours. WalkingTown DC connects residents to well-known and unfamiliar places from Congress Heights to Herring Hill, St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish to Dupont Circle. Tours are led by historians, licensed tour guides, community leaders, business owners, enthusiasts and docents, who all donate their time and expertise. Tours are offered at varying lengths and fitness levels. All tours are free but require reservations. Many tours are wheelchair and stroller accessible. Register at culturaltourismdc.org. Bill McLeod, executive director of Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets, leads a tour of the Dupont Circle area sharing the history of the neighborhood from its early development, to its decline in the 1950s and ‘60s, and rise again as a premiere arts, shopping and dining destination. Photo: Robert Kelleman
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NSO POPS STAR WARS LIVE-TO-FILM CONCERTS
The National Symphony Orchestra Pops (NSO Pops) season begins in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall with the legendary film music of John Williams. The full scores from four Star Wars films will be performed while the films are shown on a big screen. A New Hope opens the season on Sept. 12 to 15. Tickets are $34 to $149. kennedy-center.org. Star Wars Episode IV characters Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia and Harrison Ford as Han Solo
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Taste of Georgetown. Sept. 23, 11 AM to 4 PM. Taste of Georgetown is celebrating its 25th year with creative tastes from more than 30 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants. K Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street NW tasteofgeorgetown.com.
area and beyond. Enjoy after-hours access to Reptile Discovery Center, Think Tank, Kids’ Farm, and Great Cats Circle, as well as animal demonstrations, live music, culinary delights from popular food trucks and handcrafted goods sold by the local artisans of Grump Market. $70. fonz.org/uncorked. Colonial Market & Fair at Mount Vernon. Sept. 15 and 16; 9 AM to 5 PM. More than 40 artisans will demonstrate their trades and sell their wares while two stages of family entertainment delight audiences with 18thCentury amusements. Fair included in admission. mountvernon.org. H Street Festival. Sept. 15, noon to 7 PM. H Street from Fourth to 14th Streets NE. The festival is 11 blocks long and has 14 staging areas that are diversely themed and programmed to target the different segments of audiences. hstreetfestival.org. King Street Art Festival. Sept. 15, 10 AM to 7 PM and Sept. 16, 10 AM to 5 PM. Old Town Alexandria on King Street from Washington Street to the Potomac River waterfront. ArtFestival.com. PARK(ing) Day 2018. Sept. 21, 8 AM to 4 PM. On this day District residents and businesses display their creativity by building pop-up parks in curbside parking spaces. ddot.dc.gov/page/parking-day-dc-2018.
The Taste of Georgetown benefits the Georgetown Ministry Center’s mission to support the homeless. The event began over 20 years ago by Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown and its former Rector David Bird and member Robert Egger, who went on to found DC Central Kitchen. Photo: Sam Kittner
LAST OF THE OUTDOOR MUSIC AND MOVIES Cinematery: The Sixth Sense. Sept. 14, 7 PM. Rain date, Sept. 28. Gates open at 6 PM. BYOB and dinner, also. No dogs; no smoking. $10 suggested donation. Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. congressionalcemetery.org. Opera in the Outfield. Sept. 29, 7 PM. Gates open at 5 PM. Join Washington National Op-
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era at Nationals Park for The Barber of Seville. Pre-opera activities include a costume shop, instrument meet and greet, games, prizes and more. kennedy-center.org/wno/simulcast.
DPR’s Doggie Day Swim. Sept. 9, noon to 4 PM. At Upshur Pool, 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW and Francis Pool, 25th and N Streets NW. doggiedayswimdc.splashthat.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Adams Morgan Day 2018. Sept. 9, noon to 6 PM. Vendors, sidewalk cafes, cultural activities and performances. 18th Street between Florida Avenue and Columbia Road NW. admoday.com.
Maryland Renaissance Festival. Sept. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30. 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis, MD. rennfest.com.
Zoo Uncorked. Sept. 13, 6 to 9 PM. Wine tastings from esteemed wineries from the DC
Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival-Arts and Ales. Sept. 22, noon to 6 PM. The festival includes over 100 jury-selected artists and artisans, dozens of food truck and drink vendors, craft breweries and live performances. Downtown Hyattsville on Farragut Street, Gallatin Street and Church Alley. hyattsvilleartsfestival.com. DC State Fair. Sept. 23, 11 AM to 8 PM. The DC State Fair is a free showcase of the District’s agricultural and creative talents and a daylong celebration of all things homegrown. Waterfront Station in Southwest. dcstatefair.org. Opera in the Outfield. Sept. 29, 7 PM. Gates open at 5 PM. Join Washington National Opera at Nationals Park for The Barber of Seville. Preopera activities include a costume shop, instru-
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ment meet and greet, games, prizes and more. kennedy-center.org/wno/simulcast. Barracks Row Fall Festival. Sept. 29, 11 AM to 5 PM. Festival is on Eighth Street between E and I Streets SE. It features restaurants, food trucks, United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, community information tables, a main stage for live entertainment. barracksrow.org. ARTS by George!. Sept. 29, 5 PM. Featuring a Gala Performance by The Manhattan Transfer with the American Festival Pops Orchestra plus student showcases, food and beverage stations, auctions and more. George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, deLaski Performing Arts Building, Harris Theatre and Center for the Arts on the Fairfax campus. artsbygeorge.gmu.edu. Art All Night-Made in DC. Sept. 29, 7 PM to 3 AM. The festival will take place in six DC Main Streets neighborhoods, bringing visual and performing arts, including painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, fashion, music, dance, theater, film and poetry to indoor and outdoor public and private spaces, including businesses. artallnightdc.com. All Things Go Fall Classic. Oct. 6 and 7. A food and music festival at Union Market. Tickets $24, up. allthingsgofallclassic.com. Hillfest 2018. Oct. 6, 10 AM to 7:30 PM. presented by The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation. Mainstage: Friendship Technical Prep High School Band, Amy Bormet Trio, Dana Hawkins and Evan Marien, Hope Udobi Quartet, Corcoran Holt Quintet, Akua Allrich and the Tribe, Bobby Felder and the Capitol All Stars Big Band, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, JOGO Project, Herbert Scott, Stefon Harris & Blackout. Second Stage: African Fitness with Nakima Smith, Crush Funk Brass Band, Children’s Storytelling with Sylvia Zwi, DC Tap Fest Performers, Oasis Dance Collective. Garfield Park. Hillfest.org.
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Taste of Bethesda. Oct. 6, 11 AM to 4 PM. Taste of Bethesda brings 50 restaurants and five stages of entertainment to Bethesda’s Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and Auburn Avenues in the heart of Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. The children’s area features art and craft activities, balloons and face painting. bethesda.org. Washington International Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 28. Tickets are now on sale for the 60th Annual Washington International Horse Show. Capital One Arena. wihs.org.
MUSIC Music at U Street Music Hall. Sept. 8, MIXTAPE 10th Anniversary & Finale; Sept. 9, The Back To School Bash, Hosted by Ayye Pap
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& Goofys; Sept. 12, Poolside (live); Sept. 13, Let’s Eat Grandma; Sept. 14, Deep Sugar DC: 15th Anniversary Tour; Sept. 15, Robyn Riot; Sept. 16, DC Record Fair on U and The Universal Listening Room; Sept. 19, HYUKOH 24 TOUR; Sept. 20, The Buttertones and The Widdler + Pushloop; Sept. 21, Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket and Hot Mix; Sept. 22, SYML; Sept. 24, Reignwolf; Sept. 26, Annemarie; Sept. 27, Mt. Joy; Sept. 28, RobotakiThe Experiment Live; Sept. 29, Meg Myers and ATLiens; Oct. 2, The Charlatans UK; Oct. 3, Virtual Riot; Oct. 4, George FitzGerald (live); Oct. 5, Elderbrook; Oct. 6, The Presets and Breakbot. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. ustreetmusichall.com. Music at Hill Country. Sept. 8, Koe Wetzel; Sept. 9, Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs; Sept. 13, Wild Adriatic; Sept. 14, Kiti Gartner & The Drifting Valentines; Sept. 15, The Hall Monitors, Muck And The Mires; Sept. 18, Benyaro; Sept. 20, Fellowcraft; Sept. 27, Peter Case; Sept. 28, Eric Lindell; Sept. 29, Bumper Jacksons’ 5th Anniversary Throwback Dance Party; Oct. 2, Arkansauce; Oct. 5, Hubby Jenkins and Shannon Labrie; Oct. 67, C2 and The Brothers Reed. Hill Country Live, 410 Seventh St. NW. hillcountry.com/dc. Music at 9:30 Club. Sept. 8, Suicidal Tendencies; Sept. 11, MC50; Sept. 14, Los Amigos Invisibles; Sept. 15, Joey Coco Diaz; Sept. 18, FIDLAR; Sept. 20, Car Seat Headrest; Sept. 21, Gary Numan and Whethan; Sept. 22, Owl City; Sept. 23, The Growlers; Sept. 27, Highly Suspect; Sept. 29, Belly; Oct. 2, Our Lady Peace; Oct. 3, Liz Phair; Oct. 4, Cam; oct. 7, HONNE. 815 V St. NW. 930.com. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. Sept. 8, Shopping & No Age; Sept. 9, Red Fang; Sept. 10, Local H Pack Up The Cats Tour; Sept. 11, Sumac; Sept. 12, Yuno; Sept. 14, Tigers Jaw; Sept. 15, Brodown Throwdown 7; Sept. 20, Courtney Marie Andrews; Sept. 21, Arthur Buck; Sept. 22, Rooney; Sept. 23, Afternooner with DC Brau and Graham Coxon; Sept. 25, Idles; Sept. 26, Sales; Sept. 27, Miniature Tigers; Sept. 28, Jade Bird; Sept. 29, Shaed; Oct. 1, Tove Styrke; Oct. 3, The Frights Hypochondriac Tour; Oct. 5, Blitzen Trapper Furr 10th Anniversary Tour; Oct. 6, Great Lake Swimmers. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Music at Pearl Street Warehouse. Sept. 8, The Yawpers; Sept. 12, Sarah Shook And The Disarmers; Sept. 13, Eleanor Friedberger; Sept. 15, Hackensaw Boys; Sept. 16, Jasmine Gillison “Little Light” Album Release; Sept. 19, Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton; Sept. 21, Bencoolen Surprise Attack; Sept. 22, Justin Trawick and The Common Good; Sept. 24, Supersuckers 30th Anniversary “The Big Show” Tour; Sept. 27, Front Country; Sept. 30, Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp; Oct. 6, Black Masala. Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW.
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Union Market Drive-in Movies. Fridays. Oct. 5, 8:15 PM, Cool Runnings; Nov. 2, 8 PM, Hocus Pocus. Movies are held in Union Market’s parking lot, 1309 Fifth St. NE, and projected on the wall. Each family-friendly showing is free for walk-up film fans viewing in the picnic area, or costs $10 per car. Food is delivered on wheels by The DC Rollergirls. unionmarketdc.com/events/unionmarket-drive-in-2018.
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Music at City Winery. Sept. 8, Black Alley; Sept. 9, Jill Sobule “Nostalgia Kills” Album Release Show; Sept. 11, Eric Essix “More” Album Release; Sept. 12, Ana Popovic; Sept. 14, Mason Jennings; Sept. 15, Brett Miller; Sept. 16, Popa Chubby; Sept. 18, Will Hoge w/ Ryan Culwell; Sept. 19, Badfinger: “Straight Up”; Sept. 20, Steven Page Trio; Sept. 21, Chris Trapper and An Evening With Edwin McCain; Sept. 23, Ian Moore; Sept. 25, Jump, Little Children; Sept. 26, Face To Face Acoustic w/ Austin Lucas; Sept. 27, Art Sherrod Jr & The ASJ Orchestra; Sept. 28, Iris Dement; Sept. 29, Wasabassco Burlesque; Sept. 30, Dwele; Oct. 1, Marcia Ball; Oct. 3, Tim Reynolds & TR3; Oct. 4, Gaz Coombes w/ Caleb Elliott; Oct. 5, Roomful of Blues; Oct. 6 and 7, An Evening With The English Beat. City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE. citywinery.com/washingtondc.pearlstreetwarehouse.com.
Music at Boundary Stone. Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1. Open Mic & $5 Drafts with Reed Appleseed. Boundary Stone, 116 Rhode Island Ave. NW. boundarystonedc.com.
Music at Black Cat. Sept. 9, Saintseneca; Sept. 14 and 15, Black Cat 25th Anniversary; Sept. 17, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever; Sept. 18, Dead Sara; Sept. 19, Goodnight Texas; Sept. 20, Sunset Rollercoaster; Sept. 21 Mortified and Bad Moves; Sept. 22, Church Night; Sept. 23, Luna Honey; Sept. 27, Clarence “the blues man” Turner; Sept. 28, Hemlines; Sept. 29, Babe City Record Release Show; Oct. 2, The Artisanals; Oct. 3, Electric Six; Oct. 4 and 5, The Very Best of Hump!; Oct. 6, King Khan & The Shrines. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com.
Music at The Anthem. Sept. 10, First Aid Kit; Sept. 18, Alison Krauss; Sept. 23, Carlos Vives; Sept. 24, Lenny Kravitz-Raise Vibration Tour; Sept. 28, Future Islands; Sept. 29, Jo Koy: Break the Mold; Sept. 30, St. Paul & The Broken Bones; Oct. 3, Leon Bridges; Oct. 4, Troye Sivan; Oct. 5 and 6, Florence + The Machine; Oct. 7, Pink Martini featuring special guest Ari Shapiro. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com.
Music at Union Stage. Sept. 10, TWRP Planet Booty; Sept. 11, Teitur; Sept. 12, Donny McCaslin; Sept. 13, Wheeler Walker Jr.: The Dragon Energy Tour; Sept. 14, Palm; Sept. 16, Choir! Choir! Choir!; Sept. 17, Creed Bratton; Sept. 19, River Whyless; Sept. 20, White Ford Bronco; Sept. 21, Joshua Hedley; Sept. 22, An Evening with Soul Rebels and the Prince & Michael Experience; Sept. 25, SG Lewis; Sept. 26, The 9 Songwriter Experience; Sept. 27, Dreamers; Sept. 28, The Ocean Blue; Sept. 30, An Evening with Chris Dave and the Drumhedz; Oct. 4, Lucky Chops; Oct. 5, Halfway to Shamrockfest. Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW. unionstage.com.
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Sept. 17, 12th Blue Monday Blues Anniversary Jam Session; Sept. 24, Tom Newman Blues Band; Oct. 1, Clarence Turner Blues Band; Oct. 8, I Witness Blues. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Church of the Epiphany Weekly Concerts. Every Tuesday, 12:10 PM. Sept. 11, Mary Findlay, violin, Seth Castleton, viola, and Lois Narvey, harpsichord; Sept. 18, Richard Masters, piano; Sept. 25, David von Behren, organ; Oct. 2, Washington Bach Consort. 1317 G St. NW. epiphanydc.org. Music at Ivy City Smokehouse. Sept. 11, Kevin Cordy Quartet; Sept. 12, DJ India; Sept. 19, Miss H.E.R; Oct. 4 and 25, The Junior Bryce Band. Ivy City Smokehouse, 1356 Okie St. NE. ivycitysmokehouse.com. Library of Congress Homegrown Concert. Sept. 12, 7:30 PM, John McCutcheon. Concerts are in Coolidge Auditorium on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Performances are free. No tickets required. loc.gov. Music at The Howard. Sept. 12, The Wonder Years; Sept. 15, Stanley Clarke and Dancehall Palooza; Sept. 20, Black Uhuru; Sept. 21, Roc Marciano & Friends; Sept. 22, Inna; Sept. 26, Peter Yorn; Sept. 28, White Ford Bronco; Sept. 29, Ginuwine and Reggae Fest vs. Soca; Oct. 3, Trinidad James. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. thehowardtheatre.com. DC Hip Hop Theater Festival. Sept. 13 to 15, 6 PM. Now in its 18th year, the DC festival brings together some of the freshest work in theater and performance, reflecting the breadth of Hip Hop and urban culture and bringing together local and national artists, activists and organizations. On the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. kennedy-center.org.
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Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. Sept. 14, #Real Jazz 2 featuring Melba Joyce from Count Basie Band; Sept. 21, Tim Whalen Quintet; Sept. 28, Akua Allrich & the Tribe. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music with the Angels Concert. Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m.. Reception follows. Returning artists Yoojin Baik, violin and Dr. Eunae Han, piano. Free but donations appreciated. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. holycitydc.org. Music at the Lincoln. Sept. 16, Five for Fighting with String Quartet; Sept. 18, Amos Lee; Sept. 28, Blood Orange; Oct. 2, Hozier; Oct. 5, Lykke Li. The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. thelincolndc.com.
Music at Sixth and I. Sept. 25, An Evening with Beth Hart; Oct. 4, Songs from the Hymnal: An Evening with Brian Fallon and Special Guest Craig Finn. Sixth and I, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org. DC Jazz Preservation Festival. Sept. 29, noon to dusk. Dozens of jazz artists perform, vendors and other artists present their work, great soul food on sale all day. The Health Slam Jam will participate in offering free health screenings, information and referrals from major area health providers. In the event of rain all activities will go inside Westminster. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at the Phillips. Oct. 7, Ulf Wallin, violin and Torleif Thedéen, cello, Roland Pöntinen, piano; Oct. 14, Paavali Jumppanen, piano; Oct. 21, Pedja Mužijević, piano; Oct. 28, Holger Falk, baritone and Julius Drake, 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. Armistice 1918 at the National Cathedral. Oct. 21, 6 PM. Russian composer Alexander Kastalsky wrote this powerful ecumenical Requiem to commemorate the diverse nations and faiths of the Allied lives lost in World War I. He finished the complete seventeenmovement work in 1917, and it will receive its world premiere at this concert. Read more at kastalskyrequiem.com. Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. nationalcathedral.org.
THEATER AND FILM Hamilton. Through Sept. 16. Full price tickets are still available at kennedy-center.org. Visit hamiltonmusical.com/lottery to register for the $10 orchestra seat lottery. Passion. Through Sept. 23. Set in 1860s Italy, this gorgeous musical ignites a fiery love triangle when a handsome army captain is transferred to a remote military outpost and into the blinding infatuation of Fosca, the ailing cousin of his superior. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. signature-theatre.org. Macbeth. Through Sept. 23. Shakespeare’s murderous tragedy is seen anew in Davenant’s Restoration-era adaptation. Folger Shakespeare Theater, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Mosaic’s Marie and Rosetta at the Atlas. Through Sept. 30. Bringing fierce guitar playing and swing to gospel music that would
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become a rhythmic precursor to rock and roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a pioneer of mid-20th-century music with a huge influence on Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. Gloria at Woolly. Through Sept. 30. The squabbling editorial assistants at one of New York’s most prestigious magazines are all chasing the same dream: a starry life of letters and a book deal before they turn 30. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net. Como Agua Para Chocolate. Through Oct. 7. A dash of romance, a sprinkle of comedy, lots of quail, chili, mole and rose petals create an intense world of passion. A young woman trapped by traditions finds freedom in cooking so magical it inspires people to laugh, cry and burn with desire. GALA Theatre, 333 14th St, NW. galatheatre.org. Turn Me Loose. Through Oct. 14. This intimate and no-holds-barred drama chronicles Dick Gregory’s rise as the first African-American comedian to expose audiences to racial comedy. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org. Viva V.E.R.D.I.-The Promised End. Sept. 8 to 19. This is a wholly original work which seeks to “give Verdi his Lear” by blending the Requiem with a one-woman meditation on King Lear that is at once a performance of the play and commentary upon it. SOURCE Theatre, 1835 14th St. NW. inseries.org. If I Forget at Studio. Sept. 12 to Oct. 14. It’s July 2000 in DC and a modern Jewish family is fracturing over whether to sell their 14th Street real estate. Bethesda native Levenson’s political and deeply personal play about history, responsibility and compromise. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. studiotheatre.org. Pramkicker. Sept. 12 to 29. ...a brutally hilarious play that offers an unflinching look at what it means to be a modern woman. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. taffetypunk.com. The Pianist of Willesden Lane. Sept. 12 to 30. Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, The Pianist of Willesden Lane tells the true and inspirational story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist who is dreaming about her concert debut at Vienna’s storied Musikverein concert hall. Theaterj.org. Signature. Sept. 18 to Nov. 11. A chance encounter at a London train stop changes the course of life for Georgie and Alex. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. signature-theatre.org.
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DC VegFest. Sept. 15, 11 AM to 6 PM. DC VegFest is a free funfilled festival of food, music, education and inspiration. It is a free event and features over one hundred vendors, celeb speakers, cooking demos and a kids’ zone. DC VegFest is at N and First Streets SE. dcvegfest.com. Photo: PSK Creative
How to Start a Race War. Sept. 21 to Oct. 20. The three-part comic satire, replete with song-and-dance numbers and clocking in at three hours plus, is a parody of white supremacist “race war” fiction, which has proliferated in the years since Timothy McVeigh named William Pierce’s The Turner Diaries as inspiration for his brutal 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. theklunch.com. DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival 2018. Oct. 1 to 7. For the schedule and to buy tickets, visit dcpfaf.org. The Importance of Being Earnest. Oct. 4 to 7. Oscar Wilde’s wit and ability to charmingly roast the customs of high society are on full display with this delightful love story. It is revered as one of the most endearing and enduring social class comedies of all time. Hartke Theatre at CUA. cua.edu. Inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival Tickets Available. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has opened registration for the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival, the first of its kind in the Smithsonian’s 172-year history. The festival, Oct. 24 to 27, is a biennial four-day cinematic experience focused on celebrating African American visual culture and film. Pricing, schedule and tickets are at aafilmfest.si.edu.
SPORTS AND FITNESS Washington Nationals Baseball. Sept. 9 and 20 to 26. mlb.com/nationals. DC United at Audi Field. Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., vs. Minnesota United FC; Sept. 29, 7 p.m., vs. Montreal Impact. dcunited.com. Annual Walk for McKenna. Sept. 15, 8 PM. A 5k walk to raise funds and awareness for the Father McKenna Center, downtown’s only daytime program for men experiencing homelessness. $30 fee includes a commemorative t-shirt and a continental breakfast. To register, visit fathermckennacenter.org/septemberwalk-for-mckenna. Courage to Run 5k. Sept. 16, 8 AM. Courage to Run is a 5k that celebrates and elevates women political players and civic actors. To strengthen the mindset, physical endurance and vision needed to be healthy and lead effectively, Courage to Run invites all women interested in civic engagement to join them. Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. wilsoncenter.org. Dead Man’s Run. Oct. 6, 5 to 9 PM. The race starts at 6 PM. Race starts with a toll of the funeral bell, continues throughout the cemetery and onto the Anacostia Trail for a ghostly evening run full of spooky music and fun. Visit the beer tent after the race to reward survival. Costumes encouraged, with prizes for best costumes and team costume. Register at hccemetery.wixsite.com/deadmansrun.
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Summerland. Sept. 27 to Oct. 21. “Summerland” tells the mysterious tale of William H. Mumler, a spirit photographer with a talent for capturing haunting images from the world beyond the veil. Area Premiere. The Undercroft Theatre of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. stageguild.org.
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Foggy Bottom Farmers Market. Wednesdays, 3 to 7 PM. 901 23rd St. NW. freshfarm.org. Dupont Circle FRESHFARM Market. Sundays, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 20th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW. freshfarmmarket.org. Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 6 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open weekends, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh Street SE. easternmarket-dc.org. Union Market. Tuesdays to Fridays, 11 AM to 8 PM; Saturdays and Sundays, 8 AM to 8 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com.
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CIVIC LIFE National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board Open House. Sept. 13, 5 to 7 p.m. Dive deeper into their long-range transportation plan, “Visualize 2045.” The Open Houses will give attendees the chance to explore the draft plan and learn about the region, major projects and analysis. Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, 4800 Meade St. NE. visualize2045.org. Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 5:30 PM. 90 K St. NE. 202-408-9041. norton. house.gov.
MARKETS AND SALES Mt. Vernon Triangle Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM. 499 I St. NW. freshfarm.org. CityCenterDC Farmers Market. Tuesdays, 11 AM to 2 PM. 1098 New York Ave. NW. freshfarm.org. Penn Quarter Farmers Market. Thursdays, 3 to 7 PM. 801 F St. NW. freshfarm.org. By the White House Farmers Market. Thursdays, 11 Am to 2 PM. 810 Vermont Ave. NW. freshfarm.org.
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Chinatown Revitalization Council. Fourth Monday, 7 to 8 PM. 510 I St. NW. Chinatown Revitalization Council promotes the Chinatown renewal and the preservation of its cultural heritage. The public is welcome. Convention Center Community Association. Last Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Kennedy Rec Center, 1401 Seventh St. NW. facebook.com/pages/Convention-Center-Community. Downtown Neighborhood Association. Second Tuesday, 7 to 9 PM. US Naval Memorial Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. miles@dcdna.org. dcdna.org.
East Central Civic Association of Shaw. First Monday, 7 PM. Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth St. NW. Contact: Al Hajj Mahdi Leroy J Thorpe Jr, 202-3871596. Eckington Civic Association. First Monday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. eckingtondc.org. Edgewood Civic Association. Last Monday, 7 to 9 PM. Edgewood senior building, 635 Edgewood St. NE, Ninth Floor. Logan Circle Citizens Association. Visit logancircle.org/calendar for meeting dates and times. logancircle.org. Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association. Third Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Yale Steam Laundry, 437 New York Ave. NW. lifein.mvsna.org. U Street Neighborhood Association. Second Thursday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. ANC 1A. Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th St. NW. anc1a.org. ANC 1B. First Thursday, 6:30 PM. DC Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. anc1b.org. ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7 PM. LeDroit Senior Building, 2125 Fourth St. NW. anc1b.org. ANC 1B04. First Thursday, 6:30 PM. Banneker Recreation Center, 2500 Georgia Ave. NW. LaKisha M. Brown Commissioner. groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ ANC1B04/info. ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7 PM. Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Health, 2355 Ontario Rd. NW. anc1c.org. ANC 1D. Third Tuesday, 7 PM. 3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW. anc1d.org. ANC 2C. First Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. anc2C.org. ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Meeting at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. anc6e.org.
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Thoughts on Ben’s Chili Bowl at 60
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by Bernard Demczuk, PhD
n Aug. 22 this year, Ben’s Chili Bowl turned 60. But it was not just a birthday for Ben’s. It was a celebration of DC’s African-American history, culture and character – a celebration of our city’s resilience. DC’s people have a long history of bouncing back from hard times. Our black community is front and center in this story, and Ben’s is a perfect case study of our quest of freedom and its ongoing redefinition. Many of DC’s early black residents had freed themselves from bondage in the slave states of Virginia and Maryland, from whose land Congress created the enslaved District of Columbia in 1791. Each decade thereafter, more blacks got free. In 1800, 20 percent of blacks were free in DC. By 1830, 50 percent. DC was becoming a precarious “safe-haven” for runaway slaves, hiding in free black communities in Georgetown, Foggy Bottom and Southwest, from slave-catchers and kidnappers as far away as Georgia. By the 1860s, DC had become 90-percent free, as more freedom led to more leadership of AfricanAmericans pushing to abolish slavery. Their loud voices and earnest organizing skills convinced a radical Republican Congress to abolish slavery in DC on April 16, 1862, nine months before Lincoln’s reluctant Emancipation Proclamation. DC’s black men fought and died in the Civil War. They are honored on U Street at the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum. In 1867, black men here became the first in America to vote, while Howard Univer-sity opened its doors the same year. A year later, Barry Farm in Anacostia became America’s largest freedmen’s village, settled by those fleeing a slave South during the Civil War. Over 25,000 African-Americans flooded into DC, where black churches, schools, businesses and social venues gave people of African descent a semblance of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. DC was on its way to becoming a “city of magnificent inten-tions” and becoming chocolate in color, socially sweet and politically po-tent. Anchored by Howard University, DC produced
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America’s “best and bright-est” during the rise of oppressive black codes and Jim Crow. When PhDs, MDs, DDs, DDSs, JDs and men and women of arts and letters and business acumen graduated from Howard, they did not return to the violent South from whence they came. They stayed in DC to cultivate their new talents building our city as America’s black mecca. DC emerged as the premier city for black excellence. The Howard Theatre opened in 1910 at Seventh and T streets NW. The 1940s brought five major theaters up and down the U Street Corridor, known as America’s black Broadway, a phrase created by Pearl Bailey at the Casbah Club, now Ben’s Next Door. Twelve beauty salons and barbershops lined U Street. Over 200 black businesses bustled in the Shaw-Cardozo-LeDroit Park ar-ea. The black dollar circulated and stayed in the segregated black com-munity. Wealth and community building followed. Here Ben’s Chili Bowl established itself in 1958. Ben Ali, a Howard Univer-sity dental student, and his new wife Virginia, a teller at the black-owned Industrial Bank just two blocks away, opened Ben’s on Aug. 22. A successful black working and professional class had disposable income enough to finance large churches, schools and vibrant cultural venues in-cluding Griffith Stadium where Josh Gibson hit baseballs out of the park onto Georgia Avenue, making him the all-time home run hitter, at 962. Barry Bonds is number two at 762. Hank Aaron number three at 755. DC was a rich, deep, delicious chocolate, indeed. Law students and schol-arly lawyers (Thurgood Marshall, Franklin Reeves and Mary Church Terrell) desegregated schools and lunch-counters; medical doctors invented life-saving medicines like plasma (Dr. Charles Drew) and philosophers, entertainers, educators and poets fueled New York’s Harlem Renaissance (Georgia Douglas Johnson, Duke Ellington, Anna Julia Cooper, Alain Locke, Jessie Redmond Fauset and Zora Neale Hurston). Before the Harlem Renaissance, it was the DC Renaissance that gave birth to that dynamic community north of Central Park. The Apollo Theater in Harlem opened in 1932, 22 years after the Howard, and capitalized on “Amateur Night,” started at the Howard in the 19-teens. Most of the Har-lem greats came from U Street, Howard University or the Shaw communi-ty. But not only the black intelligentsia built the mecca. Laborers, line cooks, lower- and middlegrade government workers, nurses, clerks, choir mem-bers, teachers, postal employees, domestics
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and shopkeepers all contrib-uted to a vibrant, highly diverse black community, where a Howard pro-fessor lived next to a construction worker, conversing freely about arts, culture, sports and the ongoing drama in civil rights struggles. Their di-verse colors matched their diverse interests and points of view with a healthy appreciation that they were all equal in the eyes of Jim Crow. Bar-bershops, beauty salons and Bible studies hummed with humor and philosophical musings. Fast forward to the mid-1950s, and DC became the first major American majority-black city, Chocolate City, a moniker from a song by George Clin-ton of Parliament-Funkadelic in 1971. Clinton, aka the godfather of funk, reveled in DC’s being a 72-percent black city, where black excellence and progress was the envy of people of African descent worldwide. It was an inviting destination for African-Americans fleeing a hostile South during the Great Migration. By 1960, we became the first major American city with a black voting majority. There was no stopping black progress, by the early 1960s, when civil rights leaders in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) opened their offices across the street from Ben’s Chili Bowl, and down the street, respectively. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. established his Poor People’s Campaign headquarters around the cor-ner from Ben’s at 14th and T streets. Ben’s already showed its commit-ment to the community by feeding organizers of the 1963 March on Washington, the civil right movement through the 60s and the Poor People’s Campaign in 1967-68. But then tragedy struck on April 4. The King of Peace was assassinated. All Hades broke loose. Ben’s was the only business permitted to stay open during four days of federally imposed curfew, because community leaders and government officials jointly needed a place to eat, meet and quell the rebellion. Fire, anger and death were loosened on America’s black mecca. Blocks were burned out along 14th, Seventh, U and H streets NE. Darkness fell on the lights of the black Broadway. People and businesses fled. Few ven-tured on U Street thereafter. As if to pour salt on this open wound, drugs, crime and violence followed in the 80s. It was dark and dangerous just to walk down the street. But the late 80s proved even more devastating. Metro construction opened a 60-foot canyon along U Street for five long, dusty, dirty years. You could not even walk down U Street, literally. You had to enter Ben’s from the back alley. Still it stayed open. Still people came to eat and meet.
Those once bustling black businesses became shuttered. By mid-1990s, only five had survived the 1968 onslaught: Prince Hall Black Masons, Industrial Bank, Lee’s Florist & Card Shop, Howard Theatre (sporadically) and Ben’s. They stayed open heroically. They survived. Now they thrive. Today, those everyday people who stayed and persevered struggle to stay in the mecca they built. Honor them. Let us keep them here! A wise person once said, “The only thing we can depend on is change.” Change is, paradoxically, our constant friend. So here we are, 60 years later. Chocolate City has become Chocolate-Vanilla Swirl, soon becoming Mocha-Melt. But Chuck Brown Way and Duke Ellington’s statue sing a silver note at Seventh and T streets NW – ground zero for black DC, where atop the Howard Theatre Louis Armstrong blows his cornet, speaking to God. Ben’s hums as a destination. Activists in mayoral campaigns, from Jesse Jackson for President in ’84 and ’88, to Black Lives Matters, environmentalists and #Me2 leaders, use Ben’s as a meeting and organizing space. Even our Metropolitan Police Department uses Ben’s as a training site for recruits, teaching them about the history of policing in DC, where U Street was a contentious space as police brutality was being countered by a young upstart named Marion Barry in 1969. U Street is back. We remember. It took enormous character to survive 227 years of slavery, the black codes, Jim Crow, lynching, mass-incarceration, micro and macro aggressions in a white-supremacist, racist America. This is DC’s history, culture and proud sense of resilience. This is our character. Today, our history is on brick walls along U Street for the world to see in murals painted by young hip artists. Take a stroll down U Street from Fifth to 15th, marveling at our resilience. Our story is spray-painted on the walls. Celebrating Ben’s on Aug. 22 was not simply saying happy birthday to Ben’s. It was saying “thank you” to those businesses, people, smiles and struggles along U Street in the Shaw, Cardozo and LeDroit Park communities, full of churches, Victorian homes and schools, who held firm to the idea of black excellence. Aug. 22 was also, prophetically, the birthday of the Howard Theatre and the indomitable Chuck Brown. Happy birthday, Ben’s, and thanks, black mecca of America. Not gone. Not forgotten. Bernard Demczuk, PhD, is the Ben’s Historian and chair of Ben’s Foundation. He can be contacted at bernie@benschilibowl.com u
Sunday, September 16, 2018 12:00–4:00 pm Get ready to explore Shaw’s many fitness options in one afternoon. This first-ever “studio crawl” includes a choice of three classes from seven Shaw neighborhood studios, along with brunch bites, spritzers, massages, facials and workout and wellness swag. SweatInShaw attendees will choose a “Sweat Track” (Strength, Core, Sculpt, Stretch) from the seven participating businesses. Guests will check in at the #SweatInShaw Zen Lounge powered by M.Y. Lifestyle, located at The Colonel (1250 9th Street, NW) and enjoy brunch featuring salads from CAVA, continental breakfast from Buttercream Bake Shop, spritzers by Zurena, facials and a DIY clay mask bar for individual skin types by Skin Scholars, plus complimentary massages amidst relaxing music and rooftop views.
Participating wellness studios offering classes during SweatInShaw include: District Pilates: Private and group classes using Peak Pilates Reformers and Chairs (1302 9th Street, NW) Fuel Body Lab: Pilates, Barre, Tabata, Trampoline, Group Reformer (1228 Blagden Alley, NW) Off-Road DC: Bike. Box. Build. (905 U Street, NW) Reformation Fitness: TRX/FIT, Beat Bike, Pilates, H.I.I.T., Group Reformer, Yoga (1218 9th Street, NW) Solidcore: Pilates classes intensified (1821 7th Street, NW) Urban Athletic Club: Premier strength and conditioning facility (804 N Street, NW) The Yoga Shala: Ashtanga, Hatha, and Vinyasa Yoga (1550 7th Street, NW)
Information and tickets ($75) are available at SweatInShaw.Eventbrite.com
www.shawmainstreets.org Shaw Main Streets is a designated DC Main Streets program and is funded in part by the Department of Small and Local Business Development, Muriel E. Bowser, Mayor.
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East City Art’s Mid-City Gallery Exhibitions and News
Gallery Neptune & Brown
Gallery Neptune & Brown will exhibit “Blue Chip: Printmaking Masters,” a series of works that employ a wide array of printmaking techniques including etching, engraving, lithograph and woodcut. The gallery has billed the exhibition as a group of work which displays “some of the best examples of printmaking over the last three centuries,” and this statement should not be taken as hyperbole. Remarkably, this small commercial gallery in the 14th Street corridor will exhibit prints of several world-renowned artists including Georg Baselitz, one of Germany’s greatest living artists, who has a retrospective currently at the Hirshhorn; Henri Matisse, the French fauvist known for “wild” (fauve) colors and cutouts; Rufino Tamayo, a leader of the “Mexican Renaissance,” whose murals adorn major public buildings in Mexico; and James McNeill Whistler, the American portrait artist best known in Washington, DC, for Henry Moore,“Reclining Figure Piranesi Background III,” 1979. Etching, 9 x 11 inches. Image: Gallery painting the famous Peacock Room at the Neptune & Brown Freer Gallery of Art on the National Mall. The work of these four artists does not overshadow the talent of the others on view. On the contrary. The exhibition also includes contemporary masters like Ellsworth Kelly, the “hard edge” American color field painter; William Kentridge, a South African known for his drawings and animation; Joan Mitchell, a pioneering American abstract expressionist painter; Henry Moore, a British artist best known for oversized figurative sculptures; Richard Serra, an American minimalist sculptor; Kiki Smith, a multidisciplinary American artist; and Wayne Thiebaud, a 97-year-old American known Charlene Nield and Ann Pickett,“Royal Wedding.” Acrylic with collage, 24 x 30 inches. Image: Foundry Gallery for painting everyday objects
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and associated with countless movements including the Bay Area figurative movement and pop art, just to name a few.
Hamiltonian
Every year, Hamiltonian Gallery issues a call for artists to participate in the nonprofit’s fellowship program, which provides both professional development and exhibition opportunities for the fellows. This year, a panel of jurors selected six fellows from a pool of 115 applicants. The 2018 Hamiltonian Artists now include Kaitlin Jencso (Corcoran College of Art+Design, BFA fine art photography), Luke Ikard (MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art), Brian Dunn (MFA, Cornell University), Curtis Miller (MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art), Rachel Schmidt (MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art) and Sera Boeno (MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art). Every September, Hamiltonian’s newly selected artist fellows participate in a group exhibition entitled “new. now.” This year’s exhibition opens on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Foundry Gallery
The title of Foundry Gallery’s September exhibition, “a deux,” translates from the French as “two together.” Charlene Nield and Ann Pickett have been working together, a deux, for many years, creating brightly colored work with an emphasis on the figurative. The artits aptly describe their work as having “strong elements of color and whimsy.” With titles like “Royal Wedding” and “Amore,” the duo’s paintings focus on harmonious human relationships, much like their own artistic partnership. Of their collaborative process, they state, “Once creative trust and respect is established the experience is remarkably freeing. Just as in our individual art, our collaborative works speak to who we are, how we view and experience life through art.” This new series of mixed-media series uses both acrylic paint and collage.
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Gallery Neptune & Brown 1530 14th St. NW 202-986-1200 | www.neptunefineart.com Hours: Wed. to Sat., 12-7 p.m. Sept. 15-Oct. 14 “Blue Chip: Printmaking Masters” Opening reception: Sat., Sept. 15, 5-7 p.m. Foundry Gallery 2118 Eighth St. NW 202-232-0203 | www.foundrygallery.org Hours: Wed. to Sun., 1-7 p.m. Sept. 5-30 Charlene Nield and Ann Pickett, “a deux” Opening reception: Sat., Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202-332-1116 | www.hamiltoniangallery.com Hours: Tues. to Sat., 12-6 p.m. “new. now,” 2018 Hamiltonian Fellows group exhibition Opening reception: Sat., Sept. 22, 7-9 p.m. Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW 202-234-5601 | www.hemphillfinearts.com Hours: Tues. to Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 29-Dec. 15 Renee Stout, “When 6 Is 9: Visions of a Parallel Universe” Opening reception: Sat., Sept. 29, 6-8 p.m. Long View Gallery 1234 Ninth St. NW 202-232-4788 | www.longviewgallerydc.com Hours: Wed. to Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Through Sept. 16 Gian Garofalo, “Flora and Fauna” Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave. NW 202-347-2787 | www.touchstonegallery.com Hours: Wed. to Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Weekends, 12-5 p.m. Sept. 5-30 Gallery A and C, “Dreams” group exhibition Gallery B, Rosa Vera, “Passages and Borders”
Rosa Vera,“Falling into Lines.” Image: Touchstone Gallery
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In “Passages and Borders,” Rosa Vera works in several mediums including assemblage, installation and paint, to explore the theme of multiculturalism. However, her exploration does not derive from a desire to undertake an inquiry of American society. Rather, she explores the theme from an autobiographical perspective. The artist quotes Michael Ondaatje, who believes that “everything is biographical.” She draws on her experiences as an American immigrant while paying homage to her Latin American roots. Vera explores “the transition from one border to another, the passage of time, memory and ancestry.” Her boldly painted works depict figurative subjects obscured by richly colored backgrounds, creating a collage effect in which elements from the past and the present, places far and near, exist in unified juxtaposition. Her work has received critical acclaim both in the US and abroad, and appears in the permanent collection of the National Institutes of Health. Phil Hutinet is the publisher of East City Art, dedicated to DC’s visual arts. For more information visit www.eastcityart.com. u
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et another local restaurant has gone green: Unconventional Diner is Spark, a Caribbeananything but conventional. influenced smokehouse. Tucked into the cavernous Ensconced in an hisWalter Washington Conventoric Bloomingdale firehouse, tion Center (Shaw/Mount Spark was formerly called Old Vernon Triangle), this eightEngine Number 12. Now opermonth-old charmer dishes out ated by Jenna Mack, Spark esupbeat diner fare with a Midchews plastic, substituting biodle Eastern twist. degradable, compostable plates The mezze platter, a beau(made from pressed palm). tiful arrangement of hummus, Straws are paper, not plastic. falafel, lebnek (Lebanese-style (Too light to pass through incream cheese), cukes, olives and dustrial recycling centers, plassweet little red peppers, is as tic straws often end up in seas tasty as anything we encounand rivers, harming or killing Located in an historic Bloomingdale firehouse, tered in Israel. Accompanying Spark is among local restaurants going “green.” marine life.) the plate – meant for sharing As we perched on barstools – is a coffee mug packed with fashioned from barrels, Spark crisp sesame-studded naan. But general manager Amanda Yothe stars of the appetizer menu selow cited the Surfrider Founare divine little chicken pot pie dation, a nonprofit environpoppers, nestled in an oblong mental organization working to box lined with what looked like protect our oceans and beaches. AstroTurf. The little morsels “Almost everything at Spark is practically melt in your mouth. sustainable,” she said, adding The couple seated next to us that Trinidad-born chef Peter was enjoying generous helpings At Spark, grilled avocado with pico de gallo is a cusPrime “is passionate about it.” tomer favorite, and the straws are paper, not plastic. of fried chicken and the chicken Emerging from chef Prime’s parmesan with tomato-sauced kitchen is delectable lump crab spaghetti. Both dishes tempted us. We also considtoast, concocted from crustaceans plucked from ered miso salmon and crab linguine made with squid nearby Chesapeake Bay. Avocado halves (not exink pasta. But we finally decided on the meatloaf. actly local, we admit) are filled with “sunny” egg Again, not your grandma’s meatloaf. The generous and pico de gallo and broiled briefly. Scooped up brick-shaped portion was glazed with siracha, spicy with chips or devoured with a fork, the result is enough to tantalize – but not scorch – our taste buds. sublime. Locally sourced jerk brisket is smoked The meatloaf was cloaked with rich, morel-studded in-house for 14 hours. The melt-in-your mouth gravy. The only traditional touch was the bowl of beef arrives on a wooden plate cut from an acayummy, chunky mashed potatoes. cia tree trunk. Other victuals encompass smoked Located at 1207 Ninth St. NW, Unconventional salmon, smoked bone marrow, whole red snapper. Diner is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For Entrees are a la carte; among sides are zippy curexact hours call 202-847-0122 or visit www.unconried chickpeas. Lunch for two with a glass of sauventionaldiner.com. vignon blanc came to about $50 before tip. Located at 1626 North Capitol, Spark is open nightly except Monday (closed all day), no Sunday dinner, weekend brunch. Call 202-299-9128 Just in time for football season, former NFL player or visit www.sparkat12.com. Tobias Dorzon is unveiling Union Market Oyster Bar & Lounge. You’ll find it at 501 Morse St. NE.
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At Unconventional Diner, the mezze platters and succulent chicken poppers are anything but conventional.
Dorzon, 33, is no stranger to the culinary arts; he also operates Victory Chefs catering and his Victory food truck. At Union Market Oyster Bar, expect oysters, crab cakes, jerk sea bass and brick-oven pizza. Son of a Liberian immigrant who ran a West African restaurant on Georgia Avenue NW, Dorzon grew up in Riverdale Park (Prince George’s County). He also helped in his dad’s restaurant kitchen. After playing for the Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL), Dorzon attended the Art Institute of Washington’s culinary school. He cooked at several highend local restaurants and was personal chef to NFL players. Eventually he collaborated with Redskins buddies and teamed up with Russell Webster (in the music industry) to launch Union Market Oyster Bar. It should open any day now.
Big Apple Meatballs in DC
What’s not to love? New York-based The Meatball Shop arrived last month at 1720 14th St. NW, where Cork Wine Bar used to be. (Cork has moved down the street.) As the name implies, the 70-seat “mixand-match” Meatball Shop specializes in build-yourown meals centered around meatballs. First, customers choose from “classic,” spicy pork, chicken, veggie. Next comes the sauce: tomato, spicy meat, parmesan cream, pesto and mushroom gravy. Meatballs can be “naked,” served with parmesan, or “smash,” nestled on a brioche bun with cheese and a simple salad. For more information visit www.themeatballshop.com.
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In the up-and-coming Truxton Circle neighborhood, Glassey, an Indian restaurant, debuted last month. Created by siblings Taj and Harris Sohal, Glassey is located at 1625 First St. NW. The signature mirchi curry, concocted with Carolina Reaper peppers, is so incendiary that a wall of fame honors patrons who manage to finish it, with their photos. No worries, wimps (like me) find plenty to eat here: Indian-American-inspired “street food” dishes like “naanchos” (crispy naan pieces topped with chickpeas, cucumbers, tomatoes, cilantro and choice of protein); fries smothered with masala seasoning; tikka chicken wings and traditional biryani and butter chicken. By the way, the moniker “glassey” is a Punjabi term for a “boozy, funfilled time.” Glassey is open daily for lunch and dinner. Call 202-4838286 or visit www.glasseydc.com.
Prather’s Prances to Mount Vernon
Newest kid in the Mount Vernon Triangle is Prather’s on the Alley, serving “contemporary American fare.” Prather’s is the brainchild of MVT residents Dean Mosones and Mark Minicucci, who believe the area needed a “low key” neighborhood haunt with “approachable American cuisine.” Heading the kitchen is chef Akhtar Nawab, who previously wielded his whisk at Shaw’s now defunct Table. Highlighting his menu will be smoked fish dip, mac-andcheese, roasted local chicken, steelhead salmon and rabbit with pappardelle pasta. Named for the alley behind the building (a former auto repair shop), the 2,000-square-foot space will seat about 60 inside and 30 outside, pending an outdoor seating permit. Located at 455 I St. NW, Prather’s is open nightly plus weekend brunch. For more information call 202-8389633 or visit www.prathersdc.com. u
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merican Classic Woman held its 18th Woman of the Year Pageant on Sunday afternoon, July 22, at the historic Lincoln Theater. The pageant, originally a local affiliate of a national competition, was started by Letha Blount to serve as an opportunity for senior women in Washington, DC, to show their talents and form a community of active seniors. The pageant competition consists of a preliminary interview with the judges, a statement of the contestant’s philosophy of life, a performance demonstrating their talents and an evening-gown presentation. The winner becomes American Classic Woman of the Year, with the title “Queen.” The pageant began with the contestants strutting down the aisles of the Lincoln Theater, through an audience of hundreds of spectators, before taking the stage. The 12 contestants represented a 50-percent increase over previous years. Contestants ranged in age from 55 to 78. As they took the stage, each offered her philosophy of life as she introduced herself. Most of the talent presentations involved either singing or recitation of poetry, although Mecca Trotter-Roser’s performance in prison stripes for her piece on the problems of youth did add some novelty to the competition. In the evening-gown segment, the contestants spontaneously answered questions posed by the judges. The pageant also drew a number
of area entertainers who performed while contestants changed clothes between sections of the competition. The Iverson Mall Walkers, a senior dance group which has outlived its namesake, exhibited their choreography as they have in previous years. Rose Bullock, who won the American Classic Woman competition Betty Entzminger named American Classic Woman of the Year for 2018. in 2009, belted out a Photo: Pleasant Mann rousing number. Elijah Finally, the winners of the 2018 Butler, a young, spiritupageant were announced. Juanita ally focused mime, did a set based on Dickerson Peterson was declared the gospel song “I Won’t Complain.” Ms. Congeniality. Second runnerA highlight of the entertainment up went to Mary Ann House, while was the performance of Ray Apollo, Paula Ayo Moore won first runnera member of the doo-wop group The up. Then Betty Entzminger was Orioles, who had the audience up and declared to be the 2018 American dancing to his renditions of rock and Classic Woman. roll hits. The Honorable Walter E. Queen Betty lives in Ward 8 Fauntroy, former DC representative and was first runner-up in last year’s to Congress and pastor emeritus of pageant. She has recently completed New Bethel Baptist Church, offered her associate’s degree at the Univerthe song “Forever Young.” Finally, the sity of the District of Columbia and youth dance troupe Studio 7 excited plans on working toward a bachelor’s the crowd with energetic step routines degree. A scholarship that she won and a dazzling light show. from American Classic Woman PagBefore the announcement of the eant and the pageant prize money pageant winners for 2018, last year’s will help her in this endeavor. She winner, Queen Robin Riddick, made currently works with the Opportunia final walk before the audience while ties Industrialization Center, also in her farewell address was read aloud. Ward 8, guiding youth and adults in Her statement started with, “As a workforce development. child, I was often told I would grow At age 60, Queen Betty is a popuup to be – nothing, and lar model for top designers of Afrothat no one would find centric wear. Her modeling credits me worthy.” But her include Essence, Brides for Today and accession as Queen of other publications. She has also acted, the American Classic her repertory covering “The Colored Woman of the Year, Museum” and “For the Colored Girls and the performance of Who Have Considered Suicide When her community duties the Rainbow Is Enuf.” with groups such as the As the 2018 American Classic USA Dream Academy Woman queen, Entzminger wants to and the Thurgood Maruse her contacts to spread awareness shall Center for Service of American Classic Woman and netand Heritage, where work with other community groups people “saw in me what that are working to expand opportuI did not see in myself,” nities for youth and adults. As an artled her to recognize ist, her aim is to “inspire and motivate that she was actually – Mecca Trotter-Roser gives her original poem in the talent competition. people through the arts.” u Photo: Pleasant Mann “A queen!”
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BULLETIN BOARD Kimberly Gilbert for the upcoming Ford’s Theatre production of “Born Yesterday,” Sept. 21 to Oct. 21. Photo: Scott Suchman
Ford’s Theatre presents Born Yesterday
In this sharp-edged satire, opportunistic tycoon Harry Brock arrives in Washington with his naive girlfriend, Billie Dawn, to game the political system. With the help of an idealistic reporter, Billie wises up and fights back to end the corruption. Political satire meets romantic comedy in a story that shows truth and justice can win the day. Born Yesterday plays Sept. 21 to Oct. 21. The production is recommended for ages 12, older. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org.
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Dupont Circle Nightlife Pick-Up Drop-Off Zone Enforcement
The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) has implemented no parking, pick-up drop-off zones on and around Connecticut Avenue NW. Vehicles parked in the zones and not picking up or dropping off people, will be towed. The pickup and drop-off zones are active from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights along Connecticut Avenue from Rhode Island Avenue to Dupont Circle NW.
National Building Museum Community Day
On Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., learn to stabilize difficult housing situations by connecting with community organizations. Take action to build or restore personal credit or get insurance and receive financial assistance. Hear about a new short-term emergency assistance loan available for renters. Receive free health assessments. Register to vote. Connect with community services. Discover what is happening in DC to improve affordable hous-
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DCHFA, Your Homeownership Resource in D.C. 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.
Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP)
DCHFA serves as a co-administrator of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) first time home buyer program, HPAP, which provides interest free deferred loans for down payment and closing cost assistance up to $84,000 combined. DCHFA administers HPAP applications for households meeting very low to low income criteria.
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. Visit www.DCHFA.org for full qualification guidelines and information on how to apply to any of DCHFA’s homeownership programs.
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ing options. Volunteer to help solve the eviction crisis. Free. Registration required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. nbm.org.
MuralsDC Plans Eight New Murals this Summer
Keegan Theatre Receives Bloomberg Grant
The Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) has awarded The Keegan Theatre a grant as part of a $43 million multi-year initiative that provides unrestricted general operating support as well as arts management training to recipient organizations in areas that include fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and board development. bloomberg.org. Photo: Courtesy of Keegan Theatre
MuralsDC has completed the first of eight new murals at the West Education Campus DC Public School, as part of its MuralsDC collaborative with the Department of Public Works and the Commission on the Arts and Humanities. With these additions, a total of 70 MuralsDC murals will be in place by the end of summer. MuralsDC, funded by DPW, is one of several tools the agency employs to curb graffiti vandalism in the District. Artists are invited to participate via an annual solicitation issued by CAH, which uses DPW’s funding to provide grants to artists who are ultimately matched with a wall. New mural locations and artists are: 1785 Florida Ave. NW, Eric B Ricks; 3020 14th St. NW, Cita Sadeli; 3018 14th St. NW, Nessar Jahanbin; 2603 Connecticut Ave. NW, Joe Pagac; 3716 Macomb St. NW, Aaron Scales; 1335 Farragut St. NW, Federico Frum; 1101 Bladensburg Rd. NE, Jordann Wine; 709 Kennedy St. NW, Rose Jaffe and Kate DeCiccio. Commercial property owners can donate their wall year-round by sending a request for consideration to murals.dc@dc.gov.
First Chess Girls DC Golf Tournament
Chess Girls DC (CGDC), in association with Ben’s Chili Bowl Foundation, will co-chair their first Golf Tournament on Oct. 5 at the Lake Presidential Golf Club, 3151 Presidential Golf Dr., Upper Marboro, MD. Proceeds from the event will benefit CG DC programming for girls in grades from kindergarten to 12. It will also provide scholarships female members, or former members, of high school chess club or female competitive chess
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starting at noon at St. Augustine’s, 555 Water St. SW. Advance tickets are $20; day-of, $25. Tour participants must be 13 or older. No dogs are permitted in the homes. waterfrontvillagehometour.info.
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players who are seeking to further their education in college. To register, visit chessscholarshipforgirls.org.
Overnight Lane Closures on I-395
DDOT is closing up to two lanes of traffic on I-395 northbound from C Street SW to New York Avenue NW. At least one lane will be open to traffic at all times. The work is being done Mondays through Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Construction is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 21.
SW Waterfront House Tour
On Oct. 7 from 1 to 5 p.m., take the first-ever “Homes of the Southwest Waterfront” House Tour. Sponsored by the Waterfront Village, this event showcases the heretofore hidden gems of Southwest, highlighting the mid-century modern neighborhood’s rich and unique history. All proceeds benefit the Waterfront Village which provides essential services to older Southwest residents. Pick up ID bracelets and walking maps
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has released “Resurgence of the Anacostia Waterfront: 15 Years of Progress Along the Anacostia River,” a report of the efforts of District government, community and other partners in achieving the vision of the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative. In 2017, the DC Council passed a Sense of the Council resolution to declare 2018 as the “Year of the Anacostia”. Part of the District’s rapid population growth has taken place along the river’s waterfront, which includes the Capitol Riverfront. Between 2010 and 2025, the District of Columbia is expected to add an estimated 35,000 new residents in Anacostia waterfront neighborhoods. This progress report lays out the impacts of public, private and community investment over the 15-year period since the development of the plan, illustrated with maps, photos, and data on key areas of progress. To view a copy of the report, visit planning.dc.gov/awi15.
Museum of NMAAHC Walk-up Passes
The National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) has announced Walk-Up Weekdays in September. Individuals may enter the museum on a first-come, first-served basis weekdays during the month of September. 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. nmaahc.si.edu. Have an item for the Bulletin Board? Email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u
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Shaw Streets by Pleasant Mann
Art All Night Comes to Shaw on Sept. 29
Shaw will glow when the Art All Night festival returns to Shaw for the seventh time, on the night of Saturday, Sept. 29, starting at 7 p.m. and continuing until 3 a.m. the following morning. The overnight arts festival presents live music and dance performances, art and lighting installations, an outdoor art market, projections, fire dancers, body and face painting, live painting, opportunities to create your own art, a parade and much more. The theme of this year’s festival is #ShawGlows, with glow-in-thedark art and giveaways, black light art and fashion, neon art installations, fire-bubble makers and dancers, a glow-in-the-dark dance party and even glow-in-the-dark cocktails at selected bars and restaurants. Inspired by Paris’ Nuit Blanche festival and presented by Shaw Main Streets,
this year’s Art All Night in Shaw will include over 20 indoor and outdoor venues and hundreds of artists and performers. The festival is free and no tickets or reservations are required. This year’s festival will also take place in seven other DC Main Streets neighborhoods. For more information about Art All Night in Shaw, visit www.artallnightdcshaw.com.
Get Ready to Sweat in Shaw on Sept. 16
After bars, restaurants and nightclubs, Shaw has more health and fitness studios than any other type of business. On Sunday, Sept. 16, from noon to 4 p.m., #SweatInShaw, a fitness crawl sponsored by Shaw Main Streets, will allow participants to explore the neighborhood’s many wellness options in one afternoon. Attendees will choose from four different fitness tracks (strength,
core, sculpt, stretch) featuring seven participating studios: District Pilates, Fuel Body Lab, Off-Road DC, Reformation Fitness, Solidcore, Urban Athletic Club and The Yoga Shala. Attendees will check in at the #SweatInShaw Zen Lounge located at The Colonel (1250 Ninth Street NW), sponsored by MY Lifestyle, where they will enjoy complimentary food and Shaw students get ready for school with new backpacks and supplies. Photo: drink from CAVA, Pleasant Mann Buttercream Bakehave a dining room with 45 seats, shop and Zurena, facials and a DIY along with a counter for solo diners. clay mask bar by Skin Scholars and The extensive kitchen will enable the massages amid relaxing music. proprietors to expand their offerThe $75 tickets for the event coving of sandwiches and experiment er three classes from participating fitwith types of biscuits. The new space ness and wellness centers, should be opening in September. the #SweatInShaw Zen Next door, at 1817 Seventh St. Lounge and a workout NW, buildout is underway on a new and wellness swag bag. outpost of the &Pizza restaurant Information and tickets chain. &Pizza is a fast casual dining are available at sweatinbrand known for well-made pizzas as shaw.eventbright.com. well as offering a craft-your-own pizza. &Pizza in Shaw should be opening in mid-October.
Shaw Gets New Restaurants
Art All Night coming back to Shaw on Sept. 29. Photo: Pleasant Mann
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The much-lauded Mason Dixie Biscuit Company is moving to Shaw. After becoming famous as a drive-through purveyor of freshly baked biscuits and chicken sandwiches, Mason Dixie has finally set down roots at 1819 Seventh St. NW. The new home in Shaw will
Shaw Gets Ready for School
Shaw marked the opening of school with a distribution of backpacks to neighborhood children. A grant from Douglas Development Corporation to Shaw Main Streets provided 300 backpacks and supplies to young scholars. The backpacks were distributed, at a health festival, to children at the Foster House and Lincoln Westmoreland apartments, by the
members of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6E and to Seaton Elementary School. In a separate effort, the Friends of Kennedy Playground distributed 50 backpacks and school supplies to children in the community.
Walk through Shaw History on Sept. 23
Cultural Tourism DC and Shaw Main Streets will present two free historic walking tours of central Shaw on Sunday, Sept. 23, as part of the annual WalkingTown DC event. The tours are free and open to the public but require advance registration. Entitled “Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Parts I & II,” the tours are led by Shaw Main Streets Executive Director Alexander Padro. The morning tour starts at 10 a.m. from the southeast corner of Seventh Street and New York Avenue NW and covers the neighborhood’s southern half, which is today dominated by the Washington Convention Center but once consisted of woods and farms. Notable historic figures who lived and worked in lower central Shaw are highlighted, including explorer John Wesley Powell, African-American US Senator Blanche K. Bruce and historian Carter G. Woodson. The afternoon tour starts at 1 p.m. at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW, and focuses on the entertainment history of central Shaw’s northern half – from the Howard Theatre, where every star in the black entertainment pantheon performed, to the pool hall where Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington decided to become a musician, to two sites that hosted baseball teams. To make tour reservations, visit www.culturaltourismdc.org. u
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Ward 5 Celebrates Summer in Style
Taking advantage of beautiful weather, Ward 5 residents of all ages came out to enjoy an outdoor screening of “Black Panther” for the first-ever “Ward 5” movie night, sponsored by Ward5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie’s (D) office. The event, held at Union Market, brought back many elements that evoked the drive-in days, with ping-pong tables and the beloved movie-night popcorn. From the littlest of little ones to Billy and Martha Montgomery, a couple in their 70s who reminisced with the councilmember about the real driveins of the 1950s, everyone was able to come together on their lawn chairs and enjoy 2018’s biggest release so far. “The opportunity to laugh with the community, share family stories and see so many residents of Ward 5 in one place was amazing,” said McDuffie. “Our community needs more moments like this, and as the leader of Ward 5, I commit to providing those opportunities.” McDuffie added, “The presence of our local business community, youth organizations and Ward 5 community leaders all in one place made the night extremely special.” McDuffie hopes this will be the first in a series of events that bring together the neighbors of Ward 5. The drive-in movie nights are a staple of the Union Market neighborhood. Shows run into the fall. Upcoming movies include “The Lion King” on Sept. 7, “Cool Runnings” on Oct. 5 and “Hocus Pocus” on Nov. 2. Tickets are $10 per car and free for walk-ups. The lot opens for parking at 6 p.m. and the Councilmember McDuffie speaks with constituents at Ward 5 Movie Night at Union Market. Photo: Office of Councilmember McDuffie
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movie starts when the sun goes down enough to see it.
A rendering of the proposed substation in Mount Vernon Triangle. Photo: Pepco
My Substation, My Neighbor
For the last three years, Pepco has been planning the next in the line of substations needed to power the central drag of northern DC – growing neighborhoods like Shaw, NoMa and Mount Vernon Triangle. Pepco has been laying the foundation (figuratively) for a new station that, for the sake of the science behind powering cities, must lie within the middle of the area it is supposed to power. The site for the proposed station on the 100 block of K Street NW was city property until 2015, when ownership transferred to Pepco as part of a land swap that allowed the city to purchase the site for Audi Field. Pepco has been allowing K Street Farm, a community garden that provides fresh produce, to operate on the field and will continue to allow it to operate until 2023 when they plan to break ground. Although Pepco has been engaging with the community since its first presentation at the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6E meeting in June 2016, a new group of parents has filed a petition about the substation’s proximity to the Walker-Jones Education Campus and concern about the possible health effects on children. To add fuel to the fire, The Washington Post wrote a story with the headline, “Pepco is building a substation next to a school. Residents want to know: Why here?” Pepco, while used to pushback, is confident in its community outreach and ability to answer the concerns of neighbors. “Pepco values the important input of our customers and the community regarding this and other facilities essential to the delivery of safe and reliable energy service in the District,” said a Pepco statement. “As a result, Pepco began meeting with community leaders, elected officials and neighbors in the early stages of this project to explain the need for this work and solicit valuable
feedback. Pepco has been engaged with community leaders and others in the Mt. Vernon area since early 2016 to share the robust process by which the site was selected, as well as the need and many benefits of the new substation to the community.” Kenyattah Robinson, president of the MVT Community Improvement District (CID), and Robin-Eve Jasper, president of the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID), submitted a joint letter stating that Pepco has been a fair and honest partner throughout the process and has accepted changes proposed by both organizations in good faith. The letter states, “Pepco has proven itself to be a reliable and credible partner in this design exploration, working closely with the MVT CID, NoMa BID and the diverse stakeholders we represent since the project’s commencement in 2015 … Pepco senior leadership, public affairs staff, engineers and consultants consistently demonstrated a sincere commitment to listening, engagement, collaboration and follow-through.” Pepco is committed to continuing to educate the public on the health concerns, or lack thereof, regarding electric and magnetic fields as they relate to substations. While the project is not slated to break ground until 2023, the Post article and subsequent community conversations have pushed this issue to the forefront of community meetings in both NoMa and MVT. Pepco and community stakeholders will continue to make their case as the process progresses. 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
Does Your Small Business Need Advice or A Loan?
Since 1987, the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) has helped entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Whether you need advice, a loan, or both, Wacif can be your partner to jump-start your entrepreneurial dream. We offer: • One-on-One Small Business Advisement • Loan Capital • Group & Cohort-based Training • Small Business Resource Referrals • Technical assistance in financial and operational management For more information and to schedule a meeting:
Call 202-529-5505 or email intake@wacif.org
To learn more, visit www.wacif.org, follow us on Facebook (@WacifDMV), Twitter (@Wacif), and LinkedIn. This outreach is made possible by the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development and the District Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development
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Bloomingdale Bites by Taylor Barden Golden
Denizen’s Future Secured?
An item in the public record of commercial real estate transactions sparked conversation in the Bloomingdale community last month about the
to requests for comment. The Denizen is planned to be a luxury mixeduse development in the heart of North Cap Main Street. It will include 14 apartment units in two, four-story buildings ranging from studios to rarely seen four-bedroom units. The luxury apartments will include panoramic views of the city and a posh rooftop terrace. There will be approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space, storage and off-street parking for the apartments. No word yet on when construction will begin.
The proposed Denizen project, sited between Spark and The Pub and the People. Photo: Maedwell Companies
proposed Denizen project at 1634 North Capitol St. NW. The Capitol Food Mart, the small green storefront located next to the new Spark, has been sold for $1.2 million to a group of investors. Neighborhood development watchers quickly realized that this property is smack in the middle of the proposed Denizen project, a mixed-use development that would encompass most of the rest of the block. The project was scheduled to break ground in 2018, but no ground has been broken and no new timeline has been presented. So, the noted transaction sparked curiosity, yet a simple explanation was soon found that sparked even more curiosity about the start date of the project. Per the transaction record, the sellers were Patricia Economides/James J. Cokinos/Daniel J. Cokinos, and the buyer was Fusion Limited 2 LLC, whose mailing address is the same as the home of developer Frank Economides. In the end, this looks like a transfer from personal ownership to LLC ownership. Neither Frank nor Patricia Economides could be reached for comment. Maedwell Companies stated it was withholding public comment until speaking with the advisory neighborhood commission (ANC). Local ANC Commissioner Katherine McClelland did not reply
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Not Just a Name for Just Court
This year’s annual LeDroit Park Community Day marked the “opening” of the newly named Earnest Everett Just Court. Considering the alley, now court, has existed since the subdivision of LeDroit in the late 1800s, the event was less of an opening and more of a recognition, but residents were happy to celebrate the alley that runs from Fourth to Fifth streets NW between T Street and Florida Avenue. It all started with a little neighborly snooping. Ethan Arnheim, president of the LeDroit Park Civic Association, owns a carriage house along that long alleyway, and he was looking to get inspired for
renovation ideas. “I was familiar with Bloomingdale Court after I used one of its houses as a model for my carriage house renovation. So, I started by asking my friends in Bloomingdale how they got that street named,” Arnheim explained. He realized how greatly the alley and those who live there benefitted by having a named “street.” After many missed package deliveries, frantic guests walking the street unable to find him and multiple requests for help with the dumping problem in the alley, Arnheim figured the best way to solve his address anonymity problem was to get his alley a name. A real one. He embarked on a journey that took over a year, but is now finally able to tell his friends to look for signs to Earnest Everett Just Court to find his home. But first, Arnheim and the community stakeholders had to settle on a name. On advice from the DC Council, Arnheim focused on names with historical significance (currently there are no guidelines to naming alleyways, but the council hinted that in the future it might require historical significance). A number of names were floated of people who were important to the history of the neighborhood, including architect James McGill and Mayor Wal-
The Fifth Street entrance to the new Earnest Everett Just Court. Photo: Taylor Barden Golden
ter Washington, but both already had streets or such named for them. Arnheim and a group of stakeholders, including faculty from Howard University, settled on Earnest Everett Just, a Howard professor who lived on the block at 412 T St. NW. Just was a pioneering developmental biologist who focused on studying organisms in real-world environments instead of in a lab. He was also a founding member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity on the Howard University campus. Many current Omega Psi Phi brothers supported the request and testified to the council on behalf of the name change. The process of naming the alley was intensive but not difficult to navigate. First, Arnheim was required to get a petition signed in favor of the designation by 60 percent of the homeowners of the surrounding block. Then the petition was then presented to the Transportation Subcommittee of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B (ANC 1B). On its recommendation, the commission unanimously voted to send a request to the DC Council for the name change. The DC Council approved it unanimously. Arnheim is happy to celebrate a worthy individual and have a way to guide people to his home when necessary. “It’s been a long process but I’m very glad that, in the end, we were able to honor a great American and help folks more easily navigate the neighborhood.” 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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Technology Family Day at SAAM
On Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., discover how technology and art intersect and influence lives at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Explore the “Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen” exhibition and then join others in the courtyard to learn binary code to create jewelry. See how game developers use pixels to create pictures. Hear music that turns electronic sounds into fun beats. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. americanart.si.edu.
Photo: Bruce Guthrie
Atlas Arts tor the Young
Cri-Cri, the iconic Mexican radio character, has been popular all-over Latin America since the 1930s. On Sept. 22 at 10 and 11:30 a.m., Cri brings kids back to the age of radio. Come dance, play, and sing along to classic songs in Spanish and English. Best suited for ages 3 to 8. $12. The Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.
LEGO Build
On Sept. 22, 2 to 4 p.m., discover how to make strong, tall towers at this Play-Well Teknologies workshop. Celebrate the engineering feats of skyscrapers and design structures that that should be added
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to our nation’s capital. $25. For ages 6, up. Adult companion required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. nbm.org.
DC VegFest Kids’ Zone
DC VegFest is a free, fun-filled festival of food, music, education, and inspiration. It features over one hundred vendors, celeb speakers, cooking demos and a remarkable kids’ zone. VegFest is on Saturday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at N and First Streets SE. dcvegfest.com.
RFK High School Football Showcase
The inaugural Kickoff Classic, a
high school football tripleheader, take place on Sept. 15 at RFK Stadium: Dunbar vs The Maret School, noon; Woodrow Wilson vs Archbishop Carroll, 3 p.m.; and Friendship Collegiate Academy vs HD Woodson, 6 p.m. Th event features halftime performances by high school marching bands and a Pepsi Fan Zone filled with sponsor brand activations, youth football activities and family-friendly entertainment by local musicians and DJs. Tickets are on-sale at Ticketmaster. com, in advance at participating high schools and at the box office at RFK Stadium on game day. $15. Ticket includes entry to all three games and access to the Pepsi Fan Zone.
Discovery Theater on the Mall
Photo: Courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
American Revolution
Can the history of the American Revolution be told in 21 square feet of space? Chicago’s award-winning Theater Unspeakable returns to take on the challenge, telling a big story on an impossibly tiny stage. Using only seven actors and their bodies, the show recreates the entire American fight for independence in 50 minutes. Combining tongue-in-cheek humor with a dash of derring-do, American Revolution displays the company’s signature imaginative physical theater. Recommended for ages 9, up. Performances are on Oct. 12 to 14. The Oct. 14, 1:30 p.m., performance is sensoryfriendly. kennedy-center.org.
On Oct. 4 at 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., enjoy “African Roots/Latino Soul.” This vibrant play explores what it means to be Latino, African American and proud. The spirit of Celia Cruz’s songs infuses this delightful show, in which the warmth of mama’s kitchen and the bustle of city life play parts in demonstrating that the pulse of the music is the heart of a people. Written with the Young Playwrights’ Theater, this is a story of the triumphs of today’s multicultural kids. For ages 6 to 12. On Oct. 5 at 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., enjoy “Cuentos Muy Magicos! Magical Stories!” This Discovery original offers a fresh take on three classic tales. The Little Red Hen asks the question “Who will
help?” Jack and the Beanstalk proves that small is mighty. And, The Gingerbread Man… well, he’s just one bad cookie. Filled with delightful songs, puppets and audience participation, this bilingual story-time spectacular is not to be missed. Discovery Theater shows are at the Smithsonian Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, on the National Mall. Tickets are $6 per child, $3 for under two and $8 for adults. discoverytheater.org.
Kids Run the Bases (last chance this season)
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Entre La Tierra Y El Cielo
Entre La Tierra Y El Cielo, Between Earth and Sky, plays at the Gala Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW from Oct. 13 to 27. In this play, a curious young girl explores the magical world of plants and stars, breaking with family and societal expectations. Based on the life of Mexican-American botanist Ynés Mexia. Tickets are $12, adults; $10, children. galatheatre.org. Image: Courtesy of GALA Hispanic Theatre
Dead Man’s Kids’ Run
4-12 can run the bases after the Sept. 22, 4:05 p.m. game vs. the Mets. Kids Run the Bases begins immediately following the game. An adult must accompany runners to the field. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First St. washington.nationals.mlb.com.
Register for The Every Child and Kids Dash
The Race for Every Child on Oct. 20 at Freedom Plaza, is a fun event that promotes children’s health and wellness. It raises much-needed funds that help Children’s National ensure every child can benefit from world-class medical care. Pre-race activities start at 7 a.m.; 5k at 8:45 a.m.; and Kids’ Dash at 10:15 a.m. Children between the ages of 3 and 10 are eligible to participate in the Kids’ Dash. childrensnational.donordrive.com.
Black-Latino School Fair
The Black Student Fund & Latino Student Fund Annual School Fair is on Sept. 30, 2 to 5 p.m., at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl. NW. The Black Student Fund’s (BSF) commitment to bringing independent schools and black families together led to the creation of the annual Fair in 1972. The Fair is one of the largest school fairs of its kind in the region. It provides a networking opportunity for thousands of families to meet with representatives from more than sixty in-
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Oct. 21. All performances are at Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD, Glen Echo Park. For more information, call 301-634-2270. adventuretheatre-mtc.org..
dependent schools. Parents and prospective students get first-hand knowledge about each school’s programs, community, admissions requirements and financial aid process. In addition, the fair features interactive seminars focused on the admissions process, the financial aid process and personal/family financial management. Read more and register at blackstudentfund.org.
The Dead Man’s Run Kids’ Run on Oct. 6, at Congressional Cemetery, starts at 6:05 p.m. Costumes encouraged, with prizes for best costumes and team costume. Register at hccemetery.wixsite.com/deadmansrun.
ZooFiesta
On Sept. 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at ZooFiesta. Keepers host talks, feedings and demonstrations highlighting a variety of animals native to the region, including Andean bears, sloths, golden lion tamarins, Panamanian golden frogs and more. Visitors have an opportunity to meet Zoo scientists who are working to save native species and learn about their research. This free event includes arts and crafts and musical entertainment. Zoo admission is free: parking is $25. nationalzoo.si.edu.
Blueberries for Sal
Long Way Down at the KC
Washington National Opera’s annual community event includes pre-concert activities such as face-painting and crafts for children before a free opera broadcast during Opera in the Outfield this year on Sept. 29. Photo: Scott Suchman
Opera in the Outfield
The Washington National Opera (WNO) continues its partnership with the Washington Nationals with an “Opera in the Outfield” presentation of The Barber of Seville on Sept. 29, 7 p.m., at Nationals Park. Gates open at 5 p.m. for family, preopera activities. Then, The Barber of Seville will be displayed on the high-definition NatsHD scoreboard. Free seating is available on the outfield grass and in the stands. Arrive early for photo opportunities for kids; chances to win prizes; a costume try-on area with real WNO costume pieces; performances by local artists and screening of the “Rabbit of Seville,” starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Enjoy arts and crafts, coloring pages and face painting. kennedy-center.org/wno.
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother are picking delicious blueberries to can for the long winter months ahead to make delicious desserts. On the other side of Maine’s Blueberry Hill, a mama bear and baby bear are filling up for the long hibernation. But somehow Sal and a baby bear have a mixed-up adventure and lose their mothers. Blueberries for Sal is on stage at Glen Echo, Sept. 21 to
Sixty seconds. Seven floors. One elevator. Fifteen-year-old Will’s brother has just been shot, and Will is ready to follow “The Rules”: 1) “No Crying.” 2) “No Snitching.” 3) “Get Revenge.” But on the ride down, with his brother’s gun in his pocket, his plan is interrupted by a few visitors. On Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, DC-area native Jason Reynolds’s New York Times best-selling book comes to the stage in a compelling and timely production. Told entirely in free-form poetry, Long Way Down captures the potent minute Will contemplates retaliation. As mysterious guests appear at each floor, Will realizes there might be a bigger story to be told. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? Best for ages 12, older. kennedy-center.org.
Kids’ Day at the Horse Show
Washington International Horse Show Kids’ Day 2018 is on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Outdoor activities will be held in front of the Hotel Monaco at 700 F St. NW and face painting and other events will be held on the Capital One Arena concourse. The free event is designed to teach kids about horses and equestrian sports. Children participate in pony rides, the Discovery Communications Horseless Horse Show, the Horse Stars Hall of Fame interactive exhibit, a coloring station, face painting, pony brushing lessons and a pony kissing booth. There will be giveaways from Georgetown Cupcake. wihs.org. Have an item for the Notebook? Email it 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
Homes Bloomingdale 43 SEATON PL NW
$915,000
Dupont Circle 1774 WILLARD ST NW 1733 WILLARD ST NW
$1,980,000 $1,250,000
Ledroit Park 2427 1ST ST NW 1932 2ND ST NW 428 ELM ST NW 1823 4TH ST NW
$1,300,000 $1,050,000 $725,000 $705,000
Logan Circle 1406 12TH ST NW 1309 RIGGS ST NW 1507 CAROLINE ST NW 1521 11TH ST NW
$1,740,000 $1,505,000 $1,069,000 $650,000
Old City #2 1745 T ST NW 1225 O ST NW 25 N ST NW 1531 6TH ST NW 1317 V ST NW 1333 WALLACH PL NW 1323 V ST NW 2222 12TH ST NW 1726 4TH ST NW 717 S ST NW 1537 1ST ST NW
$2,059,000 $1,524,000 $1,250,000 $1,065,000 $1,055,000 $1,028,000 $807,500 $759,000 $747,059 $725,000 $595,000
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Shaw
1619 6TH ST NW $1,190,000 3
Condo 14th Street 1414 BELMONT ST NW #310
$785,000
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Central 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #404 925 H ST NW #304 1099 22ND ST NW #606 616 E ST NW #649 616 E ST NW #647 2425 L ST NW #533 616 E ST NW #254 1124 25TH ST NW #205 1111 25TH ST NW #507 1150 K ST NW #610 915 E ST NW #1213 2425 L ST NW #323 2425 L ST NW #508 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #701 1301 20TH ST NW #804 915 E ST NW #309 777 7TH ST NW #715 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #503 915 E ST NW #911 915 E ST NW #514 1321 21ST ST NW #1 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #212 2301 N ST NW #112
$918,500 $850,000 $803,000 $720,000 $665,000 $650,000 $645,000 $615,000 $590,000 $589,000 $581,000 $580,000 $575,000 $535,000 $488,500 $482,000 $475,000 $460,000 $445,000 $439,500 $429,000 $399,900 $390,000
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Dupont 1706 16TH ST NW #3 1625 16TH ST NW #403 1727 R ST NW #402 1930 18TH ST NW #31 1711 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #723 1601 18TH ST NW #717 1822 15TH ST NW #106
$661,500 $630,000 $521,000 $412,000 $309,500 $305,000 $301,000
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1601 18TH ST NW #210 1832 16TH ST NW #2 1817 19TH ST NW #3 1833 S ST NW #30 1916 17TH ST NW #512 1839 CORCORAN ST NW #25 1749 CHURCH ST NW #3 1545 18TH ST NW #918 1816 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #107 1260 21ST ST NW #605
$240,000 $1,185,000 $595,000 $522,000 $470,000 $469,000 $450,000 $436,000 $284,900 $310,000
Ledroit Park
2022 FLAGLER PL NW #F101 2201 2ND ST NW #22 5 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #T2
$449,900 $399,999 $345,000
Logan Circle
1120 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #8 1225 13TH ST NW #703 1101 L ST NW #107 1446 Q ST NW #2 1401 CHURCH ST NW #507 1401 Q ST NW #203 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #901 1133 14TH ST NW #708 1325 13TH ST NW #16 1111 11TH ST NW #905 1401 R ST NW #308 1133 14TH ST NW #911 1304 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #2 1210 R ST NW #114 1828 13TH ST NW #1
$510,000 $479,000 $358,570 $1,315,000 $1,125,000 $1,070,000 $890,000 $680,000 $670,000 $640,000 $563,000 $515,000 $399,000 $610,000 $420,425
Mt Vernon Sq
1110 5TH NW #4 475 K ST NW #905
$612,500 $562,000
Old City #2
1325 13TH ST NW #301 1824 19TH ST NW #A 1628 11TH ST NW #402 1725 WILLARD ST NW #4 1209 13TH ST NW #602 811 4TH ST NW #819 1816 5TH ST NW #2 2001 12TH ST NW #104 1401 R ST NW #207 1527 CHURCH ST NW #A 1777 T ST NW #4 1515 16TH ST NW #2B 910 M ST NW #307 475 K ST NW #311 460 NEW YORK AVE NW #504 2001 12TH ST NW #407 475 K ST NW #422 1322 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #3 460 NEW YORK AVE NW #406 2120 VERMONT AVE NW #220 1816 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #902 1718 P ST NW #L13/15 435 R ST NW #305 1825 T ST NW #702 1239 VERMONT AVE NW #310
$690,000 $685,000 $684,900 $675,000 $639,000 $620,000 $600,000 $589,000 $574,900 $550,000 $530,000 $525,000 $520,000 $520,000 $509,000 $503,000 $478,000 $475,000 $450,000 $449,000 $446,000 $445,000 $437,500 $425,900 $320,000
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Shaw
1117 10TH ST NW #309 435 R ST NW #201
$470,580 $449,900
U Street Cooridor
2247 12TH ST NW #4 2020 12TH ST NW #712 2020 12TH ST NW #511 2247 12TH ST NW #1 929 FLORIDA AVE NW #4002 2020 12TH ST NW #604 1111 W ST NW #13 2001 12TH ST NW #302 u
$950,000 $824,500 $695,000 $669,900 $520,000 $505,000 $1,010,000 $625,000
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