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DC’S FIRST OPEN STREETS ON GEORGIA AVENUE
The District will host its inaugural Open Streets event on Saturday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., along Georgia Avenue, NW—intersections of Georgia Avenue and Barry Place to Missouri Avenue NW. Nearly three miles of the avenue will be free of vehicular traffic allowing residents to walk in the roadway and enjoy a wide range of activities for all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Open Streets will feature interactive activities led by dozens of District government agencies, including bike and scooter demonstrations, free bike repairs, an obstacle course, fitness classes, and other educational and entertainment programming. The Open Streets concept originated in Bogota, Colombia in 1976 and has expanded to more than 122 American municipalities. The goal of these events is to inspire people to think differently about their streets by closing streets to cars and encouraging physical activity, creating community building through recreation. For more information and to get involved, visit openstreets.dc.gov.
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THE 17TH ANNUAL DC TURKISH FESTIVAL!
17th Annual DC Turkish Festival offers a full day of free activities, ranging from lively folk dancing and musical performances to arts and crafts activities for children and adults. Visitors will enjoy other much-loved aspects of Turkey such as its delicious cuisine, traditional coffee fortune reading, and a bustling Bazaar. Antioch: Mosaic of Cultures, Land of Tolerance. Antioch’s ancient history and rich culture is the source of inspiration for festival. This year, a Nobel Peace Prize nominated music group from Antioch, Antakya Civilizations Choir, will perform to share the message of peace, tolerance and diversity through the language of music and Turkish hospitality. The Turkish Festival is an award-winning event organized by the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC). In April 2019, the readers of the Washington City Paper voted the Turkish Festival as the “Best Cultural Festival of DC”. For more information please visit www.turkishfestival.org
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Swatted screens in Showcase 12 on Sept. 21, 7 PM and Sept. 25, 10:30 PM at E Street Cinema. In Swatted, online players describe their struggles with “swatting”, a life-threatening cyber-harassment phenomenon that looms over them whenever they play.
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THE H STREET AND BARRACKS ROW FESTIVALS
The H Street Festival, Third Street to 14t Street NE, is on Saturday, Sept. 21, noon to 7 p.m. It has 14 staging areas that are diversely themed and programmed to target the different segments of audiences. The staging areas feature music of different genres, dance, youth-based performances, interactive children’s program, fashion, heritage arts and poetry. hstreetfestival.org. The Barracks Row Fall Festival, Sept. 28, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Eighth St. SE between E and I, features restaurants, food trucks, United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, community information tables and a main stage featuring live entertainment. barracksrow.org.
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In Series begins its 2019-2020 LEAN-IN Season with a major statement: BUTTERFLY, a new version of Puccini’s beloved Madama Butterfly. Stripped of the original’s layers of exoticism and artifice, and wrestling with its troubling issues of racism and misogyny, this reworking arrives at an intimate theater experience that reveals the raw emotional power held within this unforgettable score. Two casts of international young singers bring this work to life in two languages, allowing audiences to choose between Italian (with English subtitles) and English, or to experience it both ways. The score, which retains the original’s most memorable and moving musical moments, is realized by local pianist and composer Jessica Krash in a scoring for prepared piano that turns the instrument into an orchestra of percussive and atmospheric sounds. Timothy Nelson directs his originally conceived work that intends to present BUTTERFLY as a work of compelling and riveting contemporary theater. At the Source Theater, 1835 14th St. NW, Sept. 5 to 22. inseries.org.
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DC SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
DC Shorts International Film Festival, Sept. 19 to 28, is one of the largest collections of short films in the United States. This year out of more than 1200 entries from around the world, their programmers have selected 156 films that will screen in 19 showcases that reflect the 38 nations they represent--bringing a world view to Washington, DC. General admission for showcases, $15; general admission for parties, $15 to $25. An all-access VIP Pass is $140. Screenings are at the E Street Cinema, E Street NW, between 10th & 11th, and The Miracle Theater, 535 Eighth St. SE. dcshorts. com. The DC Shorts Online Film Festival is showing 99 films from this year’s Festival from Friday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. through Saturday, Sept. 28 11:59 p.m. The cost is $40.
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OUTDOOR MUSIC, MOVIES, FOOD AND FESTIVALS Kennedy Center REACH Opening Festival. Sept. 7 to 22. Celebrate the Kennedy Center’s newly expanded campus. Look for jazz musicians, Broadway, The Muppets, Hip Hop, The Second City, Grammy winners, outdoor movies, documentaries, theater classes, dance, meditation and more. All events are free; reservations for timed passes required for entry. Visit kennedy-center. org/festivals/reach for a complete schedule. Smorgasburg Outdoor Food Market. Saturdays, 11 AM to 6 PM. Features 30 food vendors that represent the District’s diversity
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Art All Night DC. Sept. 14, at 7 PM, with eight hours of free visual and performing arts in eight Main Street neighborhoods. The festival began in Shaw, where the largest number of artists and venues are located. Painting, sculpture and photography exhibits, do-it-yourself art opportunities, live music, dance parties, projections, art markets and other activities take place in many neighborhoods. Attendance in 2018 was over 90,000. All events are free, thanks to major funding from the DC Commission of the Arts & Humanities and Department of Small and Local Business Development. For more information, visit artallnightdc.com.
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Chinatown Park Movie Nights. Sept. 13, Monkey King: Hero Is Back. Screenings begins at sunset. Fifth Street and Massachusetts Avenue. NW. Free and open to the public. RSVP required at 2019asianmovienights.eventbrite.com.
American Roots Music. Thursdays, 5 to 7 PM. Sept. 12, Cross Kentucky, roots rock/Americana; Sept. 26, Matt Kelley’s Swangbang, blues, swing, country. Botanic Garden Amphitheater. usbg.gov.
Truckeroo. Sept. 20. 4 to 11 PM. Celebrate the hottest food trucks in the area. Truckeroo features live music, cold drinks, games and more. 1201 Half St. SE. thebullpendc.com/ truckeroo.
Cinematery at Congressional Cemetery. Sept. 13, Get out. BYOB and dinner, too. No dogs. $10 suggested donation at the main gate. Visit congressionalcemetery.org.
Annual Wiener 500 Oktoberfest. Sept. 21, 1 to 5 PM. Kick off Oktoberfest at the Eighth Annual Wiener 500, this year at The Wharf! Stop by District Pier to watch some of the speediest dogs
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compete for prizes. All race proceeds benefit the Humane Rescue Alliance. wharfdc.com. Fiesta DC Parade and Festival. Parade on Sept. 21, 1 to 5:30 PM. Along Constitution Avenue NW from Seventh to 12th Streets NW, then north on 12th Street to Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Then, west along Pennsylvania Ave NW. Festival is on Sept. 22, 11 AM to 7 PM. Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Third to Seventh Streets NW. fiestadc.org. Jazz Preservation Festival. Sept. 28. A full day of great jazz on their outside grounds. Different musicians every hour, art exhibits, vendor sales, health screenings and information. Food served all day. Admission is free. No rain date. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Crafty Arts & Makers Festival. Sept. 28 and 29, 10 AM to 5 PM. Crafty Arts is the go-to destination for discovering unique, ethically sourced goods from independent artists and visionaries. $5 to $13. Akridge Lot at Buzzard Point, 1880 Second St. SW. craftybastardsdc.com. Union Market Drive-In Movie. Oct. 4, 8:15 PM, The Wiz (1978). Free for walk-up viewing in the picnic area or $15 per car. Union Market parking lot, 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. Taste of Bethesda. Oct. 5, 11 AM to 4 PM. Close to 50 restaurants and five stages of entertainment. Free admission. Taste tickets sold on-site; tickets are $5 for four tickets. Festival at Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and Auburn Avenues. bethesda.org. All Things Go Fall Classic. Oct. 12 and 13. Food and music festival. $69 advance ticket sale; $99 two-day advance ticket sale Union Market. allthingsgofallclassic.com.
MUSIC 9:30 Club. Sept. 7, Hot Chip; Sept. 8, Deerhunter; Sept. 11, Wilder Woods; Sept. 12, Law Rocks; Sept. 13, The Band CAMINO; Sept. 14, Barns Courtney and Mark Rebillet; Sept. 15, Polo & Pan; Sept. 19, Band of Skulls; Sept. 20, Grace VanderWaal; Sept. 21, grandson; Sept. 21, The Joe Kay Experience; Sept. 22, Ride; Sept. 23, Whitney; Sept. 25, Stereolab; Sept. 26, Pinegrove; Sept. 27, half.alive; Sept. 28, Jade Bird; Sept. 29, K.Flay; Sept. 30, Dean Lewis; Oct. 2, Joseph; Oct. 3, Caravan Palace and Mt. Joy; Oct. 4, Built to Spill; Oct. 5, Luna Performing Penthouse and Bombay Bicycle Club. 815 V St. NW. 930.com. Hill Country. Sept. 7, Paleface; Sept. 12, The 9 Singer/Songwriter Series; Sept. 13, Joe Hertler; Sept. 17, Steve’n’Seagall; Sept.19, Matthew Mayfield Band; Sept. 20, Hudson Moore Band and The Detroit Cobras; Sept. 21,
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Rock and Roll Hotel. Sept. 12, Drax Project; Sept. 13, White Ford Bronco; Sept. 14, God is an Astronaut; Sept. 15, Alison Sudol; Sept. 16, Los Stellarians; Sept. 18, Brent Cobb; Sept. 19, The Weeks; Sept. 20, Mates of State; Sept. 22, Big Wreck; Sept. 24, Love Fame Tragedy; Sept. 25, Masked Intruder; Sept. 28, Mat Kerekes, Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com.
Mr. Henry’s. Sept. 7, Batida Diferente; Sept. 12, Only Lonesome; Sept. 13, Kevin Cordt; Sept. 14, Julie Nixon; Sept. 19, Hollertown; Sept. 20, The Philip Thomas Quintet; Sept. 21, Rhythminic Accents; Sept. 26, Roof Beams; Sept. 27, Aaron L. Myers II; Sept. 28, Maija Rejman. Capitol Hill Jazz Jam every Wednesday. Shows run 8 to 11 PM; doors open at 6 PM; no cover; two items per person minimum. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. mrhenrysdc.com.
Jazz Fridays. Fridays, 6 to 9 PM. $5 cover. Sept. 13, Lavenia Nesmith Jazz; Sept. 20, Home-Grown Experience; Sept. 27, Perky Down the Parkway. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. westminsterdc.org.
The Anthem. Sept. 8, Babymetal; Sept. 11, Peter Frampton-The Farewell Tour; Sept. 12, Jonah & The Lion; Sept. 13, Shakey Graves & Dr. Dog; Sept. 14 andrew Bird; Sept. 16, Block Party; Sept. 17, The B-52s; Sept. 18, Marina; Sept. 20, Mac DeMarco; Sept. 21, Bastille; Sept. Massive Attack; Sept. 25 and 26, Lizzo; Sept. 27, Griz; Sept. 28, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead; Sept. 29, Catfish & the Bottlemen; Oct. 2, Die Antwoord; Oct. 3, the Head and the Heart; Oct. 4, Zedd; Oct. 5, Lauv-how I’m feeling tour; Oct. 7 and 8, Maggie Rogers. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com. Blue Mondays. Mondays, 6 to 9 PM. Sept. 9, Moonshine Society; Sept. 16, 12th Blue Monday Blues Anniversary Jam Session; Sept. 23, Shirleta Settles & Friends; Sept. 30, Tom Newman Blues Band. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org.
The Howard. Sept. 17, The Lox; Sept. 18, Black Uhuru; Sept. 21, Morgan Heritage; Sept. 24, Benny the Butcher; Sept. 27, the Sweet Spot; Oct. 2, Da Band; Oct. 5, Sheila E. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. thehowardtheatre.com. The Lincoln. Sept. 19, Tinariwen; Sept. 22, The Waterboys; Sept. 23, Adam Ant; Sept. 25, Cat Power; Sept. 29, Nahko & Medicine for the People; Oct. 4, ZAZ. The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. thelincolndc.com.
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Dead Man’s Run at Congressional Cemetery. Oct. 5, 6 PM; Kids’ Dash, 6:05 PM. Starting with a toll of the funeral bell, the race wends its way throughout the cemetery and onto the Anacostia Trail for a ghostly evening run full of spooky music and fun! Do not miss the post-race beer tent. Costumes encouraged, with prizes for best costumes and team costume! $40; Kids’ Dash, $10. congressionalcemetery.org. is ever the same. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. witdc.org Assassins. Through Sept. 29. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, nine would-be and successful presidential assassins inspire each other to pull the trigger and change their worlds in a perverse, wry and thrillingly entertaining vaudeville. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. sigtheatre.org. Love Sick. Through Sept. 29. Based on the Song of Songs, a young wife in a lifeless marriage discovers she has a secret admirer. Intrigued, she begins a mysterious and dizzying journey of sexual and personal empowerment. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. theaterj.org. A Few Good Men. Sept. 7 to 28. This riveting courtroom drama tells the story of military lawyers at a court-martial who uncover a high-level conspiracy in the course of defending their clients, two US Marines accused of murder. The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St., Alexandria, VA. thelittletheatre.com. Fairview. Sept. 9 to Oct. 6. Beverly insists the celebration for Grandma’s birthday be perfect. Her husband is useless. Her sister is into the wine. Her daughter’s secrets are threatening to derail the day. Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net.
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August Wilson’s Jitney. Sept. 13 to Oct. 20. The dramatic story of a Pittsburgh jitney station, a symbol of stability, struggles against an oppressive lack of opportunity and unnerving neighborhood gentrification that threatens the way they live and work. arenastage.org. Riot Grrrls: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. Sept. 19 to Oct. 12. Surrounded by triumphs, in love and war, Othello faces his greatest foe in the duplicity of his most trusted ally. Jealousy gnaws at all that is good like an infection, destroying everything in its path. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. $15. For more information and tickets, visit taffetypunk.com. A Letter to My Ex-The Musical. Sept. 19 to 22. Stories of love, loss and intimacy told through the eyes of a heartbroken queer black woman. Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Rd., Mount Rainier, MD. Joesmovement.org. Escaped Alone. Sept. 24 to Nov. 3. In a serene British garden three old friends are joined by a neighbor to engage in amiable chitchat with a side of apocalyptic horror. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. sigtheatre.org. Mike Birbiglia’s The New One. Sept. 24 to 29. The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. thenationaldc.com.
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A Nite at the Dew Drop Inn. Through Sept. 21. A Nite at the Dew Drop Inn is a musical celebration and tribute to the Juke Joint, those iconic nightspots that were known for good food, music and maybe a little trouble. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE. anacostiaplayhouse.org.
FRESHFARM Market Penn Quarter. Thursdays. 21, 3 to 7 PM. 801 F St. NW. freshfarm.org.
Revitalization Council promotes the Chinatown renewal and the preservation of its cultural heritage. The public is welcome.
FRESHFARM Market H Street. Saturdays, 9 AM to noon. 800 13th St. NE. freshfarm.org.
Convention Center Community Association. Last Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Kennedy Rec Center, 1401 Seventh St. NW. facebook. com/pages/Convention-Center-Community.
Farmers Market SW. Saturdays; 9 AM to 1 PM. The market offers baked goods, coffee, jams/jellies, prepared foods, pasture-raised meats & eggs and locally grown fresh produce. 425 M St. SW. diversemarkets.net. FRESHFARM Market NoMa. Sundays through Oct. 28, 9 AM to 1 PM. 1150 First St. NE. freshfarm.org.
East Central Civic Association of Shaw. First Monday, 7 PM. Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth St. NW. Contact: Al Hajj Mahdi Leroy J Thorpe Jr, 202-387-1596.
Smorgasburg Outdoor Food Market. Saturdays, 11 AM to 6 PM, through October. Features 30 food vendors that represent the District’s diversity in cuisine. Tingey Plaza at the corner of Tingey Street SE and New Jersey Avenue SE. dc.smorgasburg.com.
Eckington Civic Association. First Monday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. eckingtondc.org.
Arty Queers Art Market. Second Saturdays, 11 AM to 5 PM. Features original artwork for sale including paintings, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass work, textiles and clothing. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. thedccenter.org.
Logan Circle Citizens Association. Visit logancircle.org/calendar for meeting dates and times. logancircle.org.
Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 6 PM; L to R; Marcel Worrell Miller, Sherice Payne, Rodni Williams. Yvette Spears, Robert E. Person, Jacquelyn A. Hawkins. Photo: Jabari Jefferson Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open weekends, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Yoga on the Waterfront. Saturdays through August Wilson’s Fences. Sept. 27 to Oct. Washington’s last continually operated Sept. 28. 9 to 10 AM. Enjoy a treat from 27. Set in segregated Pittsburgh in the “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of SevToastique. On the Recreation Pier. This event 1950s, Fences depicts the life of Troy Maxson, enth Street SE. easternmarket-dc.org. a former Negro League baseball star now scrapis free. Bring a matt. All skill levels welcome. ing by as a sanitation worker. Ford’s Theatre, wharfdc.com. Dupont Circle FRESHFARM Market. Sundays, 511 10 St. NW. fords.org. 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 20th St. and Massachusetts Ave. NW. freshfarmmarket.org. American Conservation Film Festival. Oct. 4 MARKETS AND SALES to 6 and 11 to 13. The festival brings together Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Tuesthe finest conservation films and filmmakers days, 3 to 7 PM. Farmers’ line of fresh proCrafty Arts & Makers Festival. Sept. 28 from around the world. It features discussions duce. Eastern Market, 200 block of Seventh and 29, 10 AM to 5 PM. Crafty is the gowith scientists and educators, professional Street SE. easternmarketdc.com. to destination for discovering unique, ethiworkshops, family programming and social cally sourced goods from independent artists events. Shepherdstown, WV. conservationfilmand visionaries. $5 to $13. Akridge Lot at Union Market. Mondays to Wednesdays and fest.org. Buzzard Point, 1880 Second St. SW. craftySundays, 8 AM to 8 PM; Thursdays to Satbastardsdc.com. urdays, 8 AM to 9 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, food market. 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. SPORTS AND FITNESS Bloomingdale Farmers Market. Sundays, 9 AM to 1 PM. 1st and R Streets. NW. marketsandmore.info Freedom Run 5k. Sept. 21, 9 AM. Runners race through the previously restricted Armed Forces CIVIC LIFE Retirement Home grounds. $35. After the race, FRESHFARM Market Foggy Bottom. the public is welcome for a full day of family Wednesdays, 3 to 7 PM. 901 23rd St. NW. Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Offun including a tot-dash race, a Civil War Enfreshfarm.org. fice. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 5:30 PM. 90 K campment, arts & crafts, music and pony rides. St. norton.house.gov. President Lincoln’s Cottage, 140 Rock Creek FRESHFARM Market By the White House. Church Rd. NW. lincolncottage.org. Thursdays, 11 AM to 2 PM. 810 Vermont Ave. Chinatown Revitalization Council. Fourth NW. freshfarm.org. Monday, 7 to 8 PM. 510 I St. NW. Chinatown
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Edgewood Civic Association. Last Monday, 7 to 9 PM. Edgewood senior building, 635 Edgewood St. NE, Ninth Floor.
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 (Basement Community Room), 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 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. Have an item from the Calendar? Email it to calendar@hillrag.com. u
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fter taking my ailing iPhone 7 to the gleaming new Apple Carnegie Library store, Peter and I sought mid-day sustenance. Our feet took us to Farmers & Distillers, 600 Massachusetts Ave. NW, in Mount Vernon Triangle. Part of Farmers Restaurant Group, this nine-month-old enterprise is probably the only eatery owned by 47,000 North Dakota farmers. Co-owners are restaurateurs Mike Vucurevich and Dan Simons, who also operate Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers. For culinary inspiration, Farmers & Distillers looks to our country’s founding father, George Washington. Our nation’s first president was also a successful farmer, distiller and entrepreneur far ahead of his time. In fact, visitors can explore the original whiskey distillery and gristmill at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. Following George’s example, Farmers & Distillers operates a full-fledged distillery called Founding Spirits. To accompany this house-made hooch and other potables, Farmers & Distillers’ menu travels all over the map. Among shared appetizers: a cast-iron dish of parmesan garlic knots. The little twisted rolls are dipped into creamy whipped ricotta and a zippy tomatoey sauce. Breads, pastries, donuts and other delights are produced daily in the onsite bakery, First Bake Cafe & Creamery. A nod to nearby Chinatown offers “hand-pulled
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noodles” and “takeout style” dishes including drunken beef and chicken, Chinese ribs and sesame fried chicken salad. For the latter, we found the white meat was rather dry. A huge, spicy ahi tuna poke salad was mushy, with tiny cubes of tuna, avocado, beef, pepper and onion tossed together. Italy is also well represented, with handmade pastas including cacio e pepe (cheese and black pepper), linguine and fresh clams. You can also order steaks or “impossible” (vegan) burgers. Farmers & Distillers is open daily; call 202464-3001 or visit www.farmersanddistillers.com.
Farmers & Distillers lunchtime customers relax under a mural depicting George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Photo: Celeste McCall
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Also located in the Mount Vernon Triangle Also in the Mount Vernon Triangle area, Present Company Public House is neighborhood, Present Company Public House ensconced in an historic 1855 firehouse. Photo: Celeste McCall has slid into an historic 1855 firehouse. The smoke pups (Maine lobster on toasted brioche), salt newcomer was created by Matt Murphy, Brittaroasted beets, cacio e pepe (cheese and black pepper) ny Ryan, Nick Bernel and Jeremy Gifford, the team made with fresh gnocchi. There’s also a vegan yellow that brought us Bloomingdale’s The Pub and the curry bowl. (One of the owners is a vegetarian.) People. Emerging from chef Lincoln Fuge’s kitchChef Lincoln Fuge is a Nashville native who en are Nashville hot chicken wings enhanced with formerly wielded his whisk at Ashok Bajaj’s reMaine maple sugar. Subbing for the usual tortilla cently shuttered (and much missed!) 701. Planning chip nachos are deep-fried eggplant chips slathered to stay open daily, Present Company is located at with melted Buffalo mozzarella, avocado, pico de 438 Massachusetts Ave. NW. This month, Present gallo, jalapeno pesto and cilantro. House-smoked Company planned to operate seven days; for exact pastrami is stacked onto hefty Reuben sandwichhours and more information call 202-289-1100. es. The eclectic menu also showcases lobster half-
Parmesan garlic “knots” provide a tasty, shared appetizer at Farmers & Distillers. Photo: Celeste McCall
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Over the next few months, food truck Rebel Taco is planning to unveil two brick-and-mortar eateries in Washington. Sometime this fall, truck proprietor Mike Bramson’s two-level Rebel Taco Cantina will replace his shuttered sports bar, The Prospect. Located at 1214 U St. NW (with an outdoor patio), Rebel plans to sling tacos until the wee small hours. Next spring, a second Rebel Taco will open in the Mount Vernon Triangle area at 508 K St. NW. Menu options will – er – rebel far beyond traditional Hispanic fare. Look for Greek tacos (lamb shank, jalapeno-tzatziki sauce, pickled onions, house-made corn tortilla) and burguesa taco (cheesy ground beef, grilled onions, pickles). Parent food truck’s El Dio de las Muertes (Day of the Dead) motifs, splashed with neon colors and skulls, will appear on its new ventures.
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Mount Vernon Triangle, Farmers & Distillers takes inspiration from our nation’s first president. Photo: Celeste McCall
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Croatian-born DC resident Gordana Gerskovic spent a year in Merida, Mexico, the largest city in the Yucatan peninsula, working under the tutelage of artist Abel Vazquez. Inspired by the city’s rich colonial architecture and Mayan culture, she began using the macro lens of a camera to capture the surface detail of the brightly colored row homes in the city center. In her solo show, simply titled “Merida,” Gerskovic will simultaneously exhibit paintings and photographs, a first for the artist.
Marcelo Suaznabar, “Untitled,” 2019. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches. Image: IDB Staff Association Art Gallery
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Gordana Gerskovic, “Mexico.” Mixed media, 14 x 11 inches. Image: Foundry Gallery
Julie Wolfe debuted work at Hemphill in 2016, taking the DC art scene by storm with original compositions and subject matter. In “Under Their Gaze, We Become Creatures” Wolfe will exhibit her renowned, large Rorschach Test paintings consisting of mirror imaged designs overlaid atop screenprint images of photographs she has taken. Also on view will be Color Fieldinspired work such as “Magnitude of Equality 6” (pictured in this article). The exhibit will include a new concept, the use of books arranged in series which, like the Rorschach works, she overlays with paint, in a manner reminiscent of other Color Field artists where color patterns are applied deliberately to create a kaleidoscopic effect.
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Julie Wolfe, “Magnitude of Equality 6,” 2018. Flashe on canvas, 72.5 x 96 x 2.5 inches. Image: Hemphill Fine Arts
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Bolivian artist Marcelo Suaznabar’s “Lucid Dreams,” on view at the International Development Bank Staff Association Gallery, has created a series of fantastical characters drawn from his subconscious mind. A lucid dream
is one in which the individual is aware that he is dreaming and can control the outcome. Suaznabar synthesizes the familiar with the wondrous and produces subjects that are simultaneously recognizable and absurd.
Long View Gallery
Jason Wright, one of Long View Gallery’s represented artists, presents new works at the gallery. A native of the DC area, he is a graduate of the Corcoran. His background in illustration and graphic design caught the attention of the surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding industries, which employed him to adorn their products. The artist describes his work as having “hard geometric lines” softened by natural forms which provide “fluidity.”
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Benjamin Ferry’s “Hats Off ” pays homage to Vanilla Beane’s legendary Bene Millinery boutique in DC, where, for 40 years, she produced one-of-a-kind hats for clients of all stripes, from everyday citizens to society’s elite. Ferry spent two years studying Beane, her craft and her contribution to the community, which the artist reflects in the
Gallery Neptune & Brown 1530 14th St. NW 202-986-1200 | www.neptunefineart.com Hours: Wed. to Sat., 12-7 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. Sept. 14 through Oct. 12. Benjamin Ferry, “Hats Off ” Foundry Gallery 2118 Eighth St. NW 202-232-0203 | www.foundrygallery.org Hours: Wed. to Sun., 1-7 p.m. Through Sept. 29. Gordana Gerskovic, “Merida”
Davide Prete, “Clessidra.” Image: Touchstone Gallery
paintings in this series.
Touchstone Gallery
Touchstone Gallery presents two solo exhibitions by Colleen Sabo and Linda Bankerd, a group exhibition by member artists and featured guest artist David Prete. Sabo explores the theme of color through her travels around the globe, producing work consisting mainly of landscape paintings. Bankerd, an “avid cyclist” by her own admission, has painted a series of blurred landscapes which imitate that which she sees as she travels rapidly on her bike. Proceeds from the sale of her work will benefit the Parkinson’s Foundation of the National Capital Area. Lastly, Touchstone guest artist Prete, born to a metal-smith father, learned his craft mainly in Italy where he was born. In 2010, he obtained an MFA in sculpting at Fontbonne University in Saint Louis, Missouri, where he began to develop what he calls a “personal sculptural process” which includes the use of 3D printing and laser scanning. Some of this work will be on view at Touchstone. Phil Hutinet is the publisher of East City Art, DC’s alternative art source. For more information visit www.eastcityart.com. u
Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW 202-332-1116 | www.hamiltoniangallery.com Hours: Tues. to Sat., 12-6 p.m. Through Sept. 14 . Patrick Harking, “Harvester’s Dilemma” Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW 202-234-5601 | www.hemphillfinearts.com Hours: Tues. to Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 14-Nov. 16. Julie Wolfe, “Under Their Gaze, We Become Creatures” IDB Staff Association Art Gallery 1300 New York Ave. NW, entrance on 13th Street 202-623-3635 | idbstaffassociationartgallery.org Hours: Mon. to Sat., 1-7 p.m. Sept. 10-Oct. 3. Marcelo Suaznabar, “Lucid Dreams” 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. 22. Jason Wright, “RISE” 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. Through Sept. 29 GALLERY A: Touchstone Gallery Member Show GALLERY B: Colleen Sabo, “A World of Color, My Way” GALLERY C: Linda Bankerd, “Luscious Landscapes”
(continued from page 25) troit. Red Light, Aaron Gordon’s five-year-old restaurant at 1401 R St. NW, has introduced Detroit-style square pizza to the menu. Leading the overhaul is pastry chef Naomi Gallego, who is ditching the kitchen’s deep fryers and installing pizza ovens. She already bakes woodfired pies at Little Detroit Style pizza from Red Light. photo: Katie Yen Beast, Gordon’s 10-month-old Chevy Chase restaurant. Gallego recalls visiting her grandmother in Detroit, where she devoured similar deep-dish pies. “It’s something she’s wanted to do for a long time,” said Gordon, who also owns Penn Quarter’s Red Velvet Cupcakery and Bakers & Baristas.
Turning Toques
Kevin Tien, founding chef of Himitsu, Petworth’s tiny destination restaurant, is departing to concentrate on opening Capitol Hill’s highly anticipated Emilie’s. Tien is handing Himitsu’s reins to partner/beverage director Carlie Steiner. (Emilie’s, a 100-seat culinary venture showcasing “small plates,” will be unveiled next year in the Penn Eleven complex at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.) Meanwhile, Himitsu will close temporarily on Sept. 15 for “minor renovations and training” before reopening with a new menu developed by chef Amanda Moll. To assume her new post, Moll is leaving Shaw’s Asian restaurant Doi Moi.
Moving Asian Event
Meanwhile, Doi Moi, 1800 14th St. NW, has a new downstairs neighbor, at least for now. Due to “maintenance issues” forcing it to close “temporarily,” Shaw’s Lao bar Hanumanh has moved from Ninth Street NW to Destination Wedding, the pop-up bar underneath Doi Moi. Since its May debut, Hanumanh has dispensed exotic bar snacks crafted by chefs Seng Luangrath and Bobby Pradachith, the mother-and-son team. At Destination Wedding, they’ll collaborate with Doi Moi chef Johanna Hellrigl, who creates Southeast Asian dishes like gaeng phet (red curry and vermicelli noodles with fermented dish-pork sauce and pickled squash). Like Hanumanh, Destination Wedding/Hanumanh takes no reservations. Open for dinner only; closed Tuesday. u
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The East Building Atrium comes alive during NGA Nights. National Gallery of Art, Washington
National Gallery of Art Night
On Sept. 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art, East Building, Fourth St, NW, relive best or worst school dance memories with classic summer jams by DJ Heat. Draw a Picasso-inspired portrait. Take a spin on the NGA trivia wheel. Pop-up talks explore elements of art. Tracy Wilson and Holly Frey, hosts of the hit podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class, look at the lesser-known history of the color blue during a live show. Admission is free; food and beverages on sale. Register at eventbrite.com.
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Best in Shaw Dog Show, Oct. 5
The Best In Shaw Dog Show 2019 will take place in the Shaw neighborhood on Saturday, October 5th, 11–3 p.m. The Shiloh Baptist Church has kindly of-
fered their wonderful parking lot (9th and P Street) to host this year’s show. Sat, October 5, 2019, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Shiloh Baptist Church Parking Lot, 9th and P Street, NW. There will be a great line up of judges from the Shaw community to determine
DCHFA, Your Homeownership Resource in the District. The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency is your homeownership resource in the District from buying a home to retaining your home; we have a homeownership program to assist you. DC Open Doors DC Open Doors is your key to homeownership in the city. This program offers first-time and repeat buyers fully forgivable second trust loans to cover a buyer’s minimum down payment requirement in addition to below market interest rates for first trust mortgages for the purchase of homes.
Mortgage Credit Certificate The Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) provides an additional incentive for first-time homebuyers to purchase a home in the District of Columbia. An MCC provides qualified borrowers the ability to claim a Federal Tax Credit of 20 percent of the mortgage interest paid during each calendar year.
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.
Reverse Mortgage Insurance & Tax Payment Program (ReMIT)Foreclosure Prevention Program
DCHFA provides financial assistance to seniors age 62 or older who have a Reverse Mortgage and have fallen behind on insurance and tax payments and are in jeopardy of foreclosure. Qualified District homeowners can receive up to $25,000 in assistance. The borrower must be able to demonstrate ability to sustain payments going forward.
Visit www.DCHFA.org for full qualification guidelines and information on how to apply to any of DCHFA’s homeownership programs. 815 FLORIDA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 • 202.777.1600 • WWW.DCHFA.ORG
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show winners. In addition to the great dog show, a number of local companies will be at the event to tantalize you with their offerings and support the show. Go to Eventbrite for tickets to enter your dog in a number of catagories. Specatator tickets: $7 adult and $3 for kids.
Color. Abe holds an MFA in Theater Management from Yale School of Drama. At Yale, she was the recipient of the Morris J. Kaplan Award for Theater Management, Producer and Artistic Associate of Yale Cabaret and Co-Chair of the Internship Fund.
A TASTE OF SHAW
Art Enables “Spark 3” Gala
Join your neighbors from 2-8 p.m. for the 2019 Shaw On Oct. 19, 6:30 to 10 p.m., Food Tasting. Sample delicaArt Enables, 2204 Rhode cies from Europe, Africa, and Island Ave. NE, presents the Caribbean. Enjoy Jollof “Spark 3,” an evening celRice, Suya, Kelewele, Yams, ebrating the talent and Soup, Waakye, Red Red, creativity of their resident Baby Back Ribs, Goat Stew, artists. The party includes lamb Chops, the most talked cocktails, program, buffet about Jerk Wings and many more. $20 for five samples (2 Balance Gym celebrated its 10th anniversary on August 17 with mass workouts above and below dinner and silent auction. appetizers , 2 entrees, 1 side) ground in the Dupont Underground. A great time was had by all. Balance Gym is located at 1111 All proceeds support Art Enables’ mission to create $35 for 8 samples of choice 14th St NW and other locations across the city. opportunities for artists (3 appetizers, 3 entrees, 2 with disabilities to make, sides) + to go container. We before the start of construction. event will feature panel discussions, a market and earn income have three seating times. 2, 4 Detours will be in place while sideluncheon and workshops focused on from their original and compelling and 6 p.m’. at African Fusion, 1230 9th walk repair is in progress. Signage best practices. Free registration is at artwork. $100. art-enables.org. St NW. This event repeats on various and protective barriers will be used 2019maternalandinfanthealthsumdays: Sep 14, Oct 12, Nov 9 to maintain pedestrian safety. For mit.eventbrite.com/. more information,visit newjerseyaverehab.com.
Balance Gym Celebrates 10th
Traffic Changes on New Jersey Avenue
Expect lane closures, parking restrictions and traffic pattern changes on New Jersey Avenue NW between H and N Streets. All construction activity will take place between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Mondays to Saturdays behind traffic barriers. Lane closures are expected to run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Some night work may be required. This work is a part of the Safety Improvements on New Jersey Avenue NW Project involving curb, gutter, sidewalk and driveway reconstruction. Curbside parking may also be restricted while work is underway. Emergency No Parking signs will be posted a minimum of 72 hours
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Maternal & Infant Health Summit
On Sept. 10, 9 a.m., at the Washington Convention Center, join Mayor Bowser at the National Maternal & Infant Health Summit. The event, held in partnership with Aetna, is designed to promote public awareness and interest in the District’s new approaches to ensuring the health of women, babies and families. The summit is an opportunity for elected officials, health officials and DC residents to explore strategies to improve perinatal health and address racial disparities in birth outcomes. The
New Managing Director at Woolly
Woolly Mammoth has named Emika Abe its new managing director. Abe comes to Woolly after three years as the Associate Managing Director of the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA. At the Alliance, Emika led a portfolio of projects that guided the theatre’s organizational strategy, culture and general management. Abe launched a national mentorship program for aspiring theatre leaders from underrepresented groups. She is an alum of LEAD Atlanta, Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta, Stanford Arts Strategies Lab and Theatre Communications Group’s Young Leaders of
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo to Read at LOC
On Sept. 19, 7 p.m., awardingwinning poet Joy Harjo gives her inaugural reading as the 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building Coolidge Auditorium, 10 First St. SE. A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, Harjo is the first Native American to serve as US Poet Laureate. A book signing follows. loc.gov.
Construction on Rhode Island Avenue
DC Water’s contractor has begun preparations for jet grouting work at the intersection of First Street
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and Rhode Island Avenue NW. Jet grouting is a method of ground improvement that involves injecting cement and water into the soil at very high pressures to solidify and strengthen the ground. The improved ground will allow safe excavation in the stabilized ground to connect the existing First Street Tunnel with the new Northeast Boundary Tunnel. Work will continue for approximately eight months. The Northeast Boundary Tunnel is the largest component of the Clean Rivers Project. Beginning south of RFK Stadium, it will extend north to Rhode Island Avenue NE and west to Sixth Street NW. When complete, the approximately five-mile long tunnel will significantly reduce chronic flooding, as well as reduce the amount of combined sewer overflows into the Anacostia River by 98 percent. For more information, visit dcwater. com/NEBT.
DC Opportunity Accounts
Mayor Bowser has relaunched DC Opportunity Accounts. This 4:1 matched savings program helps qualified District residents potentially save up to $7,500. Those funds can be used to help pay for a variety of expenses, including education, first-time home purchases, small business development and retirement. The DC Opportunity Accounts program is managed by the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) and is administered by Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB). Qualified residents make regular deposits of up to $1,500 in a savings account for a maximum of 18 months. DISB matches the deposits 2:1, with private funders also matching the deposits 2:1. To qualify, applicants must be a District resident, have a maximum annual household income of $54,250, for households with one adult and
$62,000 for two adults living in the same household, have earned income, and have less than $10,000 in net assets excluding a primary home and one vehicle. To apply, email DCopportunity@caab.or
DPW Targets Abandoned Autos
The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) has kicked off a citywide Abandoned Vehicle Blitz to address abandoned vehicles and other public nuisances. The pilot began in Wards 7 and 8, where the majority of 311 requests for removal of abandoned vehicles were received. The initiative will eventually expand citywide. An abandoned vehicle is any motor vehicle or trailer that is left, parked or stored on public space for more than 48 hours or on private property for more than 30 days, has excessive damage, appears inoperable, contains vermin or does not display valid tags/registration. DPW Street & Alley crews will also provide street sweeping as well as landscaping and grass cutting on public spaces with overgrowth. The increased services will continue in these areas as needed. Residents can help by calling 311 and providing the make, model, color and tag information of abandoned vehicles. Residents can also visit 311.dc.gov.
Charter School (WMST PCHS or the Company”) filed Articles of Dissolution with the Corporations Division of the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“DCRA”). Pursuant to D.C. Code 29-412.06, you are hereby notified that if you have a claim against WMST PCHS, other than a claim against WMST PCHS in a pending action, suit, or proceeding to which WMST PCHS is a party, you must present a written summary of the circumstances surrounding your claim to Dr. Deneen Long White/Or. N’Deye Diagne, WMST PCHS, 3333 14th St NW, Suite 210, Washington DC 20010. Any and all such claims or potential claims against the company will be barred if not received within three (3) years of the date of publication of this notice. The written summary of your claim against Washington Mathematics Science Technology PCHS must include the following information: 1. The name, address, telephone number, and contact for the claimant; 2. The amount of the alleged claim against WMST PCHS; 3. The date the claim accrued or will accrue; and 4. A brief description of the nature of the debt or basis for the claim including reference to any proposal, contract, or invoice number relevant to the claim. WMST PCHS may make payments and/or distributions to other claimants or debtors without further notice to creditors of or claimants against WMST PCHS. This Notice of Dissolution does not review any claim barred or constitute acknowledgment by WMST PCHS that any person or entity is a proper claimant and does not operate as a waiver of any defense or counterclaim in respect of any claim asserted by any person or entity. WMST PCHS reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any claim submitted pursuant to this notice.
Bikeshare for College Students
Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) now offers $25 annual memberships for all students enrolled at universities with flagship campuses in DC. The CaBi University Membership, facilitated by the District Department of Transportation helps students save money on transportation costs, gain access to a fun and affordable transportation that supports a healthy lifestyle and is available 24-hours a day. Universities must join the program in order to offer the
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benefit to their students. For more information about the CaBi University Membership, visit goDCgo.com.
Starting a Business
DCRA has partnered with DC Public Library to educate residents on how to start a new business. On Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m. at Northwest One Library, 155 L St. NW, learn about business licensing, corporate registration, Certificates of Occupancy, Home Occupancy Permits, grant opportunities, vending, farmer markets, Certified Business Enterprises and more. For more information, visit dclibrary.org/northwest.
Tenant & Tenant Association Summit
The DC Office of the Tenant Advocate will hold its 10th annual Tenant and Tenant Association Summit on Sept. 28. This annual gathering features exciting workshops on the future of rent control, affordable housing, options for low to moderate-income families and the rules of advocacy. Real estate agents can earn up to three continuing education credits for attending Renters 101. The free event takes place at the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch is provided. To register, visit https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/ota12th-annual-tenant-tenantassociation-summit-registration-70070628135. Have an item for the Bulletin Board? Email the details to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u
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FIND US AT THESE LOCATIONS! A Divine Shine
723 T Street, NW
NW Settlement House - S St.
1739 7th Street, NW
Al Crostino
1926 9th Street, NW
Off Road Cycling
905 U Street, NW
Bank of Georgetown
1301 U St NW
Passport
11th & U Streets, NW
Beau Thai
1550 7th St. NW
Paul Laurence Dunbar Sr. Apts U & 15th Street NW
Ben’s Chilli Bowl
1213 U ST NW
Pekoe Acupuncture
1410 9th Street, NW
Big Bad Woof
117 Carroll ST NW
Peregrine Epresso
1718 14th St NW
Big Bear
1700 1st ST NW
Petco Unleashed
1200 First St. NE
Bloomingdale Wine & Spirits
1836 First St. NW
Phyllis Wheatly YWCA
901 Rhode Island Ave, NW
Bread for the City
1525 7th Street NW
Piassa
1336 9th ST NW
Bus Boys & Poets
1025 5th ST NW
Planet Pet
1738 14th St NW
Bus Boys & Poets
2021 14th ST NW
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave, NW
Calabash
1847 7th St. NW
Rahama African Restaurant
1924 9th Street, NW
Cambria Hotel
899 O St. NW
Reeves Center
2000 14th ST NW
Cantania Bakery
1404 North Capitol NW
Reeves Center Street Box
14th & U Street, NW
Capitol Food Market
1634 North Capitol St.
Reformation Fitness
1302 9th St NW #1
CCN Office
224 7th ST SE
Right & Proper Brew
624 T St. NW
Chaplin
1501 9th Street, NW
Rite Aid
1306 U Street NW
Chinatown Coffee
475 H ST NW
Rito Loco
606 Florida Avenue, NW
City First Bank
1432 U ST NW
Safeway
490 L St. NW
City Paws Hospital
1823 14th St NW
Safeway
1747 Columbia RD NW
Coldwell Banker
1606 17th ST NW
Safeway
1701 Corcoran ST NW
Commissary
1443 P St NW
Sbarro
1101 7th St. NW
Compass Coffee
1535 7th St. NW
Seaton Market
1822 North Capitol St. NW
CVS
2129 14th ST NW
Senior Building
1713 7th St. NW
CVS
3031 14th ST NW
Shaw Library
945 Rhode Island AVE NW
CVS
1000 U ST NW
Shaw Mainstreet
875 N Street, NW, Suite 201
CVS
1418 P ST NW
Shaw Metro
1800 7th St NW
CVS
1637 P Street, NW
Shaw Metro Box - NE Corner
8th & R NW
CVS
400 Massachusettes AVE NW
Shaw Metro Box - NE Corner
7th & S NW
CVS
1900 7th ST NW
Showtime Lounge
113 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Dodge City
917 U Street, NW
Simon Vintage
1911 9th Street, NW
Dove House
1905 9th Street, NW
Skynear Design Gallery
1800 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Drafting Table
1529 14th ST NW
SMASH Records
2314 18th Street, NW
Dunkin Donuts
1739 New Jersey Ave NW
Solid Core
1821 7th Street, NW
Emmaus Services for Aging
1426 9th ST NW
Starbucks
1425 P St NW
First Cup Coffee
900 M ST NW
Starbucks
2225 Georgia AVE NW
Flash
645 Florida Avenue, NW
Starbucks
1301 Connecticut Ave, NW
Foster House Apartments
801 Rhode Island Ave, NW
Studio Theatre Street Box
14th & P Street, NW
Giant
1345 Park RD NW
Sunset Spirits
1627 First St. NW
Giant
1050 Brentwood RD NE
T Street Market
80 T St. NW
Giant at O Street Market
1400 7th St NW
The Coffee Bar
1201 S St NW
GMCHC Family Life Center
605 Rhode Island Avenue NE
Third District MPD
1620 V ST NW
Grassroots Gourmet, LLC
104 Rhode Island Ave NW
Trilogy NoMa
151 Q Street, NE
Habesha market
1919 9th st
Tryst
2459 18th ST NW
Harris Teeter
1631 Kalorama RD NW
Tynan Coffee
1275 First St. SE
Harris Teeter
1201 First St, NE
U Street Cafe
1301 U ST NW
Home Rule
1807 14th Street, NW
U Street Metro
11th & U Streets, NW
Howard Founders Library
500 Howard Place, NW
U Street Wine & Beer
1351 U St NW
Howard University
2225 Georgia Avenue, NW
Universal Gear
1919 14th Street, NW
Java House
1645 Q ST NW
Unleashed
1550 7th St. NW
Kafe Bohem
602 Florida Avenue, NW
Uprising Muffin Company
1817 7th St NW
Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th ST NW
Velvet Lounge
915 U Street, NW
Lettie Gooch
1517 U Street, NW
Vida
1612 U St NW
Lincoln Westmoreland Apts.
1730 7th Street, NW
Walgreens
1325 14th ST NW
Logan Hardware
1734 14th St NW
Wanda’s
1851 7th Street, NW
Lost & Found
1240 9th St. NW
Whole Foods Yellow Box
1440 P Street NW
Marriott Hotel
901 Massachusetts Ave NW
Why Not Boutique
1348 U Street, NW
MLK Library
901 G ST NW
Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania AVE NW
Modern Liquors
1200 9th ST NW
Windows Cafe
101 Rhode Island AVE NW
Mount Vernon Sq. Metro
7th & M ST NW
Wydown Coffee Bar
1924 14th St NW
Nelly’s
900 U St NW
Yes Organic Market
2123 14th St NW
Nest DC
87 Florida Ave. NW
YMCA
1711 Rhode Island Ave, NW
Northwest One Library
155 L ST NW
Yoga District
1830 1st ST NW
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The Numbers: Back To School Edition
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t may still be really hot, but the start of the school year means that, really, summer is over. Beyond fresh backpacks and school supplies, there are lots of other new things and opportunities happening in DC schools this fall. The justreleased PARCC test scores show overall progress in student performance — but only limited progress in closing inequities by race and income. DC’s education leaders are looking to re-design our inadequate school funding formula, just months after they adopted a budget that cut funding to many schools in wards 7 and 8. And the Council will likely finish legislation this fall to make school budgets more transparent, important to parents and principals alike, that could also help make sure the budgets are more equitable. One other new thing in schools this fall: there will be nearly 100 more mental health professionals across DC schools, as DC moves to phase out punitive disciplinary practices like suspension and replace them with more positive investments that support children’s healthy development. The outcomes of these actions could make a big difference in the lives of DC students.
Progress in New Test Scores? Yes and No
One popular headline for DC’s latest test scores is that more students scored college ready last year, though only in English Language Arts. However, another important headline is that progress for Black students and students considered “at-risk” improved less than overall, meaning that the city is failing on perhaps its most important education task. Some 37.1 percent of students in DC Public Schools (DCPS) and pub-
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by Ed Lazere lic charter schools are on track in English Language Arts (ELA) to graduate ready for college and careers, up from 33.3 percent last year. Some 30.5 percent meet that standard in math, a modest bump from 29.4 percent. Another bright spot is that Latinx students made notable progress last year, more than any other racial/ethnic group. But there are reasons for all of us to be troubled by the scores. While 85 percent of white students are on track in ELA, just 28 percent of Black students are, and the gap did not narrow this year. Just 21 percent of students who are considered “at-risk” of falling behind are doing well; these are students who either are in families with low incomes, experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or overage for their grade. The results for EnglishLanguage Learners and students with disabilities are even worse. This means that our schools are serving white students and higherincome students well, but failing the vast majority of Black students and low-income students. The racial inequities in school outcomes show that today’s students remain affected by a legacy of racism that denied opportunity to their parents and grandparents. DC schools were segregated until the 1950s, with Black schools under-resourced compared to white schools. And housing policy decisions, from redlining to urban renewal, resulted in a large concentration of Black residents in Wards 7 and 8. Today, Black students typically attend schools where at least 40 percent of students are low-income or otherwise at risk, while most white students are in schools where only a small share of students are at risk. Undoing these inequities impacts should be a top priority for all of us.
The better all of our children do, the stronger our economy and community will be.
School Budgets Get a Failing Grade
One option to addressing these historical inequities is to enact an adequate overall school budget and then intentionally provide more financial resources for students attending schools in areas of the District that traditionally faced divestment. Yet, the way that DCPS allocates funds among schools is leading to cuts at these schools. The budget for this school year actually shortchanges all students. The budget increased per-student funding by 3 percent this year, yet the average expense for a DCPS teacher is growing 4 percent, meaning that DCPS schools don’t have enough to maintain staffing and services. Beyond that, DCPS’s allocation choices across schools resulted in deep budget cuts in many schools in Wards 7 and 8, which primarily educate Black students. The Council offset some, but not all, of the cuts. And for years, the District has not abided by requirements to devote more funds for lowincome students and others at-risk of falling behind. Schools get roughly $2,200 for every student considered at-risk, yet DCPS knowingly diverts half of this funding to other schools and other purposes. Underfunding education, and hijacking resources that target students facing the most oppression, isn’t a winning strategy to improve educational outcomes or grow the economy in the District. The one bright spot is that things have gotten so bad that the Bowser Administration is taking time to think about how to do school budgeting better. The city commissioned research on ways to strengthen the at-risk portion
of school funding, and how to measure how much school funding needs to grow each year to keep up with rising costs. That study is on a tight timeline, with a January 2020 due date for the first portion of the study and February 2020 for the remainder portion. It will be important for the city leaders to engage parents and other school stakeholders to shape this research and to get feedback on preliminary recommendations. The families affected by school funding decisions, and especially those most affected by the current shortcomings, should have a say.
School Budget Transparency: Sunlight Is the Best Disinfectant
The budget for DC schools is developed too much in the dark, with disastrous results like this year. School budgets that meet the needs of all students, engage parents, and reverse historic education inequities faced by Black students should be built collaboratively with all the information needed to make sound funding decisions. Two bills the Council is considering — the School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Act and the At-Risk Funding Transparency Amendment Act — would help deliver better budget outcomes. The bills would require more uniform accounting for school expenses across DCPS and public charter schools and more transparency over how school budgets are built each year. In particular, the bills would improve education equity by demanding more transparency over at-risk funds. Stakeholders at each school would get information on their at-risk funding and then develop a plan for how those funds are used. Engaging principals, teachers, and parents would help ensure that investments in their school truly lead to better outcomes for their students.
Coming Soon: More School-Based Mental Health Staff
Mayor Bowser and the DC Council made a substantial commitment to supporting students by adding funds for nearly 100 mental health staff across schools. That’s not enough to have a new position at every DCPS and charter school campus, but it is important progress. Currently, DCPS social workers devote much of their time with students with disabilities, supporting their Individualized Education Plan, while counselor and psychologists must spend time on things like scheduling and standardized test administration. Having staff devoted to mental health and socioemotional well-being will help all students and strengthen the ability of schools to address the trauma many students face as a result of poverty and violence in their communities. This enhanced staffing is critical to the success of legislation adopted in 2018 — the Student Fair Access to Schools Act — that limits the ability of schools to use punitive disciplinary practices that have proven to be discriminatory and ineffective, including suspensions and expulsions. The school year may already be underway, but it’s not too early to be planning for how we can do better to provide a high-quality education for all students in the next school year and beyond. It’s important for all of us to use our voices to ensure that city leaders take bold action to address gross inequities, ensuring that we are setting up children to thrive and get ahead. Ed Lazere is the Executive Director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org). DCFPI promotes budget and policy solutions to reduce poverty and inequality in the District of Columbia and increase opportunities for residents to build a better future. u
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Shaw Streets by Pleasant Mann last stop was the Tiffany & Co. jewelry store at the Conrad Hotel, where the manager gave a tour of the new facility and outlined the role that the company expected to play in the area. A total of 15 businesses have opened since the last ribbon-cutting event in November 2018, during Small Business Saturday, including the Apple store at the Carnegie Library, Conrad Hotel and Tall Boy.
Manna Inc. and local leaders open Pohlman Homes, new affordable housing in Shaw. Photo: Pleasant Mann
Shaw Main Streets Holds Ribbon-Cutting Tour
Shaw Main Streets welcomed eight new businesses to the neighborhood on the morning of Aug. 9 by holding a round of ribbon-cuttings. The group, led by Director of Small and Local Business Development Kristi Whitfield, started at the Union Kitchen Grocery at 1924 Eighth St. NW. Other members in the group included Shaw Main Streets Board Chair Gretchen Wharton and Executive Director Alexander Padro, along with Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau and Kenyan McDuffie. From there, the tour cut ribbons at Roy Boys (2108 Eighth St. NW), Zeppelin restaurant (1544 Ninth St. NW), Jake’s Tavern (1606 Seventh St. NW), Hanumanh (1604 Seventh St. NW), the new Compass Coffee across from the Convention Center (1023 Seventh St. NW) and Leon, the natural fast food store (649 New York Ave. NW). The
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield and Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie welcome the new Union Kitchen Grocery to Shaw. Photo: Pleasant Mann
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Manna Inc. Brings New Affordable Housing to Shaw
Shaw got a bit more affordable housing when Manna Inc., a nonprofit devoted to producing low-cost homes, cut the ribbon on its latest effort at Eighth and T streets NW on Aug. 1. The festivities were led by Manna’s CEO, Rev. Jim Dickerson, who announced that the project would be named after Bob Pohlman, a former Manna board member. Participants at the celebration included Bob Pohlman’s wife Dorothy Pohlman, Councilmembers Anita Bonds and Brianne Nadeau, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Alexander Padro, Department of Housing and Community Development Director Polly Donaldson and LaVita Moore, a new owner of one of the rowhomes. Moore expressed her appreciation for the project, since it gave her the chance to own a home in the District, something she thought that she would never be able to achieve. Donaldson said how important it was to build new family housing, given the mayor’s goal of constructing 36,000 new units in the District over the next few years. Donaldson also noted that the project was supported by $500,000 from the District’s Housing Production Trust Fund, and that its new owners got financial assistance from DC’s Home Purchase Assistance Program. After a ribbon was cut to inaugurate the project, the attendees examined the new homes. The Manna project, built on what was a District-owned parking lot, consists of four units of affordable housing for families, along with two market-rate units. All of the affordable units have three bedrooms. One of them, designed for the handicapped, includes an elevator.
Drink Company Pop-Ups Honored
The August issue of On Tap magazine designated Shaw’s Drink Company “Dream Team,” made up of the company’s CEO Angie Fetherston and her sister, Special Projects Manager Adriana Salame, as one of 20 visionaries shaping the culture of DC. They won the honor for their work on the Drink Company’s pop-up bars. Since 2015, the company has created thematic pop-up bars at its space at 1843 Seventh St. NW, starting with a Christmas season pop-up and moving on to inspirations such as springtime in Japan (along with Japanese movie monsters) and the internationally recognized pop-up celebrating the “Game of Thrones” television series. The Drink Company’s latest pop-up bar is Levels Unlocked: House of DC Heroes, celebrating the entry of Events DC into the competitive gaming world. Distinct spaces pay tribute to three of the industry’s most popular games: Overwatch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and NBA2K19. The
Levels Unlocked, the Drink Company’s latest thematic pop-up bar. Photo: Pleasant Mann
pop-up features over-the-top decor, gaming activities and game-themed cocktails. Levels Unlocked will be open through Sept. 29.
Art All Night Comes Back to Shaw on Sept. 14
The District’s Art All Night festival will return to Shaw on Saturday night, Sept. 14. This year’s festival theme is “The Shawtastic Voyage,” celebrating the arts in DC and the neighborhood over the past several decades. Admission is free, thanks to support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Human-
ities and the Department of Small and Local Business Development. Starting on Saturday night, at 7 p.m., until 3 a.m. the following morning, the festivities will span the neighborhood from Mount Vernon Square and Blagden Alley all the way up to Florida Avenue, 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. Major venues in Shaw this year include the Watha T. Daniel Library (Seventh and R streets) and the DCHFA Building (Ninth Street and Florida Avenue), as well as the grounds at the Apple Carnegie Library and businesses along the commercial corridors between Sixth and 11th streets. The Shaw Art Market on the corner of Seventh and R streets will return, including entertainment from local artists such as Grammy-nominated hip hop artist Christylez Bacon, Ethiopian dance star Yehunie Belay and the Pyroxotic fire dancers. More information on the Art All Night Shaw program is available at www.artallnightdcshaw.com.
Shaw Open House, Fall Edition, Oct. 19
Shaw Main Streets will hold a free neighborhood open house on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 19, to introduce residents and visitors to the offerings of new and established businesses in north-central Shaw. Attendees should expect to see a lot of free food and beverage samples, plus $25 in free Shawbucks to be spent at participating businesses that afternoon. This fall event will focus on businesses in the Shaw Main Streets service area north of Rhode Island Avenue, between Sixth and 11th streets. The open house ends with a closing party and drawing for prizes from dozens of participating businesses. For more information, visit www.shawmainstreets.org. u
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NEIGHBORHOOD
East Side News by Taylor Barden Golden
Judgment of Solomon Comes to NoMa
It’s clear as day to anyone who hasn’t been to the area north of Massachusetts Avenue in the last five years that the neighborhood now known as NoMa has increased quite a bit in population. As it turns out, it’s increased so much that the District must create a voting precinct, for the first time in more than a decade. The DC Board of Elections has announced that it is considering splitting Precinct 83 in two, creating Precinct 144. According to the analysis, Precinct 83 is the largest in the city, with 9,377 registered voters as of the end of July. That’s 79% higher than the same time five years ago, when the precinct had 5,218 voters. Not only is Precinct 83 the largest in the city, it also has an extremely high voter turnout. The turnout in last year’s general election was 52%, higher than the citywide average of 46%. In the 2016 election, it was just shy of 70%, five points higher than the average across the city. The split would reduce Precinct 83 to just under 5,000 voters, and Precinct 144 would have roughly 4,000. “This confirms something we’ve known for a while, that NoMa has become a place that sev-
eral thousand people call home,” says NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) President Robin-Eve Jasper. “Our residents are actively engaged in building this community, and they will be more active in the District’s political life. We also see it as validation of the transition from vision to reality: NoMa is a thriving, mixed-use, real neighborhood.
Concept sketch plan for the Exchange. Image: ULI Washington Technical Assistance Panel Report Virtual Circle 2019
an oddly placed Wendy’s. The TAP was convened by the Urban Land Institute and the NoMa BID to study six possible concepts for the circle once the Wendy’s is no more. Those concepts came from a 2013 study of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) about the feasibility of removing the restaurant and rerouting the pedestrian and car traffic. Ultimately, the TAP decided that “Concept 6” was the safest and most efficient of the solutions. The report, released this month, outlines the implementation of Concept 6 and Aerial map showing conditions at the Virtual Circle intersection. Image: ULI what it would mean for the thousands Washington who travel through there every day. Prior to brainstorming the design recommendations, the TAP team toured Dave Thomas Circle in order to experience its flow, or lack thereof, Never has there been more excitement about firsthand. They also worked with neighborhood a dangerous traffic interchange and a faststakeholders, were briefed by the NoMa BID and food restaurant. When Mayor Bowser anDDOT and interviewed members of multiple nounced in her presentation of the fiscal year stakeholder organizations including the Ecking2020 budget that she was reserving $35 milton Civic Association, NoMa/H Street Civic Aslion for the improvement of the unlovingly sociation, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions called “Dave Thomas Circle,” residents were 6C and 5E, North Capitol Main Street, Pathways thrilled to think of the possibilities. Now to Housing DC, Gallaudet University, JBG Smith, they have been outlined in a report by Urban Edens, DC Office of Planning, General Services Land Institute Washington’s Technical AsAdministration and local business owners from the sistance Panel (TAP). This report will be the surrounding neighborhoods. foundational plan as the city moves to secure Panelists grouped the analysis and recommen-
Dave Thomas Out, “the Exchange” In
Outline of the proposed voting Precinct 144. Image: DC Board of Elections
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dations under four categories: framing principles, neighborhood context and economic development, safety and connectivity and open space design. They also proposed next steps and short-term priorities toward the progress of the design process. They decided that the word “circle” wasn’t a helpful moniker. They coined the term “the Exchange” as an example of potential branding, particularly considering the “X” formed by New York and Florida Avenues. According to the report, “the Panel noted that many successful hubs serve as a place of exchange (whether commercial, informational, or social), and improved linkages between the growing NoMa and Eckington communities are important objectives.” The panel also suggested keeping the same branding that the NoMa BID has been using to distinguish the neighborhood – bright colors and an emphasis on artwork. “The NoMa and Eckington communities are very excited about working with DDOT to make this a safe and welcoming place of connection for neighbors and a terrific gateway to downtown DC,” says Jasper, president of the NoMa BID and the Parks Foundation. “The BID reached out to Urban Land Institute Washington about a TAP as a way to bring fresh, independent eyes and ideas to what the improved ‘virtual circle’ could offer.” DDOT will ultimately have the responsibility of implementing Concept 6, likely with continued significant input from the BID. DDOT has stated this project can be completed by 2022. 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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changing hands
Changing Hands is a list of most residential sales in the Midcity DC area from the previous month. A feature of every issue, this list, based on the MRIS, is provided courtesy of Don Denton, manager of the Coldwell Banker office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms. Address
Price BR
FEE SIMPLE 14th Street Corridor 1321 Wallach Pl NW 1331 Florida Ave NW
1,550,000 1,099,000
Bloomingdale 2024 N Capitol NW 155 Randolph Pl NW 59 W St NW 2025 Flagler Pl NW 19 Randolph Pl NW
1,375,000 1,200,000 1,010,000 894,800 855,000
209 S St NE 207 V St NE
4 4 4 4 3 4 3
Brentwood 2223 15th St NE 2401 12th St NE 2212 13th St NE
594,999 530,000 500,000
3 5 3
Brookland 1507 Newton St NE 1211 Evarts St NE 3823 13th St NE 4213 12th St NE 3049 Chancellors Way NE 1211 Taylor St NE 2868 Chancellors Way NE 1428 Irving St NE 4236 14th St NE 2615 N Capitol St NE 1234 Rhode Island Ave NE 3914 18th St NE 1334 Ritchie Pl NE 4314 12th Pl NE 1224 Jackson St NE 2837 4th St NE 2434 2nd St NE 1435 Jackson St NE 4920 8th St NE 604 Allison St NE 4026 7th St NE 4707 N Capitol St NE
1,140,000 1,075,000 906,000 815,000 775,000 749,000 729,000 720,000 699,900 600,000 569,000 566,000 540,000 530,000 515,000 501,514 475,000 465,000 464,000 460,000 425,000 380,000
Columbia Heights 1218 Euclid St NW 3223 13th St NW 1207 Kenyon St NW 3916 Kansas Ave NW 3569 Warder St NW 3408 13th St NW 3610 Rock Creek Church Rd NW 1002 Quebec Pl NW 768 Harvard St NW 522 Irving St NW 532-534 Hobart Pl NW 1206 Shepherd St NW 638 Lamont St NW 766 Lamont St NW
1,300,300 1,299,000 1,100,000 1,025,000 902,000 870,000 860,000 820,000 706,000 669,000 599,000 589,000 580,000 470,000
6 7 3 5 3 4 3 6 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 2
Dupont 1716 New Hampshire Ave NW 1751 18th St NW 2129 Newport Pl NW 1309 22nd St NW
3,275,000 1,700,000 1,150,000 1,837,500
6 4 3 4
Eckington 38 R St NE 164 Uhland Ter NE
765,000 760,000
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5 3
665,000 622,000
5 3
Edgewood 525 Montana Ave NE #A
930,000
Foggy Bottom 2532 I St NW 913 Hughes Mews NW
818,000 615,000
Fort Totten 16 Farragut Pl NW
575,000
H Street Corridor 811 11th St NE 1241 I St NE 1163 Abbey Pl NE 908 10th St NE 934 4th St NE 604 13th St NE
840,000 825,000 800,000 740,000 665,000 605,000
Ledroit Park 1835 5th St NW 38 W St NW 2206 Flagler Pl NW 1924 2nd St NW 2424 N Capitol St NW
1,400,000 817,000 780,000 725,000 615,000
Logan Circle 1414 S St NW 1416 15th St NW 1518 Corcoran St NW
1,430,500 2,970,000 1,299,900
Michigan Park 4351 16th St NE 3922 20th St NE 4915 16th St NE
590,000 585,000 515,000
Mount Pleasant 1759 Lamont St NW 1729 Lamont St NW 1754 Kilbourne Pl NW 3533 16th St NW 1722 Irving St NW 1761 Harvard St NW 1726 Irving St NW
1,615,000 1,510,000 1,310,000 1,300,000 1,240,000 958,000 800,000
3 2 2 3
852,500
Old City #2 409 R St NW
890,000
Park View 442 Luray Pl NW 757 Fairmont St NW
840,000 621,000
4 4 2 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 5 7 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 2
Petworth 428 Farragut St NW 605 Emerson St NW 728 Upshur St NW 5117 4th St NW 511 Longfellow St NW 5025 Illinois Ave NW 418 Longfellow St NW 5305 3rd St NW 4408 Illinois Ave NW 607 Delafield Pl NW
949,000 899,900 865,000 830,000 815,000 785,000 749,999 735,000 735,000 690,000
690,000 675,000 675,000 665,000 665,000 657,000 630,000 625,000 550,000 520,000 515,000 505,000
3 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 2 3 3 3
Shaw 3 3 4 3 2 2
Noma 421 K St NE
440 Jefferson St NW 316 Taylor St NW 329 Farragut St NW 4822 5th St NW 415 Longfellow St NW 5100 Capitol St NW 608 Farragut St NW 5313 2nd St NW 621 Farragut St NW 619 Delafield Pl NW 307 Rock Creek Church Rd NW 207 Varnum St NW
5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
938 N St NW 1821 9th St NW 1909 9 1/2 St NW
1,225,000 1,000,000 580,000
3 3 2
Trinidad 1258 Neal St NE 1417 West Virginia Ave NE 1214 Orren St NE 1174 Morse St NE 1851 L St NE
885,000 830,000 826,000 550,000 490,000
Truxton Circle 87 P St NW 108 Q St NW
1,220,000 1,130,000
4 4 3 2 2 4 4
1700 Euclid St NW #A-11 1801 Calvert St NW #G7 2440 16th St NW #523 1005 Bryant St NE #5 1005 Bryant St NE #6 1202 Jackson St NE #109 1005 Bryant St NE #1 3133 Hawthorne Dr NE #3133 913 Quincy St NE #2 3000 7th St NE #319 4424 1st Pl NE #22
2 2 2 2
629,900 599,900 489,000 450,000 440,000 415,000 230,000 180,500
3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
Central 920 I St NW #416 925 H St NW #713 616 E St NW #655 715 6th St NW #205 1133 14th St NW #1006 1301 20th St NW #111 1330 NW 21st St NW #2 915 E St NW #412
1,125,000 815,000 634,500 526,900 489,000 465,000 1,110,000 420,000
2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1
Chinatown 811 4th St NW #515
445,000
Columbia Heights
1473 Harvard St NW #4 1447 Girard St NW #5 1806 Vermont Ave NW 1,129,000 3 1341 Irving St NW #C 2237 12th St NW 860,000 3 1126 Columbia Rd NW #4 1117 S St NW 1,050,000 3 1317 Spring Rd NW #2 2223 12th Pl NW 706,000 2 3039 16th St NW #202 1419 Shepherd St NW #2 537 Gresham Pl NW #Ph2 Woodridge 625 Park Rd NW #202 4008 22nd St NE 799,990 4 2750 14th St NW #309 2900 Rhode Island Ave NE 780,000 2 1030 Fairmont St NW #104 2841 Myrtle Ave NE 775,000 5 3441 14th St NW #4 3005 Otis St NE 750,000 4 1323 Clifton St NW #14 1815 Irving St NE 710,000 4 1435 Chapin St NW #201 2504 18th St NE 687,680 4 1527 Park Rd NW #101 3078 Clinton St NE 660,000 4 1417 Chapin St NW #202 2208 S St NE 539,900 3 1305 Clifton St NW #1 2613 Randolph St NE 524,500 3 2535 13th St NW #404 481,000 3 1721 Franklin St NE 1439 Chapin St NW #101 2600 Rhode Island Ave NE 450,000 4 1300 Belmont St NW #301 2207 Evarts St NE 440,000 3 739 Newton Pl NW #103 1813 Franklin St NE 430,000 3 625 Park Rd NW #103 1401 Columbia Rd NW #220 CONDO 1412 Chapin St NW #404 2750 14th St NW #101 2656 15th St NW #301 14th Street Corridor 1454 Newton St NW #401 1401 Q St NW #302 899,000 2 1523 Park Rd NW #303 3819 14th St NW #Unit 3 670,000 2 625 Park Rd NW #C3 1390 V St NW #120 525,000 1 1030 Fairmont St NW #203 625 Park Rd NW #C4 Adams Morgan 3515 Hertford Pl NW #2 2515 Ontario Rd NW #1 1,155,000 3 1108 Columbia Rd NW #107 2301 Champlain St NW #108 889,000 2 625 Park Rd NW #08 1795 Lanier Pl NW #5 825,000 2 526 Kenyon St NW #201 1795 Lanier Pl NW #4 725,000 2 1457 Park Rd NW #507 1795 Lanier Pl NW #3 699,999 2 699,000 685,000 615,000 540,000
1 1 1
Brookland
U Street
2301 Champlain St NW #305 1701 Kalorama Rd NW #413 1795 Lanier Pl NW #1 1840 Vernon St NW #207
440,000 395,000 350,000
865,000 759,000 747,500 700,000 699,900 699,500 659,000 635,000 620,000 619,000 595,000 592,500 585,000 556,000 545,000 539,000 520,000 515,000 500,000 500,000 481,000 470,000 442,000 435,000 415,000 413,000 410,000 405,000 381,000 355,000 325,000 305,000 290,000 270,400 220,000 200,000
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
Dupont 1800 R St NW #608 1718 Corcoran St NW #35
565,000 558,500
2 2
G G ROOFING
1800 R St NW #201 1930 18th St NW #34 1301 20th St NW #906 1718 Corcoran St NW #5 1301 20th St NW #817 1704 19th St NW #10 1745 NW N St NW #207 2141 P St NW #1008 1621 T St NW #T2 1901 19th St NW #202 1830 17th St NW #201 1700 17th St NW #403 1841 R St NW #4 1545 18th St NW #119 1511 22nd St NW #54 1330 New Hampshire Ave NW #218 1711 Massachusetts Ave NW #422 1260 21st St NW #510 1901 16th St NW #201
512,500 420,000 414,900 328,900 284,999 849,000 635,000 624,000 499,900 470,555 460,000 460,000 450,000 425,000 420,000 410,000 300,000 250,000 226,000
2 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Eckington 39 U St NE #2 115 U St NE #2 308 U St NE #2 1920 3rd St NE #3 1917 2nd St NE #102 1921 2nd St NE #101 2004 3rd St NE #203 1831 2nd St NE #505 318 Rhode Island Ave NE #303
790,000 710,000 640,000 535,000 499,000 490,000 318,000 304,832 299,000
3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1
Edgewood 523 Montana Ave NE #B 525 Montana Ave NE #B 315 Evarts St NE #108
775,000 765,000 280,000
Foggy Bottom 2030 F St NW #201 922 24th St NW #105A 922 24th St NW #412 922 24th St NW #309 922 24th St NW #102 922 24th St NW #409 2141 I St NW #310
380,000 379,000 285,000 259,000 249,500 237,500 226,500
H Street Corridor 1350 Maryland Ave NE #515
593,000
3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Kalorama 2022 Columbia Rd NW #302 1882 Columbia Rd NW #304 2301 Connecticut Ave NW #1B 2153 California St NW #104 1810 Wyoming Ave NW #1810 1822 Vernon St NW #303 2012 Wyoming Ave NW #304
1,350,000 1,200,000 960,000 850,000 670,000 643,000 550,000
Ledroit Park 27 Bryant St NW #2 149 W St NW #31
765,000 389,000
3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1
Logan 1401 Church St NW #514 1101 Q St NW #302 1468 Belmont St NW #1 East 1520 16th St NW #201 1641 13th St NW #B 1411 N St NW #4 1401 Church St NW #518 1550 11th St NW ##306 1325 13th St NW #9 1303 P St NW #5 1245 13th St NW #906 1211 13th St NW #207 1133 14th St NW #806 1445 Church St NW #2 1504 P St NW #B 1300 N St NW #609 1616 11th St NW #202
899,900 877,400 675,000 735,000 1,450,000 1,350,000 1,128,000 970,000 945,000 702,500 628,500 601,000 515,000 480,000 479,000 469,900 433,000
Mount Pleasant 1654 Euclid St NW #105
615,000
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
2357 Champlain St NW #202 1615 Kenyon St NW #4 1673 Park Rd NW #505 1750 Harvard St NW #6D 1750 Harvard St NW #7D 3420 16th St NW #107
599,000 421,000 376,000 345,000 345,000 345,000
Mount Vernon
440 L St NW #708 440 L St NW #905
507,500 824,900
Old City #2
2125 14th St NW #316 1215 N St NW #8 1306 Rhode Island Ave NW #1 1437 Rhode Island Ave NW #601 1441 Rhode Island Ave NW #805 1621 T St NW #405 1418 W St NW #102 1801 16th St NW #502
774,900 718,000 665,000 625,000 504,000 415,000 389,999 379,000
Penn Quarter
915 E St NW #415 616 E St NW #656 715 6th St NW #1003 616 E St NW #850 616 E St NW #1210 777 7th St NW #917 915 E St NW #607
799,000 750,000 705,000 640,000 500,000 410,600 410,000
2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Petworth
620 Rock Creek Church Rd NW #2 311 Jefferson St NW #2 4326 Georgia Ave NW #402 1300 Taylor St NW #204 507 Kennedy St NW #8 507 Kennedy St NW #5 507 Kennedy St NW #1 738 Longfellow St NW #202 610 Longfellow St NW #303
850,000 670,000 660,000 565,000 440,000 356,000 350,000 269,000 210,000
3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
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Shaw
1613 6th St NW #1 410 M St NW #2 449 R St NW #101 2030 8th St NW #404 449 R St NW #11 2608 Sherman Ave NW #101
725,000 592,000 580,000 439,500 340,000 329,000
2 2 2 1 1 1
Trinidad
1247 Oates St NE #A 1659 Holbrook St NE #1 1250 Simms Pl NE #4 1229 18th St NE #202
714,700 332,000 306,000 175,000
Truxton Circle
210 P St NW #2 62 Q St NW #2 1510 N Capitol St NW #401 57 N St NW #Unit 418 57 N St NW #426 57 N St NW #Unit 323 57 N St NW #115
870,000 849,900 660,000 549,900 499,900 474,900 370,000
U Street
2035 13th St NW #4 2020 12th St NW #609 2124 11th St NW #1 929 Florida Ave NW #8002 1929 16th St NW #302 2030 8th St NW #410 919 Florida Ave NW #101
909,000 799,000 753,000 550,000 502,000 445,000 420,000
West End
2425 L St NW #602 2555 Pennsylvania Ave NW #510 1320 21st St NW #202 2425 L St NW #509 1230 23rd St NW #908 u
1,300,000 650,000 575,000 560,000 445,000
3 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
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KIDS AND FAMILY
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by Kathleen Donner
The Folger Shakes Up Saturdays
Shake Up Your Saturday is a free program that generally takes place on the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. (ages 4 to 7) and 11 a.m. (ages 7 to 11). Designed by the Folger Shakespeare Library, Education Division, the programs are led by an experienced team of educators, docents and teaching artists. Family members of all ages are welcome to join the fun. Here is the fall lineup: Sept. 14, How to be a Shakespearean Actor; Oct. 5, Supernatural Shakespeare; Nov. 2, Courtly Greetings and Monthly Meetings; Dec. 7, I Take My Leave. Make a reservation at events.folger.edu.
Photo: Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Rumpus Room Dance Party
Rumpus Room, on Sept. 8, 11 a.m., at the Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW, is a family-friendly daytime dance party created by Mac Meistro and Steven Faith. The two DJs wanted to share the nightclub experience with their children. Rumpus Room transforms the club environment of disco balls, lights and music into safe family-friendly fun. The soundtrack is a mix of popular dance hits, classics and kids’ songs at a kid-friendly volume. Rumpus Room is designed for kids 8 and under. Older siblings are welcome. No adults admitted without a child. Maximum of three children per adult. $12 in advance; $15 at door. Infants and crawling children enter free. blackcatdc.com.
Young Learners Tours at the Women’s Art Museum
Kids rule and art is cool! Young Learner Tours, exclusively for children ages 3 to 6 and their families/ guardians, are designed to get little bodies moving,
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minds thinking, hands making and mouths talking about works of art. Young Learners Tours are on Oct. 19, 10 to 11 a.m.; Nov. 7, noon to 1 p.m.; Dec. 14, 10 to 11 a.m.; and Feb. 15, 10 to 11 a.m. One adult per three young learners is required. Free. Reservations required at nmwa.org. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW.
Northwest One Library Annual Neighborhood Homecoming
On Sept. 14, noon to 5 p.m., join Northwest One Neighborhood Library staff at “The New Communities Initiative’s annual Northwest One Homecoming.” Catch up with new and old friends and family from the Northwest One neighborhood. Library staff will be at a table with free swag and library information beside partners on the Walker-Jones Education Campus field right next to the library. Northwest One Library is at 155 L St, NW. dclibrary.org/northwest.
Saturdays at The National
Visit the National Theatre on select Saturday mornings, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., for free programs. Saturdays are best suited for children 4 to 10. Siblings and friends of other ages are always welcome. The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Here is the lineup: Sept. 14, Bright Star TheatreThe Wizard of Oz; Sept. 21, Michael Shwedick: Reptile World; Sept. 28, Christylez Bacon; Oct. 5, Bright Star Theatre-Jack’s Adventure in Space; Oct. 12, Blue Sky Puppet Theatre- The Three Not So Little Pigs, Oct. 26, Mark Lohr-Classic Comedy; Nov. 2, Rainbow Puppet Productions-The Really Big Dinosaur Show; Nov. 9, The Uncle Devin Show. Reserve free tickets at thenationaldc.org/ saturday-morning-national-season.
Constitution Day
On September 17, 1787, after much debate and compromise, delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed The Constitution.
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Race For Every Child and Kids Dash
The Race For Every Child on Oct. 19 at Freedom Plaza is a fun event that raises funds for Children’s National Health System, which promotes child health and wellness. 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. Registration is $15. The 5k is $40 through Sept. 15; then $50. childrensnational.donordrive.com.
Yoga Fundraiser for Migrants
its first-ever space dedicated to children. “In Explore! with the Portrait Gallery,” kids can experiment with portraiture in an age-appropriate way to answer questions such as “What is a portrait?” “How do I see myself ?” and “How do others see me?” Young visitors are able to trace each other’s silhouettes, strike a pose for a projected video art piece and experiment with expression and emotion by building faces out of illustrated blocks. It is intended for children ages 18 months to 8 years old accompanied by an adult. All ages welcome. No reservation required. The National Portrait Gallery is at Eighth and F Streets, NW. npg.si.edu.
On Sept. 13, 6 to 7 p.m., Flow Yoga and Washington National Cathedral are teaming up to raise funds in support of immigrant and refugee families caught in Photo: Courtesy of Children’s National the crisis at the US border. Hundreds of people will gather for an outdoor yoga class on the North Lawn of the Cathedral. Join them, to raise thousands of dollars to help advocate for On Oct. 9 and 10, at 10:15 a.m., enjoy Cuentos. refugees and immigrants Cuentos means stories and this delightful Discovery at our border and support Theater original offers a fresh bilingual take on three and reunite separated famimagical tales. For ages 3 to 7. On Oct. 9 and 10 at lies. 100 percent of proceeds will go to RAICES working on the ground to support families, provide legal guidance and bring healing in the face Today, the document lives in the Rotunda of the of trauma. Everyone is welcome. The class National Archives. On Sept. 17, 1 to 4 p.m., celis open to all levels and all ages. Bring a ebrate the Constitution with hands-on discovery at yoga mat and water bottle. The donationthe National Archives. archives.gov. based event will be canceled in case of rain. Registration is through Flow Yoga Center at flowlove.me/onelove. On Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., learn about Hispanic innovators of the past and present: Meet Hispanic scientists and engineers. Build a clothesOn Sept. 14, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or pin airplane to celebrate the first Hispanic fighter 1:30 to 3 p.m., explore how art and scipilot Felix Rigau Carrera. Create an airship like ence collide when conservators preserve Alberto Santos Dumont. National Air and Space precious works of art at the Freer Gallery Museum, Independence Ave. at Sixth St. SW. aiof Art. Then, work with a Freer-Sackler randspace.si.edu. conservator to learn about the process of repairing a work of art. This program is designed for children ages 3 to 5 with adult The Black Student Fund & Latino Student Fund participation. Free registration required. Annual School Fair is on Sept. 29, 2 to 5 p.m., at Email AsiaWorkshops@si.edu with name, the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Versession and number of registrants. Please GALita’s Que Las Hay…Las Hay-Believe It or Not! Photo: Courtesy of GALA Theatre non Pl. NW. Meet with representatives from more include kids and caretakers. They will rethan sixty independent schools. Get first-hand spond with a registration status within knowledge about each school’s programs, comforty-eight hours. freersackler.si.edu. munity, admissions requirements and financial aid On Oct. 19 to Nov. 2, testy neighbors learn that friendprocess. Attend interactive seminars focused on ship, diversity and tolerance are key to building a home. A the admissions process, the financial aid process delightful bilingual play for children by one of Argentina’s and personal/family financial management. Read leading authors of children’s literature, “Que Las Hay…Las more and register at blackstudentfund.org. Hay-Believe It or Not!“ At GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. The National Portrait Gallery has opened NW. galatheatre.org.
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11:30 a.m., enjoy Retratos: My People, Myself. Originally created for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and with Young Playwright’s Theater, this joyous theatrical gallery of the many faces of Latin America is rooted in the writings of DC school students. For ages six to twelve. Discovery Theater is at the Smithsonian Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. Tickets are $6 per child, $3 for under two and $8 for adults. discoverytheater.org.
National Building Museum’s Big Build
The National Building Museum’s Big Build is on Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is an interactive, fun-for-all-ages celebration of our built environment. Learn from construction and building arts professionals while hammering nails, sawing logs, applying join compound, hopping aboard real trucks and more. This is a free drop-in program. No reservation necessary. The National Building Museum is at 401 F St. NW. nbm.org. nbm.org.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Freedom Run 5k Family Fun Day
On Sept. 21, 9 a.m., runners will race through the previously restricted Armed Forces Retirement Home grounds. After the race, the public is welcome for a full day of family fun including a tot-dash race, a Civil War EnPhoto: Courtesy of National Building Museum staff campment, arts & crafts, music and pony rides. Free. President Lincoln’s Cottage, 140 Rock Prince and Pablo unearth discoveries that could Creek Church Rd. NW. lincolncottage.org. start a whole new revolution. $20. On stage at the Kennedy Center, Oct.19 to Nov. 3. For ages 9, up. kennedy-center.org.
Marine Corps Marathon Kids Run
The Marine Corps Marathon Kids Run on Oct. 26, the day prior to the MCM, is a one-mile just-forfun running challenge for kids ages 5 to 12. Participants may select from six specific starting waves. Shuttles from Metro, post-event hospitality, activities, entertainment, games and mascots make this an unforgettable event. Registration is $10. All participants receive a shirt, access to the Camp Miles Family Fitness Festival and a medal at the finish line. marinemarathon.com.
Kid Prince and Pablo
Mark Twain’s classic The Prince and the Pauper is reimagined as a digital age American Hip Hop story by playwright Brian Quijada. In the divided Capital City, the ruling class has banned rap and dance after an attempted revolution by progressives. Royal Kid Prince is set to inherit the throne—until he meets Pablo, a progressive drummer who performs for underground rap battles. When the two switch identities, mayhem and confusion follow. But by standing in one another’s shoes, Kid
periment with different tools and materials, build new skills from coding to design engineering and help a city rise through this unique communal project. Exhibits, demos and live performances inspire kids and adults alike. FutureFest is on Sept. 15, noon to 5 p.m., at Veterans Plaza and the Silver Spring Civic Center, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring MD. kid-museum.org/futurefest.
Silver Spring’s FutureFest
The DC region’s largest, free family festival has it all: Real fun. Real tools. Real skills for the future. Dive into KID City, where kids and families will build a city of the future—from the ground up— for a one-of-a-kind, interactive experience. Experiment with different tools and materials, build new skills from coding to design engineering, and help a city rise through this unique communal project. Exhibits, demos, and live performances will inspire kids and adults alike and show the ties that unite us. FutureFest is on Sunday, Sept. 15, noon to 5 p.m., at Veterans Plaza and the Silver Spring Civic Center, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring MD. kid-museum.org/futurefest.
Silver Spring’s FutureFest
The DC region’s largest, free family festival has it all: Real fun. Real tools. Real skills for the future. Dive into KID City, where kids and families will build a city of the future from the ground up. Ex-
With more than seventy larger-than-life puppets and original music, this special event follows favorite characters from Brown Bear, Brown Bear, The Very Lonely Firefly, 10 Little Rubber Ducks and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. For ages 3, up. Plays Sept. 28 to Oct. 27, at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD. imaginationstage.org.
Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”
Gerald and Piggie are “bestus” friends. Gerald takes care of all the worrying. Piggie lives her best life. Piggie’s even happier and more excited than usual. They’re going to a party hosted by the Squirrels! On stage at Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo, Sept. 20 to Oct. 20. All ages. Tickets are $19.50 and can be purchased online at adventuretheatre-mtc.org or by calling 301-634-2270.
Len Piper’s Pinocchio at Glen Echo
A life-size marionette version of Carlo Collodi’s classic children’s tale, created in the 1960s by the father of the Puppet Co.’s co-founder, Christopher Piper. This production has been completely refurbished and adapted for the Puppet Co. stage. Performed in Hollywood and Hawaii, critics hailed the production as “A Masterpiece!” and raved, “The underwater ballet alone is worth the price of admission!” $12. On stage at Glen Echo, Oct. 11 to Nov. 22. Recommended for ages five, up. thepuppetco.org. Have an item for the Notebook? Email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u
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