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Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper at the NGA
Joy, despair, ecstasy, tragedy: these are some of the themes that Mark Rothko sought to express in his luminous art. Rothko is renowned for his towering abstract paintings on canvas, but he also created nearly 1,000 paintings on paper over the course of his career. He viewed many of these as finished paintings in their own right—not simply preliminary studies intended for his own eyes. Through March 31 at the National Gallery of Art’s East Building, the exhibit brings together more than 100 of Rothko’s most compelling paintings on paper, many on view for the first time. They range from early figurative subjects and surrealist works to the soft-edged rectangular fields, often realized at monumental scale, for which Rothko is best known. Together, these radiant, rarely displayed paintings transform our understanding of one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century. nga.gov.
Untitled (seated figure in interior), c. 1938, watercolor on construction paper sheet: 26 x 30.8 cm. (10 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc. Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
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Marvin Gaye performing in a concert at the Forum in Inglewood, May 20, 1974.
DC ORIGINALITY: Showcasing the Cultural Beat of Capital City
From smoky jazz echoing down U Street to the pulsating beats of Go-go born in the heart of DC, the vibrant sounds of our city come alive at this electrifying concert event. On Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m. (both days), in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, join the National Symphony Orchestra and remarkable local artists as they showcase the music of homegrown heroes such as Marvin Gaye, Chuck Brown, Duke Ellington, John Philip Sousa, and more. Tickets are $29 to $99. kennedy-center.org.
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Founded in 1954, the Washington Winter Show is the second oldest charitable antiques show in the United States. Steeped in history and hosted within the modern walls of American University’s Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the Washington Winter Show, from Jan. 12 to 14, features more than 40 antiques dealers from across the US and Europe, offering a broad range of exquisite antiques and fine arts. The show includes a preview night on Jan. 11, lectures, luncheons and panels. The Washington Winter Show benefits at-risk children and families through services provided Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, THEARC and St. John’s Community Services. General admission tickets are $25. For the complete schedule, visit washingtonwintershow.org/2024-schedule-of-events.
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, 1957, photo by Richard Avedon
WHAT’S ON W A S H I N G T O N
(re)Framing Conversations: Photographs by Richard Avedon 1946-1965 at American History
(re)Framing Conversations: Photographs by Richard Avedon 1946-1965 explores the power and impact of post-WWII magazine photography through iconic portraits. Six thematic sections totaling twenty photographs are accompanied by thought provoking questions, visual and textual background, quotes, and opportunities to explore magazines of the period. Presented in conjunction with Avedon’s Centennial year, the exhibit offers both beauty and stark realism from a time when photographic film dominated. Internationally recognized as one of the 20th century’s most influential photographers, Avedon’s photography captured depth and dimension, embracing the emotions, psychology and aging of his subjects. Though high fashion brought him his initial fame, his passion for social and political issues became evident as his popularity rose. (re)Framing Conversations at the American History Museum is scheduled to run through 2024. americanhistory.si.edu.
“Morning After Grace” at the Anacostia Arts Center
Tickets are on sale now for the DC premier of this unconventional new play, “Morning After Grace” by Carey Crim. It features three aging baby boomers dealing with love, loss, sex, aging parents and the munchies (you have to come see to find out why). Previously unknown to each other, Abigail and Angus wake up one morning unexpectedly under the same blanket. When a neighbor knocks on the door, all bets are off for a peaceful retirement and these three strangers enter each other’s lives in surprising, and surprisingly deep, ways. This serio-comic play asks how we grow older without giving up who we are, and what the next chapter can look like when we face it with honesty, compassion and humor. And perhaps a little sex! All tickets are $20. At the Anacostia Arts Center Black Box, 1231 Marion Barry Ave. SE, (formerly Good Hope Rd.), from Jan. 18 (opening) to 28, is directed by Stevie Zimmerman and features Matty Griffiths, Adele Robey, and Dejeannette Horne. valleyplacearts.org.
Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portraits Project
“Annie” at the National
Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time is set to return in a new production—just as you remember it. Annie, directed by Jenn Thompson, features the iconic book and score, written by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin. This celebration of family, optimism and the American spirit remains the ultimate cure for all the hard knocks life throws your way. Tickets are $59 to $139. Annie is at the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, from Jan 23 to 28. thenationaldc.com.
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Through Feb. 19, President Lincoln’s Cottage partners with Justice Arts Coalition on Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portraits Project. The art in this exhibit has been created entirely by artists living within the US carceral system and features presidential portraits on the walls of the Cottage paired with narratives of that president’s record on incarceration, and personal writings on life behind bars as well as poetic visions of what true justice could look like. This project is the creation of journalist Caddell Kivett, one of the editors of Nash News, who is currently incarcerated at the Nash Correctional Institution in North Carolina and made possible by Honest Abe (Change is Possible) the generosity of the Art for Justice by Valentino Amaya Fund. The power of art for those incarcerated goes beyond its significant therapeutic value. As Kivett put it, “Art can be a powerful tool to exercise your voice, to expose injustice, to influence people, and to tell our stories.” President Lincoln’s Cottage, 140 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW, is open daily 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with guided tours on the hour. lincolncottage.org.
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Effervescence Collective Debuts at Dance Place
For their debut show on Friday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m., at Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE, Effervescence Collective explores their namesake in three one-act works, led by three different DC-based choreographers. The goal is to capture the concept of collective effervescence in three vastly different ways, by featuring three works that explore community and connection in three different capacities–by seeing community among humans with each other, community/harmony within the ever-developing versions of oneself, and community in nature. The audience will witness pure humanity, vulnerability, and care on stage. In bring-
ing such human emotions and experiences to movement, they look forward to creating an accessible show where the audience challenges their own beliefs of what community is and how to build authentic connections. General admission is $30; seniors, $25; artists and college students, $20; and $10 for teens and kids. danceplace.org.
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Monster Jam at the Capitol One Arena Enjoy big-time family fun at Monster Jam, where the world’s best drivers and their 12,000-pound monster trucks tear up the dirt in wide-open compet itions of speed and skill. You’ll be on the edge of your seat as you witness allout racing, massive stunts, big air and backflips. Monster Jam is the only place to see the legendary Grave Digger, Megalo don, El Toro Loco and more. It’s the mos t heart-pounding monster truck event and an experience you won’t forget. Monster Jam is at Capital One Arena, 601 F St. NW, on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $12 0. capitalonearena. com/events.
Austin Dean Ashford, Sarah B. Mantell, Jacob Ming-Trent in Folger Theatre’s 2022 A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Folger’s Reading Room Festival
Folger’s Reading Room Festival, Jan. 25 to 28, offers a premier platform for playwrights inspired by, in response to, or in conversation with the plays of William Shakespeare. Staged readings of plays will be complemented by an array of activities that invite all attendees to immerse themselves in the creation, evolution, and interpretation of new work. Here’s the schedule: Thursday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m., Rap Monologues; Friday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., The Cuban Vote; Saturday, Jan. 27, 2 p.m., Everything That Naver Happened and at 8 p.m., How Shakespeare Saved My Life. Festival Pass, $35; All-Access Pass (plus special events), $75. Students with ID admitted free one-half hour before readings. 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu/whats-on/the-reading-room-new-playfestival-2024.
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Ride & The Charlatans’ Between Nowhere Tour at the Fillmore
Ride is an English rock band formed in Oxford in 1988. They have been recognized as one of the key pioneers of shoegaze, an alternative rock subgenre that emerged to prominence in the United Kingdom during the early 1990s. The Charlatans, also formed in 1988, are an English rock band. Their thirteen studio albums have all listed in the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. Ride and The Charlatans are bringing their Between Nowhere tour—where they play classic albums Nowhere (Ride) and Between 10th and 11th (Charlatans) in full—at the Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39.50 to $89.50. livenation. com/venue/KovZpZA6tFlA/the-fillmore-silver-spring-events.
The Charlatans at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, 2018.
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Insatiable by Celeste McCall In Mount Vernon Triangle, Bar Chinois is an exotic blend of French and Chinese cuisine.
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ver try eating eggs Benedict with chopsticks? I attempted this on a damp, winter Sunday when Peter and I revisited Bar Chinois, 455 I St. NW, in the bustling Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood. As we had noted on our first visit two years ago, France meets China in an exotic, flavorful, ever evolving kitchen. While we perched at the bar in the busy dining area, affable bartender Tristan Magee poured our drinks. My glass of Rose de Provence brought a whisper of spring on a dreary day. Peter sipped a pineapple mimosa (other
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Bar Chinois’ plump shrimp fruity choices were orange, bao are nestled between cranberry, grapefruit). round, doughy pancakes. Tristan also handed us chopsticks. From the brunch menu, I went for the duck confit eggs Benedict, a combination I’d never encountered before. In lieu of the usual English muffins, the moist, shredded duck rested on a pair of brioche buns, topped with fivespice hollandaise—an Asian twist on a classic sauce— and runny poached eggs. Five-spice is a blend of star anise, cloves, cinnamon, fennel and Szechuan peppercorns.
The Benedict was escorted by a crisp arugula salad and pickled red onions. The result was delicious and not overly filling. Yes, I did it; I managed to consume the concoction with chopsticks. Peter chose two appetizers: shrimp bao, which resembled Asian style sliders, with the grilled crustaceans nestled between small, doughy pancakes. A quartet of XLB pork dumplings consisted of gossamer jackets wrapped around savory ground pork. Among other brunch options are vegetable congee, the homespun Chinese, soul warming soup often consumed for breakfast. This upscale version involves jasmine rice, garlic, shiitake mushrooms, Swiss chard and broccolini. Other
At Bar Chinois, Tristan Magee is a capable and affable bartender and server.
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mid-day dishes include breakfast fried rice with shrimp and pork sausage; crab Rangoon, the Chinese/American staple of crab meat, cream cheese, pickled onions and soy sauce. For dinner, diners may expect Hong Kong style BBQ chicken with Swiss chard and chimichurri; slow braised fivespice pork belly; honeyglazed miso salmon; chocolate cheesecake, matcha crème brulee. Our lunch for two, with a drink apiece, came to $78, pricy but well worth it. Tristan’s service was excellent. For hours and more information, visit www.barchinoisdc.com.
Paris comes to NoMa
New Executive Chef
Nearby, the three-yearold “Modern Mexican” Destino, 1280 Fourth St. NE (La Cosecha Latino marketplace), recently welcomed a new executive chef, Vincent Baldice. He has joined forces with Josh and Kelly Phillips’s Destination Unknown Restaurants, which also operates Taqueria Las Gemelas (also in La Cosecha) and Ghostburger (Shaw). At Destino, Chef Baldice creates such innovative dishes as beef tartare with mango salsa crowned with caviar; avocado with smoked tomatillo; bacalao (cod) with mole sauce; butternut squash soup with almond and sesame; pork carnitas with oyster mushrooms. For Destino hours, menus and more information, visit www.destinodc.com.
Coming soon if not already: Pastis, 1323 Fourth St. NE, ensconced in a former warehouse in NoMa. Another mid-day Pastis favorite is lobster Cobb, a seafood twist on an American classic. The first DC spinoff of the New York parent, And… in the Big Apple’s then-nascent Meatpacking Disthe Parisian bistro was Yet more pizza…. Paratrict. Pastis DC will be the third incarnation of the created by James Beard Award-winning restaurachute Pizza touched down recently at 1309 Fifth St. French bistro, following closely on the heels of Pasteurs Stephen Starr and Keith McNally. The spiNE (Union Market). The well-received newcomer tis’ arrival in Miami. Among other local Stephen noff kitchen will dispense classic French fare with dispenses Sicilian style slices and whole pies, oysStarr enterprises are nearby St. Anselm (1250 Fifth a modern twist: decadent, soul-warming French ters, salads, and a full bar. For more information, visit St. NE) and Logan Circle’s Le Diplomate (1610 onion soup; garlicky escargots tucked into cast-iron www.parachutepizzadc.com. 14th St. NW). nests; hanger steak frites; croque madame; lobster DC’s Pastis also showcases the New York resCobb; steak frites and more. Joining those classic Cold Weather Dining taurant’s trademark design. The original Pastis was favorites on the DC menu will be poached beef Coming up January 15 to January 21: The 2024 inspired by cafes and brasseries from Paris, while tongue served with crispy veal and potatoes and Winter Restaurant Week. Sponsored by the Resremaining modern. Ian McPheely, director of Paisclassic Wiener Schnitzel--breaded veal cutlet estaurant Association Metropolitan Washington ley Design NYC, imbued the DC location with the corted by Persian cucumbers and potato salad. (RAMW), the culinary promotion will highlight spirit of Pastis, mixing golden-hued lighting with The Pastis cocktail menu includes Parisian-inspecial deals throughout the Metropolitan area. hand-painted mirrors created by designer Robspired classics and spritzes such as the San Tropez Three-course dinners will be priced at $40, $55 and ert Padilla. The DC bistro will also have the same Spritz, made with St. Germain, Cap Corse Blanc $65; with three-course brunch and lunch tagged at curved red banquettes, white “subway” tiles, artfully and sparkling wine. The wine list will encompass $25 and $35. As in years past, numerous area resmismatched chairs and tin ceilings. vintages from France’s myriad winemaking regionstaurants, including many in or near Mid-City, are For now, Pastis will be open for dinner only, -bottles for every palate, price and occasion. expected to join in. For more information and a list lunch and brunch to follow. For exact hours and Pastis’s New York history stretches back more of participating restaurants, visit www.ramw.org. u more information, visit www.pastisdc.com. than 20 years. The original bistro opened in 1999
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Theater Night
A Curated Review of Theater in the DMV
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partner. We’re the ones that leave, On Right Now but our imagination remains. My How to be a Korean Woman, Theater J friend Hugo may have departed, Showing 4 Jan – 14 Jan but his imagination is here. Now www.theaterj.org you can see the theatre that he In her mid-thirties, Korean adoptee Sun Mee imagined.” It’s a heartfelt tribute Chomet decided to start a new chapter of her life. to someone that Ott clearly reWith an MFA in Acting at New York University, spected and cared for deeply. voted artist of the year by the Minneapolis City It’s this respect that will guide Pages, and with a slew of awards under her belt, Ott’s artistic direction at GALA. Chomet seemingly had it all. But the opportunity He plans to continue building to meet her birth family in South Korea—and reon the theater’s highly successful examine her identity as an Asian-American raised programs like Paso Nuevo and In The Spotlight by a Jewish family in Detroit— was a chance that GALita. Paso Nuevo offers theMeet Gustavo Ott, GALA she couldn’t pass up. Her play How to be a Korean Gustavo Ott. ater skills training to high school Hispanic Theatre’s new ProWoman, debuting at Theater J this month, is about Courtesy GALA Hispanic Theatre students between the ages of 14 ducing Artistic Director. Ott her experience. and 19, equipping them with essential tools for takes on the role after GALA’s co-founder Hugo “I had thought about searching for my birth work both in front of and behind the curtain. PlayMedrano passed away unexpectedly in May last family when I was younger, but I never felt ready. It’s wrighting, acting, makeup, singing, and technical year. For almost 50 years, Medrano and his team an extremely emotional journey, regardless of what production are all on offer, in addition to the posat the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia you might find.” Chomet explains to me over Zoom sibility of performing at prestigious venues such as Heights have played a pivotal role in the incubafrom Minnesota, where she lives and works. Havthe Kennedy Centre and the Shakespeare Theatre tion and propagation of Latino heritage and culing been told very little information about where she Company. GALita is for GALA’s younger fans and ture in DC. Nine Helen Hayes Awards are testacame from by her adoptive parents, Chomet took the has been teaching children about the importance ment to their success. unlikely route of signing up for a Korean reality TV and relevance of Hispanic culture and identity since There’s a bright, humorous sparkle in Ott’s eyes show that attempts to reconnect families separated 1980. Fully bilingual, GALita also re-interprets that hints at a precocious temperament as he presby processes like adoption. “My 80-year-old birth classical Hispanic theatre for kids. ents his plans for his Directorship at a December grandmother saw the show.” Chomet laughs. “She Ott believes that art and creativity are the glimpress conference. He’s no stranger to the GALA had watched every episode for three years hoping mers of hope on a dark horizon. “In a time when Hispanic Theatre, having been fast friends with that I was going to be on it.” war, fascism, pandemics, the idea of extincHugo Medrano and his wife, GALA co-founder tion is with us, imagination allows us to Rebecca Medrano, since 1991. Several of Ott’s enjoy being human. I know that I’m here plays have been produced by the Theatre, and his How to be a Korean Woman: Guthrie to build on Hugo’s vision.” With Ott at the new work based on the life of Eva Perón will debut Theater presentation, helm, the GALA Hispanic Theatre looks to GALA audiences in May this year. 2013. Photo: set to forge a brave new path. “We will creOtt chuckles as he reflects fondly on his early Aaron Fenster. ate more links with DC artists. We have to memories of visiting the theatre while under conreach out to them so that they can find here struction in 2003. He gestures to the elaborate gildnot only a national theatre for performing ed plaster ceiling above him. “Hugo and Rebecca art, but also a neighborhood theatre,” Ott were very excited,” he recalls. “The beautiful ceildeclares. “We need to hear our neighboring you can see now was covered in plastic. They hood talking about the things they worry showed me this huge hall full of construction trash!” about and the stories they have to tell. Even then, surrounded by debris, Ott respected the More community means more theatre.” powerful potential of the Medrano’s vision. “I realize that imagination is with us all the time. It’s our elcome to 2024! A new year means renewed hope, optimism, fresh starts and – for some – a list of resolutions. This month’s column celebrates beginnings. Read on for our curated selection, and happy new year from us to you.
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Bennett, who plays the character of It’s this chaotic, sometimes unSandra in Studio Theatre’s production comfortable, often humorous soof British playwright Mike Bartlett’s journ that Chomet takes us on. work Love, Love, Love being directed Equipped with only minimal set by David Muse. Max Gordon Moore, design and her body, Chomet slips who plays Sandra’s huseasily from one character to the next, unpackband Kenneth, concurs. ing the inner layers of “You see with Ken and her selfhood on stage Sandra in the first act, like a matryoshka doll. it’s 1967 and they’re This process, Chomet bristling against their believes, is something parents and the way everyone can relate things have been done to. “There’s a fluidity and how they need to in understanding how change things. Then complex everyone’s they become older, they Liza Bennett family histories are,” have kids, and they’re she explains. “Seeing the ones being bristled my birth grandmothagainst! ” er’s hands, seeing her Bartlett’s work body, and understandtracks Kenneth and ing for the first time Sandra, products of how I’m going to age, the free-loving 1960s, filled up a well inside through their tumultuof me that I didn’t even ous lives; from counterknow was empty.” culture to comfortable Max Gordon Moore Ten years have couch in retirement, to passed since the play fending off attacks by was last performed, so parts of the their disillusioned Gen X children. original production will be revisited. Bartlett’s quick-witted, writing capHaving been raised in the Jewish tures the shifting relationships befaith means that there’s an added tween the characters and the world level of significance to the perforaround them against a backdrop of mance being hosted at Theater J, and domesticity and routine. Bring your Chomet plans on using this incarnaparents with you to see this one. tion of her work to address the current conflict in Gaza. “Performing Annie, Broadway at The National this at Theater J at this moment in Showing 23 Jan – 28 Jan www.broadwayatthenational.com time is an opportunity to talk about Director Jenn Thompson’s rendition of the complexity of diaspora. This play the classic musical Annie is currently is for people searching for wholeon a two-year tour, and its essential ness. It’s about the human longing message of hope and optimism - of to know where you’ve come from.” living in the moment—is as fresh as it was when first performed on BroadSpecial Mentions way in 1977. “We always need Annie,” Love, Love, Love, Thompson says. “Annie’s optimism is Studio Theatre a choice. She chooses to lift herself up Showing 10 Jan and through that she lifts other peowww.studiotheatre.org ple up. That’s the greater message: We Are new beginnings possible, or are we don’t have dominion over the world, destined to repeat the mistakes of our but we do have over ourselves and past? “I think it’s a fun fantasy; that how we treat others.” This one is for we can live in a certain way with a cerkids and adults alike and is the perfect tain modus operandi and yet life hapway to kick off the new year. ◆ pens. Children happen,” answers Liza
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Andy Brown owns Andy’s Pizza restaurant in Shaw, as well as other locations in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Photo Courtesy Andy’s Pizza.
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n these times, it is a challenge to find any subject of common agreement. However, Andy’s Pizza, 808 V St. NW, earned universal acclaim in the 114 comments on a recent Reddit debate over DC’s best pizza. Locals adore the shop’s artisanal ingredients and economically priced slices. Customers return time and time again for the restaurant’s exceptional hospitality. Regardless of the early or late hour, Andy’s always has a fresh slice at the ready. Owner Andy Brown wanted to create a casual place to enjoy slices with friends. He also was on a mission to have his business become everyone’s favorite neighborhood pizzeria. “Andy’s is just a fun place to go that can fit so many occasions,” Brown explained. “Whether you’re bringing pizza home for the family, meeting up with friends or you just need to soak up some alcohol, we’re there for you.” Brown’s quest for the perfect slice began in a Dupont apartment where he hosted pizza nights for friends. “If there’s something to learn about pizza, I’ve studied it, I’ve cooked it, I’ve tasted it and I’ve traveled and tried it,” he said. Brown’s passion
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still lies in learning about his craft. In 2019, he opened his first location in Tysons Corner. Since then, he has expanded to eight locations across DC, Maryland and Virginia. The first Shaw location opened on 9th Street in January 2020, with the current larger space opening in April 2023. While its grab and go style gives Andy’s a casual feel, the restaurants expansive menu of salads and sides and use of elevated ingredients like 24-month aged parmigiano reggiano puts its dining experience on par with many of DC’s top culinary establishments. “It’s about doing things that people really know and love and taking the time and care and attention to make it their favorite,” Brown said. Andy’s Pizza is open Mondays through Wednesdays, 5 to 10 p.m., Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 12 a.m., Fridays, 5 p.m. to 3 a.m., Saturdays, 12 p.m. to 3 a.m. and Sundays, 12 to 10 p.m. Visit eatandyspizza.com to learn more.
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from the Black House Coffee Company. “Our goal was to create a place where people come and they enjoy a special coffee moment and relax,” Shewakena said. “It’s a very meditative store.” The café offers a variety of freshly prepared Mediterranean-inspired vegan and vegetarian options with Ethiopian spices and recipes. Homemade falafel, wraps and vegetable-forward bowls are menu highlights. The store features a convenient marketplace. Specialty groceries such as fava beans are always stocked on the shelves, in addition to standard grocery, household items and gifts. As the last cup of coffee is poured and remote workers pack up, the chairs and tables are rearranged and decorated with lighted candles, cre-
lants populate the interior of Earth Grocery and Coffee Shop at 1701 Sixth St. NW. Patrons can be found at all hours of the day working remotely, relaxing with a book or catching up over a cup of locally roasted coffee. The vibe is best characterized as “serene.” Then in the evening, this conveAbe Samuel is the co-owner of Earth Grocery and Coffee Shop in Shaw. nient neighborhood marketplace Photo: Alexander Padro, Courtesy Shaw Main Streets. transforms into an intimate dining establishment. ating a more intimate environment for their speOwners Abe Samuel and Fay Shewakena are cialty three course dinner service. coffee aficionados. Hailing from Ethiopia, famous Dishes rotate daily. Everything is homemade. for its beans, they opened the Shaw market and Authentic Ethiopian preparations are available on eatery in April 2023, combining fine dining with Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. a casual café. Earth Grocery and Coffee Shop is open MonIn the daytime, the coffee bar serves all types of days, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. specialty java drinks. All beans are locally sourced
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he sizzle of piping hot grill tops mix with chatting and laughter at Gogi Yogi at 1921 Eighth St. NW, Suite 115. Here diners are the chefs, cooking dishes shared with friends at their table. Owner Daniel Kramer, the creative behind the local Duke’s restaurants, is well known for his unique take on English fare and creative libations. Kramer grew up in Los Angeles, enjoying Korean cuisine. In 2019, he brought tabletop Korean grilling to Shaw. General Manager Edin Alvarez has been with Kramer’s restaurants for many years. Gogi brings, he believes, something totally different to Shaw, complementing its abundant nightlife. “When people find out that we’re here, they get so happy,” Alvarez said. “There are a lot of bars around here, but this type of sit-down restau-
rant, it’s pretty unique.” The tabletop grills features allyou can-eat chicken, beef, pork and vegetable options. They are accompanied by a multitude of Koreaninspired à la carte dishes, including soups, bibimbap, wings and tacos. The restaurant also offers brunch, serving Korean BBQ steak and eggs and Korean fried chicken and waffles in the weekend afternoon hours. Diners should not ignore Gogi’s acclaimed beverage program, which features soju, a distilled Korean spirit. Nondrinkers are also accommodated by the nonalcoholic drinks on the menu. “We created these zero proof drinks for guests who don’t want to or can’t drink alcohol, but also still want to participate in their group and feel integrated with everyone,” Alvarez added. Gogi Yogi is open Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 10 p.m., Fridays, 4 to 11:30 p.m., Saturdays, 12 to 11:30 p.m. and Sundays, 12 to 10 p.m. Weekday happy hours, all you can eat options and takeout and delivery are also available. Visit gogiyogi.com to learn more. Sarah Payne is a reporter for Capital Community News. She can be reached at sarahp@hillrag.com. ◆
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Shaw Streets by Pleasant Mann Attendees enjoyed a lavish buffet, craft activities, games, raffles, music, and opportunities to have pictures taken with costumed holiday characters and Santa. Gates encouraged children of all ages to hit the dance floor with her, with kids turning the stage into an additional dance platform. All registered children received a free gift selected based on the child’s age and gender.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s Birthday Celebrated
Events DC President and CEO Angie Gates joins the line dance at their Winter Wonderland. Photo: Alexander Padro, Courtesy Shaw Main Streets.
The National Park Service (NPS) and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) celebrated the 148th birthday of one of Shaw’s most famous past residents, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, on Saturday afternoon, December 9 at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School.
Tara D. Morrison, Superintendent of the NPS National Capital Parks East (NCPE), started by outlining how important the restoration of the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site would be to the larger community. Dr. W. Marvin Dulany, current president of ASALH, pointed out how critical the work of building the role of African American History has become, particularly with the attacks on the accurate teaching of Black history by some state and national politicians. He said that ASALH had begun creating Freedom Schools nationwide to provide accurate instruction on African American History to communities that were being denied it. Then Vince Vaise, NPS NCPE Visitor Service Program Manager, and Dave Hobbs, NPS Regional Man-
Events DC Holds 25th Winter Wonderland
Events DC, the District’s convention, sports and entertainment authority, held its 25th annual Winter Wonderland celebration at the Washington Convention Center the morning of Saturday, December 16. Winter Wonderland has provided holiday gifts and entertainment to a total of 3,275 District children for the past quarter century. In the past, most attendees resided in the neighborhood surrounding the center. Angie Gates, the President and CEO of Events DC, announced that this was the first year that Winter Wonderland had attendees from all eight wards of the District. This was due to the work of the constituent services teams of the DC Council. Gates also thanked the commissioners of ANC 2G, Thompson Elementary School, Seaton Elementary School and Shaw Main Streets for their help in establishing the Winter Wonderland guest list. She also thanked the dedicated partners of Events DC, Aramark, Giant Foods, WPGC 95.5, the Downtown BID, CalPro and Daylily Landscaping for their support of Winter Wonderland.
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Kids show their dance moves at Winter Wonderland. Photo: Alexander Padro, Courtesy Shaw Main Streets.
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ager Eastern National, offered a glimpse of what visitors to the restored home would see. They showed a series of four short video clips outlining subjects like the story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the process of restoring the Woodson Home. Vaise closed the discussion by promising that the restoration of the Carter G. Woodson Home would be completed and open to the public by the summer of 2024. Entertainment included jazz from the Woodson era performed by the DC Strings. Members of the Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization then spoke on how they found that Dr. Woodson’s book “The Miseducation of the Negro,” published 90 years ago, was still relevant today. The highlight of this year’s event was the discussion with Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of “The 1619 Project” for the New Nikole Hannah-Jones of “The 1619 Project” (center) joins Dr. Ida Jones and Dr. Lopez Matthews to discuss the importance of the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson today. Photo: Pleasant Mann
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Engaging in crafts at the Events DC Winter Wonderland. Photo: Alexander Padro, Courtesy Shaw Main Streets.
York Times that reiterated the centrality of slavery in the history of the United States. She is now a professor at Howard University. Hannah-Jones noted that the US was one of the few places that made it a crime to teach people to read and write in its effort to preserve slavery. When a South Asian gentleman mentioned that he has complained about displays celebrating the Confederacy but that his friends said it wasn’t his fight, Professor HannahJones responded that “perhaps you should work on getting a new set of friends.” After the program was over, Hannah-Jones signed copies of “The 1619 Project” for attendees. As noted earlier, the Woodson Home National Historic Site will be completed by the summer of 2024. The site will include the original Woodson home, plus two adjoining row homes. A full exhibition outlining Dr. Woodson’s work and the accolades he received
during his life will be a highlight. Dr. Woodson’s office will be reconstructed and renovated to serve as a major focus of the historic home. The completed site will also have space for NPS to manage the site, as well as serving as the headquarters of ASALH, the organization Dr. Woodson formed. The NPS will also sponsor tours of the Woodson site in February 2024, including a walking tour with a Woodson reenactor and a Shaw historian, Alexander Padro, to give an idea of the environment that Dr. Woodson lived and worked in.
Qui Qui Celebrates Puerto Rican Christmas
Qui Qui, Shaw’s Puerto Rican restaurant, held a celebration of a Puerto Rican Christmas the Sunday afternoon on December 3. A big roasting truck from Lechonera DMV, recently declared the best casual restaurant in the region by the Washington Post, sat outside on Seventh Street to support the activities. On the first floor at the Passenger, there was a parranda devoted to drinking and loud music. Upstairs at the restaurant, customers were served a traditional spread of roasted pork, sausages, chicken, plantains and rice and beans from the island.
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dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 1B held its meeting for December on Thursday evening, December 7, 2023. It was held as a virtual meeting. The commissioners in attendance were Sabel Harris (1B08, Chair), Larry Handerhan (1B01, Vice Chair), Sean Holihan (1B02), Jamie Sycamore (1B03), Santiago Lakatos (1B04, Treasurer), Alan Kensek (1B05), Miguel Trindade Deramo (1B06), Ashleigh Fields (1B07) and Tucker Jones (1B09, Secretary). There was a quorum to conduct business.
Public Safety and Community Engagement Committee
Commissioner Fields, the committee chair, started with the basic crime statistics. She mentioned Crime Cards as a public source for MPD crime statistics. Lieutenant Kathleen Monahan of the Third District added that there has been an increase in all categories of crime, all over the city. However, the police are undertaking new initiatives to address this upward trend in crime over the next couple of months. An October 21 homicide at Ninth and U Streets NW was closed with the arrest of a 16-year-old. A homicide also occurred on November 19 in a garage on the 2100 block of Eighth Street NW. Monahan closed by announcing that she was being promoted to the rank of captain, which meant that she would be transferred out of the Third District. The committee received a sponsorship request from Common Good City Farm for a $1,000 grant to support their holiday festival on December 15. Commissioner Harris noted that the organization had been supported by the ANC in the past, but that grant rules from the Office of ANCs (OANC) have become more restrictive. A representative of the organization entered the meeting later explaining that they are trying to cover the cost of food and giveaways. Fields reiterated that current rules prohibit the use of ANC grants for food, although they could cover food serving items. Common Good City Farm could still use funds for extra tables and lighting for the event. A motion was made to authorize up to $2,000 to support the event in the purchase of items allowed by OANC. It passed 9-0-0.
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Economic Development Committee
The committee presented a resolution asking the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to incorporate community input in its Request for Proposals for the development of the parcel at 1617 U Street NW. The resolution calls for the RFP to stipulate that the site will still have a police and fire station, and that it should include a public library. A motion to support the resolution passed by a vote of 6-2-0. The Zoning Commission hearing on changing the zoning for the site has been continued to January 8, 2024.
Transportation Committee
The committee’s first resolution involved the Georgia Avenue Bus Priority Project initiated by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to improve safety and mobility of the 70 and 79 Metro buses along Georgia Avenue NW. A motion for the commission to support the project passed by a vote of 7 yes, 0 no and 1 abstention. The second resolution was in support of the Vehicular Noise Reduction Act that is currently before the DC Council. The act calls for a pilot program that would establish two noise monitors per ward. A motion to support the act passed 8-0-0.
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation (ABR) Committee
1922 Lounge, 1922 Ninth Street NW. Request for new license, with a live entertainment endorsement, by an establishment in the proposed moratorium area. The committee would like to protest the license in order to start discussions on a settlement agreement. The owners of this new establishment also have other businesses on the block. Commissioner Jones said that he would not vote to protest the license if the justifications included the license’s effect on property values. As a result, a mention of the effect on property values was stricken from the final resolution. The commission supported a protest of the license by a vote of 6-1-0. Voodoo, 1334 U Street NW. Settlement agreement between the establishment, ANC 1B and a protest group of 20 has been completed. The ANC approved the settlement agreement in a vote of 8-0-1.
Poppinmess Champagne and Dessert Bar, 1301 U Street NW. A request for a stipulated Class C Manufacturer’s license with a number of endorsements . The ANC supported the request in a vote of 8-0-0.
Letter on ANC Special Elections
A proposed letter from the commission to Councilmembers Anita Bonds and Robert White proposing to move the responsibility for ANC Special Elections from the OANC to the Board of Elections. The recent special election in ANC 1B found a number of people disenfranchised by current procedures. Commissioner Deramo complained that the special election did not give sufficient notice of the election and did not allow absentee voting that would be permitted in a general election. The letter to the councilmembers was approved 8-0-0.
1310 Wallach Place NW
Commissioner Jones brought up an issue with permitting at 1310 Wallach Place NW, where renovations would require scaffolding to safely conduct construction on the site. The renovations largely involve interior construction, but the replacement of windows and exterior repointing requires the erection of scaffolding. The problem is that a sidewalk tree well prevents the building of scaffolding five feet wide as required by current regulations. DDOT has said that the developer must create a temporary walkway. The developer would like instead to get permission to put up signs to direct pedestrians to the other side of the street for three months. Commissioner Harris asked if the developer had discussed their plans with the neighbors. They said that they had not. Harris responded that she is reluctant to support regulatory relief if the neighbors had not been consulted yet. Commissioner Jones made a motion to deputize Commissioner Harris to talk to the neighbors on Wallach Place about the proposed relief. The motion was approved 9-0-0. ANC 1B will hold its next meeting on Thursday, January 4, 2024, starting at 6:30 p.m. Plans are to hold this meeting as a virtual conference. Visit www.anc1b.org for more information. ◆
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dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2G held its monthly meeting for December on Thursday evening, December 14, 2023. The meeting was held as a virtual conference. Commission Chair Alexander M. “Alex” Padro (2G02) called the meeting to order. Commissioners Anthony “Tony” Brown (2G01, Treasurer), Sranda Watkins (2G03), Steven McCarty (2G04, Secretary), Sheena Berry (2G05) and Rachelle Nigro (2G06, Vice Chair) were in attendance. The commission had a quorum to conduct business.
District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Liaison
Christophe Wassmer, the DDOT liaison to Ward 2, joined the meeting to outline current activities in the neighborhood and to identify new needs that the department should address. He displayed a map showing the Traffic Safety Inputs (TSIs) being worked on for the Shaw area. Construction of the S Street Revitalization Project has started. There are weekly meetings on its progress that he attends. Wassmer also noted an issue with the reconstruction of sidewalks on the 500, 600, 700 and 800 blocks of Rhode Island Avenue NW. Since there could be heritage trees there, Urban Forestry will have to make recommendations before the sidewalks can be improved. Commissioner Watkins asked about the installation of a crosswalk at Marion and P Streets NW. She wondered why TSI had no hawk signal or stop sign, as the ANC requested. Wassmer said that the DDOT recommendation only called for a crosswalk. If a hawk signal or stop sign is wanted, a new request would have to be made. He said that he could submit a new request himself. Commissioner McCarty complained that it took DDOT a year to install handicap parking signs for a disabled veteran. McCarty also asked what could be done to stop delivery trucks from entering Blagden Alley. Commissioner Padro noted that in a neighborhood walkthrough, he had pointed out pedestrian pylons that had been knocked down. He said that they have yet to be replaced. Wassmer responded that he was surprised that they had not been cor-
by Pleasant Mann rected. Padro also said that there were a number of Shaw Heritage Trail Signs that DDOT is responsible for maintaining that had fallen apart and have yet to be restored. Padro closed by reminding Wassmer that the ceremonial signs placed around the alleys of Wiltberger Street have not been moved to their correct locations.
Zoning and Development Committee
932 O Street NW. Request for a special exception from the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) to increase lot occupancy to allow renovation. Commissioner Nigro said that the committee supported the request. A motion to support the BZA request passed by a vote of 6 yes, 0 no, 0 abstentions. 501 New York Avenue NW. Commissioner Nigro informed the commission that the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (OANC) was giving grants to ANCs to acquire legal expertise. The grants could be as large as $5,000. She needed the commission’s support for a grant to obtain legal counsel to assist with a zoning appeal of the permit for the DC Jail moving to 501 New York Avenue. A motion to support the grant application passed 6-0-0.
Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee (ABC)
1541 Seventh Street NW, Play DC Restaurant and Lounge. Approval of a new settlement agreement. Commissioner Padro explained that the establishment had presented problems to the neighborhood. It has a tavern license but operates as a nightclub. Neighbors had complained of noise and there had been a shooting inside the establishment. Padro said that the settlement agreement included a requirement that Play DC participate in the District’s Reimbursable Detail Officer Program. Commissioner Nigro asked that given the establishment’s history, she wondered if they had really changed. A lawyer for Play DC noted that the agreement had a new security plan, including the wanding of patrons coming into the lounge. Commissioner McCarty asked if the group of five protesting neighbors had supported the agreement. Padro responded that he had sent a copy of
the settlement agreement to all of them, that the designated representatives agreed to sign the agreement, and they were told that ANC approval of the agreement would end their protest. Padro made a motion to for the ANC to approve the settlement agreement. His motion did not get a second. Commissioner Watkins said that she would work with the neighbors around the establishment and help prepare for the commission’s protest hearing before the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board.
Transportation and Public Space Advisory Committee
The committee presented four resolutions to DDOT for the commission’s approval. 400-500 Blocks of Rhode Island Avenue NW. Signs were set up along the median of Rhode Island Avenue on the 400-500 blocks to allow parking on Sundays for a church there. The church is no longer there, so the signs should be removed. A motion to remove the old parking signs passed unanimously. 512 Rhode Island Avenue NW. The vacant lot there is now occupied by the Electric Cool-Aid. There is a curb cut near the corner that is no longer being used. A motion to have the curb cut removed passed 6-0-0. 1400 Block of Fifth Street NW. A request to install speed bumps in the alley next to Bundy Field. There have been reports of cars speeding through the alley. A resolution to request that DDOT install speed bumps in the alley passed unanimously. 500 Block of S Street NW. Commissioner Padro explained that the block surrounded by Sixth Street, Florida Avenue, Fifth Street and S Street was once one of the earliest Black cemeteries in the District, dating back to 1829. The resolution calls for the block to be named Harmonium Square and the alley to be named Columbian Harmony Way. The resolution passed by a vote of 6-0-0. ANC 2G will hold its next meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2024. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. Plans are to hold this meeting as a virtual conference. Visit www.anc2g.org for more information. ◆
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The 2024 MLK Holiday DC Peace Walk is on Monday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine). The walk begins at R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. The parade reviewing stand is at MLK and W streets SE. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Peace Walk is held annually on the federal MLK holiday. The Peace Walk is coordinated by the Coalition for Peace, a group of individuals and nonprofits dedicated to peace and positivity for the Washington DC metropolitan communities. Over a thousand Peace Walkers join annually in the two-mile walk along MLK Ave. in Southeast DC. The Health and Wellness Fair is at 2008 MLK Ave. SE. mlkholidaydc.org.
Donate Unused Holiday Gifts to LCCA
Need a worthy way to dispose of holiday gifts you didn’t really need? Donate them to the Logan Circle Community Association auction. They’re gearing up for their 2024 fundraiser—their fourth online auction—that will occur in May 2024. They will accept donations of brand-new items you have no need for. (They don’t have to associate your name with the item, so none of Santa’s elves will find out about your donation, although they’re more than happy to give you a receipt for tax purposes). If you’ve got an item to contribute, help it find a home where it will get the appreciation it deserves, by contacting auction@logancircle.org. They’re also looking for a few people to help with the May auction. Use the same email address to be invited to their kick-off meeting in late January.
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A Self-Advocacy Series at Shaw Library
On Tuesdays, Feb. 13 (public benefits), March 12 (domestic violence and civil protection orders), and April 9 (debt collection), learn from Legal Aid attorneys and advocates at Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW, about your rights, how to navigate the legal system, and how to advocate for yourself and your community. All sessions begin at 4 p.m. Need an interpreter? Call 202-386-6697. For more information email sdavenport@legalaiddc.org. dclibrary.org.
Small Biz Assist at the MLK Library
Thinking about starting a business? Looking to take the next steps with your current business? On Wednesdays in January and February, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., come to the MLK Library for expert ad-
vice from the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development. DSLBD offers oneon-one meeting time for DC-based entrepreneurs and businesses to learn more about their programs, connect with additional services in the District, and develop a for-profit business. Topics covered include resources for new business, opportunities for certified business enterprises, procurement readiness and more. Read more and register at dslbd. dc.gov/smallbizassist.
It Starts With Me! A Beyond the Book Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King
On Monday, Jan. 15, 1 to 4 p.m., celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as area musical performers, spoken word artists and activities. Bring your family as MLK Library, 901 G St.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Menu at NMAAHC
Through Jan. 15, noon to 3 p.m., NMAAHC’s Sweet Home Café celebrates the MLK holiday weekend with a specially curated menu to mark the occasion. Featuring a medley of foods and desserts that include some of Dr. King’s favorites, the menu will feature items such as the southern smothered pork chop, Salisbury steak, whipped cream mashed potato, country cream coleslaw, and chocolate bourbon pecan pie. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is at 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. nmaahc.si.edu.
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Band of Sioux Warriors (1898) Photo: Frank A. Rinehart
1898 Revisions Poetry Night at NPG
On Thursday, Feb. 8, 5 to 7 p.m., join the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and G streets NW, for a slam poetry event exploring the impact of US expansion. Presented in conjunction with their exhibition “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions,” this event centers around poets with connections to the lands that the United States claimed sovereignty or influence over in the late 19th century. These artists will explore the history and impact of US imperialism from their distinct social, political and cultural perspectives. Free admission. npg.si.edu. NW, fills up for an unforgettable day of celebration and reflection. dclibrary.org.
Art Bites Gallery Talks
On Friday, Jan. 26, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., join Renwick Gallery’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Discussion topic: Sadé Ayorinde, Terra Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Nick Cave’s Soundsuit. Renwick Gallery is at Pennsylvania Ave. at 17th St. NW. On Friday, Feb. 23, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., Sonja Gandert, Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Melesio Casas’ Humanscape 62 at SAAM, Eighth and G streets, NW. americanart.si.edu.
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Ford’s Theatre Charity Drive Donations Surpass $1 Million in Total
Ford’s Theatre Society has announced that audiences, cast, crew and staff raised $66,403.18 on behalf of Hope and a Home during performances of this season’s production of A Christmas Carol. Since 2009, Ford’s has raised more than $1,055,795.57 for Washington-area charities, aiding thousands of families and young people within the DC area in the spirit of giving and charity expressed in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Hope and a Home’s mission is to empower low-income families with children in DC to create stable homes of their own and to make lasting changes in their lives. hopeandahome.org.
The DC Emergency Rental Assistance Program has funding available and is open for applications. The program helps District residents earning less than 40% of the Area Median Income who are facing housing emergencies, by providing funding for overdue rent including late fees and court costs if qualified household is facing eviction. The program also supports security deposits and the first month’s rent for residents moving into new apartments. The amount paid on behalf of eligible households depends on a household’s income and available resources and is subject to certain limitations. erap.dhs.dc.gov.
Registration is Open for DC’s Point-In-Time Count
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the District of Columbia will conduct its annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of persons experiencing homelessness. They need your help to complete surveys of individuals on that night. From 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., volunteer survey teams led by street outreach professionals and trained PIT Count Team Leads will canvass the city for individuals sleeping outside and will conduct a brief survey about their experiences and circumstances. All volunteers are required to attend training on safety, engagement techniques, and using the PIT Count survey app prior to the survey night. Volunteers must also be willing to use their own mobile device to access the survey app and complete PIT Count surveys. Email pit@community-partnership.org with questions. To register as a volunteer surveyor or learn more, visit DCPIT.org.
Pickleball for Parkinson’s at Rosedale Rec Center
Every Friday at 11 a.m., join friends with Parkinson’s and learn to play pickleball at Rosedale Recreation Center, 1701 Gales St. NE. Pickleball is
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The People’s Holiday: The Many Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the National Museum of African American History and Culture Community Day, student artists from the Cinematic Arts & Media Production Department at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts perform original work that reimagines and reinterprets the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. These brief but powerful performances will take place throughout the day. You can also make a button inspired by Dr. King. Share your own dream about Dr. King on the community talkback board. Make a Star--celebrate a group or person who is doing good in their community. Contribute to a Service Project—decorate journals for children in foster care. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is at 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. nmaahc.si.edu. great exercise and lots of fun. Pickleball for Parkinson’s is a shorter, slower and softer game. Equipment and coaching are provided. Care partners are also welcome. Email publicworks@mac.com or call 202547-2647 with questions.
DPW Leaf and Yard Waste Collection Updates
Yard Waste Collection is now yearround. Residents must call 311 to make an appointment for yard waste collection. Residents can also visit 311.dc.gov to make an appointment or download and schedule an ap-
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pointment using the 311 mobile app available at the Google Play and Apple App stores. DPW only collects yard waste in paper bags. DPW will collect up to 20 paper bags of yard waste from residences that receive DPW’s trash and recycling collection services. Special Waste Collection Events (i.e., Household Hazardous Waste, electronics recycling, and document shredding) will take place on one Thursday and one Saturday each month through March 2024 at RFK Lot 2, 2400 East Capitol St. NE. Here’s the schedule: Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 20, Feb. 17 and March 16 and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 11, Feb. 8, and March 7. Starter kits for DPW’s Curbside Composting Pilot Program have been delivered to approximately 9,000 participating households in all eight wards. Food waste collection has started. For missed collections, file a 311 service request for “Missed Curbside Compost Collection” by calling 311 or visiting 311.dc.gov. If your bin is lost, stolen, or broken, file a 311 service request for “Lost/Stolen Compost Bin, Broken Compost Bin, or Opt-Out of Curbside Composting Pilot Program.” DPW Leaf Collection has ended.
and small business owners. This comprehensive guide, with its rich history, has played a pivotal role in the growth and success of small businesses in DC. Supported by the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD), the DC Green Book serves as a one-stop resource for small business owners, startups, and aspiring entrepreneurs. The 140-page volume plays a crucial role in nurturing the growth of small businesses, promoting economic inclusion, and supporting the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem of the city. greenbookdc. com.
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“Anthony Cuts under the Williamsburg Bridge, Morning” by Alison Elizabeth Taylor, first prize winner of the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, marquetry hybrid (wood veneers, oil paint, acrylic paint, inkjet prints, shellac, and sawdust on wood), 2020. Collection of the artist. Copyright Alison Elizabeth Taylor. Courtesy of Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
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Eligible District residents can apply to several assistance or discount programs to help lower their utility costs. The DCPSC requires that Pepco, Washington Gas, and Verizon sponsor their own discount programs for residents, but there are additional money- and energy-saving initiatives available through here2helpdc.dc.gov.
Hypothermia Alerts
Hypothermia alerts are activated when the National Weather DC United Announces Service forecasted temperature, The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced an open call through 2024 Schedule including wind chill, is or will Jan. 26, for submissions to its seventh triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait ComMajor League Soccer and DC be 32° F or below; or, when the petition. Established in 2006, the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition invites United have announced the temperature is forecasted to be artists (ages 18 and over) to submit one portrait created in the past three years for club’s 2024 MLS Regular Season 40° F or below, and the forecastconsideration by a panel of experts. Selected artworks, including three prizewinSchedule. The Black-and-Red ed chance of precipitation is fifty ners, are then featured in a museum exhibition. The competition aims to bring toopen their season at Audi Field percent or greater. Transportagether works that attend to the country’s diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, socioon Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m., tion to shelter is available 24 economic status and other conditions that shape a person’s individual and collective against the New England Revohours a day, seven days a week. If identities. Visit portraitcompetition.si.edu/ for details. lution. Single match tickets go you see someone outside in need on-sale on Jan. 10, but fans can of shelter or a welfare check, call DC’s 2024 Small Business receive priority pre-sale access on the Shelter Hotline at 202-399Jan. 9, by registering their interest at dcunited.com/ Opportunity Guide 7093 or dial 311. If there is an immediate risk to tickets/single. Click mlssoccer.com/news/mlsThe Small Business Opportunity Guide, afsafety call 911. When calling, include the time, the unveils-2024-regular-season-schedule to view the fectionately known as the “DC Green Book,” is a address or location of the sighting, and a descripcomplete 2024 MLS regular season schedule. valuable resource and a testament to the committion of the person’s appearance. u ment of the District to support local entrepreneurs
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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. Neighborhood
Price
Fee Simple BLOOMINGDALE 31 R St NW 2222 1st St NW
DUPONT CIRCLE 1618 Corcoran St NW 1830 S St NW
ECKINGTON
221 Rhode Island Ave NE
MT VERNON SQUARE 1104 5th St NW
NOMA
1146 Abbey Pl NE
OLD CITY #2
1717 Swann St NW 1233 12th St NW
SHAW
1604 5th St NW 630 Q St NW
TRUXTON CIRCLE 41 Hanover Pl NW 1546 3rd St NW
U STREET
2009 Vermont Ave NW 1223 Fairmont St NW
BR
$1,400,000 $1,203,000
5 4
$2,250,000 $1,750,000
4 4
$600,000
3
$1,300,000
5
$850,000
2
$2,995,000 $1,850,000
5 4
$1,200,000 $840,000
4 2
$870,000 $475,000
4 3
$880,000 $1,600,000
2 5
CONDO
ADAMS MORGAN
1719 Euclid St NW #3 1794 Lanier Pl NW #409 2240 Ontario Rd NW #4
BLOOMINGDALE
145 Adams St NW #2 1814 N Capitol St NW #103
CENTRAL
809 6th St NW #55 777 7th St NW #1115 2130 N St NW #4C 912 F St NW #1100
DUPONT
2028 16th St NW #2 1401 17th St NW #601 1280 21st St NW #606 1711 Mass. Ave NW #323 1 Scott Cir NW #610 1721 21st St NW #204 1545 18th St NW #911 1754 Corcoran St NW #46B 1545 18th St NW #P30
ECKINGTON
52 Quincy Pl NE #2 2029 3rd St. NE #1 16 T St NE #1 1625 Eckington Pl NE #714
H STREET CORRIDOR 915 12th St NE #4 1300 I St NE #5
$775,000 $710,000
2 2
1803 Kalorama Sq NW #2 $3,595,000 1882 Columbia Rd NW #404 $1,250,000 1827 Florida Ave NW #204 $555,000 $490,000 1829 California St NW #101
4 2 2 2
KALORAMA
LOGAN CIRCLE
1520 O St NW #305 $680,000 $1,155,000 1602 13 St NW #2 1224 11th St NW #4 $1,015,000 1400 Church St NW #204 $925,000 1125 11th St NW #401 $820,000 1306 Rhode Island Ave NW #2 $817,000 1450 Church St NW #204 $620,000 1320 R St NW #8 $527,000 1239 Vermont Ave NW #508 $499,000 1420 N St NW #1010 $235,000 1440 N NW #916 $215,000 1515 15th St NW #420 $575,000
MERIDIAN HILL
1421 Chapin St NW #22
$680,000
MOUNT VERNON TRIANGLE
400 Massachusetts Ave NW #216 $725,000 1106 5th St NW #2 $625,000 811 4th St NW #703 $624,900
NOMA
911 2nd St NE #505 911 2nd St NE #403
$575,000 $430,000
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
OLD CITY #2 $600,000 $445,000 $345,000
2 1 1
$905,000 $679,000
2 3
$545,000 $300,000 $205,000 $725,000
2 1 0 1
1431 Corcoran St NW #2 $773,000 2 1615 New Hampshire Ave NW #42 $725,000 2 1401 Q St NW #501 $655,000 1 1515 15th St NW #217 $610,000 1 1615 Q St NW #203 $536,000 2 1101 L St NW #307 $362,000 1
PENN QUARTER 631 D St NW #1136
$585,900 $567,000 $428,000 $289,000 $280,000 $800,000 $404,900 $307,500 $50,000
2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
$830,000 $825,000 $782,000 $399,999
3 3 3 1
$465,000
1
$429,999
1
$835,000 $650,000 $535,000
2 2 1
$534,000
2
$349,000 $505,000 $466,000
1 2 1
2101 Connecticut Ave NW #85 $3,700,000 1901 Wyoming Ave NW #20 $562,000 u
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THOMAS CIRCLE
1133 14th St NW #610
U STREET CORRIDOR 1013 V St NW #3 1451 Belmont St NW #105 2020 12th St NW #518
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ADAMS MORGAN
3025 Ontario Rd NW #306
DUPONT
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