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As the National Zoo’s visitation surges and its planned $50 million parking garage advances, officials are considering extending the DC Circulator service a halfmile with a new stop directly outside the park. One DC Circulator route currently runs from 14th and I streets NW through Adams Morgan to the Woodley Park-Zoo Metro station, some five blocks south of the Zoo’s Connecticut Avenue entrance. The Zoo and the D.C. Department of Transportation are reviewing the idea of an extension, representatives told The Current. “DDOT has discussed the possibility of DC Circulator extending to the Zoo,” Transportation Department spokesperson Maura Danehey wrote in an email. “This would be dependent on having access to a turnaround. Right now the Zoo is in the planning phase for capital improvements that See Circulator/Page 10

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A helipad planned for George Washington University Hospital advanced last week when Foggy Bottom’s advisory neighborhood commission supported the proposal in a narrow 3-2 vote. A 1987 public nuisance law barred hospitals from building new heliports in D.C.’s residential neighborhoods, including Foggy Bottom. But the hospital at 900 23rd St. NW has been lobbying for a change, and Babak Sarani, George Washington’s director of trauma and acute care surgery, said multiple D.C. Council members have already indicated their support. The District has one Level I trauma center with a helipad: MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Ward 5. Patients coming by helicopter to George Washington must land in Southwest and travel the rest of the way in an ambulance — which can take up

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Some neighbors of the hospital worry about noise impacts and safety risks from helicopters.

to 45 minutes. “Sirens cannot part the seas of traffic,” Sarani said. “Once you’re in gridlock, you’re in gridlock. … If someone’s having a stroke or a heart attack, they’re done for.” After several months of deliberation, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A (Foggy Bottom, West End) reached a compromise with the hospital — intended to balance the hospital’s desire to receive emergency patients quickly against community concerns about helicopter noise and safety. The agreement mandates that the helipad can receive only one See Helipad/Page 8

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Shop Made in DC — a store and cafe selling only items made in the District, with offerings ranging from stationery to pottery to jewelry — opened last week at 1330 19th St. NW. The shop is operating as part of the city’s broader Made in DC program, which means that the creators they partner with have a District business license, and live and produce within D.C. The store’s creative director Stacey Price told The Current that the items offered are similar to those sold in a boutique, except that all of the products are made by District residents. “We’re just becoming the clubhouse for that creative, maker class,” Price said. “I think the consumer can always have a little bit of an element of discovery when they come in.” The shop has the space for two years as part of a partnership with the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District and Boston Properties, which is

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The store, located at 1330 19th St. NW just south of Dupont Circle, hosted Mayor Muriel Bowser last week at a preview event prior to its grand opening.

subsidizing the space. The D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development, which oversees the Made in DC program, is also one of the store’s partners and provided seed funding. Price said that the city helped with fast-tracking the project so that the See Shop/Page 13

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Connecticut Avenue intersections in Dupont slated for safety improvements By ZOE MORGAN Current Correspondent

After a city review of high-crash locations, transportation planners have identified two intersections in northern Dupont Circle to receive various changes. The D.C. Department of Transportation has offered proposals for Connecticut Avenue’s intersections with R and 20th streets NW — which saw 65 crashes between 2013 and 2015 — and with S Street and Florida Avenue, where there were 70 crashes. The department hasn’t identified any specific causes of the high crash volume,

but officials tried to infer what may be contributing to them and recommend changes based on what the crash patterns show, according to the agency’s Emily Dalphy. In particular, the department is targeting the types of crashes most likely to cause injuries, including those involving pedestrians or bicyclists; head-on and left-turn collisions; and T-bone crashes. At Connecticut’s intersection with R and 20th streets, proposed changes include creating a safer, ADA-compliant pedestrian refuge by widening and extending the Connecticut Avenue median north of R to the edge of the bike lane. Another proposed

change is adding flexible posts on Connecticut near its underpass below Dupont Circle NW, and in the long term potentially installing a permanent raised barrier to stop right turns from the Dupont underpass onto 20th Street. Proposals also include modifying parking rules around the intersection; installing clearer signage; adjusting signal timing so that pedestrians have a few seconds to enter the intersection before the stoplight turns green; and updating and adding pavement markings. At the other intersection in question, the Transportation Department has proposed

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■The Institute for Equity and Excellence in Public Education and the Health Alliance on Alcohol will host a panel discussion on “Underage Drinking, Marijuana Use, and Washington, D.C. Youth.� The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Moot Court Room at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, Building 52, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. To RSVP, visit tinyurl.com/yaqqss6j. ■Valor Development will host a community meeting on its Ladybird project to redevelop the old Superfresh site. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the second-floor meeting room at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ■Roadside Development will present its latest plans for the Fannie Mae redevelopment from 7 to 9 p.m. in the community center ballroom at McLean Gardens, 3811 Porter St. NW. Representatives will share their conceptual design, including building locations and heights. ■The Tregaron Conservancy will present a talk by landscape architect Glenn Stach in connection with the new report “Envisioning the Urban Wild Garden of the 21st Century: Preservation and Sustainability at Tregaron.� The event will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Tregaron Mansion, Washington International School, 3100 Macomb St. NW. Admission is free, but reservations are required at info@tregaronconservancy.org.

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■The National Park Service will host a public open house to discuss proposed updates to the draft concept plan for Rock Creek Park’s nature center, horse center and maintenance area as well as their surroundings. The plan, officially known as the Nature Center Complex Development Concept Plan/ Environmental Assessment, identifies needed improvements to buildings, picnic areas and trails. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW, with a short presentation scheduled for 7 p.m.

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â– The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Agenda items include revised concept approval for new construction of a retail and apartment building at 6900 Georgia Ave. NW in the Walter Reed Historic District; concept approval for alteration, lot combination and rooftop addition at 1520-1522 T St. NW in the U Street Historic District; and designation of the West Heating Plant at 1051-1055 29th St. NW as a historic landmark, as well as consideration of proposed substantial demolition of the building and reconstruction as a multi-unit residential building within the Georgetown Historic District. â– Georgetown Heritage, the National Park Service and the design team from James Corner Field Operations will share initial design concepts for reenvisioning the 1-mile section of the C&O Canal in Georgetown. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Canal Overlook at Georgetown Park (next to Dean & DeLuca at 3276 M St. NW). To RSVP, visit georgetownheritage.org.

installing flexible delineator posts to reduce right-turn speeds from Florida onto S Street; removing medians on the north leg of the intersection; expanding a pedestrian island; converting a slip lane on Connecticut Avenue north of Florida to a through lane to reduce speeds; adding curb extensions at Florida and S and on the northern part of Connecticut to slow traffic and reduce pedestrian crossing distances; installing a new crosswalk across Florida at 21st; boosting visibility of the crosswalk across S; removing, adding, modifying and evaluating signs and pavement markings to increase See Traffic/Page 8

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The DC Chamber of Commerce honored a variety of local business leaders at its Choice Awards and Gala on Friday evening. Sheila Johnson — founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, which has a portfolio of luxury properties in Virginia, Florida and Louisiana — won the Lifetime Legacy Award. As vice chair of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Johnson is the only African-American woman to have ownership in three professional sports teams: the Washington Wizards, Capitals and Mystics. Johnson is also a founding partner of Black Entertainment Television. Monty Hoffman, CEO of PN Hoffman, won the Economic Development Impact Award. The 24-year-old firm is developing

The Wharf, the $2.5 billion project on the Southwest waterfront. The project’s first phase opened recently, and the entire project is scheduled to be completed in 2022. The Community Impact Award went to Michael Haft and Harrison Suarez, founders of Compass Coffee. Haft and Suarez met in the Marine Corps while serving in Afghanistan. Their coffee chain has five D.C. locations, and the company plans to construct a large manufacturing facility in Northeast’s Ivy City. McKissack & McKissack won the Business of the Year Award. The architectural, engineering and construction firm, led by CEO Deryl McKissack, has 170 employees and more than $10 billion of projects nationwide. She is the fifth generation of her family to work in the design and construction field. The first, Moses McKissack, was once a slave.

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Old Stone House to close for renovation

Georgetown’s Old Stone House, a circa 1765 building at 3051 M St. NW, will close to the public on Monday for 13 months of renovation, the National Park Service announced over the weekend. Would-be visitors hoping to visit in advance of the closure should also be aware of reduced hours — 11 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. — through Sunday, according to a news release. Its museum collection has already been relocated off-site. The project involves installing a fire detection and suppression system; upgrading the HVAC and electrical systems; stabilizing the foundation; and fixing exterior stonework, the release states. The

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The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial will host celebratory events Sunday in honor of the 50th anniversary of its dedication, according to the National Park Service and the group Friends of Theodore Roosevelt Island. The events on Roosevelt Island — which is located within the District but accessible by land only from Virginia — will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and feature a historical re-enactor, tours, children’s activities and, at 2 p.m., remarks by Roosevelt’s great-grandson and by experts on his presidency. Details are available at theodorerooseveltisland. org. Warning of “very limited� onsite parking, a Park Service news release advises attendees to park at the Pentagon North Lot, where a free shuttle to the island will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Park Service also suggests coming by bicycle or by Metro to the Rosslyn station.

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Event will preview DC Cocktail Week

In advance of the annual DC Cocktail Week next month, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington will host a preview event next Wednesday at Jack Rose Dining Saloon, 2007 18th St. NW. Tickets for the Nov. 1 “sneak peek happy hour� cost $35 and are available at dccocktailweek. com. Six restaurants plan to offer specialty cocktails, and eight distilleries will serve spirits. Participating restaurants include the Saloon, as well as Convivial, Baba, Indique, Sally’s Middle Name and Dram & Grain. The District’s fifth cocktail week will run from Nov. 13 through 19, offering guests cocktail and hors d’oeuvre specials at more than 40 restaurants.

SoberRide program offers Lyft vouchers

Revelers celebrating Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 28, can get a free ride home through a longrunning program to discourage drunk driving. The Washington Regional Alcohol Program is providing up to 1,500 free rides worth as much as $15 apiece through the ridehailing service Lyft. To access the nonprofit’s SoberRide promotion, revelers ages 21 and older who have consumed alcohol can input the promo code “DCHALLOWEEN� on the Lyft mobile app while summoning a ride. The free rides will become available at 10 p.m. and will last until 4 a.m. or until 1,500 Lyft users have already claimed free rides. The SoberRide program has provided 67,991 rides on various holidays since 1993, and began partnering with Lyft instead of traditional taxicabs earlier this year.

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Overprotective preservation

We live in a historic city — there’s no question about that. The nation’s capital features not only the great civic buildings and gleaming monuments around the National Mall, but also the evidence of more than 200 years of development progress. Farms became row houses and businesses; woodlands became shopping centers; and architects introduced a wide variety of styles that came to define locations and eras. But the District continues to grow. Our historic strength as the center of American government is increasingly augmented by other industries, which steadily attract new residents to the city. Today’s D.C. reflects the many periods it’s passed through, including the current day. We would hate to see the District’s varied decades swept away and replaced with block after block of glassy modernity. But at the same time, we’ve seen overprotective preservationists sometimes threaten to stifle the District’s population growth and architectural diversity. We’re speaking of attempts to freeze in time even the most anonymous or downright undesirable buildings. Two recent examples stand out. One is Georgetown’s West Heating Plant, a vacant industrial structure that sits jarringly apart from its highend residential surroundings and that blocks off access to Rock Creek’s junction with the C&O Canal. Another is a Pepco substation in Friendship Heights, a squat windowless rectangle that helps deaden a block that could host transit-oriented development and neighborhood-serving retail. In both places, preservation groups have launched bids to declare the properties historic landmarks. Their architecture is emblematic of their eras, and they served valuable support functions as the District grew. But does that mean that the buildings should stand forever as a monument to the 1940s? Should widely supported plans to convert the West Heating Plant into condos be shelved in favor of a 110-foot-tall testament to the federal office buildings it once heated, with no feasible reuse in sight? Should the substation at 5210 Wisconsin Ave. NW always represent the era in which it was constructed merely because it was, in fact, constructed at that time? In a recent article on the substation, the Greater Greater Washington blog noted that today’s criteria for historic landmark status can apply nearly anywhere. “If you squint, basically every building is ‘associated’ with some events,” the blog’s David Alpert wrote. “And does any building not embody characteristics of its method of construction?” We approve wholeheartedly of protecting exemplary, evocative buildings and communities, but not buildings that simply aren’t notable. To be clear, we agree that historic preservation isn’t a beauty contest, and we recognize that the District features numerous successful examples of adaptive reuse. But those arguments don’t justify the protection of any and every building. There are ways to honor local history without holding onto every relic of the past — and our growing population demands that we find them.

Creative alternatives

When a resident with disabilities uses MetroAccess to get around the city, the District government typically pays $53 to subsidize the rider’s cost, which is double the comparable Metro fare up to a $6.50 cap. According to a recent WAMU report, there’s a far cheaper option for the city: the Transport DC program, through which riders pay $5 and the District chips in $23 to use a private taxi company. Aside from cost considerations, the service is also more convenient for users, with much faster booking times and individual rides rather than shared ones. But Transport DC’s funding is capped at just $4.6 million. So rather than encouraging residents with disabilities to take advantage of this program, the District government is working to limit ridership and stretch out the existing funding levels. Starting in August, the District restricted Transport DC to getting residents to and from work or medical appointments, rather than any other type of ride. We’re not surprised that an entrenched program is winning out over a relatively new alternative. MetroAccess is widely used across the D.C. region, and budgetary protocols can easily stifle efforts to advance creative, cost-effective alternatives. But who benefits when riders get a less convenient service and the District pays more for it? Unless new facts come to light, allocating more money to Transport DC seems to be an almost painfully obvious decision. We urge the D.C. Council to review the pros and cons of such an approach, and to act promptly to ensure that the District directs its disability-transportation funding toward the right program.

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appy Halloween 2017. Never mind that our national politics are scary, the stock market explosion is getting scary, and the world itself is scarier with warfare and nuclear threats than at any time in recent history. Let’s not let reality get in the way of enjoying a superficial boo or two this coming week. The National Retail Federation puts the numbers to our Halloween obsessions. It says more than 179 million Americans are planning to partake in Halloween festivities, up about 8 million over last year. And record spending is expected — about $9 billion, compared to $8.4 billion last year. That’s an average of about $86 per person. And what costume is No. 1 in projected sales? For adults, surprise, it’s a witch. For children, various superheroes. And, of course, all you folks with pets? About 10 percent of you will dress your pet as a pumpkin. As candy-corny as that sounds, you can dress anything as a pumpkin as long as you avoid pumpkin-spice anything, including, Lord, help us, pumpkin beer. The survey was done by Prosper Insights & Analytics. It advertises itself as a global leader Brian Kapur/Current file photo in “consumer intent data.” Superhero costumes remain The new especially popular this year. survey said 35 percent of consumers will find a costume online, followed by 30 percent in retail stores. If you’re like our Notebook family of yesteryear, you’ll head to the rag bag near the laundry room. ■ The busiest shopping day? Social media has disrupted traditional shopping patterns, including Halloween. While we were looking at Halloween spending, we looked ahead to traditional “Black Friday.” That’s the intense shopping day Friday that follows Thanksgiving Thursday. Black Friday is paired these days with “Cyber Monday.” But the truth is, holiday shopping is an obsession for many no matter where they buy. The National Retail Federation says more than half of the nation’s holiday shoppers start shopping efforts in October. Yes, October, as in now. And you’re sitting back thinking that you might start — if you’re aggressive — on Dec. 1. Online shopping has cut into Black Friday’s pre-eminence, but it remains “the” day for mass shopping mania. That may be even more so this year because some big retailers are pulling back from opening on Thanksgiving Day itself. From home improvement Lowe’s to Marshalls to Costco to Bed, Bath & Beyond and beyond,

major retailers are sitting out Thanksgiving. Your Notebook would like it if every retailer closed on Thanksgiving. Then, we could all use Thanksgiving as a day to, well, give thanks for what we already have. ■ If we could decree ... The Notebook offers a “boo” to one particularly annoying habit on Facebook and other social media sites. If there were one posting that we would simply ban? It would be those postings that make a declarative statement about some emotional feeling and then invite you — no, appeal to you — to “click ‘like’ if you agree.” We agree such posts are annoying and juvenile. ■ Boo bet of the week. On Saturday, the odds and ticket prices are changing for the Mega Millions lottery drawing. Single tickets will cost $2 instead of one. The minimum jackpot will rise from $15 million to $40 million. That’s the kind-of good news. You’ll win more if you win —“if” being the operative word here. The bad news is that your chances of winning, already ridiculous, will get worse. Your odds of winning with one ticket right now are 1 in 258,890,850. As of Saturday, your odds get worse. They’ll be 1 in 302 million. The competing Powerball isn’t much better. The odds are 1 in 292,201,338. Let’s put those odds in perspective. NBC4 published these numbers with your Notebook’s television story on Monday: The chance of being hit by lightning? One in 10,000. The chance of hitting a hole-in-one in golf? One in 12,500. The chance of being hit by a meteorite? One in 1.6 million. And the chance of being attacked by a shark? One in 11.5 million. So to recap, your chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is minuscule at best, a fraction from impossible. We asked the DC Lottery about the woeful odds and what it tells potential players. “I think you need to be cautious,” said interim executive director Tracey Cohen. “You don’t bet the farm when you play these games.” Critics of lotteries and gambling in general say flashy advertising psychologically overwhelms rational thoughts. At the Tenley Mini Market on Wisconsin Avenue NW, we ran into a lottery player. She had won $57,000 in one game a dozen years ago. She only plays a few dollars a week now, believing she might win. The chances of winning are 300 million to 1, we told her. “I can be the one,” she said smilingly as she turned to pay the cashier. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bill on leaf blowers would cut pollution

Thank you for your Oct. 11 article about the pending leaf blower legislation. Many D.C. homeowners grew up watching “ChemLawn” and “LawnDoctor” ads on TV, but we must recognize that the Earth’s climate warming is real and human activities are mostly

responsible. We all need to rethink what our lawns should look like and at what price to the environment. We need to learn to see beauty in a more natural garden. I am tired of the landscaping companies’ complaints. These companies should be educating their customers about creating and maintaining environmentally friendly gardens. I have especially resented their use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the dead of winter and in the summer when leaves

and grass clippings are minimal and can be swept under bushes to rot and nourish the soil. Unfortunately, landscaping companies have not chosen to regulate themselves or reduce their carbon footprint and therefore must be regulated. I hope that the 2016 bill introduced by Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will be assigned to another committee and that a hearing will be scheduled sometime in 2018. Denise Paolella Palisades

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n a disappointing decision, a U.S. District Court judge recently ruled against the plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought on behalf of the District of Columbia’s public charter schools. My organization, which represents D.C. charters, reluctantly joined with the Eagle Academy and Washington Latin public charter schools to seek a legal remedy to the District government’s ongoing flouting of its own public school funding law. D.C.’s School Reform Act 1995 requires all public schools’ operating costs to be funded exclusively through a Uniform Per-Student Funding Formula. This formula stipulates that District public schools receive the same per-student amount for each child at the same grade or special education level. Yet the judge ruled contrary to the law’s letter and spirit. Not disputed is the fact that the District government has for years violated the School Reform Act’s principle of equity by financing D.C. Public Schools outside the per-student formula. One respected report found that D.C. Public Schools, but not charters, received between $72 million and $127 million annually on top of formula funds — underfunding charter students by an average of $2,150 each year from 2008 to 2014, when the lawsuit was filed. Government agencies also provide the school system with free services that include legal services and maintenance, among others. Additionally, per-student formula monies are allocated to DCPS based on often overly optimistic enrollment estimates (funds that are not then returned), whereas charters receive payment only for actual enrollment numbers. Despite clear language in the School Reform Act and a legislative history that confirms that Congress intended that funding be uniform and cover all operating expenses of DCPS, the judge held that non-formula funding for DCPS does not violate the School Reform Act and that plaintiffs have no standing to challenge DCPS enrollment calculation methods. Because the court did not set any limits on the District’s discretion to fund DCPS outside the perstudent formula, it opens the door to this or a future D.C. Council eviscerating the School Reform Act’s uniform funding requirement in its entirety.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Adult day centers are valuable for seniors

Want to insult older adults? Definitely disparage “adult day care centers.� Earlier this month, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., tweeted: “It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care center.� His intended target may have been President Donald Trump, but the Twitter feud reached far beyond the White House. Sen. Corker’s tweet insulted all of us — especially older adults, their caregivers and the devoted professionals who work in eldercare. For starters, Sen. Corker used an outdated term. Today we use the term adult day services. According to the National Adult

Open to all District students, charter schools educate nearly half of D.C. public school children. Publicly funded and tuition-free, charters determine their schools’ curriculum and culture and are held to account for improved educational outcomes by the city’s charter board, whose members are appointed by D.C.’s mayor. The board may approve or reject time-limited charter applications; monitors school performance; and can close campuses. Unchallenged, the court’s decision would entrench unfairness that discriminates against some of the District’s most vulnerable children. Half of D.C. public school students are “at risk� — homeless or in foster care; eligible for government financial and nutrition assistance; or over-age and under-credited. Four in five charter students are economically disadvantaged, a higher share than DCPS. Equity in city funding is especially important considering the impact charters have in the District’s most underserved neighborhoods. In wards 7 and 8, charter students are more than twice as likely to meet college and career readiness benchmarks on standardized tests as their counterparts in the D.C. Public Schools. And African-American high school students have an on-time graduation rate of 73 percent in charter schools, compared to 62 percent for DCPS. From a school system in which an estimated half of students dropped out when the charter reform was introduced to the significantly higher graduation rates and standardized test scores of today, charters have led the way as results have improved in both sectors. Charters’ success also motivated the District to bring DCPS under mayoral control, with three pro-reform chancellors appointed since then. Thanks to these successes, support for the School Reform Act is not confined to charter advocates. In a study to investigate school funding, the city itself concluded that this law “requires uniform funding of operating expenses for both DCPS and charter schools� and found D.C. public education funding is nonetheless “inequitable.� The principle of equality enshrined in the School Reform Act is designed to treat children in all of our city’s public schools fairly in the distribution of local taxpayer funds for school operations. Why would our government not follow suit? Ramona Edelin is executive director of the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools.

Day Services Association, there are 5,500 adult day centers in the U.S. and the field is growing. We see that trend on the local level. At Iona Senior Services, we refer to the adult day program as Iona’s Wellness & Arts Center because best practices and our own experience confirm that a model focused on well-being and creativity lifts spirits, builds confidence and stimulates cognitive function. We are currently expanding our center to accommodate up to 100 more participants a year. Adult day health services provide the best of both worlds. Older adults who need supervised care benefit from the company of peers, enriching and lively activities, and close attention from compassionate health professionals. At the same time, they are also able to return to the comforts and familiarities of their homes every evening. Meanwhile, their

caregivers get to take a break and regroup, all with the knowledge that their loved one is not bored or lonely at home all day. Caroline Scully and her father Richard, a Wellness & Arts Center participant, understand this. When Caroline picks her dad up, she finds him having a conversation with a staff member, engaged in a group activity or in art therapy. “At the end of the day, he’s energized — in contrast to when he’s home all day and tired,� she says. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan called on “every American community to consider the value of adult day care [sic] centers and to give appropriate recognition to centers offering these important services.� Three decades later, we ask our national leaders to do the same. Sally S. White Executive Director, Iona Senior Services

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clarity; and reviewing pedestrian crossing times. On Oct. 11, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B (Dupont Circle) voted to generally endorse the proposed changes. However, commissioners expressed concern about a few of the recommendations. At 20th and R streets, ANC 2B asked for further discussion of and community outreach on pavement

markings on R; alternative solutions to the issue of traffic exiting the tunnel that don’t involve the posts; and potential consideration of eliminating the bus stop at Connecticut and 20th due to concerns about buses pulling into traffic on Connecticut. At Florida and S, ANC 2B suggested the potential installation of a crosswalk on the south side of Florida to cross Connecticut and the consideration of a traffic camera at the intersection. The resolu-

tion expresses particular support for the proposed pedestrian crosswalk on Florida at 21st. Dalphy said that short-term adjustments, often involving changes to signage and pavement markings, are already beginning at the intersections and should be completed before winter. The Transportation Department will begin reaching out to area neighborhood commissions in the new year for further community feedback on longer-term changes.

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helicopter at a time; only 175 helicopter trips per year will serve the helipad, aside from mass-casualty events; aircraft cannot exceed 15,000 pounds; the helipad cannot have a refueling station; the hospital cannot build more than one helipad; and a helicopter cannot idle on the pad. The helipad is expected to open by next September if all goes to plan, Sarani said. Hospital officials also agreed to communicate openly with the community, meeting regularly with ANC 2A and obtaining neighbors’ feedback. The hospital would create and maintain a tollfree telephone line for lodging concerns about the helipad, and will produce semi-annual reports with the number of flights and the type — emergency or noncritical. At ANC 2A’s Oct. 18 meeting, members Patrick Kennedy, Eve Zhurbinskiy and Marco Guzman supported the helipad; Florence Harmon and Philip Schrefer were in opposition; and William Kennedy Smith rescued himself. Kennedy, the commission’s chair, has argued that a helipad would improve access to a broad swath of people who are gravely ill or injured. “We know how traffic congestion is in this area,” Kennedy said last month. “They are having a negative impact on patient outcomes. … There is value in response time.” Harmon, who ultimately opposed the helipad, expressed concerns throughout the review process about the enforceability of ANC 2A’s agreement. “We’ve got all these people here who want protection, but this is just a leap of faith,” Harmon said at ANC 2A’s Sept. 7 meeting. Harmon opted not to make further comments at the Oct. 18 meeting. The division on ANC 2A reflected a divergence of opinion in the community.

“I am trying to understand this from both sides, and I still have a very uncomfortable feeling that this is an unsafe, unwise decision to make,” one resident said at the commission’s Oct. 18 meeting. “I just cannot bring myself to understand the earnest necessity, versus the danger.” Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans intends to review ANC 2A’s full written resolution before

❝We’ve got all these people here who want protection, but this is just a leap of faith.❞ — Florence Harmon weighing in on the helipad, according to spokesperson Jacob Kohn. “Really, our position is what the ANC’s position [is] in terms of reaching the agreement,” Kohn told residents at ANC 2A’s Oct. 18 meeting. In response to wary constituents, Kennedy said that he will keep a close eye on the plan as it moves through the council to ensure ANC 2A’s specified restrictions on the helipad are incorporated in any legislation. Sarani said that even absent the agreement with ANC 2A, practical considerations would limit the hospital’s helipad use. George Washington University Hospital’s trauma center can accept more than 50 minimally injured patients, but would be strained after about five critically injured patients, according to Sarani. He added that a helipad wouldn’t benefit the hospital financially, given that the 380-bed facility mostly operates at 85 to 90 percent capacity. “Even if we wanted to land helicopters all day, all night, we literally would not be able to accept that flight, because there’s no place to put the person,” Sarani said.

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A Request for (Your) Proposal: Stead Park Rec Center Renovation

 Safeway Alcohol Merchandising Standards  Historical Preservation: 16th Street remains four lanes  Zoning Enforcement: Carlyle Hotel Roof Deck Permit Withdrawn  Park Beautification: T St. Park Friendship Park  Grants to Good Neighbors: Charlie’s Place, Keegan Theater, Heurich House  Garrison School Renovation  Sponsor of 17thStreet Festival

The 1.5 acre Stead Park Recreation Center at 1625 P Street is the only city maintained park in historic Dupont Circle. It is slated to undergo an expansion, breaking ground in fall 2018. Department of Parks and Recreation Director of Communications, John Stokes, will speak about the citywide park system, Stead’s historic place in it, and current proposed plans. Built circa 1888, the original two-story brick recreation house was first designed as a carriage house. More than 50 years later, local architect Robert Stead responded to a joint Federal/District initiative calling for playgrounds in neighborhoods lacking such facilities by providing a charitable trust for the adjoining playground upon his death. The playground officially opened in 1953. While primarily serving the African American community, Stead Park was referred to as an “open” facility, reflecting DC policies to eliminate segregation in public recreation facilities. There are many competing—and often, complementary— ideas for the new rec building expansion. Suggestions run the gamut from a children’s library, with adult library

book pick-up and drop-off, to community space, public lavatories, splash pad water features, and more shade trees. Parks and Rec is seeking your input. Please come with your questions and suggestions! A 30-minute Q & A will follow.

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Landmark status proposed for heating plant By GRACE BIRD Current Staff Writer

Plans to redevelop Georgetown’s vacant West Heating Plant into a luxury condo building may face further delays, with the DC Preservation League launching a second bid to grant landmark status to the 1940s industrial facility. The Historic Preservation Review Board considered a previous application from the group in April 2015, but voted 4-3 to oppose a landmark designation for the building at 29th and K streets NW. Turnover on the board could change the outcome of the scheduled Nov. 2 decision on the latest application. Developers are hoping to largely demolish the old heating plant and reconstruct the building as modern residential units with an adjacent public park. The project team has argued that the structure is deteriorated and was never designed to support enough weight for housing. “I would hope that the board reaffirms the position it took in 2015,� said developer Richard Levy of The Levy Group. “The community is very much behind this project, and the community’s take is that it is an annoyance and an interference. ... We’ll take it one step at a time.� As a contributing building in the Georgetown Historic District, the plant is already protected against demolition or major alteration. However, property owners can appeal to the Mayor’s Agent for Historic Preservation to argue that their projects of “special merit� outweigh preservation concerns. Levy was already planning to take this step with the heating

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The West Heating Plant has been nominated as a historic landmark. plant, but while he said the full implications of individual landmark status for the heating plant aren’t clear, it would — at the very least — delay the project. Officials with the D.C. Historic Preservation Office declined to comment for this story pending the Nov. 2 hearing. The DC Preservation League says the West Heating Plant is architecturally distinctive, straddling art deco and moderne styles, and also represents an important piece of District history. “Today, the plant possesses a very high level of integrity required by the National Register [of Historic Places], including integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association,� its application states. Designed by William Dewey Foster, the plant was built between 1946 and 1948. Until it closed half a century later, the building supplied heat to downtown government buildings, supplementing the overworked 1930s Central Heating Plant in Southwest. While the Historic Preservation Review Board rejected the plant’s landmark designation, its staff at the Historic Preservation Office backed the application in 2015 and is doing so again this year. The

preservation office wrote in a recent report that the plant is a “striking, monumental piece of architecture, classically composed, streamlined and powerful, and thoroughly up to date in its expression,� and that it is historically significant as having served a “mundane but fundamental function� in heating public buildings. Although Georgetown has been a federal historic district for decades, the Historic Preservation Office said designating individual buildings as landmarks is beneficial because it pays homage to specific sites’ history and ensures they’re treated with great care. The landmark nomination has drawn objections from various neighbors and Georgetown community leaders. “There doesn’t really seem to be much historic anything in the application that really seems like new information,� said Victoria Rixey, a director of the Citizens Association of Georgetown. “Hundreds and hundreds of residents have come to public meetings over the years. Now they’re going to throw a big wrench in the works, and for what purpose?� The project — led by Levy and designed by architect David Adjaye and landscape architect Laurie Olin, both renowned nationally — cleared several hurdles this year. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved in May and again in September a proposal to demolish the plant and build a 10-story, 60-unit Four Seasons Residences building and an adjacent 1-acre public park in its place. The project would retain the heating plant’s dimensions, its 29th Street facade, the structure of its existing windows and a stone wall at the perimeter of the property.

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might include a turnaround/drop off area in their gate facing Connecticut Avenue NW. We look forward to continuing the conversation with the Zoo.� Zoo spokesperson Annalisa Meyer confirmed the discussions regarding an extension of the Woodley Park-Adams Morgan-McPherson Square Circulator line but said she had no further information at this time. The Zoo currently operates a free daytime shuttle, running on a loop from the bus parking lot to the lower entrance, but it does not extend to either of the nearest Metro stations — Woodley Park or Cleveland Park. The DC Circulator discussions emerged out of long-standing plans to construct a large new parking garage at the Zoo. The planned 1,285-space facility — recently enlarged from an earlier proposal — would be entirely full about 69 days of the year, officials project. The D.C. Department of Transportation designed a traffic mitigation strategy to accompany the garage proposal, and one of the ideas was to extend the Circulator north to the Cleveland Park Metro station with a stop in front of the Zoo. While reviewing plans for the larger garage proposal earlier this month, the National Capital Planning Commission supported the Zoo’s efforts to identify creative traffic mitigation strategies, saying a

parking garage would likely attract more visitors. “I do not believe that these additional spaces will ultimately fix the problem,â€? member Peter May said at the planning commission’s Oct. 5 meeting. “It’s sort of a ‘build it and they will come’ situation: You’ll get more and more cars if there’s more and more parking. ‌ Obviously the solution doesn’t involve simply building more parking spaces.â€? But extending the Circulator service another halfmile up to Cleveland Park is not in the cards right now, according to Danehey. “At this time, DDOT is focused on reinvigorating the DC Circulator fleet with newly procured vehicles and selecting a location for DC Circulator’s operations and maintenance facility. There has been no discussion of the DC Circulator extending to the Cleveland Park Metro Station,â€? she wrote. There is a long road ahead for even an extension to the Zoo. Before the department implements any changes, it needs to review the concept, determine the operational needs and meet with the public, Danehey wrote. The agency has pushed back against other requests for expanded service in recent years, including plans to extend the Georgetown-Union Station route to the Washington National Cathedral. Officials had also proposed eliminating that line’s Wisconsin Avenue segment in upper Georgetown, but backed off amid community complaints.

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On Oct. 14, more than 3,600 people came together on the National Mall for the 2017 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. These people raised over $900,000 and represented over 500 organizations. One of these organizations was the British International School of Washington. Three students working with a teacher as a mentor helped raise over $700 and mobilize a team of seven students to participate in the walk itself. Money was raised through various events, one of the most popular being an ice-cream social. Additionally, the students held an assembly for our secondary school to educate the community on what the Walk to End Alzheimer’s was trying to cure. An employee from the Alzheimer’s Association acted as the guest speaker at this assembly. The event was well-received by the school community with many teachers and students alike commenting on the quality of the presentation and immediately donating to the cause. As discussed at the assembly, Alzheimer’s is a horrible and insidious disease that is affecting over five million Americans. This neurological disease, which is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, destroys memory and other mental functions. Our school was extremely eager to be involved in finding the cure to this terrible disease. The 2017 Walk to End Alzheimer’s was tremendously successful and we look forward to the many walks to come. — Ava Lundell, Year 12 (11th-grader)

Deal Middle School

As a member of Deal’s football team this year, I can say we are a very good team. We played our homecoming game against Brookland and we won 44-19. Our quarterback, Darren Buchanan caught an interception and scored a touchdown. Our defense did a very good job, too. Our coaches — Danny, Downing and Turner — are tough and aggressive; they make us run hills and run different plays. Now that we are close to the end of the season, we are looking forward to the playoffs. The playoff games are really exciting and fun. From the field, you can hear a lot of parents cheering for their kids and the cheerleaders supporting our team. When we are at the game, the coaches are even harder on us — one time we had to run hills because they said we made too many mistakes. Being on the football team helped me with lots of opportunities for high schools. — Keo Wallace, eighth-grader

Eaton Elementary School The Eaton Extra reporters

School DISPATCHES asked people in our school: “What is your favorite thing about John Eaton?� We asked teachers, students and people who work in the office. We had fun finding out everyone’s favorite part of our school. We made a display of all the responses so that everyone could read about what we all love about our school. We put up speech bubbles on the wall. Here are some responses: “Collaboration from parents and teachers,� Mr. Mann, Principal; “the kids,� Mrs. Berman, front office; “specials,� Lola, fourth-grader; “the soccer field,� Eli, fourth-grader; “the library and Mrs. Fotheringill,� Gus, fourth-grader; “how the teachers teach,� Yara, fourth-grader; “the kids — I like hanging out with the kids,� Mrs. Clayman, fourthgrade teacher; “all the kids are very nice,� Bryce, fourth-grader; “the cultural diversity of the students,� Mr. Tarzia, fourth-grade teacher; “the families and the students,� Mr. Parodi, fifth-grade teacher; “the music and math,� Isaac, fourth-grader; “the teachers,� Elias, fourth-grader; “teachers are so nice and committed,� Zadie, fourth-grader; “good math,� Ronald, fourth-grader; “the basketball team,� Joshua, fifth-grader; “fun activities,� Zuri, fourth-grader; and “the teachers,� Chloe, fourth-grader. We’ll ask more questions to find out what people think about other subjects. We can’t wait for the next question. What will it be? — Eaton Extra reporters Isis Lightfoot, Gabe McDonald, Wyatt

Dieterle, Thalia Ehrenpreis, Lucien Bell, Katya Iourienen, Harper Trail, Alvaro Orlove, Rhys Stevens, Alison Brown-Smith and Izzy Oh, fourth- and fifth-graders

Emerson Preparatory School

Throughout the usual buzz of second period at Emerson Preparatory School, the melodies from Mr. Kelly’s music room can be heard amid robotics and screenwriting lessons. Now in its third year, Emerson’s music program has allowed students to explore musical interests and express emotion through song. Mr. Kelly gives the diverse group freedom to explore and, in turn, students are motivated to attend school and have more receptive and stimulated minds in other classes. Some have even continued writing and playing music beyond high school. The therapeutic effects of the program can be attributed to the sense of community and the emphasis on both critical and creative thinking. Currently in mid-term, music students are working on a new song for an upcoming school concert. The program helps bring a lively atmosphere to school and students feel it promotes the school’s unofficial slogan, “Keep Emerson Weird.� “You see a different part of [people] in music that you wouldn’t usually see,� says NyJah Wallace, a junior. Students are thankful to Mr. Kelly for providing a safe and comfortable environment to practice respect for others and work as a team to problem-solve. The hard work indeed pays off, as the group often collaborates with the rest of

the school to showcase the skills they have learned in the program. Both NyJah and Imara RoseGlymph, a senior, give credit to the program for their increased investment in music and enjoy the incorporation of it into their academic lives. — Isabel Fajardo, 11th-grader

Hearst Elementary School

Our class went to the U.S. Botanic Garden. There were nice plants. All the kids got plant packets. All the children played in the children’s garden. After that the kids got bags. In the bag were seeds. Then we got strings and put them through the bags. Soon our class went to other plant sections. Some were hot and some were cold. Some smelled good and some smelled weird. We were also in groups. Our group saw spiky plants. They were cool. All of us ate lunch. — Ms. Shultz’s second-grade class

Lafayette Elementary School

On Oct. 13, Lafayette held its student council elections in the cafeteria. Posters on the walls of the stairwell leading down to the cafeteria included designs and slogans. Students listened to speeches, which included jokes, props and much more, and then they filled out their ballots. The election was for 2017-18 council officers. The president and vice president are in charge of the student council, the secretary takes notes and the treasurer deals with the money. In addition, there is a historian who helps document the many things that happen during the school year and passes the information on to

the yearbook staff. One interesting thing about the Lafayette elections is that although there is only one president, there are co-cabinet spots for fourth- and fifth-graders. The purpose of the co-officers is for the older and younger students to work together while the fifthgrade officers help to lead in the right direction. The newly-elected fifth-grade officers are: Elena Le, historian; Leah Levy, treasurer; Charlotte Gately, secretary; and Maddie Nusbaum, vice president. Their fourth-grade co-officers are Jonah Shapiro, historian; Dylan Kennedy, treasurer; and Griffin Vaughn, vice president. The 2017-18 Lafayette student council president is Caleb Murphy Caleb was co-secretary last year so he’s had some experience. When asked what he was planning to do as student council president, Caleb said: “As president I will have the four square courts fixed because the numbers in the boxes are mixed up, which is really annoying. I will also eliminate silent lunch. Even though that isn’t done much any more, I will make sure silent lunch is completely gone.� — Ian Springer, fifth-grader

Maret School

In fourth grade, we have two sets of buddies. One is the kindergarten class and the other is an upper school pre-calculus class. Both fourth-grade classes are paired up with the kindergarten class, so every other Wednesday, our class walks over to the cottage to visit with the kindies. During this time, we typically read to our buddies, but someSee Dispatches/Page 12

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the current upper school math buddies who come to our classroom every Wednesday during their free period. They play math games with us or help us learn math. Sometimes we do really challenging problems with them, or if we get behind in math, they help us catch up. We love seeing our kindie and upper school math buddies around the school. It is fun to attend a Maret sports game and see our upper school buddies

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National Presbyterian School

Every Wednesday, Lower Division (nursery through first grade) goes to chapel. At the beginning, Ms. Shuford, the Lower Division music teacher, plays the piano while everyone comes in. Once everyone is seated, they sing a song to welcome

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each grade. Ms. Primrose, the Lower Division director, was the first person to talk and asked students what they did in chapel last week. When they finished sharing, Katherine, a first-grader, came up to light the candles while everyone sang “This Little Light of Mine.� Lola, also a first-grader, came up to greet everyone and present a song called “Clap Your Hands.� This quick song is about welcoming each grade. The Rev. Dunfee, our chaplain, talked about that song and its meaning — it was like saying “we are knit together in love.� She also taught them how to say it in sign language. Now this is what everybody was waiting to see: Darlene, the special stuffed dog puppet, who shares a Bible verse with the students. Izzy, a first-grader, came up and took the scroll out of Darlene’s heart and it said, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!� After that, the Rev. Dunfee invited her new friend, Ms. Cate from the National Presbyterian Church, to celebrate the church’s 50th year. What a wonderful way to start our Wednesday! — Erin Neifach, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

Over the past few weeks, the seventh-graders have been leading the younger kids during their morning recess. The seventhgraders would go out to the blacktop as their morning recess started and the teacher would explain the rules of the games to everyone. Then, we would help split the kids up into teams and start the game. We played freeze tag, capture the flag, straddle ball and taps. Sometimes everyone would play one game and other times each student could choose what game he or she wanted to play. The seventh-graders really enjoyed playing with the younger kids because we made special bonds with them. It was so much

fun playing different games and seeing how the kids looked up to us in the older grades. Not only did we get to have an extra recess, but we also got to make new friends with people from other grades. We really enjoyed the experience because we got to see the smiles and laughter coming from all the younger kids. — Frankie R. and Eliza E., seventh-graders

Sheridan School

Our first-grade class took part in Sheridan’s annual game day assembly. The game day assembly is led by our eighth-grade students who decided which games to include and where they will be held throughout the school. They chose games like basketball, soccer and four square to be played outside. They also chose inside activities for us like drawing, dancing and board games. They even gave us a chance to play some exciting games like matball. Matball is exactly like kickball except we use mats instead of bases. We had a great time playing these games, as it made us feel happy in so many ways. We felt helped when the eighth-graders taught us how to play each game. We felt OK when we got out in matball, but got to play in the outfield. We felt good when someone complimented how we played or that we won a game. We felt silly when we got to be with our friends and do a lot of movement. We felt excited when we got a home run for the first time. We mostly felt happy to be with the eighth-graders. We think game day is important because we can get some exercise while having fun. It also gives us a chance to meet everyone in the school and the eighthgraders get to lead for once. It is a day that we get to welcome our eighth-graders into being the oldest kids in the school. We can’t wait till next year! — Sheridan first-grade class

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â– CHEVY CHASE

Burglary â– 3700-3799 block, Huntington St.; 10:33 a.m. Oct. 17. Theft â– 2919-2999 block, McKinley St.; 8:38 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 5500-5530 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:37 p.m. Oct. 19. â– 6000-6099 block, Utah Ave.; 8:44 a.m. Oct. 20. Theft from auto â– 3900-4099 block, Legation St.; 3:54 p.m. Oct. 17. â– 2900-3099 block, Northampton St.; 2:02 p.m. Oct. 20.

PSA 204

â– MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

HEIGHTS / CLEVELAND PARK WOODLEY PARK / GLOVER PARK PSA 204 CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS

Robbery â– 2600-2699 block, Garfield St.; 3:25 a.m. Oct. 21 (with gun). Theft â– 3000-3199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:11 p.m. Oct. 16.

â– 3300-3399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:48 p.m. Oct. 17. â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 3:15 p.m. Oct. 18. â– 3700-3749 block, Newark St.; 10:36 a.m. Oct. 19. â– 2111-2199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10 p.m. Oct. 19. â– 3000-3199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10:52 a.m. Oct. 20.

â– 900-999 block, 15th St.; 8:18 a.m. Oct. 20. â– 2300-2399 block, M St.; 4:27 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1400-1433 block, K St.; 11:37 p.m. Oct. 21.

Theft from auto â– 2700-2899 block, Macomb St.; 9:33 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 9:31 p.m. Oct. 22.

Robbery â– 1800-1819 block, 18th St.; 4:50 a.m. Oct. 22.

PSA PSA 207 207

â– FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

Robbery â– 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:47 p.m. Oct. 22. Motor vehicle theft â– 1700-1717 block, L St.; 3:03 a.m. Oct. 16. â– 600-699 block, 14th St.; 1:51 p.m. Oct. 22. Theft â– 900-999 block, 17th St.; 1:07 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 12:02 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 2500-2699 block, K St.; 1:17 p.m. Oct. 19. â– 1800-1899 block, L St.; 6:14 p.m. Oct. 19. â– 2200-2299 block, M St.; 9:35 p.m. Oct. 19.

PSA 208

â– SHERIDAN-KALORAMA

PSA 208 DUPONT CIRCLE

Burglary â– 2015-2099 block, P St.; 1:44 p.m. Oct. 21. Theft â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 9:14 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:36 a.m. Oct. 17. â– 2000-2015 block, O St.; 11:12 p.m. Oct. 17. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:06 p.m. Oct. 18. â– 1300-1499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 12:44 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:08 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1400-1499 block, 16th St.; 7:36 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 8:34 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1500-1520 block, 14th St.; 8:57 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:07 a.m. Oct. 21.

â– 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:49 p.m. Oct. 22. Theft from auto â– 1400-1499 block, 22nd St.; 6:28 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 12:37 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:09 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 1200-1299 block, 14th St.; 4:19 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 2100-2199 block, Newport Place; 8:16 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 2000-2099 block, Hillyer Place; 2:08 p.m. Oct. 21. â– 1220-1299 block, 19th St.; 5:33 p.m. Oct. 21. â– 2100-2199 block, N St.; 12:28 p.m. Oct. 22.

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â– DUPONT CIRCLE

Robbery â– 1500-1599 block, U St.; 11:52 p.m. Oct. 21. Motor vehicle theft â– 1900-1920 block, 14th St.; 3:40 p.m. Oct. 17. Theft â– 2000-2099 block, 14th St.; 12:52 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 1600-1699 block, R St.; 4:14 p.m. Oct. 17. â– 1600-1699 block, U St.; 11:35 p.m. Oct. 18. â– 1900-1920 block, 14th St.; 11:59 p.m. Oct. 19.

â– 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 11:10 a.m. Oct. 22. â– 1820-1899 block, 14th St.; 7:28 p.m. Oct. 22. Theft from auto â– 2000-2099 block, 16th St.; 5:58 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 1416-1499 block, S St.; 6:57 p.m. Oct. 18. â– 1600-1620 block, T St.; 2:41 p.m. Oct. 19. â– 1700-1719 block, 16th St.; 2:47 p.m. Oct. 19. â– 1700-1799 block, Willard St.; 1:11 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1400-1499 block, V St.; 4:33 a.m. Oct. 21. â– 1707-1799 block, S St.; 5:56 p.m. Oct. 21. â– 1700-1799 block, Johnson Ave.; 2:04 p.m. Oct. 22.

PSA PSA 303 303

â– ADAMS MORGAN

Burglary â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 9:26 p.m. Oct. 22. Theft â– 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 11:22 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 1700-1733 block, Columbia Road; 1:15 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 1900-1999 block, Belmont Road; 7:53 p.m. Oct. 18. â– 1781-1799 block, Columbia Road; 1:15 p.m. Oct. 20. Theft from auto

â– 1940-1955 block, Biltmore St.; 10:38 a.m. Oct. 16. â– 1800-1881 block, Kalorama Road; 1:01 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 2416-2499 block, 19th St.; 6:33 p.m. Oct. 18.

PSA PSA 307 307

â– LOGAN CIRCLE

Burglary â– 1300-1399 block, 13th St.; 4:47 a.m. Oct. 16. â– 1200-1299 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:30 a.m. Oct. 18. â– 1300-1399 block, 13th St.; 7:57 p.m. Oct. 19. Motor vehicle theft â– 1500-1599 block, Kingman Place; 11:04 a.m. Oct. 17. Theft â– 1300-1399 block, Riggs St.; 10:28 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 3:31 p.m. Oct. 20. â– 1400-1499 block, 9th St.; 11:58 a.m. Oct. 22. Theft from auto â– 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 3:07 p.m. Oct. 16. â– 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 4:51 p.m. Oct. 17. â– 1300-1399 block, 13th St.; 6:26 p.m. Oct. 17. â– 1300-1399 block, 9th St.; 3:32 a.m. Oct. 22. â– 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 9:50 p.m. Oct. 22.

SHOP: New D.C.-focused Dupont store is ‘creating community first, commerce second’

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store could get up and running quickly. “Shop Made in DC is giving more DC entrepreneurs the opportunity to sell and promote their brands while growing their customer base,� Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news release. “When Washingtonians share their talents and creativity with our city, we want to make sure we are doing all we can to support them. Shop Made in DC just made that a little bit easier to do.� The partnership with the city will last for six months, but Price said the store won’t stop focusing on District-made products. The store launched with 24 makers’ products being featured on the retail floor, and more continue to be added, Price said. The shop and its cafe are supporting more than 50 District businesses, with a waiting list of 200-plus makers. “Supporting them is essential,� Price said of the cafe’s merchants. “These people want their own brick-and-mortar locations, and they’re test-driving it for the first time in this space.� When choosing which products to include, Price looks for those that are retail-ready — meaning a high-quality product with packaging ready for a retail space and assurances that production can

keep up with demand. Since the store’s opening, a variety of local groups and businesses have shown support, Price said. Shaw Main Street sent the

store cookies, and some Dupont businesses have sent flowers. “It just warms my heart,� Price said. “To me, we’re creating community first, commerce second.�

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B (Dupont Circle) discussed the project at its Oct. 11 meeting and expressed support for the shop.

“I think it’s amazing that you chose Dupont Circle as a home for this,� commissioner Randy Downs said at the meeting. “It’s definitely a welcome neighbor in my view.�

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The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at the D.C. Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. For details, visit anc1b.org.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Room 151, Duques Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. For details, visit anc2a.org.

LOWER GEORGIA AVENUE

ANC 1C ANCMorgan 1C Adams

■ ADAMS MORGAN

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■ presentation by the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. ■ presentation by the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences. ■ consideration of a committee recommendation that ANC 1C ask the D.C. Department of Transportation and other agencies to stop action on the 1800 Columbia Road NW project until conclusion of litigation regarding the development. ■ consideration of whether to protest an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Metro-K Supermarket, 1864 Columbia Road NW, for renewal of its Class B beer and wine license, with the intent to negotiate a settlement agreement with the establishment. For details, call 202-332-2630

ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy ■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont

■ DUPONT CIRCLE

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net. ANC 2C ANC 2C Quarter Downtown/Penn ■ DOWNTOWN / PENN QUARTER The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in Room G-9, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For details, visit anc2c.us or contact 2C@anc.dc.gov. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA

At the commission’s Oct. 16 meeting: ■ D.C. Department of Transportation engineer Allen Yang discussed

the Massachusetts Avenue Rehabilitation Project, which will include streetscaping work, sidewalk improvements and roadway repaving. ■ commission chair David Bender said there is a parking problem near the Islamic Center of Washington during prayer times, possibly due to a lack of enforcement. He said the concerns will be sent to the mayor’s office. ■ commission treasurer Ellen Goldstein reported that ANC 2D’s bank account has $9,839.16. Commissioners approved a $300 check for the commission’s administrative coordinator. ■ commissioners approved their budget for the 2018 fiscal year. ■ commissioners voted unanimously to commend D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson for their efforts to get the State Department to address vacant foreign missions, and to urge them to continue demanding progress. ■ Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Miguel Rodriguezgil reported a spike in thefts from automobiles and encouraged residents to report incidents. ■ Joe Florio from Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans’ office encouraged residents to give feedback on the city’s dockless bikeshare pilot project. Commissioner Ellen Goldstein said some dockless bikes are blocking

sidewalks. ■ Cheryl Morse from the Office of the People’s Counsel reported complaints about low-quality Washington Gas pipe work, especially in historic districts. She also said that Pepco will soon be asking for a new rate increase. ■ commissioners voted unanimously to support efforts to prevent “unreasonable sound levels” from street musicians. ■ commission chair David Bender said the U.S. Department of State is investigating reported electrical safety issues at the Myanmar Military Attache building at 2300 California St. NW. ■ commissioners unanimously supported Open Door Market’s application to renew its liquor license at 2160 California St. NW. ■ residents were invited to the Friends of Mitchell Park’s Halloween party, which will take place from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29. ■ commissioner Ellen Goldstein announced a neighborhood party for retiring 28-year UPS delivery worker Kevin Downey, which will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, 2200 California St. NW. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact 2D01@anc.dc.gov.

ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ■ GEORGETOWN / CLOISTERS Cloisters BURLEITH / HILLANDALE The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, visit anc2e.com. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan ■ LOGAN CIRCLE The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover

■ GLOVER PARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, visit anc3b.org. ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland ■ CLEVELAND PARK / WOODLEY PARK Woodley Park MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE HEIGHTS Massachusetts Avenue Heights CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

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A contemporary Craftsman rises in Kent neighborhood

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long been known for its diversity of architecture and homeowners. Unlike many other upscale D.C. communities, it never had restrictive covenants barring Jews or African-Americans. A number of new homes have recently been added to the community’s eclectic mix of 18thcentury farmhouses and colonials, 19th-century bungalows and mid20th-century moderns. Among them is a mini-community of new homes on Garfield Street NW, dubbed “The Ridge.� Two are still under construction, but the third — a contemporary Craftsman at 5031 Garfield — is now on the market for $3,190,000. This home, named “The Malley� by the developer, offers 7,320 square feet of living space on four fully finished levels. It features seven bedrooms, six-anda-half bathrooms, two gas fireplaces, a private rooftop terrace, an elevator serving all levels and a host of elegant finishes and high-end details, from the permeable driveway and exterior stonework to custom-designed millwork and cabinetry and sophisticated fixtures throughout. The property’s attractively landscaped lot also includes an attached two-

car garage, cobblestone entryway and rear garden with flagstone patio. The house — distinctive with its gray HardiePlank siding and shingles, locally sourced stone, and mahogany doors (garage and main) and shutters — presents a trim and compact face to the street. Inside, a light-filled foyer is flanked by a switchback staircase on the right and an elegant sitting room with double crown molding ceiling to the left. Tucked behind the sitting room is a sizable mudroom with a wall of built-in shelves and a low-maintenance tile floor. Wideplanked white oak flooring runs throughout and contributes to a bright and airy feel in every room. Off the sitting room is the formal dining room, which opens into the butler’s pantry and large eat-in kitchen. Together, they feature a unifying theme of white and pale gray highlighted by Italian marble countertops and herringbone-patterned backsplash; custom white cabinetry (including an island); and chef’sgrade appliances (mostly integrated). They include a Wolf gas range and double oven, wall oven and microwave; Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer; Bosch dishwasher; and U-Line wine cooler. There is a window-lined breakfast nook with built-in banquette and French door access to the rear patio. The kitchen leads into the comfortable family room,

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This newly constructed seven-bedroom house in Kent is on the market for $3,190,000. anchored by a wall of floor-toceiling French doors and windows that frame the picture-perfect view of the patio and garden. The room also features coffered ceilings and a gas fireplace with classic wood mantel and marble surround. It flows to a secondary sitting room that would make an ideal library or den. On the way to the staircase is the elevator and a half-bath, which shares the same look and feel — although not always the same color palette — as all the bathrooms in the house: custom cabinets, marble counters, Grohe fixtures and stone backsplash. Up on the second level are three guest bedrooms with ensuite baths (with shower or tub/ shower combos) and deep closets with custom built-ins. Off the staircase to the right is a nifty sitting area lit from all sides. This space sets the stage for the master suite, which comprises two deep walk-in closets/dressing rooms with ample hanging and folding storage space; a recessed mini-bar (perfect for that first cup of coffee in the morning); and the master bedroom with a contemporary gas fireplace and a view of

the back garden. The en-suite bath is luxuriously appointed with a sleek stand-alone tub (with garden view); frameless glass-door shower with bench; two separate vanities; and marble flooring and backsplash. There is also a laundry room on this floor with silvery-gray side-by-side Electrolux washer and dryer, storage cabinets and a stone floor. On the third level is a loft-like suite with a rec room, wet bar and wine fridge, a bedroom with ensuite full bath and a delightful terrace whose solid, decorative walls enhance privacy and safety. Down on the lower level is yet another suite of rooms. It has a bedroom, playroom or gym; a full bath with Porcelanosa tile; a media room with tray ceiling and

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Thursday OCTOBER 26 Concert â– NSO Pops will present Pink Martini with lead singer China Forbes. 7 p.m. $24 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Performances â– Georgetown University’s Nomadic Theatre will present Lauren Gunderson’s “Exit, Pursued by a Bear.â€? 8 p.m. $8 to $12. Village C Theatre, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Special event â– The 59th annual Washington International Horse Show will feature international show jumping and top national hunter and equitation competition. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. $15 to $150, with discounts available. Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center), 601 F St. NW. wihs.org/tickets. The event will continue daily through Sunday. Friday, Oct. 27 Friday OCTOBER 27 Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert of works by Poulenc, Rabaud and FaurĂŠ. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202333-2075. â– The Friday Noon Concert series will feature flutist Sarah Frisof and pianist Daniel Pesca (shown). Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. â– Nicholas Will of Steubenville, Ohio, will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

â– The Friday Music Series will feature Brazilian choro performed by RogĂŠrio Souza on guitar and Tiago Souza on mandolin. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. ■“Meet Me at the Underground: A Jazz Age SoirĂŠeâ€? will feature live music by musician Dante Pope and vocalist Rochelle Rice. 7 p.m. $20 to $25. Dupont Underground, 1500 19th St. NW. dupontunderground.org. â– Award-winning bassist and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Ron Carter will perform with his trio. 7 and 9 p.m. $30 to $50. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Cellist Friedrich Kleinhapl (shown) and pianist Andreas Woyke will present “About Brahms — Don’t Ask So Stupid,â€? featuring a concert of works by the composer as well as a reading by two actors of a dialogue between Johannes Brahms and his housekeeper Mrs. Truxa. 7:30 to 10 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. â– Teatro Lirico of DC will present a double bill of two of the wittiest zarzuelas in the Spanish lyric repertoire, Gimenez’s “The Barber of Sevilleâ€? and Barbieri’s “Wigs and Glory.â€? 7:30 p.m. $25 to $80. D.C. Scottish Rite Temple, 2800 16th St. NW. 202-360-3514. â– The GU GraceNotes and the GU Phantoms will present the DC A Cappella Festival. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $10. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown. edu. The festival will continue Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

phy and master of the New College of the Humanities, London, will discuss his book “Democracy and Its Crisis.â€? 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â– A kickoff event for the Impact Design Summit will feature a talk by Patrick Meier, co-founder of WeRobotics, the first global platform to promote and support the development of robotics for social good. 6 to 9 p.m. $15 to $25; free for students. Reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â– Alex Prud’homme and Katie Pratt will discuss their book “France Is a Feast: The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Childâ€? in conversation with Pat Pratt, a longtime friend of Julia Child. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Chef Alice Waters (shown) will discuss her book “Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook,â€? about the events that led her to Chez Panisse and the tumultuous times that emboldened her to find her own voice as a cook when the prevailing food culture was embracing convenience and uniformity. Joining Waters in conversation will be Andy Shallal, founder of Busboys and Poets. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■“From Russia With Amourâ€? will feature a panel discussion with Wilfried Zeisler, chief curator at Hillwood Museum and Gardens and an expert on the decorative arts in France and Russia. 7 to 9 p.m. $10; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Discussions and lectures ■Brookings Institution senior fellow John Hudak will lead the “News in Longform� book club in a discussion of John Hickenlooper’s “The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics.� 5:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■A.C. Grayling, professor of philoso-

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Friday, OCTOBER 27 â– Concert: The Embassy Series will present a concert by classical guitarist Nilko Andreas Guarin, cellist Molly Aronson and flutist Laura del Sol. 7 to 9:30 p.m. $150. Residence of the Colombian Ambassador, 1520 20th St. NW. 202-6252361. responsibility from a young age. 6:30 p.m. Free. Goethe-Institut Washington, Suite 3, 1990 K St. NW. goethe.de/ washington. â– The 22nd annual Arabian Sights Film Festival — featuring new movies from today’s Arab world — will feature Marwan Hamed’s film “The Originals,â€? an Egyptian box office smash hit. 6:30 p.m. $13. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. filmfestdc.org/ arabiansights. The festival will continue through Sunday. Performances and readings â– As part of the Kids Euro Festival, Padi Dapi Fish of Lithuania will present “Forgotten Princesses,â€? a contemporary dance performance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■“Grey Skies Blueâ€? will feature 15 young dancers from Minneapolis-based Shapeshift Theatrical telling powerful, personal stories through interwoven vignettes. 7 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and 4 p.m. â– Teatro de la Luna will present “Informe para una Academia/A Lecture for an Academyâ€? by Franz Kafka with Pablo GuillĂŠn (performed in Spanish). 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Casa de la Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-882-6227. The performance will repeat Oct. 28, Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. Special events ■“You’re the Expert Liveâ€? will feature host Chris Duffy leading three comedians on an adventure of science and discovery full of interactive games, sketches and hilariously misguided guesses to figure out what a surprise guest explorer does all day. 6 to 8 p.m. $25. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. ■“Night of the Living Zoo,â€? a preHalloween party, will feature a dance party, costume contest and performance art. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $40 to $90. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave.

Tours and walks â– A guided garden tour will trace two centuries of landscape history reflected in 5.5 acres of heritage trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and abundant English boxwood. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. â– The Heurich House Museum will host a “Brewmaster Tour,â€? featuring a one-hour guided tour through the mansion and a half-hour craft beer tasting in the conservatory. 4 to 5:30 p.m. $25. Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org. â– Tour guide Dwane Starlin will lead a “Spirits of Georgetown Walking Tourâ€? with visits to the Exorcist Steps and cemeteries and tales of sĂŠances, witches, apparitions and more. 6 to 8 p.m. $18 to $20; reservations suggested. Meet at 27th and Q streets NW. dumbartonhouse.org/events. Saturday, Oct. 28 Saturday OCTOBER 28 Book signing â– Chef Alice Waters will sign copies of her book “Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook.â€? 11 a.m. Free. Union Market, 1309 5th St. NE. 202-364-1919. Children’s programs ■“Saturday Morning at the Nationalâ€? will feature the Bright Star Theatre’s production of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.â€? 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Helen Hayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. thenationaldc.org/winter-2017. â– As part of the Kids Euro Festival, the Alliance Française de Washington will present an art workshop. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â– The 13th annual “John Henry’s Spook-Tacular Halloween Concertâ€? will feature singing and dancing and treats after the show, with attendees encouraged to come in costume. 10 a.m. $6.50 to $8. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. ■“Spooktacular Story Timeâ€? will feature Halloween-themed songs, rhymes and books. 10:30 a.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â– The Kids Euro Festival will feature “More Than Shorts: CortoespaĂąa, a Selection of Short Films for Kids.â€? 11 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St. NW. spainculture.us. â– A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 p.m. Free. Rock See Events/Page 17

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Wood, Bach and others. 5 p.m. Free; donations will benefit the church’s weekend lunch program. St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St. NW. 202-232-0900. ■The Thomas Circle Singers will present “Loves, Labors, Loss,� featuring the D.C. premiere of “Heavenly Hurt,� a new work by legendary choral composer Alice Parker setting the poetry of Emily Dickinson. 5 p.m. $20 to $30. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. thomascirclesingers.org. ■Students of Nelson Dougherty will perform a Halloween recital. 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■Jazz@Wesley will present a concert by the Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet. 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 to $10; free for ages 12 and younger. Fellowship Hall, Wesley Campus, National United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalchurch.org/event-calendar. ■The “Music with the Angels� concert series will feature pianist Mary-Victoria Voutsas (shown) and Mellow Diamond performing works by Grieg, Kabalevsky, Mussorgsky, Schubert and more. 7 p.m. Free admission; $10 donation suggested. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 202-462-6734. ■The Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School, one of England’s leading boy’s choirs, will perform. 7 p.m. $25. St. Thomas Apostle Church, 2665 Woodley Road NW. 202-234-1488. ■Western Presbyterian Church’s “Just b’Cause Benefit Concert� will feature vocalist Kathy Hankins; jazz musicians Tony Nalker on piano, Tom Baldwin on string bass and James Peachey on drums; classical pianist George Peachey; and bluegrass musician Anders Gyllenhaal. 7:30 p.m. Free; donations will support the church’s mission work. Western Presbyterian Church, 2401 Virginia Ave. NW. westernpresbyterian.org. ■North Carolina singers Leah Kaufman and Isabel Taylor will perform Americana and folk music. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Saturday, OCTOBER 28 â– Concert: Saving Syrian Lives, a multi-genre tour, will feature ArabAmerican artists Omar Offendum (shown), Bassel and the Supernaturals, Kayem, and Ronnie Malley and Turath Ensemble. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Azar Nafisi (shown), author of “Reading ‘Lolita’ in Tehranâ€? and “The Republic of Imagination,â€? as well as artists from the Belarus Free Theatre and the Russian feminist rock group Pussy Riot. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. globallab.georgetown.edu. â– Mike Duncan will discuss his book “The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic.â€? 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– John Hechinger, a senior editor at Bloomberg News and a two-time winner of the George Polk Award, will discuss his book “True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of America’s Fraternities.â€? 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Author and life coach Virginia LeBlanc will discuss her book “Love the Skin You’re In: How to Conquer Life Through Discussions and lectures Divergent Thinking.â€? 5 to 7 p.m. Free. ■“City and Capital: Building WashLangston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th ington, DC, as Home and Symbolâ€? — the & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. 12th biennial symposium organized by â– John Hodgman will discuss his the Latrobe Chapter of the Society of book “Vacationland: True Stories From Architectural Historians — will examine Painful Beaches.â€? 6 p.m. Free. Politics the relationship between federal and and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. local interests as they relate to the built 202-364-1919. environment in the Washington region. â– The Edlavitch DC Jewish Communi8:30 to 4 p.m. $30 to $45; $20 for stuty Center’s “Words and Ideas Sympodents. School of Architecture and Plansium: Making a Scene ning, Catholic University, 620 Michigan — Growing Older, Ave. NE. latrobechaptersah.org. â– Georgetown University’s Music Pro- Growing Bolderâ€? will feature Sheila Nevins, gram, Music Policy Forum, 202 Creates president of HBO Docand Listen Local First will present “DC umentary Films and Talks Music/FilmDocs/Media,â€? focusing on the role the public sector is playing in author of “You Don’t Look Your Age ... and the expanding digital culture landscape. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $10. Lohrfink Auditori- Other Fairy Tales.â€? 7:30 p.m. $45 to $65. um,t 4BOEXJDIFT NBEF UP PSEFS XJUI #PBS T )FBE #SBOE NFBUT DIFFTFT Hariri Building, Georgetown Universi- Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 ty, 37th and O streets NW. dctalks.net. t %$ -PUUFSZ t 1BOUSZ TUBQMFT QBQFS QSPEVDUT Massachusetts Ave. NW. edcjcc.org. ■“Burning to Tell You: Critical Con t (SFBU TFMFDUJPO PG CFFS XJOF MJRVPS versations With Risk-Taking Artistsâ€? will Festivals and family programs feature artists, activists, journalists and â– The 14th & Kennedy Farmers Marthinkers from around the world whose ket will host a fall festival with a Hallowwork embodies the urgency of 0DF$UWKXU %OYG free een costume parade for kids, a pie conexpression0RQ ² )UL DP SP 6DW DP SP 6XQ DP SP amid censorship, repression test, music by Calvin Thomas and a and)ROORZ 8V 2Q )DFHERRN ZZZ IDFHERRN FRP 0DF0DUNHW'HOL violence. Participants will include

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“Zodiac War,� “The Ancient Magnus’ Bride� and more (for ages 13 and older). 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. dcanimeclub.org. ■“From Vault to Screen: Czech National Film Archive� will feature a screening of Karl Anton’s 1930 movie “Tonka of the Gallows,� at 2:30 p.m.; and the premiere of a restoration of Milos Forman’s 1963 movie “Black Peter,� at 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present Emile de Antonio’s 1973 documentary “Painters Painting,� about Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol and other New York School painters. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. Performances ■Choreographer Giselle Ruzany will present “Box of Strings,� a dance performance inspired by the exhibition “The Box Project: Uncommon Threads.� 1 p.m. Free. George Washington University See Events/Page 18

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Continued From Page 17 Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ Sandy Huckleberry will present a performance that contemplates current social and political events while incorporating the history of the museum’s building as well as the artist’s personal experiences. 4 p.m. Free. Great Hall, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Cramton Auditorium will host a performance of “Welcome to America: A Caribbean Musical.” 7 p.m. $37 to $45. Cramton Auditorium, Howard University, 2455 6th St. NW. 888-200-7207. ■ As part of the annual Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival, Story District will present “Going Commando: True tales of roughing it, getting dirty, and flying without a net.” 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. commando.eventbrite.com. ■ The annual Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival will feature an evening of poetry and spoken word performance with Andrea Gibson and Amber Tamblyn. 7:30 p.m. $25. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Capital City Showcase will present “Screamin’ Halloween” with comedian Danny Rouhier and musical headliner Dr. BadLove and The Remedies. 8 p.m. $10. Mason Inn, 2408 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-431-4704. ■ New York City-based trio LMnO3 will present “B.A.N.G.S.: Made in America,” a kaleidoscopic pageant of status and femininity. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-2691600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. Special events ■ “Bat Bonanza!” will feature batrelated activities highlighting the role of bats in nature. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Conservatory, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Presented by the Georgetown University Astronomical Society, “Remembering Father Frank: Celebrating the Life and Service of Father Heyden” will feature observatory tours, stargazing and presentations celebrating the life and service of Father Frank Heyden, who dedicated his life to education, service and exploration during his time at

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rium will present “Flemish Musical Mastery in the Age of Bosch and Bloemaert.” 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Pianist Steven Osborne will perform Messiaen’s “Vingt Regards su l’EnfantJésus.” 4 p.m. $20 to $40; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ Piano, voice, and cello students of Fairouz Foty will perform a winter recital. 5 to 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■ The Washington Master Chorale will present “Youthful Indulgence: Early Masses of Mozart and Martin.” 5 p.m. $10 to $50. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. washingtonmasterchorale.org. ■ The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra — a 17-piece big band founded by baritone saxophonist Brad Linde and co-directed by Linde and Joe Herrera — will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ Dr. Victoria Sweet will discuss her book “Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing.” 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The 1882 Foundation and Library Takeout will present “Talk Story: The Kim Loo Sisters,” featuring clips from a documentary film about this Chinese American jazz vocal quartet. A panel discussion about the sisters and the state of American jazz in the first half of the 20th century will follow. 1:30 p.m. Free. Chinese Community Church, 500 I St. NW. ■ Artist Amy Sherald — known for portraits that depict the psychological consequences of stereotyping and racism — will discuss her work in conversation with Erin Christovale, assistant curator at the Hammer Museum. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center’s “Words and Ideas Symposium: Making a Scene — Growing Older, Growing Bolder” will feature Roz Chast, author of the graphic memoir “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” 2

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Sunday, OCTOBER 29 ■ Discussion: The Amram Scholar Series will present a talk by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on the stresses and challenges of succeeding in our current world of dizzying accelerations. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free. Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. whctemple.org/ Amram. to 3:30 p.m. $30 to $50. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. edcjcc.org. ■ Chef Alice Waters will discuss her book “Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook,” about the events that led her to Chez Panisse. 3 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center’s “Words and Ideas Symposium: Making a Scene — Growing Older, Growing Bolder” will feature a presentation by documentary director Peter L. Stein with film clips on “Beyond Grumps and Spinsters: American Movies Take on Aging.” 4 to 5:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. edcjcc.org. ■ Cartoonist and illustrator Barry Blitt will discuss his book “Blitt” in conversation with Mike Allen, co-founder of Axios. 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ L.Y. Marlow will celebrate the 10th anniversary of her group Saving Promise and discuss her book “Don’t Look at the Monster: One Woman’s Journey to Embrace a Purposeful Life — the Gifts, the Lessons and the Blessings.” 5 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. busboysandpoets.com. ■ Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father of an American Muslim Army captain killed while preventing a suicide attack in Iraq, will discuss his book “An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice” in conversation with writer and lawyer Wajahat Ali. 5 p.m. $18; $30 for one book and one ticket. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-838-3006. ■ Profs & Pints will present “Queering ‘Dracula’ in Staging the Dark Count,” a discussion with Carl Menninger (shown), assistant professor of performing arts at American University, and Elizabeth Morton, theater major. 6 p.m. $10. The Bier Baron Tavern, 1523 22nd St. NW. profsandpints.com. ■ London-based artist Aadil Abedi,

Festivals and family programs ■ Friends of Forest Hills Playground will celebrate Halloween with a costume parade, a dance party, a storytime, a fire truck visit, face painting and a bake sale. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free admission. Forest Hills Playground, 32nd and Chesapeake streets NW. facebook.com/ForestHillsPlayground. ■ The Friends of Volta Park group will hold Volta Park Day, featuring music, rides, games, food and drinks. Kickball game at 1 p.m.; other activities from 2 to 5 p.m. Free admission. Volta Park, 34th and Q streets NW. voltapark.org. ■ Mitchell Park Annual Fun Day will feature food and entertainment for kids and adults, including a clown, face painting, a moon bounce, a bake sale, music and snacks. 2:30 to 5 p.m. Free. Mitchell Park, 23rd Street and Bancroft Place NW. mitchellparkdc.org. Films ■ “From Vault to Screen: Czech National Film Archive” will feature a screening of Gustav Machaty’s 1931 movie “From Saturday to Sunday.” 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. ■ Busboys and Poets will present Jeanne Hallacy’s documentary “Sittwe,” about youth affected by the violence and segregation in Burma. A talk by Myo Win, director of the Burmese group Smile Education and Development, will follow. 5 to 6 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Performance ■ “Tales of Mystery and the Imagination: Halloween in Georgetown” will feature Guillotine Theatre actors communicating with the spirits in a historic church and cemetery to read poems and short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, with a “supernatural” occurrence promised. 7:30 p.m. $10 donation requested. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. CathAselford@comcast.net. Special events ■ Georgetown Lutheran Church will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginning of what became known as the Reformation with a festive service featuring George Mason University professor and trumpeter Dennis Edelbrock. A German-themed luncheon will follow. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-3379070. ■ The 2017 Makers Mart Arts & Craft Fair will feature a pop-up artisan market, promoting local women artists and designers who create handcrafted art and merchandise. Noon to 5 p.m. $6 to $10. Great Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. See Events/Page 19

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Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu. ■An awards ceremony and panel discussion for the Italian winners of the third edition of the Bridge Book Award will feature Maria Ida Gaeta, Tiziana Rinaldi Castro, Eli Gottlieb, Andrea Inglese and Antonella Tarpino. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■Hospice nurse Nicole Heidbreder will lead a “Death Cafe,� featuring conversation about the taboo subject of death and dying in a non-judgmental environment. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. The Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. ■Novelist John Boyne will discuss his book “The Heart’s Invisible Furies,� a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man’s life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■Gareth Hinds will discuss “Poe: Stories and Poems,� his graphic novel adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s bestknown works. 6:30 p.m. Free. East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com. ■Alex Guarnaschelli, author of “The Home Cook,� will discuss her career working in restaurants and appearing on the Food Network and offer tips on everything from simple vinaigrettes and roast chicken to birthday cake and cocktails. 6:45 p.m. $45 to $55. Rasmuson Theater, National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030. ■The Tenleytown Memoir & Essay Writing Club will meet to provide constructive feedback in a supportive group of adult writers. 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■Roger D. Hodge will discuss his book “Texas Blood: Seven Generations Among the Outlaws, Ranchers, Indians, Missionaries, Soldiers, and Smugglers of the Borderlands.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■The “D.C. Mondays at the Museum� series will present a screening of “The Campaigns of Molly Hundley,� about a longtime French and Latin teacher at Dunbar High School who sought to broaden the opportunities for her African-American students during the Jim Crow era and who led a campaign to save the historic Dunbar building in the 1970s. A discussion with Marvin T. Jones, executive director of Chowan Discovery Group, will follow. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■The “Marvelous Movie Monday� series will present the 1994 film “With Honors.� 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

The sale will continue Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ■The fifth annual “Howl-O-Ween: Trick or Treating for Dogs� will feature prizes for most creative, most adorable and funniest dog in costume. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Courtyard Garden, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown, 2401 M St. NW (enter courtyard through the M Street alley). Tuesday, Oct. 31 Tuesday OCTOBER 31

Monday, OCTOBER 30 ■Lecture: American Forests will present a book talk by Jill Jonnes, author of “Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape.� 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com. ■“Focus-In! Film Series: Cinema for a Conscious Community� will present the documentary “Check It.� A panel discussion will follow. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■A screening of the newly released film “The Truth Smugglers� will precede a conversation with former Syrian detainee and torture survivor Mazen Al-Hummada. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $8 to $10. Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Florida Ave. NW. syrianculturalhouse.org.

Children’s programs ■The Kids Euro Festival will present “Hungry Like the Wolf: Re-Tellings of the Red Riding Hood Tale� (for ages 3 through 7). 10:30 a.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■“Creepy Crafts� will offer Halloween-themed activities. 3:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■A Halloween celebration will feature a chance to create your own Halloween cards and crafts, as well as face painting by Alexandra Doroshenko. 4 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416

Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. ■The 16th annual Chevy Chase Halloween Spooktacular — sponsored by Taylor Agostino Real Estate Group and other Connecticut Avenue businesses — will feature a chance for children to collect candy and prizes from local merchants, participate in face painting and games, and enjoy other festivities. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Connecticut Avenue between Livingston Street and Chevy Chase Circle NW. ■The Chevy Chase Community Center and the Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District will host a Halloween party. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■A Halloween party will feature Spider Slime, Frankenstein Bowling, Spider Web Maze Challenge, a Ghost Pinata, music and snacks. 4:30 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. ■The Metropolitan Police Department’s 4th District will host its annual Halloween Safe Haven Party & Haunted House with candy, music, food and a See Events/Page 20

Performance â– The National Folk Dance Troupe of Egypt will perform as part of its U.S. tour. 6:30 p.m. $15. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. Special events â– The Oyster-Adams Bilingual School will host its 23rd annual Bilingual Book Fair, with proceeds benefiting primary and middle school library programs. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free admission. Oyster Campus, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School, 2801 Calvert St. NW. 202-671-6130.

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Continued From Page 19 costume contest. 5 to 10 p.m. Free. 4th District Police Headquarters, 6001 Georgia Ave. NW. Classes and workshops ■ A certified yoga instructor will lead a walk-in gentle yoga class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. ■ The Georgetown Library will present a walk-in yoga class practicing introductory vinyasa techniques. 11:30 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Concerts ■ The Tuesday Concert Series will feature a Washington Bach Consort recital with director and organist Todd Fickley. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■ The Embassy Series will present a concert by cellist Jacques-Pierre Malan (shown) and pianist Sahun Hong in honor of the centennial of Oliver Reginald Tambo, former acting president of the African National Congress. 7 to 9:30 p.m. $110. Residence of the Ambassador of South Africa, 4847 Rockwood Parkway NW. 202-625-2361. Discussions and lectures ■ “Migration and Human Rights on the U.S.-Mexico Border” will feature Sister Norma Pimentel from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley and Amber Arriaga Salinas from Proyecto Azteca. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International

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painting, candy giveaways and ghoulish stilt walkers. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. downtowndc.org. ■ The Woman’s National Democratic Club will celebrate Halloween with a “Murder Mystery Party” at the historic Whittemore House. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $70; $125 per couple. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. Wednesday, Nov. 1 Wednesday NOVEMBER 1 Children’s programs ■ Steven Weinberg will discuss his book “Fred & the Lumberjack.” 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will host a Dia de los Muertos craft activity for children to decorate a sugar skull with sequins, feathers and more. 4 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. Class ■ A monthly short story discussion group led by Jayanthi Sambasivan will focus on a literary short story and the poetics, tensions, ambiguities and issues found within the text. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703. Concerts ■ The First Wednesday Concerts series will feature “For All the Saints,” an organ recital by Brent Erstad, assistant director of music at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square. 12:10 to 12:45 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets

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NW. stjohns-dc.org. ■ Guitarist, composer and conductor Javier Acosta Giangreco will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Washington Performing Arts will present pianist Nikolai Lugansky performing works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Schumann. 8 p.m. $65. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-785-9727. Discussions and lectures ■ Music historian Saul Lilienstein will discuss “Leonard Bernstein: Rise to Prominence” as part of a lecture series focusing on the famous composer. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. $25. Lang Recital Hall, Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. levinemusic.org. ■ Allison M. Kuchar, a certified health education and end-of-life specialist with Capital Caring Hospice, will discuss “What Is Hospice — Debunking the Myths,” about the true nature of hospice and palliative care. 2 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Grand Lodge of DC, 5428 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-2443310. ■ Mechthild Fend, reader in history of art at University College London, will discuss “Textures and Tissues: On Fragonard’s Paint Handling.” 3:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Jan Stuart, curator of Chinese art at the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler galleries, will discuss the lives of empresses in China’s last dynasty, explicating their role in court politics, art and religion. 4 to 5 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachu-

setts Ave. NW. 202-885-6822. ■ American studies professor Nikki Lane will discuss Beyonce’s musical phenomenon “Lemonade” and its relation to contemporary black feminist thought. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Battelle-Tompkins Atrium, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2583. ■ A Science Café 360 forum on “From Placenta to Preschool: The Developing Brain and What Communities Can Do to Support It” will feature Dr. Anna Penn, a neonatologist and developmental neuroscientist at Children’s National Health System; Dr. Lee Beers, a pediatrician and director of the DC Mental Health Access in Pediatrics program and Early Childhood Innovation Network; and Gail Avent, executive director and founder of the Total Family Care Coalition. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations reequested. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. tinyurl.com/y7v5s8kc. ■ Seattle-based journalist David Neiwert will discuss his book “Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ The Sibley Institute of Bone and Joint Health will present an educational seminar on “What’s New in Joint Replacement: From Anterior Hip Replacement to Innovations in Knee Replacement” with orthopaedic surgeon J. Stuart Melvin. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conference Room 2, Building A, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202-6606789. ■ Rene Denfeld will discuss her book “The Child Finder.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202789-2227. ■ Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, will discuss his book “Written Out of History,” four mostly forgotten Americans — Aaron Burr, Mercy Otis Warren, Canasatego and Elbridge Gerry. 6:45 p.m. $20 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Author, historian and tour guide Garrett Peck will discuss “Prohibition in Washington, D.C.: Where the Noble Experiment Flopped.” A tasting of Prohibition-era cocktails will follow. 6:45 p.m. $35 to $50. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. ■ Tamora Pierce and co-authors Julie Holderman, Timothy Liebe and Megan Messinger will discuss their book “Tortall: A Spy’s Guide” (for ages 12 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■ National Geographic explorer Ronan Donovan, a biologist turned phoSee Events/Page 21

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Thursday NOVEMBER 2 Classes and workshops ■ “Tai Chi Health Lab” will offer a chance to learn about tai chi through practice. 9:30 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ Joan Sherman, a job search and networking coach at Networkshops.net, will host a workshop on “Questioning and Active Listening Skills: Networking Techniques and Establishing Credibility in Your Job Search.” 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. david.gantt@dc.gov. ■ The D.C. Small Business Development Center will present a seminar on how to start your own business. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. dcsbdc.org. ■ Radke Nations will present a yoga class. 7 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. ■ Washington National Opera artistic director Francesca Zambello will present an opera master class for pre-professional singers. 7 p.m. $12. Rehearsal Room, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Concerts ■ The D.C. Public Library and Goethe-

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