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The Dupont Current

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Vol. XIV, No. 34

Serving Dupont Circle, Kalorama, Adams Morgan & Logan Circle

City studies dangerous intersections

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■ Safety: Wisconsin and M,

14th and U make agency list

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

The D.C. Department of Transportation is working to research and enact improvements for five of the city’s most dangerous, accident-prone intersections, including two in Northwest, according to a new report released Thursday.

The report gathers information from site visits of the intersections arranged by Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh in August and September. The two Northwest

intersections are Wisconsin Avenue and M Street and 14th and U streets; the other three sites are located in Northeast.

Cheh, who chairs the council’s transportation committee, selected the five intersections from a list designated “high-crash” by the transportation agency. The report also includes data on crashes at the intersections from Jan. 1, 2012, to Aug. 1, 2015.

Cheh said she organized the site visits with the goal of making the issues at each intersection easy to understand, and to facilitate a dialogue between the government and the public. In previous years, she said, she got the impression

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The intersection of 14th and U streets NW is one five citywide slated for review.

the D.C. government made promises to improve traffic safety but didn’t deliver on them.

See Safety/Page 12

Zoning rewrite adopted for Sept. 6 debut

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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The giant panda cub Bei Bei, whose name means “precious treasure” in Mandarin, made his first public appearance over the weekend at the National Zoo. The cub’s debut brought thousands of visitors to the panda house.

Long-planned changes to the District’s land-use regulations will go into effect in September — including lowered parking space requirements and measures to facilitate accessory apartments and corner stores — after the Zoning Commission unanimously approved the rewritten code last Thursday.

The zoning rewrite was a comprehensive — and contentious — review of the District’s policies that’s been underway since 2007, the first such effort since the regulations were originally drafted in 1958. The result was a tug of war between advocates for greater density and other smart growth principles, and those who worry about threats to existing residents and established communities.

The revisions approved last week include a variety of provisions that skew toward the former, with members of the Zoning Commission generally agreeing

that D.C. needs to accommodate a rising population and to become more attractive and convenient for people who don’t have cars. But most zoning rules did not change, and commissioners also dialed back some proposals during the process in response to community objection.

“I think what we have now is a code that is designed really for the future of Washington,” commissioner Peter May said before the Jan. 14 vote. “I think when we started, we were looking a little farther into the future, and we had to compromise a little bit. But we’ve made some very positive steps into the future.”

The regulatory changes were developed by the Office of Planning, with input from zoning commissioners and members of the public. “They set standards that will better accommodate future growth consistent with Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives for a more healthy, vibrant, diverse, affordable, See Zoning/Page 3

Late-night demolition at old Post building draws fire

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

The former Washington Post building downtown is going to be knocked down — but not before nearby residents and the area’s advisory neighborhood commission blasted city officials for approving 24-hour construction at the site.

Last month the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs issued a work permit for day-and-night construction at daytime decibel levels, set to begin at the 1150 15th St. NW site on Jan. 18 and expire three months later. City officials say aroundthe-clock work is necessary for safety rea-

sons.

The construction encompasses several buildings, including the former home of the Washington Post. Developer Carr Properties purchased the site for $158 million in March 2014, with plans for a new 12-story glass-and-metal office complex. New tenants including Fannie Mae are expected to move in by late 2017.

The permit for the construction work has angered neighbors, including those at the Presidential Cooperative at 1026 16th St. NW, which has 31 apartment residences and is located less than 300 feet from the former Post site.

Before the permit was issued Dec. 16,

Presidential resident Mike Fasano had sent a letter opposing the developer’s request.

When he received no response, Fasano sent a formal appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings, writing on behalf of both the Presidential and the University Club, 1135 16th St. NW, which has 59 rooms for overnight guests. The appeal calls for suspension of the construction permit and an administrative hearing to discuss next steps.

Meanwhile, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B (Dupont Circle) voted unanimously last Wednesday to ask the regulatory affairs agency to revoke the 24-hour permit.

See Demolition/Page 3

Brian Kapur/The Current

The parcel at 1150 15th St. NW will be rebuilt into a new office complex, but planned 24-hour demolition work has sparked noise concerns from neighbors.

EVENTS

NEWS

SHERWOOD

INDEX

Jewish life in Austria

A lyrical look at 2015

Where’s Walmart?

Calendar/14 Classifieds/21 District Digest/2 Dupont Circle Citizen/9 Exhibits/15 In Your Neighborhood/8

Exhibit at Austrian Cultural Forum offers old and new perspectives / Page 15

Last year’s news of Northwest Washington, from pope to panda, recounted in rhyme / Page 5

Big-box chain breaks pledge to open Ward 7 locations, angering past and present mayor / Page 6

Opinion/6 Police Report/4 Real Estate/11 School Dispatches/18 Service Directory/19 Week Ahead/2

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Corrections

The Jan. 13 article “MLK Library project clears early evaluation” includes two inaccurate

The week ahead Wednesday, Jan. 20

The D.C. Department of Transportation will host the final public meeting for the 16th Street NW Transit Priority Planning Study. An open house is scheduled from 3:30 to 8 p.m. in the Kay Community Room, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. AAn overview presentation about the process and the preferred alternative will take place at 4 p.m. and repeat at 7 p.m.

■ The D.C. Department of General Services and the Department of Parks and Recreation will present a community update on the construction and playground design at Friendship Recreation Center/Turtle Park. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the large conference room at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

will host a forum on “Preserving and Planning for Progress: How We Plan for 800,000 People While Preserving Our History.” The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square, 801 K St. NW. To RSVP, visit dc800k.eventbrite.com.

■ The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority and National Park Service will hold a public meeting on an environmental review of proposed Pinehurst, Sherrill and Fenwick sanitary sewer system improvement projects in Rock Creek Park.

The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Fort Stevens Recreation Center, 1357 Van Buren St. NW. ■ Citywide Neighborhood Watch trainer Samantha Nolan will present a Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Watch Training session in conjunction with the Foggy Bottom Association monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the second-floor dining room at St. Paul’s Parish, 2430 K St. NW. ■ The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a “Community Dialogue” on education as part of its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Saturday, Jan. 23

Wednesday, Jan. 27

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW.

Thursday, Jan. 21

My School DC will present an information session on how to apply through the common lottery for D.C. public schools and public charter schools. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW.

Tuesday, Jan. 26

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Office of Planning details about the status of the library’s collections in the upcoming new facility. The Washingtoniana collection will remain in the library, but not necessarily on the third floor, according to D.C. Public Library spokesperson

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its monthly meeting, which will focus on aircraft noise. Representatives of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the Federal Aviation Administration and the DC Fair Skies Coalition are slated to attend. The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the offices of Foley & Lardner at 3000 K St. NW, with a half-hour reception beforehand.

George Williams. And he clarified that while library officials are in talks with the Office of Public Records about partnering on projects related to the District’s archives, the full archives will not be housed in the renovated Mar-

tin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

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DEMOLITION: Overnight permit for work at old Post building riles downtown residents From Page 1

Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans told The Current on Tuesday that he’s seen disputes of this nature on many projects in the past. The question, he said, is whether 24-hour disruption is preferable to more long-term disruption for a slower project with 12-hour workdays.

“We will be working with the ANCs and the neighbors to make sure that everything is done appropriately and that all voices are heard and that we come up with the best solution to get it done as quickly as possible without adversely affecting the neighbors more than they have to,” said Evans.

Fasano believes the permit threatens the quality of life for residents in the area and guests at the University Club. “It’s more than you could sleep with,” he said in an interview.

D.C. code prohibits after-hours construction permits from being issued in areas

within 500 feet of residential zones or other buildings with sleeping quarters, unless the project needs to be completed at night in the interest of public safety. Both the University Club and the Presidential fall within that radius. (The University Club couldn’t be reached for comment.)

But Matt Orlins, spokesperson for the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, said safety reasons do indeed justify nighttime work here.

“The construction activity planned for 1100 15th St. NW involves the demolition of a large building with significant, heavy fixtures. It is also set to occur in an area with heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic during the daytime,” Orlins wrote in an email.

“Many aspects of the demolition work can be undertaken much more safely during evening hours when traffic is lighter.”

The original permit for the Post site said the project’s noise levels should not exceed 85 decibels — a discrepancy from the D.C.

code, which sets an 80-decibel cap for construction sites. Asked about that variation, Orlins said the original permit contained a clerical mistake; the updated permit says

❝Many aspects of the demolition work can be undertaken much more safely during evening hours when traffic is lighter.❞ — DCRA spokesperson Matt Orlins noise should not exceed 80 decibels.

But the D.C. code section about construction also says that decibel levels from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. should not exceed 55 decibels in an area zoned residential. In Fasano’s eyes, that detail means this permit violates the law. Orlins, however, countered that permits can allow exceptions to the code — as is the case with this project.

At last week’s ANC 2B meeting, Fasano argued — and commissioners agreed — that the regulatory agency didn’t do enough to warn the community. “They were very devious in not being transparent with us to let us know the permit had been granted,” Fasano said.

If the appeal fails, Fasano said the Presidential will seek a restraining order against the construction.

Orlins confirmed to The Current on Tuesday that the permit has been revised to reflect that it does not allow construction on Sundays or holidays. Fasano approves of that clarification.

Though Fasano and others at the meeting mentioned the possibility of the D.C. Hotel Association participating in the fight against 24-hour construction, association president Solomon Keene told The Current on Friday that it will not be involved. “We’re not engaged in this issue, and we do not oppose the permit in any way,” Keene said.

ZONING: Rewrite approved 5-0 From Page 1

walkable, and more environmentally sustainable city,” planning agency spokesperson Edward Giefer wrote in an email after the vote.

Perhaps most significant is the revision to minimum parking requirements, which was also one of the most hotly debated topics during the rewrite process. Parking requirements for most new retail and office buildings have been reduced; one- and two-family homes no longer require parking if they lack alley access; and most new commercial and mixeduse buildings have minimum parking requirements halved if they’re within a half-mile of a Metro station entrance or a quarter-mile of a designated transit corridor such as Wisconsin Avenue NW. Most of the designated “downtown” area loses any minimum parking requirements.

Supporters of this approach say mandatory parking can drive up the cost of a project unnecessarily, in cases where a developer is confident that tenants or buyers won’t demand parking. Further, they argue, ample parking makes drivers more likely to gravitate to a new building — even if the congested road network can’t handle additional vehicular traffic.

Developers would still be allowed to build as much parking as they feel the market can support. But opponents said this approach won’t work in practice because developers will simply choose to save money by not providing parking. Everyone will still have cars, they argue, but the new drivers will just crowd out neighbors in a heightened competition for street parking. Some of the opponents have argued that even today’s existing parking minimums — which vary by zone but include one space per three units of a large apartment building — are inadequate.

Zoning Commission members were divided on the parking issue, but they set aside their differences to adopt the revised code as a whole. And some proposals for parking were eliminated, such as expanding the parking-free “downtown” area farther into the West End and establishing maximum amounts of parking.

The rules also stipulate that developers taking advantage of the halved parking requirements near transit must ensure that their buildings are ineligible for Residential Parking Permits, to discourage new residents from simply parking on the street if on-site parking is sold out.

Other notable changes in the new zoning code, singled out by the Office of Planning as particularly important, include: ■ allowing “corner stores” in rowhouse neighborhoods. These small retailers, intended to allow convenient purchases within walking distance of homes, are subject to limits on their operations and on how many can operate close to each other.

■ allowing “accessory dwelling units” in certain single-family properties, subject to various restrictions — a change intended to allow small affordable apartments without changing a neighborhood’s character.

■ allowing different uses of a single building to share a single loading dock for greater efficiency and fewer curb cuts.

■ creating new “residential flat” zones designed to promote small apartment buildings of three to four units.

Developers can continue to use the old zoning code for projects that are approved or for which they file building permits before Sept. 6, 2016, according to Giefer.

In the future, the agency will monitor how the various new rules are working. “If changes are warranted we’ll revisit the provisions,” he wrote.

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Jan. 11 through 17 in local police service areas.

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â– Massachusetts avenue

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PSA 204 park / cathedral heights

Burglary â– 3800-3825 block, Cathedral Ave.; 10:09 a.m. Jan. 11.

Theft â– 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 7:46 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 1:50 p.m. Jan. 12. â– 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 9 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 2700-2899 block, Macomb St.; 10:38 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 2119-2132 block, 37th St.; 8 p.m. Jan. 14.

Theft from auto â– 2900-3099 block, Cathedral Ave.; 7:43 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 3500-3599 block, Lowell St.; 10:25 a.m. Jan. 15.

psa PSA 206 206

â– georgetown / burleith

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 5:04 p.m. Jan. 16.

Burglary â– 3700-3799 block, T St.; 8:22 a.m. Jan. 11.

Motor vehicle theft â– 1560-1609 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:46 p.m. Jan. 14.

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Theft â– 1000-1099 block, Thomas Jefferson St.; 11:18 a.m. Jan. 11. â– 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:44 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 2300-2599 block, P St.; 5:47 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 2800-2899 block, M St.; 7:21 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 3100-3199 block, M St.; 7:25 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:36 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 2300-2699 block, Q St.; 4:21 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 2800-2899 block, M St.; 12:02 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:34 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 2800-2899 block, M St.; 3:54 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 5:55 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 3036-3099 block, M St.; 9:37 p.m. Jan. 17.

Theft from auto â– 2700-2799 block, O St.; 2:20 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 3258-3299 block, Prospect St.; 8:44 p.m. Jan. 14.

â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 12:52 p.m. Jan. 15.

Burglary â– 1100-1199 block, 16th St.; 10 a.m. Jan. 15.

Motor vehicle theft â– 1400-1499 block, G St.; 10:18 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 2400-2499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 9:23 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 400-499 block, 14th St. SW; 7:46 p.m. Jan. 17.

Theft â– 1800-1899 block, I St.; 4:27 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1800-1899 block, L St.; 6:46 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1700-1799 block, I St.; 8:26 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1700-1799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 9:55 a.m. Jan. 12. â– 1400-1499 block, New York Ave.; 10:22 a.m. Jan. 13. â– 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:56 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 800-899 block, 22nd St.; 9:30 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:22 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 12:36 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 10:36 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1800-1899 block, K St.; 7:17 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1800-1899 block, L St.; 7:47 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 9:09 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:06 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 2200-2299 block, M St.; 12:20 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 12:41 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 2500-2699 block, Virginia Ave.; 12:57 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 2200-2299 block, M St.; 2:03 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 2200-2299 block, M St.; 2:24 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1800-1899 block, L St.; 9:37 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1800-1899 block, M St.; 12:47 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 2200-2299 block, M St.; 10:48 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:01 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 800-899 block, 15th St.; 5:09 p.m. Jan. 16.

Theft from auto â– 2000-2099 block, K St.; 2:47 a.m. Jan. 15. â– 1700-1799 block, K St.; 11:08 a.m. Jan. 15. â– 1400-1499 block, I St.; 12:52 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 1700-1799 block, I St.; 5:17 a.m. Jan. 17.

psa 208

â– sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

psa PSA 207 207

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 9:39 p.m. Jan. 11 (with knife).

Robbery â– 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 5:59 p.m. Jan. 12.

Theft â– 1600-1614 block, 21st St.; 8 a.m. Jan. 11.

â– foggy bottom / west end

â– 1600-1639 block, 20th St.; 8:37 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1600-1639 block, 20th St.; 8:52 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 9:29 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:16 a.m. Jan. 12. â– 1615-1699 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 1:31 p.m. Jan. 12. â– 2000-2099 block, Hillyer Place; 9:23 p.m. Jan. 12. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:17 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:06 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:45 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:07 a.m. Jan. 15. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:28 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:27 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1500-1520 block, 14th St.; 12:16 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 1400-1499 block, 14th St.; 4:31 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:03 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:38 p.m. Jan. 17.

Theft from auto â– 1700-1799 block, 20th St.; 11:27 a.m. Jan. 11. â– 1400-1499 block, Q St.; 3:40 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:46 a.m. Jan. 12. â– 1300-1321 block, 15th St.; 8:59 p.m. Jan. 12. â– 1520-1599 block, 16th St.; 10:15 a.m. Jan. 13. â– 1810-1899 block, Q St.; 5:24 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 2000-2099 block, Hillyer Place; 7:47 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 2002-2099 block, R St.; 8:29 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 10:13 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1700-1720 block, 19th St.; 11:17 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 3:41 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 4:03 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 6:25 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 10:59 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:12 a.m. Jan. 17. â– 2200-2399 block, Decatur Place; 5:05 p.m. Jan. 17.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1600-1699 block, Swann St.; 3:13 a.m. Jan. 15. â– 1400-1429 block, S St.; 6:03 a.m. Jan. 17.

Theft â– 2000-2099 block, 14th St.; 2:02 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1700-1799 block, Willard St.; 9:28 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1918-1999 block, 17th St.; 8:45 p.m. Jan. 14.

â– 1918-1999 block, 17th St.; 6:34 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 1918-1999 block, 17th St.; 6:46 p.m. Jan. 17.

Theft from auto â– 1400-1499 block, Corcoran St.; 10:25 a.m. Jan. 11. â– 1416-1499 block, S St.; 9:57 p.m. Jan. 14.

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Motor vehicle theft â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 10:33 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1800-1899 block, California St.; 8:34 p.m. Jan. 15.

Theft â– 1940-1955 block, Biltmore St.; 1:21 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:56 p.m.

Jan. 11. â– 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:11 p.m.

Jan. 11. â– 2200-2299 block, 17th St.; 11:11 a.m. Jan. 15. â– 2000-2059 block, Columbia Road; 3:03 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 2200-2260 block, Champlain St.; 6:01 p.m. Jan. 16.

Theft from auto â– 1800-1899 block, Vernon St.; 4:44 p.m. Jan. 15.

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â– logan circle

Robbery â– 900-999 block, M St.; 1:16 a.m. Jan. 14 (with gun). â– 1300-1399 block, 9th St.; 4:27 a.m. Jan. 17. â– 1200-1299 block, 9th St.; 5:14 a.m. Jan. 17.

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1100-1199 block, M St.; 7:51 a.m. Jan. 11.

Theft â– 1100-1199 block, 10th St.; 6:32 p.m. Jan. 11. â– 900-999 block, N St.; 2:19 a.m. Jan. 12. â– 1300-1399 block, 12th St.; 7:28 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1738-1799 block, 11th St.; 4:57 p.m. Jan. 17.

Theft from auto â– 1200-1299 block, 13th St.; 1:19 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 900-999 block, N St.; 8:56 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1300-1399 block, 9th St.; 10:58 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1300-1399 block, S St.; 9:05 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 10:24 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1000-1099 block, O St.; 6:20 a.m. Jan. 15. â– 1300-1399 block, S St.; 5:30 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1400-1499 block, 9th St.; 1:34 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 4:51 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 1300-1399 block, 11th St.; 6:23 p.m. Jan. 16.

The CurrenT

A lyrical look at 2015 ‌ Say farewell, two-o-fifteen.

Shades of Gray now scrubbed clean.

Bowser moves with sure finesse Targets traffic, homelessness.

Council newbies, Todd and May, Joined us on Election Day.

Aging gracefully, our Park (Just don’t enter after dark).

Tudor Place: two hundred years.

Deluxe is 20. Hoist some beers!

With new plaque, no one forgets “The Exorcist,� and famous steps.

D.C. parents, students fight For break in college fees — a right Accorded students in each state (DC TAG, near in-state rate).

Congress rarely seems to care That we live here, and not out there.

Cleveland Parkers question looks Their new Libe: one for the books?

Reading’s stopped in Chevy Chase, Renovations taking place.

Friendship folks would like to enter Few more comments on rec center.

In Spring Valley: There’s no doubt.

More new building. Chicken’s OUT. Bikers, hikers, dogs will mingle Once repairs are done on Klingle.

Local joggers, neighbors boo Shorter hours at the Zoo. Bei Bei, furry friends may grin: Later start means they sleep in.

Feral cats may not get tags.

Brand-new pet shop Wylie Wagg.

Purrfect spot for feline friskers: Georgetown kitties’ Crumbs and Whiskers.

Several schools consolidating. “Traffic will be irritating.�

So say neighbors who’d still fight Safeway’s loss, new buildings’ height.

Long-time home for seniors ends, To expanding Sidwell Friends.

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From the top: Mayor Muriel Bowser and predecessor Vincent Gray; Pope Francis at his parade; quarterback Kirk Cousins; Exorcist steps; and Cathedral Commons’ Wylie Wagg.

Opening up, some tastes are new: Barcelona and Raku.

Liquor laws less stiff at dark.

Nando’s now in Woodley Park.

Now that it’s 2-0-1-6, What’s around that we can fix?

New G.M. takes over Metro.

Trolley cars that run? So retro!

Council, Bowser: Pro or con, Pepco’s merge with Exelon.

N.P.S. plans homes for boats.

Citizens still don’t get votes.

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Collaborative compromise In crowded neighborhoods, conflicts between nightlife establishments and their residential neighbors are understandable. In response, many communities have successfully pushed for liquor license moratoriums — caps on how many licensees of various types can operate there.

Opponents of these moratoriums deride them as overly blunt instruments that punish good actors along with the bad ones, and stifle the overall vibrancy of a neighborhood. These are legitimate concerns, but we also recognize that a rowdy establishment can be intensely disruptive to a residential community and that some checks are necessary.

In recent years, Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan have eased their moratoriums to allow new restaurants. Glover Park is poised to follow.

However, some neighbors fear that even restaurants can be disruptive.

That’s why we’re impressed by a compromise coming out of Georgetown, which has had a moratorium since 1989. This new solution — endorsed by the leading business and residential organizations — would lift the cap on restaurant licenses, but set stricter limits on hours and noise for new restaurants locating near residences. It would rightly maintain existing restrictions on venues like bars and nightclubs.

If adopted by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the compromise essentially would codify the restrictions that neighbors would have argued for — and would have likely been granted — on a case-by-case basis. This not only provides greater comfort to neighbors as an unlimited number of alcohol-serving restaurants enter Georgetown, but it also gives business owners a better sense of what to expect. (The alcohol board could still impose stricter limits on a particular establishment.)

We applaud Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith), the Citizens Association of Georgetown and the Georgetown Business Improvement District for working together to bring forward a mutually acceptable amendment to the long-standing moratorium.

We would also note the continued opposition of another organization, the Georgetown Business Association. This group argues that no restrictions on new restaurants are necessary because the advisory neighborhood commission has enough clout to prevent any establishment from unduly burdening its neighbors. But we have seen too many instances in which the alcohol board overrules sensible opposition. Without this compromise, the existing moratorium would likely remain.

The Georgetown community should stand behind this reasonable compromise, and we urge the alcohol board to approve it.

Moving forward

Responding to unreliable electrical service in many neighborhoods, a task force convened by then-Mayor Vincent Gray in 2012 concluded that some of the District’s power lines that had been magnets for falling trees and branches should be moved underground.

The D.C. Council and Public Service Commission ultimately agreed, approving a plan to fund the “DC PLUG” (Power Line Undergrounding) initiative using a $1 billion mix of tax dollars and customer surcharges.

Sadly, although DC PLUG won approval back in 2014 — and although the first projects were due to begin last summer in American University Park and Friendship Heights — the project still hasn’t started.

A large part of the delay can be attributed to an appeal filed by the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington, based on technicalities in the undergrounding law. The association’s goal was to protect its members — primarily located in areas where wires are already underground — from paying to help the rest of the city.

We’re pleased that the D.C. Court of Appeals has resolved this matter, ruling last Thursday that the clear intent of the city’s actions was to support the undergrounding initiative, regardless of any alleged ambiguities.

Another advantage to moving forward is to more quickly evaluate the project’s effectiveness, and any possible side effects. We’re optimistic, as it stands to reason that keeping power lines away from tree branches will benefit the health of both. And if the initiative is successful, it can pave the way for future undergrounding projects in more D.C. neighborhoods.

But we acknowledge the risk that burying wires will be disruptive to everything from traffic to tree roots, and recognize that it’s trickier to address outages underground when they do occur. And potential unintended consequences could arise, like the city’s needing to do more to maintain street trees that were once pruned by Pepco crews.

Whatever the outcome, there has been a strong consensus that DC PLUG is worth trying. We are glad that the court has cleared the way.

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efore even laying a brick, mega-retailer Walmart pulled the plug last week on two promised stores for the District.

The pullout reminded us of the late Jerry Reed’s country music hit back in 1982, “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft).”

Walmart walks away with three operating stores in the city while the District government is left to scramble for replacement retail just as the national economy, or at least the stock market, seems to be tanking.

Retrenching, refocusing and reconsidering are all part of profit-making businesses.

But the Walmart decision in the District is especially cold-blooded.

Although it has opened the other stores, the two it dropped were in the neighborhoods that most desperately need quality jobs and reliable retail and grocery options — the long-neglected Skyland Center on Alabama Avenue SE and the Capitol Gateway project on East Capitol Street near the Maryland line.

After NBC4 first broke the story, an angry Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters she was “blood mad” at the company’s decision. Former Mayor Vincent Gray, who brokered the original deal for six stores, was furious, too — and not just because he’s about to launch a D.C. Council comeback attempt for a seat either in Ward 7 (home to the two jettisoned sites) or at-large.

The Bowser administration, which doesn’t want to see Gray back in office because he’d likely run for mayor again in 2018, notes that Gray didn’t nail down one of his signature deals.

Walmart says it’s undergoing an international restructuring, and one representative told The Washington Post that the D.C. stores already operating are seriously underperforming projections.

Whatever the balance sheets may be, Walmart as a company has damaged its relationship with the city. Truth be told, our city is not even a pimple on the cheek of this retail giant with a market value of about $230 billion. Walmart will move on with its mega-restructuring. City lawyers are promising to search for legal penalties, but Walmart has lawyers, too.

The District needs to rethink how it structures such commitments to retail projects. Your Notebook on several occasions reported that the Skyland Walmart seemed to be going nowhere despite an ambitious “groundbreaking” in 2014 that Gray desperately wanted.

While Gray was still mayor, the Notebook on several occasions kept pointing out that once he left office, Walmart would not feel pressure to

continue with Skyland. It remains to be seen how Bowser will deal with the company now.

Last year, to remove a final hurdle Gray left unfinished, the city agreed to pay Safeway about $6.4 million to compensate it for Walmart’s expected across-the-street competition for grocery sales.

Walmart also had played a role in the city’s minimum wage battles. It threatened to abandon D.C. stores if the council approved a “living wage” requirement — then $12.50 an hour — for big-box stores. The measure failed. Now, the prospective workers for the unbuilt Walmarts won’t get minimum wage or anything at all because those jobs are gone, too.

■ A Jerry Reed side note. The “I Got the Shaft” country singer died just a few years after that hit.

The cause? Emphysema. Smoking. He was 71.

If you follow the Notebook on Twitter (@tomsherwood), you’ve seen how we criticized the glorification of cigarettes by entertainer David Bowie, who died last week of cancer at the age of 69. Even a laudatory photo spread in The New York Times of his fashion style included three photographs with ubiquitous cigarettes in hand.

Other media outlets offered similar images despite the killer reputation of cigarettes. Just this past week, the Notebook learned of a friend our age who smoked for years and now has been diagnosed with deadly cancers.

Too many addicted smokers either shrug off warnings of cancer ahead, or offer weak responses like, “I know, I know. I’m going to quit.” And some say, “I’ve quit a dozen times.”

But they don’t quit, they’re just pausing until the next time. If they get a next time.

■ See something, “save” something! Almost everywhere you look in our city there is new construction. But the DC Preservation League doesn’t want to lose historic or other significant buildings to the bulldozer or neglect.

“Demolition by neglect and permit violations are a matter of public safety and also stand to destroy the character of our historic neighborhoods and the city’s built heritage,” the organization said in a news release last week. “Action is required to ensure that fines and penalties effectively curb the frequency of these issues.”

The league is asking the public for help in finding properties that it might highlight in its annual listing of endangered places. Take a look at this online link: tinyurl.com/DCPLproperties.

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor D.C. Archives won’t fit in MLK Library

The article “MLK Library project clears early evaluation” [The Current, Jan. 13] reflects a public misperception in the debate about the possible colocation/sharing of space by the D.C. Archives, the repository for the voluminous records of the D.C. government, with the Washingtoniana Division of the D.C. Public Library, which collects historical materials that document residential Washington.

While the Friends of the DC Archives supports a detailed

study of possible synergies between the Office of Public Records and the D.C. Public Library, the records in the custody of the D.C. Archives will not fit into the renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Any attempt to squeeze the D.C. Archives into the renovated library is akin to trying to fit an elephant into a treehouse.

These records not only require a large quantity of space (at least 370,000 cubic feet, plus growth space), but also an environment that supports preserving records.

An environment filled with light and air, though attractive, tends to be harmful for records, which require a colder, dry and dark environment for preservation.

The Friends of the DC Archives strongly supports a

serious study of the possible sharing of functions between the D.C. Public Library and the D.C. Archives — including preservation labs, exhibit spaces and virtual access points for archival materials — in a D.C. history center as envisioned by Mayor Muriel Bowser. However, we don’t believe it is productive to conflate the planning of the physical spaces of these two facilities, and we urge continued vigorous planning and implementation of a new state-of-theart D.C. Archives facility.

Fynnette Eaton, Bill Rice, Mary Beth Corrigan, Katharina Hering, Trudy Huskamp Peterson and Andrew Cassidy-Amstutz Steering committee, Friends of the DC Archives

The Current

Letters to the Editor As gasoline prices continue to drop, it is obvious that the District is different from our neighbors. As I write this letter, several Exxon stations in Northwest are listing regular gas at $2.99 a gallon. Two miles north on Connecticut Avenue in Bethesda, the price was $2.09.

The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax rate of 41.9 cents per gallon is lower than Marylandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The difference instead stems from the ability of Exxon to dominate the supply market in D.C. and of a small number of station-owning companies to dominate the sales end of the business. When both a horizontal and a vertical monopoly dominate a market, what you naturally get is price fixing.

Recent data shows that Exxon accounted for 11 of the 15 most expensive stations in D.C. I know that the courts ruled (in an Exxon-funded appeal) that the District did not have the legal authority to pursue price fixing charges, but there is no reason that the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney general could not ask the U.S. attorney for the District to pursue such a challenge on behalf of D.C. Most District motorists that I know choose to drive a couple of miles into Maryland to save $20 for a tank of gasoline. As former director of the D.C. Department of Transportation, I know that this deprives the District of those gasoline taxes. This is sending at least $15 million a year in gas tax money to our neighbors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; funds that could be going to support our transit and road repairs.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stop sending our future to an oil company.

Tom Downs

Speaking as the owner of a gaspowered leaf blower, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think so and here is why.

Just like her recent snow shoveling legislation, this â&#x20AC;&#x153;blower banâ&#x20AC;? law will not and cannot be enforced. Consider these questions: D.C. Department of Public Works employees use gas blowers during leaf collection season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will city workers no longer be permitted to use gas leaf blowers?

What about National Park Service personnel who also use gas leaf blowers on agency property?

Does Council member Cheh really think Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs employees will enforce this law, and if not, what can she do about that? Will inspectors be working on weekends or after 5 p.m. to nab homeowners who use their gas-powered blowers? Mary is turning neighbors against neighbors with calls to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to complain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will an inspector really show up in time to catch the tax-paying homeowner? Will investigators set up surveillance and sting operations to catch offenders?

Will Mary Cheh also consider legislation to regulate other loud two-stroke gas-powered landscape tools, such as weed eaters, hedge trimmers or even snow blowers? If tickets are actually issued by investigators, who will be fined â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the homeowner or the lawn company? Who will be tasked with collecting the fines, and how will they be collected from residents who refuse to pay the fines? When homeowners challenge any tickets issued, will D.C. and its administrative law judges be able to keep up with cases? When landscape companies either charge more to work in D.C. or refuse to work in the District all together, what will homeowners have to say then?

Robert Hyman

Washington, D.C.

Glover Park

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Ban on leaf blowers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Idaho stopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; are wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be enforced suitable for bikes Your Jan. 13 front-page story â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cheh pushes ban on gas leaf blowersâ&#x20AC;? is full of hot air. Here we go again: Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh has introduced more â&#x20AC;&#x153;knee-jerkâ&#x20AC;? legislation without fully considering the consequences or even whether her legislation can actually be enforced. The good news is Mary has six years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; until 2022, when the law â&#x20AC;&#x153;mightâ&#x20AC;? go into effect â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to figure it out. Did Mary really suggest, as the reporter summarized, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the bill, in broadly banning the noisy devices, will more easily address a perennial grievance for many constituentsâ&#x20AC;??

I am a longtime (since 1971) and older (73) resident of the District, and at various times am a car driver, biker, jogger and pedestrian. I strongly believe that the Idaho stop makes excellent sense for bicyclists (as well as pedestrians), despite the resentment it engenders in car drivers.

Not only does treating stop signs as yield signs make sense for cyclist energy and momentum conservation, but it also provides an opportunity for the bicycle to get out of the way of automobiles and move the traffic along more expeditiously.

Bikes are not cars; they can

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stop and turn quickly, and they provide far greater flexibility in their movements. Certainly, they should cede the right of way to pedestrians and give automobiles their due. But requiring them to follow rules that are needed to provide for auto safety is unnecessarily hampering the efficacy of bicycle travel.

Seeing bikes get ahead of them on the roads, perhaps more car drivers should switch to biking for most of their travel needs.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d all be better off if they did.

Stephen Rattien Friendship Heights

Motorists, cyclists ignore stop signs

In a letter printed in the Dec. 30 issue of The Current under the banner â&#x20AC;&#x153;No need for cyclists to obey all stop signs,â&#x20AC;? a writer states that for reasons of convenience and safety, bicyclists should be allowed to â&#x20AC;&#x153;treat stop signs as yield signs if and only if no one else is around.â&#x20AC;?

Now it is not my intent here to challenge this assertion; rather it is to level the accusation that most bicyclists usually do this already â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether or not anyone else is present. I routinely make it a point to observe cyclists who happen to ride by me and almost invariably see them violate traffic laws regardless of the time of day. I myself as both a pedestrian and a motorist have been in situations where a cyclist nearly collided with me because that person failed to obey a stop sign and barreled through an intersection to which I had the right of way.

And it is not only cyclists who are the scofflaws; motorists are almost as bad. Not only do a great majority of them practice â&#x20AC;&#x153;rolling stopsâ&#x20AC;? at the familiar red octagonal traffic signs, but some do not slow down at all. And unfortunately, police officers are just as guilty of this as civilians.

Maybe this explains why the police donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enforce the rules as strictly as they should. Just the other night I saw a car that ignored a stop sign at an intersection and narrowly avoided colliding with another car that was approaching from the left side, but they escaped getting penalized as well when an officer in a nearby cruiser who witnessed the incident did nothing.

The situation is so bad that I have begun appraising driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performances at traffic signs and giving them a mental â&#x20AC;&#x153;thumbsupâ&#x20AC;? if they come to a complete stop; unfortunately, it is a rare situation indeed where I find I can be so generous.

William Chertack Glover Park

Letters to the editor The Current publishes letters and Viewpoint submissions representing various points of view. Because of space limitations, letters should be no more than 400 words and are subject to editing. Letters and Viewpoint submissions intended for publication may be sent to letters@currentnewspapers.com. The mailing address is Letters to the Editor, The Current, Post Office Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400.

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At the commission’s Jan. 7 meeting: ■ commissioners voted 7-0 to protest a beer and wine application for Adams Morgan Coffee Shop, 2204 18th St. NW. Commission chair Ted Guthrie said he looks forward to working with the applicant on addressing minor issues with the application in settlement agreement talks.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to protest an application for a restaurant liquor license for Villa Toscana, 1723 Columbia Road NW. Commission chair Ted Guthrie called several aspects of the application “worrisome,” particularly the late operating hours and possibility of an entertainment endorsement.

■ commissioners voted 6-0 to support a public space application for a wheelchair ramp and garden at the homeless care facility Joseph’s House, 1730 Lanier Place NW. ■ commissioners voted 7-0 to approve a memorandum of understanding with the developers of the Il Palazzo project at 16th and Fuller streets NW. In the agreement, the developer promises to post a regular security guard on the premises, provide weekly trash and debris pickup services, and ensure that doors are routinely locked. The agreement addresses ongoing concerns from the neighborhood that the long-abandoned former site of the Italian Embassy has been a hotbed for criminal and

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■ commissioners voted 7-0 to oppose a proposal before the Zoning Commission that would reduce the amount of square footage necessary to file a planned-unit development application.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to oppose a proposal from the Coalition for Smarter Growth to revise the city’s inclusionary zoning regulations. Commissioner JonMarc Buffa said he generally supports inclusionary zoning but feels the current wording is more clear and concise.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to ask the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the Historic Preservation Office to postpone issuing a raze permit for a residential property at 1815 Columbia Road NW until the community has more information about the reasoning for the proposed demolition. Commission chair Ted Guthrie said he received notice of the possible demolition but wants more details before making a judgment.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org.

ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy ■ Foggy bottom / west end The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Room 108, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ election of officers.

■ police report.

■ reports from the offices of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans.

■ reports on the West End fire station and library projects.

■ report from the Ward 2 Education Network.

■ commissioner updates.

■ announcements and public comments.

■ presentation by Sarah Fashbaugh of the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration regarding the 2016 license renewal project.

■ presentation by DC Water regarding projects in the neighborhood.

■ presentation by the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health.

■ presentation by Power DC regarding the proposed PepcoExelon merger.

■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Watergate Vintners & Spirits for a new Class A liquor store license at 2544 Virginia Ave. NW (hours of operation, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; hours of alcoholic beverage sales, service, consumption and tasting, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily).

■ discussion regarding traffic issues on 24th Street NW between L and M streets due to construction work.

■ consideration of a special event application for the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 30.

■ approval of a 2016 meeting calendar.

For details, visit anc2a.org.

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At the commission’s Jan. 13 meeting:

■ commissioners took no action but voiced support for an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board application for an entertainment endorsement for Recessions, 1823 L St. NW. The owner hopes to host karaoke nights and occasional comedy shows in the early part of the workweek: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

■ commissioners voted 6-0 to support an application for a restaurant-class Alcoholic Beverage Control license for the Wydown Coffee Bar at 1924 14th St. NW. The establishment currently focuses on coffee shop offerings and would continue to do so, with some expanded food options.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to ask the Historic Preservation Review Board for a 30-day delay in a hearing regarding a third-floor rear addition as part of a home renovation project at 1514 Swann St. NW. The delay will allow the developer to continue negotiations with neighbors.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to ask for a 30-day delay from the Historic Preservation Review Board in a hearing regarding a residential renovation and rear addition to three existing multi-family row houses at 1508-1512 21st St. NW. The delay will allow neighbors adjacent to the project to work out their concerns with developers.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to support a Historic Preservation Review Board application for exterior revisions to the building entrance, facade and rooftop at the Books-A-Million building, 11 Dupont Circle NW. The commission asked the developers to consider adding 10 feet of walkable

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■ commissioners voted 7-0 to support a Historic Preservation Review Board application for a third-floor addition to the residence at 2131 N St. NW. ■ commissioners voted 6-0 to urge the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to revoke a permit allowing 24-hour construction at the demolition site of the former Washington Post building at 1150 15th St. NW. Mike Fasano of the Presidential Cooperative said he, along with representatives from the nearby University Club, plan to protest the permit on the grounds that it violates D.C. law and that the overnight construction noise will disrupt guests and residents.

Tom Lipinsky from the office of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans said he’d be attending a meeting Jan. 15 to get further details from officials from the regulatory affairs agency and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

■ commissioners voted 3-2 with one abstention to support a public space permit for valet parking at 1501 K St. NW. Several commissioners and community members expressed concern that the new procedure would disrupt vehicle and bike traffic on the block.

■ commissioners voted 6-0 to support an application for a sidewalk cafe at the Dupont Circle Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Ave. NW. The application was necessary to bring the hotel’s permitting up to an accurate reflection of its current operations.

■ commissioners voted 6-0 to support a public space application for the installation of a flagpole at the Colombian Embassy, 1724 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The flagpole will greet Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos when he visits President Barack Obama in D.C. next month.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com.

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The Dupont Circle Citizen The weekly newsletter of the Dupont Circle Citizens Association

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE A belated Happy New Year. I’ve just returned from the Palm Springs International Film Festival where a minor earthquake and major flooding could not deter us from seeing 38 films in 11 days. As some of you may know, my plan is to create an international film festival for teens at DC Public Library. The MLK Library Friends would welcome help from any interested Duponters.

Of particular interest to S bus riders is the 16th Street Transit Plan, which will receive a final public review Thursday at the JCC (see below). This proposal eliminates several bus stops (including two in Dupont) and ALL SERVICE on the S2 and S4 from our neighborhood to downtown, the Federal Triangle, and the Smithsonian. The aim is to shorten trip times a mere two to three minutes for commuters from upper DC and Silver Spring by dramatically curtailing service for center-city residents. If you want to save the local stops and S2 and S4 service contact Councilmember Jack Evans (jevans@dccouncil.us) and DOT Project Manager Megan Kanagy (megan.kanagy@dc.gov).

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FINAL PUBLIC MEETING The final public meeting for the 16th Street NW Transit Priority Planning Study will be held from 3:30 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, January 21, 2016. At the meeting, DDOT will provide an overview of the project, present the preferred alternative, discuss implementation and phasing, and gather

feedback. The meeting will be openhouse style with two opportunities for participants to hear an overview presentation about the process and the preferred alternative.

Thursday|January 21 3:30 – 8:00 PM|Presentations (same information): 4:00 and 7:00 PM Washington DC Jewish Community Center Ina and Jack Kay Community Room 1529 16th Street NW

JOIN MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER AND THE DC OFFICE OF PLANNING FOR A CONVERSATION ON PRESERVING AND PLANNING FOR PROGRESS. Tuesday|January 26|5:00 PM Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square 801 K Street NW|Literary Hall The District is experiencing outstanding growth in both its population and economy.

Over the next 20 years the population is expected to grow by more than 200,000 people. During this same time period we are expected to add 40,000 new jobs. This time is now to begin conversations about how we and maintain momentum around development projects in the pipeline, accommodate future growth, preserve our city’s historic character.

The event seeks to bring together historic preservationists, real estate development professionals and community stakeholders to engage one another on the opportunities and challenges around growth and development in the nation’s most historic city. It will consist of a series of moderated discussions with local and national experts to provide context on the District’s unique regulatory planning and development environment, and highlight planning innovation and creative development partnerships that have been inclusive of historic preservation goals.

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As a DCCA member, you are an integral part of neighborhood history. Join or Renew Online at DupontCircle.org. Show your Membership Card and Receive Discounts of 10%+ at DCCA Preferred Merchants: Teaism| The Mediterranean Way|G-Star Raw|Beadazzled |Chocolate House (formerly CoCoVa)|Trappro |FIT Personal Training|Quantum Pilates| Just That Simple|Keegan Theatre|Total Party! |Washington Studio School|Carlyle Suites| Comfort One Shoes WARD 2 ED NETWORK HOSTS DCPS LEADERS Saturday, January 30|10:30 AM|National City Christian Church|5 Thomas Circle NW RSVP: W2EdNetwork@gmail.com The Ward 2 Education Netword hosts Brian Pick, DCPS Chief of Teaching and Learning.

Brian leads DCPS efforts to ensure that teachers are equipped with the best resources and professional learning opportunities, and he will be on hand to discuss the state of teaching and learning in our neighborhood schools.

Some of the many issues we’ll be discussing: How do families know when children are getting the educational guidance they need?

How can families support learning at home?

How much difference do socio-economic factors really make?

What is the right balance between consistency and individual teacher autonomy?

How has the Common Core rollout gone and what can we expect down the road?

What are the dangers of too much testing vs the risks that students might not be on track?

What are the particular challenges our schools face in rapidly changing areas of the city?

What are some ways communities can support DCPS schools that are undergoing the transition to higher quality?

How can instruction quality set the stage for meaningful feeder systems and planning?

Also joining us will be Josephine Bias Robinson, DCPS Chief of Family and Public Engagement.

We look forward to seeing you on the 30th!

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At the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association basketball championships since 2011, a hospitality room available for DCIAA officials and staff has featured extravagant fare like crab cakes, shrimp cocktail and cheese platters. Meanwhile, the student athletes have had options like sandwiches, chips and cookies.

This discrepancy was one of many revealed in an internal D.C. Public Schools audit. The Oct. 7 report, first reported last Tuesday

by NBC4, concludes that D.C. Public Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; athletic director was â&#x20AC;&#x153;grossly negligentâ&#x20AC;? and showed â&#x20AC;&#x153;general disregardâ&#x20AC;? for Student Activity Fund policies. It also faults various other problems with management and documentation of funds.

Without naming former director Stephanie Evans, the audit reflects dates during her tenure, which ran from her appointment in November 2011 until last year, when she quietly stepped down.

The DCIAA oversees sports for public school students in fourth through 12th grades.

The Current wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to reach Evans for comment, but in other news reports she has defended her actions as athletic director, while instead faulting pre-existing systemic problems in her office.

But the audit sparked outrage among parents and D.C. officials who fear that money for student athletes was wasted. DCIAA had a budget of just under $6 million in the 2014-15 school year, up from $3.7 million in Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first year.

Missteps documented in the audit include failing to follow protocol for transactions with vendors, improper invoicing, inappropriate travel expenses, neglecting the policy on donations, and long deposit lags that ranged from two days to 164 days with more than $350,000 being deposited late.

And the audit concluded that creating a hospitality suite for adults â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which a February 2014 entry lists as a nearly $3,000 expense (versus a $960 expense for the athletes) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a direct violation of [Student Activity Fund] policy.â&#x20AC;? A directive from the school system designates the fund for promoting â&#x20AC;&#x153;the general welfare, education and morale of students and to finance the extracurricular activities of D.C. Public Schools.â&#x20AC;?

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh called such practices â&#x20AC;&#x153;beyond disappointing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disgusting.â&#x20AC;?

She added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people are having parties or a grand time or mismanaging money thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meant for our students and athletes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very sad. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m upset about it.â&#x20AC;?

At-large Council member David Grosso, who chairs the Committee on Education, said the audit left him with the sense of â&#x20AC;&#x153;a

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Stephanie Evans, center, stepped down as the D.C. Public Schools athletic director in December after an internal audit released in October revealed mishandling of student activity funds.

very serious situation that the government needs to look into.â&#x20AC;? He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;hopeful that we can get to the bottom of itâ&#x20AC;? at an education oversight hearing heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holding in February. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad that DCPS did the audit once they recognized there [were] some serious problems there,â&#x20AC;? Grosso said, though he added that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;disappointed that they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t caught this sooner.â&#x20AC;?

The audit has also been startling for other stakeholders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shocking that there are bags of money lying around when our student athletes need the activities that those funds should have been providing,â&#x20AC;? said longtime education activist Terry Lynch, a D.C. Public Schools parent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead the money is unaccounted for and being unused or being spent for benefits for adults and program managers.â&#x20AC;?

In an interview with NBC4, Evans said the documentation of her spending shows that there â&#x20AC;&#x153;was no money missing, and all funds were accounted for.â&#x20AC;?

The former athletics director emphasized: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is critical to understand, the pattern of late deposits and expenditures were the past practice of the office prior to my arrival in 2011.â&#x20AC;? Evans added that she was â&#x20AC;&#x153;handling [her] position and a vacant position while also experiencing a highrisk pregnancy.â&#x20AC;?

Evans also told NBC4 that she told her supervisor of her concerns about how expenses were maintained, and pointed to the need for a business manager. Evans said she made a specific request to hire for that position when funds became available in October 2014, but her supervisor denied her proper staffing.

The school system turned down The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requests to interview two agency officials associated with Evans: Mary Outlaw, deputy chief of secondary academic support, who responded to the audit in an internal District document; and chief of staff John Davis, who reportedly had direct oversight of Evans. In a statement, the agency stated that it takes â&#x20AC;&#x153;proper management of funds

seriously, which is why we conduct internal audits. This audit revealed non-compliance with certain rules regarding management of athletic activity funds. We have taken the necessary steps to ensure that such funds are properly handled in order to ensure more time for learning.â&#x20AC;?

Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; departure from the DCIAA is also controversial. She went on maternity leave on June 22, 2015, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return as scheduled on Oct. 1. Eventually it emerged through media reports that she was on paid administrative leave as questions emerged about mismanaged funds. She eventually resigned from her position Dec. 12; D.C. Public Schools did not respond to a request for information about a possible severance package by The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deadline.

Cheh believes that the former athletics director should not have been able to leave so quietly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aside from just resigning, that athletics director and anybody else involved owe a formal apology to the students for this mismanagement,â&#x20AC;? the council member said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has to be some accountability for things like this.â&#x20AC;?

Reginald Ballard, who has served as interim athletics director since Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; initial maternity in leave June, will retain the role through the end of the school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is that as they move forward with a new person over there that they are more savvy with their business practices,â&#x20AC;?

Grosso said.

Evans brought to her position a rich background in athletics, with 27 years of experience as basketball player and coach.

Before working for D.C. she was head of player development for the basketball team at Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Md. She also served as the head womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach at the University of the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2003, and held other coaching jobs at several universities in the 1990s.

Evans also has a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in counseling psychology from Bowie State University.

But, like Grosso, Cheh points to business savvy as the missing link. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have the image of this person being overwhelmed by her responsibilities so the money is left in a safe, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put in a bag,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obvious and evident that before this came to light that that woman wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capable of running that office.â&#x20AC;?

Cheh hopes to have a chance to ask her own questions on the matter at next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education Committee hearing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The council owes it to the public to see if there is any further matter to be tended to here and whether DCPS is doing its job to fix it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to ask the questions and have them answered.â&#x20AC;?

A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington

January 20, 2016 â&#x2013; Page 11

Realtors association seeks reforms to D.C. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Since 1980, renters in the District have had the right of first refusal when their landlord decides to sell. Thanks to the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, known as TOPA, property owners are required to offer their building for sale to the current occupants before putting it up on the market.

But the law, which last year marked its 35th anniversary, has its detractors. The D.C. Association of Realtors is collecting stories from owners, tenants and developers alike of difficult experiences theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had as a result of TOPA. A special task force was created last year to review instances of TOPA abuse and guide a course of action for legislators, and the association is hoping that reform can come this year or next.

The Realtor associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 president, Ed Wood, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sure whether respondents will mainly react to the specifics of the law or recount abuse of the current statutes. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the latter, Wood said his organization will consider requesting policy action from D.C. government officials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The TOPA laws were done in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s. There really hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been much updating of them. Of course

weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a very different world,â&#x20AC;?

Wood said.

For instance, the TOPA regulations require that the property owner send a letter via first-class mail to all of the occupants and the mayor of D.C. But in the age of the Internet, such correspondence is often too slow, Wood said.

But modifications to the law have been disappointing for some tenants as well, Wood said. For instance, one recently added requirement mandates that tenants send a notarized letter indicating that they have no intention of purchasing the house after receiving the letter of intent to sell from the property owner. But Wood said some renters donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to waste the time of getting a document notarized when they simply arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interested in pursuing the process.

Joel Cohn, policy director of the D.C. governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of the Tenant Advocate, says the law requiring notarized responses to sale offers came from a situation when the U.S. Postal Service lost a tenantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to a sale offer and it got to the owner too late for consideration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re certainly open to having that discussion about ways that the law can be improved,â&#x20AC;? Cohn said.

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Some tenants have allegedly held up the settlement period for a sale, pressuring the property owner into paying an exorbitant fee to stop the process from dragging out any longer, Wood said. Others allegedly have tried to claim that they have TOPA rights even though they are only relatives or caregivers of an actual tenant.

From the tenantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side, current feelings about the law are mixed.

Jim McGrath, president of the DC Tenants Advocacy Coalition, said he is concerned that weaker tenant organizations whose members arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t particularly active have less recourse when it comes to TOPArelated court matters. He also said the billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current wording allows property owners to charge exorbitant prices to tenants who might be interested in purchasing the home, in essence preventing them from acting on the concept of the law.

McGrath thinks the law deserves to be revised so it can meet current needs given todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing market. But at this point, more work needs to be done, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole process is subject to so much manipulation that we are wary of it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Not everyone on the tenantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side shares McGrathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view,

though. The Office of the Tenant Advocate provides some of the same services as the Tenant Advocacy Coalition, but from within the D.C. government. Cohn said he thinks the concerns about TOPA have been exaggerated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are flaws, perhaps, in the way that the law has panned out in particular cases,â&#x20AC;? Cohn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a great deal of success in terms of tenants exercising the right of purchase.â&#x20AC;?

Cohn said the number of cases of the TOPA law playing out correctly vastlly exceeds the number of failures.

The D.C. Council has taken steps to improve aspects of TOPA, according to David Meadows, spokesperson for at-large member Anita Bonds. In July, the council passed legislation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which the mayor signed into law â&#x20AC;&#x201D; giving tenants the right to consult independent counsel regarding an appraisal of the dwellingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actual market value upon receiving an offer from the property owner, and requiring that offers of sale fall within zoning regulations.

The Association of Realtorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

2016 president, Angela Jones, served as head of the TOPA task force last year. She met with D.C. Council members during an annual advocacy day at the Wilson Building in November. She said Friday that some legislators described reform of TOPA as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;holy grailâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a potentially elusive goal given the lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complicated nature and the sensitivity of landlord-tenant issues.

In the coming months, Jones and her team will continue to advocate in favor of legislation to improve the idiosyncrasies of TOPA. Jones doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that means the law is without merit. Now that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve started to assemble enough examples and evidence to understand the full picture, Jones and her organization will start spreading the word. She wants to see a bill introduced this year but understands the legislative process might carry over into 2017. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hopeful,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We remain optimistic that we will be able to get something done, if not this year, next year, that will help everybody.â&#x20AC;?

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The Wisconsin and M intersection, in the heart of Georgetown, serves as a hub for private vehicles, buses, pedestrians and bicyclists. Between 2012 and Chehâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s site visit, 36 injuries were reported at the intersection from pedestrians and bicyclists alike, including two disabling injuries, according to the Transportation Department

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Causes for the congestion and confusion at the Georgetown intersection include quick intervals between signal switches; frequent crossing outside the crowded crosswalk lines; and pedestrians running for buses along both streets. Multiple instances of cars running red lights and drivers becoming confused at the turning options also contribute to the high risk, the report says.

The document lays out some potential improvements, like temporary curb extensions, expanded crosswalk boundaries, red light cameras and further deployment of traffic control officers.

Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans said in an interview that he jogs through that intersection every day and often drives there as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest issue as a driver is when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going south on Wisconsin. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s virtually impossible,â&#x20AC;?

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Evans said he thinks the recently installed left-turn signal on the eastbound side of M Street has helped. He also supports the idea of more traffic control officers.

Georgetown advisory neighborhood commissioner Bill Starrels said the crosswalk has been problematic for many years. He believes traffic control officers and red light cameras are particularly critical as solutions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They do help in calming things down and making things safer for pedestrians,â&#x20AC;? Starrels said.

Meanwhile, the 14th and U intersection is the crossroad between two bustling commercial and nightlife-centric corridors.

Two fatalities have occurred in this location since 2012. Half of the more than 200 collisions at the site happened between 7:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., the report says.

In terms of solutions, the intersection will be part of the $10 million 14th Street streetscape project, which will outfit the corridor with new lights, sidewalks, ramps, traffic signals and pavement. The project is set to begin construction this fall, according to the report.

The document also lists several potential short-term fixes that will be discussed during the next couple of months and implemented by May. Options include exploring photo enforcement of traffic violations; improving enforcement of bike lanes to prevent errant vehi-

cle parking; and evaluating the potential for installing high-intensity activated crosswalk, or HAWK, signals in the area.

Chehâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office arranged the intersection visits with representatives at various levels of D.C. government: Metropolitan Police Department officers, the Department of Transportation, advisory neighborhood commissioners, D.C. Council staff, and advisory councils for pedestrians and bicyclists. Members of the public were also invited to join in and share the issues they faced while crossing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was this exchange of information back and forth,â&#x20AC;? Cheh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really very valuable, and I think people really enjoyed the opportunity.â&#x20AC;?

In the coming months, Cheh said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do her best to keep the public abreast of agenciesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; progress on specific reforms at hand. In the past, she said, recommendations without in-person site visits have tended to be too general. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become mobilized unless they have a specific plan,â&#x20AC;? Cheh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I was hoping for with this. And so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m optimistic.â&#x20AC;?

The other intersections the report identifies are 1st Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE; Bladensburg Road and New York Avenue NE; and Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road NE. The full report can be viewed at tinyurl. com/DDOTReport.

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Wednesday january 20 Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Elaine Kamarck will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know About How America Nominates Its Presidential Candidates.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. â&#x2013; John Donvan and Caren Zucker will discuss their book â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a Different Key: The Story of Autism.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Terrence Johnson will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why Ethics?: Blacks, Jews and the Crisis of Political Solidarity in an Age of Terror.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7764.

Film â&#x2013; The French CinĂŠmathèque series will feature Philippe Garrelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Shadow of Women.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance â&#x2013; The National Ballet of Canada will present the U.S. premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale,â&#x20AC;? British choreographer Christopher Wheeldonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adaptation of the Shakespeare play. 7 p.m. $39 to $149.

Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Miami Heat. 7 p.m. $19 to $899.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

Thursday, Jan. 21 Thursday january 21 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; A family movie series will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Muppetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wizard of Oz.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m.

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Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Instructor Nina Dunham will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gentle Gyrokinesisâ&#x20AC;? class to improve posture, balance and agility. 4 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. â&#x2013; An opera and musical theater master class will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost in the Starsâ&#x20AC;? conductor John DeMain and director Tazewell Thompson. 7 p.m. $12.

Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Take 5! Jazz Series will feature the Alexander Norris Ensemble. A live stone-carving demonstration by sculptor John Sonnier will accompany the concert. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; The Dhol Foundation will perform energetic arrangements of dhols, bass, drums, guitar and dholak. 6 p.m. Free.

Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â&#x2013; The National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph Eschenbach and cellist Daniel MĂźllerSchott (shown) will perform works by DvorĂĄk, Rouse and Brahms. 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; The Ampersand String Band will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The Linwood Taylor Trio and Smooth Hound Smith will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prudent Manager of Our Economy or Undemocratic Threat to Our Liberty?: The Long, Strange Career of the Federal Reserveâ&#x20AC;? by Marc Lackritz, adjunct professor at Georgetown University and former president and CEO of Wall Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main trade association. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. â&#x2013; As part of Georgetown Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let Freedom Ring!â&#x20AC;? initiative in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a conversation on social justice and the civil rights leader will feature Mary Brown of DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative, Lecester Johnson of Academy of Hope, George Jones of Bread for the City and Nakeisha Neal Jones of DC Public Allies. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â&#x2013; Smarter DC Challenge and Nixon Peabody will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fast-tracking Public Transportation: A Discussion With Gabe Klein,â&#x20AC;? featuring the former director of the D.C. Department of Transportation and author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Start-Up City: Inspiring Private and Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having Fun.â&#x20AC;?

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Nixon Peabody LLP, 799 9th St. NW. tinyurl.com/klein-talk. â&#x2013; Two Northwest chapters of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees will hold a seminar on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feeling Better Through Creativityâ&#x20AC;? led by Patricia Dubroof, creative aging specialist and gallery director at Iona Senior Services. The event will include a handson art workshop and a tour of Ionaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gallery space. 6 p.m. Free. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202744-2874. â&#x2013; Curator and scholar John Vollmer will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing Textiles Through

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Thursday, january 21 â&#x2013; Reading: Jewish Lit Live will present a reading by comedienne, actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch from her new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

Amphitheater, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. 202-994-7470.

John Thomsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lens,â&#x20AC;? about Qing dynasty fashion. 6 p.m. $10; reservations required. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-7394. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conversations With Artistsâ&#x20AC;? will feature Genesis Breyer P-Orridge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, founder of the COUM Transmissions artistic collective, and member of the pioneering industrial band Throbbing Gristle and the experimental group Psychic TV. 6:30 p.m. $12; free for members and students. Reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â&#x2013; Pamela Conrad of NASAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Goddard Space Flight Center will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Tale of Two (Cities) Planets: What Earth and Mars Are Teaching Us About the Evolution of Habitable Worlds.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. 202-328-6988. â&#x2013; Historian T.H. Breen will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;George Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journey: The President Forges a New Nation.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Barbara Winton â&#x20AC;&#x201D; author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Impossible,â&#x20AC;? which draws from her father Nicholas Wintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diaries and personal papers to discuss the rescue missions he organized on the eve of World War II to transport 669 children out of Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to England â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lives He Saved and the Secrets We Keep.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Free; reservations required. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. 202-488-0460. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Book Club will discuss Toni Morrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;God Help the Child.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov.

Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senior Cinema Thursdayâ&#x20AC;? will feature David O. Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joy,â&#x20AC;? starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Isabella Rossellini and

Diane Ladd. 10:30 a.m. $5. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Textiles at Twelveâ&#x20AC;? series will feature the 2010 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weaversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stories From Island Southeast Asia.â&#x20AC;? Noon.

Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. â&#x2013; The Palestinian Auteurs Series will feature Ella Suleimanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2002 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Divine Intervention.â&#x20AC;? 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Free. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958. â&#x2013; George Washington Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s King Week will feature a screening of the film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear White Peopleâ&#x20AC;? and a discussion of the campus climate for students of color. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Betts Theatre, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. mssc.gwu.edu/king-week. â&#x2013; American University will host a screening of the film â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Path Appears,â&#x20AC;? followed by a panel discussion on human trafficking and sex slavery in the United States. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/calendar.

Performance â&#x2013; Nomadic Theatre will present Adam Rappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Metal Children.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $8 to $12. Devine Studio Theater, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu. Performances will continue through Jan. 30.

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Friday january 22 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; Alliance Française de Washington will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;CinĂŠ-MĂ´mes: Le Petit Prince,â&#x20AC;? a new version of Antoine de Saint-ExupĂŠryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterpiece. 7 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert featuring works by Hindemith, Ligeti and Bizet. Noon. Free.

Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. â&#x2013; Arts@Midday will present the Washington Revelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gallery Choir celebrating love and the coming of spring with a tapestry of musical styles from Renaissance madrigals to part songs.

12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. â&#x2013; The band Luray will perform banjoinspired folk rock with an ambient twist.

6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The KC Jazz Club will present trumpeter Marquis Hill, winner of the 2014 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Trumpet Competition, and Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group Blacktet. 7 and 9 p.m. $20. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â&#x2013; Singer-songwriter Slim Stevens, a Georgetown resident, will perform, accompanied by recording artist Jessie Fenton. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. â&#x2013; The Folger Consort, Arcadia Viols and vocal ensemble Stile Antico will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wonder of Will: Early and See Events/Page 15

Continued From Page 14 New Music Celebrating Shakespeare.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $30 to $60. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-544-7077. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; The bands Donna the Buffalo and City of the Sun will perform. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. thehamiltondc.com. â&#x2013; Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Larry Campbell and singer-guitarist Teresa Williams will perform. 8 p.m. $22.50 to $27.50. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; A Q&A session will launch the Georgetown University residency of Joe Dowling, recently retired artistic director of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

4:30 p.m. Free. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu. â&#x2013; Charles Moore will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Margaret Thatcher: At Her Zenith: In London, Washington and Moscow.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Expo â&#x2013; The 2016 Washington Auto Show will feature more than 700 new makes and models by domestic and import manufacturers, as well as various interactive events and contests. Noon to 10 p.m. $12; $5 for ages 6 through 12; free for ages 5 and younger. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. washingtonautoshow.com. The show will continue through Jan. 31.

Films â&#x2013; The International Cinema Series will feature RamĂłn AlĂłsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man Who Would Be Second,â&#x20AC;? about the legacy of pioneering Spanish fantasy filmmaker Segundo de ChomĂłn.

6:30 p.m. Free. Doyle and Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/nga. â&#x2013; Alliance Française de Washington will present Guillaume Gallienneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 coming-of-age comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guillaume et les garçons, Ă table,â&#x20AC;? adapted from his one-man show in Paris. 7 p.m. $5 to $7; reservations suggested. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Performance â&#x2013; Company E will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generations: Poland,â&#x20AC;? celebrating four generations of Polish contemporary choreography and classical movement. 7 p.m. $25 to $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7 p.m.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Capitals will play the Anaheim Ducks. 7 p.m. $43 to $369. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Tours and walks â&#x2013; As part of George Washington Uni-

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Saturday, Jan. 23 Saturday january 23 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; Alliance Française de Washington will host a tandem story time in English and French. 11:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â&#x2013; A park ranger will help participants make a bird feeder with items available around the house or in nature (for ages 6 and older). 2 to 4 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St. NW. 202-8956070.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Marcus Jones, history professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, will lead a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Era of European Dictators.â&#x20AC;?

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $90 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. â&#x2013; In honor of Robert Burns Night, D.C. bartender Chantal Tseng will lead a class on Scotch cocktails with short readings from Burnsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; works. 2:30 to 4 p.m. $53.74; reservations required.

Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com. â&#x2013; Dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ballet 360°: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sleeping Beautyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Reawakened,â&#x20AC;? using video of well-known ballets to explore the fine craft of making a ballet. 3 p.m. $15.

Atrium, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Concerts â&#x2013; Singer-songwriter Curtis Johnson and his band Eternity will perform go-go music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Jazz@Wesley series will feature the Rick Alberico Jazz Project.

6:30 p.m. $5 to $10; free for ages 12 and younger. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. wesleydc.org. â&#x2013; The Axelrod String Quartet and the Excelsa Quartet will perform works by Haydn and Mendelssohn. Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $25 to $31. Music Hall, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.

The concert and lecture will repeat Sunday at the same times. â&#x2013; The John E. Marlow Guitar Series and the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia will present a concert by classical guitarist Zoran Dukic.

Lecture at 7:15 p.m.; concert at 8 p.m. $14 to $28; free for

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The Austrian Cultural Forum will open two touring exhibits today with a reception from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and continue them through

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March 18. Presented by the Jewish Museum Vienna, the exhibits highlight two artists who offer insights into Austrian Jewish life past and present. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lessing Presents Lessingâ&#x20AC;? is a show of photography by Erich Lessing curated by his daughter, Hannah Lessing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Good Dayâ&#x20AC;? is a multimedia installation by Andrew Mezvinsky based on the autobiography of Holocaust survivor Primo Levi.

Located at 3524 International Court NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. and 202-895-6700. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part File Score,â&#x20AC;? a large-scale multimedia installation by Susan Philipsz based on the life and work of film composer Hanns Eisler, will open Friday at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. On view through April 10, the installation spotlights a German Jew who emigrated to the U.S. after his music was banned by the Nazis, only to be blacklisted by Hollywood for alleged Communist Party sympathies.

Located at Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

202-633-1000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bosnia and Herzegovinia Voices: In ages 17 and younger. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-654-6403. â&#x2013; Americana troubadour Brian Dolzani will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy

Conversation with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Migration Seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; presenting works created during a two-week cultural exchange â&#x20AC;&#x201D; opened yesterday at the Phillips Collection and will continue through March 13. Fostered by the U.S. Department of State and the Phillips Collection, the exchange had participants respond to Jacob Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Migration Seriesâ&#x20AC;? paintings.

Located at 1600 21st St. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday until 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission on the weekends costs $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students; it is free for ages 18 and younger.

Admission during weekdays is free.

202-387-2151. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Drawing Board,â&#x20AC;? presenting preliminary sketches made by artists to get their ideas down on paper, opened last week at the DC Arts Center and will continue through Feb. 14. A topic discussion and closing reception will take place Feb. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Located at 2438 18th St. NW, the center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. 202-4627833. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Full Circle,â&#x20AC;? featuring work with distinct shapes and forms by Len Harris and Carol Schepps, opened last week at 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Presented by Zenith Gallery, the show will continue through April 30, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (On Saturday, enter on 12th

Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; New Orleans Suspects and the Glen David Andrews Band will perform.

8:30 p.m. $22.50 to $30. The Hamilton,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Drawing Boardâ&#x20AC;? opened last week at the DC Arts Center.

Street NW.) 202-783-2963. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nature Connection,â&#x20AC;? presenting mixed-media works by Mike Weber inspired by nature, opened last week at Long View Gallery and will continue through Feb. 14.

Located at 1234 9th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-2324788. â&#x2013; Pepco Edison Place Gallery recently opened the inaugural Art Impact International Art Exhibition, featuring artwork from Brazil, China, Mexico, Togo and other countries. The 65 pieces will be on view through Jan. 28 as part of a project co-hosted by the gallery and Art Impact USA Inc. Located at 702 8th St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m. 202-872-3396.

600 14th St. NW. thehamiltondc.com. â&#x2013; Folk Soul Revival will perform. 9 p.m. $15. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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Continued From Page 15 Discussions and lectures ■ Café Philo DC will host a discussion led by Anthony Gutierrez about the philosophical conundrum “What can we not know?” 1 to 3 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ Molly Sinclair McCartney will discuss her book “America’s War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts,” at 1 p.m.; Roy J. Harris Jr. will discuss his book “Pulitzer’s Gold: A Century of Public Service Journalism” in conversation with Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron, at 3:30 p.m.; Geoffrey Cowan will discuss his book “Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Family program ■ The Civil War Trust and the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati will present “March Through American History,” an interactive program offering a chance for families to don historic gear and explore the history of the American Revolution, the

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10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. civilwar.org/aboutus/events.

Film ■ “Reseeing Iran: Twentieth Annual Iranian Film Festival” will feature Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi,” winner of the top award at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival. 2 p.m.

Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances and readings ■ U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera (shown) and poets Arlene Biala and Diana García will respond to the special exhibition “One Life: Dolores Huerta” in an afternoon field with new works. 2 p.m. Free.

McEvoy Auditorium, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-6331000.

■ Dani Klein Modisett will present

“Take My Spouse, Please,” featuring refreshingly honest stories about marriage and parenting. 7 p.m. $18 (includes wine, beer and heavy hors d’oeuvres). Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. whctemple.org/ComedyNight.

■ The Taffety Punk Generator project will present a staged reading of “First Citizen,” a contemporary response to Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus” by Anna Lothrop and Katherine Clair. 8 p.m.

Free. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. taffetypunk.com.

■ Tzveta Kassabova, recipient of five Metro DC Dance Awards, will present a new collaboration with Shua Group. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.

Sporting events ■ The Cherry Blossom Bombshells will compete against Scare Force One and Majority Whips will square off against the DC Demoncats in DC Rollergirls competition. 4 p.m. $15. D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St. SE. 800745-3000.

■ The Washington Wizards will play the Utah Jazz. 6:30 p.m. $19 to $899.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

Tour ■ The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and EYP Architecture & Engineering will present a tour of Howard University’s award-winning Bethune Dining Hall Annex, a glass and light-filled gathering place with a serpentine design that connects multiple dormitories. 10:30 a.m. to noon. $10 to $35; reservations required.

Meeting place provided upon registration. aiadc.com.

Sunday, Jan. 24

Sunday january 24 Children’s program ■ A park ranger will help participants make their own solar system using construction paper, glue and crayons (for ages 6 and older). Noon. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops ■ A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202727-1288.

■ ArtJamz will present a “Paint Like Pollock” class. 7 to 9 p.m. $35 to $38.

ArtJamz Dupont Studio, 1728 Connecticut Ave. NW. artjamzdc.com.

Concerts ■ “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform chamber music. 2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Bar-

Sunday, january 24 ■ Concert: The U.S. Army String Quartet will perform works by Beethoven, Elliot Carter, Charles Ives and George Gershwin. A reception and art opening will follow. 3 p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-363-4900. racks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202433-4011.

■ The Music With the Angels Concert Series will feature soprano Emma McDermott, soprano Emma Gorin and pianist Tatiana Loisha performing opera arias and duets by Mozart, Bellini, Rossini, Verdi and more. 3 p.m. Free; $10 donation to the Organ Fund encouraged.

Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 202-462-6734.

■ The Aspen String Trio will perform Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” 3:30 p.m.

Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Violist Nadia Sirota will perform as part of composer-pianist Nico Muhly’s three-concert curatorship in honor of the Phillips Collection’s 75th anniversary. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

■ The Howard Gospel Choir will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Extraordinary Artists” will feature a concert by the DC Boys Choir. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $20; reservations required

by Jan. 21. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

■ “Cathedral Sings! Music for Kings and Queens,” a community singalong, will feature works by Handel and Mozart.

7:30 p.m. $10. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-2228.

Discussion and lectures ■ Architect Christian Bjone will discuss his book “Philip Johnson and His Mischief: Appropriation in Art and Architecture.” 1 p.m. $12 to $20; reserva-

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■ Editor Jessica Smock and contributors Randon Billings Noble and Eve Kagan will discuss their book “Mothering Through the Darkness: Women Open Up About the Postpartum Experience,” at 1 p.m.; and Erica Brown will discuss her book “Take Your Soul to Work: 365 Meditations on Every Day Leadership,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Susan Tallman, adjunct associate professor of art history, theory and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and editor-in-chief of Art in Print, will discuss “Unabridged and Incomplete: Series and Sequences in Contemporary Art.” 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215.

■ The Smithsonian Associates and Washington Performing Arts will present “What Makes It Great?” with commentator, conductor and composer Rob Kapilow focusing on Beethoven’s “String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18.” The event will include a performance by musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music, followed by a Q&A. 6 to 8 p.m. $20.

Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-785-9727.

Films ■ The Palisades Library will present Billy Wilder’s 1954 film “Sabrina,” starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. 1 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139.

■ “Athens Today: New Greek Cinema” will feature Athina Rachel Tsangari’s 2015 film “Chevalier.” 4 p.m.

Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ “Indie Lens Pop-Up” will present a screening of the documentary “In Football We Trust,” about four Polynesian high school football players in Utah struggling to overcome gang violence, family pressures and poverty. A postscreening discussion will feature Brad Horn, executive producer of “First and 17”; Brandon Parker, a sportswriter with The Washington Post; Christina Kwauk, scholar at the Brookings Institution; Rodney Cephas, athletic and mentoring programs director at Beacon House; and Philippe Sanchez, a senior on the Sidwell Friends School’s football team. 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. ifwt-dc.eventbrite.com.

■ National Theatre Live will present an encore screening of its 2013 broadcast of the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus.”

7:30 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. The film will be shown again Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Pittsburgh Penguins. 12:30 p.m. $71 to $398. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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Continued From Page 16 ed tour of the exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hebrew Painting in the Orient,â&#x20AC;? drawn from the acclaimed Judaica collections of George Washington Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gelman Library. Noon.

Free; reservations required by Jan. 20.

Meet in Suite 709C, Gelman Library, George Washington University, 2130 H St. NW. 202-332-1221.

Monday, Jan. 25

Monday january 25 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Instructor Robin Glantz will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Viniyogaâ&#x20AC;? class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.

Free; reservations requested. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tenleylibrary@dc.gov. â&#x2013; Angela Matysiak will lead â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gentle Yoga for Seniors.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. â&#x2013; Poets on the Fringe will host a weekly poetry workshop. 7 to 9 p.m.

Free. Stoddert Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. passapamela@aol.com.

Concerts â&#x2013; Catholic University will present a performance featuring the music and lyrics of John Kander and Fred Ebb. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Fortas Chamber Music Concerts will feature the Thymos Quartet, pianist Christoph Eschenbach and bassist Yann Dubost performing works by Schubert and Dejours. 7 p.m. $50. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Christopher Sterling, associate dean of George Washington Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;TV News Comes to Washington,â&#x20AC;? about the top 10 television news innovations and their impact on politics. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. â&#x2013; Dupont Circle Village will present a Live and Learn Seminar on â&#x20AC;&#x153;How Safe Is Your Home?â&#x20AC;? led by Stephen Hage of Strategies for Independent Living, a specialist in design and construction for people with disabilities and seniors aging in place. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free for Dupont Circle Village members; $10 for others. Lower-floor meeting room, Hamilton House, 1255 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-234-2567. â&#x2013; Northwest Neighbors Village will host a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overcoming the Challenges of Hearing Lossâ&#x20AC;? by Russ Misheloff and Lon Rosenman of the Hearing Loss Association of America. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required by Jan. 21. Assembly Room, Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202777-3435. â&#x2013; Gretchen Henderson will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ugliness: A Cultural History.â&#x20AC;?

6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202387-1400. â&#x2013; Fred Plotkin, an expert on all things Italian, will discuss Tuscany as part of a series on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Six More Italian Regions Worth Discovering.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-

3030. â&#x2013; Michael Martin, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;AMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Backpacking in the Mid-Atlantic,â&#x20AC;? will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Journey Along the GR20,â&#x20AC;? about a mountain trail that traverses the French island of Corsica. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested.

Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. dclibrary.org/node/51403. â&#x2013; Ioan Grillo will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Performance â&#x2013; Laugh Index Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improv Wars.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. laughindextheatre.com.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Boston Celtics. 7 p.m. $18 to $899.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

Tuesday, Jan. 26

Tuesday january 26 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; A certified yoga instructor will lead a class targeted to ages 55 and older.

10 a.m. Free; reservations required.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class practicing viniyasa techniques. 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com. â&#x2013; David Newcomb will lead a workshop on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meditation: A Tool to Balance Your Life.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-5767252. â&#x2013; Vinoteca wine director Kate Chrisman will lead a class on Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winemakers. 7 to 9 p.m. $45; reservations suggested. Vinoteca, 1940 11th St. NW. vinotecadc.com. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188.

Concerts â&#x2013; Pianist Tzu-yi Chen will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Debussy. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-3472635. â&#x2013; Steven Lutvak, composer and colyricist of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Gentlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to Love & Murder,â&#x20AC;? will perform. 6 p.m. Free.

Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â&#x2013; The Hadar Noiberg Trio will perform a fusion of jazz and world music styles. 7:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. â&#x2013; Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free.

Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The Way Down Wanderers will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Dynamic Universe: Greatest

Discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescopeâ&#x20AC;? by astrophysicist Jennifer Wiseman, NASAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. â&#x2013; Theologian and human rights scholar David Hollenbach will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Humanity in Crisis: Ethical Responsibilities to People Displaced by War.â&#x20AC;? 3 p.m.

Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-0213. â&#x2013; The Art Talk series will present a panel discussion on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Re-imagining the Female Form,â&#x20AC;? featuring sculptors Claire McArdle and Donna McCullough describing their relationships with classical sculpture and the female form.

A demonstration will follow. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested.

Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Proof, 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW. contact@aproof.net. â&#x2013; Justin Peters will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Cynthia Levinson will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hillary Rodham Clinton: Do All the Good You Canâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 9 through 12).

7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film â&#x2013; Tuesday Night Movies will feature Nancy Meyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2015 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Intern.â&#x20AC;? 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321.

Reading â&#x2013; The Rose Theatre Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Draft reading series will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pray for the Dead,â&#x20AC;? a musical tale of morgues, moguls and mutiny. 7:30 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202331-7282.

Tour â&#x2013; U.S. Botanic Garden facility manager Ian Donegan will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Backstage Pass at the Conservatory.â&#x20AC;? 10:30 a.m. Free. Meet in the Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Wednesday, Jan. 27 Wednesday january 27 Class â&#x2013; Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 2027+( :25/' )$0286

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Tuesday, january 26 â&#x2013; Concert: The 37th Young Concert Artists Series will present cellist Edgar Moreau (shown) and pianist Jessica Osborne performing works by Bach, Franck, Schnittke and Chopin. 7 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.

727-1488. The class will continue Feb. 3 and 10.

Concerts â&#x2013; The National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellows will present a chamber recital featuring works by Cheetham, Borodin, Beethoven, Rossini and other composers. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Bass-baritone Eric Owens and the Ted Rosenthal Trio will perform jazz standards made famous by singers Billy Eckstine and Johnny Hartman. 7 p.m. $49. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Snakehead Run will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The Next Step Band and Tumble Down Shack will perform. 8 p.m. $8.

Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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dent of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free.

Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. â&#x2013; Photographic historian William Stapp will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through China With a Camera: The Photographs of John Thomson.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200. â&#x2013; Edward G. Lengel will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Prosperity.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; National Museum of Women in the Arts director of education and digital engagement Deborah Gaston will discuss several works in the special exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today.â&#x20AC;?

Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. â&#x2013; Sarah Chayes, senior associate at the Carnegie Institute for International Peace, will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security.â&#x20AC;? Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; Georgetown University professor and Brookings Institution senior fellow Daniel Byman will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;ISIS vs. Al Qaeda: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Difference and Does It Matter?â&#x20AC;? 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free. Room 700, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â&#x2013; The Tenley-Friendship Book Discussion Group will delve into local author Rhoda Trooboffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Correspondence Course: The Bathsua Project,â&#x20AC;? with Trooboff leading the conversation. 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. â&#x2013; Occidental College professor Amy Lyford, winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 Charles C. Eldredge Prize, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Isamu Noguchi, Asian America, and Artistic Identity in Postwar New York.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m.

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Hello, Jackson Winder here to tell you about fourth grade at Annunciation. I asked my classmates what their favorite part of coming to school is and got some great responses. My classmate Lucious Crawford is happy about fourth-grade science. He thinks weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re learning a lot. Miss Becky Kriz thinks the math work is challenging but rewarding. She thinks our class does a great job meeting fourth gradeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges. Mahedere Amare says she enjoys sports and exercising during PE. Fred Simmons thinks we still have a lot to learn, especially since we finished our animal kingdom unit. Valerie Consuegra thinks social studies is perfect. Right now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re learning about explorers. Look for articles from our school every month. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jackson Winder, fourth-grader

Blessed Sacrament School

Our fifth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Marshall, taught us how to make solar ovens. She divided us

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into groups of four to develop a solar oven design worthy of multiplying the Celsius temperature by two. Each group was responsible for providing its own box, so each solar oven looked different.

Mrs. Marshall gave each group plastic wrap, painters tape, aluminum foil, dark construction paper and biodegradable packing peanuts.

The plastic wrap was taped over an opening on the cardboard box that let the heat get in but not let it get out. We used the tape for securing the aluminum foil, which was reflecting the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heat in the box.

The dark paper was used to attract the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heat and the packing peanuts were for added insulation.

Once each group completed their oven, we placed a thermometer in the oven boxes and we placed them outside in bright sun and left them for three periods. Later, Mrs. Marshall went outside and recorded the temperatures inside the ovens.

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sius, beating our target of 32. Mrs. Marshall said that the groups worked well together and we all were engaged. She said her only regret was that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;actually cook any food, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hopeful that students will try this at home.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary Williams, fifth-grader

Eaton Elementary

The pre-K classes visited Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cottage to learn about Abraham Lincoln. We learned how he wore a tall hat and put his important papers in it so they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get lost. We saw a metal statue of President Lincoln and his horse Mr. Bob. It was big because he was very tall.

Next, we visited the cottage where President Lincoln and his family spent summers because it was too hot in the White House. He also liked staying at the cottage because he could think, write his ideas and talk to soldiers. President Lincoln rode Mr. Bob to work at the White House every day but one day soldiers started following him so he stayed safe.

Then we went back to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classroom and we colored our own â&#x20AC;&#x153;hats.â&#x20AC;? We colored a spot where we keep our thoughts and wrote about what we want to be when we grow up. Some kids wanted to be soccer players, ballet dancers and even president! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nicolas Cespedes, Tula Dasgupta and Leyla Guerra, pre-K students

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Monday they wore pajamas, Tuesday they dressed up as superheroes, Wednesday they wore concert T-shirts and on Thursday they wore hoodies and sunglasses. It all led up to Friday, blackout night, where they wear all black or Burke gear to go to the special after-school assembly. During the pep rally there is Burke gear everywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from red and white pompoms, to Burke tattoos and special Burke sunglasses.

The assembly shows skits of the sports teams and teachers, band performances, and competitions to kick off the games for the girls and boys varsity basketball teams and to cheer them on. After the rally, students head down to the gym to watch and cheer on the basketball teams. Go, Burke! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arianne De Cuir, eighth-grader

The Field School

In the sixth-grade history class, we are doing a simulation in which we create a nation and its government. So far we have named the nation The Great Ely Republic (based on the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder, Elizabeth Ely). Right now we are reading some rights and responsibil-

ities of citizens in different countries and then listing our own ones, then talking about them with our teacher.

About half the members of the class have a specific responsibility: representative, who takes anybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideas and tells the teacher about them; protocol officer, who starts class on time and ends it on time; documentarian, who takes photos for the class and presents them weekly; resource manager, who for instance keeps track of our spending; census taker, who records all the votes and elections we conduct; and public information officer, who weekly posts everything we do. For the next two or three weeks we are going to make our own constitution. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Josh Altman, sixth-grader

currently in the modern world.

Toward the end of this unit the fourth grade took a trip to the Smithsonianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Museum of the American Indian. There we observed the artifacts and exhibits of the museum. The artifacts from communities of Native Americans were truly one of the highlights of our visit; each ceramic pot or piece of wardrobe contained sincere detail, creating colorful and spellbinding designs. There were many exhibits showing incredible ways of living. Throughout our study we noted valuable facts of traditions and culture. I am glad Hyde-Addison organized educational, historical field trip to end our unit. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lucy Miller, fourth-grader

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In Ms. Zinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-grade class this month, we have been learning about folktales, fables and fairy tales. We have read five different versions of Cinderella stories from around the world. The five stories we read were the original â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cinderella,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cendrillon,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The RoughFace Girl,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeh-Shenâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rhodopis.â&#x20AC;? We enjoyed learning about how these versions are different because of the setting and culture where they take place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My favorite version was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;YehShenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; because the carp helped YehShen when she needed it,â&#x20AC;? said Mia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also liked â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yeh-Shenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; because we got to act it out,â&#x20AC;? said Eliza. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rough-Faced Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was my favorite because it had an invisible chief instead of a prince,â&#x20AC;? said Carmine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My favorite Cinderella was the Egyptian Cinderella because there was no fairy godmother,â&#x20AC;? said Maeve. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ms. Zinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-grade class

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Movies let us relax and step into the lives of aliens, villains, superheroes and anything you can imagine.

But do you really notice the messages in movies?

I recently saw â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Martian,â&#x20AC;? about an astronaut who was left behind Mars because his crew members believed he was dead.

After he was able to reach NASA, the NASA team did everything and risked everything to save him.

This idea reminds me of the Good Shepherd, and the idea that God never leaves anyone behind.

Even though the astronaut was by himself on Mars, he was never really alone. He was always talking to crew members, thinking about them, and they, and the entire U.S., were thinking and praying for him.

These are just the first few ideas that came to my mind when I was asked to reflect on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Martian.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jade Reischauer, seventh-grader

Hyde-Addison Elementary

Our unit on Native Americans began in October. The fourth grade had researched Native American nations from different regions across early America, and their life

At Lafayette, SAMM is a program that rewards students for Speaking, Acting and Moving Mindfully. SAMM tickets are paper blue tickets with a paw. If a student is seen speaking, acting and moving mindfully they are rewarded with a ticket. You write your name and class code on the back and put them in your class bucket. Every Friday the teachers collect the buckets and send them down to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;big top.â&#x20AC;?

Then there is a drawing and each grade has a few winners of small prizes such as pencils or puzzles.

Last week there was an assembly that introduced students to new yellow SAMM tickets, which focus on kindness. A few teachers did a skit showing how kindness can be spread around our school. Along with the new SAMM tickets we also have a new bear named SAMM to encourage kindness. He goes to the class with the most yellow tickets each week.

Our objective at Lafayette is to spread kindness. Hopefully these SAMM tickets will help us achieve that goal. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Addy Darnell and Kate Oliphant, fifth-graders

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Here at Murch, the second-graders put on a winter holiday show for students, teachers and parents about the different traditions, celebrations and religions. In the show, students shared â&#x20AC;&#x153;winter traditionsâ&#x20AC;? celebrated by families and they sang songs about the various holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa and Las Posadas. Some second-graders, like David, thought â&#x20AC;&#x153;it was cool to be on stage.â&#x20AC;? Most students agreed that it was fun, and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find it too difficult to perform. Natalie said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoyed it when it was our turn to perform and I think we did a great job.â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Elizabeth Schafer, one of the second-grade teachers, said the students learned a lot about the diverse traditions and religions and the show turned out great. The show is an annual tradition at Murch that has been performed for many years. Older kids enjoyed singing along since they rememSee Dispatches/Page 22

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EVENTS From Page 17 American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Jesse Holland will discuss his book “The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ The West End Library Friends will present a discussion series with Georgetown University professorial lecturer Ori Z. Soltes on “Faces of War in Western Literature,” opening with a lecture on Homer’s “The Iliad.” 6:30 p.m. Free.

West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ Christopher Bollyn will discuss his book “Solving 9-11: The Deception That Changed the World.” 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ Stef Woods, an instructor in the American Studies program at American University who teaches a class on “Politics, TV Series, and Ethics,” will discuss

DISPATCHES From Page 18 bered performing when they were in second grade. We hope the tradition will continue for a long time!

— Daphne Abrams and Clare Gao, fifth-graders

National Presbyterian School

On Jan. 12, NPS had its first assembly of 2016. We started our assembly with a prayer by our current head of school, Dr. Hendrix.

We then began the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem led by a current sixth-grader Christine Kneuer. Then we were introduced to Mr. Lester, who will become our new head of school next year.

The core value of the month, safety, was played by sixth-grader Eloise Heimert, a Core Cardinal member. Olivia O’Donnell, who is also a current sixth-grader and Core Cardinal member, wore a cardinal outfit. Next we had a presentation

by Mrs. Glass and her afterschool club, Lego Robotics, which recently went to a Lego League competition.

After that, Problem of the Day came with two Hall of Fame fourthgraders, Isabel Flynn and Robert Foster. Next we had the Board of Thanks presented by sixth-graders Phoebe Sisson and Cate Goodin.

After that, a “Moment of Ethical Character” skit was presented by sixth-graders Katia, Teddy and Keaton, about how two students helped another clean up her lunch when she dropped it. Another such skit was presented by Louisa, Marley and Marjan, about two firstgraders helping another bring toys back to the sandbox.

Our assembly ended when we sang “Seven Feet of Snow.” It’s an assembly I’ll never forget.

— Marjan Stuckart, sixth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

The Our Lady of Victory Blue the Netflix series “House of Cards.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030.

■ Lawrence Hill will discuss his book “The Illegal.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

■ Pagan Kennedy will discuss her book “Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World.” 7 p.m. $12. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ Gabriel Ann Maher, a Netherlandsbased designer, Alice Rawsthorn, design critic for the international edition of The New York Times, will discuss “Can Design Be Genderless?” 7 p.m. $15 to $25; reservations required. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-7837370.

■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club will discuss Joshua Ferris’ comic novel “To Rise Again at a Decent Hour.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Mad Fox Tap Room, 2218 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia. strusienski@dc.gov.

Films ■ George Washington University’s King Week will feature a screening of Zinhle Essamuah’s recent documentary “Hands Up,” about the spirit of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. A panel discussion and Q&A with the filmmaker and Ferguson community organizers will follow. 7 p.m. Free. Betts Theatre, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. mssc.gwu.edu/king-week.

■ The International Cinema Series will feature Curro Sánchez’s 2014 film “Paco de Lucía — The Search,” about the Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. 7 p.m. Free. Doyle and Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/nga.

■ The Real Israel DC series will feature Uri Bar-On’s 2014 film “10% My Child.” 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000.

Performances ■ American Ballet Theatre will present the D.C. premiere of its new large-

Hawks’ new mascot (a hawk, of course!) made his first appearance at Mass on Jan. 10, delighting players from the parish’s Catholic Youth Organization soccer, cross-country, baseball and basketball teams.

Team members wore their jerseys to the Mass and Father Dave gave them a special blessing, reminding the athletes to adhere to a “high standard of morals” and “accept defeat with courage, and be truly humble in victory.”

OLV’s CYO teams, with some 170 kids from the school and parish, led by 40 volunteer coaches, have enjoyed great success, including playoff berths for both the girls and boys 12U fall soccer teams. In cross-country, OLV eighth-grader Jack D. is the Archdiocese of Washington’s top 14U runner.

Currently the basketball teams are hard at work practicing both their ball skills and their teamwork.

OLV’s Knights of Columbus will raise funds for the CYO program at a spaghetti dinner in Hess auditorium Feb. 5. Go Blue Hawks!

— OLV CYO teams

Ross Elementary

The week started off with our weekly classes at Fillmore Arts. We had our Fillmore Sharing Week Performance. All grades performed and many of our family members came.

Our security guard, Officer Tina Woodley, has started a sock drive to help the homeless. All donations will go to So Others Might Eat. We had another open house for families new to Ross. They visited the classrooms and met some of our teachers and other staff members.

Third through fifth grades started and finished their ANET testing to see how well they have been learning English and math, and pre-K-3 and pre-K-4 took a field trip to the Air and Space Museum.

Some of us continued with our enrichment classes — drumming, French, Mad Science, coding, Spanish, Labyrinth Games, Imagination scale production of Ratmansky’s “The Sleeping Beauty.” 7 p.m. $49 to $299.

Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m.

■ Laugh Index Theatre’s “Three’s Comedy” will feature stand-up, shortform improv and longform improv, 7:30 p.m. $5 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. laughindextheatre.com.

Special event ■ The Jewish Study Center will host the second annual Tu b’Shevat Community Seder, featuring discussion and tasting of the holiday’s foods led by Rabbi Gilah Langner and cooking teacher Susan Barocas. 7 to 9 p.m. $20 to $30; reservations required by Jan. 25. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. 202-332-1221.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Philadelphia Flyers. 8 p.m. $38 to $341. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Stage, chess and yoga.

To help us remember why we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, many books were displayed in our library. If you complete any of the books, crossword puzzles or activity worksheets about Dr. King, Mr. Flanagan, our librarian, will give you a prize.

We’re preparing to host a family math night on Jan. 21 for all grades.

— Ross community

Sheridan School

On Jan. 13, students in kindergarten through eighth grade heard from Emily Miller, a guest speaker from the Washington Humane Society who talked about how students at Sheridan could help out animals in the community. The Washington Humane Society began in 1870 to protect horses. From there, the group grew and grew, and along the way has helped some interesting animals, including a black bear!

Now, every year, the agency helps over 50,000 pets.

For this assembly, students learned what they could do for animals around them. They learned not only about how they could tip off the Humane Society of an animal that is either homeless or being abused, but also about why it is helpful to adopt pets rather than to buy them via a breeder. They learned about the importance of spaying or neutering a pet, and how to foster a pet.

The Humane Society is responsible for not only the most animal rescues in the tri-state area but also in the country. We were thrilled to host this tremendous organization.

— Theodore Stern, sixth-grader

Sidwell Friends School

Could you imagine having to walk two miles or more twice each day for water? Or not having a desk at school, but writing on a chair, the mud floor or even in the dirt? Well, that’s how more than 95 million children in sub-Saharan Africa live.

Luckily, we have the Tutudesk campaign, whose main goal is to provide desks to children who don’t have any. On Nov. 24, two fifthgrade classes held a “Walk for Water” to help raise money to donate. We walked 1.5 miles back to school from Rock Creek Park, carrying one gallon of water.

“Before our walk, the stuff about people having desks seemed untrue to me,” said Catie. “I was so used to a life with everything I needed that it seemed strange that some kids don’t have that.”

“When I was little, I used to think everyone was as fortunate as me,” said Annie. “Now that I have studied for years, I realize that our world could use some ‘fixing up.’”

“I was very grateful that I don’t have to do this every day,” said Jack. “In fact, this isn’t even how hard it is for the kids who do it every day. They carry more water and walk farther.”

Altogether, we raised money to buy about 280 desks. Go to tutudesk.org for more information.

— Liane Bolduc, fifth-grader

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