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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Serving Dupont Circle, Kalorama, Adams Morgan & Logan Circle

The Dupont Current

Walter Reed zoning plan wins approval

District files suit over Kalorama party rentals

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■ Court: Attorney general

claims owner flouted rules

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

The city’s plans for the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center won preliminary approval from the Zoning Commission on Monday. The commission voted 4-1 in favor of proposed requirements that will govern which type of buildings can be constructed on which sections of the shuttered hospital campus. The city has partnered with a development team that officials hope will give new life to the 66.5acre tract along Georgia Avenue that’s been closed off from surrounding Brightwood and Shepherd Park for decades. Zoning review is just one step in the slow-moving process. Because the site has been in federal hands, it lacks the land-use requirements in place in other areas of the city. The D.C. Office of Planning and city economic development officials crafted new zoning categories for the project that will allow a total of about 2,100 housing units, 250,000 square feet of retail space, housing for homeless veterans, uses for eduSee Reed/Page 5

By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

A D.C. Superior Court hearing is scheduled this Friday for the “party mansion” at 2220 Q St. in SheridanKalorama, which has come under fire from various D.C. authorities in recent months. The city’s Office of the Attorney General is suing owner Douglas Jefferies for allegedly violating several D.C. laws in regularly renting out his nearly 6,000-square-foot property

By DEIRDRE BANNON Brian Kapur/The Current

Embassies of European Union member states held open houses Saturday. Visitors at sites across Northwest had a chance to take in cultural dances, such as the one shown from Latvia. Other offerings included traditional food and family activities.

By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

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for large events. Friday’s 10 a.m. hearing concerns the city’s request for an injunction that would require Jefferies to cease operations until he gets proper licenses. In the meantime, the city has placed emergency placards on the property, which would allow the Metropolitan Police Department to immediately clear out any crowds. Jefferies — who also owns Results the Gym on Capitol Hill and Stroga yoga studio in Adams Morgan — was not available for comment yesterday. The entrepreneur has advertised the “Celebrity House Hunter ManSee Lawsuit/Page 7

Columbia Road project to keep 1920s storefronts

Kennedy Center opts against floating pavilion The expanded Kennedy Center will still boast a “river pavilion.” But the controversial structure will now be on land, according to a revised design presented to the National Capital Planning Commission last week. Plans now show the “river pavilion” planted firmly across Rock Creek Parkway from the water, with its upper floor high enough to enjoy views of the Potomac. There will also be a redesigned pedestrian bridge over the parkway to the river, allowing hikers and bikers to access the entire complex from the riverfront, with a “gentle ramp” eliminat-

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The latest proposal places the pavilion on land, with a bridge over the parkway for pedestrians.

ing the need for an elevator, architect Chris McVoy told the panel. The new plan is “even more exciting,” said Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter. “Although land-based, the re-envisioned river

pavilion … will have a vista of the river and magnificent pedestrian bridge over the parkway.” Commissioners expressed support for the creative solution. “It takes advantage of the river, but protects the resource,” said commissioner Beth White. The changes also represent a win for Georgetown waterfront activists, rowers, kayakers and other boaters who ply that section of the river, and who all opposed placing a permanent structure in the river itself. “Mrs. Rutter really did turn that battleship around,” said Ann Satterthaite, chair of Friends of the Georgetown Waterfront Park. “With all the interest to protect rivers from unnecSee Pavilion/Page 16

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Norton urges action to ease complaints about airplane noise

Studio Theatre to stage U.S. premiere of ‘Goalposts’ play

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The 1920s facades of six Adams Morgan storefronts recently slated for demolition will now be preserved, thanks to a win-win agreement between the buildings’ owner and neighborhood leaders. The properties at 1767-1777 Columbia Road are slated for major redevelopment, converting the onestory retail spaces into part of a larger mixed-use building. But a memorandum of understanding signed last week between Michiganbased owner Beztak Properties, the Adams Morgan advisory neighborhood commission and the Kalorama Citizens Association now ensures that the project will preserve the historic facades of those storefronts. Beztak plans to integrate the facades into the new building; in return, the neighborhood organizations agreed not to file or support a historic designation nomination. Design plans for the site are still in early stages, and it’s unclear when the two remaining tenants — the Pho 14 restaurant at No. 1769 and Burger King at No. 1771 — will need to move out.

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Neighborhood leaders negotiated a deal to retain the facades as part of a mixed-use development.

“Conceptually, the goal is to do mixed-use residential over retail,” said Matt Wexler of Foxhall Partners, the local development firm working with the owner. Wexler added that the intent is to build within by-right zoning regulations. While developers and preservationists can often find themselves at odds, this project stands out for the unusual way stakeholders came together to achieve compatible goals. “It’s usually more of a battle,” said Kalorama Citizens Association president Denis James, who helped draft the agreement. “It definitely was welcome that it was a very collaborative process — it’s a welcome See Columbia/Page 16

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Bowser administration announces DCRA pick, other cabinet selections By CUNEYT DIL

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Mayor Muriel Bowser has decided to keep interim director Melinda M. Bolling as head of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the mayor announced last week along with four other cabinet appointments. Bolling has led the District’s agency that regulates businesses and ensures code compliance since Jan. 2. She previously served as the department’s general counsel.

Two other interim directors — Raymond Davidson at the Child and Family Services Agency and Alexis Taylor at the Office of Disability Rights — are also becoming permanent. Meanwhile, George Shutter will become the chief procurement officer for the city’s Office of Contracting and Procurement. Shutter previously worked at the international nonprofit TechnoServe Inc., managing grants, contracts and financial strategy, according to a news release.

The week ahead Wednesday, May 13

The D.C. Public Library and Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will hold a community meeting to discuss plans for the library’s renovation/rebuild with the design team. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Saturday, May 16

The D.C. Department of Health will host its annual Animal Health Fair. The Ward 3 event will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Newark Street Dog Park, 39th and Newark streets NW. The Ward 4 event will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Upshur Dog Park, 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW. Free vaccinations will be available, and dogs can be licensed for $15 (spayed or neutered) or $50 (unsprayed or unneutered).

Sunday, May 17

The Shepherd Park Citizens Association will host a garden tour from 2 to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $7 to $15 and are available at shepherdpark.org. They will also be available on the afternoon of the tour at the garden tour table in front of Shepherd Elementary School, 7800 14th St. NW.

Tuesday, May 19

The D.C. Federation of Citizens Associations will hold its regular meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 1117, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. James Pittman, legislative director at the Office of the Attorney General, will discuss the agency’s role as an independent unit within the D.C. government and its interaction with the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, which advises executive agencies. ■The Chevy Chase Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting on public safety matters, including fire safety around the home and Metrorail issues in light of the deadly January incident involving smoke in a tunnel. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■The Crestwood Citizens Association will hold its annual elections and community meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Zion Baptist Church, 4817 Blagden Ave. NW. Ward 4 D.C. Council member-elect Brandon Todd has been invited as the featured speaker.

Wednesday, May 20

The D.C. Public Library will host a public meeting on the modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, including a presentation on the latest renderings. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. â– The Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network will host a forum on implementation of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW.

Thursday, May 21

Wilson High School will hold its second annual ArtsFest, which will feature dramatic, vocal and instrumental performances, visual art exhibits, a student arts market, hands-on activities and food. The event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the school, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. â– The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss proposed crosswalk safety improvements on upper Connecticut Avenue from Appleton Street to Legation Street. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.

At the news conference on Friday where Bowser announced the four cabinet appointees, she also broadly praised the city’s government workers and honored firefighter Lt. Kevin McRae, who died last week while responding to an apartment fire in Shaw. “I want to say how proud I am of the District’s 30,000 employees, who are working every day to deliver services,� Bowser said, later taking a moment of silence for McRae. Bowser also filled a newly created position within the Office of the Chief Technology

Officer, titled “director of innovation technology,� on Saturday. Taking the post is Matt Bailey, user experience manager for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and cofounder of Code for DC, a volunteer organization of “civic hackers� that develops technology to solve local issues. The job focuses on “closing the innovation gap, using technology to stimulate job creation, and improving access to innovative solutions to serve the District’s most overlooked communities,� according to a release.

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The Cleveland Park Historical Society will hold a Garden and History Tour featuring 16 gardens and 215 years of history in the Springland Lane-Tilden Street-Upton Street area, once the site of a farm and vineyards. The tour will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $20 to $30 and are available at clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org or on the day of the tour from a tent at Reno Road and Upton Street NW.

Wednesday, May 27

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its annual meeting, which will include an awards presentation, remarks by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, and the election of new officers. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Sea Catch Restaurant, 1054 31st St. NW; a half-hour reception will precede the formal agenda.

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The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a suspect in two armed robberies that occurred in Georgetown on May 6. On May 8 at 6:31 p.m., Georgetown University Police responded to a call for a man who fit the description of the suspect and found Ja’khori Ellerbe, of no fixed address. He was charged with two counts of armed robbery for incidents in the 3700 block of O Street at 10:08 p.m. May 6, and in the 1000 block of 31st Street at 11:04 p.m. the same night. He was also

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Georgetown to offer weekend amenities

Anticipating a surge in visitors due to university commencements, the Georgetown Business Improvement District will temporarily widen sidewalks and launch a “popup� visitor center this weekend. The business group has widened sidewalks in the past — converting a parking lane into pedestrian space — to compensate for the historic neighborhood’s narrow walkways. This weekend, the program will cover both sides of the 3300 block of M Street from 6:30 p.m. Friday through 5 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release. The PMI garage at 3307 M St. will offer $5 all-day parking during those hours. Additionally, the group will host a temporary visitor center in the lobby of the Shops at Georgetown Park mall, at M and Potomac streets — where a permanent center is planned for the future. It will open from noon to at least 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, according to spokesperson Rachel Cothran, with additional hours pending the availability of volunteers.

Virginia Avenue lane reopens at Watergate One lane of eastbound Virginia

Avenue reopened Monday night in front of the Watergate after having been closed since a collapse in the complex’s underground parking garage May 1. The D.C. Department of Transportation said last Thursday that it would close all eastbound lanes for three weeks from Rock Creek Parkway to 25th Street, but the agency announced Monday that one lane was reopening. In a news release, the department warned that “motorists will continue to experience significant traffic delays around the parkway and adjacent roadways.� One lane will likely stay closed for four months, the release states.

Turkish restaurant coming to Dupont

New Turkish restaurant Ankara will open May 14 in Dupont Circle, offering limited lunch and dinner service until May 20, when it will expand to lunch, dinner, happy hour and Sunday brunch. The upscale-casual restaurant at 1320 19th St. will blend classic and contemporary menu offerings, according to a release. Chef Jorge Chicas previously worked for JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs in Los Angeles and D.C. Dinner entrees, such as seared branzino with caperberries, braised lamb shank with gremolata, and Ali Nazik, a traditional dish of smoked eggplant and lamb, will cost $16 to $29. Lunch offerings will include kebabs, pide and a lamb burger. Details are at ankaradc.net.

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Residents press for solutions to airplane noise at Norton town hall meeting By CUNEYT DIL

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The issue of airplane noise over several Northwest neighborhoods — and the chance to press for new solutions — brought out over a hundred residents to a town hall meeting last week in the Palisades. They complained that planes from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have increasingly flown directly over the Palisades, Foxhall, Georgetown and other nearby communities rather than following the Potomac River, raising issues with noise and potentially

safety. And as they sounded off to D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton — who organized the May 5 meeting — and officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, they were regularly drowned out by dozens of planes that passed overhead. Residents said the problem has worsened over the last 18 months, with noise from takeoffs and landings growing unbearable at nighttime. They’re asking the aviation authorities to scale back flights between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. at Reagan Airport, and to have aircraft stick to

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cation and other institutions, office space, arts uses and open space. The redevelopment will include both new construction and adaptive reuse of existing buildings on the site, and the proposed zoning rules keep the tallest buildings away from low-density residential neighbors. Walter Reed’s redevelopment will also undergo further local and federal reviews before construction can begin, and the development team of Hines, Urban Atlantic and Triden could also return to zoning authorities to request relief for specific buildings. “This project has been a long time in the making and still has a long way to go,” zoning commissioner Robert Miller said Monday, “but it’s generally supported by the neighborhoods surrounding Walter Reed so that site can be activated and integrated with substantial economic development and housing development and retail development and open space access.” Commissioner Marcie Cohen was the only voice of opposition to the current plans, which set aside about 20 percent of the residential units in the project as affordable housing. She said the city should instead support a broader mix of income levels, with one-third of the units available at market rate and the

other two-thirds reserved for residents at specific income levels. “I don’t think there was a compelling reason that this project, which is 65 acres, cannot add additional affordable housing,” Cohen said. “There are so many families in need, and it appears that we’re running out of affordable vacant land to house those people.” Officials have argued that market-rate housing is needed for the project’s economic viability, an argument that seemed to have swayed the rest of the commission. Commissioners did favor incorporating Walter Reed’s promised affordable housing into the site’s zoning. It’s already part of the city’s contract with the development team, but commissioners wanted to ensure that those terms couldn’t change after the zoning categories are approved. Developers would otherwise just follow the city’s standard rules, which mandate just 8 percent instead of 20 percent and allow higher-income residents to qualify. “The commitment … has been made to the community and the public for the deeper affordable housing and the greater amount of affordable housing,” said Miller. “I don’t want to send a signal that we’re allowing something less.” The commission will likely take its second and final vote on the zoning proposal later this spring.

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flying over the river — instead of over their homes, schools and businesses. Elizabeth Lynn Ray of the aviation administration told residents that the current flight paths of aircraft do maximize time spent flying over the Potomac. But due to the “way the river bends,” Ray said, planes can’t stay over the river all the time. Pilots may also shift course due to weather conditions, birds in the sky and other factors, she added. “You can see what’s going on, and you’ll see they are not following the river,” one resident countered, to applause. “Let me be clear, I’m not going to say

they’re following the river every time. What I’m saying is there are procedures designed to maximize the river,” Ray replied. The problems aren’t just due to planes deviating from their flight paths over the Potomac River, officials added. Passenger activity at Reagan Airport has grown steadily in recent years, and this year it is set to overtake Dulles International Airport in activity, according to Margaret McKeoug of the airports authority. McKeoug also said airline mergers and new consumer demand have led airlines to offer more flights between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. See Aircraft/Page 7

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Motor vehicle theft â– Jefferson Drive and 3rd Street SW; 5:45 p.m. May 7. Theft â– 12th and G streets; 1:44 p.m. May 4. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 1:50 p.m. May 4. â– 1300-1399 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 9:03 p.m. May 6. â– 500-599 block, 12th St.; 1:11 a.m. May 8. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 11:04 a.m. May 8. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 12:16 p.m. May 8. â– 1000-1099 block, H St.; 7:38 p.m. May 8. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 1 p.m. May 9. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 12:30 p.m. May 10. Theft from auto â– 14th and D streets; 5:36 p.m. May 10.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 3:42 p.m. May 10 (with gun). Motor vehicle theft â– F and 5th streets; 2:40 p.m. May 8. Theft â– 400-499 block, 8th St.; 9 p.m. May 4. â– 700-770 block, 5th St.; 11:48 a.m. May 5. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 10:32 p.m. May 6. â– 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 9:30 p.m. May 7. â– 500-599 block, Indiana Ave.; 2:10 p.m. May 8. â– 700-799 block, G St.; 5:21 a.m. May 9. â– 7th and F streets; 10:30 p.m. May 10. Theft from auto â– 1000-1089 block, 5th St.; 1:14 p.m. May 4.

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Theft â– 2700-2799 block, 35th Place; 7:25 p.m. May 4. â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 1:15 p.m. May 5. â– 2650-2699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:55 p.m. May 8. â– 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:57 a.m. May 9.

Theft from auto â– 3500-3599 block, Lowell St.; 6:06 p.m. May 5. â– 3500-3599 block, Lowell St.; 6:48 p.m. May 5. â– 2500-2519 block, 28th St.; 4:50 p.m. May 6. â– 2800-2899 block, McGill Terrace; 5:40 p.m. May 6.

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Theft â– 4400-4499 block, Macomb St.; 1:22 p.m. May 10.

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Robbery â– 3600-3699 block, O St.; 10:45 p.m. May 6 (with gun). â– 1026-1099 block, 31st St.; 11:04 p.m. May 6 (with gun). Burglary â– 3200-3238 block, Grace St.; 9:14 a.m. May 9. Theft â– Whitehurst Freeway and Interstate 66; 5 p.m. May 4. â– 1738-1898 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:35 p.m. May 4. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 1:39 p.m. May 5. â– 2900-2999 block, M St.; 11:50 a.m. May 6. â– 1048-1099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:24 p.m. May 6. â– 1600-1627 block, 35th St.; 9:54 a.m. May 8. â– 3300-3399 block, M St.; 1:41 p.m. May 8. â– 1851-2008 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:32 p.m. May 10.

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Theft â– 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:45 p.m. May 4. â– 2200-2299 block, I St.; 7:46 p.m. May 4. â– 1500-1599 block, K St.; 1:15 a.m. May 5. â– 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 10:58 a.m. May 5. â– 1800-1899 block, K St.; 3:27 p.m. May 5. â– 1100-1199 block, 20th St.; 7:30 p.m. May 5. â– 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10 a.m. May 6. â– 1700-1799 block, K St.; 9:43 a.m. May 7. â– 1000-1099 block, 15th St.; 11 a.m. May 7. â– 1700-1799 block, K St.; 11:40 a.m. May 7. â– 1000-1099 block, 15th St.; 2:30 p.m. May 7. â– 1800-1899 block, K St.; 3:36 p.m. May 7. â– 2100-2199 block, F St.; 5:29 p.m. May 7. â– 1800-1899 block, L St.; 10:30 a.m. May 8. â– 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:37 a.m. May 9. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 12:10 p.m. May 9. â– 1900-1999 block, I St.; 4:37 p.m. May 9.

â– 1600-1699 block, L St.; 6:26 p.m. May 9. â– 600-699 block, 15th St.; 12:54 p.m. May 10. Theft from auto â– 1700-1799 block, K St.; 11:24 a.m. May 7. â– 1600-1699 block, L St.; 3:10 a.m. May 9.

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Robbery â– 1400-1499 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 6 a.m. May 9. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:42 a.m. May 8. Motor vehicle theft â– 1300-1349 block, 17th St.; 2:22 p.m. May 4. Theft â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:45 p.m. May 4. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3:20 p.m. May 6. â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 9:45 p.m. May 7. â– 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 1:45 p.m. May 9. â– 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 5:15 p.m. May 9. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:36 a.m. May 10. Theft from auto â– 1600-1699 block, O St.; 9:34 a.m. May 4. â– 1500-1599 block, O St.; 5:36 p.m. May 4. â– 1200-1299 block, 14th St.; 8:50 p.m. May 4. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 7:58 p.m. May 6. â– 1300-1499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:48 a.m. May 8. â– Q and 22nd streets; 4:10 p.m. May 8. â– 16th and Church streets; 3:01 p.m. May 10.

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Robbery â– 18th Street and New Hampshire Avenue; 9:16 p.m. May 9. â– 1600-1699 block, U St.; 9:32 p.m. May 9. Theft â– 1720-1799 block, 16th St.; 7:07 p.m. May 4. â– 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 10:50 p.m. May 5. â– 1400-1499 block, W St.; 11:05 a.m. May 6. â– 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 10:56 p.m. May 9. â– 1700-1723 block, 17th St.; 2 a.m. May 10. Theft from auto â– 1500-1599 block, Corcoran St.; 9:06 a.m. May 5. â– 2100-2199 block, 14th St.; 12:30 p.m. May 8. â– 1400-1499 block, Corcoran

St.; 6:19 p.m. May 8. â– 1811-1852 block, Columbia Road; 9:26 a.m. May 9. â– 1700-1799 block, Johnson Ave.; 1 p.m. May 9. â– 1500-1599 block, Corcoran St.; 6:53 p.m. May 10.

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Robbery â– 1866-1880 block, Columbia Road; 2:25 a.m. May 6. â– 1646-1699 block, Columbia Road; 6:05 p.m. May 9. Motor vehicle theft â– 1800-1810 block, Columbia Road; 9:30 p.m. May 7. â– 2400-2411 block, 20th St.; 4:13 p.m. May 10. Theft â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 11:04 p.m. May 4. â– 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:30 a.m. May 5. â– 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:30 a.m. May 5. â– 1700-1733 block, Euclid St.; 11:53 a.m. May 5. â– 1851-1875 block, Columbia Road; 7 p.m. May 9. â– 2200-2299 block, 18th St.; 2:36 a.m. May 10. â– 1632-1669 block, Columbia Road; 11:59 a.m. May 10. Theft from auto â– 1730-1797 block, Lanier Place; 8:16 a.m. May 4. â– 2300-2499 block, Champlain St.; 5:13 p.m. May 5. â– 1850-1947 block, Biltmore St.; 7 a.m. May 7. â– 1700-1799 block, California St.; 11 p.m. May 9. â– 2480-2599 block, 16th St.; 8:05 p.m. May 10.

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Motor vehicle theft â– 1300-1319 block, N St.; 8:52 a.m. May 6. Theft â– 1100-1199 block, P St.; 3:05 p.m. May 4. â– 1200-1299 block, M St.; 4:31 p.m. May 4. â– 1108-1199 block, 12th St.; 3:45 a.m. May 6. Theft from auto â– 1600-1699 block, 12th St.; 4:50 a.m. May 4. â– 1600-1699 block, 12th St.; 7:55 a.m. May 4. â– 900-999 block, R St.; 12:36 p.m. May 4. â– 1600-1628 block, 13th St.; 8:04 p.m. May 5. â– 1200-1299 block, 11th St.; 10:46 a.m. May 6. â– 1500-1599 block, Kingman Place; 8:50 p.m. May 6. â– L and 10th streets; 7:11 p.m. May 7. â– 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 8:03 p.m. May 8. â– 1500-1599 block, Kingman Place; 12:21 a.m. May 10.

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AIRCRAFT: Norton pushes for congressional action after increases in airplane noise From Page 5

and to farther destinations out of the airport. “It seems to me what Congress has been insensitive to here is the effect of allowing Reagan to grow with heavy-duty jet planes,� Norton said in an interview after the town hall meeting at the Palisades Recreation Center. “So I’m going to try to make sure I have all the allies I can find in the Senate to help me out.� There are two options on the table to solving the airplane noise issue, Foxhall Commu-

nity Citizens Association airplane noise liaison Andrea Ramirez said. A Part 161 study — which would report concerns of airplane noise — can be done for the Federal Aviation Administration to then evaluate and change airport procedures if appropriate. But Ramirez said the study would be slow and costly, with an uncertain outcome — and the community already knows there is a noise problem. Another option is for Congress to include language in the upcoming fall reauthorization act for the aviation administration that would

mandate more flights use Dulles rather than Reagan. Norton and five members of Virginia’s congressional delegation — including Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine — signed onto a letter May 5 urging their colleagues to do just that — rebalancing the number of flights out of the two airports. Attendees said something must be done. “We have to figure out ‌ whatever changes were made [18 months ago] are either undone or other fixes are implemented,â€? said Burleith resident Todd Daubert.

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The Washingtonian reported that a large event took place there just sionâ€? — with six bedrooms, a game last week — a party hosted by alterroom and a rooftop pool — on the native credit-card company MagAirbnb website as available for pri- nises, featuring rapper Ja Rule and vate events for $1,500 and up per about 400 guests. night. The nickname comes from the Jefferies told the magazine that property’s appearance on the Life- he rents out the house as many as 15 time TV show “Celebrity House nights a month, using proceeds to Hunting.â€? fund Mission: Results, an internaThe Airbnb site describes it as tional relief organization he founded “an over-the-top space capable of that now focuses on Haiti’s recovery accommodating up to 400 people from its 2010 earthquake. inside, and another 100 people out“As you can see my house kind side.â€? of screams party,â€? Jefferies said, Although Jefferies told the Wash- adding that despite his “restrictions ;(?,: Âś (**6<5;05. Âś 7(@9633 Âś *65:<3;05. ingtonian Magazine last week that he had applied for necessary licenses with the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, a spokesperson for the agency told The Current yesterday that no applications had been received. In February, an investigation by the department determined that Jefferies was operating his property illegally as an “unlicensed residential housing business, public hall, boarding house, bed and breakfast, and general business,â€? according to @6< *6<3+ ), /,9, 0- @6< 6<;:6<9*,+ the lawsuit. For those uses, @6<9 (**6<5;05. 5,,+: Brian Kapur/Current file photo Jefferies is required to have a Basic Business License Neighbors have complained about noise :(=, HUK :WLUK SLZZ ;PTL and a certificate of occu- from parties at the 2220 Q St. property. 4HUHNPUN [OL )HJR 6MĂ„JL pancy. The mansion drew the city’s and warnings, people end up break>L ^PSS WYV]PKL! attention due to escalating com- ing the rules.â€? ‹ (JJV\U[Z 7H`HISL ‹ (JJV\U[Z 9LJLP]HISL ‹ 7H`YVSS Though nearby residents have plaints from neighbors over the past ‹ )\KNL[Z ‹ 7YVQLJ[PVUZ ‹ *-6 M\UJ[PVUZ year. The property has hosted a said they’re happy the city is taking number of ‹ *VU[YVSSLY M\UJ[PVUZ ‹ )\ZPULZZ *VUZ\S[PUN large nighttime events, action, Sheridan-Kalorama advisory like a‹ ;H_ 7YLWHYH[PVU HUK -PSPUN ‹ ;H_ 7SHUUPUN HUK :[YH[LN` New Year’s party and several neighborhood commissioner David Bender said that proper licenses wedding receptions. :(9,,5 (5+ (::6*0(;,: Between April 2014 and April won’t solve all the problems. “This is a residentially zoned 2015, D.C. police responded to 103 calls to service( -<33 :,9=0*, *7( -094 at 2220 Q St., 90 of area. Therefore, even if it has a which were complaints of disorderly license, it’s not a commercially >, (9, :4(33 )<:05,:: ,?7,9;: conduct. In addition, the lawsuit zoned property,â€? he said. “That has to be a consideration.â€? says, there were numerous noise Âś The lawsuit notes that this isn’t complaints. Âś According to the lawsuit, city the first time Jefferies has seen a cease-and-desist order. A few years officials “personally servedâ€? Jeffer-PUMV'ZHYLLU[H_ JVT ies with an order to cease and desist back, the Alcoholic Beverage Regu6\Y ^LIZP[L! Administration ordered his on Feb. 27, and also posted it on his lation yoga studio Stroga at 1808 Adams property. “Upon receipt, Jefferies^^^ ZHYLLU[H_ JVT balled up the Order ‌ and tore Mill Road to cease and desist illegal 6\Y NVHS H[ :HYLLU HUK (ZZVJPH[LZ PZ [V IL H OPNOS` ]HS\LK WYLTPLY down the postings from his proper- sales of alcohol. Jefferies has owned his Sheridanty,â€?I\ZPULZZ YLZV\YJL [V ZTHSS HUK TPK ZPaL I\ZPULZZLZ PU [OL HYLHZ VM the document says. “To date,â€? the lawsuit says, Kalorama house for over a decade. [H_ HJJV\U[PUN WH`YVSS HUK I\ZPULZZ JVUZ\S[PUN “Defendant Jefferies continues to He told The Current in March that knowingly and unlawfully operate a noise complaints were often unwar:7,*0(3 6--,9 ! 6-- 65 (5@ -09:; ;04, )<:05,:: business at his property in total and ranted, and defended his “stellar 69 05+0=0+<(3 ;(? 9,;<95 >0;/ ;/0: (+ complete disregard of:(9,,5 (5+ (::6*0(;,: the licensing reputation with homeowners in the neighborhood.â€? laws of this jurisdiction.â€?

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Despite assurances from Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson that Wilson High School will be just fine even with next year’s reduced budget, the school community isn’t convinced — and neither are we. Either Ms. Henderson or the D.C. Council should follow the community’s request to provide an additional $900,000 in order to prevent ballooning class sizes and cuts to the school’s administration, club sports and college counselors. There’s been some dispute over the reason for the $1.8 million budget reduction. Early on, a D.C. Public Schools spokesperson told The Current that the cuts were due to the Fair Student Funding and School-Based Budgeting Act of 2013, which requires that each school get an extra $2,000 per student for kids who are deemed “at risk” because they are homeless, on welfare or food stamps, or more than a year behind in high school. Later, in a letter to Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, Chancellor Henderson broadened the explanation, saying the Wilson reduction is necessary “to sustain earlier investments in middle schools, to properly allocate atrisk funding and to undertake a high school investment.” Writing for Greater Greater Washington, Natalie Wexler points out that Wilson’s at-risk funding actually increases in the 2016 fiscal year, but the school loses funds via its per-pupil funding minimum. That allocation — which at Wilson drops from $2,976,946 in 2015 to $0 in 2016 — is meant to ensure that larger schools aren’t short-changed, even though their costs can be lower because of the number of students. At other schools, that minimum was reduced, but not eliminated. Ultimately, the purported rationale matters less than the outcome. What matters most is that Wilson needs sufficient funds to continue providing high-quality services to its students, many of whom fall into the at-risk category. Even with the $900,000 extra the school community is requesting, Wilson’s total per-pupil allocation would be on the low end for the city’s school system (it’s the lowest under the chancellor’s current proposal). Of all the potential impacts of the cuts, we’re especially troubled by the idea of growing class sizes, which would undoubtedly impact student learning, especially for those who need extra help. Another concern is that the budget cuts would erode parent confidence in the Tenleytown school, inspiring families to opt for private education or, worse, move out of the District. As we’ve said before, the school system should focus on bringing all programs to the caliber of top performers like Wilson — but not to the detriment of those success stories.

A reassuring response

The D.C. Office of the Attorney General is suing Douglas Jefferies for operating his house at 2220 Q St. NW as an “unlicensed residential housing business, public hall, boarding house, bed and breakfast, and general business,” according to the suit. Neighbors had been complaining about allegedly disruptive parties and other events at the Sheridan-Kalorama property for some time, generating over 100 calls for service to the police between April 2014 and April 2015. Mr. Jefferies was reportedly leasing out his home for weddings, parties, conferences, family vacations and more by listing it on Airbnb, calling it the “Celebrity House Hunter Mansion” in reference to an appearance on the Lifetime TV show. In response to escalating concerns, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs investigated. The agency issued a cease and desist order in February, and Mr. Jefferies told The Current he would stop hosting parties but continue renting out rooms; yet, according to Washingtonian magazine, he continued to honor party rentals made before the order. Now the city’s lawsuit claims Mr. Jefferies, who also owns Results the Gym and Stroga yoga studio, has no required business license — nor has he ever applied for one — to use this property in this manner, and it seeks a preliminary and then permanent injunction on the rentals. It explains that Mr. Jefferies must have a Basic Business License for each of his various rental uses, as well as a certificate of occupancy. We’re pleased that the attorney general and regulatory agency have taken residents’ complaints seriously, and we commend the Sheridan-Kalorama advisory neighborhood commission for pressing the issue. All too often, noise complaints can seem to fall on deaf ears, so it’s reassuring to see officials to take a case like this one seriously. We’ll be curious to see whether the suit has broader repercussions on residents offering their homes for rent via Airbnb, most of whom likely are supposed to have a license to do so. But most important, we believe, is addressing properties that community members claim are causing such a disruption in their neighborhoods.

D.C. sports and that ’Skins name …

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here have been explosive cheers in town for the Washington Wizards, the Capitals, D.C. United and the Nationals. In one Nats game last week, Bryce Harper hit three home runs; maybe it’s a taste of what’s to come from his career. Unfortunately, the Capitals now are wheezing as they try to close out the Rangers. And John Wall’s wrist injury is complicating the Wizards’ route to the Eastern Conference finals. But overall, it’s good news for D.C. sports. “Our hockey team, our basketball team, our soccer team, our baseball team — all located in the city — are all doing great,” says Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, who commented before the Caps’ collapse on Sunday. The only real sour spot? The Washington Redskins play in the suburbs. Ever since Mayor Tony Williams took office in 1999, Evans and other city leaders have been trying to get the football team to return to the District, ideally with a domed stadium located on the site of the old RFK — and paid for by the team, not taxpayers. Williams talked strategy about bringing in the team throughout his tenure, as did Adrian Fenty. Then-Mayor Vincent Gray also backed bringing the ’Skins to the city, but he aggressively joined the campaign to force the team to change its name. Gray got to the point where he would not even say “Redskins.” Mayor Muriel Bowser is aware of the name controversy, but she also sees a billion-dollar business that belongs in the city. She made a strategic decision to send a message to the team by sparingly using the “Redskins” name in her quotes. “We know that the perfect location for the Redskins is where they played for decades very successfully,” she told NBC4 last week. “We have the infrastructure sitting on top of a Metro station” at the RFK site. She also made similar comments to WMAL radio last week and again on Monday to NBC4’s Mark Segraves. Both Bowser and Evans say any new stadium would coexist with lots of land turned over to local development for long-sought retail, grocery stores, playgrounds and open space for residents who live near RFK. “We have the ability to make it more than a sports stadium,” Bowser told us. “The surrounding neighborhoods want more play spaces, more active areas for children and families.” Many of those residents are skeptical they can benefit from the team’s arrival. Ward 6 D.C. Council member Charles Allen, who represents the area, flatly told NBC4, “I do not support the team coming back to RFK.” Allen suggested he might support the team at a different location “with the right plan.” But at a minimum, D.C. leaders feel they’re back in the game. Team sources have indicated that Prince George’s County may have trouble keeping the team with the FedEx Field lease expiring in a few years. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has bragged that the team would be relocating to Loudoun County. Evans scoffs at the transportation problems in Prince George’s that would be replicated in Loudoun. “There’s no better site than RFK in the metropolitan region,” Evans said. “And everybody knows it.”

■ MLB “security” barriers. Major League Baseball should leave the playing of games on the field. At Nats Park and elsewhere, MLB is requiring the use of metal detectors. That’s even though there is no credible — or even sorta credible — evidence that ballparks are any more a terrorist target than are any other site of mass gathering. We were outside the center field gate on Opening Day. The Nats get a pat on the back (not a “pat down”) for having tried to usher fans quickly through the new metal detectors. Still, a crowd of several hundred, maybe more than a thousand, fans were queued up just outside the gates. Well, we thought ominously, what a perfect place for a terrorist to set off a bomb. That kind of horrible incident would have impact whether it was inside or outside the gate. So what good are the metal detectors here? The same is true, as we’ve written, about the thousands of families that line up at Orlando’s airport security stations. The crowds are brimming with parents, children and stuffed Mickeys and Minnies. There’s no security for this captive crowd, where anyone intending harm can just walk up. These scenes of potential destruction and horror and death are replicated all over our free country. And that’s the point. Security bureaucrats are spending trillions of dollars on buzzers and barriers and bomb-sniffing equipment in a Sisyphean frenzy to make Americans “feel” safe. But no matter how many security barriers they roll uphill, it never will be enough. Washington Post writer Alexandra Petri recently derided the MLB initiative, noting that it was also possible “that someone could fire a blow dart at me RIGHT NOW and I should stop typing to duck under the desk.” More seriously, she quoted “security theater” critic Bruce Schneier on the ballpark idea. “As a security measure, the new devices are laughable,” Schneier writes. “The ballpark metal detectors are much more lax than the ones at an airport checkpoint. They aren’t very sensitive — people with phones and keys in their pockets are sailing through — and there are no X-ray machines.” There are too many places in America where crowds gather in significant numbers: subway stations, shopping malls, theaters, museums, houses of worship, schools and colleges, train track crossings, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Security bureaucracy, security theater, security scare tactics — whatever you call it, it’s not the way to live lives in the land of the free and the home of the brave. ■ The real fear. We always feel the need to point out the real fear of all these security folks, no matter where they are. That fear is that something terrible will happen and some member of Congress or some department head will ask the most dreaded of questions: “Why didn’t you … ?” Whatever the incident, there’s always something that could have been done or shouldn’t have been done. There is no foolproof defense against any of that second-guessing. None. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Commercial areas could add height

While pop-ups might be less than desirable in certain residential town house/row house-rich neighborhoods, they might (arguably, they should) have a place in

commercial ones, if only to homogenize a skyline that in parts owes more to the suburban strip mall than to taller, intelligent and elegant design. Do we not live in a city? Indeed, from Metrorail-serviced Tenleytown, Cleveland Park and Woodley Park to (alas, still Metro-bereft) Georgetown (and numerous other locations), there are countless one-story buildings

begging for at least one extra flight of steps, if not two or three or four. Of course, better-thanaverage/imaginative architecture in harmony with a majority of surrounding structures should be conceived if not mandated, minimizing the current trend of wallto-wall windows against which birds meet an undeserved fate. Michael Kent American University Park

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Letters to the Editor City must look before it leaps on Ellington

The six-year Capital Improvements Plan proposed in April 2013 projected a fully funded cost of $81.5 million to modernize the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Burleith. The April 2014 Capital Improvements Plan moved it up to $139 million. Now, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Capital Improvements Plan proposes to devote $178 million to the project. The cost has increased by nearly $100 million and more than doubled in two years. Ellington will serve 600 students and cost at least $300,000 per D.C.-resident student and, at 258,072 square feet, $692 per square foot. In the meantime, the mayor’s proposal ratchets back capital investments generally and for schools specifically. It trims overall capital investment from $6.51 billion in last year’s plan to $6.18 billion in this year’s — and goes from $1.60 billion in last year’s plan for school modernizations to $1.27 billion in this year’s. Over 40 school communities have seen completion of their projects put off. One cause of the austerity is the debt cap. The city may pay no more than 12 percent of total expenditures in debt service. Under the proposed Capital Improvements Plan, we will reach 11.832 percent in fiscal year 2019. There is little headroom in our capital budget. We are in a season of hard choices, as I explain in greater detail online in a post at matthewfrumin.com. To date, less than $30 million of the Ellington dollars have been used, mostly to prepare the building to be modernized in whatever form is eventually chosen. The city has $150 million still set aside for the project. That $150 million represents more than 1 in 10 of the dollars proposed to be used for school modernizations citywide in the next six years. It is imperative that we consider whether pressing forward as proposed is a responsible use of our taxpayer dollars, candidly acknowledging the trade-offs. Make no mistake, if we use all of the $178 million now proposed to modernize Ellington, a significant number of other school modernizations will have to wait. Ellington has used temporary swing space this year. It could again for an additional year. Or it could temporarily co-locate with a recently modernized, Metro-accessible high school. The city then

could reconsider the approach, and/or boosters could raise funds to enable the project to be completed at a reasonable cost to the District. What we should not do, though, is simply blindly press forward because “it is too late to consider a course correction.� If we do, our city leaders must own the decision to have done so, including responsibility for the inevitable trade-offs that will follow. Matthew Frumin American University Park

City should oppose Sedgwick lobby plans I am writing on behalf of the Sedgwick Gardens Historic Preservation Committee in response to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F meeting on April 21. At the meeting, the historic nomination of the Sedgwick Gardens lobby was unanimously supported in preparation for the nomination’s upcoming Historic Preservation Review Board hearing on May 28. In addition, design boards were presented for the lobby’s planned new look, a design that was described as preserving the lobby’s unique architectural character. (The building dates to the 1930s.) The design boards show that although DARO Management may be meeting the letter of the law in not altering the lobby’s trademark faux marble columns, travertinelike walls and marble floor, it is not meeting the spirit of the preservation law because our lobby will end up looking like a hotel. Its social spaces for tenants will be reduced from 90 percent to 40 percent. Administrative uses of the lobby will suddenly be increased from 10 percent to 60 percent. Administrative uses include mailboxes that have not been located in the lobby before this time and that would compromise disability access; a new package storage unit; and a new DARO office, never before located in the lobby, in addition to the long-standing front desk. Because of all of the space taken up by these administrative structures, there will not be room for the original furniture, even though DARO says that that furniture will be kept. That furniture is equally a trademark of the lobby and is essential to maintaining its historic character. Places for tête-à têtes between residents and private conversations with friends and professional colleagues in small nooks near side tables on which copper lamps emit a golden glow will be gone, in favor of two large work tables. The four original sofas will be reduced to one. Carpets will be added in places, covering parts of

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the gleaming marble floors in a space intended to be uncarpeted. Modern “canâ€? lights will be added to the lobby ceiling, despite adequate original lighting. The plan to remove to upperfloor elevator alcoves any of the original furniture that does not fit in the lobby’s greatly reduced social space — in addition to changes in the lobby’s lighting — will gravely undermine the lobby’s historic appearance. This furniture needs to be restored and kept in the lobby’s gracious spaces, and the lighting needs to be preserved as is. We urge D.C. preservation officials to interpret the law in a way that more fully and faithfully preserves the distinctive appearance of our historic lobby. We also encourage community members to contact the Historic Preservation Office’s Tim DennĂŠe at timothy.dennee@ dc.gov or Frances McMillen at frances.mcmillen@dc.gov before May 28 about any concerns. Carren Kaston Chair, Sedgwick Gardens Historic Preservation Committee

Metro escalator work shouldn’t take years

Regarding The Current’s April 29 article “Van Ness Metro west entry set to close for three years�: Construction of the Pentagon started on Sept. 11, 1941, and its first offices were occupied on April 30, 1942 — less than nine months later. Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge started on Jan. 5, 1933, and on May 27, 1937, 18,000 people, one playing a tuba, walked across. Cars followed the next day — 41 months later. Construction of Nationals Park started in the spring of 2006, and on March 29, 2008, the Nats beat the Atlanta Braves, 3-2, there, thanks to Ryan Zimmerman’s bottom-of-the-ninth home run — 23 months after ground was broken. Construction of Washington National Airport started on Nov. 21, 1938, and the first flight landed there on June 16, 1941 — 31 months later. Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery first set foot on its exploration of the West at 4 p.m. on May 14, 1804, and caught sight of the Pacific on Nov. 7, 1805 — less than 19 months later. Metro broke ground at Judiciary Square on Dec. 9, 1969, and the first train carried passengers from Farragut North to Rhode Island Avenue on March 27, 1976 — 76 months later. So why is replacing escalators at one Metro station going to take three years? Mike Feinsilber Forest Hills

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Spotlight on Schools Annunciation Catholic School

Annunciation had a fundraiser for kids with leukemia. Each class had to see who could collect the most pennies. The awesome second grade won, and the awesome fourth grade was runner-up. I think we should do it again. I love helping people and this was a fun way to do it. The winners got a prize, which is a party, and a banner to put on their door! Ms. Sumner bought this project to our school. She is always thinking of others. I hope everyone keeps giving until they can’t give anymore! — DaNiya S. Warren-McClure, fourth-grader

British School of Washington


This year, Year 9 students have had a lot of homework, challenges, barriers and obstacles (metaphorically and literally) and yes, we also have had a lot of fun. Some of the most popular events and activities

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include the international day, playing on the soccer team, movie night, model UN, art club, the ski trip, orienteering, the “Alice in Wonderland� play and history classes with Mr. McCallum. When asked, almost everyone who played on the BSW Lions soccer team said that being a part of the team was very fun as they could socialize with students from outside of their year and practice teamwork whilst also sharpening their soccer skills. We all hope that in the future the team will continue and be as successful as it was this year. Another thing we had fun doing this year was the community entry point (international day) where we all represented a country in any way we wanted to. We all enjoyed learning about different cultures through all of the interesting ways we came up with — from learning traditional dances to playing football in the

corridor! To conclude, we feel that the fun events this year have turned us all into very well-rounded people, as we have been able to develop a wide range of skills including teamwork, listening to others and much more. We should be very thankful to everyone that has helped organize and plan the activities. — John Dewdney, Year 9 London (eighth-grader)

Deal Middle School

On May 6, a group of Deal sixth-graders who love reading went on an exclusive trip to the Library of Congress for a lecture from the past and present Ambassadors for Young People’s Literature! Jon Scieszka, Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Paterson spoke and answered questions in the auditorium. Also, representing Walter Dean Myers — a past ambassador who has sadly passed away — his son Christopher Myers spoke of his service to young readers.

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This lecture was about how the ambassadors got to their accomplishments in their books. The first segment was an interview of three ambassadors about their journeys to being an ambassador. The second segment was a tribute to Walter Dean Myers in a video of an interview showing his service to young readers nationwide. Then there was a speech from his son, who spoke of his father’s legacy to all. The third and last segment was a Q-and-A session from the audience. Overall, this lecture and tribute was an educational, inspiring trip! —Kent Copeland and Sami Kunaish, sixth-graders

Hardy Middle School

Students in SEM (schoolwide enrichment model) are doing a project about creative problem solving. We can choose from a range of problems and try to use our heads to solve them. The creativity part kicks in where you don’t only think of a simple solution but use your head and think of a creative yet logical solution. This is a process and takes a lot of brainpower. Creativity tools make these solutions much easier. One of our tools is called SCAMPER. To break it down, this stands for substitute, combine, adapt, maximize or minimize, put to other uses, eliminate and rearrange. Another tool that the classes use is their creative problem-solving log. You think of every problem with your messy situation. After you analyze the problems, students brainstorm different ideas, possible or not, and they write down ideas. Then a solution is to be made. You are to accept every single aspect that might be bad or good about it. When you’re done writing assisters and resisters of your project, it’s time to put your plan to action by planning your steps and then getting ready to do them. The projects that I’ve seen so far have been beyond spectacular and and the people obviously put a lot of passion and effort into them. — Lawrence Carvana, seventh-grader

Holy Trinity School

The third grade at Holy Trinity School recently read a book called

“The Courage of Sarah Noble� by Alice Dalgliesh. It is historical fiction about an 8-year-old girl who cooked for her father during his journey to Milford, Conn., to build a house in 1707. After Sarah’s father built the house he had to leave Sarah with the Native Americans while he got the rest of the family. After third-graders finished the book, they went on a field trip to Annapolis to learn about life during the Colonial period. A few weeks later, Mrs. DeFoor and Ms. Kjeldgaard had us choose to do one of four projects. The choices were interviewing a character from the book, writing and performing a puppet show based on a scene from the book, choosing important items from the book held in a paper bag and describing them, or creating a diorama. Third-graders also worked on writing prompts and typed responses on the computers. The third-graders enjoyed learning about the Colonial period. — Carolyn Thompson and Abby Linson, third-graders and Sarah Noble fans

Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital

Fourth grade is studying world geography this year, and at the moment, we are learning about different religions. First, we learned about different religions as a class, and then we split up into research and project groups to find out even more. The study groups focused on Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and Buddhism. In the groups, students researched and gathered information using books and the Internet. We recently visited a church and a Buddhist temple. During our visit to the church, we saw and learned a lot. In the church, there were cool pews to sit in and we even got to sit in the pew where George Washington once sat. We also went to a Buddhist temple but nobody was there! There was a statue of Buddha in the backyard that we got to see though. We used the information from our research and visits to create a board game. The aim of the game is to teach people about each religion, including important religious sites around the world. “I think it is important to learn about a different religion than your own and I hope people learn a lot from the board games,� Miriam said. — Judah Belgrade, Sam Hyman, Miriam Yourman and Jacob Zucker, fourth-graders

Key Elementary

This week our annual Spring Book Fair took place in the gym. It was packed with all kinds of books for all ages — from fiction classics like “Black Beauty� to “Rocket’s 100th Day of School� to graphic novels and non-fiction specials like “National Geographic’s Weird and True� and “Minecraft Handbooks.� There was something for everyone. Each class, pre-K through fifth grade, made a visit in the three days See Dispatches/Page 17

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Saturday, May 16, 10:00 AM Meet at New Hampshire and T Street Brooms, rakes and trash bags will be provided. Bring gloves, hat and sunscreen! THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST OF MANY SEASONAL OPPORTUNITIES to garden in our Dupont community. DCCA’s Environment Committee cleans up, plants and waters many Dupont venues including tree boxes throughout Dupont. If gardening and other hard labor interests you’re your help would be welcome. For more info contact: Robin Diener robinsdiener@gmail.com

Books to Prisons Project at Foundry

Since 1999, DC Books to Prisons Project has provided free books to prisoners around the country, and also develops and supports prison libraries. This work is done soley by concerned volunteers on donated time and resources. Greatest Book Needs Paperback books in the following categories (in either Spanish or English). Most prisons do not accept hardback books. Nonfiction Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English) - #1! Atlases and almanacs (relatively current); How to draw; Science and alternative energy (including science magazines like Discover or Scientific American); How-to (especially woodworking, plumbing, car mechanics, small motor repair); GED preparation; American Sign Language (ASL) instruction; Farming and agriculture; Personal finance and starting a business; American Indians, Mayans, and Aztecs; African American, Latin American, and classical (Roman, Greek) history; Spanish textbooks; Chess; Yoga and Pilates All Types of Fiction

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An Immigrant’s Story… Recycled By Dupont’s own Nicolas Shi

[Selected passages – to see the entire article http://art202.com/2015/05/05/an-immigrants-storyrecycled/] “We leave our homes searching for work, dreaming of a better future; fleeing civil wars, gasping for freedom; or looking for answers, envisioning a higher education. We arrive only with the dust from our towns in our shoes, the scars of war in our souls, or the blessing of our parents in our textbooks. We bring the willingness to work, our culture to guide us, and the drive to succeed… and we carry our traditions in our heart.” —From the description I wrote for Hilos de Tradición, one of the works used in creating Nuestra Tierra. After reading the Designed to Recycle call for proposals, the first thing I thought was that the design needed to be fun and colorful. I also wanted it to reflect my Latin and Chinese roots since I was born and raised in El Salvador to Chinese immigrants. Over the years I have been working on two very distinctive styles: One drawing on my architectural and engineering background, and the second influenced by Latin American and traditional Chinese folk art. Needless to say, I thought the latter one was the most appropriate for this project. … For the recycling truck wrap I made a collage of three previous works. Fiesta, the Adams Morgan Festival poster winner of 2001— seen on the driver’s and passenger’s doors; a detail from Hilos de Tradición (Threads of Tradition), finalist in the MALDEF’s Inaugural Art Competition Immigrants Make America a Better Place, 2004 — used to cover the body of the truck; and Love Birds, a piece I created for my niece’s wedding in 2011 — the image on the front of the truck. I called this collage Nuestra Tierra or Our Land. For me this title takes on several dimensions: Since I’ve been adopted by this country, Washington, DC —the place I call home— is my land, but El Salvador is my birth place and China is the land of my ancestors.

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Deputy mayor discusses Ward 2 school issues By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

The District’s new deputy mayor for education fielded questions from local school reform activists last Thursday in her first appearance before the Ward 2 Education Network. Speaking at Garrison Elementary not far from the U Street corridor, Jennifer Niles signaled support for atlarge D.C. Council member David Grosso’s recent effort to reform the funding process for school renovations across the city. Grosso, who chairs the Education Committee, hopes several new rules he proposed last month will “make more efficient and equitable use of the resources the city spends to improve public school facilities,” according to The Washington Post. “I’ve wanted to do this even before our council member announced it, and so has the chancellor,” Niles said Thursday. Grosso’s specific objectives, as stated on his website, are to ensure that school renovation funding “reflects equity focused planning, aligns investments with student demand, upholds the values of community centered schools, and builds facilities to support quality educational programs.” At last week’s meeting the deputy mayor also addressed several Ward 2 issues, including the completion of renovations at Hyde-Addison Elementary, which have been pushed back until next year. “The challenge for Hyde is that there is a pipe underneath that needs to be removed,” Niles said. “Unfortunately, we can only remove it when kids are

not in the building. There isn’t a way to do it this summer. It can’t happen during the school year, so we have to do it next summer.” Asked by an audience member whether Garrison Elementary could be made into a “community school” with more space for use by the public, Niles said, “Garrison absolutely could apply to be a community school with that definition. .... The mayor is very interested in programs like that.” Garrison is one of the schools that’s receiving funding as part of $1.3 billion in Bowser’s budget for continued school modernization efforts over the next six years. The mayor has committed $14 million for Garrison in fiscal year 2016. Following the deputy mayor’s remarks last Thursday, D.C. State Board of Education president Jack Jacobson sounded optimistic. “My hope is that communication improves and that residents and stakeholders are provided a rational process as decisions get made,” said Jacobson, who represents Ward 2 on the board. Asked whether he felt communication was lacking under the former deputy mayor for education, Abigail Smith, he added, “There’s certainly always room for improvement. To date, I have been impressed by Deputy Mayor Niles’ efforts to get out of her office and into schools.” Local education activist Chris Sondreal said he and his fellow members of the Ward 2 network “just want to make sure that we’re on the map” in terms of the deputy mayor’s attention. He added that “it’s really great of [Niles] to be open and accessible.”

Board seeks reversal of Dumbarton Street project By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Illegal renovations to a home at 3107 Dumbarton St. should be undone and the 1898 property should be restored to its prior condition, the Old Georgetown Board said last Thursday. Board members and residents have been appalled at the changes to the house, which began last fall with no permits and proceeded until a stop-work order was placed in January. The home was expanded and modified, with a higher roof, new windows and distinctive synthetic stucco cladding, among other changes. In an interview, Tom Luebke — secretary to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which oversees the Old Georgetown Board — blasted the project. “I’ve never seen such a shocking example of taking a beautiful historic property and damaging it so severely and doing so completely outside of the normal review, approval and permitting process,” Luebke said. “The damage done is a great loss to the historic district.” Any changes visible from the street need the board’s approval to secure a building permit in the federally protected Georgetown Historic District. At last week’s meeting, members categorically rejected each change to the Dumbarton house, advising the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to order the restoration of the site. Agency spokesperson Matt Orlins told The Current that the recent work certainly won’t be allowed to continue without the

board’s approval. “The Office of Planning has an active Stop Work Order on the property for working without a permit in a historic district,” he wrote in an email. “For that order to be lifted, the property owner will need to secure a valid permit from DCRA covering all proposed work. In order to secure that permit, approval from the Old Georgetown Board/U.S. Commission on Fine Arts will be required.” According to Orlins, the two city agencies have collectively issued $16,000 in fines to the property owner, Alla Bakhtina of Chevy Chase, Md. Those will go before the Office of Administrative Hearings. At that point, the owner may be ordered to undo the renovations, as requested both by the Old Georgetown Board and the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission. Orlins wrote that the city could also issue an order “directing the property owner to correct the cited non-conformities” — that is to say, restore the property — following that adjudication process. Luebke estimated that “hundreds of thousands of dollars” worth of renovations occurred at the property, and the Old Georgetown Board said all of them should be undone. The board treats all proposals as if they hadn’t been constructed, giving neither leniency toward money that was already expended nor harsher critiques to proceedings done without a permit, he said. The owner has said she rushed the project before receiving a permit as part of emergency repairs to a deteriorating house, and also said that workers applied more of the stucco material than she had instruct-

ed. While work without a permit occurs periodically in Georgetown — often due to property owners not realizing they needed design review — Luebke said it rarely occurs on a large scale. Asked whether this means the city’s enforcement procedures are adequate, he responded with a rhetorical question: “If they’re allowed to go that far to basically gut the building on the inside, and rearrange all the windows, and remove all the historic features, would you say the system is working?” said Luebke. “It’s hard to enforce this stuff, but … it’s not like they did some little thing to the back. They butchered the house.” Part of the solution may be reports from neighbors. “Illegal construction inspections are often based on complaint,” Orlins wrote. “When a complaint is received by OP or DCRA, inspectors are assigned to investigate as quickly as possible.” The city placed the stop-work order soon after the stucco covered the building’s red-brick exterior around New Year’s. But even though the synthetic stucco may be the most distinctive change to the property, Luebke said it’s hardly the most significant: “Coating a contributing building with yellow plastic goop is not normally what we’d support in the Georgetown Historic District, and that’s the least of it — the yellow goop is the icing on a very ugly cake. “This was perhaps a substantial demolition of the existing building,” he added. “The amount of demolition is so extensive that it may be there’s very little of the original house.”

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING NEWS

Spotlight on Community Living Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Serving D.C. residents who are age 18+ with a disability or age 60+ and their caregivers

Executive Director’s Message

John M. Thompson, Ph.D., CPM, FAAMA, D.C. Office on Aging

Happy Older Americans Month! Here in the District of Columbia, we are happy to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Older Americans Act of 1965 as we celebrate Older Americans Month under the theme “Get into the Act.” Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, “Pathways to

the Middle Class” for the Office on Aging. Mayor Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget submission ensures that our agency and the entire government have the necessary staff and resources to help meet the goals of the administration. The following includes a summary of my testimony that includes plans for Members of the D.C. Commission on Aging “Get into the the agency for Act” as they advocate on behalf of seniors city wide. fiscal year 2016. Pictured here (l to r) are Commissioner Nathaniel Wilson, Commissioner Jacqueline Arguelles, Commission on Aging To read the entire testimony, visit Chairperson Romaine Thomas, Commission on Aging www.dcoa.dc.gov. Vice Chairperson Ron Swanda with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and DCOA Executive Director John First, we will M. Thompson. Commissioners not pictured: Commisimprove services sioner George Arnstein, Commissioner Brenda Atkinsonand supports by Willoughby, Commissioner Don Colodny, Commissioner standardizing Barbara Hair, Commissioner Janet Heisse, Commissioner operations data Charles Hicks, Commissioner Robert Jackson, Commissioner Grace Lewis, Commissioner Carolyn Nicholas, Com- collection and missioner Josue Salmeron, Commissioner Brenda Williams evaluations; and and Commissioner Constance Woody. increase com-

Community EvEnts CalEndar MAY 15th • 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Terrific Inc will host its Older Americans Month, “Get into the Act” Health Fair for Wards 1, 2 and 4 at 19th Street Baptist Church, 4606 16th St. NW. Get free health screenings, visit exhibit tables with giveaways and health demonstrations. For more information, Ward One: 202-387.9000, Ward Two: 202-5951990, Ward Four: 202-882-1383.

19th • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seabury Resources for Aging Community Health and Wellness Fair for Older Americans Month will be held at Sibley Plaza, 1140 N. Capitol St. NE For more information, call Natalie Aranda at 920397-1725. 21st • 10 a.m. The D.C. Office on Aging (DCOA) Ambassador Program is a free, interactive, member-based program

munity partnerships and targeted outreach. Ensure that the Aging and Disability Resource Center becomes accredited. Second, offer extended hours at the wellness centers after evaluation of need at each location. Third, convene a Nutrition Task Force to include external stakeholders and other D.C. government agencies, to help guide the decision making process around the home delivered meals program. Fourth, partner with organizations, such as Whitman Walker and the D.C. Center for the LGBTQ Community, to increase outreach and access to services for the older LGBTQ community. The goal is to increase knowledge of legal and health programs, increase knowledge of LGBTQ specific health needs and demands, and increase cultural sensitivity towards LGBTQ customers with

designed to reach out to older adults and their caregivers to help them learn about the services and resources available to them through DCOA. If you are interested in expanding your network and educating older adults about the services and resources available to them, join us for our next Ambassador Training Workshop to learn about all of the programs and services that DCOA offers to the community and how you can become an Ambassador. All workshops include an overview of Office on Aging programs and services, information on how to access resources, and guidance on your role

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training for staff and system reforms. Improve cultural competency around HIV/AIDS by training the Senior Service Network and partnering it with the Department of Health and others to assist seniors living the HIV. Fifth, establish a hydration campaign for seniors. Chronic dehydration is a frequent cause of hospitalization of older adults and one of the ten most frequent diagnoses responsible for hospitalization in the United-States. It can cause confusion and other symptoms that may resemble Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). In our efforts to improve nutrition and increase awareness around ADRD, DCOA plans to partner with D.C. Water to promote consumption of tap water. This partnership will not only impact health outcomes, but will improve environmental and economic outcomes as well. Drinking tap water over bottled water decreases waste (only 25% of plastic bottles are recycled) and saves residents

money (bottled water costs $1,000 per 1,000 gallons vs. tap water that costs $10 per 1,000 gallons). Sixth, establish partnerships to educate seniors, caregivers, and the public on the prevention and identification of financial exploitation of seniors. Finally, make DCOA a data-driven agency to demonstrate the impact DCOA services and supports have on older adults, people living with disabilities, and caregivers.

as an advocate. Call 202-724-5622 to register today.

Community Day at Edgewood Terrace Apartments, 9th Floor, 635 Edgewood St. NE. For more information, contact Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701, ext. 222.

21st • 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. In celebration of Older Americans Month, East River Family Strengthening Collaborative presents the Ward 7 Prom for Seniors titled “The East River Swing.” The event includes dinner and dancing at St. Luke’s Center, 4923 E. Capitol St. SE. For tickets or more information, contact Robin Gantt at 202-5344880, ext. 110 or Chicquita Bryant at 202-534-4880, ext. 125. 22nd • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seabury will hold a Ward 5 Senior

Members of the D.C. Seniors Cameo Club are “Getting into Act” at the recent Emancipation Day Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. Pictured (l to r) Nancy A. Berry, Ms. Senior D.C. 2013, Mary McCoy, Ms. Senior D.C. 2012; Earnestine Wiggins, Cameo Club Member; Emma Ward, Ms. Senior D.C. 2011; and Ms. Senior D.C. Toni Jackson. Not pictured and participating, Doris Thomas, Ms. Senior D.C. 1992; Sheila Poole, Ms. Senior D.C. 2010; and Annie Wilderman, Cameo Club Member.

26th • noon Log onto the Caregivers Chat at Noon for advice, resources and tips to assist you with your caregiving responsibilities. If you are not available at 12 p.m., check back at your convenience and hit replay to see the entire chat. Join the week’s discussion at www.dcoa.dc.gov/page/ caregiver-chat. For more information, contact Linda Irizarry at 202535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.

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The commission will meet Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in Room 103, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ police report, including commemoration for Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Donald Craig. ■ report from the office of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. ■ report from the office of Mayor Muriel Bowser. ■ report from Capt. Sean Egan of the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. ■ report on the West End Library and fire station projects. ■ discussion of strategy on homelessness issues. ■ commissioner updates on the collapse of the Watergate parking garage and George Washington University campus plan modification regarding the Corcoran. ■ announcements and public comments. ■ report from the Ward 2 Education Network. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding funding allotted for renovation work at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens. ■ update and review of the commission’s standing in various regulatory processes regarding River Inn/ DISH. ■ consideration of a resolution supporting better nighttime illumination of the Duke Ellington Park at 21st and M streets and New Hampshire Avenue. ■ consideration of a resolution on a proposed new Title 13 for the city’s signage regulations, covering bill-

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boards and electronic advertising. ■ possible consideration of a substantial change application and amendment to a settlement agreement to permit later hours of operation at Market of Columbia Plaza, 516 23rd St. ■ consideration of a request by commissioner Florence Harmon for a reimbursal of expenses incurred in procuring plaques to honor former Metropolitan Police Department Cmdr. Michael Reese of the 2nd District and Lt. Donald Craig of Police Service Area 207. ■ a closed executive session to further consider a proposal to retain an executive director to perform administrative duties. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont

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store; Bell Wine & Liquor, 1821 M St., Class A retail/liquor store; and Federal Spirits, 1629 K St., offpremises storage unit permit. ■ consideration of recommendations for the future of the West Dupont liquor license moratorium. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a new license for Beefsteak, 1528 Connecticut Ave. (hours of operation, sales and sidewalk cafe from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily). ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a substantial change addition of two summer gardens at the Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts Ave. (hours of operation of summer gardens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily on rooftop, and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday on lobby patio). ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by the Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Ave., for a summer garden endorsement. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Stetson’s, 1610 U St., for a substantial change of hours for live entertainment (current hours of live entertainment, Wednesday from 8 p.m. to midnight; proposed hours, daily from 6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.). ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application for restoration of the storefront at Connecticut Avenue and Q Street. ■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for 1337 Connecticut Ave. for a variance from parking requirements and a special exception from the roof-structure setback requirements to allow a residential addition to an existing office building. ■ rehearing of the Historic Preservation Review Board application for 1772 Church St. ■ consideration of a public space permit application by Nooshi Oodles of Noodles, 1120 19th St, to change the cafe’s hours of operation.

■ committee and work-group reports. ■ update on a Board of Zoning Adjustment appeal regarding the zoning administrator’s decision to issue a building permit for the renovation of the Carlyle Suites hotel, 1731 New Hampshire Ave. For details, visit dupontcircleanc. net. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan ■ logan circle The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park ■ cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■ consent-calendar adoption of a resolution expressing no objection to a Historic Preservation Review Board application for driveway widening at 3411 Woodley Road. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application for a rear addition at 3203 Macomb St. ■ consideration of a raze permit for 3400 Massachusetts Ave. ■ consideration of a resolution concerning proposed regulations regarding digital billboards. For details, visit anc3c.org.

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areas and newly sodded grass. Inside, the home shows off a modern open layout complete with elegant tray ceilings and double exposures from north and south. Wide plank oak hardwood runs throughout the main level and continues upstairs. Recessed lighting and custom trim (a classically inspired detail) also repeat throughout the residence, framing double-pane windows and entryways. An exposed brick wall anchors the living room, which also features a double-sided fireplace powered by gas. A mantel — made of ceramic tiles designed to appear like dark-stained wood — partially divides the living and dining areas. Toward the rear is the kitchen, with a center island. The granitecovered centerpiece holds part of the espresso-hued, soft-close cabinet system spread through this portion of the home. This feature offers an attractive

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This three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath renovated row house is priced at $724,900. foil to the kitchen’s white backsplash tiles and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen’s casement window overlooks the spacious yard and deck, while a door here provides outdoor access. Next to this entryway is the powder room, and a pantry sits on the other side of the kitchen. Leading to the upper level from the main entrance is a staircase with a traditional design, balancing out a contemporary touch of exposed brick along the stairwell. All three bedrooms are located

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the same dark-hued cabinetry as is found on the main floor. A laundry unit and the third bath are down here, as well as a door accessing the backyard. The three-bedroom, three-anda-half-bath property is located at 1215 Ingraham St. NW. It’s priced at $724,900. For more information, contact Iris Aponte of Avery Hess Realtors at 202-378-3850 (direct), 703-300-7423 (office) or iaponte@averyhess.com.

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essary development, this building did not require a river site.� The original scheme, which also included two other pavilions on land south of the center, met unexpected but daunting opposition in December. Boaters said that section of the river is too narrow to accommodate the pavilion and still leave safe space for the crew shells that race there, as well as the canoeists and other river users. The Friends of the Georgetown Waterfront Park group was concerned about the aesthetics and also the environmental impact of new construction in the river. The planning commission, which must approve such federally related projects, refused to endorse the river pavilion in previous sessions, citing tightened federal regulations that bar most construction in flood plains. And review by the Army Corps of Engineers, which guards “navigable waters� of the United States, was “looming,� as Satterthwaite noted. Initially, Rutter said the river pavilion was vital to the plan to pro-

vide needed rehearsal space and more intimate performance venues, and to better connect the Kennedy Center to Georgetown, the National Mall and the Roosevelt Bridge. She had argued that the “river experience� would be especially enticing, and serve as “a new way to memorialize John F. Kennedy and his affinity for the water.� But as prospects faded, Rutter said, she asked McVoy and others at Steven Holl Architects to “revisit� the plan. “We understand the situation here,� Rutter said. Specifically, the “re-envisioned� river pavilion will be a trapezoidal two-story building offering performance and workshop space as well as a cafe, in what the center calls a “highly convertible, intimate venue.� With a movable wall facing east, the upper floor can be adapted for indoor-outdoor use and formal or informal seating. Its new location allows a landscaped green space and reflecting pool facing the “glissando pavilion,� which remains essentially unchanged (as does a planned “entry pavilion�). With the river pavilion on land,

the lower level will connect to a garage and house a loading dock to bring in instruments and food, making the building much easier to service, McVoy said. “You will still see the river pavilion from the Georgetown waterfront, see how nice it is to walk down and have lunch there,� he added. It’s not yet clear exactly how much the revisions will impact the earlier projected $100 million cost of the entire expansion project. The originally expected May 2017 opening date has been pushed back to September 2018. Planning commissioners were pleased with the new tack. “The relation to the river is different, but in a way works better,� said Peter May, a National Park Service official. “The design really meets all their needs, incorporates the bike path into the design and leaves the river intact for the river users,� said Pamela Roberts of the Potomac Boat Club, which had lobbied strongly against the original plan. Rutter said she hopes to bring the revised plan back soon for a vote.

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agreement. Signed on May 7, the agreement promises to save the facades while allowing for new development on the site. While the agreement won’t have the protection and oversight from the Historic Preservation Office that would have come with a landmark designation, it will convey to future owners — which makes the signatories confident their interests will be

change from some of the things that we’ve dealt with in the past.� Typically when a property is in line for a teardown, historic preservation can be one angle for saving it. That’s the avenue the advisory neighborhood commission first explored after receiving notice in early April that the owner of 17671777 Columbia was seeking a raze permit. Then development representatives approached commissioner Wilson Reynolds, who represents the area including the storefronts. (Foxhall Partners is also developing The Line, the hotel property converted from the First Church of Christ, Scientist building at 1770 Euclid St.) Brian Kapur/The Current The parties discussed a possible agreement to avoid The Columbia Road project’s developers a historic landmark designa- agreed to preserve the facades of the tion. The Kalorama Citizens 1920s storefronts. Association, which had already voted to seek landmark sta- safeguarded. “I feel very comfortable with it; tus for the storefronts, was brought otherwise I wouldn’t have supported into the fold. Reynolds said no one was inter- it,� said Reynolds. Before construction can begin, ested in preserving the entire buildings, which had seen numerous owners will have to do an environalterations by tenants over the years. mental cleanup. A dry-cleaning plant And it was uncertain whether the once occupied 1769 Columbia Road buildings’ characteristics would rise (the current home of Pho 14), so that site must be remediated, Wexler to the level of landmark status. Community members were pri- said. Many community members are marily focused on saving the facades, which date back to Adams looking forward to what’s ahead for Morgan’s era as a high-end retail the commercial strip, and are pleased that a piece of Adams Morgan hisarea in the 1920s, Reynolds said. “But you can’t just landmark a tory will be preserved. “The people that live here, they facade, so as Shakespeare once said, know what we’ve done and will therein lies the rub,� he said. So for about a week last month, recognize it for what it is,� said the three groups, along with long- Reynolds. “We haven’t saved the time residents Larry Hargrove and planet, but we saved a little tiny corBob Ellsworth, worked to hammer ner of it, and I think that’s a good out a mutually beneficial private day.�

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DISPATCHES From Page 10 of operation. Many parents came to help their children find the books they love. Many PTA volunteers were also on hand to help, including our mom. People could back-order books if they ran out. There were “wish lists� for each classroom so that parents can buy and support their children’s classes with books their teachers ask for. Co-chair Jamie Edwards, who helps lead the effort and plans all year long, said, “It’s always nice to see the way books bring such joy to parents, teachers and kids alike.� She and Miss Hayes — our librarian and mastermind — work hard to make the right books available. “While we make a small profit for the school, more importantly we are able to use the money to add many new titles into the library and classrooms each year,� added Jamie Edwards. Books are a key part of learning and it’s a gift to have so many around our school. — William Swift, third-grader, and Robert Swift, first-grader

Murch Elementary

This past week the fifth grade at Murch went on a two-night, threeday trip to Prince William Forest National Park in Virginia, sponsored by the D.C. Department of the Environment. Every day went like this: We would wake up at 7 a.m. and then have an hour to get our daypacks packed, brush our teeth and arrive at the dining hall for breakfast. After that, everyone met up with their cabin groups and hiked for almost seven hours — that was the fun part. On the second day we even went to a creek to identify species of aquatic bugs. We ended up splashing and playing in the water. After nature-exploration time, everyone had an hour of free time in the field to play around, and then we would have dinner. Next, we had our evening program, which was a game on the first night, and then on the second evening, we had a campfire meeting. That activity wrapped up at about 7:45 p.m., and everyone had until 9 p.m. to have lights out, and until 9:30 to be asleep. Overall, everyone had a great time, and this was personally my favorite field trip ever. — Aaron Shane, fifth-grader

National Presbyterian School

The NPS sixth-graders are starting their fourth-quarter math project, the business simulation. The business simulation is where the sixth-graders learn what it’s like to be a consumer and an entrepreneur. The two sixth-grade classes will alternate weeks of being the entrepreneurs and the consumers over a two-week period. The sixth-graders must apply for the jobs they desire, such as Realtor, banker, stockbroker, grocer, insurance agent, auto salesperson and department store owner. The sixth-graders will also

be given a personality for their consumer week. The personality will determine what your job is, what your monthly income is, and the size of your family. The sixth-grade teachers will evaluate everyone’s application and place them accordingly, though not everyone will get the job they applied for. Every business owner will make a view book of what they are selling, and then present it. Everyone has to create an office or store by putting a bunch of desks together. On the first day of the simulation everyone will dress according to their character. Everyone (mainly consumers) will balance their expenses and their budget and learn to write checks and take out loans from the bank. Consumers will be buying what the entrepreneurs are selling and learning mainly how to balance everything that they need to survive. It is something they have been looking forward to all year. — Lucy Goldberg, sixth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

On May 3, many second-graders celebrated First Holy Communion. In preparation for our big day, we each made our own First Communion banner to drape on the side of the church pews. We decorated the altar cloth with cutout figures we made to represent ourselves. I have a polka-dotted shirt, flower skirt and turquoise sparkly glasses on mine. The altar cloth is a map of the world. I placed my person on Spain because my mom’s side of the family is from Spain! Most of my family came to celebrate with me and even my fairy godmother, Maddie. My cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles came too. I got to wear a special white dress and a veil in my hair. All of the girls wore white and the boys wore suits or dress clothes. During the Mass, Father Dave talked about us being transformed by the Eucharist. He used a Bumblebee Transformer toy as he talked. Luckily, it wasn’t a Decepticon! I did a reading and we sang a special OLV song at the end, taught to us by Mrs. Sague. After the Mass, I went to Hess Auditorium for the reception hosted by the first grade. There were a lot of balloons and food. There was a gift bag for each Communicant, which had a pencil case and two pencils inside. From my family I received two music boxes with Bible verses. — Faith Y., second-grader

Ross Elementary

On Mondays, we started our Teachers’ Appreciation Week. We spent the entire week just giving special gifts to all of our teachers, custodial workers, cafeteria workers, our office manager Mrs. Williams, our security guard Officer Woodley, and everybody else. Some gifts we bought and some we made. Everybody had a good time. Our parents even made breakfast and lunch for the entire staff. The fourth- and fifth-graders had a special guest speaker who talked

about the Civil War. He was from the U.S. Department of Interior. The next day they visited the Ford’s Theatre. This was really their week. We gave our new pre-K 3 and pre-K 4 families another big welcome-to-Ross event. This time it was a parent coffee event. Our third-, fourth- and fifthgraders had their math bee. We had a blast just answering a bunch of math questions. — Ross community

St. Albans School

“Rewarding,� “informative� and “fun� are some of the words that the eighth-grade students used to describe their experience at their annual community service project at Rock Creek Park. On May 1, we helped pull invasive species from the park in an attempt to help the native plants regrow. The invasive species that we uprooted was garlic mustard, as it is doing the most detriment. We learned that invasive species, such as garlic mustard, have large impacts on the ecosystems that they invade. One impact is decreasing the biodiversity of the environment that they are invading. The students began the day with a hike through Rock Creek Park, followed by the very successful community service project. We filled 53 trash bags with garlic mustard, and it was truly amazing to see how much cleaner the environment looked after we were done. This community service project brought the grade together as we bonded over our common goal to help rid the park of invasive species. Many of us left with a greater appreciation for nature as we learned about the dangers of invasive species. In all, St. Albans has taught us that giving back to the community is a great way to show appreciation for the environment and the world around us. The eighth grade learned a lot from this opportunity and found it both rewarding and fun. — Jared Makheja, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

On Thursday afternoon, St. Patrick’s seventh-grade class visited Gettysburg, Pa. Walking among the now-abandoned fields of battle, the silence created a story of its own, reminding visitors that each step a soldier took, each breath the Union heaved, each life lost on the battlefield was a cost borne for the good of a young nation. In July 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee guided his army into Pennsylvania where they met Gen. George Meade, leading to a battle in Gettysburg that would eventually determine the nation’s fate. The battle lasted three tiring days; the Confederates would take the lead the first day, but the Union would eventually get a crucial win with the future of the nation hanging in the balance. We also traveled to Antietam National Battlefield. When we arrived, spirits were high, each student struck by the wondrous view. The silence of the field brought a

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 powerful vibe, making students take a step back and reflect upon hardships such as the Bloody Lane and the 23,000 casualties. This battle led to the release of the Emancipation Proclamation, giving the Union renewed moral energy and Britain’s withdrawal of support for the Confederacy. The Battle of Gettysburg also played a major role in history. Our trip caused us to reflect upon the deaths of thousands of soldiers with their wills and spirits adhered to their own beliefs in the meaning of freedom. — Emma Mansfield, seventh-grader

Sheridan School

This year’s musical was “Grease,� and it was amazing. One thing it showed was the courage that everyone had. In the children’s chorus, third through fifth grade, nobody was shy to sing because you were singing with your friends. A few people were even caught singing the catchy tune “We Go Together� around the school. All the work that went into this production was incredible. The costumes were vibrant 1950s-style

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clothes, thanks to parent volunteers. Makeup and hairstyles were a hit, also thanks to parent and teacher helpers. The girls in the children’s chorus wore poodle skirts, and the boys wore leather jackets and jeans. The Pink Ladies of the cast got fantastic pink sweaters, and some of the boys wore leather jackets, white T-shirts and jeans. Backstage, we had sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders controlling the lights, the curtains and props, to make sure the musical went without mistakes. Professional musicians — Joshua Coyne and Alex Tang, pianists; drummer Will Poxon; guitarist Chris Mercado; saxophonist Mary Nau; and bass guitarist Bob Delisle were joined by Sheridan students to add the music. For those who know the movie, it isn’t quite the same. We added a few characters, like Barb, Maggie, Susie, Jimmy, Bobby and Chuck. The stars of the show were the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, though. It was a great production. Everybody could see that the audience had a great experience, too. — Campbell McClellan and Abigail Kelso, third-graders

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Wednesday may 13 Concerts ■ Participants in the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellows training program will perform works by Persichetti and Ewald. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Columbia Recorder Quartet will perform a wide-ranging set of classics and old favorites. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Discussions and lectures ■ Kenneth A. Daigler, author of “Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War,” will discuss “Spies Among Us: Espionage Agents Who Joined the Society of the Cincinnati.” 6 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■ The Friends of Tenley-Friendship Library will present a talk by journalist David Grimm on his book “Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship With Cats and Dogs.” 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ Louis P. Masur will discuss his book “Lincoln’s Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion,” and

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Events Entertainment James McPherson will discuss his book “The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Local journalists Tom Sherwood and Harry Jaffe will discuss their book “Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of Washington D.C.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. Film ■ The Lions in Czech Film series will feature Andrea Sedlácková’s 2014 film “Fair Play,” followed by a Q&A with the director. 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000. Performances and readings ■ The four-day Voices of Now Festival — featuring new plays written and performed by 11 ensembles involving more than 100 artists ages 11 through 25 — will open with “Balancing Act,” “Growing Roots/Cultivando Raíces” and “Undercurrent.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300. The festival will continue Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ■ The Washington Ballet will present “Tour-de-Force: Serenade,” featuring choreography by Balanchine and music by Tchaikovsky. 7:30 p.m. $41 to $135. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Thurs-

day and Friday at 7:30 p.m. Sporting event ■ D.C. United will play Orlando City Soccer Club. 7 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000. Thursday, May 14

Thursday may 14 Class ■ Writing coach Chloe Yelena Miller will lead a workshop on how to start writing your memoir. 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Concerts ■ The American Roots Music Concert Series will feature the contemporary folk duo Sweater Set. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Five graduating seniors from the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellows training program will perform solos. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra and violinist Leonidas Kavakos will perform works by Bach, Mussorgsky and Sibelius. 7 p.m. $10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■ The band Lucid will perform. 7 p.m.

Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ As part of the Washington Jewish Music Festival, the klezmer rock sensation Golem will perform. 8 p.m. $17 to $20. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ The Thrillbillys and the Highballers will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Thomas I. Faith, historian at the U.S. State Department, will discuss his book “Behind the Gas Mask: The U.S. Chemical Warfare Service in War and Peace.” 11:30 a.m. Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-1192. ■ Sarah McCoy will discuss her novel “The Mapmaker’s Children.” Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■ The global nonprofit Dress for Success will present a program on job preparedness, professional attire and selfimage. 1 p.m. Free. Takoma Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. ■ “Dialogues on Heritage: Values, Vessels and Philosophies From the Ancient World to Today” will feature Alexander Nagel, a research associate at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History; Elizabeth Marlowe, assistant professor of art and art history at Colgate University; Lucy Escamilla of HSI International Operations; and Nathan Elkins, assistant professor of art history at Baylor University. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ Astronomer R. Paul Butler, who designed and built the system at Lick Observatory that resulted in the discovery of five of the first six known extrasolar planets, will discuss “Alien Worlds and the Origins of Science.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Carnegie Institution for Science, 5241 Broad Branch Road NW. carnegiescience.edu. ■ Stef Woods, an American studies instructor at American University, will discuss “Our Appetite for ‘The Hunger Games.’” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Art historian Aneta GeorgievskaShine will discuss “The German Expressionists.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ David K. Shipler will discuss his book “Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3647+( :25/' )$0286

1919. ■ Barnes & Noble will host a discussion of Harper Lee’s classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. Films ■ The Inter-American Bank will host the D.C. premiere of “Panama Canal Stories” — five short films directed by five Panamanian directors that focus on the lives of everyday people affected by the canal over the course of 100 years. Prior to the screening, a panel discussion of Panama, its cultural diversity and the influence of the Panama Canal will feature film producers Pablo Schverdfinger and Pituka Ortega, as well as Jamaican writer Olive Senior, author of “Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal.” 5:30 p.m. Free. Iglesias Auditorium, Inter-American Development Bank, 1330 New York Ave. NW. 202-623-1410. ■ Norwegian solar physicist Pal Brekke will screen his 25-minute documentary “The Northern Lights: A Magic Experience” and discuss his experiences in the field as a longtime observer of the northern lights. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Fathom Events will present a live recording from the Australian tour of “Driving Miss Daisy,” starring Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines. 7:30 p.m. $18. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. Performances and readings ■ Students from George Washington University’s Department of Theater and Dance will present a staged reading of the 1932 drama “Morning Star: The Story of an Immigrant Family, Assimilation, and Identity.” A discussion with the actors and director will follow. 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200. ■ The all-volunteer Picnic Theatre Company, specialists in site-specific cocktail party theater, will present “Arsenic and Old Lace,” the classic 1930s comedy. Reception at 5:30 p.m.; performance at 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ The European Month of Culture will feature a reading of John Feffer’s new play “Before/After,” a multimedia portrait of the transformation of East-Central Europe told by the people who made it happen. 7:30 p.m. Free with $2 service fee online. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. Special event ■ ZooFari 2015 will feature food from 100-plus area restaurants, wine, entertainment, animal demonstrations and a silent auction. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $160 to $200. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. Friday, May 15

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Continued From Page 18 necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Rhythmic Circus will present a blend of hard-hitting tap, high-spirited humor and finger-snapping tunes in “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!� (for ages 7 and older). 7 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Concerts ■The Arts Club of Washington will present its chamber concert series. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. ■The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Mozart, Schubert, Martin and Piazzolla. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■Organist Mary Mozelle of Venice, Fla., will perform. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■Arts@Midday will present world percussionist Luis Garay in a program of original compositions for congas, djembe, balafon, bongos and more. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. ■Jazz saxophonist, vocalist and composer Camille Thurman, a runner-up in the 2014 International Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition, will perform with her quartet as part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature Jimi Smooth performing R&B. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront. org. ■Foty Fusion will present “Nakba Commemoration: The Evolving Musical Narrative.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958. ■The 20th annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival will feature drummer Sylvia Cuenca and her Organ Quintet; trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and her Berklee Quintet; and pianist and bandleader Michele Rosewoman and her ensemble New Yor-Uba. 7 p.m. $39 to $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The D.C.-based rock band Suspicious Packages will perform. The event will include a cocktail reception with Austrian specialties. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. ■Lulu’s Fate will present a CD release concert for “The Blackest Crow.� 7:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St. NW. 301-960-3655. ■The Great Noise Ensemble will perform Sean Doyle’s “Letters From Zelda,� Tom Schnauber’s “The Walrus and the Carpenter� and Armando Bayolo’s “Sacred Cows.� 8 p.m. $20 to $32. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993. ■Major and the Monbacks will present a CD release concert with sets by the bands Bosley and Aztec Sun. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Rachel Jirka, research services librarian, will discuss the story behind five watercolors of French naval subjects painted by Antoine-Robert, vicomte du Cluzel. 12:30

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Events Entertainment p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. â– Students from Burroughs Education Campus and Stuart-Hobson Middle School who participated in the National Building Museum’s CityVision program will present ideas for the creation of an active community gathering spot for the area being developed over I-395. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â– Anne Enright will discuss her book “The Green Road.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– A panel discussion on the Civil War in Washington, D.C., will feature Heather Butts, author of “African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.â€?; Lucinda Prout Janke, author of “A Guide to Civil War Washington DCâ€?; and Garrett Peck, author of “Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War and America’s Great Poet.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. â– DieudonnĂŠ Ganga, former ambassador of the Congo to the U.S. and a longtime teacher at the Alliance Française de Washington, will discuss his novel “Les leçons du trottoirâ€? (event entirely in French). 7 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Films â– The National Archives will present “A Nation of Drunkards,â€? the first episode of the 2011 PBS series “Prohibitionâ€? by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■“American Experiments in Narrative: 2000-2015â€? will feature Bill Morrison’s 2013 film “The Great Flood,â€? about the overflow of the Mississippi River in 1927 and the massive dislocation of AfricanAmericans afterward. 12:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– The Art of Spring Film Series will feature Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch’s 2010 film “Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect.â€? 2:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â– Reel Affirmations XTRA will present David Au’s film “Eat With Me,â€? about a mother and son who find ways to communicate with food where words fail. 7 and 9:15 p.m. $10 to $25. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org. A reception and Chinese tea ceremony with David Do, director of the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific

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“Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston’s ‘Filthy Lucre,’� an exhibit highlighting the tensions between art-world egos, monetary and aesthetic values, and creative expression, will

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open Saturday at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and continue through December 2016. The exhibit’s centerpiece is “Filthy Lucre,� an immersive installation by painter Darren Waterston that reimagines James McNeill Whistler’s famed Peacock Room as a decadent ruin collapsing under the weight of its creative excess. Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000. ■“Wonderful Washington, D.C.,� highlighting works by members of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, will open today with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at American Painting Fine Art. The exhibit will continue through Sept. 26. Located at 5118 MacArthur Blvd. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202244-3244. ■The cove, in partnership with ArtSee, will open an exhibit today of works by local artists Charlie Gaynor, Eileen Lyons and Miguel Perez Lem with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Sept. 9. Located at 1624 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. cove.is. ■“Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology,� combining “Indiana Jones� film materials with authentic archaeological artifacts and other objects, will open tomorrow at the National Geographic Museum and continue through Jan. 3. Located at 1145 17th St. NW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission costs $11 for adults; $9 for seniors, students and military personnel; and $7 for ages 5 through 12. 202-857-7588. ■“Babel,� presenting works by Enigma of New York (Nima Veiseh) about how people both thrive and struggle in a world of transition, will be on view for one night only tomorrow from 7 to 11 p.m. at White Room DC, 1240 9th St. NW. enigmaofnewyork.com. Islander Affairs, and Sheila AlexanderReid, director of the Mayor’s Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, will take place after the first screening. ■Beasley Real Estate will present “Star Wars� as part of its 2015 Free Summer Movie Nights series. 8 p.m. Free. Palisades Park, Sherier and Dana places NW. Performance ■The eighth annual Forward Festival, a celebration of electronic creative culture, will feature Daniel Bell debuting an intimate new soundscape performance. 6 to 9 p.m. $15. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St.

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Saturday may 16 Children’s programs ■The Family and Youth Casting Call, now in its ninth year, will provide local youth an opportunity to try their hand at

fishing with the assistance of free bait, loaner fishing gear and expert instruction. The event will also include environmental education activities. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Fletcher’s Cove, 4940 Canal Road NW. familyandyouthcastingcall.com. ■Fairfax County educator Dean HowSee Events/Page 20

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SPRING OPEN STUDIOS SUNDAY, MAY 17 12-5 PM 30 local artists, music, refreshments Children’s mural workshop 3-4 pm

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Continued From Page 19 arth will present “Spying During the American Revolution,� about techniques used by spies of the era such as invisible ink, cypher wheels and Benjamin Tallmadge’s numerical dictionary (for ages 9 through 13). 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■The National Archives will host a puppet show inspired by the Victory Gardens of World War II, along with related handson activities such as creating a shadow puppet or starting a victory garden by planting a vegetable. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■Guy Mason Recreation Center will host a show by children’s performer The Great Zucchini after an ice cream social. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7736. ■A park ranger will lead an “Avian Mysteries� program on what makes a bird a bird. 2 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070. Classes and workshops ■Astrophysicist Mario Livio will lead a class on the latest findings in the search for extraterrestrial life. 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Richard Bell, associate professor of

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Events Entertainment history at the University of Maryland at College Park, will lead a class on “Fighting Slavery: Nat Turner to Abraham Lincoln.� 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Nancy Heller, professor of art history at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, will lead a class on “How to Read a Work of Art: The Observant Eye.� 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. ■Art therapist Rebecca Wilkinson will lead a workshop on “Reducing Stress: How to Feel Happier and Increase Well-Being.� 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-352-5225. ■Bahman Aryana of Rendezvous Tango will lead a class on the Argentine tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. Concerts ■The Children’s Chorus of Washington will present “Vive la France!,� featuring all five of its choral ensembles in a celebration of French music and culture. 4 to 5:30 p.m. $10 to $30. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. childrenschorus.com. ■The Adams Morgan Summer Concert Series will feature the band Goin’ Goin’ Gone. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Corner of 18th Street and Columbia Road NW. 202-997-

0783. ■Pianist Martin Labazevitch, violinist Destiny Ann Mermagen and cellist Michael Mermagen will perform works by Chopin. 6 p.m. $20 to $25; reservations required. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. bbernhardt@thekf.org. ■Vocalist Shacara Rogers, a Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead and Howard University alumna, will perform as part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■Middle C Music will present a recital by students of Alicia Kopfstein-Penk. 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society will present “English Music From Shakespeare’s Time.� Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $22 to $28. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202633-3030. The lecture and concert will repeat Sunday at the same times. ■The 20th annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival will feature an extended set by the Ladies Sing the Blues project, headlined by vocalists Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas and Charenee Wade. 7 p.m. $39 to $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The S&R Foundation’s Overtures

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dren’s arts and crafts activities, guided bird walks for advanced and beginning birders, informational booths and more. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Outside the Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. â– The Endangered Species Coalition and the Herb Society of America will present the “Saving and Savoring Festival,â€? featuring interactive displays, demonstrations and hands-on activities. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â– The 10th annual Fiesta Asia Street Fair will feature more than 1,000 performers on five stages, as well as Pan-Asian cuisine, a shopping bazaar, kid-friendly activities, a talent competition, a parade, Bollywood street dancing, and traditional and contemporary Asian crafts. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission. Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 6th streets NW. fiestaasia.org. Film ■“American Experiments in Narrative: 2000-2015â€? will feature Chris Sullivan’s 2012 film “Consuming Spirits.â€? The filmmaker will attend the screening. 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances â– The Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Youth Dance Ensemble concert will feature ballet, modern and jazz, as well as an original solo competition by graduating senior Lindsay Bergman. 6 and 8 p.m. $17 to $30. Greenberg Theatre, American University, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-8852587. The performance will repeat Sunday at 5 p.m. â– Duke Ellington School of the Arts will present its dance spring concert, “Reignite & Embrace the Change.â€? 7:30 p.m. $25. Auditorium, Cardozo Education Campus, 1200 Clifton St. NW. ellingtonschool.org. â– BodyCartography Project from Minneapolis will present “Super Nature.â€? 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. ■“Chinese Menuâ€? will feature top improv and stand-up talent from D.C. and beyond. 10 p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. maymenu.bpt.me. Special events â– The annual DC Dragon Boat Festival on the Potomac River will feature a sport that began in China more than 2,000 years ago. The 45-foot-long boats, painted to resemble the scales of a dragon, will race along a course between the Kennedy Center and Thompson Boat Center. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Thompson Boat Center, Virginia Avenue and Rock Creek Parkway NW. dragonboatdc.com. The festival will continue Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. â– Capital Trans Pride, an event focusing on the D.C. transgender community, will feature workshops, networking and art programs, with a Trans Visibility Walk to Dupont Circle afterward. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Reeves Municipal Center, 14th and U streets NW. capitalpride.org. â– Centro AshÊ’s Herbal Encuentro Seed Exchange and Village Market will feature workshops, local vendors, children’s crafts, samples, raffles, seed exchanges, dance, art and more. 1 to 7 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Emergence Community Arts Collective, 733 Euclid St. NW. centroashe.org. â– The D.C. Department of Parks and See Events/Page 21

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Sunday may 17 Art event ■ The Jackson Art Center’s Spring Open Studios event will feature paintings, pottery, photography and more by 30-plus local artists. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Jackson Art Center, 3050 R St. NW. jacksonartcenter.com. Class ■ A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. Concerts ■ “The Music of Friends,” a benefit concert for Friendship Place, will feature the Potomac Trio, clarinetists Paul Cigan and Theresa Cigan, and soprano Beth Rubens performing works by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Fauré and Debussy. 2 to 4 p.m. $10 to $45; free for ages 11 and younger. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. 202-364-1419. ■ The DC Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Gabrieli, Sibelius, Puccini, Strauss, Prokofiev, Elgar and Warlock. 3 p.m. Free. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. dcchamberorchestra.org. ■ Pianist Ralitza Patcheva and cellist Vasily Popov will perform works by Ravel, Schumann and Brahms. A reception will follow. 3 p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-363-4900. ■ The annual Constance Stevens Jazz Extravaganza and Buffet Dinner — featuring Bobby Felder & the Capital All Stars Jazz Ensemble and guest artists — will benefit the Food Pantry of Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ. 3 p.m. $60; reservations required. Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, 4704 13th St. NW. 202-829-5511.

■ The National Gallery of Art Chamber Players and guitarist Ana Vidovic will perform works by Mangore, Sor and Vivaldi. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The Thomas Circle Singers will present “Life, Love, and Change,” featuring music by American and British composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. 4 p.m. $15 to $25. Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Ave. NW. 202-232-3353. ■ German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and Argentine pianist José Gallardo will perform a program centered around Heinz Holliger’s “Romancendres,” a tribute to Schumann. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. ■ The Cathedral Choral Society will present “Great Opera Choruses,” featuring soprano Jessica Julin, bass Ben Wager and the Washington National Opera Children’s Chorus. 4 p.m. $25 to $75. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. tix.cathedral.org. ■ The Capital City Symphony and Finnish violinist Petteri Iivonen will present a “Sibelius 150th Anniversary Celebration” concert featuring works by the Finnish composer. 5 p.m. $25; free for ages 15 and younger. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ The Washington Chorus will present Handel’s “Israel in Egypt,” a theatrical work depicting the great Biblical plagues and the Israelites’ flight from Egypt. 5 p.m. $39 to $54. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-342-6221. ■ Levine Music honors students will perform an instrumental program. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Choral Arts Society of Washington will perform Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” 8 p.m. $15 to $75. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Moonalice, Doobie Decibel System and Brother’s Keeper will perform. 8 p.m. $16 to $19. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Philip Glass will discuss his memoir “Words Without Music” in conversation with Bob Boilen, host of NPR’s “All Songs Considered.” 1 p.m. Free. Meeting House, Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Reiki master Kathy South will discuss “John of God, Brazilian Healer.” 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. ■ Artist Vera Lutter will discuss her work in conversation with Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of photographs at the National Gallery of Art. 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Uli Lorimer, curator of native flora at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, will discuss “Plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.” 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333. ■ Michael Farquhar will discuss his book “Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year.” 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Aisha Saeed and Jennifer Zobair will discuss their respective books “Written in the Stars” and “Painted Hands” (for ages 15 and older). 5 p.m. Free. Children &

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Barely Athletic, an amateur soccer team competing in a pub league in a Yorkshire fishing city that’s seen better days. Tickets cost $44 to $88. The theater is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■ Folger Theatre opened Tom Stoppard’s existentialist tragicomedy “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” this week and will continue it through June 12 at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. Festivals ■ The third annual Washington Jewish Music Festival Day in the Park will feature the Pop Ups, Mister G and Naomi Less. The event will include face painting, a moon bounce, carnival games and more. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Stead Park, 1625 P St. NW. wjmf.org/dayinthepark. ■ DClovestodance.com will present a Tropical Dance Party with a lively soundtrack of roots and world music, including salsa, merengue, zydeco and bachata. The event will benefit programs at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School. 1 to 7 p.m. $10; reservations required. Gymnasium, Adams Middle School, 2020 19th St. NW. DClovestodance.com. ■ “Bourbon & Bluegrass: A Party for Preservation” will feature live music by the By & By Bluegrass Band, lawn games, drinks and seasonal desserts. 2 to 5 p.m. $25 to $50; free for ages 11 and younger. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, Upshur Street at Rock Creek

Studio Theatre will stage the U.S. premiere of “Jumpers for Goalposts” through June 21. Winner of four Tony Awards, Stoppard’s feast of wordplay and wit thrusts two of Shakespeare’s most incidental characters into the limelight. Tickets cost $35 to $75. The theater is located at 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077; folger.edu/theatre.

Church Road NW. 202-688-3729. Films ■ The Palisades Library will present John Huston’s 1956 film “Moby Dick.” 2 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■ The Korean Film Festival DC 2015 will feature Park Chul-soo’s 1995 thriller “301, 302.” 2 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■ “American Experiments in Narrative: 2000-2015” will feature Mark Street’s 2006 film “A Year” and Matthew Porterfield’s 2006 film “Hamilton.” 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances and readings ■ “In Your Ear,” a monthly series, will feature readings by poets Tina Darragh and M. Mach. 3 p.m. $5. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. dcpoetry.com/iye. ■ “Sunday Kind of Love” will feature emerging and established poets, followed by an open mic segment. 5 to 7 p.m. $5.

Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Brian Feldman Projects will present “txt,” an interactive performance featuring dialogue written by audience members via Twitter. 7 p.m. $15 to $20. American Poetry Museum at the Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St. NE. 800-838-3006. Special events ■ National City Christian Church will host its annual Blessing of the Dogs. 10 to 10:30 a.m. Free. Front steps, National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-232-0323. ■ Shinola and the Washington Humane Society will present a pet celebration featuring the mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One, as well as refreshments and light snacks for humans and animal guests. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Shinola Washington, DC, 1534 14th St. NW. washhumane.org/specialevents. Tours ■ The Shepherd Park Citizens AssociaSee Events/Page 22

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Monday may 18 Benefit ■“An Evening With Charles Busch� — featuring the screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, drag legend and Tony-nominated playwright of the Broadway comedy “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife� — will benefit Theater J. A dinner will precede the show, and a dessert reception celebration will follow. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m. $175 to $275. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Classes and workshops ■The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will present a seminar on “The Regulatory Process of Starting a Small Business.� 6:30 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

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“The Politics of Deception: JFK’s Secret Decisions on Vietnam, Civil Rights, and Cuba.� 6:30 p.m. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. ■Theoretical physicists Mariangela Lisanti and Nima Arkani-Hamed will discuss “The Future of Fundamental Physics: The Search for Dark Matter and Extra Dimensions.� 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■The World Affairs Council will present a panel discussion on the United Kingdom’s elections. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Offices of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, 1900 K St. NW. worldaffairsdc.org. ■Reid Mitenbuler will discuss his book “Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America’s Whiskey.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■Chef and restaurateur Nora Pouillon will discuss her memoir “My Organic Life: How a Pioneering Chef Helped Shape the Way We Eat� in conversation with Joe Yonan, food and dining editor of The Washington Post. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Aleksandar Hemon will discuss “The Making of Zombie Wars.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The Rev. Gary Hall will lead a discussion of “A Narrow Road to the Deep North� by Richard Flanagan as part of the “Fiction Fun!� series. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bratenahl House, Washing-

ton National Cathedral, 3525 Woodley Road NW. mlewallen@cathedral.org. Films ■The “Marvelous Movie Monday� series will feature the 1992 musical “Newsies.� 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■The Petworth Library will present “Retro Film Favorites.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. ■“German Companies Are Working Towards the Future� will feature five short films that have received the Germany Business Film Prize. A panel discussion will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. Tour ■In conjunction with Art Museum Day 2015, senior curator Sumru Belger Krody will lead a tour of historical textile masterpieces and contemporary fiber art and fashion. 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. Tuesday, May 19

Tuesday may 19 Benefit ■Gala Hispanic Theatre’s annual Noche de Estrellas benefit event celebrating the region’s arts, community and philanthropic leaders will honor JosÊ AndrÊs and Marta Casals Istomin. The event will include performances by Puerto Rican mezzo-soprano Anamer Castrello and fla-

menco dancer Edwin Aparicio, as well as a preview of a number from Gala’s upcoming musical “Las Polacas: The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires.â€? 6:30 p.m. $150 per person; $275 per couple. Gala Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. Classes and workshops â– The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class led by Margaret Brozen of Yoga Activist. 11 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc.gov. â– Instructors from VIDA Fitness will lead a “Power Yogaâ€? class. 6:30 p.m. Free. The Park at CityCenter, 10th and I streets NW. citycenterdc.com. Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Bach, Broschi and Haydn. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Belle Vue Room, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-333-2075. â– As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, the Ars Nova Brass Ensemble will perform. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â– Vocal Arts DC will present singers Colleen Daly and Julia Dawson, the firstand second-prize winners of the group’s Art Song Discovery Competition. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts series will feature the Myriad Trio performing works by Bach, Debussy, Shostakovich, DvorĂĄk and Bruce with New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist Anthony McGill. 7:30 p.m. $49. Terrace Theater, Kennedy See Events/Page 26

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Discussions and lectures ■ LaManda Joy, the founder of Chicago’s Peterson Garden Project and a board member of the American Community Gardening Association, will discuss “How Community Gardens Can Save America.” 11:30 a.m. Free. Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-1192. ■ Scholar Leonard Schmieding will discuss “Breakin’ Around the Bloc: Hip-Hop in East Germany During the Cold War.” Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5502. ■ Journalist Richard Martin will discuss his book “Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet” in conversation with Mary Anne Hitt, director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-2327363. ■ The Chevy Chase Library’s “Metamorphosis” series will feature a discussion of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” led by Georgetown University professor Patrick O’Malley. 6 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■ Helen Castor will discuss her book “Joan of Arc: A History.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■ Reid Mitenbuler will discuss his book “Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America’s Whiskey.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Banning Eyre will discuss his book “Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■ Journalist Cokie Roberts will discuss her book “Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 18481868.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. ■ Zachary Leader will discuss his book “The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Archaeologist Zoë Kontes will discuss “Writing the Wrongs: Looting in Literature,” with a focus on Mediterranean antiquities. 7 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. ■ Photographer Thomas Peschak will discuss “Wild Seas, Secret Shores,” about his work documenting marine environments. 7:30 p.m. $24. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films ■ The Tuesday Night Movies series will feature George Lucas’ 1977 film “Star Wars.” 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The Film and Beer Series will feature Jan Sverák’s film “Dark Blue World,” about two Czech pilots serving in Great Britain’s Royal Air Force during World War II who fall for the same woman. Czech Ambassador Petr Gandalovic will open the screening in homage to the 70th anniversary of World War II’s end. 7 p.m. Free; reservations

required. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. bistrobohem@gmail.com. ■ The DC Film Society will present “Coming Attractions Trailer Night, Summer 2015,” featuring a look at upcoming releases hosted by critics Bill Henry and Tim Gordon. 7 to 9 p.m. $5. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, E Street between 10th and 11th streets NW. dcfilmsociety.org. ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center and the Embassy of Switzerland will present the 2014 film “Dawn.” Director Romed Wyder will attend. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performances and readings ■ As part of the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series, the Folger Poetry Board Reading will feature former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove sharing her favorite poems by other poets in addition to reading her own work. 7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the New York Yankees. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 20

Wednesday may 20 Class ■ Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Concerts ■ Members of the Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program will perform songs to preview the upcoming season. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Duke Ellington School of the Arts’ “Performance Series of Legends” benefit concert will feature 10-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin. 7:30 p.m. $50 to $250. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. ellingtonschool.org. ■ Ashleigh Flynn & Her Porch Climbers will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. Discussions and lectures ■ Canadian children’s author Rona Arato will discuss her book “Last Train: A Holocaust Story.” 10:30 a.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-1950. ■ The Northwest chapters of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees will present a talk by Marianne Blagburn and Steve Altman of the Northwest Neighbors Village on “The Village Movement,” about member- and volunteerdriven groups that are helping seniors who wish to remain in their communities as they age. Noon. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202744-2874. ■ A discussion will focus on August Wilson’s drama “King Hedley.” Noon. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ Sheila McCauley Keys will discuss her book “Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons.” Noon. Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5221. ■ Cindy Williams, who played Shirley Feeney on the popular TV show “Laverne & Shirley,” will discuss her book “Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Bus-

boys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■ Ralph Young will discuss his book “Dissent: The History of an American Idea.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■ Boston-based attorney Jonathan D. Simon, co-founder and director of the Election Defense Alliance, will discuss his book “Code Red: Computerized Election Theft and the New American Century.” A panel discussion will follow. 6:30 to 10 p.m. Free; reservations required. Moot Court Room, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. law.udc.edu/event/CodeRed. ■ Fred Plotkin, an expert on Italy, will discuss “Italy’s Magnificent Six: Regions Worth Discovering — Le Marche.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. ■ Pianist, raconteur and American music specialist Robert Wyatt will discuss “Bewitched by the Music of Rodgers and Hart.” 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $42. Rasmuson Theater, National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030. ■ The Friendship Hospital for Animals’ Client Education Series will feature a talk by neurologist Lindsay Boozer on the “Top 5 Causes of Neurological Episodes.” 7 p.m. Free. Friendship Hospital for Animals, 4105 Brandywine St. NW. 202-363-7300. ■ Steve Inskeep will discuss his book “Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Philip Gefter, recipient of the Arts Club of Washington’s 2014 Marfield Prize, a national award for arts writing, will discuss his prize-winning biography “Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. Films ■ The Avalon Theatre’s new film studies program will feature a screening and discussion of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece “Vertigo.” 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. ■ Director Jeff Krulik will present his film “Led Zeppelin Played Here,” about the mystery of a supposed 1969 concert at the Wheaton Youth Center. A Q&A will follow. 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org. ■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Benoît Jacquot’s 2014 film “3 Hearts.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000. Performances and readings ■ The Happenings at the Harman Happy Hours series will feature a performance by the Next Reflex Dance Collective. 5:30 p.m. Free. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. ■ The European Month of Culture will feature a 12-actor staged reading of John Feffer’s “Before/After,” a multimedia portrait of the transformation of EastCentral Europe. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. Special event ■ Cultural Tourism DC will present its annual Embassy Chef Challenge gala. 6 to 9 p.m. $250. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. culturaltourismdc.org.

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Townhouse style 3-bedroom condo. Stainless steel appliances, private deck, good storage, parking, & pool. As-is, prof. negotiated short sale.

Dupont Circle, DC

$475,000

Sunny top-floor condo w/city views & low condo fee, 1 bedroom + den, 1.5 baths, skylight, fireplace, new hardwood floors. Bikeshare across the street.

$1,795,000

Great Falls, VA

$1,998,000

4200+ SF renovated Westmoreland Hills Colonial. 6 bedrooms w/en-suite baths, chef’s kitchen, breakfast room, flagstone terrace & beautiful backyard.

Romance is everything. Rustic & casual design of a 1920's French country farmhouse. Cozy celebrations or formal fêtes. 606KentlandDr.com

Katherine Herndon Martin 202.494.7373

Mike Brown 202.340.3340 B E

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Santiago Testa 202.552.5624

Bethesda, MD

Silver Spring, MD

$219,000

Light-filled 2-bedroom, 1-bath condo. Floor-to-ceiling windows, open floor plan, renovated kitchen, wood floors, walk-in closet, storage & private balcony.

Penelope Frissell 240.863.1339

Bryce Resort, VA

$349,000

Incomparable Views of Lake Laura & Great North Mtn! 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 decks, screened porch, great room & sauna!

4315 50th Street NW • Washington, DC

$1,150,000

Katherine Herndon Martin 202.494.7373

BryceGetaway.com 540.999.8895

McEnearney.com

202.552.5600

Bethesda, MD

3-bedroom home w/great entertaining spaces, living room w/deck overlooking wooded views & pool. Lower level rec room & den opening to patio.

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