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Students in D.C. Public Schools may be taking more field trips within the city starting this fall — and those trips will also be more educational. The District’s public school system launched a 30-member task force earlier this month for an initiative called “The City as Our Classroom.” Comprised of D.C. teachers, parents and central office staff members, the group plans to develop recommendations about experiential learning opportunities related to the District, to bolster curriculum aligned to the Common Core standards. The fundamental goal is to get students out into the city, bring local history and culture into the classroom, and directly apply alternative learning experiences to units of study. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is expected to receive task force recommendations by early August, and teachers can anticipate a final “guidance document” shortly thereafter. See Field Trips/Page 5
By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer
Nestled between bustling entertainment zones in Adams Morgan, U Street and Dupont Circle, residents of a community of single-family homes value their peace and quiet. “This is like a DMZ area [demilitarized zone] here that is residential,” one resident said at this week’s Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission meeting. “And that is why you see the schools are
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Michael Torra was one of 13 artists to participate in the Mid City Artists Open Studios event on Saturday and Sunday. The biannual event in Dupont and Logan is in its 11th year.
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Basement office space at 1718 Connecticut Ave. is one of the proposed dispensary sites.
spasms. The competing dispensaries are Herbal Alternatives, seeking to open at 1710 Rhode Island Ave.; and the National Holistic Healing Center, 1718 Connecticut Ave. Both locations are space leased within larger
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office buildings. Herbal Alternatives had already won Health Department approval, along with the neighborhood commission’s support, two years ago. But owner Jen Brunenkant said she had to restart the application process soon after obtaining that nod: She had arranged to lease the basement of an office building at 1147 20th St., but the building owner backed out after another tenant complained, she said in an interview. The change led to a long delay, but Brunenkant said there’s a silver lining to the new Rhode Island Avenue location: “It’s actually a better site. The original site was belowgrade — this site is above grade so See Dispensary/Page 5
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on natural light, public space By GRAHAM VYSE
ANC supports two medical marijuana sites Two medical marijuana dispensaries that are vying to open in Dupont Circle won unanimous support from the area’s advisory neighborhood commission last Wednesday. The D.C. Department of Health is expected to grant approval to one of the two next month — but not both, because regulations discourage the agency from allowing multiple dispensaries in the same neighborhood. Medicinal marijuana has been legal under D.C. law for several years, with doctors allowed to prescribe it to patients with HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, cancer or muscular
getting better. This is why we moved here and invested in our homes.” Although this area has recently absorbed two new alcohol-serving establishments, which set up shop in the 1800 block of 18th Street, the neighborhood is rallying against plans for a third — the Saloon 45 bar, which hopes to open early next year in the Sandy’s Flowers shop at 18th and Swann streets. On Monday night the neighborhood commission voted unanimously to oppose the bar’s liquor license application. Saloon 45’s David Stephens said he doesn’t think his establishment See License/Page 5
The long-awaited overhaul to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will bring more natural light, more public space, modern technological amenities and a potential rooftop addition with private tenants, officials said at a public presentation Monday. The preliminary concept — created by architectural firms Mecanoo and Martinez + Johnson — would transform the 1972 Mies van der Rohe-designed building into a modern facility fit for digital research, local history showcases and cultural events. The concept incorporates feedback from nearly 2,000 D.C. residents who participated in an extensive planning process, said D.C. Chief Librarian Richard ReyesGavilan. He further told residents that they will have opportunities over the next several years to comment on the design before it is finalized.
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A proposed three-story addition above the renovated downtown library remains contentious.
“Two years from now, we can have a phenomenal idea about something that needs to be in this building, and this building can accommodate that,” Reyes-Gavilan said. Construction is expected to begin in about four years. The plans include a wide variety of new features, including a coffee shop on the library’s first floor and outdoor cafes for dining on the street and the roof levels. The roof would feature green space where visitors See Library/Page 26
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Ward 3 could be in line for its first outdoor pool, if a D.C. Council budget proposal wins approval. Last week’s suggestion from Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh would dedicate $5 million toward planning and constructing an outdoor pool somewhere in her part of Upper Northwest. In an interview, Cheh said no specific sites have been nailed down, but she mentioned that the idea had come up in planning for new features at Hearst Recreation Center, at 3950 37th St. Whatever the location, Cheh said there seems to be a general community need for an outdoor swimming spot. “Ward 3 is the only ward [in the city] without an outdoor pool, and I think there’s a real desire to have one among the residents,” she said. “So to make that a reality we have to figure out how we’re going to pay for it. I put money in the bud-
get. We’d have to see where it could go.” The budget report from Cheh’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment requests $1 million to plan for the pool in fiscal year 2015, and $4 million to construct it in 2016. Cheh said past conversations about renovating Friendship Recreation Center (also known as “Turtle Park”) seemed to crystallize the desire for a pool. “When there was planning for Turtle Park, the idea was pretty forcefully pressed by some of the community folks over there,” she said. The latest plans for that site, at 45th and Van Ness streets, include a spray park for kids. Although Ward 3 is already home to the city’s most prized indoor swimming facility, the Wilson Aquatic Center in Tenleytown, it remains the only area of the city without an outdoor pool. John Stokes, spokesperson for See Pools/Page 26
The week ahead Wednesday, May 21
For nearly four decades, Armand’s Chicago Pizzeria enlivened the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Veazey Street. The local chain’s flagship location even introduced deep-dish pizza to D.C. diners. The thick pies from the Windy City drew many patrons from near and far, including Chicago native and first lady Michelle Obama. After the restaurant closed in 2012, the prime commercial space stood vacant for months, until a South African-based restaurant group started construction nearly a year ago. Nando’s Peri Peri is now looking to spice up the intersection again with the opening of its fourth D.C. restaurant, at 4231 Wisconsin Ave. This casual-dining establishment, scheduled to open today, special-
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The D.C. State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chamber, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■ D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton will hold a town hall meeting with National Park Service representatives, including National Capital Region director Steve Whitesell. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Friday, May 23
Mayor Vincent Gray and at-large D.C. Council member Anita Bonds will hold a budget town hall meeting for seniors. The meeting will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th St. NW. Lunch will be provided. Reservations are requested; call 202-724-8064 or email lakins@dccouncil.us.
Wednesday, May 28
The D.C. League of Women Voters, DC Appleseed, DC Vote and the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law will hold a forum on election reform. Panelists include Fair Vote executive director Rob Ritchie, at-large D.C. Council member David Grosso, political activist Peter Rosenstein and D.C. Board of Elections chair Deborah Nichols. The forum will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the fifth-floor Moot Court Room, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. Admission is free, but reservations are required at law.udc.edu/event/vote. ■ The University of the District of Columbia Community-Campus Task Force will hear updates on student center construction, Vision 2020 Strategic Plan implementation and student housing issues. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-03, Building 44, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW.
Thursday, May 29
The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■ The Kalorama Citizens Association will hold its annual election of officers at 7 p.m. at Good Will Baptist Church, 1862 Kalorama Road NW. The meeting will also include a report by Mary Belcher on the Walter Pierce Park Archaeology Project.
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The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9:45 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. The agenda will include consideration of proposed building and site alterations at the Carnegie Library, 800 K St. NW. ■ The National Park Service and the Trust for the National Mall will hold a public meeting to discuss the proposed rehabilitation of Constitution Gardens on the National Mall. The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. ■ The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Home of D.C., 4901 Connecticut Avenue NW. The featured speaker will be Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser, the Democratic Party nominee for mayor.
izes in Portuguese-style flame-grilled chicken, marinated for 24 hours with a fiery sauce made from the bird’s-eye chili pepper called “peri peri” that African indigenous groups introduced to Portuguese explorers. Fernando Duarte and Robbie Brozi founded the chain in 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa; now it’s in 24 countries. The first U.S. location was on 7th Street in Chinatown, and the Washington region currently has 16 restaurants, including four in the District. Nando’s main dish is offered seven ways, from a “dark ’n delicious” chicken and thigh combo to a butterflied whole chicken breast or whole wings in servings of three, five and 10. These items range from $5 to $18. Platters that serve more than two people are offered for $18 to $25. And diners have the choice of basting their chicken dishes with sauces — lemon See Nando/Page 26
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New pedestrian-activated traffic signals are in place at Washington Circle, installed as part of a broader upgrade to a portion of New Hampshire Avenue NW. Over the weekend the D.C. Department of Transportation activated the signals, which are meant to allow better access for pedestrians. The circle — at the intersection of Pennsylvania and New Hampshire avenues and 23rd and K streets — also now boasts new Americans with Disabilities Actcompliant ramps. Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commissioner Mike Silverstein, who represents a stretch of New Hampshire near the circle, said the new signals seem to be adding half an hour to motorists’ commutes. He added that the congestion impedes access to George Washington University Hospital. Transportation Department spokesperson Reggie Sanders didn’t respond to questions yesterday.
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The National Gallery of Art announced last week that representatives for the museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and George Washington University had signed final agreements for their collaboration. Financial difficulties at the Corcoran inspired the arrangement, first announced in February. Under the partnership, the Corcoran College of Art + Design will become part of the university — which will also subsume the Corcoran’s 17th Street building and some of its art. The National Gallery will organize modern art shows at the facility and take over most of the art collection. George Washington will also
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Weekend of events planned at Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral will hold a service Friday to “bless the bikes” in Rolling Thunder, and events through Monday honoring the 50th anniversary of the church’s 10 peal bells. The motorcycle blessing, scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, will be “part of the Cathedral’s initiative to honor those who serve and to offer a place of spiritual healing for veterans,” according to a news release. The Cathedral expects to have 100 to 150 bikers from Rolling Thunder, the annual Memorial Day weekend gathering of veterans, bikers and others focused on supporting prisoners of war and those missing in action from all wars. Just after the bike blessing, the Cathedral will begin celebrating its 10-bell peal set, used in a special sort of ringing that has its origin in 17th-century England. Bell ringers from the U.S., Britain and Australia will take part in bell ringing (including two full peals, each lasting more than three hours), discussions and evensong.
Preservation awards honor area projects
Development projects including the Yuma Study Center in Tenleytown, Le Diplomate Restaurant on 14th Street and the Northern Exchange condo building at 14th and R streets were among the winners of this year’s D.C. Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Mayor Vincent Gray presented the honors last week at DAR Constitution Hall. Winning projects for design and construction were: ■ a “labor-of-love homeowner project” at 1925 6th St. NW in LeDroit Park; ■ rehabilitation and expansion of 801 7th St. NW in Chinatown into Arch Square; ■ conversion of a vacant 1920s laundry facility into Le Diplomate Restaurant, 1601 14th St. NW; ■ transformation of an empty telephone exchange building into the Northern Exchange condos and retail building at 1401 R St. NW; ■ restoration of the sky-lit roof of a former auditorium — now library reading room — at DAR Headquarters, 1776 D St. NW;
■ renovation and expansion of Tenleytown’s Convent of Bon Secours, now Yuma Study Center, at 4101 Yuma St. NW; and ■ renovation and addition to the Victorian-era Harrison School building at 2120 13th St. NW, now Meridian Public Charter School. The winner for archaeology and education was the U.S. General Services Administration for work at St. Elizabeths Hospital, at 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. Other awards went to Cardozo High School at 1200 Clifton St. NW for rehabilitation work, a restoration project to address earthquake damage at the Armed Forces Retirement Home at 3700 North Capitol St. NW, and Douglas Jemal for the development work he has completed downtown, where his buildings have served as a catalyst for other new projects, a news release says.
Cheh critiques plan for school boundaries
Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh offered comments on proposed changes to school boundaries and assignment policies last week, writing to the deputy mayor for education that the office’s options don’t address the underlying shortage of quality schools. Cheh has long pushed for a review of existing boundaries, which she said were responsible for leaving some schools empty while others are overcrowded. But in last week’s letter she lambasted two out of three policy proposals — which would assign students to schools by lottery, or partially by lottery, instead of by neighborhood — saying that they’re “based on the premise that quality education cannot be provided to all and therefore must be randomized.” Adopting one of those approaches would eliminate predictability for families, she said — a complaint many residents have voiced as well. Cheh suggested focusing on efforts to improve all schools, including creating early-childcare campuses in each ward to address elementary school overcrowding, expanding quality pre-K programs in low-income communities and establishing centers for at-risk kids. She also questioned the redrawn boundaries officials have proposed, pointing in particular to constituents who live within Janney Elementary’s boundaries but would be shifted to Hearst. Finally, Cheh called for deliberation and care in the process. “We have waited decades to look at the boundary lines, and it may take us longer than some months to make any needed changes,” she wrote, requesting specific, data-based reasons for each suggestion and a revised proposal within the month.
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we get natural light. It’s on the third floor.” Brunenkant also said that the new location is convenient to three Metro stations, two bus stops and a parking garage. She added that an office building is a better dispensary site than a stand-alone store. “When patients are walking into the building, people watching the building would not know where they’re going,” she said. “It gives privacy to the patients that some of the other dispensaries don’t have.” Chanda Macias of the Holistic Healing Center also praised her office location at last week’s meeting. “We are concrete-fortified on two sides of the office space downstairs,” she said of her basement space. Macias, a cell biology specialist,
hopes to survey patients receiving medical marijuana at her dispensary in order to continue her research. “I’m very much still a scientist,” she said. Neighborhood commissioners were supportive of both applications, saying that Dupont Circle’s central location and abundant public transportation make it a good candidate for multiple dispensaries. Commissioner Leo Dwyer said his personal experience with cancer patients — his late sister and a friend who’s now undergoing chemotherapy — makes him fully aware of the benefits to marijuana. “I definitely think this is a nice benefit to provide for people who are ill and struggling,” said Dwyer, adding, “I wish [my sister] would have found some of this to make things a little easier.” Brunenkant said many D.C. resi-
dents could be treated with medical marijuana. “You have a patient base of over 60,000 people that suffer from debilitating diseases or treatments that cause a lot of physical pain and discomfort,” she said. “Medical marijuana has been shown to help every one of those categories.” However, Brunenkant and Macias said few doctors are yet comfortable writing prescriptions for medical marijuana, as it remains illegal under federal law. Just 287 patients across the city are currently receiving the treatment, but Brunenkant said that “momentum is building.” Dispensaries already open are the Metropolitan Wellness Center in Southeast near Eastern Market; Takoma Wellness Center, 6925 Blair Road; and Capital City Care, 1334 North Capitol St. NW.
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would harm the community. “We just want a quiet neighborhood bar. There’s not going to be a lot of foot traffic through there,” he said at the meeting. Capacity would be less than 100 patrons, and there would be no live entertainment. Stephens added that he’s eying 1821 18th St. because Sandy of Sandy’s Flowers is his brother’s mother-in-law. She’s retiring and wanted to keep the space in the family, he said. Residents were not persuaded. One woman speaking for a group of neighbors said that a new bar would mean increased noise, litter and vandalism, and it would harm their property values. “It would destabilize a residential neighborhood that has improved,” she said. In addition to the neighborhood commission, the Dupont Circle Citizens Association, the Dupont Circle Village and numerous individual residents are opposing the application. Commissioners on Monday said they had reserva-
tions about both the business model and Stephens’ lack of experience. His background is in the area of nuclear energy, which he worked on for the military. “You’re essentially coordinating with every division all the time,” he said of his previous jobs. “I have zero bar experience, but I feel it would translate well into it.” Residents and commissioners were also wary of the application for a tavern license, as other nearby establishments are licensed as restaurants, such as the newly opened Bar Charley. Unlike with Bar Charley, where the community negotiated a settlement agreement placing restrictions on operations, the neighborhood commission and other Saloon 45 opponents don’t want its application to be approved at all. Commissioner Leo Dwyer urged Stephens to reconsider his plans. “I would say before taking your nest egg and using it to open a bar, maybe get a job in a bar or a restaurant and see if you can hack it for a year — or keep the flower shop open and run it as your own business,” he said.
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In an interview yesterday, school system spokesperson Melissa Salmanowitz and task force chair Matthew Reif gave examples of the kind of experiences that are already under consideration. For example, the third-grade unit “It’s Right Outside My Door” could include wardspecific walking tours, with Ward 4 students exploring Rock Creek Park and Ward 7 students visiting Civil War fort sites. “The Living World,” another third-grade unit, might fit well with trips to Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, the U.S. Botanical Garden or the National Arboretum. Reif added that the task force hopes to provide suggestions for D.C. field trips that are free or costeffective, and also focus on potential excursions that even the most creative teachers might not have considered. Salmanowitz said these initiatives are part of a recent push by education officials to improve stu-
dent satisfaction. “There certainly are schools that are already taking interesting field trips,” she said. “We want to be able to bring it to scale.” Reif said Northwest neighborhoods would be particularly rich with potential for experiential learning, specifically citing interest in historic houses along the P Street corridor near Georgetown University. Several Northwest representatives serve on the task force, including Hearst Elementary teacher Beth Prince, Stoddert Elementary parents Caitlin Carroll Oppenheimer and Sarah Elwell, Barnard Elementary math coach Kimbria Jackson, Ross Elementary literacy specialist Heather Zuerblis, Hyde-Addison Elementary library media specialist Karen Cowden, Brightwood Education Campus teacher Monica Shah, Marie Reed Elementary teacher Rebecca Pendleton Frailey, Eaton Elementary teacher Sarah Lavezzo, and Murch Elementary teacher Vicki Otten.
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Drawing the line
Even before the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education released its proposals for overhauled school boundaries and student assignment policies, there was little doubt that the changes would be controversial. We share education officials’ views that the current boundaries leave some schools overflowing while others have had to close. But given the disparities in quality, parents who are happy with their current assignment could hardly be expected to give it up without a fight. The obvious passions surrounding the issue should have inspired Deputy Mayor Abigail Smith to exercise care in drafting and presenting the proposals. But she and her school boundaries task force seem to have done just the opposite. They put forth two options that would leave school assignment to a randomized lottery. A third proposal also shows little regard for the community surrounding a neighborhood school, maintaining much of the status quo but with haphazardly shifted boundaries based on inadequate data analysis. It’s therefore not surprising that the proposals have sparked an outcry. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh wrote last week to Deputy Mayor Smith that parents have told her they would leave the D.C. Public Schools system without a guarantee of where their children can go to school. And seven advisory neighborhood commissions have passed resolutions as of yesterday afternoon calling for a guaranteed right to an in-boundary public school from kindergarten through 12th grade in every community. We heartily agree. While the present boundaries aren’t working, jettisoning the entire concept of neighborhood schools shows shocking disregard for what makes good schools — and the communities around them — succeed. A good school can be the heart of a neighborhood. Parents and their children walk there for classes and activities. Neighbors see each other at school and invest in the program together, with property values enhanced in turn. A lottery system can give students who live near struggling schools more of a chance at attending a stronger program. But the District must find a way to help those students without wreaking havoc elsewhere. Deputy Mayor Smith and her task force must greatly improve their proposal for addressing overcrowding by tweaking boundaries rather than making sweeping policy changes. They should be prepared to demonstrate to parents why these new solutions are neither groundless nor harmful. We hope a revised proposal expected next month reflects public input. And separately, continued D.C. Public Schools reform must make great strides to ensure that no parent in the city has to shudder at the thought of having their children attend their neighborhood school.
Ensuring safety
Upstarts uberX, Sidecar and Lyft have many fans — both among passengers who appreciate the ease of ordering a ride via smartphone and then paying without opening their wallets, and from the pool of drivers who are making an extra buck by picking up fares in their own cars. These app-based “ride-sharing” operations also have detractors, though, as evidenced by representatives of the taxi industry who complained about unfair competition at a recent D.C. Council hearing. Legislators Mary Cheh and David Grosso have introduced legislation to regulate these new alternatives to taxis, but the D.C. Taxicab Commission thinks the suggested rules are insufficient. The bill would, among other things, require checks on driving records, criminal backgrounds and sex-offender registries, and demand that the businesses provide at least $1 million in insurance coverage for any accident in which a passenger is in the car. We agree with council members and others who say uberX, Lyft and Sidecar provide valuable services to D.C. residents. And we agree that regulation is crucial. This bill’s measures are important in ensuring the safety of ride-sharing drivers and passengers and also others using our streets and sidewalks. The recent hearing included some discussion on exactly when commercial insurance plans should kick in — whenever a driver is available for rides, or just when a passenger’s in the car. We think the requirement should apply whenever a driver is heading to pick up a customer — a key protection if a bystander or another motorist is hurt in a collision. But at this point, we don’t see the value in instituting further limitations, such as the number of hours a private ride-share driver may work. Transportation network companies say limiting hours would discourage new drivers from taking part, and Council member Cheh noted that the industry is “grievously underserved,” with many spots where “taxis will not go.” “Competition is coming,” she said, referring to a slew of new businesses looking to serve passengers. Let’s just try to keep them all safe.
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ative Washingtonian and federal Judge Emmet Sullivan didn’t let his heart affect his head. On Monday, he swiftly popped yet another bubble of home rule activists. This one was the gambit by the D.C. Council to end-run the U.S. Congress on budget matters. Sullivan reaffirmed an inconvenient little truth about D.C. home rule. Congress is in control, he ruled. Period. The D.C. Council had passed and excited voters had approved a 2013 charter change that took a novel approach to the city’s $11 billion annual budget. It essentially declared after 40 years of home rule that Congress somehow had left a loophole in accounting for local funds. That loophole, the council said, meant the city no longer was required to await a congressional vote each year on the federal budget before spending about $6 billion in local tax revenues. Mayor Vincent Gray would like to believe the city has that budget autonomy. But Gray sided with D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan, who said the city was subject to Congress. The city’s new chief financial officer, Jeffrey DeWitt, agreed with Nathan. When DeWitt and Gray said they wouldn’t spend money without congressional approval, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and his members filed suit. Enter Judge Sullivan. “As a native Washingtonian,” the judge wrote Monday, “the court is deeply moved by [the council’s] argument that the people of the district are entitled to the right to spend their own, local funds. Nevertheless, the court is powerless to provide a legal remedy. … Congress has plenary authority over the District, and it is the only entity that can provide budget autonomy.” In short, Congress is large and in charge. Plenary, in case you don’t know, means “complete in every way.” A spokesperson for Mendelson confirmed that the chairman filed an appeal Monday morning with the U.S. Court of Appeals. Mendelson is seeking a review because the council is fast approaching budget deadlines to ship the 2015 budget to the Hill. Attorney General Nathan had called the council’s suit “nonsense” last week and wasn’t really taking victory laps this week. Nathan agreed that the District should have full authority over its budget — it sim-
ply doesn’t. Nathan probably agrees with Judge Sullivan, who said last week that the issue “tugs at the heartstrings. But the court can’t rule from the heart.” ■ The way forward? Few people are really expecting victory in the Court of Appeals. So what next? First, review the record. There have been two other big losses. In the late 1990s, local leaders got the citizens excited when they filed a lawsuit saying it was unconstitutional for taxpaying District citizens to be denied a vote in Congress. Surely a court would agree. Nope. Federal judges noted the Constitution specifically says that members of Congress would come from the several states and that Congress itself was to “exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such District as may … become the seat of the government of the United States.” About 2005, local leaders lost another court suit seeking the power to impose a commuter tax on the suburban folks who hold 70 percent of the jobs in the District but pay no portion of their income to the District. Those out-of-town job holders funnel about $2 billion a year principally to Maryland and Virginia while the District gets nothing. The District came close to getting half-a-loaf when Republican Tom Davis was in Congress representing Northern Virginia. Davis worked out a deal for the District to get a voting member of Congress instead of just a “delegate.” He paired the city with Utah, a heavily Republican jurisdiction that would have temporarily gotten the extra congressional seat it had nearly received in the previous reapportionment. But the deal fell apart when local D.C. leaders wouldn’t back it due to a congressional push to repeal the District’s ban on handguns at the same time. Now, advocates for flat-out statehood feel it’s time to once again pursue that goal, saying it’s the only way to go. Longtime D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says in the meantime she’ll redouble her effort to get Congress itself to approve local budget autonomy for the District. Mayor Gray and other city leaders say they’ll pitch in, too. Unless the Appeals Court delivers a huge surprise, we’re pretty much at the end of suing for rights we should have. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.
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Letters to the Editor Guy Mason flooding needs permanent fix
I would like to add a few points in response to The Current’s May 14 article on the flooding at Guy Mason Recreation Center. My request to Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s office was for her to leverage some influence over D.C. agencies in the hope they will budget for and launch a permanent fix to the flooding problem. The parks agency needs to accept that the continual flooding of the building’s basement and new elevator shaft necessitates a comprehensive engineering solution that focuses on ways to divert groundwater (from stormwater runoff and catchment basin overflows) away from the building.
We understand that D.C. is plagued with aging and damaged water drainage facilities all over the city, but the very predictable and almost continuous flooding at Guy Mason has been known by city agencies and discussed for many years, since at least 1998. If the drainage problem had been appropriately assessed and dealt with prior to the building renovation in 2011, the basement would not be experiencing the level of damage the continual flooding has created. It is unfortunate that it took an emergency shutdown due to flooding and formal complaints for the situation to get some attention in terms of identifying a longterm permanent solution. On May 10, an engineer from the Department of General Services showed up with a team to conduct a preliminary damage assessment. It’s unclear what long-term (hopefully permanent) solutions will be made to correct or divert the groundwa-
ter flows away from the building’s foundation. The Department of General Services representative admitted that money and availability of funds were at issue. But the longer the flooding damage is allowed to continue — with temporary fixes rather than long-term solutions in place — the more money the city will need to spend trying to preserve this multimillion-dollar renovation investment. It is also true that many renovation items remain incomplete and inadequately repaired like the ventilation and lighting. Until the parks department’s management understands that “building maintenance” means more than just hiring cleaning and supply contractors, all of its facilities (and their users and staff) will suffer needlessly from use- and weatherrelated wear and tear. Paula Miller Instructor, Guy Mason Recreation Center
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Local schools of right, not ‘choice’ roulette VIEWPOINT erich martel
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ith the release of the proposed revisions to D.C. Public School boundaries and assignment policies, Deputy Mayor for Education Abigail Smith and Mayor Vincent Gray gave residents of all eight wards a taste of the uncertainty and disregard for community that, until now, has been reserved for families of wards 5, 7 and 8 and parts of wards 1, 2, 4 and 6. The proposed 15 percent or 20 percent “setasides for children of low-quality neighborhood schools … in your DCPS school of right” would continue the erosion of school system enrollment and the uncapped and aggressively nurtured growth of charter schools. This is the slippery language of deception. Instead of ensuring that each school is safe and orderly, with a range of core and engaging subjects and staffed to meet the special challenges of many students, Deputy Mayor Smith’s options will skim off the more engaged families, causing further enrollment decline. The mayor and chancellor will close more schools, blame (or praise) “choice” and transfer buildings to waiting charter operators. The dismantling of the school system and promotion of charters is facilitated by “Big Lie” euphemisms — “quality school,” “low-performing school,” et cetera. Since a school is a building where teachers teach and students learn, how does a school “perform” or constitute a “quality school”? For example, how is Deal Middle a “high-performing school,” when 197 students (including 104 African-American and 47 Hispanic) were not proficient in reading in 2013? How is Ward 8’s Hart Middle a “low-performing school” when 139 students were proficient in reading? Is the school’s percentage of all students who tested proficient (83 percent at Deal; 30 percent at Hart) a true measure of each teacher’s effectiveness and each student’s mastery? When an abstraction — the “school” — has been transformed into a “performing” body that reduces stu-
Letters to the Editor Cathedral’s bell peals will disturb neighbors
The Washington National Cathedral will peal its bells for 15 hours this holiday weekend for the 50th anniversary of the installation of the bells, for three to four hours at a time. Previously, I have asked Cathedral leaders to curtail lengthy bell ringing out of consideration for the nearly 800 residents living across the street. To date, they have refused and shown no regard for us. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s staff has likewise been unhelpful. This is not a religious or outreach issue; it’s a noise control issue in a residential neighborhood. Church bells are exempt from D.C. law when associated with “worship” or church “ceremonies,” but any reasonable person must surely conclude that 15 hours of ringing on a holiday weekend is not a worship service — it is unreasonable and should be curtailed. How many
dents’ individual achievements and teachers’ individual effectiveness to two schoolwide test averages, they have become, in D.C. Public Schools jargon, “human capital,” whose future in a learning community depends on “choice” roulette and mayoral whim. Like the 2012 facilities study and its fiction of “performing seats,” the boundary and feeder pattern proposals conceal the failure of mayor, chancellor and deputy mayor to determine the causes of both student failure and success and to apply lessons learned. Instead, they want parents to compete and continue to fund their failed programs, while they promote privatization of public education and school facilities. As chief of transformation for chancellors Michelle Rhee and Kaya Henderson (2007-2011), Deputy Mayor Smith oversaw the 2008 closure of 23 schools and helped institute policies based on untested management theories that students and teachers will improve, if paid for performance. Her “Capital Gains” fiasco quietly died, but the failed teacher bonus and excessing policies tied to IMPACT evaluations continue. They were funded by a three-year $64.5 million grant from the Arnold, Broad, Robertson and Walton foundations through the DC Public Education Fund (which she helped facilitate), but unlike standard government contracts, these grants didn’t mandate performance review. Despite their failure to improve learning or even show a correlation to test results, their considerable costs were moved to the tax revenue-supported budget in fiscal year 2013, the year 13 schools were closed. Deputy Mayor Smith and Mayor Gray are gambling that engaged parents will view the 15 percent or 20 percent “set-asides” as their commitment to diversity and not notice how they are being lured into approval of public school destabilization. A genuine One City vision sees our children’s futures tied to the futures of children across the city, and views the existence of stable neighborhood schools across the city as “the commons” in which we all have a stake. Erich Martel is a retired D.C. Public Schools teacher.
of the Cathedral’s staff and clergy members will be there to listen to 15 hours of pealing? As one staff person told me previously, “Not me — I live in Virginia.” I urge Cathedral leaders to reconsider and curtail the bells to no more than one full peal (four hours). In addition, 150 motorcyclists are expected to attend the Cathedral’s blessing of the Rolling Thunder bikes on Friday at 5 p.m. during rush-hour traffic at the start of a holiday weekend. Poor timing for neighbors and commuters indeed! Cathedral officials, please show more consideration of your neighbors — and supporters. Kathy Murray Cathedral Heights
Micro units a bad fit at Patterson Mansion
The Patterson Mansion, a magnificent white marble palace on Dupont Circle, is the latest architectural loss in D.C., and nobody out there cares! Converting it into a 90-plus-unit rabbit warren is a disgrace and a farce. Imagine rents starting at $2,500 to $3,000 for 250
square feet of space. It’s the latest gimmick in rental housing — charging a lot more for a lot less. It reminds one of the postwar Hershey bar, a mere shadow of its former self for 20 times the price. More important, it continues the unaffordability stalking this city and the demise of historic architectural treasures. The architectural demolition and desecration, exterior and interior, go on and on: the Old Post Office Building, given to “human wrecking ball” Donald Trump; the Christian Heurich House; the Franklin School; and the Columbia Hospital for Women. The developers who take over these properties are neoPhilistines who commit architectural vandalism on a grand scale. Still, nary a voice was raised against the Patterson Mansion conversion. All the authorities must have been suffering from acute “comatoza.” It makes one wonder: Is nothing architecturally sacred in this national capital? What’s next? The Octagon House? Dumbarton Oaks? The National Cathedral? James McGrath
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This is a listing of reports taken from May 12 through 18 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police service areas.
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Motor vehicle theft ■ 1100-1199 block, New York Ave.; 3:53 p.m. May 15. ■ 1300-1399 block, L St.; 3 a.m. May 18.
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psa PSA 101 101 ■ downtown
Theft ■ 900-999 block, F St.; 10:26 a.m. May 14. ■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 9:48 p.m. May 14. ■ 600-699 block, 9th St.; 1 p.m. May 15. ■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 2:38 p.m. May 16. ■ I and 9th streets; 1:45 a.m. May 17. ■ 1306-1399 block, H St.; 2:47 p.m. May 17. Theft from auto ■ 1100-1199 block, K St.; 12:28 a.m. May 15. ■ 1300-1399 block, G St.; 5:22 a.m. May 15. ■ 1300-1399 block, K St.; 2:30 a.m. May 16. ■ 1300-1399 block, K St.; noon May 16. ■ 1400-1499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 12:04 p.m. May 16. ■ 1100-1199 block, New York Ave.; 10:17 p.m. May 16. ■ 1300-1399 block, I St.; 11:47 p.m. May 16. ■ K and 12th streets; 2 a.m. May 18. ■ F and 11th streets; 4:30 a.m. May 18.
psa 102
■ Gallery place PSA 102
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Theft ■ 400-499 block, 8th St.; 4:12 p.m. May 13. ■ 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:08 p.m. May 13. ■ 700-799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 1:02 p.m. May 14. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 12:56 p.m. May 15. ■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8 p.m. May 15. ■ 600-699 block, F St.; 12:01 a.m. May 16. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 12:26 a.m. May 16. ■ 800-899 block, 9th St.; 1:42 a.m. May 16. ■ 600-699 block, F St.; 10:36 p.m. May 16. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 2:30 p.m. May 18. Theft from auto ■ 800-899 block, 6th St.; 3:30 p.m. May 15. ■ D and 7th streets; 12:07 p.m. May 17.
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Assault with a dangerous weapon
■ 900-999 block, 14th St.; 2:15 a.m. May 17 (with gun). ■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 8:58 p.m. May 17. Burglary ■ 600-749 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 4 p.m. May 12. ■ 2100-2199 block, F St.; 11:10 a.m. May 13. ■ 2500-2699 block, K St.; 11:38 a.m. May 18. Theft ■ 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; 12:53 a.m. May 12. ■ 1400-1499 block, I St.; 2:56 a.m. May 12. ■ 900-999 block, 19th St.; 8:58 a.m. May 12. ■ De Sales Street and Connecticut Ave.; 11:19 a.m. May 12. ■ 1700-1799 block, G St.; 5:25 p.m. May 12. ■ 2700-2799 block, F St.; 8:10 p.m. May 12. ■ 2200-2299 block, M St.; 5:45 p.m. May 13. ■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 12:13 a.m. May 15. ■ 1700-1709 block, K St.; 12:35 p.m. May 15. ■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 1:51 p.m. May 15. ■ 1700-1799 block, I St.; 6:13 p.m. May 15. ■ 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 2:40 p.m. May 16. ■ 1130-1199 block, 17th St.; 5 p.m. May 16. ■ 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:12 p.m. May 17. ■ 900-999 block, 15th St.; 5:50 p.m. May 17. Theft from auto ■ 2400-2499 block, M St.; 12:05 p.m. May 13. ■ 800-899 block, 15th St.; 2:37 a.m. May 14. ■ 2600-2699 block, L St.; 1:39 a.m. May 17. ■ 2400-2499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 4:18 p.m. May 18. ■ 2500-2599 block, L St.; 10:18 p.m. May 18.
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Robbery ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:49 a.m. May 13. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:47 a.m. May 17. Burglary ■ 2400-2599 block, Waterside Drive; 11:45 p.m. May 16. Theft ■ 2100-2199 block, California St.; 3:46 a.m. May 12. ■ 2100-2199 block, P St.; 4 p.m. May 12. ■ 1500-1517 block, 17th St.; 8:47 p.m. May 12. ■ 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:54 p.m. May 13. ■ 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 8:14 p.m. May 13.
■ 1700-1799 block, M St.; 12:40 p.m. May 15. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:30 p.m. May 15. ■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 5:41 p.m. May 16. ■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 6:38 p.m. May 16. ■ P and 20th streets; noon May 17. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 12:20 p.m. May 17. ■ 1800-1899 block, Jefferson Place; 2:35 a.m. May 18. ■ 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3 p.m. May 18. Theft from auto ■ 2000-2099 block, Hillyer Place; 11:30 p.m. May 12. ■ 1500-1599 block, N St.; 11:42 p.m. May 13. ■ Dupont Circle and 19th Street; 12:20 a.m. May 14. ■ 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:16 a.m. May 14. ■ 1400-1499 block, N St.; 8:14 a.m. May 17. ■ 18th and Church streets; 4:04 p.m. May 17. ■ 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 4:22 p.m. May 17. ■ N and 15th streets; 8:08 a.m. May 18. ■ N and 15th streets; 1 p.m. May 18.
psa PSA 301 301
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Robbery ■ 1400-1499 block, T St.; 2:01 a.m. May 17. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1400-1499 block, W St.; 7:06 p.m. May 13 (with gun). Burglary ■ 1400-1499 block, Corcoran St.; 6:31 p.m. May 16. Theft ■ 1700-1723 block, 17th St.; 10:57 a.m. May 13. ■ 1800-1828 block, 16th St.; 9:20 p.m. May 14. Theft from auto ■ 1721-1799 block, 14th St.; 3:50 a.m. May 14. ■ 15th and Corcoran streets; 3:13 p.m. May 14. ■ 1400-1499 block, V St.; 11 p.m. May 14. ■ 1700-1799 block, T St.; 10:55 p.m. May 15. ■ 1707-1799 block, S St.; 11:23 a.m. May 17. ■ 1700-1780 block, U St.; 4:10 a.m. May 18. ■ 1600-1699 block, Corcoran St.; 1 p.m. May 18. ■ 1500-1599 block, Caroline St.; 2:12 p.m. May 18.
psa PSA 303 303
■ adams morgan
Motor vehicle theft ■ 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:50 p.m. May 12. ■ 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:20 p.m. May 12. ■ Leroy Place and Connecticut Ave.; 9:47 a.m. May 13.
■ 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:10 p.m. May 15. Theft ■ 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:34 a.m. May 12. ■ 2300-2399 block, 18th St.; 11:01 a.m. May 12. ■ 1690-1741 block, Lanier Place; 7:50 p.m. May 12. ■ 1603-1699 block, Argonne Place; 10:44 a.m. May 13. ■ 1811-1852 block, Columbia Road; 4:20 p.m. May 13. ■ 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 9 a.m. May 15. ■ 1600-1699 block, Crescent Place; 10:07 p.m. May 15. ■ 1646-1699 block, Columbia Road; 4:11 p.m. May 16. ■ 2300-2399 block, 18th St.; 4:55 a.m. May 18. Theft from auto ■ 20th and Biltmore streets; 10:30 p.m. May 16. ■ 1800-1899 block, Florida Ave.; 3 p.m. May 18.
psa PSA 307 307
■ logan circle
Theft ■ 900-999 block, M St.; 11:02 a.m. May 13. ■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 8:20 p.m. May 16. ■ 1100-1199 block, 10th St.; 12:39 p.m. May 18. Theft from auto ■ Kingman Place and Q Street; 7 p.m. May 13. ■ 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 2:14 p.m. May 14. ■ 1300-1399 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4:30 a.m. May 15. ■ 1108-1199 block, 12th St.; 8:27 a.m. May 15. ■ 1300-1329 block, Q St.; 2 p.m. May 15. ■ 900-999 block, M St.; 9:30 a.m. May 18. ■ 14th and Corcoran streets; 11:26 a.m. May 18. ■ 1200-1299 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 12:58 p.m. May 18. ■ 1101-1199 block, 11th St.; 2:12 p.m. May 18.
psa PSA 407 407 ■ petworth
Burglary ■ 3700-3799 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 12:50 p.m. May 17. Motor vehicle theft ■ 4900-4999 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 7:06 a.m. May 16. Theft ■ 3700-3799 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 6:30 p.m. May 13. ■ 400-499 block, Quincy St.; 10:06 a.m. May 17. Theft from auto ■ 1-99 block, Farragut Place; 12:34 p.m. May 12. ■ 4100-4199 block, Illinois Ave.; 11 a.m. May 18.
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Taste of Dupont On Saturday, May 31st, 20 Dupont Circle restaurants will open their doors to showcase their favorite appetizers, entrées, or desserts as part of the seventh annual Taste of Dupont. This restaurant event allows patrons to explore neighborhood eateries by going from place to place with tasting tickets to enjoy appetizers, entrees, and desserts from the best Dupont restaurants have to offer. This is the seventh Taste of Dupont organized by Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets, and the event is a fundraiser for the 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. All proceeds from the event will be used to support the general operations of the organization established in 2003, charged with revitalizing Dupont Circle, including cleaning the streets and maintaining the tree boxes through our clean team, sponsored by the Department of Local and Small Business Development. Tickets to the Taste of Dupont are $5 each, and can be st purchased in advance through Paypal or on site on May 31 at the Resource Center; 9 Dupont Circle, NW. This event is designed to showcase the wide variety of white tablecloth restaurants that can be found along P Street, Connecticut th th Avenue, 18 Street, and 17 Streets, NW.
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May 21, 2014 Historic Alley Dwellings - TODAY Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) Preservation Café Ebenezer’s Coffee House (downstairs), 2nd and F St. NE. TODAY, Wednesday, May 21, 6:30-7:15 pm Handicapped-accessible. No reservations required. Alley dwellings have been prominent in the news lately and not only because of DC Historic Preservation Office’s ongoing Alley Buildings Survey. Not too long ago, Blagden Alley, at the east edge of Logan, was a long line of metal security garage doors. Now it is home to a chic club and coffee shop and soon to 125 micro apartments. Examples are tucked throughout Dupont. Gold Leaf Studios, an internationally recognized authority on conservation and gilding, located in an alley behind Anderson House off Massachusetts Avenue, was once the Walsh-Mclean family’s stable. On the Dupont Circle House Tour perhaps four years ago, many of you may remember a spectacular contemporary with a 3 story copper waterfall into a living room koi pond and a swimming pool on the roof. Located in an alley near Buffalo Bridge, it began as one, 1-story garage. These dwellings have existed since the very beginnings of urban DC. Originally they were the only option available to working families, hidden behind larger homes or beside stables, mills or factories. They were so prevalent and derelict in 1934 that Eleanor Roosevelt made it one of her missions to either tear them down or clean them up. In Georgetown, alley brick houses, less than 10 feet wide and often with half sized kitchens creatively hidden in corners and under staircases, now cost somewhere in the $700,000s depending on the degree of renovation. Even when side by side, alleys could be rigorously segregated. Cecil Place, which rises due north from the Potomac, was white while Cherry Hill Lane, an alley pointing to the east from Cecil’s middle, was black. It is possible that more remain in Georgetown than anywhere else in DC … also prettier, with meticulously painted fronts and flower pots.
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A list of books and articles on the alley communities of “Hidden Washington” can be found in a Library of Congress at www.loc.gov/loc/kidslc/LGpdfs/hidwashteacher.pdf.
The final Alley Buildings Survey, created by the DC Historic Preservation Office can be found at http://planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic+Preserva tion/Maps+and+Information/DC+History/DC+Historic+ Alley+Buildings+Survey Cherry Hill Lane – the present
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Kim Protho Williams will give a presentation on the Survey, highlighting the Capitol Hill area. Williams is an architectural historian and the National Register coordinator at the D.C. Historic Preservation Office. Her talk will be on historic alley buildings of Capitol Hill and is the result of three years of researching and identifying surviving alley buildings in the “old” city (the L’Enfant Plan) and Georgetown. The presentation will provide some background on the history of alleyways in the city, the rise of alley dwellings and other building types within those alleyways, and then a review of the findings on Capitol Hill. The presentation will highlight some of Capitol Hill’s “best,” or “oldest,” or most quintessential historic alley buildings.
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Joseph’s House healing garden project touched the hearts of the design world last Saturday. It won both categories — the juried panel and people’s choice — in a competition hosted by a new public design interest firm. The MakeDC studio launched last year to design projects with social and environmental goals, at a lower cost than other firms. As part of Saturday’s contest, the studio will provide $20,000 worth of design services to Joseph’s House, an Adams Morgan nonprofit that offers end-of-life treatment for homeless men and women with AIDS and other terminal illnesses.
Scott Walzak and Greg Wilkie, co-founders of MakeDC, will work with Joseph’s House staff to develop an improvement plan for the 1,500-square-foot-garden that wraps around the facility at 1730 Lanier Place. “It’s really exciting,” said Joseph’s House deputy director Scott Sanders. He said the staff at Joseph’s House has been “dreaming” for months about restoring the outdoor space professionally, but didn’t know how to bring the idea to fruition. With MakeDC’s services, Sanders hopes that upgrades in landscaping, drainage and physical accessibility will create a more welcoming space for patients. The proposal will also help the
group outline a budget, giving them the opportunity to find other funding sources if necessary, Sanders added. Joseph’s House competed against six other organizations. At Saturday’s Pitch Night event, each group presented their projects to judges in a rapid-fire format that allowed 20 seconds for each slide of a 20-page presentation. The Georgetown Business Improvement District, one of the contenders from Northwest, bowed out of the contest that evening, but in good form: The group will be donating $10,000 to MakeDC, as well as hiring the firm to revitalize the open space along the C&O Canal that was formerly a mule yard. “It was very gracious,” Walzak said of the contribution.
Petworth debates Safeway beer, wine license By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer
The Petworth advisory neighborhood commission is set to vote tonight on whether to support the sale of beer and wine at the renovated Georgia Avenue Safeway, which is scheduled to open June 27. Commissioners discussed the question at last week’s meeting, but took no action because the meeting had not been properly publicized. Safeway spokesperson Craig Muckle said he came away from that discussion “cautiously optimistic” that the commissioners would support the store’s application to the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Control Board. Although the alcohol board received 16 letters protesting the grocery chain’s application, not enough protestants showed up to Monday’s board hearing to be granted standing under D.C. law. In an email to The Current, an alcohol board spokesperson said the protestants can file a request for reinstatement within 10 days. In general, the revamped Safeway at Georgia Avenue and Randolph Street has won general raves from the community. But some residents and neighborhood commissioners are frustrated that the store purchased a beer
and wine license from a smaller grocery nearby — allowing Safeway to maneuver around a neighborhood moratorium on new licenses without getting community and D.C. Council approval. Several residents voiced concerns about easy access to low-cost alcohol. Commissioners noted that there are three alleyways near the supermarket where someone could disappear from sight to drink. Sensing that many concerns regarded underage drinking, Muckle said, “We have a multitude of safeguards in place to make sure that we don’t sell to minors.” Although many of the roughly 50 community members at last week’s meeting were wary about the alcohol sales at Safeway, one longtime D.C. resident appeared to give voice to broader neighborhood sentiment. “This is going to be a huge grocery store,” he said with an upbeat tone. Explaining how he currently buys food in Columbia Heights, the man said, “I’d rather support my local grocery store.” Commissioner Joseph Vaughan said the commission would likely support Safeway’s application. “Ultimately the consumers should decide which businesses are in their community,” he said.
Rose Park playground renovation to begin in July By GEORGE ALTSHULER Current Correspondent
District recreation officials plan to break ground in July on renovations to Georgetown’s Rose Park. The 1.5-acre park, located at 26th and P streets, will receive upgrades to its southern “tot lot” and its northern playground for older children. The tennis courts will also be resurfaced. The tot lot for 2- to 5-year-olds will feature a new play structure with two slides; a larger, deeper sandbox; and six swings, two of which will be accessible for children with disabilities. The northern playground, located near the park’s basketball courts, will be expanded slightly and will include a new play structure with several slides and structures for climbing. Department of Parks and Recreation spokesperson John Stokes said the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $1.5 million project will happen in October. Georgetown’s Kadcon
Construction will build the playgrounds. Stokes said that during construction, the park’s play co-op for toddlers, which uses the playgrounds, will instead use the sports fields, as well as equipment that the parks department will provide. He also said the Georgetown Farmers Market, which takes place every Wednesday from May through October, will not be affected. Despite a few other new elements including a handicap-accessible seesaw, the renovations will largely maintain the feel of the playgrounds. “I think that the fact that the sandbox in the tot lot is going to be preserved is a big deal,” said Guy Raz, a member of Friends of Rose Park and a parent of two young children. “The reality is that little kids love the sandbox and that the sandbox is a really great place for parents and caregivers to gather.” Both playgrounds will have a wood chip surface because the park is in the watershed of Rock Creek. Unlike rubber surfaces, wood chips
absorb water, so they create less runoff during storms. Wood chips are also significantly cooler during the summer, and they are just as effective as rubber at bracing falls, according to studies Raz cited. In the past, community members have expressed dismay at the condition of the Rose Park recreation center’s bathrooms and the path on the western side of the park. However, the District’s “PlayDC” initiative is funding the upcoming renovations, and this money can be used only to renovate playgrounds, according to the guidelines of the program, and the path is on federal land. Still, Raz said the renovated playgrounds will go a long way toward enhancing the feel of the park as a whole. “The great thing about the park is that unlike other parks in the city, it’s not a series of fenced-off areas,” he said. “Everyone’s sort of integrated, and I think the playgrounds are going to enhance that even more.”
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Our big idea this term is “the desire to know more drives exploration and aspiration.” The mathematics department arranged an entry point for all of Year 8 and took us to see a math play called “Eureka!” This was very interesting and linked to our big idea. It was about a girl whose aspiration was to do well in her math test. A lot of famous mathematicians came to help her. It was a strange mix putting math and acting together, but it was very clever and thoroughly enjoyable. We then went to the National Geographic Museum where there were many examples of the “big idea” in all the different exhibits. For example, there was an exhibit of the Titanic. The people who made the Titanic had an aspiration to make a boat that was unsinkable! We all had a brilliant day and learned a lot. — Nina Learner, Year 8 Houston (seventh-grader)
The middle-schoolers (and anyone else who wants to) can get their food from Ashley, who is the amazing and cool chef for Burke. She comes at 10:15 a.m. for break and makes all the food for about 50 to 80 people. She stays and serves lunch and knows each of the students by name. At lunch although it’s very busy she always gets through it and stays in a good mood and jokes with all of us. Her food is delicious and has lots of variety. Some of the high-schoolers can leave campus and go to one of the local restaurants like Potbelly, Chipotle or even 7-Eleven or lots of other good spots. Eighth-graders are allowed to go off campus for lunch once in a while, which is good preparation for their move to high school. — Daria Brown and Hahn Fofana, sixth-graders
Deal Middle School
Georgetown Day School
On May 9, the entire eighthgrade class at Alice Deal Middle School walked to Mazza Gallerie to watch the film “Divergent.” As part of English class, the eighth grade just wrapped up the Hero’s Journey Unit, where we examined the outline of events that a person must follow to become a hero. During the unit, we participated in literature circles and wrote an essay on a person of our choice who follows the hero’s journey. In our literature circle books we read classic books like “Lord of the Flies” and “The Outsiders.” Like in most books, the hero of “Divergent,” Tris, followed the hero’s journey. “Divergent” is a favorite book of students at Deal in all grades and seeing the movie was a fun way to end the Hero’s Journey Unit. As we were returning to our usual classroom setting, students were asking teachers if we could attend movies every week. Unfortunately, that does not seem likely. After the movie concluded, we spent the rest of the day discussing with our homerooms how parts of the movie correspond to components of the hero’s journey. While some students had seen the movie before and others had read the book, some people had not done either. But seeing a movie that related to our English curriculum was entertaining and instructional. — Meredith Ellison, eighth-grader
Edmund Burke School
Lunch at Burke is great. Unlike some schools where different grades eat at different times, all Burke students eat at the same time so we combine the middle and high schools. There are lots of ways that students get lunch and lots of different places to eat in the school. Lunch at Burke is so cool because at lunch we don’t have to all sit at a lunch table. Most students bring their lunch but there are other choices.
On May 3, four students collectively took first place at the seventh annual Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition, which was held this year at the University of Maryland. The Spring Cabaret took place on May 9, and 35 students participated, raising $900 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. During the last weekend in April, sophomore Tajin Rogers successfully competed in both the National History Bee and the US Geography Olympiad while also competing in the National History Bowl with junior Noah Cowan. During that same weekend in April, our It’s Academic team was defeated by Holton-Arms in an extremely close third-round semifinal, while other students clinched third place at the Academic WorldQuest National Competition held at Georgetown University. The coed track and field team has also been strong going into the D.C. state championships today, May 21. At the Draper Invitational, the boys squad won the meet with 107 points, while the girls team finished in third place with 60.5 points. At the MAC/ISL league championships, the boys team clinched first place for the fourth consecutive year, while the girls team took second, the highest they have placed in school history. Many school records were set and many of our runners took first in individual events. However, after only hurdling for 35 days, and taking first in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles, I became the only male athlete in the meet to win two individual titles. — Carlton Marshall II, 12th-grader
Jewish Primary Day School
Did you know that there are many ways to make music from recycled cans? The second grade learned from an Israeli percussionist named David Fenster that music is everywhere, even in your body. He
showed us how music comes from our heartbeat and our feet, as well as fruits, nuts, a bow and arrow, keys and so much more. In addition to drumming with him, all the second-graders built their own “sound cups” out of recycled cans and string. When they’re wet, you slide your fingers down the string and a loud noise comes out. If you want to build your own “sound cup” at home, just follow these simple instructions. First, find an empty can. Then, ask an adult to make a hole in the bottom using a nail. Next, put a long piece of string through the hole. Double the string and tie a knot. After that, ask someone to help you separate the string into three stands. Straighten each of the strings without letting go. Finally, put the whole thing in water and make some music! — Ari Blumenthal, Nava Feldman, Miriam Goldel, Samuel Herzberg, Eli Hoffenberg, Juju Jinich, Gabriella Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Shoshana Laufer, Lilli Libowitz, Eitan Netter and Avital Pinsky, second-graders
Maret School
Every year the lower school at Maret writes and illustrates books for the Publishing Party in May. Students’ parents and other members of the Maret community gather to see the children’s books and ask questions of the authors. These are the kindergartners’ recollections of the process. We thought about what we wanted our books to be about. Parents would come in and we would tell them the story and they would type it. The parents read the stories back to us to see if there was anything we needed to change.
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Eaton Elementary School recently held its spring musical “Beauty and the Beast.” You had to think of a title and make sure your story made sense. You also had to make sure your story had a beginning, middle and end. There was a box for the drawings. We made illustrations and chose the color for our case that was stapled to the book. We picked the color and design of the tape that would bind the book. We added a picture to the cover and the author information to the back of the book. It told where you live, who you live with, what you like to eat and your favorite activity. It also said that it was the first book we published. We shared our books with our reading buddies. For the Publishing Party, we put our books on a table with our group so people could read our books and then we answered their questions. Everyone was
dressed up fancy for the party. — Ms. McHugh’s and Mr. Scott’s kindergartners
Our Lady of Victory School
OLV’s annual spelling bee was held on April 14. Grades two through eight each sent three of their best spellers to the bee. This year Naomi in second grade won for the second-through-fourth-grade group, and Cecilia in seventh grade won for the fifth-through-eighthgrade group. The first OLV spelling bee I ever competed in was four years ago in second grade and I was both excited and nervous. After I spelled my first word I wasn’t as nervous anymore and I felt great and I did really well, although I didn’t win. Two years later when I was in See Dispatches/Page 15
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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at School Without Walls, 2130 G St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ public safety report. ■ update on the New Hampshire Avenue streetscape project. ■ report from the office of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. ■ report from the Ward 2 Education Network. ■ public comments. ■ consideration of a Zoning Commission application from George Washington University and Hillel seeking zoning relief and a related campus plan amendment for 2300 H St. ■ consideration of a new Class D liquor license application and a request for a stipulated license from Bread & Chocolate, 2301 M St. ■ consideration of an application from River Inn, 924 25th St., for a substantial change to an existing Class CH liquor license, and a stipulated license for installation of a 44-seat sidewalk cafe with daily hours from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The commission will also consider the
restaurant’s Public Space Committee application for the sidewalk cafe. ■ consideration of a request for a letter of support for the Jewish Community Center Park Concert. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont ■ dupont circle The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc. net. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama
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At the commission’s May 14 meeting: ■ two new commissioners, Stephanie Dahle and Kevin Deeley, took their seats. Dahle replaces Chris Linn in single-member district 2F03, and Deeley replaces Matt Connolly in 2F08. ■ commissioners unanimously recommended approval of a new liquor license request and a settlement agreement with District Lost and Found at 1240 9th St. by the convention center. The agreement calls for an 11 a.m. opening time and a closing time of midnight Sunday through Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. ■ commissioners unanimously recommended the Historic Preservation Review Board’s approval of a proposed project at 917 M St. and asked for a revised design for a Blagden Alley project at 1212 9th St. Commissioners also unanimously recommended that the board approve restoration work at 1738 14th St. and allow a new residential building behind it. ■ commissioners unanimously supported renovations of the N Street Village building at 1333 N St., which houses homeless women. ■ commissioners unanimously recommended that the Historic Preservation Review Board approve the conversion of a two-unit building a 1308-1310 Q St. to a six-unit condominium including a new addition at the east side of the building. It will include five parking places where
only two are required. ■ commissioners unanimously opposed a public space application to allow Crystal Parking to operate a valet staging area at 1406 Corcoran St. for the Pearl Dive, Ghibellina and Rice restaurants. Over 50 neighbors signed a petition saying it would take several valuable parking spots away from local residents, that the increased traffic would endanger children, and that the operation would increase the chance of drivers going the wrong way on the oneway street. They also accused Crystal Parking of not notifying the owner of 1406 Corcoran St. or his neighbors of the application. ■ commissioners agreed the chair should sign a previously agreedupon settlement agreement for The American at 1209-1213 10th St. ■ commissioners unanimously agreed to write a letter to the D.C. Council in opposition to a proposal from Ward 6 member Tommy Wells that residents of a section of Shaw now in Ward 6 be allowed to retain Ward 2 parking privileges. ■ the commission agreed to join several other neighborhood commissions in calling for D.C. Public Schools to provide access to quality matter-of-right public schools from kindergarten through grade 12 for all students. Commissioner Kevin Deeley abstained. ■ Evelyn Boyd Simmons, the cochair of the commission’s education committee, said she had been appointed by the D.C. deputy mayor of education to the advisory committee on school boundaries, which will make its recommendation in June. Boyd Simmons said that the concept of “controlled choice” — meaning lotteries rather than neighborhood schools — “is off the table and drives a lot of people crazy.” The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover
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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b. org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park ■ cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW, to discuss school boundary issues and feeder patterns. Deputy Mayor for Education Abigail Smith will attend as guest speaker. For details, visit anc3c.org.
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DISPATCHES From Page 11 fourth grade I made it to the spelling bee again and so did my brother George, who was in second grade at the time. I won second place that year and I was really happy! I competed again the next year in fifth grade and also did well. This year, I didn’t make it to the spelling bee, but my brother made it. The best thing to do to get into the spelling bee is to study your spelling lists every week and do well on spelling tests and read a lot. Before every spelling bee I was in, I looked over the review packets that my teachers gave me and practiced spelling out loud. — Isabella K., sixth-grader
Ross Elementary
Fourth and fifth grade enjoyed a field trip to the Library of Congress and to the United States Capitol building. It was very fun for me because I learned astonishing facts about our Capitol. I also enjoyed seeing books I have never seen before. I would recommend going to the library and the Capitol because you’ll learn a lot of facts. To upgrade our newspaper, we have discovered a new website to type in! I got to try it and I got to admit it is very cool. Third, fourth and fifth grade went on another field trip, to the dance exhibition. It was very fun because we got to see string instruments and other instruments too. The musicians were very good with their instruments. Hats off to our first-graders for winning Free Press Day. They had the most finished re-enrollment forms for next year. We are doing this contest again next month. — Jonathan Velasquez, fifth-grader
St. Albans Lower School
Field Day: every St. Albans student’s favorite day of the year. It’s the only day that you can show how tough, fast and strong you really are. It’s a showdown between two teams, Blue and White. The day features competition at its finest. As intense as it seems, it’s a day where the best, and sometimes the worst, in us comes out. It’s a day about sportsmanship, and you can’t have Field Day without one great act of sportsmanship. This year it was Harry Moore in the quarter-mile relay. The Blue runner was about ten feet ahead of Harry when he suddenly pulled a muscle in his groin. Harry had two options: keep going and win the race or stop to help him. Being the great man he is, he helped him up and helped him on his way to the trainer. It was a miracle — a White team runner helping a Blue team runner — and a great show of sportsmanship by Harry. And since this was my last field day, I couldn’t have been happier to have my team, the White team, win 165 to 155. — Zach Selassie, Form II (eighth-grader)
St. Ann’s Academy
In the second grade, we do lots of things. We went to the Natural History Museum to see butterflies. We are learning about word problems in math. In reading, we’re learning how to write in cursive. We are writing to our pen pals and it’s fun. We have second-grade pen pals from Chicago and pen pals from Harvard Law School. We wrote a cheer for our second-grade class. Our spring concert is coming up. We have free centers time. We are talking about the Eucharist and first communion in religion. We work hard and do our best. — Madison Mack and Dylan Clayton, second-graders
School Without Walls High School
Despite our humanities curriculum, the science community within our walls is extremely active. One special application of our science learning is through the special science senior project. About 15 of our seniors elect to do a research-based science project, presented at the DC STEM fair at the end of the year. For many consecutive years, our school has taken home all three top prizes. This week, our three winners are in Los Angeles at the Intel International Science Fair. Maya Hall, Marcelle Snead and Kelsey White won the top three prizes in that order. The science senior project teacher, Ms. Sydney Bergman, is accompanying them on the trip. Our three winners will meet up with the winners from each of the 50 states and many foreign countries. Another opportunity that the science senior project students take advantage of is EnvironMentors, a program that pairs students with a mentor to create an environmental science-based project. Our three scholars who won the top three prizes were Xiu Qi Chen, Beza Dagnachew and Tianna Solomon. They are headed to the EnvironMentors National Fair next week in Bethesda, Md. All of our science students are very passionate about their work. They all have won top honors and hope to continue their science education in college. — Eleonore Edgell, 12th-grader
creative, athletic and kind. In addition to all of that, did you know that they’re also really great actors and actresses? I got to find this out by watching the spring musical, which this year was “Beauty and the Beast.” It was a really fun show and the cast and crew did an amazing job. I’d seen the movie before but seeing the Sheridan characters come to life was awesome. There were singing dishes, talking clocks and candlesticks and a scary beast. It was really entertaining to see all of the characters up on the stage come to life. My favorite part was when the beast turned into a human, because he wasn’t a monster any more. Seeing the musical for the first time made me really want to be a part of it when I am older. Maybe by the time I am old enough to be in the musical we’ll do a production of “Despicable Me”! I can do a really good minion impression. — Joshua Allen, kindergartner
Stoddert Elementary
All year we’ve been working with Tudor Place in Georgetown and learning about the home and grounds and its history, and this lead up to us performing plays. We learned about events and families who lived there since the house was built in the early 1800s. We started with the building of the house in the first play, about the escape on the Pearl, which involved slaves in a house near Tudor Place. There was a play about women’s rights and right to vote. Then, we had the homecoming of World War II that described the family that lived at Tudor Place at the time. We performed all of these plays last night even in a little rain! People told us it was well performed and that we really memorized our lines.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 I really enjoyed the time before the plays when we got to play on the grounds with our fifth-grade friends. We ran around and read the information about the house at the different stations. — Jeffrey Opsitos, fifth-grader
Washington Latin Public Charter School
This week Washington Latin’s prom committee put on Operation Promify to make sure all students had attire for the event, which is slated for May 16. Senior Kelly Rivera and sophomore Niara Allen gathered dresses from teachers and students to lend to girls at Latin who couldn’t afford prom dresses. The girls gathered dresses and shoes from teachers and friends in bright colors and satins. For the past week every day after school the Operation Promify Boutique was open. Many students looked through dresses and some got theirs for free. Some dresses were lent to students and others were given to them. Prom will be held at St. Francis Hall. — Niara Tarleton-Allen, 10th-grader
Wilson High School
This has been a great week at Wilson High School for our Concert Choir members and our Mass
Sheridan School
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Media students. The concert choir, treble choir and vocal ensemble placed in all three divisions of the annual Heritage Festival in Annapolis, Md. “Ave Verum Corpus,” “Total Praise” and “I Remember Clifford When/Spring is My Joy” were just a few of the songs that won praise from the festival judges. Three of our choir members, D’Mani Harrison-Porter, Paris McMillian and Elizabeth Seablom, received Soloist and Standing Ovation awards, while two of our other members, Carlos Hood and Isaac Sellers, were invited to sing with the Naval Academy Choir during a performance. In addition, our Treble Choir has been invited to the Festival of Gold in 2015-2016. In other news, Alicia Oluhara, a member of our Mass Media Crew, produced an original music video that placed in the top five music videos at the New York City All American High School Festival. A group of seven students attended the awards ceremony where Alicia performed her song live. Alicia and her partner, Jason Perry, also took part in the first White House Film Festival; their film was one of 15 videos selected nationally for this special recognition. — Tajeh Frazier and Briana Mason, 12th-graders
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Hello, this is Henry, reporting live from my sister’s spring music concert at Deal Middle School. Right now some students are playing drums. Sounds good! Back at Shepherd it’s going to be field day soon. Everyone will have a specific uniform to wear that day. For example, every class will wear a different color shirt. Last year my class color was blue. We will all be doing activities like a relay race. You can also buy tickets to try to dunk the principal or buy Italian ice. There will be other food and drink, too. Have a great day/field day! — Henry Trimble, fourth-grader
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Wednesday MAy 21 Classes and workshops ■ The Glover Park Village and the Georgetown Library will present an “Introduction to Access Videos” as part of a series on “Exploring Library Databases.” 1:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ Science of Spirituality instructors will present a class on Jyoti techniques to deepen and stabilize meditation practices. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-9862257. Concerts ■ As part of the Happenings Happy Hour series, “The Coward Cabaret” will feature singers Barbara Papendorp and Amy Conley celebrating the wit and romance of Noel Coward. 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. ■ The Wilson High School Concert Choir, Vocal Ensemble, Treble Choir and Jazz Combo will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ As part of the “Blue Note at 75” celebration, the German Historical Institute and the Austrian Cultural Forum will present a concert/lecture on “Jazz — the Classical Music of Globalization,” featuring University of Salzburg historian Reinhold Wagnleitner and New Orleans jazz pianist Tom McDermott. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. German Historical Institute, 1607 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-387-3355. ■ The Washington Performing Arts Society will present violinist Stefan Jackiw
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Events Entertainment and pianist Anna Polonsky performing works by Mozart, Lutowslawski, Saariaho and Brahms. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-785-9727. ■ Middle C will present a recital by adult students. 8 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-2447326. ■ A singer-songwriter showcase will feature the Hummingbirds, Victoria Vox and Alan Barnosky. 8 p.m. Free. Vinyl Lounge, Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Organist Iveta Apkalna will perform works by Escaich, Bach, Kalejs, Liszt and Thalben-Ball. 8 p.m. $15. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ Country star LeAnn Rimes will perform a benefit concert for Bread for the City. 8 p.m. $50. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. Discussions and lectures ■ Bangladeshi-American poet Tarfia Faizullah will discuss her first collection of poetry, “Seam.” 4 p.m. Free. Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-5394. ■ The Chevy Chase and Georgetown chapters of National Active and Retired Federal Employees will present a talk by financial adviser Mark Keen on how to prepare for a prosperous retirement. 6 p.m. Free. Second-floor Meeting Room, TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-387-7936. ■ A panel discussion on new play development in D.C. will feature Linda Lombardi, literary manager at Arena Stage; Ari Roth, artistic director at Theater J;
On Saturday, May 31, Dupont Circle restaurants will showcase their favorite appetizers, entrées, and desserts as part of the seventh annual Taste of Dupont. This restaurant event allows patrons to explore neighborhood eateries by going from place to place with tasting tickets to enjoy the best Dupont restaurants have to offer. Tickets to the Taste of Dupont are $5 each, and can be purchased in advance through www.dupontcircle.biz or on site the Resource Center; 9 Dupont Circle, NW. www.DupontCircle.biz
Gwydion Suilebhan, playwright and D.C. representative to the Dramatists Guild; and Helen Hayes Award-nominated playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings, professor of theater at American University. 6:30 p.m. By donation; reservations requested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ John R. Wennersten will discuss his book “The Historic Waterfront of Washington, D.C.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 316, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ Alexander Nagel, research associate at the National Museum of Natural History and curator of the exhibit “The Nile and Ancient Egypt” at the Freer Gallery, will discuss “Washington and the Art of Ancient Egypt: A Monumental Obsession.” 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. ■ “District of Change: Making D.C. Better for the Arts” will feature host Matthew Yglesias, executive editor of Vox Media, and panelists Holly Bass, writer, director and multidisciplinary performance and visual artist; Brendan Canty, musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and former Fugazi drummer; and Victoria Reis, executive and artistic director of Transformer D.C., a nonprofit that supports and promotes local artists. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. districtofchange.eventbrite.com. ■ Lisa Robinson will discuss her book “There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The Tenley-Friendship Library’s “Young Prose Book Group,” for ages 21 through 35, will meet to discuss “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green. 7 p.m. Free. Kitty O’Shea’s D.C., 4624 Wisconsin Ave. NW. megan.biggins@dc.gov. ■ Sherill Tippins — recipient of the 2013 Marfield Prize, a national award for arts writing awarded by the Arts Club of Washington — will discuss her book “Inside the Dream Palace: The Life and Times of New York’s Legendary Chelsea Hotel.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.
Street and Independence Avenue SW. usarmyband.com. ■ The Embassy Series will present pianist Ann Schein, violinist Earl Carlyss and cellist Darret Adkins performing chamber music by Debussy and Ravel. 7:30 p.m. $65. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. 202-625-2361. ■ Nick Bayard will release his solo debut album “Memento” in a special show at Gypsy Sally’s with Naseem Khuri from Kingsley Flood and Sam McCormally from Ugly Purple Sweater. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.
Thursday, MAy 22 ■ Concert: The Washington Performing Arts Society will present a concert by jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. 7:30 p.m. $25 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-785-9727.
contestants each telling a true, personal, funny story on the theme “shady.” 9 p.m. $10 to $12. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. storyleague.org. ■ Jonathan Tucker will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Sporting events ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Cincinnati Reds. 4:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. ■ D.C. United will play the Houston Dynamo. 7 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000. Thursday, May 22
Thursday MAy 22 Book signing ■ Joy T.J. Riley will sign copies of her book “Shh Don’t Tell: Journey of Survivors.” 8:30 a.m. Free. Safe Shores — The DC Children’s Advocacy Center, 429 O St. NW.
Films ■ The Washington, DC Film Society will highlight summer blockbusters and indie favorites at its twice-annual “Coming Attractions Trailer Night,” 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 French Cinémathèque series will feature Bertrand Tavernier’s 2013 film “The French Minister,” an off-the-wall comedy about French politics. 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.
Classes ■ The Georgetown Village aging-inplace group will present a weekly class on stress reduction through tai chi and qi gong. 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. $15 to $20. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown, 3240 O St. NW. 202-999-8988. ■ The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present a “Pilates in the Park” class led by a certified instructor from Yoga District. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Classes will continue each Tuesday and Thursday through June 19. ■ Claire Lerner, a clinical social worker, child development specialist and director of parenting resources at Zero to Three, will lead a parenting workshop on “LimitSetting With Love.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $32 to $47. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.
Performances ■ Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet will present “Giselle,” about a simple peasant girl who falls for a dashing prince in disguise. 7:30 p.m. $34 to $165. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ■ The Story League will present seven
Concerts ■ “Homegrown Concerts in the Pavilion” will feature the band Gerdan and the musical traditions of Ukraine. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-0213. ■ The U.S. Army Blues will present “A Salute to Veterans: Big Band Tunes of the Greatest Generation.” 6 p.m. Free. National World War II Memorial, 17th
Demonstration ■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present ideas on how to cook with strawberries. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussions and lectures ■ James Webb — former U.S. senator, former secretary of the Navy and recipient of the Navy Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart as a combat Marine — will discuss his memoir “I Heard My Country Calling.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202357-5000. ■ Renee Poussaint, a former local news anchor and network correspondent who now runs an independent documentary production company, will discuss “My Journey Into and Through the Oz-like World of Television News.” 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. ■ Diana Roman of the Carnegie Institution Department of Terrestrial Magnetism will discuss “The Secret Life of ‘Quiescent’ Volcanoes.” 6 p.m. Free. Broad Branch Road Campus, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Broad Branch Road and 32nd Street NW. carnegiescience.edu/nls. ■ Artist Vesna Pavlovic will discuss her “Intersections” installation in conversation with Vesela Sretenovic, senior curator of modern and contemporary art at the Phillips Collection. 6:30 p.m. Free. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org. ■ Artist Setsuko Ono will discuss her art, featured in the new exhibit “From Japan to the West.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■ E. Lockhart will discuss her book “We Were Liars” (for ages 15 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ A celebration of the release of the 19th issue of n+1, a journal on politics, literature and culture, will feature founding editors Keith Gessen and Chad Harbach; editors Carla Blumencranz and Nikil Saval; and senior editor Dayna Tortorici. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Garrison Keillor will discuss his book “The Keillor Reader: Stories, Essays, Poems, and Personal Reminiscences From the Sage of Lake Wobegon.” 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ The Petworth Library will host a panel discussion on “Bike Communities in the District.” 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, See Events/Page 17
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4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. ■ Cameroonian actress, producer and philanthropist Sahndra FonDufe will discuss her novel “Yefon: The Red Necklace.” 7 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. ■ Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will discuss his book “Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises” in conversation with Brookings Institution economist Ben Bernanke, former chair of the Federal Reserve. 7 p.m. $40. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. brownpapertickets.com/event/664539. ■ David Reimer, author of the book “Count Like an Egyptian: A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics” and associate professor of mathematics at the College of New Jersey, will discuss “Mathematics, Egyptian Style.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ The Mount Pleasant Library’s book club will discuss “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital” by Sheri Fink. 7 p.m. Free. Conference Room 1, Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. ■ The Georgetown Library’s new Twentythirtysomething Book Club — a casual discussion group for ages 21 through 35 — will delve into Adelle Waldman’s 2013 novel “The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Breadsoda, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov. ■ The “Fiction Fun!” series, led by the Very Rev. Gary Hall, will feature a discussion of “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Batenahl House, 3525 Woodley Road NW. espencer@cathedral.org.
Tours ■ U.S. Botanic Garden education technician Alex Torres will lead a tour of the National Garden. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free. Meet on the terrace near the Conservatory entrance, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer Sharon Hanes will lead a tour of the Rose Garden at the U.S. Botanic Garden, a formal space dedicated to growing the U.S. national flower without the use of fungicides or insecticides. Noon and 4 p.m. Free. Meet on the National Garden Lawn Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s gargoyles and grotesques. 6:30 p.m. $6 to $15. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.
Film ■ Filmmaker Marvin Jones will present his documentary “Oral Histories of the Gold Coast,” about African-American families living along the 16th Street corridor. After the screening, Jones will discuss the film and documentary work. 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. Meeting ■ The Petworth Library’s English Conversation Group will meet to provide nonnative English speakers a place to practice in a casual setting. 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. Performances ■ The Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly standup show will feature local comics. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-393-3000. Special events ■ Intelsat Toastmasters Club will host an open house to share information about its activities and programs, which allow members to hone public speaking and leadership skills. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Intelsat, 3400 Connecticut Ave. NW. toastmasters.org. ■ “Wilson ArtsFest,” a showcase of arts programming and student talent at Wilson High School, will feature art exhibits; instrumental, vocal and dramatic performances; hands-on activities for all ages; art for sale; and food. 4 to 8 p.m. Free admission. Wilson High School, 3950
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Friday may 23 Benefit ■ A fundraiser for the East River JazzFest will feature a webcast viewing party of “Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis” with bassist Christian McBride and guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkelt. 6 to 10 p.m. Free admission. The B Spot D.C., 1123 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastriverjazz.net. Children’s program ■ Chris Raschka will discuss his book “The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy Is Enlightening” (for ages 6 through 9). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Concerts ■ Vocalist Andrea Hancock will re-create a classic USO show in a “Memorial Day Tribute to Our Veterans.” 10:30 a.m. Free. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-244-7400. ■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Windjammers and Saxophone Quartet will perform. 12:30 p.m. Free. National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-2525. ■ Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin will perform with her group SoulSquad as part of the 19th annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Elikeh, an Afrofunk band from Togo, will perform at the launch of the 14th season of “Jazz in the Garden” concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The 19th annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival will feature vocalist Somi and trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf collaborating in “Woman :: La Femme,” a musical project inspired by political and social changes in North Africa and the Middle East; pianist Patrice Rushen and her group; and singersongwriter Toshi Reagon and drummer Allison Miller presenting “Celebrate the Great Women of Blues and Jazz.” 7 p.m. $38. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ Great Noise Ensemble will perform rhythmic music inspired by science, math, the elements and dance. 8 p.m. $20 to $31.50. Atlas Performing Arts Center,
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Exhibit offers a look at China
“Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Song Legacy,” highlighting the six distinct styles that evolved during the pinnacle of Chinese landscape
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$25. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. dcpublicopera.org. ■ The Skip Castro Band will perform rock, and Karl Stoll and the Dangerzone will perform blues. 9 p.m. $15 to $20. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.
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Continued From Page 17 Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■ The National Archives will present “Our Language,” the third episode of Ken Burns’ documentary “Jazz: A Film.” 1 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ The Golden Cinema Series will present Jon Turteltaub’s 2007 film “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” starring Nicolas Cage. 7:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Meetings ■ A weekly bridge group will meet to play duplicate bridge. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $6; free for first-time players. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 301-654-1865. ■ Overeaters Anonymous will host a beginner’s meeting. 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW. Performances ■ American Embassy of Dance will
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Events Entertainment present “For the Love of Tap,” featuring performances by local artists and dancers from across the nation. 7:30 p.m. $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ Washington Improv Theater will present “WIT’s Famous Road Show of Longform Improv Comedy” with various ensembles. 7:30 and 10 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. Performances will continue on Friday and Saturday nights through May 31. Special events ■ The Glover Park Village’s monthly “Friday Free-for-All” series will feature bingo, from 4 to 5 p.m.; and a dinner, from 5 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. events@gloverparkvillage.org. ■ The National Museum of American Jewish Military History, the Jewish War Veterans and Sixth & I Historic Synagogue will host the fourth annual National Shabbat Service Honoring the Jewish Fallen Heroes of Iraq and Afghanistan. A Shabbat dinner will follow. 6 p.m. Free for service; $8 to $10 for dinner. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org. ■ The Washington National Cathedral will mark the 50th anniversary of the ded-
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that becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster. 2 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dcanimeclub.org. ■ “Artists, Amateurs, Alternative Spaces: Experimental Cinema in Eastern Europe, 1960-1990” will feature “Experimental Film in Croatia and Serbia.” 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
ication of its 10 peal bells and the Gloria in Excelsis Tower with ringing on the bells audible throughout the Cathedral grounds. 6 to 8 p.m. Free admission. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. Events will continue on Saturday with a panel discussion at 11 a.m. and a full peal from 1:15 to 5 p.m.; on Sunday with quarter peals from 12:30 to 3 p.m., service ringing from 3 to 4 p.m., a Festival Evensong at 4 p.m., an organ recital at 5:15 p.m. and general ringing from 6:15 to 8 p.m.; and on Monday with a full peal from noon to 4 p.m.
Concerts ■ The Murrieta Valley High School Band and Color Guard will perform patriotic music in honor of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. 1:30 p.m. Free. Scott Building Plaza, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Upshur Street and Rock Creek Church Road NW. friendsofsoldiers.org. ■ New York City saxophonist Sharel Cassity will perform as part of the 19th annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy
Saturday, MAy 24 ■ Concert: The 19th annual Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival will feature performances by Trio 3, clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen and her quartet, and vocalist René Marie (shown). 7 p.m. $38. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Jazz@Wesley will feature a concert by vocalist Karen Lovejoy and the Lovejoy Group. 6:30 p.m. $7 to $10; free for ages 11 and younger. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. wesleydc.org. ■ The Institute of Musical Traditions will present composer and multi-instrumentalist Robin Bullock in concert. 7:30 p.m. $14 to $18. Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St. NW. 301960-3655. ■ Recording artist Art Garfunkel will perform. 8 p.m. $65. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ Beggars Tomb, a Grateful Dead tribute band, and Cold Hard Cash, a Johnny Cash tribute band, will perform. 9 p.m. $8 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstrations and lectures ■ U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “The Fascinating World of Carnivorous Plants.” 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ “Run of the Mill” will offer a chance to see D.C.’s only surviving gristmill in action. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202895-6070. Films ■ The Royal Shakespeare Company will present David Tennant in a live recording of “Richard II” from Stratford-upon-Avon. 11 a.m. $18.80. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202419-3456. ■ The National Gallery of Art will present Ingmar Bergman’s 1975 film “The Magic Flute,” the most celebrated operato-film adaptation of all time. 1 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will present the sci-fi movie “Gravity.” 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■ The DC Anime Club will present “Raid Redemption,” about a SWAT team
Special events ■ World War II veterans will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National World War II Memorial and lay wreaths at the Freedom Wall in remembrance of the more than 400,000 Americans who lost their lives during the war. 10 a.m. Free. National World War II Memorial, 17th Street between Constitution and Independence avenues. wwiimemorialfriends.org. ■ Volunteers will read the 8,428 names of African-Americans and Quakers — more than 40 Civil War veterans and Buffalo Soldiers — who were buried in 19th-century cemeteries beneath what is now Walter Pierce Park. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Walter Pierce Park, Calvert Street and Adams Mill Road NW. walterpierceparkcemeteries.org. ■ The Summerfest DC Beer & Wine Festival will feature 125-plus craft beers, 20-plus wines, live music, and outdoor games, arts and activities. Noon to 7 p.m. $50 to $65. Half Street Fairgrounds, 1199 Half St. SE. summerfestdc.com. Sporting event ■ The Washington Mystics will play the Seattle Storm. 7 p.m. $15 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tours and walks ■ The Humanities Council of Washington, the D.C. Public Library and DC By the Book will present “Books of the Harlem Renaissance,” a literary walking tour through Shaw focusing on authors such as Zora Neale Hurson and Langston Hughes. 10 a.m. Free; reservations required. Meet at the 13th Street entrance to the U Street/Cardozo Metro station. shawbooktour.eventbrite.com. ■ Writer Rocco Zappone will present “Walking Tour as Personal Essay,” a look at downtown Washington filled with his reminiscences and impressions of a lifetime in D.C. 10 a.m. $20. Meet at the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets NW. 202-341-5208. ■ Washington Walks will present a tour of Peirce Mill and its surroundings, accompanied by a talk about the significance of the last remnant of the 19th-century complex of at least eight mills that once operated in D.C. along Rock Creek. 11 a.m. $15. Meet at the entrance to Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St. NW. washingtonwalks.com. Sunday,MAy May 2525 Sunday Children’s activity ■ A Memorial Day weekend craft activity will explain how to make a firecracker flag. 2:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. Concerts ■ Music Celebrations International will present the National Memorial Day Choral See Events/Page 19
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Continued From Page 18 Festival 2014, featuring the U.S. Air Force Symphony Orchestra, the Memorial Festival Day Chorus and soprano Nancy Peery Marriott. 3 p.m. Free; tickets required. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 800-395-2036. ■ Metropolis Ensemble and the Phillips Camerata will perform works by American composers Steve Reich, Elliott Carter, Nathan Shields and Christopher Cerrone, as well as the Washington premiere of Vivian Fung’s “Harp Concerto” with soloist Bridget Kibbey. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ music. ■ Washington National Cathedral artist-in-residence Jeremy Filsell will perform works by Messiaen and Dupré on the organ. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. ■ As part of the European Month of Culture, Slovenian operatic soprano Irena Preda (shown) and pianist Nejc Lavrencic will perform works by Lipovsek, Ipavec, Skerjanc, Simoniti, Lajovic, Puccini, Massenet and Verdi. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Saxophonist Robin Verheyen and pianist Mark Copland will perform jazz. 6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6941. ■ Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522. ■ The National Memorial Day Concert will feature singers Danielle Bradbery, Jennifer Nettles (shown), Megan Hilty, Jackie Evancho and Anthony Kearns along with the National Symphony Orchestra, the U.S. Army Chorus, the Soldiers Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters. Gates open at 5 p.m.; performance starts at 8 p.m. Free. West Lawn, U.S. Capitol. pbs.org/ memorialdayconcert.
ship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. ■ The new Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will hold a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. The class will continue June 2, 9 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. Concert ■ As part of the citywide European Month of Culture, pianist Janis Maleckis, violinist Sandis Steinbergs and cellist Reinis Birznieks will perform chamber music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Films ■ Solas Nua’s “Irish Popcorn!” film series will feature Ian FitzGibbon’s 2011 drama “Death of a Superhero,” about a 15-year-old graphic artist whose life is threatened by illness. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present the last three episodes of the new hit Israeli television series “Shtisel.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12.50. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Special events ■ “Memorial Day at the Soldiers’ Home” will feature tours of President Lincoln’s Cottage and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, as well as wreath-laying ceremonies to remember fallen soldiers. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with cemetery tours at 10:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Free admission; $5 to $15 for cottage tours. Reservations requested. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, Upshur Street and Rock Creek Church Road NW. lincolncottage.org. ■ The National Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by the American Veterans Center, will feature veterans, active-duty military personnel, marching bands, military vehicles, floats and flags. 2 p.m. Free. Constitution Avenue from 7th Street to 17th Street NW. 703-302-1012. ■ Friendship Terrace will host a Memorial Day barbecue, followed by a music and video showcase of “Victory at Sea.” 4 to 6 p.m. $5 to $10. Free. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-244-7400.
Discussion ■ The Legends & Lore DC group will discuss the book “Historic Restaurants of Washington, D.C.,” by John DeFerrari. 2 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.
Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Miami Marlins. 1:35 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.
Film ■ “Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema” will feature Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1988 movie “A Short Film About Killing,” about the destinies of two odd and unsettling characters who wander the streets of Warsaw. 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
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Children’s program ■ Torben Kuhlmann will discuss his book “Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse” (for ages 5 through 10). Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Classes ■ Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. ■ The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break” lunch-hour yoga series. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free; reserva-
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Presenting ‘Titus’ as dark comedy The Faction of Fools Theatre Company will present Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” May 29 through June 22 at Gallaudet University’s Eastman Studio Theatre. In this darkly comic adaptation of Shakespeare’s bloodiest play, the gory
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spectacle merges bloody deaths, physical comedy, acrobatics and commedia dell’arte. Tickets cost $15 to $25, except for a pay-what-you-can performance May 29. The Eastman Studio Theatre is located in the Elstad Annex at Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave. NE. 800838-3006; factionoffools.org. ■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present Noel Coward’s comedy “Private Lives” May 29 through July 13 at the Lansburgh Theatre. In a blissful hotel in France, divorcées Elyot and Amanda are on honeymoons with their new spouses. After the ex-couple discover each other on neighboring balconies one evening, a resurgence of old feelings complicate their tions suggested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■ Amanda Milligan will lead a class on “Writing With Confidence: How to Master Grammar.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. Concerts ■ The Tuesday Concert Series will fea-
efforts to maintain a veneer of etiquette and respectability. What follows is a boxing match of words, with the subtext and glamour typical of Coward’s style and technique. Tickets cost $40 to $100. The theater is located at 450 7th St. NW. 202547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org. ■ Spooky Action Theater Company will present Lafcadio Hearn’s “Kwaidan” May 29 through June 22 at the Universalist National Memorial Church. Directed by Izumi Ashizawa, this sitespecific play promises a magical journey to “ghostly Japan.” Once audience members enter the main church doors, they follow the actors through different spaces, including stairwells, hallways, seemingly abandoned Sunday school classrooms and even the main sanctuary — where they’ll encounter characters and creatures evocative of those found in Japanese ghost houses. Tickets cost $25 to $35. The Universalist National Memorial Church is located at 1810 16th St. NW. (The run will include two performances on June 17 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center’s Americans With Disabilities Act-accessible Sprenger Theatre.) 202-248-0301;
Faction of Fools will stage “Titus Andronicus” May 29 through June 22. spookyaction.org. ■ Constellation Theatre Company will present Timberlake Wertenbaker’s “The Love of the Nightingale” through May 25 at Source. Tickets cost $15 to $45. Source is located at 1835 14th St NW. 202-2047741; constellationtheatre.org. ■ Folger Theatre will host the D.C. debut of celebrated New York troupe Fiasco Theater’s production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” through May 25. Tickets cost $40 to $72. Folger Theatre is located at 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077; folger.edu/theatre.
ture the Clipper City Brass Quintet. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■ As part of the citywide European Month of Culture, the Estonian Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed at 4:30 p.m. in the Hall of Nations. Concert Hal, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.
Demonstration ■ Chef Jess, a registered dietitian, will demonstrate a healthy, delicious dish. A tasting and Q&A will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Cafe, Whole Foods Market, 2323 Wisconsin Ave. NW. cherie.lester@wholefoods.com. Discussions and lectures ■ D.C.-based journalist and activist Veena Trehan will discuss “‘Made in Bangladesh’: What Would It Take to Bring Greater Justice to the Garment Industry?” See Events/Page 20
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Continued From Page 19 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. ■ Quality Trust for Individuals With Disabilities Inc. will present a talk on “Understanding Benefits and Financial Planning for the Future” as part of a special needs information series. 6 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202448-1458. ■ Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus will discuss their book “Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■ The Georgetown Library’s weekly May film series will focus on “The Silver Screen,” featuring movies about aging. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.
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■ The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will present its weekly Pop Movies series. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The Fiesta Asia Film Fest will feature Taiwanese director Lin Cheng-sheng’s 2013 film “27°C: Loaf Rocks,” at 6:30 p.m.; Korean director Chang-lae Kim’s 2012 film “Let Me Out,” at 8:30 p.m.; and Canadian director Nisha Pahuja’s 2012 film “The World Before Her,” at 8:45 p.m. $10. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202-4193456. ■ The American-Arab AntiDiscrimination Committee will present Rouane Itani’s 2013 documentary “Madame Parliamentarian,” about women’s active participation in Lebanon’s political life. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. dcalnan@adc.org. ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present the Beni Torati’s 2012 film “Ballad of the Weeping Spring.”
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Camille Baudoin, Frank Bua of the Radiators, John Gros of Papa Grows Funk and Dave Pomerleau of Johnny Sketch — will perform. 8 p.m. $25 to $45. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The “Blue Note at 75” series will feature trombonist Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes Quintet in “A Tribute to Curtis Fuller and Hank Mobley on Blue Note.” 8:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200. Discussions and lectures ■ National Museum of Women in the Arts associate educator Addie L. Gayoso will discuss selections from the museum’s collection. Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Clovis Maksoud, former ambassador and permanent observer of the League of Arab States at the United Nations, will discuss “Hisham Sharabi: Addicted to Precision.” 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290. ■ The DC Child and Family Services Agency will present an information session on becoming a foster parent. 6:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. ■ Betsy Leondar-Wright will discuss her book “Missing Class: Strengthening Social Movement Groups by Seeing Class Cultures.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ The “Blue Note at 75” series will feature a panel discussion on “The Role of Music in Cultural Diplomacy.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. GoetheInstitut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. ■ Moment Magazine and the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute will hold a symposium on “Gay Rights & Religious Freedom: Is Common Ground Possible?” Panelists will include Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; Robin Fretwell Wilson, professor at the University of Illinois College of Law; and Marc D. Stern, general counsel at the American Jewish Committee. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Knight Conference Center, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. newseum.org. ■ W. Paul Farmer, CEO of the American
Planning Association, will discuss planning interventions to address challenges facing cities around the world, including immigration, climate change and urbanization. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $12 to $20. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-2722448. ■ Smithsonian Institution experts will discuss their work on the Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Encyclopedia of Life, as well as the role of volunteers in the projects. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ An inside look at the new television show “Alpha House” will feature longtime Washington journalist Jonathan Alter, its executive producer, and actor Clark Johnson, who plays a laid-back senator from Pennsylvania who barely evades censure for accepting expensive suits from a mohair association. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Michael Mandelbaum, director of American foreign policy at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, will discuss his book “The Road to Global Prosperity.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Bill Thomas, owner of Jack Rose Dining Saloon, and a panel of distillers will lead a tasting and explain the nuances of scotch, bourbon, rye and other whiskeys from Knob Creek, Catoctin Creek and Johnny Walker. 7 p.m. $18 to $20. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877987-6487. Films ■ The Fiesta Asia Film Fest will feature Turkish director Mahmut Fazil Coskun’s 2009 drama “Uzak Ihtimal.” 6:30 p.m. $10. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202-419-3456. ■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature Robert Zemeckis’ 1985 film “Back to the Future.” 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. ■ The National Archives will present Stanley Nelson’s 2103 documentary “Freedom Summer,” about efforts by outside activists and local citizens in Mississippi to organize communities and register black voters even in the face of intimidation, physical violence and death. Nelson will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ The Reel Israel DC series will feature Gur Bentvich’s 2013 film “Up the Wrong Tree,” about a slacker who returns to Israel set on winning back the love he dumped when he left for Australia. 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performances ■ The Wonderland Circus will feature musician Jacob Panic, burlesque artist Private Tails and comedians Benjy Himmelfarb, Jeff Hysen and Becca Steinhoff. 8:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. The Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. 202431-4704. ■ Dwayne B will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen See Events/Page 21
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Thursday may 29 Benefit ■ The DC Arts Center will hold its biennial fundraiser “Cuisine des Artistes: a feast for the senses,” showcasing the talents of local gastronomical, visual, theatrical and literary artists. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $125 to $150. Meridian House, 1630 Crescent Place NW. dcartscenter.org. Concerts ■ Hungarian lyric soprano Andrea Rost will perform classic opera arias and Hungarian folk songs at a gala concert celebrating 25 years of a free and democratic Hungary. 5:30 p.m. $40 to $90. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. warnertheatredc.com. ■ The U.S. Army Concert Band will present “A Salute to Veterans.” 6 p.m. Free. National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Independence Avenue SW. usarmyband.com. ■ The DC Youth Orchestra will perform with concerto competition winner Gladstone Butler on marimba. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ The Leading European Composers series will feature chamber music by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt performed by musicians from the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. A panel discussion and seminar on spirituality and art will follow. 6:30 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. ■ International Contemporary Ensemble will perform the American premiere of Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s “Light of Air.” 8 p.m. $15. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993. ■ New Orleans guitarist and vocalist Walter “Wolfman” Washington will perform. 8:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Actors Stacy Keach and Edward Gero will discuss their respective roles in “Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2” at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. 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. ■ Valerie Wayne, professor emeritus of English at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will discuss Fiasco Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s dramatic romance “Cymbeline” in light of the play’s performance history and considerable confusion about what kind of play it is. 12:30 p.m. Free. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■ As part of the eighth annual DC Latino Pride Celebration, a panel discussion will focus on “Community and Family Supporting Latino LGBT Youth.” A reception and community resource fair will follow. 6 to 9 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Human Rights Campaign Equality Forum,
1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. LatinoGLBTHistory.org/latinopride. ■ The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and the Equal Rights Center will present a discussion on “Women: Know Your Rights in the Workplace.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-6713122. ■ Seth Vertelney will discuss “A World Cup Viewers’ Guide for Non-Soccer Junkies.” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. knowledgecommons.dc.org. ■ Experienced career mentor Joe Ryan will lead a support group for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. megan.mcnitt@dc.gov. ■ The Circle Yoga Book Club will discuss “Why? What Your Life Is Telling You About Who You Are and Why You’re Here” by Matthew McKay, Seán ÓLaoire and Ralph Metzner. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Circle Yoga, 3838 Northampton St. NW. 202686-1104. Film ■ The Petworth Library will present the 2012 film “Premium Rush,” about a bike messenger who picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop. 4 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. Performances ■ The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts will present Noel Coward’s “Long Island Sound,” a true-to-life story about an English author’s less-than-restful weekend visiting American friends. 7:30 p.m. $15. The Theatre Lab, 733 8th St. NW. 202-824-0449. The performance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. ■ The In Series’ “Carousel Latino” program will feature “Lady of Spain: A LoungeOpera Romantic Romp,” a humorous journey through famous opera scenes with Spanish heroines. 7:30 p.m. $16 to $30. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. 202-2047763. The performance will repeat Saturday at 3 p.m. ■ The Washington Performing Arts Society and Dance Place will present Step Afrika! in “Green Is the New Black,” a new work that explores piezoelectric technology and the potential to convert “power” created through stepping into electrical energy. 8 p.m. $10 to $30. Hartke Theatre, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. 202785-9727. The performance will repeat Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Quintet and Skipjack Trio will perform. 12:30 p.m. Free. National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-2525. ■ Bruce Ewan will perform on the blues harmonica as part of the 14th season of “Jazz in the Garden” concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Middle C will present a guitar, banjo and vocal recital by students of Esther Haynes. 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■ Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform works by Fauré, Rota and Khachaturian. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Steep Canyon Rangers and Dailey & Vincent will present an evening of bluegrass and country music. 7 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■ The Washington Men’s Camerata will
present “Singers’ Choice,” featuring selections from the group’s repertoire over the past 30 years. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ NSO Pops will present Finland’s genre-crossing ensemble Rajaton in a tribute to Scandanavian pop sensations ABBA. 8 p.m. $20 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The concert will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. ■ Indigenous and the Bobby Thompson Trio will perform. 9 p.m. $15 to $18. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Anita Sengupta, fellow at the Maulana Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies in Kolkata, India, will discuss “Myth and Rhetoric of the Turkish Model: Changing Notions of Marginality in Turkey.” 3 to 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 412, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/imamova. ■ The Georgetown University Italian Research Institute and the Embassy of Italy will present “The Voyage: A Journey Into the Fantastic World of Fiction and Film,” featuring talks by Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, Italian novelist Alessandro Baricco and Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. 4:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ The Botstiber Institute for Austrian American Studies will present a panel discussion on “Espionage and Intelligence in the 21st Century: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go From Here?” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. botstiber21.eventbrite.com. ■ New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas will discuss his book “The
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Concerts ■ The Arts Club of Washington’s Friday Noon Concert series will feature soprano Diba Alvi performing arias with accompaniment by pianist Timothy McReynolds. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. ■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Bluegrass
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NANDO’S: Grilled-chicken eatery spices up Tenley From Page 3
and herb, mango and lime, as well as medium, hot or extra-hot peri peri sauce. Sandwiches, pitas, wraps and salads are also on the menu, as are sides and small bites including corn on the cob, Portuguese rice, mixed nuts, hummus drizzled with peri peri sauce, and spicy olives. The restaurant serves a sizable list of wines from Portugal and South Africa. The international franchise is also seeking to impress local diners with the eatery’s stylish industrial-loft decor that designers took painstaking steps to preserve in this two-story 1920s structure. When Ryan Welch first saw the property, Nando’s property project manager was appalled by its dilapidated condition. But set on making the building unique, his group opted for a lengthier and more expensive renovation than usual. “The whole design aesthetic here is about peeling it away, rather than coming in and gutting the place ...
which we could’ve done at least for a half-million dollars less,” said Welch, who worked with HapstakDemetriou+ architects in creating the 4,500-square-foot restaurant. Nando’s sits in almost the same footprint as its predecessor, and its exterior is now sheathed with shades of cool blue that were painted over the red and yellow hues of Armand’s. A covered al fresco dining section offers heated seating to 48 diners. The feature improves upon Armand’s former outdoor seating area, a makeshift structure covered with striped awnings and supported by plastic columns. “The outdoor seating is wonderful,” said Tenleytown advisory neighborhood commissioner Sam Serebin. “I know I’ll be eating there.” For decades, the building served as a pharmacy, with an adjacent local market. These two storefronts were later combined to create Armand’s in 1975. The Newmyer family, which operated the pizzeria, closed the Tenleytown location after nearly four decades, citing the rise in rent.
LIBRARY: Rooftop addition plan still at issue From Page 1
could sit and read while gazing at city views. It would also have a much smaller staff garden to be used by library employees. Inside, a re-imagined fourth floor for the Washingtoniana Collection would be, in Reyes-Gavilan’s words, “the center for the study of Washington, D.C., with a strong emphasis on the African-American legacy.” This level would also contain a new auditorium for film screenings, lectures and meetings. Mecanoo architect Francine Houben said many current library visitors think the children’s hub is hard to find, so she and her colleagues have proposed relocating that space from the second floor to the first. In addition, Houben has pitched a teen section on the lower level, where talking would be permitted and classes could be conducted for local school groups. As far as aesthetics, whereas the current library is lit almost entirely by fluorescent panels, Houben said
the new facility would be bathed in natural light. It would feel much more open and transparent, with public space increasing by one third. The upgrades would provide better acoustics and a more timeless feel to the interior, through changes like removing old carpeting. One of the many questions that remains about the project is whether there will be a separately funded three-story addition on the library’s roof for another use, such as housing units, a private business or a school. Reyes-Gavilan said the library would like to find an occupant that fits with the library’s mission, such as an educational institution, but some in the crowd were frustrated. “We don’t understand why there’s still discussion about the rooftop addition. That was originally proposed so we could fund the whole project, but we see there’s movement at the council now to fully fund it with public dollars,” said local activist Chris Otten. Other residents said the library must continue to honor the civil
rights icon for whom it was named. “To me, this is not just a project about a new building,” said downtown resident George Robertson. “This is to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy, and I want to make sure that when somebody walks into this library they know they’re walking on sacred ground.” Another common concern at Monday’s meeting was that the library system wasn’t doing enough outreach to residents on this project, including to those living across the Anacostia River. Reyes-Gavilan said he understood that concern and pledged to make it a priority. In an interview, the chief librarian said the preliminary design concept would go through its first hearings before city and federal regulatory bodies in the coming months. He said the bulk of the funding for the $250 million renovation is slated for the 2019 fiscal year, but he hopes the project can begin a bit sooner. Library officials have said the construction process itself will take at least two years.
POOLS: Study for new indoor facility suggested From Page 3
the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, said “there have been ongoing conversations” within the agency about a potential new Ward 3 pool, but no specific locations cemented. As for the Hearst Recreation Center site, Cheh’s budget requests separate funding to make use of “a very large, heavily used undeveloped field and forest area” there. The proposal recommends $7 million total for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 to follow through with a community plan to add features like a dog run and walking trail. That item doesn’t specifically mention a pool. Cheh’s budget request also includes a second pool idea for Northwest: an indoor aquatic facility at 14th and S streets, a D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation property near the Ward 1-Ward 2 boundary. The 1.6-acre property, now used as a warehouse and vehicle lot, was recently suggested as the site for a new municipal parking garage with up to 550 spaces. The proposal, which has been divisive among community members, appears to have stalled. But Cheh’s budget proposal says the site is “ripe for a new recreation facility,” specifically mentioning an indoor pool. The committee recommends directing
$500,000 to engage the community in a design process “to consider potential recreation uses for the site.” Sherri Kimbel, constituent services director for Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, said in an email that the community doesn’t seem to be clamoring for a pool there. “If the idea of a parking garage was split, with some wanting it and some opposed, the idea of a pool seems to be universally unwanted,” Kimbel wrote, noting that the parking idea hasn’t yet died off. Reactions to the pool idea for 14th Street were mixed in the comments on a recent post at Greater Greater Washington. Some suggested that a pool should only be part of a mixed-use project that maximizes the density of the site. Others questioned whether a pool would be necessary given the nearby YMCA at 13th and W streets. Stokes of the parks department also mentioned plans in neighboring Columbia Heights to open the indoor pool at Cardozo High School for public use. Cheh said she put money in the budget to generate new ideas for the 14th and S parcel. “There’s been a lot of buildup around there, but very few amenities for residents,” she said of the neighborhood. Cheh’s budget proposal for parks projects also includes $500,000 to finish redesigning Franklin Square Park downtown.
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