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Vol. XIV, No. 27

Lower grades struggle on PARCC

H O L I D AY F u N

■ Schools: About a quarter

of D.C. students ‘proficient’

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Only a quarter of D.C.’s elementary and middle school students scored proficient on the first iteration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam in the spring, according to

results released Monday by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. In the District’s public and public charter schools, 25 percent of the test-takers earned a proficient score of 4 or 5 on the PARCC English exam, and 24 percent scored proficient in math — in line with the disappointing high school exam results released earlier this fall. Roughly a quarter of D.C. students scored 3, defined as “approaching”

expectations on both exams; the scores of 4 and 5 are described as “meeting” and “exceeding” expectations, respectively. D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, in a statement, called the results “sobering.” Henderson and other city officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, atlarge D.C. Council member David Grosso, deputy mayor for education Jennifer Niles and charter schools See Scores/Page 5

‘Tree plaza’ suggested near Dupont bank By KELSEY KNORP Current Correspondent

Brian Kapur/The Current

The Fairmont Washington, D.C. Georgetown held its 12th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at took place on Tuesday. The yearly event at the West End hotel served up complimentary hot chocolate and cookies. The ceremony also featured performances by the Georgetown Visitation Madrigals and appearances by Santa Claus and Rudolph.

Local environmental advocates are urging the city to plant nine new trees to shade the sidewalk outside the PNC Branch on Dupont Circle, though D.C. officials claim such a project is likely not feasible. The nonprofit Restore Mass Ave estimates its plan for a “tree plaza” within the 7,100-square-foot stretch of sidewalk at 1913 Massachusetts Ave. NW could be realized in the next couple of years, according to a Nov. 20 news release. The group has appealed to the D.C. Urban Forestry Administration to take on the project, while noting that its objectives should also dovetail nicely with Department of Energy & Environment initiatives for stormwater control. Currently there are just two trees at the site, which also hosts the city’s most popular Capital Bikeshare station and sees a significant amount of foot traffic. In addition to cooling the “heat island” created by the large

Artist’s rendering courtesy of Restory Mass Ave

Proponents say the greenery along Massachusetts Avenue would create shade and absorb stormwater.

expanse of concrete, the tree boxes could collect some of the stormwater that frequently causes the overflow of city sewers, according to the proposed plan. Urban forester Earl Eutsler said his agency did, in See Trees/Page 10

Roof deck plans withdrawn amid neighborhood appeals

Art instructor at Walls wins systemwide honor By KELSEY KNORP

■ Zoning: Owner of two area

Current Correspondent

High school teacher James Cunningham hit the $10,000 jackpot on Tuesday when D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson and a handful of other administrators paid a surprise visit to announce he’d been named the school system’s 2015 Teacher of the Year. The School Without Walls High School instructor has taught various forms of art in the D.C. Public Schools system for 32 years, and he completed his own high school education at Eastern High. He began teaching at School Without Walls in 2008 after a long stint at Anacostia High. Cunningham has also taught at Dunbar High and teaches university courses at various institutions as well.

NEWS

hotels had obtained permits By BRADY HOLT Kelsey Knorp/The Current

James Cunningham, a 32-year veteran of D.C. Public Schools, won the system’s annual award yesterday.

In an interview after the ambush, Cunningham named among his mentors former D.C. Public Schools arts supervisor Georgia Jessup and Bowie State professor Simmie Knox. “I use my classroom the same way she did,” he said of Jessup. “She would set up her easel, and she was painting toward the [class]. And contemporaries See Teacher/Page 10

EVENTS

Agreement on new moratorium hits snag in Georgetown — Page 3

Foundry exhibition shows inspiration from Renaissance — Page 19

Current Staff Writer

A local hotel owner has abruptly placed plans for two controversial roof decks on hold, surrendering building permits for the projects just days before scheduled appeals by neighbors. The Glover Park Hotel (the new name of the Savoy Suites, located at 2505 Wisconsin Ave. NW) and The Carlyle at 1731 New Hampshire

HOLIDAYS

Varied light displays brighten the season across Northwest — Page 16

Ave. NW are both new members of the Kimpton boutique hotel line, and each is undergoing a host of renovations. The properties are located in otherwise residential areas, which precludes any increase in commercial activity without special zoning approval. At issue with both hotels is whether a roof deck counts as expanded commercial activity. The District’s zoning administrator says no — that a new use of existing roof space isn’t an expansion of the hotel’s commercial use, even if that roof space wasn’t previously accesSee Hotels/Page 14

INDEX Calendar/18 Classifieds/26 District Digest/2 Dupont Circle Citizen/11 Exhibits/19 In Your Neighborhood/6

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The Current

District Digest Tax office adds new ‘clean hands’ system

The D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue has launched a new online application that allows businesses and residents to instantly obtain a “Certificate of Clean Hands.� The clean hands rule requires that District goods or services be

denied to any person or business that owes the city a debt of over $100 in fees, fines, taxes or penalties. The new system, available at ocfocleanhands.dc.gov, allows applicants to print a copy of the certificate; if they are noncompliant, it directs them to the appropriate agency, according to a news release.

The move is part of a strategic plan for the city’s chief financial officer. “The goal of our strategic plan is to make it easier for District residents and businesses to get the services and information they need,� D.C. CFO Jeffrey DeWitt says in the release. “This new online service is a significant step in that direction.�

Students gain easy access to libraries

Students at the District’s public schools will be given automatic access to city library resources thanks to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s implementation of President Barack Obama’s ConnectED Initiative. A news release from Bowser’s

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office says D.C. is among the first jurisdictions in the country to meet the “ConnectED Library Challenge.� The challenge is a “commitment by more than 30 communities to work to put a library card into every student’s hand as soon as they enter school,� according to a post on the website of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In the District, the program “builds on the success of the DC One Card,� the release states, allowing all 70,000 students at D.C. public and public charter schools to use the cards, which are issued when they enroll, to check out books and access other library resources.

Corrections

In the Nov. 25 issue, an article on Georgetown Day School’s proposed development misstated the scope of the Tenleytown advisory neighborhood commission’s request that the school commit to a net-zero traffic impact. The request, as expressed in an October letter to the school, focused on traffic to and from the combined lower, middle and high school, compared to the number of trips made currently in connection with the high school. The request does not involve traffic associated with the commercial aspects of the project. The article also omitted any explanation of the origin of requests that 45 percent of students in the combined school take transit; the commission’s October letter to Georgetown Day School noted that the 1980s zoning approval to build the high school included a finding that 45 percent of students would be using transit. The Current regrets the errors. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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Negotiations on modifying Georgetown liquor license limits hit snag By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Negotiations stalled this week surrounding the expiring moratorium on liquor licenses for restaurants in Georgetown. The advisory neighborhood commission opted not to vote on an informally agreedupon proposal, instead calling for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to extend the moratorium as is by 60 days instead of allow-

ing it to expire in February. Commissioners said they hoped the extra time would allow the parties to reach a consensus. Representatives of the neighborhood commission, Georgetown Business Improvement District and local citizens association have been negotiating a proposed end to the 27-year moratorium’s cap on liquor licenses for restaurants in hopes of spurring more establishments to open. The moratorium currently prevents new restaurants, taverns and nightclubs from

securing liquor licenses and maintains a cap on restaurant-class licenses at 67. Last week, the BID finished drafting a proposal that calls for removing Georgetown’s restaurant cap while increasing protections against abuse. The document called for the neighborhood commission and citizens association to weigh in with formal approval. But the citizens association instead voted Nov. 24 on a proposal with different terms. And then at Monday’s meeting, the neighbor-

hood commission voted unanimously to ask for time to allow for further negotiations. Commissioner Bill Starrels said the decision came after the citizens association floated its alternate version of the proposed terms for ending the moratorium. Taking into account the commission’s proposed amendments of its own, said Starrels, the extension will allow for more time to reach an agreeable solution. Citizens Association of Georgetown presiSee Licenses/Page 7

The week ahead Wednesday, Dec. 2

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a working session at 4:30 p.m. in Room 1114, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Agenda items include the third-through-eighth-grade PARCC results and a timeline on new health standards. â– The Woodley Park Community Association will host a community conversation with Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo. Topics will include the new hours policy. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Stanford University center at 2661 Connecticut Ave. NW.

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Thursday, Dec. 3

The National Capital Planning Commission will hold its monthly meeting, which will include review of the preliminary site and building plans to rehabilitate Franklin Park in a joint project by the National Park Service, the D.C. government and the Downtown Business Improvement District. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in the commission’s offices in Suite 500N, 401 9th St. NW. ■Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets will hold its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony from 4 to 7 p.m. at Connecticut Avenue and R Street NW. Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans and advisory neighborhood commissioner Mike Feldstein will assist in the tree lighting at 5 p.m. Other activities will include photos with Santa (first for kids and later, from 6 to 7 p.m., for pets) and caroling by Oyster-Adams Bilingual School students (from 4 to 4:30 p.m.).

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Saturday, Dec. 5

The Ward 2 Education Network will hear a presentation on this year’s My School DC enrollment lottery at the group’s monthly meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Ross Elementary School, 1730 R St. NW.

Sunday, Dec. 6

Tenleytown Main Street will hold a community meeting at 1 p.m. in the atrium at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. Discussion will focus on the group’s objectives; next steps after receiving a $200,000 grant from the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development; and establishing a process for community engagement in the planning process.

Monday, Dec. 7

The Dupont Circle Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting, which will feature Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans as guest speaker. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the National League of American Pen Women, 1300 17th St. NW.

Tuesday, Dec. 8

The D.C. government will present a progress report on implementation of the “Age-Friendly DC� plan at 1 p.m. at the Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. ■Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council will host a Holiday Reception at 5 p.m. in the first-floor front entrance hall of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To RSVP, visit wilsonholidayreception.eventbrite.com. ■The Shepherd Park Citizens Association will hold a community meeting, which will include a presentation and tour by Shepherd Elementary School principal Jade Brawley. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Shepherd Elementary, 7800 14th St. NW. ■The Brightwood Community Association will host a “Meet Your Neighbors� holiday potluck from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John United Baptist Church, 6343 13th St. NW. People who wish to bring a dish to share are welcome to do so, but it is not required in order to attend. RSVP to joponds@msn.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 9

The Cleveland Park Citizens Association will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the first-floor meeting room of the Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. In addition to a vote on a resolution regarding the proposed Pepco-Exelon merger, the agenda will include discussion with Metropolitan Police Department Cmdr. Melvin Gresham about complaints regarding poor treatment of area residents seeking assistance at the 2nd District Police Headquarters. â– The Citizens Association of Georgetown and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E will host a presentation on the design options under consideration by the Levy Group and its investor partners for redeveloping the West Heating Plant. Architect David Adjaye and landscape architect Laurie Olin will present plans, including a new bridge linking Rock Creek Park with the Georgetown waterfront. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. Reservations are requested at 202-337-2058 or whp.update@gmail.com.

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Nov. 23 through 29 in local police service areas.

psa PSA 101 101 â– downtown

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1200-1299 block, E St.; 9:41 p.m. Nov. 23 (with knife). Burglary â– 700-749 block, 10th St.; 2:14 p.m. Nov. 24. Theft â– 1300-1399 block, K St.; 1:06 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 7:18 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 12th and F streets; 10:01 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 7:53 a.m. Nov. 24. â– 900-999 block, F St.; 3:57 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 8:58 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1200-1299 block, New York Ave.; 11:55 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 1300-1399 block, G St.; 1:45 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 2:22 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 7:27 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 900-999 block, I St.; 7:50 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1000-1059 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 2:36 p.m. Nov. 29. â– 600-699 block, 12th St.; 4:05 p.m. Nov. 29. â– 1000-1059 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:36 p.m. Nov. 29. Theft from auto â– 900-999 block, New York Ave.; 9:12 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1000-1099 block, 14th St.; 7:53 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1000-1099 block, G St.; 3:39 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 500-599 block, 11th St.; 6:35 p.m. Nov. 28.

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Robbery â– 1100-1199 block, 16th St.; 2:45 a.m. Nov. 28. Sexual abuse â– 900-999 block, 14th St.; 6:01 p.m. Nov. 27. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1400-1433 block, K St.; 2:59 a.m. Nov. 29 (with gun). Motor vehicle theft â– 2600-2799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 6:14 p.m. Nov. 25. Theft â– 1000-1099 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:41 a.m. Nov. 24. â– 1800-1899 block, L St.; 6:05 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1100-1199 block, 16th St.; 10:27 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 9:54 a.m. Nov. 25.

â– 1700-1799 block, K St.; 9:59 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 600-699 block, 14th St.; 5:45 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1400-1499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 9:44 a.m. Nov. 27. â– 800-899 block, 17th St.; 7:44 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1900-1999 block, K St.; 2:10 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1100-1199 block, 24th St.; 5:06 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 6:26 a.m. Nov. 29. Theft from auto â– 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 12:05 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:22 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 900-999 block, 18th St.; 1:05 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 1700-1799 block, H St.; 4:13 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 900-999 block, 15th St.; 4:27 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 900-999 block, 15th St.; 7:41 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 1200-1299 block, 25th St.; 5:06 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 2300-2399 block, N St.; 9:54 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1200-1299 block, 23rd St.; 10:01 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1100-1199 block, 20th St.; 4:37 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1600-1627 block, I St.; 2:45 p.m. Nov. 29. â– 1400-1499 block, M St.; 11:38 p.m. Nov. 29.

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Burglary â– 1700-1799 block, N St.; 1:33 a.m. Nov. 23. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 9:36 a.m. Nov. 23. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 8:56 a.m. Nov. 24. â– 1517-1599 block, 14th St.; 8:35 a.m. Nov. 26. Theft â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 4:07 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 8:54 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:10 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 1800-1899 block, 20th St.; 8:45 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 2200-2299 block, Bancroft Place; 12:35 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:24 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1400-1499 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 8:30 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 9:28 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1800-1899 block, Jefferson Place; 1:28 a.m. Nov. 29. Theft from auto â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 5:17 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1500-1523 block, 15th St.; 4:14 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 5:10 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1300-1379 block, 20th St.; 6:34 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1900-1999 block, N St.; 2:39 a.m. Nov. 25.

â– 1721-1799 block, 18th St.; 3:55 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1400-1499 block, 20th St.; 8:24 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 8:34 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 1400-1499 block, 15th St.; 5:03 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 2200-2299 block, N St.; 2:29 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1900-1999 block, N St.; 4:15 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1400-1499 block, 15th St.; 11:51 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1222-1299 block, 17th St.; 4:55 a.m. Nov. 29. â– 1700-1799 block, N St.; 5:19 a.m. Nov. 29.

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Robbery â– 1700-1719 block, 16th St.; 5 a.m. Nov. 27. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1400-1499 block, V St.; 3:51 a.m. Nov. 26. Theft â– 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 6:18 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1820-1899 block, 14th St.; 8:41 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1600-1699 block, U St.; 11:10 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1600-1620 block, T St.; 11:59 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1700-1723 block, 17th St.; 7:05 p.m. Nov. 28. Theft from auto â– 1500-1599 block, R St.; 1:22 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1424-1499 block, R St.; 6:19 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 1700-1789 block, Corcoran St.; 7:13 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1600-1699 block, U St.; 2:17 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1400-1499 block, U St.; 4:46 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1900-1920 block, 14th St.; 5:32 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1800-1828 block, 16th St.; 7:54 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1920-1999 block, 15th St.; 8:30 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 2000-2099 block, 16th St.; 7:14 a.m. Nov. 29. â– 1500-1599 block, S St.; 5:38 p.m. Nov. 29.

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Robbery â– 2500-2599 block, Cliffbourne Place; 2:59 a.m. Nov. 26 (with gun). â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 3:41 a.m. Nov. 29. Burglary â– 1730-1797 block, Lanier Place; 12:50 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1800-1899 block, California St.; 4:01 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 2000-2099 block, 18th St.; 9:32 p.m. Nov. 26. â– 2400-2479 block, 16th St.; 11:02 a.m. Nov. 28. Theft â– 1600-1699 block, Kalorama

Road; 4:55 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1730-1797 block, Lanier Place; 9:31 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1630-1699 block, Euclid St.; 1:24 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 2700-2799 block, Ontario Road; 5:29 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 2:23 a.m. Nov. 29. â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 9:46 a.m. Nov. 29. â– 2600-2699 block, Adams Mill Road; 3:25 p.m. Nov. 29. Theft from auto â– 2100-2299 block, 20th St.; 8:28 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1700-1733 block, Columbia Road; 1:59 p.m. Nov. 25. â– 2201-2299 block, Champlain St.; 4:52 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 2300-2399 block, 18th St.; 10:30 a.m. Nov. 28.

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Robbery â– 1701-1719 block, 10th St.; 10:14 p.m. Nov. 29 (with gun). Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1600-1628 block, 13th St.; 8:02 p.m. Nov. 23 (with knife). Burglary â– 900-999 block, French St.; 8:26 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 923-999 block, P St.; 5:08 p.m. Nov. 29. Motor vehicle theft â– 1100-1199 block, O St.; 4:33 a.m. Nov. 29. Theft â– 1100-1199 block, 10th St.; 10:36 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1200-1299 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 11:18 p.m. Nov. 29. Theft from auto â– 1100-1199 block, N St.; 2:11 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 10th and L streets; 11:37 p.m. Nov. 23. â– 1200-1299 block, 9th St.; 7:57 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1300-1399 block, S St.; 11:39 p.m. Nov. 24. â– 1100-1199 block, 14th St.; 11:36 a.m. Nov. 25. â– 1200-1299 block, N St.; 12:19 p.m. Nov. 27. â– Unit block, Thomas Circle; 3:07 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1200-1299 block, 10th St.; 6:07 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1200-1299 block, 9th St.; 8:01 p.m. Nov. 27. â– 1014-1099 block, 10th St.; 2:02 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1108-1199 block, 12th St.; 5:54 a.m. Nov. 28. â– 1400-1499 block, 14th St.; 12:07 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1300-1329 block, Q St.; 11:18 p.m. Nov. 28. â– 1500-1599 block, 10th St.; 12:56 a.m. Nov. 29. â– 1300-1399 block, 13th St.; 3:25 p.m. Nov. 29. â– 1200-1299 block, 9th St.; 10:45 p.m. Nov. 29.

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board chair Scott Pearson acknowledged at a news conference Monday that the numbers are significantly lower than they’d prefer and pledged to continue efforts to improve them. The new standardized test replaces the D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System, evaluating students’ performance in math and English each year between third and eighth grade. Students who enrolled in Algebra I and Geometry courses during their seventh- and eighthgrade years take specialized exams based on that material. The elementary and middle school results reveal the same disparities along racial lines as the high school data. Seventy percent of white elementary and middle school students citywide scored proficient on the math exam, while only 17 percent of black students and 22 percent of Hispanic students earned the same distinction. Seventy-nine percent of white elementary and middle school students citywide earned proficient scores in English, compared to 17 percent of black students and 21 percent of Hispanic students. The numbers for students with special needs are even lower. Only 4 percent of D.C.’s special education elementary and middle school students and 12 percent of the city’s English language learner students earned a 4 or 5 in English. Four percent of special education students and 17 percent of English language learners earned a 4 or 5 in math. In D.C. Public Schools, Ross Elementary School in Dupont Circle posted the highest percentage of proficient math scores in Northwest, with 75 percent proficient. Lafayette, Stoddert, Murch, Eaton and Janney

fell close behind in the lower 70s and upper 60s. Two other D.C. Public Schools in Northwest had more than half their students reach the proficient distinction: Key with 65 percent, and Mann with 61 percent. Unlike with the high school results, several public non-charter elementary and middle schools outperformed Northwest’s most prominent public charters. In math, 59 percent of BASIS DC math testtakers and 49 percent of Washington Latin math test-takers scored proficient, below the public non-charters listed above. Northwest’s top D.C. Public Schools campus in English was Janney Elementary, with 81 percent proficient scores. Mann fell just twotenths of a percentage point behind Janney, followed in descending order by Lafayette, Ross and Eaton, which all posted 71 percent proficient English scores. Six other D.C. Public Schools elementary and middle schools in Northwest had more than 50 percent proficient scores in English; in descending order: Deal, Murch, Key, Stoddert, Hyde-Addison and OysterAdams Bilingual School. As with the math scores, the public charters fell below the top elementary and middle D.C. Public Schools in English. Washington Latin eked out a higher percentage of proficient English test-takers than BASIS DC by a margin of threetenths of a percent, with both posting just under 68 percent proficient scores. In both English and math, Cardozo Education Campus had the worst showing for D.C. Public Schools in Northwest, with only 4 percent proficient scores in each subject. Zero students at Cardozo

received the highest score of 5 on either exam, and more than 72 percent of the students received a 1 in English. Whittier Education Campus and Garrison Elementary were among the other struggling Northwest schools, respectively second and third worst in math. Garrison and Brightwood ranked two and three for the lowest percentage of proficient scores in English for D.C. Public Schools campuses in Northwest. Overall, the number of proficient math scores was higher across the board for students in the lower grades, while seventh- and eighthgraders reflected the lowest number of proficient math scores. State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang said the higher numbers for younger children were expected, given that those students have had more exposure to Common Core standards and other recently implemented education initiatives. “That gives us a real sense of optimism,� Kang said. The number of proficient English scores was level throughout grades three to eight overall. At the news conference, Henderson pointed out that these scores are just one of many measures of student success, and also that the results don’t necessarily point out new or surprising information about the disparities inherent to the District’s current school system. “I’m not up. I’m not down. We knew this was coming,� she said. Individual score reports will be sent to schools to distribute to students and parents within the next few weeks. More extensive resources will be available on the MySchoolDC network for families interested in diving into the results.

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 1C ANCMorgan 1c Adams ■adams morgan The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■police report. ■consideration of a resolution regarding the alternatives developed by the D.C. Department of Transportation in the 16th Street Transit Study to improve bus transit along the corridor. ■possible consideration of public space elements of a proposed residential development on the Scottish Rite parking lot in the Meridian Hill Historic District, including the proposed entrance to the parking structure on Mozart Place NW, the potential loss of four public parking spaces due to the turning radius of trucks exiting the parking structure, and the proposed location of the 55-foot loading dock on Columbia Road NW. ■possible consideration of an appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment that would challenge building permits at 1835 Ontario Place NW on the grounds that the zoning administrator made multiple errors, including granting a parking credit as a result of deeming a garage a shed as well as an adjacent finished-grade determination. ■possible consideration of a settlement agreement in connection with an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Starbucks, 1801 Columbia Road NW, for a beer and wine restaurant license. ■possible consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application to transfer the Class B license for Rioja Market to 1824 Columbia Road NW. ■consideration of waivers of New Year’s Eve hours restrictions in settlement agreements with various alcohol-serving establishments in Adams Morgan. ■possible consideration of a resolution regarding the draft Adams Morgan Vision Framework document. For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org. ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy ■Foggy bottom / west end At the commission’s Nov. 18 meeting: ■EastBanc project development manager Ben Sonnet said the West End Library at 24th and L streets NW and fire station projects at 23rd and M streets NW are both on track and on schedule. Construction on the fire station will begin in early 2016 and wrap up by the end of next year. The library is scheduled to be finished by February or March 2017. ■Kaylyn Rivera from the office of Mayor Muriel Bowser said city officials are in the process of relocating homeless residents living under the K Street bridge. “We can’t force them out, and they don’t want to leave,� Rivera said. A local resident implored Rivera and the mayor’s office to take the

issue seriously and act with haste. The woman reported multiple instances of homeless residents throwing stones at her parked car as she entered it in recent weeks. ■commissioners voted 4-0 to support the People for Fairness Coalition’s Downtown D.C. Public Restaurant Committee in urging the D.C. government to install public restroom facilities in the downtown area. People for Fairness Coalition representative Janet Sharp said those with urgent bathroom needs don’t have time to walk up to several miles to find one of the few clean public restrooms in that part of the city. ■commissioners voted 4-0 to sign a settlement agreement for the liquor license application at Hyatt Place Hotel, 2121 M St. NW. The agreement prohibits the hotel from hosting live late-night events and leaves open the possibility for recorded music until 10 p.m. on its rooftop summer garden. ■commissioners voted 4-0 to protest an application for a substantial change to the liquor license for Abdo’s Hotel Hive at F Street and Virginia Avenue NW. The substantial change would add two summer gardens, with 32 seats for the courtyard and 26 for a rooftop cafe. Residents at the meeting expressed significant concerns about possible noise and parking disruptions caused by the proposed additions. ■commissioners voted 4-0 to support a proposal from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for a program that would allow D.C. college students to take advantage of $1 Metro rides. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. The location has not been determined. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont ■dupont circle The commission’s Zoning, Preservation, and Development Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Dupont Circle Resource Center, 9 Dupont Circle NW. The committee will host a public input session on a proposed memorandum of understanding among St. Thomas’ Parish, CAS Riegler and the advisory neighborhood commission regarding the development project at 1772 Church St. NW (a copy of the draft agreement is available on the commission’s website). The commission will hold its next monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements and public comments. ■consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application at The Carlyle hotel, 1731 New Hampshire Ave. NW, for a substantial change to its license to alter its hours of alcoholic beverage sales, service and consumption and its hours of entertainment (proposed hours of alco-

holic beverage sales, service and consumption, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday; proposed hours of live entertainment, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday). ■consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control request by El Tamarindo, 1785 Florida Ave. NW, for extended holiday hours. ■presentation by and discussion with Mayor Muriel Bowser. ■consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application at 1723 Swann St. NW for relief from lotoccupancy, rear-yard, court-width and nonconforming-structure requirements to allow a second-story rear deck addition to an existing flat in the R-5-B district. ■discussion regarding the Board of Zoning Adjustment application by St. Thomas’ Parish, 1772 Church St. NW, and a proposed memorandum of understanding governing aspects of the project. For details, visit dupontcircleanc. net. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. Agenda items include: â– announcements. â– police report. â– reports from the offices of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans and Mayor Muriel Bowser. â– consideration of Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Policy Committee matters: new Class C tavern license request by Naylor Stables LLC, 1322 9th St. NW. â– consideration of Community Development Committee matters: Historic Preservation Review Board application for concept and design approval of a rooftop terrace at 920 (Rear) N Street NW; Board of Zoning Adjustment application for an area variance to allow an secondstory addition on an existing historic nonconforming structure at 1317 Naylor Court NW; public space application for a bollard exception at 1430 Rhode Island Ave. NW; and Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception from nonconforming use requirements to allow a food market/cafe at 1221 Massachusetts Ave. NW. â– reports by the Crime and Public Safety Committee and the Education Committee. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

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LICENSES: Neighborhood commission delays action on BID moratorium proposal

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dent Bob vom Eigen told The Current he and his fellow board members felt they could not support the BID’s proposal without revision. Vom Eigen said the citizens association plans to continue negotiations, and he personally expects that a mutually agreeable solution can

still be reached by the time the moratorium expires. He said the citizens association’s board decided to prioritize getting a vote on the subject out in the open as opposed to deferring the vote on the BID’s plan. For its part, the neighborhood commission won’t proceed with a vote until the proposal to remove the

restaurant cap has addressed questions pertaining to tighter restrictions, enforcement and maintenance of peace and quiet in the neighborhood, commissioner Tom Birch told The Current after the meeting. “I would say the thing that’s most essential is making sure there’s strength and validity” to the proposal, Birch said.

During the meeting, Birch acknowledged that the moratorium was created under neighborhood conditions that no longer exist. Concerns about the neighborhood serving as a regional entertainment district are no longer relevant, he added. BID president and CEO Joe Sternlieb said news of the neighborhood commission and citizens asso-

ciation votes surprised him. To his understanding, all parties had agreed with the terms laid out in his organization’s document. Now he plans to return to the BID board to see whether its members will be willing to participate in further negotiations. “I think we’re stuck,” Sternlieb said. “I just don’t know what more we can do.”

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Pollution problems

Around the world, all eyes this week are on Paris, where world leaders are trying to hammer out agreements to address climate change. Here in D.C., we’re also thinking about pollution, albeit on a smaller scale. Last month, the Palisades/Wesley Heights/Spring Valley advisory neighborhood commission called for a ban on two-stroke gasolinepowered leaf blowers. Commissioners were pressed into action by a group of Wesley Heights residents who had researched the issue, arguing that the machines are not only excessively noisy but also pose hazards to their users and the environment. Indeed, a 2011 study by the automotive information group Edmunds — cited in a Washington Post article in 2013 — found that a “consumer-grade leaf blower emits more pollutants than a 6,200-pound” truck. The Post article explains that two-stroke engines (so named because it takes two movements of the piston, up and down, to complete one cycle of internal combustion) are used in many machines, including the auto-rickshaws that leave many Indian cities “draped in heavy soot.” D.C. already has limits on the noise leaf blowers can emit (70 decibels from 50 feet away). But that rule is hard to enforce, requiring getting a police officer to witness the infraction. And while noise concerns are reasonable complaints — certainly as worthy of attention as the noise caused by nightlife, for instance — decibel limits alone don’t solve the problems blowers cause. The advisory neighborhood commission asked Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh to draft legislation banning the blowers, and she notes that the District cannot regulate emissions, a federal task. But there’s no reason the city couldn’t consider a ban, which would limit the emissions as a happy byproduct. We don’t think it’s time for immediate action, but we would like to see some investigation. Dozens of U.S. localities have banned the use of gas-powered blowers entirely or in part. What have the impacts been? Are there hardships for landscaping companies, or are the costs relatively easily absorbed by their employers? What has happened to the wages of landscape workers? We urge the council to schedule a hearing to look into the impact. There’s more to this issue than noise.

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Liquor license moratoriums are set to expire soon in both Georgetown and Glover Park, unless the city’s alcohol board extends them. In both communities, residents have been wisely working to maintain important parts of the restrictions while doing away with unnecessary aspects. Generally speaking, community members believe it’s time to eliminate limits on the number of restaurant-class licenses allowed in each neighborhood while maintaining restrictions on additional taverns and nightclubs. In Glover Park, the advisory neighborhood commission voted unanimously last month to request just such a change. We applaud the group for its efforts and hope the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will agree. Meanwhile, Georgetown negotiations have been a bit trickier. The Georgetown Business Improvement District led development of a new proposal that would drop the restaurant cap but add new protections on restaurant operations that could disturb neighbors (and maintain the existing limit on taverns and nightclubs). The plan was developed with input from the local advisory neighborhood commission and citizens association, but in their meetings this past month, both groups declined to endorse it. The neighborhood commission asked for a 60-day extension on the moratorium to allow further discussions; the group wants tighter restrictions on existing businesses to ensure peace and quiet in the community. The Citizens Association of Georgetown has similar concerns. Given the large amount of agreement on the central issue — eliminating the cap on restaurant licenses — we think the parties should be able to come to agreement on how to move forward. We hope they will reopen their negotiations and find a mutually satisfying solution.

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n October, advocates were cheering on the D.C. Council. A majority of council members had introduced a bill requiring employers to grant 16 weeks of paid family leave to employees. Some thought the bill might be voted into law by year’s end. Not going to happen. On Monday, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced he would hold at least three hearings on the bill, including one in January and one in February. (The first hearing was set for Wednesday of this week.) “There are a lot of issues with the paid leave act,” Mendelson told NBC4. “And we need to work our way through it.” Under the bill, almost every full and part-time worker would be eligible for paid time off to care for a newborn, an elderly relative or other family matter. It would be the most expansive family leave program in the nation. Businesses, government and nonprofits have recoiled at the cost and disruption to their workforce management. The program would be paid by a 1 percent tax on employee earnings and would be run by the city government itself. “If you’re a company that has 500 employees and one or two of them take leave,” Mendelson said, “that’s a very different scenario than if you’re a small business of eight employees and two of them take [paid] leave.” Even at-large Council member David Grosso, the main sponsor of the bill, acknowledges the value of more hearings. And he suggested 16 weeks is not a number set in stone. “Whether it is 16, 12, eight, we don’t know the perfect number,” he told us. “So how many people does it affect? How many businesses? What type of people? Are we going to be able to pay for it or not,” he said, rattling off unanswered questions. Grosso said he has asked the city’s independent chief financial officer Jeffrey DeWitt to crunch the numbers on who might be affected. “I think there are a lot of moving parts in the legislation,” he said. At the DC Chamber of Commerce, which has represented city businesses since the 1930s, they’re still wary of the bill even though it’s no longer on the fast track to a vote. “We want people to be able to take care of their families,” said chamber CEO Harry Wingo. “We’re not against that. We’re against this bill. This bill goes too far, too fast and would hurt business in D.C.” Mendelson, generally seen as a political progressive, says he has taken no firm position on the bill. But he told us on Monday that he was aware it could be anti-business. He said that if possible, he would seek legislation “that actually makes this affordable

rather than just drives jobs away from the District.” The Wednesday hearing this week was set to hear from invited experts in the field, on both sides of the paid family leave issue. The hearing in January likely will focus on government witnesses and how any such bill might legally be crafted. A third hearing in February would be open to the public for comments. Mendelson said local governments like D.C. and the Maryland suburbs have had to act on employment issues because the badly divided Congress has not. It has been unable to amend the federal minimum wage of $7.25 despite widespread acknowledgement of the steep income gap in the nation. “There’s frustration of no national solution,” Mendelson said of minimum wage, paid family leave, part-time work and other issues. “Instead of coming up with a national solution, the states are left to deal with each of these issues on their own.” ■ A program note. Mendelson will be the guest at noon this Friday on the WAMU 88.5 FM Kojo Nnamdi Politics Hour. Your Notebook will be asking some questions about this. ■ Presidential politics. This heavily Democratic town will host its Democratic presidential primary on June 14. But what will the city’s lowly Republicans do? The D.C. Republican Party plans to hold a citywide convention on March 12. This week, Donald Trump became the third GOP contender to qualify for the convention ballot. Candidates Ben Carson and Ted Cruz already have filed for the event. Local party spokesperson Patrick Mara says possibly 10 candidates will file. The Notebook encourages every citizen to be an active voter, and we mean no disrespect by calling attention to the “lowly Republicans.” It’s just that the latest voter registration statistics from the D.C. Board of Elections tell a clear story. There are 328,122 registered Democrats in the District, and only 26,597 Republicans. There are 71,736 voters who register as independents (known as “no party” in the District). To round out the numbers, there also are 3,505 Statehood-Green Party members, 844 Libertarians and 942 listed simply as “other.” The Democratic Party number is not really as big as it seems. Many independents register in the majority party so they can have a say in the Democratic primary contests, which generally are decisive in city elections. Your humble Notebook is one of these. We’ve been registered in the Democratic column since the 1980s for exactly that reason, to vote in as many elections as possible. We welcome all candidates in all parties, or “no party.” Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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l want to reach your readers about the proposed development of the 48th Street NW site behind the Spring Valley Shopping Center, formerly occupied by the Superfresh supermarket. The current development plan by Valor Development calls for building on the site a seven-story apartment building above a supermarket and shops. While development of the now-empty site would be a welcome improvement, the Valor plan, as presently projected, is not appropriate.

Generally speaking, two basic problems have been recognized by concerned American University Park residents: 1. The size of the proposed mixed-use apartment building is too large for the neighborhood and would flood the area with traffic and parked cars and likely place stress on the already overcrowded neighborhood school. 2. The design and size of the proposed building would grossly overwhelm and clash with the Colonial-style buildings of the Spring Valley Shopping Center as seen from Massachusetts Avenue, and with the largely Colonial-style homes of the surrounding residential neighborhood. Efforts need be made by all concerned to find a better yet

financially practical plan that eliminates these major problems. Giles Kelly American University Park

Book signing event isn’t appropriate

I was dismayed to read that our local family bookstore, Politics and Prose, is hosting a book signing by ex-Raven Ray Lewis. This is a man arrested for murder, who beat the charge thanks only to the deep pockets of the Baltimore Ravens’ owner. It’s sad that an individual can benefit with a book about his thug-mentality behavior. A boycott of the event is morally in order. Marcus T. Bishop Washington, D.C.

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Maximizing the benefits from GDS project VIEWPOINT matthew frumin

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eorgetown Day School has now submitted its proposal to the Zoning Commission to bring its lower and middle school grades to a shared campus with its high school in Tenleytown and to secure rights to develop a mixed-use project on Wisconsin Avenue. The advisory neighborhood commission serving Tenleytown has worked with Georgetown Day School over the issues surrounding the evolving proposal for months and will continue to do so for months to come, as will the Office of Planning and the Zoning Commission. The challenge will be to enable GDS to achieve its goals while delivering overall benefits for the community and not unduly burdening nearby neighbors. Sorting that out will be challenging, but solvable. And the result can and should be a substantial improvement over the current dead space on Wisconsin Avenue. But the project is bigger than Tenleytown, and there may be benefits that can be accrued by other neighborhoods and the city generally. Consider one possibility. Georgetown Day School will be departing from its lower school building off MacArthur Boulevard and placing it on the market. In the meantime, the Lab School occupies the nearby old Hardy Elementary School at Foxhall Road and Q Street NW and has hoped to take permanent or long-term control of it to justify significant investment in modernizing it. Many in the Palisades and Foxhall Village neighborhoods have opposed the Lab School on this and sought to have the old Hardy returned to the D.C. Public Schools inventory and reopened as a neighborhood elementary school. Might the GDS move offer an opportunity? What if the Lab School took over the Georgetown Day campus off MacArthur and D.C. Public Schools took back and reopened the old Hardy? The result for the Palisades and Foxhall Village communities would be to alleviate crowding at Key Elementary and to return a walkable elementary school alternative to the families in the southern part of the Key boundary. The

Letters to the Editor District’s poor English scores require action D.C. parents, public school students and residents should be shocked into action by your Oct. 28 report on the poor results of 3,000 city high school students on a new set of tests developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). Slightly more than a quarter of the students tested were considered proficient and collegeready in English. Only about half of the students in the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and in Wilson High School were proficient in English. Other schools were worse — in Coolidge High, only 8 percent were proficient and no Roosevelt High student was proficient.

result for the city could be to increase capacity to serve populations very much in need, relying on the outstanding, homegrown Lab School resource. It is worth considering some of the alternatives for the GDS lower school site. On the one hand, it could come back to life as a school serving a population of equal or greater size than the current GDS population. Likely result: Status quo or worse traffic. The Lab School by contrast serves a far smaller population. Result: Reduced traffic. On the other hand, the site could be sold to a residential developer who no doubt could create a beautiful new set of homes there. Likely result: More families and more demand for the already overcrowded Key. Clearly, pulling off a complex set of transactions like the chain proposed — GDS MacArthur Boulevard campus to the Lab School, old Hardy back to D.C. Public Schools — would take planning, creativity and collaboration. And nobody should expect GDS or the Lab School to embrace an idea that is adverse to their financial interest. If something like this were to be done, it would be necessary to come up with ways to make it attractive to all parties, which could require some conditional support from the city. But it is at least possible that the potential benefits would outweigh whatever costs there were to the city to make such a set of transactions workable. Perhaps a first step could be for the city to secure an appraisal of the GDS MacArthur Boulevard site. Such an appraisal, while unlikely to be the first or the last such valuation, could at least frame the beginning of a conversation with the potential parties. The critical point for now is, with the Office of Planning becoming fully engaged on the project during the Zoning Commission review process, this is an appropriate time to explore opportunities arising from the overall GDS project. The city should be looking at the GDS move with a broad lens and thinking about how it can be used to maximize benefits (and minimize hardships) for Tenleytown, but also at how it can result in maximal benefits for Palisades, Foxhall Village and the city as a whole. Matthew Frumin is a former American University Park advisory neighborhood commissioner who is active in D.C. education issues.

Quotes you include from numerous D.C. educators generally seem to minimize the poor results and give excuses for poor performance. No one wants to devastate and discourage poorly performing students. At the same time it does students no favor to shield them from the wellresearched conclusion that for good jobs employers give considerable weight to academic performance and young people with no college education are at an ever-increasing disadvantage in our economy. Parents need to follow their child’s performance closely and make clear to them that school matters to the child and to them. Teachers especially in Coolidge, Roosevelt and other low-performing schools must do more to help the children. Are the English teachers teaching in the schools? Do the students have any idea how the working world operates? Are they deliberately planning to be failures? It would be fair to have experts

review the quality and reliability of the test; how D.C. students were recruited to take the test; and other technical issues. However, it seems unlikely that the results can be explained away. Maybe some material was unfamiliar to students and maybe many of the students tested do not plan to go to college, but a 25 percent success rate has got to be bad news. I do not discuss the considerably worse student performance results for the PARCC geometry test because it is not clear to me that skill in geometry is important for all entering college students. I studied geometry in high school but don’t recall using it since — even in several college math courses. In contrast a good case can be made that English writing, comprehension and reasoning skills are important for all high school students, especially those considering college. Robert L. York American University Park

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Bikeshare station, Eutsler worries the trees would obstruct both walkers and bicyclists. This problem would only worsen with so many trees planted within 10 feet of one another, he claimed, which is why the forestry agency generally spaces trees about 25 to 30 feet apart. “The pedestrian volume is intense,� Eutsler said. “There isn’t ample space to create a pedestrian walkway.� Below the sidewalks, the obstacle is the abandoned network of tunnels that once transported trolleys and is

being revamped as an arts space. Restore Mass Ave president Deborah Shapley said she and her team found the infrastructure to be “obsolete,� since it is no longer in use. “You don’t get anywhere if you are defeated by old pipes that were put in in 1900,� she said. Restore Mass Ave commissioned the Leo A Daly firm to help generate a site plan for the tree plaza. The work could be done in two phases, according to Shapley. The first could include expansion of a small lawn on the west side of the

site to accommodate three new shade trees. The second would require tearing up much of the existing pavement to create space for the six other proposed trees. The tree plaza idea has garnered the support of the neighboring PNC Bank branch, according to the Restore Mass Ave news release. “The Tree Plaza plan proposed by Restore Mass Ave supports PNC’s focus on sustainability, the environment and community,� said the bank’s regional president Michael Herrald.

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TEACHER From Page 1 of the time, that’s how we learned, looking over her shoulder.� Cunningham’s art classes span a variety of media including design, drawing, painting, sculpture and airbrush, and he has developed a strong Advanced Placement program. Senior Daniella Butler, a student in AP Studio Art, has taken classes with Cunningham since her freshman year and now considers him her mentor. She plans to pursue a medical career in college, but she hopes to continue with art recreationally. “Art has always been my passion,� she said. “Even schools that are focused on college prep like this school should definitely still invest in their art program because it’s still an important subject.� School Without Walls principal Richard Trogisch commended Cunningham’s ability to provoke interest in all his students, even those inclined toward more academic subjects. “He is a true Renaissance man in the sense that he not only produces quality art himself, but he also helps students understand where they stand in terms of art,� said Trogisch. “Even the non-artistic students — if there is such a thing — are able to produce credible works of art, and he teaches them a lot of self-discipline through that medium.� Cunningham has organized several trips for students to travel abroad and complete charitable works of art. Past projects include a mural in Ethiopia and a program assembling bikes for nurses to use to treat AIDS patients in rural areas of Zambia. In addition to the cash prize, the School Without Walls art teacher will be honored in February alongside Principal of the Year Kim Jackson of Seaton Elementary and Staff Member of the Year Phallon Lattimore of Marie Reed Elementary at the sixth annual Standing Ovation for D.C. Public Schools. The collaborative event is put on by D.C. Public Schools and the D.C. Education Fund at the Kennedy Center. A panel of parents, principals, teachers, superintendents and other stakeholders selects winners from hundreds of nominations each year. Additional $25,000 prizes are at stake for schools systemwide, awarded for success in areas including academics, leadership and innovation. In total, $230,000 is distributed among winners, according to Education Fund director Jessica Rauch. Fittingly, at one point Cunningham interrupted his own moment in the sun to make sure his photography students stayed “on pace� with their assignment. They were editing collections of photos of D.C. neighborhoods, some of which would surely join other student artwork on the walls throughout the school. “Looking back at everything that started back in 1963, from Kingsman Elementary School, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time with a lot of good people,� Cunningham said.

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

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING FEATURING WARD 2 COUNCIL MEMBER JACK EVANS Monday | December 7 | 7:30 PM We are pleased to have The Honorable Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans address the DCCA membership at the monthly meeting on Monday, December 7th, at 7:30 PM at the National League of American Pen Women, 1300 17th Street, NW. He will discuss the Council’s work so far in the 2015-16 season, and entertain questions from residents. THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNITY BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT CHARLIE’S PLACE Sunday | December 6 | 10:00 AM St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church 1830 Connecticut Ave, NW Charlie’s Place warmly invites all Dupont Circle neighbors to join the clients, staff and volunteers of Charlie’s Place for their third Annual Community Breakfast. Come! Bring the whole family! It’s a great opportunity to see who they are, what they do, and where and how they do it—and have an excellent brunch. For 25 years, Charlie’s Place has served our homeless neighbors with nutritious meals, healthcare, clothing and job and housing support to empower clients towards independence and success. For more information, please contact Barbara Wille at bwille@stmargaretsdc.org and/or visit www.charliesplacedc.org. Charlie’s Place is seeking sponsors for food as well as generous friends to help underwrite programming in 2016. Donations in any amount are gratefully appreciated.

ANNUAL DUPONT CIRCLE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Thursday | December 3 | 4:00-7:00 PM

Sponsored by La Tomate Restaurant Children from Oyster-Adams Elementary School will sing carols from 4:00-4:30 pm at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and R Street NW on Thursday, December 3. Dupont Circle dignitaries will flip the switch, and the tree will be lighted at 5:00 pm. Photos with dogs on Santa’s lap from 6:00-7:00 pm. Free and open to the public.

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Debate swirls over Superfresh redevelopment By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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large sidewalks to add greenery; adding new streetlights and bike parking; and adorning streetlights with banners marked with the Van Ness name. Sustainability efforts include replacing streetlights with LED equivalents, incorporating stormwater management strategies, and encouraging property owners to install green roofs and other environmentally friendly features. For retail and commercial opportunities, the document outlines possibilities for courting a more diverse array of restaurants, developing a coordinated marketing approach and reinforcing retail clusters on different blocks of Connecticut Avenue. Ray thinks the years-long construction projects at the University of the District of Columbia’s Student Center and the Park Van Ness complex have left a bad impression of the neighborhood’s commercial fortunes. And empty retail space, of which Van Ness has plenty, can often be difficult to fill. Ray suggested that pop-up events, like an art gallery in the vacated Walgreens building at 4225 Connecticut Ave. NW, could help. Susan Kimmel, who chairs the Ward3Vision group, sees the work of the Office of Planning and the Main Street groups as a “great foundation and ‘hook’� for the Van Ness community, she wrote in an email. “We expect that the Main Street leadership will provide the focus to expand on that base and Ward3Vision is happy [to] help support their vision in realizing success in an area that is​ prepared to move beyond a stultifying past to a vibrant future,� she wrote. The full action strategy document is available at tinyurl.com/van-ness-vision.

The prospective developers of the former Spring Valley Superfresh site are adjusting their plans after hearing mixed reactions from residents at a recent community meeting. Valor Development is planning a mixed-use project with two buildings, six and seven stories tall, according to an early version of its design concept shared at the Nov. 12 meeting of the Tenleytown/American University Park advisory neighborhood commission. The development would include approximately 250 housing units, a full-size supermarket, other commercial uses, a new street and open plaza, and an underground parking garage at the corner of 48th and Yuma streets NW. Most apartments would be twoor three-bedroom units, likely a mix of condos and rentals, and there would be about 60,000 to 70,000 square feet of commercial space — about 40,000 to 50,000 of which would go for the grocery, leaving room for four to five smaller neighborhood-serving businesses. Valor’s Will Lansing told The Current yesterday that the firm has been tweaking these plans since the Nov. 12 presentation in response to community feedback, though he didn’t have details. At the meeting, critics and supporters alike cheered for comments they agreed with. “Our applause meter has registered that there are people on both sides of the issue,� said commission chair Jonathan Bender. Proponents welcomed invest-

ment in the vacant parcel and the return of a grocery. The 1960s supermarket building and its large parking lot have stood empty for two years, and some residents were excited by the planned modern building, upgraded alleys and streetscapes, and additional retail options. “That site has been a troubled eyesore, so we’re very excited about the thought that something is going to go in there finally,� said one neighbor who said she lives across the street from the property. Others said the project is out of scale and out of character with its surroundings. Because the property sits on a hill, parts of the building will be taller than its official height of 67.5 feet. Yet across 48th and Yuma streets are single-family homes, and the property also backs to low-scale Colonial-style commercial buildings along Massachusetts Avenue NW. “It’s like it’s downtown,� one woman muttered when she saw the preliminary renderings. “I know the neighborhood would love to have a grocery store, but why is the price of a grocery store a sixstory building instead of a two- or three-story building?� asked one resident of nearby Windom Place. Lansing replied that such a smaller-scale project wouldn’t work. “The economics of the additional housing allow us to dig deeper to allow more parking, to allow more space for the grocery store,� he said. “It really is the economic engine that will allow this type of retail.� At the Nov. 12 meeting, Lansing said his firm is in talks with multiple large grocery stores about the site, but he declined to identify them except to say, “They’re not servicing this part of Northwest, but they’d

like to be, and you can get everything there.� Lansing has previously named Harris Teeter as a grocer that Valor met with repeatedly. He added that the project team has tried to be sensitive to the surrounding neighborhood, concentrating the bulk of the building toward Massachusetts Avenue and setting back the top stories to be farther from nearby residences. Neighborhood commissioners expressed generally favorable views on the project, and Bender singled out the height issue in comparison to a controversial project proposed by Georgetown Day School. “The setbacks are what a lot of the GDS neighbors are asking for, and I hope these neighbors appreciate that.� The neighborhood commission won’t vote on the project until Valor files a planned-unit development application for zoning relief, expected next year. Lansing said the property is zoned to allow dense development already, but that limited design flexibility would restrict retail space. The planned-unit development process includes detailed review of a project’s design, scale, and traffic and parking impacts, and also requires developers to provide community amenities to offset their project’s impacts. Valor representatives said they are considering roadway improvements and affordable housing as community amenities, and they plan to provide a shuttle van to the Tenleytown Metro station during rush hour. A presentation is scheduled for tonight’s meeting of the Spring Valley advisory neighborhood commission, with a follow-up session with the Tenleytown/American University Park commission set for Dec. 10.

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time capsule: “Everything was from the 1950s,� he said. “Every single thing in the house.� Not so for today’s buyers of the ranch-style house at 4816 Calvert St. NW, which is on the market for $1,299,000. Greenblat, who has lived here for 14 years, has made updates throughout the three-bedroom, four-bath property, including redoing the kitchen, finishing the second floor and even installing a tiled wall in the living room with a built-in fish tank. The 125-gallon tank is the first thing to catch the eye upon entry. The wall in which it’s ensconced includes connections to water and drains as well as structural supports built specially to hold the tank. And a home office on the other side of the wall offers access to the tank, allowing easy cleanup and feeding. Back in the living room, the space’s other main features are a large window overlooking Calvert

Street and a gas fireplace with a wood mantel. The room stretches back to the rear of the home, where it includes space for a dining area. Original hardwood covers the floors here and in much of this level, and Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter paint is on most of the walls. In a front corner next to the living room is a bright sunroom with two walls of windows and two walls of warm-colored wood paneling. It connects via a breakfast bar to the updated kitchen, with tile floors and granite-topped counters. Custom hardwood cabinets provide ample storage, and a metal-style backsplash adds visual interest. Stainless steel appliances include a KitchenAid refrigerator, microwave and oven, Miele dishwasher and Thermador gas cooktop. At the rear of the kitchen is a breakfast area with raised ceilings. Two mechanized skylights let in light, as do glass doors out to a back deck and tidy fenced lawn. A retractable awning over the deck allows the owner to avoid rain or sun. And the accessible outdoor space is notable in this hilly neighborhood, where yards often sit a staircase away from the main floor. There’s more still to this first level. A master suite sits at the front

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This three-bedroom, four-bath home at 4816 Calvert St. NW in Berkley is listed for $1,299,000. of the home, in the opposite corner from the sunroom, offering two closets and three windows overlooking Calvert. The attached bathroom has a new vanity, a new glass door on the shower and original white tiles on the floor. A hall bath with the same vanity and tiles but a tub/shower serves a second bedroom, which looks out through two windows to the back and side yards. Nearby is the office that the fish tank backs into; it has three windows facing the rear yard. Though many of the primary spaces are on this floor, there’s additional room for sleeping and recreation both upstairs and down. (“This house kinda fools you,� Greenblat noted of the amount of interior space.) The top floor includes a central open space, a

third bedroom, a study area, a full bath with stall shower and double sink, storage space and an extra room that could serve as a den. The finished basement, with wood laminate flooring, offers an open recreation space with a gas fireplace, a workshop, a billiards room and a utility/laundry/bathroom that leads to the garage. And here lies another surprise: Greenblat, a car enthusiast, had a commercial-grade car lift installed so he could fit in two autos. An additional car-friendly touch is the heated driveway outside, where there’s room to fit another vehicle. The 4800 block of Calvert Street is tucked in a quiet residential

neighborhood surrounded by parkland, but it also offers easy access to commercial areas. It’s a short walk to MacArthur Boulevard NW, with its shops, restaurants, library and grocery store, and less than 10 minutes by car to Georgetown. This three-bedroom, four-bath home at 4816 Calvert St. NW is on the market for $1,299,000. For details, contact Washington Fine Properties’ Robert Hryniewicki (robert.h@wfp.com), Christopher R. Leary (christopher.leary@wfp. com), William F. X. Moody (williamfx.moody@wfp.com) or Adam T. Rackliffe (adam.rackliffe@ wfp.com) by email or at 202-2431620.

Selling The Area’s Finest Properties

Grand Traditions

Town of Chevy Chase. Impressive 1920s manor w/ dramatic spaces has been renovated from top to bottom. Formal LR & DR, 5 BR, 6.5 BA, dazzling Kit, 3-car garage, and inviting deck. $2,499,000

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High Style Bethesda, MD. Beautiful light filled home in popular Greenwich Forest. 4 fin. levels, grand proportions. Gourmet kit, office, MBR w/ sitting rm. Lge lot w/sweeping views. $1,950,000

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Classic Spaces

Chevy Chase, MD. Dramatic & elegant home w/loads of natural light. 4 BRs, 2 BAs. Wonderful no-thru street in the Village of Drummond. Expansive grounds - a gardener’s delight. $1,795,000

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sible to the public. Hotel owner CS Bond Street accordingly applied for and received building permits for the roof decks without undergoing a public zoning review process. Neighbors of both hotels disagreed that the permits complied with D.C. regulations, saying planned restaurant, bar and lounge space meets the definition of commercial space in a hotel. The advisory neighborhood commissions governing both hotel locations agreed to also appeal the permits, along with — at the Glover Park Hotel — the Massachusetts Avenue Heights Citizens Association. Hearings of the two appeals were scheduled before the Board of Zoning Adjustment last Tuesday, but the ownership surrendered its permits — meaning that the hotel owners would need to apply anew before they could construct a roof deck — the Thursday before. Matt Wexler of Foxhall Partners, part of the ownership group, told The Current that the decision reflects a desire to work collaboratively with residents. “We are engaged in active and productive dialogue with the leaders of both communities and the immediate property neighbors and thought it appropriate to withdraw our permits to continue our discussions without distraction,� he wrote in an email yesterday. In a subsequent interview, Wexler declined to say what prompted the owners to change their mind just before the hearing. The hotel’s attorneys had already filed lengthy writ-

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ten arguments to the zoning board saying the permit appeal had been filed too late to be considered, and defending the legality of the building permits in both cases. Residents who filed the appeals said they were pleased with the decision to withdraw the permits. “When we first learned over two years ago of the proposed renovations at the Hotel, our primary concern was — and continues to be — the impact of the Hotel’s proposed commercial expansion,� Carlyle neighbor William Sawicki wrote in an email. Sawicki noted, though, that because the merits of the appeal were never aired, the zoning administrator’s judgment stands. “In theory they could take the same design, resubmit it tomorrow, and we could be here in six months again with the exact same project going through the same appeal,� he said at last Tuesday’s zoning board proceedings. “Consequently,� Sawicki wrote in his email, “we will have to remain vigilant in our efforts to oppose all illegal commercial development in our wonderful, historic, residential neighborhood.� Wexler said the hotels are working to find a compromise that would allow a roof deck whose operations wouldn’t offend neighbors, but he declined to say whether the owners would seek zoning relief or continue to use the zoning administrator’s opinion that no special approvals are required. Advisory neighborhood commissioner Catherine May, whose singlemember district includes the Glover Park Hotel, wrote in an email that

the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs — which includes the zoning administrator’s office — shouldn’t issue the permit again. “We expect that if the owners intend to proceed with the roofdeck, DCRA will abide by current DC zoning regulations and require that the application go through the appropriate process,� she wrote. “We have asked the owners to keep the ANC and the neighborhood informed and engaged and have indicated our willingness to continue to work with them.� Wexler said he thinks the discussions will go well. “I’m optimistic that we can work together to create spaces that the communities will be supportive of,� he said. The zoning board was scheduled to hear the roof deck cases less than one month after upholding a separate appeal of The Carlyle on a related issue — in that case, how to measure commercial space that neighbors alleged the hotel was improperly increasing during a renovation. The hotel and zoning administrator had said that the project simply reallocated longtime commercial space from office to restaurant use. But the board rescinded those permits, agreeing with neighbors that a larger restaurant counted as an impermissible commercial expansion in a residential neighborhood. Wexler said at the time that the hotel owners would appeal that decision if the ownership disagreed with the board’s final written order.

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Helping DC Residents Who Need It Most

“In tough times, many of us can use a helping hand.” Erica Moore

Pepco Customer Columbia Heights

“The merger will provide money for eligible families to help pay for their electric service.” George H. Lambert, Jr.

President and CEO Greater Washington Urban League

The Pepco Holdings-Exelon Merger: Affordability, Reliability and Sustainability for DC. Many residents in our communities need some help getting by. The Pepco Holdings-Exelon merger will help District residents most in need by investing $16.15 million in low-income customer energy assistance programs, including adding to DC’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and weatherizing low-income customers’ homes. That is one reason why groups like The Greater Washington Urban League, which helps District residents in need, support the merger. Assistance for low-income customers is one of many benefits of the merger. We signed the petition to show our support. Join us and over 28,000 District residents and go to PHITomorrow.com, where you can sign the online petition and send a letter to voice your support for the merger.

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Holidays inWashington

Party, Play & Shop...

Light displays illuminate D.C.’s holiday season

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

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t wouldn’t be the holiday season without lights, and several displays across D.C. are sure to get everyone in a festive mood. The highest-profile light display in the city, ZooLights, has already begun. Hosted by the Friends of the National Zoo, this annual free event features 500,000 colorfully arranged LED lights and a wide array of activities for children and families nightly between Nov. 27 and Jan. 2, except for Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. While the lights twinkle outside, nocturnal animals are on display in the Zoo buildings, a small train carries passengers throughout the Kids’ Farm exhibit, and tubing plunges children and the young at heart down the Zoo’s steepest hill. For the over-21 crowd, BrewLights on Dec. 3 offers tastings of an assortment of alcoholic beverages during the festivities, starting at 5 p.m. Tickets to the special event cost $45 to $55.

The holiday tradition of ZooLights first began in 2007. The Friends of the National Zoo initially charged a small entry fee but decided to forgo it in an attempt to grow the audience, according to Michelle Staudenmeier, advertising and brand manager for the group. More than 200,000 people attended ZooLights last year, she said. “It’s like going out and playing in the snow,� Staudenmeier said. “It makes it winter, and it makes it the holiday.� Crews begin hanging lights in October to prepare for the visiting crowds, she said. “It’s become quite a tradition in the region.� Other lighting events in Northwest give neighborhoods a chance to come together for a festive effort. For the organizers of Tenley WinterFest, the holiday season is a chance to unite the neighborhood’s disparate array of businesses. The weeklong festival began on Nov. 27 and continues through Dec. 5. At an event called “Tenley Gets Lit� last night, the festival’s staff flipped the switch on the neighborhood’s sea-

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Monday to put up some lights in its storefront. Middle C Music and the Tenley-Friendship Library will also participate. The dance studio CityDance Pop had planned to have a light display of its own, but Malhotra said she’s been told that the studio’s maintenance manager is unexpectedly out of town. Burger Tap & Shake won’t have a light display, but Tuesday’s event coincided with the restaurant’s happy hour specials. “We’re just encouraging all of the merchants to find their own way to participate,� Malhotra said. Meanwhile, this year’s Georgetown GLOW represents an opportunity for the event organizers at the neighborhood’s business improvement district to expand on what worked at last year’s inaugural festival. That means a longer event — Dec. 11 to 20, 10 days as opposed to a week last year — with a greater

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Smithsonian exhibit, festival offer holiday cheer Current Correspondent

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oys under the Christmas tree have delighted countless children down through the ages. The ways those toys have changed over the last century can be seen in a new holiday exhibit that opened recently at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Titled “Toys & Childhood,� the show features nearly three dozen antique cast-iron and tinplate toys from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Visitors will find airplanes, cars, a motorcycle, a train, a riverboat and more in the first of the exhibit’s three display cases, this one devoted to modes of transportation. A second display case is filled with toys pertaining to circuses, notably a colorful Ferris wheel made in Germany around 1900, along with dancing clowns, spinning acrobats, horsedrawn wagons, a camel-drawn clown chariot and other whimsical objects. The third case best illustrates how toys given to children convey their parents’ aspirations for them, and reflect the state of technology at the time. Prominent here is a wood stove from about 1900, when that was state of the art in modern American kitchens. There is also a horse-drawn fire wagon with a water pump driven by steam. These items can be seen on the first floor, just inside the entrance to the East Wing. Across the foyer, in the West Wing, visitors can become acquainted with the technological advances that inspired not only these toys but also later ones by visiting the newly opened Jerome & Dorothy Lemelson Hall of Invention and Innovation. Holiday events elsewhere in the museum include demonstrations of how American colonials made chocolate in 1750 and a class that teaches the construction of Moravian stars, those perennial foldedpaper Christmas tree decorations. These events are part of the free Smithsonian Holiday Festival that will take place this Saturday and Sunday at all the Smithsonian museums. Besides demonstrations, the festival features nearly 100 other activities for kids and adults alike, including musical performances, film screenings, exhibits, book signings, trunk shows and the Italian Holiday Family Festival. This festival-within-a-festival will take place Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kogod Courtyard between the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait

Gallery. On the roster are music and dance performances, craft activities, face painting and more. After your stop there, be sure to browse through the international craft stalls of the 11th annual Downtown Holiday Market outside along F Street NW. A musical highlight of the Smithsonian Holiday Festival is a performance of Jon Deak’s “The Passion of Scrooge,� a two-act chamber opera based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,� presented by the 21st Century Consort at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, where the group is the ensemble-in-residence. Consort director Christopher Kendall will lead musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra and other artists, including baritone William Sharp, in the Saturday performance, which starts at 5 p.m., following a pre-concert discussion at 4 p.m. A complete list of festival events can be found at si.edu/events/holiday. Separate from the festival, the Smithsonian Associates are offering a series of holiday workshops in the S. Dillon Ripley Center that include courses in wreath making, holiday cookie decorating and the construc-

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Wednesday december 2 Concerts ■The Rock Creek Singers of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, will perform classical repertoire, spirituals and holiday favorites. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Hommel and singer-songwriter Nicholas Wells will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble will perform some of Billy Strayhorn’s most famous hits, as well as other jazz standards. 8 p.m. $5; free for students. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. Discussions and lectures ■Jennifer Miller will discuss her book “The Heart You Carry Home.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The D.C. Public Library and Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library will sponsor a talk by acclaimed historian Jay Winik about his book “1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History.� 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■Jeffrey Kaplan, head of the Food Studies Program and associate professor of biology at American University, will discuss “Science and Politics of GMOs.� 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■Tom Lewis, professor emeritus of English at Skidmore College, will discuss his book “Washington: A History of Our National City.� 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. Films ■The Japan Information and Culture Center will present Seijun Suzuki’s 1961 film “Man With a Shotgun.� 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■“Kino 2003-2015: Your Favorite Films� will feature Werner Herzog’s 2010 movie “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.� 6:30

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Thursday december 3 Children’s program ■The Georgetown Library’s “Cats and Dogs� film series will feature “Snow Buddies� (for ages 4 through 12). 4 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. Classes and workshops ■Iona Senior Services will host a weekly dance class designed for people living with Parkinson’s disease. 2 to 3 p.m. $10 to $13 per class; free for an introductory session. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-253-7946. The class will repeat Dec. 10 and 17. ■Instructor Nina Dunham will lead a “Gentle Gyrokinesis� class. 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recre-

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â– Amy Ellis Nutt will discuss her book “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– The West End Nonfiction Book Club will discuss “The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our Worldâ€? by Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, the Rev. Mpho Tutu. 7 p.m. Free. West End Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202724-8707. ■“The ‘Drunkometer’ to Digital Apps: How Technology Changes the Way We Drinkâ€? will feature Dr. George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse; Susan Cheever, author of “Drinking in America: Our Secret Historyâ€?; and William Rorabaugh, history professor at the University of Washington and author of “The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition.â€? 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. Films â– The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital will present the D.C. premiere of Jerry Rothwell’s movie “How to Change the World,â€? about the founders of Greenpeace. 6:30 p.m. $10. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. dceff.org. â– The Japan Information and Culture Center will present Seijun Suzuki’s 1961 film “The Breeze on the Ridge.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■“Thursdays at La Lunaâ€? will feature a video of “Frida Kahlo, la pasiĂłnâ€? (in Spanish). 7 p.m. Donations accepted; reservations suggested. Casa de Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-882-6227. Performances and readings â– The First Thursday reading series will feature fiction writer and poet Richard Peabody and short story writer Terrence Mulligan, followed by an open mic. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â– As part of “Myriad Voices: A CrossCultural Performance Festival,â€? Georgetown University will present a workshop staged reading of “Noura: A Re-Imagining of Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House,’â€? written by Iraqi-American playwright Heather Raffo. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Devine Studio Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. The performance will repeat Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. â– The Washington Improv Theater will present “Share the Joy! A Musical Celebration,â€? benefiting the group’s Improv for All workshop series. 8 p.m. $25. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. Special events â– Widowed Persons Outreach will host its monthly “Laugh CafĂŠ at Sibley,â€? a participatory group event featuring jokes and humorous stories. Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Private Dining Room 3, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202-364-7602. â– This month’s “Phillips After 5â€? installment — “Let’s Be Friendsâ€? — will offer a chance to create matching friendship bracelets and sent postcards to faraway friends, enjoy food and drink pairings, participate in an art meet-up challenge, and learn about artistic friendships between collectors and artists. See Events/Page 19

Continued From Page 18 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■“BrewLights� — held in conjunction to the National Zoo’s “ZooLights� signature holiday event — will feature beer tastings from a dozen breweries, food tastings and snow-tubing rides. 5 to 9 p.m. $45 to $55. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. ■“Tudor Nights: Make Merry in the Mansion!� will feature a chance to enjoy seasonal libations while viewing a holiday installation that blends contemporary design with the traditions of 200 years. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $20; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■“The Science of Delicious� will feature Julie Mennella, biopsychologist with Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ari Wilder, restaurateur and co-owner of Chaplin’s; and chef Myo Htun, co-owner and chef of Chaplin’s. The event will feature food and drink. 7:30 p.m. $100. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Tour ■“Gardener’s Focus: Christmas Decor� will feature a tour led by Hillwood head of design Jason Gedeik highlighting Christmas trees inspired by diverse decades of fashion from Marjorie Post’s life. 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. $15 to $18; tickets distributed at the Visitor Center upon opening each day. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-6865807. The tour will repeat Dec. 4, 9, 10 and 11 at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 Friday december 4 Concerts ■The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Bach, Liszt and Bernstein. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■The Arts Club of Washington’s chamber concert series will feature Bradley Tatum on horn, Yee-Ning Soong on piano and Patricia Wnek on violin. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. ■Organist Marco Lo Muscio of Rome will present a recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■The Friday Music Series will feature the Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble performing holiday standards. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. ■Middle C Music will present a recital by students of Esther Haynes and Peter Arteaga. 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■Zan McLeod and Friends will present “An Irish Christmas,� featuring Irish music and step-dancing. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Kennedy Center and NPR will present the 25th annual “A Jazz Piano Christmas,� featuring pianists Kenny Barron, Fred Hersch and Carmen Staaf. 7 and 9 p.m. $59 to $69. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The 26th annual Christmas Concert for Charity will feature the Catholic University combined choirs, the Catholic University Symphony Orchestra and the Choir of the Basilica. Proceeds will benefit the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, a Catholic religious order that provides charitable works. 7:30 p.m. Free. Great Upper Church, Basilica of the National Shrine of

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Events Entertainment the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-319-5414. ■The Russian Chamber Art Society will present an all-Shostakovich concert. 7:30 p.m. $55. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. thercas.com. ■The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own� will present its annual concert, “American Holiday Festival.� 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 C St. NW. usarmyband.com. The concert will repeat Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.; advance tickets for those shows are sold out, but patrons without tickets will be admitted 15 minutes prior to showtime if space is available. ■Singer Jim Sharkey will perform Irish and American folk music, at 8 p.m.; and the Locust Honey String Band will perform, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The Brad Linde Ensemble will present “A Post-Cool Yule,� featuring deconstructed and re-imagined holiday classics. 8 p.m. $20 to $28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers will perform. 9 p.m. $17 to $21. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. Discussions and lectures ■Phillips Collection conservator Patricia Favero will discuss Pablo Picasso’s double-sided canvas “The Absinthe Drinkers/Woman in the Theatre.� Noon. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■T.J. Stiles will discuss his biography “Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America.� Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■Poet Rachel Zucker will discuss her work. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5394. ■A cross-disciplinary panel of American University scholars will highlight their research on climate change. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Conference Room 245, Mary Graydon Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-6797. ■Kathi Weeks, associate professor of women’s studies at Duke University and author of “The Problem With Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics and Postwork Imaginaries,� will discuss “The End(s) of Work.� 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Room 359, Duques Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. wstu@gwu.edu. ■Alyssa Connell and Marissa Nicosia of the website Cooking in the Archives will discuss finding, updating and cooking recipes from Shakespeare’s era. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Films ■A Seijun Suzuki retrospective will feature the director’s 1980 film “Zigeunerweisen.� 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■Reel Affirmations XTRA will present the documentary “Desert Migration,� featuring long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS telling their stories in their own words. A postscreening panel discussion will feature Daniel F. Cardone, the film’s director; Justin Goforth, director of community relations of Whitman-Walker Health; John Hassell, regional director of AIDS Healthcare Foundation; Mike McVicker-Weaver, linkage specialist of AIDS Healthcare Foundation; Cliff Gilbert, community activist; and Wallace

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ing reception will take place Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. Located at 2118 8th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. 202-232-0203. ■“Through the Lens: Visions of PostWar Europe,â€? featuring photographs by Fred Maroon and Philippe BrĂŠson that reflect the changes that swept through Europe after each of the world wars, will open today at Artist’s Proof and continue through Dec. 30. Located at 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-8032782. ■“The Exotic and the Familiar,â€? presenting watercolors and drawings of Cambodian ruins by Dana Westring and gestural ink drawings of dancers by Mark Willems, will open Friday at Susan Calloway Fine Arts with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will continue Corbett, community activist. 7 p.m. $25. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org. Performances and readings â– Faction of Fools Theatre Company will present “Pinocchio!,â€? featuring a flurry of masks, music and merriment for the whole family. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $20. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 800-838-3006. The performance will con-

through Jan. 9. Located at 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-965-4601. ■“Great Moments in Art History,� featuring humorous sculptures by Stephen Hansen that portray well-known works of art being painted by a comical figure, will open Friday at Zenith Gallery with an artist’s reception from 4 to 8 p.m. A second artist’s reception will take place Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. Located at 1429 Iris St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-7832963. ■Touchstone Gallery will open two exhibits of works by its member artists with a reception Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and continue them through Dec. 27. They may be previewed today and tomorrow during regular hours. “Red� is a festive holiday all-media exhibit of affordable art in all sizes and shapes. “10 X 10 = 100 Inches of Art for $100� includes pieces by 50 member artists that meet the specified criteria. Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

tinue through Dec. 19 on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 and 4 p.m. ■Leonardo Reales — known as “Leo, the storytelling comedian� — will present a cabaret-style performance using multiple accents and languages and comically relating stories from Colombia and elsewhere in Latin America. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Casa de Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-882-6227. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Jay Peterzell’s “Girl with a black scarf,� detail, is one of the paintings featured in a new exhibit at Foundry Gallery. 202-347-2787. ■“Color, Texture, Shape,� highlighting works by Jeff Chyatte, Wainright Dawson, Eduardo Gyles, Wendy PlotkinMates and Helen Zughaib, will open Saturday at Watergate Gallery with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. A “Meet the Artists� night is scheduled for Dec. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m., and the show will close Jan. 16 with a party from 5 to 7 p.m. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488. ■Deborah Eisenberg, recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, will read from her work. 7:30 p.m. $25. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■Ping Chong + Company will present “Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity,� an interview-based theater production exploring the diverse experiences of Muslim communities within New York City. 8 See Events/Page 20

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Continued From Page 19 p.m. $5 to $15. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â– GALA Hispanic Theatre will present Colombian comedian and commentator Saulo GarcĂ­a in “En la USA me quedĂŠ,â€? about the dynamics between Hispanic immigrant parents and their U.S.-born children (in Spanish). A discussion will follow. 8 p.m. $20. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. â– Sweet Spot Aerial Productions will present “’Tis the Circus! A Holiday Party on High,â€? featuring acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and other performers celebrating the magic of the holiday season. 8 p.m. $15 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The performance will repeat Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. â– Washington Improv Theater will present “Seasonal Disorder,â€? its tribute to the chaos of the holidays. 9 p.m. $12 to $30. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. Performances will continue through Dec. 20. Special events â– A Palestinian craft sale will feature embroidery, olive wood, glass, ceramics,

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jewelry and more. 4 to 8 p.m. Free admission. Westmoreland United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-2297766. The sale will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. â– The United Way of the National Capital Area will celebrate the holidays with “La SoirĂŠe: An evening of Rhythm, Blues and Dance,â€? featuring entertainment by DJ Neekola and the Johnny Grave Trio. 7 to 10 p.m. $50. Embassy of Canada, 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. unitedwaynca.org. Sporting event â– The Washington Wizards will play the Phoenix Suns. 7 p.m. $19 to $899. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tours â– The 33rd annual St. Albans Christmas House Tour will feature five homes in the Wesley Heights/Foxhall neighborhood, as well as a luncheon and boutique at the school. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $40 for the tour; $20 for the luncheon. St. Albans School, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. stalbansschool.org/cht. The tour will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. â– Bike and Roll DC will offer “Christmas on Wheels,â€? a holiday tour by bike

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Bazaars and holiday markets ■The Glen Echo Potters’ 28th annual Holiday Pottery Show and Sale will feature the work of more than 50 local potters, including porcelain, stoneware, raku and soda- and wood-fired pieces. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Lab School of Washington, 4759 Reservoir Road NW. 301229-5585. The event will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ■A Christmas bazaar will offer antiques, art, clothing and home goods. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Epiphany Catholic Church, 2712 Dumbarton St. NW. georgetownepiphany.org. ■An international French bazaar will feature French and African food, handcrafts, books, toys, a flea market and a silent auction. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. French Protestant Church of DC, 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 301320-3955. ■The Embassy of the Czech Republic’s traditional Czech Christmas Market will feature hand-blown glass ornaments, handcrafted glass, Christmas cookies and mulled wine. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. ■The St. Thomas Apostle Holiday Bazaar will feature new and next-to-new jewelry, gifts, men’s and women’s clothing, children’s toys, linens, electronics, household goods and holiday items. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Parish Hall, St. Thomas Apostle Church, 2665 Woodley Road NW. 202-234-1488. The event will continue Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and after the 7:30 p.m. Mass. ■The Native Art Market will feature traditional and contemporary works, including jewelry, ceramics, fine apparel, handwoven baskets, traditional beadwork, dolls, paintings, prints and sculpture. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free admission. National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. nmai.si.edu/artmarket. The event will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ■St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School students will host “Gifts for Good,� an alternative holiday fair to benefit nearly 40 charitable organizations. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Gymnasium, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School, 4701 Whitehaven Parkway NW. stpatsdc.org. ■The Jerusalem Fund will hold its annual Souk and Olive Harvest Festival, featuring Middle Eastern food, gifts and live music. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958.

■The Swedish Women’s Educational Association will host its annual Swedish Christmas Bazaar, featuring Swedish crystal, textiles, artwork, food and more. The event will end with Swedish carols and a Santa Lucia procession. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. washingtondc.swea.org/bazaar. ■The Janney Winter Market — part of the fourth annual Tenley WinterFest, a festive indoor-outdoor seasonal celebration — will feature more than 90 vendors of all ages, as well as lunch items and live music and dance. Noon to 4 p.m. Free admission. Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albemarle St. NW. tenleywinterfest.org. Other festival events on Saturday will include live music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW; an open house with cocoa, cookies and children’s crafts from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Singleton Masonic Lodge, 4441 Wisconsin Ave. NW; a showing of the Christmas movie “Polar Express� from 6 to 8 p.m. in the undercroft at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Yuma Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW (the donation of a new toy, new item of children’s clothing or a gift card for needy families at the Spanish Catholic Center in Mount Pleasant is requested); and winter brews and local Tenleytown band Cheaper Than Therapy at 8:30 p.m. at Tenley Bar & Grill, 4611 41st St. NW ($5 cover charge to benefit the Janney PTA). ■The Heurich House Museum’s annual Christkindlmarkt will feature self-guided house tours, musical performances, a nutcracker silent auction and a German-style market with local artisans. Noon to 6 p.m. $2 to $10. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse. org/christkindlmarkt. The event will continue Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Book sales ■The Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library group will host its annual Tenley WinterFest children’s used-book sale, as well as a clearance sale for general fiction and nonfiction upstairs. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free admission. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■The Friends of the Cleveland Park Library group will hold a used-book sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Secondfloor meeting room, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-6696235. The sale will continue Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Book signing ■Renee Bigsby will sign copies of her children’s book “Summer on the Farm.� Noon to 2 p.m. Free. Culture Coffee, 709 Kennedy St. NW. Children’s programs ■A “Yuletide Shakespeare!� program will feature holiday stories and songs. 10 a.m. for ages 5 through 9; 11 a.m. for ages 10 through 14. Free; reservations suggested. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East

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Continued From Page 20 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202-965-2000. The performance will repeat Dec. 6 and 13 at 4 p.m. and Dec. 12 at 4 and 8 p.m. ■Middle C Music will present a recital by students of Nelson Dougherty. 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■The Brad Linde Expanded Ensemble will perform Miho Hazama’s new big band arrangements of Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage� in honor of the album’s 50th anniversary. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society will present a survey of Bach sonatas for violin and obbligato keyboard. Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $22 to $28. Smithsonian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■The Capitol Hill Chorale and the Dave Jallema Sextet will present a Christmas jazz concert. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $25. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. capitolhillchorale.org. The performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. ■The quartet Gramophonic will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■Choralis will present “A Classic Brass Christmas,� featuring a candlelight processional, a carol singalong, the world premiere of Bob Chilcott’s new “Gloria,� and special guests the Classical Brass Quintet. 8 p.m. $20 to $50; $5 for ages 13 through 22; free for ages 6 through 12. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. choralis.org. ■The DEKA Piano Trio will perform works by Beethoven and Brahms. 8 p.m. $20 donation suggested. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-320-2770. ■Black Masala, the Shack Band and Flux Capacitor will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Collector Colin England will discuss “Design Development of the Chinese Silk Rug.� 10:30 a.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■Ruben Castaneda will discuss his memoir “S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C.� 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Family programs ■“Home Sweet Home Gingerbread Workshop� will focus on using gingerbread walls and royal icing to build edible houses. 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. $70 to $75 per gingerbread house. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-2722448. The program will repeat Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon. ■The Italian Holiday Family Festival will feature performances by the Italian Fairy, the Flusso Dance Project, the Capital Hearings and Italian bagpipers, as well as craft activities, face painting and more. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■“Deck the Halls: A Family at Christmas� will feature tours of the historic Tudor Place mansion decorated for the holidays. Activities will include singing with carolers and making holiday crafts. 4 to 7 p.m. $3 to $10. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. Films ■The Smithsonian Holiday Festival will

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Events Entertainment feature the 1957 movie “Pal Joey,â€? starring Frank Sinatra. 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Free. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. si.edu/events/holiday. The film will be shown again Sunday at the same times. ■“Twenty-Five Years of Milestone Filmâ€? will feature Shirley Clarke’s 1986 movie “Ornette: Made in America,â€? a portrait of jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman, at 1 p.m.; and her 1961 movie “The Connection,â€? an adaptation of an controversial off-Broadway play, at 5 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■“Opera Unmaskedâ€? — a series intended to demystify the genre — will feature an introductory lecture by the Maryland Opera Studio and a screening of Puccini’s “La Bohème.â€? 2 p.m. Free. Room 207, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â– The National Archives will present Richard Benjamin’s 1982 film “My Favorite Year,â€? starring Peter O’Toole. 2 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. Performances â– The Washington Revels will present “The Christmas Revels: A Medieval Celebration of the Winter Solstice.â€? 2 and 7:30 p.m. $12 to $60. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 800-595-4849. The performance will repeat Dec. 6 at 2 p.m., Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 12 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 1 and 5 p.m. â– The In Series will present an English adaptation of Mozart’s fairy-tale opera “Bastian & Bastianna.â€? 2:30 p.m. $13 to $28. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. 202-2047763. The performance will repeat Dec. 6 and 12 at 2:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. â– A 25th anniversary gala for the Opera Camerata of Washington D.C. will feature a performance of Puccini’s “Tosca,â€? a cocktail reception, a silent auction and a dinner buffet. 6:30 p.m. $225. Colombian Ambassador’s Residence, 1520 20th St. NW. operacamerata.org. â– Georgetown’s classic ballet school Centre de Danse will present “Alice in Wonderland,â€? an original ballet based on the classic story by Lewis Carroll. 7 p.m. $25. Greenberg Theatre, American University, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-0268. â– Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown will present its annual winter showcase, “Posada: Camino a Belen (The Way to Bethlehem).â€? Caroling at 7:30 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m. Free. Dahlgren Chapel and Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu. â– Artists Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser of Northampton, Mass., will present “Degrees of Freedom,â€? a collaborative project with musicians Roger Braun and Andre Gribou. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. Special events â– Whole Foods Market Georgetown will host a “Pineapple Christmas Tree Lighting,â€? featuring a musical performance by the Duke Ellington School of the Arts’ Sophisticated Ladies, tastes from the store’s holiday menu, and a drawing for gift cards. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Whole Foods Market Georgetown, 2323 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-5393. ■“Holidays Through History Open

House� will feature seasonal decor, crafts and light refreshments at three historic house museums. 4 to 8 p.m. $8 to $20. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW; Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW; and the President Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. ■The 24th annual Parade of Lights will feature over 50 decorated boats sailing across the Potomac River to the Southwest Waterfront. Events in D.C. along the Wharf will include live holiday music, gingerbread cookie decorating, photos with Santa and a roaring s’mores fire pit. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com. Sunday, Dec. 6

Sunday december 6 Classes and workshops â– Willow Oak Flower and Herb Farm will present a holiday wreath workshop. Noon to 2 p.m. $55 to $60. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288. ■“Prenatal Partners, Touch & Movement,â€? led by Paige Lichens, will feature techniques to ease the pregnant partner’s discomfort. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30 to $50; reservations required. lil omm yoga, 4708 Wisconsin Ave. NW. lilomm.com. Concerts â– The DC Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Weber, Borodin, Gounod, Butterworth and FaurĂŠ. 3 p.m. Free. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. dcchamberorchestra.org. â– Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic will present highlights from Handel’s “Messiahâ€? as well as 20th- and 21st-century works. 3 p.m. $20; free for ages 17 and younger. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. wmpamusic.org. â– Musician Mark O’Connor will perform “An Appalachian Christmas.â€? 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will host a Christmas concert featuring “Carols and Lullabiesâ€? by Conrad Susa performed by a choir accompanied by marimba, xylophone, harp and guitar, as well as seasonal music with handbells and carol singing. 4 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202. â– The Aria Club of Greater Washington will present its 17th annual Opera Gala Concert. 4 p.m. $25. Theater, Wilson High

School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202723-1659. â– The Schumann Quartett will perform works by Beethoven, BartĂłk and Brahms. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. â– Middle C Music will present a recital by students of Stephen Baker. 5 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â– The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society will present a survey of Bach sonatas for violin and obbligato keyboard. Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $22 to $28. Music Hall, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. â– The “Music With the Angelsâ€? concert series will feature pianists Faith Zúùiga, Michelle Richardson and Andy Miller performing works by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. 7 p.m. Free; $10 donation encouraged to benefit the Organ Fund. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. churchoftheholycitydc.org. Discussions and lectures â– Author and NPR host Scott Simon will discuss his memoir “Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime.â€? 10:10 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. â– Pulitzer- and Emmy-winning journalist Hedrick Smith will discuss his book “Who Stole the American Dream?â€? Noon. $75 includes brunch, the book and a donation to Palisades Village. Home of Halcy Bohen and Gerry Slater, 5357 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-244-3310. â– The Diabetes Research & Education Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital will present its winter diabetes seminar. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Gorman Auditorium, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road NW. 202-243-3560. â– Paul Kuntzler will discuss “The Kennedy Assassination Revisited: Who Really Killed Kennedy?â€? 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â– James Layton and David Pierce, authors of “The Dawn of Technicolor, 1915-1935,â€? will discuss “Technicolor at 100.â€? A screening of 1929’s “Manchu Love,â€? 1928’s “The Love Charmâ€? and 1929’s “Sports of Many Landsâ€? will follow. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium,

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Monday december 7 Classes and workshops ■ Rebecca Clerget, head baker at Georgetown’s Dog Tag Bakery, will explain how to decorate a Victorian gingerbread house for the holidays. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $85 to $95. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Second-floor meeting room, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. The class will also be offered Tuesday at 7 p.m. ■ The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. Concert ■ The Peace Ringers and Carol Ringers will present a holiday concert, “Who Let the Bells Out?” 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Theater Lab, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ James M. Goode will discuss his book “Capital Houses: Historic Residences of Washington, D.C., and Environs, 17351965.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ Stephen Biddle, professor at George Washington University, will discuss “U.S. Strategy for the War Against the Islamic State.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/waronislamicstate. ■ The Dupont Circle Village Live and Learn Seminar series will feature an interactive discussion on “Re-imagining the Holidays as Winter Pleasures,” about ways to avoid feeling overwhelmed, stressed or alone over the holidays. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free for Dupont Circle Village members; $10 for others. St. Thomas’ Parish, 1772 Church St. NW. 202-234-2567 ■ J. Craig Venter, CEO of Human Longevity Inc., will discuss “Human Longevity” in a lecture sponsored by the Kavil Foundation and hosted by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents and the American Chemical Society. 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. ■ Tiriq R. Callaway will discuss his novel “A Diamond in God’s Dirt.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■ B.A. Shapiro will discuss his her novel “The Muralist.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St.

NW. 202-726-0856. ■ Sahar Saleem, a professor at Cairo University, will discuss “Unlocking the Secrets of the Mummies.” 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. $25 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Rob Dunn, professor of ecology and evolution at North Carolina State University, will discuss his book “The Man Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of Science, Surgery, and Mystery.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Consultant and educator Nancy Bearg will discuss the book “The Retirement Boom: An All-Inclusive Guide to Money, Life, and Health in Your Next Chapter,” which she co-authored. 5 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ “The 13th Amendment at 150: Emancipation, America’s Second Founding, and the Challenges That Remain” will feature panelists Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Judge Bernice Donald of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Judge James Wynn of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; Thavolia Glymph, professor of history at Duke University; Richard Brookhiser, author and journalist; and Kate Masur, professor of history at Northwestern University. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. Films ■ “Kino 2003-2015: Your Favorite Films” will feature Wim Wenders’ 2011 dance film “Pina,” about the unique art of the late choreographer Pina Bausch. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/goethe. ■ The Music and Poetry Club will screen the 1964 film “The T.A.M.I. Show,” starring Marvin Gaye, the Rolling Stones and James Brown. A performance by the Blues Muse ensemble will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511. Reading ■ The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute will feature a reading by poet, Renaissance scholar and actress Linda Gregerson. 7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Special events ■ The Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service will mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with an event attended by a 110-yearold World War II veteran. The ceremony will begin with the tolling of a U.S. Navy bell marking the first moments of the attack on Pearl Harbor. 1:53 p.m. Free. World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Independence Avenue SW. wwiimemorialfriends.org. ■ The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will present “Researching Holocaust History in the News,” with museum staff and librarians helping attendees use online databases and microfilm holdings to find relevant articles and enter their findings into a unified database. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Washingtoniana Room, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-488-0460. Tuesday, Dec. 8

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Getting into high school is quite overlooked, compared to all of the focus on getting into college. The challenges of high school essays, application forms and recommendations are starting to hit the Blessed Sacrament eighth grade, just as they do every year around this time. This is both a very exciting and a sad time, as we eighth-graders yearn to move onto high school but fear leaving the school we have grown up in. We all know that there is always going to be a part of us at Blessed Sacrament, no matter where we go next. In eighth grade, we are all faced with lots of pressure throughout this entire process, and there is a lot to be said about how hard we have to work. Many of my friends are starting to feel the burden of the whole high school application process. Also, there are the unspoken pressures of balancing family traditions with wanting to blaze your own trail. But as these months come to a close, the eighth-graders of Blessed Sacrament begin to think of life in another school. The thing that keeps all of us going is the thought of being more independent and having more opportunities in high school. This is an exciting time and I look forward to finding out who I will see on my high school campus next year. — Paul Kiyonaga, eighth-grader

Hearst Elementary

Our class has been learning about American symbols. “Eagles were almost gone from our country ... and I would have been sad if we could not see them anymore,� said Nora. “The pledge we say every day is a promise to protect our country,� said Malcolm.

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“I learned that each star on the flag was a state and the stripes are red and white and when I see it it makes me think about all the states in America,� said Sloan. “We love singing ‘You’re a Grand Old Flag’ because it represents America — I we feel like I am with my grandparents that are veterans, and when we sing it we know we are part of the United States of America,� said Aaseyah, Claire and Neil. “I learned that French people gave the Statue of Liberty to America, and that the feet of the Statue of Liberty weighed a lot ... and the spikes on her crown are for the seven oceans,� said Wynter, Claude, Malcolm and Serena. “I also learned that the chains on the Statue of Liberty represented freedom and it is on an island,� said Abigail. “I learned that when you see the American flag on top of the White House, the president is home,� said Soren. “All of the symbols help us know what country we live in,� said Wynter. Finally, when we played “The Star-Spangled Banner,� Ryan jumped for joy and shouted, “That’s the D.C. United theme song!� — Ms. Prince and Mrs. Whittaker’s kindergarten class

Hyde-Addison Elementary

In second grade, we are learning how to do math word problems. Here are the steps: 1. Read; 2. Underline what you know; 3. Circle what you need to know; 4. Solve; 5. Add a picture to show your thinking; 6. Write your answer in a full sentence. In social studies, we have been trying to answer this question:

“What has changed over time?� We have some ideas, and here they are: telephones, bathtubs, houses, airplanes, electricity, sinks, bathtubs and even the clothes! There are still a lot of things that we have not thought of yet. Good news! The food drive has been successfully completed! I think that we have already exceeded our expectations! In reading, we are learning how to read fluently, and we know how to: 1. Read smoothly all the way to punctuation; 2. Match your voice to the character’s mood; 3. Look out for mood tags! — Sanae Genicot Debgupta, second-grader

Lafayette Elementary

Lafayette Park’s new playground was completed in June and because the school is undergoing renovations, students get to use it as their playground every day. Lots of people like it. There is a swing set with a multi-person swing. There is an obstacle course, a little kiddie section, a flower-shaped sprinkler, benches, wooden shelters, a gazebo, and nearby, the basketball and tennis courts and dog park. There are two huts on platforms about 15 feet from the ground. One is accessible by a large rope web, and the other by a metal-and-rope tube. They are connected by a rope bridge, and a long, windowed slide is the exit. This playground isn’t just a piece of recess equipment. From babies to grown-ups, tons of people come here to hang out. Eighty-twoyear-old Roger Andersen says, “I wish I was young enough to play on there!� Sadly, it is not a perfect world, so it is not a perfect playground.

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The slide is under construction to repair a flaw. Christopher Brainard wants more shrubs and plants to play and hide in. Cole Ingram misses the old playground. Some people hog the multi-person swing. But the slide will be fixed and even better soon. Chris is finding games that don’t need many plants. Cole is adapting to the new playground. Some kids made a fair system for sharing the swing. Mr. Andersen enjoys walking around the playground. This will be a place for playing and fun for years to come. — Charlie Pomper, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

Thanksgiving is really fun for the whole family. I like when I get to spend time with my nana, papa, aunts, uncles and cousins. Usually my family from Ohio comes to Maryland or we go there. My favorite part is eating and playing games with my aunts and cousins. We make Thanksgiving artwork to hang on the walls before everyone comes over. It’s so much fun! My mom and my nana make really delicious food. I like to help cook too. I make my secret cranberry sauce recipe! My favorite food to eat during Thanksgiving is sweet potatoes. My papa and my uncles like to watch the football game in my papa’s man cave. The turkey my family makes is really big. When all the food is ready, everyone gets around the table and holds hands. We all say a special Thanksgiving prayer especially for the homeless and people who don’t have food to eat. We also

tell one thing that we are thankful for. That’s how I spend my Thanksgiving. — Lailah F., fourth-grader

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

This fall, third-grade students began a study of the United States. We learned about the five regions: the Northeast, the Southeast, the Southwest, the West and the Midwest. We watched videos that told us about the landscape of the regions and important historical events. Each of us was then assigned an individual state and we used various resources to find out all that we could about it. We researched geographic facts, historical facts, natural resources, popular places to visit and other interesting facts. We later turned this research into a Google slideshow. In music, we learned songs that are sung in different regions. We also learned the “States and Capitals� song. Some students played the guitar to “Get Along Little Doggies.� In art, we designed T-shirts describing our states with pictures using oil pastels. All of this hard work came together at the U.S. Travel Fair, where our parents were invited to hear songs and learn about the United States. — Carter Hudson, third-grader

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EVENTS From Page 22 Medicine, will discuss “The Restless Brain.” 6:45 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. carnegiescience.edu. ■ Author Daniel Stashower will explore the life and legacy of Oxford mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson — better known as Lewis Carroll, the creator of “Alice in Wonderland” — and actor Scott Sedar will read from Carroll’s famous novel. 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. $35 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ National Geographic photojournalist Ami Vitale will discuss “Rhinos, Rickshaws, and Revolutions: My Search for Truth.” 7:30 p.m. $25. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202857-7700. Films ■ “Tuesday Night Movies” will feature the 2015 film “Minions.” 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present PierreHenry Salfati’s 2014 film “The Last Mentsch.” 7:30 to 9:05 p.m. $13. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performances and readings ■ Members of the Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program will present a preview of the holiday family opera “Hansel and Gretel,” along with a selection of holiday pieces. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Story District will present its monthly show, “YOLO: Stories about things you do when you think there is nothing left to

scratch marks into soapstone with quartz when you rub them against each other. We talked about the geology of the park. Underneath the pavement and houses of Northwest Washington are metamorphic and igneous rocks. That’s important to know because when metamorphic rocks crumble, some magma from the Earth’s mantle can come up and form igneous rocks. Igneous rock forms from magma that cools. Erosion and weathering may cause rocks to crumble and slide, and then your house could move! We also learned that the soapstone didn’t start in Soapstone Valley. Water from the creek rolled the lose.” 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. storydistrict.org. Special event ■ Upshur Street Books will present a wine and food demonstration by D.C.based cook, author and storyteller Jonathan Bardzik on his cookbook “Seasons to Taste,” with a three-course dinner menu based on the dishes in Bardzik’s cookbook. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $75; reservations required. Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Detroit Red Wings. 7:30 p.m. $36 to $313. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000. Wednesday, Dec. 9

Wednesday december 9 Children’s program ■ “First Studio: Story + Workshop” will feature a gallery tour, a story and an artmaking experience (for ages 3 and older with an adult companion). 10 to 11 a.m. $7 per child; free for adult companion. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. Class ■ Iona Senior Services’ Take Charge/ Age Well Academy will begin a four-week class on “LGBT, Take Charge of Your Aging,” presented in partnership with Whitman-Walker Health and focusing on unique challenges and issues associated with aging as an LGBT adult. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. $85. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-895-9420. The class will continue through Dec. 30. Concerts ■ “Family Ties” will feature local musical families performing a diverse range of music from the classical holiday repertoire. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy

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rocks downhill and changed their shapes. Some rocks changed because other rocks were tumbling over them. It was really fun to jump from rock to rock. Our classroom that day was in the fresh air, and full of wildlife that you can’t see from a school building. — Hannah Kubler and Naja Skrine, third-graders

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Patrick Ryan, an Irish storyteller, was invited to Washington International School to help the fourthgraders improve our creative writing skills. In our PYP unit “Imagine This” we are learning about communication and how to become Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Georgetown University Chamber Singers and Concert Choir will perform traditional carols, seasonal music and works from the choral canon. 7:30 p.m. Free. Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. ■ Erin & the Project will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Boston-based band Girls Guns and Glory will perform, and the Will Duvall Band will present its D.C. farewell show. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $13. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Andrew C.A. Jampoler will discuss his book “Embassy to the Eastern Courts: America’s Secret First Pivot Toward Asia, 1832-1837.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Jani Lehtonen of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra will discuss “Fritz Kreisler’s Violin and the Piano Version of the Sibelius Violin Concerto.” Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-8437. ■ Janet Polasky, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, will discuss her book “Revolutions Without Borders: The Call to Liberty in the Atlantic World.” Noon. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■ Niall Ferguson will discuss his book “Kissinger 1923-1968: The Idealist.” 4:30 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu. ■ The National Museum of the American Indian’s David Penney will discuss how Awa Tsireh combined traditional Pueblo motifs and American modernist elements

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skillful writers. We need to create vivid images in other people’s minds to communicate our ideas. That is why before writing their stories, authors imagine a picture in their minds in order to gather all the “juicy details” (as our English teacher says). Sometimes when authors hear a story they change the personalities of the characters or the details of the events. The original story swirls around with other ideas in their minds and comes out as a story told in a different way. We are not all the same storytellers. Mr. Ryan told us that storytellers tell stories from different perspectives. The “who, what where,

when, how and why” is different and that is why each author tells a story about the same subject in a different way. We also learned that some storytellers plan in their heads and others use paper. Finally, there is an ongoing cycle of storytelling. One person tells a story to someone, who tells it to someone else. Each time the story is told it changes a little. All the fourth-graders in Mr. Ryan’s writing workshop loved his stories as well as his writing lessons. He inspired us as writers. — Samantha Pressman, Daniel Pressman, Gabrielle Cordero, Saafi Ngolela and their fourth-grade classmates

to create a unique style. 5:30 p.m. Free. Meet in the F Street lobby of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Poet Remi Kanazi will discuss his book “Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up From Brooklyn to Palestine.” 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958. ■ “Game Changers — A Panel Discussion on the DC Millennial Community” will feature Nate Yohannes, senior adviser at the Office of Investment and Innovation in the Obama administration; Jason Greene, founder of SkillSmart and national director for voter registration in the Obama 2008 campaign; Angel Rich, CEO of the Wealth Factory; and Brandon Andrews, entrepreneur and consultant for Values Partnership and Google. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Meg Watters, president of Visual Environment Solutions and one of the nation’s leading historical archaeologists, will discuss “Archaeology at Parker’s Revenge.” 6 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■ Diana Dumitru, associate professor of history at Ion Creanga State University of Moldova, will discuss “Two Worlds Apart: The State, Antisemitism, and the Holocaust in the Soviet-Romanian Borderlands.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. McGhee Library, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ Howard G. Brown, professor of history at Binghamton University, State University of New York, will discuss “Revisiting the Battle of Waterloo: The Psychology of Warfare.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Classicist Frederick Winter will discuss “The Library of Antiquity: Alexandria.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. Smithson-

ian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. Films ■ GALA Hispanic Theatre’s fourth annual international film festival, “Real Time at GALA,” will open with Mexican director Julio Bracho’s 1943 film noir “Distinto Amanecer (Another Dawn),” about a union leader who is murdered by a corrupt governor. A post-film Q&A will feature film critic and programmer Anne Wakefield. 7 p.m. $10. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. The film festival will continue through Dec. 13. ■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Slobodanka Radun’s 2014 movie “Us 2,” about a woman who leaves her family and womanizing husband and hides at the apartment of her gay hairdresser. 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performance ■ Dance Place will present “Fieldwork for Mixed Disciplines,” featuring works in progress. 7 p.m. $10. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. Special events ■ The Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District will present its annual Santa Celebration featuring photo ops, hot chocolate and other festive treats. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, 5th and K streets NW. mvtcid.org. ■ The Daughters of the American Revolution’s 14th annual Christmas open house will feature live choral music, tours of period rooms decorated for the holidays, a visit from Santa, hot cocoa and cookies, and more. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free. DAR Headquarters, 1776 D St. NW. 202-573-0563. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Houston Rockets. 7 p.m. $29 to $899. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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