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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Doubts linger with Fillmore arts program

Roadside drops plan for project at Grimke

EARLY SHOPPERS

■ Development: Company

concluded deal wasn’t viable

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Last week’s announcement that funding through the Fillmore Arts Center program has been extended through the 2017-18 school year heartened many local activists and elected officials. But for families at elementary schools in Georgetown and Adams Morgan, work remains to be done.

The Fillmore program, based out of Hardy Middle School, currently provides weekly art instruction to students at five Northwest elementary schools — an arrangement that proponents say provides more diverse amenities and better facilities than in-house instruction. D.C. Public Schools has repeatedly threatened to terminate the program citing cost concerns, but Mayor Muriel Bowser announced last Tuesday that Fillmore was staying for at least another year — for three of its schools: Key, Ross and Stoddert elementaries.

However, students at HydeAddison and Marie Reed elemenSee Fillmore/Page 5

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

As recently as last month, the team working on the long-awaited redevelopment of the vacant Grimke School site in the U Street neighborhood assured residents the project was on track, despite concerns that progress had stagnated.

The community got a shock Monday morning, though, when the Office of the Deputy Mayor

for Planning and Economic Development announced that it had reached a mutual agreement with Roadside Development and Sorg Architects to part ways on the project, leaving the D.C. Councilapproved plan for the site unfulfilled.

Though developers and city officials did not offer specific details on why the deal fell apart, Roadside founding principal Richard Lake indicated that the city’s vision for executing the project didn’t fall in line with what his firm considered a financially viable path.

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Reduced Guy Mason hours draw community pushback ■ Recreation: Potters decry

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Heurich House hosted its annual “Christkindlmarkt!” over the weekend. The event featured locally made goods from over 40 vendors and tours of the seasonally decorated Dupont Circle mansion of German brewer Christian Heurich.

elimination of Sunday access

By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Disputed hotel sign shines on in West End

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Various D.C. neighborhoods have tales of ferocious development battles, where zoning cases wind their way through years of acrimony. In the Foggy Bottom/ West End area, most such tales are related to George Washington University, which has redeveloped large swaths of the neighborhood.

But the latest battle is about a single sign at a hotel.

The owners of the Hilton Garden Inn at 2201 M St. NW won approval to construct the new hotel in 2012, and it opened in 2014. The construction had won support from key community stakeholders, though they were

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The Hilton Garden Inn needs city approval for its roof-level sign.

adamant about signage: The new hotel should not have a lit sign high above the ground, which they said would shine into nearby condominium windows and overly commercialize the area.

But the hotel’s original owners

concluded that the zoning approval nonetheless contained a loophole allowing for such a sign. As the hotel was opening in 2014, they installed internally lit “Hilton Garden Inn” lettering just below the 10th-story roof facing 22nd Street. And that’s when the fight started — one that continues to this day.

In the latest step, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A (Foggy Bottom, West End) recently opposed the hotel’s latest effort to retain the sign.

“This community has spent a significant amount of time and a significant amount of money to enforce a portion of the [zoning] order that they’d wanted from the See Hotel/Page 5

Guy Mason Recreation Center users want the city to reverse recent scheduling cuts, particularly given the changes’ effect on a popular pottery program.

Community members met with representatives of city agencies last Tuesday to propose that the 3600 Calvert St. NW center once again remain open until 10 p.m. weekdays, while cutting back programming hours earlier in the day to free up staff members running the facility. They also pressed for restoring hours on Sunday, when the center is now closed.

The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation argues that the center’s new hours, instated last month — from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday — were necessary because union rules had caused scheduling conflicts with staff members. The agency also noted that until the change, Guy Mason was the only recreation center in

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Officials say the center’s hours should match citywide norms.

the city open on Sundays.

The center’s former hours were from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Jackie Blumenthal, chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B (Glover Park, Cathedral Heights), said the center is largely used by adults, particularly through the pottery program. Pottery classes are held on weeknights, and open pottery workshop hours had been on Sundays.

“It has the best-used and most popular pottery program in the city, and it’s open for anybody in the District,” Blumenthal told The Current. “But the users are all adults, and they work all day.

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Online attacks against Comet Ping Pong escalated dramatically into a shooting Sunday at the restaurant, located at 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW. There were no injuries but patrons were forced to flee, nearby homes and businesses were locked down, and a

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stretch of Connecticut Avenue was closed to traffic.

Just before 3 p.m., a man armed with two guns entered the pizza restaurant and pointed one of them at a staff member, who fled and called police, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The man allegedly fired the gun inside the restaurant but didn’t hit anyone, and he was quickly arrested without incident, police said. Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

Welch told officers that “he came to the establishment to selfinvestigate ‘Pizza Gate’ (a fictitious online conspiracy theory),� according to a release from the police department. The theory suggests, without basis, that top Democrats use Comet for sextrafficking of minors.

Malachy Nugent, chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F (Forest Hills, North Cleveland Park, Van Ness), told The Current that he first learned of Sunday’s incident when his car was diverted off Connecticut. “My first thought was, ‘Oh my God, something has happened,’ because this is not unexpected given what’s happened with those threats,� Nugent said — not only to Comet, but also to nearby businesses. “They’ve all been receiving threats and increasingly vio-

lent and increasingly specific threats for a month now, and the response to date from MPD and the FBI has not been as robust as one would have liked to see.� — Brady Holt

Student fundraisers to support refugees

Project Turquoise, a local student-run initiative to support Syrian refugees, is coordinating a number of fundraising efforts this weekend to coincide with International Humans Rights Day. Student groups from 16 area schools and universities make up Project Turquoise, focusing on increasing educational opportunities at Za’atari, a refugee camp in Jordan. The students — from Sidwell Friends, National Cathedral, St. Albans, Maret, Georgetown University and more — have raised over $80,000 to date to go toward Relief International in support of Syrian youth at Za’atari.

Events this weekend include a screening of the film “Salam Neighbor� on Sunday, with a Q&A afterward. The event, geared toward students in middle and high school, will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. Student groups will also be hosting activities at their respective schools on Friday, including

bake sales and car washes, according to a release. Their efforts include setting up scholarships and providing educational tablets for Syrian students, and planning their own student delegation trip to Za’atari in 2017.

Project Turquoise was founded by local mothers Gazelle Hashemian and Forough Parvizian to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria and its impact on youth, according to a release.

Visit tinyurl.com/ri-turquoise to learn more and donate to Project Turquoise through Relief International.

AU Museum to host controversial statue

A 9-foot statue of a Native American convicted of murdering two FBI agents but deemed by many a political prisoner will be unveiled at the American University Museum this weekend, as part of a campaign to secure clemency for the accused in the final days of Barack Obama’s presidency.

The statue depicts Leonard Peltier, who has been imprisoned since 1977, and symbolizes his supporters’ call for his release.

Peltier has maintained his innocence since conviction, Amnesty International consider him a political prisoner, and several dozen members of Congress and other

Holiday schedule

The Current will publish its last issue of 2016 on Dec. 21. It will include calendar listings for the following two weeks. The Current will resume its weekly publication schedule on Jan. 4. federal officials have called for his release in recent years.

After journeying from Calfiornia and making at stop at Standing Rock in North Dakota, the statue will be unveiled at a public dedication on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the museum, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

Correction

The Nov. 30 article “Mayor reverses Fillmore decision� incorrectly states that Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh was “not perturbed� by the decision to remove two of the five enrolled schools from the Fillmore Arts Center program. Cheh’s statement to The Current last week did not include her position on the decision to remove those two schools.

The Current regrets the error.

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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Upgrades to Rose Park trail GU campus plan wins quick zoning approval may commence in late 2017

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Visitors to Rose Park in Georgetown have long hoped for improvements to a run-down stretch of Rock Creek Trail that runs along the park’s eastern edge, which is too narrow to comfortably accommodate both cyclists and pedestrians.

In July, the National Park Service and the D.C. Department of Transportation announced broad plans to rehabilitate the three-anda-half-mile Rock Creek Trail stretch from Georgetown to the Maryland line. At last week’s meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith), representatives of both agencies presented a detailed overview of plans for the Rose Park portion, including widening the trail to 6 feet; adding porous asphalt to improve stormwater drainage; replacing a safety fence that separates the trail from a slope down to Rock Creek Parkway with one of two alternative options; and outfitting the stretch with new lights and landscape

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Neighbors want to make sure that cyclists are discouraged from speeding on the trail near the park’s playground.

features.

The current Rose Park trail portion, which totals a third of a mile, ranges from 4 to 5 feet in width.

Steve Zeender of Stantec, a consulting firm assisting agencies on the project, described it at the Nov. 28 meeting as “rutting” and “cragging,” with tree roots encroaching on the pavement. Improvements will cost $350,000 and construction could begin as early as next fall, Zeender said.

ANC 2E commissioners voted See Trail/Page 22

When universities seek approval for their campus plans — multi-year outlines of their operations and upcoming development projects — it typically takes days for the Zoning Commission to sort through detailed and conflicting testimony.

But in Thursday’s hearing on Georgetown University’s plans, the only threat to expeditious approval was the number of participants who wanted to thank each other. “We don’t want our ‘Kumbaya’ hearing to go to another night,” commission chair Anthony Hood warned toward the end of the nearly four-hour hearing.

Even that concern was for naught in the unusually amicable proceeding, as zoning commissioners that night unanimously approved Georgetown’s 2017-2036 campus plan. No advisory neighborhood commission, community group or even individual resident spoke in opposition.

Parties credited the Georgetown Community Partnership — a forum in which residents, university officials and students identified their common goals and reached compromises on conflicting ones. The result was a campus plan that all parties had agreed upon even before it was submitted — a far cry from the rancorous battles that typically plague such zoning cases, including some past Georgetown campus plans.

University officials were in the midst of such a fight back in 2012 but then they backed off and instead formed the community partnership, which

The week ahead Wednesday, Dec. 7

The D.C. Department of Transportation will host a community meeting on the rehabilitation of the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over Rock Creek Parkway. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 102, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. ■ The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold a community meeting on crime and public safety in Georgetown at 7 p.m. at Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 3115 P St. NW.

Thursday, Dec. 8

Humanities DC will host the annual DC Community Heritage Project Showcase & Symposium from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Sumner School Museum, 1201 17th St. NW. Participating grantees will include the Rainbow History Project, African American Music Association, Phyllis Wheatley YWCA Inc., Hola Cultura, the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association and the Anacostia Gracious Arts Program. Admission is free; to RSVP, visit wdchumanities.org,

Saturday, Dec. 10

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will host a “Meet Up With Mendo” event for Ward 2 residents from 10 a.m. to noon at Compass Coffee, 650 F St. NW. For details, call 202-724-8032.

■ EdFEST 2016 will feature representatives from more than 200 D.C. public schools and public charter schools from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St. SE. The event will also highlight education and community programs from vari-

ous city agencies, as well as provide information about My School DC, the common lottery for D.C. public schools and charter schools. Admission and parking are free.

■ Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd will hold his annual Ward 4 Holiday Party from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lafayette Elementary School, 5701 Broad Branch Road NW. Attendees are asked to donate a new winter coat for a child, sizes 2T through 18; they are also invited to bring an item to share as part of a dessert buffet.

To RSVP, contact Dolly Turner at 202724-8052 or dturner@dccouncil.us.

Blackson of the D.C. Office of the People’s Counsel will present an energy efficiency workshop, and Samantha May of Cultural DC will describe her work collecting interviews of Shepherd Park residents and sharing their stories about Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

■ The D.C. Department of Energy & Environment will host an informational meeting about startup funding available for community-oriented projects that raise awareness about stormwater issues. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW.

Tuesday, Dec. 13

Thursday, Dec. 15

The D.C. government will host a design meeting for the short-term family housing planned for a site at the 2nd District Police Headquarters.

The meeting will include a chance to view draft plans, provide input on the design and learn more about family homelessness. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. To RSVP, visit ward3housingmeeting.eventbrite.com.

■ The D.C. Public Library will hold a community meeting on plans for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library’s renovation. Discussion items will include the latest designs, the project timeline and plans for library services during construction. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ■ The Shepherd Park Citizens Association will hold a community meeting at 7 p.m. at Shepherd Elementary School, 7800 16th St. NW. Denise

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will hold its monthly meeting at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■ The Ward 3 Democrats group will elect 15 at-large delegates during a caucus at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. Any registered Democrat residing in Ward 3 can participate by making a nomination, voting or running for a position; check-in will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the caucus starting 15 minutes later. Afterward, the Ward 3 Democratic Committee’s biennial meeting will feature the election of officers, including chair, first vice chair, second vice chair, third vice chair, treasurer, recording secretary, corresponding secretary and financial secretary; delegates will then meet in four caucuses, each of which will elect an area coordinator. For details, contact Kurt Vorndran at kurt20008@gmail.com or visit ward3democrats.com.

developed a short-term compromise plan. Its success was the foundation for the 20-year plan that the Zoning Commission approved last week.

Zoning commissioners praised the progress.

“I remember vividly what it was like at that first presentation and what the feeling in the room was,” commissioner Peter May said at Thursday’s hearing. “There was so much tension at that moment, and everyone was so ready to strike. To get to this point here and to have everybody at the table is just such a remarkable change.”

The campus plan was first released in June and then modified leading up to the zoning hearing.

Key provisions include: ■ the maintenance of existing enrollment caps of 14,106 total students, including 6,675 undergrads.

■ up to 1.3 million square feet in approved development, including a large addition to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, an expansion of the Lauinger Library and the redevelopment of deteriorating Yates Field House. Officials said, however, that besides those top priorities, many other possible projects would proceed only if the university raises enough money for them.

■ a requirement that undergrads live on campus for at least three of their four years at Georgetown, including their freshman and sophomore years.

The university must maintain its capacity to house 95 percent of undergrads on campus.

■ a requirement to continue working through any issues — from the details of new development projects to complaints about student behavior — through the Georgetown Community Partnership.

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Police Report This is a listing of incidents reported from Nov. 28 through Dec. 4 in local police service areas, sorted by their report dates.

PSA 207

PSA 207 ■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 1:44 p.m. Nov. 28.

Burglary ■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 6:14 p.m. Nov. 29.

Theft ■ 2000-2099 block, L St.; 12:07 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 900-999 block, 23rd St.; 12:18 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 2000-2099 block, K St.; 12:50 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 900-915 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 7:32 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 2110-2199 block, M St.; 5:03 a.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1900-1999 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:22 a.m. Nov. 29.

■ 600-699 block, 14th St.; 8:29 a.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1500-1599 block, K St.; 4:24 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1000-1099 block, 16th St.; 5:58 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 9:27 a.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1100-1199 block, 15th St.; 9:32 a.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:30 a.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1800-1899 block, L St.; 6:06 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1700-1799 block, I St.; 12:20 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 2000-2099 block, L St.; 1:31 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1800-1899 block, L St.; 5:17 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:55 p.m.

Dec. 2.

■ 900-999 block, 23rd St.; 12:49 a.m. Dec. 4.

■ 1400-1499 block, F St.; 8:53 a.m. Dec. 4.

Theft from auto ■ 2100-2499 block, K St.; 3:13 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1200-1299 block, 23rd St.; 6:15 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1100-1199 block, 22nd St.; 12:08 a.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; 7:25 p.m. Dec. 3.

PSA 208

■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA PSA 208

DUPONT CIRCLE

Theft ■ 1400-1499 block, Q St.; 4:25 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 1:24 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 6:57 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 2100-2199 block, N St.; 6:59 a.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1900-1999 block, R St.; 10:34 a.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3:37

p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 3:42 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3:55 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:14 a.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 10:44 a.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:51 a.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 2:31 p.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:04 a.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1600-1614 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4:23 p.m. Dec. 4.

Theft from auto ■ 2000-2099 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 3:10 a.m. Nov. 28.

■ 1700-1799 block, N St.; 8:32 a.m. Nov. 28.

■ 2100-2199 block, California St.; 2:35 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1500-1599 block, O St.; 12:36 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1400-1499 block, 16th St.; 1:21 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1800-1899 block, Riggs Place; 4:26 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 11:42 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 12:59 a.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1700-1799 block, N St.; 3:24 a.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1520-1599 block, 16th St.; 3:47 a.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1400-1499 block, 21st St.; 6:01 p.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1800-1899 block, Florida Ave.;

7:47 p.m. Dec. 2.

■ 2200-2299 block, N St.; 4:26 a.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1800-1899 block, R St.; 7:09 a.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1510-1599 block, 20th St.; 1:23 p.m. Dec. 4.

PSA 301

PSA 301 ■ DUPONT CIRCLE Robbery ■ 1700-1780 block, U St.; 12:37 p.m. Nov. 29 (with gun).

Theft from auto ■ 1400-1499 block, U St.; 4:33 a.m. Nov. 28.

■ 1400-1499 block, W St.; 4:45 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1400-1499 block, Swann St.; 9:12 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1500-1599 block, T St.; 7:43 a.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1400-1429 block, S St.; 10:24 p.m. Dec. 3.

PSA PSA 303 303

■ ADAMS MORGAN

Robbery ■ 1700-1719 block, Kalorama Road; 11:44 a.m. Dec. 4 (with gun).

Sexual abuse ■ 2500-2589 block, 17th St.; 8:21 p.m. Dec. 2.

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1800-1899 block, Biltmore St.; 5:44 a.m. Dec. 3.

Burglary ■ 2120-2323 block, Ontario Road; 8:15 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 2322-2499 block, Ontario Road; 2:08 p.m. Dec. 4.

Theft ■ 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 1:29 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 2412-2499 block, 20th St.; 5:42 a.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1761-1780 block, Columbia Road; 11:39 a.m. Dec. 1.

■ 2100-2199 block, 18th St.; 5:21 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1600-1699 block, Kalorama Road; 9:23 a.m. Dec. 2.

■ 2300-2399 block, 18th St.; 7:03 p.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1630-1699 block, Euclid St.; 1:07 p.m. Dec. 4.

Theft from auto ■ 2120-2323 block, Ontario Road; 5:35 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1847-1999 block, Calvert St.; 8:04 p.m. Dec. 2.

■ 2300-2399 block, 19th St.; 11:30 a.m. Dec. 3.

■ 2000-2099 block, T St.; 12:11 p.m. Dec. 3.

■ 2400-2479 block, 16th St.; 6:48 p.m. Dec. 4.

PSA PSA 307 307

■ LOGAN CIRCLE

Robbery ■ 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 7:03 p.m. Nov. 28.

Motor vehicle theft

■ 1700-1709 block, 9th St.; 8:16 a.m. Nov. 30.

Theft ■ 1300-1399 block, 13th St.; 2:13 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 1100-1199 block, P St.; 4:32 p.m. Dec. 4.

Theft from auto ■ 1200-1299 block, 12th St.; 12:35 p.m. Nov. 28.

■ 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 1:37 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1700-1799 block, Vermont Ave.; 3:08 p.m. Nov. 29.

■ 1200-1299 block, 9th St.; 2:28 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 900-922 block, P St.; 11:03 p.m. Nov. 30.

■ 900-999 block, Q St.; 1:16 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1200-1299 block, 9th St.; 10:40 p.m. Dec. 1.

■ 1500-1599 block, Kingman Place; 12:03 p.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1600-1617 block, 14th St.; 1:17 p.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1100-1199 block, 9th St.; 9:29 p.m. Dec. 2.

■ 1722-1799 block, 13th St.; 1:24 p.m. Dec. 3.

■ 900-999 block, French St.; 5:55 p.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1400-1499 block, 12th St.; 10:07 p.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1200-1299 block, 9th St.; 11:32 p.m. Dec. 3.

■ 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 8:42 a.m. Dec. 4.

■ 900-922 block, P St.; 6:23 p.m. Dec. 4.

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HOTEL: ANC battles signs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; again FILLMORE: Schools ponder arts From Page 1

very beginning,â&#x20AC;? ANC 2A chair Patrick Kennedy said at his commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nov. 16 meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In four years as a commissioner, I have never had an ordeal like this for any other project thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come across my desk.â&#x20AC;?

Neighbors and ANC 2A say their position was never ambiguous: A sign near street level would be appropriate, but a sign high up on the building was not. They expressed this stance throughout discussions with OTO Development â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original owner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in Zoning Commission hearings.

But soon after the commission approved the project, attorneys for OTO argued that its zoning order incorporated a PowerPoint presentation on the project that included a rendering of the hotel that seemed to show signage. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning administrator office agreed with that argument, and the hotel received its necessary permits.

Community members and ANC 2A filed an appeal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, two years ago, the appellants won.

OTO then asked the Zoning Commission to grant a â&#x20AC;&#x153;minor modification,â&#x20AC;? generally used for noncontentious matters, to its original approval of the hotel and allow the signs. The commission denied the request. And now, the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new ownership group â&#x20AC;&#x201D; HHLP Georgetown II Associates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is accepting that the request is more significant, but still believes it should be allowed. A hearing on this latest application is set for Jan. 5.

In the meantime, through all of this, the sign has remained shining above 22nd Street.

Shaun Burchard, a representative of the owners, said at the ANC 2A meeting that the signage adds legitimacy to the hotel and makes it easier for guests to find, and that nearby hotels have similar signs.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve partnered with Hilton as a family of brands at a considerable cost, and the identity of having a brand is important to customers,â&#x20AC;? said Burchard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly on the corner thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly competition â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all with exterior signage, all with illuminated signs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so we feel the sign should remain as approved.â&#x20AC;?

â?? â&#x20AC;Ś I have never had an ordeal like this for any other project thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come across my desk.â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ANC chair Patrick Kennedy Residents werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t terribly sympathetic. ANC 2A member Florence Harmon said the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past ownership and its legal team from Holland & Knight â&#x20AC;&#x153;poisoned the well with the communityâ&#x20AC;? and that there are strong reasons to oppose the signs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have people who live directly across from there and they would like to enjoy the home that they have purchased, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got light shining directly in,â&#x20AC;? Harmon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sign is illegally installed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was installed in violation of the express terms of the zoning order. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for every business owner to build trust, and some of the tactics â&#x20AC;Ś by Holland & Knight are not the type that would build goodwill and trust.â&#x20AC;?

Burchard said the issues predate the current owners, but ANC 2A member John Williams challenged him on that point: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve owned the hotel since March 9.

When are you going to take the sign down?â&#x20AC;? Williams asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here representing the ownership; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not authorized to make that decision myself,â&#x20AC;? Burchard replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll certainly take the comments that were made here back to the ownership group.â&#x20AC;?

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taries will transition to in-school arts education next year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; prompting questions about the logistics of a new setup.

The school system has declined to offer specifics on the budget allocation for the Fillmore program or the plans for executing the Hyde and Reed transitions, because those plans have yet to be worked out. More decisions will be made â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the coming months,â&#x20AC;? according to spokesperson Janae Hinson. Both schools are slated to receive expanded buildings that will accommodate art and music space, but neither has experience operating its own arts program.

At Hyde-Addison, the transition out of Fillmore is contingent on another decision that continues to spur debate: the confirmation of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interim location during a two-year modernization project thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tentatively set to begin next summer. The current plan is to relocate students to Meyer Elementary at 11th and Euclid streets NW, but many parents object to a location so far away from Hyde-Addison in Georgetown, and the mayor said at a recent meeting that other options for the project remain under consideration.

One benefit in Meyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favor, according to Hyde parent and Local School Advisory Team president Paul Kihn, is its plentiful space for arts programming. While local alternative sites are preferable for other reasons, he said, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all much smaller.

Hyde-Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget currently allows for one full-time and one half-time art instructor, according to Kihn. He would like

the transition to include an increase to two full-time art instructors, who have more time to develop relationships with students and faculty than part-time staffers do.

Another priority is planning for the focus of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arts program, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performing arts, visual art, music or some combination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My assumption is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to start very soon to try to attract and hire those people,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that partnerships with local arts organizations could be another component of that planning process.

Detailed plans for an arts program wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be possible until the swing-space location is set, Kihn said. But he and other parents are confident that the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principal Elizabeth Namba and her staff will be strong leaders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a school team that knows what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing,â&#x20AC;? said Kihn.

Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans hopes to see the arts program at Hyde maintain the quality of Fillmore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just depends on the program they have at Meyer,â&#x20AC;? Evans said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The one at Fillmoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really, really good, so hopefully theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a good program at Meyer.â&#x20AC;?

Over at Marie Reed, students are currently located at MacFarland Middle School in Petworth during the renovation of the Adams Morgan school. Bridget Hunnicutt, vice president of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PTA, told The Current that discussions with the school system prior to last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t included the possibility of keeping the program alive while cutting Reed out of it.

The renovated Reed building will include a dedicated space for arts and music, but Hunnicutt is

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Students at Hyde-Addison and Reed will no longer attend Fillmore after this school year.

concerned about the consequences if construction falls behind schedule and students are forced to have arts education in their small swing space. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bringing it in-house is a little scary,â&#x20AC;? Hunnicutt said.

She thinks the school system should have offered an alternative of a one-year â&#x20AC;&#x153;hybridâ&#x20AC;? period with Reed students attending Fillmore and the school planning for an inhouse arts program simultaneously. Like Kihn, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident in her schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration despite budget and other challenges.

Hunnicutt said the principal has expressed interest in a bilingual arts program, which would be a first in a public school citywide. In the meantime, she thinks the schools still attending Fillmore will be watching Reed closely to see how their transition goes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pressureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on.â&#x20AC;?

Looking ahead, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a longtime Fillmore proponent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; expressed disappointment about the schools that will be excluded next year, and wants to see the school system acknowledge the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value and work toward making arts instruction of that caliber available to all students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping that the District sees the value of the Fillmore program,â&#x20AC;? she told The Current. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone with a child whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been through it understands how valued it is.â&#x20AC;?

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An ominous proposal

We’ve gone on the record to emphasize the importance of Metrorail service to the District. Our increasingly thriving nightlife industry relies on patrons who come by public transportation rather than by car — a reliance shared with many of the employees who are working late to keep bars, restaurants, hotels and other businesses working.

At the same time, we’ve accepted that Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority general manager Paul Wiedefeld is right: Under our previous Metrorail schedule, too much deferred maintenance piled up as the system decayed dangerously.

Mr. Wiedefeld has said his maintenance crews need time between nighttime closures and morning openings to work along the tracks, noting that part of each night is lost to setting up and breaking down the work areas. He proposed permanently extending today’s scaled-back schedule, which eliminated hours after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Metro’s board of directors appears to be moving forward with a modification that cuts 30 minutes from Monday through Thursday, for a closure time of 11:30 p.m.; cuts two hours from Sunday by opening one hour later and closing an hour earlier, for a schedule of 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and extends Friday and Saturday service until 1 a.m.

We’re disappointed in this option, given the effect it could have on our local economy, the lives of many low-paid workers and the state of our traffic congestion. But given the dire state of our transit system — where riders endure regular unscheduled delays, and even risk injury or death — we concede that such a step may prove necessary.

It’s important, though, that Metro leadership stay aware of the harm its service reduction will cause for many stakeholders, and work to restore longer hours whenever possible. We’d also urge Metro to once more allow event organizers to pay for extended hours — whether latenight service for a concert or baseball game, or early-morning operations for a marathon or presidential inauguration. These events rely on Metro for the movement of large crowds, and their profiles are so high that our transportation failures become a national embarrassment.

On a more practical basis, we’d also urge Metro to ensure adequate bus service during hours that would have otherwise been handled by subways. The District and its suburban partners need to fund these latenight buses, or broaden the use of local fleets such as the DC Circulator.

What we can’t allow is continued deterioration of our subway system, or a complete abandonment of the late-night transit hours that have helped fuel the District’s economy and enhanced vitality. Any long-term option for Metro must find a way to balance these conflicting goals.

The logical conclusion

Common sense can’t always win out — especially in complicated land deals involving dueling federal agencies. But at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, we’re delighted that various parties were able to reach a sensible conclusion that will foster the growth of the Children’s National Health System.

At Walter Reed, which the Army shut down in 2011, the U.S. State Department had claimed a section of the sprawling campus to redevelop into a foreign missions complex. Under its plan, non-historic buildings would be demolished to make way for embassies and chanceries.

One of the buildings facing the wrecking ball previously housed the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Children’s sought this building — with its thousands of square feet of laboratory space — as the centerpiece of a new 12-acre complex of health research facilities, located near Alaska Avenue and Fern Street NW. The arrangement made perfect sense, especially given the particularly high cost — estimates ranged from $10 million to $20 million — of demolishing the carefully reinforced lab building. The deal almost fell through, with State Department officials expressing initial unwillingness to give up any of their originally allotted land. Fortunately, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and other members of Congress ensured that the transfer went through last month.

The former Walter Reed campus will still hold about 32 acres of foreign missions, and more than 60 acres will be redeveloped by the District into a mix of commercial, residential and public uses. The Children’s research labs, and the ancillary nonprofit and private-sector buildings that will likely surround them, will serve as a sterling complement to the overall development. Sometimes, simple logic can prevail. Kudos to everyone who brought about this wholly appropriate conclusion.

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rowds are expected this week to jam the roadways to the new MGM National Harbor casino in Prince George’s County. The table games and thousands of slot machines are likely going to be jammed with players, too.

The state of Maryland has bet big on casinos, and MGM — the sixth — is its biggest yet. The other casinos around the state make money, but MGM is projected to be the big daddy. Roadways lead right to it from the District, and the Wilson Bridge is expected to funnel tens of thousands of gamblers to Maryland every year.

In a recent column we gave our advice on gambling: Don’t gamble with any more money than you are willing to simply throw into the Potomac River.

All the slick television, online and print ads show you smiling faces and promise excitement and entertainment galore. Those ads don’t show you busloads of senior citizens, their precious money in hand, hoping to hit it just a little bit big.

They don’t show the lower-income worker hoping to pad the paycheck, the same worker who maybe has already played the lottery excessively.

The truth, which is hard to see in the subdued lighting and blinking slot corridors, is that casinos make money for the company that owns them and the state that taxes them and collects fees from them. The big rollers can stomach the losses. As for the middle to marginal gamblers, you’re on your own. A free drink here or “club” access there? Sure, enjoy it. But remember, someone is paying for all that glitz: you.

■ Warning signs. It’s required by law, so MGM and other casinos include warnings against “problem gambling.” The MGM National Harbor website itself this week listed these signs: ■ Gambling to escape worry.

■ Gambling to solve financial difficulties.

■ A feeling you’re unable to stop playing, regardless of winning or losing.

■ Often gambling until your last dollar is gone.

■ Neglecting your family because of gambling.

Again, remember. The flashy promotions lure you into thinking you will win something when the odds always — always — favor the house.

Consider these warning signs and you won’t feel bad when the last card is dealt or you hear the last bing-bing-bing of the seductive slot machine as you adjust your eyes from those bright lights.

■ A different light. Your Notebook traveled to the Antietam Battlefield in western Maryland this past Saturday, where we witnessed a remarkable community experience. About 1,500 volunteers fanned out over the 3,000 acres to set up and light some 23,000 real candles to mark the casualties,

dead and wounded, of that epic Civil War battle.

Saturday night at dusk, long lines of vehicles — the headlights off — rolled slowly through the fields to respect those who fought (on both sides).

Your Notebook was accompanied by Garrett Peck, a local author whose book “The Potomac River: A History and Guide” includes a whole chapter on Antietam.

“I find the Antietam Memorial Illumination a moving public commemoration of the bloodiest day in American history,” Peck said after the trip. “The sight of the 23,100 lit candles scattered across the battlefield bring home the devastating loss and the high human cost of war.”

However, he added, it was arguably the Civil War’s most politically important battle — leading directly to the Emancipation Proclamation. “Freedom came with a high cost, and the illumination is a reminder that that liberties we take for granted did not come cheaply. We had to fight for them,” said Peck.

And back to those volunteers: Before the public was allowed in, there was a brief program for all who had helped, including National Park Service rangers who were proudly assisting and controlling traffic.

Georgene Charles of Washington County, Md., was there. She started the Illumination back in 1988, using candles provided annually free of charge from the Root Candle Co. of Medina, Ohio — long-burning ones now known as Antietam Candles. In the cold of the gathering Saturday night, Charles praised the volunteers, some of whom had come from as far away as Ohio.

“This event was volunteer-driven, a high proportion of them Boy Scouts and their parents,” Peck said. “In an era where civil institutions are weakening and we have no common national service, it is impressive to see these young people work together from across the Mid-Atlantic to make the commemoration possible.”

And any parent or guardian would appreciate this: “The boys were respectful and not at all fidgety during the opening ceremony,” Peck said.

“They took the event seriously and, I think, recognized the importance of their participation.”

■ A final word. Our publication date this week is the Dec. 7 anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan. Almost 2,500 people died and 1,000 more were wounded. The History Channel offers a good look at that two-hour incident that stunned America. You can find it at history.com/ topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor.

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

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Park Service must consider bicyclists

On the evening of Monday, Nov. 28, I was commuting home by bicycle through Rock Creek Park, on the stretch of Ridge Road NW between Broad Branch Road and Military Road. The gates at the base of Ridge, right off Broad Branch, were closed, with the only sign on them saying “No Motor Vehicles,” as signs say on weekends when sections of the park are closed to cars. An officiallooking vehicle was parked at the gate, but no one emerged to

speak to me, so I assumed bicycles would be allowed on Ridge Road and proceeded upward.

Halfway along Ridge Road, near the horse paddock, a squad car was parked with its lights flashing. The officer in the car informed me that a deer cull was in progress and he would escort me to Military Road. At the blockade near Military, two other officers in a parked car spoke to me. I told them that the sign on the gate had prohibited only motor vehicles and that they should install more explicit signage. One of the officers informed me that the park was closed at night. Although this may be technically accurate, it doesn’t address the fact that typically bicyclists and drivers use

Ridge Road at all hours without check from park police officials.

I understand that the Park Service gets pushback from its culling of deer, but that’s nothing compared to the reaction there’d be if Park Service staff shot a bicyclist. More explicit signage would help — but at nighttime these might not be seen. The best solution seems to be active-duty police staff at each entrance making sure no one gets into the terrain where a deer cull is in progress. It may be that this is already official policy; if so, in this instance it failed. Those of us who use the park should be aware of this potential hazard to public safety.

Richard Smith Hawthorne

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Finding a path to balanced growth in Tenley VIEWPOINT DENNIS WILLIAMS

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ver the last decade, there has been a growing debate about the appropriate path for development in Tenleytown among developers; professional and self-appointed urban planners; D.C. government agencies and institutions; and, last but not least, Tenleytown residents and their families, whose daily lives will be most affected.

In this context, the announcement last spring that Urban Investment Partners had acquired property at 4000 Brandywine St. NW and planned to convert the six-story office building into an apartment complex was a positive and significant event. By delivering 100 units of rental housing in the Tenleytown Metrorail station area, the project will address an important goal of the D.C. Comprehensive Plan for the area and a perceived need for more housing often advanced by advocates and urban planners.

More importantly, UIP plans to build this housing quickly as a matter of right.

Unfortunately, this fast-track approach to construction along the Wisconsin Avenue NW corridor in Tenleytown is exceedingly rare. Most projects seek approval for zoning map amendments, usually in conjunction with a planned unit development (PUD), in order to construct buildings of greater height and density than permitted under zoning or envisioned by the D.C. Comprehensive Plan, which guides private and public development. Such projects take more time and cost more money to complete because they involve extensive engagement with the local community and require approval by D.C. agencies and the Zoning Commission.

There are a number of recent examples: â&#x2013; Tenley View: This six-story building at 4600 Wisconsin Ave. NW opened in 2016 and took six years for regulatory approval and construction. The completed building is only a few feet higher than the height permitted for a PUD under current zoning. â&#x2013; Tenley Hill: This 65-foot-tall building on 41st Street NW could have been requested as a PUD under current zoning but certain area occupancy and density issues led to an application for a PUD-related zoning map amendment. The project was completed in only four years. This quicker turnaround

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Plaza offers insight into areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an interesting backstory on the site discussed in The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nov. 2 article â&#x20AC;&#x153;Board supports SunTrust proposal,â&#x20AC;? about developer PN Hoffmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans to build a condominium at 18th Street and Columbia Road NW at the site of the SunTrust bank and adjoining plaza.

Many current residents may be unaware that the very name of Adams Morgan was coined to celebrate the uniting of two segregated schools. But that was not the only historic struggle in what had long been the most culturally diverse segment of the city.

A communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fight was won here against the banking indus-

was probably related to the height being consistent with current zoning and the developerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effort to respect nearby residents by designing and placing low-rise town houses facing their properties. â&#x2013; Georgetown Day School mixed-use development: The school proposed a high-rise 90-foot-tall building in 2014 and then withdrew its application after extensive engagement with neighbors and the D.C. Office of Planning. In March 2016, the school announced plans to file a new PUD application with a building height of 65 feet consistent with current zoning. Although neighbors have voiced support for the revised application, Zoning Commission approval is months away at best and construction is likely to take some years after that.

Given this history, is there hope for a successful path to balanced growth as envisioned by the Comprehensive Plan? I think there is. While each project has its own issues, they all seem to be working toward the construction of mid-rise, mixed-use projects as the Comprehensive Plan outlines, and the most successful of them strive for architectural compatibility with nearby low-rise residential areas.

Sadly, not everyone is on board. At the same time that UIP announced its Brandywine project, it also presented plans for a high-rise, mixed-use development â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 100 feet high on Wisconsin Avenue, more than twice as high as the buildings it would replace â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that would require a zoning map amendment. It would appear like a colossus between Tenley View, its neighbor to the south, and the proposed Georgetown Day School project to the north. Moreover, at a height of 116 feet on its west-facing side, it would loom over the low-rise residential areas in American University Park from its perch on D.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pinnacle.

UIP should reconsider this project. As discussed, there is an emerging consensus in Tenleytown for mid-rise, mixed-use development, consisting of current zoning with a PUD, on the Wisconsin Avenue corridor. This kind of development is a win-win situation, in that developers get additional height and density while the character of residential neighborhoods is preserved in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. By joining this path to balanced growth, UIP would be able to deliver commercial and affordable housing now, and help build a more attractive street environment that we all can enjoy.

Dennis Williams is a Tenleytown resident.

tryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;red-lineâ&#x20AC;? practice, used to prevent members of certain religious, racial and cultural groups from purchasing property.

Recently discovered historical documentation indicates the land now known as the SunTrust Plaza was presented to a neighborhood that took its case through a legal process that ended that practice.

There are many symbols of struggles that move us closer to justice and dignity for all. Some are a part of our built environments and others are objects, but all remind us to celebrate what we have gained and inspire us to continue that idealistic journey There is no denying that we will continue to respect the symbolism of the Parthenon and the U.S. Capitol.

Such built environments are historic reminders of what was and continues to be important.

Likewise, that totally useless and dysfunctional bell up in Phil-

adelphia symbolizes important victories. However, it was not honored until a band of abolitionists recognized that the engraved message â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Landâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was a message that could powerfully teach the nation about the evil of slavery. Ever since, it has been an honored symbol of a grand vision for equity. They rescued a symbolic object, naming the old relic the Liberty Bell.

Sure, the familiar plaza at the corner of 18th and Columbia has been neglected, and the history needs to be refurbished. But how sad if it is to be replaced by a developer who sees profit in the land on which it stands.

I think such historic sites can be used for the public good and can carry important civic lessons to future generations.

Mary Jane Owen Adams Morgan

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 1B ANCColumbia 1B Lower Heights ■ LOWER COLUMBIA HEIGHTS / SHAW Pleasant Plains PLEASANT PLAINS / U STREET Shaw/U Street LOWER GEORGIA AVENUE The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at the D.C. Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. For details, visit anc1b.org.

ANC 1C ANCMorgan 1C Adams

■ ADAMS MORGAN

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■ presentation by the D.C. Office of Unified Communications regarding 911 and 311 services.

■ consideration of a committee recommendation to support a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception to allow a doggy daycare/pet grooming business to operate at 2222-2224 18th St. NW. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding a proposed amendment to the zoning regulations governing planned unit developments that would extend the 10 percent waiver of minimum-area requirements to almost all zones.

■ consideration of a committee recommendation to generally support the proposed design for the refurbishment of Unity Park; seek clarification from the Commission of Fine Arts about the criteria underlying its push for the preservation of the statue and fountain; and note on the record that the commission doesn’t consider the Historic Preservation Review Board to have jurisdiction over the park.

■ possible consideration of a resolution regarding the Line DC Hotel’s request for an extension of work hours to 11 p.m. to facilitate removal of lead paint from the church portion of the property.

■ possible consideration of a pro-

posal from the mayor’s office to allow electronic billboards in areas of the city designated as entertainment areas.

For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. The location has not been announced.

For details, visit anc2a.org.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■ announcements and public comments.

■ presentation by representatives of the D.C. Public Library regarding renovation plans for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and plans for a temporary central library replacement that will be located within ANC 2B. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District’s efforts to explore the need for coordinating D.C. government agency activities during overnight hours in nightlife areas.

■ consideration of a resolution regarding the 2017 season of the FreshFarm Market located by the White House.

■ consideration of a resolution regarding the Washington DC Hand and Upper Extremity Ambulatory Surgery Center’s certificate of need application to relocate an ambulatory surgery center to 1145 19th St. NW. ■ presentation and consideration of a resolution regarding the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21.

■ presentation and consideration of a resolution regarding the Peo-

ple for Fairness Coalition’s Downtown Washington DC Public Restroom Initiative.

■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for renewal of a Class C tavern license for Catch 15, 1518 K St. NW. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for renewal of a Class C tavern license for JR’s Bar and Grill, 1519 17th St. NW. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 1721 20th St. NW for concept and renovation of a two-story house and construction of a threestory rear addition plus a roof deck in the rear yard.

■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application by KHP IV DC LLC for a variance from the RA-accessory use requirements to permit the conversion of an existing ground-floor office area into a cafe and to add new signage to an existing hotel at 1515 Rhode Island Ave. NW. ■ consideration of a public space application by Safeway for a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe with four tables, 16 seats and four umbrellas at 1701 Corcoran St. NW. ■ consideration of an application by the DoubleTree Downtown Washington DC for a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe with five tables, 20 seats and five umbrellas at 1515 Rhode Island Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net.

ANC 2C ANC 2C Quarter Downtown/Penn ■ DOWNTOWN / PENN QUARTER The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, in Room A-3, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. For details, visit anc2c.us or contact 2C@anc.dc.gov.

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■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA

At the commission’s Nov. 14 meeting: ■ commission chair David Bender said that the Board of Elections reported “a very high voter turnout” for the general election in the

neighborhood.

■ Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jerome Merrill reported that there had been no recent burglaries in the neighborhood and that thefts from vehicles were down by 50 percent. He said the police have a video of a man threatening individuals with a hammer on Tracy Place NW but it is of poor quality.

He also reported that the police department continues to monitor for possible hate crimes targeting the neighborhood’s mosques.

In response to a resident’s question as to whether there would be any traffic changes when the Obama family moves into the neighborhood, Merrill said he could not provide specifics of the security plans, but that the Secret Service has applied for some traffic permits.

■ Jerry Chapin from the mayor’s office reported that the Department of Public Works has begun its annual fall leaf pickup service and that every street will receive two sweeps.

■ commissioner chair David Bender reported that a Board of Zoning Adjustment hearing for 2316 Tracy Place NW is scheduled for Dec. 21.

■ commissioners approved their 2017 meeting schedule, which does not include meetings in July, August or December.

■ Peter Sacco, the commission’s administrative coordinator, gave an overview of the new ANC 2D website he is designing, which will include more photos, easier navigation and more information than the current one.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact 2D01@anc.dc.gov.

ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan

■ LOGAN CIRCLE

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. Agenda items include: ■ reports from the offices of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack

Evans and Mayor Muriel Bowser.

■ consideration of Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Policy Committee matters: application for renewal of a Class C tavern license for Commodore (formerly Veranda) at 1100 P St. NW; and settlement agreement discussions with Drafting Table at 1529 14th St. NW, Pearl Dive/ Blackjack at 1612 14th St. NW, Noddle Dog at 922 N St. Rear, Chicken and Whiskey at 1738 14th St. NW and Vita Lounge/ Penthouse Nine at 1318 9th St. NW. ■ consideration of Community Development Committee matters: Historic Preservation Review Board concept application for a rear addition at 1534 14th St. NW; modification to an existing planned unit development at 1210 R St. NW (Logan Station Condominium) to permit conversion of an existing meeting room into three residential units; a public space application for Shake Shack at 1400 14th St. NW; a Historic Preservation Review Board application for concept, massing and design of a new seven-story mixed-use building at 1341 14th St. NW; public space application for 1441 L St. NW; Historic Preservation Review Board application for new construction at 1311 R St. NW; and a permit for extension of construction hours for the Columbia Place project at 9th and L streets NW. ■ update on the Franklin School redevelopment project.

■ consideration of a resolution requesting funding for the expansion of the 14th and U streets NW “clean team.”

For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland ■ CLEVELAND PARK / WOODLEY PARK Woodley Park AVENUE HEIGHTS MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts Avenue Heights CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at Maret School, 3000 Cathedral Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■ consent calendar approval of a motion of no objection to a new Alcoholic Beverage Control license for Heritage India DC, 3238 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ■ consent calendar approval of a resolution regarding a Historic Preservation Review Board application for a basement-plus-twostory addition and new garage at 3529 Ordway St. NW. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding a Historic Preservation Review Board application for a new classroom building and site alterations for Washington International School, 3100 Macomb St. NW. ■ consideration of a letter in opposition to the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016.

For details, visit anc3c.org.

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ANDERSON HOUSE|2118 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW A VINTAGE EVENING: YULETIDE AT ANDERSON HOUSE Thursday|December 8|6:00-8:00 PM Celebrate the holiday season at this Vintage Evening, featuring tastings of eggnog punch based on 100-year-old recipes.

Tour the festively decorated mansion while learning about early 20th-century Christmas traditions and the historic inspirations for our decorations. $15 per person. Reservations required. Attendees must be at least 21 years old. To order tickets go to: www.societyofthecincinnati.org/events/form

❄ NANCY PEERY MARRIOTT, SOPRANO Saturday|December 10|1:00 PM Nancy Peery Marriott, soprano, accompanied by pianist DAVID CHAPMAN, presents “Christmas in the Air,” a program of treasured music of the Christmas season. The concert is followed by an informal reception with light refreshments.This is the last performance date in the Fall Concert Series.

Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

❄ LUNCH BITES: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WASHINGTON Friday|December 16|12:30 PM To commemorate the 217th anniversary of George Washington’s death on December 14, 1799, Ellen Clark, library director, presents “Sacred to the Memory of Washington.” The elegantly bound volume of eulogies and orations celebrating his life and achievements was assembled in 1800 by Mary Ellis of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The selection of twenty-five printed pamphlets are representative of the hundreds of public tributes to Washington that were given around the nation at the request of Congress in early 1800. The compiler of the volume, Mary Ellis, was the sister-in-law of Col. Anthony Walton White, a legendary figure of the southern campaign during the Revolutionary War and an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati.

The presentation will last approximately 30 minutes with time afterwards for up-close viewing of the volume of eulogies and other items from the collections commemorating the death of George Washington.

WASHINGTON STUDIO SCHOOL DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS BY DIANE WILSON EXHIBITION December 9 -January 13 RECEPTION Friday|December 9| 6:00-8:00 PM 2129 S Street NW|Phone: (202) 234-3030 email: admin@washingtonstudioschool.org

Keegan Theatre*|AN IRISH CAROL by Matthew Keenan|Directed by Mark A. Rhea 1742 Church Street NW|December 16-31|Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 PM| Sunday at 3:00 PM|For tickets go to: www.keegantheatre.com Set in a modern Dublin pub, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic, told as only the Irish can. The play, both comic and touching, follows one evening in the life of David, a wealthy pub owner who has lost touch with his own humanity in the interest of self-protection and material success. But on this Christmas Eve—challenged by a voice from the past, provoked by those in this present, and faced with the reality of lonely future—David’s life may change forever.

“Trust the Irish to put a bit of grain in the eggnog. AN IRISH CAROL is sweet and cheerfully profane …” – The Washington Post * DCCA members receive a $10 discount.

THE EMBASSY SERIES: ROMANIAN MUSIC THROUGH CENTURIES VIRGIL BOUTELLIS-TAFT, Violin & ANGELA DRAGHICESCU, Piano Thursday|December 8|7:00 - 9:30 PM In 2010, Virgil Boutellis-Taft was awarded the First Prize “Solistische StreicherInnen” ISA Inter-national Competition and was invited to play at the Cultural Radio (ORF) in Vienna. His concerts as a soloist and chamber musician have led him through Europe and the U.S. Pianist Angela Draghicescu, a native of Romania, has toured globally as a duo and chamber music pianist in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Benaroya Hall, George Enescu Philharmonic in Romania, Rudolfinium Auditorium in Prague, Mahidon Auditorium in Thailand, Hindemith Institute in Switzerland and other venues in France, Hungary and Norway. $95/buffet reception.

Embassy of Romania|1607 23rd Street NW For tickets go to: www.embassyseries.org/performances/boutellis-taftviolin-angela-draghicescu-piano-embassy-of-romania/

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The St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girls basketball team comes into this season looking to rebound after a year of mixed results.

While closing out last season as the D.C. State Athletic Association champions, the Cadets fell just short in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title contest. That 70-61 defeat to Paul VI is fueling the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s determination to win the WCAC crown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right there in the mix,â&#x20AC;? said Cadets coach Jonathan Scribner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see a single game on the schedule that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a winnable game for us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if we stay healthy and stick to the program and stay bought-in.â&#x20AC;?

The Cadets graduated a skilled senior class led by forward Sarah Overcash and guard Kayla Robbins, but a talented nucleus has returned led by seniors Niya Beverley, Aisha Sheppard and Asia McCray.

Beverley, who will play the point guard spot, has been a standout on the varsity team for four years and has seized the role as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s floor general. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has been fantastic,â&#x20AC;? said Scribner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has really recommitted herself to be the leader of the team and drove all of our offseason work.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, Sheppard, who had a tendency to freelance last year, has blossomed this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has really turned the corner,â&#x20AC;? Scribner said of the Virginia Tech commit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having her committed and knowing where she is going, she has relaxed a bit. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practicing really hard, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really trying to be coached as much as possible. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting a big, big season out of her.â&#x20AC;?

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St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopes to capture its first league title since 2013.

The team also has high hopes for McCray, who fills a variety of roles for the Cadets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She will play the two or the three in college, and she plays the five for us,â&#x20AC;? said Scribner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a junkyard dog kind of player for us; she plays very hard and strong.â&#x20AC;?

While the team will look to the three seniors for guidance, the Cadets have a lot of depth this season.

The team will look to sophomore center Malu TshitengeMutombo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a transfer from Bullis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to bolster St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the post. At 6 feet 3 inches tall, she provides an interior presence few teams will be able to match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a real game-changer for us out of the center position,â&#x20AC;?

Scribner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really skilled, and she has brought a great attitude to the program.â&#x20AC;?

The team also returns junior forward Sydney Wood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sydney Wood is the most underrated player in the city,â&#x20AC;? said Scribner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the glue to the team and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk about her. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

sports DeSk St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s names new boys lax coach

For the third time this calendar year, the St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boys lacrosse team will be led by a new head coach.

On Nov. 29, the Cadets named Wes Speaks as the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new leader. He replaces Joe Trigiani, who was named the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach in the spring following the dismissal of Bobby Horsey.

Most recently, Speaks was on the coaching staff for the Gettysburg College menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lacrosse program, where he served as associate coach and defensive coordinator. During his tenure, the school has posted a 44-10 record.

Speaks grew up in Fairfax, Va., and played high school lacrosse for Robinson Secondary. He went on to play at Marylandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anne Arundel Community College and Towson University, where he was a three-year starter and team captain.

Prior to his stint at Gettysburg, Speaks served as the defensive coordinator at McDaniel College for two years.

In addition, Speaks has coaching experience

an incredible on-ball defender, she rebounds, she has great court vision, she scores the basketball â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she does everything.â&#x20AC;?

On Saturday, the Cadets showed their potential by dominating McEachern of Powder Springs, Ga., 79-59 in the annual Art Turner Memorial Tipoff Classic at Paul VI. In that contest, junior guard Jaylin Carodine was named the most valuable player of the game, showcasing the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s depth. The junior scored 14 points in the rout.

In addition, Sheppard was explosive and poured in 30 points.

Scribner feels the team is already hitting its stride just two games into the year and has depth that it has lacked since its WCAC title run in 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a little bit of a rebuild over the last few years with some injuries,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of young kids who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t young anymore. The chemistry is great â&#x20AC;Ś best itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the last few years.

We have nine players that will contribute a lot. I feel comfortable with any of those nine in the game.â&#x20AC;?

from his time with the East Cobb Thunder Lacrosse club team in Georgia and management experience with 1V1Lacrosse in Atlanta.

DCSAA to create hall of fame

The D.C. State Athletic Association announced last week that it is creating the DCSAA High School Athletics Hall of Fame.

The hall of fame will recognize individuals and teams that have demonstrated exceptional athletic success during their enrollment at a D.C. public, public charter or private school, according to a news release. In addition, it will honor individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to District secondary schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; athletic programs and overall community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thrilled to be able to create the DCSAA Hall of Fame and honor these deserving athletes, coaches, administrators and others who gave so much of themselves to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletics community,â&#x20AC;? DCSAA executive director Clark Ray said in the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be a challenging task to determine the first class of inductees.â&#x20AC;?

Nominations are being accepted through December at dcsaasports.org.

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Spotlight on Schools Eaton Elementary School

Ms. Zacarias visited third grade. She is an Eaton parent and playwright who wrote â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding Roberto Clemente.â&#x20AC;? She told us playwrights include six câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in every story: characters, conflict, choice, consequences, complications and conclusion. You need these features to create an interesting story. Ms. Zacarias made up a story with two characters, Jack and Annie, adding details to make the story better. For example, Jack and Annie found a wallet with $60 they wanted to keep but there was an address in it.

Should they return it or keep the money? Third-graders discussed the consequences and were left with no ending so we each could work on it during quiet time.

The next day, we saw the play â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding Roberto Clementeâ&#x20AC;? about the baseball player who had 3,000 hits and loved helping others. He was born in Puerto Rico and played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1970s. The play is about baseball friends who wanted to be like Roberto. Sam, a boy in the play, was able to talk to Roberto through the radio. Sam left his friends to play on a better team and they were mad. In the end, the friends worked things out, but at the same time, Roberto dies in a plane crash helping others in Nicaragua. We liked the play because it was exciting and funny. We saw it had the six câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and Ms. Zacarias did a good job. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ellie Hansen, John Melrose, Henry Pietras and Marianne Treguer, third-graders

Hearst Elementary School

Post our exciting democracy unit, third-graders at Hearst have

School DISPATCHES

begun their studies about living things depending on different ecosystems. After learning about the animals that depend on the Kapok tree in the Amazon Rainforest, we began to learn about the mangrove tree. Students learned about Dr. Gordon Sato, who brought mangrove seedlings to the village of Hargigo and helped save the village. From our reading about the mangrove tree, we created wonderful haikus and acrostic poems about the mangrove trees and villagers of Hargigo.

This week, we were able to look at the behavioral adaptations and physical adaptations of a penguin. We explained how these adaptations help the penguin survive in the cold. Third grade is full of thoughtful scientists! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hearst third-graders

Key Elementary School

This week at Key, we heard that Fillmore Arts Center will continue through next year. This is important for us because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have extra space for arts.

We count on Fillmore.

My mom, the PTA and a large group of concerned citizens from Key and other schools worked very hard so the mayor and D.C. Public Schools understood how important Fillmore is to us. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We applaud and appreciate the Fillmore Arts program for our students at Key who benefit greatly from the programs they offer,â&#x20AC;? said Key principal Mr. David Landeryou.

I am very grateful that Fillmore is back because all the classes are fun, musical, and

especially because they have art and theater. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like going on a field trip every week. Our whole school is working on a thank you note to the mayor and to D.C. Public Schools. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert Swift, third-grader

Lafayette Elementary School

Lafayetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five fifth-grade classes recently visited the Kennedy Center to see the world premiere of the play â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where Words Once Were,â&#x20AC;? written by Finegan Kruckemeyer. The play takes place in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cityâ&#x20AC;? where Alli the baker, her son Orhan and Isaac the Official live. All the occupants in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cityâ&#x20AC;? are limited to a language of 1,000 words and when a new word is invented, another word is taken out. If someone were to say a banished word, they would be silenced for the rest of their lives, and be forgotten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The play shows words are powerful and important,â&#x20AC;? said parent Jennifer Gerdts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Words are an important part of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freedom, and governments that take them away imprison their citizens in silence.â&#x20AC;?

After a mysterious someone writes a banished word on Orhanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wall, he begins to wonder if a silenced one wrote the message. No one in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cityâ&#x20AC;? owns a pen except an official, and even then pens are only used at school. One night Orhan meets a silenced one named Angela.

Orhan almost gets in trouble with Isaac the Official, but Isaac finds out Angela is his niece! â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought the idea of the play was brilliant. I would definitely recommend it,â&#x20AC;? said fifth-grader

American University to host Ethics Bowl

High schoolers from around the region will debate ethical and political issues at a Dec. 10 event at American University.

Twelve schools and a total of 23 teams are participating in the fifth annual DC Area High School Ethics Bowl, which takes place at the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ward Circle Building at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Differing from traditional debate formats, students are not assigned opposing viewpoints, but instead defend the positions they believe in, according to event organizer Cameron Bassiri, a professor at American. The event, which is free to the public, is designed to promote â&#x20AC;&#x153;ethical awareness, critical thinking skills, civil discourse, civic engagement and an appreciation for diverse points of views,â&#x20AC;? Bassiri wrote in an email.

Participating Northwest schools are Edmund Burke (which won last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethics bowl), Banneker, The Lab School, National Cathedral, School Without Walls and Wilson. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keynote speaker is Jeff Weaver, president of Our Revolution, a group promoting the progressive ideals of Sen. Bernie Sandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presidential campaign.

Lizzie Himelfarb. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Parker Fendig, fifth-grader

Murch Elementary School

For years, Murch Elementary School has been doing a shoebox project to create gifts for homeless children during the holiday season. Fifth-graders pair up with third-graders and work together to put together a gift in a shoebox containing winter clothing items, fun items and personal care items.

A fifth-grader, Finn Fischer, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people will be happy with the shoebox presents.â&#x20AC;? Another fifth-grader, Naomi White, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody deserves a present for the holidays.â&#x20AC;?

Two teachers, Ms. Levy and Ms. Schafer, started collaborating on the project many years ago.

Ms. Schafer says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I brought the

project here to Murch because I love it so much.â&#x20AC;? She shared that more than 100 gift boxes were put together last year and that the gifts go to kids right here in D.C. Ms. Levy says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted a way for kids to actually participate in making the gift rather than just giving money.â&#x20AC;? A third-grader named Ben tells us, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good way to help others.â&#x20AC;?

Haley, another third-grader, adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like wrapping presents!â&#x20AC;?

All in all, the shoebox project is a fun and educational experience for kids to help others. Our school has also been collecting school supplies and canned food, along with hats, socks and mittens, through other projects for those in need. Our school really likes to help others in need. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Josie Walker and Francesca Ban-Goodrich, fifth-graders

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same house. But the residence at 2119 Leroy Place NW is an artful study in contrasts. Built circa 1912, this Spanish Revival home with its classic stucco exterior, terra-cotta roof and graceful limestone stairway reveals a more contemporary sensibility inside â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thanks to an airy three-level back-of-the-house addition designed by award-winning architect Mark McInturff.

The four-level, 5,440-squarefoot house with seven bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms, an elevator, a rear garden and off-street parking is on the market for $3,250,000.

The homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entry foyer flows into a large reception hall that is set off by herringbone-patterned wood floors, classic architectural detail and high ceilings with recessed lighting. A gently curving staircase leads to the upper and lower levels. To the right of the stairs are French doors leading to the formal living room with two large eight-over-eight paned windows that overlook the street.

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Across from the living room is the dining room with restored inlaid floors, multiple windows, and a second fireplace flanked by built-in display shelves/cabinets topped with sunburst pediments.

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On the second level, facing south, is a large light-filled bedroom or library/family room with a wood burning fireplace and custom built-ins and bookshelves.

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This four-level, seven-bedroom Spanish Revival house in Sheridan-Kalorama is priced at $3,250,000. pedestal sink with gold fixtures and a tile floor. The bathroom opens into a custom closet with plenty of shelving and drawers.

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Northwest Real Estate HOURS: Guy Mason users push for return to old rec center schedule with Sunday hours

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When you do pottery classes or [pottery] work, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just go there for an hour.â&#x20AC;?

At an ANC 3B meeting on Nov. 15, Department of Parks and Recreation director Keith Anderson said he wanted the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success to continue amid the schedule adjustment. About two dozen people who use Guy Mason for pottery attended

that meeting and asked the director to restore the former hours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your decision to take away services in our community lacks sensitivity to a long history of successful programming at Guy Mason,â&#x20AC;? said Chris Marlow, secretary of the Friends of Guy Mason group and a user of the pottery studio.

Blumenthal said that although the Department of Parks and Recreation did not

reverse its decision after last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, Friends of Guy Mason and advocates would â&#x20AC;&#x153;continue pushing for longer open hours during the weeknights for adults to use the centerâ&#x20AC;? and for Sunday hours.

In deciding the schedule change, the agency said it found that attendance for Sunday open pottery hours â&#x20AC;&#x153;has been consistently low,â&#x20AC;? spokesperson Gwendolyn Crump said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This adjustment will not affect services offered or programming at Guy Mason,â&#x20AC;?

Crump told The Current. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we have adjusted the Sunday hours, DPR also increased the open pottery time by 14 hours Monday through Saturday.â&#x20AC;?

Blumenthal called last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting with city officials â&#x20AC;&#x153;frustrating for all users of Guy Mason and the communityâ&#x20AC;? but sees improved communication on the horizon.

GRIMKE: District to seek new developer for property in U Street corridor

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The redevelopment of the 1937era Grimke school property at 1923 Vermont Ave. NW, along with surrounding buildings, has been a drawn-out process over the past decade, with several false starts. In 2014 Roadside and Sorg outbid several teams for the prime parcels near the U Street Metro station. A lengthy community input process followed, identifying development priorities including an emphasis on the arts, an increase in local job opportunities and recognition of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.

Earlier this year, the D.C. Council approved the development teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal, which included a mix of cultural arts space, residences and businesses.

The plan also included an expanded space for the African American Civil War Museum, which would relocate from a former gym building behind Grimke at 1925 Vermont Ave. But community members including Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B grew frustrated as tangible signs of progress proved

to be almost non-existent. ANC 1B voted last month to urge the city to push the developers into action, or to pursue disciplinary action if construction didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin

by Dec. 1.

Now construction is many months away, as the city has to find a new developer for the site.

The deputy mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spokesperson, Joaquin McPeek, said in an interview Monday that the city will soon begin negotiations with Community Three and Torti Gallas, the firms that came in second to Roadside/Sorg in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original request for proposals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate the proposed deal that was unanimously approved by Council and supported by the ANC wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realized,â&#x20AC;?

Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner wrote in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We remain committed to the community and will work with a sense of urgency to move this project forward â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the residents have asked for and what they deserve.â&#x20AC;?

The next-in-line developers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t respond to multiple requests for comment. In 2014, their proposal included 10,000 square feet

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The city reached its agreement to abandon the Roadside/Sorg proposal after a few days of conversations with the developers, according to McPeek, who said the city has never seen this outcome on a comparable project before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re disappointed,â&#x20AC;? McPeek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had this happen this late in the game before.â&#x20AC;?

In an interview, Roadside partner Lake said in general that his team felt it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the flexibility it needed to modify the terms of the Grimke plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good, thoughtful people can differ,â&#x20AC;? Lake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was anything that was abrupt; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that there was anything that was dramatic about it.â&#x20AC;?

Lake said he and the deputy mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office were in sync on the proposed uses for the site, but diverged when it came to managing the assets in the process of construction. Lake declined to provide more specifics, as did McPeek.

Contrary to some community perceptions, Lake said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deeply frustrated that he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to deliver the project to the community. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident that the site remains viable and hopes to see another developer succeed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all have postmortem depression. We spent a lot of money on this,â&#x20AC;? Lake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody likes to see all that effort or see all that time lost. But more importantly, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m disappointed we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it done.â&#x20AC;?

ANC 1Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robb Hudson says the community shares Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappointment. He had suspected the project was in trouble after months without much communication from the developer, and he thinks Roadside â&#x20AC;&#x153;didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do its homeworkâ&#x20AC;? before signing on.

As for the possibility of the second-place developers taking on the project, Hudson said in an interview that would be an ideal outcome, provided that the cultural nonprofits promised space under the old plan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CityDance, Step Afrika! and Imagination Stage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would be part of the new one as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been waiting, and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to lose them because they would be a great addition to

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Redevelopment of the Grimke site had recently faced delays.

the community,â&#x20AC;? Hudson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they could be involved, too, that would be phenomenal.â&#x20AC;?

CityDance, for one, plans to advocate for its continued involvement in the redevelopment, according to executive director Alexe Nowakowski. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are feeling disappointed but certainly ready to continue on with whatever the next step is,â&#x20AC;? Nowakowski said Monday.

Meanwhile, an ANC 1B committee will meet Thursday to discuss the possibility of asking the city to impose penalties against Roadside and Sorg, similar to the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s November request for sanctions if the developer didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin construction by Dec. 1.

Hudson said such a request is â&#x20AC;&#x153;uncharted territoryâ&#x20AC;? for ANC 1B, but he said the commission is prepared to go there if the community wants.

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Georgetown GLOW grows once again

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wo years ago, Georgetown GLOW showcased holiday light installations from seven artists on a three-day weekend in mid-December. The next year, the event grew from three nights to 10, though the number of artists went down to five.

For the 2016 holiday season, the upward trajectory is in full swing, as the event now takes up a full month and showcases 11 installations from eight different artists and art collectives from around the country and the globe.

The goal, according to event organizers from the Georgetown Business Improvement District, is to establish GLOW as a beloved tradition not only in the community but worldwide.

A private reception held Thursday at Pinstripes celebrated this year’s Georgetown GLOW kickoff, and artists and BID staffers in attendance buzzed with excitement over this year’s dis-

plays, which span a wide range of styles, materials and locations.

Curator Deirdre Ehlen MacWilliams considered between 40 and 50 artworks before narrowing them down, she told The Current.

The commissioned artists include local and regional participants from D.C., Baltimore and Norfolk, Va., as well as international artists from Shanghai, Montreal and the United Kingdom.

Visitors from outside the neighborhood who travel to Georgetown via southbound Wisconsin Avenue or westbound M Street will be greeted with “Red White and Hillary Blue Diamonds,” twin displays of aluminum LED diamond structures from the Baltimore-based artist Mina Cheon and her architect partner Gabriel Kroiz. The Hillary in question is, of course, Hillary Clinton. Cheon and Kroiz crafted the piece before the election results, and they had a different outcome in mind. “It was wishful thinking,” Kroiz admits.

Organizers approached Cheon

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Visitors to Georgetown this month will be greeted with a variety of dazzling art installations, including a bevy of origami butterflies in the Grace Church lawn, above, and an array of kaleidoscopic prisms that twirl in the wind on the Georgetown waterfront, left. and Kroiz after seeing a similar display of theirs at a holiday show in Baltimore, where they’re based. They had hoped the display would serve as a celebration of Clinton’s biggest success of all, but now it serves as a token of appreciation for her struggles and accomplishments, Cheon and Kroiz said.

A third installation in their series — an extension of pieces they’ve installed in places as wide-ranging as Seoul, Qatar and New York — can be found near

the ice rink at Washington Harbour, 3000 K St. NW. The other two are located at Wisconsin Avenue and Reservoir Road NW, and 28th and M streets NW. Just a few steps away from Washington Harbour, an eyecatching array of kaleidoscopes, highly visible from K Street, rotates and projects psychedelic designs. On Thursday evening, the pieces of “Prismatica” twirled vigorously in a strong wind.

“Prismatica” isn’t the only piece that transforms in response

to its surroundings. On the plaza between Dean & DeLuca and the Georgetown Park mall, two glowing “Resonant Stacks” emit harmonies filtered through recordings of Gregorian chants and snow falling in Estonia. Visitors can whistle or sing into the stacks and hear their vocal stylings refracted back to them.

Once visitors are finished there, they can walk a few feet to “Teetering X Tottering,” where a ride on a seesaw triggers the See Art/Page 21

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Tudor Place celebrates the holidays like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1945 decked out, though it includes a period radio modified to broadcast songs and programs from the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victory Polkaâ&#x20AC;? was playing during a recent tour of the exhibit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really interesting to contrast how the Peters spent Christmas 1944 and how they spent it together in 1945,â&#x20AC;? said curator Grant Quertermous, who combed through the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extensive wartime correspondence in order to present their lives as faithfully as possible. Caroline spent Christmas Day 1944 as a volunteer at Georgetown Hospital, and Armistead spent it on an island in Papua New Guinea, without any sign of Christmas but a poster of Santa Claus that he designed himself. He also designed the setting of a jade ring he gave Caroline for Christmas 1945.

The stone is among many items on view that he brought back from Japan.

Armistead, who died in 1983 at age 87, was an artist of some repute. His paintings and watercolors were exhibited at several Washington locales, including George Washington University. Some of his works are on view throughout the house, which includes antiques dating as far back as the 18th century. In fact, a sturdy English dresser bought secondhand by George Washington stands outside the master bedroom on the second floor.

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udor Place, a historic gem tucked away in Georgetown, is a Federal-style mansion on 5.5 landscaped acres high above the Potomac River.

Bowing to the season, it recently opened an exhibit that celebrates the return of its former owner from the battlefields at the close of World War II, just in time to spend the holidays with his family.

Titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Home for the Holidays: Christmas, 1945,â&#x20AC;? the exhibit re-creates the joyous reunion of U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr.

Armistead Peter III, a communications officer in the Pacific theater for the last 16 months of the war, and his wife, Caroline, a volunteer in the Nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aide Division of the Civil Defense Corps in Washington. Joining them was their only child, 23-year-old Anne, a secretary at the newly built Pentagon.

The centerpiece of the exhibit is a tree in the drawing room decorated with 1940s-era ornaments, including glass Christmas balls, glittering gold garlands and large old-style lightbulbs. Throughout the house are other holiday touches, like the dinner table covered with a red cloth, a festive centerpiece and gleaming place settings for a merry meal. A servantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sitting room is less ostentatiously

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The drawing room features a Christmas tree with period ornaments. Items on display also include a German-made Father Christmas ornament and a Victory hotpad.

The houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connection to Washington extends deeper than hand-me-down antiques. Celebrating its bicentennial this year, it was built by one of the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s step-granddaughters, Martha Parke Custis, and her husband, Thomas Peter.

Five generations of their descendents occupied it continuously until Armistead died and the house was converted to a museum run by the Tudor Place Foundation.

Seasonal decorations extend to the outside of the neoclassical mansion, designed by U.S. Capitol architect William Thornton.

The intricate boxwood gardens are adorned with garlands and

new holiday lighting.

A special reception will take place Dec. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tudor Nights: Home for the Holidays, 1945,â&#x20AC;? the event will open the reception rooms to the public, along with the gaily lit grounds. Quertermous will be available to chat, and festive fare will be served in the 1867 Dower House on the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north border. The event is for adults only and the cost is $20.

The candlelight tours being held this month are sold out.

As part of its holiday festivities, Tudor Place is offering wreathmaking workshops on Dec. 10, 16 and 17 at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (The Dec. 16 workshops are

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On Saturday, the Washington Revels returns with its 33rd annual Christmas Revels show at George Washington Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lisner Auditorium. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production draws on Nordic mythology to evoke the changing seasons and cultural importance of holiday traditions. But to recreate the world of Scandinavia on stage is no small feat, and the production relies as much on the sprawling cast of performers as theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equivalent of special effects: light and puppets.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production combines dance, song and myth to celebrate the winter solstice in the far north. The creation myth â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kalevalaâ&#x20AC;? provides a narrative of rebirth, while the Swedish â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sankta Luciaâ&#x20AC;? highlights the power of light to bring hope during the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s darkest months.

Folk songs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vikivakiâ&#x20AC;? and dances like the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Telespringarâ&#x20AC;? also bring traditional regional celebrations to life. All the pieces of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production are rooted deeply in Nordic history, and to do them justice the stage has to evoke a place that is at once harsh and magical, modern and mythic.

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been with the Washington Revels since 2003, handling lighting and set design as well as serving as production manager. For Photos courtesy of the Washington Revels this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proFor regular attendees of the Christmas Revels, this duction, Bills yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costumes are likely to evoke memories of created sets the 2005 Nordic-focused show, shown here. that reflect the landscape of minute-and-a-half, you look at the Nordic countries, includwhat it needs to do really well ing mountains and fjords. But he and you can base your design also had to design lighting that is around that functionality.â&#x20AC;? in many ways a character in its In Vernonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designs, the practiown right. cal meets the magical. Last year â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the darkest time of the he created a 15-foot horse and year, but we know that in just a rider for a medieval production; little bit, the light is going to this year he repaired a 20-foot-tall come back,â&#x20AC;?

Water Mother puppet from a presaid Bills. vious yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance and creâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring is ated snakes with removable heads, going to come back, there will flying ducks, and a bevy of golden eggs among other things. All be a new year, and life will go play a role in the narrative that would otherwise be difficult or on.â&#x20AC;? impossible on the stage.

That relaVernon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who owns the puptionship pet-making company Alex & between light Olmstead with his wife â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sees and dark is one that plays out on puppets as a way to introduce stage over multiple acts. Early in the show, Bills uses light to evoke action and characters that a primordial world in the midst of wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be possible otherwise, all while maintaining the integrity being created. Later, light is stoof the narrative. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going len by a jealous mythic figure to tell a story that can be told who locks away the sun and moon, calling to mind the darkest with an actor, you should probably just use an actor,â&#x20AC;? he said. months of the year. Light â&#x20AC;&#x153;The great thing about puppetbecomes a source of hope. ry is that it lets you achieve these Designing lighting that is both impossible things,â&#x20AC;? Vernon added. active and passive was a different Immersion is something that experience for Bills, who has worked on a range of productions plays a role in Billsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lighting design as well. Lighting, particuincluding musicals and narrative larly when it plays such an active plays. It required a more esoteric and comprehensive understanding role in the narrative, needs to achieve multiple things at once. It of how lighting impacts the story has to complement and enhance and the audience. the action on stage, evoke feeling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just approaching a and serve the practical purpose of play, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking at the narrative keeping things visible on stage. and the physical world [the story Balancing all of those demands is set in],â&#x20AC;? Bills said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but in this allows the audience to notice the case, since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more ideas and lighting on a subconscious level. dreams and emotions, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thinkâ&#x20AC;&#x153;If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m distracted by the lighting about what those various eleing, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not paying attention to ments are.â&#x20AC;? the action onstage,â&#x20AC;? Bills said.

For puppet master Alex Verâ&#x20AC;&#x153;But if I have a sense of that non, creating functional works movement and color and activity, begins with getting a full underitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aiding and adding to the overstanding of the needs his puppets all action.â&#x20AC;? have to fill in the narrative and The Washington Revels preswhat kind of tasks they need to ents the annual Christmas Revels be able to complete. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really talking and look- at Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW, from Dec. 10 through 18, ing at the script and seeing what with both evening and matinee the puppets needed to be able to do,â&#x20AC;? he said of the design process. performances. Visit revelsdc.org for more information or to purâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Rather than working out a pupchase tickets, which range from pet that is capable of everything, $12 to $60. if it only appears on stage for a

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Holidays in Washington

Pre-Hanukkah workshop brings families together

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n a windy November weekend, families from across the D.C. area gathered for local artist Gary Rosenthalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Judaica workshop.

For the 13th year, Rosenthal turned his two-story studio in Kensington, Md., into a crafting zone for others to design their own ornaments of worship â&#x20AC;&#x201D; menorahs, mezuzot, Kiddush cups and other items â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to take home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Judaica,â&#x20AC;? Rosenthalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longtime artistic specialty, pertains to objects of meaning for Jewish life and customs. The yearly workshop is part of his broader Hiddur Mitzvah Project, a globe-span-

ning network of art, ritual and social good. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a way for families to create functional, personal artwork that can be used during worship.

Rosenthal, a D.C. native, has been an active member of the local arts community for over 30 years, creating works for the Kennedy Center and the Renwick Gallery and also for individuals including Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. His sculptures, many of which evoke movement or narratives, are made of welded copper, brass, steel and fused glass. But it was a chance order from a collector that brought Rosenthal to making Judaica. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone asked me to make a

menorah, and from then on all I made was Judaica,â&#x20AC;?

Rosenthal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a calling for me that became a passion.â&#x20AC;?

Rosenthal saw a niche that needed to be filled, with few in the area offering high-quality artistic Judaica products. But in addition to making and selling unique Judaica, he wanted his studio to give back to the community in D.C. and beyond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to add an educational and socially conscious aspect to my business,â&#x20AC;? he said.

That desire gave rise to the Hiddur Mitzvah Project in 2003.

The program draws on Jewish teachings of mitzvah, or good deeds. Hiddur mitzvah means the beautifying of Jewish ritual, something Rosenthal was already doing, and he wanted to make it available to more people. He also saw an opportunity to bring artistic Judaica to populations in crisis, to connect Jewish communities around the country, and to give them the chance to give back. The program also has a fundraising component, partnering with synagogues and groups to raise money for causes in South

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Artist Gary Rosenthal helps families design worship objects that they can use to strengthen rituals.

America, Africa and Europe.

In the 13 years since its founding, the Hiddur Mitzvah Project has served Jewish communities worldwide, including in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Its work has extended to Kiev, Germany and Argentina. All of the programs that Rosenthal participates in use art to strengthen the global Jewish community.

Closer to home, Rosenthalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual workshop is a reflection of the personal connection he sees between people and the art they create. Families from synagogues in D.C., Maryland and Virginia design their own Judaica in his studio. Rosenthal provides outlines and glass pieces that can be arranged as the families wish.

When theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finished crafting, Rosenthal creates a one-of-a-kind piece that he hopes will be an integral part of their worship.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I work with families to create Judaica, I am helping them beautify their observance of ritual,â&#x20AC;? he said. Rather than creating works of art meant to stay on the shelf, Rosenthalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pieces are designed to stand up to years of use. In fact, Rosenthal hopes that the pieces families create together will become part of their ritual and a source of fond memories. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When grandparents and parents work with kids to create a sabbath candle set or special wine goblet, I like to say everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingerprints stay in what they make forever,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to think that in 30 years a new mother will light this candlestick with her family and remember creating it with her grandma 30 years earlier!â&#x20AC;?

To learn more about the Hiddur Mitzvah Project, visit collectgaryrosenthal.com.

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Local Catholics plan â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Walk With Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; procession Hundreds of local Catholics will join a procession on D.C. streets this Saturday to commemorate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Archdiocese of Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walk with Maryâ&#x20AC;? pilgrimage, according to a release from the archdiocese.

The worshippers will begin their procession at noon on Dec. 10 from two local parishes: the Shrine of the Sacred Heart at 16th Street and Park Road NW, and the Holy Name Catholic Church at 920 11th St. NE. Their destination will be the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 400 Michigan Ave. NE, where prayers, confessions and music will begin at 1 p.m., followed at 2:20 p.m. by a procession of flags from Latin America. At 2:30 p.m. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, will preside over a bilingual mass.

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, primarily celebrated among the Latino Catholic community, commemorates the miraculous appearances of the Virgin Mary, believed to take place before peasant Juan Diego in 1531 in Tepeyac near Mexico City. According to Catholic beliefs, roses appeared to Juan Diego despite the cold winter and an image of Mary appeared in his tilma (cloak) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is still visible today in a Mexican cathedral.

For the D.C. celebration, nuns from the Convent of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament have hand-embroidered a replica of the tilma with the image of Mary. Aztec dancers will also be appearing as part of the liturgical celebration, according to the release.

More information on the celebration and its schedule is available at adw.org/Guadalupe.

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sound of water and passing fish.

One installation will be vaguely familiar to fans of the National Building Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent summer attraction â&#x20AC;&#x153;Icebergsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; several of the tall pieces from that exhibit make up the cleverly titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;re-icicleâ&#x20AC;? at the HOK Courtyard, 3223 Grace St. NW. Artist Hiroshi Jacobs made the pieces smaller and gave them the appearance of being filled with water to create the narrative of the iceberg pieces melting en route to their new home. The Building Museum reached out to Jacobs, a well-known D.C. artist, in hopes of finding a new use for the materials, Jacobs said.

Other stops include a lit treehouse on Wisconsin Avenue near Volta Place, an array of flapping butterflies on the lawn of the Grace Episcopal Church at 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW, and a cluster of glowing LED images of people within the C&O Canal.

The largest Georgetown GLOW program yet was made possible in part by a $75,000 grant from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, according to Georgetown BID spokesperson Lauren Boston. The BID matched the grant, which helped fund the elaborate displays as well as marketing efforts.

Tonya Jordan of the arts commission told The Current that a panel of artists and city agency stakeholders reviewed 13 grant applications for this first year of the Public Art Building Communities Grant Program. Georgetown GLOW stood out for innovation, community engagement, capacity and credentials, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgetown has such an

interesting and diverse history. It definitely has a lot of pedestrian foot traffic. The timing with regard to the holiday season was perfect,â&#x20AC;? Jordan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good to be able to encourage the momentum for something getting bigger and more popular.â&#x20AC;?

MacWilliams said the submissions have gotten â&#x20AC;&#x153;a little bit bigger and a little bit granderâ&#x20AC;? since 2014. Time will tell if that tradition can continue, but everyone involved hopes it will. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgetown is only a square mile in terms of size. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not an entire city, and we only have so much public space,â&#x20AC;? Nancy Miyahira, the BIDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president, said during remarks at the reception. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Activating public space with public art is so enriching to the community, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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The exhibition will be lit daily from 6 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 1.

A free curatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour from MacWilliams will meet in front of the Washington Harbour Starbucks on Thursday at 6:30. The GLOW program will also include a Silent Disco on the Grace Church lawn Saturday night from 7 to 10 p.m. and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glow Riderâ&#x20AC;? bike event from Dupont Circle to Georgetown on Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

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A Look at Transportation in Northwest Washington

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Pint-sized Mitsubishi makes parking a breeze You can get the nicest car in the world, but its qualities count for little if you can’t find a place to park it. When space is at a premium — but you can’t make the all-out sacrifice of a two-seat Smart — an option is the unexpectedly roomy Mitsubishi

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Mirage, sold as a tiny four-door sedan or an even tinier five-door hatchback.

The hatchback is a particularly appealing option for slotting easily into a street parking space or a tiny garage or driveway. At just 149 inches long, it takes up nearly 3 feet less of curbside than a Honda Civic (and 20 inches less than the tested Mirage G4 sedan version). But the Mirage hatchback is still big enough to fit in bulky items when you fold down the rear seats, and four adults fit with surprising ease. There’s also excellent visibility.

The Mirage’s urban-driving credentials are augmented further by a tight turning circle of just 30.2 feet, and by EPA city fuel economy estimates ranging from 33 mpg to 37 mpg (depending on body style and transmission). The hatchback with the automatic transmission, the most efficient Mirage, also has the best EPA ratings of any car sold in the U.S. powered only by regular gasoline.

The Mirage is also the cheapest car sold in the U.S. with power windows, locks and mirrors.

They’re extra-cost options on its closest competitors: the even smaller Chevrolet Spark hatchback and the bigger Nissan Versa sedan. Mirage prices start at $13,830 for the hatchback and $1,000 more for the sedan. The sedan costs extra because it’s longer, with more room in the rear seat and trunk; however, the hatchback’s smaller footprint, better value and superior gas mileage make it probably the more appealing choice for D.C. conditions.

To be clear, there are some very good reasons that the Mirage is particularly inexpensive. Perhaps the biggest reason is its rough, raspy and just plain loud three-cylinder engine, which has just 78 horsepower. There’s adequate (albeit noisy) pep in the city, and the car is able to cruise at highway speeds, but accelerating at higher speeds demands patience, and gusty winds try to push it out of its lane. And gas mileage suffers as the engine labors at high speeds. Simply put, this is a car better suited for Nebraska Avenue than for Nebraska.

Cabin appointments are also basic. The Mirage makes a nice impression from a distance, but up close it’s clear that plastics are meant to be sturdy,

Circulator may discontinue multi-use bus ride passes

The D.C. Department of Transportation has proposed several tweaks to the DC Circulator bus system, including discontinuing unlimited-trip passes.

Under current policy, riders can purchase one-day, three-day, weekly and monthly passes to ride the Circulator, for $3, $7, $11 and $40, respectively. The proposed change, announced Friday, would eliminate these passes, but riders could continue to use $17.50 seven-day regional bus passes from Metro.

Fares would continue to be $1 per ride for most passengers; 50 cents for riders with disabilities or who are 65 and older; and free for children under age 5 or students using the Kids Ride Free program.

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The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage squeezes the basics of transportation into a small and affordable package. not fancy. And the car’s USB connectivity is downright amusing: There’s a cord that dangles from the Mirage’s glove box, rather than a built-in port.

Do note that the Mirage also trails some modern cars for crash-test performance — but it’s outstanding against the standards of just 10 years ago. In general, be aware of its shortcomings but consider it if its size would present a strong advantage to you.

Mercedes’ small coupe offers high style

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class coupe turned heads when it debuted, reinvigorating the class of big luxury two-doors. But while that vehicle starts at $123,675, you can now get similar styling on the much smaller C-Class for a more affordable $43,575.

Granted, part of the S-Class’ appeal is the presence it garners from its ample dimensions, which can’t be fully replicated on the C-Class.

But the style and luxury are impressive 2017 Mercedes C-Class coupe even on this lower-end model. Like the C-Class sedan, which was redesigned and greatly improved for 2015, the new 2017 coupe has outstanding levels of cabin opulence and driving polish. It almost feels like you’re merely giving up a bit of interior space compared to the larger Mercedes models.

Even as a two-door, the C-Class isn’t exactly a frisky sports car, but it feels poised and ready to tackle any condition you throw at it. Obviously there’s less room than the C-Class sedan, which also costs about $3,000 less, but the coupe offers a more distinctive experience.

The proposed regulations also eliminate references to two Circulator routes that aren’t currently in operation: the North-South Loop between Mount Vernon Square and the Southwest Waterfront, and the Smithsonian Loop along the National Mall (though the similar Monuments Loop would remain).

The Transportation Department is accepting comments on the DC Circulator proposals through Dec. 24 at publicspace.policy@dc.gov.

Five programs win grants under Vision Zero program

Five local transportation safety programs recently won a total of $600,000 in city grants under the Vision Zero initiative, an effort to eliminate traffic fatali-

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unanimously to support the proposed width of the new trail, as well as the plans for lighting and pavement. Of two options for the fence, the commission recommended a black vinyl-coated chain-link fence over a timber post alternative.

Reaction to the plans wasn’t entirely positive — commissioners agreed that the Park Service needs to do more to prevent cyclists from riding too fast on the trail’s slopes, endangering other users of the trail in the process.

The current plans include pavement markings adjacent to the park’s playgrounds that warn cyclists to slow down, but commissioners and neighbors also want the agencies to add rumble strips to the length of the trail in an effort to force cyclists to use caution. Zeender said the Park Service considered that option and initially included it in the plans, but later removed the rumble strips because of concerns that such implementation falls outside the agency’s purview.

ANC 2E chair Ron Lewis said the removal of rumble strips from the plans is “not acceptable” and that he’s prepared to engage with Park Service employees until they change their minds. “We’ll go as high as we need to,” Lewis said.

Commissioner Bill Starrels and commissioner-elect Jim Wilcox expressed skepticism that the agencies’ current plan for mitigating conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists will work. Starrels said he’s experienced difficulties preventing cyclists at Washington Harbour from misusing the area.

Friends of Rose Park president David Abrams expressed support for much of the plan at the ANC 2E meeting, calling the fence and the 6-foot width “terrific.” He said he’s happy to see that an early plan

ties and serious injuries by 2024. The winners are: ■ DC Villages and the Capitol Hill Village, which won $160,000 to help elderly residents get around without driving, improve driver education for seniors and enhance seniors’ pedestrian safety.

■ Gearin’ Up Bicycles, which won $80,000 to help ensure that residents’ bikes — particularly children’s — are in good repair.

■ George Washington University Hospital, which won $169,000 to improve the collection of blood evidence used to prosecute motorists accused of driving under the influence.

■ the D.C. Department of For-Hire Vehicles, which won $61,000 to better enforce rules against dangerous driving by taxis, including cutting across bicycle

to double the trail’s width has been scrapped but he also considers the rumble strips to be vital, especially to protect children who might run across the trail while playing at one of the park’s numerous recreation areas.

“They basically agreed to everything we’ve been asking for for the last 20 years. The one thing we’re hoping they’ll change their

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The Rose Park project is part of a broader rehabilitation of the Rock Creek Trail, shown.

mind on is the rumble strips,” Abrams said. “We’re prepared to do whatever we need to do to get that accomplished.”

Paul Hoffman of the Transportation Department acknowledged the concerns brought up at the meeting and said he’ll take them back to his team for further review.

Plans also include planting 32 new trees including oaks and elms, as well as installing lights similar to existing ones along the entire length of the Rose Park stretch.

A public meeting on the Rose Park project is tentatively set for next summer, after permitting and approvals are secured early next year, Zeender said. Residents and commissioners agreed that they’re encouraged by the progress and hope to see plans refined soon.

“We’re just so attached to this park and everything that’s there,” commissioner Tom Birch said.

“How it’s used and how we’re allowed to use it is really important.”

lanes and using illegal loading/unloading procedures.

■ the D.C. Office of Risk Management, which won $130,000 for a safety program to work with high-risk drivers within the District government, following an increase in crashes by city employees.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the grants Nov. 23, emphasizing the diversity of the programs winning funding.

“The District needs to attack traffic injuries and fatalities from all angles,” Bowser said in a news release. “While we focus on engineering safe infrastructure [at the D.C. Department of Transportation], our partners in public health, risk management, senior services, youth development, and the vehicle-for-hire industry are developing new solutions to improve safety.”

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING NEWS

Spotlight on Community Living Wednesday, December 7, 2016

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

Vol 5, No 13

Executive Director’s Message Laura Newland I’ve been in this position now for just a little more than a year, so you’ll have to forgive me for getting sentimental. You may know by now that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I’ve had the pleasure of breaking bread with many of you, and some of you know how much I love to eat! But Thanksgiving is about more than eating. It’s about fellowship, and giving thanks.

I was reminded of why I love this holiday during a Thanksgiving dinner at a senior wellness center. All of us at the table said what we were grateful for, and one person said that this was the only Thanksgiving she’d have this year. That she’s an outsider to her family, but not at the wellness center. This sentiment was echoed by others in the room.

I am so grateful to work at this agency, within this District government, that says no matter who you are, no matter where you’ve come from, you can be a part of D.C. We welcome you. The District exemplifies what this country was founded on—a government that is truly of the people and by the people. We are D.C. I know I wasn’t the only one who was disappointed by the divisive rhetoric and negative stereotypes used to describe me, my friends, my neighbors, my community throughout the presidential campaign. Regardless of where you stand on the issues, we can all agree that we all have the right to live, work and age peacefully without harassment, intolerance, or fear.

The Office on Aging has

COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR – DECEMBER 6th and 20th • noon Join the D.C. Caregivers Online Chat at Noon to discuss “Caregiver Burnout” on Dec. 6 and “Top Ten Ways to Care for Yourself During the Busy Holiday Season” on Dec. 20. Log on to http://dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiver-chat at noon, or visit at your convenience and hit replay to see the chat. For more information, contact linda. irizarry@dc.gov or call 202-5351442.

6th, 13th, 20th, 27th • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Martin Luther King Memorial Library holds Tech Talks each Tuesday to help those who want to learn more about assistive features in their devices and other technology. On Dec. 6, the subject is iPhones and Android phones.

Dec. 13 and 20th are drop-in clinics where patrons can get advice and help with their devices.

A game night will be held Dec. 27. The library is located at 901 G St. NW. All events will be held in room 215, the Center for Accessibility.

For more information, call 202-727-2142.

15th • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Train to become a DCOA Ambassador. Learn information about D.C. Office on Aging programs and services and help us connect to DC residents who are age 60+, people with disabilities who are 18+, and their caregivers.

Call 202-724-5626 to register for this or future training classes.

worked tirelessly to show you that we are an agency that cares about you as an individual. Who you are, your life experiences, your point of views are valued and respected here regardless of your race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or immigration status. As Mayor Muriel Bowser reaffirmed, the District is a sanctuary city. She is committed to ensuring we are and will continue to be a community that values inclusion and celebrates diversity.

Many of you have witnessed history at your own front door.

Many of you have made history. Some of you may even remember when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaimed that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I’ve heard that quoted

many times in my lifetime, and many more over the past several weeks.

What people don’t talk about is that right before that famous line, Dr. King proclaimed, “that there are still dark and difficult days ahead. Before we get there some more of us will have to get scarred up a bit.

Before we reach that majestic land some more will be called bad names…Before we get there some more will have to be thrown into crowded, frustrating, and depressing jail cells.

Before we get there maybe somebody else…will have to face physical death.”

Yes, the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice. But we must bend it with our own hands. That is our responsibility.

I know from talking to you, that

you know this.

If this election means anything, it’s a call back to civic engagement. Let’s show up for one another. Check on your neighbors, engage with your community, and advocate for one another. You have been critical in making D.C. a strong community, open to all people.

You are critical in keeping D.C. so.

Thank you. Thank you for reading. Thank you for engaging. Thank you for your contributions to this city—for making this a place where everyone is welcome. For many, holidays are lonely and isolating. Please join me in spreading love and joy this holiday season!

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, OFFICE ON AGING NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY

Fiscal Year 2017 Senior Villages Competitive Grant The Government of the District of Columbia, Office on Aging (DCOA) is soliciting applications for its FY 2017 Senior Villages competitive grant process. A total of $250,000 in District appropriated funds is available for projects in three service areas. This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits submissions that will enable DCOA to select the most qualified candidate to: (1) plan and implement membership supports increasing village membership and participation; (2) start-up a new village in Wards 7 or 8; and/or (3) support capacity building, technical assistance, and team building to foster cohesion and network resource sharing amongst established villages and those interested in forming villages. Each project is expected to include a strong sustainability plan.

Nonprofit organizations with places of business within the physical boundaries of the District of Columbia are eligible to apply. For profit organizations with places of business within the physical boundaries of the District of Columbia are also eligible to apply, but must not include profit in their grant application. Because Senior Service Network (SSN) organizations are potential recipients of funds allocated, SSN members responding to this RFA must submit a statement justifying why their selection would not present a conflict of interest.

Entities may choose to apply for one or more of the three service areas. Separate applications must be completed and submitted for each area of interest. Applicants must demonstrate as strong sustainability plan for services outlined in each application for a target population of seniors 60 years old and older residing in District neighborhoods.

The RFA will be released December 2, 2016. Deadline for submission is January 6, 2017, 2:00 p.m. A Pre-Application Conference is scheduled December 9, 2016, 2:00 p.m. at 441 Fourth Street, NW, Room 1107.

Applications are available for pickup from the D.C. Office on Aging, 500 K Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Electronic posting will be on the DCOA website, www.dcoa.dc.gov and the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development website, www.opgd.dc.gov no later than December 9, 2016. Inquiries should be forwarded to Aurora Delespin-Jones at aurora.delespin-jones@dc.gov or Jennifer Adu at Jennifer.Adu@dc.gov or by calling (202) 724-5622.

G O V E R N M E N T O F T H E D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A — M U R I E L B O W S E R , M AY O R

Mayor Muriel Bowser shared pre-Thanksgiving greetings at the Safeway Feast of Sharing. She is pictured with DCPS Chancellor Antwan Wilson, Ms. Senior D.C. Billie LaVerne Smith and members of the DC Seniors Cameo Club. Thousands attended the annual holiday event held at the Washington Convention Center. Attendees received a FREE Thanksgiving meal, were treated to live music, free health screenings, community exhibits door prizes and more.

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Wednesday DECEMBER 7 Performances and readings â&#x2013; Ballet Petite & Youth Performing Arts Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ballet Performance Company will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcracker.â&#x20AC;? 6 p.m. $21. Greenberg Theatre, American University, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. american.tix.com. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. â&#x2013; The In Series will present a new framing of Enrique Granadosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Spanish classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goyescas,â&#x20AC;? featuring the composer reflecting on his life and work from the deck of the Sussex, the ill-fated ocean liner he took to return to Spain during World War I. 7:30 p.m. $23 to $46. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763. The performance will repeat Dec. 10 and 17 at 8 p.m.; Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m.; and Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. â&#x2013; Folger Consort will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Second Shepherdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Play,â&#x20AC;? featuring festive medieval English tunes against the backdrop of a mystery play that weaves together the stories of the shepherds, a sheep thief and his cunning wife, and the miracle in a humble manger in Bethlehem. 7:30 p.m. $40 to $60. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. Performances will continue through Dec. 21.

Special events â&#x2013; The Downtown Holiday Market will feature exhibitors, local food and live music. Noon to 8 p.m. Free admission.

Sidewalk of F Street between 7th and 9th streets NW. downtownholidaymarket. com. The market will continue through Dec. 23 from noon to 8 p.m. daily. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;ZooLightsâ&#x20AC;? will feature environmentally friendly LED displays, a light show set to music, 150-foot-long â&#x20AC;&#x153;snow tubingâ&#x20AC;? tracks, the Conservation Carousel and live entertainment. 5 to 9 p.m.

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Thursday, Dec. 8 Thursday DECEMBER 8 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; Discovery Theater will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seasons of Light,â&#x20AC;? an interactive program about the history and customs of Ramadan, Diwali, Sankta Lucia, Hanukkah, Los Posados, Kwanzaa, Christmas and the First Nationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tradition of the winter solstice (for ages 5 through 10).

10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. $3 to $8. Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-8700. The production will continue through Dec. 20, with performances on Dec. 15 and 16 in the Rasmuson Theater at the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Concerts â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luce Unpluggedâ&#x20AC;? will feature the R&B band April + VISTA and a cash bar with libations and small snacks. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Lobbyingâ&#x20AC;? concert series will feature the 80-member female a cappella group Vienna Falls Chorus. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100. â&#x2013; Anacostiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acclaimed 16-member gospel brass and percussion band Sweet Heaven Kings will perform holiday favorites. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greenings: Evenings in the Conservatoryâ&#x20AC;? will feature Project Natale performing jazz selections. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; The RenĂŠe Fleming Voices series will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Merry Little Christmas With Megan Hilty,â&#x20AC;? an intimate holiday show with the Broadway star. 7 p.m. $85 to $99. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7 and 9 p.m. â&#x2013; The University of the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual holiday concert will feature the UDC Chorale, the Voices and

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Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. jazzaliveudc.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connected: Music in the Museumâ&#x20AC;? will feature the new music collective Interference performing the Grammywinning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Different Trainsâ&#x20AC;? in celebration of the 80th birthday of American composer Steve Reich. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free.

American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; Reverend Justin Hylton will perform Americana songs. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Jazz keyboardist and pianist Marcus Johnson will present a holiday concert. 8 and 10 p.m. $32.50. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-3374141. The performance will repeat Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 and 10 p.m. â&#x2013; Pasadena and Bumpinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Uglies will perform 9 p.m. $8 to $10. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; In conjunction with the publication of CNN Politicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything,â&#x20AC;?

CNN correspondent Brian Stelter and other contributors will discuss and reflect on the completion of an American election like no other. 4 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. â&#x2013; The Shakespeare Theatre Company Book Club will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Lord Fauntleroy,â&#x20AC;? Frances Hodgson Burnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel and her most financially successful. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free.

Forum, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. â&#x2013; Local authors Stephen Voss, Ann McClellan and Sandra Moore will discuss their recent books on the topic of bonsai. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. â&#x2013; Brendan Robertson, a commentator on the intersections of spirituality, sexuality and social renewal, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nomad: A Spirituality for Travelling Light,â&#x20AC;? about the new generations of progressive evangelical followers of Jesus. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. The Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. â&#x2013; The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family will present a talk by scholar Henderson Cleaves on â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Very Brief History of Creation: What Do We Think We Know About the Origin of Life on Earth.â&#x20AC;?

7:30 p.m. Free. Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, 4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400. â&#x2013; As part of the Avalon Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film studies program, Washington Post chief film critic Ann Hornaday will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talking Pictures: The Screenplay,â&#x20AC;? about what it means to say a movie has been well-written, beyond snappy one-liners and surprise twists. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $18. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut

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Thursday, DECEMBER 8 â&#x2013; Discussion: Science writer Dava Sobel, author of the classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Longitudeâ&#x20AC;? and studies of Galileoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter and Copernicus, will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars,â&#x20AC;? about a group of brilliant women who helped change the way we understand the cosmos. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Ave. NW. 202-966-3464.

Film â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Up? Docs!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a George Washington University Documentary Center series â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will screen the Academy Award-winning 1984 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Times of Harvey Milk,â&#x20AC;? about the successful career and the assassination of San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first elected gay council member. The screening will feature a talk by Harry Benshoff, co-editor of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Queer Cinema: The Film Readerâ&#x20AC;? and graduate director of the Department of Media Arts at the University of North Texas. 7 to 9:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Marvin Center Amphitheater, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. go.gwu.edu/whatsupdocs.

Performance â&#x2013; Washington Improv Theater will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seasonal Disorder,â&#x20AC;? its annual tribute to the chaos of the holidays. 7:30 p.m. $12 to $30. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. Performances will continue through Dec. 31.

Sales â&#x2013; A pottery sale will benefit Potters for Peace, a U.S.-based nonprofit that works with subsistence potters in Central America and assists throughout the world with the establishment of factories that produce ceramic water filters. Noon to 7 p.m. Free admission. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. firstuccdc.org. The sale will continue Friday from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. â&#x2013; Aid to Artisans will host its annual Holiday Craft Sale, featuring handmade crafts from countries such as Egypt, Guatemala, Colombia, India and Nepal.

Proceeds will help build and sustain programs that provide economic opportunities for artisans around the world. 4 to 7 p.m. Free. Creative Learning, Suite 104, 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW. aidtoartisans.

Special events â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Vintage Evening: Yuletide at Anderson Houseâ&#x20AC;? will feature tours of the festively decorated mansion, description of early-20th-century Christmas traditions and tastings of eggnog punch based on 100-year-old recipes. 6 p.m. $15; reservations required. Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evenings at the Edge: After Hours at the National Gallery of Artâ&#x20AC;? will feature tours of the newly renovated East Building; music by local DJ Adrian Loving; and an original modern dance piece by Deviated Theatre. 6 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. nga.gov/adults. â&#x2013; Grilled Oyster Co. will host photographer Jay Fleming for a book signing of his new collection â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working the Water,â&#x20AC;? a photo narrative that illustrates the seafood industry of the Chesapeake Bay. A trivia contest testing knowledge of seafood will follow. 6 to 8 p.m. $50 for the book. Grilled Oyster Co. at Cathedral Commons, 3701 Newark St. NW. 202362-1719. â&#x2013; The Washington City Paper will host its fourth annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bacon & Bourbon: A Whiskey Festival,â&#x20AC;? featuring an evening of bacon, bourbon, beer, bites, and bluegrass. 6 to 9:30 p.m. $55 to $110. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St. NW. washingtoncitypaper.com/events. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Library will host an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adult Coloringâ&#x20AC;? event. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Denver Nuggets. 7 p.m. $18 to $510. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Tour â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Focus: Seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greetingsâ&#x20AC;? will feature a tour led by Hillwood head of horticulture Brian Barr highlighting the holiday decor inside the mansion. 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. 202-686-5807. The tour will repeat Dec. 9, 13, 15 and 16 at 12:45 p.m.

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Friday DECEMBER 9 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Capitol Hill Arts Workshop teaching artists Ellen Cornett and Sheppard Bear will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paint & Sip,â&#x20AC;? an evening of painting and wine. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839. â&#x2013; Inspired by the verdant, Victorian setting of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Secret Garden,â&#x20AC;? a Flower Crown Making Workshop will explore the basics of these â&#x20AC;&#x153;halosâ&#x20AC;? of blooms and how to vary the techniques to match all size and shapes of blossoms. 7 p.m. $40. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. See Events/Page 25

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Concerts ■ “Fringe Music in the Library” will feature the Torches, a ramshackle group that includes banjo, oboe, harmonica, several-part vocal harmonies and cacophony, as well as some hollering and stomping. Noon. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Organist Carol Feather Martin of Arlington will perform selections from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite.”

12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-7970103.

■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert featuring works by Philip Parker, Robert Muczynski and others. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ The “Holiday Lobbying” concert series will feature the City Singers performing vocal musical offerings from choral classics to popular hits. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100.

■ Middle C Music will present a recital by guitar students of Nelson Dougherty. 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326.

■ We Were Pirates, a D.C.-based indie pop/rock band founded by multi-instrumentalist Mike Boggs, will perform as part of the Millennium Stage’s monthly collaboration with Hometown Sounds, a podcast and website dedicated to featuring locally based bands. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The 18th Street Singers, a 56-voice chorus comprised of young professionals living and working in D.C., will present “From Shadow Into Light,” featuring works from the Renaissance. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $20; free for students. Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes, 1217 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 18thstreetsingers.com. The concert will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

■ The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Howard University’s Afro Blue and vocalist Harolyn Blackwell will present “Jazz and Spirituality: From Ellington to Sun Ra and Beyond,” highlighting compositions by musicians inspired by spirituality, divinity or religion. 7:30 p.m. $25 to $40. Wallace H. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. americanhistory.si.edu.

■ The Cathedral Choral Society’s annual “Joy of Christmas” concert will feature performances by the Lyric Brass Quintet, the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Choir, organist Todd Fickley and carillonist Edward Nassor. The program will include Christmas favorites and a festive carol singalong, as well as a newly commissioned carol by composer Carson Cooman. 8 p.m. $25 to $79.

Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-2228. A family-oriented matinee will be presented at noon, with tick-

Exhibit features latest aluminum technologies “Aluminosity,” featuring new technologies for the use of aluminum in artworks, will open Friday with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DC Arts Center.

Presented by Black Artists of DC, the show includes

■ “We Are Not Alone,” an installation by Annette Isham and Zac Willis that investigates the belief in extraterrestrials, will open Friday at Flashpoint Gallery and continue through Jan. 7. An opening reception will take place Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

■ Touchstone Gallery will open three shows Friday

On EXHIBIT with a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and continue them through Dec. 23. A second reception will be held Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. with a talk by artist artists Daniel T. Brooking, T.H. Gomillion, Gloria C. Kirk, Russell Simmons and Nanno Smith. The exhibit Elaine Florimonte at 2 p.m. will close with an artist talk and closing reception The new exhibits are Touchstone Gallery Member Jan. 8 at 5 p.m.

Show; “Accumulation,” with new work by Florimonte Located at 2438 18th St. NW, the center is open on the theme of human connection; and “HandWednesday through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. 202picked III: Beyond Boundaries,” with works by studio 462-7833. artists of The Arc. ■ “Ward 12,” an exhibit and open studio event for Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is 12 participants in the S&R Foundation’s studios open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 program at the Fillmore School, will open Friday at p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Halcyon House and continue 202-347-2787. through Dec. 17. The artists, all ■ “Manifest Nature,” featuring from D.C., work in a variety of prints and paintings by Suzanne disciplines, from visual art and Caporael based on her early travfilmmaking to dance and music. els and close observation of They include Eames Armstrong, nature, will open Saturday with a Monica Jahan Bose, Marion reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Colomer, Ayana Zaire Cotton, Addison/Ripley Fine Art. HighReilly Dowd, Anna Kaminski, lighting works from 1985 through Mattias Kraemer, Konshens the the present, the show will continMC, Erik Moe, Daniel Phoenix ue through Jan. 21.

Singh, Anna Tsouhlarakis and Located at 1670 Wisconsin Grethe Wittrock.

Ave. NW, the gallery is open Tues Located at 3400 Prospect St. day through Saturday from 11 NW, the gallery space will be a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-338-5180. open Friday and Saturday as well ■ “Valor in the Pacific: A RememSuzanne Caporael’s “The as Dec. 12 through 17 from 1 to brance,” commemorating the 4 p.m. Registration is required for Wheel” will be on display at 75th anniversary of the bombing admission. sandrfoundation.org. of Pearl Harbor, will open today at Addison/Ripley Fine Art. ■ “Surreal Dialogue: Works by Ji the National Museum of the Yoon Hwang and Soyoung Kim,” featuring landscape U. S. Navy and continue through March 1. paintings and fabric furniture by two young Korean The museum is located at the Washington Navy artists, will open Friday with an artists’ reception and Yard, and visitors must call first and sign in at the talk at 6 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center Visitors Center, located at 11th and O streets SW. Washington, D.C. The exhibit will continue through Museum hours are Monday through Friday from 9 Jan. 10. An RSVP is requested for the reception. a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-433-4882.

Located at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, ■ “Views Along the Way,” featuring abstract-expres2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the center is open sionist paintings and collages by Amy Barker-Wilson, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from opened last week at Foundry Gallery and will con1:30 to 5:30 p.m. koreaculturedc.org. tinue through Dec. 31. ets costing $15 to $25; the regular performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.

■ Modern Broadway legend and Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown — best-known for his musicals “The Last Five Years,” “Honeymoon in Vegas,” “The Bridges of Madison County” and “Parade” — will perform his own music in a cabaret appearance. 8 to 10:30 p.m.

Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ Dumbarton Concerts will present a holiday celebration featuring harmonica virtuoso Frédéric Yonnet and Friends. 8 p.m. $30 to $35.

Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202-965-2000. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.

■ “Luther Re-Lives 2016 Holiday Concert” will feature singer William “Smooth” Wardlaw and his band performing some of Luther Vandross’ favorite holiday songs along with his R&B classics. 8 p.m. $25 to $30. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993.

■ “Jazz on the Hill” will present the Kevin Cordt Quartet. 8 to 11 p.m. No

cover; $15 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202546-8412.

■ South Carolina rock band Atlas Road Crew will perform on a double bill with the three-piece Philadelphia indie rock band Mo Lowda & the Humble.

8:30 p.m. $15 to $17. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Rivers and Rhodes — featuring singer-songwriters Ashley Mitchell and Donny Marvel of Caroline County, Md. — will perform. 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ In celebration of Human Rights Day, the Law Library of Congress will host a discussion on the impact of the Miranda warning on human rights in Eastern Europe. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free. Kluge Center, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5079.

■ The World Youth Democracy Forum will present a webcast meeting with Cuban scholar and political activist Manuel Cuesta Morua, winner of the 2016 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, and Dr. Eliot Sorel, founder of the World Youth Democracy Forum and senior adviser to the Ion Ratiu Democracy

T.H. Gomillion’s “The Garden” will be part of an exhibit at the DC Arts Center.

Located at 2118 8th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. 202232-0203.

■ “Home/Abroad,” presenting photographs and watercolor prints by Forest Hills artist Milton Shinberg, opened last week in the cafe at Politics and Prose, where it will continue through Jan. 14.

Located at 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, the cafe is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 202-3641919.

■ “A Myriad of Voices,” highlighting Spanish photographers who received the Revelation PhotoEspaña Award, will close Friday at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain. Presented as part of FotoWeekDC, the show includes artists David Jiménez, Isabel Flores, Paco Gómez, Lucia Arjona, the NOPHOTO Group, Germán Gómez, Carlos Sanva, Carlos Irijalba and Aleix Plademunt.

Located at 2801 16th St. NW, the gallery space is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-728-2334.

Award. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/morua.

■ American journalist and novelist Ben Ehrenreich will discuss his book “The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine,” about his time spent living in See Events/Page 26

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12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958. â&#x2013; Tom Nichols, visiting senior fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Renaissance Art in Venice: From Tradition to Individualism.â&#x20AC;?

3:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â&#x2013; Cookbook author and chef John Shields, host of two television series on the food of the Chesapeake Bay, will join journalist Jackson Landers to present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking a Bite Out of Invasive Species: From Ecosystem Menaces to Menu Items,â&#x20AC;? an evening program with tasting.

6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $35 to $50. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

Film â&#x2013; The Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cinema Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature Richard Donnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1988 comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scrooged,â&#x20AC;? a modern-day update of Charles Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Christmas Carolâ&#x20AC;? with Bill Murray as a big-shot TV producer. Bar with light dinner opens at 6 p.m.; movie starts at 7 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

Performances â&#x2013; The Fata Morgana Dance Company and 4200 Dance, Georgetown Day Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest dance company, will present student dancers and choreographers performing jazz, ballet, hip-hop and modern dance. 7 p.m. $5 to $10.

Georgetown Day School, 4200 Davenport St. NW. gds.org. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. â&#x2013; Fabum Inc. and the Arts Club Drama Committee will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Strong Woman: 1 Night/5 Plays,â&#x20AC;? a 10-minuteplay festival exploring female empowerment from various historical, social and geopolitical perspectives. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $30. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. fabum.org. â&#x2013; The Wheel, a new theater company

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Special events â&#x2013; A trunk show will feature accessories, wearables and outerwear from the Nuno Corp. that are not usually available for purchase in the United States. 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free admission.

George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. The event will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. â&#x2013; Friends of Glover Park Recreation Center with assistance from the Glover Park Citizens Association will collect donations for the U.S. Marine Corpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; annual Toys for Tots campaign at a holiday party with a performance by the Stoddert Elementary Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choir, photo opportunities with Santa Claus, a moon bounce, a dance floor and food from Potomac Pizza. 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Donated toys must be unwrapped and worth at last $10; attendees are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert to share. Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. sue@lohsen.com. â&#x2013; D.C.-based nonprofit Beckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund will host its eighth annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walk This Wayâ&#x20AC;? charity fashion show with local sports stars such as Pierre Garçon, Vernon Davis, Chris Baker, Otto Porter Jr., Kelly Oubre Jr. and Bill Hamid in support of efforts to break the cycle of domestic violence. 6:30 p.m. $150 to $250. Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW. wtwevent.com.

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Saturday, DECEMBER 10 â&#x2013; Festival: A Russian Winter Festival will feature Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden, folk music and dancing, art activities, fortune telling and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5 to $18; free for ages 5 and younger. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. The festival will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; Jan A.K. Evans, granddaughter of brewer Christian Heurich, will share holiday memories and discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing Up Heurichâ&#x20AC;? as part of a guided tour of the seasonally decorated mansion with Evans and Heurich House Museum director of public engagement Emma Bray. A Q&A will follow. 6 to 7:30 p.m. $10; reservations suggested. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org/events.

Saturday,DECEMBER Dec. 10 Saturday 10 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; Alliance Française de Washington will host a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open house to introduce its language programs. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with a musical storytime at 10:30 a.m. and a French storytime at 11:30 a.m. Free. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â&#x2013; The Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Storytime,â&#x20AC;? featuring a volunteer reader with a personal twist on a book that sparks the imagination and broadens the mind (geared toward ages 6 and younger). 10 to 11 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. The Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. â&#x2013; Swedish artist and art teacher Karin Lithell will hold a Swedish holiday crafts workshop for children. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. Embassy of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. www.swedenabroad.com/ washington. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a planetarium program on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stars of the Holiday Sky,â&#x20AC;? about winter sky stories from cultures around the world and the search for a scientific explanation of the Star of Bethlehem (for ages 5 and older). 1 p.m.

Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. â&#x2013; Children will hear a story about American writer Mark Twain and then create a special piece of art. 1 to 4 p.m.

Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program

will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. â&#x2013; The House of Sweden will host a weekly storytime for children and families to experience Swedish childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literature. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. www.swedenabroad.com/washington. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;FutureMakers: Electronics Essentialsâ&#x20AC;? will offer a chance to use conductive materials, build a switch and light a multi­color LED in a complex electrical circuit that participants will design from scratch (for ages 8 through 12). 2:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. â&#x2013; The In Series will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goyesquitas,â&#x20AC;? a family opera offering a tour of Spain through storytelling, songs and dance. 2:30 p.m. $15 to $25. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763.

The performance will repeat Dec. 17 and 18 at 2:30 p.m. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the solar system, the Milky Way and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m.

Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Instructor Luz Verost will lead a casual Spanish Conversation Club session designed to grow, revive or develop Spanish language skills. 10 to 11 a.m.

Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Tudor Place will present a herbal wreath workshop using foliage as well as herbs and spices like cinnamon or lavender to create a unique centerpiece. 10 a.m. to noon. $45 to $55. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. â&#x2013; Tudor Place will present a pinecone wreath workshop. 1:30 to 3:30. $45 to $55. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace. org. â&#x2013; Bahman Aryana of Rendezvous Tango will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Library Tango Practica.â&#x20AC;? 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321.

Concerts â&#x2013; Soprano Nancy Peery Marriott (shown) and pianist David Chapman will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas in the Air,â&#x20AC;? a program of treasured music of the Christmas season.

1 p.m. Free. Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. â&#x2013; Folger Consort musicians will lead audience members in learning medieval songs featured in the Folgerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staging of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Second Shepherdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Play.â&#x20AC;? 1 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. The event will repeat Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. â&#x2013; Washington Performing Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Children of the Gospel Choir will perform holiday carols. 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Free.

West Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Chorale will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter Concert: The Season of

Light,â&#x20AC;? featuring excerpts from Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas Oratorio,â&#x20AC;? portions of Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Judas Maccabaeusâ&#x20AC;? and American composer Daniel Pinkhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas Cantataâ&#x20AC;? in an arrangement for brass quartet and organ. 3 p.m. $15 to $30. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. georgetownchorale.org. â&#x2013; The Colonial Handbell Ringers will perform a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young at Heartâ&#x20AC;? holiday concert featuring classics, traditional favorites and selections from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wizard of Ozâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looney Toons.â&#x20AC;? 5 p.m. Free.

The Center, 4321 Wisconsin Ave. NW. colonialringers.com. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Lobbyingâ&#x20AC;? concert series will feature the Annandale Singers, the premier ensemble at Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annandale High School. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100. â&#x2013; Middle C Music will present a recital by guitar, ukulele and horn students of Alicia Kopfstein-Penk and Rod Hill. 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â&#x2013; Composer, multiinstrumentalist and writer Michael Hearst will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs for Unusual Creatures,â&#x20AC;? a special music program featuring some of Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strangest animals and interesting, uncommon instruments. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Georgetown Lutheran Church will host a Christmas carol singalong with pipe organ accompaniment, preceded by a performance of carols on Celtic harp.

5:50 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave NW. 202333-3642. â&#x2013; NPRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Jazz Piano Christmasâ&#x20AC;? will feature father and daughter Willie Pickens and Bethany Pickens and husband and wife Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes performing their favorite holiday songs in a program to be recorded for future broadcast. 7 and 9 p.m. $79. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â&#x2013; Singer Bria Blessing will perform a Christmas concert as part of her North American charity tour to benefit war victims of Ukraine. 7 to 9 p.m. $35. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. bria2016dc.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; The Dan Lipton Trio will perform a mix of Americana, folk and alt-country. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves will bring her Christmas tour to D.C. 8 p.m. $53 to $68. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. thenationaldc.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ladies of Jazzâ&#x20AC;? will present Batida Diferente. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $15 minimum. Mr. Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. â&#x2013; Atlas Road Crew and Stop Light Observations will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $17. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; D.C. punk bands MĂŠnage Ă&#x20AC; Garage, the Red Moon Preachers and Morning Banana Diet will perform a benefit show to raise awareness and funds See Events/Page 27

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■ Singer-songwriter Ken Cobb will perform. 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Jamie Stiehm, a Creators Syndicate columnist and contributor to USNews. com, will discuss “Thomas Jefferson: In the Presence of His Enemies.” 1 p.m.

Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0233.

■ Elizabeth Rajec, president of the Kafka Society of America, will discuss “Kafka: The Man Who Defined a Nightmare,” about the author of “The Metamorphosis.” 1 to 3 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Coleen Christian Burke, a professional decorator who was a 2014 White House design partner, will discuss “Christmas With the First Ladies: Decking the Halls at the White House,” about the holiday decorating approaches of modern residents from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama. 2 to 5 p.m. $45 to $55. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Artist Sylvia Snowden will discuss the impasto technique of her large-scale mixed media paintings in “The Feel of Paint.” 4 to 5 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company will host an interactive conversation on “The Secret Garden” featuring education staff and special guests. 5 to 6 p.m.

Free; reservations suggested. Forum, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202547-5688.

Family programs and festivals ■ The Smithsonian American Art Museum will host an Italian Holiday Festival featuring craft activities, children’s activities and performances by the Washington School of Ballet and Faction of Fools Theatre Company. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The Newseum will host its 18th annual “Yes, Virginia” Family Day, an event inspired by Francis P. Church’s 1897 New York Sun editorial responding to an 8-year-old’s question “Is there a Santa Claus?” Activities will include music by the Figgy Puddings Holiday Carolers, photos with Santa and a reading of Virginia O’Hanlon’s original letter. 1 to 4 p.m. Free for ages 18 and younger if they bring a letter for Santa to put in the Macy’s Santa Mail letterbox; $18.95 to $22.95 for museum admission for others. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. newseum.org.

Films ■ “Barbara Kruger Selects” will feature Charlie Kaufman’s 2015 film “Anomalisa,” the first feature animation to win a major motion-picture award, the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film

Festival. 1 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-8426799.

■ A film series about artists will feature three films about American artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi: 1967’s “The Face of Another,” 1945’s “Visual Variations on Noguchi” and 1972’s “Isamu Noguchi.” 3 to 6:30 p.m.

Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Commedia dell’Arte — Reprise” will feature Giorgio Pasotti and Matteo Bini’s 2014 film “Io, Arlecchino,” about a well-known TV host in Rome who returns to his hometown to visit his ailing father and manages to rekindle his own love for the theater. A discussion with Bini and Yale University professor Millicent Marcus will follow. 3:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-842-6799.

Performances ■ The Washington Revels will present “The Christmas Revels: A Nordic Celebration of the Winter Solstice in Music, Dance & Drama,” featuring a cast of over 100 ranging in age from 8 to 85.

7:30 p.m. $12 to $60. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. revelsdc.org. The performance will repeat Dec. 10 and 17 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.; Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m.; and Dec. 18 at 1 and 5 p.m.

■ Agora Dance will present “The Kind of Thing That Would Happen,” using monologue, diverse musical styles and highly physical choreography to explore the tenuous line between fact and fiction. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.

Special events ■ The March for Marrow 5K Run & Walk — presented in memory of Richard W. Carr and Ivan Fisher — will raise funds for the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, which helps families struggling with various bone marrow diseases. Registration begins at 6 a.m.; run begins at 7 a.m.; walk begins at 7:30 a.m. $35. Hains Point, East Potomac Park, Ohio Drive SW. tinyurl.com/MarrowWalk.

■ The Washington Harbour ice skating rink will hold a weekly “Cartoon Skate” event, from 10 a.m. to noon; and a “Rock n Skate” event, from 8 to 10 p.m. $9 to $10. Washington Harbour, 3000 K St. NW. 202-706-7666.

■ The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will hold its annual Winter Performance Festival as well as a ceramics sale, gingerbread house workshop and student art show. 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202547-6839.

■ The 26th annual “BZB Holiday Gift & Art Show” will feature holiday items, home accessories, clothes, jewelry and more. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission.

Shiloh Family Life Center, 1510 9th St. NW. 202-555-7060. The sale will continue Dec. 17 and 23.

■ The Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District will present its annual Santa Celebration featuring photo ops, live music, hot chocolate and other festive treats. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Free. Plaza, 5th and K streets NW. mvtcid.org.

■ The Petworth Business Association’s 11th annual Upshur Street Art & Craft Fair will feature 50-plus vendors selling one-of-a-kind handmade goods, as well as local music. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admission. 800 block of Upshur Street NW. petworthwdc.com.

■ The Washington Nationals Winterfest will feature holiday and baseballthemed activities and interactive events.

11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $23 to $33. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. nationals.com/natswinterfest.

The event will continue Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

■ Petco will host the Human Rescue Alliance’s mobile pet adoption vehicle with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. Whole Foods Market, 1440 P St. NW. 202-727-7369.

■ CityCenterDC will host an ice carving demonstration, along with over 20 fashioned-themed ice sculptures, a live DJ set, and complimentary hot cocoa and cider. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. CityCenterDC, 10th and H streets NW. citycenterdc.com.

■ The Humane Rescue Alliance will offer a chance to get your pet’s photo taken with Santa. Noon to 5 p.m. $20 donation suggested. Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-7350324.

■ Tenley-Friendship Library’s monthly “Game On!” Event will feature a bevy of board games and a Mario Cart Tournament with prizes. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ An afternoon of seasonal crafting will feature a chance to make holidaythemed greeting cards and gift tags, accompanied by an a cappella performance by GU Harmony (for ages 18 and older). 2 to 4 p.m. Free.

Music, Champagne & Interactive Fun for Grown-Ups” will feature a performance by the Capital City Symphony and Congressional Chorus. 8 p.m. $40; reservations required. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Milwaukee Bucks. 7 p.m. $21 to $510. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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Sunday, DECEMBER 11 ■ Reading: The Steinway Series will feature the Delphi Trio performing classic works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn and the D.C. premiere of William Bolcom’s first piano trio, which was commissioned by the Delphi Trio in 2014.

3 p.m. Free; tickets available in the G Street lobby at 2:30 p.m. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. rebekah.smith@dc.ogv.

■ Friends of Rose Park will host a 2016 Holiday Extravaganza featuring music from the Georgetown Chimes, pictures with Santa and craft activities. 3 to 5 p.m. Free admission; attendees are asked to bring new, unwrapped gifts for Toys for Tots. Rose Park, 26th and O streets NW. ■ A Christmas celebration will feature carols and traditional Polish dishes. 4 p.m. $20 to $25. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320.

■ “Holiday Cheers: A Night of Live

Children’s programs ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ The Folger Shakespeare Library will host a reading of Baltimore author M.C. Helldorfer’s book “Daniel’s Gift,” inspired by the story of “The Second Shepherds’ Play” about a special shepherd boy and his visit to the manger (for ages 4 through 8). 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077.

■ “NSO Music for Young Audiences” will present “Close Your Eyes … Now Open Your Ears!” — a new animalinspired show featuring National Symphony Orchestra violinist Holly Hamilton, National Symphony Orchestra violist Ruth Schaaf and soprano Kari Paludan (for ages 3 and older). 1:30 and 4 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

Classes and workshops ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on “Advice for Life.” 10 and 11:30 a.m. Free; $5 to $12 donation suggested. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-9862257.

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Continued From Page 27 ■ Via Umbria executive chef Johanna Hellrigl will explain how to bake and decorate her favorite Italian Christmas cookies, including biscotti alle spezie (spiced cookies, including mostaccioli with chocolate) and palle di neve (snow balls). 4 to 5:30 p.m. $25; reservations suggested.

Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

Concerts ■ Georgetown Day School students will perform holiday carols. 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The Washington Chorus will present “A Candlelight Christmas,” featuring Christmas classics, singalongs, the 200voice chorus and a candlelight processional. 2 p.m. $18 to $72. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. and Dec. 20, 21 and 22 at 7 p.m.

■ The DC Concert Orchestra will perform works by Schubert, Bruch, von Weber and Beethoven. 3 p.m. Free; donations encouraged. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. dcconcertorchestra.org.

■ The annual Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Christmas concert with soloists, choir and chamber orchestra will feature Antonio Vivaldi’s choral masterpiece “Gloria” as well as community carol singing. 4 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202 ■ Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare will present “Winter: A Cozy Noel,” a baroque holiday concert that will include “Winter” from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” 4 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky (shown) and pianist Wu Qian will perform works by Schumann, Grieg, de Falla and Schnittke. 4 p.m. $20 to $40; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ The Thomas Circle Singers will present “The Wonder of Christmas,” featuring holiday favorites such as Conrad Susa’s “A Christmas Garland,” Kirke Mechem’s “Seven Joys of Christmas”; carols and motets by Paul Halley, Carlos Alejandro Catrillo, Matthew Culloton and David Willcocks; a choral procession with bells; and an audience singalong of favorite carols. 4 p.m. $20 to $25. St.

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■ The Atlas Performing Arts Center, Capital City Symphony, Congressional Chorus and American Youth Chorus will present the 11th annual Holiday Concert and Sing-Along. 4:30 and 7 p.m. $12.50; reservations required. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993.

■ “A Candlelight Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” will feature music by John Rutter and David Willcocks, as well as traditional Christmas carols for all to sing. A holiday reception will follow. 5 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish, 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796.

■ The National Presbyterian Church Festival Choir, soloists and instrumentalists will perform Handel’s “Messiah.” 5 p.m. Free. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. nationalpres.org/concert-series.

■ Middle C Music will present a recital by guitar and ukulele students of Maureen Andary. 5 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202244-7326.

■ The “Holiday Lobbying” concert series will feature the Washington Sängerbund performing German Christmas carols. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100.

■ Musicians from the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform selections from Debussy, William Alwyn and Gareth Farr. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Emerson String Quartet will present a recital with violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violist Lawrence Dutton and cellist Paul Watkins performing works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Grieg. 6 to 8 p.m. $56 to $72. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.

■ The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle’s “Festival of Lessons and Carols” will feature Gregorian chants, hymns and carols interwoven with the proclamations of Scriptures that anticipate the birth of Christ. 7:30 p.m. Free; $20 donation encouraged. Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. stmatthewscathedral.org.

Discussions and lectures ■ The Rev. Lloyd Alexander “Tony” Lewis Jr., former professor of New Testament at Virginia Theological Seminary,

will discuss “John: The Maverick Gospel: Listening to the Good News From John Throughout the Lectionary Year.” 10 a.m.

Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 16th and H streets NW. 202-347-8766.

■ The Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, former secretary of the Anglican Communion, will speak as part of the Washington National Cathedral’s Second Sundays Series, featuring provocative and important voices on pressing contemporary issues. 10:10 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

■ Arthur Wheelock, curator of northern baroque paintings at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss “Drawings for Paintings in the Age of Rembrandt: The Creative Process.” Noon. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Retired economist Harvey Bale will lead a brown-bag discussion exploring the roots of Christmas. 1 p.m. Free.

Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

■ National Gallery of Art lecturer David Gariff will discuss “The Christmas Story in Art.” 1 p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. The talk will repeat Dec. 13, 14, 16, 19, 21 and 23 at 1 p.m.

■ Author Ingrid Anders will facilitate a monthly reading group for writers, with participants reading a celebrated short story aloud and discussing the literary devices used by the author. 2 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Artists Joan Snyder and David Reed will discuss “Flow: Theory and Practice” in conversation with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, professor of psychology and management and founding co-director of the Quality of Life Research Center at Claremont Graduate University, and Molly Donovan, curator of modern art at the National Gallery of Art. Noon. Free.

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

■ Artist Allison Janae Hamilton will discuss her artwork “Haints at Swamp II,” a portrait featured in “The Outwin 2016” exhibition. 3 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Liberation Takes Generations,” about the role of black women as leaders in the civil rights movement, will feature Ramona Africa, minister of information for the MOVE Organization, and Elle Hearns, organizing coordinator for Black Lives Matter National. 5 to 7 p.m. $50 to $100. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com.

Films ■ “Commedia dell’Arte — Reprise” will feature Pietro Marcello and Maurizio Braucci’s 2015 film “Bella e perduta (Lost and Beautiful).” 3:30 p.m. Free.

East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-842-6799.

■ The Atlas Silent Film Series will feature live music by Andrew Earle Simpson accompanying a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 comedy-drama “The

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Vancouver Canucks. 5 p.m. $33 to $519. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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Monday, DECEMBER 12 ■ Reading: The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute will feature a reading by Tracy K. Smith, director of Princeton University’s Creative Writing Program, author of the critically acclaimed memoir “Ordinary Light” and the Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poems “Life on Mars.”

7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

Kid,” about a street waif taken in by Chaplin’s Tramp as an infant. 4 p.m. $20. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

Performances ■ Poet and educator Matt Gallant will host a Jazz & Verse Open Mic event featuring the Bruce Krohmer Trio. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ Petworth Citizen will host a comedy showcase. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

Special events ■ The Hospitality Circle of Peoples Congregational Church will present a Christmas bazaar. 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free admission. Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, 4704 13th St. NW. 202-8295511.

■ The fourth annual Charlie’s Place Community Pancake Breakfast will support the group’s programs for the homeless and hungry in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. 10 a.m. $20 donation suggested. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW. bwille@stmargaretsdc.org.

■ The Humane Rescue Alliance will offer a chance to get your pet’s photo taken with Santa. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. $20 donation suggested. Pro Feed DC, 5104 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-735-0324.

■ “DC Maker’s Market at East City Bookshop” will feature local creators selling unique, handmade crafts, cards and more, including quirky T-shirts by Sneekis, journals and paper goods by Moonlight Bindery and watercolor prints

by Marcella Kriebel. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop. com.

■ The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue will host “An Evening to Thank and Celebrate Esther Safran Foer,” a tribute to its outgoing executive director. Foer will offer her reflections on her leadership in conversation with author and journalist Hanna Rosin. 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

Children’s program ■ Singer-songwriter Marsha GoodmanWood will present “Rise + Rhyme,” a storytelling and performance series for ages 5 and younger.

9:30 to 11 a.m. $5 per child. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

Classes and workshops ■ The weekly “Viniyoga Mondays” program will feature a gentle yoga class.

10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free.

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

■ As part of the Georgetown Library’s Winter Wellness Workshops series, Susan Lowell will continue a three-part introduction to the practice of tai chi.

7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. The class will conclude Dec. 19.

Concerts ■ The U.S. Army Chorus will perform holiday favorites. 1 p.m.

Free. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. usarmyband.com.

■ The “Holiday Lobbying” concert series will feature the chamber choral ensemble Thomas Circle Singers. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100.

■ The Chamber Music Ensemble from the University of Maryland will present chamber selections and holidaythemed music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Middle C Music will present a recital by adult students. 8 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202244-7326.

Discussions and lectures ■ “Conversations at The Kreeger Museum,” a program for those with memory disorders and their caregivers, will feature a discussion of Pablo Picasso’s “At the Cafe de la Rotonde.” 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free; registration required.

Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-337-3050, ext. 318.

■ George Washington University students will discuss their research about George Washington at Mount Vernon.

Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Aung Lynn, ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the United States, will discuss “The New Myanmar,” about the political changes that Myanmar has undergone over the last decade and the challenges that still lie ahead 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reserSee Events/Page 29

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Continued From Page 28 vations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/newmyanmar. â&#x2013; The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law will host a panel discussion on the likely impact of the 2016 elections in light of Republican control of the presidency, Congress and soon the Supreme Court on low-income legal service clients and other vulnerable populations. 6 to 8 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Student Center, University of the District of Columbia, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street NW. law.udc.edu/event/Election2016. â&#x2013; The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will present a seminar on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Regulatory Process of Starting a Small Business.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m.

Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. â&#x2013; A panel discussion on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Austrian Studies Todayâ&#x20AC;? will feature GĂźnter Bischof of the Austrian Marshall Plan Center for European Studies at the University of New Orleans; Steven Beller, an independent scholar; and James Shedel of the Department of History at Georgetown University. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org/upcoming-events.

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6:30 p.m. Free. Meeting Room, Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

Special events â&#x2013; Scott Harris â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a distiller, brandy evangelist and creator of a new local spirit, Catoctin Creek Distilling Co.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1757 Brandy from Loudoun County â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brandy: In the Winter Spirit,â&#x20AC;? an evening program with tasting. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $50 to $65. Smithsonian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; The Museum of the American Cocktailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ninth annual DC Holiday Cocktail Seminar will feature concoctions from Gina Chersevani of Buffalo & Bergen, Sarah Rosner of Radiator, Rachel Sergi, Aaron Joseph and other craft bartenders. The event will also feature a brief talk by Phil Greene on the newly released book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $37.50 to $45. Archipelago, 1201 U St. NW. natfab.org/events/ holiday-cocktail-seminar.

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opportunity to mix and shake up a cocktail themselves. 7:30 p.m. $25; reservations suggested. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

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Performance â&#x2013; Laugh Index Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improv Wars,â&#x20AC;? a friendly competition among improv troupes, with the audience voting for the winner. 8 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing the Play: The Secret Garden,â&#x20AC;? featuring theater games and acting activities that explore the productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s themes and characters (for ages 7 and older). 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Forum, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688.

Tuesday, DECEMBER 13 â&#x2013; Discussion: The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landscapes of the Anthropocene: Life in the Age of Humansâ&#x20AC;? lecture series will feature a talk by Claudia West, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Planting in a Post-Wild World,â&#x20AC;? on her optimism and dedication to a new idea of nature â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Q?rius Theater, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. naturalhistory.si.edu. atelierjones, will lead a tour of the exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timber City,â&#x20AC;? illustrating how architects choose materials to provoke emotional responses and discussing her own use of cross laminated timber (CLT) for the Bellevue First Congregational Church in Seattle as a way to convey an inherent warmth and comfort. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $10 to $20; reservations required. National

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Classes and workshops â&#x2013; A certified yoga instructor will lead a walk-in gentle yoga class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Library will present a walk-in yoga class practicing introductory viniyasa techniques. 11:30 a.m.

Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Lindsey Crawford of Yoga District will present a yoga class for beginners. 1 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. â&#x2013; Housing Counseling Services Inc. will present an introductory workshop on reverse mortgages. 2 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7006. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. â&#x2013; Cocktail director Michael Rovezzi will help attendees spice up their holidays by demonstrating five different Italian Christmas cocktails, giving them the

Concerts â&#x2013; The Library of Congress Chorale with conductor Nicholas Alexander Brown will present a community sing of highlights from Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Messiah.â&#x20AC;?

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-8437. â&#x2013; As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, soprano Marilyn Moore and pianist Carlos Rodriguez will present a concert celebrating African-American heritage and honoring the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 12:10 p.m. Free.

Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Lobbyingâ&#x20AC;? concert series will feature the Washington Chorus. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100. â&#x2013; Bilja Krstic & Bistrik Orchestra will perform a blend of traditional Balkan ethno music, a cappella songs and ethno grooves combined with elements of improvisation and modern music approach. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greenings: Evenings in the Conservatoryâ&#x20AC;? will feature the Capital Accord Chorus. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. ConserSee Events/Page 30

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Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra will present Duke Ellingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nutcracker Suiteâ&#x20AC;? and other holiday favorites. 8 and 10 p.m. $30. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-3374141. The performance will repeat Wednesday at 8 and 10 p.m. â&#x2013; The Stray Birds will perform on a double bill with Miss Tess and the Talkbacks. 8 p.m. $13 to $15. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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ensure best possible outcomes. 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Eye Center Conference Room, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW. 202-877-6159. â&#x2013; Alessio Assonitis, director of the Medici Archive Project, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Digital Medici and the Fall of Italian Archives,â&#x20AC;? about his groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work to develop digital humanities tools to help scholars and the general public learn more about early modern European culture. 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â&#x2013; Cecily McMillan, a social justice organizer and prisoner rights advocate, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Occupy Wall Street to Resisting Trump,â&#x20AC;? about her experiences at the center of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York as well as about her time at Rikerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island, where she was subsequently imprisoned. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â&#x2013; Historian Matthew Dallek, a professor at George Washington University, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defenseless Under the Night: The Roosevelt Years and the Origin of Homeland Security,â&#x20AC;? an account of the test of wills and bureaucratic battle

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between first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in the months after Pearl Harbor. 6 to 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; Artists Mira Dancy and Suzanne McClelland will discuss their backgrounds, artistic processes and philosophies, as well as their works featured in the special exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land: Women Artists From the Rubell Family Collection.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 9 p.m. $15 to $25; reservations required. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000. â&#x2013; Architect, author and historian Gary Lawrance will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Architectural Splendors: Fifth Avenue Palaces and Long Island Retreats,â&#x20AC;? about the many vanished wonders of residential architecture built by some of the Gilded Ageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prominent families, their breathtaking interiors, the people who built them, and the changing face of New York City and Long Island from 1870 to 1930.

6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Chuck Collins, an heir of the meatpacker Oscar Mayer and co-editor of Inequality.org for the Institute for Policy Studies, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good,â&#x20AC;? which argues for the rich to be part of the solution to the income divide in America. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. The Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. â&#x2013; The 10th annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;McGowan Forum on Women in Leadership: Political Campaignsâ&#x20AC;? will feature Cokie Roberts, journalist, author and political commentator; Karen Dunn, partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP; Kristen Soltis Anderson, pollster and author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up)â&#x20AC;?; Margie Omero, executive vice president of public affairs at PSB Research; and Sara Fagen, partner at DDC Public Affairs. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; Upshur Street Books will present a talk about the history of fine dining and fine drinking in America by Paul Freedman, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ten Restaurants That Changed America,â&#x20AC;? and Robert Simonson, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Proper Drink: The Untold Story of How a Band of Bartenders Saved the Civilized Drinking World.â&#x20AC;?

7 to 9 p.m. $6; reservations required.

Third Floor, 4200 9th St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

Films â&#x2013; The Embassy of France will host a screening of French director Michel Gondryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Microbe and Gasoline,â&#x20AC;? about the friendship between two male adolescents looking for adventure and freedom. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. frenchculture.org. â&#x2013; The Washington Jewish Film Festival and the Foundation for Jewish Study will present Ivan Nitchevâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bulgarian Rhapsody,â&#x20AC;? a story of teenage

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Wednesday, DECEMBER 14 â&#x2013; Discussion: The World Affairs Council will host a talk by Anne Anderson, ambassador of Ireland to the United States, on the U.S.Ireland relationship, her countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with the international community, and her experience as the first female ambassador to represent her country to the United States. Reception from 6 to 6:45 p.m.; discussion from 6:45 to 8 p.m. Free; registration requested.

Horizon Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-293-1051. love and friendship told against the backdrop of the Holocaust.

7:30 p.m. $13.50.

Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC, 1529 16th St. NW. 202777-3241.

Performances â&#x2013; The Washington Improv Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harold Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature long-form improv performances by various ensembles. 8 and 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. â&#x2013; Story District will present its monthly show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Divine Intervention: Stories about when something saves the day or turns the tide.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. storydistrict.org.

Special event â&#x2013; WWE SmackDown and Tribute to the Troops will visit D.C. with appearances by stars such as AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton. 6:15 p.m. $20 to $115. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Teen program â&#x2013; Writopia Labs DC will present a Short Story Writing Workshop (for ages 13 through 18). 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. dclibrary.org/node/54448.

Wednesday, Dec. 14 Wednesday DECEMBER 14 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; The Kreeger Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Studio: Story + Workshopâ&#x20AC;? will feature a gallery tour of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as a story and a hands-on art-making experience (for ages 3 to 5). 10 to 11 a.m. $10 per child; registration required. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Kripalu yoga teacher Eva Blutinger will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga in the Galleriesâ&#x20AC;? class.

10 a.m. $5 to $10. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; Guy Mason Recreation Center will offer a weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gentle Gyrokinesisâ&#x20AC;? class to improve posture, balance and agility.

2:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7736. â&#x2013; Poets on the Fringe will host a weekly poetry workshop. 7 to 9 p.m.

Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. passapamela@aol.com. â&#x2013; Susan Lowell will lead a workshop on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soft Answer Verbal Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ai Chi,â&#x20AC;? based on Suzette Haden Elginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-7271488.

Concerts â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Lobbyingâ&#x20AC;? concert series will feature the mixed choir Carmina and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ensemble Illuminare will perform. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free.

Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-6289100. â&#x2013; The Millennium Stage will host the 43rd anniversary of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Merry TubaChristmas,â&#x20AC;? featuring hundreds of tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players from the area coming together to play traditional Christmas music. Rehearsal at 4:15 p.m.; performance at 6 p.m. Free; registration for musicians interested in participating in the concert opens at 3 p.m. outside the Concert Hall; tickets for the public will be distributed in the Hall of Nations starting at 4 p.m. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Musical Theatre SingAlong,â&#x20AC;? featuring a chance to sing musical theater and Disney favorites. 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested.

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Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

■ Beggars Tomb and Zydeco Jed will present “Fare Thee Well Joe.” 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ National Museum of Women in the Arts director of education and digital engagement Deborah Gaston will discuss several works in the special exhibition “No Man’s Land: Women Artists From the Rubell Family Collection.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000.

■ Curator John Hessler of the Geography and Map Division at the Library of Congress will present a gallery talk on “The Autosacrifice Ceremony and Maya Kingship” inside the “Exploring the Early Americas” exhibition. Noon to 1 p.m.

Free. Northwest Gallery, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-9070.

■ Joanna Marsh, senior curator of contemporary interpretation, will use an artwork from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection to spark conversation and close looking. 6 to 7 p.m.

Free. Meet in the G Street lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ ABC News and NPR political analyst Cokie Roberts will discuss her book “Ladies of Liberty” and a newly adapted version of her account of courageous, inventive and inspiring women for a younger audience. 7 p.m. $14; $20 for one book and one ticket. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-9876487.

Films ■ The National Archives will present the 1971 CBS News documentary “The Selling of the Pentagon,” an exposé of the use of public funds to promote the Vietnam War. Noon to 1 p.m. Free.

McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ The “Media That Matter” film series will present “Stories of Strength,” featuring first-person short digital films

by Washingtonians in partnership with OneDC, which works for racial and economic equity in D.C. neighborhoods; and DC Doors, which provides comprehensive services for Latino families and single women facing a housing crisis.

Reception at 6:30 p.m.; program at 7 p.m. Free. Doyle/Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu.

■ The Avalon Theatre’s Lions of Czech Film series will screen Olmo Omerzu’s 2015 drama “Family Film,” an unpredictable and irresistible study of a family struggling to stay together amid tragedy. 8 p.m. $7 to $12.25. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-3464.

Performances and readings ■ The Combat Veterans Players will present “The Comedy of Errors,” featuring service members from the United Kingdom and the United States performing one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays.

A discussion and reception will follow. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lans-

burgh Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. 202547-1122.

■ The Grapevine Spoken Word Series will feature guest performers Donna Washington and Gayle Turner, followed by an open mic. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15 donation suggested. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-7260856.

■ Press Play will present “Hump Days.” 7:30 p.m. $8 to $12. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-4627833.

Special event ■ St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will present “From Loss to Christmas Light: A Service of Healing,” for people for whom a devastating loss or deep disappointment has brought sadness to the Advent and Christmas seasons. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-3638286.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Charlotte Hornets. 7 p.m. $19 to $464. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Support ■ PFLAG will host a monthly support group for parents and friends of children who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. lavendartime@aol.com.

Thursday,DECEMBER Dec. 15 Thursday 15 Children’s program ■ Discovery Theater will host “Tot Rock: Holiday Sing Along With Rocknoceros,” a holiday singalong featuring the popular children’s band (for ages 2 through 6). 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. $6 to $8. Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-8700. The performance will repeat Friday at the same times.

Class ■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company and Smithsonian Gardens will present a “Secret Mini-Garden Workshop,” featuring a chance to build a tabletop garden (all ages). 6 to 7 p.m. $20 per garden for up to three patrons. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688.

Concerts ■ Live at 10th & G will host a midday “Holiday Harp” concert by the American Pops Orchestra. 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

Free admission. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. theamericanpops.org.

■ The Take 5! Jazz Series will feature vocalist Akua Allrich and the Tribe perform songs written or performed by Oscar Brown Jr., Leonard Cohen, Elizabeth Cotton, Joni Mitchell, Lead Belly, Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba, among others, as well as some of Allrich’s own compositions. 5 to 7 p.m.

Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The “Holiday Lobbying” concert series will feature the Congressional Chorus. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lobby, The Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100.

■ Singers from the Washington National Opera will perform classic carols and traditional Christmas songs. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Season’s Greenings: Evenings in the Conservatory” will feature Tony Craddock Jr. & Cold Front performing jazz. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ The National Symphony Orchestra will present Handel’s “Messiah,” featuring conductor Laurence Cummings, four soloists and the University of Maryland Concert Choir. 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

■ The Capital Encore Chorale will present a holiday choral concert featuring seasonal pieces including “And the Glory of the Lord,” “Irving Berlin’s Christmas,” “Shepherd’s Pipe Carol” and others. 7:30 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 301-261-5747.

■ Singer-songwriter Dan Wolff will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Kreeger Museum will present “Heifetz on Tour,” featuring Israeli-born violinist Kobi Malkin, violinist Rachell Wong, violist Stephanie Block, cellist Cleman Itzkoff and Mississippi-born soprano Angel Azzarra. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-337-3552.

■ “Thursday Night Bluegrass” will feature By & By. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $12 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-5468412.

■ Spiritual Rez will present an album release party for “Apocalypse Whenever” on a double bill with Formula 5. 8:30 p.m. $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Research associate Ann Rowe will discuss “A Closer Look at Resist-Dye Textiles from the Americas.” Noon. Free.

George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Curator Leslie Ureña will discuss Consuela Kanaga’s portrait by Alma Lavenson. Noon. Free. Meet in the G Street lobby, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ In conjunction with the exhibit “People on the Move: Beauty and Struggle in Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series,” curator Elsa Smithgall will discuss the themes of struggle and freedom represented in the 60 panels. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ events.

■ A panel discussion on “The Bill of Rights in the 21st Century” will feature Judge Thomas Griffith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Judge Patricia Millett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Judge Andre M. Davis of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; and journalist Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal. 7 p.m. Free.

McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ Upshur Street Books will present a talk by artist Caitlin Teal Price about her monograph “Stranger Lives,” a vibrant taxonomy of sunbathers between Coney Island and Brighton Beach from 2008 to 2015. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Third Floor, 4200 9th St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ Alliance Française de Washington will host a book talk by Susan Suleiman,

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professor of the civilization of France and comparative literature at Harvard University and author of “The Némirovsky Question,” about the tragic life of Irene Némirovsky, a brilliant novelist and secular Jew popular in 1930s Paris. 7 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

■ The Georgetown Book Club will discuss Geraldine Brooks’ 2015 novel “The Secret Chord.” 7:30 p.m. Free.

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

■ In conjunction with the exhibition “Whitfield Lovell: The Kin Series and Related Works,” curator Elsa Smithgall will provide an overview of the American artist’s work, including discussion on how he explores issues of identity and cultural memory. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $12.

Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

Films ■ The Pajama Movie Night Series will feature the 2003 film “Elf,” starring Will Ferrell and Bob Newhart. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ In conjunction with the “District II” exhibition, the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., will present a screening of the film “F Street, the Place on the Ridge,” about how F Street NW has held its own for nearly 200 years as the tide of commerce has ebbed and flowed, often leaving in its wake empty streets and vacant buildings. A post-screening discussion will feature Anne McDonough, library and collections director at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and Phil Portlock, photographer, writer, film documentary producer, social justice activist and native Washingtonian. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dchistory.org ■ The Library of Congress will present the 1971 film “Red Sky at Morning,” a murky tale about a boy forced to come to terms with his manhood when his father is killed during World War II. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-8572.

Performance ■ Step Afrika! will present a preview performance of “Magical Musical Holiday Step Show 2016.” 7:30 p.m. $15 to $33.50. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. Performances will continue through Dec. 30.

Special events ■ The Newseum will present “Bill of Rights Day,” featuring family-oriented programs, tours and re-enactments celebrating the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free with museum admission of $13.95 to $22.95. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. newseum.org.

■ The St. Alban’s Opportunity Shop will host its second annual customer appreciation evening with light refreshments and raffle prizes. 3 to 7 p.m. Free admission. St. Alban’s Opportunity Shop, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-966-5288.

■ The Georgetown boutique Lilly Pulitzer will host an evening of holiday shopping at a “Shop ’n Share” benefit for Tudor Place in honor of the final month of the landmark’s bicentennial. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested.

Lilly Pulitzer, 1079 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tudorplace.org.

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