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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Foggy Bottom Current

Businesses balk at plan for sidewalks

Current Staff Report A group of Adams Morgan business owners strenuously objected last week to a suggestion to reserve more sidewalk real estate along 18th Street for pedestrian access. Last Wednesday the Adams Morgan advisory neighborhood commission voted to recommend that the city retain 12 feet of unobstructed sidewalk space on 18th Street, which is now undergoing a large-scale streetscape reconstruction project. In most parts of the city, the Public Space Committee calls for 10-foot-wide unobstructed sidewalks. Many commissioners argued for the pedestrian-safety benefits of wider sidewalk paths, but business owners worried that the change — which would reduce the number of outdoor seats they could offer — could hurt their profits. Commission chair Wilson Reynolds, who eventually voted against the proposal because of amendments, said the time to act was now — before streetscape construction is complete and restaurateurs begin to apply for permits to See Sidewalks/Page 9

West End wants condo units in library project

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■ Development: EastBanc

plans mixed uses for 24th St. By JESSICA GOULD Current Staff Writer

As the Foggy Bottom-West End advisory neighborhood commission prepares to vote on a mixed-use project at the West End Neighborhood Library site, some residents are emphasizing their preference for condominiums rather than rentals. Developer EastBanc hopes to construct two buildings in the neighborhood: one on the library’s 1101

Discussions stall on accord for Wesley Heights pizzeria Matt Petros/The Current

■ Licensing: Commission

The Woodrow Wilson House is displaying a 1921 Milburn electric car similar to models Wilson and his security guards drove during his presidential term. The car is part of an exhibit opening tomorrow at the Kalorama museum that highlights Wilson’s support for innovation.

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By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Officials consider bus service adjustments By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

A package of proposed changes to local bus service, including rerouting of a Connecticut Avenue line and elimination of several latenight weekend trips, is now headed for public hearings. The Washington Area Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is looking at the adjustments as a way to update routes, cut out redundancies and improve efficiency. Any changes would take effect in mid-2012, according to transit authority spokesperson Dan Stessel. The proposals are budget-neutral, said Steve Strauss of the D.C. Department of Transportation.

NEWS ■ New Georgetown chocolatier gears up for busy season. Page 19. ■ Deal’s seven-year principal plans departure. Page 3.

24th St. site, and one on the site of a fire station at 2226 M St. As part of the projects, the developer will fund reconstruction of both the library and the fire station, which the city will continue to own. The commission held a special meeting Oct. 4 to focus on the library, which neighbors have been hoping to improve for years, and the residential units that would surround it. According to Joe Sternlieb, EastBanc’s vice president for acquisitions, the planned-unit development will include 17,000 to 20,223 square feet for the library, 7,100 to See Condos/Page 23

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Under the proposal, the L2 route would no longer travel along the 18th Street corridor.

“WMATA is looking for places to save money so it can add service in other places,” he said. “The entire package together has no net change in cost.”

Five public hearings will take place throughout the region this week, including one at 6 p.m. tomorrow at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church at 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW. In Northwest D.C., one of the more significant changes would involve the L routes, which travel along Connecticut Avenue from Chevy Chase Circle to downtown. For the L2 line, the transit authority is considering cutting out the majority of the route’s current stretch in Adams Morgan, as well as a chunk of its downtown leg. As proposed, the new L2 would travel directly along Connecticut Avenue — save for one detour into See Buses/Page 7

EVENTS ■ Portrait Gallery looks at art’s influence on Gertrude Stein. Page 31. ■ “Othello” opens next week at Folger Theatre. Page 31.

A planned Italian restaurant is facing formal protests against its liquor license application, though Wesley Heights community leaders say they’re confident Al Forno Pizzeria and its neighbors can reach a compromise. The Spring Valley/Wesley Heights advisory neighborhood commission voted last Wednesday to file a protest against Al Forno, at 3118 New Mexico Ave., with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The community’s citizens association did the same at its September meeting. Restaurant owner Hakan Ilhan agreed last month to work toward a voluntary agreement with the neighborhood commission that would stipulate restrictions on his business, but he subsequently withdrew from the negotiations out of frustration with the process. Ilhan hopes to open Al Forno in a shopping center haunted by neigh-

PASSAGES Restored to its 19thcentury form, Rock Creek Park’s historic Peirce Mill celebrates its reopening Saturday. Page 15. ■

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Al Forno hopes to open in the same building as Chef Geoff’s.

bors’ memories of a rowdy latenight bar — Quigley’s Restaurant and Saloon, which closed in the late 1990s. Some residents fear that a liquor license and affordable pizza will attract the same noisy groups of American University students that soured them on Quigley’s. “This location has a history of having generated huge problems for neighbors in the past, because it became a magnet for some AU students who were looking for a partying spot,” Michael Mazzuchi of the Spring Valley/Wesley Heights Citizens Association wrote in an email. “So there is reason to be quite cautious about a new liquor license See Restaurant/Page 25

INDEX Business/9 Calendar/26 Classifieds/37 District Digest/4 Foggy Bottom News/13 Exhibits/31 In Your Neighborhood/22

Opinion/10 Passages/15 Police Report/6 Real Estate/21 School Dispatches/16 Service Directory/33 Theater/31

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After 7-year tenure, Deal principal announces plans for 2011 departure By JESSICA GOULD Current Staff Writer

Deal Middle School principal Melissa Kim has announced that she plans to leave the school in December to join the nonprofit philanthropy firm NewSchools Venture Fund. Assistant principal and International Baccalaureate program coordinator James Albright will be taking the reins as interim principal, Kim said in a note to parents. In the note, Kim said she is proud of the popular Ward 3 school and its achievements during her seven-year tenure. “With the hard work and collaboration of our staff and families, we have added a sixth

grade, gained the city’s first International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program certification, built a thriving team structure, improved academic achievement of our students (as demonstrated through test scores), won athletic championships, and become one of the most sought-after schools in the district for students and parents,� she wrote. Kim said she is “confident that these accomplishments will remain, and in fact be eclipsed by future greatness.� Parents and leaders are lauding Kim for her energy and enthusiasm at Deal. “The excellence and stellar reputation of Alice Deal now could not have been possible without principal Kim,� Ward 3 D.C. Council

member Mary Cheh said in an interview. “She had spectacular energy and was completely committed to making Alice Deal the best middle school in the District.� “She’s done great things for the school,� said PTA president Diana Rojas. But Kim did not earn the accolades easily. In 2007, a small group of parents picketed outside Deal saying that Kim was “targeting� black and Latino students with unfair suspensions and abuse. Kim’s supporters, including leaders of the school’s PTA and local school restructuring team, vigorously disputed the allegations, saying Kim was a fair leader. Cheh said the experiences seemed to make Kim stronger. “She’s an example of what she

Shaw project gets attention of White House By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

President Barack Obama’s administration yesterday identified the “City Market at O Street� development in Shaw as one of 14 projects nationwide that will be expedited through the federal steps of their financing and permitting processes. Roadside Development is heading the long-delayed project for the area between O, P, 7th and 9th streets NW, which includes the historic O Street Market and a Giant grocery store. The announcement from the White House “means we’ll be able to move forward sooner and close [on financing] sooner,� Roadside project manager Susan Linsky said yesterday.

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City Market at O Street has been in the works since 2001.

Linksy said Roadside hopes to close on funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as the city’s Tax Increment Financing in mid- or late November, before demolishing the existing Giant building. The Giant is slated to reopen 24 months after the teardown, ideally in time “for the Christmas season of 2013,�

The week ahead Thursday, Oct. 13

The D.C. Council Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary will hold a public hearing on emergency preparedness. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. ■The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will hold a public hearing on proposed bus service changes. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Saturday, Oct. 15

The Full Democracy Freedom Rally and March will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. At 11 a.m., the march will proceed to 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, where participants will join the National Action Network March and head to the site of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

Monday, Oct. 17

The D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board will hold a Ward 4 community meeting on plans for its iGaming DC program. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Petworth Neighborhood Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW.

Tuesday, Oct. 18

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its monthly meeting, which will feature a panel discussion on historic preservation. The meeting will begin 7:30 p.m. at the Thos. Moser showroom, 33rd and M streets NW.

Thursday, Oct. 20

The D.C. Taxicab Commission will hold an informational public hearing on “Passengers’ Failure to Pay.� The hearing will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■Mayor Vincent Gray will speak at the monthly meeting of the Chevy Chase Citizens Association. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold elections to fill eight at-large delegate vacancies in conjunction with its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. Any Democratic Party voter registered and residing in Ward 3 is eligible to run; only current delegates will be eligible to vote. For details, visit dcward3dems.org.

she said. The mixed-use development, in the works since 2001, is also planned to include a boutique hotel, residential units and neighborhoodserving retail. The Obama administration is instructing agencies “to expedite environmental reviews and permit decisions� for the City Market at O Street and 13 other projects, including one involving the Red Line rail track in Baltimore. The selections are considered “high priority infrastructure projects that will create a significant number of jobs,� according to a news release from the White House. Starting in November, the public will be able to track the progress of all 14 projects on a central website, the release says.

wants her students to be,� Cheh said. “We’re just lucky she was there ... to take Alice Deal to the pinnacle.� In fact, Rojas said Kim’s success makes her departure a little less painful. “While I’ll miss her a lot, I’m not really worried for the fate of Deal,� she said. In a statement, Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson thanked Kim for her contributions. “While we are saddened to see Principal Kim go, I respect her decision and I remain confident that we will someday have the opportunity to work together again,� she said. Henderson said the school will launch an extensive — and inclusive — process to put a permanent principal in place by fall 2012.

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District Digest Pedestrian killed on Connecticut Avenue

A 64-year-old woman was struck and killed crossing Connecticut Avenue in the Woodley Park area last Thursday, according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department. An SUV turning left from Devonshire Place onto northbound Connecticut Avenue struck Trudith Rishikof at about 10:59 a.m., and she died at a hospital, according to

the release. Police are investigating the accident, the release states. According to Spring Valley/ Wesley Heights neighborhood commission chair Tom Smith, Rishikof served on the board of Foxhall Condominiums East and was active in community issues.

Police investigating 14th Street homicide

A Northwest man who was fatally hit by a vehicle in 16th Street

Heights may have been the victim of a homicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police believe Miguel Angel Drullard Jr., 22, was intentionally struck by a red or burgundy Jeep Liberty at 3:47 p.m. Thursday in the 4400 block of 14th Street, a news release states. The vehicle fled the scene and likely has extensive front-end damage, according to the release. Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call

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Correction

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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old found Saturday in Petworth, according to a news release from the department. Police found Jamar Michael Freeman, of Southeast, with multiple stab wounds in the 900 block of Quincy Street at 7:25 p.m. Saturday, the release states, and he died at a nearby hospital. Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call 202-727-9099, or to submit anonymous tips at 800-673-2777 or via text by messaging 50411.

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In the Oct. 5 issue, an article about an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board decision regarding the Marrakesh Palace restaurant and bar in Dupont Circle may have led to confusion by referring to the establishment as “Marrakesh� in the headline and several times in the story. As stated in the first paragraph of the article, the case was about Marrakesh Palace, at 2147 P St. NW; it is unrelated to the Marrakesh Restaurant, located at 617 New York Ave. NW downtown. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, please call the managing editor at 202244-7223.

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AU’s neighbors square off at Zoning Commission hearing By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Representatives of various civic groups each tried to persuade the Zoning Commission last Thursday that American University should concentrate its planned development as far as possible from their own homes. “To push space back and forth to say that it’s better suited over there or better suited over here — I think it’s a very difficult argument to make,� zoning commissioner Peter May said at one point in the threeplus-hour hearing. That didn’t stop the groups from trying. American University Park/ Tenleytown advisory neighborhood commissioners testified that the school’s plan to build 590 beds of student housing and other buildings on its Nebraska Avenue parking lot is the best way to pull problematic students out of rental homes. Meanwhile, the Spring Valley/ Wesley Heights commissioners, whose boundaries include that “East Campus� site, have recommended building some of those dormitories on the Tenley Campus, where the university also hopes to relocate its Washington College of Law. Residents of Westover Place — which backs onto the existing parking lot — and elsewhere in Wesley Heights are also fighting the proposed density of East Campus. And the American University Park commission also squared off against the neighboring Forest Hills/ Van Ness commission, with the latter arguing that the planned law school buildings would be too close to residents of the section of Tenleytown it represents. University officials spoke little at the Oct. 6 hearing, which also featured testimony from Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, the office of at-large Council member

Vincent Orange and the American University Park and Forest Hills neighborhood commissions, as well as cross-examinations of each. The hearing is the seventh the Zoning Commission has held as American University seeks approval for the development goals of its 10-year campus plan. Cheh testified that many opponents of the plan have reached out to her, and that the Zoning Commission should require the university to address community concerns. “Residents fear an ever-expanding university encroaching on their neighborhood, affecting their quality of life and making traffic worse,� said Cheh. She suggested that the university create a greater landscape buffer between the planned East Campus and Westover Place, prevent students and employees from parking on area streets, and preserve green space on the Tenley Campus. An Orange representative read a letter from the council member blaming the university’s expansion plans on overenrollment. In the letter, Orange asks the school to seek compromise with the community. But at the hearing, different communities testified to different interests. The American University ParkTenleytown neighborhood commission, which includes the Tenley Campus, opposed the plans for the law school “at this time� because of insufficient detail on traffic. The commissioners also testified in opposition to planned curb cuts, aboveground parking, and any future reduction of green space in the western section of the campus near private homes. Tenleytown commissioner Matt Frumin also pushed back against testimony from the Wesley Heights commission, delivered at a previous hearing, that there is space on the See Campus/Page 25

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Washington Harbour wins renovation nod By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Developers of Washington Harbour will likely be able to move forward soon with alterations to the complex’s lower plaza — incorporating an ice rink and overhauling aging storefronts — following conditional approval from the Old Georgetown Board Thursday. The board, a subsidiary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, wants additional written details about the plans, according to Thomas Luebke, secretary to the commission. If MRP Realty provides sufficient

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Stolen auto â– 3700 block, Connecticut Ave.; street; 10 p.m. Oct. 6. Theft (below $250) â– 4200 block, Connecticut Ave.; university; 2 p.m. Oct. 5. â– 4700 block, Connecticut Ave.; residence; 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6.

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Robbery (pickpocket) â– 2600 block, Connecticut Ave.; unspecified premises; 1:20 a.m. Oct. 9. Stolen auto â– 4000 block, Cathedral Ave.; parking lot; 4:47 a.m. Oct. 7. Theft ($250 plus) â– 3500 block, Garfield St.; school; 3 p.m. Oct. 6. Theft (below $250) â– 2400 block, Wisconsin Ave.; tavern; 9:25 a.m. Oct. 4.

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Burglary â– 1200 block, 33rd St.; residence; 10:45 a.m. Oct. 4. â– 1200 block, 35th St.; university; 11 a.m. Oct. 8. Theft (below $250) â– 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 2:20 p.m. Oct. 5. â– 3200 block, M St.; store; 5:15 p.m. Oct. 6. â– 1000 block, Thomas Jefferson St.; sidewalk; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8. â– 3100 block, M St.; store; 11:30 a.m. Oct. 9. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1000 block, Thomas Jefferson St.; street; 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4.

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p.m. Oct. 6. Burglary â– 900 block, New Hampshire Ave.; office building; 11:59 a.m. Oct. 4. â– 900 block, New Hampshire Ave.; medical facility; 6 p.m. Oct. 4. â– 900 block, New Hampshire Ave.; medical facility; 6 p.m. Oct. 4. â– 900 block, New Hampshire Ave.; office building; 11:59 p.m. Oct. 4. â– 900 bock, New Hampshire Ave.; office building; 11:59 p.m. Oct. 4. â– 500 block, 21st St.; residence; noon Oct. 6. Theft ($250 plus) â– 2100 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; street; 9:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Theft (below $250) â– 200 block, 23rd St.; sidewalk; 4:15 p.m. Oct. 4. â– 1200 block, 25th St.; park area; 6:15 p.m. Oct. 5. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1000 block, 25th St.; street; 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2. â– 2700 block, Virginia Ave.; street; 10 a.m. Oct. 8.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 2200 block, F St.; street; 10:50 p.m. Oct. 5. â– 2100 block, E St.; street; 2:19

Robbery (gun) â– 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; office building; 4:57 a.m. Oct. 8. Robbery (knife) â– 1500 block, Corcoran St.; alley; 11:47 p.m. Oct. 7. Robbery (force and violence) â– 21st and O streets; sidewalk; 2:40 a.m. Oct. 4. â– 16th and T streets; sidewalk; 3:24 a.m. Oct. 9. Robbery (pocketbook snatch) â– 1800 block, M St.; restaurant; 3 p.m. Oct. 5. Robbery (attempt) â– 1100 block, Connecticut Ave.; bank; 4:05 p.m. Oct. 7. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; sidewalk; 4:20 a.m. Oct. 9. Burglary â– 1600 block, Riggs Place; residence; 11:03 a.m. Oct. 3. â– 1500 block, Q St.; residence; 10 a.m. Oct. 7. Stolen auto â– Unit block, Dupont Circle;

street; 6:45 a.m. Oct. 8. â– 22nd and N streets; unspecified premises; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 9. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1500 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; 11:37 a.m. Oct. 8. Theft (below $250) â– 1500 block, 17th St.; sidewalk; 4:45 p.m. Oct. 2. â– 900 block, 19th St.; restaurant; 9:45 p.m. Oct. 2. â– 1100 block, New Hampshire Ave.; hotel; 10 a.m. Oct. 3. â– 2100 block, K St.; store; 2:15 p.m. Oct. 3. â– 17th Street and Rhode Island Avenue; sidewalk; 6 p.m. Oct. 3. â– 1800 block, S St.; residence; 8 a.m. Oct. 4. â– 17th and P streets; drugstore; 1 p.m. Oct. 5. â– 2000 block, P St.; restaurant; 1:30 p.m. Oct. 5. â– 1000 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5. â– 1700 block, Rhode Island Ave.; office building; 1:15 p.m. Oct. 6. â– 1700 block, I St.; tavern; 2:40 a.m. Oct. 8. â– 1300 block, New Hampshire Ave.; unspecified premises; 11 p.m. Oct. 8. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 1600 block, Riggs Place; street; 9:50 a.m. Oct. 6. â– Unspecified location; street; 12:01 a.m. Oct. 8. â– Unspecified location; street; 1 p.m. Oct. 9. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1300 block, 18th St.; street; 1:15 a.m. Oct. 3. â– 18th and K streets; street; 8 p.m. Oct. 4. â– 17th Street and Massachusetts Avenue; parking lot; 9:15 a.m. Oct. 5. â– 1500 block, 16th St.; street; noon Oct. 6. â– 1600 block, Rhode Island Ave.; hotel; 11 a.m. Oct. 7. â– 1600 block, N St.; street; 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8. â– 1500 block, N St.; street; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8. â– 1500 block, Church St.; parking lot; 8 p.m. Oct. 8. â– 20th and K streets; street; 3 p.m. Oct. 9.

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Adams Morgan via Calvert Street and Columbia Road that would “serve 500 riders daily,â€? according to transit authority materials. Cutting out the L2’s current path on 18th Street wouldn’t have a major impact, according to Strauss, because “everything north of U Street in Adams Morgan has a lot of service already with the 90s buses.â€? The new L2 would then travel through Dupont Circle to make its way to Farragut Square, and would no longer include a stop at the McPherson Square Metro station. “The route would be faster, but if you work in the western part of downtown, you’d either have to walk a little farther than you do now, or you’d take the L1,â€? Strauss said. The new L2 route would follow much of the path of the existing L4, which would be eliminated entirely. Meanwhile, the transit authority is looking at minor modifications to the rush-hour L1 route where it hits Southwest D.C. Elsewhere in Northwest, the authority is looking at cutting out late-night weekend routes for several bus lines, typically starting around 2 a.m. “They’re expensive to provide, and the fact is that they’re very rarely utilized,â€? Stessel said. Affected routes would include: • the 62, which travels between the Takoma and Petworth Metro stations; • the 64, which travels between the Fort Totten and Federal Triangle Metro stations; • the D2, which travels between Glover Park and the Dupont Circle Metro station; • the G2, which travels between Howard University and Georgetown; • the H8, which travels between Mount Pleasant and the Rhode Island Avenue/Brentwood Metro station. The transit authority has identi-

fied alternative late-night bus service for the 62 and 64, but not the G2 or H8. The Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission has urged against eliminating the last hour of service on the G2 and D2 routes; the Glover Park commission is slated to discuss the D2 changes at tonight’s meeting. Meanwhile, the authority is also proposing to improve running times for several routes, including the D6 and G8 buses. The D6, which travels from the Stadium-Armory Metro stop and across Georgetown to Sibley Memorial Hospital, is poised to see wait times reduced by two minutes during peak morning hours. But Strauss emphasized that the change would affect only “the eastern end of the route, toward downtown.� For the G8, which runs through Brookland and Shaw to the Farragut North Metro station, adjustments would be made to increase reliability. All of the proposals, according to Stessel, are meant to bring bus service in line with demographic realities. “What’s happened here is that over time, there are changes to employment centers, changes in where people live, and occasionally bus service needs to be adjusted to reflect those changes,� he said. In addition to the public hearings this week, the transit authority is accepting written comments until 5 p.m. Oct. 18. Comments can be emailed to writtentestimony@ wmata.com. The agency plans to incorporate the public comments into a proposal that “will likely be refined and submitted to our board of directors for their approval late this year or early next year,� Stessel said. More information about the hearings and the proposed changes is available at wmata.org under “News.� The news release titled “Public hearings on proposed bus service improvements� includes a link to a detailed docket about the changes, which span the entire metropolitan region.

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area. The firm hopes to begin construction in the first half of 2012. At its September meeting, the Old Georgetown Board supported the gist of MRP’s plans — including the ice rink — but asked the company to remove fewer elements of the original design. “The general guidance was they didn’t want to see a piecemeal

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promenade and prevent pedestrian congestion. But dissenting commissioner From Page 1 Gabriela Mossi called the recomadd outdoor seating on 18th Street’s mendation “unfair,� pointing out that “extra [outdoor] seats can offset newly widened sidewalks. “This is the only opportunity to expenses� for businesses. do this,� he said. “We need to get in Several bar and restaurant owners at the meeting used the same front of it.� A resolution from commissioner argument. Katherine Boettrich, which passed Arianne Bennett, owner of the 6-2, notes that sidewalk cafes “have Amsterdam Falafelshop, said the city generally encourages patios, since they make neighborhoods more friendly and appealing. The 12-footwide rule would cap the number of seats restaurants could offer and thereby limit their profitability, Bill Petros/The Current she said. The Adams Morgan commission voted in favor of Another reswidening public space on 18th Street’s sidewalks. taurant owner said the comhistorically taken up large portions mission’s proposal could result in of the sidewalk, preventing that lawsuits. Bill Duggan of Madam’s space from being used by pedestri- Organ said the commission should ans, and forcing pedestrians to walk have delivered flyers to restaurant owners so they could have known in the street at busy times.� The commission suggested more about the proposal. “The extra exceptions to the 12-foot rule for seats could be the difference restaurants who already had public between making it or breaking it,� space permits for sidewalk cafes he said. “It impacts everyone on that before the 18th Street streetscape street.� When Reynolds said the proposproject started this summer. Commissioner Steve Lanning al had been posted on the commissaid the 12-foot-wide sidewalk sion’s listserv, Duggan answered would allow a nice “view-shed� or that many business people don’t

regularly check out that resource. Kristen Barden, executive director of Adams Morgan Partnership, the local business improvement district, pointed out the minimum sidewalk width had formerly been eight feet and that the change to 12 would be “inherently unfair,� creating a discrepancy between the rules for 18th Street and those for nearby Columbia Road. Barden noted that businesses must pay for any public space they rent. “This is not a giveaway,� she said, adding that the change would make it “more interesting� for businesses to locate elsewhere in D.C. “Adams Morgan needs options similar to those in other parts of the

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city,� she said. Commissioner Olivier Kamanda responded that the policy would not be “a taking from any business. They are not disadvantaged. This is public property. It would create public space that is inviting.� Barden said businesses are already losing the angled parking spaces on 18th Street in order to make way for new widened sidewalks, and that new “bulb-outs,� or curb extensions, would also reduce the number of parking spots. “Businesses are losing money to service the streetscape. ... You are taking away Adams Morgan’s competitive advantages,� she told the commission.

Falafelshop’s Bennett then argued that grandfathering in restaurants with permits was patently unfair. “We were told to wait until the streetscape is completed� to apply for the public space, she said. “Nobody brought up this issue in advance.� Along with Mossi, commission chair Reynolds ended up voting against the final motion, since it did not allow exceptions for restaurants located close to tree boxes, fire hydrants or light poles. His original resolution proposed that the Public Space Committee should have the authority to approve sidewalk passageways as narrow as eight feet in such cases.

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Next week, the D.C. Council is expected to take a preliminary vote on legislation to restore a prohibition on gasoline distributors — known as “jobbers” — from owning and operating retail stations in the District. The measure is needed to reverse the effects of a change made in 2007, when the council agreed to lift the prohibition. The result was supposed to be lower prices, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s thinking at the time. Instead, the legislation contributed to the consolidation of the District’s gas stations. Now, a single entity — Capitol Petroleum Group — owns 44 Shell and Exxon stations in the District, according to the company’s website. The company is also their sole fuel supplier. It might not be a monopoly — yet — but it’s certainly marketplace dominance. And that’s a bad omen for retailers and customers alike. Indeed, D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan is investigating whether antitrust violations in the D.C. gasoline market have led to unnecessarily high prices. At a June council hearing, John Townsend of AAA Mid-Atlantic testified that in 2007, before Capitol Petroleum got control over so many stations, gas prices in the District were generally about five cents higher than the national average. Now, he said, the difference is about 28 cents. Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh cast a key vote in support of the 2007 measure. She now says that she made a big mistake, and she is shepherding the new legislation, which has the attorney general’s backing. To us, the key issue is consumer protection. Prices are a big part of that, but they are not the only issue. As noted by at-large Council member Phil Mendelson, wholesaleowned stations are generally more profitable if they include a convenience store rather than a repair shop, while retailer-owned stations often have a strong financial interest in doing a good job repairing their customers’ cars. Service stations that build a good reputation — as has the MacArthur Boulevard station leased from Capitol Petroleum by longtime operator Lynn Cook — have loyal constituencies that don’t want to trade service bays for snack-filled shelves. We hope the D.C. Council will follow Ms. Cheh’s lead and recognize its 2007 mistake. Doing so will help put retailer and supplier on more equal footing, and encourage locally oriented station operations.

Happy 75th D.C.’s biggest public high school is having a banner year: First, Wilson’s renovated facility reopened to rave reviews in August, and this weekend the school is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Festivities will include a sold-out gala Friday night and a free music and arts festival Saturday. The latter, running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on campus, will feature an art exhibition/sale and crafts fair, as well as performers on two stages. Both alumni and community members are pitching in. Wilson’s own Lori Williams, a jazz vocalist and teacher, will perform, as will Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty, a number of school ensembles and more. Several D.C. food trucks — each donating 20 percent of their take to the Wilson Capital Campaign — will be on hand, providing lobster rolls, tacos, empanadas and cupcakes to the crowds. And Wilson alum Sarah Cohen will kick in with offerings from her Route 11 Potato Chips company, while nearby Broad Branch Market and Armand’s Pizza will serve their fare as well. To learn more, visit 75wilsonhighdc.org. And don’t hesitate to join the celebration in Tenleytown!

Do ‘local’ ethics matter … ? Let’s be blunt. A lot of people want to know when — or if — prosecutors are going to bring various criminal charges against Mayor Vincent Gray, Council Chairman Kwame Brown and Ward 5 Council member Harry “Tommy” Thomas. It’s a question we get in the grocery, in line at a retail store or during casual dinner with friends. The question pervades the politics of our city. In the worst-case scenario for the elected leaders, some believe we could end up having special elections to fill all three offices. But at this point, it’s all speculation. Last Friday, the man who sits at the pinnacle of the real decision making sat down at WAMU 88.5 FM for “The Politics Hour” on “The Kojo Nnamdi Show.” We asked U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. a simple question: “Where does [prosecution of] public corruption fit in your office? Is this a big deal to you? Machen, whose office has 300 attorneys and deals in crimes from local murders to federal contract abuse to international terrorism, didn’t skip a beat. “It is a big deal,” he said. “It’s a big deal to my entire office. It’s a big deal to me personally as a D.C. resident.” Machen has the demeanor of most prosecutors — cool and precise. In more casual moments, he laughs easily. But he is wary of any reporter trying to charm him into saying more than he should. But he said enough. “I have 25 assistants in that section that focus on fraud and public corruption.” During the program, the Notebook said some people worry that local corruption may still get back-burner treatment to sexier national crimes even though everyone says local corruption is important. “Is this front burner?” we asked. “I can tell you we are aggressively looking at the matters,” Machen said. Although Council member Thomas effectively has accepted civil liability for the $300,000 the city accused him of misspending, his exposure to criminal liability is different. Again, although Machen would not comment on that specific case, he offered a legal lesson. “These are significant matters,” he said of any investigation. “And there’s a real difference between potentially inappropriate or offensive conduct and criminal conduct. And our job is to make sure if there is criminal conduct, we get to the bottom of it

and we take appropriate action.” Reporters and the public grouse that criminal investigations go on so long, sometimes reaching no clear-cut conclusion. And Machen acknowledged that, too. “And so, that takes time,” he said. “It’s a different standard than the civil context. It’s the highest standard you have. We have to have evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, and it takes time. But all of that is to say that we understand that there’s a sense of urgency.” Earlier this year, we wrote about the steady stream of corruption cases flowing through the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Those defendants include local and federal officials, many of them lower-level bureaucrats who are caught trying to rip off the system. In most cases, they are convicted or plead guilty, losing their careers and their liberty. Does this conviction rate mean anything as prosecutors investigate higher-ups? “If you learn anything,” Machen says of his public integrity conviction record, “you should learn how seriously we take it. And the steady stream demonstrates that if there’s a violation of public trust, we take that very seriously. And obviously, it goes up the scale the higher you go up in public office. And so, I think if anything you should be encouraged by the fact that we do have a track record of success in these matters.” ■ A final word. In our television story last week about Machen’s appearance on WAMU, we mistakenly referred to him as “Robert” Machen. His first name is “Ronald.” We mention this error because we like to be as accurate as possible when it comes to names. Earlier this year on the Kojo show, we also were talking about allegations of corruption. We made the mistake of saying “Tommy Wells” when we meant to say “Tommy Thomas.” We corrected our error right there on the spot, repeating the correction a couple of times. Tommy Wells is the Ward 6 Council member. He was flabbergasted by the confusion with the Ward 5 member Tommy Thomas, who is facing the federal criminal probe. We still have the salty phone message that Wells left us that afternoon before he heard the correction. Suffice to say, it would not pass the “no profanity” test reflected in a resolution the council approved last week. We’re still waiting for the right moment and place to replay the message publicly, maybe at a fundraiser or something. We’ll see. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Nutrition, dietetics offer good careers

I appreciate The Current’s Oct. 5 coverage of “School gardens flourish in West End, elsewhere.” School gardens are an outstanding way to expose students to an array of fruits and vegetables, thereby encouraging them to make healthy food choices. As a University of the District of Columbia student currently studying to become a registered dietitian, I fully appreciate the importance of nutrition education programs in D.C. Public Schools. According to first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative, nearly one in three children are

overweight or obese. Last year, the D.C. Council recognized the urgency of the obesity epidemic and passed the D.C. Healthy Schools Act, a critical step in improving the health, wellness and nutrition of D.C. students. Providing healthy lunches, encouraging physical activity, increasing health education and planting school gardens are fundamental to improving the health and well-being of D.C. children. Educators should also share with students the myriad career opportunities in the fields of nutrition and food science, including pathways for becoming a registered dietitian. Nutrition and dietetics is an ever-growing profession with countless career paths. As registered dietitians, my colleagues and I will be at the forefront of improving the nation’s health.

It is not only the responsibility of schools and educators to keep our children healthy, but also that of parents and the community as a whole. Students may receive nutrition education, but if we as a society do not change our behaviors, then how can future generations be expected to succeed in practicing healthy living? It is critical that we lead by example and “walk the walk” to ensure a healthier future for D.C. students. The University of the District of Columbia, the only urban landgrant university in the nation and the only public university in D.C., is leading the way in the fight for our children’s health through its premier undergraduate and graduate nutrition and dietetics programs. Brooke Zigler Washington, D.C.

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Letters to the Editor Pool decision doesn’t require compromise

In the Oct. 5 editorial “Meeting halfway,� The Current called for a compromise solution between the various groups that have been advocating different uses for the Wilson Aquatic Center. While compromise is certainly the preferred solution in most public policy debates, the problem in this circumstance is that all of the controversy surrounding the Wilson pool has been manufactured by a small group of people trying to advance their own personal agendas. As a result, it’s not clear there’s a real need for “compromise� because there’s no real problem that needs to be solved. Rather, the pool is currently being used as it was originally planned by the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation — as a unique, pre-eminent aquatic facility to be used by all D.C. residents. The department should be congratulated for its success along these lines. The Wilson pool is used by a highly diverse crowd from throughout Washington, spanning all ethnicities, ages and physical capabilities. They come to the pool specifically because of the 50-meter lanes. In contrast, much of the pro-25yard-lane position has been advanced by a small core group of Tenleytown residents who have stated repeatedly that Wilson is actually their community neighborhood pool with only secondary benefits to other D.C. residents. But there are many other D.C. public pools that meet their needs. Apparently, the problem is that these pools aren’t a few blocks away. If thousands of other D.C. residents are willing to travel long distances to Wilson to meet their swimming needs, why can’t they do the same? Recently, as noted in the editorial, Wilson High School has entered the debate, arguing that a 25-yard configuration would be most appropriate for a range of school uses. While this may be true, the problem is that the Wilson pool is not a facility intended to support general use by D.C. Public Schools. It is a Department of Parks and Recreation facility for recreational use by all D.C. residents. And so this part of the controversy is also manufactured. In a highly conciliatory move, the pro-50 advocates recognized from the start that the Wilson swim team uses a 25-yard configuration for its swim meets and practices. The pro-50 petition clearly states that the pool should always be reconfigured for those needs.

In conclusion, the only controversy over the Wilson pool is among a handful of people in one neighborhood of the city while a vast, diverse constituency from throughout D.C. uses and enjoys the pool every day — all 50 meters. And so, there is not a compelling need for compromise. Charles Meade Chevy Chase

D.C. government has unsustainable budget

The D.C. Chamber of Commerce must object to several tax policy decisions made recently by both the executive and legislative branches of our local government. Some belt-tightening is appropriate in this economy, but proper process should be followed. The D.C. Council decided to tax security services, raise the income tax on top earners, and institute new taxes on municipal bonds — all without public disclosure. The government cannot keep raising taxes without explaining its rationale in a public forum, hearing from those whom its actions affect and improving efficiency in how it delivers services so that we begin to contract the size of this government. Our current path is unsustainable. The District budget has increased by $1 billion since 2008, with two straight quarters of revenue increases due principally to business tax generation — while businesses themselves have had to cut back. This government must now show some restraint and do its part to see business succeed. After all, it’s D.C. business that drives the D.C. economy. Barbara B. Lang President and chief executive officer, D.C. Chamber of Commerce

Connecticut Avenue needs better service

Metro, please take notice: Connecticut Avenue is called “apartment row� for a reason. Thousands of taxpaying D.C. residents live here in condos, co-ops and rental apartments, and we need better bus service all day long. I have emailed the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority more than once about the decision last year to change the western end of the H2 bus route from the Van Ness Metro station to the Tenleytown station. What officials should have done was re-route the H2 all the way up Connecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle and have it turn around where the L1, L2 and L4 buses turn around. That way, residents of “apartment row� would be able to get to the Washington Hospital Center, the National Rehabilitation

Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center without having to change buses. Many employees of these hospitals would not drive their cars to work if they had reliable public transportation. But they don’t, so they clog the streets with hundreds of cars that would otherwise be off the streets during rush hour. Then there are the patients, many of whom rely on the Washington Elderly Handicapped Transportation Service, costing the city more money. The D.C. Office on Aging is spending more money than it would need to if Metro would just change the H2 bus route to go up to Chevy Chase (Tenleytown doesn’t need another H bus — it already has the H2 and the H4) and run the L1 bus all day long. Patients with mid-day appointments at George Washington University Hospital can’t even take a bus because there isn’t one to take to Foggy Bottom during those hours. Students, staff and faculty also need to be able to get to and from George Washington University and its hospital all day. I am glad that Metro has scheduled a hearing for Thursday on the L1, L2 and L4 bus line. At present, the L1 bus operates only during rush hour (southbound in the morning and northbound at night). The L4 operates the rest of the time, but nobody needs the L4 (which stops near Dupont Circle) except — maybe — during rush hour. Operating the L1 all day long would also mean lots of us who don’t have a car could attend Kennedy Center events like we used to do ages ago when the L1 went to the Kennedy Center from early morning to late at night. Melba Pierce Washington, D.C.

Not every nonprofit group is tax-exempt

On Sept. 14, The Current ran an interesting letter by Vic Miller, who suggested that tax-exempt nonprofit institutions should lose their D.C. tax exemption if their work does not benefit the District [“D.C. should not bear weight of tax breaks,� Letters to the Editor]. In fact, the D.C. Court of Appeals already reached that same conclusion nearly a decade ago. The court ruled that the Cato Institute would not qualify for the D.C. real property tax exemption available to other nonprofits, since the Cato Institute’s purpose was not primarily to benefit District residents. Hence, the Cato Institute is now liable for property taxes on its 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW headquarters. Andy Patterson Woodley Park

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“Fast Food” of the French Persuasion For those who yearn for convenience, nutrition and healthy good food at fast food prices, LITESTARS, located in Foggy Bottom/West End, delivers European sensibility and ever so much more. With eleven months of operations serving three meals seven days a week with expansion plans underway, LITESTARS’ French-born co-founder and visionary, Annie Leconte, made time to speak with FBN about her concept for wholesome, functional food at affordable prices. The lunch and dinner menu is straightforward with seven tartlets, seven salads and seven soups; then, the muffins and four frozen yogurts, apple (and soon pumpkin) tartlets for dessert. All are low fat, low sugar and low salt, and potentially provide a different calorieand portion-controlled offering for each day of the week. Tartlets, like mini-tarts, are popular in France, but are pretty much unknown in the states. They are “lite cuisine” on a crust made with white whole-wheat flour—higher in fiber—and

shortening based on palm oil, lower in cholesterol and sodium. The name LITESTARS derives from Annie’s signature tartlets. Notched around the edges in a star-shaped pattern, they are, indeed, the stars of the show.

Their “lite cuisine” fillings are made with meat selections (local bison, fresh turkey, chicken and salmon), and vegetarian options of tomato, zucchini and ratatouille combinations. Most of LITESTARS’

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gourmet salads are gluten-free and made with locally grown vegetables along with whole grains. Wheatberries, quinoa, brown rice or soybeans are mixed with chopped vegetables. Greens can be added from there. There is also a mango chicken salad. SOUPDRINKS are glutenfree; made from a puree of vegetables primarily in vegetable stock (one uses chicken stock). They are meant to be drunk. There are no vegetable pieces, noodles, rice or meat chunks, and this is currently Annie’s number one trademarked food innovation. She emphasizes that SOUPDRINKS are never boiled which would destroy the natural vitamins and minerals. Annie’s premise of “functional food” is one she describes as food that would properly nourish the body and SOUPDRINKS does that fully. Even SOUPDRINKS’ presentation is unique to LITESTARS. Each soup is showcased at the counter in a temperature-controlled, glass canister—topped with a stainless steel dome—that has a central stainless steel paddle rotating to keep the soup mixed and temperature distributed evenly. LITESTARS offers an extensive range of (non-soda) beverages— from fresh-squeezed OJ, and lemonade and real fruit smoothies to drip coffee, espresso drinks and non-caffeinated hot and cold drinks; plus a broad selection of red and white wines—literally on-tap (the French have always had a lock on the health benefits of wine)—and three foreign beers from which to choose. (continued on the next page)

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FRESHFARM MARKETS CELEBRATES FALL At last Wednesday’s Foggy Bottom FRESHFARM Market, Citibank sponsored a Neighborhood Block Party which included free caricatures, a DJ, balloons, free cookies from Atwater’s Bakery and a delicious vegetarian make-ahead Butternut Squash Risotto, demonstated by Chef John Murphy and his Sous-Chef, Bob Bourdaud-hui, from Miriam’s Kitchen. It was a terrific day to be out. And FRESHFARM’s manager Lara Genello said that the new credit-debit booth has resulted in more sales. Patrons of WIC, Senior FMNP, Food Stamp and Double Dollar Programs Block party sponsored by Citibank included also very pleased. —FBN free caricatures, and DJ Dustin.

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“Fast Food” of the French Persuasion (cont’d) Annie is meticulous, methodical and runs a tight kitchen. Her recipes were developed with portion control and calorie count as factors. The other factor was control of salt and sugar, cholesterol, fat and carbohydrate levels to USDA standards. She says that fast food and other restaurants, and frozen or canned foods often rely on salt and fat or sugar for a flavor boost because they are cheap. Then there is the LITESTARS staff—professional, friendly and engaging and smartly dressed. With this terrific team and very competent Kitchen Manager Mikael, Annie can get out to business development meetings. As well, she can work on her monthly Bancroft School planning and programming, part of FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s “Chefs Move to Schools” program, which pairs chefs with schools as families work to ensure that kids

eat right. Very enthusiastic about working with these elementary children, Annie notes that this District school seems to have a high incidence of divorced or single parents and the children have poor dietary habits with little to no familiarity even with

what a zucchini or squash is. She is starting with the basics. Bancroft’s principal Reid and teacher Linda Sims, are huge advocates of the program, which they have called “Hands On Nutrition.” A comfortable, functionally designed, sparkling clean, “cafeteria-style” and take-out that echoes its French origins, LITESTARS is as engaging as the staff is welcoming. During good weather, patrons migrate to the outdoor stainless steel tables and chairs situated

under huge and colorful canvas umbrellas. Others, with drinks only, gravitate to the side lounge where the big-screen TV is tuned-in to sports. Since her teens, Annie has had this love of simple and nutritious foods inspired by her mother’s cooking that she has wanted to share. She moved the concept from the drawing board to L Street NW in three years, with husband Didier and son Eric as partners. With Didier’s wealth of professional experience— beginning as a child in his family’s bakery in France followed by a career in the retail food business—and 2005 GW grad Eric’s finance skills, the partners venture forward with LITESTARS blazing new trails. 2101 L St. NW. Hours: Weekdays, 7am to 8 pm – Weekends, 10 am to 6 pm. www.LITESTARS.com —FBN

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At Peirce Mill, gears churn once again

By DEIRDRE BANNON Current Correspondent

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he loud whirring and pounding noises coming from Peirce Mill these days are music to the ears of local preservationist Steve Dryden. To him, it signals that the restoration of the historic gristmill in Rock Creek Park is nearly complete. “We didn’t know if this day would ever happen, between all the fundraising and the restoration work, but it’s finally here,” he said. To celebrate the grand reopening of the circa-1820 mill, which has been dormant for almost 20 years, a “Heritage Day” festival will take place at the site this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The National Park Service and Dryden’s Friends of Peirce Mill, a nonprofit group that raised more than $1 million for the restoration, are jointly sponsoring the event. The celebration will feature tours of the mill, where visitors can get an up-close view of the massive gears powered by the water of Rock Creek. Live musicians will perform, re-enactors will demonstrate various aspects of life in the 1800s, and children can participate in period games and crafts. Throughout the event, which is free and open to the public, there will be many opportunities to learn about the history of the mill, its mechanics and 19th-century life in Washington, D.C. The chance to educate visitors is one of the most exciting aspects of the mill’s reopening, said Tara Morrison, superintendent of Rock Creek Park. “We can engage with a whole new generation of families

and students, not only on mill operations in the 1800s but also the social and cultural history and heritage of this region at that time — it’s really a new beginning,” she said. “It’s very rewarding after 15 years of effort, starting when we founded the Friends of Pierce Mill, to see the wheels turning again,” said Richard Abbot, president emeritus of the friends group. “It was a very exciting day last week, to see corn and wheat being ground again just like it used to be at Peirce Mill.” The history of the mill begins with Issac Peirce, who built the structure on his family’s land in the 1820s. During the 19th century, it was one of eight mills lining Rock Creek in D.C. that milled grains including wheat, corn and rye. Today Peirce Mill is the only one that remains. In 1892, the mill was incorporated into Rock Creek Park. The building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, survived various machinery failures and changes in use until

1993, when a final breakdown caused the mill to cease operation. In 1996, the Friends of Peirce Mill was founded and in the years since the nonprofit has raised more than $1 million to restore the historic building. The project was further supported by the National Park Service, which helped secure approximately $2 million in federal stimulus funds. The District contributed $100,000 to the project thanks to an initiative of Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh. The project involved restoring the mill’s machinery, which incorporates three pairs of millstones; bringing back the system that funnels water from the creek to the mill; and shoring up the building itself. The landscape around the building was also restored, creating a green space that more closely resembles the site’s original appearance. A circular driveway to accommodate school buses was added to the site adjacent to Peirce Barn, a structure that once housed horse-drawn carriages. “The beauty here is that we can

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Peirce Mill, built in the 1820s but inactive since in 1993, has reopened after an extensive renovation. The Friends of Peirce Mill, the nonprofit founded by Steve Dryden, above left, helped fund the work, which will be feted with grand opening festivities Saturday. bring schoolchildren to the site for an array of educational opportunities,” said Dryden. “They can tour the mill, but they can also learn about basic rules of science and agriculture that are demonstrated here. Kids can learn about the creek and how the ecosystem functions.” Dryden, the author of a 2009 book “Peirce Mill: Two Hundred Years in the Nation’s Capital,” said his group is “really excited about the ongoing programs and making this a center for learning here in the middle of the park.” On-site Saturday, there will be demonstrations of 19th-century trades, including blacksmithing, window glazing, and dry stonewall construction. Local singers, including the Washington Revels Jubilee Voices, Karen Ashbrook and Doug Jimerson, will perform live period music. Local re-enactor Corky

Hickey will take on the role of Dr. Stonestreet, a 19th-century doctor, to demonstrate how medicine was practiced during that era. Children will be invited to play with period games and toys, and they can learn how to make cornhusk dolls, a common craft on farms in the 1800s. The event will be capped off with candlelight tours of the mill, held every half hour between 6 and 8 p.m. The tours are free, but visitors must get tickets, which will be available next door at Peirce Barn. Peirce Mill is located at 2401 Tilden St. NW in Rock Creek Park. For more information about the mill and the Heritage Day schedule of events, go to peircemill-friends.org or nps.gov/rocr. Heritage Day visitors are encouraged to walk, bike or carpool to Peirce Mill.

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Spotlight on Schools Aidan Montessori School

To celebrate Aidan Montessori School’s 50th anniversary, we are going to the Omni Shoreham Hotel on Oct. 16. Aidan’s elementary students are going to perform a play about Aidan’s history. Pranav SethiOlowin, Keely Ferrando, Max Mendelsohn, Leyu Negussie, Jaquelin Weymouth and Isabelle Murdock are all writing the script. “It is fun writing the play,� thirdgrader Pranav Sethi-Olowin said. Keely Ferrando, also a thirdgrader, said that she thinks it will be fun creating the play and acting out the history of her own school. “I had a lot of fun doing the other play, so I will have a lot of fun doing this one,� second-grader Charlotte Rediker said. “It is going to be fun to sing with my friends,� said third-grader Sydney Wittstock-McDonald. — Jack Nixon, fifth-grader, and Leyu Negussie, fourth-grader

British School of Washington

After a long and relaxing summer holiday, Year 8 Plymouth has had a great start to the new school year. Rehearsals for the school production of “Oliver!� and the extracurricular sports activities have started. There has been quite a lot of rain this season, so for the first few weeks there was no kayaking because of the flooding, but now that the water levels have lowered the anxious kayakers are free to go out and have fun on the Potomac River. Volleyball tournaments and soccer games are already on the go, and we are making great progress.

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We are still very proud of our sports teams for their victories last semester. Choirs have begun singing, and our latest group, Zombie Survival Club, should also start soon. Our green team has been planning some interesting projects for later this year, which I hope will help improve the environment. There has been talk of planting some trees. — Hannah von SpreckelsenSyberg, Year 8 Plymouth (seventh-grader)

Deal Middle School

The hustle and bustle of the beginning of the school year is starting to die down a bit here at Deal. Clubs have started, homeroom soccer teams and games have been organized, and plenty of homework and projects have been assigned. Every homeroom at Deal has a soccer team. Almost every day there is a soccer game during recess. The first game was on Sept. 28. It was Ms. Ofodile’s Leggo Eggos against Ms. Law’s Law Breakers. The Law Breakers won, 3-2. Then on Sept. 30, Ms. Clements’ team faced off against Ms. Cruz’ team, which won 1-0. On Oct. 3, Mr. Martini’s Martini United (like Manchester United) played Ms. Ofodile’s Locos (which is her second team). Martini United won 1-0. Soccer is really loved at Deal! Also, the Deal football team (the Vikings) has been playing. The first game of the season was supposed to be on Sept. 15 against Shaw, but Shaw forfeited, which gave us a win. The next football game was on Sept. 22 against Jefferson. Jefferson

won, which made us Vikings sad. The team practiced extra hard and won the next game, which was on Sept. 29 against Stuart-Hobson. Go Vikings! — Claire Shaw, sixth-grader

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

After school on Oct. 5, students from the Literary Media and Communications Department’s R Street Collective performed at the arts space Bloombars. The juniors and seniors from the department read various works. Following the performance the collective took questions from the audience to provide a deeper insight on the high school lives and heroes the students addressed in their work. The central idea was to write about a hero in high school and say whether they consider themselves to be heroes. Duke Ellington students filmed the event alongside a production crew representing Subway for part of the company’s High School Heroes project. Subway has plans to make a short documentary based on the R Street Collective. At Bloombars, not only did the students showcase their writing talents, but they also incorporated singing and guitar. They opened and closed the event with a rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.� About halfway through the performance, a senior sang “House of the Rising Sun.� — Rachel Bowanko, ninth-grader

Eaton Elementary

John Eaton’s fourth-graders are studying Argentina this year. Our teacher, Ms. Coti, arranged handson events and activities for us to learn about Argentina.

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We have pen pals from Argentina! We already got letters from kids there, and they told us about how their country is below the equator so it is spring there right now. We wrote back and asked about their lives in Argentina. We also had a guest speaker from Argentina. She gave us brochures and mini Argentine flags. We also made our own brochures about going to Argentina. We pretended that we were travel agents trying to convince people to go on an educational trip to Argentina. Our teacher made us Argentine pancakes in front of the class, and we got to help. Ms. Coti had a jar of dulce de leche from Argentina, which is a kind of caramel. We ate the pancakes and wrote down what we thought. Some students said that they were the best caramel pancakes in the world! Ms. Coti played tango music for us, and she asked us to draw pictures of what we imagined while we were listening. That was fun. — Pearl Benjamin and John Schadegg, fourth-graders

Edmund Burke School

It is a new year at school. What does that mean? We have new songs to learn and practicing to do. John Howard is the leader of this band of 12 different musicians. As a band, we have to become one single musician, and that is not easy. We have band as a class two times a week for 45 minutes each. This year we have chosen to work on two songs: “Feel Good Inc.� by the Gorillaz and “Mean� by Taylor Swift. In class, we walk in, tune up and then play a song from our repertoire (what we learned last year, which includes “Kids� by MGMT, “A Thousand Miles� by Vanessa Carlton, “I Want the World to Stop� by Belle and Sebastian, and “Born Under a Bad Sign� by Cream). We then learn or practice a new song. First, we listen to the song and attempt to play along with it. Then we attempt to play the song

without the recording. This step we have named “the leap of faith� because no one knows how it will sound. The teacher, John Howard, watches and critiques us after each song. When it goes well, we start to “break� that song. That means putting in dynamics, when each instrument comes in, and perfecting the introduction, and sometimes the outro. When the leap of faith does not go well, John goes around the room and helps us find what we are doing wrong. Then, we listen to the song one more time and try to play it again. Then class ends for the day. — Infinity Willner, eighth-grader

Field School

At the Field School, we have a period right after lunch called SHAM. SHAM stands for Study Hall, Honors, Activities and Meetings. Mondays are usually when we have school meetings, class meetings or winter internship meetings. Tuesdays through Thursdays are the activities and honors classes. The activities are clubs suggested by students who ask a faculty member to sponsor the club. There is a wide variety. In skateboarding club, you bring your skateboard, watch videos and talk about the history of skateboarding. In poker club, we play a tournament of Texas Hold ’Em. In lax club, you play lacrosse, shoot around and sometimes scrimmage. In movie club, you watch movies. SHAM is also a time when you can take an honors course offered by the teachers. There are a variety of honors courses. One popular honors course is dog psychology. In this course, you discuss what dogs think about, how their minds work and how dog minds are unlike ours. Urban agriculture is also a good example of an honors course. In urban agriculture you learn about gardening, conserving water and recycling. In the sci-fi honors course, you discuss alien life and See Dispatches/Page 17

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Murch Elementary

School Garden Week consists of activities, healthy snack making and learning about our Murch garden. On Sept. 28, a whole bunch of Murch parents volunteered to make a healthy snack of bread, tomatoes, butter, garlic, onion and herbs from the Murch garden. Whole Foods was really nice to donate bread and tomatoes for almost 600 kids! The herbs came from the Murch garden. Principal Chris Cebrzynski was the first one to taste it, and he loved

“We worked for two to three weeks learning about our country’s flag,� said Mrs. Mac, a kindergarten teacher. The students learned what the stars mean, what the red, white and blue on the flag mean and why we have a flag. They were proud of their work.

We had our first all-school assembly on Oct. 4. First, we said the Lord’s Prayer. Second, the kindergartners led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Third, the kindergartners sang “It’s a Grand Old Flag.� Fourth, we all sang with our buddies. Then we heard about the Creative Cardinal, National Presbyterian School’s creative writing publication, and said goodbye to our buddies. — Mika Mathurin, fifth-grader

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ten visited Arcadia Farm to pick and taste vegetables and herbs. They planted and watered seeds for lettuce and radishes, and they met some bees. Then they watched a salad-making demonstration and enjoyed some honey apple cider. Vivianna, a pre-k student, said, “I tasted stuff and saw worms.� Kindergartner Sanu reported that his favorite part “was when we got to eat the salad at the salad bar.� The fifth-grade class is excited to begin working with the Washington National Opera. We See Dispatches/Page 18

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At Key School, after a few weeks in session, we are in full swing. There is a big change this year for the fifth grade. Since there are so many new kids in the school, fifth-graders are now housed in newly built “cottages� on the upper campus. There is one classroom for Ms. Williams’ class and another for Ms. Shields’ class. The rooms are about the same size as the other classrooms, and we have a balcony. “I think they are cozy,� said fifth-grader Idris Hansan-Granier. We are still getting used to the new routine of getting the classrooms in order, and we are getting accustomed to the new space as it is configured differently. The upper campus is a good idea for the fifth grade because it gives us peace and quiet, and we are separate from the others. We look forward to an enriching school year in our new space. — Samantha Squires and Maurice Sibaja, fifth-graders

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will be watching an opera and then using that as inspiration to write our own. “It will be entertaining for everyone,” said Christian. Anya said she is excited because she has never seen an opera before. We will perform our opera this spring. Classes at Ross are competing to bring in the most Box Tops for Education. The winning class will get to meet meteorologist Bob Ryan at his television studio! Thirdgrader Mim predicted her class will win. Ro’Vaughn wondered if they will be on TV. Finally, Ross held an Eid-al-Fitr celebration on the school playground. The event was hosted by Ross families who come from Egypt, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Somalia and Tunisia. The families brought in food, clothing and decorations from their countries. It was fun and educational. — Maisha Maliha and Jaelen White, fifth-graders

St. Albans School

Recently, the eighth-grade English classes went on an evening field trip to see a theater adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre. The play is about a futuristic society in which books are banned and burned. Guy Montag, the main character of the story, is a fireman whose job is to burn books and to prevent people from reading them. After meeting an unusual girl named Clarisse, Montag’s perspective of his job changes, and he ultimately has to decide whether to keep his job and remain a member of society or to join a group that has opted to go outside of the boundaries of society and read books to pass on their knowledge. The play included many interesting and insightful variations from Bradbury’s original novel. It also contained many symbols, themes and messages about our society. In “Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury may be

trying to say that our society is beginning to become more stagnant and one-dimensional. The actors stayed true to their characters and delivered their lines with enthusiasm and flair. The director’s use of special effects made the story more up-to-date for younger audiences. At the play’s conclusion, it became clear that there were diverse opinions about messages of certain scenes and their significance. Afterward, our teacher, Dr. Monica Lewis, had her classes write a reflection on the play’s adaptations and their effectiveness. — Theo Bates, Form II (eighth-grader)

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Last week at St. John’s was Spirit Week. Students got to show their spirit in many ways. There were a variety of dressdown days. On Monday, the theme was Shoes and Socks Day, where students had to wear their uniforms but were allowed to wear any shoes or socks they wanted. Tuesday was Twin Day, where students had to dress identically to a friend. On Wacky Wednesday, students were able to create the craziest outfits they could imagine. Friday was St. John’s Spirit Day, filled with red shirts and pants that showed students’ spirit! Also on Friday was the pep rally. Students cheered the football team and other fall sports teams. Afterward, the Students Against Destructive Decisions club had a dunk-tank and pie-throwing fundraiser. Students paid a few dollars for the chance to dunk or throw a pie in the face of some of their favorite teachers. All of these events led up to Saturday’s festivities, the homecoming football game and dance. The tailgating began around noon. Students were able to hang out with friends and eat. Kickoff for the football game against Bishop O’Connell was at 2. This was a prelude to the homecoming dance. See Dispatches/Page 24

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edged, “especially ’cause he takes the dogs.” But the perks are good: Hubbard beth cope said she’s able to avoid too much request primarily Ecuadorean beans snacking because of the sheer — appealing for their lack of teramount of chocolate she’s already roir. “We wanted it to be just very eaten. “You get a little bit maxed clean because we wanted to build out,” she said. our own flaFleurir is vors,” said open 11 a.m. to Hubbard. 7 p.m. Tuesday The high through school sweetSaturday and hearts, who noon to 5 p.m. married last Sunday. year, launched Chocolates are their joint operavailable indiation even vidually or in before tying the boxes ranging Bill Petros/The Current from four piecknot. Robert Ludlow and Ashley Ludlow had es (pre-selecttrained as a ed) for $8 to 50 Hubbard will hold a grand chef, but was pieces (selected opening for their shop Oct. 22. stymied by the by the customlate hours and rancor of commerer) for $99. Regional bars cost cial kitchens. Chocolate-making, $7.50. however, suited him and his wifeSibley president to retire to-be, and in 2009 they started The longtime president and Fleurir, hawking their fare online chief executive officer of Sibley and at farmers markets and other Memorial Hospital will step down retailers. The sweets sold, so they next summer, the hospital started hunting for a storefront, announced last Wednesday. landing on P Street this year. To make things work, 27-year A news release from the hospital old Ludlow must spend weekday credits Robert Sloan, who assumed nights at his parents’ house in his post in 1985, with expanding Hartfield, Va., near his commercial and improving Sibley’s facilities kitchen, while 25-year-old Hubbard and bringing the hospital into the stays at home in Arlington to run Johns Hopkins Health System. shop operations. Sloan will remain an adviser to the Health System. It’s hard, Hubbard acknowl-

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into an open kitchen that’s particularly bright — thanks in part to a rear wall of windows and glass door to a deck and backyard. The kitchen is a mix of classic and industrial chic — a blend seen most clearly in the sink, a farmhouse behemoth rendered in stainless steel. A trio of glass-and-steel pendants lights a granite-topped island. The same material also tops counters, and will get a second look even from those who declare granite over: The of-the-moment gray color and appealing patterns are reminders of why granite is so popular. This renovation is full of such surprises, from the Electrolux induction cooktop instead of the expected gas (though a gas line remains for induction skeptics), to the included pots and pans suited to the appliance, which uses magnetic energy to heat quickly and efficiently. Another thoughtful touch in the kitchen and dining area is a built-in dock for an iPod. But work didn’t stop at surfaces and finishes: The home also features all-new electrical and plumbing systems, including a new HVAC, water heater and basement sump pump. More interesting improvements

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■consideration of Alcoholic Beverage Control applications for renewal of Class B retail licenses for Metro Supermarket, 2130 P St. (sales hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.); Marbi’s Newsstand, 1730 Rhode Island Ave. (sales hours from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.); Oasis, 2024 P St. (sales hours from 9 a.m. to midnight); and Freedom Market, 1901 New Hampshire Ave. (sales hours from 9 a.m. to midnight). ■consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Boqueria, 1837 M St., for a new restaurant-class license (serving Spanish cuisine, including tapas; occupancy load of 129; sidewalk cafe with 32 seats; operating hours from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. Friday and Saturday; hours of sales/service from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. Friday and Saturday; sidewalk cafe hours from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. Friday and Saturday). ■consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by El Tamarindo, 1785 Florida Ave., for a substantial change to its restaurantclass license for a new sidewalk cafe with 14 seats with proposed hours from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 24 hours Friday through Sunday. ■committee reports. For details, visit dupontcircleanc. net. ANC 2C ANC 2C Shaw ■SHAW

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. For details, call 202-387-1596. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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At the commission’s Sept. 19 meeting: ■Fred Mossally, director of the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, asked commissioners and the public to let his agency know of any concerns with stores selling beer and wine for off-premises consumption, as their renewal licenses are now under consideration. ■commissioner Eric Lamar said the sewer separation project for the Massachusetts Avenue area near Sheridan Circle has been postponed until June. ■commissioner Eric Lamar said he was a member of a team that observed noise created by customers of various alcohol-serving establishments leaving at closing time. The group found that customers of FAB Lounge at the corner of Florida and Connecticut avenues were not responsible of most of the noise and the misconduct. Much of the noise appeared to come from customers of

establishments south of Dupont Circle. The next monitoring session will take place on a Saturday night. ■commissioner Eric Lamar reported that the Board of Zoning Adjustment approved the application of the Republic of Serbia to establish a chancery at the former home of the ambassador of Yugoslavia. ■commissioners voted unanimously to recommend that the borders of their two single-member districts remain unchanged. Commission chair David Bender said there had been discussions about joining another commission, but that “thankfully, no one wants us.� ■commissioner Eric Lamar said an update on an area transportation study had found that fewer than 10 percent of the 2010 study’s recommendations had been implemented. Speed humps and some signage have been installed, “but not a lot else,� Lamar said. The update says action is badly needed to improve four locations “where pedestrians are most vulnerable�: Wyoming Avenue’s intersections with Connecticut Avenue and Kalorama Road; Phelps Place and California Street; Phelps Place and S Street; and the area surrounding the Islamic Center. While these are top priorities, Lamar said “we want everything� from the study implemented. ■commission chair Eric Bender reported that a design team is in the early phases of drawing up construction documents for the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China living quarters at Kalorama Road and Connecticut Avenue. Most of the residents have vacated the building. At its October meeting, the commission will appoint members to a task force to work with the embassy on the project. ■after listening to a briefing from Marie Drissel, commissioners voted unanimously to recommend that the D.C. Council immediately repeal legislation allowing Internet gambling so the issue can be “thoroughly vetted in an open and fully transparent manner� as a stand-alone issue. ■several residents complained about a recent break-in during the early morning hours at the California House and at California Court apartment buildings. No residents were burglarized, but items were taken from common areas. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, contact davidanc2d01@aol.com or visit anc2d. org. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

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9,000 square feet of retail, and 153 to 189 residential units. He said the exterior of the building will undulate in a “wave pattern,� with a cafe, bakery and neighborhoodserving retail inside. The structure will be situated 20 feet from the adjacent Gibson condominium building. It will boast a large green roof to prevent storm-water runoff, and it will use exterior blinds to maximize shade in the summer and capture sunlight in the winter. Sternlieb said the company hopes to sell the units as condos, but will consider renting some of them out as apartments if necessary. “There’s a reality to the market now that is different from what it was in 2007,� he said. “We’re thinking the market is going to pick up rapidly, so we’re hopeful.� But neighbors worry apartments could attract more undergraduates to a community already saturated with students. Condos, neighborhood commissioner Asher Corson said, would appeal to a base of residents who are more committed to remaining in the community and engaging in local issues. “The consensus is that condos provide more benefit to the community than rentals,� he said. Sternlieb responded that if neighbors want to hold off until the developer can guarantee that all the units will sell as condos, they could be waiting for years. “Do you all want to wait until 2020, 2025 to get the library built?� he said. “I think the answer is no.� But neighbors said they were also worried about the impact of choosing apartments — rather than condos — on library upkeep. According to legislation passed by the D.C. Council, 85 percent of the deed and recordation taxes for the project must be put toward maintenance of the library. With the switch to apartments, Corson said, a large chunk of that money would disappear. “When you have rentals, there are no deed and recordation taxes because there are no sales,� Corson said in an interview. “What made this project appealing to me is that the library would be taken care of. ... What’s in it for the neighbors?� Sternlieb emphasized that the plan is still to sell the

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This year’s theme was “party like a rock star.� The dance included a DJ, a nacho bar and a drawing for concert tickets. — Cailyn Gray, 12th-grader

Shepherd Elementary

On Sept. 30, Shepherd Elementary students participated in a recycling presentation in the auditorium. It was a magic show, too! The presenter, Mr. McCloud, taught

us about what happens to the planet when people do not recycle. Mr. McCloud also taught us about composting. Compost is made of dead leaves, grass and leftover foods, such as fruit and vegetable scraps. It is not recommended to use meat. You leave the items outside. Over time, the sun and the rain change the mix into mulch that is good for plants to grow. Fellow Mustangs, I encourage you to ask the adults you live with to help you with recycling and composting at home so our world

becomes green. —Sophia-Rose Herisse, fourth-grader

Sheridan School

Recently, we went to the World Room and met some sixth-graders we didn’t know. The sixth-graders are our new buddies. They are called our buddies because we will be together a lot during the school year. The sixth-graders picked their partners from the second grade, and some second-graders picked their partners from sixth grade. We were not allowed to choose somebody

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Sidwell Friends School

On Sept. 28, Miss Dufour’s class started our relationship with Miss Dawkins’ pre-kindergarten class from Hearst Elementary School. On that day Miss Dufour’s class read colorful picture books to the pre-k students. Then the students drew all sorts of beautiful pictures with each other. Finally, Miss Dufour’s class walked Miss Dawkins’ students back to their school and looked at their wonderful classroom. This relationship will continue on throughout the year. The classes will meet once a month to do activities together. Miss Dufour’s students and their Hearst buddies will go on field trips together, bake in the middle school kitchen, and switch off going to each other’s schools to read and do art. — Ariana Warden, Eden Taff, Emma Passmore and Thea Bernstein, fifth-graders

Stoddert Elementary

Recently, Chris Janson of The Washington Post came and spoke to our class. He talked about how the newspaper gets its news and stories. We learned that the really important news is on the front page, and that news above the middle fold of the paper, “above the fold,� is the most important news of the day. Did you know that there’s a first edition, a second edition and a third edition of The Post? The first edition has the latest news in it, but not the last-minute news. The second edition has news that has come in a little later; and the third edition has most of the news of the day. We learned some new words

used at The Washington Post. The “lede� answers the who, what, where, when, why and how about a news story. Unlike in the earlier days, when making up news was entertaining, The Washington Post has to have facts. You can get in trouble if you don’t write facts in the paper. Reading the newspaper gives you facts better than the Internet or television. TV people can turn facts into their opinions, but make them sound like facts. We read a fun story about naked mole rats, and it was written by Ima J. Ournalist. It wasn’t a real paper article, but it explained how news headlines are to the point and not exaggerated or mysterious. — lga Ladilova, Alex Hill and Grady Kraham, fifth-graders

Washington International

On Oct. 5, the second-grade classes went to the National Portrait Gallery as part of our unit of inquiry called Character Connections. We wanted to see portraits and sculptures so we could learn more about the people in the portraits. During our tour, we saw representations of important people like Benjamin Franklin, Sequoyah, Rosa Parks, CÊsar Chåvez and George Washington Carver. We enjoyed seeing Chåvez because the portrait was pretty and colorful and because he helped farm workers get treated well. We learned that Carver invented more than 300 ways to turn peanuts into products. We enjoyed Rosa Parks because the sculpture showed the policemen as flat figures and she stood out. Her clothing was the same colors as the American flag, and the officers were in really plain clothes. We also liked the old-fashioned clothes Benjamin Franklin was wearing. Other kids should go to the National Portrait Gallery to learn about people who lived a long time ago: people who invented things, people who fought for civil rights and people who fought for letting America be its own country. — Second-graders

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in this area.� As planned, the 146-seat restaurant would be open from 11:30 a.m. to midnight and include 12 seats at a bar and 30 in an outdoor summer garden on Al Forno’s property. Ilhan and his attorneys said they could not disclose the conditions neighbors — commissioner Lee Minichiello and nearby resident Grif Johnson — had proposed, but Ilhan said they had added “another 30 items� on top of promises he had already made. “There was no way that anybody can agree

to that. ‌ If I signed that document, I’d be out of business in two months,â€? Ilhan, a Wesley Heights resident, said at last week’s meeting. Furthermore, because the citizens association was already protesting the license, Al Forno would need to negotiate a D.C.-sanctioned agreement anyway, said attorney Michael Fonseca. “We decided ‌ rather than negotiating what would be a significant agreement and still have a lengthy fight ahead of us, we would withdraw at this point,â€? he said. Neighbors and commissioners had asked publicly at last month’s commission meeting that Al Forno close earlier in the evening, perhaps at 10 p.m.; Ilhan had said that would

mean he couldn’t serve food much after 9 p.m., which would be too early. He had promised not to target university students or sell discounted alcohol, among other conditions. Resident Johnson said the draft agreement was modeled after others negotiated by the neighborhood commission and also included requirements Ilhan agreed to at other restaurants he owns in the Washington area. “Every condition we asked him to accept would have ensured that Al Forno would operate as a family-friendly, neighborhoodserving establishment,� Johnson said. Although neighbors said they were disappointed that the negotiation was cut short, they emphasized that filing a protest doesn’t mean

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they oppose Al Forno. Registering with the alcohol board as a party in opposition guarantees a place during a formal mediation process — a standard way of ensuring that community concerns are addressed. “If we want to continue to represent the neighbors who have these concerns, the way that we have to do it under the process ‌ is that we file this protest,â€? Minichiello said. Ilhan, who has noted he only wants the same hours as nearby Chef Geoff’s, said it is unfair that that restaurant is allowed to operate without a voluntary agreement. “Just because we made a mistake [with Chef Geoff’s] doesn’t mean we should perpetuate that mistake,â€? said commission chair Tom Smith.

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Tenley Campus — now home to university dorms — for both the law school and some amount of student housing. “Compare that [density] to what they’re willing to accept on the East Campus; the contrast is preposterous,� he said. The American University Park commission also invited Van Ness Street resident Elisabeth Leamy to share her experience living near a troublesome student rental home, and said that her student neighbors harassed her when she tried — unsuccessfully — to encourage the university to take action. “I definitely want to endorse right now that we do need to establish a viable mechanism to deal with off-campus behavior issues,� zoning commissioner Konrad Schlater said, as his colleagues expressed agreement. Neighborhood commissioner Frumin said some of the problems could also be solved by supporting the university plan for new dormitories. “If you build more housing, you have fewer kids in the neighborhood and fewer incidental issues,� he said. But Laurie Horvitz, an attorney representing residents of Westover Place and other neighbors near the main American University campus, suggested during cross-examination that the American University Park commission is trying to send student noise and traffic problems westward across Massachusetts Avenue. Cathy Wiss, of the Forest Hills neighborhood commission, also accused the American University Park commission of trying to divert burdens. “I’ve sat in on meetings where AU said they were doing everything they can to limit the effects on residents of Yuma Street,� said Wiss, noting that the planned law school library would be open 24 hours a day right across Nebraska Avenue from her constituents. “They’re just shifting it over to the other side of the campus.� The Zoning Commission hearings will continue tomorrow with presentations from individual neighborhood groups, including two surrounding the Tenley campus. Time permitting, the commission will also hear from individuals in support and in opposition to the plan.

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Wednesday october 12 Class ■ A weekly workshop will offer instruction in “Sahaja Yoga Meditation.” 7 p.m. Free. West End Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707. Concerts ■ The Virginia-based group Linda Lay and Springfield Exit will perform a mix of traditional country, blues, swing, bluegrass and folk music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Vocal Arts DC will present baritone Mathias Hausmann (shown) and pianist Craig Rutenberg performing works by Austrian composers who lived and worked in the United States. 7:30 p.m. $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ Joshua Goldstein, professor emeritus at American University, will discuss his book “Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide,” about today’s successes in building peace. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Room 200, Mary Graydon Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/calendar. ■ Ezra Vogel, professor emeritus of the social sciences at Harvard University, will discuss “Deng’s Strategy in Handling Domestic Politics.” 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-663-5816. ■ Peter Ng Kok Song, chief investment officer at the Government of Singapore Investment Corp., and Sean Hagan, general counsel of the International Monetary Fund, will discuss the attributes of leadership and the role of meditation in their success. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 415, Hariri Building, Georgetown

University, 37th and O streets NW. meditationcenter@georgetown.edu. ■ Artist Wolfgang Laib will discuss his use of items such as milk, pollen, beeswax and rice to create objects and installations. 6 p.m. $10; free for students. Reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/calendar. ■ Carrie Trybulec, director of the Gandhi Memorial Center in Washington, D.C., will discuss the basic principles of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent campaign to gain Indian independence. 6:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ Washington Post reporter Dana Priest will discuss her book “Top Secret America.” 6:30 p.m. $9. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. ■ Carol Hart, a horticulturist at Wakehurst Place, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will discuss “Kew in the Country: A View of Wakehurst Place,” about the 465-acre country estate, its conservation work and the Millennium Seed Bank. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116. ■ The Lowell School Parent Education Series will feature a talk on “Multicultural Education: Essential Learning for All of Us” by Sonia Nieto, professor emerita at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 7 to 9 p.m. $10. Lowell School, 1640 Kalmia Road NW. 202-253-5591. ■ Iris Krasnow will discuss her book “The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Painter Elizabeth Peyton will discuss her work, including visually arresting portraits of fellow artists, friends and cultural icons. 7 p.m. Free; tickets required. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen: A Generation of Queer Film” will feature Michelle Clunie of Showtime’s “Queer as Folk,” Ronnie Kroell of Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel,” Bob Mondello of National Public Radio and Stephen Fossell of George Washington University. 7 p.m. $15; $10 for students. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. reelaffirmations.org. ■ Chinese poets Xi Chuan and Zhou Zan will read from their work and discuss contemporary Chinese poetry. 7 p.m. Free. Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5394. ■ Pattie Boyd, a British fashion model and wife to two of music’s greatest legends, will share images from her marriages to George Harrison and Eric Clapton. 7:30 p.m. $38. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Film ■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Václev Havel’s 2011 film “Leaving,” an absurdist look at the life of an ex-politician. 8 p.m. $11; $9 for students; $8.25 for seniors; $8 for ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Reading ■ The Visiting Writers Series will feature a fiction reading by Pearl Abraham, author of “American Taliban,” “The Romance Reader” and “The Seventh Beggar.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Board Room, Butler Pavilion, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/visitingwriters. Special events ■ The National Park Service and partner organizations will celebrate National Fossil

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Association will perform in the Chinese theatrical tradition. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Lark Quartet and koto player Yumi Kurosawa will perform Daron Hagen’s new concerto for koto and string quartet. 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000.

Thursday, october 13 ■ Performance: NSO Pops will present “Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein,” featuring soprano Rebecca Luker, tenor Aaron Lazar and baritone Rod Gilfry (shown). 7 p.m. $20 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Day with hands-on activities, including a chance to dig for fossil souvenirs in fossil-rich sediment from North Carolina. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. In front of the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. nps.gov. ■ A prayer service celebrating the 175th anniversary of Asbury United Methodist Church will feature a singing and praying band performing an African-American ritual that started in the 19th century on the Delmarva Peninsula. 7 p.m. Free. Asbury United Methodist Church, 926 11th St. NW. 202-628-0009. Sporting event ■ A bipartisan congressional team will play the U.S. Capitol Police in a charity flag football game to benefit nonprofit groups Our Military Kids and the Capitol Police Memorial Fund. 7:35 p.m. $10. RFK Memorial Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. congressionalfootballgame.org. Thursday, Oct. 13

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Benefit ■ The nonprofit program 826DC will mark its first year in Columbia Heights with a happy hour featuring music by DJ C. Moreno. 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. $5. Bourbon, 2321 18th St. NW. 826dc.org. Book signing ■ George Norfleet will sign copies of his book “A Pilot’s Journey,” about the Tuskegee Airmen. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Museum Store, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. Children’s program ■ A park ranger will led children ages 5 and older on an exploratory hike along the Woodland Trail. 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202895-6070. Concerts ■ The Fama Quartet will perform the U.S. premiere of “Engrams for String Quartet” by Czech composer Miroslav Srnka as part of the “Leading European Composers” concert series. 6 p.m. $20. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151. ■ The Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera

Discussions and lectures ■ Amira Maaty, a program officer at the National Endowment for Democracy, will discuss “Progress and Setbacks in Egypt’s Quest for Democracy.” 11:30 a.m. $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■ Naval historian Tim McGrath will discuss his book “John Barry: An American Hero in the Age of Sail,” about one of the U.S. Navy’s founding fathers. Noon. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-2300. ■ Khaled Furani, assistant professor of anthropology at Tel-Aviv University, will discuss “The Ethnographic Arriving of Palestine.” 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 241, Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. eventbrite.com/event/2234088218. ■ Curatorial assistant Lauren Johnson will discuss Tam Tran’s self-portrait. 6 to 6:30 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Deborah Baker, author of “The Convert,” will discuss “Reimagining the Divide Between Islam and the West.” 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rome Building Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-663-5722. ■ A gallery talk will focus on “Degas in the Dancer’s Studio,” about the artist’s attention to detail and intricate creative process. 6 and 7 p.m. $12; $10 for seniors and students; free for ages 18 and younger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-3872151. ■ The D.C. Preservation League will present a talk by architect Matthew Jarvis on “A Civil Union: Marrying the Historic and Modern,” about the history of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dupont Circle and the congregation’s vision for its new sanctuary. 6 to 8 p.m. $10; reservations required. St. Thomas’ Parish, 1772 Church St. NW. dcpreservation.org. ■ The Georgetown University College Republicans will present a talk by Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., on his autobiography “Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Auditorium, Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. events.georgetown.edu. ■ The Austrian Cultural Forum Washington and the Goethe-Institut will present a concert and lecture on the growing importance of Gustav Mahler’s music a century after his death. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. 202-895-6776. ■ Kathryn J. McGarr will discuss her book “The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. See Events/Page 27

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Continued From Page 26 ■“Christianity & Politics,� a speaker series about confusion over church and state, will feature Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson (shown), Hillsdale College history professor Darryl Hart and Weekly Standard publisher Terry Eastland discussing “The Future of Evangelicals in Politics.� 7 p.m. Free. Christ Reformed Church, 1405 15th St. NW. 202-656-1611. Films ■The Palisades Film Club will present Andrea Kalin’s 2006 documentary “The Pact,� about three friends who agree in high school to do whatever it takes to help each other make it through college and medical school. 4:15 p.m. Free. Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202282-3139. ■American University’s Human Rights Film Series will feature Daniele Anastasion and Eric Strauss’ film “The Redemption of General Butt Naked,� about an evangelical Christian preacher who was formerly one of the most feared warlords of the 14-year Liberian civil war. A question-and-answer session with the filmmakers will follow. 5:30 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. auhumanrightsfilmseries.org. ■The Institute for Policy Studies’ Drug Policy Project will present the D.C. premiere of the documentary “Leaving La Floresta,� about the forced displacement of a Colombian family because of cocaine-eradication policies. A post-screening discussion will feature Sanho Tree of the Drug Policy Project and Dan Roge and Michael Christmas of Give Us Names. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■The 20th annual Reel Affirmations festival will open with Abe Sylvia’s 2010 film

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Events Entertainment “Dirty Girl,â€? about a teenager on a crosscountry adventure in search of love, family and identity. 7 p.m. $20 to $40. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. reelaffirmations.org. The festival will continue through Oct. 22 with films at various venues. â– The CinĂŠ Francophone series, sponsored by the Alliance Française de Washington, will feature David Teboul’s 2003 documentary “Yves Saint Laurent: 5 Avenue Marceau.â€? 7 p.m. $9; $4 for seniors and students. Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect St. NW. 202-234-7911. ■“La CinĂŠmathèqueâ€? will present Erick Zonca’s 1998 film “The Dreamlife of Angels.â€? 7 p.m. $8: $5 for seniors and students. La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. cinematheque-13oct2011.eventbrite.com. Performances â– Story League will present “Other People’s Stories: A Break From Narcissism,â€? featuring storytellers sharing funny or sad tales others have told them. 9 to 11 p.m. $10. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â– The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly stand-up show will feature local comics. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-393-3000. Special event ■“We’ve Come This Far by Faith and Hope,â€? a revival service celebrating the 175th anniversary of Asbury United Methodist Church, will feature a program of preaching, singing, liturgical dancing and prayer. 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Asbury United Methodist Church, 926 11th St. NW. 202628-0009. Tour â– A Smithsonian horticulturist will lead a tour of the museum’s “Victory Gardenâ€? and discuss some of the plants there. 1 p.m. Free. Welcome desk, Constitution Avenue entrance, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. Friday, Oct. 14

Friday october 14 Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will

McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838. â– Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth Band will perform jazz selections. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Friday, october 14 ■Discussion: Anne Enright will discuss her novel “The Forgotten Waltz.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

present a concert of works by Haydn, Beethoven and Quilter. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-3332075. â– Hartwig Barte-Hanssen of St. Batholomaus-Kirke in Wilster, Germany, will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â– The Friday Music Series will feature Bryan Bowers on autoharp. 1:15 p.m. Free.

Discussions and lectures ■U.S. Botanic Garden curator Bill McLaughlin will discuss “Right Plant, Right Place?� as part of a lecture series about how home gardeners can incorporate sustainability into their personal landscapes. Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2251116. ■Library volunteers Marko Zlatich and Frances Johnston will discuss literary and graphic images of Continental Army aides-decamp Alexander Hamilton, John Lillie, James Monroe and William North. 12:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Sri Lankan ambassador to the United States, will discuss “Life After Terrorism: Reconciliation and Redevelopment in Sri Lanka.� 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 806, Rome Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-6635722. ■A lecture series on the philosophical thought of Martin Heidegger will feature a talk by Theodor Kisiel, professor of philoso-

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phy at Northern Illinois University, on “How Heidegger Resolved the Tension Between Technological Globalization and Indigenous Localization: a 21st Century Retrieval.â€? 2 p.m. Free. Aquinas Hall Auditorium, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-3195259. â– Printer and publisher Robin Price will discuss her work. 6 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770. â– Photographer Allen Rokach will discuss “35 Ways to Photograph a Flower.â€? 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $15; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2251116. â– Art and fashion historian Laurent Cotta will discuss “Yves St. Laurent, Classicism and Transgression.â€? 7 p.m. $12; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washingto, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. 202-234-7911. ■“Young Explorer’s Salonâ€? will feature Emily Ainsworth (shown), Shannon Switzer and Neil Losin, recipients of National Geographic’s 2011 Young Explorers grants. 7 p.m. $25 to $30. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films ■“Power Moves: The Empress Dowager See Events/Page 28

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virtuoso Carlos Rodriguez. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. ■The Kids Euro Festival will feature Slovenia’s Melita Osojnik Musical Theatre performing a musical puppet play that includes classical composers’ songs for children. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Wandering Souls, a nonprofit arts-outreach organization, will present “Reflections: Plays From Saint Elizabeths Hospital,� a compilation of original short plays on the themes of recovery, hope and overcoming adversity. 7 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Bloombars, 3222 11th St. NW. wanderingsouls.org. The performance will repeat Oct. 21. ■Danish/Swedish performance artist Annika B. Lewis will present “Let’s Get Physical.� 7:30 p.m. $15. District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-4627833. The performance will repeat Oct. 15, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. Reading ■R. Dwayne Betts and Ta-nehisi Coates will read from their memoirs — “A Question of Freedom� and “The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood,� respectively. 7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol

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St. SE. 202-544-7077. Special event ■Asbury United Methodist Church’s 175th-anniversary celebration will present a Family Fun Night, featuring dinner, a puppet show, board games, contests and a closing prayer service. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Asbury United Methodist Church, 926 11th St. NW. 202-628-0009. Oct. 15 Saturday, Saturday october 15 Book sales ■Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide will hold its 51st annual “Art & BookFair 2011,� featuring used books, art and collectibles. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Diplomatic Exhibit Hall, U.S. State Department, C Street between 21st and 23rd streets NW. 202-223-5796. The sale will continue Oct. 16, 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ■The Columbia Heights Educational Campus — home to Bell Multicultural High School, Lincoln Multicultural Middle School and the Multicultural Career Intern Program — will hold its annual used-book sale. Proceeds will help pay for books for the school’s libraries. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. 3101 16th St. NW. 202-9397703. Children’s programs ■“Saturday Morning at the National� will feature “Act!vated Story Theatre: World Tales.� 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets required. Helen Hayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202783-3372. ■“Spooktacular Halloween Costume Tea� will feature a chance for children to try on historic and modern costumes while enjoying a traditional early-American tea. 1 to 3 p.m. $25 for children; $10 for adults. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org/calendar.html. Concerts ■Baritone James Harkless and pianist Richard Sogg will perform songs by Schumann, Finci, Barber and Chopin, as well as African-American religious folk songs. 1:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-7852040. ■The Emerson String Quartet will perform works by Mozart and Beethoven. 6 p.m. $63. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. ■Singer Nancy Scimone will perform jazz selections. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Free. Blue Bar Lounge, Henley Park Hotel, 926 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-638-5200. ■The Korean Concert Society will pres-

Saturday, october 15 ■Festival: The 18th annual Taste of Georgetown will feature samples from Georgetown restaurants; a “Pumpkin Food Fight� competition; a wine, ale and spirits pavilion; and jazz performances presented by Blues Alley. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 per tasting; $20 for five tastings. Wisconsin Avenue between M and K streets NW. tasteofgeorgetown.com.

ent violinist Ji-Yoon Park and pianist François Dumont performing works by Mozart, Brahms, Chausson and Ravel. 7:30 p.m. $30. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The U.S. Navy Concert Band, Sea Chanters, Country Current and the Cruisers will perform in honor of the Navy’s 236th birthday. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW. navybirthdayconcert2011.eventsbot.com. â– Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr., RaĂşl Esparza, Valarie Pettiford and the Desi Arnaz Orchestra will present “Babalu! Celebrating the Library’s Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Collection.â€? 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-7075502. â– The U.S. Air Force Band will perform jazz selections. 8 p.m. Free. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-767-5658. Demonstration â– Organist Rob Church will present an organ demonstration and workshop. 3 to 4 p.m. Free. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Macomb St. NW. 202-966-2093. Discussions and lectures ■“Your Health, Your Way,â€? a forum on women’s health, will feature experts on a variety of topics. 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

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Free; registration required. Sibley Medical Building Conference Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202537-4700. ■British historian Alison Weir will discuss “Virtue and Vice: Katherine of Aragon and Mary Boleyn.� A book signing will follow. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $40. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Stephen Mitchell will discuss his translation of Homer’s “The Illiad,� at 1 p.m.; Vernon Loeb will discuss his book “King’s Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East,� at 3:30 p.m.; and Eli Saslow (shown) will discuss his book “Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President,� at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The “I Love a Mystery� Book Club will discuss “Her Fearful Symmetry� by Audrey Niffenegger. 3 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. Fairs and festivals ■A fall festival will feature a moon bounce, golf and striker games, family activities, crafts and snacks. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Washington International Church, 4420 River Road NW. 202-895-9060. ■St. John’s Episcopal Preschool will host a Book Fair and day of family fun, including a grilled lunch, face painting and more. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796. ■Kids’ Corner Day Care Center will hold its annual Fall Fair, which will feature pumpkin painting, a moon bounce, toddler hay rides, games, crafts, face painting and performers such as The Great Zucchini, Miss Amy’s Music Makers and the Georgetown University Children’s Theater. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Mitchell Park, 23rd and S streets NW. 202-797-1555. ■The Palisades-Georgetown Lions Club will host the fourth annual Palisades Arts and Craft Festival, featuring demonstrations, children’s activities and food from Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Co. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Ave. NW. 202-9964418. ■Rock Creek Park Fall Heritage Day at See Events/Page 29

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Peirce Mill will celebrate the rehabilitation and reopening of Peirce Mill with tours, talks and children’s activities. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. Candelight tours will take place at 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m.; free tickets will be available at Peirce Barn across from the mill. ■ The Wilson Music and Arts Festival will celebrate Wilson High School’s 75th anniversary with dramatic performances, including an open rehearsal of the musical “Oliver!”; juggling classes; arts and crafts displays; tours of the newly modernized building; offerings from local restaurants and D.C. food trucks; and live entertainment by Death Fix, Ras Lidj Band, Peculiar People, Morrison Brothers and Trouble Funk. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 75wilsonhighdc.org. ■ The Adams Morgan Main Street Group’s “BowWow PowWow” will feature educational speakers, demonstrations, contests and other activities. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Marie Reed Community Learning Center, 18th Street and Wyoming Avenue NW. bowwowpowwow.com. ■ St. Nicholas Cathedral’s annual fall bazaar will feature ethnic food, gourmet coffee, gifts and books, folk music and dancing, a rummage sale and children’s activities. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission. 3500 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-333-5060. The festival will continue Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ■ An Octoberfest celebration will feature entertainment, games, pumpkin painting and carving, arts and crafts and fall desserts. 2 to 5 p.m. Free admission. George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202-9942552. ■ As part of the “Fall Family Day” organized by the Neighbors to the President Consortium, the Art Museum of the Americas will present “A Different Harvest,” featuring craft activities, games, tours, demonstrations, scavenger hunts and marionette-making. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. 201 18th St. NW. ntpc-dc.org. Other participating sites include the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, the Octagon House, the Renwick Gallery and the

Films ■ The National Archives will present John Ford’s 1940 film “The Grapes of Wrath,” the Oscar-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel about the journey of the displaced Joad family as they travel from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression. Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Washington D.C. Home Movie Day will feature old family films. Noon to 4 p.m. Free. Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect St. NW. homemovieday.com/washington.html. ■ The National Gallery of Art will present Andy Warhol’s 16 mm film “Since.” 12:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ “The Met: Live in HD” will feature Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena.” 12:55 p.m. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. The broadcast will be shown again Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. ■ The Kids Euro Festival will feature the 2009 animated film “Copernicus’ Star.” 1 p.m. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. ■ The National Gallery of Art will present Karlheinz Martin’s 1920 film “From Morning to Midnight,” with live accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra. 3 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

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Performances ■ Asbury United Methodist Church will commemorate its 175th anniversary with a performance of “Washington’s Greatest Slave Escape: In the Spirit of the Pearl.” 5 p.m. $25. University Auditorium, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-628-0009. ■ The Kids Euro Festival will feature Greece’s Aeroplio Theatre performing “Of Fire, of Wind and of the Road Without Return,” a musical fairy tale. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. Special event ■ An English Afternoon Tea at St. Alban’s

Sunday, october 16 ■ Festival: FRIENDS, a community group that promotes positive dialogue between George Washington University and its neighbors, will hold its ninth annual Foggy Bottom and West End Neighborhood Block Party. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Eye Street Mall between 23rd and 24th streets NW. 202-994-9132.

Episcopal Church will feature traditional tea sandwiches and cakes, musical entertainment and guest speaker Michael McCarthy, director of music at Washington National Cathedral. Proceeds will support the 2012 residency of St. Alban’s Choir at Wells Cathedral. 4 to 6 p.m. $25. Satterlee Hall, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. Sporting events ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Ottawa Senators. 7 p.m. $63 to $138. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-3977328. ■ D.C. United will play the Chicago Fire. 7:30 p.m. $23 to $52. RFK Memorial Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 202-3977328.

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Sunday october 16 Children’s program ■ Children ages 5 and older will listen to a story about poet Walt Whitman and create a special piece of art. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. Concerts ■ The National Symphony Orchestra will present “Peter and the Wolf Live,” a family concert and multimedia show featuring a performance of the Prokofiev classic alongside an Oscar-winning film by Suzie Templeton. 1 and 3 p.m. $15 to $18. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ The Marine Chamber Ensembles will perform works by Adams, Mozart and Barber. 2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine

Barracks Annex, 7th and L streets SE. 202433-4011. ■ Soprano Emma McDermott and mezzosoprano Natalie Naudus will perform arias from “Susannah,” “Faust,” “Romeo and Juliette,” “Cosi fan tutte,” “La Bohème” and other operas. 3:30 p.m. Free. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 202-462-6734. ■ The Fama Quartet, considered the Czech Republic’s premier contemporary music ensemble, will perform works by Dvorák, Martinu and Husa. 4 p.m. $20. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202387-2151. ■ The professional Choir of Christ Church will perform works by Herbert W. Sumsion, Charles Gounod and William Mundy. 5 p.m. Free. Christ Church, Georgetown, 31st and O streets NW. 202-333-6677. ■ The Capital City Symphony and 16-yearold violinist Arec L. Jamgochian ­— winner of the Levine School of Music Cogen Concerto Competition — will perform works by Mahler and Lalo. 5 p.m. $16 to $25; free for ages 16 and younger. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ The National Gallery of Art and the Washington Performing Arts Society will present “From the Top,” with host Christopher O’Riley. 6:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Swedish indie pop band You Say France & I Whistle will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. rsvp-hos@foreign.ministry.se. Discussions and lectures ■ “Christianity & Politics,” a speaker See Events/Page 30

Walks and tours ■ National Zoo Bird House keeper Debi Talbott will lead a walk focusing on the resident and migratory bird species that live on the grounds. 9 to 10 a.m. Free. Meet in front of the Bird House, National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. ■ Docents will lead tours of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Elizabethan Garden, which is filled with a mix of plants mentioned

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in Shakespeare’s works and herbs popular in his day. 10 and 11 a.m. Free. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. ■ U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer Susan Olling will lead a tour of the National Garden, focusing on trees and shrubs of the midAtlantic region. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. National Garden Lawn Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116. ■ The Kreeger Museum will offer its monthly public architecture tour, which highlights the residence of David and Carmen Kreeger, designed in 1963 by renowned architect Philip Johnson. 1:30 to 3 p.m. $10; $7 for seniors and students; free for ages 12 and younger. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-337-3552.

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Continued From Page 29 series about confusion over church and state, will feature a talk by Christ Reformed Church founding pastor Brian Lee on “Govern Well, or Be Governed?â€? 11 a.m. Free. Christ Reformed Church, 1405 15th St. NW. 202656-1611. â– Leonard Barkan, professor of comparative literature at Princeton University, will discuss “Some Pages From Michelangelo’s Life.â€? 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– David Margolick will discuss his book “Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock.â€? 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■“American Originals Now: Lynne Sachsâ€? will feature three short films by the director — 2001’s “Photograph of the Wind,â€? 2009’s “The Last Happy Dayâ€? and 2010’s “Wind in Our Hair.â€? 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■“Cinema Français ĂĄ Mount Vernonâ€? will feature Claire Denis’ 2009 film “White Material.â€? 4:30 p.m. Free. Eckles Library Auditorium, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202-2426673. Performance â– The Kids Euro Festival will feature Slovakian comedian and clown Adrian OhrĂĄdka in a nonverbal show that uses pantomime, juggling and other circus skills to tell the story of a clown who escapes from a

famous circus to become a musician. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Reading ■“Sunday Kind of Love� will feature a talk by Kevin Simmonds, author of “Mad for Meat� and editor of “Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion & Spirituality,� as well as readings by local poets Niki Herd, Yermiyahu Ahron Taub and Joseph Ross. 5 to 7 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Special events ■Chado Urasenke DC Association will presenta Japanese tea ceremony. 1:15 and 4 p.m. $15; $12 for seniors; $10 for college students; $5 for ages 6 through 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. ■One Common Unity will host an openmic event about “War & the Military Industrial Complex.� 8 to 10 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Walks and tours ■A park ranger will lead ages 7 and older on a 2.5-mile “Footsteps in Time� hike and discuss “Victory Gardens,� eccentric poet Joaquin Miller and the Civil War in Rock Creek Park. 9:30 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202895-6070. ■A park ranger will lead ages 8 and older on a hike to Fort DeRussy and discuss what life was like for Union soldiers encamped there. 11 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070. ■The Dupont Circle Citizens Association will hold its 44th annual house tour, which will include everything from a palatial

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Monday october 17 Class â– Yoga teacher Elizabeth Muniot will lead a class covering postures, meditation, relaxation, breathing techniques and chanting. 5:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. Concert â– Fresh off the second national tour of “Wicked,â€? actress Natalie Weiss will perform show-stopping favorites. 6 p.m. Free. Theater Lab, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures â– Cuban artist Kadir LĂłpez Nieves will

speak with Michelle Bird, curatorial assistant at the National Gallery of Art. 12:10 p.m. Free. East Building Small Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■Historian John Brooke will discuss “Forging the Civil War North: Political Crisis, Fugitive Slaves, and Liminal Rupture in Antebellum America, 1850-1854.� 4:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Room 462, Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. events.georgetown.edu. ■Bruce Robbins, professor at Columbia University, will discuss “Cosmopolitanism in Deep Time.� 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. schwarz@georgetown.edu. ■In celebration of Fair Trade Month, Divine Chocolate will host a talk by two cocoa farmers from Ghana. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Geoffrey Greif will discuss his book “Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships.� 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321. ■Robert Moses will discuss his book “Quality Education as a Constitutional Right: Creating a Grassroots Movement to Transform Public Schools.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Bob Edwards will discuss his book “A Voice in the Box: My Life in Radio.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■As part of the Lincoln Legacy Project, Ford’s Theatre will host a panel discussion on the media’s influence on public discourse on diversity, featuring Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson and other members of the press. 7 p.m. Free; tickets required. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fordstheatre.org. ■Wendy Lower will discuss her book “The Diary of Samuel Golfard and the Holocaust in Galicia.� 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Butler Board Room, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-8852401. Films ■The Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library

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Class â– Teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a weekly yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. Concerts â– Ethiopian-born, San Francisco-based singer Meklit Hadero will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The Alliance Française de Washington will present the jazz trio Pilc Moutin Hoenig in concert. 8 and 10 p.m. $25. Blues Alley, 1069 Wisconsin Ave. NW. bluesalley.com. Discussions and lectures â– Israeli photographer Sharon Ya’ari will discuss “A Public Family Album: The American Colony in Jerusalem, 1898-1946.â€? Noon. Free. African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-7073779. â– The National Women’s History Museum’s new lecture series on “The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women’s Historyâ€? will feature a talk on “Why Latino/a History Matters to U.S. Historyâ€? by Vicki Ruiz, profesSee Events/Page 32

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Located at 2320 S St. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. A donation of $8 is suggested. 202-667-0441. ■Art Enables will open two shows Saturday with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. “Outsider Art Inside the Beltway 2011,� this year’s annual juried invitational for regional outsider artists, will continue through Oct. 28. “A sampling from outside the Beltway,� presenting diverse works by artists with developmental and mental disabilities from across the country, will continue through Nov. 4. Located at 2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE, the gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-554-9455. ■“Michael Francis: Recent Work, Street Scenes and Views,� featuring Francis’ monumental and intimate paintings, opened last week at American Painting Fine Art, where it will continue through Nov. 12. Located at 5118 MacArthur Blvd. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through See Exhibits/Page 38

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this tragedy of love and life destroyed by deceit and jealousy. Shakespeare’s drama reveals the power of manipulation as Iago undermines Othello in a deadly game of betrayal. Performance times are generally 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Owiso Odera and Ian Merrill Peakes star in the Folger Shakespeare Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Theatre’s production of “Othello,� opening Oct. 18. Sunday; and 7 p.m. Sunday. Ticket The university is located at 37th York-based experimental theater cost $30 to $60. The Folger is and O streets NW. 202-687-2787; company Mabou Mines adapted located at 201 East Capitol St. SE. performingarts.georgetown.edu. Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House� to 202-544-7077; folger.edu. ■George Washington University desconstruct the mythic feminist ■Georgetown University will will stage Annie Baker’s “Circle anthem. The resulting production present “The Donn B. Murphy physicalizes power and scale, with One-Acts Festival� Oct. 12 through Mirror Transformation� Oct. 13 through 16 at little men dominating and com16 in Poulton Dorothy Betts manding women nearly twice their Hall. Marvin Theatre. size. Headlining In a small-town Performance times are 7:30 p.m. this festival of community cen- Thursday through Saturday. Tickets students’ original ter in Vermont, a cost $30 to $50. 202-467-4600; work, “Peaches drama class forkennedy-center.org. and Freon: A ever changes the ■Georgetown University will Musical� follives of its stupresent “Visible Impact� Oct. 20 lows “Mabou Mines DollHouse� will dents. through 29 at the Davis Performing Broadway’s run Oct. 20 through 22 at the Performance Arts Center. most notorious times are 7:30 An ensemble-created producplaywriting Kennedy Center. tion, “Visible Impact� weaves p.m. Thursday duo, invited to monologue and memoir, scene through Saturday and 2 p.m. be the guests of honor at the year’s work and Shakespeare, and poetry hottest soiree. Also featured will be Sunday. Tickets cost $10 to $15. and movement to explore and enact “#Courage,� which was inspired by The Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre is located at 800 21st St. NW. 202diverse experiences and perspecthe Arab Spring and Bertolt 994-8072; gwu.edu/~theatre. tives from the d/Deaf and disabled Brecht’s landmark anti-war play ■The Kennedy Center will host communities. “Mother Courage and Her “Mabou Mines DollHouse� Oct. 20 Performance times are generally Children.� 8 p.m. Wednesday through through 22 in the Eisenhower Performance times are 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 Theater. See Theater/Page 38 Director Lee Breuer of the New p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $5 to $7.

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Uses Film and Stars to Promote Its Cause.� 7 p.m. Free. Wechsler Theatre, Mary Graydon Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. environmentalfilm.org. ■The Palisades Book Club will discuss the DC Reads 2011 selection — “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates� by Wes Moore. 7 p.m. Free. Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3096. ■“Classic Conversations� will feature actor Patrick Stewart (shown) and Shakespeare Theatre Company artistic director Michael Kahn. 8 p.m. $35. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122. Films ■The Georgetown Neighborhood Library will present the 1971 film “A Clockwork Orange.� 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. ■The Goethe-Institut will present Stefan Weinert’s film “Face the Wall,� about the failed attempts by five people to escape East Germany after the construction of the Berlin Wall. A panel discussion with Weinert and George Washington University professor Hope M. Harrison will follow. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th

$9 for seniors and students. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performance ■Playwright and documentarian Robert Krakow will present a dramatic presentation, “Voyage of SS St. Louis and Its Impact on the Roosevelt Legacy.� 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mortara Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. eventbrite.com/event/2142554438/.

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NW DC resident with adult training background will teach you to use the Internet, e-mail, Windows, Microsoft Word, numerous other programs, or other electronic devices. Help with purchase and setup available. Mac experience. Call Brett Geranen at (202) 486-6189. ComputerTutorDC@gmail.com

ENGLISH BASEMENT in Palisades. One spacious bedroom; LR/DR combo; full kitch. w/W/D. Storage. Plenty of parking. Sep. entr. $1100/mo. + Utes. Avail. immed. nina5832@gmail.com. Credit and background check required.

Nationally Certified Expert Can make your Windows PC run noticeably faster and more reliably. Additionally, hardware and software upgrades available at no markup. Fixed $125 fee. Your satisfaction guaranteed. Scott at 202-296-0405.

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Cat Care Services Providing loving, attentive care for your cat(s) while you are away by doing more than just cleaning the box & filling the bowl. • Over 15 years experience. • Am/pm & weekend visits • Short term & long term. Will also take care of other small indoor pets, water plants & bring in mail. References available upon request. Great rates! Located in The Palisades. catcaresvcs@yahoo.com call 703-868-3038

Dog Boarding Susan Mcconnell’s Loving Pet Care. • Mid-day Walks • Home visits • Personal Attention

VIOLIN LESSONS with experienced teacher Masters of Music from Yale U. All ages All levels Located near A.U.

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Professional Services General office/clerical assistance Flexible hours. Ideally suited for the busy executive working from home. Able to assist with filing, organizing documents, Accounts Payable, organization. etc. Reasonable Rates • Palisades Area Please call Ann at 202.352.1235.

MULTI-HOUSEHOLD YARD sale Saturday, October 15th 9am-1pm. 7000 block of 31st St. NW (just off Western Ave.) with additional sales on several surrounding streets (Dogwood St., Daniel Ln., Wyndale St.) Rain date October 22. NW – OCT CLEARANCE SALE Sat. Oct. 15, 10-2pm Selective Women’s Clothing & Jewelry. Linens 1/2 Off THE SHOPS AT INGLESIDE 3050 Military Rd. NW 202-363-8310 x2017 THE COMMUNITY of Christ is having its annual multi-family Yard/Bake Sale. Sat., Oct. 15th, 10-2, 3526 Mass Ave, NW. Furniture, rugs, artwork, toys, games, household items, linens, knick knacks, books, CD's, records, DVD's and more. BBQ lunch, baked goods. Rain or Shine.

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Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-244-3244. ■ “Andy Goldsworthy and David Nash: Drawings, Photographs, Sculpture and Prints” opened recently in the new Georgetown Book Hill space of Robert Brown Gallery, where it will continue through Oct. 22. Located at 1662 33rd St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-338-0353. ■ Studio Gallery recently opened

two shows that will continue through Oct. 22. “Meditations, Abstractions, and Distractions” features work by Carolee Jakes that leads up to and responds to her “windsock” knitting project. “Chroma” presents diverse works by Eugene Markowski. Located at 2108 R St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m., Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. 202-232-8734. ■ “Aboud Dweck: Monument Light & Other Works,” featuring photography by Dweck, opened recently at Alex Gallery and will

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Tickets cost $7 to $18. Georgetown University’s Davis Performing Arts Center is located at 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787; performingarts.georgetown.edu. ■ American University will present the rock musical “The Who’s Tommy” Oct. 20 through 29 at the Greenberg Theatre. In 22 Heathfield Gardens, war takes on new meaning as a 4-year-old becomes cannon fodder in the most horrific of ways. With nothing but a pinball machine and a trip through the looking glass, the protagonist is able to become a wizard of enormous proportions. Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $10 to $15. The Greenberg Theatre is located at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-885-2587; american.edu/auarts. ■ Constellation Theatre Company will present George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” Oct. 20 through Nov. 20 at Source. A young lady fantasizes about the bravery of her heroic fiance when the reality of war bursts into her bedroom in the form of a fugitive enemy soldier. Performance times generally are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $20 to $40. Source is located at 1835 14th St. NW. 202204-7741; constellationtheatre.org. ■ The Apron Theatre Company will present Kyle Encinas’ “The Continuing Adventures of John Blade, Super Spy!” Oct. 21 through Nov. 7 at the Letelier Theater. For years the world has had one man to thank for its safety, and that’s super secret agent John Blade. Dangerous and debonair, Blade is the flawless hero, but even he can’t see how an evil professor’s weather machine is about to literally take the world by storm. Performance times are 8 p.m. on Oct. 21, 28 and 29 and Nov. 4, 5 and 7. Tickets cost $16. The Letelier Theater is located at 3251 Prospect St. NW. theaprontheatre.com. ■ The Suzanne Farrell Ballet will present two George Balanchine programs Oct. 12 through 16 at the Kennedy Center. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $29 to $84. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. ■ Catholic University will present Molière’s “Tartuffe” Oct. 13 through 16 in the Hartke Theatre. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $5 to $15. Catholic University is located at 3801 Harewood Road NE. 202-319-4000; drama.cua.edu. ■ The In Series will present “Love Potion #1,” Nick Olcott’s adaptation of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore,” Oct. 15 through 29 at GALA Theatre. Performance times are 8 p.m. Oct. 15, 22 and 28, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 16 and 23 and 7 p.m. Oct. 29. Tickets cost $20 to $40. GALA Theatre is located at 3333 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763; inseries.org. ■ The Kennedy Center will present “The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and Her Dog!” Oct. 15 through 29 in the Family Theater. Performance times vary, but all shows take place

continue through Oct. 29. Located at 2106 R St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-667-2599. ■ International Visions Gallery recently opened an exhibit of works by the region’s 33 finalists in the national “Artisan Series” competition to “be the next big name in art.” The show will continue through Nov. 5. Located at 2629 Connecticut Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. 202234-5112.

during the daytime on weekends. Tickets cost $18. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. ■ Studio Theatre will close Duncan Macmillan’s “Lungs” Oct. 16. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $20. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■ Arena Stage is presenting Alice Childress’ “Trouble in Mind” through Oct. 23 in the Kreeger Theater. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; along with weekday noon matinees on Oct. 12, 18 and 19. Tickets cost $55 to $85. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org. ■ Shakespeare Theatre Company is presenting the world premiere of David Ives’ “The Heir Apparent” through Oct. 23 at the Lansburgh Theatre. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $39 to $95. The Lansburgh Theatre is located at 450 7th St. NW. 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org. ■ Studio Theatre has extended the U.S. premiere of Alan Bennett’s comedy “The Habit of Art” through Oct. 23. Performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to $69. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■ Ford’s Theatre is presenting the Tony Awardwinning musical “Parade” through Oct. 30. Performance times vary, but most begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Ticket prices start at $15. Ford’s Theatre is located at 511 10th St. NW. 202-347-4833; fordstheatre.org. ■ Cameron Mackintosh’s 25th-anniversary production of the hit musical “Les Misérables” is at the Kennedy Center through Oct. 30. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and select Wednesdays. Tickets cost $39 to $155. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. ■ Arena Stage is presenting Karen Zacarías’ “The Book Club Play” through Nov. 6 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle. Performance times are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $45 to $85. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org. ■ Rorschach Theatre is presenting “After the Quake” through Nov. 6 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Performance times are generally 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $15 to $25. Atlas is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993; atlasarts.org/events. ■ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is presenting “A Bright New Boise” through Nov. 6. Performance times are generally 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices start at $30. The theater is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.

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Sophisticated Federal in the East Village, ideal for grand entertaining. Restored with extensive improvements. Excellent scale, large formal rooms, high ceilings & 4 fplcs. Inviting front library, FDR, chef’s kit & a 2nd level double-parlor LR with adjoining sunroom. 4 BR with 4 full and 2 half baths. Backyard features private patio & garden. Excellent views from the upper BR. One-car garage and extra parking. $3,995,000.

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Spectacular Federal - 4 levels - East Village. Impeccably designed and restored. Double parlors, formal dining room, full master suite with sitting room and en suite bath. Chef’s kitchen with French doors leading to private garden. 6 fireplaces, original hardwood floors, 5 BR, 4 baths, 2 powder rooms, elevator and private drive for tandem. $3,798,000.

Maxwell rabin 202.669.7406

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Spectacular Federal brimming with light through south-facing parlor Claudia windows. Elegant LR with wood burning fplc. Separate dining room which seats 12. Gourmet kitchen opens to professionally landscaped patio and garden. Upper level master suite with newly renovated master bath. Sitting room with multiple closets and second bedroom. Two extra BR, bath on top floor. Powder room, storage, attached garage. $2,195,000.

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Donovan, Richard Seaton and Pamela Wye have joined ourSpectacular firm. renovated townhouse circa 1871 with over 3,500 sf on

4 finished levels. This flawless home includes 4 BR, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, marble and hardwood floors, 10-12 ft ceilings, surround sound, 8 fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, 2 parking spaces, and an exquisitely landscaped backyard. $1,790,000.

Alexandra Thomas 202.725.2545 Michele topel 202.469.1966

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Beautifully appointed and meticulously maintained, this 2,884 sf residence offers serene views from every room. Located in Wesley Heights, this home at The Foxhall features 3 BR, 3 full baths, 1 half bath, 2 kitchens and large outdoor spaces. $1,650,000.

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Large and completely renovated top-to-bottom 25.5’ wide townhouse on beautiful tree-lined 19th Street. Excellent floor plan with family room, formal dining room, high-end kitchen, master suite with his-hers baths, 5 BR, 5.5 baths total. Finished lower level with 2nd kitchen & two living areas, potential in-law suite (has private entrance). Two-car parking, balcony and deck. $2,375,000.

This Federal townhouse features 3 BR, 3 full baths and 1 half bath. This residence offers a master suite with sitting room encompassing the entire second floor, a climate-controlled wine cellar, hardwood floors, custom built-ins and parking. $899,000.

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This Federal brick rowhouse is in a perfect location on a quiet street, just steps to all that Georgetown has to offer. Features of this home include 2 spacious BR, an attractive renovated kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry room, fireplace and 2-car parking. $635,000.

Best value in Chase Point. 1 BR and den, 2 bath 980 sf 2007 building. Features include a Viking kitchen, floor to ceiling windows, and hardwood floors. 24 hour concierge, gym, beautiful grounds, just steps to Metro and best shopping in DC metro area. Two garage parking spaces convey. $629,500.

NEW LISTING – This 1 BR unit truly has it all: Top floor light and view, 1 deeded garage parking space, pool, gym, roof deck, washer/dryer in unit, 24-hour front desk and large balcony - plus fresh paint and carpet. Perfect location makes it just a 3 minute walk to Georgetown and Glover Park. $349,000.

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Claudia Barnett 202.669.9072

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