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Mayoral hopefuls spar in first debate

WAT E R W O R K S

: Bowser campaign releases new policy platform ■ Politics

By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

The three leading candidates for mayor met in their first debate last Thursday, sparring over hot-button issues including education and ethics at a forum sponsored by American University.

Democratic nominee Muriel Bowser, the Ward 4 D.C. Council member, arrived at the university’s Katzen Arts Center as her campaign was releasing a 41-page policy platform — a move widely seen as a response to criticism that her campaign lacks a detailed plan for the city’s future. (Independent at-large Council member David Catania, Bowser’s leading opponent, unveiled a 126-page plan a few days earlier, portraying himself the candi-

date of substance.) Still, Bowser had reason to feel confident as she took the stage last week: A Washington Post/NBC4/ Marist poll released the day before had given her a double-digit lead over Catania and former at-large Council member Carol Schwartz, another independent candidate who also participated in Thursday’s debate. On education, Bowser sought to See Debate/Page 9

Bridge project to close westbound lanes By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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DC Water participated in PARK(ing) Day on Friday with a display in Georgetown to promote the benefits of green infrastructure. The agency’s mini park was right in front of the Apple Store on the same day as the release of the iPhone 6, which led to a long line right in front of DC Water’s setup.

All westbound traffic will likely be diverted off Pennsylvania Avenue just before Georgetown beginning next year during repairs on the bridge over Rock Creek Park. But some West End residents and the local advisory neighborhood commission are questioning the city’s detour plan and pushing for an alternative. The D.C. Department of Transportation considers the bridge to be “structurally deficient” and hopes to begin a 15-month construction project to address the issue in summer 2015, project representatives said at last Wednesday’s neighborhood commission meeting. About eight months of the project would reduce Pennsylvania to two lanes, both eastbound, under the current proposal. The bridge currently has three eastbound lanes and two westbound lanes. During those eight months, the Transportation Department proposes detouring westbound traffic onto

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The D.C. Department of Transportation says the bridge is “structurally deficient” and wants to keep only eastbound lanes open during repairs.

26th Street, a narrow residential street with one lane of traffic in each direction that’s the last intersection in the West End before the bridge. Drivers would go one block See Bridge/Page 7

Local author chronicles Rock Creek Park history

Preservation board requests changes to new Shaw hotel

By KATIE PEARCE

By ELIZABETH WIENER

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Many government workers took advantage of the three-week furlough in October 2013 as a chance to relax. Scott Einberger wrote a book. He didn’t even set out with that goal. On the first day of the government shutdown, the Brightwood resident visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library downtown with the intent of learning more about D.C.’s environmental history. “I had free time on my hands, no thoughts of writing a book,” he said in a recent interview. But the nature lover and historian found himself focused specifically on the history of Rock Creek Park. Soon he became “healthily obsessed” with

An ambitious plan to build two Marriott-branded hotels and an apartment building just west of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, and just north of the gleaming new Marriott Marquis, is moving slowly through the approval process. Last week the Historic Preservation Review Board asked for more design changes before taking a formal vote. Echoing comments from earlier hearings, the board called for more

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Above photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

This photo, dating from around 1920, is among the images of Rock Creek Park highlighted in Scott Einberger’s book.

the topic, spending about 14 hours each day of the shutdown researching and writing. He pored through newspaper archives, books and old government reports on the park, shifting his work to evenings and weekends once the furlough See Park/Page 16

EVENTS

D.C. Council adopts concealed carry bill after court ruling — Page 3

‘Evita’ set to start run at Kennedy Center next week — Page 23

imaginative uses for six historic row houses that will be incorporated into the 9th Street facade of the glassy modern hotel complex. Using them as stores would enliven the street more than “some Disney version of empty houses,” member Andrew Aurbach said. Here’s the sticking point. The new apartments and hotels — a Residence Inn and Marriott Courtyard — are designed to attract conventioneers and the increasingly affluent residents of Mount Vernon Triangle. But the project is also in the southeast corner of the Shaw See Hotel/Page 19

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Fillmore Arts Center celebrating 40 years with Saturday event — Page 5

Calendar/20 Classifieds/29 District Digest/6 Exhibits/21 Foggy Bottom News/13 In Your Neighborhood/12

Opinion/10 Police Report/8 Real Estate/15 School Dispatches/18 Service Directory/27 Theater/23

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Council responds to gun ruling with measure to allow concealed carry By ELIZABETH. WIENER Current Staff Writer

A clearly reluctant D.C. Council Tuesday enacted emergency legislation that will allow registered gun owners to carry concealed firearms on city streets. Members, virtually all of whom support stricter gun controls, said they had no choice. In late July a federal judge struck down the District’s strict ban on carrying guns in public,

saying a total ban is unconstitutional. City leaders said they needed to craft a “concealed carry” bill as narrowly as possible, or face the possibility that federal courts would eliminate all restrictions. Officials are still debating whether to appeal the July court ruling, but say passing a bill that allows some people to carry weapons will not preclude an appeal. In the meantime, Mayor Vincent Gray, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and

The week ahead Wednesday, Sept. 24

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its monthly meeting, which will feature a panel of candidates and commentators talking about the mayoral race. Candidate David Catania is expected to attend; media representatives will include Davis Kennedy of The Current, Robert Devaney of The Georgetowner and Topher Mathews of The Georgetown Metropolitan. The meeting will also include presentations by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E07 candidates Ellie Budic and Monica L. Roache. The meeting will begin with a reception at 7 p.m. at the Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. ■ The 2nd District Metropolitan Police Department Citizens Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. at 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW.

Thursday, Sept. 25

The Kalorama Citizens Association will hold a forum featuring candidates running for the at-large and Ward 1 seats on the D.C. Council. The forum will begin at 7 p.m. at Good Will Baptist Church, 1862 Kalorama Road NW.

Friday, Sept. 26

The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will hold a free Green Building Symposium and Expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW.

Saturday, Sept. 27

The UPS Store at 5185 MacArthur Blvd. NW will celebrate its 10th year in the Palisades with a Shred Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring in up to five pounds of business or personal documents to be destroyed for free; additional documents will be shredded for a fee, with half going to the Palisades Citizens Association.

Sunday, Sept. 28

The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Adas Israel Congregation, American Jewish Committee, Jews United for Justice, Kesher Israel Congregation, Temple Micah, Tifereth Israel Congregation, Washington Hebrew Congregation and Washington DC Jewish Community Center will sponsor a forum featuring candidates for mayor and attorney general. The event will begin at noon at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. Reservations are required; visit sixthandi.org.

Tuesday, Sept. 30

The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a meeting on the agency’s Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, which will establish a framework for making the District’s public rights of way accessible to individuals with disabilities. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. ■ D.C. officials, Akridge and D.C. United will host an open house and community forum on the proposed soccer stadium in Buzzard Point. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on the eighth floor at 100 M St. SE. ■ The 2nd District Metropolitan Police Department Citizens Advisory Council will host its annual Police Awards Banquet. The event will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Tickets cost $50; for details, contact Brian Turnmail at 703-459-0238 or turnmailb@agc.org. ■ D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson will discuss the State of D.C. Public Schools. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at H.D. Woodson High School, 545 55th St. NE. Reservations are requested; visit dcps.dc.gov. Henderson’s speech will be streamed online at dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/address. ■ The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a forum for candidates running for D.C. attorney general. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC (formerly the Methodist Home of D.C.), 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Thursday, Oct. 2

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■ The D.C. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration will hold a public meeting on the Union Station to Georgetown Transportation Improvements Environmental Assessment. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the L’Enfant Map Room, Carnegie Library, 801 K St. NW. ■ The Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition and the DC Statehood Coalition will sponsor a forum for general election candidates for D.C. delegate to the House of Representatives, attorney general, shadow senator and shadow representative. The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.

Ward 6 member Tommy Wells, who chairs the committee on public safety, crafted the emergency bill with what they say are as many restrictions and safeguards as can hold up in court. The “License to Carry a Pistol” emergency act allows registered gun owners — from the District and other states — to apply for a permit to carry a concealed weapon if he or she “has good reason to fear injury” or other specific reason for needing a firearm outside the

home. Under the bill, applicants also have to complete a gun safety program and establish that they have suffered no mental illness in the past five years. A five-member review board appointed by the mayor would hear appeals if the Metropolitan Police Department chief denies a permit. Perhaps most importantly, the bill sets out “sensitive areas” where concealed weapons See Guns/Page 7

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Tenleytown consignment shop expands into larger quarters

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equels, an upscale women’s consignment shop in Tenleytown, recently moved and kat lucero expanded into a new, more prominent space in the building it has to sell an item, they price it at a third of the original cost and put it on called home for eight-plus years. “The shop was doing well,” said display for 60 days. If it sells, the co-owner Julie Quinn, “and the store’s owners and the consignor split the take in half. If it remains, space became available.” Still at 4115 Wisconsin Ave., the the consignor can take it back. Unclaimed shop’s new items are put home faces the into a “dollar main thoroughbox,” and profare in a space ceeds go to that previously charity. housed a sandIn a business wich spot and climate that small grocery tends to favor store. new and inexQuinn and Brian Kapur/The Current pensive “fast co-owner Beth fashion,” Quinn Kelly hope the Julie Quinn co-owns the shop. says the secondnew space will help capture foot traffic from the hand items she sells are of better busy commercial strip and make it quality and priced at a bargain. Plus, “you’ve got personal sereasier for customers to reach them. To access the old store, shoppers had vice,” she said. “It’s a consumer’s to go through the building’s main paradise.” Sequels is one of several upscale door — shared with the residential tenants — while they can enter the consignment stores in the city, new home directly through its own including Secondi in Dupont Circle and Georgetown shops Second Time door on Wisconsin Avenue. The new storefront is also twice Around, Ella Rue and Secondhand as big as the former shop, meaning Rose. The store’s success comes despite the proprietors can display more of the gently used clothes, shoes and the recent loss of one of the coaccessories they offer, which bear founders, Penny Karr. Longtime favorite high-end labels such as friends Quinn and Karr opened Giorgio Armani, Prada, Chanel, St. Sequels in 2006, venturing into John, Ellen Tracy and Eileen Fisher. entrepreneurship after working “We cater to the businesswom- together at Encore, a Cleveland Park an,” said Quinn, adding that fur consignment shop. Karr died last coats are among the pieces that sell year, and her stepdaughter Beth Kelley is now a co-owner. well at the store. Quinn gets a little teary mentionSequels is currently seeking fall and winter items, and interested con- ing her friend, but her tone quickly signors can make an appointment to changes to a positive one: “I’m havhave their pieces reviewed by one of ing so much fun being 80 [years old] the shopkeepers. The items must be and moving on. Instead of staying in good condition and no more than [in the small space], I moved.” Sequels is open Tuesday to Saturtwo years old. When the store proprietors agree day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Fillmore Arts Center to mark Children’s eyes Walter Reed for research space 40th anniversary with festival By GEORGE ALTSHULER Current Correspondent

In the 1970s, as enrollment in public schools declined and budgets dwindled, a group of schools in and around Georgetown had a unique idea about how to save their arts programs. They converted the Fillmore Elementary School into an arts program, sending students from each nearby facility there for a half-day once a week. Schools have come and gone since, but the concept has endured. On Saturday, the Fillmore Arts Center, which now serves Key, Hyde-Addison, Marie Reed, Ross and Stoddert elementaries, will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Despite the program’s perseverance, the road to the 40th anniversary hasn’t been easy, often involving a fight for survival. When city officials decided in the late 1990s to sell the Fillmore building, the pro-

gram shifted to the site it shares with Hardy Middle School. “The school district tried to shut us down every two years,� said Pat Mitchell, who served as school director from 1977 to 2005. She will speak at Saturday’s celebration. The program has faced budget cuts recently, and last year a second campus — which opened in a Northeast neighborhood in 2007 and later moved to Petworth — closed down. But Mitchell said the school’s unique approach has helped children find important ways to express themselves. Beginning in the third grade, children can choose what classes to take. “There would always be a couple kids who didn’t fit in in school, and they would always find a place here at Fillmore,� said Mitchell. Michael Cotter, a cartoon and film-making teacher at Fillmore for 13 years beginning in 1976, rememSee Fillmore/Page 19

Current Staff Report The leadership of the Children’s National Health System is hoping to establish a new research facility on 13.2 acres of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, taking over space currently allocated to the U.S. State Department. Children’s would assume the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology building — a 375,000-square-foot laboratory facility known as Building 54 — and three others in the northwest corner of the Walter Reed campus, between Fern Street and Alaska Avenue. The land transfer from the U.S. Army, which still

owns the shuttered Walter Reed site, requires congressional approval. Language in a U.S. House defense bill would authorize the transfer, and the Senate is set to address the issue later this year. With its 2011 move to Bethesda, Walter Reed left about 110 total acres vacant in Northwest D.C. The District is working to redevelop nearly 66.5 acres for a mix of uses along Georgia Avenue, while the State Department has planned an embassy enclave for the rest. Pending congressional approval, Children’s could be in place as early as 2015.

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District Digest District to offer free SATs at high schools

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A D.C. agency will offer free SAT testing to all local public school seniors on Oct. 15 and juniors on Feb. 25 at their schools. The D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education began the initiative with Mayor Vincent Gray last year, and 5,095 students took advantage. The SAT School Day continues this year in an effort to increase access and improve performance. “SAT School Day reduces testday stress, increases participation and helps prepare students for the next step in their academic journey,â€? State Superintendent JesĂşs Aguirre says in a news release. Offering the test on site allows students to test in a familiar setting, the release states. Free practice tools will also be available.

City nets high mark in sustainability metric

D.C. has drawn the third highest sustainability score out of 20 communities assessed by the STAR Community Rating System, according to a news release. The system has five levels, ranging from “1-STARâ€? to “5-STAR.â€? Twenty communities have been certified so far, with two — Seattle and Northampton, Mass. — reaching the 5-STAR level. Of the eight that have received a 4-STAR rating, D.C. had the highest score, surpassing cities including Austin, Texas, and Portland, Ore. “This 4-STAR rating shows the progress we are making on our Sustainable DC Plan and how we fare

compared to other cities — many of them larger than us,â€? said Mayor Vincent Gray. â€œThe District consistently scores high on a host of city rankings for sustainability and quality of life. But none are as comprehensive as STAR.â€? D.C. earned 534 out of a possible 720 points, scoring particularly well on built environment; economy and jobs; and education, arts and community. Washington got a near-perfect score for parks and public spaces, and the analysis noted that D.C. is the first U.S. city to offer a credit trading system for stormwater retention. Areas deemed in need of improvement include natural systems and equity and empowerment.

New York firm chosen for Wardman project New York-based architecture firm Deborah Berke Partners has joined the JBG Cos. effort to convert a historic portion of the Marriott Wardman Park hotel to condos. The firm will design the 32 residential units and other interior spaces at the Wardman Tower, an apartment-building-turned-hotel that was once home to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Marlene Dietrich, according to a news release.  “The gracious, large apartments will not be flamboyantly traditional nor will they be jarringly modern but rather a happy overflow of styles,� Deborah Berke says in the release. Armenian architect Mihran Mesrobian designed the Georgian Revival tower, which sits at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road. Construction was completed in 1928 by prolific local developer Harry Wardman, who also built the Hay-Adams and St. Regis hotels, the British Embassy

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Cancer survivor gives $1 million to Sibley

Sibley Memorial Hospital has received a $1 million gift from cancer survivor and philanthropist Ruth Uppercu Paul. Paul’s gift was made in honor of Jeffrey Y. Lin, the Sibley doctor who cured her stage IV ovarian cancer, and directed to the Sibley Center for Gynecologic Oncology and Advanced Pelvic Surgery, which he directs. “Ms. Paul’s extraordinary support will help us lead transformative work in the field of gynecologic cancer,â€? Sibley president Richard Davis says in a news release. “Her generosity will make it possible for us to better determine the origin of gynecologic cancers that will improve the early diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.â€?Â

AARP chapter selects new state president AARP DC has selected the Rev. Joseph K. Williams as its new state president, the organization’s highest volunteer position. Williams, who works as CEO of Emmaus Services for the Aging and Emmaus Rehabilitation LLC, has been a member of the AARP DC Executive Council, the advisory body to the state director. “This is an exciting opportunity to work with AARP DC to keep the concerns and needs of DC residents who are 50+ on the forefront of the City’s agenda,� Williams, a native Washingtonian, says in a news release from AARP DC. The organization, which works on behalf of locals ages 50 and up and their families, has 89,000 members and volunteers in D.C.

Corrections

In the Sept. 17 issue, an article on the history of the Watergate complex misspelled the name of Gayley Knight. Also, the complex includes six buildings, not five; and part of the Foggy Bottom neighborhood was designated a historic district in 1987. In the same issue, an article on evictions was unclear on the rent increases allowed under the District’s rent control law. Except for exempt units, the general annual rise is limited to the rate of inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) for elderly or disabled tenants, and the CPI plus 2 percent for other tenants. Larger increases require city approval of a landlord petition. Also, an article on Maret’s football team misspelled the name of senior running back Austin Holmes. The Current regrets the errors. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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GUNS: Concealed carry bill passes From Page 3

would still be banned: government buildings, public transit, schools, universities, stadiums, places where alcohol is served, and places where “protection of public officials, dignitaries and demonstrators is paramount.� “The law has a number of restrictions to minimize the chance that applicants have a history of violence, mental illness or other instability,� Mendelson said as he introduced a similar permanent bill that will be considered in coming weeks. “We really tried to achieve a balance,� said Wells. “The city does not want more guns,� but the federal court decision pre-empts a total ban. “This is about as restrictive as we can be, without facing continuous litigation� that Wells said could threaten gun laws across the U.S. Just as in 2008, when the council amended District gun laws to allow firearms in private homes — again, in response to a federal court ruling — the changes pleased almost no one, although the 2008 amendments have so far held up in court. Many residents are appalled at the prospect of people “packing heat� on city streets under any circumstances, and the U.S. Secret Service is reportedly concerned that the new law will hinder its ability to protect public officials. On the other hand, gun rights groups say the amended law is so

restrictive that it still violates Second Amendment rights. Some are vowing a court challenge to the amended law. Debate Tuesday focused on whether names and addresses of those who get permits to carry guns should be public information. “You might want to know if your neighbor is actually packing. It’s an inherently dangerous situation,� said at-large member David Grosso, who wanted to make such information subject to Freedom of Information Act rules. But others saw more danger in releasing information on gun owners. “To give out the name and address of people who have guns, you just put a target on their back,� said at-large member Vincent Orange. “As long as Chief [Cathy] Lanier and MPD has the information, I’m fine with that.� The emergency bill is modeled on laws in New York, New Jersey and Maryland, all of which have withstood court challenges. The measure is effective for 90 days, while the council crafts a permanent bill. Mendelson explained the need for emergency action. “Right now prosecutions are not taking place,� he said, noting that even if someone drives through the city with an unregistered gun in a stolen car, prosecutors are holding off because of the legal uncertainty. “We cannot fix that until we have a licensing scheme,� he said.

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BRIDGE: West End residents question detour plan From Page 1

north and then turn left onto M Street, which is one-way westbound at that point, to get into Georgetown. The agency would remove one lane of parking from 26th Street during the detour to give buses room to navigate, but residents and commissioners said that wouldn’t be enough to keep traffic moving. They instead called for turning 26th into a oneway northbound street with two

lanes during the detour, in addition to removing parking on one side. “If you’ve ever sat there on a Friday night looking at that traffic [on Pennsylvania], it will take hours to funnel that traffic into one lane on 26th Street,� one resident said. Transportation officials expressed initial skepticism about their ability to make 26th Street one-way, but as the public sentiment became clear, they pledged to look into the idea. “We do have some minimum

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This is a listing of reports taken from Sept. 15 through 21 in local police service areas.

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Theft ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 11:16 a.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 10:45 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 6:50 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1200-1299 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:21 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1200-1299 block, H St.; 11:05 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1300-1399 block, F St.; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 500-599 block, 14th St.; 7:29 p.m. Sept. 21. Theft from auto ■ 1000-1099 block, 12th St.; 9:38 a.m. Sept. 18.

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Robbery ■ 400-499 block, H St.; 12:20 p.m. Sept. 17. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 700-799 block, H St.; 1:25 p.m. Sept. 19.

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Motor vehicle theft ■ 700-899 block, K St.; 12:43 a.m. Sept. 19. Theft ■ 400-499 block, 8th St.; 4:12 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 2:50 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 600-699 block, 7th St.; 9:36 a.m. Sept. 19. ■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 10:12 a.m. Sept. 19. ■ 500-599 block, 7th St.; 1:29 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 7:10 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 700-799 block, 4th St.; 7:59 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 1:20 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ 400-499 block, L St.; 7:04 p.m. Sept. 20. ■ F and 9th streets; 4:58 p.m. Sept. 21. ■ 400-499 block, 8th St.; 7:52 p.m. Sept. 21.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 900-999 block, 14th St.; 2:08 a.m. Sept. 21.

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Sexual abuse ■ 1700-1717 block, L St.; 9 a.m. Sept. 15.

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Burglary ■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 7:26 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1600-1699 block, K St.;

8:57 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 9:32 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 9:44 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 2:21 p.m. Sept. 18. Motor vehicle theft ■ 800-899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:23 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 900-999 block, 15th St.; 4:33 a.m. Sept. 20. Theft ■ 23rd and F streets; 11:57 a.m. Sept. 15. ■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 2:05 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 19th and L streets; 3:39 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 600-699 block, 19th St.; 3:52 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 900-999 block, 17th St.; 5:13 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 2100-2199 block, H St.; 5:20 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 2000-2099 block, E St.; 5:53 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 2431-2479 block, Virginia Ave.; 6:14 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ Connecticut Avenue and L Street; 9:10 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 19th and K streets; 3 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:07 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:55 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1800-1899 block, H St.; 6:13 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 900-999 block, 25th St.; 12:01 a.m. Sept. 17. ■ 2600-2799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 12:29 a.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1800-1899 block, H St.; 11:24 a.m. Sept. 17. ■ 2400-2499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 2:20 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:50 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1800-1899 block, L St.; 8:22 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:42 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1500-1599 block, K St.; 3:12 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1000-1099 block, 15th St.; 8:26 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; 8:55 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1900-1999 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 10:09 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 2505-2599 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 2:44 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 2100-2199 block, F St.; 8:36 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 900-999 block, 23rd St.; 9:01 p.m. Sept. 20. Theft from auto ■ 800-899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:14 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 1000-1099 block, 16th St.; 3:05 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1100-1199 block, 20th St.; 5:15 p.m. Sept. 20.

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Robbery ■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 1:30 a.m. Sept. 18.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 1800-1899 block, S St.; 1 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 19th and R streets; 7:45 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 10:58 a.m. Sept. 20. Theft ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 8:29 a.m. Sept. 15. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:52 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 1900-1999 block, Q St.; 12:34 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 2:30 a.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:21 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:40 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:31 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1300-1499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 9 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1800-1899 block, N St.; 1:34 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:55 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 4:40 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ 2202-2299 block, Q St.; 1:23 p.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:53 p.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 7:53 p.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:55 a.m. Sept. 21. ■ 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:35 p.m. Sept. 21. ■ 1300-1318 block, 19th St.; 7:55 p.m. Sept. 21. Theft from auto ■ 1400-1499 block, 16th St.; 9:23 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 20th Street and Sunderland Place; 4:58 a.m. Sept. 16. ■ 2100-2199 block, Decatur Place; 7:30 a.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1600-1614 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 6 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1600-1699 block, O St.; 10:24 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ P and 16th streets; 2:42 p.m. Sept. 20.

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Theft ■ 1400-1499 block, T St.; 11:22 a.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1800-1819 block, 18th St.; 4:12 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1600-1617 block, 14th St.; 2 p.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 8:05 p.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1800-1823 block, 14th St.; 3:15 p.m. Sept. 21. ■ 1600-1699 block, U St.; 7:12 p.m. Sept. 21. Theft from auto ■ 1500-1599 block, Caroline St.; 9:50 a.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1700-1723 block, 17th St.; 12:15 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1500-1599 block, Q St.; 10:45 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1818-1899 block, 18th St.; 12:31 p.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1707-1799 block, S St.; 4:45 p.m. Sept. 21.

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Robbery ■ 2100-2199 block, 19th St.; 4:25 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ 1800-1810 block, Columbia Road; 5:07 a.m. Sept. 21 (with knife). Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 18th and U streets, 5:13 a.m. Sept. 20 (with knife). Burglary ■ 1881-1899 block, Columbia Road; 12:55 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1800-1899 block, Wyoming Ave.; 6 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 2800-2899 block, Adams Mill Road; 8:53 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 2600-2699 block, 16th St.; 12:01 a.m. Sept. 19. Motor vehicle theft ■ 2300-2499 block, Champlain St.; 3:43 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 2100-2199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:55 p.m. Sept. 17. Theft ■ 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6 p.m. Sept. 15. ■ 1650-1798 block, Harvard St.; 6:34 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 7 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1800-1899 block, Summit Place; 3:17 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 2300-2399 block, 18th St.; 1:40 a.m. Sept. 18. ■ 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 5:25 p.m. Sept. 19. ■ 1740-1799 block, Kalorama Road; 3:20 a.m. Sept. 20. ■ 2100-2299 block, 17th St.; 11 a.m. Sept. 21. ■ 18th Street and Columbia Road; 9:56 p.m. Sept. 21. Theft from auto ■ 2500-2599 block, Mozart Place; 1:02 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1881-1899 block, Columbia Road; 9 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ Columbia Road and Mozart Place; 6:58 a.m. Sep. 19. ■ 1800-1899 block, Mintwood Place; 12:48 p.m. Sept. 20.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1200-1299 block, M St.; 11:11 a.m. Sept. 19 (with knife). Theft ■ Unit block, Thomas Circle; 2:10 p.m. Sept. 16. ■ 1500-1521 block, 11th St.; 12:14 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 900-999 block, S St.; 6:04 p.m. Sept. 17. ■ 1101-1199 block, 11th St.; 12:50 p.m. Sept. 18. ■ 1000-1099 block, L St.; 8:31 a.m. Sept. 19. ■ P and 9th streets; 12:53 a.m. Sept. 21. Theft from auto ■ 900-999 block, M St.; 5 a.m. Sept. 20.

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DEBATE: Mayoral candidates spar From Page 1

paint Catania as a micromanager, saying parents want educators running their schools, not “M.C. Dean’s lawyer� — a reference to Catania’s former job with a prominent local construction firm. But Catania said he also wants educators in charge, noting that he had consulted with many of them as he shepherded various bills to passage. Touting his work as chair of the Education Committee, Catania also pointed out that Bowser had voted for all of his school-related bills. When discussion turned to corruption in government, Bowser described her work creating D.C.’s new ethics board, only to have Catania criticize her for neglecting campaign finance reform. Later, when Catania stressed his accomplishments on health care, Bowser replied, “Mr. Catania has a very strange way of taking credit for everything. Next thing you know, he’s going to take credit for the blue sky and the rolling seas. The fact of the matter is, no single person is responsible for the deep improvements in our health care system.� But Catania continued to suggest that his track record outshone Bowser’s. He also took aim at her touting of her Democratic affiliation: “Securing our future is about more than labels and platitudes. It’s about hard work. It’s about intellect and at times tough love.� Taking care not to perpetuate his reputation for irascibility, Catania kept his voice at a conspicuously low volume throughout the debate. But that didn’t stop Bowser from raising the issue of his temperament. In one awkward exchange, she said it had been widely reported that Catania had yet to visit Nationals Park because he was still upset that D.C. taxpayers had to pay for the stadium without help from Major League Baseball. Catania responded, “It had nothing to do with temperament. It had to do with the fact that I wasn’t inter-

ested in going.� However, Catania did acknowledge the frustration Bowser mentioned: “In the end are the Nationals a great asset to the city? Yes. It did leave, though, a bitter taste in my mouth that at the end of the day, our leaders decided that it was OK for us to pay for everything.� Catania then added that he would look forward to visiting the baseball stadium for the first time after being elected mayor. For her part, Schwartz portrayed herself as a veteran lawmaker who could bring back the kind of civility in city politics that she used to experience as a council member. “We were like a family,� Schwartz said of her former Wilson Building colleagues. “There was none of this disrespect. There was none of this isolation that we see now.� She wasn’t above getting in a few jabs of her own, mostly directed at Catania, while also separating herself from both of her opponents on various issues. For example, Schwartz would prefer to renovate rather than close the controversial D.C. General family shelter. Schwartz also seemed to make an appeal to outgoing Mayor Vincent Gray’s supporters. She criticized the U.S. Attorney’s Office for “sullying� the mayor’s name over his 2010 campaign scandal while at the same time taking no action against him. “If there’s something to bring, bring it, or leave the man alone,� Schwartz said. The three leading mayoral candidates are scheduled to meet for three more debates this fall: a WAMU forum on Oct. 2, an NBC4/Washington Post forum on Oct. 15 and a Ward 8 forum on Oct. 16. Various groups across the city hope to hold additional debates, with Catania and Schwartz eager to participate — they agreed to some events, such as a forum Sunday organized by several Jewish congregations and organizations — but Bowser committing only to attending those three.

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Room for debate

By this point in a D.C. mayoral race, the candidates have usually spent plenty of time in one another’s company, as they work their way through a packed election-season debate calendar. But this year, the top three candidates first set foot on stage together just last Thursday — about six weeks before the Nov. 4 election — and they’ll meet again only three more times. The holdout is frontrunner Muriel Bowser, who proclaimed months ago that she wouldn’t debate her rivals until they qualified for the ballot and then declined many invitations. Her camp has agreed to just three group events on top of last week’s: an Oct. 2 debate at National Public Radio, an Oct. 15 forum held by NBC4 and The Washington Post, and an Oct. 16 debate hosted by the Ward 8 Collaborative Forum. While we appreciate her desire to streamline the usual campaign circus, a total of four head-to-heads is simply insufficient. There’s room for a middle ground, perhaps via a schedule that features one debate in each ward, with local groups coming together as sponsors. It may be too late this year to arrange such a roster, but it could work in the future. Even better, organizers could invite candidates for other races as well, helping draw needed attention to the less-flashy positions in government. On that front, we’re pleased to see the candidates for attorney general getting invites and making many rounds this year, particularly since the post is newly elected. Some have speculated that Ms. Bowser’s campaign leaders shied away from multi-candidate events because they feared she would struggle to battle her primary rival, the often-fiery David Catania. But the Ward 4 D.C. Council member held her own last week against her at-large colleague, so perhaps her team will reconsider the approach. Any increase in opportunities for the public to assess these two — along with former Council member Carol Schwartz, whom polls show in third place — would be beneficial. As is, the four-debate schedule makes each outing particularly important, and we would like to commend American University, the Palisades Citizens Association, Ward 3 Vision and the student-run Kennedy Political Union for hosting the first discussion.

Parking paradoxes

The attitudes about parking revealed in a new study by the D.C. Transportation Department are amusingly paradoxical. As an agency planner put it, “People didn’t want other people to be able to park near their houses — but they want to be able to park everywhere else.” “That’s difficult to build policy around,” he added, perhaps unnecessarily. Despite this somewhat discouraging start, we’re encouraged by the agency’s effort — and its plans. Last month the department released a “curbside management study” full of ideas for new parking policies, which would be implemented in different areas based on their particular needs. Over the next two years, officials will work with residents and legislators to decide what methods to employ and where. A comprehensive look at the parking situation in the city is long-awaited, so we hope this plan signals progress — rather than just adding another document to the piles that undoubtedly clog bookshelves at the agency. The study includes some appealing ideas for balancing supply and demand, such as excluding certain new buildings from the Residential Parking Permit program; setting rates for permits, visitor parking and meters that are based on demand for the particular area; and creating more loading space for delivery vehicles. In certain high-demand areas, the study suggests creating smaller residential-permit zones to prevent intra-ward commuting, and making a fixed number of parking passes available per zone — with prices matched to demand and increasing when one household has multiple cars. These proposals are intriguing. Another potential change we’d like to see examined is meter rates that increase the longer a given vehicle stays in place, thus encouraging frequent turnover. Local leaders in Dupont Circle are inviting the department to use the neighborhood as a pilot for implementing new measures to control and address excess demand, and we think experimenting in that community would be a useful step toward implementing broader change. We look forward to the discussion to follow, which we hope will result in a thoughtful and comprehensive new approach to parking in D.C.

Freedom faulted again … ?

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he U.S. Secret Service is embarrassed. And who will pay the price for that? It looks like there will be another hit to the dwindling freedom of the American public to gather in our nation’s capital. Despite all the flourishes of heavy security in place around the White House, last Friday a lone man scaled the fence and made it nearly 100 yards to the north portico entry. No dogs were loosed to bring him down. No weapons fired. No all-hands-ondeck deployed. It was an open field run by an intruder that was seen by tourists but not, apparently, by security guards. As we said, embarrassing. But instead of the embarrassed Secret Service saying it will reassess its procedures and make corrections, it apparently may go after the easier target of moving the public even farther from the White House. New temporary fencing is in place a few feet from the main fence. Media reports said the agency is considering airport-style screening stations blocks from what was once “the People’s House.” That’s simply “securicrats” at work. In Monday’s Washington Post, careful veteran reporter Carol D. Leonnig wrote this: “The New York Times first reported Sunday that the Secret Service was considering screening visitors’ bags and identification farther away from the White House. “The Secret Service and every presidential administration has struggled to strike an admittedly awkward balance of keeping the White House both open and secure. Officials have worked to keep the White House compound a ‘hard target’ but also to give the American people the feeling that it is ‘the people’s house’ and not an impenetrable fortress,” she wrote. There’s no doubt the Secret Service officials have “talked” a lot about balancing openness and security, but the record seems to show security fear winning out. The White House public tours? When were you last on one? The public is barely welcome. Americans have to apply through their local congressional office. At minimum you must apply at least 21 days

ahead, and it can take as long as six months. The 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. address ceased to exist back in 1996. That’s when President Bill Clinton approved the Secret Service decision to permanently close the avenue between 15th and 17th streets. Side streets along Lafayette Park — once teeming with American commerce — have long since been closed. And E Street on the south side of the White House remains blocked, cutting off ribbons of commerce on that side, too. There’s no doubt that providing 24/7 security is a tough and demanding job. The potential for boredom or fatigue can sap even the most earnest guard. That’s why they change shifts, walk, ride and patrol. Staying alert is the crux of the job. Simply enlarging the secure area is an easy way to lessen the task. Well, it is until some deranged person, criminal or terrorist decides to take out the new screening posts. Then will we need more expansion? Over the weekend, one person, responding to the new restrictions being considered, tweeted: “Man manages to climb the fence, the INTERIOR security fails at all levels, & the people outside need to stay further away? Um…” That about sums it up. We have to stop allowing tourists, veterans, families and foreign visitors to stand near the high White House fencing for souvenir pictures because the security team on the other side was caught napping? Somebody needs a wake-up call. But it’s not the free American people. ■ Mayoral politics. We wanted to write about the mayor’s race, the lively first forum among the leading candidates at American University last Thursday and the NBC4/Washington Post/Marist poll that shows Muriel Bowser with a comfortable lead but still at risk of losing it to challengers David Catania and Carol Schwartz. We wanted to write about all that. But the unending issue of freedom and security trumped our concerns. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Notebook

Letters to the Editor Access to schools carries hidden costs

Catherine Christiansen’s suggestion that all D.C. residents be given access to school facilities such as gyms during after-school hours appears quite reasonable at first glance [Letters to the Editor, Sept. 17]. After all, as she points out, these are “funded by our tax dollars.” On further reflection however, I have some serious reservations about the idea. Tax-funded facilities like schools are built for specific purposes. Schools are built for schoolgoers, and we need to ensure that schoolchildren are not and will never be crowded out by a growing number of seniors, like myself. Moreover, the use of such facilities by people other than schoolgoers will impose additional costs in terms of depreciation of the equipment, security and cleaning. These considerations imply that access cannot be free and some costs will need to be passed

on to the users. The fact that the buildings are funded by our tax dollars does not mean that there will be zero additional or recurrent costs for more intense use. As a taxpayer, I do not feel an obligation to subsidize all “physically active residents,” especially if they are fit to use public parks or can afford to join a gym. I hope the D.C. Council will take these issues under consideration when voting on the Shared Use of School Property Act. Ritha Khemani Woodley Park

A win-win for church and city in Dupont

St. Thomas’ Parish in Dupont Circle has waited 40 years to replace its Gothic church that burned in 1970. Selling land would finance a new church to house its growing, vibrant congregation. But a proposed condominium raises community fears of congestion, loss of historic ruins and incompatibility with its neighborhood. A new round of government reviews begins Sept. 29 with a special meeting of the Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood

commission. But must there be a condominium? St. Thomas’ wants a church. The community wants a church and park, but not a church and condominium. And other new housing nearby is already increasing demands on infrastructure, including a need for parks. What if we could gather enough public and/or private money to rebuild the church and preserve a park? St. Thomas’ could use the park for weddings and children’s play, and the community could continue to enjoy the beautiful, restful stopping place that St. Thomas’ has generously provided for 40 years. A statue of former parishioner Eleanor Roosevelt could inspire us to take up her advocacy of human and community building. The park already draws visitors from beyond the immediate area. As a friend of St. Thomas’ since 1983 and an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Dupont Circle, I seek a win-win where the church is satisfied and the community saves rare open space in Dupont Circle. Abigail C. Nichols Commissioner, ANC 2B05

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Letters to the Editor Rent control prevents rates from doubling

I understand that persons who write letters to the editor are often passionate and very concerned about whatever the issue is that has motivated them to write. They may get emotional and sometimes exaggerate the adverse impact on the subject or individuals who are affected by the policy that they find objectionable. This I could accept, but when the writer misrepresents actual facts I am motivated to write. Mr. Jim McGrath [“Tenants looking for D.C. Council support,” Aug. 27] apparently does not know or understand mathematics or percentages. Increasing monthly rents by 2 percent a year will never, may I add never, double your rent in 10 years and triple it in 20 years. By my calculations, that 2 percent annual increase will raise your rent a bit under 20 percent over 10 years. This is about the rate of my federal pension increases over the past 20 years. Don’t I wish Mr. McGrath’s math worked on my pension increases. Jerry Barrett Washington, D.C.

St. Thomas’ Parish ruins have value

Pseudo, ersatz or imitation — you name it, Washington has it, architecturally speaking. We’ve got Parthenons galore, lots of Greek temples masquerading as memorials, and even a fair imitation of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world (see the Scottish Rite Temple on 16th Street). But New Worlders that we are, the one thing we don’t have is age — or even the pretense of age. Or so we thought. We may, in fact, have one contender. The sequestered beauty of the St. Thomas’ Parish church ruins in Dupont Circle didn’t happen overnight. First it took wealth enough in Washington to build a Gothic church as magnificent as any in medieval Europe. Then it took hard times and the flight of that wealth and the hot, tense crucible of decades of conflict that followed. Finally it took fire, one terrible enough to reduce the church’s soaring nave to rubble, leaving only its parish hall and the charred remains of its glorious altar, agape and open to the elements. Alchemy, one might say, but one that transformed not only the physical church, but its very human reverend as well. The Rev. Henry Breul’s choice (he famously called the fire “a cleansing”) to

move his congregation into the parish hall in 1970 and preserve the park and ruins was heroic — but not as heroic as it may seem, for the landscape wrought by the fire and its meaning would have been utterly familiar to him. Ruins, properly freighted with melancholy, had been the essential backdrop of gardens for centuries. In America these parks had always grown out of churchyards (the earliest example is Boston’s Mount Auburn Cemetery). Instantly understood by Rev. Breul, this remains the great wonder of St. Thomas Park: Created without artifice, it contains Washington’s only genuine ruins — and it casts its ruminative, poignant, hourglass spell just as it should. Today this park is on the endangered species list, about to fall prey to an eight-story residential building. The St. Thomas building committee proposes to use funds from the sale for a new church. The park would be gone and its ruins dismantled. What a loss this would be for Washington! This possible travesty, known by the city since February, should have been nipped in the bud months ago. The solution is clear: Let the city buy the park, maintaining it for use by the church and the public, and let the church rebuild and renovate over the existing parish hall. This is the city’s last opportunity to buy existing open space in Dupont Circle — and by all lights it’s a beautiful space. Let’s seize this moment. Let’s make a deal before the hourglass runs dry. Suzanne Richardson Dupont Circle

Adoption is worthy option for dog lovers

I enjoyed reading The Current’s Sept. 10 article about adoption options for dog lovers. My husband and I have had four wonderful dogs. The first came from a pet store. He had to be euthanized a few months after we got him, and an autopsy showed he was full of cancer — not surprising, said our vet, for a dog that likely came from a puppy mill. This puppy came with American Kennel Club papers, by the way, and when we wrote to the group suggesting they check this line, the response we got was basically, “Why should we care?” The second puppy, from a breeder, was healthy and loving, but we likely could have found a dog like her at a shelter or rescue group. The two we have now come from shelters. One had been turned in; the other had been found roaming and had obviously been abused. These shelter dogs are incredibly

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loving, but they have taken more time than our other puppies to train. If you adopt a dog with an unknown history, you have to be prepared to patiently deal with undoing some less desirable habits. The payoff in love, loyalty and licks is, of course, well worth it. Anne Allen Hawthorne

Schools bill focuses on liability concerns

While I support Catherine Christiansen’s desire [Letters to the Editor, Sept. 17] to have the school system open its facilities to public use in non-school hours and her emphasis on the public having a safe place, she apparently misunderstands the thrust of the Shared Use of School Property bill now under D.C. Council consideration. The school system already has the authority to allow public use, and this bill neither adds to, nor takes away from, that authority. However, as currently written, this bill immunizes the schools from any liability for any injury suffered by a user because of the schools’ negligent failure to fix any unsafe condition that causes an injury. The Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, has suggested amendments to the bill that, while immunizing the schools from liability for injury occurring as a result of a nonprofit user’s activity, would not extend that immunity to when the school system has negligently allowed unsafe conditions to persist. These amendments would ensure the safe facilities Ms. Christiansen lauds. Jim Nathanson Legal Counsel, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC

Consider options for Stoddert facilities

I have been following the teacher parking issue at Stoddert Elementary School, which has been caused by the shortage of parking spots due to installation of mobile classrooms in the school’s faculty lot. In all the reporting of this issue, nowhere have I seen a proposal put forward to place the new classrooms on part of the undeveloped land that Stoddert possesses in abundance instead of siting them on the teacher’s lot. That’s exactly where much if not all of the temporary classroom space was built during the renovation and expansion of the school that occurred a few years ago. And this time not as much land would be required, since the structures need to accommodate a smaller number of students. William Chertack Glover Park

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements. ■public comments, including introduction of new principals at area schools. ■consideration of Line DC Hotel tax abatement. ■consideration of Great Streets funding. ■consideration of a settlement agreement with Timehri, 2439 18th St. ■consideration of proposed development at 2341 Ontario Road. ■consideration of proposed renovation at 2032 Allen Place. ■consideration of Dupont DC Residences utility vaults. For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org. ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy

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At the commission’s Sept. 17 meeting: ■Chris Sondreal of the Ward 2 Education Network reported that enrollment has increased by about 90 students at the School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens, to about 400. Erin Martin, a parent at the school, announced that the school will hold its inaugural fall auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 18 in the lower level of George Washington University’s Media and Public Affairs

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Building, located at 805 21st St. ■Kris Hammond, Republican candidate for D.C. Council chairman, introduced himself and criticized the lack of a candidates forum for that race. ■D.C. Department of Transportation representatives discussed plans to repair the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge over Rock Creek Park. The 15-month project includes eight months in which westbound traffic would be diverted onto 26th Street. Commissioners voted 7-0, with Asher Corson absent, to request that 26th Street be converted to one-way northbound during the detour to allow for two lanes of traffic. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to request that the D.C. Department of Transportation find a way to safely restore a crosswalk from the north side of L Street to 22nd Street where they intersect with New Hampshire Avenue. ■commissioners voted 6-0, with Jackson Carnes and Asher Corson absent, to request that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority restore a bus stop at 26th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. ■commissioners voted 7-0, with Asher Corson absent, to ask the Historic Preservation Review Board to postpone consideration of a rear addition and other changes to a row house at 2431 I St. While commissioners applauded the homeowner for seeking to convert the property from a multiunit rental to a singlefamily home, they asked him to work with neighbors on the scale of the addition. ■commissioners voted 4-1 to ask the Historic Preservation Review Board to grant protections to a portion of the neighborhood using the name “George Washington University/East Foggy Bottom Historic District,� rather than “George Washington/Old West End Historic District� as currently planned. Jackson Carnes opposed the resolution because he disliked including “East.� Florence Harmon and Armando Irizarry abstained, and Asher Corson was absent. ■Ben Sonnet of EastBanc discussed the timeline of his firm’s plan to redevelop the former West End Library site, and pledged to keep the property in better shape until it’s razed in November. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to pay a $2,730 legal bill for the commission’s protest of Shadow Room’s liquor license. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. The location has not been determined. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont ■dupont circle The commission will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, in Room 500, BernsteinOffit Building, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Agenda items include:

■consideration of a request from the D.C. Department of Transportation for placement of a Capital Bikeshare station at 18th and R streets. ■consideration of revised drawings for a Historic Preservation Review Board application for development at St. Thomas’ Parish, 1772 Church St. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc. net. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. Agenda items include: ■community comment. ■discussion of dumpsters on residential streets in Georgetown and Burleith. ■consideration of Alcoholic Beverage Control matters: Gypsy Sally’s Acoustic Tavern, 3401 K St.; and After Peacock Room, 2622 P St. ■consideration of Old Georgetown Board matters: 3252 S St., residence, site alterations, concept; 1826 Wisconsin Ave., commercial, two-story rear addition, roof deck at third floor, green wall, revised concept; 1519 35th St., residence, alterations to rear yard, retaining wall, fence, permit; 3137 O St., residence, two-story rear addition, revised concept; 3238 P St., residence, two-story rear addition, revised concept; 3127 Dumbarton St., residence, roof deck — existing, permit; 3069 Canal St., residence, rear addition, replacement doors, concept; 1212 Potomac St., commercial, replacement windows, permit; 3220 Prospect St., new construction, concept; 1055 Wisconsin Ave. (formerly known as 1045 Wisconsin Ave.), residential, signs, permit; 3044 O St., residence, alterations to fences, stone and concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls, permit; and 3023 P St., residence, demolition, two-story rear addition with basement, concept. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan ■loGan circle The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

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saturday, september 27, 5:00-7:00 pm Reception to Open Exhibition by Antonia Ramis Miguel

Spies In Foggy Bottom With Charles Pinck, The OSS Society, & Peter Sefton, DC Preservation League Learn about the effort to preserve the headquarters of OSS – the precursor of the CIA School Without Walls, 2130 G St NW

Future FOGGy bOttOm assOcIatIOn eVents sunday, OctOber 5, 4:00-7:00 pm (tentatIVe) Community BBQ 26th Street Park (between I and K Sts NW, at the foot of Queen Anne’s Lane) tuesday, OctOber 21, 7:00-8:30 pm (tentatIVe) Candidate Forum – ANC SMDs 2A04 & 2A05 Location TBA tuesday, OctOber 28, 7:00-9:00 pm DC Attorney General Candidates’ Forum Location TBA

share yOur Ideas abOut the neW martIn Luther KInG, Jr., memOrIaL LIbrary tuesday, september 30, 7:00-8:30 pm Community Discussion – Planned Changes to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at 901 G Street NW will undergo a major renovation. DC Public Library wants your input! The Library is hosting a series of neighborhood meetings to share information about the project and gather feedback from residents about what they would like to see in their renovated central library. ANC2A, the Foggy Bottom Association, the Foggy Bottom West End Village, the West End Citizen Association, and the West End Library Friends are co-hosting a meeting. Please plan to attend and share your ideas! St. Paul’s Episcopal, 2430 K St NW

The Watergate Gallery presents “Constructivist Perceptions,” an exhibition of paintings by Antonia Ramis Miguel. The exhibition, which will run from September 27 through November 1, features works that combine the strength of structured line along with color and abstraction to create a dramatic visual effect that arrange the parts of a subject into a whole. Watergate Gallery, 2552 Virginia Ave NW For more information, please call (202) 338-4488

West end LIbrary eVents Tuesday, sepTember 23, 12:30 pm West End Fiction Book Club - Discussion of “Tropic of Cancer” by Henry Miller, in observance of Banned Books Week (September 20-27) Wednesday, september 24, 7:00 pm Talk by Don Fulsom, a White House correspondent during the Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton presidencies; a UPI bureau chief in Washington for 7 years; and author of “Nixon’s Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America’s Most Troubled President,” in observance of the 40th anniversary of the resignation of President Nixon due to the Watergate scandal thursday, september 25, 6:30 pm Movie Screening: Dead Poets’ Society Monday, September 29, 12:30 pm Beginner’s Yoga tuesdays, september 30, 2:00-3:20 pm E-Reader Drop-In Clinics thursday, OctOber 2, 7:00 pm Non-Fiction Book Club – Discussion of “Empty Mansions” by Bill Dedman Wednesday, OctOber 8, 7:00 pm Author Discussion – Matthew Gilmore, author of “Foggy Bottom and the West End” Did you know that there was a gas works on the site of what is now the Watergate complex in the early 20th century? Matthew Gilmore will narrate the history of the neighborhood through a selection of rare vintage images. Learn more about the evolution of your neighborhood -- whether you have lived here for five years or 50. Unless otherwise indicated, all events take place at the interim West End Neighborhood Library, 2522 Virginia Ave NW.

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thanks to a major upgrade that enlarged the floor plan to the rear. Bright and open, this single-family home at 1521 9th St. offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths for $990,000. Situated in the neighborhood’s historic district, the boxy structure has been renovated to highlight its early-20th-century charm amid a fast-changing area with several large-scale developments. The upgrade by 202 Development refurbished the home’s modest white facade, with its classic cornices, wooden clapboard siding and new vintage-inspired black door with a single pane of glass. The main floor has high ceilings, dark oak floors and a straightforward open layout. Its uninterrupted flow runs from the front entrance to the rear of the house, where there’s access to a patio. From the main entrance, visi-

tors will first step into a sitting area with a large window. Behind it, a stylish kitchen is adorned with white wooden cabinetry, subway tiles and marble countertops that complement stainless steel appliances. An area staged for dining is next in line, followed by a living/ entertainment area. Clad with ledger stone, a rear wall with a gas fireplace anchors this rear section. On each side of this scintillating feature are two glass-panel doors that open to the multipurpose patio. Stairs leading to the second floor also sit near these back doors. A powder room is tucked below the steps, along with a deep closet that houses system controls. Across from it is another storage space, which can be used either as a coat closet or pantry. Upstairs are three bedrooms, a laundry closet with a front-loading washer and dryer, a linen closet and a shared hallway bath with marble counters.

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This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath row house on 9th Street in Shaw is priced at $990,000. The upgrade by 202 Development reflects the home’s white facade. The sun-filled master suite sits at the back of the second floor, where two enlarged windows overlook the patio. Its private bath has marble counters and a multijet shower. And when you open the closet, the lights inside automatically illuminate. Also in the master bedroom is a stairway with access to a rooftop deck. Bordering this space is a white fence, a continuation of this renovation’s simple yet classy theme. A rooftop garden could enliven this area, since it’s equipped with access to running water.

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automatic garage door — could offer space for seating, plantings or parking. New bars, restaurants, the City Market at O Street and two Metro stations are nearby. This three-bedroom, two-and-ahalf-bath home located at 1521 9th St. NW is listed for $990,000. For details, contact Jennifer Knoll of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty at jennifer.knoll@sothebysrealty. com or 202-441-2301.

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Residents are invited to celebrate Rock Creek Park’s 124th birthday Saturday at Peirce Mill with live bluegrass music, ranger-led hikes and programs, arts and crafts, and mill demonstrations. Rock Creek Park Day on Sept. 27 marks President Benjamin Harrison’s signature of the law that established the park in 1890. Milling demonstrations, arts and crafts and other activities will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the mill, located at 2401 Tilden St. NW, with special events taking place from 10 to 1. An African-American history hike will begin at 10 a.m. At 11, author Steve Dryden will give a talk on “Peirce Mill: Two Hundred Years in the Nation’s Capital.� The Peirce Mill Wayside Exhibits will be unveiled at noon while the band Firefly plays. And at 1 p.m. a ranger will lead a moderate three-mile hike, discussing the Rock Creek valley in the 1800s and early 1900s. For details, visit nps.gov/rocr or call 202-895-6070.

A look at Rock Creek Park’s 124 years

What you may not know about the park, courtesy of Scott Einberger’s “A History of Rock Park: Wilderness & Washington, D.C.�: ■A presidential mansion was part of the original vision for the park, following the mid-1800s trend of presidents like Abraham Lincoln retreating to the city’s outskirts to escape the sewage, stink and disease of the National Mall area. But when Congress asked for a report of recommendations for both the public park and presidential mansion, Army engineer Nathaniel Michler discarded the latter idea. ■Prisoners were responsible for much of the work in building Rock Creek Park’s early bridges and road system including Ridge Road, Ross Drive and Grant Road. Col. Lansing Beach, a leader in designing the park, came up with the idea of using the chain gangs in response to the park’s meager funding in its early days. Beach Drive (originally named “Rock Creek Drive�) was designated in the colonel’s honor. ■Camping was once a popular activity in Rock Creek Park. During the early 20th century, the park was home to Camp Goodwill, offering two-week summer vacations to low-income white children and their mothers. The campgrounds — originally located in the park’s present-day golf course, then moved near Fort DeRussy — also hosted Boy Scout gatherings. It was also common for visitors to come on their own to enjoy the park’s cooler temperatures for camping or “night parking.� On summer nights in the 1920s, it wasn’t unusual for about 500 cars to station themselves in Rock Creek Park after dark. But due to troubles with “nuisance� and “waywardness,� Einberger writes, park managers tried to halt that activity. ■For 40 years in the middle of the 20th century, a fit Arlington man named John Iscoe worked the park six days a week with his mules, which helped haul a lawnmower over the hills. Iscoe continued this ritual well into his 80s. According to a Washington Post article in 1958, Iscoe owned 10 mules and arose for his workday each morning at 2:45 a.m. ■The practice of closing sections of Beach Drive to vehicles on weekends started in the late 1960s, under then-park superintendent Jim Redmond. But when officials tried a similar experiment on Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway in 1971 — reserving one traffic lane for cyclist commuters — the setup proved an instant failure, lasting only one week.

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ple will familiarize themselves with alternative routes, so the detour we propose may not be where the majority of the traffic goes,â€? said Rizvi. But neighborhood commission chair Patrick Kennedy said there just aren’t very many ways into Georgetown and beyond from this part of the District. “The problem is there’s no good alternative,â€? Kennedy said. “25th [Street] is narrow, 24th is narrow. ‌ It’s already gridlocked in the West End on all of those streets.â€? Kennedy also asked the Department of Transportation to adjust traffic signal timing during the detour period to reflect modified traffic patterns; Rizvi said that was outside the project scope but that he would look into it. There was no debate from residents that the bridge needs repairs. Transportation Department officials said that a fire some time ago had melted steel bearings in the bridge structure, causing a section to drop

half an inch. Additionally, chunks of concrete periodically fall off the underside of the bridge. Officials said the bridge is not considered dangerous — it’s not continuing to drop, and emergency repairs have secured the concrete for the time being — but that the rehabilitation is necessary in the near future. Besides addressing the major deficiencies, the project will also include repaving Pennsylvania Avenue near the bridge, making cosmetic facade repairs, upgrading streetlights, taking measures to control Rock Creek erosion below the bridge and bringing the bridge’s sidewalks into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Final design work is due this winter before the project kicks off next summer. In addition to the currently proposed plan, the Transportation Department also considered two alternatives: closing the bridge to all traffic to shave an estimated 62 work days off the project schedule, or tak-

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ing an extra 48 days to make the road one lane in each direction. “The decision-making process was to balance the construction duration with the traffic impact,� Rizvi said of the eastbound-only compromise. The neighborhood unanimously endorsed the agency’s proposal under the conditions that Saturday construction take place only from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — which officials accepted — and that the city look

into making 26th Street one-way northbound, at least during the detour period. At the meeting, transportation officials also discussed another major project that recently affected the West End: the reconstruction of New Hampshire Avenue and related reconfiguration of Washington Circle. Kenney said his agency is continuing to adjust traffic signal timing on the circle after a set of new lights went in over the summer to ease

pedestrian access. The changes promptly slowed traffic, but Kenney said that problem is being addressed as best it can. “Signalizing Washington Circle will never be perfect, but we’re getting it better and better,� he said. But, he added, the changes were in part an intentional compromise: “The goal of the project was to reduce speeds and improve safety for pedestrians, and the downside to that is that it slows traffic for cars.�

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As part of our entry point for the International Primary Curriculum topic Active Earth, Year 4 St. Louis received an imaginary letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States Geological Survey telling us about a horrible earthquake that was about to happen, and the epicenter was in Washington, D.C.! To solve the problem, Year 4 set up a Disaster Relief Center so that everyone in the city was safe. We chose the British School of Washington because it is nice and stable, and St. Louis Class had the brains to provide medical equipment and food for the center. We were ready and almost set, and lots of people came, even children! St. Louis Class worked to prepare the center. As part of the topic we are also learning all about natural disasters such as floods, avalanches, asteroid strikes, volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes. We are particularly looking forward to learning about how asteroids are formed and making models of volcanoes! — Helen Gill and Eduardo Zavarce, Year 4 St. Louis (third-graders)

Edmund Burke School

Being new at Burke was an interesting event for me. Before school started, I had only been in the school once, for the tour, so I was a bit nervous. The first day of orientation helped me get a good feel of what the school was like. Then and throughout the first week, I met other people at the school and I noticed how inclusive and helpful they were. I immediately found other people who I became friends with, and I got to know everyone in the grade easily. The teachers are also very nice and help everyone understand. It’s easier in such a small class to contribute and understand the work more easily. I really like how people respect me for who I am. I am a vegan and when I first told people this they didn’t say rude things; instead, they were understanding and said things like, “That’s really cool.� Something else that is special about Burke is that there is a color schedule which helps with organization and variety. This way you can look at your schedule on a green day and go to a completely different class

than the day before. Burke also provides many choices with various art/drama/music classes you can choose from, each trimester. I’m taking Theater Arts because I really love acting, but I can anticipate a different class next trimester. — Emma Schenbaum, eighth-grader

The Field School

The middle-schoolers last weekend went on their annual overnight trip. After fifth period on Friday, we all went on a bus to Sandy Spring Adventure Park. The tree course is a fun place where you go on zip lines and ropes courses as well as take on other fun challenges. After the tree course, students came back to school for dinner, then settled down to watch a movie. Once the movie was over, parents picked up sixth-graders to go back home, while seventh- and eighth-graders stayed at school for an overnight of fun. When they woke up on Saturday, they enjoyed breakfast before being picked up. Also last week, the middle school girls soccer team won a game against Sheridan. It was very exciting game, with a score of 3-0 at the end. Eighth-grader Daniela Rauch scored the first two goals,

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On Monday, our sixth-grade classes went to Hemlock Overlook, a regional park in Clifton, Va., that offers outdoor environmental education and team-building for schools and other groups. There, we learned about the importance of planning and teamwork through team-building challenges. Some of these challenges were working together to solve a giant “Towers of Hanoi� puzzle, trying to walk on a low tightrope while others kept us safe by spotting, trying to lift a very heavy log attached to a pulley and bring it back down without it touching the ground, and something called a “whale watch� that required balancing on a teetering platform while standing on it all together. We also had to figure out how to retrieve a rope hanging over a pit of mud that they called the “peanut butter pit,� then swing across it on the rope, be caught by our classmates, and then throw the rope back to the next person on the starting side. There was also a zip line. Our trip to Hemlock was a very interesting and fun experience. — Beri Gershwind, sixth-grader

Maret School

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what a past culture experienced. It was interesting to discover that even modern day clothing and electronics are artifacts, because they say something about our present culture. We actually looked through our teachers’ trash to see what we could determine about them! It was also really helpful to think about how artifacts from the present could be misinterpreted in the future. The best part of our unit was the field trips to different archaeological sites. We visited the Carlyle House in Alexandria to learn about life in the 1700s, as well as Alexandria Archaeology. They are working on excavating Fort Ward Park, which was a Civil War fort and then African-American community until the 1960s. It was interesting to see artifacts from many different time periods in the same place. Soon, we are venturing to Londontown settlement near Annapolis, which used to be a large tobacco port 300 years ago. We will join real archaeologists searching trash pits to look for artifacts! We also look forward to our own Egypt projects and our Greek play in the spring. —Mr. Nisbet’s fourth-graders

Murch Elementary

Murch is 84 years old and is finally getting a renovation. “Renovation? I’m not sure we can say we had one,� said Elizabeth Schafer, a second-grade teacher at Murch who is working on the renovation. We have had many little improvements “in bits and pieces� in the past, she said. The renovation will start no later than the summer of 2016. But many parents and teachers hope it will start sooner, in the summer of 2015. They will be adding a cafeteria, more and bigger classrooms, a bigger gym, a bigger library, nicer bathrooms, bigger resource classrooms, a new assembly room, possibly a theater and a parking lot for the teachers. The trailers will be gone and some of the playground See dispatches/Page 30

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FILLMORE: Northwest arts program to celebrate 40 years with community event Saturday

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bers that the school was especially beneficial for President Jimmy Carter’s daughter Amy. “She was portrayed in the media as this really shy girl, a bookworm,� said Cotter. “In my class that couldn’t have been further from the truth,� he continued, describing her love for cartoons. Cotter also met his wife, the art teacher Judith Cayo, while working at Fillmore. Cotter

now runs the Blue Sky Puppet Theatre group, and he will perform along with other Fillmore former students and teachers on Saturday. Former director Mitchell explained that part of the founding philosophy of the school is that its teachers are practicing artists, which she said “brings an edge to their teaching.� Katherine Latterner, who took over Mitchell’s position in 2005, said the school also values exposing children to different art forms. “I wanted the kids to grow up as apprecia-

tors of the arts,� she said. “Not everyone is going to grow up to be an artist, but everyone needs to have the background to appreciate a good work of art.� The school offers its students access to a wide range of artistic disciplines, including dance, music, creative writing, visual arts and musical theater. The school has a kiln, a black box theater and equipment for digital arts. Above all, former teachers and students say they simply had a lot of fun at Fillmore.

“The students never wanted to be absent on the days they went to Fillmore,� said Latterner. “It was like taking a field trip every week to a special place.� Saturday’s celebration, to be held from 3 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot at Hardy Middle School, 1819 35th St., will include face painting, arts activities and food trucks. In addition to Mitchell’s remarks and Cotter’s puppet show, the afternoon will include a performance by jazz pianist Janelle Gill, a Fillmore alum.

HOTEL: Board seeks changes to address re-use of six historic row houses on 9th Street

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Historic District, where many buildings in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods have historic protection. In the early 1800s, properties north of Massachusetts Avenue were in an outlying area exempt from most municipal regulations — “where swine could run free,� according to a preservation plan prepared for the developers by EHT Traceries. It was known as “The Northern Liberties.� “I bet someone could use that name for a beer garden,� said board member Maria Casarella, with a nod to the now-booming neighborhood where the hotels will stand. But she and other members said they want more recognition of historic Shaw. “The more unique to this site and its history, the better it will be,� Casarella said. So how to build for the modern tastes, while respecting the old? Architect Bob Neal of the Atlantabased Cooper Carry firm outlined plans for what he calls “Columbia Place�: two 110-foot-tall hotels with a total of 500 guest rooms, 200 residential units in a new building and a restored 1913 apartment building, the Lurgan, which now sits vacant on the site. A parking garage would be excavated underneath. The board had few quibbles with the clearly modern vocabulary of glass, brick and terra cotta, with a swimming pool on top of the new apartment building, and roof terraces on the hotels. Members said the design is “moving in the right direction,� with more delicate fenestration and details such as bays and recesses to make the buildings seem less massive.

They were also pleased about preservation plans for the six row houses, which date to late 19th and early 20th centuries. But they disputed the proposed uses and partial demolition of floors. The current plan is to restore the modest buildings, but remove deteriorating upper floors and replace only some of them, shifted slightly to align with floors in the hotel. The row houses, most with ground-floor storefronts, would become part of the hotel, containing meeting space, a dining room and hospitality suite, for example. “People in the lobby will be able to look up into them,� Neal explained. “We’re extending the lobby experience into the historic buildings,� said developer Bob Knopf, of Quadrangle Development. But to the preservation board, that sounded like empty shells. “What’s being proposed is essentially restoration without use. It’s faux history,� Casarella said. “With no third floor,

it’s a void, dark all the time,� member Graham Davidson said. Rebecca Miller, director of the DC Preservation League, had harsher criticism. “We understand your programmatic needs, but it’s clearly incompatible with the Shaw Historic District — the size of the [new] buildings versus the historic buildings. And demolition to this extent is never compatible,� Miller testified. The plan also requires demolish-

ing two other historic row houses on L Street, largely to create enough space for the ramps and entrances to the underground garage. That will require a separate trip to the Mayor’s Agent for Historic Preservation, who can approve demolition of “contributing� historic buildings if he deems the overall project to have “special merit.� Staff reviewer Steve Callcott explained that the “special merit�

argument will be based on the project’s economic benefits for the city. The Mayor’s Agent hearing is set for Oct. 15. Then developers of Columbia Place, which is couched as a planned-unit development, will seek approval from the D.C. Zoning Commission to exceed current height limits for that site. The architects can return to the preservation board after they make revisions to address the board’s concerns.

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Wednesday SePtemBer 24 Classes ■“Workout Wednesdays� will feature yoga instruction from Fitness & Nutrition Designs LLC. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-3121300. ■The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12 per class. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. ■The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break� yoga series. 7:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. Concerts ■The summertime Harbour Nights concert series will feature singer-songwriter David Andrew Smith. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202295-5007. ■Trio Lennon will present “The Beatles in Tuxedos.� 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center, Inter-American Development Bank, 1330 New York Ave. NW. GalerialSAAG@iadb.org. ■“Flash Banned: Freedom of Speech Showcase� will feature three bands performing songs inspired by the concepts of censorship and free speech. 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Blueheart Revival will celebrate the release of the debut album “Stone Feathers� with a listening party and acoustic performance. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library manager and former U.S. history professor Leslie Griffin will discuss “Banned in the USA: A Short History of Censorship.� 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-0971. ■Longtime Washington journalist Don Fulsom will discuss his book “Nixon’s Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America’s Most Troubled President.� 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. ■The Tenley-Friendship Library’s “Young Prose Book Group,� for ages 21 through 35, will meet to discuss “Fahrenheit 451� by Ray Bradbury. 7 p.m. Free. Kitty O’Shea’s D.C., 4624 Wisconsin Ave. NW. victor.benitez@dc.gov. ■The Petworth Library will host a discussion of Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,� a graphic novel with LGBT themes that has been challenged in two different communities’ libraries for obscenity. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. Films ■In honor of Banned Books Week, the Cleveland Park Library will present a frequently challenged movie. 6 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■The Italian film festival “SUDestival in DC� will feature “Ore diciotto in punto (At Precisely Six O’Clock)� and a post-screening Q&A with director Giuseppe Gigliorosso, at 6:40 p.m.; and “Il seminarista (The Seminarian)� and a Q&A with director Gabriele Cecconi, at 8:40 p.m. $7.52 to $10.34. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202-4193456. Performances ■The Ecuadorian dance company Ceibadanza will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■The second annual District Improv

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Thursday, SePtemBer 25 ■Concert: The Music on the Lawn series will feature a jazz concert by saxophonist Marshall Keys (shown) and bassist Herman Burney. Grounds open at 5 p.m.; concert from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Free. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. Festival, a five-day event featuring 30 longform improv troupes from around the country, will open with performances by D.C.’s Jive Turkey, New York City’s FOIA Love All-Stars and Baltimore’s Evan the Loyal. 7:30 p.m. $10. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. districtimprov.org. The festival will continue through Saturday with performances and workshops. ■Artist Astrid Rieder and musician Erik Spangler will present “Transart,� featuring interplay between art forms such as music, literature and visual art. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Place NW. acfdc.org. ■The Wonderland Circus will feature musician Mike Wescott, burlesque artist Blanche Boudoir and comedians Jeremy Hall, Reggie Melbrough and Michele Sometimes-Gray. 8:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. The Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. 202-431-4704. ■Dwayne B will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Special event ■The Birmingham Jail Players, a group of D.C. Public Library employees, will present a celebration of Banned Books Week by reciting excerpts from their favorite challenged authors. The event will also feature Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading ‘Lolita’ in Tehran.� 6 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. Sporting events ■The Washington Nationals will play the New York Mets. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Thursday at 7:05 p.m. ■D.C. United will play Tauro FC in a CONCACAF Champions League contest. 8 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000. Thursday, Sept. 25

Thursday SePtemBer 25 Benefit ■A benefit for “Black Broadway on U: Transmedia Project� will feature a reception and pop-up performance highlighting the story of African-American life in the area known as “Black Broadway� from the early 1910s through the late

Class ■The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present a “Pilates in the Park� class. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Concerts ■“Art on 8th,� presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will feature R&B artist Carolyn Malachi. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-2691600. ■The new Living Room Live Series will feature blues singer-songwriter Ddendyl, a former contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.� 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. The RitzCarlton, Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW. livingroomlive-sep25.eventbrite.com. Discussions and lectures ■The National Portrait Gallery will host a conference on “Political Portraiture in the United States and France During the Revolutionary and Federal Eras.� 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. npg.si.edu/event/conference.html. The conference will continue Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ■A symposium will focus on “Organizing Across the Boundaries: Strategies and Coalitions in the Struggle for Civil Rights and Social Justice.� 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free. Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5510. ■Hisham D. Aidi of Columbia University will discuss his book “Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Youth Culture.� Noon. Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5502. ■Andrej Blatnik of the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia will discuss his book “Law of Desire.� Noon. Free. European Division Reading Room, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-4371. ■Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, will discuss “The American Movement Against the Great War: Its Rise, Defeat, and Legacy.� Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 301, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. kazinww1.eventbrite.com. ■Former New York Times reporter Lucinda Franks will discuss her memoir “Love, Morgenthau, and Me.� Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■Katherine Scott, assistant historian in the Senate Historical Office, will discuss her book “Reining in the State: Civil Society and Congress in the Vietnam and WaterSee events/Page 21

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 20 gate Era.” Noon. Free. Room G-25, Research Center, National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Oncology dietitian specialist Lynda McIntyre will discuss 15 power foods that can help decrease your risk of illness, improve your immune system and optimize your health. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conference Room 5, Sibley Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202-537-4742. ■ Panelists Dianne Rocheleau, Karl Zimmerer and Melanie DuPuis will discuss “Political Ecology as Political Geography.” 3 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/calendar. ■ Curator Cornelia Homburg will discuss “Neo-Impressionism and the Dream of Realities.” 6:30 p.m. $12; free for members. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ Tudor and Renaissance scholar Carol Ann Lloyd Stanger, manager of visitor education at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will discuss “The Wars of the Roses: Family Feud, Plantagenet Style.” 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Environmental historian and author Scott Einberger will discuss the history of Rock Creek Park, which came into existence on Sept. 25, 1890, when President Benjamin Harrison signed legislation establishing what would become one of the largest urban nature parks in the country. 7:30 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■ Dr. Robert Gillanders will discuss “Forty-Year Bowen Odyssey: Unresolved Attachments.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Family Center, Suite 103, 4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400. ■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club — a casual discussion group for ages 21 through 35 — will delve into Chang-rae Lee’s 2014 novel “On Such a Full Sea.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Breadsoda, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov. Films ■ The First Amendment Film Festival will feature Milos Forman’s 1996 movie “The People vs. Larry Flynt.” 2 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. ■ The West End Library’s film series will feature the work of Robin Williams. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. ■ A Banned Book Film Series will feature the cinematic adaptation of Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449. ■ The Italian film festival “SUDestival in DC” will feature “The Lythium Conspiracy,” at 6:40 p.m.; and “Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui (If I Close My Eyes, I’m No Longer Here),” at 8:40 p.m. $7.52 to $10.34. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202-4193456. ■ George Washington University will host a screening of Jason Osder’s documentary “Let the Fire Burn,” about the consequences of Philadelphia’s 1985 bombing of the residential headquarters of MOVE, an armed group of black radical militants. A discussion will follow. 7 p.m. Free. Jack Morton Auditorium, School of

Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW. gwtoday.gwu.edu/events. ■ The National Archives will present the 2014 film “Breath of Freedom,” about the more than 1 million African-Americans who fought in World War II. A post-screening discussion will feature Frank Smith Jr., director of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, and Maria Höhn, author of “A Breath of Freedom: The Civil Rights Struggle, African American GIs, and Germany.” 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. Performances ■ Dancer and choreographer Arturo Garcia will present his new dance work “Here & Now,” bringing his Arlington-based dance company Danzante to the stage. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 6 p.m. ■ Japanese shodo master Koki Sugita will present a live performance in conjunction with an exhibition of his calligraphy. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. reading ■ Charles Wright will give his inaugural reading as the 20th poet laureate consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress. 7 p.m. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5394. Wine tasting ■ “Sommelier Wine Tasting: Bordeaux Edition” will feature guest sommelier Marc Aisenstark from Elite Wines. 5 to 8 p.m. $25. Slate Wine Bar + Bistro, 2404 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-4304. Friday, Sept. 26

Friday SePtemBer 26 Concerts ■ Pianist Sam Post will perform in honor of Classical Music Month. Noon. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-

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Deaf artist’s work featured “Untitled: The Art of James Castle,” featuring drawings, handmade books, texts and constructions from the immense body of work by the deaf artist, will open Friday at the Smithsonian American Art museum and continue through Feb. 1. Also, the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, located in the same building as the American Art Museum,

On exhiBit will open an exhibit Friday. Titled “A Day in the Life,” it presents 35 personal diaries dating from 1865 to 2001, written by celebrated American artists. It will be on view in the Archives’ Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery through Feb. 28. Both exhibits are located in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, 8th and F streets NW. The museum and the gallery are open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000. ■ “Neo-Impressionism and the Dream of Realities: Painting, Poetry, Music,” highlighting 15 artists and more than 70 works to show that the Neo-Impressionists were inspired by interactions with their literary Symbolist contemporaries, will open Saturday at the Phillips Collection and continue through Jan. 11. Located at 1600 21st St. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday until 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission costs $12 for adults and $10 for seniors Antonia ramis miguel and students; it is free for is featured in an show ages 18 and younger. 202387-2151. at Watergate Gallery. ■ The National museum of Women in the Arts will open an exhibit Saturday of large sculptures of human figures by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz. Part of the New York Avenue Sculpture Project, the show will remain on view for a year on the median of New York Avenue between 12th and 13th streets NW. The museum also recently opened “Soda_Jerk: After the 0321. ■ The Noon-Time Organ Recital Series will feature organist John Cannon of Fort Collins, Colo. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■ The Friday Music Series will present the ensemble Gamelan Raga Kusuma.

Volunteers Needed: Garden Docents Northwest DC Do you…. Enjoy working with people of all ages? Love to meet other garden enthusiasts? Have a love of plants and nature that you would like to share with others? …..then become a GARDEN DOCENT at Hillwood! You’ll create memorable and exciting experiences for small groups of Hillwood visitors who want to learn more about our 13 acres of spectacular gardens. In-depth training is provided by Hillwood’s expert horticultural staff, visitor experience professionals and museum education specialists. Upon graduation, we ask that you lead a minimum of 4 tours per month, April – June and September – November. Applications are reviewed as received and training commences in January 2015. For more information or to apply, please contact Lisa Leyh, Volunteer Manager, via email at lleyh@hillwoodmuseum.org. Information is also available on our website (www.hillwoodmuseum.org) under the tab “Jobs & volunteering.”

this untitled work by James Castle made of found paper and soot is part of a new exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art museum. Rainbow,” a video installation by the two-person Soda_Jerk art collective from Sidney, Australia. The exhibition will continue through Nov. 2. Located at 1250 New York Ave. NW, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors; it is free for ages 18 and under. Free “Community Days” are the first Sunday of every month. Special free admission will be offered this Saturday, when the museum will only be open until 1 p.m. For the free admission, visitors must present a Museum Day Live! ticket, available at smithsonian.com/museumday. 202-783-5000. ■ “Constructivist Perceptions,” featuring colorful Constructivist-inspired paintings by Spanish-born artist Antonia Ramis Miguel, will open Saturday with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Watergate Gallery. The artist will give a talk Oct. 8 at 6 p.m., and the show will continue through Nov. 1. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488. ■ “2014 Group 93,” presenting new paintings, sculpture, prints and drawings by members of Group 93, opened yesterday at the Katzen rotunda Gallery, where it will continue through Oct. 21. A reception will take place Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-885-1300.

1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838. ■ Local musician Ted Garber will perform. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Trio Lennon will present “The Beatles

in Tuxedos.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ The Folger Consort, tenor James Taylor and viol consort Arcadia Viols will present “Courting Elizabeth: Music and See events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 21 Patronage in Shakespeare’s England,� featuring John Dowland’s dances for five viols and lute, consort songs and lute ayres of Shakespeare’s time, and lyra viol pieces by Tobias Hume. 8 p.m. $37. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. The performance will repeat Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. ■Singer-songwriter Laura Tsaggaris will present “Live at the Atlas,� featuring new arrangements of songs from her previous fulllength albums. 8 p.m. $35. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. ■Dustbowl Revival and the Hummingbirds will perform. 9 p.m. $10 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■“Capital Harvest on the Plaza� will feature live cooking demonstrations and local vendors. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300. Discussions and lectures ■David A. Taylor, author of “Ginseng, the Divine Root,� will discuss “True Tales From the Ginseng Trade: A Plant’s Journey From Appalachia to China.� Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■Venture capitalist and tech visionary

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John Doerr will speak as part of the Stanton Distinguished Leaders Series. 3 to 4 p.m. Free. Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â– Educator and sex columnist Twanna A. Hines will lead a panel discussion on “The Art of French Kissing.â€? 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Films â– The National Archives will present the 2013 film “Nicky’s Family,â€? about Englishman Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. Archivist David Langbart will introduce the film. Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â– The Georgetown Library will present its weekly film series, “New York Stories.â€? 2:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■“Dreams, Hallucinations, and Nightmares: The Films of Pen-ek Ratanaruangâ€? will feature the director’s 2006 film “Invisible Waves.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â– The Library of Congress will present Ken Russell’s 1975 musical “Tommy,â€? based on the Who’s 1969 rock opera album. 7 p.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5502. meetings â– A weekly bridge group will meet to

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Friday, SePtemBer 26 ■Discussion: Tavis Smiley will discuss his book “Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

play duplicate bridge. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $6; free for first-time players. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 301-654-1865. ■Overeaters Anonymous will host a beginner’s meeting. 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW. Performances ■“Art on 8th,� presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will feature the DC Casineros company of community DJs and dancers. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-269-1600. ■WPFW will present Ayanna Gregory’s one-woman show “Daughter of the Struggle,� about her experiences as the daughter of civil rights activist Dick Gregory. A post-performance discussion will feature Dick Gregory. 7:30 p.m. $25 to $35. Auditorium, Building 46, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. wpfwfm.org. Special event ■“A Commemoration: The Contributions and Poetry of Samih al-Qasim (19392014)� will feature introductory comments by League of Arab States Ambassador Clovis Maksoud and readings in English by Edmund Ghareeb and in Arabic by Shawki Kassi. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-3381290. Sporting events ■The Washington Capitals will play the

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Art event â– The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities will present the annual festival “Art All Night: Nuit Blanche DC,â€? featuring myriad events with music, visual and performing artists throughout the evening. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Various venues in Dupont Circle, Shaw, North Capitol, H Street NE and Congress Heights. artallnightdc.com. Children’s programs ■“Saturday Morning at the Nationalâ€? will present CantarÊ’s show “What’s That Sound,â€? featuring a journey through Latin America through interactive folk tales. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202783-3372. â– Children will hear a story about Dolores Huerta and then create a special piece of art inspired by her life and accomplishments. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-6331000. Classes and workshops â– Photographer Josh Taylor Jr. will lead a garden photography workshop. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $150 to $175. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. The workshop will continue Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. â– Ronald S. Rosbottom, professor in the arts and humanities at Amherst College, will present a seminar on “When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation.â€? 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â– A hands-on orchid workshop will focus on “To Repot or Not.â€? 10 a.m. to noon. $20 to $25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. â– Ann Richards will present “Back-toBasics Boot Camp for Knitters.â€? 10:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. $100 to $146. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â– Anne Curzan, professor of English at the University of Michigan, will lead a seminar on “You Said, I Said: How Conversations Work.â€? 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $28 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â– Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. â– The Glover Park Village will present a weekly “Tai Chi for Beginnersâ€? class led by Geri Grey. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. events@gloverparkvillage.org. â– Rock Creek Conservancy will host a hands-on “Backyard Habitatâ€? class on the benefits of native plants and rain gardens. 12:30 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Ave. NW. rockcreekconservancy.org. â– A hands-on workshop will focus on “‘How to Get Your Orchid to Rebloom.â€? 1 to

3 p.m. $20 to $25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. ■Bahman Aryana of Rondezvous Tango will lead a class on the Argentine Tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. ■“Skyline Ride� will feature an intense interval-based spin class. 6 p.m. $30; reservations required. Penthouse Pool Club Sundeck, VIDA Fitness, 1612 U St. NW. vidafitness.com. Concerts ■Pianist Solon Pierce will perform works by Palacios, Milhaud and Joplin. 1:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■Washington Performing Arts will present pianist Steven Lin performing works by Mozart, Schumann, Hertzberg, Chopin and Ravel. 2 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Petworth Jazz Project’s summer concert series will feature the Singing Lizard, at 5 p.m.; the Frank Mitchell Trio, at 6:30 p.m.; and Nappy Riddem, at 7 p.m. Free. Lawn, Petworth Recreation Center, 8th and Taylor streets NW. petworthjazzproject.com. ■The Jazz@Wesley series will present a Hispanic Heritage Month concert featuring singer and multiinstrumentalist Verny Varela (shown) and Alina Collins Maldonado. 6:30 p.m. $7 to $10. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. wesleydc.org. ■The “Levine Presents: Pushing the Boundaries� performance series will present a Season Sneak Preview and Open House, featuring samples from upcoming offerings and commentary from Carl Yaffe. A pre-concert reception will celebrate an art exhibit and sale by Yvette Watson. Reception at 5:30 p.m.; concert at 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. levinemusic.org. ■The 10th annual D.C. Statehood Fall Concert will feature “X-Factor� finalist Josh Levi and the LCB Group, starring D.C. natives Glenn Leonard, Joe Coleman and Joe Blunt (former lead singers of the Temptations, Platters and Drifters, respectively). 8 p.m. to midnight. $25 to $100. Grand Ballroom, Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. NW. dcstatehoodconcert.eventbrite.com. ■In conjunction with the “Art All Night DC: Nuit Blanche� festival, All Points West will perform works by Stravinsky and Prokofiev. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993. ■The bands TAUK and People’s Blues of Richmond will perform. 9 p.m. $15 to $17. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Steve Dryden will discuss his book “Peirce Mill: Two Hundred Years in the Nation’s Capital.� 11 a.m. Free. Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St. NW. 202-895-6070. ■Independent art historian William Kloss will discuss “A Closer Look at the Emergence of Modern Art — Post-War See events/Page 23

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 22 America and Modernism: Non-Objective Art and Dismissed Objects.â€? 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. closerlook.eventbrite.com. â– Steve Almond and Gregg Easterbrook will discuss their respective books, “Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifestoâ€? and “The King of Sports: Football’s Impact on America,â€? at 1 p.m.; Ramita Naval will discuss her book “City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran,â€? at 3:30 p.m.; Jeff VanderMeer will discuss his book “Acceptance,â€? at 6 p.m.; and Scott Westerfeld will discuss his book “Afterworldsâ€? (for ages 15 and older), at 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Corcoran School of the Arts and Design professor Mark Cameron Boyd will discuss “Readymade@100,â€? about the centennial of Marcel Duchamp’s “readymadeâ€? concept. 4 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. Films â– The Royal Shakespeare Company will present “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,â€? recorded live on its stage in Stratford-UponAvon. 11 a.m. $18.80. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202-419-3456. â– The duo Soda_Jerk and curator Justine Topfer will present “The Afrofuturisms of Astro Black,â€? a screening and discussion of Soda_Jerk’s ongoing video cycle “Astro Black.â€? Noon. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– The DC Anime Club will host a Sailor Moon Party with a cosplay photo shoot and a “Sailor Moon Crystalâ€? marathon (for ages 13 and older). 2 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dcanimeclub.org. â– Baltimore-based artist Stephanie Barber will present her 2013 film “Daredevils,â€? the experimental narrative of a young writer who interviews an established artist and continues to feel reverberations from their discussion throughout the day. 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– D.C. filmmakers Natalie Avery and Kyle Centers will present their documentary short “Out of the Basement,â€? about a D.C. man who embarks on a pro boxing career after a fall from grace. A Q&A and panel discussion will follow. 3:30 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449. Performances â– The Theatre Lab School of Dramatic Arts will present a fully staged performance of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple (Female Version).â€? 2 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291. â– Quique Aviles will direct a new street theater performance, “Here Comes the Funky Wagon/AquĂ­ Viene El CarretĂłn.â€? 3 p.m. Free. Lamont Park, Lamont and Mount Pleasant streets NW. The performance will feature Oct. 4 and 11 at Tivoli

Square, 14th Street and Park Road NW. ■Maru Montero Dance Company will present a Latin Dance Night featuring live music and dance. 5 to 9 p.m. Free. Columbia Heights Civic Plaza, 14th Street, Park Road and Kenyon Street NW. marumontero.com. ■Hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru� Benn’s Guerilla Arts Ink, a local arts organization serving area youth with arts and cultural programming, will present a showcase featuring teaching artists. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation will present the ninth annual “Korea Art & Soul�,� a celebration of artists from South Korea and the United States. 6 p.m. $25 to $65. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. ■Deviated Theatre will present the local premiere of “creature,� an original apocalyptic fairy tale that mixes acting, aerials and contemporary dance. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. Special events ■The Freedom 5K XC, a fundraiser for President Lincoln’s Cottage featuring Olympic champion and running icon Joan Benoit Samuelson (shown), will feature a crosscountry event through the 250-acre Armed Forces Retirement Home campus, where President Abraham Lincoln and his family resided during his presidency. 8 a.m. $40. President Lincoln’s Cottage, Upshur Street and Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202829-0436. ■Conceptual artist and magician Brian Feldman will make a foot-long, two-by-four piece of wood disappear over the course of 13 hours. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free. 5th Street Ace Hardware, 1055 5th St. NW. 202-682-4570. ■As part of the inaugural Washington DC Tour de Cure, the American Diabetes Association will present “Stop Diabetes Village,� featuring health screenings, nutrition and exercise information, advice from doctors and pharmacists, a Zumba demonstration, a farmers market and entertainment. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. diabetes.org/stopdiabetesvillage. ■The Washington Humane Society’s annual DC Walk for the Animals and Pet-APalooza will include music, pet adoptions, vendor booths, contests and children’s entertainment. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $15 to $30. Kingsbury Center, 5000 14th St. NW. washhumane.org. ■“Sloth Day� will feature educational activities for children and adults, keeper talks and live demonstrations. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Small Mammal House, National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. ■Rock Creek Park Day at Peirce Mill — celebrating the 124th anniversary of the oldest federally managed urban nature park in the country — will feature demonstrations of milling and historic crafts, bluegrass music, children’s art activities, ranger-led history hikes and the unveiling of new permanent outside exhibits. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St. NW. 202-895-6070. ■The Friends of Fillmore Arts Center will host a 40th anniversary celebration

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On StAGe story of Eva Peron’s rise from Argentina’s slums to first lady. The new production features direction by Tony winner Michael Grandage and choreography by Tony winner Rob Ashford. Tickets cost $39 to $125. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center. org. ■Ford’s theatre will present Alfred Uhry’s “Driving Miss Daisy� Sept. 26 through Oct. 26. When Daisy Werthan causes a car wreck, her son hires hard-working chauffer Hoke Coleburn to look after her. What begins as a hostile clash of wills between a stubborn Jewish matriarch and a proud black man evolves into a decades-long friendship as the two navigate civil rightsera Atlanta. Nancy Robinette “marie Antoinette� will and Craig Wallace star. run through Oct. 12 at Tickets cost $15 to $62. Woolly mammoth. Ford’s Theatre is located at 511 10th St. NW. 202-347-4833; fords.org. ■GALA hispanic theatre will present the D.C. premiere of with children’s activities; art displays and live performances by alumni, students and teachers; personal remembrances; and food trucks and birthday cake. 3 to 6 p.m. Free admission. Parking lot, Hardy Middle School, 1819 35th St. NW. friendsoffillmore.org. ■SCRAP DC will present “Rebel Craft Rumble,� a live crafting competition with teams taking on creative reuse challenges. 7 p.m. $15. St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St. NW. scrapdcrcr.brownpapertickets.com. Sporting event ■D.C. United will play the Philadelphia Union. 3 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000. tours and walks ■“Zora, Langston & U Walking Tour� will highlight cultural life along the U Street

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A new tour of the hit musical “evita� will visit the Kennedy Center Sept. 30 through Oct. 19. Spanish playwright Jordi Galceran’s comedy “Cancun� through Oct. 5. After a night of drinks and deep conversation, two couples vacationing in Cancun realize that their lives could have been very different and begin to contemplate the major “what ifs� of life. The next morning, life has indeed changed for one of them. Tickets cost $20 to $42. GALA Theatre is located at 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174; galatheatre.org. ■Woolly mammoth theatre Company will present David Adjmi’s “Marie Antoinette� through Oct. 12. In this highly contemporary look at the iconic and controversial queen of France, the acclaimed American playwright examines his title character’s growing celebrity and ultimate demise at the hands of those who had once extolled her. Tickets start at $35. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.

corridor, at Howard University and in Shaw after World War I and into the Prohibition era — a time of great change in the segregated capital city, and a time when young writers Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes were part of the D.C. scene. The tour will begin with a continental breakfast. 9 to 11 a.m. $37.50; reservations required. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com. ■“Georgetown Treasures� will feature guided tours of Tudor Place and Oak Hill Cemetery. 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. $13 to $16. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■A two-mile African American History Hike will spotlight hidden history in the Rock Creek valley, at 10 a.m.; and a threemile Rock Creek Park History Hike led by ranger Scott Einberger will focus on what the valley was like in the 1800s and early

1900s, at 1 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St. NW. 202-895-6070. ■Washington Walks will present a walking tour of LeDroit Park. 11 a.m. $15. Meet outside the Shaw Metro station on 7th Street between S and T streets NW. washingtonwalks.com. ■Historic Congressional Cemetery will host a weekly introductory tour. 11 a.m. Free. Meet at the front gate of Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. congressionalcemetery.org. Sunday, Sept. 28 Sunday SePtemBer 28 Children’s programs ■A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road See events/Page 24

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Continued From Page 23 NW. 202-895-6070. ■A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about distant galaxies, nebulas and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Classes and workshops ■The Dumbarton House will host an “English Country Dance� workshop. 1 to 3 p.m. $5. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288. ■The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■Folk musician John McCutcheon will lead a songwriting workshop. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $40. Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St. NW. 301-960-3655. Concerts ■The National Gallery of Art Wind

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Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com. â– The Washington Concert Opera will present Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi,â€? featuring soprano Nicole Cabell, mezzosoprano Kate Lindsey and conductor Antony Walker. 6 p.m. $40 to $110. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â– Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jamâ€? session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522. Discussions and lectures â– Paul M. Barrett will discuss his book “Law of the Jungle: The $19 Billion Legal Battle Over Oil in the Rain Forest and the Lawyer Who’d Stop at Nothing to Win,â€? at 1 p.m.; and Lawrence Wright will discuss his book “Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David,â€? at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– The Network for Victim Recovery of DC will present a workshop on the legal rights — both criminal and civil — of crime victims in the District. 1 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202671-3122. â– Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of photographs at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss the new exhibition “Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma, 1852-1860.â€? 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– Arthur Allen will discuss his book “The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl.â€? 5 p.m. Free. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320. ■“Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas: Building Cities With Private Capital for Public Goodsâ€? will feature a panel discussion on the growing importance of both the private and philanthropic sectors to major public building projects. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. $10 to $15. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â– The Middle East CafĂŠ will feature a talk on “The Disappearing Face of Palestinian Jerusalemâ€? by Micha Kurz, co-founder and co-director of Grassroots Jerusalem. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Films ■“Dreams, Hallucinations, and Nightmares: The Films of Pen-ek Ratanaruangâ€? will feature the director’s 2007 film “Ploy,â€? at 1 p.m. and his 2009 film “Nymph,â€? at 3:30 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â– The National Gallery of Art will present Dino Risi’s 1962 film “Il Sorpasso,â€? about two women who embark on a wildly reckless ride in a Lancia Aurella convertible from Rome to rural southern Italy. 4:30 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-737-4215. Performance â– Youth Speaks will present the winners of “Raise Up — Young People Taking on the Drop Out Crisis,â€? a national spoken word competition. The event will feature appearances by Questlove and Black Thought of the Roots, D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheruâ€? Benn and other special

Sunday, SePtemBer 28 ■Concert: The Washington Bach Consort, soprano Laura Choi Stuart (shown), mezzo-soprano Kristen Dubenion-Smith, tenor Nicholas Fichter and bass Jon Bruno will present “The Mozart Requiem.� 3 p.m. $23 to $65. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. bachconsort.org. guests. 6 p.m. Free. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Special events ■The Tenleytown Block Party will feature a moon bounce, an inflatable obstacle course for teens and adults, face painting, an NFL Zone viewing tent, a three-on-three basketball tournament, music, a skate park, a Ferris wheel ride for children, burgers, hot dogs, snow cones, popcorn and cotton candy. 1 to 6 p.m. Free. Parking lot, The City Church, 4100 River Road NW. thecitydc.org. ■The International Spy Museum will present “Interpreting Spy: An Evening for the Deaf Community.� 4 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. spymuseum.org. ■“Performetry @ BloomBars� will feature a reading by Sarah Pleydell from her new novel and a screening of the documentary “Fly by Light� by Ellie Walton and Hawah of One Common Unity. 6 to 8 p.m. $10 donation requested. BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW. performingknowledge. org. tours and walks ■The Spies of Capitol Hill Walking Tour will explore espionage activities conducted in the shadow of the dome of the U.S. Capitol. 1 p.m. $15. Meet outside the Union Station Metrorail entrance. 703-569-1875. ■A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s gargoyles and grotesques. 2 p.m. $6 to $15. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. Monday,SePtemBer Sept. 29 Monday 29 Children’s program ■Bob Shea will discuss his book “Dinosaur vs. School� (for aged 3 through 6). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. Classes ■Yoga District instructor Smita Kumar will lead a weekly class. 12:30 p.m. Free; registration required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248698.

â– The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine will host a weekly yoga class led by instructor Francesca Valente. 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 400, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-686-2210. â– The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class for teens. 6:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. â– The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. â– Instructor Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. megan.mcnitt@dc.gov. â– Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. Concert â– SambaDĂĄ will perform music based on the rich musical traditions of Brazil, with references to salsa and cumbia. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures â– The group 40Plus of Greater Washington will present a talk by Betsy Roth and Nancy Andriuk on “How to Use Social Media for Your Job Search.â€? 9:45 a.m. to noon. Free. Suite T-2, 1718 P St. NW. 202387-1582. â– Jonathan Darman will discuss his book “Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America.â€? Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â– National Gallery of Art senior lecturer Eric Denker will discuss “Impressionist Prints in Context.â€? 12:10 and 1:10 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– Theater J associate producer Delia Taylor will lead a discussion of various adaptations of Bernhard Schlink’s novel “The Reader,â€? including a recent screenplay by David Hare. 2 p.m. Free. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. â– Earl Swift will discuss his book “Auto Biography: A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream,â€? and Bill Morris will discuss his book “Motor City Burning.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. â– Bob Colacello, editor of Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine and the artist’s longtime collaborator, will discuss his book “Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up.â€? 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $25 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. â– Samuel Fromartz will discuss his book “In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker’s Odysseyâ€? in conversation with Mark Furstenberg, founder of Bread Furst, Bread Line and Marvelous Market. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– The “Fiction Fun!â€? series, led by the See events/Page 25

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Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com. ■ Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn will read from his work. 7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Tuesday, Sept. 30

Tuesday SePtemBer 30 Benefit ■ “Farmers, Bakers, Cooks & Books” — featuring talks by Nessa of GoneGreens, Warren Brown of CakeLove/PieLove and MK Barnet of Open Book Farm — will benefit the Petworth Community Market and its matching dollars program. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; $5 donation to enter a drawing for door prizes. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. 202-722-2939. Children’s program ■ Scott Campbell will discuss his book “Hug Machine” (for ages 4 through 6). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Classes ■ Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. ■ Yoga teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St.

NW. 202-727-1288. ■ The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class for seniors. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■ The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will offer a “Yogalates in the Park” class. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. ■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■ “Laws of the Universe” will explore the principles revealed in “The Kybalion,” the work of philosopher Hermes Trismegistus of ancient Egypt. 7:30 p.m. $22 per class. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. The class will continue Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Concerts ■ The Tuesday Concert Series will feature the ensemble Ayreheart performing works by John Dowland and William Byrd. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■ John Kadlecik & the DC Mystery Cats will perform a tribute to the Jerry Garcia Band. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Lynn Goodsell of the National Archives will discuss “World War II Enemy Aliens Program.” 11 a.m. Free. Room G-25, Research Center, National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Mary Jane Jacob, a leading scholar

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on the work of Magdalena Abakanowicz, will discuss the artist’s body of work in conjunction with the opening of “New York Avenue Sculpture Project: Magdalena Abakanowicz.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202783-7370. ■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk on “Development Aid: The Consequences of Failure” by W. Robert Pearson, president of IREX, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and former director general of the U.S. Foreign Service. 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■ Author Rana Jaafar Yaseen, a refugee from Iraq who fled to Egypt in 2006 after having been kidnapped and who immigrated to the U.S. in 2013, will discuss her experiences and her writing. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. ■ Joe Minicozzi, principal at Urban3, will discuss “Smart Growth: The Dollars and Sense of City Building.” 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free.; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-2722448. ■ American University’s Exploring Social Justice Series will feature a talk by Sister Helen Prejean on “Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International

Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. LibEvents@american.edu. ■ “Experts will discuss “Biomedical Innovation and Access: Perspectives From Japan and the United States.” 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■ Ted Rall will discuss his book “After We Kill You, We Will Welcome You Back as Honored Guests: Unembedded in Afghanistan.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Irish author Donal Ryan will discuss his novels “The Thing About December” and “The Spinning Heart.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■ Former Washington Post reporter Steve Vogel will discuss his book “Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation.” 6:30 p.m. $15 to $20; free for Landmark Society members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■ James Archer Abbott, director and curator of Evergreen Museum & Library in Baltimore, will discuss “A Very Chic World: Maison Jansen, Monarchical Finery, and the Modern Century.” 6:30 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-6865807. ■ Jonathan Darman will discuss his book “Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan See events/Page 26

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Arts associate editor Addie L. Gayoso will discuss themes connecting Dara Birnbaum’s “Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman” and Margaret Salmon’s “Ninna Nanna.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Monica Gagliano of the University of Western Australia and Michael Marder of the University of the Basque Country will discuss “Plant Intelligence: Scientific and Philosophical Approaches.” 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Room 462, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevent.georgetown.edu. ■ Ruben Castaneda will discuss his book “S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 307, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ “Transformations: Haiku From Japan to America” will feature panelists Roberta Beary, author of “The Unworn Necklace” and “Deflection”; Kristen Deming, former president of the Haiku Society of America; Abigail Friedman, author of “I Wait for the Moon” and “The Haiku Apprentice”; and Jim Kacian, founder and president of the Haiku Foundation. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■ Charlene Giannetti, author of 11 books and editor of WAT-AGE and Women Around Time, will share tips on getting your book published. 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. ■ A panel discussion on “Emilie Brzezinski: 30 Years of Sculpture” will feature the artist; her daughter Mika Brzezinski, journalist, television and film producer, and co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”; and Aneta Georgievska-Shine, lecturer of Renaissance and baroque art history at the University of Maryland at College Park. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ Geologist Jim Zimbelman will discuss “Amazing Iceland.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Nicholas Carr will discuss his book “The Glass Cage: Automation and Us.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Walter Mischel, professor of humane

letters at Columbia University, will discuss his book “The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control.” 7 p.m. $28 to $35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202364-1919. ■ Peter O’Donoghue, the York Herald of Arms in Ordinary, will discuss the 500year history of the College of Arms in London and his role as an officer of arms in the modern United Kingdom. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Films ■ American University’s Human Rights Film Series will feature “E-Team,” about members of a respected international human rights group who arrive on the scene as soon as possible after allegations of abuse arise in order to investigate. A Q&A with the filmmaker and human rights experts will follow. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-8853107. ■ The Austrian Cultural Forum will present award-winning contributions to 2013’s Ars Electronica Animation Festival. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Embassy, 3524 International Place NW. acfdc.org. Performance ■ Martha Clarke’s “Chéri” will feature ballet stars Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo, actress Amy Irving and pianist Sarah Rothenberg. 7:30 p.m. $49. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Special event ■ An opening event for newly designed Russian Sacred Arts Gallery will feature a lecture by Hillwood associate curator Scott Ruby on the new space, the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Russia, how icons are used at churches and in homes, and religion in the Soviet Union. 5:30 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20; free for Hillwood members and volunteers. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202686-5807.

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DISPATCHES From Page 18 will be different, said Schafer. No one is sure what it will look like. “They could build up. They could build down,” Schafer said. There is a committee called the School Improvement Team that will plan the renovations. On the team are parents, teachers and the principal, Mr. Cebrzynski (Mr. C). Some of the parents are architects or are in construction. This past spring the D.C. Council approved $43.7 million for the renovation. The job now is “to see how that money can best be spent to update and expand the current building so the kids at Murch can have an effective and exciting place to learn,” said former Home and School Association president Karissa Kovner, who is working on the project. — Rachel Kolko, third-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

Here at OLV, we are accustomed to our own traditions, so every year we hold a student election to decide which four students will lead the Spirit Group. This year, our eighthgrade class has decided to try something never done before. Our class has come to a unanimous decision to share this powerful leadership among all 22 members of our class. Having 22 leaders instead of four will give us over five times the brainpower in every situation, so we can assure students that our new shared leadership will give them over five times more fun, many more fresh ideas, and an overall better experience at OLV. We have some great ideas in store for this school year, such as “Free Dress Fridays” about once a month, and national-day celebrations, such as national Superhero Day. Last Friday, Sept. 19, we organized a fundraiser for Catholic Charities to benefit Ebola victims in Africa. Students could pay $1 to wear fall colors instead of their school uniform. We will also continue our VISTO (Victory in Service To Others) efforts to help our local community by making sandwiches for the homeless at Friendship Place. There are plenty of other fantastic goals we have for this year. But we still need help and suggestions from all of our students. With this format, we believe we can make this OLV year the best one yet! — Eighth-graders

Parkmont School

The 2014-2015 school year has started off fantastic — a new year with new faces and a fresh start. In my geometry class my crazy teacher gives us riddles at the beginning of class to get our minds warmed up and thinking logically. These riddles seem difficult in the beginning but simple once you get it. It’s fun to go from being on the outside of a riddle to being part of an inside joke. Spanish is a great main lesson; I

have never learned Spanish before but I am beginning to enjoy it. Bridget our Spanish teacher plays games and does a lot of team activities with us in class to make it interesting. To greet another person I would say, “¡Hola! Me llamo Janeeka. ¿Qué tal?” In the American Dream class we are learning about what the American dream is in popular culture and what it means to ourselves as individuals. For example, I thought that the American dream was to live life comfortably and have it your way no matter what your skin color is or your wealth. Some others may have thought differently or the complete opposite of what I thought. My favorite class is Latin dance, my afternoon class. I think this is a great opportunity for me and my classmates to learn about another culture in a more interesting way. — Janeeka Turner, 10th-grader

St. Albans School

This past Thursday (or “F” Day with St. Albans’ new seven-day schedule) the lower school (grades four through eight) had our second chapel of the year in the National Cathedral’s main nave. It was a very solemn day, being 9/11, and everyone’s mood reflected the memories of the attacks — even the C, B, and A Formers (fourth through sixth grades) who had not even been born yet. Awe could also be seen on the faces of the students and teachers as they stepped into the grand main nave. As we stepped in, its size reminded us that we are small individuals in a much bigger community. It was great to see the little C Formers’ faces as they walked into the main nave for probably the first time in their lives. It was also great to see Form I and Form II sit in the main pews for their first times. As Mr. Vance Wilson, St. Alban’s headmaster, asked in his opening ceremony speech, “Why am I here now — why at this Cathedral?” I believe that we are here at St. Albans to learn subjects like math, English and history, to play sports whether we win or lose, to make lifelong friends or just “middle school friends,” and, most importantly, to form a brotherhood. As Mr. Wilson also said, we can do all of that by praying, breathing and studying. As a tight-knit community, when we support each other, we can do anything this school year. — Sunjin Kim, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to travel with some of my classmates to Costa Rica and Nicaragua on a school field trip. In Nicaragua, we stayed in the beautiful city of Granada and explored nearby villages. In Costa Rica, we spent time with indigenous people, and also got the chance to stay in the jungle and the mountains. However, the experience that had the biggest impact on me was our visit to an all-girls orphanage in

Granada. As I walked in, three little girls, whom I came to know as 4-year-old Nichole, 5-year-old Belinda and 4-year-old Diana, greeted me with hugs and kisses. They guided me through their small bedrooms, packed with bunk beds and Disney princess posters, and insisted on multiple piggybacks. We went outside, and the girls pulled out a small toy cradle and began to fill it with big rocks. They began cradling and giggling at the rocks, and despite the language barrier, I knew they were pretending the rocks were dolls. The contentment in their eyes was astounding and I have never seen anything like it. Their genuine happiness with the only toys they had is something I still aspire to, and will forever. After two hours of fun and play we had to leave, exchanging painful goodbyes. Right before I left, Nichole chased after me, grabbed my hand, placed a small blue and green bracelet in it and said “un regalo” — a gift. I did not have the Spanish vocabulary to tell Nichole, Belinda, and Diana that they gave me much more than the gift of a small bracelet. They gave me the gift of happiness and experience, taught me how to appreciate the simple things, and taught me the ability to draw happiness out of basically nothing. I will forever keep them in my heart. — Lark White, eighth-grader

Sheridan School

Last week Sheridan School’s fifth grade visited Politics and Prose to hear Jacqueline Woodson talk about her new book, “Brown Girl Dreaming.” She gave us a good idea of the books she had written and it was cool getting to hear an author speak. It amazed me to listen to her recite the whole text from her picture book, “The Other Side.” Her books make you think in many different ways about many different things. They make you think about good and bad things. Her books made me think about how lucky I am to have nice friends, a nice house and a great school. She is a great author and I can’t wait to read more of her books. — Ari Solomon, fifth-grader

Sidwell Friends School

At the start of middle school, we were greeted with the privilege of freedom. Freedom to walk to classes by ourselves. Freedom to find our way home independently. Freedom carving out more and more opportunities to try new ideas. The freedom in which teachers trust students to do the right thing. It’s a wonderful feeling. We can finally make more decisions for ourselves, although with this freedom come more responsibilities. Sidwell guides you in a way to help you make responsible choices. It is the perfect balance of freedom and guidance, and personally, it makes me feel mature. This balance is helping me learn how to make good decisions and is preparing me well for the real world. — Layla Dawit, fifth-grader

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