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Panel approves larger proposed Zoo garage

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By ZOE MORGAN Current Correspondent

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A small park in Adams Morgan could soon be named for Ann Hughes Hargrove, a community leader who fought to preserve the neighborhood’s historic buildings and character. The D.C. Council is currently considering a bill from Ward 1 member Brianne Nadeau to name the small triangle bounded by Kalorama Road, 19th Street and Columbia Road NW — across Kalorama Road from Kalorama Park — as Ann Hughes Hargrove Park. Hargrove, who died in 2014, helped fight the Inner Loop Freeway, which would have cut through Adams Morgan and other Northwest neighborhoods; founded the Citizens Planning Commission to provide citizen input on the city’s first Comprehensive Plan in the 1970s; and served on the task force that helped draft the District’s 1979 historic preservation law. Hargrove was also part of the See Park/Page 13

The National Zoo can proceed with a larger parking garage than originally planned, after winning approval from the National Capital Planning Commission last Thursday. The 1,285-space, six-level parking garage would be located in the northeastern area of the Zoo, across North Road from the Great Ape and Small Mammal

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After years of neglect, renovations are in the works for two storied District relics — Franklin School and the adjacent Franklin Square park. The vacant Franklin School, located at 13th and K streets NW, is set to become a museum, while the park will be revitalized with various new amenities. The 1869 school building had operated as a 300-bed homeless shelter until its abrupt closure in 2008. Years of uncertainty about its future ended in January when Mayor Muriel Bowser selected Planet Word, a language-related museum, to lease the property

City to study options for Fletcher’s Cove sediment Recreation: Group says river access is in jeopardy

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“Fashion Show: Scraps on the Runway” — featuring 20 eclectic, “upcycling” designs by students in the Howard University Fashion Design Program — took place Thursday at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum in honor of a recently opened exhibit there.

Projects to spruce up Franklin Square area

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The historic Franklin School is slated to become a museum.

from the city. Bowser’s administration had nixed earlier development plans for the site soon after

houses. Estimated by Zoo officials to cost $50 million, the garage is slated to replace an existing surface parking area, Lot C, and a general services building that’s built into the hillside along North Road. The proposal also allots 166 spaces for employees and volunteers at the two retained surface lots: Parking Lot E and Research Hill. The latest proposal expands upon a planned 1,119-spot garage that was approved nearly a decade ago as part of the Zoo’s 2008 master plan. The new garage would have one underground level and See Zoo/Page 13

By ZOE MORGAN Current Correspondent

taking office. Former reading and writing teacher Ann Friedman has pledged to fund the cost of the museum’s $25 million renovation and to offer free admission. If approved, the city will provide the school building to Friedman on a 99-yearlease at a rate of $10 a year. “We know that people are reading less, especially for pleasure,” Friedman said in an interview. “I thought if I could find a new, exciting, innovative way to attract people to reading and speaking and listening, it would bolster democracy because we’d have a more educated, literate citizenry.” Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans expressed support for See Franklin/Page 17

Amid concerns that sediment buildup could imperil Potomac River access at Fletcher’s Cove, the D.C. Department of Energy & Environment is taking early steps toward dredging the riverbed at the popular boat launch. Located near the corner of Reservoir and Canal roads NW, Fletcher’s Cove serves an estimated 100,000 people per year for river access, according to the park’s friends group. Mike Bailey, the organization’s spokesperson, said he estimates that ongoing sediment buildup would consistently prevent watercraft from entering the Potomac via Fletcher’s Cove within three to six years. “To lose that access would cut off many thousands of people who enjoy the resource,” Bailey told The Current. Although the city’s environment department hasn’t conducted a study of the sediment’s effects at Fletcher’s Cove, the agency’s

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Fletcher’s Cove provides access to the Potomac River in Ward 3.

Daniel Conner said in an interview that it is already evident that access is becoming increasingly limited. “I see Fletcher’s Cove as a major access point to the Potomac River, and [it] provides recreation to so many people on a yearly basis,” Conner said. Sediment has built up because an area of manmade land blocks the natural flow of the river from flushing out the cove, Bailey said. In the 1960s, when a sewer system was being dug nearby, excavated debris was dumped near the cove — which has allowed sediment to build up ever since. See Sediment/Page 13

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Murals take shape in annual city project By GRACE BIRD Current Staff Writer

To mark the 10th anniversary of D.C.’s annual mural program — surely the Department of Public Works’ most colorful approach to abating instances of graffiti — officials doubled the project’s usual budget and commissioned

11 murals across six wards. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities provided a sizable allocation of about $100,000 to the project this year, doubling its overall budget to $200,000, according to Public Works Department spokesperson Nancee Lyons. In Northwest, artists completed one of these new

murals last week, located outside the Right Proper Brewing Co. at 624 T St. NW. Created by social justice activists Rose Jaffe and Kate DeCiccio, the vibrant work is the city program’s first three-dimensional mural. For their project, Jaffe and DeCiccio fastened wooden porSee Murals/Page 17

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Leaf blower bill waits for committee hearing By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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The proposed D.C. Council measure would prohibit gas-powered leaf blowers starting in 2022.

As leaves begin to fall across Northwest, leaf blowers have been revving up to combat them. Autumn also brings an annual cacophony over complaints about excessive noise from the gas-powered machines. A bill pending before the D.C. Council would ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers within the District starting in 2022, as requested by various community members who have cited concerns regarding both noise and pollution. See Noise/Page 26

The week ahead Friday, Oct. 13

■ The D.C. Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment will hold a public oversight roundtable on the state of fields and playgrounds maintained by the District. The hearing will begin at 11 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Saturday, Oct. 14

■ The D.C. Department of Transportation will host an open house for advisory neighborhood commissioners from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. To register, visit tinyurl.com/ddot-anc. ■ A ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will celebrate completion of a new mural in Tenleytown. The event will begin at 11 a.m. in the park across from the mural site at 4425 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Activities will include music and dance performances, a gift card giveaway, food trucks and cake. For more information, visit tenleymural.org/ event.

Monday, Oct. 16

■ Van Ness Main Street and the D.C. AARP will host a Create Van Ness community meeting to discuss plans to hold the first-ever “Van Ness Social” as an old-fashioned neighborhood dance on Saturday, Oct. 28. The organizing meeting will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Soapstone Market, 4455 Connecticut Ave. NW. To RSVP, email philippa@pinklineproject.com.

Tuesday, Oct. 17

■ The Chevy Chase Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting, which will focus on “Being Prepared for and Responding to Disasters.”

Speakers will include Kim McCall, a community outreach specialist at the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency; Samantha Nolan, director of the Chevy Chase Neighborhood Watch Program; and Lt. Carlos Mejia of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Emergency Response Team. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Citizens Association, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Thursday, Oct. 19

■ The Georgetown Ministry Center will hold its 2017 Spirit of Georgetown Benefit, which will honor Mayor Muriel Bowser for her leadership on homelessness issues. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Georgetown home of author and journalist Sally Quinn. Tickets cost $250; for details, visit spiritofgeorgetown.org or email carolyn@gmcgt.org.

Saturday, Oct. 21

■ The fifth annual Children’s National Race for Every Child — a fundraiser for Children’s National Health System, with a 5K Run/Walk and 100-yard Kids’ Dash — will begin at 7 a.m. at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Online registration at childrensnational.org closes on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 11:45 p.m.; on-site registration will not be available. The cost is $15 for Kids’ Dash participants and $50 for the 5K event. ■ The Annunciation Church/Holy Trinity Parish One-Day Clothing Drive will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Annunciation Catholic School gym next to the church’s parking lot, 3810 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The drive provides clean clothing and other gently used or new household items to local charities; efforts to sort

clothing by type (men, women, children and infants) are appreciated. Broken items, stained clothes and linens, decorative items, vases, pictures and posters are not accepted. To volunteer for a two- to three-hour shift to help sort donations and make deliveries, contact Tom Keenan at twkeenan6@gmail.com. ■ Hearst Elementary School will present its annual E-cycle event from 9 a.m. to noon at the school, 3950 37th St. NW. The event will include electronics recycling and swap, a bike swap, a book and bake sale, a diaper drive, a moon bounce and more. For details, visit hearstes.org or email hearstecycle17@gmail.com. ■ The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its “Streets of Georgetown Gala” from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Four Seasons, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets cost $275 to $325 per person or $550 to $650 for couples. To RSVP, visit cagtown.org/ gala.

Sunday, Oct. 22

■ The Northwest Neighbors Village will hold its 2017 Gala from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 5906 Connecticut Ave. in Chevy Chase, Md. The event will include an auction, hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, and intimate conversation with NPR hosts Ari Shapiro and Susan Stamberg. Tickets cost $100. To RSVP, visit nwnv.org or call 202777-3435.

Monday, Oct. 23

■ The Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network will meet at 7 p.m. at the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. The guest speaker will be atlarge D.C. Council member Robert White, a member of the council’s Committee on Education. To RSVP, contact w3ednet@gmail.com.

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public schools, public charter schools and participating private schools. Many major U.S. cities — including Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas and New York — provide lunches to all students regardless of financial need, according to a news release. “With many families reporting that they are spending upwards of $50 per student, per month on school lunch, this bill would put more money in the pockets of D.C. parents,” Todd said in the release.

Meanwhile, the Back-toSchool Tax Holiday Amendment Act of 2017 would waive sales taxes on certain purchases from the first Friday in August until the following Sunday. Items that would be eligible would include school supplies priced at $20 or less per item, accessories costing $100 or less, and technology at $750 or less. “Every year, District parents flock to Maryland or Virginia to take advantage of their back-toschool supply tax holidays; it’s

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Film series to review cemetery’s history

Oak Hill Cemetery and its related foundation are working to produce a series of 20 films covering historical events related to the Georgetown cemetery’s 168year history, and presented a preliminary version of its first installment on Sunday afternoon. Produced by Georgetown resident Joseph Krakora, the 18-minute film centers around a hypothetical conversation between Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, both of whom had sons who were temporarily buried in Oak Hill, located at 3001 R St. NW. Willie Lincoln died in 1862 at age 11 of typhoid fever during his father’s presidency. Meanwhile, 2-year-old Samuel Davis died in 1854 of measles when his father was secretary of war under U.S. President Franklin Pierce. The two boys were originally buried at Oak Hill within 15 feet of each other, but their bodies were later moved to be with their fathers’. Krakora said he does not know when the film can next be shown as he does not yet have the legal rights to all the photographs it includes. He said he plans to do a series of films about people buried in the cemetery from the Revolutionary War until modern times. He is unsure of what the next film’s subject will be. “There are hundreds of stories,” he said.

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recent meeting of the West End Citizens Association. U.S. News & World Report currently ranks the school as No. 56 nationally, Thomas LeBlanc told residents. His goal is to reach the top 30 within a few years. “We’re not going to be a Harvard,” LeBlanc said, “but GW can be better than it is today.” Among the areas where he wants to concentrate are the sciences, engineering, the arts and the medical school. LeBlanc spent 20 years at the University of Rochester in New York as a science professor and later as dean of arts and engineering. He then went to the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla., where he became provost and executive vice president in 2005. LeBlanc said this is his first time working at an urban campus. Several attendees at the meeting expressed concerns about the state of retail in the Foggy Bottom/West End area. They were particularly anxious for help in landing a grocery store in the planned 2100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW project — a mixed-use commercial development the university is using as an investment property that is slated to include 30,000 square feet of groundfloor retail space. There was also a push for a bookstore and a dry cleaner. Although the university owns the land, Boston Properties is the site’s primary developer and will make the decisions on retail tenants. Nonetheless, LeBlanc said the point was “well-taken” and pledged to mention the feedback. “I don’t know the retail plans for 2100, but I’ll plant the seed,” he said.

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Police RePoRt 9:13 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 3100-3199 block, M St.; 7:10 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 3036-3099 block, M St.; 7:27 p.m. Oct. 6. ■ 3036-3099 block, M St.; 2:36 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 6:15 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 3100-3199 block, M St.; 6:19 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 3400-3599 block, Water St.; 6:58 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 3036-3099 block, M St.; 1:57 p.m. Oct. 8. ■ 3036-3099 block, M St.; 4:50 p.m. Oct. 8.

This is a listing of incidents reported to the Metropolitan Police Department from Oct. 2 through 8 in local police service areas, sorted by their report dates.

PSA 201

PSA 201 ■ CHEVY CHASE Robbery

■ 5523-5599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:28 p.m. Oct. 6 (with gun). Theft

■ 5500-5599 block, 32nd St.; 11:56 a.m. Oct. 2. ■ 5523-5599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:45 a.m. Oct. 6.

Theft from auto

■ 3200-3299 block, McKinley St.; 2:43 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 3400-3599 block, Northampton St.; 4:08 p.m. Oct. 4.

PSA 206

PSA 206 ■ GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH Theft

■ 1048-1099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:39 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 3100-3199 block, K St.; 8:21 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 2900-2999 block, Dumbarton St.; 5:21 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 2600-2699 block, O St.; 8:11 p.m. Oct. 7.

PSA PSA 207207 ■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

■ 1632-1651 block, Avon Place; 11:24 a.m. Oct. 2. ■ 3030-3099 block, K St.; 5:16 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 3600-3699 block, O St.; 6:08 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 3030-3099 block, K St.; 12:09 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 3036-3099 block, M St.; 8:43 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 2900-2999 block, M St.;

Robbery

■ 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 4:43 a.m. Oct. 4 (with gun). ■ 800-899 block, 17th St.; 2:39 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 12:08 a.m. Oct. 6. ■ 2500-2699 block, Virginia Ave.; 10:55 p.m. Oct. 7 (with gun).

Theft

■ 1130-1199 block, 17th St.; 12:58 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 1700-1799 block, De Sales St.; 5:46 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 2400-2499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:18 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 900-915 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 7:06 a.m. Oct. 4. ■ 1400-1499 block, New York Ave.; 2:51 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 700-799 block, 22nd St.; 11:04 a.m. Oct. 6. ■ 600-749 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 2:37 p.m. Oct. 6. ■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 6:07 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 900-915 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 8:14 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 1:13 p.m. Oct. 8. Theft from auto

■ 1200-1299 block, 23rd St.; 8:31 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 2400-2499 block, M St.; 1:22 a.m. Oct. 7. ■ Unit block, Washington Circle; 8:22 a.m. Oct. 7. ■ 2100-2199 block, F St.; 9:41 a.m. Oct. 7. ■ 700-799 block, 19th St.; 1 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 1900-1999 block, L St.; 4:42 a.m. Oct. 8.

PSA 208

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■ 2000-2029 block, S St.;

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Motor vehicle theft

■ 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4:25 p.m. Oct. 8. Theft

■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:28 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 1309-1399 block, 19th St.; 9:31 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 1900-1999 block, M St.; 11:52 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 1900-1999 block, R St.; 7:44 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 2:27 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 3:37 a.m. Oct. 7. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:01 a.m. Oct. 7. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:40 a.m. Oct. 7. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 6:10 p.m. Oct. 8. Theft from auto

■ 1700-1799 block, 20th St.; 11:11 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 2000-2007 block, N St.; 11:37 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 1200-1399 block, 16th St.; 12:43 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 2100-2199 block, Phelps Place; 12:24 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 2200-2299 block, R St.; 4:58 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 1400-1499 block, 22nd St.; 6:50 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:09 a.m. Oct. 7. ■ 1700-1799 block, N St.; 1:33

PSA 301

PSA 301 ■ DUPONT CIRCLE Robbery

■ 1700-1799 block, 15th St.; 7:23 a.m. Oct. 8 (with knife). Theft

■ 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 1:57 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 1600-1699 block, U St.; 9:42 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 4:11 p.m. Oct. 7. Theft from auto

■ 1500-1599 block, S St.; 12:51 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 1600-1699 block, S St.; 12:07 p.m. Oct. 6.

PSA 303

PSA 303 ■ ADAMS MORGAN Motor vehicle theft

■ 2500-2599 block, Mozart Place; 1:24 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:36 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 2811-2899 block, Ontario Road; 2:51 p.m. Oct. 7. Theft

■ 2000-2029 block, Florida Ave.; 11:52 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:44 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 1850-1947 block, Biltmore St.; 11:28 a.m. Oct. 6. ■ 1700-1799 block, California

St.; 1:16 p.m. Oct. 8. ■ 2300-2399 block, 19th St.; 7:01 p.m. Oct. 8. ■ 1600-1699 block, Kalorama Road; 7:04 p.m. Oct. 8. ■ 1800-1899 block, Adams Mill Road; 8:18 p.m. Oct. 8. Theft from auto

■ 1630-1699 block, Euclid St.; 12:25 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 2400-2479 block, 16th St.; 10:21 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 2000-2099 block, Wyoming Ave.; 4:53 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:03 p.m. Oct. 7.

PSA 307

PSA 307 ■ LOGAN CIRCLE Robbery

■ 1400-1499 block, Columbia St.; 9:28 p.m. Oct. 2 (with gun). Burglary

■ 1300-1399 block, 12th St.; 7:24 p.m. Oct. 8. Theft

■ 1200-1299 block, N St.; 1:40 p.m. Oct. 6. Theft from auto

■ 1300-1399 block, Naylor Court; 8:55 a.m. Oct. 2. ■ 1200-1299 block, 10th St.; 5:08 p.m. Oct. 5. ■ 1300-1399 block, 11th St.; 5:15 p.m. Oct. 7. ■ 1300-1399 block, 9th St.; 4:52 p.m. Oct. 8.

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It should come as no surprise to anyone that Klingle Valley has drainage issues. In the stretch of parkland between Woodley Park and Mount Pleasant, Klingle Road NW famously closed in 1991 due to unrepaired water damage and then continued to deteriorate as the years passed. The District government’s prolonged inability to do anything with this roadway became a symbol of D.C.’s bleakest financial era. It took years of planning and years of construction to reopen access through the valley, now as a trail for bicyclists and pedestrians that debuted in late June. The high price tag — $6 million for less than a mile of trail — reflected the need to protect against the recurrence of water-related damage. The need to mitigate damage from the valley’s stream was glaringly obvious. But erosion has already begun. According to the D.C. Department of Transportation, the new drainage system is faulty. The trail has lasted barely three months, and it now threatens to symbolize yet another type of D.C. embarrassment. The city now has ample revenue to invest in upgrades to facilities and infrastructure, and spends generously. But then, all too often, the work turns out to have serious and costly defects. “We have a shopping list of repairs that we want to make,” the Transportation Department’s Paul Hoffman told The Current about the Klingle Valley Trail. We don’t know whether the fault in this case resides with the Transportation Department itself or with an outside contractor. However, the agency told The Current that the District is paying for the repairs. Whatever the issue, it should not have happened in the Klingle Trail case and it should not be happening in general to District projects. We’d like the D.C. Council and the D.C. auditor to look for explanations of what went wrong, and to investigate safeguards that can prevent future issues. It’s unacceptable to so consistently allow our public projects to be undermined by poor design, shoddy workmanship or both. This doesn’t mean that we should reopen the years of debate about whether Klingle Road should have been restored for motor vehicle traffic instead of as the 10-foot-wide trail the District constructed. Rather, the overriding public interest at this point is to ensure that taxpayers receive the safe, usable trail that we paid for, and that similar shortcomings don’t affect other D.C. projects.

New recycling options

The District has a laudable goal of diverting 80 percent of waste citywide away from landfills or waste-to-energy incinerators. That’s a far cry from today’s patterns, in which barely 20 percent of residential waste is recycled, and other users recycle an even smaller fraction. Given the wide gap in these numbers, we’re glad to see concrete action toward the far-off goal. Effective immediately, the Department of Public Works has expanded the list of items that it accepts in its singlestream recycling bins. Moreover, starting Jan. 1, commercial and multifamily buildings will also be required to recycle the same items through their own private refuse services. The agency announced the changes last Thursday. Newly recyclable items include paper and plastic plates, cups, lids and to-go containers; pizza boxes; and plastic trays, produce containers and deli/bakery boxes. They join existing recyclables — most types of paper, plastic, metal, cardboard and glass — as acceptable for the District’s blue recycling bins. The Public Works Department is reminding residents, though, not to place their recycling in plastic bags or to place plastic bags in the blue bins for any reason; according to a news release, plastic bags can get tangled in the city’s recycling equipment, and should be recycled separately using bag drop-offs at supermarkets. We’re pleased with the newly accepted recyclable items, as the city’s expanded list incorporates items that are common to many residents’ everyday lives. While pizza boxes and cup lids alone can’t make a huge dent in the District’s overall recycling rates, every bit helps. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agrees. “The EPA salutes the District’s efforts to expand recycling options for its residents and businesses. Innovative local efforts like this help divert valuable items from the waste stream and back into productive use,” the agency’s Nigel Simon says in a D.C. news release. “This helps save resources and energy, spur new economic development, and create job opportunities.” We encourage all residents to take advantage of the additional recycling options the city has made available to us.

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Shooting up D.C. gun laws … !

oncealed-carry handgun advocates won another victory in the District last week. It may be time to fire up my idea of a gun store on Capitol Hill. If guns are going to be readily available in the District, concealed-carry or otherwise, maybe it’s a good idea to open the only gun store as close to congressional offices as possible. But back to last week. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine chose not to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which invalidated a single provision of city law that required concealed-carry applicants to show a clear “good reason” for seeking a permit. Under the current law, the city’s police chief grants your gun permit only if the reason is good enough. Now, it looks like just filling out the paperwork and having the required training soon will get you that gun. “This was a difficult decision, but we think the Attorney General made the right call,” wrote Walter Smith, executive director of the legal and social advocacy group DC Appleseed. Smith agreed with Racine that an appeal might put at risk other gun restrictions, including handgun training and background checks. “The District’s other stringent requirements will remain in place,” Smith wrote. “Taking this case to the Supreme Court might have put those other requirements in jeopardy, and would certainly have created a protracted period of uncertainty” over the status of gun laws in the nation’s capital. Ward 6 D.C. Council member Charles Allen, chair of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, also weighed in. “There is little to no evidence to suggest a majority of the [Supreme Court] justices would rule in our favor,” he said. The same “good reason” requirement is in the state of Maryland’s handgun law. But the initial court ruling only applies to D.C., leaving similar “good reason” laws valid in Maryland as well as New York and New Jersey. On a hopeful note, Appleseed laid out how the D.C. Circuit made clear that allowing concealed carry outside the home is subject to at least some regulation. Again, Appleseed’s Smith: “The Court said that the District’s rule must allow residents who are ‘no more dangerous with a gun than the next law-abiding citizen’ to ‘carry a gun in the face of ordinary self-defense needs.’ The Court also said that those ‘needs’ must be measured by ‘the risks and needs of typical lawabiding citizens.’ It furthermore said that while the District’s rules should be based on such typi-

cal ‘risks and needs,’ it should grant a license to carry only to those [shown] to be ‘responsible citizens’ and should deny it to those ‘prone to misuse’ the weapons.” Still, once the legal paperwork revising the law is all done, more people will be carrying guns around our city. But be sure, handguns or any private guns still will be banned on the Capitol grounds of Congress. Simply said, that means you’re going to be more at risk of gunfire anywhere in the city — but Congress won’t be. About that idea of a gun store on Capitol Hill? It at least would level the playing field for your families and the members of Congress, their families and staff. ■ Las Vegas terror. The horrific mass shooting in Nevada is a form of domestic terrorism, although academics might say that terrorism requires some kind of ideological, religious or political motive that as of this writing isn’t evident in this case. The national gun debate for the moment has moved just a fraction toward limits over semiautomatic weapons and automatic weapons. Many don’t expect real change, pointing to the shooting deaths of many others, especially the 20 elementary children and six teachers killed at Sandy Hook in 2012. One thing out of Las Vegas is clear. Nevada has lax gun laws. Many people may have been carrying firearms at the country music concert. Whether concealed carry or not, they did nothing for the fans or first responders caught in the hail of rifle gunfire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. The national debate over guns ebbs and flows. The only thing certain is that killing of all kinds goes on. ■ The Wharf. Readers of the Notebook may recall that we relocated back in 2007 from Ward 3’s Tenleytown to Southwest near Arena Stage. At the time, it had few neighborhood amenities beyond that theater. Our son famously asked, “Why are you moving there?” We said the waterfront had Cantina Marina, and that was maybe enough for him. Well, 10 years later, we have our better answer. The Near Southwest neighborhood is adjacent to the new $2 billion Wharf that this week begins its months-long opening day festivities with new shops, restaurants, housing and hotels. Our little community right on the water is also an easy walk to the National Mall and to Nationals Park. My co-op building met my two basic needs as we consider retirement: no steps and no yardwork. Come visit the Wharf. Maybe we’ll say hello on the new boardwalk. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Embassy coverage resulted in progress

The Current is to be commended for shining a bright light on the issue of abandoned foreign mission property in D.C. [“Neighbors battle over vacant foreign missions,” Aug. 2; and “Vacant embassies draw attention from Norton,” Sept. 6]. If not for the earlier piece, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton might not have requested a meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — who happens

to be a Kalorama neighbor — to discuss these issues. The Current’s reporter, Grace Bird, has been especially thorough in her research, looking through D.C. tax and real estate records to find the truth — and revealing interesting new facts. As the advisory neighborhood commission with the most foreign missions within its borders, we have many residential blocks that over the years have suffered neglected, blighted foreign mission properties. The District is unable to enforce health and safety standards, and the Metropolitan Police Department is unable to enter these empty properties and investigate

problems that threaten the security of residential neighbors. I’ve never noticed similar blight in the embassy areas of Paris and London — I wonder what they are doing that we are not. We do know this: These properties degrade our city, and the countries that own them show no respect for our city. Yet if any of them caught on fire, it would be our brave firefighters who would protect them. So thank you Current for bringing this matter into the sunshine. It is not an easy problem to solve, but we need to at least start the conversation. Ellen Goldstein Commissioner, ANC 2D02

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Your history of McLean Gardens in connection with its 75th anniversary celebration in your Sept. 27 issue was interesting and informative. However, it failed to include an aspect of that history that some may prefer to remain untold. In the summer of 1962, Julius Hobson of the Congress of Racial Equality led demonstrators protesting racial segregation at the rental apartments at McLean Gardens. We marched almost daily along the grass strip outside the wall enclosure between Porter and Ordway streets NW. By the time we were done that summer, a dirt-brown patch strip had replaced the grass under our feet. As a high school senior living in Cleveland Park, it was my first civil rights action. Led by George Lincoln Rockwell, a group of American Nazis — one of them in a gorilla outfit — shouted at us from across Wisconsin Avenue as D.C. police kept watch. The protests were successful and segregation at McLean Gardens, one of the last vestiges of Jim Crow Washington, fell to the ground. Calvin Goddard Zon Forest Hills

Reckless spending risks D.C. finances

If the excessive costs and the faux outrage expressed by D.C. Council members in response to the modernization at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts weren’t bad enough [“A reckless process,” The Current, Sept. 6], the revelation that the school repair budget has exploded from $586 million to $1.4 billion

should have had District residents marching in the streets. But wait there’s more: It was recently revealed that the Department of General Services is unnecessarily leasing buildings at a cost of $180 million per year because officials have lost track of District-owned buildings. Yes, that’s the very same department that was investigated by Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, a process that exposed both questionable practices by contractors and attempts by other council members to be less than forthcoming in regard to their testimony. Even the recent “win” for the District in luring San Francisco based Yelp firm comes at a steep price — some tax breaks will be in perpetuity, but unfortunately taxpayers aren’t privy to such details because the deal was made using “confidential business information.” Unbeknownst to most citizens, the District is carrying about $10 billion in long-term debt that costs approximately $700 million per year to service. It is the avowed goal of Mayor Muriel Bowser and the council to gain statehood. When the next recession occurs, the District — which has some of the highest long-term debt per capita of any city in America — will suffer greatly not just as a result of macroeconomic issues but because of the proliferate spending, corruption and the “attack it because it’s moving” deal-making impulses of our elected officials. If they’re not careful, these same officials could very well spend us into receivership and put us further under the thumb of the federal government. Greg Boyd Mount Pleasant

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potential health effects from any chemicals in the rubber have been studied extensively [“District backs off plans for crumb rubber at Janney Elementary field,” Sept. 6]. The best available science indicates that there is no reason for health concerns in this regard. Dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles and multiple state health agencies support this conclusion, and several new studies have confirmed this finding as recently as this year. It is certainly understandable that parents and community members want to be prudent and take every possible precaution in protecting their children. There is always at least some uncertainty in all areas of scientific inquiry, but the key is to look to the best available science. For instance, studies that have examined heavy metal content in synthetic turf have found them to be largely in line with, or lower than, those found in natural soils. In addition, the presence of chemicals in a substance does not necessarily imply a health risk. We interact with products with potentially harmful chemicals and carcinogens every day (for example, your iPhone, your computer, your carpet). However, because exposures are low, there is generally no reason for health concerns. Children’s safety — both now and in the long term — is absolutely paramount. But baseless fears shouldn’t undermine the science. Hopefully, over the course of the next year, D.C. officials and residents will analyze the available data and come to the same conclusion. Michael Peterson

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WHAT WE’RE BUILDING ISN’T AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE WE’RE BUILDING IT FOR. Introducing MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s new Medical/Surgical Pavilion. Patients in and around Washington, D.C., deserve the very best. That’s why MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art facility—and elevating the delivery of patient care. The new pavilion features 156 private rooms, 32 operating rooms and a brand-new emergency department. Not only will this facility improve the lives of patients, but it will also further enhance our partnership with Georgetown University in medical research and education. And it was made possible through the collaboration and support of the University and our community members and neighbors. Best of all, with the addition of the new Nancy and Harold Zirkin Heart & Vascular Hospital at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, this new pavilion is another step toward our mission of building the region’s most capable and connected health system. BuildingMedicalExcellence.com

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SLATE FOR FBA BOARD ELECTION AT UPCOMING ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 7:00-8:30PM Location TBA The Foggy Bottom Association Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the following slate for Board elections, to be held at the Association’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 7. President – Marina Streznewski (for 2nd term) At Large – Peter Maye (for 2nd term) At Large – Christina Farnsworth At Large – Julia Gustafson At Large – James Sonne In addition to Board elections, the FBA Annual Meeting will feature breakout groups that will discuss neighborhood issues and priorities for the Association in 2018. Suggestions and ideas from these discussions will guide Board planning for the coming year. Heavy hors d’oeuvres (are brownies hors d’oeuvres?) will be available, along with beverages, beginning at 6:45 pm. Please attend this important meeting and make sure your views are heard.

IT’S NOT TOO EARLY TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR – FBA ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY & AWARDS PRESENTATION MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 6:30-8:30 PM Avenue Suites, 2500 Pennsylvania Ave NW

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SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS AT FRANCIS STEVENS ANNOUNCES 4TH ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 5:30-9:30 PM Squire Patton Boggs, 2250 M St NW The School Without Walls at Francis Stevens 4th Annual Parents’ Night Out and Silent Auction will take place on Saturday evening, October 21. The school’s biggest fundraiser of the year is open to the community and free! The school lost Title I funding this year, which amounts to $100,000. Our auction is more critical than ever to bridge the gap. The theme will be “Love Boat.” Come dressed as your favorite character from the show - Captain

Stubing, Dr. Bricker, Julie, Isaac, or Gopher or in your resort wear/cruise attire! Take a look at the great items up for auction at https://www.501auctions.com/swwfs. Bid on some excellent choices this year, including brunch for 4 at Blue Duck Tavern, a nice bottle of Hibiki 21 (Japanese whisky), Nationals tickets, trips to Disneyworld, South Carolina and Deep Creek, and many others. The school is also seeking sponsorships from local businesses and organizations; visit https://www.501auctions.com/swwfs/ tickets?type=11196 for more information.

MEET GW PRESIDENT TOM LEBLANC AT OCTOBER FBA MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 7:00-8:45 PM School Without Walls, 2130 G St NW Join neighbors and friends and meet incoming George Washington University president Thomas J. LeBlanc, and learn more about his plans and priorities. Prior to coming to GW, LeBlanc was the executive vice president and provost at the University of Miami. He served concurrently as a professor in the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Previously, LeBlanc served as dean of the college faculty in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University

of Rochester. His publications include writings on operating systems, parallel programming, and software engineering. He holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Joining Dr. LeBlanc will be GW staff to talk about some of the University’s most innovative academic programs, as well as the range of benefits GW offers the community – many free of charge.

SAVE THE DATES – HOMELESSNESS TASK FORCE MEETING – GOAL SETTING FOR THE TASK FORCE Saturday, October 28, 10:00am-1:30pm Funger Hall, 2201 G St NW (enter on G St), Room 220

TESTIMONY TRAINING Thursday, November 9, 7:00-9:00pm Rome Hall, 801 22nd St NW (across I St from President Condominium), Room 204

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SENIORS – THE SHOPPING BUS IS THERE FOR YOU. FBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017 President Marina Streznewski Vice President Robert DePriest Secretary Karen Medsker Treasurer Barbara Sverdrup Stone At Large Matthew Chwastek Lynn Hamdan Patrick Kennedy Chris Labas Peter Maye Catherine Pitcher Eve Zhurbinskiy

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Spotlight on SchoolS British International School of Washington

The British International School of Washington provides extracurricular clubs for all students. These clubs range from History Movie Club to Model UN. Another extracurricular club is the Global Goals Project. Each Monday, the Global Goals team discusses ways in which our school can fulfill the 17 sustainable development goals put forward by the UN. Commonly referred to as Global Goals, they are a “universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity,” according to the United Nations Development Programme. The UN launched the goals in January 2016 and set 2030 as the year all goals will be achieved. The goals are ambitious. However, our school is committed to implementing them. For example, the main task this week in the Global Goals Project was creating laminated signs to place in all washrooms with tips on how to reduce water and paper towel use in schools. These signs, which are now placed in all our washrooms, are gentle prompts to students and will help in achieving Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. There is still a long way to go until we achieve all the 17 goals. However, little by little the students and staff are making a difference by creating a more sustainable school environment. — Ava Lundell, Year 12 (11th-grader)

Deal Middle School

School DISPATCHES safe. There’s also another moon bounce slide where kids can bounce while sliding really fast. Another block party favorite activity is the rock climbing wall. Kids can climb on different walls, some of which are quick and easy while others are challenging. There’s also a bunch of fun games. There has been Hungry Hippos, a game where you are a hippo and try to get as many balls as possible but a rope keeps you from getting them easily. There is usually a bean bag toss, golf skee ball and a multi-sport center where you get to throw footballs, basketballs, baseballs and Frisbees through holes that have different points. In addition, there is a science table where you can do different experiments, arts and crafts, face painting and more. And if you stay all day, there’s lots of food and drinks. There is also live music and tag games. Come and have fun! — Eaton Extra reporters Lucien Bell, Wyatt Dieterle, Thalia Ehrenpreis, Isis Lightfoot and Gabriel McDonald, fourth-graders

Hearst Elementary School

I interviewed a Hearst veteran, Maeve C., for insight with her thoughts on the new school year. Q: What is your favorite part of the year so far? A: I like how I get to experience a new teacher in my homeroom. This year it’s been a big step up since third grade because I feel like I am older now. Q: What is your SEM? What is your favorite part about it? A: I do the book fair SEM. My

favorite part about it is that I get to help out with the book fair, and I like all things about books. I really get to show that in my SEM. Q: What is your favorite thing that we have been learning or doing so far? A: My favorite is probably getting a good variety of things. For example, STEM, because last year we didn’t get a lot of science time. Q: As a new thing this year, how do you like having assigned lunch seats? A: Well, personally, I don’t like it. I understand how it’s easier for the teachers, but as a student who has been here for many years, I think that students should be able to socialize with whoever they want. — Meadow Petusky, fourth-grader

Key Elementary School

This week at the Key School we met Juana Medina, author of Juana and Lucas, a Pura Belpré Award-winning book about Juana and her “furry amigo” Lucas and how they face different obstacles growing up together in Bogota, Colombia. She spoke to the whole school about her book and how she is an illustrator. “There were two main things,” she said. “One was that it was a fun opportunity to remember a place I love, and the other thing was the possibility of sharing a story where things had turned out very differently than what I expected.” In her book, she describes struggling to learn the English language and how many words don’t make sense to her. Then her grandfather tells her about plans

to go on an adventure to Spaceland, and Astro Man, the mascot doesn’t speak Spanish, so she must learn to speak English to speak to him. This is where the magic of learning begins. “It was really fun, but somewhat scary because at that time, in Colombia there was a war going on, ” said Juana. When asked what inspired her to go back in her childhood and write about it, she said “revisiting childhood and thinking of how lucky I was to be loved and cared for by so many people around me.” Everyone in the school — teachers and students included — loved hearing her story. — Robert Swift, fourth-grader

ing sports” but does not like that “the counselors yell a lot,” or that she has to wait to go to the playground. One suggestion is that CLS could improve how kids feel about it by getting something more comfortable than the itchy vests they make students wear on the playground. Maybe wristbands? For students looking for a little change after school, there’s also FLEX, which began two weeks ago. It is another after-school program in the building and offers activities such as NoteBusters and drama with Mr. King and Ms. Campbell. — Evan Weinstein, fifth-grader

Lafayette Elementary School

The fourth and fifth grades have recently started having swimming and chess specials. The swimming classes are at the pool at Marie Reed Elementary and the chess classes are in the students’ classrooms. Fourth-graders enjoy swimming class because they get to play around, but also learn good form, especially how to kick underwater in order to swim fast. Everyone begins with a test of skill level. “It’s fun and right now we are learning about safety things and we are learning about how to get into the pool and how to get out of the pool for a fire drill,” Reagan Vaughn said. “I really like swimming. I like learning how to swim and I get to go swimming [during the school day].” Carys Gray agreed, “Yeah … because it’s better than just normal specials.” See Dispatches/Page 12

What’s this new Capital Language Services all about? CLS is the new after-school care program at Lafayette. It provides activities such as drama and sports and offers Spanish and Italian, too. Kids can do many different things, like play on the playground or play with Coach Bell, the sports director. Some kids love it. Others don’t. All agree that CLS does a good job of knowing where all the students are at all times. However, some students say that moving from place to place with a schedule after school is frustrating and annoying. What if a student just wants to do sports the whole time? This is the first year of the program, and there are many things CLS can work on. For example, Natalia Weinstein, a third-grader, says she likes “play-

Everyone at Deal wore blue this week to show we do not tolerate bullying in our school. We also signed a huge card to show we don’t want bullying in our community. “I think this effort is important because we want to create a safe environment for everybody,” said our seventh-grade counselor, Ms. White. We can try our best to end bullying by being respectful, understanding and kind to each other to create a loving and caring community. We don’t want people to get bullied because they will feel sad inside. Everyone wants to be happy at Deal, so we need to respect each other. — Yoselin Iglesias and Kimberly Guzman, seventh-graders

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Eaton Elementary School

Eaton is having its annual block party on Saturday, Oct. 14. It takes place outside on Eaton’s playground and field and goes from noon to 4 p.m. It’s a party where there are many people together doing fun things. For example, there’s going to be a moon bounce where kids can go crazy jumping around but still be

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Tinpe argued that D.C.’s Noise Control Act is outdated and challenging to enforce, because it measures sound according to decibels only and outdoor noise is Some residents and business owners are lobbying difficult to measure without picking up other sounds. Howard Marks, who also lives at the Residences at the D.C. Council to impose tighter regulations on Gallery Place, wrote to Ward 2 Council amplified street performances, citing member Jack Evans Sept. 21 urging disturbances to work and home life. regulations on buskers. Marks claimed Kelvin Stevens, a longtime homethat noise levels, which are legally perowner at the Residences at Gallery mitted to reach 65 decibels if they’re Place, 777 7th St. NW, said in an interfor commercial purposes, often exceed view that he can hear buskers from his 83 decibels. “Unlike a train which sixth-floor condo for hours every day. passes in minutes, the busker noise can “Three years ago is when they startgo on for hours,” Marks wrote. ed to amplify it,” Stevens said of the Evans has no current plans to introstreet performers. “No one ever had a duce legislation that would regulate problem until they started to amplify busking, his spokesperson Joe Florio the music.” Stevens attributed “new technolo- Brian Kapur/Current file photo told The Current. John Fanning, chair of ANC 2F The proposal would cap gy” to this noticeable shift. “We pray for rain, because when it noise from street music. (Logan Circle), expressed support for the notion of revising current regularains they don’t come out,” he added. tions on public performers, but the issue hasn’t yet “That’s the only time we have peace and quiet.” Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2C (down- come before his commission. “I would imagine that town, Penn Quarter) voted unanimously in Septem- the noise level produced by these amplifiers is having ber to urge the council to hold hearings and adopt a very negative impact on the quality of life for the residents,” Fanning wrote in an email. legislation regulating busking. Next up, advocates for busking regulation are “Downtown is growing. There are more businesses, more people, more entertainers, which is all slated to attend the October meetings of ANC 2B good,” ANC 2C chair John Tinpe said in an interview. (Dupont Circle) and ANC 2D (Sheridan-Kalorama) “But we have to have some limitations, rules and to urge action on the issue. Those meetings are scheduled for Oct. 11 and Oct. 16, respectively. regulations in order for all to exist harmoniously.” By GRACE BIRD

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Fifth-graders are learning chess this year. Alexis Lopez explained that “the instructor just teaches how to move the pieces and how to capture them.” Alexis likes the class because he gets to practice moving chess pieces and build on what he already knows about the game. Sometimes the instructor gives a handout to remind students of the correct moves of the pieces. In conclusion, the swimming and chess specials are really fun for the fourth- and fifth-grade classes. — Gabriella Eversley-Holland, Saul Catalan-Castaneda and Lesly Bautista, sixth-graders

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Word Central describes photography as “the art or process of making pictures by means of a camera that directs the image of an object onto a surface (as film) that is sensitive to light.” My friends and I are thinking of starting a photography club, for the first time ever, at St. Pat-

rick’s. Clubs are groups where people come together to do something they are interested in learning more about or getting better at. St. Patrick’s offers many clubs such as debate, chess, community service, yearbook and musical theater. Our school has a six-day schedule. For instance, you may have a Day 6 on Monday and then the next week have it on a Tuesday. Clubs meet on Day 4. A couple of my friends and I decided we wanted to start a photography club because we are all very interested in taking photos. We all, also, think that it would be marvelous to use photography to capture different emotions around the St. Patrick’s community. To make this all possible we would need a club advisor or teacher, to help us structure our time, and cameras or iPads, to go around school and capture things without disturbing others.We have submitted our proposal to the head of the Grades 6 through 8 program. Earlier this year a skateboard park design club was added, so we hope ours will be added too. This is what’s new in the St.

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The seventh- and eighth-graders recently went on our fall Mountain Campus expeditions. In the fall, students have their choice of four possible trips: whitewater rafting; kayaking and tubing; caving and mountain biking; and climbing and zip lining. Here is what two of us experienced: Ava: This seventh-grade trip was my favorite Mountain Campus trip because I went tubing and kayaking. My favorite part was tubing. We got to go through rapids on tubes. It was an experience I’ve never really done. We got to float down the river for a bit, but we also went through a lot of fun rapids. The rapids were harder than I expected. Sometimes, I even had to swim to stay in line with the other tubers. Kayaking was a blast, but I found the paddling to be super tiring and I got stuck on rocks. The experience was good practice for paddling and I had a great time going over rapids. Ruby: I was in the group that went caving. It was a great experience for me to learn how to survive in extreme environments and to stay calm when challenged in large ways. When in the caves, we challenged ourselves by turning off our flashlights and then making our way through the tunnel. I learned how to stay calm in chaotic and challenging environments. I think that this will help me in the future when facing challenging conditions. We enjoyed this experience and look forward to future trips. — Ava Oboler and Ruby Luzzatto, seventh-graders

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five stories above ground. Surrounded by the heavily residential communities of Cleveland Park, Woodley Park and Mount Pleasant, and located half a mile from the nearest Metro stations, the Zoo relies upon on-site parking to serve many visitors. But its existing 888 spaces frequently fill up, leaving up to 33 percent of visitors to park in adjacent neighborhoods given current transportation patterns. The planned garage would consolidate four of five existing lots into one central facility as part of an effort to accommodate the Zoo’s projected visitation growth of 2.7 million in 2016 to 3.5 million by 2027 to 2032. The new facility would meet parking demands 81 percent of the time, according to the application, meaning lots would still be full for about 69 days of the year, accord-

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ing to Zoo officials. The Smithsonian Institution enlisted the D.C. Department of Transportation to produce a transportation strategy that would help mitigate traffic impacts caused by additional on-site parking. Plans included extending DC Circulator bus service from its current ending point, the Woodley Park-Zoo Metro station, up to Cleveland Park Metro station with a stop in front of the Zoo; and eliminating free parking for Zoo employees. The agency also proposed long-term mitigation options, which include demandbased pricing for parking; timed entry passes for vehicles; storage lockers for visitors without personal vehicles; dedicated areas for rideshare pickup and drop-off; reconsideration of the existing policy of unlimited free parking for Friends of the National Zoo members; and improved navigational signage for bicycles.

At last week’s hearing, the federal planning commission offered recommendations on the proposed parking garage’s conceptual design. Commissioners asked architects to minimize the view of the building from Olmsted Walk and Rock Creek Park, as well as Beach Drive and adjacent recreational trails; to treat stormwater on-site to eliminate runoff into Rock Creek; and to incorporate sustainable infrastructure, including green roofs, vegetated walls and solar panels. In recent letters, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C (Cleveland Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodley Park) offered support for the Zoo’s proposal to expand the planned parking garage by 166 spots. “That the zoo’s proposal now includes an additional 166 spaces will further alleviate

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the stress on neighborhood parking currently produced by the venue’s popularity,” Cheh wrote Sept. 26. “And better still, all these goals will be achieved in a manner that preserves the scenic character of Rock Creek Park and the zoo’s environment.” The Smithsonian Institution plans to appoint a consultant, and then submit a concept design for the parking garage in 2018. A timeline for beginning construction or opening the new garage has not yet been released.

HARGROVE: New name sought

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(Columbia Heights) have both voted unanimously in favor of renaming the space. In an interview, ANC 1C member Wilson Reynolds said naming the park after Hargrove was a “nobrainer,” and that she epitomized the concept of public service. Hargrove was able to cite information and data points in a way that was inspiring, Reynolds said. “Ann had this wonderful ability to love getting deep into an issue at the DNA level,” Reynolds said. “You know, most people couldn’t keep up with her.” Hargrove’s husband Larry said that she cared deeply about the preservation of residential architecture and the protection of residential neighborhoods in the District. After Hargrove died in 2014, Jim Graham — Nadeau’s prede-

Two prior dredgings have taken city’s first class of advisory neighplace, one in the 1980s, and anoth- borhood commissioners, elected er in the 1990s. However, accord- to ANC 1C (Adams Morgan) in ing to Conner, information about 1979; served in leadership posts at those projects is sparse. Periodic the Kalorama Citizens Associadredging will continue to be nec- tion; chaired the Committee of essary as long as the manmade 100 on the Federal City; and was land remains in place, Bailey said. the chief of staff to Ward 1 CounThe first step is to test the soil cil member Frank Smith. and sediment for any contami“What I think is really special nants, for which the Department of about Ann’s work, and Ann in parBrian Kapur/The Current Energy & Environment has set ticular, was that she really underThe proposed “Ann Hughes Hargrove Park” is near Kalorama Park. aside $150,000. The agency is cur- stood the way that urban planning rently reviewing bids and plans to and historic preservation impacts cessor for the Ward 1 council seat posal. award the contract in early 2018. people’s lives,” Nadeau told The — introduced a bill to name the Then, in May, Nadeau proposed The actual testing will take a Current. park after her. However, District a new bill to name the area after month, Conner said. The council heard community law imposes a two-year moratori- Hargrove. Nadeau said that she “The first step was to say, ‘OK, comment on the bill at an Oct. 5 um after an individual’s death worked with ANC 1C and Larry what’s in the sediment and what’s Committee of the Whole hearing, before ceremonial renamings can Hargrove to develop the bill. A in the soil?’” Conner said, “which where every witness expressed take place, forcing the council to date for the council to vote on the will determine what you can do enthusiasm. ANC 1C, where the put off action on Graham’s pro- legislation has not yet been set. with the sediment. So, can you park is located, and ANC 1A take the sediment and compact the parking lot of Fletcher’s Cove? Or UNICEF club Yearbook Student Ambassador “It’s Academic” Engineering Astronomy Club STEM Track & Field Shakespeare does this have to be hauled off to Dance Model UN National Spelling Bee Writing Violin Anatomy Swimming Class Mayor Martial Arts Theater Painting the landfill somewhere? Or can it potentially be used in another Tech Club Printmaking Sculpture Soccer Robotics Politics Art Trumpet Graphic Design Basketball Chamber Singers Engineering Global Studies Track & Field Fencing Poetry Habitat for Humanity Football Girl Up Jazz Workshop Tech Club Field Hockproject?” The cost of the dredging itself Community Service Ceramics Flute National Honor Society Peer Mentors Experiential Education GSA Softball Shakespeare is dependent on the character of Entrepreneurship Club Field Hockey Theater & Improv Sound Design Politics Chorus Tennis Chinese Painting Management the sediment, although it is estiImprov Management Read-In Concert Band Debate Golf mated to be between $1 million and $3 million, Bailey said. The Capstone Anatomy Strategic Games Marine Biology most expensive part ofMusic the process Theory Science Fair Golf Illustration Economics Model UN is hauling away the sediment after Shakespeare Fencing Chemistry it is dug out. The city hasShakespeare not set Concert Choir Calculus aside funds to cover the dredging, Golf Softball Engineering and the friends group is inField the proYoga Tech Club Politics Hockey Fencing Photography cess of doing fundraising. Student Network Tech Club Rock Climbing Health After dredging is complete, the process of getting approval for Field Hockey Student Newspaper Drawing Clarinet Lacrosse Painting Piano Conduct Review Board Jazz Band Music The removing the manmade land could Concert Choir UNICEF club Yearbook Student Ambassador “It’s Academic” Engineering Astronomy Club STEM Track & begin, although there isn’t yet any Math Day Basketball French Capstone Journalism Project-Based Learning Online Learning Spanish Physics Model UN cost estimate for that project, BaiString Ensemble Cheerleading Student Tutors Climbing Geo Bee National History Day Calculus Art Student Newspaper ley said. The cove, located between Chain and Key bridges in the C&O Canal National Historical Park, is a popular spot for fishers, canoers and kayakers, among other recreational uses. The www.bullis.org Bullis School @BullisSchool National Park Service installed a Grades K–12 | Potomac, MD | (301) 299-8500 floating dock there in 2015, resolvCome visit our school on October 29th at 1pm ing concerns about an unsafe walkway that threatened the site’s spring opening that year.

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Spotlight on Community Living Wednesday, Wednesday,October May 10,11, 2017 2017

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allocated in our baseline budget. Through this program, we are serving nearly 600 residents, installing Mayor, District of Columbia Laura Newland preventative adaptations such as bathtub cuts, chair lifts, and percent over this fiscal year, DCOA’s Senior Symposium and the Mayor’s furniture risers, enabling them to Happy Older American’s Month! As residents of the District of ington, DC have often spent a Exploitation Act of 2017, would also allow my Administration Annual Holiday Celebration. proposed budget will enable the We at the D.C. Office on Aging are continue living safely in their own Columbia, we are blessed to live to move lifetime working and deserve a establish a mandatory reporting Promoting Wellness – Thanks to proud to celebrate how our older agency to continue to combat homes as swiftly they age.toInsuspend addition,the in a thriving multi-generational license of health and secure retirement, in cases of susthe Mayor’s $350 thousand invest- $300 residents are redefining aging every peaceful isolation, promote wellness, support requirement thousand willprofessionals be committed community. More that thanaging one does in that exploit patients forbefinanso recently, myinvest Administration pected financial exploitation for to aging in place, wisely, and ment towards senior wellness, we day. You’re proving senior villages. We will look10 of ourgetting neighbors overliv65 cialfor gain. This adds overdue announced two piecesThese of legislainsurance companies, securities will be supporting additional senior ing listen to the community. are not mean old, itare means input from the long community years old, and are a teeth current law. tion to values hold those who target firms, and The Act also activities in banks. Department of Parks ing your best lifetheir everyranks day! Take our DC and I’m proud to say on howtowe can best support the that the Mayor’s budget and Recreation (DPR) sites look at ourevery community calendar senior village model as legislation, an effective growing day. Our older for In addition to this seniors with scams andexemplifies identity allows financial firms to through temthese values in action. the Senior Fit & Well program. We Older American’s Month celebraand sustainable community-driven residents are the cornerstone of theft accountable. porarily delay payments related my Administration will continue willsuspicious also be piloting a Virtual Senior tions happening throughout the Combating Isolation - The FY in place. our community and I am comthe Safeforataging Program, which has The North American Securito transactions. This solution 18 budget will ensure seniors and Wellness Center in wards that do District. Investing wisely We will mitted to making sure Washing- ties Administrators Association already installed –safety adapwould halt bad actors before not currently house brick-and-dam- continue people withthat disabilities most at risk Last I hada the pleasure to make smart ton, DCmonth, remains place where tions in the homes of spending nearly 700 estimates older residents they can inflict permanent mortar sites. We are looking forward decisions and ensure that our local to present Mayor Muriel Bowser’s of isolation have access to social, people of every age can thrive. DC seniors and residents with and vulnerable adults suffer an- age on seniors’ hard-earned to working with our community fiscal year 2018 budget, “DC Values health, and wellness activities dollars are invested effectively, our This is a DC value that drives disabilities, and we will also nual losses of at least $3 billion savings and credit. with an additional $459 thousand partners, advocates, and providers in Action, a Roadmap to Inclusive programs are meeting the changing my team, and that continue to community, hold workshops on because financial exploitasecond piece of to The develop this model andlegislahope to Prosperity,” andwe the know investments invested toofexpand transportation needs of our and that living in a safe, energetic, and financial literacy for residents tion and abuse. We need to stop tion, the Vulnerable Population expand it in all eight wards, after made to support seniors, people services to Senior Wellness Centers. we are accountable and transpar- of age-inclusive community means every age. example, the that Disthis activity in its tracks – an and Employer Protection Amendlearning what works. The budget will also enable us to with disabilities, and caregivers. To ent with ourFor funds. This means looking out for one another trict’s Department of Insurance, effort that will require the entire ment Act of 2017, would authoSupporting Aging in Place – We view the full testimony, visit: www. continue to host events to celebrate when we make decisions, no matter every day. Securities, anddecisions Bankingare colcommunity working together rize the District’s health occupaDistrict seniors, including the Cen-to will continue the successful Safe dcoa.dc.gov. how small, our driven tenarian Salute, Ms. Senior DC, the at Home program with $3 million With an increase of nearly 11 the answer toAdult one question: One way my Administration is identify and report instances of laborates with Protective tions board to take disciplinary by

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looking out for older residents is financial exploitation. by demanding strong protections The first piece of legislation, COMMUNITY EVENTStheCALENDAR – MAY against financial exploitation Protection of Seniors and and abuse. Seniors in WashVulnerable Adults from Financial R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 £äÌ ÊUÊÇÊÌ Ê Ê«° °

action against health professionals who engage in the financial exploitation of patients, clients, or employers. The bill would

Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE. It The D.C. Office on Aging will prois supported by the D.C. Office on vide information on its resources Aging. To learn more, contact Dr. and services at the Human Rights COMMUNITY EVENTS KatrinaCALENDAR Polk at 202-885-9575.– OCTOBER Campaign Equality Center, 1460 Rhode Island Ave. NW. For more £nÌ ÊUÊ£ä\ÎäÊ>° °ÊÌ ÊÓ\ÎäÊ«° ° ££Ì ÊUÊ Ê>° °ÊÌ ÊÓÊ«° ° £ Ì ÊUÊ£ä\ÎäÊ>° °ÊÌ ÊÓÊ«° ° information, call Alice A. Thompson £xÌ ÊUÊÎÊ«° ° The D.C. Office on Aging willWellMedStar Washington HospiThe Washington Seniors DC Retired Educators Annual at 202-535-1321. support the first annual Robert L. tal Center’s Clinical Resource ness Center CHORALEERS will Business Meeting and the D.C. Walker House Older Americans ££Ì ÊUÊ£äÊ>° °ÊÌ ÊÓÊ«° ° Management Department will perform their 31st Annual Office on Aging will sponsor a Month “Age Out Loud” celebration. Enjoy a “Community Senior Day hold its Fall Discharge PlanConcert at the Westminster Community Health and ReOut” at North Michigan Park, 1333 It will be held at 2201 Savannah St. ning Vendor Fair at the MWHC Presbyterian Church, 4001 I St. source Fair at Nineteenth Street Emerson St. NE. The event is free for SE. For more information, call Alice Physicians Office Building, SW. For more information, call Baptist Church, 4606 16th St. Ward 5 residents age 60 and older. A. Thompson at 202-535-1321. Samet Irvingcall St.Tinya NW. 202-581-9355. NW. Contact Jo Ann Turner at NE. For Atrium,106 more information, £nÌ ÊUÊxÊÌ Ê Ê«° ° Contact Hidaat.Alem@medstar. 202-526-4953 for more inforLacey, community planner/outreach Take a whirl around the dance £nÌ ÊUÊ£äÊ>° °ÊÌ ÊÓÊ«° ° net for more mation. coordinator at information. 202-529-8701. floor at the annualDCOA Ward 7ComProm The 6th Annual for Seniors. This year’s theme is ££Ì ÊUÊ£ä\ÎäÊ>° ° munity Health, Wellness and £ÓÌ ÊUÊ££Ê>° °ÊÌ ÊÎ\ÎäÊ«° ° £ Ì ÊUÊÈÊ«° ° “Sparkling Night — the Roaring Visit the Amish Market on Brown Resource Fair will be held at There hand-dance ‘20s.” There will be dinner, dancing The Chevy Chase DC and Stationwill RoadbeinaUpper Marlboro, River Park Mutual Homes’ luncheon with Councilmember Georgetown chapters of NARFE £ Ì ÊUÊ£ä\ÎäÊ>° °ÊÌ ÊÓÊ«° ° and a special guest. The event South is Md., with the congregate meal Common Room, 1311 Delaware Vincent Gray at the Chateau Re(National Retired Terrific, Inc.Active holds itsand Older Ameriheld in celebration of Older program of the Washington Senior Ave. SW. The event includes flu cans Month celebrationpresent with the mix, 3439 Benning NE. For Americans Federal Employees) Month by the East River Wellness Center, 3001Rd. Alabama shots, Strengthening exercise, vision and hear- theme Out Loud.” will be Collaborative. more information, call R. Family Jessica“Age Klement, whoItwill Ave. SE. To learn more, callLatisha 202-581at the Nineteenth Street Baptist ing screenings, and more. A box Music will be played by WPFW DJ 9355 Atkins at 202-741-0898. discuss the federal budget and 4606 16th St. NW. affecting For more Nate Skate. more information, lunchD.will beFor provided. To learn Church, other legislative issues £ÓÌ ÊUÊ£ä\ÎäÊ>° °ÊÌ Ê£\ÎäÊ«° ° information, call Alice A. Thompson call Robin Gantt Betty at 202-534-4880 more, contact Jean Tolbert federal employees and retirees. The 5th Annual CPDC and Emmaus at 202-535-1321. ext. 110atorbettyjeantolbertjones@ Chicquita Bryant Jones The free program will take place Aging in Community Health and ext. 125 yahoo.com or 202-554-0901. ÓäÌ ÊUÊ£ÊÌ ÊÎ\ÎäÊ«° ° Wellness Fair will be held at the The Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament

Services and other members of the DC Elder Abuse Prevention Committee to make financial fraud prevention presentations

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What’s best for the community we serve? Listening – Our most important value is listening to the community—not just when decisions need to be made, but every day. How else can we answer the question of what’s best for the community we serve, if we don’t listen? We need seniors and people with disabilities to drive the conversation on what it means to age well in this city. And we need to be adaptable and open to change, when necessary. We will continue advocating on behalf of our community, working closely with our agencies to ensure that andsister to distribute financial eduyour voices are amplified and you cation materials to seniors and needs are appropriately addressed. vulnerable adults throughout These are our D.C. values and the city. Over the past year, we these are the values that make D.C. have reached 4,817 residents the best city in the world to age! through 58 senior-specific We’re proud of the work we’veoutreachand events. done we’re especially proud of I encourage the Council to act what we can accomplish together promptly on my legislation, and with these shared values.

I hope all of us will continue to work together, be good neigh(Below) Mayor Mu- look bors and, most importantly, riel Bowser greeted 31 out for each other.

centenarians and their family members and friends at the 31st Annual Salute to District of Columbia Centenarians. According to the Social Security Administration, ÓÈÌ ÊUÊnÊ>° °ÊÌ ÊÎÊ«° ° areAssistance more than 300 The Pepco there Energy residents of the District Summit will be held in the who are 100 years of Second Floor Room, ageConference and older. The oldPepco Holdings, Inc., 701 est in attendance9th wasSt. 106 information, year old Ada Clark, NW. For more call a longtime resident of 202-833-7500. ward 7. The oldest centenarian registered with ÓÈÌ ÊUÊ£äÊ>° °ÊÌ ÊÓÊ«° ° the D.C. Office on Aging Councilmember Brandon Todd’s is 113 years old but was 3rd Annualnot State 4 this ableoftoWard attend year’s event. event will be held at LaSalle

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A whiter shade of pale is making a statement in Georgetown

n the right hands, a white color palette can be a bold choice. The mid-19th-century Federal house at 3013 Dumbarton

ON THE MARKET SUSAN BODIKER

St. NW has been given not just a new coat of very white paint, but it has also been refreshed and reinvigorated throughout — bestowing on this traditional Georgetown home a timeless look and feel. The detached white clapboard home with black shutters and a bright red door offers 2,740 square feet of thoughtfully designed and renovated living space on three levels. It includes four bedrooms, fourand-a-half baths, four fireplaces, a sleeping porch, a side and rear garden/patio and vintage architectural details in the moldings, flooring and leaded glass windows. Built in 1850, this house is on the market for $2,995,000. Once owned by Robert Sivard, well-known Washington portraitist and designer who died in 1990, the home features updated interiors inspired by a painterly aesthetic. Geometrically patterned floors are faux-painted to look like limestone, and the house boasts whitewashed mantels and a focus on light, air and classical proportions.

Off the entryway with its view of the back garden is a staircase to the right and three rooms — a living room, library and formal dining room — each flowing seamlessly into the next. All three feature a fireplace with marble hearth, recessed lighting and decorative crown molding. There are built-in bookshelves in the library and an arched display cabinet in the dining room, which opens onto the side patio via double glass doors. The dining room fireplace is bracketed by a back staircase leading to the second floor and a step-down entryway to the kitchen — a vision in white with radiantheated antique pine flooring, exposed wood beams, a pale gray-white marble backsplash, and marble countertops with a spot-stainsmudge resistant “leathered” finish. Walls of cabinets and a center island offer extensive storage, prep and serving space. Appliances (mostly concealed) include two Miele dishwashers; a Sub-Zero refrigerator and two freezer drawers; and a Wolf gas cooktop, oven and hood. Adjacent to the kitchen is the family room with faux-painted floors (also radiant-heated), a bay window with a built-in banquette and a fireplace surrounded by custom bookcases. At the far end of the room are a wall of windows and a French door opening

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A sleeping porch is one of the historic features of this Federalstyle Georgetown house, on the market for $2,995,000. onto the rear garden, which features ivy-covered walls, planting beds, evergreen shrubbery and a pea gravel patio. A narrow spiral staircase leads to the lower-level au pair suite, which houses a sitting room/bedroom, wet bar, full bath and laundry room with a GE washer and dryer. Back in the main floor hallway on the way to the staircase are two hall closets and a striking half-bath with gold leaf and brass ornamentation, including a sink with Greek key design. On the second level, there are four bedrooms, including the owner’s suite, plus an old-fashioned sleeping porch with a wall of windows and air conditioning for maximum comfort and natural light. The large master features three large closets (one walk-in) and windows overlooking the rear garden. Its en-suite bath includes marble countertops, heated flooring, a single-sink vanity and a large soaking tub with a wood surround. Two adjoining guest rooms

share a bathroom and access to the sleeping porch. The third guest room, which overlooks Dumbarton Street, is furnished with white-paneled walls, a fireplace with an unusual stepped mantel, built-in bookcases and double reach-in closets. Tucked off the master bedroom is a staircase leading up to a magical artist’s garret with vaulted ceilings, large cedar closet and a private deck with views of Georgetown and the Washington Monument. Located on a quiet brick-lined street in Georgetown’s East Village, the home is within easy

walking distance of the neighborhood’s lively retail and restaurant scene and its more pastoral pursuits — notably Montrose, Rose and Rock Creek parks, and Dumbarton Oaks. The home’s sale price includes a rented parking space that has been paid for through 2018. The four-bedroom, four-and-ahalf-bath home at 3013 Dumbarton St. NW in Georgetown is listed for $2,995,000 with Washington Fine Properties. For more information, contact Nancy Taylor Bubes at 202-256-2164 or nancy. taylorbubes@wfp.com. For a virtual tour, visit bit.ly/2y8OWJ7.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Room 151, Duques Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ final reading of a proposed resolution, incorporated legislative text and voluntary agreement regarding George Washington University Hospital’s proposal to install a helipad on the roof of its building at 900 23rd St. NW. ■ community forum. ■ police report. ■ reports from the offices of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. ■ report from the Ward 2 Educa-

tion Network. ■ report from the West End Library. ■ update from Akridge and the D.C. Department of General Services regarding the Stevens School development project. ■ presentation by Freshfarm regarding the organization’s FoodPrints program at the School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens. ■ presentation by the American Red Cross regarding the relocation of their headquarters from 2025 E St. NW. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding DVA Renal Healthcare Inc.’s certificate of need application to add home hemodialysis training services to its existing outpatient dialysis facility at 2131 K St. NW. ■ discussion regarding concerns related to food truck parking on the 1900 block of L Street NW. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Trader Joe’s for the renewal of its Class B grocery license at 2425 L St. NW. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■ special election for the vacant seat representing single-member district 2B07 (voting will continue

during the meeting until 9:30 p.m.). ■ announcements and public comments, including a presentation on proposed legislation on the sound level of street buskers. ■ update regarding the signing of a settlement agreement with Safeway, 1701 Corcoran St. NW, regarding its Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a beer and wine license. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Heist, 1216 18th St. NW, for a substantial change to its Class C nightclub license to permit one hour of operations beyond the end of alcoholic beverage sales, service and consumption (resulting in hours of operation from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday). ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by DC Cafe, 2035 P St. NW, for a substantial change from a Class D restaurant license to a Class D tavern license. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control license application by Shop Made in DC, 1333 New Hampshire Ave. NW, for a new Class C restaurant license (retail shop that features products made by local D.C. artists with a small cafe; seating capacity of 110 inside; total occupancy load of 141; sidewalk cafe with 35 seats). ■ consideration of several alcoholic beverage license renewal applications for grocery stores and

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markets. ■ consideration of a letter to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board regarding future alcohol operations at 2147 P St. NW. ■ discussion regarding the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s proposed rulemaking on changes to the D.C. Municipal Regulations. ■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application at 1610 Riggs Place NW for variances from the floor area ratio requirements and the lot occupancy requirements to construct a rear three-story egress stair in an existing one-family dwelling. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 1619 Swann St. NW for facade alterations and a roof deck at the rear of a noncontributing building. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 1520-1522 T St. NW for concept approval of alterations and subdivision to combine two row houses into a single residence with a rooftop addition. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 1406 21st St. NW. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 1529 16th St. NW for concept approval of a rooftop penthouse and rear additions. ■ consideration of a public space application by Ted’s Bulletin for a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe with eight tables and 22 seats at 1818 14th St. NW. ■ consideration of a public space application by Shop Made in DC for a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe with 16 tables and 32 seats at 1333 New Hampshire Ave. NW. ■ consideration of a public space application by the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District for the installation of a sculpture pad on the median near 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding the D.C. Department of Transportation’s bike lane concept for 17th Street NW. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding the D.C. Department of Transportation’s proposal to improve safety at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and R Street NW and the intersection of Connecticut and Florida avenues NW. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding the draft 2017 DC Circulator Transit Development Plan. ■ announcement of the results of the election for the vacancy in single-member district 2B07. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net. ANC 2C ANC 2C Quarter Downtown/Penn

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Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■ consideration of ANC 2C’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. ■ community announcements and presentations. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Ping Pong Dim Sum, 900 7th St. NW, for an entertainment endorsement to include dancing, cover charge and a change of hours (proposed hours of operation and alcoholic beverage sales, service and consumption from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday; proposed hours of live entertainment from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday). ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by 10 Tavern, 707 G St. NW, for permission to expand its premises into the ground floor to add 155 new seats, bringing the seating capacity to 285 with a total occupancy load of 325. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application for a project at the Wechsler’s Building, 905-909 E St. NW, to expand the square footage. ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application by Douglas Development Corp. for a revised project at 999 E St. NW with remodeling on the ground floor. For details, visit anc2c.us or contact 2C@anc.dc.gov. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. Agenda items include: ■ commission comments. ■ approval of ANC 2D’s fiscal year 2018 budget. ■ police report. ■ reports from the offices of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. ■ presentation by Cheryl Morse of the Office of the People’s Counsel on utility matters. ■ discussion of complaints about unreasonable sound levels by street musicians. ■ consideration of plans at 2300 California St. NW for the Military Naval & Air Attache of Myanmar. ■ open comments and announcements. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact 2D01@anc.dc.gov. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan

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the museum. Franklin School’s age and historic status make the site costly to renovate, he told The Current, so a privately funded public amenity is an ideal solution. Opening a new public school at the site was never on the table, Evans said. Late last month, the D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment supported designating the property as surplus, and companion legislation to approve a lease for the site is pending before the Committee on Business and Economic Development. The two committees held a joint hearing on the bills Sept. 20, and council action on the surplus designation legislation is expected next month. Design plans for the museum, designed by architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle, are also progressing. The project is slated to come before the Historic Preservation Review Board on Nov. 2, and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2F (Logan Circle) voiced unanimous support on Oct. 4. The latest designs include a new restaurant, office and storage space on the ground floor; classrooms, receptions and an auditorium on the first floor; display space on the second floor; a great hall and changing exhibits on the third floor; and an event

space on the fourth floor. Planet Word is slated to open in December 2019. The latest designs can be accessed at bit.ly/2hYGtTi. When Franklin School shelter closed in 2008, historic preservationists rallied to restore the site as an educational or cultural public facility such as a school, community college, university or museum. Bill Brown, president of the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of D.C. and member of a coalition formed in 2009 to preserve Franklin School, expressed support for Planet Word. “Our drive was to restore and conserve the Franklin School for educational or cultural use, something other than a commercial venture,” Brown said in an interview. Architecturally, Franklin School is striking: Architect Adolf Cluss adorned the building with marble floors, ornate cast-iron stair railings and frescoed walls intended to, he said, foster a sense of equality among District residents. The school opened in 1869 as the flagship public school of seven that were built in D.C. from 1862 to 1872. At a time when the country’s public schools generally operated out of individual rooms, Franklin School marked the start of free, universal education in D.C. (although Franklin was only available to white students). Franklin School switched from academic to administrative use in the 1920s, and the

MURALS From Page 3 traits of prominent D.C. jazz musicians to the wall, including Duke Ellington, Ron Holloway, Mahalia Jackson, Billy Taylor, Shirley Horn, Meshell Ndegeocello and Davey Yarborough. “Growing up in D.C., I felt engaged,” Jaffe said in an interview. “I saw that my art could be a way to add to the conversation.” Meanwhile, Arizona artist Joe Pagac finished a 35-foot-tall mural at Ketcham Elementary School, 1919 15th St. SE, on Saturday, after investing 12-hour days at the wall for a week. Pagac’s colorful mural pays homage to D.C.’s history, featuring five African-American children outside the house of abolitionist, statesman and orator Frederick Douglass, with cherry blossom trees and the Washington Monument serving as a backdrop. “I like my art to have that sense of nostalgia for a time that may have never existed,” Pagac said in an interview. “Something that you would want to step into.” Pagac’s mural is laced with subtle threads of the region’s culture — D.C.’s state tree, the Scarlet Oak; Virginia’s state insect, the tiger swallowtail butterfly; a local children’s book, “A Is for Anacostia”; and the city flag on a child’s hat. Douglass’ words appear on the mural’s frame: “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” The program’s largest mural, located in the alley of Ben’s Chili Bowl at 1210 V St. NW, features the profiles of two African-Ameri-

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cans connected by a thin, eye-level line, standing among green and brown leaves. The artist, Alberto Clerencia, is slated to complete the mural on Wednesday. The remaining Northwest murals are at different stages, all expected to wrap up this month. Michael Crossett and Skyler Kelly’s work at 2017 11th St. is in progress; Kaliq Crosby’s at 1026 U St. will start this week; Federico Frum’s at 1738 14th St. will start this month; and Karl Addison’s artwork at 2603 Connecticut Ave. was slated to start on Monday. All the artworks funded through the District’s 2017 mural program are slated to wrap up by the end of the month, Lyons said. While the prospect of extensive federal budget cuts for the arts and humanities under President Donald Trump and the current Congress remains an open question, Jaffe isn’t too concerned about the future of the arts locally. “The city is flush with cash. … We’re not on the immediate chopping block of this administration,” Jaffe said. “There’s always going to be a role for art, and there’s always going to be oppression.”

site housed the Board of Education’s headquarters until 1968, when city officials proposed to sell the building to private developers. Preservationists fought back, and Franklin School made the National Register

❝Our drive was to restore and conserve the Franklin School for educational or cultural use, something other than a commercial venture.❞ — Bill Brown of Historic Places several years later while being used as an adult education center. Adjacent to Franklin School is a 4.8-acre public park called Franklin Square, which is poorly maintained and occupied by a number of homeless people. Its renovation — priced at about $9 or $10 million, according to Evans — is also in the design stages, set to include new public amenities like restrooms, seating and a playground, as well as restoration of its broken infrastructure. The land is owned by the National Park Service, so while the city and the DowntownDC Business Improvement District

have pledged to fund the project, the District must secure federal approval to enter into a cooperative agreement. A bill that would permit the city to help manage Park Service land, introduced by D.C. Del. Eleanor Norton, is currently moving through the U.S. House of Representatives. But according to BID director Neil Albert, designs are advancing in the meantime. “It’s not slowing us down because we’re working on parallel tracks here,” Albert said. “Hopefully the legislative portion of it will be done by the time we’re ready to go to construction.” The city is currently in the process of selecting an architect, Albert said, after which a six-month design process will kick off. The city will proceed to select a general contractor, Albert said, and expects to break ground on the site by fall 2018. Construction is expected to take about 18 to 24 months. ANC 2F chair John Fanning said in an interview that he supports plans to revitalize a “dark and dormant” corner of the neighborhood but worries about the fate of the “hundreds” of homeless people who reside at the square. “The park has kind of been neglected,” he said. “But the city and the community need to come up with the plan to improve outreach for the homeless people.”

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Thursday OCTOBER 12 Concert ■ Led by conductor Juanjo Mena, National Symphony Orchestra will pair Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Piano Concerto featuring soloist Garrick Ohlsson (shown). 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Performances ■ En Garde Arts will present “Wilderness,” a new multimedia documentary theater work derived from the real-life stories of six families exploring issues of mental health, addiction, and gender and sexual identity (for ages 14 and older). 7 p.m. $29 to $35. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 2 p.m. ■ Matthew Bourne/New Adventures will present “The Red Shoes,” based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. 7:30 p.m. $29 to $129. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ■ Georgetown University’s Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society will present Neil Simon’s classic farce “Rumors.” 8 p.m. $8 to $12. Stage III, Poulton Hall,

Georgetown University, 1421 37th St. NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu. Performances will continue through Oct. 21. Friday, Oct. 13 Friday OCTOBER 13 Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert of works by Strauss, Haydn and David Robert Jones. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■ The Friday Noon Concert series will feature the Left Bank Quartet. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. ■ Michael Batcho of Milwaukee, Wisc., will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-7970103. ■ The Friday Music Series will feature Mdou Moctar — a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger — and his trio performing a rocking and raw electric set of original compositions sung in the Tuareg language. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-6872787. ■ The Luce Unplugged Community Showcase will feature Poppy Patica, a psychedelic pop band. The event will include snacks and drinks available for purchase. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000. ■ Levine Music will host a Blues Jam for musicians of any age and proficiency to practice their skills in a supportive,

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fun environment. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Lang Recital Hall, Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. levinemusic.org. ■ Superstar soprano Renée Fleming, artistic adviser at large for the Kennedy Center, will pair her radiant vocals with the iconic jazz sounds of bassist Christian McBride (shown), a four-time Grammy winner. 7 and 9 p.m. $69 to $79. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. Discussions and lectures ■ James Holland will discuss his book “The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943: The War in the West, Vol. II.” Noon to 2 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Roz Chast will discuss her book “Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■ John Wennersten and Denise Robbins will discuss their book “Rising Tides — Climate Refugees in the Twenty-first Century” at a talk hosted by the SW Emergency Preparedness Task Force in honor of International Disaster Risk Reduction Day. 7 to 8 p.m. Free. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 555 Water St. SW. 202-570-0427. ■ “A Wild Life” will feature a talk by Michael “Nick” Nichols, former National Geographic magazine editor at large for photography, on techniques to create genre-bending wildlife photography that combines elements of fine art with photojournalism. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $25. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films ■ The Immigration Film Fest will feature Fernando Luis González Mitjáns’ 2015 film “Limpiadores,” about a group of Latin American immigrants working as

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and company in an evening of dance, music and poetry based on the lives of two female mystic poets who went through tremendous hardships before earning recognition for their spiritual awakenings. 7:30 p.m. $27.50 to $60. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. dakshina.org. The festival will continue Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ■ Comedian, author, actress and activist Whoopi Goldberg will perform stand-up comedy as part of a 20th anniversary celebration of the Mark Twain Prize, which she won in 2001. 8 p.m. $49 to $125. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program will present “The Infinite Wrench,” featuring 30 short plays in random order written by the cast. 8 and 11 p.m. $10 to $18. Devine Studio Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts. georgetown.edu. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. Special event ■ “Music for Meditation” will offer an opportunity to discover the peace and silence of the spiritual heart through music. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Florida Ave. NW. 202-452-5954. Tour ■ The Heurich House Museum will host a “Brewmaster Tour,” featuring a one-hour guided tour through the mansion and a half-hour craft beer tasting in the conservatory. 4 to 5:30 p.m. $25. Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org. The tour will also be offered Oct. 27. Saturday, Oct. 14 Saturday OCTOBER 14 Book sale ■ Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide will continue its “Art & BookFair 2017,” featuring used books, art, stamps, coins and collectibles. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Exhibit Hall, U.S. State Department, C Street between 21st and 23rd streets NW. 703820-5420. The sale will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with books available at half the earlier prices. Children’s programs ■ The Weekend Family Matinees See Events/Page 19

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Events Entertainment albums released this year by Impulse! Records. 7 and 9 p.m. $25 to $39. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ The Thirteen, an all-star professional choir, will present “On the Migration of Souls,” featuring personal and varied stories about community and migration through five centuries of music. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. thethirteenchoir.org. ■ Leslie Odom Jr. — winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Aaron Burr in the smash hit “Hamilton” — will perform. 8 p.m. $49 to $125. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 8 p.m. Discussions and lectures ■ Collectors Penny and Tim Hayes will discuss “Kilims of the Former European Territories of the Ottoman Empire.” 10:30 a.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ Jamie Stiehm, a Creators Syndicate columnist and contributor to usnews. com, will discuss “Illinois Abolitionists: Edward Coles, Elijah Lovejoy and Owen Lovejoy.” 1 p.m. Free. Peabody Room, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0233. ■ Liza Mundy will discuss her book “Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II.” 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ Author, teacher and fiber artist Nancy Arthur Hoskins will discuss “Coptic Egyptian Textiles and Archaeologist Albert Gayet.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200. ■ Meredith Hindley will discuss her book “Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in World War II.” 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ John Martin Tarrat will discuss his book “Unmapped Cartography: Postcards From the Past and Other Foreign Countries.” 5 p.m. Free. Studio Gallery, 2108 R St. NW. 202-232-8734. ■ Brando Skyhorse and Lisa Page will discuss their book “We Wear the Mask: 15 True Stories of Passing in America.” 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ Colin Dickey will discuss his book “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places.” 8 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Family programs and festivals ■ The Big Build — a hands-on family festival of tools, trucks and construction

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Saturday, OCTOBER 14 ■ Concert: Washington Concert Opera and Washington Parks and People will host “Opera Outside,” featuring operatic gems and other favorites performed by soprano Amy Owens (shown), baritone Norman Garrett and pianist David Hanlon. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Upper field, Meridian Hill Park, 16th and Euclid streets NW. concertopera.org/outside. In the case of rain, the performance will be held at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 15th St. NW. — will offer opportunities to explore the inner workings of elevators, create a whimsical wind chime and learn how drones are used in the construction industry. As part of the event, plumbers, ironworkers, landscape architects, woodworkers and experts in many other fields will be on hand to discuss their professions and hobbies. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■ The annual Peirce Mill Heritage Day will feature demonstrations of quilting and West African Kente strip cloth weaving, as well as a blacksmith, a carpenter, bluegrass music, a cider press, a corn sheller and hands-on children’s crafts. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the mill’s waterwheel turning from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. ■ The Murch Elementary School Fall Fair will feature live music, a bouncy house, spin art, hair coloring, body art, a dunk booth, a used-book sale, food and prizes. Noon to 4 p.m. Free admission. Dennard Plaza, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. murchschool.org/hsa/fall-fair. Films ■ The National Gallery of Art will present Amy Halpern’s 1992 film “Falling Lessons,” with the director in attendance. Noon. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. ■ A Ciné-Concert will feature Soviet director Dziga Vertov’s 1929 film “Man With a Movie Camera,” with the Alloy Orchestra performing the score live. 3:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6799. House tour ■ The aging-in-place group Palisades Village will host its fifth annual house tour, featuring eight vintage, traditional and mid-century houses in the Kent area. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $30 to $35. Tickets and program handed out at the Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathe-

Performances ■ Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company’s “Fall Festival of South Asian Arts” will present Leela Samson and her company Spanda in “Nadi,” an evening of dance drawing on the myths and symbolism surrounding the images of rivers. 7:30 p.m. $27.50 to $60. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. dakshina.org. ■ “Judge Me Not” will feature seasoned actors in a monologue performance that offers a journey through the lives of 10 people, challenging the inclination to make snap judgments. 10 p.m. $20 to $25. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. The performance will repeat Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Special events ■ The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project will host its “Heroes of Play!” 5K run/walk fundraising event with WUSA anchor Leslie Foster as grand marshal. Proceeds will help fund field trips, healthy snacks and supplies for children and youth living in temporary housing. Registration opens at 7 a.m.; race starts at 8 a.m. $35; free for ages 12 and younger. Roller Skating Pavilion, Anacostia Park, 1500 Anacostia Drive SE. playtimeproject.org/heroesofplay5k. ■ The Walk to End Alzheimer’s in the Nation’s Capital will raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. 8 a.m. Free registration. National Mall, 4th Street and Madison Drive NW. alz.org/walk. ■ The Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind will hold its seventh annual Light the Way walk along the Capitol Riverfront boardwalk, with a post-event performance by accomplished blind musician Mac Potts. 9 a.m. to noon. Free. Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. clb.org. ■ Northminster Presbyterian Church’s annual bazaar will feature collectibles, attic treasures, clothing, accessories, jewelry, kitchen items, crafts, toys, jellies and desserts. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Northminster Presbyterian Church, 7720 Alaska Ave. NW. 202-829-5311.

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■ The State Society of Rhode Island will host “Rhode to DC,” highlighting businesses, organizations and products from Rhode Island. 2 to 5 p.m. $35 to $60. The Homer Building, 601 13th St. NW. statesocietyofrhodeisland.com. Sunday, Oct. 15

Sunday OCTOBER 15 Concerts ■ Musicians of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform works by Wagenseil, Villa-Lobos, Simpson and Mozart. 2 p.m. John Philip Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-4334011. ■ Washington Performing Arts and Fortas Chamber Music Concerts will present the Sphinx Virtuosi in a concert of works by Vivaldi, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, Michael Abels and Jimmy López. 2 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-785-9727. ■ A concert version of the beloved opera “La Boheme” will feature Melissa Chavez, Elliot Matheny, Nicholas Carratura and Lindsay Espinosa. A reception and a show of sumi-e paintings will follow. 3 p.m. Free. National United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-363-4900. ■ The DC Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Mozart, Elgar and Ravel. 3 p.m. Free. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. dcconcertorchestra.org. ■ The Steinway Series will feature the Mendelssohn Piano Trio performing works by Mendelssohn and Hensel. 3 p.m. Free; tickets available in the G Street lobby at 2:30 p.m. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ The Vermont Avenue Baptist Church’s Washington DC Club will host a concert by the FAME Jazz Band. 3 p.m. $20; reservations required. John R. Wheeler Family Life Center, Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, 1630 Vermont Ave. NW. 202-277-0541. ■ The Dali Quartet and percussionist Orlando Cotto will perform works by Latin See Events/Page 20

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Continued From Page 19 American composers Ricardo Lorenz, Guido López Gavilán and Jorge Mazón. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, a D.C.-based ensemble of historic brass instrument specialists, will present a program of Renaissance and Baroque improvisations. 4 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2209. ■ Led by guest conductor Kent Tritle, the Cathedral Choral Society will present Mozart’s “Requiem in D Minor” with soprano Danielle Talamantes, mezzosoprano Sara Murphy, tenor John Matthew Myers and bass Matt Boehler. 4 p.m. $25 to $79. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-2228. ■ Ensemble 4.1 will make its D.C. debut with a performance of works by Francis Poulenc and Walter Gieseking for piano and wind instruments. 4 p.m. $20 to $40; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ The Middle C at the Center Sunday Concert Series will feature tango quartet Da Capo Tango and classical guitarist Magdalena Duhagon performing international favorites. 6 to 8 p.m. $15 donation suggested. The Center, 4321 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■ The Emerson String Quartet will perform works by Purcell, Britten and Shostakovich. 6 to 8 p.m. $50 to $60.

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235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. Film ■ The National Gallery of Art will host the Washington premiere of Christophe Cupelin’s 2013 film “Capitaine Thomas Sankara,” with introductory remarks by Sally Shafto. 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances and readings ■ The monthly “In Your Ear” show features readings and performances by poets who draw on an avant-garde tradition. 3 p.m. $5. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. ■ “Sunday Kind of Love” will feature readings by emerging and established poets, followed by an open mic segment. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Indonesian shadow master Gusti Sudarta will present “Sutasoma,” a program based on a Hindu-Buddhist legend from the island of Bali and accompanied by live traditional music performed by Gamelan Raga Kusuma. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Walk ■ A park ranger will lead a walking tour of Georgetown focusing on the port city’s rough beginnings and its rise as a posh Washington neighborhood. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Meet at the Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-8956070. Monday,OCTOBER Oct. 16 Monday 16 Classes and workshops ■ The weekly “Yoga Mondays” pro-

Sunday, OCTOBER 15 ■ House tour: The Dupont Circle Citizens Association will hold its 50th annual self-guided house tour, highlighting the varied architecture along the historic 16th Street corridor with stops at row houses, apartment buildings, embassies, institutional buildings and churches. The event will include a lavish afternoon tea at the Temple of the Scottish Rite. Noon to 5 p.m. $40 to $50. Day-oftour tickets will be available at the Temple of the Scottish Rite, 1733 16th St. NW. dupont-circle.org/ tickets. gram will feature a gentle yoga class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free; tickets distributed at the second-floor reference desk beginning at 10:15 a.m. to the first 30 people who arrive. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. ■ Instructor Joe Yablonsky will present a class on “Exhibiting and Selling Your Photographs.” 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $45 to $65. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. ■ The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. Concert ■ Taimane and her Hawaii Trio will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ Clare Lise Kelly, architectural history specialist at the Montgomery County Planning Department, will discuss her book “Montgomery Modern: Modern Architecture in Montgomery County, Maryland, 1930-1979.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ The Ward Circle Chapter of AARP will present a talk by Seabury Resources for Aging social worker Sally Walther about her group’s services, including arranging help with Medicare costs. 12:30 p.m. Free. National United Methodist Church (formerly Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church), 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-3634900.

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■ A launch event for the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy will feature a talk by Rachel Kyte, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All and special representative of the U.N. secretary-general. 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu. ■ As part of the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington’s “Tech Talk Mondays” series, Patrick Timony of the D.C. Public Library will discuss assistive technology available for those with low vision. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington Headquarters, 233 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 202-234-1010. ■ As part of the 17th Italian Language Week in the World, author Edoardo Ripari will discuss “Screening the Classics: Italian Literary Canon and Cinema.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ American Forests will host a book talk by ecologist and conservationist Joan Maloof, author of “The Living Forest” and “Nature’s Temples.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ The Washington National Cathedral will host “Gracious and Courageous Conversations: Deepening Understanding About Race, Community, and Country,” an evening of guided conversation about the nation’s long struggle with race and racism. 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■ A panel discussion on the “History and State of DC’s Black Press” will feature Jazmin Goodwin, editor-in-chief of The Hilltop at Howard University; James Wright, local reporter for the Washington Afro-American; A. Peter Bailey, author and professor of the history of the black press; and Denise Rolark-Barnes, publisher of The Washington Informer. 6:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ Princeton University professors Steven S. Gubser and Frans Pretorius will discuss their book “The Little Book of Black Holes.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Poet Aja Monet will discuss her book “My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■ Laurie Olin, recipient of the National Building Museum’s Vincent Scully Prize and founder of the Philadelphiabased OLIN studio, will discuss his long career as an educator, writer and landscape architect in conversation with James Corner. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; free for students. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■ Christopher Griffin, a study leader for Smithsonian Journeys, will discuss See Events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 20 “The Wit, Works, and Woes of Oscar Wilde.” 6:45 p.m. $35 to $50. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Montserrat Valle, founder of Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid, and Richie Brandenburg, director of culinary strategy at Union Market in D.C., will discuss the evolution of food markets and their role as places of exchange, consumption and socialization. A tasting of regional products and traditional recipes from Madrid will follow. 6:45 p.m. $15; reservations required. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St. NW. spainculture.us. ■ Lisbeth Strimple Fuisz, a lecturer in the English department at Georgetown University, will lead a discussion of Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” as part of a class on “American Novels of the ’20s.” 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $25 to $35. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ The Tenleytown Memoir & Essay Writing Club will meet to provide constructive feedback in a supportive group of adult writers. 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ Kwame Alexander (shown) and Mary Rand Hess will discuss their young adult book “Solo.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Square SW. politics-prose.com/wharf. ■ Kenneth Whyte will discuss his book “Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The D.C. support group of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation will hold its monthly meeting. 7 to 8 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. crohnscolitisfoundation.org. ■ “The Incredible Dr. Pol” will feature veterinarian Jan Pol, the star of Nat Geo WILD’s most popular series known for practicing

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author Stephanie Deutsch; American diplomat and attorney Stuart E. Eizenstat, former U.S. ambassador to the European Union; civil rights lawyer Leslie Harris; former D.C. Council member Charlene Drew Jarvis, daughter of Dr. Charles Drew, a Rosenwald Fund grantee; author Gary Krist; activist poet Ethelbert Miller; Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page; Rabbi David Saperstein; NAACP Washington Bureau director Hilary Shelton; and David Stern, Julius Rosenwald’s great-grandson. 7:30 to 10 p.m. $13.50. Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjff.org/film/rosenwald. Tuesday, Oct. 17 Tuesday OCTOBER 17 Children’s program ■ Julie Segal-Walters and Brian Biggs will discuss their book “This Is Not a Normal Animal Book” (for ages 4 through 8). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. Concerts ■ The Tuesday Concert Series will feature Amy Domingues and Donna Fournier on violas da gamba and Anthony Harvey on theorbo performing works by French and Dutch masters Marin Marais and Johannes Schenck. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■ The members of Trad.Attack! will perform their own interpretation of Estonian folk — a fusion of rock, folk and bagpipe-drive. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Soulful reggae star Sammy Johnson will perform with supporting act Mahi and co-headliner Anuhea. 8 p.m. $20 to $23. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Carrie Mae Weems will discuss her “Kitchen Table Series,” which features 20 staged photographs that tell the story of a woman’s life as seen through the intimate space of the kitchen. Noon. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Journalist and memoirist Pythia Peay, co-author of “America on the Couch: Psychological Perspectives on American Politics and Culture,” will discuss why U.S. voters elected Donald 4 H AS SO ON N 30 9 TWorld H S S E Famous The 4 SO ON N 30 9TH H S SEAS

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talk on “Birds and People That Inspire Conservation Storytelling” by Aditi Desai, director of multimedia at the American Bird Conservancy. Reception at 6:30 p.m.; program at 7 p.m. Free. Doyle/Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3408. ■ Herb Auerbach, real estate development consultant, and Ira Nadel, professor of English at the University of British Columbia, will discuss their new book “Placemakers: Emperors, Kings, and Entrepreneurs — A Brief History of Real Estate Development.” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■ Leaders from Jews United for Justice and Rabbi Suzy Stone will present “The Facts of Life: A Paid Family Leave Workshop,” about the D.C. law adopted last year but under review by the D.C. Council for possible changes or repeal. 7 p.m. $5. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ Muhammad Yunus will discuss his book “A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■ Amanda Litman will discuss her book “Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Square SW. politics-prose.com/wharf. ■ The Chevy Chase Library’s “Crime and Punishment” discussion series — a look at 10 works of fiction from different eras and genres that explore humankind’s struggle for systems of justice that work for all — will delve into “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■ In conjunction with the upcoming opening of the National Archives exhibit “Remembering Vietnam,” journalist Cokie Roberts will moderate a discussion with directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick about their PBS documentary series “The Vietnam War.” 7 to 9 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202357-5000. ■ Esther Perel (shown) will discuss her book “The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity” in conversation with Rabbi Shira Stutman. 7 p.m. $18; $32 for one book and one ticket. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ “Into the Arctic Kingdom” will feature a talk by wildlife and conservation photojournalist Florian Schulz on his multi-year quest to document the Arctic. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $25. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films ■ Busboys and Poets, DC LaborFest and the Immigration Film Fest will present Prakash Wadhwa’s film “From the Land of Gandhi,” about four immigrants See Events/Page 23

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the 1920s. 6:45 p.m. $20 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Jennifer Weiss-Wolf will discuss her book “Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity” in conversation with Michael Alison Chandler. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ “Hear Now: Grace Cavalieri – 40 Years of ‘The Poet and the Poem’” will feature an open discussion with the

poet, playwright and radio host on her work presenting poetry on WPFW-FM and Pacifica Radio. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut Washington, Suite 3, 1990 K St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. ■ The Georgetown Library’s Book Hill Talks series will feature Tudor Place Historic House and Garden curator Grant Quertermous discussing “On the Home Front: Tudor Place and the Peter Family During World War I.” 7 p.m. Free.

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This is a sponsored column by Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP, a law firm in Bethesda, Maryland. How many times have you heard “There are only two things certain in life: death and taxes”? Fortunately for those who have created a proper estate plan, death taxes are becoming less of a certainty. To understand why, one must know the details of how death taxes are imposed. There are two separate federal death taxes: the estate tax and the generation-skipping transfer tax (“GST tax”). The estate tax is imposed on a decedent’s gross estate, which consists of all property in which they had an ownership interest at their death (e.g. cash, bank accounts, personal or real property, retirement accounts, investment accounts, etc.). Under many circumstances, life insurance proceeds can be included in a decedent’s gross estate as well. The GST tax is imposed on the transfer of assets to either an unrelated person who is more than 37.5 years younger than the transferor, or a relative that is more than one generation younger than the transferor. The tax rate for each of the federal death taxes is a flat 40% (yikes!). That was the bad news, now here is the good news. First, assets passing to a spouse or charity are not subject to either tax. Second, the exemption amount this year for both taxes is $5.49 million per person, and both exemptions are indexed for inflation. Third, the federal estate tax is “portable”, allowing a surviving spouse to take advantage of their deceased spouse’s unused federal estate tax exemption. This year, married couples can exempt almost $11 million from federal estate tax (note: the GST tax is not portable between spouses). Lastly, an individual can use their exemption from either federal tax on gifts made during their lifetime, thus avoiding the 40% gift tax on lifetime gifts. However, any exemption used during your lifetime will reduce the amount available to you at your death. Back to the (sort of) bad news - Many states (including D.C.) have their own separate state estate tax systems; there is no uniformity among states. Like the federal death tax, assets passing to a spouse or charity are exempt from the state tax. However, unlike the federal system, the exemption amount in many states (including D.C.) is not portable. You either use it or lose it. In addition, some states have much lower estate tax exemptions. The exemption amount in D.C. is $2 million this year, with a scheduled increase to the federal exemption in 2018. The lower exemption amounts and lack of portability of state estate taxes make it all the more important to have a proper estate plan in place. Luckily, you won’t be paying anywhere near 40% to the state, as (perhaps unsurprisingly) D.C. has one of the highest state death tax rates in the country at 16% for large estates (note: the D.C. state estate tax is a progressive tax, with 16% as the top rate). If you are concerned about your exposure to death taxes, please consult with a local estate planning attorney. You can work with them to put together an estate plan that will both accomplish your personal goals and help minimize your death taxes. You should also ask about lifetime gifting strategies to help reduce your estate’s exposure to death taxes. The last thing you want is to add death taxes to the list of certainties. Kristopher C. Morin is an estates and trusts attorney at Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP, in Bethesda, Maryland. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and will be admitted in D.C. on November 3. He is a native Washingtonian who now lives in Silver Spring with his wife.

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Films ■ ArtWorks for Freedom will present a screening of “The Harvest (La Cosecha),” about three of the estimated 400,000 children in the U.S. who work in the fields without the protection of child labor laws. A panel discussion will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as part of a classic movie series. 7 p.m. $5 to $10. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. ■ Double Exposure — a four-day investigative film festival and symposium that pairs film screenings with discussions with working journalists and filmmakers — will host an opening-night screening of “One of Us,” a 2017 film directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady about three Hasidic Jews who leave their ultra-Orthodox community to join the secular world. A discussion will follow. Reception at 5 p.m.; screening at 7 p.m. $25 to $75. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. doubleexposurefestival.com. The festival will continue through Sunday with screenings at the Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; tickets cost $12.50 to $15 per screening, with an all-film pass available for $79 to $99. Performances ■ The Second City will present “When Life Gives You Clemens,” a tribute to Mark Twain and the humor he found in satire, politics and human nature (recommended for ages 16 and older). 7 and 9 p.m. $39 to $55. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7 and 9 p.m. ■ George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design will present Yasmina Reza’s “God of Carnage.” 7:30 p.m. $10 to $20. Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. 202994-0995. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. ■ Georgetown University’s Nomadic Theatre will present Lauren Gunderson’s “Exit, Pursued by a Bear.” 8 p.m. $8 to $12. Village C Theatre, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu. Performances will continue through Oct. 28. Special events ■ A “Nat Geo Nights” happy hour with music, food and drinks will focus on what it’s like to come face-to-face with wild animals, survive extreme environments and make unexpected discoveries, with presentations by filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade, writer/photographer Ryan Bell and adventure sports photographer Krystle Wright. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. $20. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. ■ The Heurich House Museum’s monthly History & Hops series will feature Greg Kitsock, editor of the MidAtlantic Brewing News. The event, for ages 21 and older, will also include snacks and tours of the historic home. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-429-1894.

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But in the time since Ward 3 member Mary Cheh first introduced the measure in January 2016, it has never made it to a committee hearing. The 2016 bill was referred to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, which had tentatively planned a hearing that fall. But leaf blowers were lost in the shuffle after the committee’s chair, Vincent Orange, lost his re-election bid, took another job and resigned from the council before completing his term. Cheh introduced this year’s version of the bill in April, cosponsored by Kenyan McDuffie of Ward 5, Charles Allen of Ward 6 and at-large members Anita Bonds and David Grosso. It was referred to the council’s Committee of the Whole, led by Chairman Phil Mendelson, who hasn’t yet held a hearing. “They’re just not doing anything — nothing’s scheduled, nothing’s planned,” Cheh said in an interview. “I know we have lots of other stuff, and I would bet the chairman is almost singularly focused on how we’re going to pay for the paid leave bill. … And after we get past that, he probably has a number of other things to clean up.” Cheh said reassigning the bill to a less busy committee would be

an irregular procedural step for the council, and one she does not expect in this case. A spokesperson for Mendelson didn’t respond to questions about the chairman’s plans for the bill or his own opinions on leaf blowers. The District already regulates leaf blower noise, but critics argue that there’s no adequate enforcement mechanism. Today, a leaf blower can’t emit more than 70 decibels at a distance of 50 feet. Violations need to be verified by a Metropolitan Police Department officer using a decibel meter. Cheh and other critics of leaf blowers say a blanket ban would make it easier to identify violators, and the bill also shifts primary enforcement responsibility to the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. There’s also an environmental benefit, Cheh said, given that the two-stroke engines used in many leaf blowers are notorious for their pollution. “I’m not saying it’s a solution to climate change or anything like that, but it’s a step in the right direction,” she said. In various jurisdictions that have banned gas-powered leaf blowers, landscape companies have argued that quieter electric units are costlier and less effective than gas-powered ones, making it challenging to meet their customers’ expectations for price and performance.

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