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Vol. VI, No. 25

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■ Redistricting: Panel shifts

large part of Shaw to Ward 6 By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

The District’s northern and western neighborhoods were spared ward boundary changes in a recommendation that passed the D.C. Council’s redistricting subcommittee last week. But strong objections

in other parts of the city ensure that debate will continue until the full council approves the District’s ward map later this month. Under the law, each ward must have an approximately equal population according to data from the 2010 Census released earlier this year. Because the population of Ward 2 is above the legal limit, and wards 7 and 8 are below it, the redistricting committee proposed a series of changes around the center of the

city. In the proposal, Ward 6 migrates slightly westward to make room for Ward 7 to expand west of the Anacostia River, to 17th Street SE/NE and, briefly, to 19th Street NE. The boundary between wards 2 and 6 is more complicated; much of the Shaw and Mount Vernon Square neighborhoods and a largely unpopulated section of Southwest switches from Ward 2 to Ward 6 in See Redistricting/Page 38

Planned poolside bar makes waves By JESSICA GOULD Current Staff Writer

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A Memorial Day ceremony at Logan Circle featured posting of the colors by the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard, musical selections, speeches and a wreath-laying at the statue of Gen. John Logan, who helped create the national holiday.

Dupont Circle resident Allen Smith said he’s excited for the new Vida Fitness center at 1612 U St. “I’m a fan of gyms. And this is going to be a stunning gym,” he said. According to Vida’s website, the U Street space — which is currently under construction — will soon house 50,000 square feet of fitness equipment, six group studios, two spas, a hair salon, a rooftop pool and a smoothie bar. “Everyone is thrilled about the health club, everyone is thrilled about the Bang Salon, everyone is thrilled about the pool,” said Smith, who lives in the nearby Balfour condominium building. But, he said, “Everyone is not so thrilled about the rooftop nightclub open to 3 a.m.” In fact, Smith said plans for the poolside bar are See Pool/Page 9

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The new Vida Fitness center will hold a gym, two spas and a pool. Neighbors say they are concerned about hours for the planned poolside bar.

Neighbors line up options for Stevens

Council balances budget but uncertainties remain

By BRADY HOLT

■ Taxes: Legislators alter

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West End residents interested in seeing the historic Stevens School reopened for an educational purpose have lined up four charter school operators interested in using the space. After the elementary school closed in 2008 with dwindling enrollment and costly deterioration, neighbors successfully fought off city plans to sell the parcel at 1050 21st St. Neighbors’ current plan, as formulated by a committee of the Foggy Bottom/West End advisory neighborhood commission, seeks a private developer to renovate the building, taking part of the valuable property for its own project while keeping the rest open for a charter school. “We just heard you loud and clear on the budget, and

NEWS ■ Chancellor names Hardy principal with parent support. Page 2. ■ Sports panel eyes RFK site for skateboard park. Page 5.

rules on muncipal bonds By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

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Stevens Elementary closed in 2008. Neighbors hope to see the building house a charter school. we know that the city does not have funds to renovate this school,” commissioner Florence Harmon, who has helped take the lead on Stevens discussion, told Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans at a commission meeting earlier this year. See Stevens/Page 23

EVENTS ■ Textile Museum explores evolution of ‘green.’ Page 31. ■ Keegan Theatre brings ‘Putnam County’ to Dupont. Page 30.

The delicate balancing act that produced an $11 billion operating budget for the city next fiscal year rests on some shaky ground: uncertain prospects for additional revenue that could limit the budget cuts and tax hikes approved by the D.C. Council last week, and continuing controversy over ending a tax exemption on out-of-state munici-

PA S S A G E S ■ Little chefs learn how to take the heat in cooking class. Page 15. ■ Runway 101 at the Palisades library. Page 15.

pal bonds. Council members on May 25, in a four-hour budget debate, spent the most time arguing about an issue that is obscure to most residents: a longstanding tax exemption on municipal bonds from other jurisdictions. The District is now the only jurisdiction that allows residents to get interest from such bonds tax-free. The council removed the exemption, meaning interest on bonds issued outside the District will be subject to an 8.5 percent income tax. The council’s original budget See Taxes/Page 12

INDEX Business/19 Calendar/26 Classifieds/37 District Digest/4 Foggy Bottom News/13 Exhibits/31 In Your Neighborhood/8

Opinion/10 Passages/15 Police Report/6 Real Estate/21 School Dispatches/16 Service Directory/32 Theater/30

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Alcohol board chair Brodsky steps down from post amid allegations By JESSICA GOULD Current Staff Writer

A day after he was asked to resign as chair of the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Charles Brodsky was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer. On May 16, Ronald Collins, director of the Office of Boards and Commissions, concluded an investigation into whether Brodsky used his position as alcohol board chair to benefit his company, Washington Sports and Events Management LLC.

“The general finding was that he had violated the standards we hold members of boards and commissions to,� Collins said in an interview with The Current. Collins said that he asked Brodsky to resign and to surrender his government identification card and alcohol board badge on Friday. The Office of the Inspector General is now pursuing the investigation, Collins said. Brodsky, meanwhile, distributed this statement to reporters on Friday: “Out of respect for concerns voiced by members of the DC City Council and a number of ANC

and Community Groups regarding my dual role as a Washington, DC small business owner and as Chairman of the ABC Board, I have decided to resign my seat on the ABC Board.� In his statement, Brodsky also stated that he was “honored� to serve on the board and looks forward “to continuing my service by producing events that promote health and wellness and contribute to its economic development.� Then, on Saturday, according to The Washington Post and several other news out-

lets, Brodsky was parked in a No Parking zone in Adams Morgan when an officer approached him to issue a ticket. “Brodsky was seen entering the vehicle to remove a red dash light and a Metropolitan Police Department placard that read ‘Police Official Business,’� The Post said. Brodsky was taken to the 3rd District police station, where he was processed and released Sunday morning, according to The Post. He did not respond to a request for comSee Brodsky/Page 25

Hardy parents are pleased with next year’s principal By JESSICA GOULD Current Staff Writer

D.C. Public Schools acting Chancellor Kaya Henderson has appointed Mary Stefanus to lead Hardy Middle School in Georgetown. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Stefanus to the DCPS and Hardy communities,� Henderson wrote in a May 27 letter to Hardy families. Stefanus hails from St. Louis, where she served as assistant principal, dean of students, vocational coordinator and principal. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education, a master’s degree in secondary school administration and a doctorate in educational administration. Effective July 5, Stefanus will become the most recent in a rapid succession of principals at Hardy. In December 2009, then-Chancellor Michelle Rhee removed longtime leader Patrick Pope. Pope went on to work in the central office and is now serving as interim principal at Savoy Elementary in Ward 8. Meanwhile, Dana Nerenberg, principal at nearby Hyde-Addison Elementary in Georgetown, took the reins at Hardy, leading it in a cluster model with Hyde.

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But many Hardy parents denounced the decision. They rallied repeatedly in support of Pope and accused Rhee of dismantling the arts-focused program at Hardy in order to entice more neighborhood families. The complaints continued even after Rhee stepped down as chancellor, reaching a crescendo last winter as parents complained of scheduling problems and a deteriorating safety situation at the school. In February, Henderson returned Nerenberg to her full-time role at Hyde-Addison, and she selected former Montgomery County Public Schools administrator Daniel Shea to serve as interim principal through the end of the school year. Together with parents, Henderson also kicked off a selection process to name a new principal. PTA president and local school restructuring team chair Keenan Keller called the process “open and transparent.� And he said he’s pleased with the result. “I think we got a strong candidate who has a range of experience as a middle school principal who should be able to step into the shoes of Mr. Pope and put Hardy on the right track,� he said.

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Advocates work to launch Van Ness recovery clinic By JESSICA GOULD Current Staff Writer

Johnny Allem was 22 when he realized he had all the “equipment” he needed to be an alcoholic: “My arm bent in the middle,” he wrote in an essay for the book “Second Chances.” Allem, a former political consultant, said he was a Mondaythrough-Friday drunk, traveling the country with a bottle of Jim Beam in hand. Every afternoon, he got plastered, blacked out, fell down and went to sleep. The next day, he’d wake up and start the whole cycle again. That went on for about two decades. Then Allem started going to meetings. And he realized he had everything he needed not to be an alcoholic. He’s been sober ever since. Allem eventually went to work

for the Marion Barry administration, including service as director of operations for the D.C. Department of Mental Health. He became a national spokesperson for recovery and an anti-addiction advocate. Now, Allem said, he wants to open up a recovery clinic called Aquila in Van Ness. On May 16, Allem presented his plans to the North Cleveland Park/Forest Hills advisory neighborhood commission. The clinic at 4455 Connecticut Ave. would provide outpatient services to 175 patients annually, he said, and would target its services to residents of Northwest Washington and Bethesda. According to Allem, the clinic would offer a 52-week program with evening group sessions from 5:30 to 9 p.m. three to four nights a week. See Clinic/Page 9

The week ahead Wednesday, June 1 The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will hold a community meeting to discuss the agency’s Service Evaluation Study for routes E2, E3, E4, E6 and 5A. The project team will discuss preliminary findings and potential serviceimprovement concepts. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW. ■ The D.C. Council Subcommittee on Redistricting will hold a public hearing on its proposed redistricting plan beginning at 6 p.m. in Room 500, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To testify, contact Carol Sadler at 202-7248198 or csadler@dccouncil.us by May 31. ■ The D.C. Tenants’ Advocacy Coalition will hold its monthly meeting, which will feature remarks by newly elected at-large D.C. Council member Vincent Orange and by Sandra Mattavous-Frye, the mayor’s nominee to head the Office of the People’s Counsel. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sumner School Museum, 1201 17th St. NW. ■ The Ward 4 Democrats group will meet at 7 p.m. at St. George’s Ballroom and Conference Center, 4335 16th St. NW.

Thursday, June 2 The D.C. Public Defender Service will hold its seventh annual Community Reentry and Expungement Summit, featuring assistance for people with a criminal record. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Registration is suggested; visit pdsdc.org or call 202-824-2835. ■ The Washington Blade will host a town-hall event with Mayor Vincent Gray on issues of concern to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Saturday, June 4 The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development and the Greater Washington Urban League will hold the third annual DC Housing Expo and Foreclosure Clinic. The expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. For details, call 202-442-7200 or visit dhcd.dc.gov.

Tuesday, June 7 Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans and D.C. Public Schools acting Chancellor Kaya Henderson will host a “State of the Schools in Ward 2” forum. The event will feature an expo of area schools and a roundtable discussion on high-priority issues in Ward 2 schools. The forum will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Garrison Elementary School, 1200 S St. NW. ■ The District of Columbia Bar Antitrust and Consumer Law Section will hold a panel discussion on “Foreclosures in the District of Columbia: From Modification, to Mediation, to Litigation.” The forum will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the D.C. Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St. NW. Admission is $5 to 15; contact 202-6263463. ■ The D.C. Office of Zoning will hold a community meeting for Ward 4 residents on “Zoning 101: Zoning Basics.” The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Takoma Neighborhood Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. To RSVP, contact Sara Bardin at 202-727-5372 or sara.bardin@dc.gov.

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Bike-sharing enthusiasts suggest new sites By JULIA FISHER Current Correspondent

The D.C. Department of Transportation, which last month announced a plan to expand its Capital Bikeshare program, expects to announce the location of 25 new stations within a few weeks and install them within three months. The department received more than 700 emails with suggested locations and got about 300 more last Wednesday, when about 120 people congregated at One Judiciary Square to air their opinions. Scott Kubly, associate director of the Transportation Department, told attendees that Capital Bikeshare — nicknamed “CaBi” — had more people per bike than any similar system in the world. “We appreciate your patience as we go through some of those growing pains,” he said. Department representatives explained that they choose new locations based on public input and

studies of station performance. They can also add or subtract individual bikes from stations. The bike-share system, a joint program in D.C. and Arlington County, allows users to borrow bicycles from communal stations. Launched in September after a pilot effort, the system now offers 100 stations, clustered most densely downtown. Throughout Wednesday’s meeting, bike enthusiasts filtered into the room, greeting friends among both other attendees and Transportation Department officials. Bike helmets and sneakers dangled out of bags slung over shoulders; many people wore a pants leg rolled up. Some attendees had locked up their bikes downstairs in the Capital Bikeshare station just outside the building. The Transportation Department displayed posters showing the top station location picks of a recent electronic vote. The intersection of Georgia Avenue and Upshur Street NW was the most popular choice, See Bikeshare/Page 38

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District Digest Police investigating two sexual assaults Detectives are seeking the public’s help in investigating two recent sexual assaults that police believe are connected. In both cases, a female victim was picked up by a cab driver in the early morning hours, according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect is described as being a Middle Eastern man with

either olive or light-brown skin, approximately 30 to 40 years of age, thin build, thick or curly hair, and wearing dark clothing. The suspect’s vehicle is described as a dark-color cab with a dark interior. The first incident occurred May 11, when the victim was picked up from the Dupont Circle area and sexually assaulted near the 300 block of 18th Street NE, according to the release. Then, on May 22, another victim was picked up from the

Georgetown area and sexually assaulted in the 3700 block of Quebec Street NW, the release states. Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099 or 888919-CRIME (2746) or send anonymous information by calling 866411-TIPS (8477) or texting 50411.

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Department is investigating a homicide that took place early Sunday morning in the 5400 block of Georgia Avenue NW, according to a news release. Police identified the victim as 25-year-old Garrett Armand White of Northwest D.C. At approximately 3:25 a.m., 4th District police officers responded to a report of a male lying in the roadway and found the victim suffering from a laceration, according to the release. Paramedics transported the man to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Police are asking for help in solving the crime; rewards are available. Anyone with information should call 202-727-9099 or 888-919-CRIME (2746) or send anonymous information by calling 866-411-TIPS (8477) or texting 50411.

Group to host fun run at AU on Saturday The group Girls on the Run will hold a 5K family fun run at American University Saturday morning, according to a news release from the group. The New Balance-sponsored walk/run for all ages will begin at 10 a.m. on the university quad. Prerace activities beginning at 8:45 a.m. will include face painting, crazy-hair salon, yoga and stretching, snacks and games. The fee is $20 in advance or $25 on the day of the run. Children who complete the 5K will receive a “finishers medal,” according to the release from Girls on the Run. Proceeds and donations will fund scholarships for the group’s

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Janney plans trips for last day of school The recent decision by D.C. Public Schools to extend classes to June 20 caused a ripple of anxiety among many parents, who found themselves forced to switch vacation schedules or forgo the last day of school for their children. But for parents at Janney Elementary School, the extension caused some extra concern. The Tenleytown elementary school’s building is scheduled to undergo a highly anticipated modernization beginning June 18. And in order to finish by the start of school in late August, the city is planning to forge ahead despite the added school day. “I don’t know what they’re going to do,” said Janney parent and school improvement team member Jonathan Bender. “It’s very awkward.” But Fred Lewis, a spokesperson for the school system, said officials are expecting to offer field trips for Janney’s final day. “All students will be taken out of the building,” he wrote in an email. “We also are asking that a safe area be identified within the school in the event anyone cannot participate in the planned activities.”

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Budget bill includes stipulations for fundraising, advertising at city parks By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

As the citywide budget crunch takes its toll on funding for the District’s parks, two new bills would make it easier for officials to secure outside revenue. The legislation, included in the budget support act that passed the D.C. Council’s first reading last month, would allow the Department of Parks and Recreation to sell advertising space at its facilities. It would also allow “friends� groups to hold fundraisers on public property, and developers to offer money to the parks department as they negotiate for zoning exemptions.

Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser, who introduced the bills earlier this spring, said in a May 2 hearing of her Committee on Libraries, Parks and Recreation that the measures would help ease the pain from budget cuts. “It is my belief, and especially within the budgetary constraints of the agency, that we need to come up with creative ways to increase revenue at our parks,� Bowser said at the hearing, “and it is my intent to supplement publicly funded operations with alternative and independent revenue streams. But very carefully.� That note of caution echoed throughout the hearing. The legislation would authorize the

Parks and Recreation Department to draft guidelines for the advertisements and other proposals, which the full D.C. Council would then use as a basis for changes to D.C. law. The agency would involve the community in any discussions during that process, said director JesĂşs Aguirre. “Certainly as we begin advertising and placing the name of for-profit organizations on some of the amenities that the city has, obviously we want to be very, very careful and we want to make sure that these are things that ultimately support the mission of DPR,â€? he said. Aguirre said his department would research how other jurisdictions handle adver-

tising for lessons on how the District could proceed with such a program. “In almost every city I’ve been in, when you go to a baseball field, there’s sponsorship or advertising either on the scoreboard or on the fences that says, ‘Such and such bank sponsors this team or this league,’� he said. And businesses that provide money for parks themselves, rather than teams or leagues, often request a form of branding in recognition of their contribution, Aguirre added. In an interview, Bowser said she was not yet sure what types of advertising or what types of businesses she would like to see. As written, the bill specifically bans alcohol, See Parks/Page 22

Skateboard park eyed for RFK Stadium site By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

An underused parking lot at RFK Memorial Stadium could soon be the site of the city’s first professionally designed skateboard park, under plans the Washington Convention and Sports Authority is now circulating. And those plans are on a very fast track: The authority hopes to have a roughly 50,000-square-foot skate park built on the stadium’s parking lot 3 in time to host a national competition, the Maloof Money Cup, this Labor Day weekend. The new skate park would bring in revenue and suburban boarders, as well as serve District kids, said Erik Moses, vice president for sports, entertainment and special events at the authority, which manages the convention center, the D.C. Armory and the halfcentury-old stadium. “Our kids need more recreation opportunities, and it would draw people from outside the city, too,� said Moses. Finding new uses for the stadium and its grounds has been “a challenge,� Moses said last week. “It’s beloved, but also 50 years old.� The authority, he said, is always looking for events that bring in revenue, provide an “amenity� for the community, and help develop citywide sports. So when a private sports firm broached the idea of

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building a skate park at RFK Stadium, the fit seemed perfect, Moses said — it’s already a big sports venue, with a Metro station steps away. And offering a highquality skateboard park in the District might also get rogue skateboarders off Freedom Plaza and various monument grounds, where they now clash with pedestrians and tear up the concrete, he added. Moses said the authority is “still in negotiations� with a firm that designs and builds skate parks and did not want to give its name yet because “it’s not a done deal.� A firm named California Skateparks, which says on its website that it has designed and built more than 200 skate parks, supplied some rough design drawings for the authority. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts last month approved tentative plans for the park, which will be presented to the National Capital Planning Commission in early July. Moses said he also wants to consult with the neighboring Kingman Park community. “The next step, frankly, is to socialize with the neighbors� and vet the idea, said Moses. Although the city already has a modest skateboard park in Shaw, “we want one that’s world-class,� Moses said. “We want it to be a magnet.� The Maloof Money Cup, established in 2008 by a California family that owns the Sacramento Kings basketball team, is now an annual event that attracts See Skateboard/Page 24

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Burglary â– 2500 block, K St.; residence; May 22. â– 2500 block, K St.; residence; May 22. Stolen auto â– 23rd and I streets; street; May 24. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 26th and L streets; street; May 24. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1200 block, 23rd St.; street; May 25.

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Robbery (force and violence) â– 1900 block, Q St.; sidewalk; May 26. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1200 block, Connecticut Ave.; street; May 22. Burglary â– 1800 block, Riggs Place; residence; May 23. â– 2100 block, Florida Ave.; resi-

dence; May 25. Stolen auto â– 1500 block, Caroline St.; street; May 21. â– New Hampshire Avenue and T Street; street; May 24. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1800 block, New Hampshire Ave.; residence; May 21. â– 2000 block, L St.; sidewalk; May 25. Theft (below $250) â– 20th and S streets; street; May 22. â– 1000 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; May 23. â– 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; May 23. â– 800 block, Vermont Ave.; government building; May 23. â– 1700 block, Church St.; residence; May 23. â– 800 block, 18th St.; store; May 25. â– 1500 block, 22nd St.; sidewalk; May 25. â– 1700 block, Connecticut Ave.; restaurant; May 26. â– 1500 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; May 26. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 18th and S streets; restaurant; May 21. â– 1600 block, Massachusetts Ave.; street; May 21. â– 1200 block, New Hampshire Ave.; street; May 21. â– 16th and Q streets; unspecified premises; May 21. â– 2100 block, Decatur Place; street; May 21. â– 1600 block, Riggs Place; street; May 23. â– 2200 block, S St.; street; May 23. â– 900 block, 17th St.; street; May 24. â– 19th and Swann streets; street; May 24.

â– N Street and New Hampshire Avenue; street; May 24. â– 1600 block, 16th St.; street; May 24. â– 19th and S streets; street; May 24. â– 1700 block, P St.; street; May 26. â– 16th and Q streets; street; May 26. â– 1700 block, Q St.; street; May 26.

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Group of Glover Park residents aims to strip club of liquor license By JULIA FISHER Current Correspondent

Michael Papanicolas and his father before him have owned JP’s Night Club since 1986, but when Papanicolas sought to renew his liquor license this year, he met a protest from 16 neighbors of the Glover Park strip club. The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

heard the case last Wednesday and is expected to vote on the license within three months. The strip club at 2412 Wisconsin Ave. has been on a three-year hiatus since it burned down in January 2008. Papanicolas is set to take possession of a newly constructed building on the site on June 1. He plans to sell the liquor license to a new owner, who he said would continue similar operations.

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Community members who filed the protest last week claimed the license renewal would negatively impact the increasingly family-oriented Glover Park. Papanicolas’ attorney, James Charles, said the claim that the club would change the neighborhood was absurd considering the business’ longevity. “There was not one solitary violation of

ABC regulations” during the 22 years JP’s operated, Charles told the board. Papanicolas signed a voluntary agreement with the advisory neighborhood commission to pre-empt a protest in 2007. The club was in complete compliance at the time of the fire. “There can’t be any ground for a protest in light of the fact that the premises had been See Club/Page 24

GW COMMUNITY CALENDAR A selection of this month’s GW events—neighbors welcome!

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

June 1-June 24 Sean Scully: Works on Paper The Luther W. Brady Art Gallery Media and Public Affairs Building 805 21st St., NW Outspoken and erudite New York-based, internationallyknown artist Sean Scully will display works on paper culled from the artist’s own collection. Many of these works on paper will be shown publicly for the first time in the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery. Twenty-seven works, spanning the years 1976-2008, in watercolor, drawing, and pastel convey the same structural composition and mastery of color as his larger paintings, for which he is best known. Gallery hours are Tuesday– Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. $ June 4 at 8 p.m. and June 5 at 3 p.m.

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington presents Jennifer Holliday in “And I Am Telling You” Lisner Auditorium 730 21st St., NW Tony winner for her show-stopping, jaw-dropping performance in Dreamgirls, Jennifer Holliday joins the men of GMCW for an evening of entertainment and empowerment, including a featured role in the world premiere of our 30th Anniversary commission by Michael Shaieb. See gmcw.org for ticketing information.

For more information on the GW community calendar, please contact Britany Waddell in the Office of Community Relations at 202-994-9132 or visit us at www.neighborhood. gwu.edu

June 4 Colonials for the Cure The National Mall Join the GW Colonials for the Cure at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and be a part of a global movement to end breast cancer forever. A t-shirt and breakfast on the National Mall will be provided for team members. Visit the Susan G. Komen website to register and for more information.

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July 13: Karate Kid (2010) PG July 20: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) PG July 27: Star Trek (2009) PG 13 August 3: TRON Legacy (2010) PG

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The University of the District of Columbia is getting closer to a compromise with Van Ness neighbors about its expansion plans, school officials and community leaders told the Zoning Commission last week. Several residents at Wednesday’s hearing, however, still expressed strong skepticism that the university could fulfill its promise to prevent increased traffic and parking congestion as it grows enrollment, builds a new student center and adds 600 beds of on-campus housing. After a contentious hearing last month, zoning commissioners asked the Forest Hills/Van Ness advisory neighborhood commission and other community groups to meet with university officials and try to settle their differences about the school’s 10-year campus plan. University attorney David Avitabile said the school agreed to provide its students, faculty and staff members $25 per semester toward a Metro SmarTrip card or a membership in Zipcar or Capital Bikeshare, to discourage driving to campus. The school also pledged to host regular community meetings and to look into shifting the location of its planned student housing to allow for a larger buffer. “Many of our conditions are outside our comfort zone,” said Joseph L. Askew Jr., chair of the university’s board of trustees. “But we understand the need to work with our neighbors as we march toward our vision.” Over the next decade, the school hopes to transform itself from a commuter campus to a top-notch public university and expand enrollment from 3,200 to 6,500. Officials hope to attract more students with a planned three-story student center at Van Ness Street and Connecticut Avenue — which they aim to begin constructing immediately — along with the dorms they plan to build in a few years. Even so, officials said the scale of their proposal is dwarfed by campus plans from other city universities. The University of District of See Campus/Page 22

Save the Date Films on the Vern 2011 Wednesday July 13-Aug 3 at 8:30 p.m. Mount Vernon Campus 2100 Foxhall Road, NW Four movies showcasing fictional stories will be shown at GW’s Mount Vernon Campus. Movies will be shown Wednesday nights on the Mount Vernon Campus Quad. Rain location for all dates is the Eckles Library Auditorium, also on the Mount Vernon Campus. These films are free and open to the public.

June 4 at 1 p.m. “Music for Brunch” Mount Vernon Campus Hand Chapel 2100 Foxhall Road, NW Jessica Krash’s Chamber Music Seminar invites you to a free concert of chamber music, “Music for Brunch”. The players include alumni, students, faculty and members of the wider GW community. Music by Beethoven, Brahms, Purcell, Ibert, Chausson, Prokofiev, and DC composers John Martin, Leeds Barroll, and Michael Fantus. For more information, contact Jessica Krash at jkrash@gwu.edu. This event is free and open to the public. $

June 23 at 8 p.m. Youssou N’Dour Lisner Auditorium 730 21st St., NW Superstar Senegalese vocalist Youssou N’Dour absorbs the entire diversity of the Senegalese musical spectrum in his work, often filtering his country’s musical heritage through a modernist lens of genre-defying rock or pop music from outside Senegalese culture. N’Dour has made mbalax--developed as a blend of the country’s traditional griot percussion and praise-singing with Afro-Cuban arrangements and flavors--famous throughout the world during nearly 30 years of recording and touring outside of Senegal with his band, the Super Étoile. Tickets are available for $30, $40, $55, $65 and can be purchased at the Lisner Box Office. Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Foggy Bottom Market Eye Street Mall I St. between New Hampshire and 24th Street, NW. The Foggy Bottom market returns for another season. Offerings include fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, organic and grass-fed meats, handmade cheeses, breads, desserts, preserves, herbs, flowers, plants and more. Every Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. through Nov 23. For more information, visit www.freshfarmmarket.org.

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Northwest Real Estate ANC 1C ANCMorgan 1C Adams ■ADAMS MORGAN The commission will meet at 7 p.m. June 1 at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■public safety report. ■presentation by Joy Phillips, associate director of the D.C. Office of Planning State Data Center. ■update on the 18th Street reconstruction project. ■committee reports. ■consideration of a motion in support of a grant for Young Playwrights’ Theater. ■consideration of a motion to provide funds for a graduation ceremony at Marie Reed Learning Center. ■consideration of a resolution supporting D.C. statehood. ■consideration of a motion in opposition to an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Vida. ■consideration of a resolution in support of expediting sidewalk repairs at 2418 17th St. The commission’s planning, zoning and transportation committee will hold a public meeting to discuss proposed bike lanes on Columbia Road. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. June 6 at the Kalorama Recreation Center, 1875 Columbia Road. For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org. ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy ■FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END The commission will meet at

7 p.m. June 15 at School Without Walls, 2130 G St. NW. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B2B ANC Dupont Circle ■DUPONT CIRCLE The commission will meet at 7 p.m. June 8 in the Brookings Institution building, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net. ANC 2C ANC 2C Shaw ■SHAW The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 1 at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. For details, call 202-387-1596. ANC 2D2D ANC Sheridan-Kalorama ■SHERIDAN-KALORAMA At the commission’s May 16 meeting: ■Kindy French of the SheridanKalorama Historical Association announced that her organization had reviewed projects at 1925 24th St. and 1832 24th St. and that both are complying with Historic Preservation Review Board rules. ■a representative of Friends of Mitchell Park reported that two recent events, the Garden Party and First Tango in the Park, were well-attended. ■Phil Baker of the Call Box Restoration Project announced that tours of the neighborhood’s 16 historic police and fire department call boxes have been popular among tourists and residents alike. ■a representative of Restore Mass Ave group announced a “Tree Keeping Session� would be held May 24. ■David Bender announced that the Spanish Steps Preservation Project’s May 7 jazz concert raised $5,000 to help maintain the stairs on 22nd Street between Decatur Place and S Street. ■Eric Lamar and four residents agreed to serve on the commission’s transportation management plan working group. ■commissioners announced that the Republic of Serbia will present plans for 2221 R St. at the commission’s June 20 meeting. ■commissioners voted 2-0 to oppose an application to the Historic Preservation Review Board for a garage roof deck at 2208 Wyoming Ave. ■the Sheridan-Kalorama Neighborhood Council announced that it had identified four derelict international properties in the community: the Pakistan chancery at 2201 R St., a Pakistan property at 2415 Massachusetts Ave., the Argentine Embassy at 2136 R St., and the Thai Cultural Building at 23rd Street and Kalorama Road. The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs had pledged in April to inspect any properties the community identi-

fied as problematic and report to the U.S. State Department. ■commissioners decided not to take a position on Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School, which is scheduled to open in August at 2001 S St. Because the school plans to take its students to Mitchell Park, commissioners asked that officials at the school and the park privately agree on how to manage students’ visits to the park. ■commissioners announced that the D.C. Department of Public Works is now charging residents $45 for new 32-gallon trash and recycling carts. The cost for 96gallon Supercans is still $62.50. ■commissioners invited residents to participate in a Neighborhood Planning Group for the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Interested residents can call 202481-3015 or email hsema.outreach@dc.gov. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. June 20 at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, contact davidanc2d01@aol.com or visit anc2d.org. ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ■GEORGETOWN / CLOISTERS Cloisters BURLEITH / HILLANDALE The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. The commission adjusted its normal schedule because the meeting would otherwise occur on Independence Day. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 2F 2F ANC Logan Circle ■LOGAN CIRCLE The commission will meet at 7 p.m. June 1 at Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements. ■reports from government agencies. ■police report. ■consideration of street-closing requests for the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure on June 4 and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 14th annual Light the Night Walk on Oct. 15. ■consideration of Alcoholic Beverage Control matters: Eagle Cafe, 1414 9th St. ■consideration of community development committee matters: Pizzolio’s, 1418 12th St., sidewalk cafe; 1109 M St., application for a zoning variance to permit a building addition to make it multifamily; and 14th and R streets, traffic control plan. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

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CLINIC From Page 3 Services would include psychiatric evaluations, education and group therapy. He anticipates approximately 18 or 19 patients per night, and about 10 employees. “These days the gold standard for treatment is outpatient,� said Allem, who would serve as the clinic’s president. “It’s hard to build a defense against alcoholism and drugs in isolation. What we plan to do is be engaged in people’s lives for up to a year.� Bobby Coffey, who plans to serve as the clinic’s practice manager, said the goal is to transform the way people view addiction. “I think there’s a lot of stigma associated with

POOL From Page 1 already making neighbors sweat. “The closer we live, the angrier we are,� he said. In March, Vida owner David von Storch applied for a tavern license for the new “Penthouse Pool Club� to be located on the roof of the building. The pool is slated to include private cabanas, lounge areas, a fire pit, food and cocktails with an occupancy of 299 people. “The issue is putting 300 people in an outside space with liquor and music this close to residential buildings,� Smith said. “The noise will be too great.� He said he’s especially concerned about the bar’s proposed hours of operation and alcohol sales. According to the liquor-license application, the pool club would be allowed to operate from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Sundays, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. “It’s a huge issue with noise,� said Bill Schulz, whose building, the Wilton, is across an alley from Vida. “The neighbors are very upset about it.� Furthermore, Schulz said he’s been disturbed by assertions in the liquor-license application that the site is mainly surrounded by business and retail establishments. “That’s not true,� he said. And Schulz said he’s unhappy about the construction at the site, which, he said, has flouted guidelines outlined in Vida’s permit. “There have been repeated construction violations,� Schulz said. “They were starting too early, at 6 and 6:30 rather than 7 a.m.� He said workers have also been hammering and sawing on Sundays, even though they’re not supposed to be. So Schulz said he has joined with a group of fellow neighbors to file an official protest of the liquorlicense application. Meanwhile, last month, the Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission voted 6-0 — with commissioner Mike Silverstein not participating — to protest the liquor-license application on the basis of peace, order

addiction,� he said. Instead, Coffey said, addiction should be treated like any illness requiring “specialty� treatment. So, Allem said, the clinic would foster strong referral relationships with doctors to help identify clients early on in their illnesses. And the clinic would offer educational seminars to help raise awareness in the community. After all, Allem said, the goal is to meet the needs of the community. He said a recent survey by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration found that D.C. leads the country for cities with untreated addiction, and areas within wards 2 and 3 are among those with the highest addiction rates in the District.

and quiet, subject to the negotiation of a voluntary agreement. But von Storch said he understands neighbors’ concerns and never expected to keep the poolside bar open to 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. every night. Instead, he said, he wanted “maximum flexibility� so that members can throw occasional cocktail parties or receptions at the space. “It’s never been my intention to operate those hours on a regular basis,� he said. He added that there will be no live entertainment — only “ambient� recorded music as allowed by law. “You can have a conversation without having to strain to hear it,� he said. As for construction, he said the earlier hours and Sunday work were “mistakes� made by an “overzealous contractor.� He said he knows of only one incident of Sunday work, and a few early starts, which, he said, he addressed immediately. “It was the exception, not the rule,� he said of the early construction. But, he said, he’s sympathetic to neighbors’ frustration. “That does not mean to someone who is sleeping at 6 a.m. it’s not horribly disruptive.� Schulz said he’s optimistic. “I don’t think anyone objects to David von Storch and his legitimate business interests. It’s a good business. He’s a good business person. We just need more cooperation, more concern for the neighbors.� He said he hopes that a meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Vida site, will be an important first step. “We’re hoping to have a constructive dialogue with David, and that he’ll be more aware of the impact of his new facility.� Von Storch said he plans to do just that. “I’m going to sit down and listen to the concerns and make accommodations where I can. My hope is we can sign a voluntary agreement.� He added that he believes neighbors will quickly come around to the gym after it opens in a few weeks. “Vida Fitness will truly represent the best in fitness equipment and facilities available in the United States,� he said. “And I am confident the pool will be perceived as a tremendous amenity for our neighbors.�

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“When we think of addiction, we think of last-stage addiction,� Allem said. But he said wards 2 and 3 include universities, which tend to bring up the average for drinking. And he said the wards tend to have a lot of alcohol establishments, too. “If you look at where liquor licenses are in the District, they’re not in Ward 5,� he said. “They’re in wards 1, 2 and 3.� He said most Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are in wards 2 and 3, too. “The bottom line is that there’s a population that needs care and isn’t getting it,� Coffey said. He said the clinic is not seeking to be a Medicaid or Medicare provider, but will provide a percentage of services to low-income individuals free of charge. Most clients will

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be self-pay, he said. Commissioner Karen Perry asked whether Allem had plans for security. She said she worried the clinic could attract “pushers.� Allem responded that the clinic would attract people committed to getting sober, who tend not to be much of a market for drug dealers. But he said he would take the concern under advisement. Aquila hopes to obtain a Certificate of Need from the D.C. Department of Health this summer and open in the fall. Community input is not required for the certificate, but Coffey said he and Allem wanted to apprise neighbors of their efforts. The commission, meanwhile, plans to have a full discussion on Aquila’s proposal at its June 20 meeting.

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Taxing decisions In adopting an $11 billion operating budget for the city, the D.C. Council last week nixed Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed hike in income taxes for residents earning more than $200,000 a year. We believe council members made the right decision. Though debate swirls around claims that at least some high earners are likely to leave a jurisdiction that raises their taxes, the District is in a particularly precarious situation. As Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans has pointed out, a large proportion of the region’s wealthiest residents live in McLean, Va. It would not take much to encourage more to leave the city — or discourage affluent would-be taxpayers from choosing the District. Even if proponents are correct that those affected would end up paying on average a modest $33 a month in extra taxes, we don’t think that would change perceptions. In terms of income taxes, image is likely to loom larger than reality. And the District can’t afford to add to its image as a heavily taxed jurisdiction. The council’s decision to end a tax exemption on out-of-state municipal bonds is much more defensible: No other jurisdiction’s residents get interest from such bonds tax-free. Thus, the District essentially has been providing a subsidy for other states and cities that issue tax-free bonds. It’s true that the District stands to harm those who shaped their investment portfolios around the longstanding policy. Ideally, D.C. would eliminate the exemption on only newly purchased bonds. The council should consider doing so when it revisits the budget support act on June 14, although a change would require identifying an additional revenue source or a reduction in expenditures. Officials should also examine the feasibility of pursuing reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions — thereby enhancing the marketability and value of our bonds, while also providing D.C. residents with a way to diversify their tax-free bond portfolios.

Not worth a medal Legislation pending before the D.C. Council would make sweeping changes to the District’s taxicab industry — perhaps even more dramatic than when meters replaced the zone system. A bill introduced this spring by Council members Marion Barry, Harry Thomas Jr. and Michael Brown would set up a medallion system and reduce the number of cabs serving the city from about 6,500 to no more than 4,000. A 2010 memorandum from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer summarizes the concept — and succinctly outlines the pitfalls: “Introduction of a medallion system institutes entry barriers to the taxicab market by restricting the supply of taxicabs. There is broad consensus among economists that such restrictions allow a small group of private citizens — those who are among the first round of recipients of medallions — to earn windfall profits at the expense of consumers and drivers without medallions.” The writer goes on to note that other jurisdictions have seen higher fares and longer waits. We believe it would become particularly hard to hail a cab in outlying areas of the city as most cabs would stick close to the lucrative downtown trade. Proponents, of course, paint a rosier picture. Reform, they say, would mean newer, more comfortable cabs with quality amenities. They describe the current situation as essentially a free-for-all, with a ballooning number of cabs leading to deteriorated service. Such arguments do not diminish the fact that the bill smacks of a power grab — an assessment bolstered by the number of drivers who are skeptical of the proposal. Nor do they acknowledge that the District could set higher standards as a condition of their licenses. Absent compelling evidence, the D.C. Council should reject the proposed legislation. It seems highly unlikely that the medallion system would benefit D.C. taxi riders or the city as a whole.

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as a three-member committee come up with a simple redistricting plan to realign ward boundaries, or is the panel’s proposal a selfinterested mess? A public hearing this evening will give citizens a chance to weigh in on this latest 10-year adjustment. Ward 6 D.C. Council member Tommy Wells isn’t happy. He was fuming last Thursday over the proposed redistricting, saying it’s an outrage that a piece of far Capitol Hill in Ward 6 is being sliced off into Ward 7 while Ward 6 is gaining some economically challenged neighborhoods. But Wells appeared most upset with Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans, co-chair of the special redistricting subcommittee that drew the proposed lines. Wells charged that Evans had a conflict of interest, drawing lines that ensured Evans kept the convention center, among other coveted sites, in his home Ward 2. Wells said the other two on the special subcommittee, at-large council members Michael A. Brown and Phil Mendelson, have no particular allegiance to a ward like Evans. The whole thing “undermines the credibility” of the new plan, Wells contended. Evans dismissed Wells’ comments as “snarky.” He said the panel listened to all sorts of competing information before drawing the new lines. But Evans did acknowledge that he purposely kept the convention center in his ward because he is the council member most identified with getting it built and it falls under the jurisdiction of his Finance and Revenue Committee. The special redistricting panel voted 3-0 to formally propose its plan. The meeting ended in a bit of chaos when Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry — not a redistricting committee member — wouldn’t stop talking, complaining that he had wanted some wealthier areas shifted into mostly poor Ward 8. Subcommittee cochair Michael Brown fussed back at Barry and ruled him out of order; Mendelson reached over and clicked off Barry’s microphone; and co-chair Evans declared the meeting over after a quick vote. There may be tweaks here and there after the next hearing, but it looks like the train is set for this next 10-year ride. Some disgruntled Ward 4 residents, who wanted to return to Ward 3, won’t get their way, either. Five of the eight wards have no or miniscule changes. So that means unless there’s a big surprise, the vote to approve redistricting is pretty much a formality now. ■ Working on Walmart. Mayor Vincent Gray was none too subtle in his meeting with Walmart executives who want to open four stores in the city. Great, says the mayor, but you won’t open any if you don’t also open one at Skyland Mall in Southeast Washington. Washington Post reporter Jonathan O’Connell wrote about the demand in an exclusive. The mayor’s office has since suggested it was

more of an appeal rather than a demand, but no one misses the fact that Ward 7 is Mayor Gray’s home ward and he has made Skyland a priority. Worried Walmart officials put out a calm, reasonable release in response, saying the company is anxious to open in Washington and, of course, will “expedite our due diligence” to consider Skyland. Bottom line? Skyland is a ripe site for redevelopment, but it has been mired in legal wrangles for years. There’s no certainty that any real development is going to occur there in the immediate future. Why would Walmart want to step into that mess? Still, look for Walmart to work out some type of compromise to satisfy the mayor. ■ “Fully Loaded” success. We’ve watched a lot of budget battles in our time, but last week’s vote on the $10 billion 2012 city budget was unique. The mayor proposed a budget earlier this year, and the council has been reviewing it for the past two months. Council Chairman Kwame Brown didn’t release his version of the budget until the night before it was up for a vote. None of that was unusual. What was odd is that Mayor Gray released a letter to the council even before the vote. The letter said Gray supports the council version of the budget. It’s the first time we can remember that a mayor had done that. (“Fully Loaded” is the nickname the Washington City Paper has given Brown. It stems from the flap over two “fully loaded” sport utility vehicles that marred the beginning of Brown’s term as chairman. Brown promised to repay some costs to the city involved with those SUVs, but the mayor’s administration has yet to say what those costs are. Hint to the mayor: We’re still waiting.) ■ Pools open. There was lots of hoopla surrounding the opening of the city’s outdoor pools for the summer. Every pool will be open six days a week starting June 21; until then, they’re open on weekends only. Mayor Gray did the ceremonial opening last Friday, but he declined to jump in himself. That continues a sad abdication of duty. Mayor Anthony Williams began a cool summer tradition by doing a cannonball into the pools on opening day. Mayor Adrian Fenty declined to follow suit, and now Gray has done the same. But we’d still like to see a mayoral cannonball. Maybe the city each year should bring back Mayor Williams to perform the spectacle. ■ Honoring Kenny Cox. Kenny Cox first joined the D.C. fire department in 1965, and he’s been a Local 36 union leader since 1971. He’s served through a lot of change and a lot of union-management headaches. On Sunday, the firefighters union acknowledged his long service, naming the Bladensburg Road NE headquarters after him. It’s a fine honor and a welldeserved tribute to a man who has lived, breathed and bled for his union and his fire department. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tax on out-of-state bonds hurts seniors On May 25, the D.C. Council voted to tax non-D.C. municipal bonds. A proposal to “grandfather” bonds purchased by Oct. 1, 2011, lost by one vote. Voting in support of the grandfather clause were Council members Mary Cheh, Jack Evans, Yvette Alexander, Muriel Bowser,

Kwame Brown and David Catania. For many of us, municipal bonds are a critical part of our retirement income, making it possible for us to remain in D.C. To suddenly tax these bonds, especially those previously purchased in good faith, will likely cause great harm to many seniors. The council’s argument for this new tax is that other states handle municipal bonds this way. This is an unfair position, however: If you live in Maryland, for example, you can diversify

your risk by investing in bonds issued by many different types of municipalities (rural, suburban, urban, et cetera). In D.C., you will be able to invest tax-free in bonds issued by only one city, which is very risky. There is still time to act; this issue will be up for another vote on June 14. I urge readers of The Current to contact key council members such as Phil Mendelson and Vincent Orange and ask them to vote against this new tax. Beth Marcus Wesley Heights

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American University plan needs overhaul VIEWPOINT CHARLES HAMILTON

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s a resident of Spring Valley since 1973, I have been involved in American University campus plans in 1990, 2000 and now 2010. For several years, my wife served as an advisory neighborhood commissioner. I’ve always believed in the importance of adhering to sound urban planning and design practices to ensure that new development will not become objectionable to surrounding neighborhoods. If a university is a cultural amenity that is essential to the overall community, planning should be important to both town and gown. I believe a good plan should address community concerns before they have been expressed. The university’s expressed needs and goals ought not be the dreams of edifice-complex-infected educators, either. The community is well aware that American University needs to improve its housing facilities in order to be competitive with other institutions of its size. We fully understand that its resources are limited in terms of land for future expansion. Because of this, we believe the university must garner these resources not for tomorrow but for the years ahead. After 18 months of discussions, Neighbors for a Livable Community and other community groups believed that the university and its neighbors could benefit from a far more imaginative and visionary campus-planning process. For the first time since the D.C. campus planning process was put in place, Neighbors for a Livable

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ‘Bump-outs’ would impede traffic flow The Current correctly reported the “chilly reception” that Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C and neighbors gave to the public space plans for Cathedral Commons that were presented on May 16 [“Transportation issues loom for Giant,” May 18]. The block of Newark Street between Wisconsin and Idaho avenues is the project’s central spine, linking its south and north blocks. At the same time, Newark is a public roadway and it will provide access to two parking garages. The D.C. Department of Transportation’s proposal — to configure this stretch of Newark as a “pedestrian-friendly” place that “people come into and enjoy” and that “blends in with the atmosphere that [planners] are trying to create” — is in conflict with the traffic it needs to convey. The agency proposes “bumpouts” — extensions of the sidewalks on both sides — to make the crosswalks between them shorter than the street’s full width. Four pairs of bump-outs are proposed for this one block: at the Idaho and Wisconsin intersections, and one pair on each side of the parking

Community, instead of just hiring an attorney, retained an urban planning firm to analyze various options to the university’s critical housing needs and future plans. Guess what? We found that the main campus core offers opportunities for growth and improvement that would enhance a student’s college experience. The result of this work was not a plan, but an alternative framework for the parties to work from. If ever good ideas were hard to sell, this was such an instance. We offered the framework as a basis for further negotiations only to have the university attack it during an advisory neighborhood commission meeting as a means of creating confusion among neighbors. In the end, the university’s proposed campus plan is hidebound in the 1960s. It is a non-plan that simply doesn’t add up, and group after group has rejected it. The outdated approach is unfortunate, particularly given the situation the community and the university find themselves in today with the proposed massive expansion of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s operations at Ward Circle. We believe there should be far more common ground between town and gown, and we are perplexed that the university does not seem to understand this. What is needed is a commitment by American University to better planning, a delay to get it right this time, and a moratorium until the Department of Homeland Security’s monumental destructive gridlock issues have been resolved. At present, the American University campus plan is not good for the community. Charles Hamilton, a Spring Valley resident, is a member of the Spring Valley-Wesley Heights Citizens Association and Neighbors for a Livable Community.

garage entrances. A Metrobus shelter will extend the length of one midblock bump-out. Rather than improving safety, these impediments will hinder necessary traffic and put pedestrians at risk. The north-block residential garage and the south-block garage for all patrons and employees of both blocks are accessed via Newark. Bump-outs on both sides of the garage entrances will interfere with drivers’ sight lines, making crossing less safe for pedestrians and the patrons Cathedral Commons seeks to attract. The bump-outs will restrict traffic flow on this block of Newark. At the Wisconsin intersection, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction, so drivers turning left onto Wisconsin will hold up cars behind them while they wait for pedestrians and cars crossing Wisconsin. Rather than mitigating the project’s undesirable impacts, this plan for Newark Street will create additional problems. Residents and businesses on all sides of Cathedral Commons will be affected by increased traffic. Restricting traffic on Newark to benefit the “atmosphere” that Cathedral Commons’ developers desire will unnecessarily augment traffic and congestion on other streets. In expressing concerns about the traffic plans, the neighborhood commission and community resi-

dents are not trying to derail the project. They want to ensure that sound decisions are implemented to enable sound redevelopment. Even the developers don’t seem to want the bump-outs. As quoted by The Current, Giant’s lawyer said, “If the bump-outs are a problem, tell DDOT and we’ll get rid of them.” I hope the Transportation Department will listen. Margaret Lenzner Cleveland Park

Work for compromise on AU campus plan I applaud advisory neighborhood commissioner Matt Frumin [“American University is neighborhood asset,” Viewpoint, May 4] for his insights, diplomatic approach and hard work in trying to find common ground among residents of American University Park regarding American University’s building proposals. Throughout my 17 years as a homeowner in the neighborhood, rarely have I seen people trying to come together to compromise on any proposed changes in the area. Mr. Frumin lays out a great start to finding compromise and consensus between the university and its neighbors. I hope my neighbors and American University will join him. Sherry Ettleson American University Park

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Parking garages, corporations and athletes see tax hikes in 2012 budget By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

The $11 billion budget the D.C. Council approved last week contains a bevy of tax and fee hikes to help close a projected $322 million budget gap, as well as a funding shift to address local priorities. Along with a new tax on out-of-state municipal bonds, the council approved a hike in the sales tax for private parking garages from 12 percent to 18 percent. The council also approved a “combined reporting� system to ensure that corporations operating in multiple jurisdictions pay a fair share of the taxes here. Professional athletes who earn income in

TAXES From Page 1 proposal would have restored the exemption for current bond holders if additional revenue allowed. But by the narrowest of margins, members voted 7-6 to strip that item from their revenue “wish list.� The contentious issue will probably be revisited during a second vote on the budget support act on June 14. And in an 8-5 vote, the council rejected a hike in income taxes for the city’s wealthiest residents, arguing it could cause them to leave the city for lower-tax jurisdictions.

the District would pay taxes on that income here, under a last-minute amendment offered by at-large member Phil Mendelson, Jack Evans of Ward 2 and Harry Thomas of Ward 5. Mendelson said 21 other jurisdictions also have what he called “the jock tax.� That measure requires congressional approval. The council also reject- Mendelson ed several controversial taxes and fees — including a sales tax on live theater — and substituted a new tax on security services, private investigators and armored cars. Members rejected an escalating

Mayor Vincent Gray had proposed a new tax bracket for those earning more than $200,000 a year — 8.9 percent on income over that amount, up from the current 8.5 percent that applies to all incomes over $40,000. Thus the council swapped an income-tax hike that would have netted the city an estimated $18.7 million a year, for the municipal bond tax expected to bring in $13 million. Members filled the gap with a slew of new fees and taxes, many originally proposed by Gray. Gray’s initial budget proposal was scrubbed in other ways. Council Chairman Kwame Brown

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fee scale for residential parking permits for households with more than one car, but upped the basic fee per car from $15 to $35 a year. But they restored funds to keep the fare for D.C. Circulator buses at $1. Ward 4 member Muriel Bowser won approval for a funding shift that takes $750,000 from the University of the District of Columbia’s capital budget to provide better lighting at Sherman Circle. Bowser said the university has excess funds in its capital budget, and that better lighting is needed to control crime around the circle, which is controlled by the National Park Service. Bowser also said she was pleased to restore funding to maintain the E6 Metrobus route that runs from Friendship Heights to

said that despite “challenging financial times� he managed to restore many of the cuts proposed for human service agencies, thus providing funds to house homeless families, delay a cut in welfare benefits for some longtime recipients, and provide interim assistance for the disabled awaiting federal benefits. Restoration of funds for social services seemed to please a large crowd of advocates who packed the Council Chamber, wearing blue Tshirts of the Washington Interfaith Network that said “JOBS NOW!� and yellow T-shirts that demanded “Housing for All.� But the debate over taxes — and tax policy — left many shaking their heads. Many critics describe the District’s current income tax structure as markedly regressive for a liberal city. Social service advocates have long pushed for a higher rate for top earners. But that proposal, in various forms, has been rejected by

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Knollwood in Chevy Chase. Although the council was unable to come up with funds to roll back rates on parking meters, Ward 6 member Tommy Wells drafted a “wish list� of future priorities. Rates would first be reduced on parking meters that take only coins, and then on two-hour meters “where there is not enough demand to justify $2 an hour. It’s not reasonable to expect people to carry around rolls of quarters,� he said. At-large member Michael Brown won insertion of a measure to require more fiscal analysis before the city grants tax exemptions or abatements to developers, and better reporting on whether the exemptions yield results in jobs created or revenue for the city. That proposal had been bottled up in committee.

a split council in previous years. At-large member Michael Brown, a chief proponent, said an 8.9 percent rate for income over $200,000 would affect less than 5 percent of taxpayers, costing them about $33 a month. “That doesn’t really hurt,� he said. The proposal has inspired surprisingly little controversy since Gray proposed it in March. But Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans said the current 8.5 percent rate is already the highest in the region. “It doesn’t do us well to raise it even higher,� he said, arguing that would only encourage affluent residents to move to the suburbs. On the other hand, taxing out-ofstate municipal bonds “makes us the same as every other jurisdiction,� chair Kwame Brown noted. At-large member Phil Mendelson weighed the tax tradeoff differently. “The income tax mostly gets at people who are actively earning. But a municipal bond tax gets at people who are retired� and depend on municipal bonds for retirement income, he said. Municipal bonds, issued by local governments and agencies like school boards and sewer systems, are generally considered a safe and stable investment. In the past, the District offered an exemption on taxes for all municipal bonds because the city had few bonds to offer its own residents. But now, argued Ward 6 member Tommy Wells, “We have the same range of bonds as every other state in the union. Why give an exemption that no other state does? Why not advantage our own bonds, like every other state?� There was consensus among legislators that the District should eliminate the tax exemption for future purchases of out-of-state bonds. But what about residents who have already purchased the bonds from other jurisdictions on the assumption their earnings would be taxexempt? That question provoked a long debate. As Evans put it, “We all agree with the policy decision going forward. But we’re really stuck now with people who bought out-of-state bonds already. There’s a fundamental unfairness for retirees who relied on these bonds being tax-free.�

Wells offered an amendment to strip from the council’s “wish list� $13.4 million to eliminate the tax on out-of-state bonds acquired before October 2011. If revenue goes up, he said, the additional funds should be used to fund human and social services. Some last-minute horse-trading won the day for Wells’ proposal. Newly elected at-large member Vincent Orange said he could be persuaded to support it if the wish list were amended to include funds for D.C. Emancipation Day and for the Lincoln Theatre, two of Orange’s pet projects. Wells seemed uncomfortable but said Orange had a right to put his stamp on the budget proposal. Wells’ amendment then passed, 7-6, with Kwame Brown, Evans, atlarge member David Catania, Mary Cheh of Ward 3, Muriel Bowser of Ward 4, and Yvette Alexander of Ward 7 dissenting. “I’m astonished,� said Evans. “Seven members of this council just voted to take money away from seniors and fund Lincoln Theatre, among other things.� As for the budgetary “wish list� totaling up to $125 million, Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi, author of the city’s ever-changing revenue projections, objected. Gandhi said in a letter that voting on uses for as-yet-unrealized funds would limit flexibility; he suggested the council wait until September estimates are in before deciding how to spend the money. But the council let the wish list stand, with several adjustments. Half of any new money would be used to rebuild the city’s reserve funds, depleted during the past few years. Other top priorities include hiring more police officers, restoring funds for affordable housing, keeping the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library open on Sundays and buying new library books. Gray, in a letter distributed at the council meeting, said he was comfortable with most of the changes. The mayor said he still prefers raising the income tax for top earners, a measure he described as both progressive and fully vetted, while there have been no hearings on the municipal bond tax. But he said the switch was not enough to keep him from signing the overall budget.

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STEVENS REVISITED Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was the powerful abolitionist who used his political weight to educate his fellow representatives with the endgame of repealing slavery in the United States. President Lincoln initially believed that assimilation was impossible and that “the Negro” ultimately would emigrate or be deported, while Stevens believed he was an integral part of the American nation and that national policy had to be shaped accordingly. Stevens’ vision prevailed and he was one of the drafters of the 14th Amendment. Today, few people know the man. The history books and popular culture have done little to share his singular personal and professional contributions. Although many of us in FB/ WE continue to celebrate the Stevens School (at 19th & L St NW), we do so with little common knowledge about the life and challenges Stevens took on because of his heartfelt convictions about his fellow humans. We hope that a new film project directed by Steven Spielberg will finally correct this oversight. The film is “Lincoln,” an adaptation of the book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. According to B. Harris, writing for www. Lancasteronline.com, filming is scheduled to begin this fall in Virginia, with the expectations that the movie will be released late in 2012 by Disney’s

Touchstone distribution label. Actor Tommy Lee Jones has been chosen to play Stevens, Daniel Day-Lewis will portray Abraham Lincoln, and Sally Field will play the first lady. FB/WE—along with so many of the long-time, multigenerational D.C. communities—holds the Stevens School in great esteem. FB/WE’s ANC2A, under Chair Rebecca Coder’s lead, took the next step for Stevens by appointing a “Vision Committee” that, after an in-depth review, took the position that the remarkable Stevens legacy should continue with use of the historicallylandmarked property as a school. Stevens was America’s last continuously operating school for freed black slaves—139 years—until its closure in 2008 by former schools chancellor Michelle Rhee. Although this public property remains in a holding pattern, its legacy is far from dead. So, FBN looks forward to sharing more movie news—with a new spring for Thaddeus Stevens. —FBN *Read, “Rep. Thaddeus Stevens“, in the FBN issue dated 2-18-09 and available in the ARCHIVES section of the www. FoggyBottomAssociation.com Website.

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Residents at Watergate East Enjoy Energy Saving Measures – and Are Proud of their Green-Print Responding to today’s commonsense green and energy savings movement, Watergate East (WE), the oldest of the residential buildings in the Watergate Complex, has made great strides over the last five years in effectively reducing its energy footprint. This effort was led by its Board of Directors ,the expertise of coop General Manager, Kioumars Aghazadeh, P.E., a professional civil engineer by training, and his super, in-house engineering team. A building-wide energy audit report laid the framework for improvement areas that were addressed. WE began with the simplest effort of installing energysaving light bulbs throughout the halls and stairwells and in residents’ light fixtures. Timers were installed on the light switches in the laundry rooms and storage areas. WE formed an “Environment & Energy Conservation Committee” to actively review energy and water consumption practices. They also prepare monthly energy/water saving tips. Routine maintenance is also essential. The mindset is impressive. Shifts in individual and corporate habits have significantly reduced energy and water usage. WE has utilized the large financial savings for other needed renovations among which is the upgrading the heat/air conditioning system. WE, like many residential buildings and hotels in the area, has an outdoor pool. Until 2005, it was unheated. Mr. Aghazadeh and his chief engineer designed a system

Left, Watergate East lead engineer, Gurul Buyuk and associate engineer, Bruce Oakley.

based on “heat exchange” which they installed in the Watergate Central Plant. It resulted in substantial savings for the Central Plant and resulted in free heating of the pool. Recent upgrades to the power plant

rendered the original heatexchange system unusable. So Mr. Aghazadeh, along with his lead engineer Gurol Buyuk and associate engineer, Bruce Oakley, designed and built out a solution using the same principle. The result: the WE pool is temperature-friendly enough to have satisfied even the most demanding of residents during the Memorial Day weekend pool opening with its low-carbon footprint intact. This is by no means the end of WE’s green mission and effort. WE commissioned a new energy audit in 2010. The Board recognized that there have been rapid advances in energy conservation that they may add to their good practices. Kudos to Watergate East for “walking the walk”. —FBN

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Little chefs learn how to take the heat By MARION LEVY Current Correspondent

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n a recent Saturday, five miniature bundt cakes cooled beside a broccoli quiche on a picnic table at the Little Red Playschool in the Palisades. Nearby, two small girls played at a splash table and a little boy rode circles around the patio on a low-rider tricycle. The children were the chefs who had made the cakes and the quiche during a cooking class for 3- to 6-year-olds taught by Barbara Elsas, who started the school in her Sherier Place home 25 years ago. Soon Marlene, 4, came over to the table to sift powdered sugar carefully onto one of the cakes before turning over the sieve, dumping its entire load onto the top of the cake. “She loves cooking,” said her mother, Taiyo. “When we have time [at home], she can help, but it’s often that I don’t have so much patience, and I thought, Barbara has the patience. And here, I don’t have to fear a sharp knife or something like this.” Freddy Kneip, 4, when not riding the tricycle, chopped broccoli and grated cheese for the quiche like a pro. “We think he’s watching the cooking channel when his parents don’t know,” said Elsas.

“That’s quite possible,” his father, Fred Kneip, said jokingly, adding that Freddy loves the cooking class. “I think it’s something creative and fun for him. He really enjoys it, and he now is probably eating new foods that he never thought about,” he said. “Quiche — that’s risqué for him.” Nicole Silver said her daughter Emilia, another alum of the school and current student in the cooking class, enjoys breaking eggs and making French toast and pancakes. “She likes to help me at home, and she also just loves being here, because Barbara’s great and the whole space is wonderful.” Elsas has incorporated healthy eating habits into her school since it began, but she started the cooking classes last May at the suggestion of one of the parents. “They want their children to learn to eat different kinds of food, and they want their kids to learn to cook. They think that’s a good skill to have. Just like riding a bike is a good skill, and swimming is a good skill, cooking is a good skill.” But Elsas, who has a master’s degree in early childhood education, says her class is about more than just learning to cook; it’s about science, math and, most importantly, social skills.

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The Little Red Playschool opens its kitchen to 3- to 6-year-olds. “Cooking is cooperation,” she said. “We’re all sitting around, working together to make one thing that we’re all going to eat. It’s not he’s doing that and she’s doing that and she’s doing that; we’re all together the entire time. So it’s cooperation beyond belief, and it’s fun and it’s joy and it’s sharing — because we share all the apparatus.” And it’s also about the art of conversation. “We’re sitting down most of the time when we’re cutting, beating, doing all this stuff, and so we’re chatting away all the time while the cooking class is

going,” she said. “They have so much to talk about. … We talk about dinosaurs, we talk about let-

ters, we talk about weather, we talk about our trips that we’ve been taking, we talk about what we had for breakfast, what we had for dinner, what our favorite food is, who’s going to have a baby.” Elsas said her class is very hands-on — “otherwise what’s the point?” — where the children get to crack eggs, spread cream cheese with real knives, use both electric and hand mixers, and grate cheese. “If they’re not cracking an egg or pouring the milk in or pouring some water or pouring this or pouring that, then they’re See Cooking/Page 25

Runway 101: Kids explore fashion at the Palisades library By ALLISON BRENNAN Current Correspondent

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A fashion show yesterday afternoon was the culmination of the library program, which encouraged kids to explore books that go beyond fiction.

isitors to the Palisades Neighborhood Library last week may have been surprised to see kids wielding scissors and chopping up clothing to the beats of pop music, instead of reading quietly. But the scene didn’t alarm Jess Stork, the library associate who came up with the concept. The idea was simple: have kids bring in old clothing and use fashion-design books to learn how to make the items new again. A fashion show yesterday afternoon marked the culmination of the program, which was aimed particularly at ages 8 to 14. “We were looking for programs to engage the ’tween population. … We’d like to get them involved in the collection and different books and reading,” Stork explained. The young designers prepared for the show at a workshop last Tuesday. About 30 to 40 books — from how-to-sew basics to high-fashion inspiration — were set out for the kids to peruse. The project is one way of helping young readers realize that there’s more to their neighborhood libraries than fiction,

said Stork. The workshop drew parents and children alike. Parent Amy Hitchcock found out about the library activity through the community listserv and emailed the information to her daughter, Clare-Solene, who then forwarded it along to her friends. “They thought this would be a great thing to do, so they zoomed off with us and came with us in their school uniforms to try to do some fashion magic here at the library,” Hitchcock said as Clare-Solene and friend Elisa Eayoumi stood close by, working on a

patchwork skirt and a recycled T-shirt. The library, Hitchcock added, is already a real community hub for Palisades parents whose “geography is split”: when the parents work in downtown Washington and have children who attend school in the Palisades or beyond. But the program wasn’t solely geared toward fun. As Stork explained, there were also valuable educational components for the budding fashionistas. “As far as critical thinking, it really helps [the children] to get an idea through the books and get some inspiration,” Stork explained. “And then from there, to follow through with an idea and to change it … using the critical thinking as they’re going to get a finished product at the end of the day.” Additionally, Stork said that having the kids write descriptive cue cards about their outfits for the fashion show allowed them to use their creative-thinking skills. Hitchcock commended the Palisades Library staff on working hard to engage children in a fun and educational way. “They pushed the idea of using design books for inspiration … and that will translate into the fashion show. … I really appreciate all that they do to keep this teeny library alive.”

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Spotlight on Schools Aidan Montessori School Echo Hill is an outdoor school near the Chesapeake Bay. Aidan Montessori School’s upper elementary goes there every year. We had 11 classes, three meals a day, rest time and extra time. We ate in a place called “The Whip.� The boys slept and stayed in Perch

School DISPATCHES tent. The girls stayed in Oyster tent and Cormorant tent. “The classes at Echo Hill were good,� said fourth-grader Lukas Leijon. “The tents were bad because they had too many holes in them.� One of the classes was “scanoe-

ing.� Scanoeing is when you canoe in a swamp. Three canoes are attached together. Everyone thought the algae we found was very interesting. The instructor told us about how every 100 years or so, the land changes shape. The rains changed the shape of the land and created a swamp. We thought that was very fascinating. Sixth-grader Evan Manuel said, “Echo Hill was super awesome.� The food was the best he has had on a field trip. — Brandon and Brooke Jacobs, fourth-graders

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four zones of city planning: industrial (factories), institutional (schools, parks, et cetera), commercial (shops) and residential (homes). Then we drew maps of our own cities, receiving step-bystep instructions from our teachers. A few days later, the third-graders started building bridges out of K’NEX. It took two days, and after that we talked about what buildings we wanted in our class city. Then we wrote proposals on the buildings, and the whole class voted on what buildings they wanted in the city. Each third-grader got a box and started decorating it to look like their building. The city is done! — Jada Fife, third-grader Every year, the third-graders celebrate their graduation with a maypole dance. The maypole dance requires a pole that has flowers on top and ribbons hanging from it that the students hold. Three third-grade classes skip to the music around the pole. The fourth class to dance the maypole gets to do the weave. The weave goes in and out, in and out. I am really excited for the maypole. The third grade has been practicing for this dance in the gym. It looks really

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British School of Washington In Year 1 Boston, we have learned that transport is a way of going from one place to another. We used different transports to get to the Zoo as part of our topic. While on the bus, we looked for signs. The signs help keep people safe on the roads, no matter how they travel. We used a bus to take us near to the Metrorail station. Then we walked to the station. Walking is a way of getting somewhere, so it is a transport, too. We then traveled down a small escalator. Escalators are like moving stairs that are electric. They also help you get from one place to another. There was another escalator that was much bigger. We had to hold onto the rail. Miss Patel gave everyone some dollars to pay for their farecards. It is important that you have a farecards, otherwise you can’t go past the barriers. Back at school we performed a show based on our trip to the Zoo. Our mums and dads came and they took pictures. — T.R. Newnam and Lemar Awendo, Year 1 Boston (kindergartners)

Duke Ellington School of the Arts On May 20, the Dance Department closed its spring performance with a Gala Night. Mayor Vincent Gray attended. The performances lasted for a week and were attended by young students from schools across the district. Sara Phillips, an 11th-grader in the Literary Media and Communications Department, received news last week that her play “The Business of Survival� claimed a first-place Horowitz Prize, sponsored by the Horowitz Family Foundation.

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On May 25, writer, film director and comedian Robert Townsend, best-known for his films “Hollywood Shuffle� and “The Five Heartbeats,� addressed the school in the Ellington Theatre. He showed a 10-minute reel about his career to date. Townsend spoke about his life, his career, and how to approach the arts from a business perspective. He offered advice about how to conduct yourself as young artists and the importance of practice and rehearsal. He spoke about his inspirations and current projects before taking questions from students. On May 26, John W. Franklin, director of Partnerships and International Programs at the Smithsonian Institution, talked to students from the Museum Studies, Visual Arts and Literary Media departments. He showed stills from a lecture he gave in Paris on the topic of slavery in America. He talked about the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is due to open in 2015. — Sienna Laster, ninth-grader

Edmund Burke School Last week, the sixth grade went on a much-awaited camping trip to the Shenandoah Mountains. We started out at 8 a.m. After a two-hour bus ride, we reached Luray Caverns. Some of the rock formations we saw were really neat. Some of them looked like fried eggs, apples or even a ghost! “Shane Shenandoah� led the audio tour. After the tour was over, we emerged, blinking in the bright light. A maze was waiting to be navigated. It ended up taking quite some time. Afterward, the class went to two exhibits. They were both super awesome! Again, we piled back onto the bus. After an hour, we arrived at the campsite. Once we pitched our tents and unpacked, there was dinner (tacos — yum) and s’mores. It took us a long time to fall asleep. We were awakened at dawn by the crow of the rooster. We got up and had breakfast (bagels — slightly burnt, but still tasty). After striking camp and yet another bus ride, we got to Hess farms. It was really cool! We slid down a 60-foot slide, went on an old historic carousel, rode in the back of a very bumpy wagon, and learned all about how a real farm works. Three hours later, we were back at Burke, exhausted. Even though we were tired, I’m pretty sure everyone had a great time. — Caroline Kubzansky, sixth-grader

Hyde-Addison Elementary The fifth-graders went to Hemlock Overlook Regional Park in Clifton, Va., for our end-of-theyear trip. We did many exciting things. Two of these were the zipline and the challenge activity. For the challenge activity, we See Dispatches/Page 17

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DISPATCHES From Page 16 really had to work together. The class split into two groups. The first thing my group did was a game that required us to put our minds together and think of a way to use two boxes, some foam, a bunch of rope, a toy raccoon or cat, and a bunch of other little things to push a bowling ball that was on a tree stump in the middle of a square. To add to the challenge, we had to get the ball into a bucket and then get the ball and bucket out of the roped-off square without touching the ball with our hands or putting our hands inside of the roped-off square. We managed to get the ball off the tree stump using ropes to push the ball into the bucket, and then we dragged it back to us. The project took some time, but when we all worked together and helped each other out, we achieved the mission. I think that we did a great job. An activity that really stood out was the zip-line. First we had to walk across a tight rope that led to the zip-line. Harnesses helped keep us from falling. Once we were across the tight rope, a counselor helped us put on the safety belt. When we were ready to go, we got one little push and then slid down. We caught a glimpse of the forest below. The ride was fast! After all the fun, we settled down with a nice campfire. We talked about our hopes and dreams for the future, and then we threw sticks representing our hopes and dreams into the fire. After that we made great tasting s’mores. — Nyeri Patterson and Talia Sulla, fifth-graders

Lowell School On May 18, a Lowell parent visited the sixth grade to talk about the history of the land where he grew up. This Lowell parent was Sona Walla. He grew up in Cameroon, and he talked to us about the culture and the life there. He showed us pictures taken from the mountains of Cameroon. Cameroon has really nice weather, and the pictures showed just how sunny it can get there. Then he showed some videos that he took at a funeral. When someone dies in Cameroon and there is a funeral, the entire extended family and friends celebrate that person’s life in a gathering that lasts for more than a day. We watched videos showing the family dancing to traditional African music. One of the videos showed masked dancers. Other visuals that Sona brought to show us were a bag, a hat and a horn. The bag was beautiful and woven. When you go to a family gathering, you carry one of those bags and keep a cup for drinking in it. The cup is actually a cow’s horn. The talk was extremely interesting and exciting. People who never knew much about Cameroon left with knowledge of everything from the history to the lifestyle of people

in Cameroon. Thanks, Sona! — Zoe Ades and Julia Wenick, sixth-graders

National Presbyterian “The 5th Grade Shakesperience� was on May 20. The play was a huge hit! First the fifth-graders presented “Quoting Shakespeare.� Everyone learned that a lot of the quotes they use every day were written by Shakespeare. Next Mr. Sumner’s students preformed their sonnet. In the sonnet, they compared the writer’s love to a summer’s day. Then the whole fifth grade acted out “A Midsummer Night’s Dream� in words and in pictures. They created the pictures and captions themselves. After that, Ms. Nickerson’s students performed their sonnet. In their sonnet, they explained how even through all the obstacles of life, love still stands the highest. The fifth grade ended with a smashing performance of Morris Stick Dancing. Half of the fifthgraders played on instruments while the other half danced. — Kathleen Neill, fifth-grader

Parkmont School Right now in chemistry class, we are studying the basics of chemistry. After covering how the class would work and what we would need to do, we moved on to more complicated topics, such as atoms and what make them up. After that, we talked about the periodic table of elements and the elements that make it up. We go over many elemental properties and how to deal with them on the table. This is probably the topic we have spent the most time on. There are so many things that we need to deal with when we are talking about elements. Some of the things that we’ve covered include orbital, atomic ions and the properties of elements. Occasionally we do some experiments in the class. The experiments range from boiling water and

weighing objects to creating ice cream — the last of which was probably my favorite. We also have to make a poster project dealing with either a famous scientist or a certain element. — Joshua Stanislawski, 11th-grader

St. Ann’s Academy St. Ann’s Academy students will be participating in Field Day on June 2. Field Day will be outside on the grass and in the gym. We are having this event because of all our hard work. We will play lots of games on Field Day. All of the games will be lots of fun. All the classes will compete against each other. One of my favorite games to play is the potato sack race. Fourth-grader Ephraim Michael said, “My favorite game on Field Day is the tug of war because it tests my strength.� Third-grader Chloe McLean said, “My favorite Field Day game is water balloon toss because if you drop the balloon you get splashed with water and cool off.� Our hot dog lunch will be on the same day as Field Day. In the afternoon, we will jump in a moon bounce and tie-dye T-shirts. — Christian Kebede, fourth-grader

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 Day Program. The theme was “Out of Many — One!� The day was split according to countries and regions: Latin America, the Caribbean, France, England, Spain, China, Japan and America. For Latin America, the theater troupe did “Cell Block Tango� from “Chicago.� There was a presentation on a service activity that two Walls students did in summer 2010. One went to Paraguay, the other to Nicaragua. There was also a slide show on the spring break trip to Peru. For the Caribbean, the theater troupe performed “We Dance� from the undeservedly unknown “Once on This Island.� For Spain, Mr. Caitlin’s Advanced Placement Spanish performed two short scenes in Spanish from a book they’re reading. The program on France had another dance, and a presentation by the AP French students. The session on England was mainly about the British Culture Club’s spring trip to Sunderland. There was a slide show of pictures from the trip. Two students also made presentations on the trip and dis-

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cussed how British slang differs from ours. (“Crack� means a good time, and “bang� means to fight.) The program on China consisted of three musical performances, all very good. The session on Japan was mainly about the Japanese Culture Club, which shows a video every year. This time, it was two music videos they particularly like. The program on America was really an excuse for the alwaysgood Stage Band to perform rock songs and the choir to sing selections from “Porgy and Bess.� — Lillian Audette, 12th-grader

Sheridan School The Jennifer B. Paul Memorial Debates were created in 1982 by the class of 1973 to honor their classmate, Jennifer B. Paul, who passed away while in college. The class of 1973 enjoyed political arguments, so having the debates in honor of Jennifer seemed like a great idea. Every spring since, eighth-graders have chosen and researched topics to debate as their final academic assignment. This year, the eighth-graders See Dispatches/Page 35

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National Rehabilitation Hospital was terminated after being absent or tardy more than 20 times. But the court could not determine the reason for the employee’s absence on the day of his termination. In short, Heelan said, “the employer must prove intent. Welcome to D.C.” Heelan said the recent policy interpretations can particularly hurt nonprofits, which are not required to pay unemployment insurance but must directly pay up to $9,335 in benefits to a fired employee. An employee fired for “gross misconduct” can be denied unemployment benefits, Heelan said. But the definition of gross misconduct allows room for interpretation, he said. Heelan defined gross misconduct as behavior that “deliberately or willfully violates the employer’s rules or interests, shows a repeated disregard for the employee’s obligation to the employer, or disregards standards of behavior which an employer has a right to expect [of] its employee.” Heelan recalled a case in which an employee of the media firm Hanley Wood “purposely failed to do his job during the course of the entire day” despite reprimands. But the court did not find the employee guilty.

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f Dupont Circle is an ideal destination spot for a sports bar and restaurant, Tenleytown is a neighborhood where such an establishment can take on a slower pace, entertaining neighbors and providing a comfortable venue to watch a game or just hang out. Tony Hudgins, co-owner of Public Bar in Dupont Circle, opened Public Tenley in early April to do just that. Public Tenley is in the two-story building at 4615 41st St. that formerly housed the Dancing Crab, which is now located next door. At 6:30 on a Friday night, parents were arriving for dinner with strollers in tow. At the same time, a slightly younger crowd sat at the bar upstairs for happy hour. The upstairs room features arcade games and will soon have two outdoor gardens. Public Tenley also hires a DJ on Friday and Saturday nights. Hudgins is a Reston, Va., native and avid sports fan who played soccer in high school and college before becoming a lawyer. He and his friend Sherif Abdalla came up with the concept that would become Public when they went out to other sports bars and weren’t fully satisfied. “You know when you tell yourself, ‘I think I can do that better than someone else can do that?’” Hudgins asked. Hudgins, Abdalla and other partners opened a bar called Play in 2005 before switching gears and introducing food at Public Bar at 1215 18th St. NW in 2009. “The concept was to be more of an upscale bar and restaurant where you could also watch sports,” Hudgins said. The same goes for Public Tenley: The walls of its first-floor dining room are covered in televi-

While Public Bar has a fairly limited menu, the owners know that Public Tenley, if it is to sucJULIA FISHER ceed, has to position itself as more sions. From any seat, patrons won’t than a nightclub and bar — it also has to be a place where families be able to miss their game of choice. A digital scrolling news bar will want to dine. Its menu will expand this week to include pizza, provides extra sports news, and, in a range of entrees and more salads case you can’t wait until the end of and appetizers, in addition to the the inning to run to the restroom, current fare of burgers and the like. there are TVs there, too. Public Tenley will also introAnd if the screens don’t fill duce a kids’ menu and place mats your sports appetite, you’ll get more in the booths, where you’ll sit kids can color on. The restaurant on a pigskin and lean against a bas- has already scheduled a 4-yearketball’s leather. The dining room’s old’s birthday party and a sweet-16 party. wallpaper Unlike in shows pictures Dupont Circle, of old sports Hudgins said, figures and in Tenleytown, teams. “we’re thinking Hudgins, more about a Abdalla and person who other partners lives across the also own Lupe street. You’re downtown and Bill Petros/The Current their home Sushi Rock in away from Public Tenley will soon open two Arlington. home. You Hudgins said garden areas upstairs. have to provide the Public conmore of the comforts of home.” cept has always been one he wantThe new spot has drawn big ed to expand to new locations, and crowds from nearby American Tenleytown is the first beneficiary University. The students knew of that plan. “We weren’t afraid of Public Bar and were happy to have knowing this was gonna be a a similar establishment closer to change and that we’d cater to the home, Hudgins said. neighborhood,” Hudgins said. He also hopes to attract profes“There’s not a heavy density of sionals in the area and from places here. … To be on the edge Bethesda who want to go out a bit of that is exciting.” Tenleytown isn’t Dupont Circle, closer to home. “We’re stepping outside of ourand Public Tenley doesn’t aim to selves based on what we knew be a major party destination like from downtown,” Hudgins said. “If Public Bar. “The place is called we can and it’s appropriate, we’re Public Tenley and not Public Bar not afraid to zig when everyone because of that reason,” Hudgins else is zagging.” said. “Being called Public Tenley More information is available at helps us feel more entrenched in publicbardc.com/tenley. the neighborhood.”

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GEORGETOWN $599,900 EVERYTHING NEW! HUGE light-filled 1BR + Office on 2 levels. High-end granSS KIT, DR+LR w/Balc facing courtyard. HWF, W/D, gorgeous Roof Deck w/huge pool & grill. Doorman, pets OK, PKG! Jennifer Knoll 202-441-2301 LOGAN $539,000 Chevy Chase Office 202-363-9700 LOGAN STATION! Don’t miss out on this great value in the heart of Logan. 1BR + GEORGETOWN $2,800,000 den or 2BR, 2FBA, balcony, sep deeded STUNNING international 2-level apt PH, garage pkg, gleaming HWFs. Nr metro, 2BR+den, 2 marble BAs, 2,226 SF with shopping and all of the U St amenities. gorgeous views of Gtown. Landscaped Low fees round out this very attractive 1100 SF priv terrace with grill & adjacent deal. www.ScottPurcell.com. den with half KIT, perfect for entertaining Scott Purcell 202-262-6968 or relaxing. Lux bldg with 24-hr security, Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300 social rooms, 2 gar pkg space & 2 storage. Top flr swimming pool with fab MT PLEASANT $399,000 views of the Kennedy ctr & monuments. SPACIOUS, sun-filled corner 2BR 3303 Water St, NW. condo with PKG! Handsomely renov Sonia Stenvall 301-523-5801 gran/SS KIT, large LR w/dining area, Georgetown Office 202-944-8400 updtd BA, custom built-ins, in-unit

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ON THE MARKET CAROL BUCKLEY shade and an ocean-cool paint palette seems to keep the mercury down — at least a little. A defining feature of the classic farmhouse style is a front porch, and this property delivers a substantial one. French doors, as well as the main entry, lead inside the home from this space, creating a circular flow that would work for entertaining. The property’s main level strikes a balance between openplan and individual spaces. The wall between the entry and the living room has been removed, allowing sunshine to flood in from three exposures. The living room is balanced around a wood-burning fireplace and its carved wood surround. Spots on either side of that mantel are obvious nooks to house books and a television. A wide doorway leads to a sunny, butter-yellow dining room

that owners can make as formal or as casual as they please, since this space is partially open to the kitchen. The kitchen’s blue-andcream palette plays nicely with yellow walls and white trim here. This space has been updated, though not in the past few years; some buyers will likely want to tweak the area, while others will like it as is. The kitchen offers more storage than it seems to at Photos Courtesy of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. first glance, thanks to a This three-bedroom Victorian farmhouse in Cleveland Park is butler’s pantry toward the rear of the home. There’s priced at $899,000. another useful spot here as tures: a two-car garage. and sunny, thanks to windows on well: a half-bath. The home’s second level holds three sides of the room. Sunlight Stairs lead from the kitchen to three bedrooms and a sizable hall has ample room to bounce around an unfinished basement. But this bath. Bathroom updates include a here; the ceiling has been vaulted level is usable now as a play skylight, but materials here are up to the home’s roofline, giving space and more, given that it has classic: hex tile and beadboard the space more volume than most a full bathroom and an exit. wainscoting painted a watery bedrooms in homes of this vinRenovations could yield a guest blue-green. tage typically have. suite, casual living space or One bedroom connects to a The home also offers all the another use. bright room that was once likely amenities of the neighborhood, More play space waits in the including a short trek to rear of the house, where a wooden a sleeping porch. Now the deck looks out on a lawn and beds enclosed spot makes sense as a home office or playroom. of mature perennials. Also here is The master bedroom is sizable one of the property’s standout fea-

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Northwest Real Estate PARKS From Page 5 tobacco and political ads, but she said she’d like to see a detailed recommendation from the parks department before she would identify other specifics. “If they come back with a regulation that is sensitive to the communities ‌ I’m sure it will be fine,â€? she said. That same bill allowing advertising, the “Department of Parks and Recreation Revenue Generation Amendment Act of 2011,â€? would also authorize builders of plannedunit developments to help pay for parks. As proposed, that law would allow community members to request that recreation funding be among the amenities offered by a developer in exchange for permission to exceed a property’s zoning restrictions. The offering would be in the form of money paid to the parks department that the agency would spend within the same advisory neighborhood commission as the development. “This is especially important because such planned-unit develop-

ments bring new residents to the area, and these residents strain the limited recreational resources in the impacted area,� Aguirre said. The bulk of the testimony at Bowser’s hearing focused on the second bill, the “Department of Parks and Recreation Friends Group Fundraising Act of 2011.� Representatives of several of the District’s 28 official friends groups that would be covered under the bill — which partner with a particular park or other recreation facility — spoke in favor of the legislation, which would authorize them to raise money at the parks they support. “Our sole mission is to be able to raise funds for park improvements, and we need access to be able to raise directly on the premises,� said Maria Barry, president of the Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks volunteer group. In an interview, Bowser said she wants to be sure the city knows how the money raised is being spent. Her bill proposes regular audits of the friends groups’ finances, and every group that the city formally recognizes must already meet Internal Revenue Service rules for 501(c)3 nonprofit status.

“There have always been some concerns about making sure that all the money that is collected is used appropriately, and I share those concerns,� Bowser said in the interview, “but we’ll make sure we put the right safeguards in place.� At the hearing, members of friends groups testified that previous efforts to fundraise on parks property had been stymied by Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas, the previous chair of the council’s recreation committee. In an interview, Stacy Mills of the Takoma Community Center Advisory Council said Thomas’ staff raised concerns about federal ownership of the center’s land whenever groups asked to hold fundraisers there — despite, she said, assurances from federal authorities that they had no objection. In an email, Thomas spokesperson Victoria Leonard wrote that the council member is “a firm believer in community empowerment and a strong supporter of ‘Friends of’ groups� and noted that he is a cosponsor of Bowser’s bill. She said Thomas was unavailable for comment.

CAMPUS From Page 7 Columbia’s enrollment increase would still represent fewer students than the school educated at its peak in the 1980s, and the student housing and student center are its only planned developments during the next 10 years. “This is not an ambitious plan. ‌ Yet it will have a profound impact on the university and its culture,â€? Askew said. Community members last week were chiefly concerned that the school has no plans to add parking; under the campus plan, the university would continue to rely on a 758space garage to accommodate anyone who drives to campus, even though the garage is already typically at capacity. Officials said they will raise parking fees at the garage — spaces currently go for less than the market rate — to discourage both university affiliates and members of the public from driving there. They also laid out other “transportation demand managementâ€? practices. David Fields, a traffic consultant hired by the advisory neighborhood commission, said the school needs to take even more steps. He recommended that the university eliminate semester-long parking permits at the garage to force users to pay each time they drive. He also suggested installing showers for bicyclists and increasing the transit subsidy from $25 to $85. Moreover, Fields said, the school’s aim not to increase vehicle trips to the campus “should be a commitment, not just a goal.â€? The school should be required to phase in enrollment increases and mitigate any traffic increases that do occur before continuing to grow, he said. But some neighbors questioned whether it was possible to rely on such measures to prevent an overflowing garage from forcing people

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Some neighbors worry expansion plans could further burden the area’s crowded Metrorail station. to park on nearby residential streets, especially when the Van Ness/UDC Metro station is already crowded at peak hours. Without a better plan, some said, the Zoning Commission should not support the university’s expansion plans. “If you can’t provide [additional] parking, if you can’t provide an extra entrance to the Metro, don’t do it,� resident Alicia Osgood testified. The neighborhood commission raised further questions about the scale of the proposed dorms and how the university would mitigate noise from student residents and during construction. Avitabile said the university would present such details when it seeks final approval to build the dorms in a few years; the school is also requesting more than the usual flexibility from the Zoning Commission on the size, shape and location of those buildings, which would be somewhere near the corner of Van Ness Street and International Court. The neighborhood commission also asked for the university to provide amenities to the community, such as public use of its newly renovated tennis courts. Community members will continue to meet with the university before the Zoning Commission votes on the plan and student center June 27. “I think we’re moving in the right direction,� neighborhood commissioner Adam Tope said.

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sion will only be making recommendations, backed by stated interest from schools. Jose Sousa, spokesperson for the economic development office, said the city has just begun to review the Stevens site, and will not be bound by the committee’s report when or if the District decides to sell the property. The economic development office and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education met with the committee’s Don McGovern “and explained to him that there is a process by which charter schools are vetted, screened and given the opportunity to put in a submission, and that their process had no bearing on what the District might choose to do with that site in the future,� Sousa said. “We would obviously read the report, but we’re not bound by the report.� When McGovern announced the schools that had expressed interest last month, neighborhood commission chair Rebecca Coder said she was surprised more schools had not done the same. “I initially was shocked, but all four of these are viable options,� McGovern replied. “They’re very diverse schools, and I think a really good mix of responses.� Wendell Butler, director of strategic planning for Community Academy, said in an interview that

his 250-student preschool-throughfifth-grade school has outgrown its Odessa and Wilson Butler Global Campus in Thomas Circle. “We have close to 100 kids on a waiting list to get into that school, and so we’ve had our eye on the Stevens School for a long time.� At its current location, the global campus serves students from 19 nations, Butler said. The school tries to serve parents who work downtown but who may live elsewhere in the city, he added. Kristin Scotchmer, executive director of Mundo Verde, said her new school hasn’t yet outgrown its new space — it is set to open this fall in the former Dupont Circle “Secret Safeway,� 2001 S St. — but she anticipates rapid growth. “We are a start-up organization; we’re very new and very small right now, but we have a very solid base,� Scotchmer said in an interview. “We are starting this year with 120 children, but we’re adding 40 to 50 students a year, so our assumption is that by the time a development gets off the ground, we’d be a lot closer to� the Stevens School’s capacity of about 380. The Mundo Verde school is beginning with preschool and kindergarten and anticipating growing one grade per year up through eighth grade. The school’s focus on “global studies and stewardship�

also makes a location not far from the State Department headquarters appealing, Scotchmer added. Although some community members had expressed a preference for an elementary school at Stevens, the committee also heard from Hospitality High School, a trade school focused on training students for the hotel industry. Tiffany Godbout, the school’s executive director, said in an interview that the program would love a location closer to downtown hotels; it currently shares space with Roosevelt High School in Petworth. Godbout said she recognizes that there is already a high school in the neighborhood — School Without

Walls — but that the different focuses on academics versus trade could be complementary. “Maybe someone who isn’t a good fit for Walls would be a good fit for us,� she said. The fourth group, Living Classrooms, is part of a broader organization that includes wellregarded charter schools in Baltimore, and would hope to use the Stevens School site to expand its Washington operations, according to McGovern. Living Classrooms representatives did not respond to a request for an interview. The four schools will appear at a community meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at School Without Walls, 2130 G St.

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help cover maintenance costs. It would be placed in Lot 3 northwest of the stadium, leaving plenty of parking at RFK, which has more than 10,000 spaces. It’s an ideal location, Moses said, adjacent to the Stadium-Armory Metro station and some distance from homes. “It’s not like we’re dropping it in the middle of Foggy Bottom,� he said.

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The owner of the Glover Park club plans to sell the business and its liquor license. truly a commercial strip. It’s not a quaint little neighborhood like it was maybe 40 or 50 years ago.â€? But protester Lauren Biel disagreed: “We are a quaint neighborhood,â€? she said. “People can’t believe we’re getting a second strip club in the neighborhood. We don’t have a toy store. We don’t have things that actually cater to the neighborhood.â€? After the hearing, Biel said, “Nobody wants to feel like they’re being the puritan. ‌ We’re not trying to be a bunch of prudes. ‌ We feel that this type of establishment brings a series of other effects.â€? Former neighborhood commissioner Melissa Lane referred to two prostitution rings that were shut down in the neighborhood in 2007. “We were concerned that there was a connection [between the prostitution and the strip club], that one type of operation made it easier for the other to move in,â€? she said. Biel testified that she finds it difficult to answer her 2-year-old son’s questions about the construction site that so fascinates him. “I believe people should operate a business where they want to,â€? said Jon Wolfsthal, another protester. “But I believe [other] people should have the ability to decide what businesses they want in the neighborhood. People who drink during the day, who get whipped up into a sexual frenzy through nude dancing, are gonna be loud and boisterous, and with the children, that’s a volatile mix.â€? “We’re trying to make a hard case,â€? Biel said after the hearing. “We know that these types of licenses make a lot of money for the city. ‌ There’s a lot of incentive for everybody to pass this through.â€? Throughout the hearing, Charles Brodsky, then-chair of the alcohol board, scolded attorney Charles for interrupting witnesses and asking leading questions. He threatened to dismiss Charles several times.

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Northwest Real Estate BRODSKY From Page 2 ment on the recent events. The weekend provides a dramatic coda to Brodsky’s tenure at the helm of the alcohol board, which is responsible for enforcing liquor laws and adjudicating on license disputes. Former Mayor Adrian Fenty named Brodsky chair of the seven-member board in

COOKING From Page 15 mixing or beating,� she said. “The kids love class, because they get to do everything.� So far, Elsas’ young students have learned how to make, among other things, quesadillas, “green spaghetti� (pasta with basil pesto), popovers, French toast and blueberry pancakes, “number salad,� where each child takes a specific number of each ingredient to make a salad, bagel faces, quiche and rosemary foccaccia. Elsas’ assistant, who goes by Louella, said she was surprised by what the students were capable of making. “Three years old? Five, 6, yeah, of course they can help you, but 3? Almost 4? I didn’t think so. I always think that they’re just going to make a mess, and they’re

January 2010. Brodsky’s company organizes the Nation’s Triathlon, which benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and includes swimming, biking and running components in the Potomac River, along the National Mall and in Georgetown. In November, Brodsky appeared before the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission seeking its support for the triathlon. Then, after commissioners concluded discussions about the triathlon,

not going to be able to participate in all of these things,â€? she said. “But they do. They do, and they love it.â€? “You can make anything with kids,â€? said Elsas. “Like Marlene’s mother said, you have to have patience. And you have to let the children make a mess, and I’m the biggest mess-maker. ‌ I love mess with children. I do.â€? “Here it’s not work. It’s all play,â€? said Louella. “But you can’t hurt anybody,â€? added Elsas. “There’s only three rules, and they’re the three rules for life: You can’t hurt yourself, you can’t hurt anybody else, and you can’t destroy property. “That’s why I love preschool — because you are teaching the most basic skills of life to these little human beings, who are new on this earth and don’t know how to do it,â€? Elsas added. “And it’s so exciting.â€?

Brodsky lingered while commissioners considered alcohol issues. Brodsky ultimately recused himself from the Georgetown cases when they came before the alcohol board, and promised to send another company representative to advisory neighborhood commission meetings. But Brodsky entered the spotlight again in March when Mital Gandhi resigned from the board, citing unethical behavior on the board. A few days later, Mayor Vincent Gray

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Concerts ■The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present a concert by the D.C.-based reggae band Jah Works. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangle.com. ■The weekly Harbour Nights concert series will feature singer/songwriter David Andrew Smith performing rock and pop songs. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, The Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202295-5007. ■As part of the DC Jazz Festival, the Berklee World Jazz Octet will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The U.S. Marine Band will perform works by Sousa, Barnes and Listzt. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011. Discussions and lectures ■Panelists will discuss “CAREC and the Future of Economic Development in Afghanistan and Central Asia.� 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rome Building Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-6637721. ■Michael J. Pfeifer will discuss his book “The Roots of Rough Justice: Origins

of American Lynching.� 6 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■David Gray (shown), director of New America Foundation’s Workforce and Family Program, and Ann-Zofie Duvander, associate professor of sociology and demography at Stockholm University, will discuss “Parenting — Putting the Pieces Together,� about family roles in the United States and Sweden. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. rsvp-hos@foreign.ministry.se. ■Juan E. Mendez, U.N. special rapporteur on torture, and other panelists will discuss “Accountability Today — Preventing Torture Tomorrow.� 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. 202-547-1920. ■Linda Stout will discuss her book “Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Justin Cronin will discuss his novel “The Passage.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■Smithsonian horticulturist Janet Draper will discuss the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden, a serpentine series of raised beds, intimate seating areas and antique planters. 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Neighborhood Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Films ■“NoMa Summer Screen� will present Rob Reiner’s 1986 film “Stand by Me,� starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix and Corey Feldman. 7 p.m. Free. L Street between 2nd and 3rd streets NE. nomasummerscreen.com. ■Asia Society Washington will present Daniel Gordon’s 2003 documentary “A State of Mind,� about life in North Korea. A discussion will follow. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Cinnabar Room, Asia Society Washington, 1526 New Hampshire

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Ave. NW. asw4@asiasociety.org. ■The Panorama of Greek Cinema series will feature Costas Kapakas’ 1999 film “Peppermint,� about a 45-year-old who visits his dying mother and relives the memories, smells and flavors of childhood and adolescence. 8 p.m. $11; $9 for students; $8.25 for seniors; $8 for ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Thursday, June 2JUNE 2 Thursday Benefit ■The Monument Music & Art Festival’s “One Year Birthday Celebration� will feature performances by the retro 1960s-pop group Guards, the synth-pop quartet Xylos and singer/songwriter Brandon Minow. Proceeds will benefit 826DC, a local nonprofit dedicated to helping students with their creative and expository writing skills. 8 to 11:30 p.m. $15 in advance; $17 on the day of the show. DC9, 1940 9th St. NW. dcnine.com. Children’s activity ■A park ranger will lead ages 3 and older on a Woodland Trail hike in search of signs of animals. 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202895-6070. Concerts ■As part of the DC Jazz Festival, the band DC Choro will perform Brazilian songs. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Jazz on Jackson Place series will feature saxophonist Phillip Martin. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $25. Decatur House, 748 Jackson Place NW. 202-218-4332. ■The National Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Axelrod, narrator Samuel Pisar, soprano Kelley Nassief (shown) and the Cathedral Choral Society will perform Bernstein’s “Kaddish� symphony and works by Kernis and Barber. 7 p.m. $20 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The concert will repeat Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■The U.S. Marine Band will perform works by Sousa, Barnes and Liszt. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011. Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present John Parascandola discussing “King of Poisons: The History of Arsenic.� 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Joshua Kendall will discuss his book “The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster’s Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture.� Noon. Free; reservations required. Dining Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■British visiting fellow Christopher Moran will discuss “Intelligence Studies

Thursday, JUNE 2 ■Film: The Palisades Neighborhood Library will show Robert Mulligan’s 1962 film “To Kill a Mockingbird,� starring Gregory Peck, Frank Overton and Brock Peters. 4 p.m. Free. Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

Then and Now: From Airport Bookstalls to Official Histories.� Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-7075027. ■Elias G. Carayannis, professor of science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship at George Washington University, and David Campbell, associate professorial lecturer of international politics at George Washington University, will discuss “Democracy, Innovation and Development.� 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-663-5880. ■Sister Souljah will discuss her book “Midnight and the Meaning of Love.� 2 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7271295. ■“No Freedom Without Media Freedom,� celebrating the 60th anniversary of Radio Free Europe’s first broadcasts to Czechoslovakia, will feature panelists Karel Schwarzenberg, first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the Czech Republic; Husain Haqqani, Pakistani ambassador to the United States; Walter Issacson (shown), president of the Aspen Institute and chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors; Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy; and David Kramer, executive director of Freedom House. 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. rfe-cz60.eventbrite.com. ■British biographer Jehanne Wake will discuss her book “Sisters of Fortune: America’s Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad.� A wine and cheese reception will precede the talk and book signing. 6 p.m. $8. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. sistersoffortunelectureindc.eventbrite.com. ■Ellen Miles will discuss the portrait of Hannah Skinner Church, Maria Church and Elizabeth Bentley Church by Jacques A. Vallin. 6 to 6:30 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202633-1000. ■Conor Grennan, author of the memoir “Little Princes,� will discuss “Bringing

Home the Lost Children of Nepal.� 6 to 8 p.m. $15; reservations required. Cinnabar Room, Asia Society Washington, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-833-2742. ■Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough will discuss his book “The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris.� 7 p.m. $12 in advance; $15 on the day of the event. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202408-3100. ■Historian and writer Stephen May will discuss “George Ault’s Disquieting World.� 7 p.m. Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-6331000. ■Photographer Jimmy Chin, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, will discuss the challenges he faced in preparing an article on Yosemite National Park, home to El Capitan and other daunting granite cliffs. 7:30 p.m. $18. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Film ■Avalon in Focus will present a sneak preview of Josh Shelov’s “The Best and the Brightest,� a modern-day farce starring Neil Patrick Harris, Bonnie Somerville and Amy Sedaris. 8 p.m. $11. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance â– The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly standup show will feature local comics. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-393-3000. Special events ■“Phillips After 5â€? will feature a jazz performance by the Matt Wigler Trio and flutist Jamal Brown as part of the DC Jazz Festival; a selection of white wines for tasting; and a talk on “Paul CĂŠzanne: The Father of Modern Art.â€? 5 to 8:15 p.m. Cost varies by activity; registration suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/phillipsafter5. ■“Tudor Nights: Bellinis in the Gardenâ€? will feature a chance to wander through the grounds while sipping the featured cocktail. 6 to 8 p.m. $10; reservations required. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. junetudornights.eventbrite.com. Tour â– U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer Susan Olling will lead an evening tour of the National Garden, focusing on trees and shrubs of the mid-Atlantic region. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. National Garden Lawn Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116. The tour will repeat June 16, 29 and 23 at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, June JUNE 3 Friday 3 Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will perform works by Debussy, Gounod, Bellini, Cilea, Copland, Ligeti and Berg. Noon. Free. Sumner School Museum, 1201 17th St. NW. 202-333-2075. See Events/Page 27

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 26 â– Rich Spotts of Daylestown, Pa., will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â– The “Jazz in the Gardenâ€? series will feature Mark Prince performing progressive jazz. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â– As part of the DC Jazz Festival, musician Cheick Hamala Diabate will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The Brass-A-Holics, an eight-piece ensemble, will perform New Orleans jazz. 7:30 p.m. $25. La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. InstantSeats.com. â– The U.S. Army Concert Band will present “Sunsets With a Soundtrack.â€? 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Captiol. 703-6963399.

Discussions and lectures ■Verna Posever Curtis and several Library of Congress specialists will discuss their book “Photographic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography.� Noon. Free; reservations required. Mumford Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-5221. ■Oscar Hijuelos will discuss his memoir “Thoughts Without Cigarettes,� about his upbringing in a workingclass neighborhood and his catastrophic childhood visit to Cuba. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Special event ■A commemoration on the 69th anniversary of the historic Battle of Midway will feature U.S. Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, recognizing and honoring veterans who survived the battle. 9 a.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-2300. Saturday, June 4JUNE 4 Saturday Auditions ■The Washington Girls Chorus, open to third- through sixth-graders, will hold auditions for the 2011-12 season. 9 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church, 3920 Alton Place NW. washingtongirlschorus.org. The auditions will continue June 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. Benefit ■“Fashion, Music and Art for Autism� will feature a runway show with local designer fashions, classical piano performances and a silent auction. Proceeds will benefit Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $50 to $100; reservations suggested. City Tavern Club, 3206 M St. NW. csaac.org. Children’s program ■Participants will use icing to discover how to mix primary colors into secondary colors, and then they will create their own edible color wheels (for ages 4 through 12 with an adult companion). 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770. Classes ■Bob Brier will present an “Armchair

Egyptologist� seminar about five major sites and monuments in Egypt. 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $120. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■“Job Seekers Drop-in Clinic� will feature hands-on support for basic online job searching activities. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. The event will repeat June 18 from noon to 2 p.m. ■Artist Marcie Wolf-Hubbard will present a hands-on introduction to “Mixed Medium Collage.� 1 to 3 p.m. $20 donation suggested; reservations required. Zenith Gallery, Chevy Chase Pavilion, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-783-2963. ■Cate Meyers will lead a workshop on “Knitting for Beginners.� 1 to 3 p.m. $45. First Class Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202797-5102. Concerts ■The Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District’s summer concert series will feature Kid Goat performing a mix of rock and altcountry. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Public plaza in front of BB&T Bank at Columbia Road, Adams Mills Road and 16th Street NW. 202-997-0783. ■Members of the National Symphony Orchestra will perform classical works. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Capitol Hill Chorale will present “Child of Earth,� a newly commissioned work by Kevin Siegfried in honor of Fred Binkholder’s 10th anniversary as artistic director. 7 p.m. $20 to $25; free for ages 12 and younger. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SE. 202-547-1144. The concert will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. ■The Washington Men’s Camerata will perform “Music of the Americas,� featuring the Men’s Choir of St. Albans School. 7:30 p.m. $30. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Cantate Chamber Singers, soprano Rosa Lamoreaux (shown) and countertenor Roger Isaacs will perform works by Foss, Barber, Bernstein and Corigliano. 7:30 p.m. $30; $15 for students. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. 301-986-1799. ■Singer Nancy Scimone will perform jazz selections. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Free. Blue Bar Lounge, Henley Park Hotel, 926 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-638-5200. ■The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington will present “And I Am Telling You,� featuring Tony Award-winner Jennifer Holliday and the premiere of the group’s 30th-anniversary commission by Michael Shaleb. 8 p.m. $25 to $50. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. gmcw.org. The concert will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m. ■The Congressional Chorus and the American Youth Chorus will present “Cinemagic,� featuring choral works from “Star Wars,� “Henry V,� “Amadeus� and 17 other films. 8 p.m. $25. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW.

Flaherty� will present “On Work: A Selection of Shorts,� featuring films by Robert Flaherty, Naomi Uman, Uruphong Raksasad, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Benj Gerdes and Jennifer Hayashida, and Alex Rivera, at 2 p.m.; and Lisandro Alsonso’s 2001 film “La Libertad� and Michael Glawogger’s 1987 film “Haiku,� at 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Saturday, JUNE 4 ■Festival: The Textile Museum will host its 33rd annual “Celebration of Textiles,� featuring hands-on activities and artist demonstrations. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-6670441. The event will continue Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

202-399-7993, ext. 182. Discussions and lectures â– U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “Before Flowers and Fruit — Ferns and Gymnosperms,â€? about plants that dominated the landscape during the Age of Dinosaurs. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116. â– Richard Brettell, professor of art and aesthetics at the University of Texas at Dallas, will discuss “Gauguin’s Selves: Visual Identities in the Age of Freud.â€? Noon. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– Andrew Krivak will discuss his novel “The Sojourn.â€? 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Festivals â– The Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium will present the 28th annual Museum Walk Weekend, featuring activities and tours at Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, Meridian International Center, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, the Phillips Collection, the Textile Museum and Woodrow Wilson House. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. dkmuseums.com. The event will continue on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. ■“Jazz ’n Families Fun Daysâ€? will feature musicians improvising to artworks in the permanent collection, an exhibit of artworks by local elementary students, an instrument petting zoo and a chance to create jazz-inspired sculpture to take home. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151. The event will continue Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ■“DanceAfrica, DC 2011,â€? celebrating the dance and music of the African diaspora, will feature performances and an African-style marketplace with food, crafts, art and clothing. Noon to 8 p.m. Free. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-2691600. The festival will continue Sunday from noon to 8 p.m., with ticketed performances both days at 2, 5 and 8 p.m. Films â–

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Performances ■The City Theater Group will present a staged reading of David L. McWellan’s “The Great Ascent,� about an investigation by British intelligence into a bombing in London’s Hyde Park. 2:30 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 240-506-6043. ■Dhoonyah Dance, a local dance school and performance company, will perform its fifth annual show, “Jhosh,� about the IndianAmerican experience as told through the world of Bollywood dance. 5:30 p.m. $15 in advance; $25 at the door. Duke Ellington Theatre, 3500 R St. NW. 202-337-4825. ■The Inkwell will present “Rebels, Rabble Rousers, and Tricksters,� a showcase of excerpts from three plays that star characters bent on bending the rules in order to turn the world upside down. 8 p.m. Free. Classroom, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. reservations@inkwelltheatre.org. Walks and tours ■Casey Trees will lead a bike tour of the National Mall, with stops to explore the trees and grounds of museums and federal agencies. 9 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Meet at the southeast corner of Union Station, 1st Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. caseytrees.org. ■A park ranger will lead ages 8 and older on a one-mile hike to Fort DeRussy and discuss what life was like there for Union soldiers. 10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070. ■Rocco Zappone, a native Washingtonian and freelance writer, will lead an interactive “Walking Tour as Personal Essay,� filled with his reminiscences and impressions of a lifetime in D.C. 10 a.m. $25. Meet at the statue of

Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets NW. 202-341-5208. ■During a tour of Fort Stevens, a park ranger will discuss the political actions that led to the Civil War and the development of a fortified capital city. 2 p.m. Free. Fort Stevens, 1000 Quackenbos St. NW. 202895-6070. ■A park ranger will lead a two-mile National Trails Day hike and discuss the most common tree species in Rock Creek Park. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202895-6070. Sunday, JuneJUNE 5 Sunday 5 Children’s program ■Professional magician Peter Wood will demonstrate the art of misdirection, sleight of hand and other illusions used by skilled spies (for ages 7 and older). 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. $12.50. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. Class ■Washington Studio School instructor Diane Wilson will lead a class on drawing animals. Noon to 4 p.m. $70; registration required. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-234-3030.

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Discussions and lectures â– Britt Salvesen, curator and head of the departments of photography, prints and drawings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will discuss “Decoding Baltz’s Prototypes.â€? 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– Jim Axelrod will discuss his book “In the Long Run: A Father, a Son, and Unintentional Lessons in Happiness.â€? 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Journalist Helen Thomas will discuss her pioneering career in the White House press corps. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Films “American Originals Now: Kevin Jerome Eversonâ€? will feature “Materials, Process, Procedure, and Subject,â€? featuring the director’s 2009 film “Company Lineâ€? and the premieres of a handful of newly completed shorts from 2010 and 2011. 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, â–

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Church, 2401 Virginia Ave. NW. 703-4429404. ■The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will perform “A Night on the Big Screen — Movie Music.� 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. 202-7675658. ■The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-2300.

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ture the 2003 film “Infamous.� 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■EuroAsia Shorts 2011 — the sixth annual festival featuring pairings of short films from Asian and European countries and the United States — will open with a screening of four selections from Germany, China and Taiwan. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut Washington, 812 7th St. NW. euroasiashorts.com. The festival will continue through Friday at various venues. ■“Opera in Cinema� will feature “The Girl of the Golden West,� recorded live in 2007 by the Netherlands Opera at the Amsterdam Music Theatre. 7 p.m. $20. West End Cinema, 2301 M St. NW. The film will be shown again Saturday at 11 a.m. Performance ■SpeakeasyDC and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will present “Don’t Ask, Do Tell,� featuring storytellers and poets Christopher Love, John Kevin Boggs, Molly Kelly, Saraubh Tak, JR Russ, Andrew Korfhage, Sonya Renee Taylor, Regie Cabico and Natalie Ilum. 8 p.m. $25. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. The performance will repeat Tuesday at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June JUNE 7 Tuesday 7 Class ■Teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a weekly yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

Concerts â– The Harbour Kids concert series will feature Oh Susannah. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free. Plaza, The Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202295-5007. â– German-French bassist Pascal Niggenkemper and his trio will perform as part of the DC Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â– The New Dominion Chorale will host a singalong of FaurÊ’s “Requiemâ€? and “Cantique de Jean Racine,â€? conducted by Robert Shafer, artistic director of the City Choir of Washington and director of choral activities at Shenandoah Conservatory. 7:30 p.m. $10. Western Presbyterian

Discussions and lectures â– The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present a talk by Herman J. Obermayer on “William Rehnquist: The Man Behind the Robe.â€? A book signing will follow. 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. â– Independent scholar Brigid O’Farrell will discuss her book “She Was One of Us: Eleanor Roosevelt and the American Worker.â€? 11:30 a.m. $30; reservations required. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. â– Artist Peter Waddell will discuss the paintings of “An Artist Visits the White House Past: The Paintings of Peter Waddell.â€? 1:30 p.m. Free. White House Visitor Center, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-8292. The talk will repeat weekly through July 26. â– Aaron Anson will discuss his book “Mind Your Own Life: The Journey Back to Love.â€? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â– Robert E. Jenner will discuss his book “FDR’s Republicans: Domestic Political Realignment and American Foreign Policy.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Reiter’s Books, 1900 G St. NW. 202-223-3327. â– Critic and architectural historian Alexandra Lange and archivist Russell A. Flinchum will discuss “Modernism for the Masses.â€? 6:30 to 8 p.m. $20; registration required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â– Georgetown University Hospital physicians will discuss epilepsy and share information about medical and surgical treatment options. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road NW. 202-342-2400. â– Gretchen Morgenson (shown) and Josh Rosner will discuss their book “Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films â– The second in a series of screenings based on “AFI’s 100 Years ‌ 100 Moviesâ€? list will feature No. 92 — Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film “Goodfellas,â€? starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. â– Asia Society Washington will present Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim’s film “Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story,â€? about a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted by North Korean spies on her way home from school. A discussion will follow. 6 to 8:30 p.m. $10; reservations required. See Events/Page 29

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 28 Cinnabar Room, Asia Society Washington, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-8332742. Performances ■The Actors’ Center will present a staged reading of Nicky Silver’s “Beautiful Child,� about parental love and the lies that many families live by. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Spooky Action Theatre, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-3321911. ■Local comedian Wayne Manigo will host a weekly comedy show featuring local comics. 8 to 10:30 p.m. Free. RAS Restaurant & Lounge, 4809 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-291-2906. ■Busboys and Poets will host “Tuesday Night Open Mic,� a weekly poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $4. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. Reading ■Yermiyahu Ahron Taub will read from his new book of poetry, which explores the issues encountered by gay Orthodox Jews. Noon. Free. African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-3779. Special events ■An opening celebration for the AfroBrazilian Arts and Cultural Heritage Festival will feature music and dance performances. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. afrobrazilfest.com. The festival will continue through June 12 with events at various venues. ■“The Ten: An Alternative Shavuot Experience� will feature a conversation between author Nathan Englander (shown) and New York Times writer David Segal, a concert by indie rock band DeLeon, a study of the Torah and tastings from the Sixth & Rye food truck. 6:45 p.m. $6 donation suggested; reservations required. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org. Support ■Recovery International will host a group discussion for people suffering from stress, anxiety, panic, depression, sleep problems, anger, fear and other mental, nervous or emotional problems. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-2680. The group meets every Tuesday. Wednesday, June 8JUNE 8 Wednesday Classes ■Housing Counseling Services, a local nonprofit, will present a foreclosure-prevention clinic to help homeowners in danger of losing their homes. 6 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7712. The clinic will repeat June 15 and 22 and noon and June 29 at 6 p.m. ■Gerry Gorman will present “Meditation: The Pathway to Peace.� 7 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. Concerts ■The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present Sin Miedo performing salsa music. 5:30 to

7:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangle.com. ■The weekly Harbour Nights concert series will feature musicians Phil Kominski and Chris Bruno. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, The Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■The quartet 4in Correspondence — featuring National Symphony Orchestra cellists James Lee, Steven Honigberg, David Teie and Rachel Young — will perform classical works. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The U.S. Marine Dixieland Band will perform jazz works. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011. Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present a talk by George Washington University professor Faye Moskowitz on “Memoir Matters.� 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■National Gallery of Art lecturer Sally Shelburne will discuss “PostImpressionism� as part of a lecture series on modern art. Noon. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. ■Ray Mims, conservation and sustainability horticulturist at the U.S. Botanic Garden, will discuss the garden’s use of sustainable practices. Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116. ■National Gallery of Art lecturer David Gariff will discuss “The Expressionist Language of Oskar Kokoschka.� 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■Roger DiSilvestro will discuss his book “Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician’s Quest for Recovery in the American West.� 6 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202633-1000. ■“The Arts: An Essential Component to Meaningful Progress� will feature panelists George Vradenburg, chairman of the board at the Phillips Collection; Wilhelmina Holladay, chairman of the board at the National Museum for Women in the Arts; Sen. Barbara Mikulski (shown), co-chair of the U.S. Senate Cultural Caucus; and Kaya Henderson, acting chancellor of the D.C. Public Schools. 6 p.m. $25; reservations required. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. ■NPR science correspondent Joe Palca will discuss his book “Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■“Cooking and Culture: Dining the Cambodian Way� will feature Narin Jameson, author of “Cooking the Cambodian Way�; Franklin Huffman, a writer and consultant; and Jamie Amelio, founder and president of Caring for Cambodia. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $15; $5 for students. Cinnabar Room, Asia Society Washington, 1526 New Hampshire Ave.

Wednesday, JUNE 8 ■Discussion: Ann Patchett will discuss her novel “State of Wonder.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

NW. 202-833-2742. â– Art historian Abigail McEwen will discuss “Latin American Masters: The Modern Heritage of Latino Art.â€? 6:45 to 9 p.m. $40. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. Films Busboys and Poets will host a screening of Charles Shaw’s film “The Exile Nation Project: An Oral History of the War on Drugs & the American Criminal Justice System.â€? A post-screening discussion will feature Shaw, Eric Sterling of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation and Sanho Tree of the Institute for Policy Studies. 6 to 8 p.m. $10 to $30; reservations suggested. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. enpdc.eventbrite.com. ■“NoMa Summer Screenâ€? will present Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 film “North by Northwest,â€? starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. 7 p.m. Free. L Street between 2nd and 3rd streets NE. nomasummerscreen.com. â– The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Ondrej Trojan’s 2010 film “Identity Card.â€? 8 p.m. $11; $9 for students; $8.25 for seniors; $8 for ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. ■“Movie Nights in the Heights,â€? presented by the Columbia Heights Day Initiative, will feature John Hughes’ 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,â€? starring Matthew Broderick. 8:30 p.m. Tubman Elementary School field, 11th and Kenyon streets NW. info@columbiaheightsday.org. â–

Special event ■The Smithsonian Associates will host “Mingle in the Garden,� a Victorian-style garden party. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $50. Enid A. Haupt Garden, Smithsonian Castle, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-3030. Thursday, June 9JUNE 9 Thursday Book signing ■Sugar Ray Leonard will sign copies of his book “The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring.� 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Concerts ■The Victor Provost Steel Pan Quartet will perform as part of the DC Jazz Festival.

6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph Eschenbach and violinist Jennifer Koh (shown) will perform works by Schumann and Thomas. 7 p.m. $20 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The concert will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. â– The U.S. Marine Dixieland Band will perform jazz works. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW. 202-9124110. ■Phillips Collection librarian and archivist Karen Schneider will discuss “Duncan Phillips and His Experiment Station: Anniversary Reading Room.� 6:30 p.m. Donation suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-3872151. ■Mineralogist Michael Wise will discuss “Minerals in Your Daily Life.� 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Ted Danson, actor, environmental activist and founding board member of Oceana, will join a panel of ocean scientists, educators and health professionals to discuss “The Gulf and Its Seafood — One Year Later.� A wine and seafood reception will follow. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $95. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. ■Norman Rosenthal will discuss his book “Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation.� 8 p.m. $8 in advance; $10 on the day of the event. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present a talk by Theater J artistic director Ari Roth on “Selecting a Season: Making Decisions for the Stage.� 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Lissa Muscatine and Bradley Graham will discuss “The Future of the Bookstore Business and the Future of Politics and Prose,� about the Connecticut Avenue bookstore that the couple recently bought. 11:30 a.m. $30; reservations required. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. ■The Q&A Cafe series will feature John Donvan of ABC News interviewing Carol Joynt, author of the memoir “Innocent Spouse.� Noon. $50. The Ritz-Carlton

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Source is located at 1835 14th sings the songs — Celebrating St. NW. 202-204-7741; he made Afro-Peru” constellationtheatre.org. famous in a June 8 through ■ Arena Stage is presenting Lynn career that 26. Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ranged from Weaving the play “Ruined” through June 5 in uptown clubs to music, history the Fichandler. concert stages. and experiPerformance times are generally Performance ences of Afro7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Nova Payton will star in the times generally Peruvians, the Wednesday; 8 p.m. Thursday Washington Savoyards’ production musical proare 7:30 p.m. through Saturday; and 2 p.m. of “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” Thursday duction revels Saturday and Sunday. Ticket prices through in the rich culstart at $55. Arena Stage is located Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Saturday and tural traditions and stories brought at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; Sunday; and 7 p.m. Sunday. from Africa to Peru to the streets of arenastage.org. Tickets cost $15 to $40. The Atlas D.C. Performances are in Spanish ■ Ballet Nacional de Cuba is perPerforming Arts Center is located with English surtitles. forming at the Kennedy Center for at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; Performance times are 8 p.m. the first time since 2001, presenting savoyards.org. Wednesday through Saturday and 3 two programs — “The Magic of ■ Scena Theatre will present the p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $20 to Dance” and “Don Quixote” — regional premiere of Sofi $38. GALA is located at 3333 14th through June 5. Oksanen’s “Purge” June 4 through The performance time for “The St. NW. 202-234-7174; July 3 at the H Street Playhouse. Magic of Dance” is 7:30 p.m. galatheatre.org. “Purge” tells of an Estonian Wednesday; performance times for ■ American Ensemble Theater woman’s lifelong ordeals with will present a staged reading of “Don Quixote” are 7:30 p.m. political exploitation, family “Saving Myself for Steve Martin,” Thursday through Saturday and betrayal and sexual trafficking. Set a new comedy by local playwright 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. in 1992 in western Estonia, it is a Ann Wixon, June 8 at Capitol Hill Tickets cost $25 to $99. 202-467story of two generations of women Arts Workshop. 4600; kennedy-center.org. challenged by a male-dominated The play asks: How hard can it ■ D.C.-based ensemble theHegira political structure a year after the be for a divorced woman to get is presenting Suzan-Lori Parks’ “In Soviet Union’s collapse. lucky with a guy who’s not a the Blood,” a re-telling of Performance times are 8 p.m. schmuck? Not so easy, it turns out. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Thursday through Saturday and 3 Wixon, a Bethesda resident, is Scarlet Letter,” through June 11 at p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $16 to American Ensemble Theater’s the Mead Theatre Lab at $40. The H Street Playhouse is 2010-11 playwright in residence. Flashpoint. located at 1365 H St. NE. 703-683The performance will begin at Performance times are 8 p.m. 2824; scenatheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $3. Capitol Thursday through Saturday and 2 ■ The Royal Danish Ballet will Hill Arts Workshop is located at p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $20; $15 present new productions of August 545 7th St. SE. 800-838-3006; for students and seniors. Flashpoint Bournonville’s “Napoli” and “A americanensemble.org. is located at 916 G St. NW. brownFolk Tale” June 7 through 12 at the ■ Spooky Action Theater will papertickets.com/event/171837. Kennedy Center. present “Einstein’s Dreams” June 2 ■ American Ensemble Theater is “Napoli” is an Italian adventure through 26 at the Universalist See Theater/Page 36

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An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Located at 2106 R St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202667-2599. ■ “Geometry and Color,” featuring colorful geometric artwork by J.T. Kirkland, Larry Lairson and Rogelio Maxwell, will open Friday at PASS Gallery and continue through June 28. An opening reception will take place Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. Located at 1617 S St. NW in the rear, the gallery is open Tuesday and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. 202-7450796. ■ The American University Museum will open two shows Saturday and continue them through Aug. 14. “E • CO” features environmentally themed photographs by Latin American and European collectives. “Registro 02,” highlighting artists who live in or near the Mexican city of Monterrey, sets out to show that both the artist’s process and the audience’s perception help inform the meaning of art. An artists’ reception will take place Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., preceded by an artists’ talk at 5 p.m. Located in the Katzen Arts Center at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-885-1300. ■ “SuperNatural,” featuring works produced by means of blowing or spraying ink or paint onto paper by Pennsylvania artist Ann Tarantino, opened recently at Curator’s Office, where it will continue through

Visitors may want to wait until this weekend to see the shows. A piece not yet seen will debut then in the garden as part of “Green.” This is New York artist Michele Brody’s “Arbor Lace,” a lace arbor to be built and embedded with grass seed Saturday, when the museum opens its annual two-day “Celebration of Textiles.” The grass will grow throughout the summer, going through its complete life cycle during the course of the exhibit. “Green: The Color and the Cause” will continue through Sept. 11 and “Second Lives: The AgeOld Art of Recycling Textiles” will continue through Jan. 8 at the Textile Museum. “Celebration of Textiles,” a free family-friendly festival, will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. It will feature hands-on activities, live sheep shearing and demonstrations. Located at 2320 S St. NW, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. An $8 donation is usually requested but will be waived this weekend. 202667-0441; textilemuseum.org.

June 25. Located at 1515 14th St. NW in Suite 201, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-387-1008. ■ “ZARTiculation,” presenting art by more than 40 artists, opened recently at locations throughout Chevy Chase Pavilion and will continue through July 3. Located at 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the pavilion is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-783-2963. ■ The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden recently began showing on continuous loop two films by French-Italian artist Laurent Grasso about the boundary between the real and the surreal. The films will screen through July 24 in the museum’s Black Box theater. Located at Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000. ■ “Try to See It My Way: Behind the Scenes at the DAR Museum,” featuring decorative and fine-art objects from the museum’s collection, opened recently at the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, where it will continue through Sept. 3. Located at 1776 D St. NW, the museum is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-879-3241. ■ Active-duty military personnel and their families will have free access to more than 1,300 museums across America from Memorial Day through Labor Day in a program titled Blue Star Museums. Participating museums in D.C. include the Woodrow Wilson House, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Phillips Collection and the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. For more information, visit arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

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beyond downtown. After all, he said, if residents are going to bike to work, they have to start at home. Cohen said he was glad to talk to CaBi representatives — but after rushing out of work to get to the meeting, he said he felt cheated of the public discussion he had expected. “‘Forum,’to me, indicates a public give-and-take — that was a 30minute forum.” The meeting had been slated to last two hours. Kubly said the agency wanted to give attendees an opportunity to ask questions without having to spend a long time listening to other users, but representatives stayed for the full two hours. “We could have as many people talking to as many of us at one time,” said Chris Holben, Capital Bikeshare’s program manager.

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exchange for most of the previously divided Penn Quarter. Ward 2’s proposed eastern boundary jogs as it moves south from S Street toward Independence Avenue, shifting eastward from 11th Street NW to 9th to 7th to 5th to 2nd and finally to 1st Street NE. The existing boundary mostly follows 5th Street NW, also jumping briefly to 1st Street NE and 9th Street NW. “The Subcommittee’s goal is to reunite neighborhoods and propose Ward boundaries that will keep the disruption of current neighborhoods to a minimum,” the body’s report reads. But at Thursday’s meeting, Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells — who does not sit on the subcommittee — railed against Ward 2 member Jack Evans, who cochairs the three-member body with at-large council member Michael Brown. Calling the changes to his ward “extraordinary, excessive and unnecessary,” Wells accused Evans of gerrymandering to make sure Ward 2 includes affluent neighborhoods and such landmarks as the Washington Convention Center and the National Building Museum. “Having a ward member on this committee so that they are free to pick up every cherry that they think they ever wanted … undermines the committee’s credibility on this,” Wells said, noting that many of his constituents are opposed to the changes. Brown and Phil Mendelson, the third subcommittee member, represent the entire city rather than particular wards. Evans brushed off Wells’ criticisms. “I think all of these comments about self-interest — we’re totally prepared for all the ugly comments that will be made, because that’s where redistricting goes: right into the gutter,” he said. “That’s part of the process, so we’re prepared to move forward.” Evans also justified keeping the convention center in Ward 2 even while much of the surrounding neighborhood moved to Ward 6. “There’s no one in this government who worked harder to get the convention center than myself, and I think it’s appropriate to keep it in Ward 2,” he said. “It is also under the jurisdiction of my [Finance and Revenue] Committee.” Ward 8 member Marion Barry criticized the subcommittee for not expanding his ward to include neighborhoods west of the Anacostia, as he had requested. “The river has been a divider of race, class, and a whole range of other dividers. This committee has an opportunity to let the Anacostia River be a uniter,” Barry said. Pointing to Ward 8’s overwhelming African-American majority — 94 percent, according to the census data — he added, “In 2011 in America, there should be no ward in any city that segregated.” Near the end of the meeting, Brown shouted down Barry as the Ward 8 legislator tried to speak again after being declared out of order; the two men each tried to talk over the other. Brown at one point told Barry “You’ve got to be kidding,” and Mendelson tried to turn off Barry’s microphone.

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The dashed line shows the proposed Ward 6 boundaries compared to their existing locations. The subcommittee ultimately voted unanimously — while Barry was still speaking — to recommend its proposal to the full council, then quickly shut off a live Web feed of the meeting room. Several other council members who attended the meeting questioned the need for such strong debate on ward boundaries — particularly this year, when the proposal recommends keeping resident permit parking zones aligned to current boundaries. “Neighborhoods don’t change even if the ward changes. ... Your goals and whatever your plans are for your community don’t change,” Ward 7 member Yvette Alexander said. “Of course it’s a challenge if you don’t know your council member, but guess what? You could have a new neighbor, and you’d have to adjust to that change.” Alex Padro, who chairs Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2C, said he’d like to see one more section of his Shaw neighborhood shift from Ward 2 to Ward 6: the apartment buildings on the same block as the northern half of the convention center. But overall, he said many residents in his commission’s boundaries recognize the need to redistrict and prefer Ward 6 to Ward 5, which many had feared might incorporate more of Shaw than it already does. “In the end, central Shaw will now span three wards, but it’s still one neighborhood,” wrote Padro, whose own commission would be split under the proposal. “And nothing will be changing that.” The subcommittee will hold a public roundtable on the proposed changes at 6 p.m. today in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. The full council will hold two votes on the changes — June 7 and June 21 — and the District will spend the rest of the year establishing advisory neighborhood commission and single-member district boundaries. For more details, visit dccouncil.us/redistricting2011info.

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