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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Vol. XXIV, No. 30

The Georgetown Current

New visitor center seeks volunteers

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■ Tourism: BID launching

kiosk at Georgetown Park

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

The Georgetown Business Improvement District is seeking community volunteers for a new visitor center it will open this spring in the Shops at Georgetown Park mall.

These “ambassadors” will offer advice, directions and brochures to tourists, helping visitors “get the most out of their time in Georgetown,” according to Maggie Downing, the BID’s destination manager.

The visitor center — a kiosk in the mall lobby entrance near M and Potomac streets, across from Dean & DeLuca — is part of the BID’s broader effort to make Georgetown more accessible and visible as a destination and neighborhood. The

organization hopes to work with Destination DC to market the existence of the center when it opens in April.

“So often I imagine our visitors getting off the Metro at Foggy Bottom and making their way over here, and not really having a sense of what’s available to them,” Downing said in an interview. “This will be one central place where visitors can go to orient themselves to the neighSee Visitors/Page 11

‘Cat cafe’ eyes vacant O Street storefront

By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Brian Kapur/The Current

The Georgetown Library hosted a Valentine’s Day party on Thursday. The festivities included games, crafts, songs and stories for children of all ages.

Washington’s first “cat cafe” could be finding a home in Georgetown.

The young entrepreneur behind Crumbs & Whiskers — a hybrid cat adoption center and pastry shop — is currently eying the property at 3211 O St. as she wades through the city’s process for opening the first-of-its-kind business.

In an interview, Kanchan Singh emphasized that a lease is not yet signed for the Georgetown site, though she said it’s her “top choice.” She hopes to open her business sometime this summer.

Singh also used the O Street address for her application with the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment, for which a hearing is scheduled on March 24. She said the application is meant “to get the ball rolling” even before a lease is secured.

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The 3211 O St. site meets the city’s rules for pet boarding, but still needs approval from the Board of Zoning Adjustment and the Health Department.

Displaced Herb Cottage gift shop to close in June

Glover Park ANC debates Stoddert parking shortfall

By ELIZABETH WIENER

■ Education: Classroom

Current Staff Writer

All Hallows Guild at the Washington National Cathedral has reluctantly decided to close its gift shop, a decades-old retail operation whose move from the historic Herb Cottage to an underground parking garage helped spell its doom.

The relocated shop on the B-2 level of the garage will close June 30.

The guild, a nearly century-old volunteer group that raises money for the Cathedral’s grounds and gardens, said it will continue other fundraising efforts. But the shop, said president Deborah Page, will be sorely missed. Even operating in the red, she said, it served as a gathering space for volunteers, a sort of public face for the guild. “Emotionally, none of us wanted this to end.”

NEWS

trailers reduce teacher parking

By GRAHAM VYSE Brian Kapur/The Current

The All Hallows Guild had to move its shop to an underground garage when the historic Herb Cottage suffered damage in 2011.

The garage location was a big problem. It was “not ideal, from a retail perspective — kind of dark and it doesn’t have the charm” of the Herb Cottage, which offered plants, pots and household gifts in a cozy gothic setting. “We have a wonderful manager, wonderful staff, See Cathedral/Page 10

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Local resident set to premiere film on ‘Rosenwald Schools’ — Page 3

Visitation topples rival St. John’s in girls basketball — Page 9

Current Staff Writer

With Stoddert Elementary’s enrollment continuing to rise, the Glover Park advisory neighborhood commission is reviving a related community discussion about parking needs near the Calvert Street school.

The school’s student body grew from 260 students in 2010 to 423 this year, and Stoddert will add a

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‘Stamps of approval’ for D.C. police chief, school plan, stamps — Page 6

new fifth-grade class in the fall, principal Donald Bryant told commissioners last Thursday. Student population exploded after the school was modernized and expanded, and it’s once more over capacity.

The school’s growth has implications for parking at and around the facility, as was evident last year when 20 teachers had their parking spaces taken over by temporary “demountable” classroom trailers. A group of nearby residents donated their visitor parking passes to the school as a temporary solution to the problem, and Bryant told commisSee Stoddert/Page 5

INDEX Calendar/18 Classifieds/25 District Digest/2 Exhibits/19 In Your Neighborhood/16 Opinion/6

Police Report/4 Real Estate/15 School Dispatches/8 Service Directory/23 Sports/9 Theater/21

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District Digest District tows 132 cars for snow emergency Yesterday 132 vehicles were ticketed and towed between 7 and 11:30 a.m. for violating snow emergency rules, according to a news release from the city government.

The snow emergency ended at 2 p.m., allowing drivers to again park on designated emergency routes.

The restricted parking left room for

the District Snow Team to clear roads “curb to curb,� the release states.

Towed vehicles were taken to an impound lot at 5001 Shepherd Parkway SW (202-645-5500). The lot is open today from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists may have their vehicles released by paying — by debit card, credit card or online at dmv. dc.gov — a $250 ticket for the snow emergency violation, a $100

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The D.C. Taxicab Commission ended its emergency fares — a $15 snow surcharge on each ride — at 2 p.m. yesterday as well.

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Janney principal will head middle school

Janney Elementary School principal Norah Lycknell will take over the new Brookland Middle School this summer, spending the next few months transitioning to her new post.

Lycknell, a National Board Certified teacher for middle grades, has worked in D.C. for 11 years, at Fletcher-Johnson Middle, Miner Elementary, Eliot-Hine Middle and Janney, which she has led since 2009. She was selected to lead Brookland, which will be an artsintegration school in Ward 5, after a national search.

At Janney, Lycknell has reduced student achievement gaps, grown enrollment, created an arts integration program and expanded arts offerings, according to a news release. She has a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Northwestern University, a master’s degree in teaching from American University, a master’s degree in

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Residents asked to sign up for AlertDC

The District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to sign up for its AlertDC notifications, and asking existing AlertDC users to verify that their information remains current.

The free program allows users to receive alerts that include weather emergencies, public safety events, power outages and traffic incidents via text message, phone call, email or smartphone app.

During last month’s power outage in Dupont Circle, many residents didn’t hear about important status updates and information about the city’s warming center, which were distributed via AlertDC. Dupont advisory neighborhood commissioner Mike Silverstein called the issue “a wakeup call.�

Representatives from the agency attended last Wednesday’s Dupont neighborhood commission meeting to sign up residents in person. Registration is also available at hsema. dc.gov/page/alertdc.

Delay in Pepco bills means higher charge

Pepco recently increased its billing cycle from about 30 days to about 40, a one-time change while the electric utility modified the format of its bills, according to the D.C. Office of the People’s Counsel.

The increase doesn’t affect the rate paid for electricity, but customers unexpectedly had to pay for more days at once — a 33 percent increase. Cheryl Morse of the people’s counsel discussed the issue at last Wednesday’s Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission meeting.

Residents with concerns can contact the consumer watchdog agency at ccceo@opc-dc.gov or 202-727-3071. According to Morse, Pepco is “being a little lenient on people not being able to pay all their bills right now� due to the unannounced change.

Correction

In the Feb. 11 issue, an article on the Chevy Chase Arcade at 5520 Connecticut Ave. included a former advisory neighborhood commissioner’s comment about the Historic Preservation Office being tasked with protecting the building’s exterior but not the interior. In fact, the 1988 historic designation — unlike most in the city — included the arcade’s interior, not just its exterior.

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Local resident’s film celebrates philanthropist who funded black schools

By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

Local filmmaker Aviva Kempner is set to debut her latest project: a documentary about early-20th-century philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who helped build more than 5,000 schools for African-American children in the South.

“The Rosenwald Schools” will premiere Feb. 25 at the Washington Jewish Film Festival — an annual event Kempner founded in 1990. The filmmaker, a Forest Hills resident who won national acclaim for her 1998 documentary “The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg,” has spent the past few months complet-

ing post-production on the new project. To that end, she has been making a final fundraising push through the Ciesla Foundation, the 501(c) (3) organization she created to produce and distribute her work.

At a Nov. 23 fundraiser held at the home of former Tenleytown advisory neighborhood commissioner Matthew Frumin, the crowd of local luminaries included Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, Ward 1 D.C. Council member-elect Brianne Nadeau and Ruth Wattenberg, the Ward 3 representative-elect to the D.C. State Board of Education. (Kempner told The Current she is active in local politics, having held fundraisers for many of her guests.)

The group watched segments of the unfin-

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ished film on a projector screen and heard remarks from civil rights leader Julian Bond, who appears in the documentary.

“Julius Rosenwald educated more black children than anybody else in American history,” Bond said, noting that Rosenwald partnered with Booker T. Washington to accomplish this feat. “And the sad thing is, he’s not well-known. But he’s going to be well-known as soon as Aviva finishes this movie.”

Excerpts from the documentary told the story of how, prior to Rosenwald’s work, African-Americans in the South received substandard schooling, often in crumbing schoolhouses or churches.

“The idea was to keep them uneducated

and to keep them fit for work in the fields and work as servants,” Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson said in one clip. “Education was seen as a dangerous thing.”

Today many of the Rosenwald schools are being revived and restored — transformed into civic centers or museums. And Rosenwald is also remembered for his fund that gave grants to gifted African-Americans and white Southerners, including Marian Anderson, W.E.B. DuBois, Ralph Ellison, Woody Guthrie, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.

“I think you can look at the people who got grants from Julius Rosenwald — these artists, these musicians, these scholars, these academiSee Film/Page 11

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The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a public meeting to receive a briefing on preparations and expectations regarding the PARCC assessment, as well as an update on the District’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility waiver renewal application. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■ D.C. Public Schools will hold a community meeting on “Re-envisioning Roosevelt High School” from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. The meeting will include updates from school system officials and community input.

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Thursday, Feb. 19

The Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, the new owners of a Spring Valley retail complex, will hold a community meeting to share their plans for the center and to hear views on additional retail options, including a proposed new building with about 13,000 square feet of retail and office space. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Le Pain Quotidian, 4874 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, contact cattiliis@washreit.com.

■ Mayor Muriel Bowser will host a Budget Engagement Forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW.

Saturday, Feb. 21

The Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission’s working group on the potential extension of the West Dupont liquor license moratorium will hold a public meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Church of the Pilgrims, 2201 P St. NW.

Tuesday, Feb. 24

The Sheridan-Kalorama Neighborhood Council and Sheridan-Kalorama Historical Association will hold their annual joint community meeting at 6 p.m. at the President Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW.

Wednesday, Feb. 25

The D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education will hold a community meeting on the new PARCC tests, which are replacing the DC CAS as the endof-year exams taken by D.C. students. Other topics will include improvement in special education and the proposed waiver of certain “No Child Left Behind” rules. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium at Paul Public Charter School, 5800 8th St. NW. ■ The Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission’s working group on the potential extension of the West Dupont liquor license moratorium will hold a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Church of the Pilgrims, 2201 P St. NW.

Thursday, Feb. 26

The D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education will hold a community meeting on the new PARCC tests, which are replacing the DC CAS as the endof-year exams taken by D.C. students. Other topics will include improvement in special education and the proposed waiver of certain “No Child Left Behind” rules. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium at Powell Bilingual Elementary School, 1350 Upshur St. NW. ■ The groups Georgetown Energy and DC SUN will hold a community meeting to discuss plans for a Ward 2 Solar Co-op that would allow participating homeowners throughout the District to save money on solar installation costs. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW.

Friday, Feb. 27

Mayor Muriel Bowser will participate in Carol Joynt’s “Q&A Cafe” at 12:30 p.m. at the George Town Club, Volta Place and Wisconsin Avenue NW. The fee for lunch and the show is $35. For reservations, call 202-333-9330.

Saturday, Feb. 28

The D.C. Office of Planning will host a community workshop on the creation of an Adams Morgan Vision Framework plan on ways to improve the quality of life and foster a more vibrant public realm. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Marie Reed Community Learning Center, 2201 18th St. NW. For details visit planning.dc.gov/adamsmorgan.

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Feb. 9 through 15 in local police service areas.

psa PSA 101 101 â– downtown

Motor vehicle theft â– 500-599 block, 9th St.; 2 p.m. Feb. 11.

Theft â– 1300-1399 block, F St.; 4:03 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 5:29 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 1:37 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 1306-1399 block, H St.; 1:45 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 3:29 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 1300-1399 block, F St.; 6 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 500-599 block, 11th St.; 8:58 a.m. Feb. 12. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 3:22 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 600-699 block, 13th St.; 4:23 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 703-799 block, 9th St.; 6:40 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 1000-1099 block, H St.; 1:20 p.m. Feb. 13. â– 600-699 block, 13th St.; 7:23 p.m. Feb. 14.

Theft from auto â– K and 12th streets; 5:02 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 1300-1399 block, K St.; 8:24 a.m. Feb. 12. â– Constitution Avenue and 9th Street; 1:46 p.m. Feb. 12. â– K and 14th streets; 11:55 p.m. Feb. 12.

psa 102

â– Gallery place PSA 102

PENN QUARTER

Robbery â– 1000-1089 block, 5th St.; 8 p.m. Feb. 15.

Theft â– 700-899 block, K St.; 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 6:40 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 800-899 block, F St.; 10 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 800-899 block, E St.; 2:16 a.m. Feb. 14. â– 1000-1099 block, New Jersey Ave.; 7:01 p.m. Feb. 14. â– 800-899 block, 7th St.; 9:27 p.m. Feb. 15. â– 400-499 block, K St.; 10:31 p.m. Feb. 15.

â– 5500-5599 block, 32nd St.; 8:04 a.m. Feb. 9. â– 5800-5899 block, 32nd St.; 9:44 a.m. Feb. 9. â– 3300-3399 block, Tennyson St.; 11:30 a.m. Feb. 9. â– 5800-5899 block, 32nd St.; 3:43 p.m. Feb. 9.

psa 202

â– Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 4227-4299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:15 p.m. Feb. 10.

Theft â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:17 a.m. Feb. 11. â– 5100-5199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:48 a.m. Feb. 11. â– 3805-3899 block, Fort Drive; 8:35 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 4908-4999 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:15 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:50 p.m. Feb. 13.

Theft from auto â– 4400-4499 block, Harrison St.; 3:01 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 4400-4499 block, Jenifer St.; 3:05 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 4100-4199 block, 45th St.; 5:56 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 4300-4399 block, Harrison St.; 5:58 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 5000-5099 block, Belt Road; 12:17 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 3814-3989 block, Chesapeake St.; 10:07 p.m.

Feb. 12. â– 4600-4619 block, 40th St.; 10:18 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 4100-4199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:45 a.m. Feb. 13.

psa 203

â– forest hills / van ness PSA 203

cleveland park

Burglary â– 3500-3599 block, Cumberland St.; 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9.

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Robbery â– 5120-5199 block, Fulton St.; 9:08 p.m. Feb. 9.

Burglary â– 4300-4399 block, Forest Lane; 12:10 p.m. Feb. 9.

Theft â– 4700-4799 block, Whitehaven Parkway; 1:27 p.m. Feb. 13.

Theft from auto â– 4400-4499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 3:53 p.m. Feb. 10.

psa PSA 206 206

â– georgetown / burleith

Theft â– 4000-4199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:49 a.m. Feb. 10. â– 4530-4599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:47 a.m. Feb. 12. â– 4200-4225 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:15 p.m. Feb. 15.

Theft â– 3000-3049 block, M St.; 5 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 1851-2008 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:15 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 2800-2899 block, M St.; 11:17 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 3600-3699 block, T St.; 11:18 a.m. Feb. 11. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 1525-1599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 3520-3699 block, Whitehaven Parkway; 7:33 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:50 p.m. Feb. 14. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 8:32 p.m. Feb. 14.

psa PSA 201 201

psa 204

Theft from auto

psa 205

â– palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Motor vehicle theft â– 3100-3199 block, South St.; 8:10 p.m. Feb. 9.

Theft from auto â– 1000-1013 block, 6th St.; 6:56 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 7th and K streets; 10:55 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 400-499 block, I St.; 5:33 p.m. Feb. 15.

Theft â– 5523-5599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:02 p.m. Feb. 11.

Theft from auto â– 2900-2999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:25 a.m. Feb. 9. â– 2600-3899 block, Tunlaw Road; 5:18 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 3910-3999 block, 44th St.; 8:36 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 3600-3699 block, Lowell St.; 8 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 2500-2599 block, Tunlaw Road; 11:43 p.m. Feb. 12.

Motor vehicle theft â– 3300-3398 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:44 p.m. Feb. 14.

Theft from auto â– 3000-3029 block, Tilden St.; 2:37 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 3500-3599 block, 35th St.; 8:49 a.m. Feb. 12. â– 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 11:58 a.m. Feb. 13. â– 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 2:12 p.m. Feb. 14.

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Road; 2:09 p.m. Feb. 11.

Theft â– 2700-2899 block, 28th St.; 1:14 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 3200-3399 block, Klingle Road; 8 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 3730-3799 block, W St.; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 2700-2899 block, 28th St.; 2:45 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 5:17 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 3900-4099 block, Tunlaw Road; 11:04 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 2900-3099 block, Cathedral Ave.; 4:23 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 2200-2298 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:31 p.m. Feb. 13. â– 2200-2299 block, 40th St.; 6:06 p.m. Feb. 15.

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heights / cleveland park

psa 208

woodley park / Glover PSA 204

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Burglary â– 3800-3899 block, Woodley

Robbery â– 1300-1699 block, Connecti-

park / cathedral heights

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cut Ave.; 1:30 a.m. Feb. 14.

Motor vehicle theft â– 1900-1999 block, M St.; 12:30 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 11 a.m. Feb. 14. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 2:21 p.m. Feb. 14.

Theft â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 1:06 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:53 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:43 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 2000-2099 block, M St.; 6:30 a.m. Feb. 11. â– 1400-1499 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 7:50 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 1:28 a.m. Feb. 13. â– 1700-1799 block, N St.; 1:25 p.m. Feb. 13. â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 1:25 a.m. Feb. 14. â– 1400-1499 block, N St.; 6:27 a.m. Feb. 14. â– 17th Street and Rhode Island Avenue; 3:31 p.m. Feb. 14. â– 2116-2145 block, Florida Ave.; 3:56 p.m. Feb. 14. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 2:38 a.m. Feb. 15. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:44 p.m. Feb. 15. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:18 p.m. Feb. 15.

Theft from auto â– 1600-1699 block, O St.; 6:14 p.m. Feb. 10. â– 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 10:44 a.m. Feb. 12. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 1:55 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 1600-1699 block, O St.; 8:58 p.m. Feb. 12. â– 1200-1299 block, 20th St.; 11:33 a.m. Feb. 15.

psa PSA 301 301

â– Dupont circle

Robbery â– 1400-1499 block, V St.; 9:01 p.m. Feb. 11 (with gun). â– 1700-1799 block, Riggs Place; 11:27 p.m. Feb. 12 (with gun). â– 1400-1499 block, Swann St.; 3:10 a.m. Feb. 13 (with gun).

Motor vehicle theft â– 1600-1699 block, S St.; 1:20 p.m. Feb. 9.

Theft â– 1400-1429 block, S St.; 1:18 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 1400-1499 block, T St.; 8:54 p.m. Feb. 9. â– 1600-1699 block, U St.; 1:53 a.m. Feb. 11.

Theft from auto â– 1707-1799 block, S St.; 12:30 p.m. Feb. 11. â– 1400-1499 block, V St.; 9:35 a.m. Feb. 12. â– 1400-1499 block, V St.; 2:55 a.m. Feb. 14. â– R and 14th streets; 6:10 p.m. Feb. 14.

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Resident wins FOIA lawsuit related to Tenley-Friendship Library costs

By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

A Friendship Heights activist has won his court battle for attorney fees to cover a long quest for information about construction of the Tenley-Friendship Library.

The D.C. Court of Appeals last week ruled that David Frankel is entitled to recover all costs of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit about the District’s decision to build extra supports into the library — at a cost of nearly $1 million — in case a now-abandoned plan to add residential units above the building is ever

approved.

But the court’s ruling is basically a coda to Frankel’s prolonged effort to find out how the District essentially wasted that money, even after a $27,000 consultant’s report — also paid for by the city — said the residential tower would bring in far less revenue than the city paid for the unused structural supports.

On top of that, Frankel said, the city will be paying out an additional $175,000 to $200,000 to cover court costs and attorney fees for three FOIA requests he filed in an attempt to squeeze out what he says was public information.

When city agencies failed to produce docu-

ments, he took them to court in three separate lawsuits, which led to production of all the requested information, he said. “The District stonewalled me for years,” Frankel said.

The latest court ruling rejects the District’s argument that Frankel was acting in his own self-interest, and remands the case to the D.C. Superior Court to order the D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to pay for its recalcitrance in supplying what Frankel requested in 2009.

But the case helps flesh out the story of the delayed reconstruction of the library on Wisconsin Avenue at Albemarle Street. It took

more than six years after the library closed to open a new one, with a proposal for a mixeduse building on the site complicating the process.

The documents suggest that $991,000 spent to accommodate a potential residential component not only presented structural problems, but would bring in “only $272,000 in increased proceeds from building over the completed library.”

Frankel filed three lawsuits, two against the economic development office, and one against the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization. The latter agency no longer exists.

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Crumbs & Whiskers needs a special exception from the city as it will technically operate as an animal boarding facility. Additionally, Singh is working with the D.C. Department of Health to find a way to offer food to visitors while they spend time playing with the cats.

The concept is a partnership with the Washington Humane Society, giving a new spin on the cat adoption process. Singh envisions boarding between 10 and 20 cats at a time at Crumbs & Whiskers and bringing them out for (uncaged) play with visitors during the day. The visitors, in turn, would enjoy coffee, tea and desserts, provided and prepared by off-site partners. In addition to cat toys, the cafe would offer board games and books for guests, and it would showcase local art.

“The concept is pretty simple,” according to the cafe’s website, crumbsandwhiskers.com. “Cats in cages are sad, so we get them out of there. Anyone without a cat is sad (or should be), so we hook them up.”

The “cat cafe” model has become popular in the U.S. over the past six months or so, starting with the Cat Town Cafe & Adoption Center in Oakland, Calif., and several “popup” venues in other spots. The idea is well established in Japan, though there it’s focused more on satisfying a fix for animal lovers who live in buildings with pet restrictions.

Singh, who is 24 and now lives in Gaithersburg, got her first taste of the phenomenon during a trip to Thailand, where she visited a popular cat cafe teeming with Americans and Europeans.

She’s already seeing a lot of interest in her concept in the D.C. area, with attention from The Washington Post and around 4,000 people signed up for her “Gentlemeow’s Club” of early supporters. She plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign on March 1 to raise funds.

The O Street property Singh is exploring would fit the bill nicely because of its basement, which could serve as the boarding area for the cats (and a “timeout” space for those that need a break from visitors). In addition, the building is one of “only a handful” Singh has seen that matches the onerous zoning requirements for an animal boarding facility.

The property, now vacant, most recently served as a variety shop, according to the zoning application.

With the Health Department, Singh said “we’re dancing around what the solution is” for offering drinks and pastries. Initially the agency proposed requiring separate areas — each with its own entrance — for pastries and cat playtime. But Singh said “pretty much everybody I talked to said, ‘No, that sounds awful,’” about the idea of buying food in one area, then exiting and re-entering the separate cat section.

More recently, she said, the hope is to offer complimentary pre-prepared food. Crumbs & Whiskers would charge visitors a cover fee based on the length of their visit — something around $8 to $10 per hour, if it follows the prices of similar U.S. cafes. Visitors could book reservations online.

Singh said the Washington Humane Society has been on board as her partner and adviser “since the very beginning.” Crumbs & Whiskers would in effect act as a foster home for the humane society, which would handle the official adoption process for the cats.

Scott Giacoppo of the Washington Humane Society said his organization fully supports the plans and has worked in depth with Singh on the details. The cat cafe concept is “working in Oakland and a couple of other places, but it’s starting to spread and we don’t want to miss the bus,” he said.

Of Singh, he said: “She’s smart, she’s on the ball, and we have all the confidence in the world” that the business can succeed.

Singh said Crumbs & Whiskers would provide more space for cats than the humane society can do on its own, as well as benefit the cats’ welfare through uncaged play.

“Nobody wants cats to be in cages,” she said. “It gives these cats a better life.”

Georgetown advisory neighborhood commissioner Jeffrey Jones, who represents the area that includes 3211 O St., said his commission will likely weigh in on the cafe’s zoning application at its March 2 meeting.

“Assuming the zoning criteria is met, as well as the health, welfare and safety issues are confirmed satisfactory, I believe the ANC would gladly welcome a cat cafe,” Jones wrote in an email.

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sioners that the teachers are “good for now.”

Still, many community members — including some neighborhood commissioners — appear eager to explore longer-term solutions. The most outspoken commissioner on the subject at Thursday’s meeting was Abigail Zenner, who was sworn in for her first term last month.

Zenner works at the American Planning Association and blogs for the website Greater Greater Washington, where her biography says she’s “often described as a professional parking nerd.”

Instead of trying to find more space for parking, Zenner suggested exploring methods of “transportation demand management” such as carpool programs, incentives for taking the bus and designated days when students and teachers are encouraged to walk or bike to school.

“Fewer cars would help the most,” she said, later adding, “There have to be ways to reduce the number of teachers who are driving.”

Several community members also weighed in on the issue. One resident said Glover Park shouldn’t have to accommodate teachers driving in from the Maryland and Virginia suburbs.

“The teachers made a choice to live where they want to live,” he said. “Why do we have to cater to everyone?”

Another audience member responded that teachers may not be able to afford to live in Glover Park.

One resident, however, said she didn’t think there is a daytime parking shortage in the area around Stoddert,

although Residential Parking Permit restrictions allow only Ward 3 residents to park there for more than two hours. “If you’re willing to park a block away from the school, there’s parking,” she said.

Commissioners said they would continuing brainstorming on these issues and ultimately reach out to the D.C. government.

Last summer, community members asked the Transportation Department about issuing special parking passes that Stoddert teachers could use during school hours. However, agency spokesperson Reggie Sanders said the department is disinclined to issue permits for specific groups because doing so would open the floodgates to similar requests.

The Glover Park neighborhood commission has also asked the city to expand Stoddert again, after having led the push for the current demountables.

Residents have opposed a proposal to address enrollment pressures by shifting Burleith students to HydeAddison Elementary in Georgetown, saying it would disrupt the school community in which they’ve invested.

Principal Bryant said part of the school’s growth stems from higher fifth-grade retention, as Hardy Middle becomes increasingly attractive to Stoddert parents. This phenomenon is one of the reasons Bryant expects Stoddert’s enrollment to keep growing in the short term.

“I project that within two years we’ll be at 440, and that should probably be about the peak,” he said. Asked whether he thought enrollment would decline over time, Bryant replied, “I don’t see it going down. I see us reaching that peak and maintaining that.”

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Spending restraint

Some D.C. Council members are questioning Mayor Muriel Bowser’s conservative approach to the city’s finances. Their frustration seems understandable: Shortly after freezing spending in a number of areas, the mayor announced a $204 million budget surplus.

But the one actually doesn’t have that much to do with the other. The surplus came from fiscal year 2014, which ended last fall, and because of legal mandates, the extra funds must go toward the city’s reserves.

The District has tasked itself with building up its depleted rainy-day fund, with a goal of reaching the amount necessary to cover for two months of spending. The current tally would keep the city operating for 45 days — not bad, but not sufficient.

The freeze, on the other hand, is for the current fiscal year, where decreased revenue projections have the city looking to fill an $83 million deficit. There’s an even greater gap — $240 million — in the budget for fiscal year 2016, which starts in the fall.

Mayor Bowser’s careful approach is appropriate. Building up the reserve account is not just necessary; it’s wise, because it improves the city’s bond rating and thus allows the government to borrow money at a lower rate. Given that the District must regularly issue bonds to fund large projects, this savings on borrowing is crucial. Plus, the looming deficits can’t be ignored. We hope the freeze will be temporary while Ms. Bowser finds more targeted ways to reduce spending, but in the meantime we appreciate her caution.

We also think it’s prudent to do some targeted spending in frozen areas, as she has done by directing extra money to address the city’s homelessness crisis. One of the frozen line items was $600,000 to hire more social workers to work with homeless families — an omission that rightly drew an outcry. Mayor Bowser has responded, identifying enough underspending to reinstate the money, which she instead intends to spend on new “housing navigators,” who will work to connect homeless individuals and families with homes. We applaud that plan and hope that her administration will continue to direct energy and resources to such crucial areas.

Metro matters

It would take chutzpah to raise Metro fares a month after malfunctions filled a Yellow Line train with smoke, killing one woman and sending dozens to the hospital. So transit agency board members voting on potential increases last week opted to table the proposal — for all of two weeks.

But we don’t expect the sting from the Jan. 11 tragedy to smart any less next week. We urge the transit officials to vote down the plan.

Even if last month’s incident hadn’t occurred, the timing wouldn’t be right for hiking fares (or cutting service, another aspect of the plan). The agency adopted a 3 percent boost in 2014 — along with parking fee and bus pass increases. We doubt many users see evidence of improved service as a result.

But we realize frustration with Metro doesn’t negate the agency’s real cost pressures, and someone will have to bear the brunt. We hope that the long-term replacement for general manager Richard Sarles, who retired last month, will find places to trim the budget without impacting performance. But the immediate burden must fall to the supporting jurisdictions. We appreciate that Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, a new member of the Metro’s board of directors, is calling for D.C. and surrounding cities, counties and states to pick up the slack. We hope his colleagues and counterparts will follow suit.

Relatedly, we’re on board with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s effort to bring about parity in the federal government’s transit and parking subsidies. Back in 2013, Congress increased the payment for federally employed Metro commuters to $245 per month — which was on par with parking benefits — but that increase was temporary, ending in December 2014. Now, federal commuters receive $130 each month for transit use versus $250 per month for parking. That gap is neither logical nor based on good policy. The government should be advocating for mass-transit use over driving, for environmental, traffic and health reasons. Del. Norton’s legislation to eliminate the disparity is right on point.

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The stamp of approval …

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olice Chief Cathy Lanier consistently shows up in local polling as one of the city’s most popular officials.

Last week, she got another kind of approval. One from a jury.

In D.C. Superior Court, a jury vindicated her demotion of former Cmdr. Hilton Burton. It rejected his multimillion-dollar lawsuit accusing Lanier and the Metropolitan Police Department of retaliating against him.

A 2011 incident with actor Charlie Sheen had prompted headlines and a D.C. Council hearing in 2012. Burton had told the council, among other things, that Lanier knew about a routine practice of giving police escorts to visiting celebrities. Within a couple of months, Burton was busted two grades down to captain.

Emerging from court, Burton said he respected the jury’s decision but still believes Lanier lied about her knowledge of those celebrity escorts, now severely cut back. He said the verdict meant Lanier could get away with anything.

Lanier told reporters, “I’m always honest. I have no reason to lie about anything.”

The chief said she had received substantial support throughout the police ranks. “And really, not to downplay the whole Charlie Sheen thing, but in my world the Charlie Sheen thing is a very small issue.”

■ Stamp of approval II. One of the fun things about being a reporter is you get invited to all kinds of cool stuff. On Thursday we went to the National Postal Museum for the opening of an exhibit of AfricanAmerican history seen through stamps issued from the Civil War to the civil rights era.

We ran into Askia Muhammad of WPFW as he was taking pictures and listening to the Howard University Singers entertain the big crowd. Was he working on a story for his radio show or for The Washington Informer? Not exactly. He was there because he’s a philatelist, a stamp collector for the past 50 years.

Muhammad credits his grandmother, when he was little, for inspiring his interest. “She tasked me to put stamps on her Christmas cards, and I wasn’t paying any attention. And I put them on upside down. She scolded me so. And I said, ‘Oh, this is really important.’”

Muhammad noted that the exhibit of stamps and other memorabilia — including Ku Klux Klan marks that some postmasters used to cancel stamps — shows how stamps tell the whole American history story.

“The events that are depicted on the stamps touch just about everybody’s life, if you’ll take a minute to find out,” he said.

The exhibit will be at the Postal Museum for a

year. The museum has a lot of other great stuff that tells the history of the U.S. Postal Service. It’s located on Massachusetts Avenue NE next to Union Station.

Muhammad bemoaned the fact that many local families, African-American and others, don’t really visit the many worthwhile institutions in the nation’s capital like they should. “Washington is full of treasures like this that our people ought to discover.” We resisted the urge to tell him about our frequent staycations.

■ Stamp of approval III. Several D.C. Council members have rushed to give their stamps of approval for plans to spend $20 million on at-risk African-American males and Hispanic males. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson recently announced the program, which may include an all-male high school.

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh promptly wrote to the D.C. attorney general asking if the new program is legally permissible since it doesn’t include a similar initiative for females. Bowser quickly stood by the program, and Henderson essentially avoided even acknowledging Cheh’s letter.

Cheh had said she supports programs that benefit all young people. The mayor and chancellor say they agree, but that young males are demonstrably the most troubled.

By week’s end, several council members had weighed in on the subject, all supporting the program. Council Education Committee chair David Grosso said the city “has an exceedingly persuasive justification” for what it is doing. Council member Kenyan McDuffie (Ward 5), the father of two young girls, said he backs the male-only program. He said federal law does require that “all programs must be robust,” but he said “not every population has the same needs.”

Eugene Kinlow, a candidate for the Ward 8 council seat, said the school system “has failed to prepare black and Latino students.” He said we “face a crisis when it comes to the high school dropout rate among our African-American males.”

■ Stamp of approval IV. The District government has lost millions of dollars over the past couple of years. It’s all because the city ran out of scratch-off lottery tickets and couldn’t agree on a contract to renew them. Grocery counters and vending machines have been sitting empty as players drifted out to Maryland and Virginia to play tickets there.

Well, the scratch tickets finally are back. You can buy and scratch all you want. The D.C. treasury will appreciate it.

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

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Notebook

Letters to the Editor Former trolley line isn’t really a trail

Recent Current letters and the Palisades Citizens Association’s “Trail Enhancement Survey” keep referring to the “Trolley Trail.”

But doesn’t labeling it a “trail” bias the result? Unlike the Capital Crescent Trail (where there was a broad consensus from the outset that it would be a trail), there seems to be no such agreement on use of the bluff-top strip of land overlooking the Potomac.

Rather than prejudicing public perception that it is already a “trail” (with connotations of transportation thoroughfare), wouldn’t

we be better referring to it (for now) with the neutral “trolley right of way”? This opens people’s minds to a linear Trolley Heritage Park, Potomac Overlook Path or “High Line” (to borrow from New York City). Similarly, having the D.C. Department of Transportation (as opposed to the Department of Parks and Recreation) conduct a feasibility study would seem to predetermine how the right of way will be used.

Two other thoughts from our experience with the Capital Crescent (I chaired the Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail from 1988 to 1992 and was a bicycle commuter for 20 years): While many of us envisioned the trail as a sylvan path shared by strollers, joggers, in-line skaters, dog walkers and bicyclists of all ages, the

reality is that, once paved, it was bicyclists — and some moving at hazardous speeds — who came to predominate during the many hours of weekday commuting and weekends, displacing other users.

I’ve seldom seen effective means to reduce bike speeds once a smooth trail is in place.

Second, creating a quality paved trail (as opposed to a linear neighborhood park with a softer surface) inevitably leads to more and better connections to D.C.’s emerging bicycle network — which in turn will lead to increased commuting and intensive bicycling use. If you build it, they will come.

This is a precious slice of open space. Let’s use it wisely.

Chris Brown Foxhall Village

The Current

Letters to the Editor Georgetown Board right on Ein proposals

Before deciding whether to take the advice of Marc Nicholson [“Old Georgetown Board has run amok,�

Viewpoint, Jan. 21], the community ought to understand that the Old Georgetown Board was created “to preserve and protect the places and areas of historic interest, exterior architectural features and examples of the type of architecture used in the National Capital in its initial years.�
 No better example exists of the need for such a board than the Ein proposal for the Beall-WashingtonGraham House. The house, which is not only a contributing building to the Georgetown Historic District but also an individually designated landmark, was originally constructed in 1794. It’s one of only a few 18th-century buildings remaining in Washington. Its significance derives from its age, its architecture and its association with persons who played leading roles in D.C. history.
 
These factors do not, however, preclude changes to the property.

It’s not the goal of the Old Georgetown Board, nor preservationists in general, to see a building frozen in time to the exclusion of contemporary use. Preservation is not about preventing change but about managing it.
 
Unfortunately, the proposal for the Beall-Washington-Graham House is not being managed well by the Ein team. The extreme program of alterations includes the demolition of a 1914 wing by prominent Washington architect Waddy B. Wood; an addition of more than 2,500 square feet (some of which could be accommodated in the Waddy Wood addition); approximately 3,000 square feet of excavation to provide for a multicar underground garage and access ramp; and perforating the walls of the oldest portion of the house to create windows where they never existed. It is quite possible to alter the historic house for a contemporary lifestyle without making such drastic interventions.
 In my three decades as a preservationist, I’ve had the opportunity to interact with all three of the current Old Georgetown Board members. They are well-educated, experienced, professional and rational.

They have repeatedly considered proposals for the Beall-WashingtonGraham House, but the Ein team has yet to present a design that adequately respects the property’s historic fabric.
 
The dialogue that results from three accomplished architects considering a proposal benefits both the

project and the community. It is the responsibility of the Old Georgetown Board to guard against expediency and the fashion of the moment, and to save our history for posterity. It is, in fact, the historical setting the board seeks to preserve that attracts most who choose to live in Georgetown. The board is just doing its job. And doing it well.
 Sally Lichtenstein Berk Washington, D.C.

Agency should listen to street’s residents

Some residents of the 7000 block of 31st Street in Hawthorne have been put through a nightmare in regard to a proposed roadway resurfacing project planned for the spring. It has pitted neighbor against neighbor in a community previously without rancor.

This is not about sidewalks; this is about transparency and equity for all residents on 31st Street.

With no warning, D.C. Department of Transportation subcontractors came in November and made measurements for the resurfacing project. Plans continue to change willy-nilly. From 6- to 10-feet sidewalks with tree boxes to no sidewalks to a 4-foot sidewalk with a 7to 7.5-foot widening of the street, the constant design changes — as well as a lack of transparency — have been distressing, especially for the street’s longtime residents.

On Dec. 6, the Transportation Department held a meeting outdoors in the middle of 31st Street and gave 15 residents a ballot with six options to vote for regarding the roadway resurfacing project. Unfortunately, some residents with health- and age-related problems were unable to attend the one-hour meeting outside in the freezing cold rain. The agency promised residents who did attend that they would abide by the decision of the majority vote. The majority voted for no sidewalks — curb and gutters only.

One month later, officials reneged on their commitment. Within the past two years, nearby Dogwood and Wyndale streets received resurfacing with no sidewalk.

Some longtime residents on 31st Street have mature trees at least 100 years old that will be cut down if the street is widened. The 4-foot-8inch sidewalk would have minimal impact, but an additional widening of the street would remove about 12 feet of green space. Gardens tenderly manicured for decades will be replaced with an explosion of concrete. If 31st Street is widened, some homes that are elevated will see long-existing green space and natural habitat replaced by concrete retaining walls.

Our one-block-long street is not a commuter shortcut. We have minimal vehicular and pedestrian traf-

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fic. Metrobuses have even reduced their operations in this part of Hawthorne because it’s so quiet. Plus, the street’s 31 homes have driveways and garages. There’s no parking problem here.

Residents of all 31 homes on 31st Street deserve to have their voices heard — not just a select few who seem to be directing the future of 31st Street. The Transportation Department’s proposal to spend taxpayer dollars to widen 31st Street is curious. Did the agency get an influx of funding for infrastructure needs? Even if it did, widening a one-block-long street in Hawthorne that goes nowhere doesn’t seem like a good use of taxpayer dollars.

Jennie Malloy Hawthorne

ANC sought to allow noncitizens to vote

Thank you for pointing out in your Feb. 4 editorial “Who should vote?� that it’s only since the 1920s that citizenship has been considered a prerequisite for voting. It’s only fair that, if a resident is affected by the actions of the local government, that resident should have some say in the local government, whether a citizen or not.

The Mount Pleasant advisory neighborhood commission stood up for that principle in 2005, inviting noncitizen residents to vote in a special election to fill an Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1D vacancy. The D.C. government would not permit those votes to be counted toward the election, but we allowed “symbolic� voting anyway, to demonstrate our belief that everyone in our immigrant community — one-third of the population of Mount Pleasant — has a right to a voice in local government. I recall one gentleman arriving with his wife and children, all dressed in their Sunday best, to cast his vote, however “symbolic� that vote was.

Today, 10 years later, I’m immensely proud of that event.

The notion that one must have citizenship in order to vote in an election is a remnant of the antiimmigrant fervor of 90 years ago.

It’s time we put that behind us, and let all legal residents vote in local elections, whether citizens or not.

Jack McKay Mount Pleasant

Helicopter noise is worse than airplanes

I write in response to The Current’s Feb. 4 editorial “Time to tackle plane noise.�

How about helicopter noise? It’s much more invasive. Can the fights be routed over Rock Creek Park unless it is an emergency?

Claude Lubroth Reilly Georgetown

Letters to the editor The Current publishes letters and Viewpoint submissions representing various points of view. Because of space limitations, letters should be no more than 400 words and are subject to editing. Letters and Viewpoint submissions intended for publication should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, The Current, Post Office Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400. You may send email to letters@currentnewspapers.com.

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Spotlight on Schools Aidan Montessori School

Our class went on a field trip to the Natural History Museum on the National Mall. We split up in groups and we went to see and study different things in the museum. Some of us went to the geology section and got to see the Hope Diamond. Some of us focused on the “Last American Dinosaurs� exhibit and others explored “Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems.�

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Some of us were lucky enough to get our DNA in little capsules. This trip was a follow-up to a project that we worked on and presented before coming to the museum.

Using information gathered from the Natural History Museum website, we studied gems and minerals, “Last American Dinosaurs,� and

“The Evolving Earth.�

Then we went to the cafeteria in the National Gallery of Art to have lunch. After lunch we split into groups and went on a treasure hunt in the National Gallery that was set up by our art history teacher. We saw many paintings that we had studied in class and it was cool to see them in person at the gallery.

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In January, BSW went away for our annual ski trip to Snowshoe mountain resort, in which 155 students took part. I got to stay in my own room with my friends and I learned ways to ski and turn. I even got to go on new slopes, but I couldn’t have done it without my instructor, Meghan. On the trip, I not only skied but I also was allowed to go snow tubing and swimming. Snow tubing is not like sledding — there is a rubber dinghy which is made of a circular tube and you go on an icy slope and you go really fast! Swimming, basically you know it, but you get to go outside and swim. We also held our own “icy chair� competition to see how long can you sit on a snowy lounge chair when you were wet; I was only on it 32 seconds. It was so cold, I went back inside to warm myself up.

The only bad thing about the trip was the return journey. It took so long due to the weather. The delay meant I got back too late to go and see a Fleetwood Mac concert with my mum, dad and brother.

It was going to be my first-ever concert. — Zayn Danahar, Year 6 New York (fifth-grader)

Edmund Burke School

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Everyone loved the field trip. It was a blast! — Taner Prestholdt and Theodore Braddock, fifth-graders

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In the eighth-grade English class, we recently finished reading “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian� by Sherman Alexie. This book is about a teenage boy who grows up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and struggles to fit into his new school outside the reservation. During class, we discussed specific characters and their relationships to the main protagonist, major incidents and themes. We also read articles about stereotypes that people have about American Indians and how these generalizations are offensive. In addition, we wrote essays debating whether the D.C. football team name, the “Redskins,� should be changed. This was especially interesting because there were different opinions on this topic.

In our history class, we were also reading about American Indian tribes such as the Shawnees, Cherokees and Seminoles. Studying the same subject in two different classes from different perspectives is a great interdisciplinary approach to learning. The whole grade went on a field trip to the National Museum of the American Indian, where we learned about the many treaties that Indians signed with the U.S. government — most of which were broken. At the museum, we also viewed Indian artifacts, such as jewelry and musical instruments,

which were all quite beautiful. — Eva Goldelman, eighth-grader

Garrison Elementary

In Mr. Grossman’s first-grade class, we are learning about morals in stories. Morals are life lessons that teach us how to act and how to treat other people. We read “Strega Nona� this week, and we decided that the moral was to listen to our elders because they know more than we do.

In writing, we are drafting new stories that tell our reader a moral.

Next week, we will have a publishing party. Families are invited to come to class and hear us read our finished work.

In math, we are learning how to subtract from numbers in the teens.

We have learned different strategies to find the answer to a subtraction problem, like drawing a picture, making a number bond, filling a 10 frame, and using real and “imaginary� fingers to take away 10.

We are excited for our upcoming field trips. Next week, we will take a walking tour of the U Street/ Shaw neighborhood for Black History Month. We will also visit the African American Civil War Museum. In March, we will go to the Source Theatre with our art teacher, Ms. Click.

On Fridays, Ms. Jasmin from City Blossoms teaches our class about gardening and life science.

We have learned about the plant life cycle, how insects help plants to grow, and which plants go into the food we eat. Soon, we will go outside to work in our garden boxes on the playground. — Mr. Grossman’s first-grade class

Holy Trinity School

Holy Trinity celebrated the 100th day of school on Tuesday. In first grade we each brought in 100 things and made a museum of all of our 100 days of school collections. For example, we brought coins, diamonds and Legos. Some first-graders brought in wacky things like jelly beans and rubber bands. Some students brought in paper gumballs, Cheerios, marshmallows, army men and jewels. We counted all of them and noticed that there were 100 of each. We worked on necklaces and counted the beads in our necklaces by tens and put stars in the middle of the necklaces when we reached 50. We also drew pictures of ourselves to show what we will look like 100 years from now. Our teachers read us books and helped us work on pictures and scratch erase boards.

It was a lot of fun celebrating 100 days of school. We hope you can do it too someday at your school. — Maeve Maguire and Sofia Teresinski, first-graders

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Visitation Cubs topple St. John’s 60-45

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Despite its accomplishments over the past 11 years — including 10 Independent School League crowns — Visitation’s basketball program has remained in the shadow of the St. John’s Cadets.

The narrative has been that the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference school is stronger, with play on the court supporting that — especially when the Cadets defeated the Cubs in the city title game last March.

On Saturday night, Visitation wrote a new chapter by routing St. John’s 60-45 as the Cubs prepare for the postseason.

“It is so amazing and so magical to me,” said senior forward Kate Delaney. “I am so blessed to be part of this team and a captain of it.”

“It’s special to beat St. John’s since they’re always a powerhouse,” added junior Maddy Reed.

The win was a historic one for the Cubs, who hadn’t beaten the Cadets in at least 20 years — or possibly ever. Visitation coach Mike McCarthy, who has been with the team for two decades, said he’d never before seen his squad win against St. John’s.

That leaves only a four-year window — from 1991, when St. John’s became co-ed, through 1994 — where the history of their matchups

is foggy.

On Saturday, Visitation junior guard Alexis Gray led all scorers with 20 points, Delaney had 15, sophomore forward Maeve Carroll had eight, and senior guard Katie Robey chipped in seven.

For the Cadets, five players scored six points apiece: senior

guard Alexis Krahling, sophomore guard Asia McCray, junior forward Sarah Overcash and junior guard Kayla Robbins.

Although St. John’s ultimately lost, the Cadets had a pair of memorable moments on their Senior Night.

Coach Jonathan Scribner made an arrangement with McCarthy for senior Deanna Moak to play for a minute and score despite a knee injury.

“She tore her ACL as a junior and as a senior,” said Scribner. “She had never gotten a chance to play a minute on varsity, so we decided to get

her a bucket.”

The Cadets also worked in a few minutes of play for senior leader Amari Carter, who led the team to the D.C. State Athletic Association crown last year but suffered a knee injury during the summer. It was the only time she would see action this season as she prepares to play for Penn State next year.

“I just had to get my doctors and my trainers on board,” said Carter.

“Once they said it was OK, I could go out there.”

Carter showed some of her vintage form on the hardwood, hitting a three-point bucket. “It felt great. It felt normal and back to basics,” she said. “I thought I wasn’t going to stay out that long — I thought I was going to get only a minute or so — and I got three and a half minutes instead, so it was good.”

Those moments helped lift St. John’s, which played tightly through the first half. But the Cubs managed to turn the momentum when Delaney scored a three-pointer to give them a 27-25 lead at halftime.

“Hitting that three was awesome for me because I’m not much of a three-point shooter,” said Delaney.

McCarthy wanted his team to seize the opportunity to knock off its longtime nemesis.

“They might have outplayed us in the first half, but we were up by five,” he said. “I told the girls that we

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Junior Alexis Gray, far left, led Visitation with 20 points in Saturday’s victory. It was the first time during Cubs coach Mike McCarthy’s 20-year tenure that the team beat St. John’s. had to come out for the first four minutes and really dig in.”

The Cubs responded with a scoring run. Robey came up with a steal and a fast-break layup, and Gray followed it up with a three-pointer as the team built a 44-32 lead after three quarters.

The win over St. John’s gives Visitation a 24-1 record for the regular season. It also boosts confidence, as the Cubs have now gone unde-

St. Albans junior wins soccer honor

Cadet has a moment to remember

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Injuries to the ACL are typically severe enough to take a basketball player out of the season. So it was no surprise that after three of these knee injuries, St. John’s senior Deana Moak was left on crutches with a bulky knee brace when the Cadets celebrated Senior Night on Saturday.

One might think this spelled the end of Moak’s dream to play varsity basketball at St. John’s, which she’d longed to do since her freshman year. But with some help from her opponents at Visitation, she got a chance to get into the game and on the stat sheet. Upon winning the opening tip-off, the Cadets got the ball over to Moak, who hit the layup.

“It meant the world to me,” said Moak.

“It’s something I have dreamt about since freshman year. That’s the only minute of varsity that I ever played. There was a lot of faith involved with that whole process for sure.”

Moak’s playing time was the brainchild of St. John’s coach Jonathan Scribner, with an assist from his counterpart at Visitation. They agreed that Moak would get an open shot, and Visitation in turn would get two points on its side to make it a 2-2 game to start.

“She wanted to play one minute for her senior year and I said sure,” said Cubs coach

Mike McCarthy. “We let her score and they gave us two points and we just played. We just tried to do the right thing.”

The gym erupted with applause as Moak scored, and her teammates swarmed her with hugs. “I tried not to cry, but that didn’t work out,” she said afterward.

After that play, St. John’s substituted her out of the game. She watched the remainder of play with an ice pack on her knee and a smile on her face. Moak’s moment made it a memorable night for the Cadets despite a 60-45 loss to the Cubs.

“It was an emotional moment for our whole team,” said junior Kayla Robbins. “Seeing Deana out there and scoring, we are just really happy for her.”

For Moak, the road to Senior Night was a long one. She began with the junior varsity team in her freshman and sophomore years, but she always hoped to play on the Cadets’ top squad. She made the varsity roster as a junior, but promptly tore her ACL, forcing her to miss the season. Moak rehabbed her knee and prepared for her senior year, but she tore her ACL again in June, putting her dream of playing varsity hoops in serious jeopardy.

The senior didn’t sulk after the summer setback; instead, she vigorously worked to get her knee healthy enough for one game. “That was the whole goal, through all of my rehab

feated against both the Cadets and ISL rival National Cathedral School — likely to be the two biggest threats in the DCSAA tournament.

“We still have a lot of work to do, and we want to win the ISL tournament so we are the outright champs in the ISL,” said McCarthy. “Last year we went to [the Verizon Center] for the experience — this year we’re trying to get there to win it. That’s the goal.”

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Deana Moak, center, played on varsity for the first time after three ACL injuries.

— to play tonight,” she said.

With the goal in sight, she was able to warm up with her teammates before games.

But during one such pregame warmup, against Bishop Ireton on Feb. 3, she re-injured her knee and found herself back at the doctor’s office.

“I slipped in warmups and I ended up finding out I had a partial tear,” she said. “My doctor said I could come back since I had worked so hard to reach this goal.”

As Moak continued to work toward Senior Night, she had another painful setback: “In See Cadets/Page 10

After a stellar season in which the St. Albans soccer team reached the D.C. State Athletic Association title game, junior Chris Fleischer was named D.C.’s boys Gatorade player of the year. He is the first Bulldog to win the award in soccer.

The midfielder scored 11 goals and dished out seven assists this season, and he was named to the Interstate Athletic Conference all-league first team list. His strong play on the field earned the respect of his opponents and coaches.

“Chris Fleischer is a superb player,” Georgetown Day coach Harold Newton says in a news release about the award. “He was very active without the ball which made him incredibly dangerous.”

The Gatorade award also takes into account classroom performance and other extracurricular accomplishments.

Fleischer has an A average; he’s heavily involved in the school’s band as a saxophone player; and he volunteers at an assisted living facility and has raised funds for autism research.

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Wilson earned third place after several runners made strong performances. Junior Asia Amis earned silver in the 300-meter dash; senior Druez Collins took bronze in the 300-meter dash; sophomore Arrington Peterson grabbed third in the 800-meter run; sophomore Iyanna Talley earned bronze in the high jump; senior Mykia Washington threw to third in the shot put; and the Tigers’ 200-meter relay team of Amis, Collins, and freshmen Quinn Wright and Alana Robinson took third place.

Other top Northwest performers included several athletes from St. John’s. Junior Sahna Sabbakhan took third in the 500-meter run; freshman Aneisha Moore took silver in the high jump; and senior Nyah Wilkinson won the shot put. The Cadets’ 200-meter relay team of freshmen Kasey Ebb and Aneisha Moore and sophomores Jailyn Morris and Camryn Edwards earned silver, and the St. John’s 400-meter relay team of Sabbakhan, Ebb, senior Jasmine Graves and freshman Aliya Williams won first.

Georgetown Day sophomore Jadyn Wilensky earned second in the 800-meter run; junior Katherine Treanor took second in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races; and the Hoppers’ 800-meter relay team of Wilensky, Treanor, sophomore Simone Ameer and senior Emilia Kaslow-Zieve won its race.

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The St. John’s boys and Visitation girls indoor track teams raced to victory at the D.C. State Athletic Association title meet on Feb. 10.

The St. John’s boys won with a score of 139 points over Gonzaga’s 100, Archbishop Carroll’s 67 and Wilson’s 48. Visitation’s girls won with 90.5 points ahead of McKinley Tech’s 79 and Wilson’s 72.

The event took place at the Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md. On the boys side, Cadet senior Ayron Monroe earned MVP honors for his dazzling efforts. The Penn State-bound football player won the 55-meter hurdle, the high jump and the long jump events.

A slew of other medalists also contributed to the Cadets’ first-place team finish. Senior Alonzo Ruffin earned second in the 55-meter dash and 300-meter race; sophomore Demani Hansford grabbed bronze in the 55-meter hurdles; senior Wilber Garcia won the 500-meter run; senior Mandela Kabi took silver in the high jump and long jump events; and senior Jordan Tyner won the triple jump.

The team’s 200-meter relay squad of Hansford, Ruffin Jr., Garcia and sophomore Eric Harrison won its event, and the St. John’s 800meter relay squad of freshman Nicholas Eggleston, sophomore Darryl McDaniel, and seniors Justin Spencer and Cedric Paul earned third.

Gonzaga took second place as a team thanks to several standouts.

Junior Shareek Branch grabbed sec-

ond in the 800-meter race and third in the 500-meter; junior Jacob Floam earned silver in the 3,200-meter race; junior William Healy took second in the 55-meter hurdles; and freshman Nyleec Payton leaped to silver in the triple jump and bronze in the long jump. The Eagles’ 800meter relay team of seniors Will Wimbish and Logan West, and juniors Phillip Caldwell and Michael Gold, took gold.

Other local schools had several standouts. Georgetown Day senior Aidan Pillard won the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs, and Hoppers senior Zeke Cohen grabbed bronze in the 3,200-meter race.

Roosevelt senior Maurice Morris took third in the 55-meter dash; the Rough Riders’ 200-meter relay squad of Morris, senior Demarco Walker, junior Anfal Nurul-Hagg and sophomore Salahudeen NurulHagg grabbed bronze; and the school’s 400-meter relay team of Walker, Morris and both of the Nurul-Haggs won its event.

Wilson’s 400-meter relay lineup of seniors Steve Sneed and Chris Askew and juniors Drew Glick and Sean Robinson earned third place.

Robinson also took third in the high jump, and senior Julian King grabbed bronze in the shot put.

On the girls side, Visitation’s championship team had a number of top performers. Senior Jillian Murray won the 800-meter run and earned silver in the 500-meter run; senior Emily Kaplan raced to victory with great endurance in the 1,600and 3,200-meter events; freshman Michaela Kirvan grabbed bronze in the 1,600-meter race; sophomore

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For her teammates, finally having Moak in the game was an especially touching moment after seeing her work her way through three devastating knee injuries. “It was amazing,� said fellow senior Amari Carter. “She got to make that layup, and we all ran up and

hugged her. She has been through a lot. That was big for her and for us. It’s hard for her. We see how hard she fights and how hard she works, and she just can’t catch a break.�

Visitation’s players were just as willing to help out. “It was really poignant for me because I injured my knee last year,� said Cubs senior Kate Delaney. “I couldn’t imagine what it would be like to not be able to play your [senior] game. I’m really glad the St. John’s coach thought to do that.�

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The Cathedral had offered alternative spaces, including an open patio overlooking Bishop’s Garden, between the Herb Cottage and Church House on South Road. The guild even had architectural drawings done, but concluded a new shop was too expensive to build at this time, guild leaders said.

Members were forced to take a hard look at finances this winter, as the Cathedral formalized a plan to

collect rent. They considered sprucing up the garage space, with new lighting and signage, for example, but that also seemed too costly when it was still not clear the shop could break even. The guild’s board, at its last meeting, concluded that continued operation is “not economically viable.�

A cascade of events led to the demise of the little retail operation.

After an August 2011 earthquake, a crane erected to assess damage careened onto the roof of the Herb Cottage, a quirky little stone building originally known as the “Baptis-

try,� which had served as the guild’s gift shop since 1934.

It closed for repairs, and the shop’s wares were temporarily relocated to the then-new garage under the Cathedral’s west lawn. At about the same time, Cathedral leaders were discussing the greater need for some type of eatery catering to visitors. The gift shop stayed in the garage while the Herb Cottage was converted into a new cafe, Open City at the National Cathedral, which opened in December.

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The targeted opening date for the visitor center is early April, she said — in time for important events like the Cherry Blossom Festival and the Georgetown French Market.

Downing said the BID hopes to recruit enough volunteers to staff the visitor center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, with two volunteers working at a time. That calls for a pool of about 40 to 50 volunteers, each working at least two scheduled shifts per month.

Pamla Moore, president of the Citizens Association of Georgetown, wrote in a weekly column for the association that she was pleased upon learning of the visitor center idea. She encouraged residents to volunteer who “appreciate the history of Georgetown and enjoy helping people experience what Georgetown has to offer.�

According to the BID, prospective volunteers should be knowl-

edgeable about the neighborhood — including its history, restaurants, stores and other attractions and amenities — and eager to learn more.

Downing said the BID will provide training to volunteers, teaching both about Georgetown and about customer service. “People don’t have to be an expert about everything, but they have to be someone who has an enthusiasm for interacting with the public,� she said.

The written job description for volunteers bears this out: “The first priority of the Visitor Center Ambassador is to greet and engage with visitors. Ambassadors will help create a welcome, friendly environment and provide the best customer service for visitors.�

The application and full job description is available online at georgetowndc.com/volunteer.

According to Downing, the idea for a visitor center has been floating around the BID ever since the organization created her own “destination manager� position in October 2013. The group has also funded amenities like wayfinding signage and transit information screens.

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Kempner is still looking for approximately $150,000 to fund her documentary. Project details are at rosenwaldschoolsfilm.org.

“It’s sort of interesting to make a film about philanthropy while I’m also a foundation trying to raise money,� she said in an interview. “I have to practice what I preach.�

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DISPATCHES From Page 8 We were studying living and nonliving things. Our friend’s father, Dr. Reuven Walder, came to talk about birds to us. He is an ecologist. He spent time in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. He went to an island that had thousands of different species of birds, but the island had a problem. People were bringing foxes to the island. They wanted to use the foxes’ fur to sell. This was a problem because the foxes would eat the birds. It hurt the bird population. Dr. Walder told us that they got rid of all the foxes, then they studied the birds to see if the population would regrow. He watched the same birds to track what they did over time. He watched them lay eggs to see if the eggs hatched and the birds flew away. The eggs were on steep cliffs. It was amazing to hear how the birds took care of the eggs to make sure that their eggs were safe.

Dr. Walder showed us pictures

The Current of the birds and their eggs. We also saw pictures of sea otters, and the place where he slept and stayed on the island. The ecologists slept in a cabin that they found and renovated. They also had fresh food delivered about once a month while they studied the birds. His presentation made us think about all the different species of animals that we share the world with.

— Benny Hasenberg, Ari Pincus, Avital Pinsky, third-graders

Key Elementary

Welcome to The Four Headed Dragon Store. We are the managers. Our store is the first ever at Key School to be opened by a third-grade class. We are selling clay pots, paper boats, paper airplanes, pet rocks, paper crowns and more. We have fortune tellers and personalized self-portraits. We also offer services for cleaning up classrooms.

We use dragon bucks instead of real money and we are giving out the bucks to the teachers so they can give them to the students.

The creator of the store is

Kelsey Van Hook, our fantastic third-grade teacher. We asked her why she decided to have a class store. She said it is part of a social studies economics experiment.

“We’re excited for its opening!” she added.

It’s a great thing because we can help people out and we are actually having a real-life store in our school. We have been working hard with our classmates to prepare. The store opens Feb. 17 at the Key School in our classroom, No. 210. Be on the lookout. It’s sure to be a roaring success.

— William P.S. Swift and Rafae Sandhu, third-graders

Lafayette Elementary

On Jan. 22, 54 nervous kids stood up in front of all of the thirdthrough fifth-grade classes, their teachers, many parents and the spelling bee judges: Ms. Betz, Ms. Campbell, Mr. Catapano, Ms. Echave, Ms. Jensen and Ms. Perlin. Mr. Thurston was the pronouncer.

One by one each contestant got out until only four were left. In the end, Christopher O’Brien was in first place, Maddie Feldman was second, and Sammy Taubman and Annelise Jacobson were tied for third. A spell-off was conducted with Sammy winning and Annelise being an alternate. Each student winner had competed in a previous spelling bees held at Lafayette.

There have been 36 spelling bees held at Lafayette.

Many Lafayette teachers helped all 54 kids study their spelling words for two months during lunch, and now Ms. Echave is preparing Christopher, Maddie, Sammy and Annelise for the regional bee on Feb. 25. After the

regional bee the winning contestants will go to the citywide bee held sometime in March. That event will be televised on Channel 4. All of Lafayette wishes these four top spellers good luck!

— Alli Bowman, fifth-grader

Lowell School

Before winter break, the fifthgraders went to Philadelphia as part of our study of the American colonies. We took a two-hour bus ride to get there. We went to Independence Hall, where we saw the room where the Declaration of Independence was signed. Everything was set up exactly as it was on that day. We also visited the Constitution Center, where we saw a narrated light show that taught us constitutional history from the Revolutionary War through the civil rights movement. Then we saw the Liberty Bell where we heard what the bell sounded like before it was cracked, and after.

We stopped at the church that Ben Franklin attended and the cemetery where important people are buried.

Along the way we stopped for lunch at the Liberty Tavern, where the food was great and you got unlimited refills of iced tea. This was a fantastic trip. I think visiting Philadelphia and seeing all these places in person made our social studies lessons easier and more interesting.

— Leo Fraize, fifth-grader

National Presbyterian School

On Jan. 13, Janell Burley Hofmann came to NPS to speak to third through sixth grades, parents and teachers about how to use technology in healthy ways. She goes to schools all over the world

to speak about balanced use of technology and has written a book, “iRules,” about the subject.

In sixth grade, she addressed several common issues, such as miscommunication, overuse, group texts and disrespecting people through technology. The conversation was mostly centered on using the Internet, social media and devices socially. She answered questions and asked groups to brainstorm answers to questions. In sixth grade, she asked: “How is technology positive?” “How is technology negative?” and “What golden rule would you apply to technology?”

In other sessions, the format was similar, but the questions were fitting to the grades. In third grade, for example, the questions were based on video games.

Mrs. Hofmann is a mother to five children, ranging from first to ninth grades, so she has firsthand experience with children using technology. She reported that it even takes her effort to follow her family’s rules. She believes that it is great for parents and children to be able to keep in touch through technology, but that it is also necessary to have plenty of face-toface interaction. She says that the largest problem with kids and technology occurs when they use it in “isolation,” when a small social or online safety problem can become far larger and harder to solve.

— Sofia Flynn, sixth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

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A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington

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solid features from the early 20th century remain selling points today.

The row house at 1654 Hobart St. has four bedrooms, one full bath and a powder room. It also comes with an English basement apartment with one bedroom, one bath and separate entrances at the front and rear. The property is offered for $989,000.

The row house is located a block away from the Mount Pleasant Street commercial strip, which is lined with a diverse array of momand-pop shops and restaurants. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also within walking distance of the Columbia Heights Metro, Adams Morgan and the National Zoo. Built in 1914, the colorful residence adds pep to a block that otherwise features several neutraltoned row houses. A lime green hue enlivens the brick exterior, complementing white decorative trim and black shutters. An open porch also enhances the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bright facade.

The main entrance features a traditional black door bordered with

sidelights and a rectangular transom window.

Inside, the layout follows much of the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original footprint, starting with a welcoming foyer and hall with a white paneled staircase. The flooring, covered with inlaid parquet oak and chestnut hardwood, runs throughout the first and second levels.

Adjacent to the foyer is a gracious living room adorned with a fireplace and period mantel. Pocket doors separate this area from the dining room, which displays more attractive millwork native to the home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a coffered ceiling, window seat and twin corner china cabinets.

Two swinging butler doors are in the dining room, with one leading back to the main hall, which houses a powder room and basement access. The other door opens into the middle of the upgraded kitchen, which features a stylish rustic motif thanks to a farminspired sink, butcher block counters and gourmet stainless steel appliances. All-white cabinetry and ceramic backsplash tiles complete the roomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sophistication.

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Photos courtesy of TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty

This four-bedroom Mount Pleasant row house is priced at $989,000. quette. Next to it is access to the deck, which goes down to a fenced yard, alley and parking pad.

Up on the second floor are four bedrooms. The first is staged as a study and connects to a rear sunroom. The master, facing Hobart Street, has a walk-in closet. A shared large bath sits in the middle of the hallway, brightened by a deep skylight and new Carrera marble vanity sink.

The hallway offers access to a finished attic, which has been transformed into a contemporary loft space. It receives plenty of natural

light, complementing exposed red brick and dark tones from the beamed ceiling, pine wood floors, and built-in desk and shelves.

Down in the basement are laundry and utility spaces. This portion of the level is separate from the apartment unit, which follows the layout of the above living and dining rooms.

Located at 1654 Hobart St., the

property has four bedrooms, one full bath and a powder room, as well as a separately metered onebedroom and one-bath basement apartment. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priced at $989,000.

For more information, contact TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realtyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Loic Pritchett at 202-550-9666 or loic.pritchett@sothebysrealty.com; or Kelly Williams at 202-588-2788 or kellysells@aol.com.

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy

■ Foggy bottom / west end

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, in Room B07, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ discussion regarding the extension of a George Washington Universityfunded fellowship for School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens past the 2014-2015 school year.

■ presentation regarding the proposed merger between Pepco and Exelon.

■ consideration of an application by the DC Preservation League to designate interior portions of the Corcoran Gallery of Art as a protected landmark.

■ presentation by Akridge on proposed renovation work at the Stevens School property at 1050 21st St. ■ consideration of follow-up action regarding the commission’s protest of an application for a new Class CR license by West Wing Cafe, 2400 M St. ■ update on the status of McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. ■ update on traffic conditions at Washington Circle.

■ update on crosswalk configuration at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and 22nd and L streets.

■ update on the Pennsylvania Avenue/Rock Creek bridge rehabilitation project.

■ discussion of a resolution regarding the addition of the “Kennedy Center” to the “Foggy BottomGWU” Metro station name.

■ application by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to install an accessory

security screening structure and perimeter fence, located partially in public space, at the existing chancery of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 601 New Hampshire Ave. ■ discussion of regulatory issues related to the Airbnb lodging rental service.

■ request for a letter of support regarding the 2015 staging of the Marine Corps Marathon, scheduled for Oct. 25.

■ request for a letter of support for the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation in order to stage the 10th annual Scope It Out 5K on March 22.

For details, visit anc2a.org.

ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ■ Georgetown / cloisters Cloisters burleith / hillandale The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com.

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■ Glover Park / Cathedral heights

At the commission’s Feb. 12 meeting: ■ a representative of D.C.’s Office of Tax and Revenue gave a presentation on changes to D.C.’s tax law that are applicable to the 2014 tax filing season. The standard deduction and personal exemption amounts for income taxes have been increased. In addition, there are changes to the homeowner and renter property tax credit for lowerincome residents. Finally, there is a new tax incentive to encourage the installation of alternative fuel dis-

pensing stations and the modification of motor vehicles to make them alternative fuel vehicles.

■ commissioners discussed parking issues related to Stoddert Elementary School.

■ commissioners voted 5-0 to urge the D.C. Public Service Commission to reject the proposed Pepco-Exelon merger. Their resolution states that the merger “may have major adverse effects on not only the cost of electricity but also the security, environmental sustainability, and quality of life for the residents of Glover Park and Cathedral Heights, and for the District as a whole.”

■ commissioners voted unanimously to oppose proposed cuts to D1, D2 and N3 bus service, which they described as critical to their community.

“We are forcefully against any proposed changes,” said commission chair Jackie Blumenthal.

“Instead, we would prefer to have more bus service and more public transportation.”

Dee Smith, the constituent services director for Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, told commissioners she would be raising the issue with representatives of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

■ commissioners informally agreed to send a letter to the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation to support Glover Park Day on June 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Guy Mason Recreation Center.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org.

Citizens Association of Georgetown

On Feb. 12, the Citizens Association of Georgetown opened its annual Georgetown Arts show with a well-attended reception. For three days the community had the opportunity to view fine works by local artists, many of whom are our friends and neighbors. We appreciate the support of the House of Sweden, which provided a beautiful venue for the show. Also our sincere appreciation to the show’s sponsors, including Cynthia Howar and Washington Fine Properties, Cox Graae + Spack Architects, Atmosphere Lighting, Potomac Wine and Liquor, Bonsai Fine Arts Inc., Washington Framers’ Workroom, Claybourne Decorators and The Phoenix. These three days would not have been the success they were without the dedication of the very able committee chair, Laura-Anne Tiscornia, and her hardworking committee. It was a splendid art show.

If you attended the Georgetown Business Improvement District update on the Georgetown 2028 plan, you know progress is being made. This week I learned — and am pleased to report — that the Georgetown Visitor Center will open in April. It will be located in the lobby on the west side of the Shops at Georgetown Park mall. The center will be above where the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles space is located, directly across from Dean & Deluca. For tourists and our visitors, it will be the place to have questions answered and to find out about all that is going on in Georgetown. Now the Georgetown BID is seeking volunteers to staff the center and to be neighborhood ambassadors. If you appreciate the history of Georgetown and enjoy helping people experience what Georgetown has to offer, you might want to read the position description and fill out the online application form found at georgetowndc.com/volunteer. If you speak a second language, being an ambassador might be a great way to practice your linguistic skills.

Our organization is pleased to support the BID’s plan for the Georgetown Visitor Center and looks forward to its opening this spring.

— Pamla Moore ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park ■ cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the community room at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3D 3D ANC Spring Valley ■ spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org.

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Cathedral needed a real food service, like most grand cathedrals in Europe.

“The Cathedral is in difficult financial condition,” Page said. “We’re just sorry our operation had to suffer.

Some of the distress [is from] the way it was handled.”

Cathedral officials are sympathetic, but they also have to juggle the complex finances of all institutions on the Close. They decided in recent years to close down a greenhouse shop and to “outsource” operations of another gift shop inside the Cathedral because they were both losing money, said chief operating officer Robert Sokol.

Sokol, too, finds the impending closure sad. “It was kind of the beating heart of their activities. There’s a lot of emotion here,” he said.

But he disputes the idea that the Cathedral was imposing a new rent fee. “The guild has been paying an annual sum” for shop space, he said.

“They called it a contribution. The Cathedral called it rent.” The guild “withdrew” its contribution last year, at the same time Sokol was “formal-

izing on paper” a lease and similar sum for rent, he said.

Guild spokesperson Linda Daisley said the group didn’t “withdraw” its contribution, but instead “redirected it to specific line items in the horticulture budget rather than an undesignated gift to the Cathedral.”

As for the future, the guild will continue to host its hugely popular spring Flower Mart, as well as garden tours, walks through the Olmsted Woods and teas. It will also continue to seek donations from individuals and foundations who want to contribute to upkeep of Cathedral gardens and grounds.

Page said the guild is not comfortable spending donors’ money to keep a retail operation afloat.

The guild’s centennial is in 2016, and Page thinks it might be appropriate to use that milestone to launch a targeted fundraising campaign for a new retail shop. “We had designs drawn for a new building, and that may come back for reconsideration,” she said.

Sokol said a building fund would be a “great” way to celebrate the guild’s centennial.

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DISPATCHES From Page 12 determine who would represent their grade. My sister Cecilia, who is in eighth grade, advanced past the preliminary round along with some of my friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; siblings. I was excited to see who would win among the 10 contestants.

In the National Geographic Bee you are eliminated after you answer two questions incorrectly. My religion and social studies teacher Miss Meyer asked the questions.

The whole school gathered in the auditorium to cheer friends on. In the first round, nobody answered correctly, but in the second round, some did and some did not. My sister was one of the students who answered correctly.

After a few rounds, only my sister and her friend Riley were left.

In the championship round, three questions are asked, and whoever answers the most questions correctly is the school champion. Both contestants missed the first question, my sister answered the second one correctly, and they both missed the third one. This meant that my sister was the winner. She took a picture with Miss Meyer and got a medal. The National Geographic Bee is always such an exciting competition to watch! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carolina Z., sixth-grader

St. Albans School

At St. Albans, the season of winter sports will soon be wrapping up. Despite some difficulties presented by having our athletic fields under construction this school year, our incredible athletic staff has done a great job and the fields are very crucial to the success of St. Albans sports.

Next week will be the final week of winter sports for the lower school. The winter sports options in the lower school are wrestling, winter track, swimming, winter soccer, basketball and ice hockey.

The lower school hockey team is composed of boys in sixth, seventh and eighth grades. On Mondays and Wednesdays the team leaves school at 2 p.m. and travels to the Fort Dupont Ice Arena to practice. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the team gathers in front of the lower school to run about a mile around the whole Cathedral Close. Also on these off-ice days, the boys go onto the turf in front of the lower school and play a vigorous game of handball. On other days, the team goes down to the weight room to do cardio and lift weights with Coach Ted Haley.

Over the course of the winter season, lower school hockey plays Mater Dei, Landon, Bullis and sometimes teams that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affiliated with schools. All in all, this hockey season has been a fun and a unique experience for the boys in all three grades and allowed them to bond and get to know each other more. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nicky Irwin, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Day School

The acronym STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. At St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, one of the ways we develop our STEM skills is through an afterschool program called SeaPerch.

During SeaPerch, a robotics class, eighth-grade students design and build a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). We work in teams to build an underwater robot that can race through an obstacle course and retrieve objects.

Some of the fun things that we get to do include cutting PVC piping, using power tools, building and waterproofing motors and soldering circuit boards. Our class really enjoys the opportunity to build ROVs because it allows us to work with tools we do not usually get to use during a regular school day. Soldering is a job we never attempted before SeaPerch. Now we feel like soldering experts.

STEM work requires a great deal of personal responsibility, patience, collaboration and grit. We cannot wait to apply the skills we are learning to future challenges. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chloe Chapman and Jack Kelly, eighth-graders

Sheridan School

Last week Sheridan School held two days of conferences for parents and students to meet with teachers.

At Sheridan our conferences are a little different. They are a chance for children to showcase their work individually for their families in front of their teachers. Children lead the discussion for the adults to witness. Students explain to their parents what they have been learning and doing for the term. In sixth grade we explained what we did for each unit and what we took away from that subject. For example, for Writers Workshop we showcased a piece of writing that we were proud of and that we worked hard on. We also showed our parents different artifacts that show learning for different subjects.

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Conferences start at kindergarten and go up to eighth grade. Conferences are a chance to learn more

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 about yourself, your teachers and your parents, while still having fun! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sydney Colella, sixth-grader

Washington Latin Public Charter School

Our middle and upper school community council took advantage of the abundance of love in the air when they sold Heart-O-Grams as an annual fundraiser. The loving messages could be purchased by teachers or students and would pro-

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vide a fundraiser for upcoming school trips. The hearts would be shared with friends complete with a personal inscription. Meanwhile, love will not only be in the air but on the stage as ninth-grade English students perform scenes from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Romeo and Juliet.â&#x20AC;? Students have re-imagined the famous starcrossed lovers in different time periods and genres, and have worked to bring the timeless tale alive. â&#x20AC;¨ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mika Robinson, ninth-grader

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Wednesday february 18 Class â&#x2013; Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class.

7:15 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Concerts â&#x2013; As part of the Conservatory Project, students from the Cleveland Institute of Music will perform music by Bach, Peskin, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, as well as contemporary works by Eric Sammut, Gabriel Novak and Jasmine Choi. 6 p.m.

Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Cutting Agency and Fractal Cat will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crossing the Bridge Together: A Conversation With Student Civil Rights Activists From Different Civil Rights Eras Addressing the Unfinished Business of Racial Profiling in Americaâ&#x20AC;? will feature Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee veterans Julian Bond and Eleanor Holmes Norton and current Howard University students Ashley Futrell and Anthony Drivers. 6 to 8 p.m.

Free. School of Business Auditorium, How-

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Events Entertainment ard University, 2600 6th St. NW. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooks in the Bookstoreâ&#x20AC;? will feature local food writers Joe Yonan, Bonnie Benwick and David Hagedorn. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. â&#x2013; James Grady will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Days of the Condor.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films â&#x2013; A Black History Month screening will feature Ava DuVernayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middle of Nowhere,â&#x20AC;? winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

4:30 and 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7764. â&#x2013; The National Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11th annual showcase of Academy Award-nominated documentaries and short subjects will kick off with Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Last Days in Vietnam.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

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

ings of the nominees will continue through Sunday. â&#x2013; The 2015 Human Rights Watch Film Festival will present Orlando Von Einsiedelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Virunga,â&#x20AC;? an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary. 7 p.m. $18.80. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202-419-3456. â&#x2013; The French CinĂŠmathèque series will feature Alain Resnaisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life of Riley.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000.

Special events â&#x2013; A Black History Month event will feature a trivia game led by Chris Williams and a spoken word performance featuring actor Marquis D. Gibson. 6 p.m. Free.

Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202347-0176. â&#x2013; The 22nd DC Fashion Week will kick off with a celebration of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next Generationâ&#x20AC;? student designers from Howard University and elsewhere. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. 823 H St. NE. dcfashionweek.org. Fashion Week events will continue through Sunday.

Teen program â&#x2013; Victoria Tillson Evans, founder and president of Distinctive College Counseling, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Acing Your College Applicationâ&#x20AC;? (for teens and their parents/guardians). 6 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-2820021.

Thursday,february Feb. 19 Thursday 19 Classes â&#x2013; Joy of Motion Dance Center will present a class for adults, teens and kids in celebration of Black History Month. 4 p.m.

Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. â&#x2013; The D.C. Public Library and Knowledge Commons DC will present a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Needs H&R Block? What Taxes Are, and How to Do Them Yourself,â&#x20AC;? led by certified tax volunteers Gabrielle Sims and Michelle Kuchinsky. 7 to 9 p.m.

Free; reservations required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org.

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Concerts â&#x2013; The Take 5! Jazz Series will feature the Mark Meadows Quintet presenting a tribute to the late pianist and composer Horace Silver. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000. â&#x2013; As part of the Conservatory Project, students from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance will perform works by Tamplini, Brahms and Stravinsky, as well as various vocal selections for soprano. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The DC Punk Archiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third Library Basement Show will feature Laughing Man, Maloso and Peoples Drug. 6:30 p.m.

Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â&#x2013; The National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Matthias Pintscher and violinist Karen Gomyo will perform works by FaurĂŠ and Ravel and the premiere of Pintscherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s violin concerto â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;eh.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The performance will repeat

Wednesday, february 18 â&#x2013; Performance: The Capital City Showcase and the 9 Singer/Songwriter Series will present a performance by musicians Cash & Earle, Linsay Deming, Rachel Levitin, Justin Trawick (shown) and Tara Trinity and comedians Brandon Fisher, Katherine Jessup, Jamel Johnson and Jenn Tisdale. 8 p.m. $10; reservations required. Malmaison, 3401 K St. NW. capitalcity9.eventbrite.com.

Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Circle of the Songâ&#x20AC;? will feature singer-songwriters Ed Jurdi, Seth Walker and Edward David Anderson. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration â&#x2013; Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hearty Casserolesâ&#x20AC;? cooking demonstration. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. The program will repeat Feb. 26 at noon and 12:45 p.m.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Textile Museum trustee Wendel Swan will discuss traditional color theory in the context of Oriental rugs. Noon. Free.

George Washington University Museum/ Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202994-5200. â&#x2013; Historian Jim Barber will discuss Ira Aldridge, the first African-American actor to achieve success on the international stage. Noon. Free. Meet at the portrait of Ira Aldridge on the first floor of the National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; Maxim Trudolyubov, editorial page editor of the independent Russian business daily Vedomosti, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Facing Leviathan: The Implications of Russian Isolation.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 1 p.m. Free. McGhee Library, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â&#x2013; A new monthly lunchtime series on the social role of the arts will feature a presentation by literary activist and writer E. Ethelbert Miller on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bernice Johnson Reagon: The Voice of Freedom.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 2 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-232-2731. â&#x2013; Carol S. Bessette will discuss her work as an Air Force intelligence officer in Vietnam and elsewhere, as well as her subsequent career as a certified master tour guide who developed the Spies of Washington tours. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; A Black History Month program will

feature a talk by University of the District of Columbia adjunct professor Niyana Rasayon on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Affirming Your Identity and Embracing Your Destiny.â&#x20AC;? 2 to 3:20 p.m. Free.

Room A03, Building 41, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. udc.edu. â&#x2013; Transformer executive and artistic director Victoria Reis and gallery and exhibition coordinator Julia Young will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Locally Sourced,â&#x20AC;? about the first exhibition resulting from the collaboration between Transformer Gallery and the American University Studio Art Department. 6 p.m. Free.

American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; Evan Ryan, assistant U.S. secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Impact of Public Diplomacy on National Security.â&#x20AC;? 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room B12, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. bit.ly/evanryan. â&#x2013; In honor of Black History Month, University of Maryland at College Park professor Mary Helen Washington will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â&#x2013; A panel discussion looking back on the publication of Marita Goldenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1995 book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saving Our Sonsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about the fate and lives of young black men â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will feature Golden; Ayana Watkins-Northern, director of the Howard University Counseling Center; Yaya Bey, an activist with the D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter; and Roach Brown, a criminal justice consultant. 6:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. â&#x2013; As part of the D.C. Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Black History Month celebration, panelists will discuss the U.S. Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1954 decision Bolling v. Sharpe and its legacy 60 years later on the D.C. public school system. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resilient Landscapesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about creative ways that communities are working with nature to better handle natural disasters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will feature Jill Bieri, director of the Virginia Coast Reserve for the Nature Conservancy; Sandra CannonBrown, adjunct professorial lecturer at American University; David Cleaves, a retired employee of the U.S. Forest Service; and Laurens van der Tak, vice president and technology fellow in water resources and ecosystems management at the Water Business Group of CH2M Hill. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â&#x2013; Film writer Noah Gittell will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Red-Carpet Night With Oscar,â&#x20AC;? about the history of the Academy Awards, memorable Oscar ceremonies and what this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nominations say about the contemporary film industry. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $35 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; A support group for job seekers will host a breakout session for participants to network and strategize. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Michael Meyer will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland See Events/Page 19

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■ Photographer E. Brady Robinson will discuss her book “Art Desks,” featuring images of the desks and working spaces of artists, curators, art dealers and critics throughout the East Coast. 7 p.m. Free.

Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ Betsy Bird will discuss her book “Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature.” 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Experts in the film production industry will discuss “The State of Diversity in Cinema.” A networking reception will follow. 7 p.m. Free. Black Box Theater, West Hall, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. knimrod@gwmail.gwu.edu.

■ The Classics Book Group will discuss “A Handful of Dust” by Evelyn Waugh. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ National Book Critics Circle Award winner Frank Bidart will discuss his poetry with Ron Charles of The Washington Post’s Book World. 7 p.m. Free. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-707-5394.

■ The Jewish Lit Live series will present a talk by Daniel Handler, author (under the pen name Lemony Snicket) of the “All the Wrong Questions” series and “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. City View Room, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. jewishlitlivegwu@gmail. com.

■ As part of the Great Homes and Gardens Lecture Series, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens chief horticulturist Ian Simkins will discuss “Visions of Vizcaya: A Passion for the Past.” 7 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

■ The Georgetown Book Club will discuss the second half of Donna Tartt’s 2013 novel “The Goldfinch.” 7:30 p.m.

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

■ “Climbing China’s Karsts” will feature veteran National Geographic photographer Carsten Peter and climbers Matt Segal and Cedar Wright. 7:30 p.m. $24. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Films ■ Senior Cinema Thursday will feature “Elsa & Fred,” starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer and Marcia Gay. 10:30 a.m. $5. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

■ A “Day of Remembrance” event will feature a screening of the Emmy-winning documentary “The Legacy of Heart Mountain,” followed by a panel discussion with David Ono, the film’s producer; Norman Mineta, former U.S. secretary of transportation; Alice Takemoto, a Nisei held in Jerome War Authority Center in Arkansas; Paul Takemoto, author of “Nisei Memories: My Parents Talk About the War Years”; and Shirley Higuchi, chair

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Theater, National Museum of American History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The National Archives’ 11th annual showcase of Academy Award-nominated documentaries and short subjects will feature “CitizenFour” by Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky. 7 p.m.

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

Performance ■ “An Edwardian Evening on the Silk Road” will feature dramatic readings from explorer Sven Hedrin’s best-selling books about his three expeditions along the Silk Road, as well as dance performances by the Silk Road Dance Company typical of the regions he visited. 6:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. silkroaddance.com.

Reading ■ In an event presented in collaboration with the Folger Shakespeare Library’s O.B. Hardison Poetry Series, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Rae Armantrout will read from her work in response to the exhibit “Man Ray — Human Equations.” 6:30 p.m. $15; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. folger.edu/poetry.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Winnipeg Jets. 7 p.m. $30 to $450. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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Friday february 20 Art event ■ Washington Project for the Arts and Forest City will present “Laser Cat at the Yards,” featuring a 20-foot-tall inflatable cat head that projects lasers and art from its eyes. The event will include live DJs and a beer garden. 8 to 11 p.m. Free; reservations required. 200 Tingey St. SE. lasercat.eventbrite.com. The event will repeat Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m., and a family-oriented program will take place Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.

Children’s program ■ The Children’s Art Studio will begin an eight-week, mixed-age art class for ages 5 and older. 5 to 6 p.m. $250. Augustana Lutheran Church, 2100 New Hampshire Ave. NW. childrensartstudio.org.

Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by David Rubenstein, Leslie Mennett, Scott Pender, Robert and Martha Hanrott, and Mark Simon. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202333-2075.

■ The Arts Club of Washington will present its chamber concert series. Noon.

Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

■ The Noon-Time Organ Recital Series will feature Kimberly Ann Hess performing works by Bach, Still and Liszt. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ The Friday Music Series will feature organist Paul Skevington. 1:15 p.m. Free.

Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ As part of the Conservatory Project, students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will perform works

by Debussy, Liszt, Haydn, Strauss, Menotti and Bartók. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater,

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paintings and two sculptures by the likes of John Singer Sargent, Frederic Edwin Church and Thomas Eakins.

“Focus on the Corcoran: Works on Paper, 1860-1990” includes works by Millet, Degas, Daumier, Sargent, Whistler and many others.

Located at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215.

■ “Ten by Ten: The Anniversary Show,” celebrating the 10th anniversary of Gallery plan b with works by artists who have exhibited at the gallery, will open today and continue through March 22. A reception will take place Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m.

Located at 1530 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. 202-234-2711.

■ “Tonal Array: Aquatints From the 20th and 21st Century,” highlighting artists who have pushed the boundaries of aquatint’s potential, will open Friday at the Old Print Gallery with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will continKennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Musician Cheick Hamala Diabate will present “From Mali to America,” preceded by a griot dance workshop led by the D.C.-based Grammy nominee. Workshop at 6:30 p.m.; performance at 7:30 p.m. $14 to $22.

Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

■ The Bossa Nova band Veronneau will present a preview of its upcoming festival performance “Bossa Fever.” 7 p.m. Free.

Kogod Lobby, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

■ Rico Amero & Friends will perform soulful music. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com.

■ Georgetown, American and George Washington universities will host a joint student music competition, “The Capital Clash.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $6.24. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ The Claremont Trio with Misha Amory will perform Helen Grime’s “Three Whistler Miniatures,” a piece commissioned by the trio in 2012 and inspired by artwork by James McNeill Whistler. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ The American University Symphony Orchestra will present “Finding Inspiration,” featuring works by Higdon, Fauré and Tchaikovsky. 8 p.m. $5 to $15. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts

ue through April 11.

Located at 1220 31st St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202965-1818.

■ The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities will open an exhibit Friday at the I Street Gallery of works by artists awarded a fiscal year 2015 Artist Fellowship grant by the commission.

An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., and the show will continue through March 27.

Located at 200 I St. SE, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-724-5613.

■ “Exposed: The Secret Life of Roots,” showcasing the importance of plant roots, will open Saturday at the U.S. Botanic Garden and continue through Oct. 13.

Located at 100 Maryland Ave. SW, the Botanic Garden is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-225-8333.

■ “Women of Zenith Who Have Reached the Zenith,” a group show presented by Zenith Gallery of works by nine female artists, opened recently at 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Continuing through April 26, it highlights artists Anne Bouie, Renée duRocher, Margery E. Goldberg, Joan Konkel, Donna McCullough, Carol Newmyer, Lynda Smith-Bügge, Cassie Taggart and Joyce Zipperer. An artists’ reception will take place today from 5 to 8 p.m.

The gallery is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-783-2963.

■ “President Lincoln Is Dead: The New

Ave. NW. 202-885-3634. The concert will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m.

■ The Steve Scott Project will perform jazz. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ The Randy Thompson Band and the Broadcast will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $15.

Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Michael Cramer, member of the European Parliament and chair of its transportation committee, will discuss the European bicycle track known as the Iron Curtain Trail, including its historical and environmental implications. Noon to 2 p.m.

Free; reservations required. GoetheInstitut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com.

■ Robin Darling Young, associate professor of theology and religious studies at Catholic University, will discuss “Mary’s Knowledge According to the Early Syrian Tradition, From Ephrem to Romanos.”

Noon to 1 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ Alain Touwaide, scientific director of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions and a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, will discuss “Botanic Gardens From Old World to New World: Padua.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Library director Ellen Clark will discuss the Society of the Cincinnati’s membership certificate, which was designed by Pierre L’Enfant. 12:30 p.m. Free. Society of

Adam Davies’ “McCoys Ferry Bridge, Clear Spring, MD” is on display at the I Street Gallery.

York Herald Reports,” marking the 150th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by presenting the Herald’s coverage of the event, opened recently at the Newseum and will continue through Sept. 13.

Located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $22.95 for adults, $18.95 for seniors and $13.95 for ages 7 through 18; it is free for ages 6 and younger. 888-639-7386.

■ Pleasant Plains Workshop recently opened an exhibit of prints owned by its resident printmakers and will continue it through March 22.

Located at 2608 Georgia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Friday from 2 to 7 p.m., Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. pleasantplainsworkshop@gmail.com. the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ Sandy Grimes, a veteran of the CIA’s clandestine service who helped capture the infamous Aldrich Ames, will discuss her career at a “Meet a Spy” event. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

■ Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe series will feature a talk on cyber security and the intelligence industry with Shane Harris, author of “@War” and The Daily Beast’s senior Washington correspondent. 4:30 p.m. $25. The George Town Club, 1530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-9330.

■ Members of the Claremont Trio will discuss their craft. 6:30 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

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Continued From Page 19 â&#x2013; Laura van den Berg will discuss her novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find Me.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; Historian C.R. Gibbs will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;D.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Black History: What Gentrification Has Done to Us All These Years.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Free. Northeastern Presbyterian Church, 2112 Varnum St. NE. 202-526-1730.

Films â&#x2013; The Washington Jewish Film Festival will feature the Mid-Atlantic premiere of Mushon Salmonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Invisibles,â&#x20AC;? about a young Bedouin recently discharged from the army who tries to fulfill his dream of taking over his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s herd of sheep. Pnina Agenyahu of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington will introduce the film. 1 p.m. $12. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjff.org. The festival will continue through March 1 with screenings at various locations. â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Art will present Marcel Camusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1959 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Orpheus,â&#x20AC;? a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in a vivid Afro-Brazilian fusion of poetry, realism and fantasy. 7

p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. nga.gov. â&#x2013; The National Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11th annual showcase of Academy Award-nominated documentaries and short subjects will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Salt of the Earthâ&#x20AC;? by Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier. 7 p.m. Free.

McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; The Discovering Georgian Cinema series will feature director and screenwriter David Rondeliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1938 satire â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paradise Lost.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; Alliance Française de Washington will present Jean-Pierre AmĂŠrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2010 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Les ĂŠmotifs anonymes (Romantics Anonymous).â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $5 donation suggested.

Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

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Letters of Isadora Duncan,â&#x20AC;? featuring Word Dance Theater and pianist Sonya Sutton as they perform Duncanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dances to Brahms waltzes interspersed with readings of Duncanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love letters to revolutionary stage designer Edward Gordon Craig.

12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202363-8286. â&#x2013; Georgetown University Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theater will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Race That Takes the Cake,â&#x20AC;? written and directed by Daniel Woods and produced by Nathan Oakes. 7 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202687-2787. â&#x2013; Taffety Punk Theatre Company will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enter Ophelia, distracted.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $15. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The performance will repeat Saturday at 4:30 p.m. â&#x2013; The Georgetown University Dance Company will present its spring concert, featuring works ranging from classical ballet to high-energy hip-hop works. 8 p.m. $8 to $10. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, 37th and O streets NW. 202687-2787. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Improv Association and visiting troupes will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;ImprovFest.â&#x20AC;? 9 p.m. $5 to $8. Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Cleveland Cavaliers. 8 p.m. $25 to $637.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

Tour â&#x2013; The American University will present a weekly docent-led tour of current exhibitions. 12:30 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/museum.

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Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Morning at the Nationalâ&#x20AC;? will present Bright Star Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackie Robinson,â&#x20AC;? an interactive production about the baseball legend. 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. â&#x2013; The Weekend Family Matinees series will feature a concert by the RTTs. 10 a.m. $6.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. â&#x2013; Casey Trees will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buds,â&#x20AC;? a tree-focused story time interspersed with songs and a craft project (for ages 18 months to 4 years). 10 to 10:45 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. caseytrees.org/events.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; The Mount Pleasant Library will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Morning Yoga.â&#x20AC;? 10 a.m.

Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. â&#x2013; Art historian Linda Skalet will lead a seminar on â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Day at the Musee dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orsay,â&#x20AC;? about the cultural context of the great works of art in the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $102 to $145. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Richard Bell, associate professor of history at the University of Maryland at College Park, will lead a seminar on â&#x20AC;&#x153;African American Lives in the American Revolution.â&#x20AC;? 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $87 to $130. S.

And Nothing But Opera Improv.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $24.50 to $27.50. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

The performance will repeat Feb. 27 at 9:30 p.m. and Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. â&#x2013; The Larry Keel Experience and Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Run will perform at the Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival Kickoff Spectacular, which will include an announcement of the April 26 festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup. 9 p.m. $15 to $17. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Saturday, february 21 â&#x2013; Concert: Singer-songwriter Stephen Simmons will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. â&#x2013; The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Opening the Heart, Opening the Mind: An Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation.â&#x20AC;? 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. â&#x2013; A Practical Reiki Workshop will focus on the popular Japanese energy-based healing technique. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $50.

Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org.

Concerts â&#x2013; Washington Performing Arts will present the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande performing works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky and Ravel. 3 p.m. $35 to $95. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The 21st Century Consort will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York Nights,â&#x20AC;? featuring the world premiere of the complete â&#x20AC;&#x153;Algebra of Night,â&#x20AC;?

Eugene Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s setting of New York- and nightthemed poetry sung by mezzo-soprano Deanne Meek. Discussion at 4 p.m.; concert at 5 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; Classical Movements will present Cubaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camerata Vocale Sine Nomine performing traditional historical works, spirituals and contemporary Cuban music. 5 p.m. $20 to $30. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 703-683-6040. â&#x2013; As part of the Conservatory Project, students from the Yale School of Music will perform works by Mozart and Strauss. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The ensemble Hesperus will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Double Crossover,â&#x20AC;? featuring musicians Bruce Hutton and Tina Chancey. 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â&#x2013; Polish jazz vocalist Bogna Kicinska will perform with pianist Kuba Cichocki and bassist Will Slater. 6:30 p.m. $20 to $25. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320. â&#x2013; UrbanArias, a contemporary opera company, will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Whole Truth:

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Bob Arnebeck will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slave Labor in the Capital: Building Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Iconic Federal Landmarks.â&#x20AC;? 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â&#x2013; Writer and producer Faith DeVeaux will present her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Duty Calls,â&#x20AC;? featuring Vietnam War letters, and her documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Double Victory,â&#x20AC;? about civil rights during World War II. 1 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. National League of American Pen Women, 1300 17th St. NW. 703-583-1529. â&#x2013; Melissa Mahle, a former U.S. intelligence officer and 16-year covert operative for the CIA in the Middle East, will discuss her career at a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet a Spyâ&#x20AC;? event. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. â&#x2013; Composer Steve Antosca, music technologist William Brent and percussionist Ross Karre will discuss the November 2013 premiere performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Habitatâ&#x20AC;? for percussionist and computer transformations. 2 p.m. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. â&#x2013; Lashonda Barnett will discuss her novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jam on the Vine,â&#x20AC;? at 3:30 p.m.; Mary Pilon will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Monopoloists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Favorite Board Game,â&#x20AC;? at 6 p.m.; and George Pelecanos (shown) will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Martini Shot: A Novella and Stories,â&#x20AC;? at 8 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Family programs â&#x2013; The OrKID Family Festival will feature presentations on unique plants, as well as hands-on activities such as constructing an orchid puzzle, a field journal and an orchid corsage. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.

Evans Gallery, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; A Lunar New Year Celebration will feature family-friendly tours, hands-on activities, cooking demonstrations and illustrated book readings. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Originals Now: Cathy Lee Craneâ&#x20AC;? will feature a selection of the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short film spanning the last 20 years, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;White City,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sketches After Halleâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adrift.â&#x20AC;? 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; The National Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11th annual showcase of Academy Award-nominated documentaries and short subjects will feature the Live Action Short Film nominees, See Events/Page 21

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by Orlando von Einsidel and Joanna Natasegara, at 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; Busboys and Poets will host a screening of the film â&#x20AC;&#x153;State vs. Reedâ&#x20AC;? as part of a push to stop the scheduled execution of Rodney Reed by the state of Texas. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Performances â&#x2013; The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company will present an open rehearsal of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Picasso Dances,â&#x20AC;? a collaborative program with the Embassy of Spain. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free with museum admission. Great Hall, Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. Another open rehearsal will take place March 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. â&#x2013; Happenstance Theater will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pinot & Augustine,â&#x20AC;? featuring two very silly clowns in a show that bubbles over with physical comedy, virtuosity and musical surprises. 1 p.m. $10 to $15. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. The performance will repeat Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; The Conciliation Project, a social justice theater company based in Richmond, Va., will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;uncle tom: de-constructed.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. $17.50 to $22. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993. The performance will repeat Sunday at 5 p.m. â&#x2013; The Dance Institute of Washington will present its inaugural Black History Month Benefit Gala, featuring performances by the Pre-Professional Program, Maru Montero Dance Company and Washington Reflections Dance Company. 4 p.m. $25.

Dance Institute of Washington, 3400 14th St. NW. 202-371-9656. â&#x2013; Contemporary dance troupe Company Danzante will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snapshot Diaries.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $17.50 to $27.50. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. The performance will repeat Sunday at 2:30 p.m. â&#x2013; ReVision dance company will return from an international tour to South Africa with an exploration of disabilities. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. â&#x2013; SpeakeasyDC and Women Photojournalists of Washington will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Show & Tell: True Stories by Photojournalists,â&#x20AC;? featuring Nazly Confesor, Janna Dotschkal, Melissa Golden, Jennifer Heffer, Evelyn Hockstein and Jacquelyn Martin. 8 p.m. $17.50 to $27.50. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chinese Menuâ&#x20AC;? comedy show will feature Los Angeles transplant Matthew Blitz, accompanied by myriad D.C. comedians. 10 p.m. $12. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. februarymenu.bpt.me.

Reading â&#x2013; The D.C. Public Library and the Theatre Lab of Dramatic Arts will present a staged reading of Lorraine Hansberryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic play â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Raisin in the Sun,â&#x20AC;? the first play written by an African-American woman

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Events Entertainment to be produced on Broadway. 2 p.m. Free.

Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Special events â&#x2013; Rabbi Mark Novak will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minyan Oneg Shabbat: Jewish Renewal Service and Potluck Lunch,â&#x20AC;? featuring song, chant, meditation, story and Torah. 10 a.m.

Free. Geneva Room, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-362-3270. â&#x2013; A mid-morning â&#x20AC;&#x153;English Estateâ&#x20AC;? tea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for fans of the popular PBS series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Downton Abbeyâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will feature a tea of traditional English scones, sandwiches, petite desserts and select tea brews, followed by a tour highlighting the lives of servants and masters in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young capital. 10 a.m. to noon. $25 to $30. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mardi Gras at the Library!â&#x20AC;? will feature masks, floats, beats, king cake, music and a parade. 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021.

Sporting events â&#x2013; The Washington Capitals will play the New York Islanders. 12:30 p.m. $46 to $536. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800745-3000. â&#x2013; The Majority Whips will square off against DC DemonCats and Square Force One will play the Cherry Blossom Bombshells in DC Rollergirls competition. 4 and 5:45 p.m. $15. D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

Sunday, Feb. 22

Sunday february 22 Art show â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Joys of Art,â&#x20AC;? an art show and sale, will feature works by professional and emerging artists in various media, including paintings, prints, jewelry, fused glass and more. 12:30 to 4 p.m. Free admission.

Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, 4704 13th St. NW. 202-829-5511.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Susan Lowell, a tai chi instructor, will lead a workshop on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gentle Art of SelfDefense,â&#x20AC;? about communication styles. 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Kathleen Manning of Beadazzled will lead a workshop on how to make three different kinds of earrings (for ages 13 and older). 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0233. â&#x2013; Uncorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Art will present a Black History Month-themed painting lesson. 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

Concerts â&#x2013; Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Douglas Detrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chamber-jazz quintet AnyWhen Ensemble will perform Detrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bright and Rushing World.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. â&#x2013; Washington National Cathedral artist-in-residence Jeremy Filsell will present an organ recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. â&#x2013; As part of the Conservatory Project,

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through March 10 in the Kennedy Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Opera House.

Faith is put to the ultimate test in Francis Poulencâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1957 opera about an order of Carmelite nuns who refuse to renounce their beliefs in the wake of the French Revolution.

Tickets cost $25 to $300. 202-4674600; kennedy-center.org. â&#x2013; The Washington Ballet will present the premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleepy Hollowâ&#x20AC;? Feb. 18 through 22 in the Eisenhower Theater.

An atmospheric thriller, Washington Irvingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic tale is told through the expressive and lush language of ballet.

The program features choreography by Septime Webre and original live music.

Tickets cost $56 to $145. 202-467students from the Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cantigas de Santa Mariaâ&#x20AC;? by a Spanish Renaissance composer as well as works

by Strauss, Brahms, Mey, York, Chopin and Balakirev. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her Roots Music Seriesâ&#x20AC;? will feature the Lauren Calve Band, Olivia Mancini and the Mates, and Laura Tsaggaris. 6 p.m. $5. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The Marian Anderson String Quartet will perform music by African-American composers. 6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â&#x2013; The Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choirs and the Choral Arts Society of Washington will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living the Dream â&#x20AC;Ś Singing the Dream.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $25 to $70. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Washington Performing Arts will present a concert by South African musicians and social justice activists Hugh Masekela and Vusi Mahlasela. 8 p.m. $30 to $45.

Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-785-9727.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Architect Julia Donoho will discuss the life and work of Julia Morgan, the first woman to study architecture at the Ă&#x2030;cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the first to be licensed to practice architecture in the state of California. 1 to 2:30 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-2722448. â&#x2013; Kate Alcott will discuss her novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Touch of Stardust,â&#x20AC;? at 1 p.m.; and John Boyne will discuss his novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;A History of Loneliness,â&#x20AC;? at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; Michael Fried, professor of art history at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another Light: Jacques-Louis David to Thomas Demandâ&#x20AC;? and present Demandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 stop-motion film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pacific Sun.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; A park ranger will explore the role of

4600; kennedy-center.org. â&#x2013; American University will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rashomonâ&#x20AC;? Feb. 19 through 21 at the Katzen Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio Theatre.

The play â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a new adaptation of the classic Japanese stories about the nature of truth and justice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; presents contradictory accounts of a single horrific crime from a bystander and three people involved in the event.

Tickets cost $10 to $15. The university is located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787; american.tix. com. â&#x2013; The Kennedy Center will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outside the Bachxâ&#x20AC;? Feb. 20 through March 1 in the Family Theater.

Full Circle Productions will present dance and spoken word in a Kennedy Center co-commission in which classical music and hip-hop collide.

Tickets cost $20. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. â&#x2013; The Warner Theatre will host the national tour of the musical comedy

U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War Defenses of Washington. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. â&#x2013; A librarian will lead a Black History Month discussion of Rebecca Sklootâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.â&#x20AC;? 2:30 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-3080. â&#x2013; Wanas founder Marika Wachtmeister and artist Anne Thulin will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imagine Art in Nature â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Making of a Sculpture Garden,â&#x20AC;? about the creation of Wanas in a rural area in the south of Sweden. 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. swedenabroad.com/washington. â&#x2013; Ellen G. Miles, curator emeritus of painting and sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I Have Resolved to Sit No Moreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: George Washington and Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ambitions.â&#x20AC;? 3 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. â&#x2013; Janet Sims-Wood, former chief librarian at Howard Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MoorlandSpingarn Research Center, will discuss her

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dialogues of the Carmelitesâ&#x20AC;? runs Feb. 21 through March 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything Goesâ&#x20AC;? Feb. 25 and 26.

The new Broadway revival of Cole Porterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timeless 1934 masterpiece depicts the lovers, liars and clowns on a transatlantic cruise.

Tickets cost $45 to $75. The theater is located at 513 13th St. NW. 800-7453000; warnertheatredc.com. book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks. com. â&#x2013; Georgetown University theology professor Father Leo Lefebure will discuss the Dogmatic Constitution on Revelation, one of three â&#x20AC;&#x153;constitutionsâ&#x20AC;? issued in 1964 and 1965 by Pope Paul VI and the Second Vatican Council on central aspects of Catholic faith. 7 p.m. Free. Our Lady of Victory Church, 4835 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202337-4835.

Films â&#x2013; The National Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11th annual showcase of Academy Award-nominated documentaries and short subjects will feature the Documentary Short Subject nominees, at 11 a.m.; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding Vivian Maier,â&#x20AC;? starring John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, at 4 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; The Palisades Library will present See Events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 21 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inherit the Wind,â&#x20AC;? starring Spencer Tracy.

2 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. â&#x2013; The Golden Sunday Movie series will feature Clint Eastwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1992 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unforgiven.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. â&#x2013; The Discovering Georgian Cinema series will feature Tengiz Abuladzeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1948 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Repentance,â&#x20AC;? with introductory remarks by George Mason University professor Julie Christenson, a specialist in Soviet and post-Soviet cinema. 2 p.m.

Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Originals Now: Cathy Lee Craneâ&#x20AC;? will feature the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pasoliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Last Wordsâ&#x20AC;? and excerpts from her current project â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Manhattan Front.â&#x20AC;?

4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentaryâ&#x20AC;? will feature LĂŠon Hirszmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;ABC of a Strikeâ&#x20AC;? and Jorge Furtadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Isle of Flowers.â&#x20AC;? 4:30 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. nga.gov.

Performances â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artful Sunday: A Celebration of Life and Passionâ&#x20AC;? will feature music and poetry performed by local artists. 3 p.m. $10; reservations required. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. â&#x2013; The Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company will perform. 7 p.m. $20 to $25.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

Special event â&#x2013; A house party in Northwest D.C. will introduce Camp Pembroke, the only pluralist Jewish camp in New England just for girls (for families with girls ages 7

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Location provided upon registration. efelcher@cohencamps.org.

Monday, Feb. 23

Monday february 23 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Yoga District instructor Smita Kumar will lead a weekly class for beginners.

12:30 p.m. Free; registration required.

West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. â&#x2013; Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class.

7:30 p.m. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nixon Legacy Forum: Detente & Arms Control With the USSRâ&#x20AC;? will feature Phil Odeen, Jan Lodal, David Aaron and Winston Lord, former members of President Richard Nixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Security Council staff. 10 a.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; Daphne Barbour, senior conservator at the National Gallery of Art, and Lisha Glinsman, conservation scientist at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Auguste Rodinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lifetime Bronze Sculpture in the Simpson Collection and the Role of Several Trusted Practitioners.â&#x20AC;?

12:10 and 1:10 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smart Growth: Off the Rails,â&#x20AC;? about the Arlington County Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to cancel the Columbia Pike Streetcar and the suitability of other mass transit options for the area, will feature Stewart Schwarz, executive director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, and Peter Rousselot, spokesperson for Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. $10; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â&#x2013; A Black History Month program will feature a talk by George Mason University

Monday, february 23 â&#x2013; Concert: Washington Performing Arts will present soprano RenĂŠe Fleming (shown) and pianist Olga Kern performing works by Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Strauss and others. 8 p.m. $45 to $120.

Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. professor Suzanne Smith on the persistent role of African-American funeral directors in the struggle for equality. 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. Free. Room A03, Building 41, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. udc.edu. â&#x2013; The Dupont Circle Village Live and Learn Seminar series will feature a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Cure for Disorganization and Clutterâ&#x20AC;? by Leslie Clesner, chief executive organizer of Around Tuit LLC. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free for Dupont Circle Village members; $10 for others. Mediterranean Way, 1717 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-234-2567. â&#x2013; Retired NASA astronaut Ron Garan will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Orbital Perspective â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture From a Journey of 71 Million Miles.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free.

Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025

5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. â&#x2013; David F. Krugler will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;1919, the Year of Racial Violence: How African Americans Fought Back.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â&#x2013; Historian Charles Spencer will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. â&#x2013; Jennifer Jacquet will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is Shame Necessary?: New Uses for an Old Tool.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Jonathan Rynhold will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Political Culture.â&#x20AC;? 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rooms 4 and 5, Mary Graydon Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/ cas/israelstudies.

Films â&#x2013; The Chevy Chase Library will present Italian director Gianni Armelioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2004 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Keys to the House,â&#x20AC;? about a young father who meets his handicapped son for the first time as a teenager and tries to forge a relationship with him. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. â&#x2013; National Theatre Live will present a film of Bryony Laveryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new stage adaptation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Treasure Islandâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 10 and older). 7:30 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122.

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Readings â&#x2013; Theater Alliance will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gimmeâ&#x20AC;? by Katherine Clair as part of its Hothouse New Play Reading Series. 7 p.m.

Name your own price. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place SE. theateralliance.com/project/hothouse. â&#x2013; Brian Agler will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Evening of Humorous Readings,â&#x20AC;? featuring Eric Hague, Jaci Pulice and Jon Wolper. 8 p.m.

Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400.

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Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a beginnerlevel class for teens and adults. 7:30 p.m.

Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

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â&#x2013; The U.S. Air Force Airmen of Note will perform classic and modern jazz standards. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Opera Lafayette will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Wink at the Past: Chamber Music of Handel & Bach,â&#x20AC;? featuring soprano Dominique Labelle, violinist Ryan Brown, cellist Loretta Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan and harpsichordist Andrew Appel. 7:30 p.m. $55 to $75. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The nonprofit group Compassion and Choices will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Journey Home: An African American Conversation,â&#x20AC;? about the impact that widespread failure to make end-of-life plans has on the black community and what can be done to address the issue. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Ninth floor, Washington SunTrust Bank Headquarters, 1445 New York Ave. NW. bit.ly/the-journey-home. â&#x2013; Pamela S. Nadell, professor of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and gender history at American University, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of the Battle of Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ordination.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. pjc.georgetown.edu/events. â&#x2013; Janet Sims-Wood will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. â&#x2013; George Washington University history professor Erin D. Chapman will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lorraine Hansberry and the Risks of Black Feminism at Mid-Century.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Room 553, Duques Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. 202-994-7177. â&#x2013; Lisette M. Garcia, director of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Research Institute, and RenĂŠ Redwood, CEO of Redwood Enterprises, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Power of the Purse: Gender Lens Investing and Giving.â&#x20AC;? Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30.

Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Ferguson and Palestine: The Issues of Repression and Raceâ&#x20AC;? will feature Bill Fletcher, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies; Ramah Kudaimi, membership and outreach coordinator for the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation; and the Rev. Graylan Hagler (shown), senior minister at the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ. 1 to 2 p.m.

Free. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290. â&#x2013; A Black History Month program will feature a talk by Sandra Jowers of the University of the District of Columbia on â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Will Tell Our Own Stories â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Interpreting Black Life in the Last 100 Years.â&#x20AC;? 2 to 3:20 p.m. Free. Room A03, Building 41, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. udc.edu. â&#x2013; Trial lawyer William R. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billyâ&#x20AC;? Martin will discuss the â&#x20AC;&#x153;stand your groundâ&#x20AC;? laws in place in many states that remove the duty to retreat before using force in selfdefense. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â&#x2013; James McGrath Morris will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

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Continued From Page 22 Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Author, blogger and producer Issa Rae will discuss her debut collection of essays, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.” 7 p.m. $12. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ The “Books That Shaped America” series will feature a discussion of Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” led by Keith Leonard, associate professor of literature at American University. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Training & Events Room, Bender Library, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3847.

■ “Zeitgeist: DC 2015 — Contemporary German Language Literature” will feature talks by German author Matthias Nawrat, Austrian author Marjana Gaponenko and Swiss author Monique Schwitter. 7:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

Films ■ The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will host the Black Film Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291.

■ The American University School of Communication’s 10th annual spring film series will feature “Call of the Lion: Wildlife Films Told Through the Eyes of Local People,” featuring two short films by Panthera senior vice president Andrea Heydlauff about saving cats. 7 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3408.

Reading ■ The Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice will host a reading by Ammiel Alcalay and Fanny Howe. 8 p.m.

Free. Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-6294.

Sale ■ The St. Alban’s Opportunity Thrift Shop will hold a half-price sale. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-966-5288. The sale will continue daily through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; there will also be a $7 bag sale on Friday and Saturday.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Golden State Warriors. 7 p.m. $25 to $522. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800745-3000.

Wednesday,february Feb. 25 Wednesday 25 Classes and workshops ■ The D.C. Public Library and Knowledge Commons DC will present a class on “Cultivating a Home Yoga Practice,” led by Gwen Fernandez. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org.

■ The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class. 7:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc.gov.

Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will perform works by Haydn and Bach. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-429-1894.

■ The Apollo Orchestra will perform “Dance Music of the Americas,” featuring

works by Ginastera, Copland, Stravinsky and Arturo Márquez, and Metropolitan Opera soprano Harolyn Blackwell will perform as guest soloist in the orchestral premiere of excerpts from Ricky Ian Gordon’s “Genius Child.” 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Stile Antico, one of Great Britain’s pre-eminent early music vocal ensembles, will perform. 7:30 p.m. $35 to $50. Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes, 1217 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 800-838-3006.

■ Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $18. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Historian David O. Stewart will discuss his book “Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America.” Noon. Free.

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

■ Holly Dugan, an expert on early modern perfumery, will discuss “Perfume, Leather, and Luxury in Early Modern London.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum/Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ The World Affairs Council will present a panel discussion on “Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool: Helpful or Harmful?” with David Kramer, senior director for human rights and human freedom at the McCain Institute for International Leadership, and Bill Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW. worldaffairsdc.org.

■ Jonathan Horn, author of the new Robert E. Lee biography “The Man Who Would Not Be Washington,” will discuss “Robert E. Lee: Bound by Family, Torn by War.” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $15 to $20; free for Landmark Society members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

■ Connie Huff, a retired U.S. Army counterintelligence special agent and instructor, will discuss “The Role of African Americans in Intelligence Operations.”

6:30 to 8:45 p.m. $10 to $12. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-3937798.

■ Aneta Georgievska-Shine, lecturer at the University of Maryland, will discuss “Along the Coast of Many Cultures: Croatia From Pula to Dubrovnik.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $28 to $42. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Jazz expert John Edward Hasse will discuss “Billie Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Laura Lippman will discuss her book “Hush Hush: A Tess Monaghan Novel.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Author, blogger and producer Issa Rae will discuss her debut collection of essays, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.” 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321.

■ National Endowment for the Arts director of literature Amy Stolls, author of the novel “The Ninth Wife,” will discuss the state of literature in America and current trends in reading, writing, publishing and translating. 7 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International

Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/calendar.

■ Travel writer Gary Lee Kraut will discuss “American War Memories in France.”

7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

■ The Jewish Study Center’s annual “Latke/Hamentasch Debate: Which Is Better?” will feature Rabbi Nissan Antine of Beth Shalom Congregation and Talmud Torah; Rabbi Batya Steinlauf, director of social justice and interfaith initiatives at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington; Lauren Strauss, professor of American Jewish history at George Washington University; and Charles Lane, columnist at The Washington Post. 7 to 10 p.m. $15 to $20; reservations required. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. jewishstudycenter.org.

Films ■ “Courtyard Movie Palace” will feature the 1936 comedy “Modern Times,” about a kindhearted but clumsy factory worker who struggles through an industrialized society where he doesn’t quite fit in. 7 p.m.

Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The 2015 Human Rights Watch Film Festival will present Jennifer M. Kroot and Bill Weber’s documentary “To Be Takei,” about the many roles played by eclectic 77-year-old actor/activist George Takei. 7 p.m. $18.80. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202419-3456.

■ The DC Independent Film Festival will open with the world premiere of John Rowe’s 2015 film “Omo Child: The River and the Bush,” about Lale Labuko’s efforts to change the ancient practice of killing “mingi” children believed to bring disease, drought and death to his tribe in the Omo Valley of Ethiopia. A Q&A with the film’s director, crew and star will follow the screening. Wine and cheese reception at 7 p.m.; screening at 8 p.m. $18 to $22.

Burke Theater, Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. dciff-indie.org. The festival will continue through March 1.

Performance ■ “Evenings With Extraordinary Artists” will feature Moveius Contemporary Ballet performing selections from “Glacier,” a piece by Diana Moveius that intersects ballet and Antarctic science. 6:30 p.m. $20; reservations required by Feb. 23. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-3317282, ext. 3.

Reading ■ A Black History Month program will feature a poetry reading hosted by Derrick Weston-Brown, poet-in-residence at the University of the District of Columbia. 2 to 3:20 p.m. Free. Room A03, Building 41, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. udc.edu.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Pittsburgh Penguins. 8 p.m. $60 to $621.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

Teen program ■ Victoria Tillson Evans, founder and president of Distinctive College Counseling, will discuss “Acing Your College Application” (for teens and their parents/guardians). 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

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