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The Georgetown Current

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Vol. XXVI, No. 30

Serving Burleith, Foxhall, Georgetown, Georgetown Reservoir & Glover Park

Ward 3 crowding prompts review

CHAMPIONSHIP CUBS

■ Schools: Lack of capacity

needs addressing, officials say By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

D.C.’s population has risen significantly over the past decade, and most observers agree that the city’s school system has improved overall. But with the confluence of these two factors, many schools

now face a conundrum: finding room for an influx of new students in buildings with limited space. The challenge is particularly acute in Ward 3. According to new data from D.C. Public Schools, projected enrollment will exceed building capacity this fall in all of the ward’s public elementary, middle and high schools except for Hearst Elementary, which will be overfilled no later than fall 2020. Lafayette and Hardy weren’t

included in the data because they’re located outside the ward, although their districts include sections of Ward 3. School communities are already feeling the impacts of overcrowding, and at a meeting of the Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network last Thursday, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh vowed to team up with parents and Ward 3 State Board of See Schools/Page 5

Divided ANC opposes height of shelter By KATHERINE SALTZMAN Current Correspondent

Brian Kapur/The Current

The Georgetown Visitation girls basketball team captured its 11th straight Independent School League championship on Sunday. Senior guard Sydney Love-Baker, a Palisades resident, played a key role in the win. See story, page 11.

The city’s proposed Ward 3 emergency family shelter received mixed feedback from the local advisory neighborhood commission last week, as a divided ANC 3C (Cleveland Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodley Park) voted to support the shelter location while requesting a lower height. The facility is planned as a six-story, 50-unit building located on the Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District Headquarters property, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. It’s one of seven proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to replace D.C. General — a deteriorating and overcrowded family shelter in Southeast — with smaller community-based short-term housing facilities across the city. Various aspects of the project have sparked grave concerns among community members, though sevSee Homeless/Page 7

Brian Kapur/Current file photo

The proposed short-term family housing would displace parking next to the 2nd District Police Headquarters, prompting plans for a parking deck.

Critics question utility of proposed gondola

Agency vows to investigate Soapstone Creek pollution

By MARK LIEBERMAN

■ Environment: Neighbors’

Current Staff Writer

Advocates for a gondola system across the Potomac River between Georgetown and Rosslyn are continuing to make their case despite a recent funding setback in Virginia and some reservations from Georgetown neighborhood leaders. The Arlington County Board announced on Feb. 10 that it won’t provide further funds for the Georgetown Business Improvement District project, which has an estimated cost of up to $90 million. Board chair Jay Fisette wrote in a letter to the gondola study committee that his team needs to focus on more pressing transportation issues in the area and doesn’t currently see the gondola as a worthwhile investment. Meanwhile, the Citizens Association of George-

complaints prompt inquiry

Rendering courtesy of Georgetown BID

If constructed, the gondola would link Georgetown to Rosslyn, Va., alongside the Key Bridge.

town and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith) have offered tentative support for further research on the project’s merits. But at an ANC 2E meeting Monday, several commissioners expressed concerns about the possibility that the gondola could funnel Georgetown’s customers to Virginia, away from neighborhood businesses. ANC 2E voted unanimously in support of further See Gondola/Page 18

By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Responding to neighbors’ requests, the District is taking new steps to monitor pollution and water quality levels at Soapstone Valley Creek in Forest Hills, which has a history of E. coli contamination and frequent troubles from stormwater overflows. The D.C. Department of Energy & Environment will search for sources of pollution in the 400-

acre watershed that flows into Soapstone Creek, which in turn flows into Rock Creek. Joshua Rodriguez, from the agency’s Inspection and Enforcement Division, said at Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F’s meeting last Tuesday that the goal is to eliminate pollution and take steps to restore the stream’s health. The source of Soapstone Creek is mainly rainfall that collects into stormwater pipes, then empties into the stream. Pollution becomes a problem when this stormwater gathers debris and chemicals from the street. And with stormwater See Soapstone/Page 2

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Chevy Chase author’s debut novel reflects on her family’s Nazi ancestry / Page 13

Wilson High, four other local teams bring home basketball trophies in title games / Page 11

Longtime family-owned boutique Phoenix reopens after renovation, expansion / Page 19

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The Current

Five Guys seeks zoning nod to enter crowded burger trade in Tenleytown By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Five Guys hopes to join a flurry of fast casual restaurants that have recently opened or announced plans to open in Tenleytown, when it moves into the former Firelake Grill spot on Wisconsin Avenue early next year. The burger chain applied on Feb. 8 for a Board of Zoning Adjustment special exception and variance to add a fast-food restaurant in the building owned by American University at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. A

spokesperson for the restaurant told The Current last week that the new location, which would include 3,500 square feet inside and a patio on Van Ness Street, is scheduled to open in early 2018. Under the building’s existing zoning classification, fast-food restaurants must obtain permission from the board before locating there. Five Guys, which has seven other locations in D.C., will be near three counterservice restaurants with similar offerings: McDonald’s at 4130 Wisconsin Ave. NW, just across Van Ness Street to the south; Z

Burger at 4321 Wisconsin; and Burger Tap & Shake at 4445 Wisconsin. Owners from the latter two restaurants told The Current they’ll welcome Five Guys to the neighborhood, but offered mixed predictions for its impact on their business. Meanwhile, numerous residents have already voiced frustration at yet another burger joint taking a spot that could instead go to a sit-down restaurant or a healthier, more singular alternative. On the Tenleytown listserv recently, several dozen commenters bemoaned the news that Five Guys

will take over the spot that’s hosted numerous short-lived restaurants over the years, including the Firelake Grill and a Ruby Tuesday’s location. Some took issue with what they see as a superfluous addition to the neighborhood’s dining scene. “This close to our public schools, do we really need another burger joint?� a resident wrote. “Tenleytown seems to be becoming a mecca for fast food and I, personally, would love to put a stop to yet another one.� District Taco, Beefsteak, Jimmy John’s See Burgers/Page 19

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overflows, the creek’s banks have eroded, and its downstream flow can sometimes come to a stall, Rodriguez said in an interview. Another problem is when sewage from apartment buildings and businesses ends up in the creek. That can happen when a building’s plumbing is illegally connected to stormwater pipes, rather than to a sanitary sewage system connected to the D.C. wastewater treatment plant. Part of the agency’s new focus will be identifying those sources of pollution and educating neighbors about prevention. In mid-2015, a leaking sewer pipe caused an E. coli contamination in the creek and had the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority scrambling to make repairs. Beyond sewage, urban stormwater pollutants can include sediment from construction sites, fertilizers, pesticides and industrial materials, according to the Department of Energy & Environment. At last week’s meeting ANC 3F chair Malachy Nugent welcomed the focus on preventing pollution. He said a top recommendation of the ANC is for more permeable surfaces — pavement that can absorb water, much like soil — to be installed in the neighborhood to decrease the amount of stormwater runoff entering the creek. “It obviously makes more sense to keep pollutants out in the first place,� he said. Cameras posted at sewage outfall sites can also help identify pollution, and Rodriguez said photographs taken every few minutes can give investigators a “continuous picture of what’s flowing out of the outfall.� For example, if photographs captured an oily substance floating in the stream, that would trigger an investigation into its source. The department’s goal is to put strategies in place to identify pollution by the next fiscal year. Multiple rounds of water quality sampling will be required, and the cameras mounted to outflow sites will have to “stay in place for a while,� Rodriguez said. He said success will be measured, in part, by the number of pollution sources identified and eliminated.

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n ch g The Current W ednesday, March 1, 2017

Parents push city to begin Francis-Stevens renovations By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Parents at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens have been clamoring since 2013 for millions of dollars in upgrades to the school building, part of which dates back to 1922. Some renovations have already taken place, but more remains to be done on the gym and auditorium. Meanwhile, leaks and temperature fluctuations continue to hamper daily instruction at the West End school, which serves pre-K through eighth grade. The city’s D.C. Councilapproved fiscal year 2017 budget includes $2.5 million to address some of those issues — but as the fiscal year’s halfway mark approaches, parents say they don’t have clarity from D.C. Public Schools and the Department of General Services on how or when those funds will be spent. The school system is set to discuss plans in more detail soon. In the meantime, Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans told The Current on Monday that he hopes to find funds in the fiscal year 2018 budget for broader renovations at the 2425 N St. NW school, though he declined to say how much. He expects some resistance from his council colleagues but wants to see the project move forward. “That’s a favorite school of mine,� Evans said. Members of the school’s Local School Advisory Team say the gym needs to be expanded, in order to accommodate two classes simultaneously and locker room facilities for at-home and visiting sports teams, who currently change clothes in the school bathrooms. The auditorium, meanwhile, has a leaky roof, rudimentary lighting and audio systems, and an antiquated heating and cooling system that fails to stabilize temperatures. Other reported issues include a deteriorating roof and the presence of mice in the preschool program area. D.C. Public Schools plans to meet with parents “in the coming weeks� to discuss renovation plans, agency spokesperson Janae Hinson wrote in an email. Separately, designs for a new roof will be completed in mid-March, after which the Department of General Services will put that project out for procurement, Hinson said. The General Services Department declined to comment directly, instead referring The Current to D.C. Public Schools. The school has experienced construction delays several times before. After Francis-Stevens became part of School Without Walls in 2013, citywide interest in the combined offerings resulted in an enrollment increase from fewer than 200 students to around 560.

The weeks ahead Thursday, March 2

School, 1819 35th St. NW.

Ward 1 D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau, the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School and other sponsors will hold a Community Forum on Immigrants’ Rights. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, 1100 Harvard St. NW. Spanish and Amharic translation services will be provided.

Thursday, March 9

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will host a community meeting on the West Heating Plant project, featuring updates from architect David Adjaye and landscape designer Laurie Olin. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For details, visit cagtown.org.

Saturday, March 4 Brian Kapur/The Current

Parents lament conditions at the 2425 N St. NW school.

Restrooms and kitchens needed reconfiguring to accommodate the larger student body, but the Department of General Services completed much of the work behind schedule and over-budget, blaming the delays on unforeseen contract difficulties and burdensome overtime pay for contractors. Francis-Stevens parents like Chris Sondreal, who has a secondgrader at the school, are concerned that city agencies aren’t adequately addressing ongoing frustrations. “When we can get their attention and take a look at it, hopefully we can get the ball rolling,� Sondreal said. “But we feel like we’re not getting the attention.� Parents thought the allotment in this year’s budget was a sign the city would prioritize the school, which serves students from all eight wards, but they’ve been dismayed at the agencies’ lack of clarity. Lee Granados, an advisory team member with a fifth-grader and a seventh-grader at the school, sees the latest delays as the byproduct of poor planning and inconsistent management during previous renovation efforts. “If [city officials] would stop blaming each other, come to the table and be held accountable, the taxpayers would not be penalized and our students wouldn’t be suffering from what they’re suffering now.� Granados said. Parents have been working hard to raise funds for enrichment opportunities for students, like a recent trip to Florida for a music festival. But they don’t believe they can tackle building upgrades with the same approach. Granados said D.C. Public Schools needs to fund a total revamp sooner rather than later. “Everything is antiquated at this point,� she said. Mike Silverstein of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B (Dupont Circle) has been working with parents on these issues for several years. He said in an interview that he thinks the school’s renewed vitality has caught some stakeholders off guard. “It’s bursting at the seams, fortunately. So there are demands today that no one could have ever foreseen five years ago,� Silverstein said. “The demand is a good thing, but fulfilling it is hard.�

Saturday, March 11

The D.C. Public Service Commission will hold a community hearing on Pepco’s application for authority to increase existing retail rates and charges for electric distribution service. The hearing will begin at 11 a.m. in the commission’s eighth-floor hearing room at 1325 G St. NW.

The D.C. Department of Transportation will host an open mic-style listening session for the accessDC Inclusive Coordinated Transportation Study, which seeks to identify gaps in the current transportation network that serves older adults and persons with disabilities. The event will be held in the Old Council Chambers at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW, from 10 a.m. to noon, with a presentation at 10:15.

Tuesday, March 7

The D.C. Public Service Commission will hold a community hearing on Pepco’s application for authority to increase existing retail rates and charges for electric distribution service. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. in the commission’s eighth-floor hearing room at 1325 G St. NW. ■The Palisades Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting, which will focus on airplane noise. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Palisades Recreation Center, Dana and Sherier places NW. ■The Glover Park Citizens Association will meet at 7 p.m. at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW.

Monday, March 13

The Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network will meet at 7 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

Tuesday, March 14

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a working session at 4 p.m. in Room 1117, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. As part of the meeting, D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson will join the board at 6 p.m. to discuss priorities for public schools in the District. â– DC Solar United Neighborhoods (DC SUN) will host an information session on its new solar co-op residents and businesses in Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale, as well as interested members of neighboring communi-

Wednesday, March 8

The D.C. Department of Energy & Environment will hold a public meeting on the planned DCA Airplane Noise Assessment study. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Hardy Middle

ties. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. To RSVP, visit dcsun.org/ georgetown-burleith. ■The Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board will meet at 7 p.m. in the basement of St. David’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Macomb St. NW. ■The Committee of 100 on The Federal City and the Anacostia Waterfront Trust will host a public presentation on the future of the Anacostia River waterfront, with its 15 miles of shoreline and 1,200-plus acres of parkland. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. ■The Shepherd Park Citizens Association will hold a community meeting at 7 p.m. at Shepherd Elementary School, 7800 14th St. NW.

Thursday, March 16

New D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson will meet with the Ward 4 community from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Roosevelt High School, 4301 13th St. NW. The discussion will focus on setting priorities for the next five years. To RSVP, visit dcps.dc.gov.

Monday, March 27

New D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson will meet with the Ward 3 community from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW. The discussion will focus on setting priorities for the next five years. To RSVP, visit dcps.dc.gov.

Thursday, April 13

New D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson will meet with the Ward 1 community from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Columbia Heights Educational Campus, 3101 16th St. NW. To RSVP, visit dcps.dc.gov.

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District Digest Mayor taps Newsham as next police chief

Longtime Metropolitan Police Department veteran Peter Newsham has been nominated as the agency’s new chief, after serving in that role on an interim basis since September. Newsham previously worked as the department’s assistant chief for 14 years, including during the tenure of Cathy Lanier, who he would now officially replace. His past roles with the D.C. police department, which he first joined in 1989, also included heading the Investigative Services Bureau and overseeing internal affairs, disciplinary review and the northern regional command. Mayor Muriel Bowser, announcing Newsham as her selection for permanent chief last Thursday, pointed to his strong performance as interim chief since Lanier’s retirement, leading “a successful presidential inauguration� and repeatedly demonstrating “that he is committed to transparency and accessibility.� Newsham also oversaw the department’s transition to a new sector patrolling strategy as well as the full deployment of bodyworn cameras, Bowser’s release

notes. The Washington Post, which reported that Newsham’s annual salary will be $253,817 over a five-year contract, predicted that he could face “challenging questions� during his D.C. Council confirmation process over controversies involving large protests. Newsham drew criticism for mass arrests of demonstrators in Pershing Park in 2002 that sparked successful multimillion-dollar lawsuits against the city, and more recently for alleged civil rights violations at last month’s presidential inauguration. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, which litigated the Pershing Park case, last week declared Newsham “a serial mass violator of civil rights and free expression,� calling Bowser’s nomination “a chilling message to all those who are coming out to stand in defense of targeted communities and against bigotry.� But some D.C. Council members have spoken out in support of Newsham, including Chairman Phil Mendelson and Ward 2 member Jack Evans, who worked closely with Newsham during his tenure as commander of the 2nd District in the early 2000s. “He’ll be an outstanding Chief

and build upon the progress we’ve made to make DC a model for successful community policing,� Evans said in a recent community newsletter. And Ward 6 D.C. Council member Charles Allen, who chairs the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, told The Post that he has “a lot of respect for Chief Newsham� and holds him “in high regard.� With his committee Allen plans to hold two community roundtables and a public hearing at the John A. Wilson Building before acting on the mayor’s nomination. Further details had not been announced as of The Current’s deadline. Newsham himself, in a recent message to local listservs, said he would continue focusing on the police department’s relationship and trust with the community, and on “ensuring our sworn and civilian staff are happy, healthy, and productive.� “A lot of work lies ahead,� Newsham wrote, “but I look forward to working with each of you in the community and continuing to build upon the proud tradition of this agency as the national model for fair, unbiased, and constitutional policing.�

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The District will be showcasing the best of its local culture — including its tech and innovation scene — at South by Southwest events in Austin, Texas, next week. An offering the city has named “WeDCHouse� will host various live performances, panel discussions, demos and food tastings from March 11 to 13 in Austin, promoting the District as “the capital of inclusive innovation,� according to a news release. Twenty-three “ambassadors� from the city — local entrepreneurs and innovators — will be sent to provide “firsthand perspective on DC’s thriving tech startup, creative, innovation, food, and music industries,� the release says. It’s the third year that D.C. has hosted such a feature at Austin’s annual conglomerate of music festivals and conferences. WeDCHouse, located at 340 East 2nd St. in Austin, was organized collaboratively by the Washington DC Economic Partnership, Events DC and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. It’s part of the larger “WeDC� initiative, a campaign to help local entrepreneurs expand their networks and gain more exposure. Among other offerings in Austin, WeDCHouse will feature a soundstage with live music and entertainment each day, a panel on “e-sports,� and a culinary panel featuring Brett Schulman of Cava Grill, chef Tim Ma of Kyirisian and Water & Wall, and Michael Schlow of the Schlow Restaurant Group. More details on the programming and schedule are available at wedchouse.com. Outside of WeDCHouse, the District will be represented in Austin by the local DJ collective Thievery Corporation, which is

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Norton introducing D.C. statehood bill

The D.C. statehood movement will get a formal push today on Capitol Hill, as D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduces her bill to make the District the 51st state. The bill in the U.S. House has a record number of co-sponsors, according to a news release, and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., will introduce the statehood bill in the Senate. A news conference planned for this afternoon will simultaneously serve as a platform for Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to petition Congress for statehood, at the direction of D.C. voters who overwhelmingly approved a referendum on the issue this fall. Despite a broad consensus that statehood prospects have grown dimmer this year with a Republican-controlled Congress and Donald Trump in the White House, Norton said in the release that the goal of advocates is “each year to show measurable progress, wherever it may be, until statehood is achieved.� She also noted that “no matter who was in the White House, our mission for statehood this year would be the same,� and that progress must be made at three levels — “in the city, in the country, and in the Congress� before the president even plays a formal role.

Correction

The Feb. 22 article “LED lights draw criticism from Dupont Circle ANC� incorrectly stated that Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B voted to oppose LED bulbs for streetlights due to their potentially harmful blue light. ANC 2B had voted to request that the city include in its review process the impacts of different LED bulbs and their light, but did not oppose the initiative to upgrade streetlamps with LED lights. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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SCHOOLS: Parents and city officials begin search for cures to shortage of capacity in Ward 3

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Education representative Ruth Wattenberg to address issues before they worsen. Other city officials hope funding for citywide initiatives and marketing the school system’s newfound assets will draw students elsewhere in the city, mitigating overcrowding in Northwest. D.C. Public Schools projects that by next school year, Stoddert Elementary in Glover Park will be almost 100 students over its building capacity, not counting trailers on the property. Eaton Elementary in Cleveland Park will be 90 students over capacity and has no room on campus for trailers. Wilson High nearby will similarly be 45 students above its listed capacity with no other outlet. Key, Mann and Murch elementaries, Deal

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Stoddert Elementary uses trailers to help address overcrowding. Middle, and Oyster-Adams Bilingual School will also exceed capacity next year, according to the data. Broad planning for the city’s schools is underway. Jennie Niles, deputy mayor for education, will finish within the next year a master facilities plan that will guide future development for D.C. Public Schools. Meanwhile, at a news conference Friday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced $6.2 million in citywide education investments for fiscal year 2018, including algebra classes at every middle school and a guarantee that every middle school student can participate in at least one extracurricular activity. Bowser hopes these features will entice parents across the city to consider sending children to schools outside Ward 3, alleviating some of the existing burden. “Many people have thought that the only place you get a quality middle school education was one school in the city and that’s just not true,â€? Bowser said. “When I talk about having an Alice Deal for all, it’s not literally making a facsimile of Alice Deal, but what is it that people like about that school? They have a robust set of offerings that’s consistent. ‌ Part of dealing with capacity issues of any kind is making sure that the whole system is attractive.â€? Newly instated D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson said at a media roundtable in mid-February that he plans to tackle the optics challenge by emphasizing to parents citywide that the school system is healthier than it’s been in a long time. “We have large numbers of

families who are excited about what’s happening with their children at their school,� Wilson said. “So often that gets passed over.� In Ward 3, many parents are less than satisfied, though they’re happy overall that their schools are garnering positive attention. Cheh indicated she plans to find room in the upcoming fiscal year budget to fund an independent demographics statistician to handle public school data, in order to prevent inaccurate or misleading information about available space — an issue that some parents say reduces the resources provided to their schools. Cheh will also collaborate with parent organizations to research sites in or near Ward 3 that could accommodate school programs. Wattenberg and local parents hope to identify existing locations that could serve as local-school spaces. Several parents suggested the under-construction Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Burleith as overflow space when its arts programs aren’t active, but the city has no such plans, Bowser said Friday. She added that she would consider creating another high school on the city’s west side if data eventually call for it. At Thursday’s meeting, attendees floated several options for new Ward 3 school locations or expansion sites. These include the Sport & Health building at 4001 Brandywine St. NW near Wilson High; and the soon-to-be-redeveloped Fannie Mae headquarters at 3900 Wisconsin Ave. NW, near Hearst Elementary. Cheh said she’s wants to avoid dipping into the city’s capital budget, which is already stretched thin. Another possibility is the old Hardy School building in Foxhall, for which the mayor is currently negotiating a possible lease extension with the Lab School, an education program for students with disabilities that has occupied the building since 2008. Parents at Thursday’s meeting said it could instead be a good fit for an early childhood learning center that would remove preschool from local public schools. “I don’t know if that’ll fly, but I’d like to have it evaluated,� Cheh replied. A potentially more feasible solution, parents agreed, would be to convince more parents to sign students up for Hardy Middle in upper Georgetown, which is currently under capacity. Brian Doyle of the education network said he’s separately been in contact with the University of the District of Columbia about the possibility of providing classes in a “selective program� for upperlevel Wilson students. Before these longer-term issues are resolved, parent communities want the school system to answer for inaccuracies in the capacity and enrollment projections provided to Cheh’s team by D.C. Public Schools. For instance, the school system lists Stoddert with

room for 154 students in its outdoor trailers, although the school’s Local School Advisory Team chair Melissa Loughlin told Cheh at the meeting that the real number is around 130. Discrepancies like those can lead to cuts for staff positions and inadequate resources for students, parents say. Stoddert’s Parent Teacher Organization president Jen Perry has formed a committee to help research overcrowding issues at the school. The numbers can also be mis-

leading. Murch parent Martha McIntosh said at the meeting that the capacity number for Murch includes space in trailers that is used for administrative offices because it can’t actually accommodate learning facilities. “If you had really gone to what they were saying capacity was, you’d have no office space,� McIntosh said. At Friday’s press conference, Niles didn’t address those concerns directly when asked about them, but she said the Office of

Planning will soon release new population projection data, broken down by neighborhoods, that will undergird the new facilities plan. Meanwhile, Cheh is frustrated with the school system’s reticence to provide and refine concrete data. “I think the pressure has to come from parent organizations and people within the system,� Cheh said. “We have to get ourselves fitted in here with some urgency.�

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PSA PSA 201 201

â– CHEVY CHASE

Motor vehicle theft â– 5511-5599 block, Broad Branch Road; 8:20 a.m. Feb. 20. Theft â– 5523-5599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:14 p.m. Feb. 21. Theft from auto â– 6100-6199 block, 32nd Place; 1:08 p.m. Feb. 22. â– 2919-2999 block, McKinley St.; 5:12 p.m. Feb. 25.

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PSA 202

â– FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS PSA 202

TENLEYTOWN / AU PARK

Robbery â– 4500-4599 block, Brandywine St.; 11:55 p.m. Feb. 24 (with gun). â– 4600-4699 block, 43rd St.; 12:30 a.m. Feb. 25. Burglary â– 4210-4299 block, 39th St.; 6:01 a.m. Feb. 26. Theft â– 5224-5299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:04 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 5000-5099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:16 p.m. Feb. 21. â– 4100-4113 block, Legation St.; 12:23 p.m. Feb. 22. â– 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:31 p.m. Feb. 22. â– 4530-4599 block, Wiscon-

sin Ave.; 2:11 a.m. Feb. 23. â– 4100-4199 block, Fessenden St.; 9:55 a.m. Feb. 23. â– 4200-4299 block, Butterworth Place; 7:20 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 3700-3748 block, Cumberland St.; 2:23 p.m. Feb. 24. Theft from auto â– 5100-5199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:09 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 4900-4999 block, Belt Road; 7:06 a.m. Feb. 22.

PSA 203

â– FOREST HILLS / VAN NESS

PSA 203

CLEVELAND PARK

Robbery â– 3000-3379 block, Ordway St.; 12:41 a.m. Feb. 25 (with gun). Theft â– 3000-3099 block, Rodman St.; 6:53 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 4500-4529 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:04 p.m. Feb. 25. Theft from auto â– 2500-2880 block, Porter St.; 3:48 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:47 p.m. Feb. 20.

PSA 204

â– MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

HEIGHTS / CLEVELAND PARK WOODLEY PARK / GLOVER PSA 204 PARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS

Robbery â– 3200-3299 block, Idaho Ave.; 9:17 p.m. Feb. 21. Motor vehicle theft â– 4000-4299 block, Cathedral Ave.; 12:41 p.m. Feb. 26. Theft â– 2900-3099 block, Cathedral Ave.; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:19 p.m. Feb. 21. â– 2731-2899 block, Devonshire Place; 8:41 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 3700-3718 block, Manor Place; 6:05 a.m. Feb. 25. â– 2200-2298 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:34 p.m. Feb. 25. Theft from auto â– 3900-4099 block, Davis Place; 1:04 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 2800-2899 block, Woodley Road; 6:33 a.m. Feb. 24.

PSA 205

â– PALISADES / SPRING VALLEY PSA 205

WESLEY HEIGHTS / FOXHALL

Robbery â– 4900-4977 block, Glenbrook Road; 5:55 p.m. Feb. 22. â– 4100-4199 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 12:29 a.m. Feb. 23 (with gun). Burglary â– 5104-5199 block, Warren Place; 8:11 p.m. Feb. 26.

Motor vehicle theft â– 4100-4199 block, 49th St.; 9:04 a.m. Feb. 21. â– 5400-5499 block, Sherier Place; 1:42 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 4100-4199 block, 49th St.; 9:09 a.m. Feb. 26. Theft from auto â– 5100-5199 block, Cathedral Ave.; 9:28 a.m. Feb. 23. â– 3300-3315 block, Maud St.; 6:34 p.m. Feb. 23.

PSA PSA 206 206

â– GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH

Theft â– 1900-1979 block, 37th St.; 3:48 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 2800-2899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 1:09 p.m. Feb. 21. â– 3100-3199 block, M St.; 10:48 a.m. Feb. 22. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:07 p.m. Feb. 22. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 1:59 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 3276-3299 block, M St.; 6:26 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 1100-1199 block, 34th St.; 3:32 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 3100-3199 block, K St.; 4:04 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 3600-3699 block, O St.; 6:27 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1048-1099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:52 a.m. Feb. 26. â– 1851-2008 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:21 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 3700-3799 block, Reservoir Road; 7:23 p.m. Feb. 26. Theft from auto â– 1600-1627 block, 35th St.; 12:58 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 3000-3099 block, O St.; 1 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 2700-2799 block, Dumbarton St.; 1 p.m. Feb. 23.

PSA PSA 207 207

â– FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

Theft â– 900-999 block, 22nd St.; 5:04 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 1800-1899 block, K St.; 6:29 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 1900-1999 block, E St.; 11:34 a.m. Feb. 22. â– 1800-1899 block, L St.; 5:39 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 11 a.m. Feb. 24. â– 2000-2099 block, G St.; 8:03 p.m. Feb. 24. â– 2200-2299 block, I St.; 9:24 p.m. Feb. 24. â– 2200-2299 block, I St.; 3:26 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1400-1433 block, K St.; 12:15 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:32 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 10:26 p.m. Feb. 26. Theft from auto â– 700-799 block, 23rd St.; 6:50 a.m. Feb. 20. â– 1709-1799 block, New York Ave.; 6:11 p.m. Feb. 24. â– 1200-1299 block, 23rd St.; 2:25 a.m. Feb. 25.

PSA 208

â– SHERIDAN-KALORAMA PSA 208

DUPONT CIRCLE

Sexual abuse â– 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:52 a.m. Feb. 25. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1400-1499 block, 20th St.; 6:11 p.m. Feb. 26. Burglary â– 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 12:48 p.m. Feb. 20. Motor vehicle theft â– 1500-1517 block, 17th St.; 12:22 p.m. Feb. 26. Theft â– 1600-1699 block, P St.; 8:22 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 5:40 p.m. Feb. 22. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3:39 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 1600-1639 block, 20th St.; 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 12:43 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:26 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 2154-2299 block, Wyoming Ave.; 3:56 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:29 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1800-1899 block, R St.; 6:26 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1200-1399 block, 16th St.; 1:13 a.m. Feb. 26. â– 1800-1899 block, Riggs Place; 11:57 a.m. Feb. 26. â– 1400-1499 block, 14th St.; 7:25 p.m. Feb. 26. Theft from auto â– 1500-1599 block, Church St.; 9:18 p.m. Feb. 21. â– 1800-1899 block, Swann St.; 6:20 p.m. Feb. 22. â– 2100-2199 block, N St.; 2:36 p.m. Feb. 23. â– 2000-2099 block, Hillyer Place; 1:12 p.m. Feb. 24. â– 1800-1899 block, Corcoran St.; 1:41 p.m. Feb. 26.

PSA PSA 301 301

â– DUPONT CIRCLE

Theft â– 1700-1719 block, 16th St.; 2:06 a.m. Feb. 20. â– 1750-1799 block, R St.; 3:43 p.m. Feb. 20. â– 1620-1699 block, 16th St.; 12:13 p.m. Feb. 24. â– 1726-1799 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 8:19 p.m. Feb. 24. Theft from auto â– 2100-2199 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 9:43 a.m. Feb. 20. â– 1700-1789 block, Corcoran St.; 3:22 p.m. Feb. 21. â– 1900-1926 block, 16th St.; 1:30 a.m. Feb. 25. â– 1400-1429 block, S St.; 4:54 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1400-1499 block, Swann St.; 11:49 a.m. Feb. 26.

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eral recent revisions — notably the inclusion of extra parking for the shelter and police station — have dialed back some criticisms. ANC 3C member Jessica Wasserman and two colleagues voted to support the plans with no further changes, though their effort failed on a 3-6 vote. “The city is adding additional street parking, and a buffer for neighbors, and is not going to cut down trees,� Wasserman said. “I accept the fundamental idea of having 50 homeless units and to do something that is very needed and positive. I think there is a huge value for every individual knowing D.C. General is being closed.� The project needs relief from the Board of Zoning Adjustment, which was scheduled to take up the case on Wednesday morning. ANC 3C’s Feb. 21 resolution, which passed 5-4, accepts the need for a shelter while raising concerns about possible community impacts and the planned height. Authored by ANC 3C member Angela Bradbery, the resolution specifically opposes the zoning applications for the height, along with plans to use nearby tennis courts as interim parking during construction and construct an access road to them through community garden space. The resolution did support a request to construct the shelter without a loading dock and, slightly reluctantly, to allow two “primary structures� — the police station and shelter — to occupy the same lot. “ANC 3C finds that permitting an increase in height from 40 feet to 72 feet and three stories to six stories would substantially impair the intent, purpose and integrity of the zoning plan, because the height is not within the range of a low- to moderate-density zone,� the resolution states. The resolution doesn’t specify a preferred height, but states that alternative designs could lower the building without compromising the program. An amendment from commissioner Emma Hersh to specifically support a 52-foot height, achieved by moving ground-floor administrative space to a new underground level, failed on a 4-5 vote. Regarding the tennis courts, the resolution states that the temporary parking plan “would take away a valuable community amenity and would destroy an undetermined portion of another valuable community asset: the community gardens.� Though the city will request the zoning board to grant permission to use the courts, officials are working with ANC 3C to see if street parking would be a viable alternative for both sides. Since details of the temporary tennis court parking and vehicular access roads to the site were not available during the meeting, ANC 3C member Nancy MacWood said

the zoning board should hold its record open on this point so ANC 3C and other stakeholders can fully consider it even after the March 1 hearing. Meridith Moldenhauer, the city’s land-use counsel on the case, agreed to request the extension. At the ANC 3C meeting, project architect Joe McNamara detailed the city’s latest design revisions, including an additional parking deck for police vehicles, relocation of the proposed shelter playground, and an 18-month repurposing of tennis courts and community gardens for parking during the construction process. The addition of a third parking deck — on top of two levels already proposed to replace parking displaced by the new shelter building — would result in a total of 239 spaces. The parking structure would be covered by a green screen, so as not to overshadow the nearby community garden. The latest plans also shift the shelter’s playground from the south side of the building — where some neighbors worried about noise — to the west side, backing to the adjacent park instead of nearby homes, McNamara said. The restructuring of the project would also avoid cutting down trees along Idaho. Lastly, in response to concerns about the height of the building, engineers have also adjusted the height from 72 feet to 69 feet, he said. “This not only shows we are sensitive, but that there are a number of issues we can commit to here and now,� said Stephen Campbell, a Department of General Services planner. “Part of this is an ongoing iterative process with the community.� Campbell and McNamara also provided more details about construction plans and the use of the tennis courts and plots of land on the Newark Street Community Garden to temporarily accommodate police vehicle parking. Upon

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completion of the building, the city will undertake a $1.8 million restoration of the courts and community garden plots. Though the city hasn’t yet reached an agreement with the National Park Service — which owns the tennis courts — the agency is willing to negotiate, Campbell said. Several ANC 3C members raised concerns about a lack of detail in some of the construction drawings, and criticized the project team for not presenting their plans sooner. “You have known about this site since the beginning of June. We didn’t get a plan until the beginning of January,� MacWood said. “There was a long period of

time to talk to the community about the design and proposal. I think you would have found a very welcoming and productive engagement from the community. It’s unfortunate that we weren’t able to engage in this process until after you had a design.� The cost of the building itself is about $18.7 million. The threedeck parking structure would cost approximately $7.5 million, and the additional renovations to the site and tennis courts would bring the total project costs to about $30 million, Campbell said. Some attendees at the Feb. 21 meeting raised concerns about why the city had not found alternative options for police parking

Rendering courtesy of D.C. government

The shelter, shown in a rendering prior to the most recent design tweaks, will be built next to the 2nd District police station.

such as at the Washington National Cathedral. Campbell said the city had conducted searches for other parking availability, but some sites were too far away and some, like the Cathedral, reach capacity during special events and could not be permanently designated for police vehicles.

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A need for council review

There’s a lot to like about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s choice for the next D.C. police chief. Peter Newsham, an assistant chief under the well-regarded Cathy Lanier, has spent essentially his entire professional life — nearly 28 years — with the Metropolitan Police Department. In addition to his unquestioned experience, Mr. Newsham shares the former chief’s important emphasis on community policing and has been involved in creating and implementing many of her crime-fighting strategies. He’s also served as interim chief since her departure last fall. However, while Mr. Newsham has a generally impressive record at the police department and seems to have substantial D.C. Council support, we believe council members have a responsibility to carefully probe one aspect of his background: his treatment of protesters. This nominee has been involved in two high-profile, controversial cases of mass arrests — in 2002 and, to a lesser extent, this past January — and the council must understand how he would handle future cases before members vote to confirm him. In the 2002 case, anti-globalization protesters were peacefully protesting in Pershing Park, Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street NW, when police surrounded them, blocked them in and ordered them to break up. When they failed to leave — because police were preventing them from doing so — some 400 people were arrested, including demonstrators as well as bystanders. They were detained for up to 36 hours on the preposterous charge of failing to disperse. The official who ordered the arrests: Assistant Chief Newsham. The result was an embarrassment for the department and more than $13 million in legal costs for the city. Mr. Newsham has admitted that the Pershing Park arrests were a mistake and has said he learned his lesson. But during this year’s presidential inauguration, we once again saw police block off a group of protesters to make mass arrests. Once again, Peter Newsham was in charge, this time as interim chief. In this case, many of the arrests were justified — police were disrupting a violent protest, stopping a rampage that caused $100,000 of property damage along with assaults of police officers and others. And a grand jury has indicted most of those arrested: 214 out of some 230, according to The Washington Post. But in sweeping up a crowd, officers also arrested bystanders, four of whom identified themselves as journalists covering the scene. The District’s Police Complaints Board concluded Monday that there were “possible violations” of department procedure and called for an independent investigation. It is understandable that people near violent protesters might be swept up. But given his history, the council would be remiss if it didn’t work to make sure Chief Newsham and his officers acted wisely.

Tread carefully

On its face, the District’s goal is laudable: to outfit 71,000 aging, unreliable, inefficient streetlights with advanced LED fixtures. But as the D.C. Department of Transportation has tried out such lights in small pilot programs, residents in Chevy Chase, Georgetown and elsewhere have raised serious concerns about the brightness and harsh blue color from these LEDs. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B (Dupont Circle) is the latest group to take issue; while ANC 2B didn’t oppose LEDs at its last meeting, the commission urged city officials to ensure that such concerns are taken seriously. We share that position. Reducing energy usage is both fiscally sensible and environmentally prudent, and improved reliability will leave fewer blocks with unwanted darkness. But residents understandably want confidence that they will not suffer under the proposed LED program. That’s especially true of residents whose homes are the closest to a streetlight, and in historic districts with a carefully maintained aesthetic. Critics are further bolstered by a 2016 American Medical Association conclusion that the popular 4000K LED light can disrupt sleep patterns, while a 3000K LED produces a warmer light without that side effect. The city of Montreal recently dropped plans for 4000K LEDs in favor of the 3000K, according to Lux, a lighting-industry trade publication. A city official at the ANC 2B meeting challenged the medical association’s study and said that different neighborhoods may receive different types of lighting. But given the number of opponents, the District should thoroughly engage the public to ease legitimate concerns. Otherwise, the entire LED program — despite its many merits — risks becoming politically untenable.

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t was a gut punch. Some dismayed advocates are calling it a sucker punch. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson surprised nearly everyone by reopening debate over how the city will fund its progressive new paid family leave law. After two years of debate and a victory led by Mendelson himself, the chairman said the council now will re-litigate the tax intended to finance it. So, on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Politics Hour on Friday, we asked a simple question: Why? Mendelson said the business community was so aggressively opposed to the bill’s financing that he was concerned Mayor Muriel Bowser was “not going to implement the bill with any speed.” He denied that he himself was under political pressure from business interests. He is, however, up for re-election next year, too. Paid leave supporters were appalled at Mendelson’s maneuver, potentially putting the whole program at risk and possibly reducing benefits. The bill had been passed. Mendelson didn’t have to reopen debate. After a caller expressed fears for the bill, we asked Mendelson “would you guarantee this caller … that you would not vote to cut the benefits?” “Yes,” Mendelson responded. He then went further: As chairman he determines when a measure comes up for a council vote. “I can also guarantee that if the benefits are going to change, nothing’s going to move out of the Committee [of the Whole]. I control that,” he told us. “I just don’t think the benefits are at risk here.” Host Kojo Nnamdi added for effect: “Audio and video recorded.” Mendelson said he would try to have any financing changes done by summer. ■ The police chief. Mendelson praised Mayor Bowser’s decision to nominate interim Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham as the city’s next chief. (Some media folks refer to it as naming a “permanent” chief. But there is nothing “permanent” about the job.) Though he has some critics, and has admitted some mistakes, Newsham is well-regarded in communities around the city and by the police force itself — the latter something that could not be said as much about former Chief Cathy Lanier. As we noted, Mayor Bowser is running for reelection and she didn’t need a new chief learning on the job. Newsham, a veteran officer who joined the department in 1989, served the last 14 years as a key assistant chief. Bowser will depend on him to guide the force and step up recruitment, easing public safety concerns that could blossom into political liabilities if they are not handled well. ■ The worst. The absolute worst. In the media world, we see a lot of press releases, emails and messages pitching this or that.

The Notebook wants to share the opening sentence of a recent release that may rank as the worst of all time in conveying a message: “WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) along with U.S. Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (DCAL), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), John Delaney (MD-06), Don Beyer (VA-08), Anthony Brown (MD-04), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting a report on the effectiveness of governance and dedicated funding structures of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.” That’s 93 words or abbreviations. Now, without looking back, what was the point of the release? In a world of not 24-hour but 24-second news cycles, clarity and brevity are even more important because of our shortened attention spans. Like them or hate them, President Donald Trump has mastered the world of 140-character tweets. Any aspiring public relations person or politician — or anyone really — now is forewarned. (That last sentence is 13 words and leaves room to spare in a tweet.) ■ A not-so-final word. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has enjoyed extraordinarily high approval ratings for a Republican in a blue state: more than 70 percent. Yet he faced political — and potential legal — blowback when it was reported he and his aides were blocking comments on his public Facebook page. “The purpose of social media is to have this exchange of ideas,” Deborah Jeon, legal director for the ACLU of Maryland, said in a Washington Post report. “Once that type of a forum is established by the government and the governor, it’s not permissible to say, ‘If you agree with me, you are allowed to post. And if you don’t, there’s no place for you here.’” The governor’s office says it has restored some of the “offenders.” The Hogan site gets a million views every week, and his aides say they retain the right to block abusers, if not just negative comments. On WAMU’s Politics Hour last Friday, host Kojo Nnamdi seemed surprised that your Notebook answered “yes” when he asked whether we had ever blocked anyone. It’s more common on Twitter, but excessive vulgarity can bring down the curtain in my social media world. Though we’re far from prudish, excessive vulgarity is just tiresome. A well-placed expletive can be effective, but *%#*+* don’t overdo it. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR National Mall should be play space for all

I was dismayed to learn recently from an excellent lecture by Lisa Benton-Short — chair of the Department of Geography at George Washington University and author of the book “The National Mall: No Ordinary Public Space” — that the National Park Service has discouraged use of the National Mall for activities such as kite-

flying, baseball games and other grass-destroying events. They take pride in having forced the Book Festival off the Mall, with others sure to follow. It’s now a policy that cleats are required — to save the grass — at all pickup games on the Mall. I remember the days of yore, well before Lisa’s time, when the George Washington University faculty and students met to play a game of football on the Mall. The ball ricocheted into the path of a passing car and was quickly deflated. Out sprang the driver of the car with a new football that he offered to

the awestruck students. He remarked that not every ball is a goal but that he would repair the ball, and he told them to proceed. I don’t recall the outcome, but the final goal was scored by the National Park Service, acting in more humane times. There remains only one untouched grass panel on the Mall. It lies west of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Will it be required that horses wear booties to avoid damage to the grass on the polo field? Can this be far behind? Dorn C. McGrath Jr. Chevy Chase

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ep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, provided a troubling rationale for his effort to veto Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s Death With Dignity Act. That law, passed by the D.C. Council and patterned on legislation in several other jurisdictions, would allow certain terminally ill patients in limited circumstances to request medication that would end their lives. Before voting on a resolution disapproving the act in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which he chairs, Chaffetz said he opposed the measure out of “deep personal, moral conviction” and that “I did not ask for this to come to me,” according to The Washington Post. In other words, Chaffetz believes that members of Congress can and should review local legislation enacted by the council and overrule any measures with which they personally disagree. But this is not what the framers of our Constitution intended at all. It’s true that Congress has certain constitutional authority over the District. It’s also true that, through the Home Rule Act, Congress has reserved a right to veto Council acts in certain circumstances. But Chaffetz’s recent efforts to overturn local D.C. laws simply because he personally disagrees with them is totally out of keeping with the intent of the framers of the Constitution and the intent of Congress in enacting the Home Rule Act. The District Clause of the Constitution authorizes Congress to “exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever” in the “seat of government.” But this was meant to protect the federal government from local interference, not to enable the federal government to interfere in local municipal business. The framers were well aware that in 1783, the

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Shelter site is not ideal for families

I read The Current’s Feb. 8 article on the homeless shelter with a great deal of interest and thought it was very well done. However, it never mentioned the impact on the homeless families of being located in the neighborhood next to a police station. I live here, I like it a lot, and I don’t have any problem having a shelter nearby. However, I think the location presents a huge drawback for the homeless families. The D.C. General emergency family shelter is near a Metrorail station, giving parents easy access to all parts of the city. The Idaho Avenue NW site is quite a distance away from the closest Metro station. This presents huge problems for parents with small children because the shelter won’t have day care. Imagine a mom with two or three toddlers trying to get a job. Where can she safely leave the kids while she goes to interviews? Georgetown? What about health care? There

Continental Congress had to flee Philadelphia because local authorities refused to intervene in a local uprising. To ensure that the federal government could be free from local interference, the framers made Congress the ultimate legislative authority for the capital. But they never intended Congress to function as a city council. As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 43, “a municipal legislature for local purposes, derived from their own suffrages, will of course be allowed them.” Congress helped realize Madison’s vision when it enacted the Home Rule Act in 1973 with a clear purpose in mind: “to the greatest extent possible, … relieve Congress of the burden of legislating upon essentially local District matters.” Accordingly, Congress delegated to the District power over “all rightful subjects of legislation” within the city, subject only to certain limitations designed to protect the federal government’s functions. Congress also made it possible to overturn council acts only if a disapproval resolution is passed by both houses of Congress within 30 legislative days and then signed by the president. All this is to say that it’s clear that the framers expected Congress to give D.C. residents an elected local government to deal with local matters and to intervene only to the extent necessary to protect the federal interest. As a result, the framers would be surprised to see today’s Congress try to legislate for the capital city when it comes not only to death with dignity, but also marijuana legalization, women’s health care and local gun safety. These purely local matters have nothing to do with the ability of the federal government to conduct its business. Congress should focus its attention on that federal business and leave local affairs to the elected representatives of the District. Walter Smith is executive director of DC Appleseed.

are no clinics or hospitals close by. What happens when a child is sick or in an emergency? Where does mom go, and how does she get there? What about Medicaid and food stamp offices? To get there, would she have to transfer to several bus lines with kids in tow? If residents are participating in a rapid re-housing program, how will they visit apartments all the way across the city? Who will pay for all that transportation? Then there is the facility itself. Residents will be housed in cubicle units with shared bathrooms, no kitchens and dorm meals (all brought in three times a day by truck). That’s in addition to the lengthy commutes on public transportation to access schools, services and job training. And it’s located next to a police station, where there is activity, noise and drama 24 hours a day. I’ve never been homeless, but I can imagine that it’s shattering and demoralizing. Placing these vulnerable people in such a highstress situation affords neither dignity nor safety, and I believe it severely limits the chances for successful outcomes. I hope The Current will look closely at the people this shelter is

designed to help to see if it is actually doing what is intended. Katherine Thomas McLean Gardens

Canoe Club continues to operate programs

A major correction to a Feb. 15 article is needed: The Washington Canoe Club boathouse is not “condemned” as stated in your article “Agency adopts concept for boathouses.” While much of the structure is unoccupied due to safety concerns, the building has been stabilized and the canoe club currently utilizes one section. With this indoor area as well as additional outdoor facilities, the club continues to operate its full range of races, trainings and other programs to serve the greater D.C. community. The 225-member club expects to sign a 60-year lease with the National Park Service this spring, which will include our commitment to restore this 110-year-old landmark, allowing us to do our part in the revitalization and preservation of the historic waterfront. Chris Brown Co-chair, Boathouse Rehabilitation Committee, Washington Canoe Club

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 may be sent to newsdesk@currentnewspapers.com. The mailing address is Letters to the Editor, The Current, Post Office Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400.

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While fellow senior guard Niya Beverley, right, was sidelined with an injury, Aisha Sheppard, left, propelled the Cadets to the title victory.

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reign with a 58-52 triumph By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

When the final horn sounded at American University’s Bender Arena on Monday evening, fans stormed the court to celebrate the St. John’s girls basketball team’s 58-52 victory over Paul VI, which brought the Cadets’ first Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title since 2013. But one player wasn’t in the scrum. Senior guard Aisha Sheppard was facedown on the hardwood and joined by her mother for a quiet moment to revel in the accomplishment. “I was giving all honor and glory to God,” she said. “He put us in this position, and He ended up giving us what we needed. We have been working for this for a long time. We always have this rivalry with PVI; it feels nice to

beat them.” Sheppard, who has been a key player for the Cadets all season, had to shoulder a bigger load after starting point guard Niya Beverley was injured in Sunday’s semifinals game against Seton. While Beverley started on Monday night, she only played a few minutes before it became apparent her ankle injury wouldn’t let her play at a high level. “We were in the championship game. When something like that happens, there is no looking backwards,” Cadets coach Jonathan Scribner said. “You have to show up to play. We didn’t know whether she was going to be good, not good. It became apparent early in the game that we were going to have to do it without her.” Despite missing Beverley, whom Scribner called “the engine that made this team go all season long,” the coach said he never lost confidence in the team going into the championship. “To be totally See Cadets/Page 12

The last time the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Conference boys basketball championship trophy was in Tenleytown, gas was $1.10 per gallon, a ticket to the movie theater was $2.50 and someone from the entertainment industry was in the White House. The year was 1984. While most of those background details have changed, over the past 33 years the Tigers’ thirst for a title has grown insatiable. And on Wednesday they finally ended the drought, drubbing Roosevelt 57-38. “We have been doubted all season, and everyone thought it was going to be the same old Wilson,” said senior forward Isaiah Jennings. “Since about this time last year, we had been working hard to win the ship.” The Tigers had several players step up — Jennings and junior forward Ricardo Lindo each scored 14 points while junior guard Ayinde Hikim added 10. “You never know who is going to score the ball. It could be anybody,” said Tigers coach Angelo Hernandez. “They decided that they wanted to play together. When players lead their teams, that’s when championships come.” While the team had plenty of scoring help, its driving force was Hikim, who was snubbed from the league’s all-conference selections last year but honored as allDCIAA player this time around. “Last year I came to the championship, I didn’t receive any

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Wilson defeated Roosevelt 57-38 to capture its first boys hoops title since 1984. Ricardo Lindo, above, capped the game with a dunk. awards,” Hikim said of the DCIAA’s naming of its all-league selections before the 2015 title

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After graduating its top guards, Visitation’s basketball team came into this year with a heavier reliance on its strong post players — senior Maeve Carroll and sophomore Ellie Mitchell — to shoulder the load. In the Independent School League title game, the duo ultimately delivered. In the final minute, Carroll made a clutch rebound and dished it to Mitchell, who was fouled and converted a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach. “Maeve and I always see each other, and that connection worked,” Mitchell said. The Cubs went on to defeat Bullis 56-48 at Episcopal on Sunday to win their 11th consecutive ISL crown. Carroll led the Cubs with 17 points to accompany 12 rebounds, while Mitchell See Cubs/Page 30

At the start of the season, Sidwell coach Eric Singletary insisted that the Quakers boys basketball team had a deep roster that went beyond its centerpiece — senior guard Jelani Williams. After Williams went down with a season-ending injury in late December, the Quakers Singletary’s confidence was put to the test. On Sunday, Sidwell proved it by defeating Maret 67-57 to capture the MAC tournament title. “We are a family,” said Williams, who still served as a vocal leader from the sidelines. “We are the sum of our parts. When I got hurt, I knew we were still going to win it.” Saddiq Bey, who stepped up as a scorer See Quakers/Page 30

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Senior Maeve Carroll had a monster game with a double-double on the stat sheet.

game. “That hurt me. I came back with a chip on my shoulder and See Wilson/Page 12

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Sidwell’s six seniors (shown) provided key leadership to help the team overcome a December injury to its star player.

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When Gonzaga took a doubledigit lead into the fourth quarter of Monday’s boys basketball Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship game, everyone in American University’s Bender Arena was waiting for Paul VI to make a scoring run and climb back into the game. But the only running that happened was the Gonzaga student section storming onto the court to celebrate the school’s second WCAC title in three years, and the Eagles sprinting into the locker room with the coveted trophy after holding off the Panthers for a 68-55 victory. “This group has been very special,� said Gonzaga coach Steve Turner. “For three days I have been telling anybody that would ask — I really wanted this for them. This group has done everything I have asked and trusted the process.� Before the title contest, Eagles senior guard Chris Lykes, who stands 5 feet 8 inches tall, was honored as the WCAC player of the year. While Gonzaga students serenaded him with MVP chants, the Paul VI student section chanted “booster seat� at Lykes and continually mocked his height throughout the game with various chants.

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After throttling Paul VI 68-55 on Monday, Gonzaga has now won the WCAC boys basketball championship twice in the last three years. It proved to be a mistake. “That is one of my biggest pet peeves while playing basketball — I don’t like people talking about my height,� said the University of Miami-bound guard. Lykes led the Eagles with 20 points, and when he wasn’t scoring he was leading his teammates. “It’s one of the greatest feelings I ever had, and I wanted to relive it my senior year,� said Lykes. “If you win a championship, there is nothing people can say.� Gonzaga also saw double-digit scoring from junior guards Myles Dread, who added 15, and Prentiss

Hubb, with 11. The Eagles raced out to a quick 20-11 lead and had a 33-23 advantage at halftime. In the second half, the Eagles showed mental toughness by never allowing the lead to dip below eight points and keeping to a high level of play instead of allowing their minds to wander to the postgame celebration. “We did a good job of stopping them,� said Lykes. “PVI is very talented. Every time they scored, we did a good job of getting back and not letting them get multiple possessions in a row.�

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honest, I never had any doubt that we would win the game,� he said. In the title game, Sheppard and the Cadets didn’t let their leader down. Scribner pointed to every player that saw the floor for making important contributions. “This is not about one [player],� he said. “I don’t know what the box score says. Each of our kids bring something important to the team.� He pointed to sophomore guard Jaylin Carodine, who he said “took over.� “Let’s write about her,� he said. “Carodine completely physically dominated the last five minutes of the game. Offensively and defensively she was just a monster. Without her, none of this happens.“

Scribner also pointed to junior guard Sydney Wood, who made big plays, and sophomore point guard Carly Rivera, who took over Beverley’s spot in the lineup. The contest was close throughout the first half as the Panthers led 30-27. But after the break, Sheppard made sure that Paul VI wasn’t going to win a fourth straight WCAC crown. The senior hit a pair of 3-pointers to energize the team, and she raised both arms and held out three fingers on each hand for emphasis as her teammates erupted in cheers from the bench. “I shoot that shot all the time. It was just a bigger shot because it was a bigger moment,� she said. That turned out to be the spark as St. John’s outscored the Panthers 17-7 in the third quarter and didn’t face a late threat.

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worked hard. All year we have worked hard since last year’s playoff loss. I’m in the history books at Wilson now; I can now say I have a legacy here.� Wilson held the advantage throughout the title game, leading 13-8 at the end of the first quarter and then 25-16 at halftime. In the second half, Roosevelt went on small runs to narrow the gap but never came within one bucket, as

Hernandez did a masterful job of coaching his squad through the unfamiliar territory of a DCIAA championship stage. “I just told them to focus on me and focus on the game,� said Hernandez. “They just heard my voice and focused on me.� With three minutes to go, Roosevelt threatened one last time, but the Tigers slammed the door shut when Lindo took flight and threw down a thunderous slam dunk. “That last dunk — i just wanted

to make sure I put emphasis on it and put my stamp on the game,â€? Lindo said. “We have been working for a long time to end this 33-year drought.â€? With that rim-rattling dunk, the Wilson faithful in attendance at the University of the District of Columbia tore into a frenzy. “It was all about who wanted it more,â€? said Jennings. “We wanted this so bad. It was the first time in 33 years ‌ we proved all the haters wrong.â€?

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Life under Hitler hits home for local author Chevy Chase resident explores family legacy By BRIDEY HEING Current Correspondent

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nyone who’s sat through a history class has likely speculated as to how they might have responded to key historical events. But for Chevy Chase poet and author Ursula Werner, posing this question was more than just a thought experiment. In the case of World War II, she knew how her family had responded — her great-grandfather worked for Adolf Hitler’s government. In her debut novel, “The Good at Heart,� published last month by Simon & Schuster, Werner takes a closer look at what that connection means for her family’s legacy and what her great-grandfather’s life says about civic duty. Hans Ernst Posee was the German secretary of economy from 1928 until 1945. He was the second-in-charge at the Economics Ministry, a department that saw a great deal of transition during his time there, with over 15 leadership changes. It was that volatility, in part, that made Posse an important figure. “What I grew up hearing was that when Hitler came to power, he asked my greatgrandfather to stay on because he needed some consistency in the Economics Ministry,� said Werner, an attorney who was born in Germany and raised in Florida. It wasn’t until she was in school that she realized what that meant and began struggling to understand how a member of her

own family played a part in Hitler’s cabinet. “The problem was no one in my family was talking about it,� she said. Werner grappled for a long time with the limited knowledge she had about her great-grandfather’s career, and it took a toll; when she was in her 20s, she was diagnosed as clinically depressed. According to Werner, the guilt she felt as someone related to a member of the Nazi government impacted her mental health. But 10 years ago she decided to use fiction as a means to understand how her family reacted to that tumultuous period of history. “Part of my effort to come to terms with it was writing this story,� she said. The novel, which is based on her own family members, explores the moral struggle the Eberhardt family endured over the course of three days. The patriarch is a high-ranking Nazi official who lives in a small town in southern Germany, in a home modeled on the one Werner’s family lived in during the war. There, the women of the family try to live normally, but find the war encroaching with impacts large and small, as they battle with questions about what they stand for, who they love and what they will do to protect the vulnerable.

This month in ... ■1972 — The National Park Service and the D.C. Department of Environmental Services began putting up more than 150 signs along the Potomac River, Anacostia River and Rock Creek warning that the waterways presented a health hazard. The signs, erected in response to D.C. Council legislation banning water contact sports, warned against swimming or wading. From Our ARCHIVES “I hope the unfortunate message on the signs will have a positive effect by making us more aware of the great recreation potential we are all missing in the Washington area because the streams are polluted,� said National Capital Parks director Russell E. Dickenson. ■1982 — Hollywood came to the Georgetown Park mall as movie star Goldie Hawn filmed scenes for “Best Friends.� Hawn rehearsed scenes in the Britches of Georgetowne store as excited spectators sought to get a peek. “Keep it quiet out there, folks,� said a man trying to quiet the crowd. “We really need your help. No flash photographs, please.� Another scene featured Cafe Maxime, a restaurant in the mall. ■1992 — A D.C. Council budget oversight hearing featured myriad complaints about the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Merchants, union leaders, neighborhood organizations, citizens, advisory neighborhood commissioners and D.C. Council members all criticized the agency’s effectiveness. “While staff has melted away, the public’s ire is rising,� said union president Shirley Buie. The hearing lasted more than 10 hours, stretching to roughly 3 a.m. ■2007 — The D.C. Board of Education voted to spend more than $7.15 million for new social studies and science textbooks for the next school year. The system had not purchased social studies textbooks for seven years, and officials had delayed the implementation of new academic standards because teachers had outdated books. Administrators said the new books were expected to arrive by May so that teachers would have time to prepare lessons for the fall.

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In her new book, Chevy Chase author Ursula Werner ponders her great-grandfather’s work for Hitler’s regime. The choice to make women the focus of the story was important to Werner, and one rooted in both her overall intention for the book and her own family’s makeup. As she explained, her family is populated by more women than men, so it made sense to place that female perspective front and center. But she also wanted to explore the nature of day-to-day life, which meant focusing on the home instead of the political front lines. “I wanted to show that even though there is war in a country, people try to go about their lives as normally as possible,� she said. Over the course of writing the book,

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Werner was able to piece together more of the story her family had largely kept hidden, particularly her great-grandfather’s role in the government. One of the key pieces of the puzzle came when she found a group of letters written on his behalf during his hearing at the Tribunal for De-Nazification, a postwar board intended to determine if lesserknown officials were guilty of war crimes. Those letters, which included some written by Jewish acquaintances whom Posse had helped in various ways, painted an unexpected portrait. Although Werner is still hesitant to See Author/Page 18

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A classic foursquare home beckons in Cleveland Park Cleveland Park has long been a refuge for those seeking to escape — if not drain — the swamp of the federal city. Cooler

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than downtown (thanks to the elevated topography and natural breezes), the neighborhood still reflects its original summer destination vibe with houses that feature such architectural details as wide front porches, overhanging eaves and large, plentiful windows. With its pale dove gray stucco and wood exterior and covered porch with columns and Asian-inspired woodwork, the foursquare at 3402 Macomb St. NW fits right in. Constructed in 1915, it offers 3,600 square feet of living space with five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and two wood-burning fireplaces. It also boasts a large yard with gazebo and two-car paved driveway. It is on the market for $1,699,000. The most striking element of this house — which you see as

soon as you walk through the front door — is the original oak woodwork, polished to a high gleam and adding depth and dimension to walls, doors and rooms. From the entry side staircase to the hardwood floors, louvered cabinet doors and shutters, and beams that form the coffered ceilings in the kitchen and dining room, wood trim and accents play a starring role. Hardwood parquet floors run throughout except in the kitchen and baths, which are terra-cotta tile. A gracious foyer welcomes you into the home. To the left is a small hall closet and powder room. To the right through French doors is the living room with a woodburning fireplace with wood mantel and natural stone surround. Windows line the walls and pocket doors lead into the dining room that opens, via two single French doors, onto the screened porch overlooking the garden. Next to the dining room and visible through a rectangular pass-through is the eat-in kitchen, where the wood detail continues with the cabinets, open shelves

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This five-bedroom home at 3402 Macomb St. NW in Cleveland Park is listed for $1,699,000. and molding. A wall of windows over the sink and another single French door opening onto the porch let in plenty of natural light. To the left of the vintage white refrigerator is a short staircase that connects with the front stairs at a shared landing that’s lit by a three-part bay window with original glass inserts. At the top of the stairs on the second-story landing is a wall of built-in bookshelves. To the right is a good-sized hall bath and the master bedroom, which features a wood-burning fireplace with an intricate brick surround, windows facing north and west, and a big closet. To the left of the hallway bookcase is a linen closet and two more bedrooms, each bright with large windows and access to the second level of the all-weather screened porch, offering the pros-

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown â– GEORGETOWN / CLOISTERS Cloisters BURLEITH / HILLANDALE

At​ ​the​ ​commission’s​ ​Feb. 27​ meeting: ■Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans offered an overview of the city’s current financial prosperity and highlighted several ongoing issues including homelessness, inadequate school facilities and affordable housing. He also said he plans to lobby Republican members of Congress who live in wards 2 and 3 to support shifting a Reagan National Airport flight path away from Georgetown and surrounding neighborhoods. Evans also plans to bring up the issue during a meeting in the next few weeks with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao. The council member also feared devastating impacts on D.C. that would result from the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the removal of federal grant money as punishment for D.C. continuing to act as a “sanctuary city� for immigrants. Evans plans to implore his fellow council members and other Democrats to “be smart� and collaborate effectively with the Trump administration. Evans, who also chairs the Metro board of directors, said he’s laser-focused on finding billions of dollars for much-needed improvements to the region’s transit system, in part at the expense of other transportation projects like a streetcar extension from Union Station to Georgetown, which he called a “terrible idea.� ■commissioners voted 7-0 to designate the following ANC 2E members as liaisons to the corresponding agencies and local issues: Lisa Palmer for Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and

Georgetown Business Improvement District; Ed Solomon for public safety and airplane noise; Joe Gibbons for Old Georgetown Board, Historic Preservation Review Board, Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustment; Jim Wilcox for Georgetown Business Association, transportation and parking; Monica Roache for education and Tudor Place; Rick Murphy for Georgetown University relations, DC Water, public works and green infrastructure; Zac Schroepfer for technology and communications; and Mara Goldman for community involvement. Commission chair Joe Gibbons added that these liaisons will not substitute for single-member district representatives on issues facing particular portions of the neighborhood. ■Travoris Culpepper from Pepco said the Georgetown Reliability Conversion Project has been underway on Water Street/K Street NW since September and will cover the area from 33rd Street to Wisconsin Avenue during March. Most of the work is on the road’s southbound lanes. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support continuing research on the gondola project from Georgetown to Rosslyn, though several commissioners and residents expressed concerns about elements of the project including design, business impacts and location. ■commission chair Joe Gibbons invited residents to attend a meeting at Hardy Middle School on March 8 to discuss the D.C. Department of Energy & Environment’s plan to conduct a noise study on the impacts of airplane noise in the neighborhood. The deadline to submit comments on the plans to dcanoiserfa.grants@ dc.gov is March 8. ■commissioner Rick Murphy reported that commissioner Ed

Solomon has notified the offices of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans and Mayor Muriel Bowser that construction work on the Duke Ellington School of the Arts modernization has lately been starting at 7 a.m., earlier than permitted. ■a representative of the Georgetown University Farmers Market invited residents to attend the school market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning March 15 until the end of the university’s spring semester. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to request that the Old Georgetown Board more strictly enforce recently instated laws that require project applicants to notify neighbors of their intentions before coming before ANC 2E and the board. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support a Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs work permit for Sunday construction hours for a new single-family home at 3324 Dent Place NW. Work will take place on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the next three to four months. ■commissioners voted 5-0, with Mara Goldman and Rick Murphy absent, to support a special event application for the Race to Beat Cancer 5K on Sept. 16. ■commissioners voted 5-0, with Mara Goldman and Jim Wilcox absent, to support a special event application for DC Bike Ride on May 14. Last year’s event fell on the same weekend as Georgetown University’s spring commencement, but this year the two events will not overlap. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board application for expanding the existing 50-seat summer garden to 100 seats at Dean & DeLuca, 3276 M St. NW. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to

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The Potomac River is at the center of a number of major activities that are occupying organizations in and around Georgetown. The National Park Service has specified its program for developing boathouses in the nonmotorized boathouse zone in Georgetown. Key Bridge is the midst of major structural repairs under the supervision of the D.C. Department of Transportation. The Georgetown Business Improvement District is seeking to generate interest with the D.C. government to install a gondola structure adjacent to Key Bridge. Last but not least, aircraft departures from Reagan National continue to operate over Georgetown and nearby communities that cause disrupting noise for the residents impacted. Why are the departure flight paths from Reagan National not largely over the Potomac River as opposed to the current flight paths over residential neighborhoods? The Federal Aviation Administration did offer an alternative route over the river north of Rosslyn, but the communities in and around Georgetown proposed alternative modifications to the departure flight paths that the agency did not embrace. The DC Fair Skies Coalition has initiated litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. to achieve a resolution acceptable to the parties, but it seems that compromise may not be forthcoming. Litigation is not the ideal for resolving disagreements, and solutions should be reached around the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s roundtable. — Bob vom Eigen oppose plans for a new 18-inch blade sign at Lululemon, 3265 M St. NW. Commissioner Lisa Palmer said she had no objection to several other signs planned for the property but couldn’t offer her support for the blade sign. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to oppose an Old Georgetown Board application for a rear addition and a roof deck at 1342 28th St. NW. Commissioners said they object on principle to the roof deck proposal and to the scale of the proposed massing for the addition. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to oppose an Old Georgetown Board application for a roof deck at the residence at 1414 29th St. NW. The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 3, in the second-floor Heritage Room at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. Agenda items include: â– police report. â– presentation by at-large D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman on various issues, including the status of paid family and medical leave legislation. â– presentation by Go Puff, an online grocery and alcohol delivery service, on its plans to move from Water Street NW in Georgetown to 2121 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Glover Park, where it would operate out of the rear loading dock. The company is seeking to transfer its existing Class A liquor license to the new location; an existing settlement agreement pro-

hibits deliveries after midnight. ■presentation by Pat Clark, president of Glover Park Village, on a grant request for $2,500 to help cover costs for insurance and postage. ■presentation by Brian Cohen on behalf of the Wilson High School Parent Teacher Student Organization for a grant to help pay for the upkeep and replacement of band instruments and uniforms. ■presentation by Jamie Peterson on behalf of the Stoddert Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization for a grant to purchase equipment for the track team. ■consideration of a resolution regarding the proposed Pepco rate increase. ■update regarding the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority’s green infrastructure project in Glover Park. ■open forum. ■administrative matters, including approval of a proposal to purchase a wireless microphone system for meetings. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org. ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland ■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 20, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring ■SPRING VALLEY / WESLEY HEIGHTS Wesley Heights PALISADES / KENT / FOXHALL The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in Conference Room 1, Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. For details, visit anc3d.org.

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Spotlight on Schools British International School of Washington

Whilst this week our school had a half term break, many of our students still participated in vigorous extracurricular activities, one of which was our school’s esteemed Build a Plane club. This unique club provides students with the opportunity to help restore planes and work alongside pilots and engineers in the aviation field. It has also sparked an interest in many of the students, as a few have started to work towards their pilot’s license! This week a couple of the club’s members took the time off school to their advantage and spent extra time at the hangar where the planes are being kept. Here the students worked tirelessly at repairing the wings and laying down the fabric for the plane. The students also enjoyed a picnic by the runway and some time to relax, watch planes and socialize with other aviation fanatics. All in all it was a valuable and educational experience that everyone enjoyed immensely. — Sofia Hollowell, Year 11 (10th-grader)

Hearst Elementary School

First-graders at Hearst Elementary School are learning about Aztecs, Mayans and Incas in social studies. They lived in Mexico and South America long

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ago. We learned about their jobs, clothes, jewelry, roles in society, religion and the food they ate. They cared a lot about the calendar. We made our own Aztec jewelry in class with jade, turquoise, clay and metal. We pretended we were Aztec merchants and Spanish explorers and practiced trading goods. The Aztecs traded jewelry and blankets. The Spanish traded cotton, dogs and horses, and money. And that is what we learned so far! Next we will learn more about the Incas! — Ms. Boyle’s first-grade Electric Tiger Sharks

Key Elementary School

This week at Key we celebrated “Boots on the Blacktop” a precursor to our Key country auction that will take place in less than two weeks. People got dressed up with boots, hats, bandanas, lassos and other country gear and hung out on the blacktop. There was a fun display table with a big beautiful pair of colorful cowboy boots, and big speakers were playing country music. Parents handed out auction preview fliers that said “Saddle Up for Auction 2017.” There was even a raffle for a free ticket to the auction and lots of candy and ropes.

Jesse Marx, the co-chair of the auction (and mom of first-grader Caden) said it was so wonderful to be able to get people excited about the auction in advance and that she was happy that parents stepped up. Our principal Mr. Landeryou, who was wearing an old-fashioned cowboy hat and a sheriff’s badge, said he is looking forward to the auction on March 4 and that it’s going to be a great community event. The chairs and Key Country auction committee have put so much work in — it’s great to see things coming to fruition starting on the blacktop!” — Robert Swift, third-grader; McKinley Keyser, Marie Von Petersdorff-Campen and Clara Macher, second-graders

Lafayette Elementary School

Lafayette hosted its second annual Comfort Cases drive on Sunday Feb. 26. A Comfort Case is a backpack full of toys and things that foster children need when going to a new foster home. More than 75 Lafayette families gathered at the school to organize toiletries, pajamas, toothbrushes and toys. Kitson Jazynka, a Lafayette mom, introduced us to Comfort Cases: “It started out as a casual conversation with another mom, who said the HSA board was looking for an event to host

where kids could really get involved hands-on. I said I knew of the perfect thing: Comfort Cases! During the last school year, so many members of the Lafayette community helped! Our goal was to pack 75 comfort cases, but we made 150 for kids in foster care.” Another parent, Katie Burke, chairs Lafayette Gives Back. I asked her about why the committee decided to host the program again. “I noticed last year that lots of people were quite thoughtful about choosing just the right type of book or activity to match the person who would fit the pajamas they’d chosen. ... Most families in the Lafayette community are blessed with abundance, but I think it’s important for all of us to remember that we should share our good fortune with people in our neighborhood, city, and world who aren’t so lucky.” This drive was a great way to unite the Lafayette community. Thank you to Barstons Child’s Play for donations, and everyone who donated money or helped. — Jack Pagano, fifth-grader

Mann Elementary School

This year, Mann introduced a new lunch experience called Mix It Up Lunch Days. On Mix It Up Lunch Days, kindergarten mixes with pre-K during the first lunch period, then first grade mixes

with second grade during the second lunch period, and after that third with fourth and fifth grades during the last lunch period. Mix It Up Lunch Days happen every quarter of the school year. The point of Mix It Up Lunch Days is making new friends you don’t normally sit with. For the first Mix It Up Lunch of the school year in October, the categories for the tables were animals, such as dolphins and bears. The second one was colors. Joshua sat at the orange table, Christopher sat at the light green table, Robin sat at the black table, and Filippo sat at the white table. We have made lots of new friends with these new experiences! We hope that all schools across the country and world will consider doing Mix It Up Lunch Days! — Filippo Iacoviello, Christoper Maltas, Robin Sechriest and Joshua Correa​, third-graders

Maret School

Last week was Intensive Study Week. We have been following Paul Salopek’s journey, walking around the world for the past few years. This year, he is walking through China, so we decided to learn more about it. Our focus included Chinese lanterns, sports and games, food, math and calligraphy and Chinese arts. In the first class, we made See Dispatches/Page 30

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make any firm statement about what her great-grandfather knew and did, she came away from her research with a more complex impression of a man trying to do the best he could in a time of immense difficulty. “It feels like closure and a great sense of relief, and from my point of view I can admire him now,� Werner said. “I had been

told by my mom, grandmother and great-grandmother that he was a great guy, but you see depictions of Nazis as being great guys at home but then they turn around and shoot people. I felt that was not true of my greatgrandfather.� The book’s title, which comes from a famous quote from “The Diary of Anne Frank,� encapsulates for Werner the real meaning of her novel, which uncovers the

good intentions that may be hiding beneath choices that history could condemn through blackand-white terms. “You can be really good at heart — you can have your best instincts — but how capable would you be to act on your best instincts when you live in a police state where your family could be in danger?� she said. “Would you hide a family fleeing unjust persecution if you know your own

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GONDOLA From Page 1 study and “taking the long view� on the project in the hopes that it will be shown to mitigate rampant traffic congestion on the neighborhood’s streets. But commissioner Jim Wilcox cautioned Business Improvement District president and CEO Joe Sternlieb that ANC 2E’s resolution doesn’t constitute full support. “It’s kind of like voting for motherhood and apple pie the way it’s stated,� Wilcox said. Proponents of the gondola project — part of the Business Improvement District’s 15-year strategic plan, Georgetown 2028 — say it will reduce wait times for travelers, withstand inclement weather and minimize vehicular traffic. Critics think it could prove financially unsustainable or superfluous to existing and planned transportation options like a new streetcar and, eventually, a new Metro station in Georgetown. Residents at Monday’s meeting also expressed concerns about aesthetic impacts on possible locations for the station near a planned condominium development at 36th and M streets NW or above the Exorcist Steps, a block north on Prospect Street NW. “Pretty much every constituent I’ve spoken to in my [single-member district] is opposed to this in part because of the location,� ANC 2E’s Jim Wilcox said. “It is way, way out of the mainstream of where everyone else is.� Sternlieb said the station will be “highly designed� at significant expense to ensure compatibility, and that it will be approximately the size of a “large town house�: between 20 and 40 feet high, 60 feet wide, 100 feet deep. Some observers are more optmistic. Zac Schroepfer, an ANC 2E member and Georgetown University student, said many of his classmates see the gondola as an appealing transit option. Sternlieb is standing strong. In an email to The Current earlier this month, he said the Arlington board decision didn’t surprise or dissuade him, and he still hopes to convince board members. “We are in the first mile of a marathon where we have an idea, a study that confirms it is a pretty good idea, a group of people who want us to pursue the idea, and a group that is not currently interested in it because they have other priorities,� Sternlieb wrote. At the ANC 2E meeting, he maintained that the gondola could provide major relief to the region’s congested transportation network — far more quickly and cheaply than a Georgetown Metro station. “This is the most complex project I’ve ever even looked at, much less worked on,� Sternlieb said. “If we’re going to try to do it, the time to start is today.� Research on an environmental assessment will proceed over the next one to two years.

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Phoenix rises: Boutique reopens after overhaul Georgetown shop boasts more space By ANDRIA MOORE Current Correspondent

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he Phoenix has operated as a family-owned boutique in Georgetown for over six decades, but recently co-owner Samantha Hays-Gushner decided it was time for some fresh ideas. When she proposed a renovation to her father, John Hays, his response was “Why not?” The store at 1514 Wisconsin Ave. NW recently underwent a six-week renovation, reopening in

mid-February with a new look. Hays-Gushner had envisioned redesigning the boutique to make it more spacious and inviting. “The ideas had been rattling around in my head for about 10 years or so,” she said. “It was only a matter of putting my plan into action.” The Phoenix has sold clothing, jewelry, folk art and other accessories since 1955, in a building that is now a century old. HaysGushner said the historic building presented some design challenges for the renovation — including rotted floorboards and old pipes — but also some pleasant surprises. “When we took out the rear

Meditation studio opens in Dupont Circle building

Take Five Meditation, a new studio emphasizing a community spirit and intellectual discovery, opened its first location in Dupont Circle this week, offering classes, workshops and a lounge for peaceful interaction. Classes run for 30 to 45 minutes on topics including simple mindfulness practices, sound baths and aromatherapy. Workshops will include book talks, guest speakers and specialized discussions of meditation philosophies. A tea lounge with beverages provided by the local restaurant Teaism will offer a space for visitors to read and meet with the studio’s employees and fellow customers. The studio, located on the second floor of 1803 Connecticut Ave. NW, will also offer onsite group meditation classes. Take Five was founded by yoga and jiujitsu experts Eldad Moraru, who calls himself the chief contentment officer, and Tara Huber, chief happiness officer. Huber thinks the bustling Dupont neighborhood could channel some of its “stressed out energy” into meditation, she wrote in an email. She also plans to make the spot a safe harbor for women during the Day Without Women protest planned for March 8 by the organizers of the Women’s March, she told The Current. Class registration is available at takefivemeditation.com. An introductory class costs $10, and a one-month pass for unlimited classes costs $150. Additional price packages are available.

Georgetown tavern to host Kennedy recitation

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Kennedy’s speeches in a March 7 event featuring Caspar Phillipson, who portrayed the president in the 2016 film “Jackie.” Phillipson will perform excerpts of four speeches from the U.S. president, according to an event organizer: Kennedy’s 1961 inauguration speech, his peace speech from American University’s 1963 commencement, his Berlin speech from June 1963, and finally the speech written for Kennedy but never delivered the day he was assassinated in Dallas. Author Agner Pederson will be setting the scene for each speech at the event, which will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the 1264 Wisconsin Ave. NW tavern. Phillipson and Pederson are slated to visit American University for a similar presentation the next day, according to the school newspaper The Eagle. At Martin’s, Kennedy was known as a frequent visitor in the 1950s when he was a senator living two blocks away on N Street, often seen reading the paper at the tavern on Sundays after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Church. The event organizer told The Current that Mary White, who worked in the West Wing during Kennedy’s administration, is slated to attend the March 7 reading and might provide comments. As of Monday, the orga-

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The Phoenix has been located at 1514 Wisconsin Ave. NW since 1955, but co-owner Samantha Hays-Gushner recently ushered in a modern new look after a six-week closure. wall, we found a fireplace underneath that had been boarded up,” Hays-Gushner said. The fireplace was painted in black and white stencil, and incorporated into the nizer said a few spots were still available by reservation; those seeking details should email ChrissyG@martinstavern.com. (Reservations are not being taken by phone.) The American University event, sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union and Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 8 in the Ward Circle Building.

Tenley View prepares for two new restaurants

District Taco on the ground level of the Tenley View apartment building will soon be joined by two additional counter-service restaurants expanding from elsewhere in the city: the Lebanese joint Muncheez and the Korean spot Seoulspice. Muncheez, currently in Georgetown at 1071 Wisconsin Ave. NW, will open in the 4600 Wisconsin Ave. NW building in late April or early May, owner David Nammour told The Current. The restaurant, which offers shawarma, falafel and mezzes, is also close to signing a lease for a third location in a currently vacant space at the Verizon Center to open around October, Nammour said. Seoulspice — which offers Korean comfort food in the form of rice bowls, salads, tacos and burritos — is adding its second spot following its flagship location at 145 N St. NE in NoMa. The portion of the building fronting Brandywine Street NW will also add the second location for Orangetheory Fitness, according to a news release from Tenleytown Main Street. The gym, currently located only at 425 I St. NW, offers 60-minute group interval training.

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2015, Tunks doesn’t see Five Guys as a threat and hopes the two can co-exist. He’s not immune to the chain’s charms: “Before we opened BTS I was a Five Guys person once in awhile and enjoyed their burgers,” he says. Z Burger owner Peter Tabibian is slightly more circumspect, given that his restaurant is closer to and visible from the new Five

and Chick-fil-A have all opened in Tenleytown in the last year, and the fast-casual sushi restaurant Buredo is heading for the spot between Cava Grill and Nando’s Peri-Peri later this year. Jon Bender, chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E (Friendship Heights, Tenleytown) said he’s hoping more sit-down restaurant operators will take a chance on the neighborhood, but acknowledges that families and students at American University and its Washington College of Law have taken to the new options. Brian Kapur/The Current “Most people don’t The Five Guys will need zoning approval want to see a vacant store space,” Bender to open at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW in a said. “If it’s going to be spot previously home to Fire Lake Grill. vacant long-term because they’re going to be hold- Guys. The prospect of more direct ing out for a sit-down restaurant competition may prompt an inthat even if it comes may fail, I store remodel and a redoubling of efforts to provide friendlier serthink this is better.” Though some residents have vice, he said. “They gotta continue growing, called for ANC 3E to work toward blocking the new Five Guys, and Z Burger’s gotta continue Bender said he and his colleagues growing,” Tabibian said. “I leave don’t have the authority to do so, it in God’s hands. Hopefully it given that the fast-food restaurant doesn’t hurt us too bad.” In the meantime, Bender plans appears to meet the standards for to work with Tenleytown Main zoning approval. Jeff Tunks, co-owner of Burger Street and other neighborhood Tap & Shake, said he sees varia- groups to strategize luring sittion even among Tenleytown’s down restaurants to the neighborfast casual offerings. He thinks his hood. One resident on the listserv restaurant offers a neighborhood- suggested Busboys & Poets as an centric, artisanal approach to example, though Bender thinks burgers and fries that separates it that effort would be challenging. “The evidence right now sugfrom what others perceive as competition. “There’s different niches gests that restaurateurs see this as a great place for fast-casual,” to fill,” Tunks said. Though the restaurant’s busi- Bender said. “They seem to be ness has waned somewhat since more nervous about some of their its high-profile launch in July other concepts.”

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Concerts ■The Montgomery County Senior Honors Jazz Band, comprised of music students from public high schools in Montgomery County, Md., and the Battlefield Philharmonia Orchestra, from Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Va., will perform as part of Music in Our Schools Month. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The National Symphony Orchestra and violinist Simone Lamsma will perform works by Shostakovich and Brahms. 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Friday at 11:30 a.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■Singer-songwriter Steven Siekkinen will perform, at 7:30 p.m.; and singersongwriter Lawrence Trailer will perform, at 10 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. ■The Brokedown Hustlers and Burt the Dirt will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Wednesday MARCH 1 Classes and workshops ■Instructor Andrea McCabe will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202727-7736. ■Instructor Tara Bishop will lead a weekly “Yoga for All� restorative yoga practice. 7:30 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. Performance ■The Washington Ballet will present the classic ballet “Giselle,� about the promise and tragedy of young love. 8 p.m. $33 to $130. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday, March 2

Thursday MARCH 2 Children’s programs ■A “Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss� event will feature a viewing of the original animated “Cat in the Hat,� with hats like the one worn by the title character available while supplies last. 4 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-7271488. ■Frank Keating will discuss his book “Abraham,� about Abraham Lincoln’s life from boyhood to presidency. 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Discussions and lectures ■Clinical psychologist and writer Kay Redfield Jamison will discuss her book “Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The Tenley-Friendship Library will host a memoir and essay writing workshop led by Maura Policelli. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wiscon-

Class â– The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

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sin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â– Brazilian economist Otaviano Canuto, executive director of the board of the World Bank, will discuss current affairs in a program sponsored by the Brazil Initiative. 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 211, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. esbi@gwu.edu. Performance â– The producers of the Capital City Showcase will present “Glover Park Social: A Variety Open Mic,â€? a weekly program featuring comedians, musicians and performing artists. 8 p.m. Free. Mason Inn, 2408 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-431-4704. Sporting event â– The Washington Capitals will play the New Jersey Devils. 7 p.m. $35 to $613. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tours ■“Gardener’s Focus: An Orchid-Filled Greenhouseâ€? will feature a tour led by Hillwood head grower Drew Asbury. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. $15 to $18; tickets distributed at the Visitor Center upon opening each day. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. The tour will also be offered through March 31 on various days. ■“Close-up Tour: Angels High and Lowâ€? will examine aspects of the Washington National Cathedral’s artisanship (for ages 10 and older). 2 p.m. $18 to $22; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. Friday,MARCH March 3 3 Friday Classes and workshops â– Artist Will Fleishell will present a drop-in figure drawing class. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839. â– Nancy G. Heller, professor of art history at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, will present a two-session class on “Understanding Modern Art: From Picasso to Pop.â€? 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $120 to $185. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. The class will continue Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert featuring works by Brahms, Schumann and Schubert. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. â– Joseph Russell of Philadelphia will present an organ recital featuring works by John Weaver, J.S. Bach, Maurice DuruflĂŠ and Guy Bovet. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â– The Noontime Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Vivaldi and Mozart. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. Lang Recital Hall, Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. levinemusic.org. ■“Hometown Soundsâ€? will feature Kokayi, a Grammy-nominated singersongwriter, emcee producer and educator who grew up in Southeast Washing-

Friday, MARCH 3 ■Concert: The Hagen Quartet will perform chamber music by Schubert, Shostakovich and Brahms. 8 to 10 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-7075502. A pre-concert talk by author Quincy Whitney on “American Luthier: Carleen Hutchins — The Art & Science of the Violin� will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. ton. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■“Heavenly Hundred Commemoration� will present a charity classical music concert by Gerdan, featuring violinist Solomia Gorokhivska, flutist Andrei Pidkivka and pianist Andrew Kraus. The event will include a silent auction and a reception with traditional Ukrainian food and drinks. 6:30 p.m. $75. Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M St. NW. heavenlyhundred2017.eventbrite.com. ■Classical pianist Sara Daneshpour will present a recital. 7:30 p.m. Free. The United Church, 1920 G St. NW. 202-331-1475. ■As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival 2017, Sopranessence will present “Affairs of the Heart,� featuring distinctive arrangements of opera arias, musical theater selections and American song classics. 8 p.m. $25. Lang Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The festival will continue through Sunday. ■Singer-songwriter Hayley Fahey will perform, at 8 p.m.; and Mink’s Miracle Medicine will perform, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The Gladstones, the Jon Spear Band and the U-Liners will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Michael McFaul — U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2014 and now senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of political science, director and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies — will discuss “Explaining Our New Cold War With Russia: Can Trump

End It?â€? 10 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW. go.gwu.edu/mcfaul. â– A discussion about the Palestinianled Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement — focusing on legislative challenges in many states and the recent consideration of a related resolution at the Modern Language Association’s annual conference — will feature Maria LaHood, deputy legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Stephen Sheehi, professor and director of Asian and Middle East studies at the College of William & Mary. 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202338-1958. â– Jerome F. Buting will discuss his book “Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America’s Broken System.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■“Free Folger Fridayâ€? will feature a talk by University of Maryland at College Park professor Kellie Robertson on Middle English manuscripts in the current exhibition “500 Years of Treasures From Oxford.â€? 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â– A panel discussion on the current environment of U.S.-China trade and investment will feature Bill Black, president of the Greater Washington China Investment Center; Maggie Xiaoyang Chen, professor of economics and international affairs at George Washington University; and Timothy Wineland, deputy assistant U.S. trade representative in the Office of China Affairs. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. City View Room, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu. â– Shakespeare Theatre Company literary manager Drew Lichtenberg will discuss “Hemingway in Paris and Spain,â€? about author Ernest Hemingway’s time as an expat in Europe and what makes his role in literary history so dramatic. 7 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â– National Geographic Young Explorer grantee Anand Varma will discuss “Beauty and the Bizarre,â€? about his photographs of the wetlands of northern Patagonia and his other projects 7:30 p.m. $25. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films â– George Washington University will host a screening of “Generation Revolution,â€? about activists who are changing the social and political landscape in London and beyond. A post-screening discussion and Q&A on how documentaries can drive social change will feature the film’s co-directors, Cassie Quarless and Usayd Younis. 11:15 a.m. Free; reservations required. Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu. ■“Alternate Takes: Jazz and Filmâ€? will feature John Cassavetes’ 1959 feature “Shadows,â€? which broke new ground with its seemingly impromptu tale of See Events/Page 21

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 20 interracial relationships in 1950s Manhattan during the era of Beat poetry and jazz clubs. 12:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-842-6799. ■ The National Museum of Women in the Arts and CSN Mid-Atlantic will present the premiere of the documentary “Tomboy,” about issues of gender in sports told through the voices of prominent female athletes, sports executives and media members. A post-screening panel discussion moderated by CSN anchor and reporter Jill Sorenson will feature leading women from the sports industry. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. Performances and readings ■ Janney Elementary School will present Disney’s “Mulan Jr.,” a musical about a young woman who steps in to take her ailing father’s place in battle. 7:30 p.m. $5 to $10. Auditorium, Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW. squareup.com/store/janneymusical. The performance will repeat Saturday at 2 p.m. ■ Laugh Index Theatre will present “Femin-edy & Dude-edy,” with separate segments devoted to female and male stand-up, sketch and improv performers. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Special events ■ Guy Mason Recreation Center will offer weekly bingo. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703. ■ As part of the monthly First Friday Dupont art event, the Heurich House Museum will open its first floor and will feature 8 Myles sauces and Urban Jungle pop-up shops in the conservatory. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202429-1894. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Toronto Raptors. 7 p.m. $18 to $679. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tour ■ The American University Museum will present a docent-led tour of one of its winter exhibitions. 11:30 a.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. Saturday, March 4 Saturday MARCH 4 Art show ■ The Guy Mason Art Show will feature the work of local artists. 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-7277527. Children’s programs ■ As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival 2017, Jane Franklin Dance will present a family-friendly performance of “The Big Meow,” a story of hope, disappointment, courage and the need for belonging. 9:30 a.m. $10. Lab Theatre II, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St.

Studio exhibits examine artistic details, tai chi Studio Gallery will open two shows today. A “First Friday” reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., and an artists’ reception will be held Sat-

Cultural Forum and will continue through March 31. Located at 3524 International Court NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. and 202-895-6700. ■ “Making It New: Perspectives on Korean Heritage On EXHIBIT in Art,” presenting 30 works by four Korean artists who explore the modernization and reinterpretation urday from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibits will close March of their country’s traditional ideas and artistic motifs, 25 with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. will open Friday with a 6 p.m. reception at the “Details” highlights photography by Jo Levine Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. On focusing on details of art objects and buildings in the view through March 27, the exhibit includes Washington area and elsewhere. paintings, sculptures and installation works by “Explorations and Meanderings” features works Donghee Goh, Han Sol Lee, Hey Sun Lee and by Eleanor Kotlarik Wang that explore the complexity Jungwon Ko. An RSVP is requested for the reception. of tai chi footwork. Located at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Located at 2108 R St. NW, the gallery is open 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the center is open Wednesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and SatMonday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from urday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-232-8734. 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. KoreaCultureDC.org. ■ Touchstone Gallery will open three shows Friday ■ The Arts Club of Washington will open two with a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and continue shows Friday with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. them through April 2. An additional reception will and continue them through April 1. take place March 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. The shows can An exhibit in the Monroe and MacFeely galleries be previewed today and tomorrow features abstract acrylic paintings during regular gallery hours. by Susanne Eisinger, collage piec “Scribbles: An Urban Art es by Isabella Pizzano and woodSeries” presents a series of cut prints by Max-Karl Winkler. mixed-media paintings by Lisa An exhibit in the Spilsbury GalTureson inspired by a painted lery highlights works by club memwall viewed last year by the artist ber artists, with a focus on paintin Copenhagen, Denmark. ings by Nik Ajazi. “Common Threads” features Located at 2017 I St. NW, the bold acrylics and watercolors by gallery is open Tuesday through April M. Rimpo that explore what Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is common and different in nearSaturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by and faraway places. 202-331-7282. “Space Longing” by Hey A members’ show highlights ■ “Tim Doud: Prologue, 1996Sun Lee is on display at the 2016,” presenting Doud’s portrait works by gallery artists. Located at 901 New York Ave. Korean Cultural Center. paintings, will open Saturday with NW, the gallery is open Wednesa reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at day through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Satur- Gallery Neptune & Brown. Doud is an associate day and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-347-2787. professor in the Department of Art at American Uni■ “Faces 2.0,” highlighting Austrian portrait painter versity and was a finalist in the National Portrait GalChristoph Palaschke, will open today at the Austrian lery’s 2013 and 2016 Outwin Boochever portrait NE. 202-399-7993. ■ The Kreeger Museum’s “First Studio: Story + Workshop” will feature a gallery tour of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as a story and a hands-on art-making experience (for ages 3 to 5). 10 to 11 a.m. $10 per child; registration required. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202337-3050. The program will also be offered March 8 and 18. ■ Soapstone Market will celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a reading from his children’s books, followed by cupcake decorating and coloring activities for families. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. Soapstone Market. 4465 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-750-4100. ■ The Avalon Theatre’s Weekend Family Matinee series will feature a familyfriendly performance by Marsha and the Positrons, led by singer-songwriter Marsha Goodman-Wood and featuring guest drummer Devin Walker and bassist Wardell Howell. 10 a.m. $6.50 to $8; free for children under 2. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-3464. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 1 p.m.

■ A park ranger will lead a Women’s History Month planetarium program focusing on female astronomers and explorers (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070. Classes and workshops ■ Tudor and Renaissance scholar Carol Ann Lloyd Stanger will present a seminar on “Henry VIII: The Man Behind the Crown.” 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Volunteer teachers from the Washington English Center will hold a weekly conversational practice circle for adults who already have some English speaking ability. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ The Kennedy Center will host an all-levels vinyasa yoga class led by Chris Duling. 10:15 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Grand Foyer, Kennedy Center. kennedy-center.org. ■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present the finals of its Neva Greenwood Memorial Student Composition Competition. 1 to 5 p.m. Free. Chapel of the Presidents, National Presbyterian

“Return to Stillness” by Eleanor Kotlarik Wang is on display at Studio Gallery. competitions. The show will continue through April 1. Located at 1530 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. 202-986-1200. ■ “Legacy of Japanese Suiseki in North America,” featuring Japanese and North American suiseki (viewing stones) from the Potomac Viewing Stone Group, will open Sunday at the U.S. National Arboretum and continue through May 7. Revered for centuries by the Japanese, viewing stones are natural stones reminiscent of mountains or waterfalls but small enough to fit on a table. Located at 3501 New York Ave. NE, the arboretum is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-2452726. ■ “In the Tower: Theaster Gates,” presenting works by Gates that explore how discarded and ordinary objects acquire meaning through the stories we tell, will open Sunday in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art and continue through Sept. 4. Located at 4th 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.

Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202333-2075. ■ Banda Magda — founded by Greek-born singer, film scorer and composer Magda Giannikou — will present a reper-

toire that incorporates samba, French chanson, Greek folk tunes, Colombian cumbia and Afro-Peruvian lando. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Live at 10th & G will host a concert by the Singing Men of Ohio featuring famous standards and new songs. 7 to 9 p.m. Free admission; donations acceptSee Events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 21 ed. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. 202-628-4317. ■Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor Maria Schneider’s 17-member collective will perform jazz selections. 7 and 9 p.m. $60. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Washington Conservatory of Music will present a concert by Lithuanianborn pianist Edvinas Minkstimas featuring 20th-century music of America and Lithuania. 8 p.m. Free; donations welcome. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-320-2770. ■Cinema Hearts will perform, at 8 p.m.; and Brian Langlinais’ Roadhouse Soule will perform, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The 25th annual Sing Out for Shelter Concert — an a cappella benefit for the homeless, organized by D.C.’s Augmented 8 — will feature special guests the Princeton University Tigertones, the Washington Waldorf School Chamber Singers and the Vassar Devils. Proceeds will benefit Christ House, Friendship Place and Metropolitan House. 8 p.m. $15 to $120; free for ages 10 and younger. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. augmented8.org. ■Washington Performing Arts will present the Kronos Quartet in concert. 8 p.m. $40. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St.

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Events Entertainment NW. 202-785-9727. ■The American University Symphony Orchestra will present its spring concert, featuring Rossini’s “Barber of Seville Overture,� Smetana’s “Moldau,� Jerzy Sapieyevski’s “Painted Music� and Edvard Grieg’s “Symphonic Dances.� 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787. The performance will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m. ■“Rock n’ Roll Rager� will feature Covered With Jam, Nocoda with a Led Zeppelin tribute, and Gabe & Jake of Crowded Streets with a Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews tribute. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■The Civil War Roundtable series will feature a talk on Nannie Helen Burroughs’ life as an educator, civil rights activist and businesswoman by retired U.S. Army Col. James E. Wyatt, founder of the Nannie Helen Burroughs Project. 9:30 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070. ■An annual symposium on art history will feature illustrated lectures by graduate students. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “A Tropical Fruit Salad,� about the botany, production and uses of fruits such as papaya, mango, star fruit, soursop and lychee. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■Gene Stone will discuss his book “The Trump Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Living Through What You Hoped Would Never Happen.� 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■“Alternate Takes: Jazz and Film� will feature Bert Stern and Aram Avakian’s 1959 concert documentary “Jazz on a Summer’s Day,� about the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958. 1 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of

Saturday, MARCH 4 ■Concert: The Medieval music ensemble Eya will present “Florence: The Cultural Crucible.� Noon and 2 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, West Building, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-842-6799. ■The Mount Pleasant Library will present the 2016 film “Arrival,� based on Ted Chiang’s short story “The Story of Your Life,� about a linguist called to interpret the language of the aliens when 12 ships land on Earth. 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■“Alternate Takes: Jazz and Film� will feature Shirley Clarke’s 1961 film “The Connection,� an adaptation of a controversial off-Broadway play by Jack Gelber. 3 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-8426799. Performances and readings ■“Sounds of Awareness: Music and Poetry From Across Native America� will feature Grammy-nominated recording

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artist Radmilla Cody (Navajo) and writer, scholar and spoken word artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg). Noon to 4 p.m. Free. Potomac Atrium, National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. AmericanIndian.si.edu. ■The National Portrait Gallery’s Teen Museum Council will host semifinals for the 2017 DC Youth Slam Team. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■Petworth Citizen will host a poetry reading as part of “Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here,� an international series commemorating the 10th anniversary of the bombing of Baghdad’s historic bookselling district. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com. ■The DC Contemporary Dance Theatre/El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea will present “Ubuntu: For the Whole of All Humanity,� a mixed classical and contemporary program celebrating diversity in concert dance. 8 p.m. $25. Jack Guidone Theatre, Joy of Motion Dance Center, 5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW. teatrodedanza.com. ■Chicago’s The Seldoms will present “Power Goes,� a multimedia dance theater work that explores how power is wielded to make or stop social change using President Lyndon B. Johnson as both a subject and metaphor. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. ■As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival 2017, Gin Dance Company will present “Spring in Your Step,� featuring four original works intended to inspire, uplift and provoke thought. 8 p.m. $30. Lang Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■Laugh Index Theatre will present “In the Hot Seat,� a monthly comedy and improv show. 10 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-4627833. Special events ■Minyan Oneg Shabbat will host “Mindfulness Gathering Thru a Jewish Lens,� led by Rabbi Mark Novak and featuring meditation, music and mindful play. 10:15 a.m. Free. Geneva Room, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. MinyanOnegShabbat.org. ■“Game On!� will feature a bevy of board games and video games, including Operation and Simon. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Sporting events ■D.C. United will play Sporting Kansas City. 7 p.m. $20 to $200. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-7453000. ■The Washington Capitals will play the Philadelphia Flyers. 7:30 p.m. $50 to $750. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Sunday,MARCH March 5 5 Sunday Children’s program ■A park ranger will lead a planetari-

um program about the solar system, the Milky Way and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Concerts â– A Klezmer brunch will feature a kosher buffet paired with music by Seth Kibel. 11:30 a.m. $30. Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjmf.org/klezmerbrunch. â– The Yale University Whiffenpoofs will present an afternoon of song. 4 p.m. Free. Church Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202. â– Pianist Ji — winner of the 2012 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and star of the “Android: Monotuneâ€? commercial — will perform. 3 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, West Building, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– French violinist Marc Bouchkov (shown) and Russian pianist Katia Skanavi will perform their Phillips Collection debut with selections by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, Eugène YsaĂże and Franz Schubert. 4 p.m. $20 to $40; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â– The Washington Master Chorale will present “Time and Memory,â€? featuring the world premiere of “Ruminations,â€? a work for soloists, chorus and chamber ensemble by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Jennifer Higdon. Pre-concert conversation at 4 p.m.; performance at 5 p.m. $10 to $50. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. washingtonmasterchorale.org. â– Guest organist Charles Tompkins from Furman University in Greenville, S.C., will present a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. â– The National Jazz Workshop AllStar Jazz Orchestra — an audition-based ensemble directed by Matt Niess and open to students in the D.C. area — will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Washington Concert Opera will present Beethoven’s “Leonore,â€? inspired by Napoleonic ideas and fervent nationalism. Performers will include soprano Marjorie Owens (shown), heldentenor Simon O’Neill, bass Eric Halfvarson and coloratura soprano Celena Shafer. 6 p.m. $40 to $110; $15 for students. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-364-5826. â– A “Welcome Springâ€? folk music concert and singalong will feature Boys Night Out. 7 p.m. $5 to $10; $25 per family. Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Ave. NW. 202-966See Events/Page 23

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 22 7929. Discussions and lectures ■“Guest Preacher Weekendâ€? will feature the Rev. Dr. Brian Blount, president of Union Presbyterian Seminary, presenting a lecture from his book “Invasion of the Dead: Preaching Resurrection.â€? The event will continue with a sermon followed by lunch and discussion. 9:30 a.m. Free. Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 3115 P St. NW. gtownpres.org/guest-preacher. â– Following a viewing of the exhibition “From the Desk of Simone de Beauvoir,â€? a moderated discussion will focus on Sarah Bakewell’s book “At the Existentialist CafĂŠ: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails,â€? which explores Simone de Beauvoir’s circle of French existentialists, the foundation of their philosophy, and the historical and social contexts in which it developed. 1 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. â– In conjunction with the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of “King Charles III,â€? a symposium will focus on Mark Bartlett’s use of verse and the similarity to Shakespeare’s plays; the past, present and future of Great Britain’s leadership; and the artist’s responsibility when turning reality into fiction. 1 to 4 p.m. $7 to $20. Forum, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. â– As part of D.C. Music Download’s Sounds of the City Festival, local music bookers, journalists, label owners and other industry insiders will talk about how to market yourself in D.C.’s competitive and rapidly changing music industry. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000. â– Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University, will discuss his book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century.â€? 3 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â– Beryl Radin, a faculty member at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute and the editor of the Georgetown University Press book series “Public Management and Change,â€? will discuss her book “Leaving South Dakota: A Memoir of a Jewish Feminist Academic.â€? 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films â– The third annual “Voices From the Holy Land Film Seriesâ€? — sponsored by the Jerusalem Companion Diocese Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, the Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ and Grace Presbyterian Church, and supported by 31 local interfaith organizations — will feature “The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the United States.â€? A post-screening discussion will feature Bud Hengsen of the group Unitarian Universalists for Justice

in the Middle East as moderator. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Perry Auditorium, Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. voicesfromtheholyland.org. The film series will continue March 26 and April 2 at 2:30 p.m. ■“Il Cinema Ritrovato: From Vault to Screenâ€? will feature Raymond Rouleau’s 1957 film “The Crucible (Les Sorcières de Salem),â€? a Franco-German adaptation of Arthur Miller’s 1953 play, an allegory of McCarthyism via the Salem witch trials. 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-8426799. ■“Focus-In! Film Series: Cinema for a Conscious Communityâ€? will feature a screening of Richard E. Robbins’ 2013 film “Girl Rising,â€? about nine unforgettable girls living in the developing world who overcome nearly impossible odds to pursue their dreams. 6:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. Performances and readings â– The Klunch will present a workshop production of “The Book of Liz,â€? a comedy by Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris about Sister Elizabeth Donderstock, known for her cheese balls that sustain the existence of her entire religious community. 2:30 p.m. $15 to $75. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. theklunch.com. â– Obie Award winner Nilaja Sun will present a preview of her new play “Pike Street,â€? a slice of Puerto Rican immigrant life on New York City’s Lower East Side. A discussion will follow. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202387-7638. â– Petworth Citizen will host a comedy showcase. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com. â– Regie Cabico and Danielle Evennou will host “Sparkle,â€? an open mic event for LGBT-dedicated poets. 8 to 10 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. Special events â– The Colonial Dames of America Chapter III will present a display of antique toys as part of an open house at the historic Abner Cloud House, the oldest original building along the C&O Canal. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Abner Cloud House, Canal and Reservoir roads NW. â– The National Museum of Women in the Arts will hold its monthly Community Day, featuring an opportunity to explore current exhibition and the museum’s newly reinstalled collection. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. â– A benefit performance and dinner for the Defiant Requiem Foundation will celebrate publication of “The Children of Willesden Lane — Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survivalâ€? by American concert pianist, author and radio host Mona Golabek. The event will include a concert by Golabek, featuring the music of Grieg, Beethoven, Debussy, Bach and Chopin.

6 p.m. $250; reservations required. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. defiantrequiem.org. ■The St. John’s Choir will present the ancient service of Compline, chanted in candlelight. 8 to 8:30 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown, 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796. The service will also be held March 12, 19 and 26. Sporting event ■The Washington Wizards will play the Orlando Magic. 5 p.m. $18 to $510. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000. Monday,MARCH March 6 6 Monday Classes and workshops ■The Georgetown Library will host a weekly art class for adults led by George Washington University art therapy graduate student Julie Youck. 10 a.m. and noon. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. The class will continue March 13 and 20. ■The weekly “Yoga Mondays� program will feature a gentle yoga class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■Dahlia Shaaban will present a gentle vinyasa yoga class. 6 to 7 p.m. $10. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. ■The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. ■Instructor Tara Bishop will present a restorative yoga class. 7:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. ■Embrace Yoga DC will present “Mindful Monday Yoga.� 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. Concert ■Chilean singer-songwriter and activist Nano Stern will perform in a style that mixes his punk rock background, his classical and jazz training, and the influence of Chilean revolutionary music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Jodi Kanter, associate professor of theater at George Washington University, will discuss her book “Presidential Libraries as Performance: Curating American Character From Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush.� Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■Masahiro Nakayama — general manager of the D.C. office of JR Central,

Monday, MARCH 6 â– Concert: Jazz pianist Orrin Evans will perform. 7 p.m. $15 to $30. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. operator of Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen — will discuss the history of Japan’s highspeed rail system and his company’s involvement in efforts to increase JapanU.S. technological cooperation and bring high-speed trains to the Northeast corridor and Texas. 2 to 3 p.m. Free; registration required. Japan Information and Cultural Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. â– Pastor Rebecca Stelle will begin a six-week study of Christian theologian and biblical scholar Walter Wink’s book “The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium.â€? 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. â– The Zeitgeist DC literature festival will feature a “Queer as Volkâ€? reading and discussion with German author Fabian Hischmann, Swiss author Zora del Buono and Austrian writer and journalist JĂźrgen Bauer. 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Human Rights

Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com ■Lucinda Rosenfeld will discuss her satirical novel “Class,� about a mother whose life spirals out of control when she’s forced to rethink her bleeding-heart liberal ideals. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■Yudhijit Bhattacharjee will discuss his book “The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI’s Hunt for America’s Stolen Secrets,� about how a learning disability, a lifetime of ridicule and a serious cash shortage shaped Brian Regan’s decision to betray his country. 6:30 p.m. $8 to $10. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. ■Michael Bornstein and Debbie Bornstein Holinstat will discuss their memoir “Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz� (for ages 10 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie� Ya’alon will discuss “Israel and the West in a Changing Middle East.� 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lecture Hall 1, Ward Circle Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/cas/ israelstudies. Films ■“Marvelous Movie Mondays� will feature the 2009 film “I Love You Phillip Morris,� starring Jim Carrey as a Texas policeman-turned-swindler who falls in love See Events/Page 24

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NW. 202-727-0232. ■Art historian Karin Alexis will begin a four-session course on “Masters and Masterpieces of American Art: Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Early Modernism� with a session on “The Sublime and the Beautiful: The Grandeur of the American Landscape.� 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $90 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. The course will continue March 14, 21 and 28. ■Felicia Meier, a Realtor with Keller Williams Capital Properties, will present a “Home-Buying 101� workshop. 7 to 8 p.m. Free. Large Meeting Room, TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. felicia.meier@kw.com. Concerts ■As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, the Washington Bach Consort will present “Noontime Cantata� with organist Jeremy Filsell. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■Brooklyn-based alternative rock and indie band Landlady will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■PostClassical Ensemble will present “Shostakovich, Weinberg and ‘Jewishness,’� featuring violinist Netanel Draiblate, cellist Benjamin Capps and pianist Alexander Shtarkman as well as commentary by Jewish-music scholar James Loeffler. 7:30 p.m. $24. Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjmf.org/events/ shostakovich. ■We Banjo 3, a quartet from Galway, Ireland, will perform a blend of traditional Irish music with Americana and bluegrass. 7:30 p.m. $16.75 to $25.25. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. thehamiltondc. com. ■Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host a special open mic show with Silky Dave celebrating American singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt’s birthday. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The Cold Hard Cash Show will present a Johnny Cash tribute. 8 p.m. $8. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■The “Books That Shaped America� series will feature a discussion of Randy Shilts’ “And the Band Played On,� led by Tristan Cabello, director of American studies at American University. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Training and Events Room, Bender Library, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-8853847. ■Sylvia Albro will discuss her book “Fabriano: City of Medieval and Renaissance Papermaking.� Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■Virginia Tech political geographer Gerard Toal will discuss his book “Near Abroad: Putin, the West and the Contest Over Ukraine and the Caucasus.� Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room

Tuesday, MARCH 7 â– Discussion: A’shanti F. Gholar, political director of Emerge America, will discuss “Dare to Compete,â€? about the basics of running for elected office. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m.. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/nearabroad. â– Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford and Paul Runci of the Library of Congress will discuss scientist Dayton C. Miller, who collected flutes and related books, music and artwork. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. â– Musicologist Saul Lilienstein will discuss “Beethoven Breaks Awayâ€? as part of a six-session daytime course on “Haydn and His Famous Student.â€? Noon to 1:30 p.m. $25 to $35. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. â– The Moveable Feast Classics Book Club will discuss “The Ox-Bow Incidentâ€? by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. 1 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â– Erin Connelly, fellow for data curation in medieval studies at the Library of Congress, will discuss “Medieval Medicine for Modern Infections: Could ‘Ancientbiotics’ Help in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance?â€? 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5525. â– Shaheen Pasha, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will discuss the challenges for those in the journalism and media industries in covering the war in Syria and the ongoing conflict in Iraq. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu. â– MartĂ­n Lousteau, ambassador of Argentina to the United States, will discuss Argentina today and its bilateral relations with the U.S. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu. â– Historian C.L. Bragg will discuss his book “Martyr of the American Revolution: The Execution of Isaac Hayne, South Carolinian,â€? about the British army’s 1781 hanging of Hayne for treason. 6 p.m. Free. Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■Pete Marra, head of the Migratory Bird Center at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, and Joanna Marsh, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s senior curator of contemporary interpretation, will share perspectives on a new painting by artist Tom Uttech. 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Meet in the G Street lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■The “Media That Matter� series will present “An Evening With Stanley Nelson,� with the award-winning documentary filmmaker sharing his experiences of race and racial identity through the films he has made over the past two decades. The event will feature film clips and a Q&A. Reception at 6 p.m.; program at 6:30 p.m. Free. Doyle/Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu. ■The Shakespeare Theatre Company audience enrichment manager Hannah Hessel Ratner will lead a discussion on Mike Bartlett’s play “King Charles III.� 6:30 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. ■French astronomer Pierre Cox will discuss “ALMA: In Search of Our Cosmic Origins,� about his work as director of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, which released its first images of space five years ago and has enabled transformational science in a wide range of astronomy and planetary science subjects. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. carnegiescience. edu/events/lectures. ■Architect and philanthropist Beverly Willis will join CEO and entrepreneur Paola Moya of Marshall Moya Design for a conversation about their perspectives as professional women from different generations. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $10 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■Sports writer, broadcaster and commentator John Feinstein — author of 35 books, including “The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry� — will discuss “Basketball Legends, March Madness, and More.� Joining Feinstein in conversation will be Washington sports announcer and attorney Phil Hochberg. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-6333030. ■Lisa Feldman Barrett, professor of psychology at Northeastern University, will discuss her book “How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Sarah Nicole Lemon will discuss her book “Done Dirt Cheap,� and Renee Ahdieh will discuss her book “The Rose & the Dagger� (for ages 13 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, See Events/Page 25

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Thursday,MARCH March 9 9 Thursday Children’s program ■ “Women’s History Month Heroines” will feature a chance to celebrate and learn about influential and creative women, with coloring sheets for younger children and books and activities for older kids (for ages 3 and older). 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. Classes and workshops ■ The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ Denson Liquor Bar will present a class on the classic daiquiri, Ernest Hemingway’s influence on it and how you can make the Cuban drink at home. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. Concerts ■ The Luce Unplugged series will feature the Galaxy Electric, a psychedelic band mixed with bossa nova and tribal rhythms. The event will include snacks and drinks available for purchase from a cash bar. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ “Songwriters: The Next Generation” will feature original works by Alabamabased singer-songwriter Wilder Adkins (shown), followed by the Jean John Trio with original jazz compositions by Zan Tetickovic. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Calder Quartet and musicians Moran Katz, Axiom Brass and Amy Yang will perform works by composer Anders Hillborg in a Leading International Composers concert presented in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden and the

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Thursday, MARCH 9 ■ Concert: The National Symphony Orchestra and cellist Alisa Weilerstein will perform works by Shostakovich, Schubert and Tobias Picker. 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. graphic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films ■ “What’s Up? Docs!” — a George Washington University Documentary Center series featuring films questioning our beliefs — will screen Don Krauss’ documentary short “Extremis,” about the harrowing decisions families must make for their loved ones in urgent end-of-life cases. A post-screening conversation will feature David DeGrazia, a philosopher and bioethicist; and Dr. Marion Danis, division chief on ethics and health policy

at the National Institutes of Health. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Marvin Center Amphitheater, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. go.gwu.edu/wud2. ■ As part of the D.C. Francophonie Cultural Festival, the Embassy of Switzerland and the Embassy of France will present Claude Barras’ 2016 animated film “My Life as a Zucchini,” about a 9-year-old boy and his unique but surprisingly universal story. A light reception with Swiss food and drink will follow. 7:45 p.m. $9 to $12. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. frenchculture.org/events. Performances and readings ■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Happenings Happy Hour” series will present a showcase featuring scenes and songs performed by students at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting, a yearlong master’s program run in conjunction with George Washington University. 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Forum, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. ■ Washington National Opera artist Jarrod Lee (shown) and pianist Dana Kristina-Joi Morgan will present “In the Smoke of the Sting,” a musical journey that threads the words, determination and courage of champion boxers Joe Louis, Emile Griffith and Muhammad Ali. 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th

St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■ The Korean Cultural Center’s inaugural OnState Korea showcase will feature the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company in the U.S. premiere of “Immixture” as well as an opening performance by the D.C.-based Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. KoreaCultureDC.org. ■ “The Brain Candy Live! Tour” will celebrate curiosity with a variety of interactive demonstrations presented by YouTube star and science enthusiast Michael Stevens and “MythBusters” cohost Adam Savage. 8 p.m. $43 to $110. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. 800551-7328. Special events ■ In honor of Women’s History Month, “Portraits After 5: Unbought and Unbossed” will feature adult art activities, a pop quiz and live music inspired by the National Portrait Gallery’s 2016 acquisitions of portraits of phenomenal women. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ The 29th annual “Welcome Pierre! Reception & Toast,” hosted by the Heurich House Museum in conjunction with Dumbarton House, will celebrate the occasion of Pierre L’Enfant’s arrival in Washington to design the Federal City in 1791. The event will include self-guided tours, snacks and period-appropriate cocktails courtesy of Element Shrub. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org/events.

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CUBS: Senior celebrates birthday with title victory BOUTIQUE: Phoenix expands From Page 11

added 13 points and seven boards. Freshman forward Taylor Webster also added nine points, and senior guard Cristin George poured in eight. But the Cubs were strong all around with scoring, with nearly every player who logged minutes pitching in points, including junior guard Julianne Greenville, sophomore guard Senam Adedze, and senior guards Sydney Love-Baker and Margaret Railey. The Cubs found a spark in the first half when Mitchell made steals on back-to-back possessions to cut into the lead and swing momentum. Visitation used the boost to tie the game at 29 by halftime. Through three periods the game remained dead-

locked as the teams were tied at 39. But in the final period, the Cubs proved to be the tougher squad. Carroll hit an important layup with four minutes to play, giving the Cubs their first bit of breathing room and a 52-44 lead. “When Maeve scored and got fouled to put us up seven or eight, we finally got some separation,” McCarthy said. “We couldn’t get that clock to move fast enough.” When the final horn sounded, the Cubs were handed their 11th straight league title banner as Visitation students serenaded Carroll, who turned 18 on Sunday, with “Happy Birthday.” “This is the best birthday present I have ever gotten,” the senior said.

QUAKERS: Sidwell defeats Maret for MAC crown From Page 11

in Williams’ absence, led the Quakers Sunday with 29 points and added 12 rebounds. But he had plenty of help. Jason Gibson poured in 20 points, Ashton Jones scored 10, Ace Stallings added two and Ross Young chipped in four. The Quakers also had Abass Sallah dish out seven assists. “All of the kids made big plays,” said Singletary. “Every kid made a play; every kid that we put in had a winning mentality.”

DISPATCHES From Page 17 delicious dumplings. In the second class, we created our own Chinese lanterns with decorative paper and tiny lights. In the third class, we learned about different games played in China, including badminton, ping-pong, Go and Chinese checkers. Some sports played in America are played differently in China! In a Chinese basketball game, there is less defending, and the players only play defense inside the threepoint line. Finally, we used an abacus, which is a Chinese calculator made of beads on bars. Have you ever heard of the legend of Nian? He was a creature who scared away Chinese people and animals. Nian was afraid of anything red, fire and loud noises. On the eve of Chinese New Year, people fought back using drums, firecrackers and Chinese lanterns, while wearing red from head to toe. Nian disappeared forever! After this fun week, we want to go to China — don’t you? — Ms. Skivington’s second-graders

National Presbyterian School

The NPS musical this year is “Willy Wonka Kids,” based on the book by Roald Dahl. The production will be performed by most fifth- and sixth-graders at NPS. The show has many exciting parts to it. The story’s plot is about a boy named Charlie who is

The Quakers raced out to a 27-20 lead by the end of the first quarter and never trailed during the title game. While Williams was in a sweatsuit, he was still very much part of the game. The University of Pennsylvania-bound senior constantly echoed Singletary’s calls from the sideline, pulled players aside during timeouts and made sure his teammates kept their energy level high. “Credit to Jelani because he never felt sorry for himself,” said

Singletary. “As a leader, he became an extra coach. I told him his voice and his spirit would be very important to the guys.” The Quakers point to their seniors for helping the team overcome the loss of Williams, which could have derailed their lofty preseason goals. “The six seniors really helped,” said Jones. “We went 0-12 in the MAC our freshman year. We wanted to come out and get a ring. We wanted the MAC championship from the beginning.”

poor. One day he hears about an offer of five golden tickets that Willy Wonka is giving out to visit his chocolate factory. He really wants to win one. I don’t want to ruin the story for you, if you haven’t read it. Roald Dahl’s stories usually have a moral lesson in the plot. There are a lot of great characters, in addition to Charlie. In NPS’s musical adaption, there is a fun twist that has been added to the end. The musical practices on Tuesday till 5:30 p.m. and on Friday till 4:30 p.m. at Stone Hall. The musical is led by Mrs. Kilpatrick (drama teacher), Mr. Nolan (art teacher), Mrs. Durbin (sixth-grade teacher) and Ms. Shuford (music teacher). The musical features singing, acting and dancing. There is also build crew, where you build the set. The NPS musical will be on April 21 and April 22 at 6:30 p.m. — Charlie Sisson, fifth-grader

We wanted to show that the Arctic Ocean, where narwhals live, is polluted with trash, affecting the innocent animal. The garbage represents all of the waste that humans throw into oceans, thinking it’s OK. We came up with the idea when we were doing our research about the narwhal and its predators. We found out that the main problem for narwhals is that we humans are polluting the Arctic waters. People do it carelessly, thinking that nothing bad will happen, but it in fact ruins the narwhals’ habitat. Creating the narwhal diorama was a lot of work and a lot of fun. We started by getting a shoebox, and then we found the other trash around the house. We got to be very creative; overall, it was fun. Please help to save the narwhals! — Fiona B. and Bridget O., sixth-graders

Our Lady of Victory School

After several meetings of the School Without Walls LSAT, the issue of grade bumps at School Without Walls persists. D.C. Public Schools approved a 0.5 grade bump for the math, English (called humanities) and science classes at Walls. This treats students fairly with respect to grade point averages compared to those who transfer into the school with honors credits. This change also provides Walls students with an incentive to take more honor or Advanced Placement classes. Since GPA is a major factor in college acceptance, the LSAT will keep pushing D.C. Public Schools

The sixth grade started a language arts research project in midJanuary and continued it through mid-February. We researched an endangered animal and then shared our findings through an oral presentation and a multimedia project. This was a partner project, and we chose the narwhal (which, in case you are wondering, is real!) as our subject. We did plenty of research and are now experts on the narwhal. For our multimedia project, we chose to make a diorama of the narwhal’s habitat. We made our diorama out of trash.

School Without Walls High School

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mack, who has been shopping at The Phoenix for as long as she can remember. “I think it’s the difference of it being more of an art store, to now being more display oriented.” That transformation was one of the goals of the renovation, according to John Hays. “Before when you came into the store, it looked like a jewelry store with folk art,” Hays said. “So one of the reasons we redesigned it is so it would look more like a clothing store.” But this isn’t the first transformation The Phoenix has undergone. The boutique was owned by Bill and Betty Hays in the 1950s, originally selling Mexican wedding dresses. “My parents fell in love with Mexico,” Hays said. “The summer before we opened we spent driving around Mexico collecting art and clothing to sell in the store.” John Hays and his wife, Sharon, ran a halfway house in Boston and a group home in Maine before returning to D.C. in the 1980s to take over for John’s par-

ents. They gave the rest of the Mexican wedding dresses to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and decided to sell a variety of unique clothing brands along with folk art. Throughout the years, the family has maintained a commitment to find clothing designers that are ethical and sustainable. “We want to maintain the level of quality of goods that we are bringing in to sell,” Hays-Gushner said. “We find designers whose clothes fit our ethos and who are producing in a conscious way.” The family continues traveling to Mexico once a year, as well as to fashion shows in New York and Boston to search for new partnerships and new items for their store. While the store’s former magenta ceiling and adjoining wall are gone, the multi-colored wooden animals painted by Luis Pablo of Oaxaca, Mexico, and other trinkets remain. Hays-Gushner hopes the design will attract new customers while retaining the core aspects of Phoenix’s longtime appeal. “The response from our customers has been incredible so far,” she said.

to make the policy retroactive. — Michael Edgell, 11th-grader

Washington International School

Sheridan School

The fourth-grade class at Sheridan School took a community walk to Columbia Heights for our Social Studies unit on D.C. We were specifically looking around for gentrification and the Latino population. We were shocked to see how much gentrification was around the neighborhood. There were new houses and old houses right next to each other. It looked like it was a border line for two different neighborhoods, but it was still Columbia Heights. We saw a lot of different things that we did not expect to see. We saw Latino beauty salons, and restaurants. We also took a detour to Panam International, a Hispanic grocery store that sells food that is not normally sold in the United States. This type of grocery store can help immigrants feel like they are at home. Seeing all the different ways a neighborhood can look and work makes us anxious to know more about different neighborhoods. We learned that gentrification can have a big impact on one’s life. There were so many different people, of so many different races. As kids, we feel like it is important to know about what is going on around the world. It made us start thinking about how we could help prevent gentrification. We saw many different languages expressed in many different, new ways. — Hannah Danin and Naja Skrine, fourth-graders

This semester, all eighth grade students at Washington International School are reading “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon. The novel tells the story of 15-year-old Christopher, who is investigating the death of a dog. What makes the book unique is that it is told from the perspective of Christopher, who has autism. Being written from Christopher’s point of view, the book helps readers learn what it is like to be autistic. The author brings us inside Christopher’s head to show what he is thinking and feeling. One of the purposes of reading this novel was to learn more about autism because it is a topic many people don’t know a lot about and don’t understand. “When people think of diversity, they often think of racial or ethnic diversity,” said Ms. Holcombe, one of our English teachers. “We sometimes forget that ability is also a cultural identifier that is another way in which we are all different.” In October, students attended the Broadway production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at the Kennedy Center. Seeing the play before reading the novel helped everyone get an idea of the plot and the characters so they could understand the book better. The play has crazy lighting and loud noises that, just like the book, make people think about what it feels like to be Christopher. — Saul Pink, eighth-grader

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