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‘Grocery’ definition draws challenge ■ ABC: Drugstores contend

board proposal too restrictive By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

Establishing the definition of a grocery store may seem like an arcane concern, but the rule is giving some stores heartburn about whether they will be allowed to sell alcohol. The city in 2000 exempted new

and heavily updated “full service grocery stores” from a moratorium on Class B liquor licenses for offpremises consumption — a move widely seen as an effort to attract Whole Foods Market to Logan Circle. But more recently, pharmacy chains have begun to seek Class B licenses under the grocery exemption, prompting debate in some neighborhoods that triggered the citywide policy re-evaluation. Some residents argued that a

CVS or Walgreens is no grocery store, and doesn’t deserve the special treatment set aside for supermarkets. In response, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board proposed strict rules governing who qualifies for the exemption. But Paul Pascal, an attorney for CVS, argued at an alcohol board hearing Thursday that the plan is too restrictive, because the 2000 exception was intended to attract a broad See Stores/Page 18

Agency picks new vendor for boathouse By ALIX PIANIN Current Staff Writer

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Nicholas Candia — who said he wants to grow up to be a rich DJ — had a chance to learn the craft of record-scratching during Saturday’s annual Family Day at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. This year’s event was held in conjunction with the new exhibit “Pump Me Up: D.C. Subculture of the 1980s.”

The National Park Service announced last week that it has chosen a new contractor to replace the popular Jack’s Boathouse on the Georgetown waterfront, but Jack’s owner Paul Simkin said his business isn’t going anywhere and still plans to open this season. In a news release Friday afternoon, the Park Service said it had selected B&G Outdoor Recreation Inc., a Massachusetts-based company, for a two-year temporary concession contract to provide non-motorized boat rental and storage out of the Rock Creek Park site Jack’s Boathouse currently operates near the Key Bridge. B&G will have the option to extend the contract after its two years are up. On Friday, Park Service deputy associate regional director Steve LeBel hand-delivered an eviction notice ordering Simkin to terminate occupancy by April 7. See Boathouse/Page 11

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The Park Service has selected a Massachusetts company to take over Jack’s Boathouse on the Potomac, but the current operator is resisting.

Wisconsin Ave. redo draws criticism from Georgetown

Festival documentaries feature Northwest ties By DEIRDRE BANNON

By DEIRDRE BANNON

Current Staff Writer

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The DC Independent Film Festival, now in its 15th year, kicks off this week at the U.S. Naval Heritage Center. Two of this year’s featured filmmakers — both in the documentary category — have Northwest connections. A Shaw resident is showing her film featuring a woman who circled the globe in 1894, and a second documentary tracks the production of stained-glass windows for the Washington National Cathedral. This year’s festival features nearly 60 films, from narrative features and documentaries to animated shorts. As a competitive festival, that means each film is having either its D.C. or worldwide premiere this week. “The New Woman: Annie ‘Londonderry’

The Wisconsin Avenue streetscape project that reconfigured traffic lanes in Glover Park to improve pedestrian safety without impeding traffic flow has been operational for more than three months now — but long backups on the commercial corridor and frequent cut-through traffic on side streets have led some to conclude the plan has not met expectations. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, along with Ward 2’s Jack Evans, attended a community

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Filmmakers documented stained-glass craftsman Dieter Goldkuhle as he constructed a window for the Washington National Cathedral.

Kopchovsky,” written, directed and produced by Gillian Willman, charts Kopchovsky’s 1894 journey around the world — on a bicycle. WAMU’s Rebecca Sheir narrates. Willman said Kopchovsky’s story had essentially been lost to history, which helped encourage her to See Films/Page 7

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Latest assessments show 2.61 percent rise in home values — Page 2

Coolidge boys nab second-straight DCIAA hoops title — Page 11

meeting Monday to discuss the situation. While each has a different perspective on the project, both legislators agreed that action is necessary to address the tie-ups, particularly for northbound traffic. Evans, who lives near the corner of P Street and Wisconsin Avenue, said that he has been driving up and down Wisconsin multiple times a day for years taking his children back and forth to the National Cathedral and Maret schools. “It’s a traffic nightmare,” Evans said of the current situation. Traveling north, which has been See Traffic/Page 10

INDEX

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At-large council candidates debate spending issues — Page 3

Calendar/20 Classifieds/29 District Digest/4 Exhibits/23 In Your Neighborhood/16 Opinion/8

Police Report/6 Real Estate/17 School Dispatches/12 Service Directory/26 Sports/11 Theater/23

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Residential assessments rise 2.61 percent The District saw a 4.82 percent rise in property values last year, according to tax year 2014 assessments newly released by the Office of Tax and Revenue. Residential properties climbed by 2.61 percent, while commercial properties experienced a more dramatic 7.48 percent growth. The assessments are based on the estimated value as of Jan. 1, 2013.

2014 assessments

These are the changes from 2013 in proposed residential valuations of assessment neighborhoods. The assessments reflect estimated market value as of Jan. 1, 2013.

The announcement compares favorably to last year’s figures — a 0.43 percent drop for residential valuations, and a 6.7 percent jump for commercial values. In 2012, residential values increased slightly and commercial values rose 16.3 percent. Property owners who disagree with their assessed value have until April 1 to appeal the amount.

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+ 5.38% – 0.62% + 3.80% + 4.82% + 0.42% + 2.07% + 1.28% + 2.10%

Hawthorne Kalorama Kent Mass. Ave. Heights Mount Pleasant North Cleveland Park Observatory Circle Old City II

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At-large hopefuls offer varied budget ideas By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

During last Thursday’s forum for at-large D.C. Council candidates, moderator Tom Sherwood asked the standing-room crowd who among them remained undecided. Most hands went up. “That may be a record,” said Sherwood, an NBC4 reporter and a columnist for The Current. Voters will choose among seven candidates from three parties in the April 23 special election race, which will permanently fill the seat Phil Mendelson vacated when he was elected council chairman. At the forum, hosted by the Ward 3 Democratic Committee, there were few direct jabs at opponents but candidates demonstrated a diversity of backgrounds and opinions on a variety of issues. All seven candidates attended: Democrats Anita Bonds, Michael Brown, Matthew Frumin, Elissa Silverman and Paul Zukerberg; Republican Patrick Mara; and Statehood Green Perry Redd. (Bonds arrived late and Brown left early.) One particular topic that divided the field was the budget, as candidates disagreed on what to do with

the city’s budget surplus and how to respond to $60 million in federal money originally allocated for the District that will be lost due to the sequester. Mara, a Ward 1 State Board of Education member, and Zukerberg, an attorney with a focus on marijuana decriminalization, said the size of the surplus indicates that D.C. is taking in too much revenue. “I believe a portion of the surplus should be given back to taxpayers,” Mara said. He also called for reducing the income tax rate on the highest bracket, but said the amount “would likely depend on discussions and negotiations with other council members.” Zukerberg went further, saying the District should reduce its reserves. “You all just keep the money in your accounts, and that’s our rainy day fund,” he said. “Imagine if the politicians had their hands on this. … When the rainy day fund is in the hands of these people, it’s going to rain a lot.” The other candidates who spoke said they would rather see the District maintain its taxes and invest the surplus into city services. “We have a giant reserve for things like this,” said Frumin, an

American University Park advisory neighborhood commissioner, referring to the lost federal money. “So if the services are needed, let’s use it.” Silverman, a former journalist and DC Fiscal Policy Institute analyst, said she helped run a poll of District residents that found that those in wards 2 and 3 were the most supportive of higher taxes. “We don’t mind paying taxes but we want better services,” she said. Brown, who recently served four years on the council as an independent and authored the law raising taxes on top earners, said the revenue protects essential social services. “Your dollars are going to very, very good use,” he said. Bonds, appointed by the D.C. Democratic State Committee to fill the at-large seat on an interim basis until the election, said the city should “make some necessary reductions” where programs are duplicated or unneeded, but that the city’s revenue is high enough to fund services deemed valuable, particularly affordable housing. Redd, a community organizer, said the District should invest its extra revenue into more vigorously pursuing statehood and increasing affordable housing.

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The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will hold its monthly meeting at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Agenda items include consideration of a revised concept for an office building and church at 900 16th St. NW; a new dormitory on Square 77 at George Washington University; and an addition at Hearst Elementary School, 3950 37th St. NW.

Saturday, March 9

The Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Ave. NW, will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is suggested; visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767. ■ Serve DC, the Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism, will hold a Community Emergency Response Team training session. The first part of the course will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW; the class will continue March 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the same location. The course is free, but registration is required; contact wksla@aol.com. ■ The Tregaron Conservancy and Casey Trees will sponsor a community treeplanting and cleanup event at Tregaron Estate along a portion of Klingle Road. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon; tree planters should arrive promptly for training. To register, visit caseytrees.org/event/volunteer-tregaron-conservancy.

Tuesday, March 12

The Brightwood Community Association will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John United Baptist Church, 6343 13th St. NW.

Wednesday, March 13

The D.C. Open Government Coalition will hold a summit as part of Sunshine Week. The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. Reservations are requested; visit dcogc.org. ■ The D.C. Tenants’ Advocacy Coalition will hold a candidates forum in the special election for an at-large D.C. Council seat. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Sumner School Museum, 17th and M streets NW.

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District Digest Haynes to celebrate high school addition

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School will celebrate the grand opening of its newly completed high school at 4501 Kansas Ave. in Petworth on Thursday. The 11 a.m. event is scheduled to include remarks by Mayor Vincent Gray and Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser, as well as a keynote address by Maria

Gomez, founder and president of Mary’s Center and a recent winner of the Presidential Citizen’s Medal. The 33,000-square-foot addition adjoins 12,000 existing square feet of space, enabling the college prep high school to grow to serve 400 students. Formerly home to Clark Elementary School, the site was initially renovated by E.L. Haynes in 2010 and accommodates the charter school’s early childhood program as

well as the high school. The upper elementary and middle school programs operate at a nearby Georgia Avenue campus.

Council confirms new member for HPRB The D.C. Council Tuesday confirmed an Anacostia community leader, Charles E. Wilson, to the Historic Preservation Review Board. Wilson will fill the seat of

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Catherine Buell, another Historic Anacostia resident who focused on preserving neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Wilson, an accountant and attorney, founded both the Historic Anacostia Block Association and the River East Emerging Leaders group, according to his resume. The block association led efforts to bring some $1.5 million in grants from the city preservation office to restore and beautify homes there. It

also collaborated with Cultural Tourism DC to create the Anacostia Historic Trail. Buell now works with the city on redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths Hospital campus. Wilson will complete Buell’s unexpired term, which runs through July 2015. He recently became chief of staff for interim at-large Council member Anita Bonds, who recused herself from the vote on his nomination.

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4th District commander wins accolades at police ceremony By ALIX PIANIN Current Staff Writer

For the Metropolitan Police Department, the year’s biggest awards ceremony wasn’t in Hollywood — it was at Gallaudet University, where hundreds of officers celebrated the best of the year’s law enforcement. At the 13th annual awards ceremony for the Metropolitan Police Department, Police Chief Cathy Lanier recognized individual police units, civic organizations and residents who set themselves apart in their contributions to the department during in the past year. Among them was the 4th District’s Kimberly Chisley-Missouri, a D.C. police veteran since 1990 who was named Commander of the Year. “Commander Missouri exemplifies true leadership in our city. She works with a sense of urgency for our residents and families,� Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser said in a statement. “The impact she makes is clear. The crime rates have declined and our neighborhoods are safer and more secure.� While presenting the award, Lanier recalled the commander’s

rough first few months after officially taking command of the 4th District — when Chisley-Missouri had to deal with a homicide in the middle of the night near Thanksgiving, and then another latenight homicide around Christmas. “I don’t think she ever went home her first year,� the chief quipped. Lanier commended ChisleyMissouri for her analysis of crime trends, coordination with various agencies, and efforts on crime reduction in the 4th District — an area, Lanier said, that has seen the largest drops in crime since 2011. The 2nd District was well-represented, too, with an award to Jeffrey Herold for Captain of the Year. Lanier described him as “a 23-year veteran who still remains enthusiastic� and who has worked closely with Georgetown University and the Georgetown Business Improvement District. Mayor Vincent Gray was also on hand that night to offer congratulations to police officers. He presented the key to the city to homicide detective Jonathan Shell, who was particularly praised for his diligence in investigating cold cases in D.C.

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psa 102

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Robbery (armed) â– 500 block, Indiana Ave.; 2 p.m. Feb. 26. Robbery (purse snatch) â– 9th Street and New York Avenue; 7:40 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 700 block, 7th St.; 4 a.m. March 2. Theft (below $250) â– 700 block, 7th St.; 5:21 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 500 block, 4th St.; 9 a.m. Feb. 28. â– 600 block, F St.; 9:05 a.m. Feb. 28. â– 500 block, K St.; 5 p.m. Feb. 28. â– 9th and H streets; 2:30 p.m. March 1. â– 600 block, H St.; 7:17 p.m. March 1. â– 400 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 9:13 p.m. March 1. â– 400 block, 7th St.; 3:50 p.m. March 2. Theft (shoplifting) â– 400 block, L St.; 5:20 a.m. Feb. 27. Theft from auto (attempt) â– 4th and K streets; 10:21 p.m. Feb. 28.

psa PSA 201 201

â– chevy chase

Burglary â– 5000 block, Chevy Chase Parkway; 12:21 p.m. Feb. 27. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 3800 block, Ingomar St.; 5:11 p.m. Feb. 25.

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Tenleytown / AU Park

Theft (below $250) â– 5200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:05 p.m. Feb. 27. â– 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:45 p.m. Feb. 27. â– 4500 block, Wisconsin Ave.;

7:33 p.m. March 2. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 4500 block, 42nd St.; 3:50 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 4700 block, 49th St.; 6:45 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 3900 block, Harrison St.; 7:30 a.m. Feb. 27. â– 4500 block, 42nd St.; 4 p.m. Feb. 28. â– 5300 block, 43rd St.; 5 p.m. Feb. 28. â– 4300 block, Warren St.; 1 a.m. March 1. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 4600 block, Belt Road; 6:20 p.m. Feb. 28.

psa 203

â– forest PSA 203 hills / van ness

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Theft (below $250) â– 3500 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:30 p.m. March 1. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 3500 block, 30th St.; 6:01 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 2900 block, Macomb St.; 9 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 3500 block, Albemarle St.; 8:09 a.m. Feb. 26. â– Connecticut Avenue and Porter Street; 7 p.m. Feb. 28.

psa 204

â– Massachusetts avenue

heights / cleveland park woodley park / Glover PSA 204 park / cathedral heights

Burglary â– 2300 block, Calvert St.; 8:26 a.m. Feb. 27. Theft (below $250) â– 2200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10:10 a.m. Feb. 27. â– 2200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:13 p.m. Feb. 28. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 3100 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:30 p.m. March 1. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 2500 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1 p.m. Feb. 24. â– 2800 block, 28th St.; 4 p.m. Feb. 24. â– Cathedral Avenue and Woodley Place; 9:30 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 2800 block, 28th St.; 6 p.m. Feb. 26.

psa 205

â– palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Theft from auto (below $250) â– 5100 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 9:11 a.m. Feb. 28.

psa PSA 206 206

â– georgetown / burleith

Burglary â– 37th and O streets; 11 a.m. Feb. 26. â– 37th and O streets; 11 a.m. Feb. 26. Theft (below $250) â– 1700 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3 p.m. Feb. 27. â– 1800 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:12 p.m. Feb. 27. â– 3000 block, M St.; 5:25 p.m. Feb. 27. â– 3000 block, M St.; 5:56 p.m.

March 2. â– 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:30 p.m. March 2.

Feb. 28. â– 1700 block, P St.; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

psa PSA 207 207

psa PSA 301 301

Robbery (force and violence) â– 1800 block, M St.; 12:30 a.m. March 1. Robbery (purse snatch) â– 2000 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:13 p.m. March 2. Assault with a dangerous weapon (miscellaneous) â– 2100 block, K St.; 2:20 a.m. March 2. Burglary â– 2200 block, H St.; 4:31 p.m. March 1. Theft (below $250) â– 2100 block, I St.; 6 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1000 block, 14th St.; 8:50 a.m. Feb. 26. â– 700 block, 14th St.; 3:48 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 1100 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:10 a.m. Feb. 28. â– 1700 block, L St.; 9:40 a.m. Feb. 28. â– 1700 block, I St.; 2:53 p.m. March 1. â– 1400 block, I St.; 2 a.m. March 2. â– 1000 block, Vermont Ave.; 2:41 a.m. March 2. â– 1400 block, K St.; 2:53 a.m. March 2. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1700 block, K St.; 12:45 p.m. March 1.

Robbery (assault) â– 2100 block, 14th St.; 2:38 a.m. March 2. Assault with a dangerous weapon (hammer) â– 1400 block, R St.; 7:10 p.m. Feb. 26. Burglary â– 1600 block, 17th St.; 8 a.m. Feb. 28. Theft ($250 plus) â– 17th and R streets; 11 p.m. Feb. 27. Theft (below $250) â– 1600 block, U St.; 6:04 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 17th and R streets; 9:08 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1400 block, S St.; 8:40 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 1600 block, V St.; 2 p.m. Feb. 28. â– 1900 block, 14th St.; 10 p.m. Feb. 28. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1400 block, Swann St.; 6:16 p.m. Feb. 28. â– 1900 block, 18th St.; 2:08 a.m. Feb. 28. â– 1800 block, 18th St.; 4 p.m. Feb. 28.

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psa 208

â– sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

Robbery (force and violence) â– Connecticut Avenue and M Street; 9:55 p.m. Feb. 25. â– Unit block, Dupont Circle; 8:35 p.m. Feb. 27. Assault with a dangerous weapon (miscellaneous) â– 1200 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:01 a.m. March 2. Burglary â– 1900 block, Florida Ave.; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1700 block, P St.; 6:41 a.m. March 1. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1500 block, P St.; 10:45 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 2000 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8 a.m. Feb. 27. â– 1700 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 7 p.m. March 1. Theft (below $250) â– 1600 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:13 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 15th and M streets; 9:24 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1600 block, P St.; 12:59 p.m. March 1. â– 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:36 p.m. March 1. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1800 block, Swann St.; 9 p.m. Feb. 24. â– 1800 block, 19th St.; 6 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 1400 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26. â– 19th and S streets; 8:04 a.m. Feb. 28. â– 2000 block, Q St.; 6:40 p.m.

â– Dupont circle

psa PSA 303 303

â– adams morgan

Robbery (force and violence) â– 2300 block, 19th St.; 12:48 a.m. March 1. Robbery (knife) â– 1700 block, Lanier Place; 3:07 a.m. March 2. Theft (below $250) â– 1800 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:27 p.m. Feb. 25. â– 1600 block, Euclid St.; 11 pm. Feb. 25. â– 2200 block, 18th St.; 8:40 a.m. Feb. 26. â– 1600 block, Columbia Road; 2:45 p.m. Feb. 26. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1600 block, Fuller St.; 1 a.m. Feb. 26. â– 1700 block, Lanier Place; 8 a.m. Feb. 26.

psa PSA 307 307

â– logan circle

Stolen auto â– 9th Street and Rhode Island Avenue; 8 p.m. Feb. 26. â– R Street and Vermont Avenue; 9:30 p.m. March 1. Theft (below $250) â– 1600 block, 11th St.; 4:26 p.m. Feb. 27. Theft (attempt) â– 1500 block, Kingman Place; 3:23 p.m. Feb. 25. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 900 block, N St.; 5:49 p.m. Feb. 27. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1000 block, S St.; 8 a.m. Feb. 27. â– 1500 block, 14th St.; 4 p.m. Feb. 28. â– 1300 block, S St.; 3:30 a.m. March 2.

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FILMS: Fare includes two Northwest-oriented projects From Page 1

explore it. Kopchovsky’s unprecedented journey began in Boston, when two men reportedly made a wager challenging her to circle the globe by bicycle in 15 months to earn a $5,000 reward. Kopchovsky, a 23-year-old Jewish immigrant with a husband and two young children, had never been on bike but she accepted and successfully completed the challenge. “Here was this incredible woman who had been so ahead of her time and inventive and very controversial,â€? Willman said in an interview. “It’s not just an athletic accomplishment ‌ but she was brazen enough to think beyond the home, which most women didn’t do then and weren’t encouraged to do.â€? Part of the wager required Kopchovsky to raise money, so she sold ad space on her bike and body — demonstrating media savvy at a time when there was no such precedent, Willman said. One of her first sponsors was a water company in New Hampshire called Londonderry, whose placard sat atop her back wheel. That caused many to dub Kopchovsky “Londonderry.â€? By the time she returned home, Kopchovsky’s story had been written about in many newspapers. “She was no longer Annie Kopchovsky, Jewish immigrant — she was Annie Londonderry, an entirely new woman who could be whoever she wanted to be,â€? Willman said. “The New Woman: Annie ‘Londonderry’ Kopchovskyâ€? will be shown today at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Naval Heritage Center. Both events will include a Q&A with the director. The second film with Northwest D.C. origins, Peter Swanson’s “Let There Be Light,â€? was first envisioned as a documentary on the history of the National Cathedral’s stained-glass windows, which span a number of styles

from medieval to modern. Swanson, a seasoned documentary filmmaker whose six-part series “Water: Drop of Life� aired on PBS in 2000, grew up in Bethesda. As a teen in the early 1970s, he spent a lot of time on the Cathedral’s grounds — his mother worked for the National Cathedral Association and his father was an Episcopal minister who occasionally conducted services there. “During the summers, I delivered mail around the grounds back when they were still building the Cathedral, and I was really inspired by that,� said Swanson. Around the same time, a documentary called “The Stone Carvers� was being made about the Cathedral’s construction. It won an Academy Award for best short documentary in 1985 — and prompted him to make his own film. But as Swanson embarked on his project, stainedglass masters Rowan LeCompte and Dieter Goldkuhle were beginning work on what would be their last window together at the Cathedral. Over the next four years, he documented the passion behind creating a piece of art and the unexpected drama that erupted between the two artists (one ended up leaving the project) as well as with the Cathedral leadership. Once the window was ready to be installed, the story followed another unexpected path after the Cathedral suffered damage in the 2011 earthquake. Swanson said Garrison Keillor, of “A Prairie Home Companion,� agreed to narrate the film because he found the story so compelling. “Let There Be Light� will have its D.C. premiere at the National Cathedral’s Perry Auditorium Friday at 7:30 p.m. Swanson will attend. The DC Independent Film Festival runs today through Sunday. Most films are being screened at the U.S. Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For details or to purchase tickets, go to dciff-indie.org.

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Davis Kennedy/Publisher & Editor Chris Kain/Managing Editor

Tech capital gains

With sequestration set to scale back the size of the District’s largest employer, Mayor Vincent Gray’s push to diversify the D.C. economy and expand the high-tech sector is all the more urgent. The mayor and D.C. Council took a major step last year by enacting the Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012. The law included some common-sense steps: Local start-ups can now qualify for five years of corporate income tax abatement starting from when they become profitable, not from when they register for the incentive program. As Mayor Gray said when signing the bill last November, though, there is unfinished business — a major theme of last week’s D.C. Chamber of Commerce forum, “Digital City: Transforming DC into a Tech Capital.” Achieving the goal requires tapping into available capital, and that means a tax break for investors is pivotal. High-tech firms are very mobile — and the region’s other jurisdictions benefit from the amenities and urban character that help attract many bright young professionals to Washington. Companies located across the Potomac can offer the same quality of life while offering their investors a far better deal: The capital gains tax there on high-tech investments is zero. Here, it’s 8.95 percent. In Maryland, it’s 5.75 percent. The stark difference makes it easy to see merit in the comments of Karen Kerrigan, president of the local Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council and a Virginia resident: “Tax rates matter — particularly against Virginia.” At the forum, other participants urged the city to match the Old Dominion’s rate, rather than just reduce it to 3 percent as Mayor Gray has proposed. In our view, either approach would certainly mark an improvement over the current uneven playing field; the Tax Revision Commission and financial officials ought to look at the fiscal repercussions of each. We do think it’s important to limit the tax break to those who invest directly in the high-tech firm. The firm also should have to be located in the District both when the investment is made and when the stock is sold. We’d also suggest limiting the tax break to firms where at least half the employees are D.C. residents, so the city will get income tax from most of the workers. Meanwhile, the District should also enhance job-training programs and ensure that educational offerings equip local residents for high-tech opportunities. A flourishing technology sector will help boost the overall economy — its youthful employees tend to eat out a lot, for instance — but it will best serve those qualified for jobs directly. The availability of an educated, highly skilled workforce would help draw more firms to the District.

An unfortunate omission

At one point, more than a dozen D.C. residents had entered the special election to fill the at-large D.C. Council vacancy created when Phil Mendelson became chairman. The field soon dropped to eight, with many of the council hopefuls unable to collect enough signatures. Regrettably, the petition process has claimed one last casualty in the race. John Settles provided enough signatures, but a challenge by supporters of candidate Elissa Silverman pushed him below the 3,000 threshold. Mr. Settles — who left his job as manager of a Wells Fargo mortgage branch to focus on his campaign — is understandably upset, complaining of “political tricks” that “disproportionately impact new candidates, those with new ideas, positive energy, and no allegiance to the political establishment.” We do hope that the D.C. Council will look into claims that the Board of Elections has not been appropriately updating the rolls, leaving many registered voters listed under old addresses — and candidates vulnerable to challenge if too many signatures don’t match the board’s records. At the same time, it is appropriate to expect all candidates to play by the same rules. That said, we are disappointed that Mr. Settles will not be on the ballot. We found him to be one of the best-informed non-incumbents we have ever interviewed for our voters guides. When we asked him how pre-kindergarten programs should be evaluated, he cited the work of the Harlem Children’s Zone. When we asked him how to increase the areas where utilities are buried, he was the only candidate this time around who urged that undergrounding be seriously examined whenever streets are dug up for other purposes. Mr. Settles, a Logan Circle resident with three children in D.C. public schools, had reasoned opinions on tax and spending issues. He was even familiar with a recent court ruling limiting the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s ability to discipline misbehaving licensees. While we did not agree with him on every issue, we were very impressed by his reasoning and his knowledge of some of the arcane issues likely to come before the council. We hope to see him as a candidate in the future.

The Current

Snow … then cherry blossoms … !

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s the week began, those of us in the local news world of television were gearing up for maybe the first real snow of the season. Other than those workers who get paid extra to plow, shovel and sand, the TV types in the city are the most enthusiastic when flakes begin to fall. But on Monday we also had our first taste of spring. And we liked it. It was bitter cold as the National Park Service announced that the peak period for this year’s cherry blossoms is expected to be the week of March 26. That’s about a week later than 2012. Apart from the heralding of spring, and the easy walk from my home, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival means big money to the city and suburbs. “To put it in perspective,” said D.C. Events CEO Greg O’Dell, “we see about a million people at the convention center on an annual basis. We actually get that in a two-week time period [for the cherry blossoms].” And over the course of the four-week festival, O’Dell told NBC4, “We’ll see over a million people — and that’s over $100 million in economic impact. It’s a really big deal for the city.” Despite the bitter wind on Monday, busloads of tourists already were streaming to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial that sits right on the fabled Tidal Basin. It was just a preview of what’s to come. Mayor Vincent Gray said he hoped that the battle over federal budget cutbacks would not discourage local visitors who might be worried about their jobs. “We hope, frankly, people will come out and be a part of the [festival] and take sequestration off your minds,” he said. That sounds like a good idea. ■ By the numbers. The National Park Service released statistics last week that showed the area’s federal parks are an economic engine even without the Cherry Blossom Festival boost. A report just released showed that in 2011 there were 44.5 million visitors to the national parks in the metropolitan Washington area. The report said those visitors spent $1.37 billion and supported about 17,000 jobs in our area. So welcome those tourists. We do, but we still laugh at the late comedian George Carlin’s take on tourists. “Why do we call it the ‘tourist season,’” he asked, “when we can’t shoot them?” ■ Another sign of spring. At the end of this month, the Washington Nationals will be back on the field at

the ballpark in Southeast. The championship team (isn’t that fun to read?) plays a charity exhibition against the New York Yankees on Friday, March 29. It opens the regular season at home the following Monday with a series against the Miami Marlins. ■ Sulaimon and scandal. After baseball and cherry blossoms, we’re sorry to bring up some unpleasantness to wrap up. The mayor clearly was enjoying himself at Monday’s festival event, but we poured cold water on his week. We reminded him that Wednesday was the second anniversary of the Sulaimon Brown scandal that has hung over his administration and clouded the many good things people say Gray is doing. Two years ago this week, The Washington Post’s Nikita Stewart reported that Brown, a minor candidate for mayor, had told her that he had taken money from the Gray campaign in 2010 as a reward for attacking then-Mayor Adrian Fenty on the campaign trail. U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen began his investigation almost immediately thereafter. It’s been a burgeoning criminal investigation into a much bigger “shadow” campaign for Gray that spent about $650,000 to help elect him. Some key Gray operatives have pleaded guilty; others are still facing potential charges. The mayor himself said early on that he had done nothing wrong, but in more recent months, he has simply declined to comment. Some citizens think the two-year investigation has gone on long enough, that Machen ought to bring charges or close up shop. But it’s not that easy. The investigation has ensnared businessman Jeffrey Thompson, whose network of campaign giving and city contracts dates well before Gray’s campaign for mayor. It’s a complicated mess that only now is being unraveled. Thompson hasn’t been charged with any wrongdoing, and he hasn’t spoken even once publicly about the probe. At the cherry blossom event, Mayor Gray was wearing a spectacular pink tie for the happy occasion. Reminded of the unhappy anniversary coming up, he shook his head and said he wasn’t aware of the milestone. He really does try to keep the investigation zoned out of his time as mayor. Whether or not he runs again, he wants to be remembered as a good mayor. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Notebook

Letters to the Editor Metro construction memories still fresh

As a 92-year-old Washingtonian who has lived in what is now the Old Woodley Park Historic District since 1966, I would like to make some comments in response to Susan Ikenberry’s Feb. 20 letter. Her claim that locals did not block the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority from building a Georgetown Metro station may be true. I have no knowledge of how effective Georgetowners’ opposition may have been, but I do remember that it was widespread and strong, based on the frequently expressed remark that “it would bring too many undesirables into Georgetown.” I specifically remember this because we in Woodley Park, who

were strongly lobbying for service to our neighborhood, felt that it would increase travel options significantly. Anyone wanting more details should check with architect Charles Szoradi, who lived in Woodley Park at the time and was responsible for the proposed name for our station including “Woodley Park” and not just “National Zoo.” It is regrettable, however, that officials chose the name “Woodley Park/National Zoo” and not the reverse. Richard E. Jones Woodley Park

Candidates forum didn’t help voters

Like many of my neighbors, I try to be an informed voter. On Feb. 28 I attended the Ward 3 Democrats’ forum for the seven candidates running for the at-large seat on the D.C. Council. Every candidate hoped to provide his or her proposals to improve the city, but they never

got the chance. The moderators, Tom Sherwood and Mark Segraves, asked questions irrelevant to the economic, educational and other challenges facing our city. On the rare occasions they posed relevant queries, the candidate had almost no time to deliver meaningful answers. It was difficult to understand the differences between the candidates. The moderators — both experienced journalists — could have helped inform voters by inquiring about essential challenges facing the city. For instance: What would be the first steps to improve the school system that have actually been proven successful elsewhere? Or: What additional reforms would enhance the ethical standards for city officials? For a better comparison between candidates, voters should review the questions posed by Let’s Choose DC (letschoosedc. com) and the candidates’ answers. Sherry Ettleson American University Park

The Current

Zoning process demands more public input VIEWPOINT thomas m. smith

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nder the supervision of Mayor Vincent Gray, the D.C. Office of Planning is proposing a radical overhaul of the city’s zoning regulations that will affect the quality of life for many generations of D.C. residents. The proposed rules will foster new growth and development in the city, including its residential neighborhoods. The regulations will discourage automobile use even in areas with limited public transportation; facilitate the expansion of institutions, such as universities, in residential neighborhoods; and limit input of neighborhood groups in the zoning process. The Office of Planning chose to roll out these new regulations to the public at a series of sales-type meetings — one in each ward — sandwiched around the Christmas holiday season. Many residents nonetheless turned out for the dog and pony show led by Office of Planning director Harriet Tregoning. But she and other agency officials were ill-prepared to outline how specific neighborhoods might be impacted by the new rules. Consequently, many groups have asked the agency to organize additional community meetings, so there might be a better understanding of the proposals. So far, the office is resisting such requests. Officials appear to want to minimize public scrutiny of their proposals while triggering a war-of-words between those who label themselves “smart growth� and others who support “limits to growth.� The majority of residents, who

Letters to the Editor ANC was misguided on important issues

I disagree with a number of decisions by the Glover Park advisory neighborhood commission that affect Cathedral Heights. The Glover Park project initiated by the commission changed the traffic pattern on Wisconsin Avenue not only from 34th Street to Calvert Street but north to Massachusetts Avenue. Parking spaces were confiscated along the avenue. The configuration of the avenue has resulted in a traffic mess. Restore Wisconsin Avenue to its original traffic patterns and return the lost parking spaces. The Feb. 27 Current had an article that the commission endorsed the controversial D.C. zoning code rewrite. This is troubling, especially the reduction of parking minimums or elimination of them. Parking minimums in new buildings in Cathedral Heights are especially essential since they are mostly highrises with lots of people requiring parking. D.C. is discriminatory in denying parking to some. D.C. is also biased in deciding who qualifies for residential parking permits. The building at the former Babe’s Billiards site will not provide parking or allow residential parking permits. The Central Union Mission condo conversion near Logan Circle will not provide building parking. D.C. concurs with these

care less about fitting into categories, would prefer answers to difficult questions that the Office of Planning refuses to provide. Tregoning’s agency seems largely indifferent to concerns that the new rules could radically alter the character of neighborhoods across the city. D.C. residents deserve more than sales meetings or pep rallies. We deserve meaningful forums where officials disseminate comprehensive information and encourage public input — especially before the D.C. Zoning Commission considers these changes formally later this year. Some D.C. Council members have tried to distance themselves from the looming zoning rewrite controversy. They argue that the council has nothing to do with zoning because the city’s charter reserves zoning decisions to the appointed Zoning Commission. Yet the council has oversight responsibility for the Office of Planning just like any other city agency. D.C. residents have a right to information that helps us understand more clearly what is being proposed and the Office of Planning’s assessment of the impact of the changes. Mayor Gray, who appointed Tregoning, could require her agency to convene meetings across D.C. to facilitate meaningful dialogue. The council should hold its own hearings examining the process that planners have followed to develop the recommendations. And finally, the mayor and council should jointly ask the Zoning Commission to delay consideration of the proposals until the public has been more fully engaged. Thomas M. Smith, a Spring Valley resident, is a member of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D.

decisions. But the new hotel, condos and other buildings at the former convention center site will provide parking. How can D.C. justify this when there is Metro access to Union Station, Reagan National Airport (and Dulles International Airport in the future), as well as buses, taxis and car and bike rentals nearby? It’s hypocritical. There was a lengthy letter in The Washington Post on Feb. 17 from the directors of the D.C. Office of Planning and Department of Transportation stating they have no intention of making parking scarce, but that’s exactly what’s happening by eliminating minimum parking in buildings and not providing residential parking permits to those requesting them. The discrimination shown by the D.C. government on parking is justification to cancel their rewrite of the zoning code. The letter also stated city officials want to provide affordable housing. That would be welcomed, but I see no signs of it. The Central Union Mission condos are priced at $419,900 to $849,900 (800- to 1,000-square-foot units). The convention center site condos are priced at $800,000 to $3,500,000 (700- to 3,000-square-foot units). Even the middle class cannot afford these prices, and you would not be getting much value considering the units’ size. Oofficials need to address the escalating cost of housing and provide affordable-housing options to its citizens. I also disagree with Glover Park’s vote to allow neighborhood

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corner stores. Stores already accessible on Wisconsin Avenue area sufficient. Adding stores in neighborhoods breeds crime. Patricia Senchur Cathedral Heights

Cheh shift welcome on Cafritz project

In response to Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s Viewpoint last week, I write regarding her dedication to the interests of her constituents in the controversy over the proposed building at 5333 Connecticut Ave. She has indeed supported the protesting neighbors, especially since Jan. 3, when 250 of them angrily attended a meeting that she tried to “postpone.â€? But prior to that meeting, Ms. Cheh’s attitude was clearly different, as revealed in a memo obtained under the D.C. Freedom of Information Act. On Dec. 29, reporting a conversation with Ms. Cheh, the chief of staff of the Office of Planning informed the agency’s director that Council member Cheh “understands the project is by-right and hopes to use the meeting to tamp down the ire by presenting the rules/factual information — but doesn’t expect agencies to do anything outside of what is required by this type of project.â€? Which, of course, is nothing. Ms. Cheh’s turnaround is greatly appreciated, and her continued support is most welcome. Daniel S. Greenberg

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TRAFFIC From Page 1 reduced to one lane during non-rush hours, is a particular problem, Evans said, noting everyday driving maneuvers often bring traffic to a standstill. Examples include when buses don’t pull completely into the far right lane, when cars stop to pull into street parking spaces, and when cars must wait for pedestrians to traverse the sidewalk in front of Whole Foods before pulling into the store’s parking garage. Several residents attending the meeting testified that gridlock heading north sometimes starts as far down as R Street. Evans and others argued that northbound Wisconsin carries too much traffic and never should have been reduced to one lane. Cheh acknowledged that congestion on the corridor needs to be fixed, but she also reminded meeting attendees that the project was initiated to make the Glover Park section of Wisconsin safer for pedestrians. The streetscape updates included wider sidewalks, improved lighting and crosswalks, and features to slow down speeding drivers. Cheh said she’s heard from many Glover Park residents who are in favor of the changes, so she’s looking at strategies that could improve the traffic problems while also keeping the new lane configuration in place. “I’ve asked the city to increase enforcement of traffic violations and to have tow trucks at the ready,� Cheh said at the meeting, referring to cars parked illegally on Wisconsin during rush hours. She has also asked the D.C. Department of Transportation to look at traffic counts, including at other peak times of the day like during school pickups. Concerns about the new lane configuration aren’t coming only from residents — some businesses are also

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Wisconsin Avenue traffic patterns changed from Whitehaven Parkway to Massachusetts Avenue.

feeling the impact. Joe Sternlieb, executive director of the Georgetown Business Improvement District, said he wants people to be able to get in and out of the neighborhood with as little friction as possible. “We’re fearful of people saying, ‘You know what, let’s not go to Georgetown tonight, let’s go to Bethesda,’â€? Sternlieb said. “That’s the worst of all possibilities in our mind since taxes and revenue would go outside the District.â€? But others said the project has brought benefits. “In general, people in Glover Park are pleased with the pedestrian safety plans that make it easier to cross the street,â€? said Glover Park advisory neighborhood commissioner Jackie Blumenthal. “There are problems, no one’s going to deny that. But we learned in Glover Park to ‌ work with DDOTâ€? to fix problems that arise. Cheh will be holding a public roundtable discussion on the issue on May 1 at the Wilson Building with the Transportation Department. In the meantime, Cheh has asked the agency to analyze traffic data and to find solutions. “I don’t want you to wait until May,â€? she told agency director Terry Bellamy at the meeting.

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Coolidge edges past Roosevelt for title By TODD BRADLEY

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Kory Cooley called it the biggest shot of his life. With Coolidge (22-6) and Roosevelt (25-3) knotted at 61 with 11 seconds left in the biggest game of the year, the junior stepped to the line and knocked down one of two free throws to give Coolidge the one-point lead. That proved to be enough. The Colts held on to defeat Roosevelt 62-61, winning their second-straight D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association championship Monday night. “That was the moment I’ve been dreaming of, and it’s why I shoot all those free throws in practice,” Cooley said. “It was unreal.” Cooley said his team gave him the confidence to make the shot despite being held scoreless for the game’s first three quarters. Though he’d scored 19 in a win over Roosevelt back on Feb. 12, he’d made only six in a loss to Roosevelt a month earlier. On Monday, it was important to step up when it count-

credited the spirited Coolidge crowd with making a difference for the game. “I never played in front of a crowd like this before,” he said. “There was a lot of energy from the sixth man. We just tried to stay focused and not let anything get to us.” Omar Roberts, the only returning starter from last year’s champion-

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Coolidge defeated Ward 4 rival Roosevelt to win its second-straight DCIAA championship Monday night.

“I knew the guys were behind me,” Cooley said. “It was the biggest shot of my life so far.” But the Colts might have had no chance at all if it weren’t for the inspired play of David Kadiri, who scored a game-high 20 points. Kadiri

ship team, scored 12 points in the victory. “It was great,” Roberts said. “We all worked together. This team fought hard just like the team last year. We’ve been going against Roosevelt for years, and these are the games we strive for.” Roosevelt didn’t go quietly, however. The Rough Riders were led by Mike Warren (17 points), Johnnie Shuler (16 points) and Jibreel Faulkner (10 points). Warren knocked down three 3-pointers, and Shuler made seven of eight free throws. Despite losing the championship game, Roosevelt will be the No. 1 seed in the D.C. State Athletic Association inaugural tournament this weekend. The eight-team, threeround tournament replaces the City Title, and Roosevelt will take on National Collegiate Thursday at 6 p.m. If the Rough Riders win, they’ll face Coolidge in the semifinals for the fourth time this season. Coolidge will enter the state tournament as the No. 4 seed, which pits the Colts against Perry Street Prep.

After strong tourney run, Wilson girls fall to Woodson for championship

By TODD BRADLEY Current Correspondent

Wilson’s varsity girls basketball team fell behind early to D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association power H.D. Woodson on Monday night, and the squad wasn’t able to climb back. The Tigers trailed 20-6 after the first quarter and 38-13 after the second, and ended up los-

ing 81-29 to Woodson. It was the eighthstraight league title for Woodson, which improved to 22-8 on the season as four of its players scored in double figures. For Wilson, it was a disappointing end to an impressive tournament run. The Tigers were a perfect 10-0 during DCIAA play this season, and defeated McKinley (51-12) and Ballou (43-29) with relative ease in the first two

rounds of the tournament before losing the championship. Mercedes Suarez scored a team-high 13 points for the Tigers in the finals. But it wasn’t the team’s last shot at a title for the season. This weekend, Wilson will be competing in the D.C. State Athletic Association’s eight-team tournament. The Tigers will enter the tournament as the No. 8 seed, which pits them against Cesar Chavez,

the No. 1 seed. Chavez is 18-1 on the season, but its only loss came to Anacostia, which Wilson beat by 24 points. The Tigers are seen as likely to pull off a victory and advance to a second-round date to rematch with H.D. Woodson, if the Warriors defeat Ballou as expected. The state tournament’s championship will be decided Monday at the Verizon Center.

BOATHOUSE: Despite agency’s stance, Jack’s still plans to open for season, owner says

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But Simkin’s attorney, Charles Camp, argues that the eviction and press announcement from the Park Service is in contempt of a court order he obtained from a judge on Feb. 19 that ordered the agency not to take any action against Jack’s Boathouse until after March 31. Camp filed an emergency motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Sunday. The dispute over Jack’s Boathouse began in December, after the Park Service found that Simkin did not technically have a lease with the agency. Simkin had taken over Jack’s Boathouse after his business partner — and son of the original owner — died about four years ago, but the lease did not automatically transfer in name over to Simkin, according to the Park Service. In January, the agency invited

vendors to bid for a contract to run the waterfront boat rental facility currently occupied by Jack’s. Over the past month, a panel of Park Service officials from different offices and regions reviewed the bids for the concessions contract, according to agency spokesperson Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles. In the notice to vacate, regional director Stephen Whitesell said the Park Service is not in violation of the Feb. 19 court decision, as it is not proposing to take any action against Jack’s until after March 31. But Camp argued that the letter of eviction counts as an action against Simkin and should be withdrawn, as should the agency’s news release announcing the selection of a new vendor. Anzelmo-Sarles said the Park Service does not believe it is in violation of any agreement, and that the motion is “unfounded.”

Jack’s Boathouse, located at 3500 K St., has provided boat rentals and storage since 1945. In 1985, D.C. transferred jurisdiction of certain Georgetown waterfront property — including the Jack’s site — to the National Park Service. The rental business has since leased the property on a month-to-month basis from the Park Service — an unusual practice for the agency, which mostly allows vendors to operate on its land through concessions contracts. The goal, said Anzelmo-Sarles, is to offer continuous and uninterrupted boat rentals and storage in Jack’s location — a task for which B&G Outdoor Recreation will be ideal, she said. The vendor, also known as “Boating in Boston,” operates six kayak, canoe, pedal and rowboat rentals in the Boston area, three of which are located in Massachusetts state parks. B&G is a veteran-owned com-

pany with two full-time employees and 40 part-time employees, according to a written statement by B&G Outdoor Recreation president Michael Aghajanian, and it also promotes boating activities for people with disabilities. But Simkin said the Park Service has “jumped the gun” with the new contract and eviction notice. A court battle with the agency could take years to sort out, he said, and in the meantime he plans to continue business as usual at Jack’s. The facility reassembled its dock last weekend, has ordered new boats and is currently looking to expand from 27 employees to 32. “We are definitely opening,” Simkin said. “It’s unfortunate that the Park Service’s shenanigans are still up.” Simkin said he plans to start operations at Jack’s within the next couple of weeks. He also questioned whether B&G

would be able to handle the volume of visitors at the Georgetown waterfront site. According to its website, B&G now serves 20,000 customers at five locations, and has about 200 boats. Simkin estimates that Jack’s Boathouse served around 72,000 visitors last year, and has more than 300 boats. “The NPS is confident that B&G will provide a high quality experience to neighborhood users, Washingtonians and visitors to Rock Creek Park,” Anzelmo-Sarles responded in an email. Simkin did not bid on the Park Service’s concessions contract because he said he was concerned that it would force him to waive any rights he may have to the property, and that the process would force him to bid against his own business. A judge is expected to review the motion and any responses from the Park Service on Wednesday.

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Spotlight on Schools Aidan Montessori School

On Feb. 22, Aidan’s upper elementary class had a field trip to the Imagination Stage. We saw “Anime Momotaro,” adapted from the traditional Japanese folk tale about a boy named “Momotaro,” or peach boy. Momotaro fought mean ogres with some animals along the way. He learned about responsibility and the power of friendship. Anime is a Japanese cartoon with colorful art, lots of background sounds and unique noises. People stomped their feet, clapped their hands and someone in the sound booth made loud background sounds that made the performers look like they were angry. We interviewed Eva Sophia Shimanski, a sixth-grader, who said she liked the show a lot. Her favorite part was when they sang “Banzai,” a cheerful song in Japan that means “you will live for 10,000 years.” Performers sang the song and the audience sang five times clapped their hands five times and moved head back and forth. Next, we interviewed Edvin Leijon, a fifth-grader, who thought the show was very fun and its costumes were very creative and neat. We all had a lot of fun! — Alana Hodge and Alexandra Bullock, fifth-graders

British School of Washington

At our school we learn by exploring what happens in our daily lives. For example, money and trade is our International Primary Curriculum topic this term, so our teacher asked us to get into groups and create a company to compete for the end of topic award. My team decided to create a cupcake company called Octopus. The other teams were called British Bakery, Sweet Life and Creamies, Flaming Frog and Phoenix Desserts. Our first task was to create a poster, which would be the company’s logo. Our poster was an octopus hugging a cupcake. The next big mission was to do market research, so we had to play spy and find out what our competitors are doing. We were very disappointed to learn that there are hundreds of cupcake companies in the U.S., which meant that it would be very challenging to be successful with our new little company. Then we had to decide which flavors to produce, how much each cupcake would cost, how many stores we would open and what packaging we would offer. The most popular flavor was “octopus delight”, a chocolate chip cupcake with a free octopus toy inside. Unfortunately our team did not win the first prize, but we tried hard and learned that winning is not everything in life. — Mathias Cerisola, Year 4 St. Louis (third-grader)

Edmund Burke School

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create the ideas, and run the clubs themselves. Students also get to meet new friends in different grades just by trying out new clubs. We are both dancers, so it’s a great time for the two of us to show each other new things and catch up. Even though school is for learning, it’s always nice to have a little time to learn while having fun. During clubs we get to spend time with our friends and teach each other new things! Students who start new clubs need a sponsor, who is usually a teacher. Sponsors also come to the club every cycle and supervise us. A cycle is a seven-day period with each day a different color. On every green day we have clubs. The many options include a dancing club (which we run), a movie club and a smoothie club. There are also diversity and language clubs that meet at a different time in the cycle. Many sixth-grade girls are in the dancing club. We make videos of us dancing to our favorite songs. Each person gets a chance to choreograph a verse of the song, and then we teach each other the new parts. When we started the club, we had just a few people, but we soon grew. This is a great opportunity to just be yourself and have fun! — Kayla Markus and Eva Gondelman, sixth-graders

The Field School

It was a busy week at school, the highlight being a middle school science expo on Tuesday night. Each grade did a different project. The sixth-graders split up into small groups, with each choosing a different part of nutrition on which they became an expert. The groups included fat, protein, starch, water, salt, Vitamin C and more. The parents watched each group make a presentation of five to 10 minutes. Seventh-graders each formed a hypothesis and performed a test to try to prove it. The eighth-graders did research on inventors, with each student taking on the role of a museum curator to create an exhibit about their subject. Also last week, middle schoolers chose a spring sport. Sixth-graders chose either track and field or PE, while seventh- and eighth-graders had more options, including tennis. In sixth-grade history we started a minimum-wage simulation, learning that the federal minimum wage is $7.25 and in D.C. it’s $8.25. In the simulation, each student had a job. For example, some had to draw an outline of a car or color in the roofs of a house. If you could draw or color 20 of them in five minutes, that was equivalent to 40 hours. If you finished before time was up, you could do another. The lesson we learned is that if you can work only one minimum-wage job, at the end of the week you are much more

likely to be in debt. — Adam Bressler, Revbekah Trigo and Jack MacIsaac, sixth-graders

Georgetown Day School

Those gleaming and bright eyes, those muscular and powerful legs, and don’t forget about those green antennae. No, this is not the description of a grasshopper — this is a Mighty Hopper! USA Today has named the Mighty Hoppers a candidate for the “Most Unique High School Mascot” in America. USA Today editors selected five schools from each state, and the District of Columbia, to enter a national competition. Voters will make their selections online for the best mascot in each state to advance to the next round. The Mighty Hoppers will face the Bell Griffins, the Cardozo Clerks, the McKinley Tech Phoenix and the Roosevelt Rough Riders. Visit usatodayhss.com to vote! In a spring 2002 edition of “Georgetown Days,” now-retired science teacher Max Elias told how the mascot came to be. For a school auction in the 1970s, he crafted a sculpture of a cow, a catfish and a grasshopper. A few other grasshopper sculptures and weather vanes were donated, bought and created over the years, and in the late 1980s when Georgetown Day added a high school, the grasshopper was a natural choice. During the years following, some students pushed to change the school’s mascot to something more fierce and intimidating. In response, The Washington Post began to refer to our sports teams as the “Mighty Hoppers.” Voilà! Our mascot was born. — Carlton Marshall II, 11th-grader

Key Elementary

Key School is in the final stages of its playground/outdoor space redevelopment. This April is the projected groundbreaking, and everyone is very excited! In the meantime the Key School PTA has purchased creative play blocks made by Imagination Playground and brought them to our school gym. Key is one of the several playgrounds in D.C. that have these blocks as a way to encourage children to exercise and use their creative minds, even indoors. Imagination Playground blocks are made of blue foam. Blocks range in size and shape. There are large rectangular blocks, round circles, ramps and connecting pieces. Students love Imagination Playground. “I like the blocks because they are a life-size version of the building blocks I grew up with. The marble run is my favorite,” said Paola Trinh, fifth-grader. At any time, you can see students building structures, marble runs, houses, rocket ships and rafts. The blocks allow students to imagine and create with endless possibilities. “The blocks are a safe, fun way to help kids be creative and inventive in their play,” said third-grade See Dispatches/Page 13

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Maret School

Chinese New Year represents prosperity and giving. Kwan Yin, goddess of prosperity, and the emperor helped create it. In the first grade we learned ways to have good luck for the coming year. You should always wear red on the first day of the Chinese New Year because red scares away bad luck. Do not take a shower or a bath on this day because it will wash away the good luck. There is a parade with lots of noise and fireworks. The dragon leads the parade because he scares off all the bad luck. Some of the

other animals are the snake, horse, rooster, tiger, sheep, dog, rat, pig, ox, hare and monkey. This is the year of the snake. If you are born in the year of the snake, you are respected for your wisdom. Our first-grade classmates were mostly born in the years of the rooster or the dog. Roosters are proud and confident. Dogs are loyal and honest. In honor of the Chinese New Year, parents and grandparents give children money in red pockets. Sometimes the dollar bills have the number eight on them for luck. The words “Gung Hey Fat Choy� mean “Happy New Year� in Cantonese. When the children receive red pockets with these words, they say “do jeh,� for “thank you.� — Ms. Tomasi-Carr’s first-graders

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Powell Elementary

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SW WATERFRONT $455,000 READY FOR MOVE-IN! Big 3BR/2BA Condo w/parquet wood flrs, updtd kit, spacious living and dining areas and a balcony that extends the length of the unit. Concierge, fitness and party rooms on site. Waterfront, shopping, restaurants and 2 METRO stations are .5 mile away. Umekki Curry 202-415-8982 Chevy Chase Office 202-363-9700 WALDORF $289,500 IMMACULATE, bright, open and spacious 3BR, 2.5BA split level with summer porch off KIT, privacy fenced backyard. Sandra Connor 202-277-0897 Friendship Hts Office 301-652-2777 WESLEY HTS $329,000 NEW PRICE! Fantastic views from this spacious 2 BR, 2 BA Condo featuring a wall of windows overlooking beautiful parkland. Full service building close to shopping, restaurants, transportation and Am Univ. FREE GARAGE PARKING for 1 year from Feb. 2013 to Feb 2014. Margaret McLaughlin 202-297-3914 Chevy Chase Office 202-363-9700

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yellow bungalow is carried through to the home’s interior, which has the classic elements one might expect, like original hardwood floors, woodwork and a fireplace that all create a warm environment. This three-bedroom home on 615 Van Buren St. is listed for $574,555. The inviting atmosphere begins with the home’s deep front porch, which features a bench swing on one end and two rocking chairs on the other. The entryway opens to the living room, which stretches out before a large wood-burning fireplace with brick mantelpiece. The room flows into the adjacent rectangular dining room, which is large enough for a table that could comfortably seat 10 or more guests. The main level features an abundance of windows that include period details and flood the space with natural light. The kitchen is connected to both

the dining room and the living room, creating a circular floor plan that helps make entertaining easy. The wide galley kitchen has been recently updated with granite countertops. Glass and wood cabinetry features new hardware that’s reminiscent of the home’s original style. A multicolored tile backsplash brings a unique flair to the space, and several windows, including a large one over the sink, add to the room’s brightness. Just beyond the dining room is a small enclosed space that could be used as a den or office. An exterior door here (as well as another in the kitchen) leads to a hidden gem on the property: its backyard. The back porch can accommodate a small seating area, and a trellis installed on one side of the porch creates a bit of privacy between the neighboring properties while also adding another green element. The landscaped backyard includes a large stone patio — a perfect spot for outdoor dining. The tranquil environment is accentuated by a stonewall and birdbath as well as an espalier on the side fence. Kids will enjoy playing in a small treehouse hidden in the backyard. As a benefit for the adults, the property features a detached one-car

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This three-bedroom, two-bath Van Buren Street home is priced at $574,555. garage, which opens to the back alley. Back inside, the home’s three bedrooms can be found on the second level. The master features a set of three windows that face the treelined street. A connecting second bedroom could easily be used as a nursery. Overlooking the backyard is the home’s third bedroom. Each bedroom has its own deep closet, which are all sizable for a home of this age. Off the center hallway is a full bath with custom glass tile work in sea blues and greens. The home’s lower level has been fully finished and features a sepa-

rate side entrance. It’s currently used as a family room, kitted out with a flat-screen TV, large sofa and bookcases filled with board games and reading materials. The space could be converted into a guest suite, particularly with a full bath on this level. There’s also a large separate laundry room that doubles as a workshop, with a workbench and loads of tools and home-improvement supplies lining the walls. Several storage closets on this level provide ample space for tucking away seasonal items.

The home is located within walking distance of the Takoma Metro station, as well as the neighborhood library and recreation center, which features playgrounds, tennis courts and an Olympic-size indoor pool. This three-bedroom, two-bath property at 615 Van Buren St. is offered for $574,555. For more information contact David Getson of the Mandy & David Team at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at 202-557-5411 or team@mandyanddavid.com.

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Northwest Real Estate ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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At the commission’s Feb. 25 meeting: â– commission chair David Bender announced that of the six establishments with liquor licenses within the commission’s boundaries, five require license renewals this year: Veritas Wine Bar, Pines of Florence, Washington Courtyard by Marriott, The Churchill Hotel and Russia House, which is the only establishment with a settlement agreement with the commission. â– commissioner Eric Lamar announced that the L’Enfant Trust, a District preservation nonprofit, has not yet received a request from the owners of 2130 Bancroft Place to make major changes in their recently purchased house. The commission, at an earlier meeting, had opposed some of the changes, which require approval from the trust because it owns the property’s conservation easement. Carol Goldman, the trust’s president, wrote to Lamar that the trust had received communications from several local residents, but not from the owners. Thus, she wrote “at this time, there is nothing before the Trust for decision.â€? Neighbors of the affected property, she wrote, “want the trust to act as a court, to consider briefs and arguments from the parties, to write reasoned opinions to justify its decision ‌ . But the Trust is a nonprofit corporation, not a court, agency or public body. The easements it owns are not public property rights.â€? Goldman said the trust’s enforcement processes “do not provide for or require public participation.â€? Lamar had written Goldman asking the trust to help neighbors understand how existing conservation easements would protect the neighborhood. The easement allows the trust to approve changes “designed to make a building livable,â€? Lamar wrote, but “that rationale has no bearing here, since 2130 Bancroft is now — and has for 50 years — been occupied as a residence.â€? â– commissioners voted unanimously to support plans for Bike DC, scheduled for Sunday, May 12. If approved by the National Park Service, the event will close Rock Creek Parkway between Virginia and Massachusetts avenues from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. â– commission chair David Bender announced that the SheridanKalorama Historical Association will send a letter to Thailand Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon offering consulting help on needed repairs to the front wall of the chancery at 2300 Kalorama Road, which was damaged by a motorist. â– commission chair David Bender announced that local resident Marie Drissel was presented a “Humane Heroâ€? Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington Humane Society. The commission will meet at 7

Citizens Association of Georgetown

Please plan on joining us at the newly remodeled Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday, March 19, to hear Leslie Buhler, executive director of Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, speak about the war between the North and South as it played out in Georgetown. It’s truly a fascinating chapter of the Civil War story. At the time, Georgetown had more than 8,700 residents, including nearly 1,400 free and 577 enslaved African-Americans. While many of the inhabitants were wealthy, most were middle-class workers: shopkeepers, butchers, police, bakers, lawyers, carpenters and washerwomen. With the outbreak of war, most pro-Southern voices were quieted and distrust among neighbors was prevalent. Some fled south; others went to Baltimore and Philadelphia. Many of the people who left thought they would be back in a few weeks when the hostilities ended. Officers and soldiers engulfed Georgetown. Soldiers were bivouacked behind houses and in camps on farms just north of Georgetown. The neighborhood’s genteel atmosphere was shattered by the presence of 7,000 to 15,000 troops. The government turned several Georgetown houses and businesses into hospitals and morgues. Leslie will discuss the many familiar churches, buildings and houses of Georgetown that have a detailed and fascinating history from the Civil War. And she will tell the stories of numerous individuals — from Louisa May Alcott to Tudor Place’s own Britannia Peter Kennon (Martha Washington’s descendant and first cousin of Mrs. Robert E. Lee), who had to allow Union soldiers to be quartered at her home but did not permit the war to be discussed in her presence. Dirk Burghartz, the new general manager of the Four Seasons, will also be on hand to greet us in the hotel’s revitalized on-site meeting space. He’ll be able to tell us more about what’s happening at the Four Seasons, including the anxiously awaited new stand-alone wine bar ENO, located in two nearby town houses, which will tempt us with charcuterie, chocolates and wines by the glass. Please join us on Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. for a reception followed by Leslie Buhler’s presentation about the spies, conspirators, conflicts and changes the Civil War wrought in Georgetown. — Jennifer Altemus p.m. Monday, March 18, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ■Georgetown / cloisters Cloisters burleith / hillandale The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover

â– Glover Park / Cathedral heights

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Stoddert Elementary School and Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b. org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park â– 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 18, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, call 202-657-5725 or

visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â– spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall

Due to inclement weather, the commission has postponed its meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in Room B108, West Hall, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. A rescheduled date hasn’t yet been announced. Agenda items include: ■police report. ■community concerns. ■presentation by events coordinator Sandra Osborn-Peters on the 2013 Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 27. ■consideration of a public space application at 4624 Q St. to permit curbs, gutters and a porous driveway behind the sidewalk. ■consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application to permit expansion of an existing rear deck at 1609 44th St. ■consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application to permit a one-story, 60-square-foot addition connecting the house and pool house at 5063 Overlook Road. ■consideration of a public space application for paving and a new driveway at 5401 Hawthorne Place. ■discussion of D.C. Department of Transportation proposals for new traffic signals at Foxhall Road and W Street and at Dalecarlia Parkway

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Dupont – 1616 19th Street NW. Elegantly restored 1895 Victorian townhouse in the heart of Dupont Circle. High ceilings, crown moldings, pocket doors, shutters, sconces, period lamps, and 3 fireplaces. This townhouse has 3 units: 3BR w/2.5BA, junior 1BR w/1BA, and studio w/1BA. Steps from boutiques, cafes, restaurants, clubs, the Philips Collection Museum & 1/2 block to Dupont Circle Metro. $1,950,000 Shafiq Hirani 202.290.1055 CBMove.com

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Palisades – 5314 MacArthur Boulevard NW. 4 Br 3.5 Baths gorgeous residence tastefully renovated with plaster moldings, two working fireplaces, heated bathroom floors, flagstone patio. Wonderful entertaining space and proportioned rooms. $1,200,000

Takoma – 615 Van Buren Street NW. Charming 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom bungalow with original hardwoods and natural light throughout. Living room with fireplace, large dining room, updated kitchen & bonus den. Finished basement with workshop. Rear yard and garage parking. $574,555

Mandy Mills and David Getson 202.425.6417 CBMove.com/DC8015187

Edward Poutier 202.421.8650 Stewart Coleman 202.841.2936 CBMove.com/DC8019389

Mandy Mills and David Getson 202.425.6417 CBMove.com/DC8019248

Georgetown – 3030 K Street NW #201. Stunningly re-built/renovated 2BR/2.5BA at Washington Harbour. Three balconies, two fireplaces, high-end kitchen, marble baths, all new windows. 24hr service/security, rooftop pool, extra storage. GARAGE PARKING. Stroll along the river walk, and get your morning coffee at Starbucks, right outside your front door. $1,495,000 Marin Hagen 202.257.2339 CBMove.com/DC8004169

Kalorama – 2001 Columbia Road NW #B. Supreme location! Over 2,400 sq ft of elegant living on 4 levels! Gracious living room with fireplace, separate dining room, L-shaped kitchen, private patio, 3 large bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, den/media room, laundry room + secure parking. $1,295,000

H Street Corridor – 730 11th Street NE #402. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom in fantastic location, just ½ block from some of the best restaurants and nightlife in the city. Open and modern w/ recessed lighting, hardwood floors and wood-burning fireplace. W/D. Central A/C. $349,555 Mandy Mills and David Getson 202.425.6417 CBMove.com/DC8019232

Bethesda 301.718.0010 Dupont 202.387.6180

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Capitol Hill 202.547.3525 Georgetown 202.333.6100

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Glover Park – 3817 Davis Place NW, Unit 6. Immaculate, sunlit 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom corner unit w/beautiful hardwood floors & fireplace. Low condo fee, pet friendly. Windows in every room (replaced in 2012). Floors, fridge & stove were redone/replaced in 2012. Walk to Whole Foods, Starbucks, etc. $285,000 Lenore Rubino 202.262.1261 CBMove.com/DC8006519

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array of retail outlets to a city underserved since the 1968 riots. “We left the definition loose,� Pascal said, urging the board to be more flexible. Under the board’s proposal, a “full service� grocery must sell a “full line� of at least four of five categories of food: unprocessed meat, poultry, and fish; fresh fruits and vegetables; breads, cereals and baked goods; dairy products; and/or

dry groceries. Further, 50 percent of retail space must be devoted to those categories, or a minimum of 6,000 square feet. Pascal said this change would have unintended consequences. “I think you’ll have trouble with Walmarts, and the city wants Walmarts,� he said. “You’re basically throwing out the baby with the bathwater.� CVS competitor Walgreens already has two B licenses it got

recently under the grocery exemption, for stores in the West End and Cleveland Park, with little controversy. But when the chain applied for a B license for its new two-story store in Van Ness, followed by an application by CVS for its new Woodley Park store, some nearby residents cried foul. Those residents got the ear of Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, who demanded that the alcohol board clarify who qualifies for the “full service grocery� exception. She got backing from the full council to suspend processing of Class B applications in the meantime. At the hearing, Walgreens district manager Rick Conner said the proposed rule was “directly targeted� at

his firm. “The business model for our stores requires adult beverages,� he said, but Walgreens probably can’t meet the new shelf space rules, “hindering� its expansion in the city. Applying the rule retroactively is particularly unfair, Conner added. Walgreens is about to open a new “flagship� store in Chinatown, but will now be forced to transfer its B license from the West End outlet to the new store because of the uncertainty. “There’s no citywide crisis or emergency,� he said, “just a curveball being thrown at us at the end.� Gary Cha, owner of Yes! Organic Market, agreed there’s a need for clear definitions “to prevent drug, or even hardware stores, from selling liquor.� But the board didn’t include

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frozen foods and canned goods in its categories, or specify whether storage, food preparation space, even the aisles, would count as retail space. Trader Joe’s, too, is now wondering whether its stores could meet the “full serviceâ€? criteria to sell wine, attorney Stephen O’Brien said. “It never occurred to us that someone would say Trader Joe’s is not a full service grocery, but these narrow definitions may be hard to meet,â€? he said. And what about Walmart, Target and Costco, which offer a large array of food but devote more than half their space to non-food items? “If [city officials] want superstores, they’re gonna have to find a way to get them a license,â€? Pascal said. Meanwhile, residents pushing to keep the drugstore chains out of the wine and beer business offered a simpler solution. “You know it when you see it,â€? said Karen Perry, a Van Ness advisory neighborhood commissioner. “You walk into the Giant. You can buy toilet paper, steak, a piece of fish, ‌ apples, oranges, pears, a head of lettuce, a cucumber.â€? “There’s already a definition of full service groceryâ€? in D.C. code, observed Kalorama Citizens Association president Denis James, reading it for the record: a store whose “primary business is the sale of a full range of fresh, canned and frozen food items,â€? with sale of alcohol less than 15 percent of gross receipts. “Why mess with success?â€? he said. Also, James added, the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration “regulates alcohol, not bread. Why not limit the percent of shelf space for alcohol? ABRA investigators shouldn’t be measuring the corn flakes.â€? The alcohol board must finalize its rule this month, then submit it to the D.C. Council for approval.

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Wednesday march 6 Concerts ■Sousou and Maher Cissoko — winners of the “Best Newcomer� prize at the 2010 Swedish Folk and World Music Gala, and “Band of the Year� at the 2011 event — will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Members of Heartbeat, an organization for young Israeli and Palestinian musicians, will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Atrium, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. 202-885-1000. Discussions and lectures ■Mara Cherkasky will discuss “Mount Pleasant: An Historical Overview.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. ■A panel of education experts will discuss “Gender and Sexuality Diversity.� 7 to 9 p.m. $10. Lowell School, 1640 Kalmia Road NW. lowellschool.org. ■Rebecca Gale will discuss her novel “Trying.� 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. ■Susan Orlins will discuss her book “Confessions of a Worrywart: Husbands, Lovers, Mothers, and Others.� 7 p.m. Free. West End Library, 1101 24th St. NW. 202724-8707. ■Mohsin Hamid will discuss his novel “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■The DC Independent Film Festival

Events Entertainment will open with a screening of Gillian Willman’s film “The New Woman: Annie ‘Londonderry’ Kopchovsky� and Sergio Morkin’s film “Los Ginger Ninjas.� 6 to 8 p.m. $12. Burke Theater, U.S. Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. dciff-indie.org. The festival will continue through Sunday with screenings and other events at various venues. ■The Human Rights Watch Film Series will screen Annie Goldson’s film “Brother Number One,� about the death of New Zealander Rob Hamill’s brother at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. 7 p.m. $7.52 to $10.34. West End Cinema, 2301 M St. NW. 202-419-3456. ■The Avalon Docs series will feature David McMahon, Sarah Burns and Ken Burns’ 2012 film “The Central Park Five,� about innocent young men scapegoated for a heinous crime. 8 p.m. $11.50; $9 for students; $8.75 for seniors; $8.50 for ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-9666000. Thursday, March 7

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Class ■Capital Area Asset Builders will host a workshop on estate planning as part of a series on personal finance. 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Suite 201, 1444 I St. NW. 202-4191440, ext. 109. Concerts ■The Brown Bag Concert Series will feature pianist Ralitza Patcheva and violinist Yuri Popov performing works by Rieding and Schubert. Noon. Free. Auditorium A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Pianist Tim Whalen will perform jazz selections as part of the “First Thursdays @ First Church� series. 5:30 p.m. Free.

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First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. 202-628-4317. ■Nanook, one of the best-known bands in Greenland, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■As part of the fourth annual Atlas Intersections Festival, Andrea Wood will perform American soul, Motown and LatinCaribbean music. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kogod Lobby, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The festival will continue through Sunday. ■The National Symphony Orchestra, Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, guest vocalists and the University of Maryland Concert Choir will perform works by Mahler, Schubert and Mozart. 7 p.m. $10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■Danish jazz vocalist Caroline Henderson will perform. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $25. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma, one of the Arab world’s leading soloists on lute, will perform with his Al-Oyoun Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6331000. Discussions and lectures ■Psychiatry professor Anne Speckhard will discuss her book “Talking to Terrorists� and her experience examining the psychosocial motivations of militants, hostagetakers and suicide bombers. 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. ■Paul Adamson, editor in chief and founding publisher of E!Sharp, and Wade Jacoby, fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, will discuss whether the United Kingdom is likely to leave the European Union. 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW. eventbrite.com/event/5614631514. ■Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, will discuss his book “The Great Convergence: Asia, the West and the Logic of One World.� 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rome Building Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. rbwashington@jhu.edu. ■Art historian, critic and curator Monica Kupfer will discuss “Gender and Geography: Women Artists From Panama.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center, Inter-American Development Bank, 1330 New York Ave. NW. 202-623-3558. ■Author Edward Bonekemper will discuss “The Civil War’s Unheralded Hero: George Henry Thomas.� 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Ellen Wiley Todd, associate professor of art history at George Mason University, will discuss “The Hudson River School: Art, History, Science, and National Identity.�

4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. kline@american.edu. ■Cara Gabriel will perform her onewoman show “I Am the Gentry,� about the gentrification of H Street. 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Lab 1, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■Choreographer Helanius J. Wilkins and his Edgeworks Dance Theater will perform a dance program about personal identity. 9:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Sprenger Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

Thursday, march 7 â– Concert: Slovenia’s 35-member Perpetuum Jazzile will perform pop, soul, funk, swing, bossa nova and gospel music. 8 p.m. $25 to $35. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st. St. NW. 202-994-6800. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â– Charles C. Mann will discuss his book “1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created.â€? 7 p.m. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5221. â– Artist Inka Essenhigh will discuss “Cartoons and Myths: Reviving Pan and Diana for the 21st Century.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-8490. â– Sam Lipsyte will discuss his second collection of short stories, “The Fun Parts.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– U.S. State Department historian Lindsay Krasnoff will discuss her book “The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958-2010.â€? 7 p.m. $8 to $12. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â– Historian and translator Douglas Smith will discuss his book “Former People: The Final Days of Russian Aristocracy,â€? preceded by a tour of the Hillwood mansion and special exhibit. Tour at 6 p.m.; lecture at 7 p.m. $20; $7 for students. Reservations required. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. Film â– The DC Independent Film Festival will feature the world premiere of Jane Clark’s film “Meth Head.â€? A question-andanswer session with the director and cast will follow. 8:15 p.m. $15. Burke Theater, U.S. Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. dciff-indie.org. Meetings â– The Mystery Book Group will discuss “The Invisible Onesâ€? by Stef Penney. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. â– The Graphic Novel Book Club will discuss “The Wonderful World of Oz.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Performances â– The Motley Fool Radio Show will host a live recording of its weekly broadcast, featuring a discussion of the week’s top business and investing stories. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University,

Special events ■“Phillips After 5� will feature gallery talks, performances, fashion, food and drinks spotlighting the Philippines, the homeland of artist and collector Alfonso Ossorio. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $12; $10 for seniors and students. Reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■The Austrian Cultural Forum will host a celebration of International Women’s Day with wine, poetry readings and music. 7 p.m. $40. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. Sporting event ■The Washington Capitals will play the Florida Panthers. 7 p.m. $44 to $365. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-3977328. Friday, March 8

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Class â– Stacy Palatt of Elements Fitness & Wellness Center will lead a class on “Meditation for Relaxationâ€? as part of the Glover Park Village’s monthly “Friday Freefor-Allâ€? series. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. info@gloverparkvillage.org. Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert of works by Haydn, Bruch, Stanford and DvorĂĄk. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■“Arts@Middayâ€? will feature soprano Joan Phalen performing songs that trace Mary’s journey from jubilant young mother at the crèche to anguished witness at the Cross. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. â– The Danish National Girls’ Choir will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs and her trio will perform a mix of Brooklyn and Reykjavik jazz. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $25. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The Embassy Series will present a concert by Sri Lankan vocalist, percussionist and composer Jananath Warakagoda. 7:30 p.m. $110. Residence of the Sri Lankan Ambassador, 2503 30th St. NW. 202-625-2361. Discussions and lectures â– Ten years after the Columbia space shuttle tragedy, a panel of astronauts and aerospace experts will discuss the subsequent investigation and its impact on the human space exploration program. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Continental Ballroom, Marvin Center, See Events/Page 21

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â– Ismail Serageldin, director of Egypt’s national library, will discuss “The Knowledge Revolution and the Future of Libraries.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-1737. â– Ayana Mathis will discuss her novel “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,â€? about a young Philadelphia mother in the 1920s. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films â– As part of the Nordic Cool 2013 festival, the Kennedy Center will screen the Norwegian film “All That Matters Is Past,â€? about a love triangle involving two brothers, at 6 p.m.; and the Danish film “Marie Krøyer,â€? about a married woman who falls in love with a Swedish composer during a trip to Sicily, at 9 p.m. $8 per screening. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â– A Women’s History Month classic film festival will feature William Wyler’s 1938 film “Jezebel,â€? starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda. 6:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-6331000. â– The Korean Film Festival DC will feature Yoon Jong-bin’s 2012 movie “Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â– The Alliance Française will screen Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s 2010 film “Un Homme qui crie,â€? about a former swimming champion living in an unstable Chad. 7 p.m. $4 to $6. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â– The DC Independent Film Festival will present Peter Swanson’s 2012 film “Let There Be Light,â€? about artists Rowan LeCompte and Dieter Goldkuhle as they made their last great window for

Washington National Cathedral. 7:30 p.m. $22. Perry Auditorium, Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. dciff-indie.org. Performances â– The In Series will present “Berlin to Broadway With Kurt Weill, a Musical Voyage,â€? featuring a cast led by D.C. cabaret artist Sally Martin. 8 p.m. $19 to $38. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. â– Pianist Vijay Iyer, spoken word performer Mike Ladd and poet and veteran Maurice Decaul will perform “Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Projectâ€? — a “documentary concertâ€? about what it means for American soldiers of color to return home from war. 8 p.m. $25 to $38. Lang Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The performance will repeat Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Special event â– Glover Park Village will host a “Friends, Fun & Foodâ€? get-together with games and potluck-style refreshments. 4 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. info@gloverparkvillage.org. March 9 Saturday, Saturday march 9 Children’s programs ■“Saturday Morning at the Nationalâ€? will feature the Bog Band and the Shannon Dunne Dance Company in a St. Patrick’s Day performance. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets required. Helen Hayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. â– Belgian author and artist Catherine Pineur will tell stories and lead an art workshop for children and their parents. 10:30 a.m. to noon. $20 to $35. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming

Ave. NW. francedc.org. Classes and workshops ■Lorella Brocklesby, adjunct professor of humanities at New York University, will lead a class on “Edwardian England: Grandeur, Scandals, and Servants.� 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. ■A hands-on workshop will explain how to care for your orchids in order to get more flowers. 10:30 a.m. to noon. $20 to $25; reservations required. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. Concerts ■The Adult Music Student Forum will perform a piano concert featuring works from Beethoven to Joplin. 3 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Finnish musician Wimme will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Danish pianist and composer Jacob Anderskov will perform jazz music. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $25. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Washington Performing Arts Society will present jazz singer Gretchen Parlato as part of the Sessions @ Sixth performance series. 8 p.m. $30. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202785-9727. ■Pianist Michael Adcock will perform works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Berg and Barber. 8 p.m. Free. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-320-2770. Discussions and lectures ■Minnesota psychologist Mark Traxler will discuss learning to weave when far removed from traditional weaving cultures. 10:30 a.m. Free. Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-667-0441, ext. 64.

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â– Scholar Electa Arenal will discuss Sor Juana InĂŠs de la Cruz, Mexico’s first major poet and playwright — and the face on the 200-peso bill. 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. â– The Urban Fiction Spring Author Series will feature a talk by Brandi Forte, author of “Dream.â€? 2 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. â– Royal Dramatic Theatre director Stefan Larsson will discuss his production of “Fanny and Alexanderâ€? and the process of turning film into theater. 2 p.m. $10. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â– Artist Ben Durham will discuss his art, which melds images and words to portray lives gone awry. 2 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. â– Marione Ingram will discuss her memoir “The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, From a Survivor of the Holocaust.â€? 3 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â– Aaron Dixon will discuss his book “My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain.â€? 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. â– Tracy Thompson will discuss her book “The New Mind of the South,â€? about the changing demographics of the southern United States. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Film â– A Women’s History Month classic film festival will feature Irving Rapper’s 1942 film “Now, Voyager,â€? at 1:30 p.m.; and Vincent Sherman’s 1944 film “Mr. Skeffington,â€? at 6:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-6331000. Special events â– Friends of Pierre and the Society of See Events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 21 the Cincinnati will celebrate the 222nd anniversary of Pierre L’Enfant’s arrival in Washington with hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a viewing of the exhibit “Pierre L’Enfant’s Vision for the American Republic.� 6 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■DC Sail will present a talk by NBC commentator Gary Jobson, who will discuss the history of the America’s Cup sailing competition and predict who will win this summer’s event. A scotch tasting will precede the talk, and a book signing will follow. 6 p.m. $40. Capital Yacht Club, 1000 Water St. SW. 202-547-1250. ■A Psychic Fair will feature tarot cards, palmistry, psychometry, billets and more. 7 to 9:30 p.m. $20 per 15-minute session. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. 202-363-7106. Sporting events ■D.C. United will play Real Salt Lake. 7 p.m. $26 to $56. RFK Memorial Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 202-397-7328. ■The Washington Wizards will play the Charlotte Bobcats. 8 p.m. $10 to $475.

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Sunday march 10 Class â– A hands-on workshop will focus on “Three Unique and Easy-to-Grow Orchids for Your Home.â€? 2 to 3:30 p.m. $25 to $30; reservations required. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. Concerts â– The Danish National Girls’ Choir will perform. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. Great Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. â– The Marine Chamber Ensembles will perform works by Brahms, Prokofiev and Bach. 2 p.m. Free. John Philip Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-433-4011. â– The Left Bank Quartet, clarinetist Paul Cigan and pianist Audrey Andrist will perform works by Moravec, JanĂĄcek and

DvorĂĄk. 3 p.m. Free; tickets required. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-8490. â– The U.S. Air Force Orchestra will perform with country music legend Lee Greenwood. 3 p.m. Free. DAR Constitution Hall, 18th Street between C and D streets NW. 202-767-5658. â– The Washington Bach Consort will present “Honor and Remembrance,â€? a choral tribute to Bach and German composers. 3 p.m. $23 to $65. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. tickets.bachconsort.org. â– Not What You Think, a 12-person a cappella ensemble affiliated with the former Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, will perform pop, light jazz and folk songs. 3 to 4:30 p.m. $5 to $15. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. â– Pianist Yue Chu, winner of the 2012 Wideman International Piano Competition, will perform works by Beethoven and Liszt. 4 p.m. $20; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. â– Nebraska organist Michael Bauer will perform. 5:15 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Washington National Cathedral,

3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-2228. â– Danish designer Henrik Vibskov will discuss his work creating clothes for performers such as M.I.A., Kanye West and BjĂśrk. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jamâ€? session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522. â– The National Gallery of Art will present the premiere of “Hermitage Cats Save the Day,â€? a performance for children with music by Chris Brubeck based on the book “Anna and the Hermitage Catsâ€? by Mary Ann Allin. 6:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202842-6941.

■Directors Sara Johnsen, Fredrik Edfelt, Mads Matthiesen and Saara Cantell will talk about making Scandinavian films in a globalized world. 5 p.m. Free. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Commentator, conductor and composer Rob Kapilow will lead a “What Makes It Great?� seminar on Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony,� featuring a performance by the Peabody Chamber Orchestra. 6 p.m. $25. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202633-3030. ■Rona M. Fields will discuss her book “Against Violence Against Women: The Case for a Protected Class.� 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Discussions and lectures ■Librarian of Congress James Billington will discuss “The Library of Congress and the Future of the United States.� 10 a.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets NW. 202-347-8766. ■Mary Evelyn Tucker, senior lecturer and research scholar at Yale University, will discuss “Environmental Reconciliation.� 10:10 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202537-2228. ■ABC News veterans Martin Clancy and Tim O’Brien will discuss their book “Murder at the Supreme Court: Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases.� 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Emory University professor Sarah McPhee will discuss her book “Bernini’s Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini.� 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. ■Dr. Suleiman Alibhai, a low vision consultant at the National Eye Institute and Low Vision Learning Center director of the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington, will discuss “Open Your Eyes to Low Vision Rehabilitation — Get the Facts.� 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Room 2, Sibley Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202364-7602. ■Artist Jackie Bailey Labovitz will discuss her search for rare exotic woodland orchids. 2 to 3 p.m. Free; registration required. Conservatory East Gallery, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■British novelist Jeanette Winterson will discuss her memoir “Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?� about growing up in a Pentecostal household. 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films ■A Women’s History Month classic film festival will feature Robert Aldrich’s 1962 film “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?� 1:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. ■The “Our City Film Festival� — featuring blocks of D.C.-focused films on a range of subjects — will present “Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz,� at noon; “A Silence in My Mind,� “Forging All My Enemies� and “Walk With Me,� at 2:30 p.m.; “73 Cents,� “Vuela, Vuela Mariposa� and “The Red Line DC Project,� at 5 p.m.; and “Locating U,� “A Short History of Sweet Potato Pie and How It Became a Flying Saucer,� “Muralismo DC/DC Muralism� and “Chinatown,� at 7:30 p.m. $12 per block of films. Sprenger Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. ourcityfilmfestival.com. ■The National Gallery of Art will screen Haile Gerima’s 1975 film “Bush Mama� and Bernard Nicolas’ 1977 film “Daydream Therapy� as part of its series “L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema.� 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. Performances ■Breakout Theatre Company will present a staged reading of “Fallbeil,� a historical fantasy by local playwright Liz Maestri. 8 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. fallbeilstagedreading.eventbrite.com. ■Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia will present “Metafora,� a study in contrasts between the classical and folk elements of flamenco. 8 p.m. $35 to $55. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. Special event ■The Neighborhood Farm Initiative will hold its third annual “Hops & Crops� fundraiser, featuring a friendly competition among local homebrewers. 3 to 6 See Events/Page 24

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as the “first bill of human rights,” will open Saturday at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and continue through April 28. Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-6331000. ■ “Framing Beauty,” featuring photography by Deb Willis that explores conceptions of beauty and race, will open tomorrow at International Visions Gallery and continue through April 13. An opening reception will take place Saturday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Located at 2629 Connecticut

Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-234-5112. ■ The Heurich Gallery will open an exhibit today of panoramic photographs of D.C. by Michael Iacovone and paintings by Carly Witmer. Both artists are inspired by systems, and their works will be on view through June 5. An opening reception will take place March 14 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Located at 505 9th St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202223-1626. ■ “Smyrna: Longings for a Lost Motherland,” presenting multimedia collages by Annee Spileos Scott that illuminate the history of Hellenic culture in Asia Minor, will open tomorrow at the Embassy of Greece with a reception at 7 p.m. The exhibit will continue through May 3.

Reservations are requested for the reception at rsvpculture@ greekembassy.org. Located at 2217 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the embassy’s exhibit space is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 202332-2727. ■ “Undefeated Despair,” an exhibit highlighting the work of Break the Silence Media and Art Project in fostering public art and solidarity around the conflict in Palestine and Lebanon, will open Friday at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery and continue through April 12. An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-338-1958. ■ “Glitterbomb,” highlighting glittering and sparkling works of outsider art from the collection of Paul Yandura, will open Saturday at the

“The Cyrus Cylinder,” on loan from the British Museum, is on display as part of a new exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Off-Rhode Studio at Art Enables with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. The exhibit will continue through March 30. A benefit party will take place March 23 from 7 to 10 p.m. Located at 2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-554-9455. ■ “Paul Roorda: Rites & Remedies,” presenting works by Canadian artist Roorda that examine religion, science and environ-

mentalism, will open Tuesday at the Dadian Gallery at the Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary and continue through May 24. A reception and artist’s talk will take place Tuesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. Located at 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, in the Kresge Academic Building on the campus of Wesley Theological Seminary, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 202-885-8608.

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aire Horace Vandergelder hires matchmaker Dolly Levi to find him a wife. Dolly soon hatches a plan to woo and win Vandergelder’s hand herself, while simultaneously arranging romantic prospects for his Ford’s Theatre will host a production of “Hello, Dolly!” directed by niece, his clerks and two of New Signature Theatre’s Eric Schaeffer. The hit musical opens March 15. York City’s most eligible shop girls. Signature’s Eric Schaeffer directs. performingarts.georgetown.edu. Old wounds and new recrimina Performance times are generally ■ The District of Columbia Arts tions explode in this insider’s look 7:30 p.m. Monday through at the unique friendship between Center and Theater Du Jour will Saturday and 2 p.m. Friday and Mary Todd Lincoln and her talented present “I, Jack, Am the Heart of Saturday. Tickets start at $18. The Knaves” March 14 through April 6. dressmaker. theater is located at 511 10th St. Written by John Carter and per Performance times are generally NW. 800-982-2787; fords.org. formed by B. Stanley, the play 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and ■ Georgetown University’s Mask promises to take the audience on a Wednesday; 8 p.m. Thursday and Bauble Dramatic journey of discovery through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Society and Nomadic and reckoning as Don Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost Theatre will present Juan bursts through the $40 to $85. Arena Stage is located “Polk Street” March 13 fissure that separates at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; through 16. mortality from eternal arenastage.org. Adapted by T. damnation. ■ The Keegan Theatre will stage Chase Meacham from Performance times Irish playwright Martin Joey Plaster’s “Polk are generally 7:30 p.m. McDonagh’s dark comedy “A Street Stories,” the play Thursday through Behanding in Spokane” March 16 is set in San Francisco Sunday. Tickets cost through April 7 at the Church Street at the end-of-the-line $15 to $25. The theater Theater. stop for people run The macabre tale features a man is located at 2438 18th “A Behandling in ning from pieces of searching for his missing hand, two St. NW. 202-462-7833; Spokane” opens the past and dreaming con artists out to make a few hundcartscenter.org. March 16. of new lives. dred bucks and an overly curious ■ Arena Stage will Performance times are 8 p.m. hotel clerk. present the world premiere of Wednesday through Saturday and 2 Tazewell Thompson’s “Mary T. & Performance times are generally p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $10 to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday Lizzy K.,” the first production of $12. Georgetown University’s and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $30 Arena Stage’s “American Walsh Black Box Theatre is located President’s Project,” March 15 to $35. The Church Street Theater on 36th Street between N and is located at 1742 Church St. NW. through April 28 in the Kogod Prospect streets NW. 202-687-3838; Cradle. 703-892-0202; keegantheatre.com.

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Events Entertainment encourage women in leadership. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■Dan Schueftan will discuss “Open Society Challenged: Israel’s Response to International, Legal, and Domestic Crises.� 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■Barbara Miner, a former Milwaukee Journal reporter, will discuss her book “Lessons From the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Geologist, naturalist and birder Kitty Coley will discuss “The Galapagos Islands at World’s End.� 6:45 to 9 p.m. $42. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-1000. ■Lee Sandlin will discuss his book “Storm Kings: The Untold History of America’s First Tornado Chasers.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Israeli writer A.B. Yehoshua will discuss his novel “The Retrospective� in a

conversation with Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic. 7 p.m. $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. â– Greenlandic photojournalist Jørgen Chemnitz will discuss his experience witnessing global warming through his lens. 7:30 p.m. Free. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Films â– The Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding will present a screening and discussion of the 2012 film “Saving Face,â€? about the lives of female Pakistani acid-attack survivors. 12:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 270, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. acmcusavingface.eventbrite.com. â– The Marvelous Movie Mondays series will feature Lone Scherfig’s 2000 film “Italian for Beginners.â€? 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. â– Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will screen Victor Fleming’s 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz,â€? starring Judy Garland. 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321. â– A film series on important photographers will feature Michael Almereyda’s 2005 film “William Eggleston in the Real World,â€? about the deep connection between the acclaimed photographer’s enigmatic personality and his groundbreaking work. Photographer Lucian Perkins will introduce the film. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 160. â– The Ballet in Cinema series will feature La Scala’s production of “Notre-Dame in Paris.â€? 7 p.m. $18.80. West End Cinema, 2301 M St. NW. 202-419-3456. The film will be shown again March 16 at 11 a.m. 12 Tuesday, TuesdayMarch march 12 Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert of works by Monteverdi, Bach and Onslow. Noon. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-333-2075.

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■Violinist Natasha Bogachek and pianist Dasha Gabay, faculty members at the Levine School of Music, will perform. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■Vocalist Deborah Bond and her band Third Logic will perform R&B, funk and acoustic soul. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen will perform works by Grieg, Nielsen and Mozart. 7:30 p.m. $28. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Margaret Weitekamp and David DeVorkin, curators at the National Air and Space Museum, will present their children’s book “Pluto’s Secret: An Icy World’s Tale of Discovery.� 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Margaret Wagner will discuss her book “The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War.� Noon. Free. Montpelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by local painter and sculptor Carol Brown Goldberg on the relationship between visual memory and art in her work. 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, will discuss the organization’s work and ideas for a comprehensive approach to gun violence prevention. 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. ■Panelists will discuss the status of language, women and memory in postcolonial Algeria. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free. Room 241, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■A panel discussion about religion, redemption and politics will feature Anna Deavere Smith (shown), actress and playwright; Imam Mohamed Majid, president of the Islamic Society of North America; E.J. Dionne, columnist and Georgetown University professor; and Michael D. McCurry, former White House and State Department spokesperson. 5 p.m. Free. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838. ■New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot will discuss her book “The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father’s Twentieth Century.� 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. library.georgetown.edu/rsvp. ■Barbara Ransby will discuss her book “Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Local Israelis will present talks on Israeli media, graffiti and historical texts in pop music, art, literature and technology. 7 p.m. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW.

sixthandi.org. ■Kim Ghattas, State Department correspondent for the BBC, will discuss her book “The Secretary: A Journey With Hillary Clinton From Beirut to the Heart of American Power.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■Washington City Paper managing editor Jonathan L. Fischer will host a panel discussion with record producer Iley Brown II, 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz, hip-hop figure DJ Kool and musician Alec MacKaye about D.C.’s unique go-go and hardcore music scene. 7 p.m. $8 to $10. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-6391700. ■Duke University Divinity School professor Ellen Davis will examine the Hebrew prophets, and how their visions can shape modern understanding of human wellbeing. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tickets.cathedral.org. Films ■The 21st annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital will open with Trip Jennings’ 2011 film “Spoil,� about the ecological danger posed by heavy crude oil extraction from the northern Alberta tar sands. Noon. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. The festival will continue through March 24 with screenings at various venues. ■The Georgetown Library will screen Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 film “Notorious� as part of its Spy Movies series. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital will present the U.S. premieres of “The Young and Wild Rhine — Switzerland� and “The Tamed Rhine — Switzerland, Germany, France.� A tasting of regional Rhine fare will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Switzerland, 2900 Cathedral Ave. NW. was.events@eda.admin.ch. ■The French-American Cultural Foundation will screen Nadine Labaki’s 2011 film “Where Do We Go Now?� 7 to 10 p.m. $8; $5 for students and seniors. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. cinematheque12march2013. eventbrite.com. ■Director Josh Aronson will lead a screening and discussion of his 2012 documentary “Orchestra of Exiles,� about a violin prodigy’s mission to help hundreds of Jewish musicians escape Europe during the Holocaust. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $11; reservations required. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performances ■The Actors’ Center will present a staged reading of “The Philanthropist� by Christopher Hampton. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-332-1911. ■Dancers from Finland’s Tero Saarinen Company will perform. 8 p.m. $29 to $60. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■SpeakeasyDC will present a night of true stories about giving up temptations for Lent. 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St., NW. speakeasydc.com Reading ■Welsh poet and memoirist Andrew McNeillie will read from his work. 8 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, See Events/Page 25

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202-547-1122. ■ The Blues Alley Youth Orchestra will feature local student musicians performing big band jazz by composers such as Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The French-American Cultural Foundation will present a performance by desert rock band Terakaft. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. $15 to $25. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. terakaftfrancophonie2013.eventbrite.com. ■ Denmark’s Trio con Brio Copenhagen will perform works by Mendelssohn, Sørensen, Ravel and Nørgård. 7:30 p.m. $28. Terrace Theater. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Jazz at the Atlas series will feature the musical group Shakers n’ Bakers. 8 p.m. $15 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. Discussions and lectures ■ A panel will discuss the challenges of communicating about climate change. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Copley Lounge, Copley Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. wellberc@georgetown.edu. ■ Denise Kiernan will discuss her book

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milk company in a bid to save their farms. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present episodes of “Arab Labor,” a comic Israeli television show that pokes fun at the Jewish Israeli and Arab Israeli cultural divide. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $8. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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6:30 p.m. Free. West End Library, 1101 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ Psychiatrist David L. Charney and forensic scientist Stanton Samenow will discuss “Blowing Blofeld’s Mind: The Psychology of Villainy.” 6:30 p.m. $20. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. ■ Fiction writer and essayist Ann Hood will present her novel “The Obituary Writer,” about a pair of women from different generations with a startling connection. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Chef Pati Jinich will discuss her career in Mexican cooking and her book “Pati’s Mexican Table” in conversation with Joe Yonan, food editor of The Washington Post. 7 p.m. $12. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ Eyone Williams will discuss her book “Money Ain’t Everything” as part of the Urban Fiction Spring Author Series. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

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DISPATCHES From Page 13 grade level will be able to buy selections of books and school supplies to build their library at home. Volunteer parents are helping with the fair. We anticipate a successful turnout for our parent-teacher conferences and Academic Parent Teacher Team meetings this week. Teachers will share ideas that parents can use at home in order to help students improve in math and reading. They will also show what their kids are learning in school and how they’re faring in every subject. — Jeff Williams, fifth-grader

Ross Elementary

This past Wednesday, we went to the annual ski trip at Ski Liberty. Our science teacher always arranges the trip for the fourth- and fifthgraders. It is something we look forward to all year. We had a really good time. Instructors taught us how to ski. They taught us how to balance, how to turn, how to stop, and what to do on the ski lift. Here are some thoughts from my classmates. One student said, “It was fun, and I love skiing.” Another student shared that, “It was a good experience for the class. We got to talk to our friends.” — Kevin Rivera, fifth-grader

St. Ann’s Academy

In social studies we just finished learning about the Southwest region. There are only four states in the Southwest region — Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. It is very hot and dry in the Southwest. Did you know the Colorado River, the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon are in the Southwest? In science we are learning about food webs. On March 4 we are dissecting owl pellets. We are also learning about ecosystems. An owl is at the top of an owl food web. The owl eats rabbits, squirrels and other small animals. A food web is made up of producers, consumers, predators and decomposers. Also, every Friday during Lent we do the Stations of the Cross. It’s about how Jesus was crucified. Jesus never sinned, and he never lied. When they took Jesus down, they put him in a tomb. Then he rose from the dead. We’re having fun reading about the Stations of the Cross. — Nikita Tyagi, Malachi Mack, Christopher Saddler, Katie Cruz, Abigail Morales-Ceremeno and Liz Thomas, fourth-graders

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

Recently we took a field trip to Jamestown, Va., after having studied the settlement in school over the winter. While there, we were able to explore many interesting things, including replicas of Powhatan houses. Inside, there were animal skins and beds made out of sticks and hay. The

Powhatans used animal skins for blankets and baskets made out of natural materials for storing and drying food. We also explored a replica of the Susan Constant, the largest of the three ships that made the first journey from England to Jamestown. It was bigger than I thought it would be and looked like the real thing! On the ship there was a lady dressed like a real settler who would have sailed on the Susan Constant. I also enjoyed visiting the replica of the fort built by the English settlers. Our tour guide showed us a real musket and explained how fast an arrow travels in comparison to a bullet from a musket. I learned that it is harder to reload a musket than it is to reload a bow and arrow. Finally, we visited a replica of a Colonial kitchen, where a guide helped us prepare a traditional dish — little patties made of corn, pepper and salt. These did not taste so good to me. I think it would have been interesting to live in the time of Jamestown! — Jack Donnell, third-grader

School Without Walls

This past Wednesday, juniors came early to school, not because they were super-responsible and wanted to be at school earlier than usual, but because they were taking the SAT. For the first time, the school system paid for all juniors across the city to take the exam. As the juniors entered the school, they found it empty, with the other grades away so as not to disrupt those taking the SAT. Freshmen went on a field trip, sophomores took a practice Advanced Placement World History test at George Washington University, and seniors had the day off to work on their senior projects. Although many entered the school that day apprehensive and anxious, most left relieved, acknowledging that they had taken a big step in their lives. With the four-hour ordeal over, students had the rest of the day off, free to enjoy their afternoon. As juniors take their first steps to apply to college, eighth-graders from across the city are in the final stage of the Walls application process. Interviews, which took place over the weekend, are the last step before being admitted to the school. These select students have already fulfilled the school’s transcript and DC Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS) score requirements and passed the Walls entrance exam. We wish these applicants the best of luck! — Delmar Tarragó, 11th grader

Shepherd Elementary

On Feb. 28 Family Dinner Night was held at The Daily Dish (my favorite restaurant). Many Shepherd families came, but I expect to see more at the next Family Dinner Night, this time at Fire Station 1 in Silver Spring, from 5 to 9 p.m. March 11. Also, on March 7, spring pictures will be taken and students do not need to wear their uniforms.

March 22 is Dr. Seuss Day, and students can dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character. March 29 is a half-day for students. — Colyar Trimble, fifth-grader

Sheridan School

The eighth-graders have been excitedly working on their monologues. During the winter break, students picked different books and began studying the identity of one particular character. The books ranged from classics like “Huck Finn” to contemporary young adult fiction. After reading the books, the students wrote original monologues from their character’s perspective. The students furiously worked on notes from their books and started crafting their monologues. The writing process started with choosing the part of the book the students wanted to perform. They then started writing notes, lines and emotions. The first draft was quickly finished. Students then met with peer groups to practice performing their monologues with a crowd. After completing the writing process, the students began practicing the acting side of their monologues. They took into account details such as body language, facial expressions, and what their character dressed like. After a couple of days, the students were ready to perform! “I liked the monologues because it not only helped us with our writing skills but also our acting skills, which will be helpful in our upcoming musical,” said Zoey Becker. The performances were a success, and despite some nerves the eighth-graders enjoyed every second of them. — Rohan Palacios, Vi Bui and Rachel Greenberger, eighth-graders

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Dr. Chris Symons, a marine biologist, spoke to us about the Deepsea Challenge expedition. In 2005, explore and movie director James Cameron started to prepare for an expedition that no single person has ever completed. Only twice in history has anyone ever gone to the bottom of the ocean. This was done by two men: Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard in the submarine Trieste. But since the Trieste took such a long time to sink to 36,000 feet under (about seven miles), they had very little time to observe the bottom. In 2012 James Cameron went to the bottom in the Deepsea Challenger to take 3D videos/photos, take samples of rocks and sediments, and most important explore the most remote location on Earth. When he rose to the surface, everyone kicked into action. James Cameron and the scientists had also sent down a stationary, unmanned machine that can take video and has bait to catch some creatures at the seafloor, including a species of sea cucumber. — David Allen and Trevor Jehl, fourth-graders

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