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At forums across Ward 4 this spring, a slew of D.C. Council candidates had a common element of their platforms: criticism of Brandon Todd, a former aide to Muriel Bowser who received the mayor’s endorsement and support from her donors and volunteers. Todd’s opponents hammered him as a weak, underengaged puppet of Bows- Todd er who would merely rubber-stamp her agenda. Todd pointed to his years of public service working for Bowser, and he said Ward 4 would benefit from a council member who’s on good terms with the mayor. It will be hard to know whether Todd’s promise to continue Bowser’s legacy in her former seat was what resonated with voters, or if more credit goes to his vastly superior campaign resources — much of See Election/Page 7

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson defended her proposed budget yesterday in a hearing that featured pointed questions from several D.C. Council members. Henderson also sought to assure council members that Wilson High School won’t face the extreme effects of a tightening budget that some stakeholders have feared. The total school system received

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The Blues Alley Jazz Society’s annual “BIg Band Jam!” festival featured a slew of performances by local bands — including one from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts — last week at Pershing Park.

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The alley is now smoothly paved and connects to the storm sewer. tions, securing repeated commitments from the city that led nowhere until last spring, according to 32nd Street resident Dale Curtis. “The neighbors just kept at it for several years, and we wouldn’t go away, and the merits won out,” Curtis said. “This will be an improve-

Jewish Primary Day receives $20 million for middle school — Page 3

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ment to the neighborhood for many years.” As The Current reported four years ago, Curtis had already been prodding the D.C. Department of Transportation for solutions to the alley in 2011. “They’ve shown good intentions, they’ve shown good responsiveness with a phone call and a meeting here and there,” Curtis said at the time, “but this is taking forever and we have no permanent solution in sight.” Now, Curtis said yesterday, the alley is smoothly paved, and a new connection to the storm sewer keeps water from collecting there. “I’m not afraid to walk my dog out there anySee Alleys/Page 16

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Georgetown residents celebrate alley fixes Most city projects to repave an alley are pretty low-key affairs. But off R Street in Georgetown, an organized group of neighbors is basking in a hard-fought victory to get an upgrade to the patch of roadway behind their homes. And that, they said, calls for a party. About 15 or 16 residents of the 1600 blocks of 31st and 32nd streets gathered Monday evening to celebrate the recent completion of their long-awaited alley project, which transformed an unpaved potholestrewn space that would flood neighbors’ homes. They had complained for years about the alley’s condi-

a 3.4 percent increase in local funds under Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget even as other agencies saw decreases, but it faces pressures from rising enrollment and decreasing federal assistance, Henderson testified. The city’s largest high school quickly emerged as a hot budget topic this spring, after Henderson proposed that Wilson receive what’s effectively a $1.8 million cut. The Wilson community says the reduction will increase class sizes and eliminate key positions like full-time college counselors. At yesterday’s hearing, though, See Budget/Page 5

The DC Preservation League wants the West Heating Plant to be recognized as a national landmark. Some Georgetowners want the vacant industrial building gone from their waterfront. Meanwhile, developer Richard Levy wants to demolish and rebuild most of its outer walls to make way for luxury condos. After hearing all those arguments, the Historic Preservation Review Board voted 4-3 last Thursday against individual landmark status, leaving the fate of the plant as cloudy as ever. The 1948 plant is already considered a “contributing structure” in the Georgetown Historic District, and some witnesses and board members said that individual landmark status would not provide additional protections. Levy, who has been working for several years to find a new use, said his firm is still running the gauntlet of design review panels that

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The 1948 plant is a contributing structure in the historic district.

could approve or prevent substantial demolition and reconstruction of the massive masonry and metal building at 1055 29th St. “This is a protected building, and any demolition requires a hearing by the mayor’s agent” for historic preservation, Levy said in an interview later. “The path is the same.” The preservation league’s Tisha Allen described the building as “monumental, streamlined … Art Deco stripped of detailing,” and said it is significant not only for its architecture but for the role it played in the growth of the federal government. “For a city with little industrial architecture, the plant stands out. It’s See Plant/Page 12

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Donation to Ward 4’s Jewish Primary Day School will fund middle school By DEIRDRE BANNON Current Correspondent

The Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital, an elementary school with two campuses on 16th Street, announced Monday that it had received a $20 million donation, which it will use to build a middle school at its Brightwood campus. The joint gift, from Northwest resident Alfred Moses and the Gottesman Fund, a New York-based foundation, is among the largest of its kind to a Washington-area school. As part of the donation, JPDS will be renamed the Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital. “This is incredibly exciting — we are very moved by the fact that the donors found our school worthy of these funds,� said head of school Naomi Reem. “We have the opportu-

nity to be creative and forward-looking, and to create a program that will be what we want a middle school to be.� The District’s only Jewish school, JPDS has been growing steadily since it was founded in 1988. It has about 300 students and offers classes from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The donation will allow the school to extend its program through eighth grade, and enrollment is expected to increase to about 400 students. The middle school will be located at JPDS’s North Campus at 6045 16th St., which currently houses second- through sixth-graders. The entire building will be renovated, and a third floor will be added for the middle school. Design plans are in the early stages, with construction expected to begin in June 2017 and the middle school to open in September 2018, according to school spokesperson

Adina Kanefield. Leaders also plan to work with the community to make sure neighbors are comfortable with the expansion, said Greg Shron, president of the school’s board of trustees. Just two years ago, JPDS expanded its lower grade enrollment when it opened a second campus at 4715 16th St. to house its pre-K through first-grade students. The expansion provided enough room for the school to offer three classes per grade instead of two. “Because we did that, we have larger classes and a better foundation in the younger grades and were able to contemplate adding a middle school,� said Reem. “We have the critical mass for it.� School leaders are also enthusiastic about adding a middle school because those grades can be a transformative time in a child’s development, she said.

“These are critical years when students form their identity, including their religious identity, and the idea that we can have them here and guide them in their journey as young adults is very exciting,� said Reem. Mayor Muriel Bowser attended Monday’s announcement of the donation and middle school. “I was at JPDS at your last school opening and I predicted then you’d need another campus and I’d be back again,� said Bowser, who previously represented the area as the Ward 4 D.C. Council member. “It’s great to be back.� The board of trustees has contemplated adding a middle school for years because many local independent day schools have begun shifting the entry year for middle school from seventh grade to sixth. “We’re still a school that ended after sixth grade, and we’d fallen out of alignment with See School/Page 16

The week ahead Wednesday, April 29

The Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, owner of the Spring Valley Shopping Center, will hold a community meeting to discuss existing traffic, parking and loading issues and obtain feedback on suggestions to improve the experience for residents and visitors. Discussion will also focus on the impact of the proposed new building at the shopping center. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Le Pain Quotidian, 4874 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, contact Bob Elliott at belliott@washreit.com.

Thursday, April 30

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Agenda items include renovation and new construction at Stevens School, 1050 21st St. NW; a one-story front addition and renovation of front exterior space at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. and construction of a two-story retail and office building at 4820 Massachusetts Ave. NW, both in the Spring Valley Shopping Center; and construction of a nine-story apartment building at 810 O St. NW. ■The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a budget town hall meeting from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th St. NW. ■The Community Alliance for Upper Fourteenth Street will hold the “Heights Community Soup,� a potluck dinner where neighbors will choose and help fund community projects. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Alpha Kappa Alpha-Xi Omega Chapter, 4411 14th St. NW. The $5 suggested donation includes soup, salad, bread and a vote. For details, email info.heightscommunitySOUP@gmail.com. ■The Metropolitan Police Department’s 4th District Citizens Advisory Council will hold a meeting with Police Chief Cathy Lanier as guest speaker. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the 4th District Headquarters, 6001 Georgia Ave. NW.

Saturday, May 2

The Latino Economic Development Center and other sponsors will hold the eighth annual Tenant Town Hall from noon to 3 p.m. at All Souls Unitarian Church, 1500 Harvard St. NW. Discussion will focus on strengthening rent control, supporting tenant purchase and the District Opportunity to Purchase Act, and ensuring preservation of subsidized housing.

Sunday, May 3

The Tregaron Conservancy will host an arborist talk and community cleanup from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will begin with a walk on the trails led by master arborist Shawn Siefers of the Care of Trees, who will discuss the challenges of maintaining urban woodlands. Meet at the top of the hill facing Macomb Street, adjacent to the Washington International School campus at 3100 Macomb St. NW. Bring gloves and loppers if you have them; snacks and water will be provided.

Tuesday, May 5

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton will hold a community meeting on airplane noise. Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will attend to answer questions. The meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Palisades Recreation Center, Dana and Sherier places NW. ■The Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Macomb St. NW.

Wednesday, May 6

The D.C. Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation will be presented at a ceremony at 7 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW. A reception will follow. The program’s sponsors — the D.C. Historic Preservation Office, the DC Preservation League and Daughters of the American Revolution — will present a total of 13 awards to 43 individuals, firms and organizations. To register, visit dcpreservation.org.

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District Digest Norton seeks faster Spring Valley cleanup

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite its cleanup of the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site. The Army Corps expects to finish its work on the World War I

munitions testing site in 2020. Norton questioned Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, the Corps’ chief of engineers, about the pace of work at a recent hearing of the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, requesting a response within 30 days. “While I appreciate that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has

worked diligently with the neighbors and me to clean up the Spring Valley site, I want to find ways to speed up the timeline of this project,� Norton said, according to a news release. “If there are dangerous chemicals that still hide in this highly residential neighborhood, the sooner we know it the better. I look forward to working with the Corps

to find solutions to expediting the cleanup.�

Politics and Prose to run Busboys shop

Politics and Prose is taking over the bookstore inside Busboys and Poets’ flagship location at 14th and V streets NW this spring. The Con-

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In the April 22 issue, an article on the sale of the Fillmore School building stated incorrectly that George Washington University purchased the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s 17th Street facility. The Corcoran gave the building and other assets to the university. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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BUDGET: Chancellor says planned funding will be adequate for Wilson High School

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will continue to invest in Wilson. As with all schools, we will monitor Wilson’s enrollment and class sizes over the summer to see whether it needs to be re-evaluated.� In an interview with The Current after the hearing, at-large Council member David Grosso — the committee’s chair — said he was reassured by Henderson’s remarks. “I think we’re at a place where everything is going to be OK,� he said. “The chancellor has agreed to continue to have a very detailed conversation with the acting principal,� Grosso added. “She said on the record that she was committed to making sure Wilson was taken care of.� In another part of yesterday’s hearing, Henderson also echoed a letter she’d sent recently to Cheh justifying the cuts, in which she said Wilson’s issues are due in part to accepting too many out-of-boundary students. At the hearing, Henderson called this practice “a mistake.� “Because we’ve been so excited about people coming back into DCPS, we haven’t capped enroll-

Henderson said many personnel decisions are in the hands of school principals. Her proposed budget does set aside money for counselors, she testified, but Wilson’s administration has spent it elsewhere in recent years. “It’s not our desire for kids to actually not have a counselor,� Henderson said during questioning from Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, who has requested that Wilson’s budget be increased by $900,000 over the current proposal. Henderson acknowledged that money is tight, but she said the entire school system is trying to cope with spending pressures. “We, from our perspective, have looked at it and believe that Wilson can provide the services that we expect them to provide,� she said. “And if class sizes balloon, we have a reserve, so we can add teachers to that.� Henderson also addressed the issue in her opening remarks to the Committee on Education: “We are very proud of Wilson’s success and

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ment,� Henderson said. “We literally don’t have places to put all these kids, so just allowing more and more students to go to Wilson isn’t a good idea.� But with the school’s projected increase of 100 students next year — adding to an already overcrowded campus — Cheh countered that higher funding needs are already a reality. She also continued to challenge the chancellor’s interpretation of a law that mandates more funding for schools with a higher proportion

of students deemed “at-risk.� Henderson’s budget reduces Wilson’s per-pupil funding and shifts the cut funds to schools with a greater percentage of at-risk students. Cheh argued that this at-risk money was supposed to be supplemental, not taken away from another school. Cheh also noted that because of Wilson’s total size, even its comparatively low proportion of at-risk students — 30 percent — represents nearly 600 students, which is more than some high schools’ total enroll-

ment. “Wilson has struggled with atrisk students just like every other school,� said Cheh. “How can Wilson help these students if their overall monies are down?� “Those funds were to be distributed proportionally. ... That’s the law,� Henderson responded. “I don’t know how we distribute proportionally and not have loss at schools that have lower proportions.� Staff writer Graham Vyse contributed to this report.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 400-499 block, L St.; 9:55 a.m. April 20 (with knife). â– 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; 7:15 a.m. April 21 (with knife). â– 800-899 block, 8th St.; 10 p.m. April 23 (with knife). Motor vehicle theft â– 400-499 block, 8th St.; 10:39 a.m. April 21. Theft â– 400-499 block, 9th St.; 2:29 p.m. April 20. â– 400-499 block, E St.; 3:30 p.m. April 21. â– 600-699 block, F St.; 5:45 p.m. April 21. â– 800-899 block, 7th St.; 11:34 p.m. April 21. â– 6th and F streets; 10:08 a.m. April 22. â– 500-599 block, Indiana Ave.; 6:45 p.m. April 22. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 12:06 a.m. April 23. â– 800-899 block, 7th St.; 4 p.m. April 23. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 5 p.m. April 24. â– 400-499 block, K St.; 1:43

p.m. April 25. â– 400-499 block, 7th St.; 2:03 p.m. April 25. â– 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:40 p.m. April 25. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 2:52 p.m. April 26. â– 800-899 block, 7th St.; 3:01 p.m. April 26. Theft from auto â– F and 7th streets; 5:28 a.m. April 22. â– 400-499 block, 9th St.; 2:08 a.m. April 25. â– 1000-1099 block, 4th St.; 10:07 a.m. April 26. â– 900-999 block, 4th St.; 5:44 p.m. April 26.

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Theft â– 5400-5419 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:42 p.m. April 21. â– Morrison Street and Connecticut Avenue; 7:17 p.m. April 23. Theft from auto â– 3800-3899 block, Morrison St.; 12:20 a.m. April 20. â– 5210-5228 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:59 p.m. April 21. â– 6300-6399 block, 32nd St.; 7:39 a.m. April 22. â– 3300-3399 block, Tennyson St.; 10:20 a.m. April 22. â– 6100-6199 block, 29th St.; 11:31 a.m. April 23. â– 6321-6599 block, 31st Place; noon April 23. â– 6100-6199 block, 29th St.; 12:50 p.m. April 23. â– 6321-6599 block, 31st Place; 12:54 p.m. April 23. â– 3300-3399 block, Quesada St.; 5:25 p.m. April 23.

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â– Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Theft â– 4200-4299 block, Davenport St.; 7:30 p.m. April 21. â– 4300-4326 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:57 p.m. April 22. â– 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:14 p.m. April 24. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:30 p.m. April 25. Theft from auto â– 41st and Davenport streets; 8:31 p.m. April 22. â– 3814-3989 block, Chesapeake St.; 2:44 p.m. April 26.

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Theft â– 4707-4799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:37 p.m. April 22. â– 3500-3599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:24 p.m. April 26. Theft from auto â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 9:27 a.m. April 20. â– 3500-3599 block, Tilden St.; 9:01 a.m. April 22. â– 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 3:03 p.m. April 22.

â– 3000-3099 block, Sedgwick St.; 3:41 p.m. April 22. â– 4600-4699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:41 a.m. April 24. â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 9:32 p.m. April 24. â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 5:51 a.m. April 25.

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Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Motor vehicle theft â– 4400-4499 block, Volta Place; 1:20 p.m. April 26. Theft â– 5210-5299 block, Loughboro Road; 12:14 p.m. April 21. â– 4400-4499 block, Newark St.; 1:08 p.m. April 23.

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Theft â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 1:48 p.m. April 20. â– 37th and O streets; 2:33 p.m. April 20. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 11:15 a.m. April 21. â– 3600-3699 block, O St.; 12:05 p.m. April 22. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 3:51 p.m. April 22. â– 1000-1199 block, 30th St.; 5:44 p.m. April 22. â– 1600-1677 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:53 p.m. April 22. â– 1900-1999 block, 35th St.; 10:19 a.m. April 23. â– 1026-1099 block, 31st St.; 11:50 p.m. April 23. â– 3600-3699 block, O St.; 6:20 p.m. April 24. â– 3036-3099 block, M St.; 7:10 p.m. April 24. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 12:26 p.m. April 25. â– 3300-3399 block, N St.; 8:14 p.m. April 25. â– 3036-3099 block, M St.; 11:46 a.m. April 26. â– 3100-3199 block, K St.; 11 p.m. April 26. Theft from auto â– 1600-1699 block, 28th St.; 7:11 p.m. April 20. â– 1500-1599 block, 32nd St.; 7:32 p.m. April 20. â– 1000-1099 block, Thomas Jefferson St.; 8:58 p.m. April 20. â– 1336-1398 block, Wisconsin

Ave.; 7:17 p.m. April 21. â– 2700-2799 block, N St.; 1:57 p.m. April 25.

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dupont circle

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1200-1299 block, 20th St.; 9:20 p.m. April 24. Motor vehicle theft â– Dupont Circle and Massachusetts Avenue; 12:24 p.m. April 23. Theft â– 2100-2129 block, S St.; 10:51 a.m. April 20. â– 2000-2016 block, P St.; 1:57 p.m. April 20. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:13 p.m. April 20. â– 1900-1908 block, 19th St.; 5:50 p.m. April 21. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 11:54 p.m. April 21. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 2:10 p.m. April 22. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:59 p.m. April 23. â– 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 4:20 p.m. April 24. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 9:30 p.m. April 24. â– 1800-1899 block, M St.; 3:23 a.m. April 26. â– 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 3:56 p.m. April 26. â– 1615-1699 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4 p.m. April 26. â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 7:55 p.m. April 26. â– 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 8:30 p.m. April 26. â– 2000-2016 block, P St.; 8:54 p.m. April 26. â– 1800-1899 block, Swann St.; 8:59 p.m. April 26. Theft from auto â– 1600-1699 block, N St.; 2:46 p.m. April 20. â– 1700-1799 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 3:54 p.m. April 20. â– 17th and O streets; 7:45 a.m. April 24. â– 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:30 a.m. April 25. â– 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 12:20 a.m. April 26. â– 1700-1799 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 2:59 p.m. April 26.

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â– Dupont circle

Theft â– 1600-1699 block, R St.; 7:45 p.m. April 24. â– 1900-1920 block, 14th St.; 3:36 a.m. April 25. â– 1400-1499 block, U St.; 10:55 a.m. April 26. Theft from auto â– Q and 16th streets; 3:48 p.m. April 21. â– 2100-2199 block, 14th St.; 12:35 p.m. April 23. â– 1600-1699 block, Riggs Place; 10:48 a.m. April 25.

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ELECTION From Page 1 which came from donors from outside the ward. But when the polls closed yesterday, Todd’s victory was unambiguous: As of last night’s unofficial results, he had taken 42 percent of the vote in a field crowded with 10 other candidates. The win will let him fill out the rest of Bowser’s four-year term, which runs through 2016.

Todd’s leading challenger got barely half of his vote count. The opponents were led by advisory neighborhood commissioner and union activist RenÊe Bowser (no relation to the mayor), who took 22 percent of the vote. No one in the rest of the field got over 15 percent. The race was decided by 10,161 Ward 4 voters, 17 percent of the electorate. Todd won with 4,310 votes to RenÊe Bowser’s 2,192. Todd’s success mirrors Muriel Bowser’s own victories in the ward. After winning her seat in a 2007 special election, Bowser easily

dispatched challengers in two re-election campaigns, taking 75 percent of the vote in 2008’s Democratic primary and 66 percent in 2012’s. Todd’s opponents do have some hope, though. Only about a year remains before next June’s Democratic primary, lending him less of an incumbency advantage than Bowser enjoyed. Secondly, since Todd did not secure a majority of the vote, the opposition voters may find a front-runner to coalesce behind in 2016. And with much higher turnout expected in a presidential election year, the relatively paltry

differences between yesterday’s winners and losers could quickly evaporate. Todd appears to be one of two newly elected Bowser allies. Yesterday’s special election also ushered in the replacement for the late Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry, where LaRuby May held 27 percent of the vote to Trayon White’s 25 percent, a difference of just 152 votes in a field of a dozen candidates. The others — including Barry’s son, Marion Christopher, an early favorite — earned 10 percent or less, with 6,351 total voters.

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Davis Kennedy/Publisher & Editor Chris Kain/Managing Editor

Starting off strong

In a recent address to the Woman’s National Democratic Club, Mayor Muriel Bowser discussed her first 100 days in office, touting the accomplishments she’s made so far and discussing the challenges ahead. Her remarks inspired us to consider the milestone, which passed earlier this month. While the mayor got off to a rocky — or slippery — start, with complaints of poor snow response and then issues regarding weather-delayed trash pickups, overall Ms. Bowser has made a solid showing thus far. One of the mayor’s first major moments in the spotlight came as the city’s marijuana legalization initiative went into effect in February. Mayor Bowser wisely treaded cautiously on the issue, standing up to congressional opponents in public comments but not baiting them with harsh language. Given the city’s unfortunate position under Congress’ thumb, it’s crucial that she walk a fine line on such matters. We think it’s particularly wise the mayor has established a “Washington office” to work with the federal government, encouraging Congress and the agencies to consider D.C.’s interests. As we move into budget season, we also appreciate the mayor’s work to gather community input before she prepared her proposed spending plan. She held a series of forums in all eight city wards in advance, allowing residents to share their ideas and concerns before she finalized the document. We agree, too, with Mayor Bowser’s major focus on “pathways to the middle class,” and her plans to take on homelessness and the city’s lack of affordable housing. These are crucial areas in need of attention. Of course, there have also been some non-weather-related missteps. The mayor’s initial comments on the fatal Metro accident at L’Enfant Plaza were wholly inadequate, and the administration should never have proposed to transform positions such as chief procurement officer and chief medical examiner into at-will mayoral appointments. We are relieved Ms. Bowser agrees that the personnel proposal was mishandled and says she is not pursuing the idea. The abrupt cancellation of plans to turn the Franklin School building downtown into an art museum was similarly unsettling. She will face many challenges ahead: balancing a staggeringly unequal educational system without alienating parents at top-performing schools; dealing with the ever-present tension between encouraging development and protecting neighborhood quality of life; and of course making good on her promises to alleviate poverty. But so far, Mayor Bowser’s course is strong and promising. We wish her well along the way.

Housing hurdles

The numbers are bleak: Only seven affordable units have sold since the city’s inclusionary zoning policy went into effect six years ago. Rental results are considerably better, with approximately 100 apartments created. And 1,100 more properties are under development, which will provide a huge boost to the effort. But without reform, it seems the trend toward rental will continue. That’s likely because of the high hurdles involved in purchasing one of these units. Realtors and developers complain that it’s challenging to find qualified buyers, leaving many units unsold. The city’s inclusionary zoning program requires developers of new buildings with at least 10 units to set aside 8 to 10 percent for certain income thresholds. It’s an important effort, but clearly, implementation has been a challenge. While we appreciate the increase in reasonably priced rentals, we believe homeownership is a crucial part of the program as well. So we’re pleased to see that advocates are working to improve operations. At-large D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman has authored a resolution encouraging the D.C. Zoning Commission and the mayor to adjust maximum prices and eligibility thresholds to create a larger pool of buyers. Her measure — solely advisory — also calls for a change in law that would increase the number of units produced. Others are pushing the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt regulations requiring buyers to undergo pre-purchase training and secure a pre-qualification letter from a lender. Both moves would speed the process, advocates say. All of these measures seem likely to help the program progress, and we wonder whether the city shouldn’t also work harder to connect would-be buyers with financing and down payment support. We’d even like to see the city provide some direct monetary assistance in return for a share of any profits should the unit be sold. The inclusionary zoning program has the potential to make a dent in one of the biggest issues facing the city; officials should make a priority of realizing its promises.

The Current

A few thoughts after a trip to Cuba …

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t’s not what you think of when you say ‘Caribbean vacation.’” That was the cautionary comment to your Notebook by a Washington lawyer who recently returned from Cuba even as we were preparing to go. He warned that the obvious deprivation would be starker, the chill of constricted freedom of conversation ever present, and the complexity of life in Cuba on the verge of change was onion-like in its many layers — good and bad. And while our trip was not a vacation but a cultural educational experience, a people-topeople trip sponsored by the travel arm of the Smithsonian, the advance comment of not-a-vacation rang true day in and day out as our trip unfolded. With your indulgence, here are a few observations from this first-time Cuba traveler, but first warm thanks to tour facilitator Izabella Van Raalte, of Bethesda, and our extremely knowledgeable CubanAmerican study guide Emilio Cueto, of Washington. ■ The Obama initiative. In December, President Barack Obama announced intentions to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba and “cut loose the shackles of the past.” The decision is still unfolding with an exchange of embassies likely to occur soon, replacing the fig-leaf “interest sections” the two countries currently maintain. The decades-old embargo already is as porous as a coral reef with so many exemptions for business, arts, academic, sports and other nontourist travel. Our tour group spent a morning at the American compound in Havana listening to a diplomatic overview of all this. Apart from the intriguing — but offthe-record — discussion, we found just getting inside interesting, thanks to its three layers of security. ■ Humor a necessary tool. Nearly all Cubans, whether an advanced-degree doctor or professor or janitor or hotel worker, hold government jobs that we’re told pay about $20 a month. Many people moonlight driving cabs or other work to earn money from tourists. As for the mundane government slots many hold, there is a common wry comment about the low pay: “The government pretends to pay us and we pretend to work.” Cuba has an aggressive domestic spying, secret police system. No one openly or fragrantly attacks Fidel or Raul Castro. Some slyly use a symbol of a hand stroking a beard and sideways cuts of their eyes to indicate they’re talking about Fidel. The gesture prompts knowing nods and smiles. ■ Not your neighborhood ANC. You think your advisory neighborhood commissioners are petty, prone to niggling details on obscure issues, selfimportant and obstructionist? You should experience the Cuban version. Since early in the revolution, Castro has maintained in every block a Committee for the Defense of the Revolution. Its local leaders are voted by the residents, but exactly who gets selected to run is hazy. The CDRs are praised and feared. They ensure that families are vaccinated, are attuned to neighborhood concerns and hold community block parties. But they also have histories of watching the comings

and goings of ordinary life, assuring there are no dissidents. Some keep detailed records of who visits your home and whether you participate in community events promoting the revolution. Our tour group was hosted by one such CDR at a block party. We took bottles of rum and soda; the families provided food and cookies. My one and only Cuba souvenir is a 5-foot-high poster promoting the CDR with the traditional slogan “Unidos, Vigilantes, Combativos,” meaning “united, vigilant and combative” (or “willing to fight”). It took a bit of negotiations with the leaders, but it is a true piece of Cuba daily life, not a trinket purchased at any of the many tourist stands. ■ Bay of Pigs. The scene of the failed attempt to defeat Castro is stunningly beautiful water. Asmall museum here recalls the failed invasion as a great revolution victory, with photos of Cubans who died defending their land as well as rifles and other artifacts. English language subtitles refer to the “defeat of the invaders,” “imperialism,” “blatant tall story” and “cowardly attack,” among other colorful descriptions, and they describe those who supported ousted dictator Fulgencio Batista as “vile torturers.” ■ Crumbling colonialism. Colonial politics vanished long ago. But colonial architecture — some dating back to the 16th century, with its grand and soaring arches, spacious rooms, high ceilings, reliefs and columns — remain the predominate style of many towns. But, as in Havana itself, there is deterioration of whole blocks, with buildings collapsed or near collapsed. Housing is in critically short supply. Many of these ancient buildings still have tenants, some of whom who have divided 16-foot-high rooms into 8-foot-high rooms with separate, whole families living on each of the two makeshift floors. Since 1981, Cuba has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites program, the United Nations’ effort to save both buildings and important lands. But only a fraction of Havana’s buildings are saved. ■ A final word. Many may be wondering whether we’d ever mention the old American cars from the 1940s and 1950s that still ply the streets of Havana and elsewhere. Well, now we are. The restored cars are big hits with tourists. Our guide told us of one 85-year-old tourist who had come searching for a specific 1940s model. Was it her first car, the guide innocently had asked? No, she replied, it was the car in which she had first had sex. But apart from the jazzed-up tourist cars, thousands of less-well-restored cars are daily transportation. Those are the cars you want to see, not the touristy ones. There is so much more to Cuba, but space is limited. Many Americans are expected to travel to Cuba in the coming years. Most who were on our tour wanted “to see Cuba before it changes.” Some changes will come fast, others more slowly. But plan to go. History is being made right now. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

TOM SHERWOOD’s

Notebook

Letters to the Editor City needs to collect outstanding debt Your April 8 article “Bowser unveils 2016 spending plan” describes favorable reception from D.C. Council members on multiple proposed plans that “clamp down” on spending while “finding funds” for investments in our city. Discussion over how

Mayor Muriel Bowser proposes to pay for these investments seemingly addresses only a few options: Bring in additional revenue from various tax increases, make cuts in spending or “take” money from reserve funds. If our mayor and D.C. Council members were serious about funding investment in our city and its residents, they would try harder to collect the $321,498,288 in uncollected parking, traffic camera and moving tickets from the past four years. In addition, there is an addi-

tional $70,573,725 in uncollected delinquent debt owed to six city agencies that was transferred to the city’s Central Collections Unit in fiscal year 2014. While cutting services and increasing taxes can easily be done with a vote, D.C. citizens deserve better. I would encourage our elected leaders to work much harder to collect outstanding debt owed to D.C. before they raise our taxes and cut our services. Robert Hyman Glover Park

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hen the D.C. government designated the Spring Valley Shopping Center (Square 1500) a historic landmark in 1989, the designation was not limited to any single building but rather applied to the center in its totality. As the formal designation states, the center was a “significant cluster of suburban-type commercial buildings designed in a consistent Colonial Revival style architectural mode and all sited in the block to accommodate parking.� The property’s 2003 inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places reaffirmed the property’s historic significance and character-defining elements. In her analysis of the new proposal to expand the center, Dr. Antoinette Lee, the noted local historian who wrote the original designation in 1989 that served as the basis for the 2003 National Register designation, warned that the new development would fundamentally alter the suburban nature of the site. She concluded: “The proposal would result in a nearly continuous builtup appearance along Massachusetts Avenue which would bestow a decidedly urban feel to the property. While the current proposal for a two-story building along Massachusetts Avenue may seem modest, it would be at odds with the historical significance and character of the landmark property. Square 1500 is defined as a suburban historic property with buildings and structures located within generous spaces with ‘elbow room’ and adjacent parking.� Dr. Lee also referenced aerial photography from the 1930s and 1940s to conclude that the open site on Massachusetts Avenue, where the proposed new development would be located, was never intended for a building. Her findings are supported by the fact that W.C. & A.N. Miller, the original developers, never proposed adding another building along Massachusetts Avenue after the center was completed in 1950. This open space is critical to the designation because it offers a viewshed into the lot and it was important that parking be seen by motorists, according to Dr. Lee. The center was granted historic status because of its “accommodation to suburban automobile transportation lifestyles,� she noted. This meant it was also important to be able to see every building in the shopping cluster. The proposed development will block views of the

Letters to the Editor Metro plan will ruin Van Ness station

Train riders who use Metro’s Red Line at the Van Ness-UDC station discovered a 6-foot-wide banner installed at the top of the main escalators on April 23. According to the banner, Metro will shut down the west side entrance of the Van Ness station to replace the “escalators� (plural) on that side “with new units� (plural). “Three interior escalators will also be replaced, one at a time,� the banner says. What Metro’s banner conceals is that this “project� will last three years, according to Metro’s website (see wmata.com/vanness). The service advisory on the website was published April 21, announcing that the work would start on May 4, less

Bank of America and the Ski Center/Spring Valley Patio store from Massachusetts Avenue — along with the parking lot. The current Capital One Bank building also will cease to exist as an independent building. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D and neighborhood advocates encouraged Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, the developer that purchased the site last fall and now proposes to develop the site, to consider other locations — within Square 1500 — for its new building. At no time has any resident suggested that every parking space — or every brick of every building — must be preserved. D.C. is required to follow federal preservation guidelines developed by the Interior Department. The guidelines stipulate that viewsheds must be preserved; new development on a historic site must avoid blocking the primary elevations of other buildings; protecting the property’s historic setting and context also includes protecting open space; and new construction must be subordinate to the existing buildings on the site. Our commission voted to oppose the new development on the basis of its siting, scale and design. A report from the D.C. Office of Historic Preservation shares our concerns that the building footprint is out of scale and that the design needs more work. In The Current’s news pages covering this case, all of these issues have gone unreported, including the analysis by Dr. Lee. In its April 22 editorial “Preserving parking?� The Current misleads readers to think that the controversy over new development at the shopping center is only about preserving a parking lot. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Current is entitled to its editorial views. But it also has a responsibility to ensure that its opinions are supported by the facts — not just those The Current finds easiest to gather. Reasonable people may reach different conclusions in this case. But, that does not give The Current license to ignore the issues or mock neighborhood advocates for “preserving every single parking space� in the lot, especially when the facts demonstrate otherwise. Parking is not the issue in this case. At issue is the character of the landmark itself and whether the D.C. government — once it designates a landmark — is prepared to protect it. It’s too bad The Current’s editorial missed the mark. Thomas M. Smith is chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D.

than two weeks later. Metro’s website admits that 6,400 riders use the Van Ness station every weekday. Compounding its rush to inconvenience thousands of riders, Metro also revealed on its website that “Red Line trains will bypass the station in both directions� whenever Metro’s on-site personnel decide to “temporarily� close the station “to prevent overcrowding.� Not a word on the banner about closing the station due to “overcrowding,� either. (Metro closed the Bethesda station that way on April 7, but Maryland riders got free shuttle service.) Metro’s plan is incoherent. It offers no justification for keeping the west entrance shut for the entire three years of the project. It ignores the crowding of crosswalks that will result from thousands of residents crossing the avenue two extra times every day, regardless of which side of Connecticut they live on. It offers no remedies to avoid chaos.

(Bethesda riders get free shuttle service while riders using Van Ness and Woodley Park get nothing, even though all three stations are undergoing exactly the same kind of escalator reconstruction.) Metro itself held no community meetings about this bizarre plan. At a community meeting with developers in December 2013, a Metro representative or D.C. Transportation Department manager told an advisory neighborhood commissioner that Metro would not close the west entrance for as long as there was no sidewalk on the east side. (A large construction project at 4455 Connecticut Ave. has removed the entire sidewalk for two blocks along the east side of the avenue, which won’t be restored until January 2016.) Now, Metro is breaking that promise in an intolerable abuse of its authority. We must speak out. David F. Power Forest Hills

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20. The location has not been determined. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 11, 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, May 4, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ remarks by Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. ■ public safety and police report. ■ transportation and public works report. ■ financial report. ■ community comment. ■ discussion of the funding for the Hyde-Addison Elementary School addition and renovation in the District’s fiscal year 2016 budget. ■ discussion of enlargement of an existing curb cut at 3000 M St. ■ consideration of a Zoning Commission application for approval of a campus plan for Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, 3100 Whitehaven St. ■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application at 2907 P St. for a special exception to allow a two-story rear addition to an existing three-story, one-family dwelling not meeting the lot occupancy requirements. ■ consideration of Old Georgetown Board projects: 3116 O St., Christ Church rectory, rear addition, permit; 3300 O St., residence, partial demolition, additions, concept; 3106 Q St., residence, alterations to rear, permit; 3107 Dumbarton St., residence, raise roof, rear addition, replacement windows, front door and window alterations, remove balustrade, site paving, elastomeric coating — existing alterations without review, concept; 3255-3259 Prospect St., mixed-use, new construction, concept — revised; 1351 Wisconsin Ave., commercial, replacement doors and windows, alterations to canopy, permit — revised design; 1529 Wisconsin Ave., commercial, outdoor seating

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Last weekend the Georgetown House Tour provided us with a glimpse behind the doors of remarkable homes. Of interest was how varied the interiors are. Despite the variety, the exteriors of all nine homes show that the owners respect the fact that they live in a neighborhood that is designated a national historic landmark. This week the Citizens Association of Georgetown will mail out our “Respect for the Past — Living in the Present” guide to preservation work in Georgetown. This guide will go to more than 4,950 homes in the historic district. It was first compiled 10 years ago by Barbara Zartman and edited by Nola Klamberg, and our thanks in 2015 goes to Hilary and Joe Gibbons for providing the funding for the new guide. Thanks also to Richard Hinds, Catherine Marquardt, Maxwell MacKenzie and Victoria Rixey for bringing the guide up to date and getting it out the door. It is a valuable source of information for anyone considering a building or remodeling project. It is full of hints and “do’s and don’ts” that, when followed, will guide you through the concept and permitting processes to a successful outcome. Our organization hopes that you will read the guide and keep it in a safe place to use if you decide to make changes to your home. It is an excellent welcome gift for a new neighbor you might meet as well. We are happy to provide additional copies to architectural firms, builders, real estate offices and similar businesses. We plan to provide a stack to the Georgetown Library for distribution there. Please call our office at 202-337-7313 if you want a guide sent directly to you. The Citizens Association of Georgetown currently is following a great number of projects that are on the Old Georgetown Board agenda in May. We appreciate all property owners who act responsibly as they contemplate additions or new structures. Some in our neighborhood do not act responsibly, and that is where our association and others must keep a watchful eye and take action as needed. — Pamla Moore terrace, permit; 2900 M St., commercial, flag pole and signs — Ike Behar, permit; 2900 M St., commercial, awnings and signs — Ike Behar, permit; 3295 M St., commercial, alterations to storefront, signs — Club Monaco, permit; 2907 P St., residence, two-story rear additions, alterations to front, permit; and 1609 31st St., residence, demolition, new residence, concept — revised. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park ■ cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will hold a special meeting at 7:15 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. The regularly scheduled Planning and Zoning Committee meeting will follow, at approximately 7:30 p.m. Agenda items include: ■ consideration of a resolution concerning proposed regulations regarding digital billboards. ■ approval of quarterly reports. The commission will hold its next regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 18, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring ■ spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, in Conference Room 2, Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. Agenda items include: ■ police report. ■ presentation on the Palisades Recreation Center. ■ community concerns. ■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception at 5435 Sherier Place from minimum lot dimension and rear-yard requirements to permit a rear one-story addition. ■ consideration of Alcoholic Beverage Control renewal applications for liquor licenses at Mac Market & Deli, Revna Market & Deli, Bassin’s MacArthur Liquors, Ace Fine Beverages, Lee Tower Market and Wagshal’s Liquor & Deli. ■ consideration of a resolution regarding noncompliance with the 2010 campus plan for the George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus. ■ consideration of a resolution on the 3400 block of 43rd St. ■ comments on the proposed Pepco-Exelon merger by Robert Robinson of the Grid 2.0 Working Group and DC Solar United Neighborhoods. For details, call 202-957-1999 or visit anc3d.org.

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Wilson sweeps Field in girls lax By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Wilson’s girls lacrosse team entered the second half of Saturday’s game against Field School with a narrow lead, needing to seize momentum to complete a season sweep of the Falcons. Sarah Marion delivered that spark, scoring two quick goals to propel the Tigers to a 10-5 win. “It was really awesome because everyone’s energy was up. Once we started scoring, we just kept on scoring,” said Suzanna CarnevaliDoan. Carnevali-Doan led the Tigers with four goals in the win, while May Albee and Marion each added two. Emily Reynaud and Demi Stratmon also added one score each. For the Falcons, Sydney Klaiman led her team with four goals. “My team did a really good job of setting screens, and we had a lot of good transitions, which got our offense open,” Klaiman said. “I have to thank my team for all my goals.” Celia Boltansky added Field’s other goal. Both teams are part of the growing lacrosse movement in the District. Last year marked the inaugural Washington Interscholastic Lacrosse League tournament — which featured boys teams from public, charter and private schools from D.C. and Maryland. Some of the programs, such as School Without Walls, Wilson and Field, aren’t able to compete in lacrosse

against their traditional league-mates in the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association and Potomac Valley Athletic Conference because neither has enough teams for a formal lacrosse conference. The WILL league hopes to add a girls bracket next season, according to Wilson coach Mitch Gore. For both Wilson and Field, this has been a building season in lacrosse. At Wilson, Gore returned to the sidelines after a two-year hiatus, during which Kerry O’Donnell held the position. The team has welcomed his return. “It’s nice to have him back,” said Albee. “He’s really focused on bringing all the girls together and making sure we play as a team.” The squad has also relied on captains Albee and Carnevali-Doan for leadership on the field. “May is our draw professional, and she controls it,” Gore said. “She comes from the left side, so it throws some girls off.” The coach added that Carnevali-Doan “can really score pretty strongly.” Meanwhile, Field, which has relied on one or two stars over the last couple of years, has used more of a collective effort to score this season. “They’ve improved so much this season,” said coach Felicia Aikens. “In most games we have four or five girls score, so we’re really balanced. We have a lot of new players who have shown great potential, and they’ve grown so much from Day One at tryouts until now.” The Falcons have leaned on a pair of cap-

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Wilson’s Suzanna Carnevali-Doan, right, scored four goals in the Tigers’ 10-5 win. tains — Celia Boltansky and goalie Lucy Rock — to lead the way. Boltansky is “our rock defender,” said Aikens. “She has a great ability connect with every player on the team, and she genuinely has a kind heart.” The coach added, “Lucy is the kind of captain that will keep working hard. She is so tenacious and dedicated to the sport of lacrosse and her team.”

Field has seen its entire lacrosse program mature, recently adding a junior varsity team. The growth has helped the Falcons compete more evenly with Wilson, which started its program earlier. “We’re just really looking to have a greater lacrosse presence,” said Aikens. “We have so many young and talented players that by the time our sophomores become seniors, we will accomplish that.”

Cadet hoop star picks Michigan

Gonzaga’s Turner defeats Eagles’ seniors By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

When Bryant Crawford and Sam Miller have warmed up for basketball games during their careers at Gonzaga, Eagles coach Steve Turner has barked encouragement at them. But as the seniors prepared for their final high school game — the 42nd annual Capital Classic on Friday — Turner was trash-talking the duo. In return, the players were trying to show up their coach with three-pointers and dunks. The reason for the dissonance was their unusual positions: Turner was selected to lead the U.S. All-star team, while Crawford and Miller were representing the Capital Allstars. “Sam missed like 10 threes in a row, so I was just trying to get in their head,” Turner said. “Bryant kept talking about all his dunks and he kept missing. So I just kept saying, ‘That’s what you’ll do in the game.’” At the end of warmups, Crawford finally found his shot with a three-pointer. He scowled at Turner as he jogged toward his bench, chuckling.

“I was just telling him that I would heat up,” said Crawford. “He knew I would hit a few. I liked being against him because he stayed in my head, and when he gets me angry I play better.” But Turner got the last laugh as his U.S. squad narrowly defeated its opponents 105-102 at Catholic University’s Raymond A. DuFour Center. For the coach, the win means bragging rights in Gonzaga’s hallways. “They’re going to stay away from my office,” he said with a laugh. “They’ll get some texts and tweets.” While Turner’s U.S. squad won the game, Crawford starred for the Capital team — tying for a teamhigh 18 points and capturing six rebounds. The senior also hit a goahead three-pointer late in the game that gave the local squad a twobucket lead, which could have won him the game’s MVP honor if they had held on. The award instead went to the U.S. team’s Luke Maye, who will play at the University of North Carolina next winter. “It was definitely a fun experience,” said Crawford. “It was a great way to go out. It was great

playing with a bunch of guys that I see throughout the year.” Miller finished the game with six points and four rebounds. Turner had his U.S. players constantly bumping and frustrating the forward — a strategy the coach had mentioned during the news conference announcing the game earlier this month. It worked as Miller started to mouth off to the referees and opposing players. “He was giving his players tips,” Miller said after the game. “It was annoying as hell. I would rather play for him because if he wasn’t my coach I would hate him.” Turner, who was interviewed alongside Miller, laughed and hugged him upon hearing the comment. While Gonzaga’s intersquad matchup was on display, also of interest was the Capital Classic’s move from a high school gym to a college venue. The move to a bigger stage could help the game return to the prominence its organizer once enjoyed, back when NBA stars LeBron James and Dwight Howard took part. “We want to get this game back to where it has been, and this year was a step in the right direction,”

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Gonzaga’s Sam Miller throws down a dunk in Friday’s game. said Turner.

Maret senior plays in preliminary game

Maret senior guard Austin Vereen also played on the Capital Classic stage on Saturday. The Frog joined a team of fellow D.C. and See Hoops/Page 12

St. John’s junior Kayla Robbins doesn’t like cold weather, but when she visited the University of Michigan and attended a football game at the Big House, she fell in love anyway. “I saw how all the coaches and players were cheering for the football team — everyone was on one team, not just football or basketball,” she said. “Everyone just wanted to uplift each other, and it was a family environment.” The Cadet will have to remember to pack her Under Armour Cold Gear in 2016, when she returns to Ann Arbor to play basketball. “I picked Michigan because I think it was the best fit for me,” said Robbins. “It’s an all-around great school — basketball and education.” Robbins’ high-school career has been something of a roller coaster, See Cadets/Page 12

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years,� said Vereen, who will play for Virginia Military Institute next winter. “Guys who are now in the pros or are really good college players have been in this, so it was an honor. It feels good to be thought of as one of the best.� It was the second straight year Maret was represented at the event, as the school has turned into a local hoops powerhouse over the last couple of seasons.

CADETS: Robbins aims for stellar senior season From Page 11

with the highs of winning the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship as a freshman and capturing the D.C. State Athletic Association crown her sophomore year, but also lows, including a bad knee injury suffered during a scrimmage before her sophomore season. And the latter ended up being one of the most influential factors in deciding on a college. Robbins noticed colleges backing off or waiting to give her offers while her knee recovered, but Michigan made its bid while she was still nursing her injury. “That was one of the main reasons Michigan was at the top of my list,� she said. “When they offered

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Kayla Robbins will play for the University of Michigan in 2016.

me when I was injured, that’s when I knew they had a lot of faith in me and they really wanted me.� Robbins made her return to the

hardwood this season, averaging nearly 10 points per game as St. John’s advanced to the DCSAA title game for the second straight year. Despite her major contributions, Robbins believes the best is yet to come for her as she prepares for senior year. “Coming off the injury and playing this year was kind of difficult in the beginning. I know next year I’ll be fresh,� she said. Robbins also has high hopes for the Cadets, who, despite an appearance in the city title game, had a bit of a down year last season, with a 17-15 record and an early exit from the WCAC playoffs. “I have a lot of confidence in us next year,� said Robbins. “We’ll be back better than ever.�

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Wilson’s Ultimate Frisbee team won the inaugural D.C. State Athletic Association crown for the sport on Saturday afternoon by defeating Field 11-5 at Kelly Miller Middle School. Field led the match 3-2 early, but Wilson countered with a 4-0 scoring run to take a 6-3 lead. The Tigers wouldn’t trail again. Wilson’s Jake Radack was named the MVP of the tournament.

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Wilson defeated Field 11-5 on Saturday.

PLANT: Preservation board rejects landmark request From Page 1

had high artistic value even though it’s ‘just a heating plant,’â€? said board staffer Tim DennĂŠe. “We have very few examples of industrial, infrastructure landmarks,â€? said board member Joseph Taylor, who voted to support the designation. But Levy’s structural engineer, Kirk Mettam, argued the building is too far gone to be adapted to human use without essentially rebuilding it. “It’s uninhabitable in its current condition, and can’t be made habitable without demolishingâ€? a substantial portion, said architectural historian Andi Adams, also retained by Levy. That convinced at least one board member to vote against landmarking. “So much of it would have to be removed that it would be lacking in integrity,â€? said member Rauzia Ally. It’s clear the prolonged design

review process has used up the patience of some neighbors. “Our members don’t want this albatross sitting vacant, with toxic materials inside,� said Victoria Rixey of the Citizens Association of Georgetown. “Yeah, it would be great to save the building. But it doesn’t belong in Georgetown. It looks like it landed from Mars. We view the application by DCPL as obstructionist, pure and simple.� Board member Maria Casarella seemed to agree. The architect is not significant enough to justify landmarking his work, she said, so “what we have is a case for memorializing an ecological disaster.� Casarella noted the federal government built the coal-burning plant to heat new federal buildings in the Northwest quadrant of the city. The plant, later outfitted to burn oil, shut down for good in the mid-1990s. Levy’s firm bought the building in 2013 after the federal government

declared it surplus. The development plans have been vetted repeatedly at community meetings and by competing structural engineers. Still ahead are design review by the preservation board, the Old Georgetown Board and U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The Levy Group must also convince the mayor’s agent to override historic protections by finding that substantial demolition is needed for a “project of special merit.� Though it doesn’t short-circuit that process, Levy said later that the board’s decision not to landmark the plant is “a victory for the community. The Georgetown Historic District is more important than any one building.� Levy said he’s not yet sure if the plans will change, or when he will submit them to the various design review panels. “The community is galvanized around wanting to see something productive at that site,� he said.

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effects, by themselves, were not dangerous or life-threatening. RAGWITEK can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. Symptoms of allergic reactions to RAGWITEK include: • Trouble breathing • Throat tightness or swelling • Trouble swallowing or speaking • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin For additional information on the possible side effects of RAGWITEK talk with your doctor or pharmacist. You may report side effects to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about RAGWITEK. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about RAGWITEK that was written for healthcare professionals. For more information, go to: www.ragwitek.com or call 1-800-622-4477 (toll-free). The Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Manufactured for: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA Manufactured by: Catalent Pharma Solutions Limited, Blagrove, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8RU UK For more detailed information, please read the Prescribing Information. usmg-mk3641-sb-1404r000 Revised: 04/2014 ------------------------------------------------------------Copyright © 2015 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. RESP-1125099-0007 01/15

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details with modern decor. Built in 1900, the five-story row house was later split into three condominium units. The available residence is the largest among them, with nearly 4,000 square feet of interior space. The home comprises the building’s three upper levels, as well as part of the first floor for its foyer. And thanks to its sun-drenched rooms and 10-foot ceilings, the property feels more like a singlefamily home than one unit in a multilevel building. Another bonus is a private roof terrace, offering sweeping southern views of the neighborhood and beyond. The listing is Unit C of the building at 2118 O St. Priced at $1,895,000, it offers three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. A homeowners association fee is $100 each month. The brick-and-stone row house prominently features an angular bay

window system, shaped by a turret tower, as well as a dormer window on the top floor. The shared main entrance shows off the solid antiquity of the house, with stone front steps and vine-like stonework framing the portico. The entry also includes bold millwork: dark antique doors with transoms and bold trim, as well as cream paneled walls lining the vestibules. Inside, the first-floor foyer showcases more original millwork, such as a wood paneled staircase, its post embellished with decorative carvings. With its horizontal and vertical patterned balustrade, the rest of the stair system zigzags its way up to the top floor. The first landing opens to the main living area, with its contemporary minimalist decor. The main wall is dominated by a fireplace surrounded by black parquet tiles. It’s flanked by two built-in units for entertainment, books and decorations, all illuminated by track lighting.

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Comprising the three upper levels at 2118 O St., the three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath unit is priced at $1,895,000. To the rear is a predominantly white kitchen featuring marble countertops and simple classic cabinetry. A center island has a butcher block counter and a farm-inspired trough sink. Complementing these features are top-grade stainless steel appliances from Wolf, Miele and Sub-Zero. Toward the rear of this level is the dining room, boasting a dramatic wine display wall that can hold nearly 100 bottles. Nearby is a hallway powder room. One story up, the landing leads first to the master suite, anchored by a vintage-inspired fireplace topped with a mirror. The master’s walk-in closet has a large window

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Forest Hills. American Classic architecture. This spacious and gracious 1929 home offers 5 BR, 3.5 BA and room for expansion. Property also includes separate, adjoining 10,000 sq.ft. lot. This 1/2 acre property is sited on a sought-after cul-de-sac near Rock Creek Park. $2,390,000.

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Completely renovated 1912 home w/ 5+ BR, 4.5 BA and chef ’s kitchen on 4 finished levels. Luxury & convenience of a new home. Craftsmanship of a bygone era. Exquisite period details. Rear garage. 3 blocks to Metro. $1,995,000

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(the dormer from the front) that helps lighten the storage area. The suite’s bath is another white-themed room — from separate double vanity sinks to wainscoting to a freestanding contemporary tub. This space also includes a multispray shower and a laundry closet. The second bedroom sits at the rear of this level, and in between the two sleeping quarters is a sitting area accented by a charming vintage potbelly stove. The top level houses a loft space that’s counted as a bedroom, though it’s currently set up as another sit-

ting area. With its wet bar, bathroom and connection to the roof terrace — which comes with a gaspowered fire pit — it’s also particularly well-suited to entertaining. Located at 2118 O St., Unit C has three bedrooms and three-anda-half baths. It’s offered at $1,895,000 with a monthly $100 homeowners association fee. For details, contact TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Jonathan Taylor at 202-276-3344 or jtaylor@ttrsir.com or Maxwell Rabin at 202-669-7406 or mrabin@ttrsir.com.

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Somerset. Contemporary Craftsman, expanded & fabulously renovated with handcrafted details, has 3/4 BR, 3 BA, renovated kit w/breakfast room, family room and spectacular gardens. $1,279,000

Ellen Sandler 202.255.5007 Susan Berger 202.255.5006

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Chevy Chase, DC. Enjoy an open floor plan with spacious entertaining areas, formal DR, kit w/ breakfast bar, all-season sunroom leading to rear deck and backyard, 3BR, 3 BA, au-pair/ in-law suite with walkout, and garage. Near Rock Creek, farmer’s market, rec centers, shops & restaurants. $785,000

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Rollingwood. Beautiful home w/4 levels includes LR w/ fp, formal DR, eat-in Kit, 5 BR, 3 1/2 BA, Office, FR w/ wooded view, and finished LL. Attached 2 car Garage, enchanting rear Deck. Adjacent to Rock Creek Park. $1,250,000

Laura McCaffrey 301.641.4456 Martine Burkel 240.899.0384

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Capitol Hill. Exceptional 1BR + den/BR, 1.5 BA across from Metro. Stunning glass wall bay windows, gourmet kit, walk-in closet, built-ins, W/D in unit. Luxury building has 24/7 desk, 3 roof decks, gym, & business center. $455,000

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what other schools were doing,� said Shron, the parent of two students. “Without a middle school, parents debate whether to pull their child out in sixth grade so they can start at middle school when other schools begin, or do they stay and if their child enters a new school in seventh grade, will they have issues?� “What we see and hear from parents is a demand for eliminating this gray area of what happens next with a seamless natural transition to middle school,� he continued. The school’s new benefactors also wanted to see a Jewish middle school in the nation’s capital. “It’s been a dream of mine to have D.C.’s Jewish day school go to seventh and eighth grade,� said Moses, an attorney who served as U.S. ambassador to Romania

during the Clinton administration. “My sense is that if you believe in something you ought to try to make it happen.� Moses also wanted to honor his friend Milton Gottesman, a longtime District resident, philanthropist and supporter of JPDS who died in 2005. Moses approached the Gottesman family foundation, which Milton cofounded, with the idea of together supporting the school. As part of the renaming, the middle school will be known as the Moses Family Middle School. But the school buildings, both North and South campuses, will remain named the Kay and Robert Schattner Center after longtime supporters. “I think he would be immensely pleased to see the school named for him, and a little embarrassed if he were here to see it,� Moses said of his friend.

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857 square ft. unfinished English basement space for residential development in established Woodley Park cooperative at Connecticut and Cathedral Avenues NW. 2854 Connecticut Ave. NW To be sold to bidder who must finish the space and live in it as an owner-occupant or sell it to a qualified buyer. Unit is not approved for rental. Space has water/sewer connections, electricity and occupancy permit. Cooperative is two blocks from the Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro station and on the L2 and L1 bus routes. Direct access to Rock Creek Parkway.

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more, I don’t have to clean my car every day — this all sounds like first-world problems, but it was just bringing it up to modern standards,� he said. A Transportation Department spokesperson didn’t respond to requests for details on the project over the last two weeks. Curtis said the challenge with his alley is that it dead-ends going downhill, making it difficult to get rid of the water. The project created a catch basin near the end of the alley and installed a new downward-sloping pipe under the hill, which hooks up to the storm sewer pipe under R Street, he said. Pitched pavement funnels the water away from homes. This alley is one of two recently completed projects in eastern Georgetown. A couple of blocks away, the Transportation Department also redid an alley between the 1600 blocks of 29th and 30th streets. “Because of the settling in the alley, there were lots of low depressions, and when it rained, water would just sit in these big pools and not drain,� said George Sexton, president of the Prince George Condominium Association on 30th Street. “The water would then seep into the ground and then come into the building we’re in.� Sexton and his neighbors reached

out to city officials a couple of times, and community leader Monica RoachĂŠ recommended in the fall that they put in their request through 311, the city’s services request system. “And then out of the blue about six weeks ago, we got notification that the alley was going to be closed for three weeks for repairs,â€? Sexton said. The brick alley is now smooth to walk and drive on, and it slopes toward the middle to keep water out of homes, he said. “Typically everybody complains about the government in the city, and in this instance I think the city did a really good job,â€? said Sexton. “The drainage is solved, [and] they did it in the historical context of the Georgetown neighborhood.â€? RoachĂŠ, now the area’s advisory neighborhood commissioner, recommended that neighbors in need of an alley improvement file a 311 complaint and then follow up regularly on its status, using the same complaint number. “The main thing I can say with alley repairs is persistence; you have to stay on top of the city,â€? she said. Curtis said the city should increase its spending on alley upgrades. “I’ve noticed a lot of alleys all over the city that need work,â€? he said. “The back of your house is still part of your environment, and it should be clean and safe.â€?

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Turnberry Tower / Arlington – 1881 N. Nash Street #1403. Price reduced. 2 BR / 2.5 BA. More than 1,800 square feet with two expansive terraces, custom hardwood floors, five-star amenities, two parking spaces and storage. $1,499,000.

Bethesda, MD – 5102 Allan Road. Truly turnkey & thoughtfully appointed for today’s lifestyle. Custom built-ins, designer touches, closets galore, chef’s kitchen, home office, 2nd floor laundry, garage, off-street parking, 3,000+SF of fantastic living space. $1,399,000.

Observatory Circle / Upper Georgetown – 2617 Wisconsin Avenue NW. 5 BR / 6.5 BA. Nearly 5,000 square feet! Perfect home for entertaining! Includes in-law suite/office, twocar garage pus two more parking spaces (four in total), two blocks to Whole Foods and rec center. $1,399,900.

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Kensington – 9633 E. Bexhill Drive. Expanded, renov, systems updtd, SOLAR PANELS added in 2009. Approx 3,300 sf (flr plan). Fab, lg cook’s kit, FR w/cath ceil, open to garden. Priv office w/sep walk-out level door, could be 5th BR. Fenced private yard, 2-car gar. Near Rock Creek Pk. $1,299,000. Marin Hagen 202.257.2339 Sylvia Bergstrom 202.262.3730 CBMove.com/MC8527455

Glen Echo Heights – 6001 Massachusetts Avenue. Just reduced. Large 4-level sunny home. 4BR/2BA on 2nd. 2BR/1BA on 3rd. Main flr powder room, den, sep DR & LR. Renov kit & MBA; other BA’s updtd. Finished LL w/sep entrance. Fully fenced yard. LR opens to patio. Ample parking. $999,000. Marin Hagen 202.257.2339 Sylvia Bergstrom 202.262.3730 CBMove.com/MC8490510

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Crestwood – 1712 Allison Street NW. 6 BR / 4.5 BA. More than 5,000 SF! Roomy bedrooms, chef’s kitchen with morning room, spa-style Master Bath, Master Bedroom with his/hers walk-in closets, finished basement with au pair bedroom and craft room/office and 2-car garage. $1,285,000. Susan Isaacs 202.821.9781 CBMove.com/DC8612765

Dupont Circle – 1718 P Street NW #613. Just Listed. 1 BR / 1 BA. 457 SF, separate full kitchen, separate toilet and tub room in master bath. Common roof deck with pool, $380 condo fee includes all utilities, onsite garage parking for rent (when available). $265,000.

Fort Totten – 5 Missouri Avenue NW. Coming soon. 3 BR / 2.5 BA. Features expansive yard, off street garage parking with driveway, updated kitchen and baths, enclosed back yard and 1700 SF to call your own! Broker cooperation invited. $565,000.

Observatory Circle – 3503 Fulton Street NW. Coming soon! 7 BR / 4.5 BA. Stately brick center hall with classic layout, incredible garden with Cathedral views, swimming pool, and twocar garage. Large living room with fireplace. Broker cooperation invited.

Erik Lars Evans 202.731.3142 CBMove.com/DC8598391

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Wednesday april 29 Discussions and lectures ■Colette Rausch will discuss her book “Speaking Their Peace: Personal Stories From the Frontlines of War and Peace.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■Heather Greene will discuss her book “Whiskey Distilled: A Populist Guide to the Water of Life.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■J.M. Berger will discuss his book “ISIS: The State of Terror.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Philippe de Chauveron’s 2014 comedy “Serial (Bad) Weddings.� 7 to 9 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. ■The Reel Israel DC film series will feature Ephraim Kishon’s 1971 satire “The Policeman.� 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performances and readings ■Upshur Street Books and Split This Rock will present Don Share reading from his poetry. 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. ■Paso Nuevo, GALA’s youth education program, will present “Laughter Cures All/ La Risa Cura Todo,� an evening of original work brought to the stage by participating students and directed by Quique Aviles, Matthew Vaky and Alina Collins Maldonado. 8 p.m. $5. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th

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works by Ravel and Beethoven, as well as the world premiere of Lei Liang’s “Verge Quartet.� 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-1000. ■The Capital Americana series will feature singer-songwriter Lyal Strickland. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■Vocal Arts DC will present New York Festival of Song pianists Michael Barrett and Steven Blier performing “Letters From Spain: A World of Song From Spanish Poetry� with soprano Corinne Winters, tenor Theo Lebow and Russian baritone Alexey Lavrov. 7:30 p.m. $50. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The 2015 International Jazz Day Concert will feature the George Washington University Jazz Ensemble; King James and the Serfs of Swing; and historian Maurice Jackson, co-editor of “Jazz in Washington.� 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com. ■The Blind Owl Band, the Brummy Brothers and the Plate Scrapers will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The cast of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of “Man of La Mancha� will perform a special cabaret to raise funds for Camp Shakespeare scholarships. 10:30 p.m. $10 donation. The Forum at Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202547-1122. Discussions and lectures ■Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists Signe Wilkinson and Ann Telnaes will discuss “Political Cartooning in Today’s World.� Noon. Free. Dining Room A, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-9115. ■Authors Kwame Alexander, Gigi Amateau, Med Medina, Ellen Oh and Tim Tingle will participate in a symposium exploring diversity in children’s literature. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■Current poet laureate Charles Wright will join one of his predecessors, Charles Simic, in a moderated discussion with Poetry magazine editor Don Share to conclude Wright’s term as the 20th poet laureate consultant in poetry. 6:30 p.m. Free. Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5502. ■Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto will explain how mathematical principles influence his work. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ events. ■Alison Gopnik will discuss “The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life.� 6:45 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. carnegiescience.edu. ■Biographer Landon Jones will discuss “Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the American West.� 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-6333030. ■Bryan Burrough will discuss his book “Days of Rage: America’s Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■A support group for job seekers will

host a breakout session for participants to network and strategize. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Films ■The weekly “Textiles at Twelve� series will feature the documentary “Between Two Worlds: Japanese Pilgrimage.� Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Eran Riklis’ 2014 film “A Borrowed Identity,� a bittersweet 1980s coming-of-age drama originally released as “Dancing Arabs.� 7 to 9 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performances and readings ■Poet Nancy Arbuthnot will read from her book, “Spirit Hovering.� 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. ■Local actor Dwane Starlin will present his one-man show “The Road Not Taken: An Evening With Robert Frost.� 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■Scena Theatre and the Austrian Cultural Forum will present a staged reading and workshop performance of D.C. playwright Otho Eskin’s “Final Analysis,� featuring Gustav Mahler, Joseph Stalin, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Sigmund Freud. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. scenatheatre.org. Friday, May 1

Friday may 1 Concerts ■The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Schubert, Boulanger, Beethoven and Farrenc. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202333-2075. ■Organist Kimberly Ann Hess of Washington, D.C., will perform. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■The H20 Orchestra from Paraguay will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The S&R Foundation’s Overtures Concert Series will feature “Two Thousand Flutes,� a program on the instrument’s ancient history featuring flutist Lorena McGhee, pianist Ryo Yanagitani and Library of Congress curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford. 7:30 p.m. $65. Evermay, 1623 28th St. NW. overtureseries.org. ■Tabla for Two, a duo consisting of Masood Omari and Abigail Adams Greenway, will perform “Under the Moon� with dancer Sofya Savkina and singer Helen Burns. 7:30 p.m. $18 to $20. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. ■The Blues Hall of Fame Tour will feature Charlie Musselwhite and James Cotton on harmonica and John Hammond on guitar. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $44 to $55. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■The Friday Morning Music Club’s Chorale Spring Concert will feature works by Gounod, Leavitt and Bizet. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. 202-333-2075. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. ■The National Symphony Orchestra’s “Beyond the Score: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 — Fate Knocks?� will use actors, narration, music excerpts and projected visuals to share captivating stories behind

Beethoven’s epic symphony. A full performance of the work will follow. 8 p.m. $10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Mexican-American musician Lila Downs will perform. 8 p.m. $40 to $60. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. Discussions and lectures â– A symposium will focus on “The Voices of Haiti’s Voiceless: Post-Earthquake Aspirations & Achievements.â€? 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/VHV. â– Artist Rachel Sussman will discuss her book and traveling exhibition “The Oldest Living Things in the World.â€? Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â– Mary Costello will discuss her book “Academy Street.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Festival â– The Washington National Cathedral will host its 76th annual Flower Mart spring festival, featuring music, floral and art displays, vendors, children’s games and food. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-5372228. The event will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Films â– The Art of Spring Film Series will feature Tamra Davis’ 2010 documentary “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child,â€? about the artist’s all-too-brief life and career. 2:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â– The DC Diaper Bank will celebrate the premiere of Stone Soup Films’ short documentary highlighting the group’s work. The event will include a screening of the film and music by the Columbia Heights Education Campus Jazz Band. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $50. Bank of America, 730 15th St. NW. dcdiaperbank.org. â– Alliance Française de Washington will show the first two episodes of “Apocalypse: World War 2,â€? a six-part documentary by Daniel Costelle and Isabelle Clarke. 7 p.m. $5; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. The next two episodes will be shown May 7 at 7 p.m. â– The group One Common Unity will present the premiere of Roberta Oster Sachs’ documentary “Fly by Light,â€? about four D.C. teenagers on a journey into the mountains of West Virginia to participate in an ambitious peace education program. 7 p.m. $20; reservations required. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. flybylightworldpremiere. brownpapertickets.com. Performances ■“Goldie Patrick’s Feminine Folklore,â€? an interactive devised theater show, will offer a look at how the topic of sex, sexuality and sexual health is taught across cultures to girls. 8 p.m. $20. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. See Events/Page 19

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Continued From Page 18 ■ Just Moxie will host a night of longform improv featuring local, independent troupes. 10 p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. Saturday, May 2

Saturday may 2 Art show ■ Local potter Jackie Murphy will host a show and sale of her wheel-thrown pottery. 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission. 3638 Windom Place NW. 202-362-3054. ■ The Ladysmiths Art Jewelry & Potomac Fiber Arts Guild Show and Sale will feature handcrafted jewelry and fiber works by 18 artists. 1 to 8 p.m. Free admission. Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. tinyurl.com/ladysmiths. The show will continue Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. Children’s programs ■ “In This Best Garden of the World,” a family garden party, will focus on how plants and flowers were used in Shakespeare’s time and in his plays (for ages 6 through 12). 10 to 11 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■ Cellist Yvonne Caruthers and National Symphony Orchestra members will present “Connections: Science & Math + Music,” a fast-paced multimedia program (for ages 9 and older). 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The weekly “Arts for Families” series will offer a chance to create a felt mask and transform into a superhero, animal or some other creature. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. Classes and workshops ■ Lorella Brocklesby, an adjunct professor of humanities at New York University, will lead a class on “Great Houses of Scotland and Their Treasures.” 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Art historian Aneta GeorgievskaShine will lead a class on “Visionaries, Eccentrics and Restless Spirits: The Other Great Artists of the Italian Renaissance.” 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a meditation class on “Opening the Heart — Opening the Mind.” 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. Concerts ■ “Two Thousand Flutes: From the Vaults of the Library’s Miller Collection,” a program on the instrument’s ancient history presented in cooperation with the S&R Foundation, will feature flutist Lorena McGhee, pianist Ryo Yanagitani and Library of Congress curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford. 2 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■ Members of the National Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Poulenc and Schumann. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Folk troubadour Ana Egge will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Embassy Series will present cabaret artist Adrienne Haan and pianist Rich-

ard Danley in “Berlin to Broadway — Transatlantic.” 7:30 p.m. $150. Embassy of Luxembourg, 2200 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-625-2361. ■ The Ballroom Thieves will perform. 8 p.m. $12 to $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ Driftwood, Big Hoax and the Hummingbyrds will perform. 9 p.m. $14 to $17. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Ellen Crosby will discuss her book “Ghost Image: A Sophie Medina Mystery,” at 1 p.m.; Elizabeth Alexander will discuss her book “The Light of the World: A Memoir,” at 3:30 p.m.; writers who have used the Politics and Prose Espresso Book Machine, nicknamed Opus, will read from their works and discuss this unique means of publishing, at 6 p.m.; and Lizzie Skurnick (shown) will discuss her book “That Should Be a Word: A Language Lover’s Guide to Choregasms, Povertunity, Brattling, and 250 Other Much-Needed Terms for the Modern World,” at 8 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Students who participated in the National Building Museum’s Design Apprenticeship Program will discuss their design ideas for strengthening the Petworth Community Market’s connection to the neighborhood. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202272-2448. Festivals and family programs ■ Cultural Tourism DC will present the “Around the World Embassy Tour,” featuring open houses, entertainment and cultural programs at approximately 40 embassies. Activities will include a cooking demonstration at the Embassy of Indonesia and a chance to explore the Old Ambassador’s Residence at the Embassy of Japan. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. culturaltourismdc.org. ■ An Innovation Family Festival — celebrating creativity, invention and thinking outside the box — will include opportunities to explore how containers are put to work, from shipping art to eco-friendly plant beds to space suits. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ As part of the Funk Parade’s daylong celebration of the spirit and soul of U Street, an afternoon street fair will feature music, performances, art displays and workshops. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Various sites along and near U Street between Vermont Avenue and 15th Street NW. funkparade.com. A participatory parade from 5 to 7 p.m. will begin near 7th and T streets NW and proceed along T Street, Vermont Avenue and U Street to 13th and U streets; a music festival from 7 to 10 p.m. will feature free shows in various neighborhood venues and an outdoor performance area; and an official Funk Parade after-party ($30 admission) will start at 10 p.m. at the Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. ■ The Heurich House Museum will present “Frühlingsfest: A Spring Family Celebration,” featuring a maypole, garden games, a pig roast, live music and more. 1 to 4 p.m. $5 to $20. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org.

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the history of metalpoint — the art of drawing with a metal stylus on a specially prepared ground. The exhibit presents some 90 drawings from the Middle Ages to the present. “In Light of the Past: Twenty-Five Years of Photography at the National Gallery of Art” features 150-odd images acquired by the gallery over the last quarter century. Also on Sunday, the gallery will open “The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired With the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund.” Highlighting 26 contemporary artists, the exhibit will continue through Sept. 13. Located at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215. ■ “Waterwork,” featuring contemplative watercolors by Alex Tolstoy, will open today at Foundry Gallery and continue through May 31. An opening reception will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 1314 18th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-463-0203. ■ “The Language of Line,” presenting ■ The Friends of the Soldiers Home’s third annual Spring Fling family festival will feature live music, food trucks, beer and sodas, nature walks, and carnival games

drawings by six contemporary American artists, will open Saturday with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at Neptune Fine Art. On view through June 13, the exhibit highlights artists Lois Dodd, Emily Francisco, Andrew Kreiger, Linn Meyers, Charles Ritchie and Ben Tolman. Located at 1662 33rd St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-3380353. ■ “Cradle of Annihilation,” featuring works by Salameh Nematt about the social and political upheavals throughout the Middle East, will open Saturday with an artist’s reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Syra Arts at the Alla Rogers Gallery. The exhibit will continue through May 30. Located at 1054 31st St. NW in Suite A, the gallery is open by appointment only. 703-944-3824. ■ “Take It Right Back,” showcasing graphic and sculptural works by Berlinbased artist Paula Doepfner, will open Tuesday at Goethe-Institut with an artist’s talk and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Often highlighting ephemerality, the works will remain on view through July 3. An RSVP is requested for the reception. Located at 812 7th St. NW, the institute is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 202-289-1200, ext. 165. ■ “Chosen Homeland: Searching for Women’s Identity and Unity,” spotlighting works of self-expression by 23 Korean-heritage women with distinctly inter-

and prizes. 1 to 5 p.m. Free admission; $5 for parking. Armed Forces Retirement Home, Rock Creek Church Road and Randolph Street NW. friendsofsoldiers.org.

“Head of the Virgin,” attributed to the circle of Rogier van der Weyden, is on loan from the British Museum for the National Gallery of Art exhibition “Drawing in Silver and Gold.” national life stories, will close tomorrow with an artists’ reception at 6:30 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center. An RSVP is required for the reception. Located at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. koreaculturedc.org. ■ The Mid City Artists Open Studios, now in its 12th year, will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Dupont Circle and Logan Circle neighborhoods. Friday hours at participating studios are 6 to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday hours are generally noon to 5 p.m. but vary at some sites. For details, including studio locations and opening times, visit midcityartists.com. Films ■ The ReelAbilities Film Festival will feature Gerardine Wurzburg’s See Events/Page 20

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Continued From Page 19 documentary “Wretches & Jabberers,� about two men with autism who embark on a global quest to change attitudes about autism and intelligence. 2 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. reelabilities.org/greaterdc. The festival will continue through Sunday at various venues throughout the region. ■The National Gallery of Art’s “Heinz Emigholz: Architectural Record� series will feature the director’s 2012 film “Parabeton — Pier Luigi Nervi and Roman Concrete.� 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. ■The Silent Cinema Club will screen Cecil B. DeMille’s 1918 film “Old Wives for New,� with live accompaniment by ragtime guitarist Philip Sullivan and preceded by silent shorts. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-3931511. ■The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Guy Nattiv and Erez Tadmor’s 2014 film “Magic Men.� 8 to 9:45 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performances ■Dance Place’s “NEXTgeneration Showcase� will feature the talent of Dance Place’s Kids on the Move students and Coyaba Academy’s students in African, ballet, tap, hip-hop and more. 4 p.m. $10 to $15. Hartke Theatre, Catholic University, 3801 Harewood Road NW. 202-269-1600. ■Capital Funk will present its eighth annual Hip Hop Showcase, featuring performance by local dance crews, spoken word artists, rappers and singers. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $25. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. ■Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company will present “Persistent Voices,� a piece combining choreography, poetry and evocative visual designs to explore the effect of AIDS in our lives. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th

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Sunday may 3 Children’s program ■“Make Your Own Automaton� — inspired by Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugh Cabret,� about an automaton with a secret message inside — will offer a chance to create a mechanical device made of paper (for ages 8 and older). 2:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. Classes and workshops ■A seminar on “USS Monitor: Symbol, Landmark, and Sanctuary� will feature scientists and historians working on the ongoing conservation and scientific study of the ship in the USS Monitor Center at the Mariners’ Museum. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $99 to $139. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

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â– A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yogaâ€? class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-7271288. â– Sommeliers Sabrina Kroeger and Roberto Picado will host a wine class on chardonnays from different regions. 6 to 8 p.m. $50. The Cellar, Eno Wine Bar, 2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-295-2826. Concerts â– The Wedgwood String Quartet will present a benefit concert. 1 p.m. $10. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. â– The U.S. Army Band will perform works by Sousa and other composers. 3:30 p.m. Free. Mall Steps, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– The Georgetown Chorale will present “An Ordinary Sunday,â€? featuring American choral classics inspired by folk traditions and ancient harmonies. Proceeds will benefit the First Star Greater Washington Academy’s summer college prep program for foster students. 4 p.m. $10 to $25. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. georgetownchorale.org. â– The Cambini-Paris Quartet will perform works by Hyacinthe Jadin and FĂŠlicien David, two 19th-century French composers who remain virtually unknown outside of France. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. ■“An Evening of Operaâ€? will feature sopranos Teresa Ferrara, Debra Lawrence and Rebecca Roberts; mezzo-sopranos Mary Jane Boynton and Grace Gori; tenors Michael Blaney and Jonathan Hoffman; baritone Arthur Neal; violinist Sonya Hayes; and pianist Francis Conlon. 5 p.m. Free. Church of the Annunciation, 3810 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-441-7678. â– The 100-person mixed-voice chorus Choralis, baritone James Shaffran and the George Mason University Singers will perform Bob Chilcott’s “Salisbury Vespersâ€? and William Walton’s “Belshazzar’s Feast.â€? 5 p.m. $5 to $30; free for ages 12 and younger. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. choralis.org. â– Washington National Cathedral artist-in-residence Jeremy Filsell will present a recital celebrating the 129th birthday of Marcel DuprĂŠ, the French organist, composer and pedagogue. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. â– The Cuban quintet CaribeNostrum will perform recognized Latin American works with classical arrangements. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Shenandoah Run, a nine-member classic and contemporary folk group, will perform. 7 p.m. $15 to $20. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â– Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields will perform solo, acoustic versions of songs from his extensive catalog, accompanied by bandmate Sam Davol on cello. 8 p.m. $30 to $35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. â– The 2015 Kennedy Center Spring Gala — “It Don’t Mean a Thing ‌ A Celebration of Swingâ€? — will feature performances by Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Terence Blanchard, Paquito D’Rivera,

the Puppini Sisters and Paul Taylor Dance. 8 p.m. $45 to $160. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Tom Hayden will discuss his book “Listen, Yankee: Why Cuba Matters.� 9:30 a.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■Martin Goldsmith, author of “Alex’s Wake: A Voyage of Betrayal and a Journey of Remembrance,� will discuss his exploration into the tragic fate of his grandfather and uncle, who were among 900 Jewish refugees who fled Nazi Germany aboard the steamship St. Louis. 10:30 a.m. Free. Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. whctemple.org/amram. ■Chef and restaurateur Bryan Voltaggio, a finalist on “Top Chef Masters,� will discuss his book “Home,� about American comfort food. 11 a.m. Free admission. Dupont Circle Farmers Market, 20th Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Hillyer Place NW. freshfarmmarkets.org. ■Richard Paul and Steven Moss will discuss their book “We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program,� at noon; Richard Flanagan (shown) will discuss his book “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,� at 2 p.m.; and Michael Downing will discuss his book “The Chapel,� at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The Founding Church of Scientology DC will present a talk by Eric Berg on “Are Drugs and Toxins Still Affecting You?� 1 p.m. Free. Founding Church of Scientology DC, 1424 16th St. NW. ■Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of photographs at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss “Building a Collection: Photography at the National Gallery of Art.� 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. ■Essayist and poet Elizabeth Alexander will discuss her book “The Light of the World: A Memoir� in conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller. 4:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Festivals ■“Korea Day: A Family Festival� will feature hands-on activities, gallery conversations, cooking demonstrations, dance performances and a screening of the animated film “The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow.� 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6331000. ■The Maru Montero Dance Company will host its 23rd annual National Cinco de Mayo Festival, featuring dance performances, children’s activities, a Mexican market and Latin American cuisine. Noon to 7 p.m. Free admission. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. marumontero.com. Films ■The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Erik Greenberg Anjou’s 2014 documentary “Deli Man,� at 1:30 p.m.; and Julie Cohen’s 2014 documentary “The Sturgeon Queens,� at 3:30 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

■The National Gallery of Art will present Orson Welles’ 1973 film “F for Fake.� 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The film will be shown again May 6 at 12:30 p.m. ■The Silent Cinema Club will screen Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1925 film “Lost World,� with live accompaniment by classical guitarist Dennis Sobin and preceded by silent shorts. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-3931511. Performances and readings ■The national “Listen To Your Mother Show� will present readings by local storytellers about the humor and heartbreak that go hand in hand with motherhood. A portion of ticket sales will benefit My Sister’s Place. 2 p.m. $18. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. listentoyourmothershow.com/dc. ■Arab-American comedian Mo Amer will present “Legally Homeless,� featuring guest performances by Bassem Youssef, Hasan Minhaj, Ramy Youssef, Azhar Usman and rapper Brother Ali. 6:30 p.m. $25 to $75. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. legallyhomeless.com. ■“Noir at the Bar: Dames at Dusk� will feature female writers reading their crime fiction. 7 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■Faction of Fools Theatre Company will present “Tales of Nookie and Gnocchi� as part of its sixth annual “Fool for All� tradition of creating and performing four new commedia del’arte plays in a single day. 7 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Elstad Auditorium, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave. NE. factionoffools.org. Special event ■Moment Magazine and the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with music and dance from students at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a photo exhibition of iconic images from the era, and a forum with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, civil rights leader Julian Bond and former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Knight Conference Center, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. newseuminstitute.org/religion/ dialogue/votingrights. Tour ■“Spies: North by Northwest Walking Tour� will feature tales of espionage in the area near the Washington National Cathedral and the Russian Embassy. 1 p.m. $15. Meet in the park at the southeast corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 703-569-1875. Monday, May 4

Monday may 4 Concert ■The Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra and the Mellow Tones, two student groups at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, will present “Reignite: Fanning the Flames,� featuring the music of Ellington, Strayhorn, Holiday and Gaye. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Madelaine Weiss will discuss “Managing Your Mind: Strategies for a Happier, Healthier, Productive Life.� 9:45 a.m. to See Events/Page 21

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Continued From Page 20 noon. Free. 40Plus of Greater Washington, 1718 P St. NW. 202-387-1582. â– The Kavli Foundation, Council of Scientific Society Presidents and American Chemical Society will present a talk by astrophysicist Alan Lightman on “Science and Religion,â€? based on his book “The Accidental Universe.â€? 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. â– Franklin H. Portugal will discuss his book “The Least Likely Man: Marshall Nirenberg and the Discovery of the Genetic Code.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-6367230. â– Welsh writer Cynan Jones will discuss his book “The Dig.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. â– Photographer Colin Winterbottom, known for his dramatic and atmospheric studies of D.C. landmarks, will discuss 15 years of taking photos from atop scaffolding — including recent work at the Washington Monument and Washington National Cathedral. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â– Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro, a pioneer in ancient DNA research and the author of “How to Clone a Mammoth,â€? will discuss “De-Extinction: A Mammoth Undertaking: Can Ancient DNA Re-create Lost Species?â€? 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â– Sandy Tolan will discuss his book “Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â– Washington Post journalists Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan will join Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus — who were kidnapped and held for a decade in Cleveland by Ariel Castro — to discuss their book “Hope: Memoir of Survival in Cleveland.â€? 7 p.m. $5 to $10. Sidwell Friends Meeting House, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. politics-prose.com. â– Mother, actor and activist Maria Bello will discuss her book “Whatever ‌ Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves.â€? 7 p.m. $17. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. â– Ava Barron-Shasho will lead a “Life Empowermentâ€? discussion group. 7:30 p.m. $22. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. Films â– The “Marvelous Movie Mondayâ€? series will feature the 2013 film “The Other Boleyn Girl,â€? starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johanssen. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. â– The Cineforum series will feature Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani’s 2013 film “Vinodentro.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. â– The “Forging the Futureâ€? film series will feature Judith Lit’s 2013 film “After Winter, Spring,â€? about life through the eyes of family farmers in southwest France. A discussion with Lit will follow. 8 p.m. $15. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. afterwinterspring.com. Performances and readings â– Students from the George Washington University Department of Theatre and

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Events Entertainment Dance will present a staged reading of a play from the National Civil War Project. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. â– The Asian American Literary Review will present a reading by its A Lettres fellows Cathy Linh Che, Eugenia Leigh, R.A. Villanueva and Ocean Vuong. A discussion of the current state of Asian-American literature will follow. 4 p.m. Free. Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-5394. Sporting event â– The Washington Nationals will play the Miami Marlins. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. and Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 5

Tuesday may 5 Classes and workshops ■Josh Singer, community garden specialist at the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, will present “Urban Gardening 101� for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. ■The Rev. James De Biasio will begin a four-session class on “The Twelve Realizations for Self-Unfoldment.� 7:30 p.m. $22. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. The class will continue May 12, 19 and 26. Concerts ■The Washington Bach Consort will present the “May Noontime Cantata� with organist Todd Fickley. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■The Asian American Music Society will present “Celebrate America’s Diverse Cultural Heritage,� featuring Asian, Irish, spiritual and Zarzuela songs. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Instructor Luz Verost will lead a weekly Spanish Conversation Club session. 11 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov. ■Robert Grenier will discuss his book “88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary.� Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by American University constitutional law professor, Maryland state senator and Democratic congressional candidate Jamin Raskin on “Walls of Separation: A Jeffersonian Solution to the Problem of Money in Politics.� 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Sigrid Fry-Revere, founder and CEO of the nonprofit group Stop Organ Trafficking Now!, will discuss “Solving the Organ Shortage: Lessons From Iran,� about the history of compensated kidney donation in Iran. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National

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Arena hosts world premiere Arena Stage will present the world premiere of Katori Hall’s “The Blood Quilt� through June 7 in the Kreeger Theater. Featuring an all-female cast, the comedy-drama features four disconnected sisters who gather at their childhood island

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home off the coast of Georgia. When their reunion turns into a reading of their recently deceased mother’s will, everyone must grapple with a troubling inheritance. Tickets cost $45 to $90. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org. â– Alliance for New Music-Theatre will present a dark and comical interpretation of Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosisâ€? April 29 through May 17 at the Capital Fringe Trinidad Theatre. The production — a rendition of the version originally staged in 2014 at part of the Embassy of the Czech Republic’s Mutual Inspirations Festival — features traditional Jewish melodies, vocal improvisations developed by the ensemble, a live cello on stage, and interactive animations inspired by Kafka’s original drawings. Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â– Sandy Tolan will discuss his book “Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land.â€? 1 to 2 p.m. Free. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202338-1958. â– The D.C. Public Library’s “Movable Feastâ€? classics reading group will discuss Thomas Hardy’s novel “Tess of the d’Urbervilles.â€? 1 p.m. Free. Cleveland Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-3080. â– Science journalist Michael Tennesen will discuss his book “The Next Species.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. â– Andrew Haas of the D.C. Employment Justice Session will discuss “Breaking Barriers to Employment: Know Your Rights in the Workplace.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 311, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â– The DC Child and Family Services Agency will present an information session for prospective foster parents. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. â– The DC Science CafĂŠ will present “Tracking Tiger Beetles, Auroras, and the Power of Citizen Science,â€? featuring author Sharman Russell, NASA scientist Liz MacDonald and citizen science researcher Andrea Wiggins of the University of Maryland at College Park. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. â– Landscape architect Mikyoung Kim will discuss her collaborative design approach. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■“A Frank View of Life in Politics and the Real World: Barney Frank Speaks His Mindâ€? will feature the longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives in conversation with journalist Steve Roberts. 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202633-3030. â– Cokie Roberts will discuss her book “Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Sabaa Tahir will discuss her book “An Ember in the Ashesâ€? (for ages 14 and

“Blood Quilt� opened last week and will run through June 7 at Arena Stage. Tickets cost $20 to $30. The theater is located at 1358 Florida Ave. NE. 866-811-4111; newmusictheatre.org. ■The Warner Theatre will host a touring production of the Tony-winning musical “Memphis� May 1 and 2 at the Warner Theatre. In the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 1950s, a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun defies convention and falls in love with rock ’n’ roll and an electrifying black singer. Tickets cost $42 to $72. The Warner Theatre is located 513 13th St. NW. 800-745-3000; warnertheatredc.com.

older). 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Shannon Galpin, a 2013 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, will discuss “Biking Afghanistan.â€? 7:30 p.m. $24. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films â– In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, Canadian filmmaker Joe Balass will show and discuss his film “Baghdad Twist.â€? 12:30 p.m. Free. Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-9897. â– The 2014/15 Royal Ballet Cinema Season will feature Frederick Ashton’s “La Fille mal gardĂŠe.â€? 7 p.m. $15. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. â– The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Joe Balass’ 2013 documentary “The Length of the Alphabet,â€? about Iraqi-Jewish Francophone Canadian author NaĂŻm Kattan. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performances and readings â– The 2015 Washington Writers Publishing House Fiction Reading will feature Catherine Bell, Elizabeth Bruce, David Ebenbach, Melanie S. Hatter, Elisavietta Ritchie, David Taylor and Kathleen Wheaton. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625

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Wednesday may 6 Children’s program ■Author and humorist Dave Barry will discuss his book “The Worst Class Trip Ever,� a rollicking middle school adventure set against a backdrop of D.C.’s famous landmarks (for ages 9 through 12). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Class ■The Jewish Study Center will present a three-part class on “A Life of Dialogue: The Life and Teachings of Martin Buber,� led by Rabbi David Shneyer. 7 to 8:15 p.m. $15 to $20 per session; $40 to $55 for all three. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. jewishstudycenter.org. The class will continue May 13 and 20. Concerts ■The Air Force Strings will perform with organist Ben Hutto. 12:10 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, 1525 H St. NW. 202-347-8766. ■Participants in the DC Youth OrchesSee Events/Page 26 7+( :25/' )$0286

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We recently have received a slight increase in work from our teachers in many subjects as our IGCSE exams start coming closer. These exams are the world’s most popular international qualifications for 14- to 16-year-olds, and they are billed as “your gateway to higher education or professional studies in your home country or overseas.� We have been doing past-papers in class and for homework, which serves as good preparation for studying. We also received our IGCSE exam timetable, which surprised many as it was the first information we got on the exams themselves. The timetable was handed to us to see which exams we should start getting ready for. My first exam is a practical art exam which will be a 10-hour art session. We have to produce a “final piece,� which links to our current work of the theme “recover.� Now-

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Edmund Burke School

For many years, the seventhgrade class has read “Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind,� by Suzanne Fisher Staples. The novel is set in the Cholistan Desert in Pakistan, and follows a young woman named Shabanu. The book shows all of her struggles as a woman in Pakistan, although still maintains a heartwarming but intriguing plot. The seventh-grade teacher decided to contact Suzanne Fisher Staples to see if she could come to Burke and give a discussion. The whole class was excited to see her and gave a warm welcome to her as she got ready to speak to the whole school.

Suzanne Fisher Staples gave a brief introduction in assembly about how she came to write “Shabanu.� She went to visit Pakistan for a few years and got very intrigued about writing a book about her experience. Instead of writing a nonfiction book, she decided to make up a story that intertwined all of the events and people that she met to make a fiction story. As well as speaking in assembly, she gave a longer discussion to just the seventh- and eighth-graders and let them ask questions. Both discussions were very engaging. — Ellie Salyers, seventh-grader

The Field School

Last week, Carl Wilkens spoke at a Field School assembly. Twenty years ago, Wilkens, who was doing humanitarian relief work in Rwanda, was the only American left in the country after a genocide began there. He sent his family to the American Embassy so they could go back to the United States. During his talk to the school, Wilkens recounted a scary story about trying to survive as mass killings occurred throughout the country. The violence became so common that Wilkens and others got used to the gunfire and didn’t even flinch after a few weeks. Wilkens continued his humanitarian work, mostly at an orphanage that took him in and protected him. Eventually he left the country, but he has returned to Rwanda multiple times. — Carly HoganBruen and Will Sherwood, seventh-graders

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Maret School

For the past two weeks of school, it has been our class’s turn to work with the preschool children at Martha’s Table. We each had a buddy assigned to us for the two visits. We began by reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar� to them. Some of the preschoolers were good at reading along and remembering the repeat line, “But he was still hungry!� After we read the books, we played Hungry Caterpillar games with our buddies. We taught them games using caterpillar cards, including Go Fish, Matching Pictures and Uno. We sometimes had to work hard to help the buddies pay attention to the directions. They were very good at the matching pictures game. After the games, we helped them draw and color pictures of butterflies. At the end of our visits, we all took turns giving our buddies a compliment. Our compliments made our buddies smile. We had fun because the preschool buddies were very cooperative. We wish we could go back sooner, but we will go back next year. — Ms. Tomasi-Carr’s first-graders

National Presbyterian School

This year, National Presbyterian School’s spring musical is “Peter Pan.� This musical is made up of 90 fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students who all want to commit to being a member of this production. The students practice on Tuesday from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. The backstage crew works on Tuesday

too, but also practices on Thursday from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. The teachers who help work with the cast are Mrs. Kilpatrick, the director; Mr. Nolan, the backstage manager; Ms. Lowey, the assistant director; Ms. Green, the music director; and Mr. Michel, stage combat manager. Recently the crew practiced during an all-day rehearsal on April 17, and they are planning on having another all-day rehearsal on April 28 as well. The cast has been practicing since mid-February for the show, which is on April 30 and May 1 in Stone Hall. To be a part of this musical, student had to sign up, complete a worksheet and attend the auditions. The auditions were completely open and everybody was guaranteed a spot. Later the casting crew told everybody what his or her role was and gave out scripts. Now they are working on the final touches for the show. The actors are so excited for presenting their show and we are excited to see them perform. — Louisa Cave, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

On April 19 our school had a mother-son event at a Washington Nationals baseball game. Approximately 55 boys went to the game with their mothers. The students ranged from nursery class to eighth grade. The stadium was packed with 36,000 people that day. Each OLV student received a red baseball cap with the school logo. The Nats have an eagle mascot named Screech and he was celebrating his 10th birthday. There was a piùata for Screech to hit and he also won the presidents race that day. Also, Screech had a tug-of-war match against all of the other mascots, but then he decided Little Screech should do the pulling. Little Screech beat the other mascots all by himself! We were sitting in the upper deck where it was very windy and a few pigeons flew by. The Nats beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1. After the game some of the OLV students went down to the field and ran the bases. This is the second year we went to the mother-son event with our mom at Nationals Park. It is a fun tradition for our school. — Thomas S., third-grader, and Noah S., first-grader

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We began our week at the Fillmore Arts Center and testing our reading and writing skills. Today is our last day. We also are getting free books to read this summer. We got to pick several books from a list of 10 books. The books are fantastic. They have Spanish books and graphic novels. The kindergartners went to Haupt Gardens. They got a chance to see an exhibit called “Garbage to Gardens.� Our fifth-graders went to the George Washington University to see what college life is like. See Dispatches/Page 26

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Cheryll Packard-Davis, a fifth-grader going on the trip, said that she will be so happy to go there and see how college students work. She said it will make her more interested to go to college. We had an exciting visit by a delegation of about 10 Africans from the World Bank. Many of them wore traditional clothing from their countries. They walked around our building, visited our classrooms, saw the library and peeked into our cafeteria. They looked like they were having a good time. Grades four and five had a guest reader from the U.S. Department of Interior. He talked about how black people were treated during the Civil War and how they felt about being treated in such a way. He showed us the type of rifles and guns used by many of the soldiers during the Civil War. We asked a lot of questions and got some good answers. — Cheryll Packard-Davis, fifth-grader, and the Ross community

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ton Mid Atlantic Institute of Classical Architecture & Art will present a talk by designer Charlotte Moss, author of “Garden Inspirations.” Reception at 6:30 p.m.; lecture at 7:15 p.m. $35 to $45; reservations required. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org/events. ■ Mark Furstenberg, who launched Marvelous Market and more recently opened Bread Furst, will discuss his passion for bread, cover some of its history and share tips for home makers. A tasting will follow. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Actor Brad Garrett, one of the stars of the television series “Everybody Loves Raymond” and author of “When the Balls Drop,” will discuss “Laughing at Middle Age.” 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Viet Thanh Nguyen will discuss his novel “The Sympathizer.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Julian Kulski will discuss his book “The Color of Courage: A Boy at War: The World War II Diary of Julian Kulski” in conversation with Brig. Gen. Jaroslaw Strozyk, Poland’s defense attache. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. ■ Scott Tucker, artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Washington, will discuss the musical structure, text and cultural history of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” in a lecture accompanied by recordings and live performances by soprano Catherine Washington, baritone James Shaffran and pianist Brandon Straub. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Rasmuson Theater, National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and

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Legacy Block design has a rainbow gradient background with my portrait saying my name and the year I graduated. My Legacy Block also contains some of my favorite symbols from TV shows, books and movies including those from “Supernatural” and “Star Wars.” There are hundreds of Legacy Blocks all over the school from many different years and they show varied designs. Lots of my friends and classmates have described the Legacy Blocks as a fun, creative way for students to express themselves individually. I think that the Legacy Blocks are an awesome tradition here at Sheridan! — Piper Resch, eighth-grader

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Films ■ A screening of Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling’s 2013 film “This Ain’t No Mouse Music! The Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records” will precede a discussion with Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz and Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage curator and archivist Jeff Place. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202289-1200. ■ The Programmer’s Choice series will feature Nathan Zellner’s 2014 film “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performances and readings ■ The Young Playwrights’ Theater will present nine students presenting a live reading of their original play “Stage Fright” (recommended for ages 13 and older). 7 p.m. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ The Washington Ballet will present “ALICE (in wonderland),” a revival of the 2012 hit production with choreography by Septime Webre and music by Matthew Pierce. 7:30 p.m. $46 to $135. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat May 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m.; May 9 and at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and May 10 and 17 at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Special event ■ A dance party with the klezmer band Machaya will celebrate Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the period between Passover to Shavuot. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. jewishstudycenter.org.

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Last semester, the eighth grade went on an overnight field trip to Jamestown and Williamsburg in Virginia for history class. Many of the students on the trip thought it was fun and liked the fact that we stayed overnight. On April 22, the eighth grade went up to Gettysburg to learn more about the American Civil War. The students left school around 8 in the morning, then drove the 90 miles to Pennsylvania, similar to the path that Gen. Lee took when his army was looking for shoes in the same town. We saw a battlefield and looked at muskets from the war. — Tate Wright, eighth-grader

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