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Peabody sculpture added to library

potomac dragons

■ Georgetown: Bust honors

founding donor to facility By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Correspondent

Eight years ago, construction workers using a heat gun on exterior wood accidentally started a fire that destroyed the entire Georgetown Library building. It took three years and $16 mil-

lion to reconstruct the building. Now five more years have passed, and to celebrate the anniversary of its reopening, the library is unveiling a new bust in its historic Peabody Room. Jerry McCoy, the special collections librarian at the library, has been hoping to add a bust of George Peabody — who donated money to found the library — to the collection since the reopening five years ago. “I just thought having a portrait

bust for the Peabody Room would just add classy on top of classy that was already embodied by the new Peabody Room when we reopened in 2010,” McCoy said. “It’s just an amazing collection.” McCoy spent that time searching for a bust on eBay and in antique shops. In the fall of 2013, he mentioned his search to an acquaintance, who suggested Jeannette Murphy. Murphy majored in painting at See Peabody/Page 8

Group seeks to save mansion from raze By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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The 14th annual Washington DC Dragon Boat Festival featured 45-foot-long boats racing on the Potomac River from the Kennedy Center to the Thompson Boat Center Saturday and Sunday.

A community group is trying to secure landmark protections for a home at 3400 Massachusetts Ave., which would otherwise likely be torn down to make way for two new houses. The Massachusetts Avenue Heights Citizens Association intends to file a landmark application by Friday, association president Paul Cunningham told the area’s advisory neighborhood commission on Monday. The association has hired the EHT Traceries architectural consulting firm to prepare its application to the Historic Preservation Review Board. Neighbors were floored when they learned last month that developer Zuckerman Partners intended to tear down the 1926 Spanish-style mansion. The bank-owned 7,100-square-foot, five-bedroom home had been most recently listed in “As-Is condition, Needs Work” for $4 See Raze/Page 8

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Neighbors say the 1926 mansion on a prominent Massachusetts Avenue corner near Observatory Circle has historical significance in the community.

Demolition plan stirs debate in Georgetown

Council panel shifts funds for school modernizations

Current Staff Writer

■ Budget: Garrison delayed

By BRADY HOLT

It’s rare to build a brand-new house in Georgetown. The carefully protected federal historic district generally prevents the demolition of buildings from before 1951, providing few opportunities for new construction. An exception came when the Old Georgetown Board allowed the removal of a 31st Street apartment building in the 1970s, which made room for the eight-home Tudor Walk subdivision. Now, a building may be torn down on this site once again. The new owners of 1609 31st St., who purchased the five-bedroom 1980 home for $4.25 million in December, intend to tear it down to construct a new house they feel would better suit the needs of a young family.

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The owner of this 1980 home at 1609 31st St. wants to raze and replace it. The Old Georgetown Board doesn’t oppose the demolition, although the neighborhood commission filed an objection.

And because the property is outside the neighborhood’s protected “period of significance,” the Old Georgetown Board will not oppose that plan, according to Tom Luebke, secretary to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which includes the board. The replacement See Georgetown/Page 7

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Oyster-Adams seeks temporary right to attend Deal Middle

Visitation softball nets triple crown with DCSAA victory

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By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

The latest D.C. education budget proposal shuffles around some funds for school renovations, leaving Garrison Elementary in Shaw without a full renovation but keeping intact most of the funds needed for Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The budget markup released last week by the D.C. Council’s Committee on Education also speeds up

the renovations of Hyde-Addison Elementary, among others across the city. Funding would shift for the Murch Elementary modernization, but the project’s timing remains constant. The proposal — which responds to the citywide budget Mayor Muriel Bowser submitted last month — will go before the full council for votes on May 27 and June 16. The Education Committee, chaired by at-large Council member David Grosso, suggests a $1.282 billion capital budget for D.C. public schools over the next six years, See Budget/Page 18

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Calendar/22 Classifieds/29 District Digest/4 Exhibits/23 In Your Neighborhood/20 Opinion/10

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Army hears public comment Oyster-Adams parents push for Deal phase-in on cleanup of Spring Valley

St. in Adams Morgan, and it accepts both citywide and in-boundary students. Historically, in-boundary students who also live within Deal Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boundaries have had the right to switch to Deal for sixth grade rather than continuing at Oyster-Adams for middle school. Parents said this arrangement provides an option for students who develop a greater interest in math and See Oyster-Adams/Page 18

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Correspondent

Spring Valley residents expressed concerns about the proposed fiveyear timeline for removing any remaining hazardous remains left from World War I-era chemical weapons testing in the area at a community meeting last week. About 20 residents attended the May 12 meeting. The U.S. Army has been working to clean up Spring Valley for more than two decades, addressing materials that its former munitions testing facility on the American University campus left behind nearly a century ago. Dan Noble, the Spring Valley cleanup project manager from the Army Corps, said a comment period on a recently released Remedial Investigation Report will end on May 26. Then the Army Corps will

evaluate possible solutions in the fall, put together a plan by next spring and begin executing the plan by early 2017. From there, the cleanup will take between two and three years, Noble said. Officials are currently seeking community reactions to the report, which spans more than 300 pages and details the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s findings about the potential remaining chemical and munitions risks in the Spring Valley area. Comments were accepted at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting and can also be submitted to brittany.m.bangert@usace.army.mil. Several meeting attendees expressed frustration about the cleanupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timeline. One attendee argued that the housing market in the area will suffer from negative press surrounding the investigation and cleanup. See Army/Page 8

The week ahead Wednesday, May 20

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a public meeting to vote on an emergency rule to allow the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to award diplomas to students attending schools it manages. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. â&#x2013; The D.C. Public Library will host a public meeting on the modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, including a presentation on the latest renderings. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. â&#x2013; The Ward 4 Education Alliance will hear from new Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Powell Elementary School, 1350 Upshur St. NW. â&#x2013; The Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network will host a forum on implementation of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests. Representatives of D.C. Public Schools and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education will participate. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW.

Thursday, May 21

The Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia and the group Friends of the DC Archives will host a public forum on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The New DC Archivesâ&#x20AC;? and the importance of protecting valuable historical documents and artifacts. Former Ward 4 D.C. Council member Charlene Drew Jarvis will serve as moderator, and panelists will include experts from the D.C. Public Library, the Smithsonian Institution and the D.C. Archives. The forum will begin at 6 p.m. at the Washingtoniana Division, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. â&#x2013; The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss proposed crosswalk safety improvements on upper Connecticut Avenue from Appleton Street to Legation Street. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Wednesday, May 27

The group DC Public Power will hold a forum on how the Pepco-Exelon deal will affect D.C. residents and the alternative of a public power utility. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will be the keynote speaker, and the panel discussion will feature David Freeman, Amit Ronen, Heather Bailey, John Kelly, Michael Siegel and Michael Overturf. The meeting will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. To RSVP, visit dcpublicpower.org/townhall. â&#x2013; The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its annual meeting, which will include an awards presentation, remarks by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, and the election of new officers. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Sea Catch Restaurant, 1054 31st St. NW; a half-hour reception will precede the formal agenda.

Saturday, May 30

The D.C. Office of the Tenant Advocate will hold a training session on the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act for tenants, housing advocates, advisory neighborhood commissioners and tenant association representatives. The event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Ralph Waldo â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peteyâ&#x20AC;? Greene Community Center, 2907 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. To RSVP, call 202-719-6560, email delores. anderson@dc.gov or visit eventsprout.com/register/topaota.

A group of Oyster-Adams Bilingual School parents is pushing the city to temporarily restore some studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; right to attend Deal Middle School. The bilingual school hosts pre-kindergarten through third grade at 2801 Calvert St. in Woodley Park and fourth through eighth grades at 2020 19th

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District Digest UDC names president as funding restored

The University of the District of Columbia has selected Ronald Mason Jr. as its new president, replacing interim president James E. Lyons, who started in March 2013. Mason’s 30 years of experience in higher education include his recent tenure as president of Southern University and A&M College. Before that, he served as president of Jackson State University. Mayor Muriel Bowser commended the university for hiring Mason in a news release last week. “I welcome Ronald Mason to the District of Columbia and look forward to collaborating to develop programs and initiatives that will create pathways to the middle class,” she said. In a letter to the D.C. Council last Monday, Bowser also announced plans to fully restore funding for the University of the District of Columbia in the city’s budget for the next fiscal year, after previously proposing a $3.5 million cut. “We share in the commitment to improve UDC, and that is why we fully funded their budget through

the budget process,” Bower said in the news release.

Study hails D.C. pre-K but sees deficiencies

The D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s newly released report “The State of Pre-K in the District of Columbia” finds that the city has achieved its goal of providing universal pre-K — meaning all 3- and 4-year-olds have access — but that most schools are failing to meet one of three quality standards. There were 154 different options for pre-K in fiscal year 2014: 75 D.C. Public Schools sites, 58 public charter schools and 21 communitybased schools that received Pre-K Incentive Program grants and met legal standards. Using a new tool to measure classroom quality, the agency found that the majority of pre-K classrooms met thresholds for emotional support and classroom organization, but most didn’t meet thresholds for instructional support. “This suggests that teachers are offering experiences in the classroom that are supportive of children’s social-emotional development and maximize learning time,”

but also that there is a “need for additional professional learning opportunities specific to supporting children’s higher-order thinking skills and language development,” the report states. Quality programs were found in all three types of programs (public, public charter and communitybased). Across the city, Ward 7 stood out for poor performance: “the only ward that had significantly lower Emotional Support and Classroom Organization scores … when compared to any other ward.” The report calls for a strategy to address this disparity. The report also notes that the District outranks all U.S. states in terms of per-child spending and 3and 4-year-old access to pre-K. Eighty-six percent of the 14,450 3and 4-year-olds in D.C. last year were enrolled in a public pre-K program. The full report is available at osse.dc.gov.

City presents awards for preservation work The D.C. Historic Preservation Office presented its annual awards May 6 at DAR Constitution Hall, honoring recipients including Sally Lichtenstein Berk, a Sheridan-Kalorama resident who took the lifetime achievement prize. Other Northwest winners included the Belmont Mansion-Eastern Star International Headquarters in Dupont Circle (public and private stewardship); the Restore Mass Ave group and partners for the publication “A Grand Avenue Revival: Massachusetts Avenue Landscape History and Design Guide” (community service); the George Wash-

ington University Museum/The Textile Museum (innovative design and adaptation); and past Dupont Circle Conservancy president Thomas W. Bower (volunteerism and community involvement). “Since 2003, the District government has honored over 200 outstanding projects, programs and individuals for exemplary work and commitment to historic preservation in Washington,” state historic preservation officer David Maloney says in a news release. A full list of the awardees is at tinyurl.com/preservation-awards.

National Zoo bench posts air-quality data

A new park bench at the National Zoo allows passersby to access air-quality information on its displays, which run on solar and wind power. Developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as “a unique way to engage the public in measuring air quality and weather,” the station — set up in the Kids’ Farm portion of the Zoo — offers real-time readings on particulate matter, ozone, wind speed/direction, temperature and humidity, according to a news release. “These new solar-powered air monitoring park benches provide minute-by-minute data that can help citizens better understand air quality,” EPA administrator Gina McCarthy says in the release. “Our EPA researchers used the latest science to build the air monitoring systems in park bench stations, empowering people to get involved and learn more about air quality.”

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The advisory neighborhood commission that represents Cleveland Park and Woodley Park is

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seeking a nominee to fill the seat of its newest member, Tom Anstrom, who died shortly after he was sworn in to represent the area east of Connecticut Avenue, south of Quebec Street and north of Woodley Road. Anstrom, said commission chair Victor Silveira, quickly grew into the role of representing his neighbors and is sorely missed. “He had a can-do and want-to-learn attitude,” Silveira said. Candidates who live within single-member district 3C04 must pick up a petition from the D.C. Board of Elections, get signatures from 25 of their neighbors, and file the petition by June 8. If more than one candidate files, the commission will schedule a special election. If there is only one candidate, the commission can appoint him or her to the vacant seat.

Enterprise and Metro partner at stations

Enterprise CarShare has teamed up with Metro to offer 125 of the company’s vehicles by June 1 at 45 D.C., Maryland and Virginia rail stations, including Takoma, Tenleytown and Bethesda. The collaboration will soon expand to include 190 dedicated Enterprise CarShare spaces. Like the competing Zipcar program, Enterprise is offering use of its cars to those who pay annual membership fees and hourly usage rates. The company is currently waiving annual fees and application costs through July 31.

Burger restaurant opens in Dupont

A new Z-Burger opened in Dupont Circle in early May, bringing handcrafted burgers with “endless toppings,” kosher hot dogs, fresh-cut fries and 75 varieties of milkshakes to 2157 P St. NW. The local chain has seven shops in the D.C. area, including in Columbia Heights, Glover Park and Tenleytown (the first, opened in 2008). The new location opens at 10:30 a.m. daily; it closes at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Court orders end to mansionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rental parties By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

A D.C. Superior Court judge last week ordered Douglas Jefferies to stop renting out his mansion at 2220 Q St. NW for big events like weddings and concerts. The court found that Jefferies has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;unlawfully operating an unlicensed residential housing business, public hall, boarding house, bed and breakfast, and general businessâ&#x20AC;? at the nearly 6,000-square-foot Sheridan-Kalorama house. Within the past year, the property has drawn attention from city authorities as complaints from neighbors have escalated. Jefferies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who also owns Results the Gym

on Capitol Hill and Stroga yoga studio in Adams Morgan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has used Airbnb and other vacation rental websites to rent out the house for several large nighttime events, advertising it as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrity House Hunter Mansion.â&#x20AC;? The court order, issued last Friday, comes in response to a lawsuit the D.C. attorney general filed against Jefferies this month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assuming Mr. Jefferies abides by the terms of the consent order, this agreement will bring an end to the dangerous, illegal, and troublesome use of this property to host large and noisy events,â&#x20AC;? D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said in a release about Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s court ruling. The ruling â&#x20AC;&#x153;sends a strong mes-

sage to individuals who seek to unlawfully conduct lodging and entertainment businesses without proper licenses,â&#x20AC;? Racine added. The ruling from Superior Court Judge Maurice Ross orders Jefferies to pay $8,000 to the District for past violations, and to cease all business activity at his property unless and until he receives a proper business license and certificate of occupancy. Jefferies must also arrange an inspection by the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to ensure the home is suitable for rentals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which would now be allowed for no more than eight people at a time. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also required to prove his compliance with tax regulations.

Traffic concerns surround GDS development By CUNEYT DIL

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Traffic and parking are chief among the driving concerns of residents troubled by the planned expansion of Georgetown Day School in Tenleytown and its adjacent mixed-use development project on 42nd Street. The school expects to have a comprehensive traffic review ready by fall analyzing the project, which will replace a Safeway grocery and car dealership lot with two high-rise buildings with condos over commercial space along with expanding the school. Speaking before the Tenleytown/Friendship Heights advisory neighborhood commission last Thursday, head of school Russell Shaw outlined several ways the school wants to reduce the number of cars transporting students. When the campus expansion is complete (expected in fall 2019), the Tenleytown campus will also house Georgetown Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elementary and middle schools, which are now located on MacArthur Boulevard. The consolidation is expected to increase traffic due to extra morning drop-offs and afternoon pickups of students. Neighbors at the May 14 commission meeting were also worried about having fewer open parking spaces due to an influx of cars from students and parents, in

addition to the potential of residents of condo buildings and their visitors illegally parking in the neighborhood. (Condo unit residents would not be eligible for residential parking permits; the complex would have some underground parking.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a number of years we constantly called traffic control to have people [parking without residential permits] ticketed,â&#x20AC;? said one resident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;GDS then posted their own guards on our streets to keep people off our streets, and if this happens again itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a lot worse.â&#x20AC;? Shaw promised that student drop-offs would occur only on campus and that entrances would be spread out to reduce car queuing. He also noted that families with students at both campuses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; currently about 11 percent of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families, according to a school survey â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would no longer need to make separate arrangements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is another place where solving traffic [issues] is not just in the best interest of the neighborhood, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the best interest of the school as well,â&#x20AC;? Shaw said, later adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know historically that there was a stretch of time when Georgetown Day School was not great neighbors to the community and had been parking in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driveways.â&#x20AC;? See GDS/Page 8

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Homicide â&#x2013; 3200-3299 block, Woodland Drive; midnight May 14. Burglary â&#x2013; 2900-2999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:43 a.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 3400-3529 block, Edmunds St.; 4:55 p.m. May 17. Theft â&#x2013; 2600-3899 block, Tunlaw Road; 10:19 a.m. May 11. â&#x2013; 4000-4019 block, Calvert St.; 10:09 a.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 9:15 a.m. May 16. â&#x2013; 3900-4099 block, Edmunds St.; 10:30 a.m. May 16. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 2806-2899 block, 27th St.; 8:30 a.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, Tunlaw Road; 12:50 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 3600-3699 block, Lowell St.; 1:29 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:57 p.m. May 17.

psa 205

â&#x2013; palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Robbery â&#x2013; 4400-4499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:16 p.m. May 16. Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 5020-5199 block, Albemarle St.; 8:41 a.m. May 12. Theft â&#x2013; 4400-4499 block, Massa-

chusetts Ave.; 5:38 p.m. May 11. â&#x2013; 2200-2413 block, Foxhall Road; 10:20 a.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 4800-4899 block, Upton St.; 9:41 a.m. May 13.

psa PSA 206 206

â&#x2013; georgetown / burleith

Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 1048-1099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:25 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, 36th St.; 10:30 a.m. May 15. Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1000-1199 block, 29th St.; 9:16 a.m. May 17. â&#x2013; P and 28th streets; 3:39 p.m. May 17. Theft â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 4:15 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 1600-1677 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:20 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 1227-1299 block, 34th St.; 6:41 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 3000-3049 block, M St.; 6:50 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 3:07 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, M St.; 4:20 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 3600-3699 block, O St.; 6:15 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:26 a.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, M St.; 12:02 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 1:25 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 3800-3899 block, S St.; 7:59 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 3200-3256 block, N St.; 6:17 p.m. May 17. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1601-1649 block, 30th St.; 6:30 p.m. May 15.

psa PSA 207 207

â&#x2013; foggy bottom / west end

Robbery â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 23rd St.; 10:12 a.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:16 a.m. May 16. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, I St.; 3:09 a.m. May 17. Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 924-999 block, 26th St.; 10:40 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, Vermont Ave.; 5 a.m. May 16 (with gun). â&#x2013; 900-999 block, 19th St.; 10 a.m. May 16 (with knife). Burglary â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, F St.; 7:35 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 900-999 block, 25th St.; 4:39 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 2400-2448 block, Virginia Ave.; 5:59 p.m. May 13. Theft â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, H St.; 9:32 a.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, M St.; 12:33 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 800-899 block, 21st St.;

2:10 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, M St.; 4:55 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:05 p.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, K St.; 5:10 a.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, L St.; 5:32 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 1420-1499 block, L St.; 6:51 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 900-999 block, 25th St.; 8 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:46 a.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, M St.; 10:55 a.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:58 a.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, I St.; 2:32 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 15th St.; 7:18 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 800-899 block, 22nd St.; 11:19 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, H St.; 12:22 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, M St.; 2:42 p.m. May 17. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, L St.; 7:08 p.m. May 17. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1-199 block, Washington Circle; 3:28 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 20th Street and Virginia Avenue; 3:13 p.m. May 14.

psa 208

â&#x2013; sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:50 a.m. May 15. Theft â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:23 p.m. May 11. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 8:47 a.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 10:22 a.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:04 p.m. May 13. â&#x2013; 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 4:19 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:57 p.m. May 14. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:15 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 5:38 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:55 p.m. May 15. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 11:57 a.m. May 16. â&#x2013; 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 3:15 p.m. May 16. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, California St.; 11:18 a.m. May 17. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, N St.; 7:40 p.m. May 17. â&#x2013; 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 10:55 p.m. May 17. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, P St.; 12:56 a.m. May 12. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, Q St.; 8:28 a.m. May 12. â&#x2013; Rhode Island Avenue and 15th Street; 12:48 p.m. May 16. â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, P St.; 12:45 p.m. May 17.

g The Current W ednesday, May 20, 2015

Todd describes priorities in inaugural speech as Ward 4 council member By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Brandon Todd pledged to continue the work of his former boss Mayor Muriel Bowser and help seniors â&#x20AC;&#x153;age in placeâ&#x20AC;? in Ward 4 as he was sworn in as the wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s D.C. Council member on Thursday. LaRuby May in Ward 8 and Todd, the former Ward 4 director of constituent services for then-council member Bowser, filled the remaining empty seats on the 13-member council. The two Bowser allies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both of whom received her formal

endorsement as well as support from her campaign network â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are widely expected to help advance the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $12.9 billion budget and could tip the balance in favor of other divisive agenda items. The new council members took their oath inside a packed chamber at the Wilson Building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a new council, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one in which our citizens have invested hope and opportunity,â&#x20AC;? said Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. In his inaugural speech, Todd aimed to strike a balance between promising to continue economic

development in areas such as the rapidly changing Georgia Avenue corridor and protecting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;economic, ethnic and cultural diversity that continues to make Ward 4 the greatest ward.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgia Avenue, Kennedy Street and Walter Reed are the next frontiers in D.C. for business owners, entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers who will help transform them into bustling corridors of neighborhood-serving retail, housing, office space and true community hubs,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together, we will break new ground on a future of

economic opportunity in Ward 4.â&#x20AC;? On issues relating to seniors, Todd said he will push for the expansion of volunteer-run senior villages and work with fellow council members â&#x20AC;&#x153;to take a serious look at taxes and incentives for seniors, working to ensure that no family who has owned their home for decades is forced to sell due to rising costs.â&#x20AC;? He also promised to prioritize the modernization of Coolidge and Roosevelt high schools and to continue plans for a new middle school at MacFarland. And on police-com-

munity relations, he wants to reach out to Ward 4 residents in his first 60 days to begin setting up a community policing model involving block captains and orange hat patrols. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through this model, we will have more eyes on the streets, more boots on the ground, and a closer relationship between the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the residents they serve,â&#x20AC;? Todd said. Todd is filling out the remainder of Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term, and May is filling the late Marion Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. They will be up for re-election next year.

GEORGETOWN: ANC, neighbors oppose plan to raze 1980 home in 31st Street enclave

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building â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just like in any renovation in Georgetown â&#x20AC;&#x201D; simply needs to fit into the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic context. And while the proposal presented to the board on May 7 was too tall for membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tastes, Luebke said thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an insurmountable problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The building itself has no particular protection,â&#x20AC;? Luebke said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re willing to entertain this thing if they work on the design.â&#x20AC;? But plans to raze the home arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sitting well with many neighbors, who are rattled by the rare possibility of a demolition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about razing houses in Georgetown, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of developer friends who will come running,â&#x20AC;? one neighbor said at this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Georgetown advisory neighborhood

commission meeting. Neighbors expressed concerns about impacts during construction and the loss of uniformity of the Tudor Walk homes. The commission voted 6-1 to ask the Old Georgetown Board not to allow the raze; Monica Roache, whose single-member district includes the property, opposed the resolution. Georgetown architect Christian Zapatka told commissioners that the raze plan emerged from an original proposal to heavily renovate the home, which the Old Georgetown Board reviewed earlier this year. Board members said then that the proposed renovation was so extensive that a teardown might make more sense. Zapatka added that making major alterations to the existing home would actually prolong the disruption to neighbors, compared to

a simple demolition and reconstruction. That point swayed Roache, who said she could support a new house that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much bigger than its predecessor. Other commissioners were unmoved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember anything like this, and I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go down this road,â&#x20AC;? said Jeff Jones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The house is in its own micro neighborhood, it has its own relationship with [neighboring houses], and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it should be torn down,â&#x20AC;? said Ron Lewis. Commissioner Tom Birch urged the homeowners to stick with the substantial renovations they had proposed in February. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe we approved much of what was being presented then, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see why we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go back to that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work within the existing structure, stay within the existing foot-

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print.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy the house you wanted, evidently, and to me thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where it is,â&#x20AC;? Birch added. Homeowner Ali Nemerov said the home has many functional issues as well as some flaws in its foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working tirelessly to make a home thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historically correct for this neighborhood and be a credit to our block,â&#x20AC;? she told commissioners. While the Old Georgetown Board didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with the neighborhood commission on blocking the teardown, members said the proposed replacement â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost looks like an apartment building, it looks so big,â&#x20AC;? according to Luebke. The board said the third story should have an attic feel and a lower ceiling, he said, adding that the architect is working on a revised proposal for future review.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Current

GDS: Tenleytown schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans spur traffic concerns From Page 5

The survey, which looked into the transportation habits of lower and high school families â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 696 combined â&#x20AC;&#x201D; found that 75 percent of lower school parents drive their kids to school, compared to 61 percent at the high school. Shaw wants to reduce the number of cars by expanding public transit subsidies, incentivizing carpooling and upgrading bicycle infrastructure on campus. The pre-K-through-12th-grade school bought the Davenport Street Safeway and the Martens Volvo-Volk-

swagen dealership sites for roughly $40 million in 2014. The school intends to work with a developer to create two buildings on the car dealership land, with about 340 residential units above ground-floor retail. The vision is for a lively, pedestrian-friendly 42nd Street, with the mixed-use buildings generating revenue for the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe that a vibrant neighborhood, a neighborhood that is wonderfully accessible for walking, for bicycles, having new retail options â&#x20AC;Ś will be good for both the Georgetown Day School community and the community at large,â&#x20AC;? Shaw said.

ARMY: Community reacts to cleanup progress From Page 3

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a period right now of uncertainty,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to put a cloud of uncertainty over all of Spring Valley if people need to move and sell a home.â&#x20AC;? But Noble said the estimated schedule likely wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be accelerated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly will do what we can to get through this process as efficiently as possible,â&#x20AC;? he said. The risk factors in Spring Valley fall into two categories: chemical concerns in the soil and risks associated with munitions and explosives. The areas affected include the southern portion of American Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus and the surrounding residential neighborhood, in particular the areas to the south and southwest designated by the Army as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spauldingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rankin.â&#x20AC;? However, Noble said that what remains of the Spring Valley cleanup is generally precautionary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we felt there was an imminently dangerous situation, we would be out there this evening doing something about it,â&#x20AC;? Noble said. Tessa Morris of Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty in Chevy Chase said

prospective buyers shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to purchase homes in Spring Valley, but some perceive a greater threat than actually exists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there are always going to be people who hear at cocktail parties that there is this sort of issue and they will not explore it any further,â&#x20AC;? Morris said after the meeting. Morris said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sold three houses with soil issues in recent years, telling buyers a 2007 Johns Hopkins study found that Spring Valley tends to have a below-average number of homeowners with cancer. During the meeting, Morris called for the Army Corps to make its findings more publicly accessible for the sake of confused prospective buyers, rather than forcing them to either make potentially false assumptions or sift through several thousand pages of documentation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so confusing to homeowners. Nobody ever wants to do that. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re afraid of Spring Valley as it is,â&#x20AC;? Morris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infinitely better in my mind to have a simple twopage letter that says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We know about the soil issue.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Noble responded that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to provide such a letter. One resident, Maura Miller,

urged the Army to take more decisive action to clean up the neighborhood. Through occasional tears, Miller said she suffers from a rare immunodeficiency disease that she believes she contracted as a result of her family living in Spring Valley for more than 50 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the most important part is we find the chemicals and get rid of them,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody should have to live like this. Nobody should grow up in Spring Valley thinking itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be OK because the Army says it is.â&#x20AC;? Noble asked Miller to submit a written comment in the interest of time. After the comment period ends, the Army Corps staff will read and respond to each comment individually, he said. Noble emphasized throughout the meeting that the Army will be taking public comments into account when drafting the plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always open to the criticism that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done enough,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said Noble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the process weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in right now. Here it is, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been done. If there are deficiencies or things weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve overlooked, nowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time to bring them to our attention.â&#x20AC;?

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RAZE: Permit application filed From Page 1

million; its Long & Foster Real Estate listing noted the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;development potential ON TWO LOTS.â&#x20AC;? The 0.4-acre site sits between Massachusetts Avenue, Edmunds Street and Observatory Circle. Cunningham said due to â&#x20AC;&#x153;the historical significance of the building and its prominence,â&#x20AC;? the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members offered â&#x20AC;&#x153;overwhelming support that we proceed on this path in order to get a very good historical understanding of the value of the building and the proper treatment of the building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The raze permit sort of came out of left field, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re responding to that as best we can,â&#x20AC;? Cunningham continued. The city wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t issue permits to tear down or modify buildings that have pending landmark nominations, until the preservation board holds a hearing on the case to decide whether the property merits historic designation. Critics contend that neighbors often misuse the preservation process by filing landmark applications of dubious merit when they oppose the planned redevelopment of a site in their communities. But Bill Marzella of Traceries said at the neighborhood commission meeting that he sees a lot of merit in landmarking the Massachusetts Avenue property for its architecture, notable past owners and

prominence in the community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; topics that will be discussed at length in the upcoming landmark nomination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will say we see a lot of applications of this nature come through our office ... for houses that that are slated for demolition, and for the most part I would say they are not eligible for landmarking under the

â??The raze permit sort of came out of left field â&#x20AC;Ś .â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paul Cunningham District criteria,â&#x20AC;? said Marzella. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understand that longtime residents feel strongly about the character of their neighborhoods, but unfortunately in most cases we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support their landmark applications. I would say that this is not that case.â&#x20AC;? Neighborhood commissioners voted unanimously to oppose the raze permit. While they declined to take action on the landmark application before itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been filed, commissioners were supportive of the idea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do think based on what I know about the property itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worthy of serious consideration,â&#x20AC;? said commissioner Nancy MacWood. The developer hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t responded to requests for comment and did not attend the commission meeting.

PEABODY: Sculpture welcomed From Page 1

George Washington University before spending her career working at the World Bank. Once she retired, she headed back to her alma mater to audit art classes and eventually developed an interest in sculpture. She gladly took McCoy up on his proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said he had no funds for a project like that but he would try to find some,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. Murphy worked on the bust from an old photograph of Peabody intermittently for three weeks before putting it in the kiln. When Murphy contacted McCoy last fall to let him know that the bust was done, he said he still hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come up with funding. McCoy offered to donate the bust to the library instead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned so much about Mr. Peabody, a very generous soul himself,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. The bust will be unveiled in the Peabody Room this Saturday at an event that will honor the spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s named after George Peabody, who left $15,000 for the Georgetown neighborhood to open its own branch of the D.C. Public Library, which it did in 1935. To thank Peabody for his contribution, the library administration named a room after him, filling it with documentation of Georgetown history. McCoy thinks the impulse to preserve the past was new for that time period.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The very fact of that always amazes me,â&#x20AC;? McCoy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was 1935. There was no such thing as a concept of historic preservation then. These Georgetown families were very proud of their neighborhood and their history.â&#x20AC;? McCoy thinks of the room as a makeshift historical society for Georgetown, which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an official one of its own. The original space was on the second floor of the library building, but after the reconstruction, the Peabody Room ended up in the attic. McCoy recognizes the irony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always tell people to preserve their family materials, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put them in the basement or the attic,â&#x20AC;? McCoy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And here the Peabody Room is in the attic.â&#x20AC;? The room has undergone renovations in the years since the reopening. Air conditioning keeps the temperature consistent. Security cameras keep watch over the historic artifacts. But McCoy says the roomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s modernity is hidden well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you walk in, even though it looks old, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all 2010 construction,â&#x20AC;? McCoy said. On Saturday at 2 p.m., visitors can expect a small celebration that pays tribute to Peabody and showcases the Peabody Room and its contents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just going to be a fun little event,â&#x20AC;? McCoy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have the unveiling and cut some birthday cake.â&#x20AC;?

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Early successes for D.C.

Two reports released in recent weeks examine D.C.’s educational offerings for 3- and 4-year olds, and both are largely positive. The most exciting news is that the city ranked first on both spending and enrollment — over all 50 states — in a report by the National Institute for Early Education Research. Also welcome is the institute’s assessment that D.C. met nine of 10 benchmark standards for quality. A local report by the city office charged with overseeing pre-K offerings found that D.C. is meeting its goal of providing universal access (meaning programs are available to all 3- and 4-year-olds, even if not all enroll). The report, released last week by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, says the majority of pre-K classrooms in 2014 met thresholds for emotional support and classroom organization, but most didn’t meet markers for instructional support. The value of high-quality early-education programs has been established: The D.C. report states that they can “significantly influence a child’s cognitive, linguistic, physical, and social-emotional development, providing a solid foundation for school success and improved outcomes later in life.” It notes that every dollar invested in pre-K yields about $8.60 of improved educational, health and social outcomes and reduced spending on special education, incarceration and public assistance. We see particular value in pre-K for at-risk children and kids whose parents aren’t already exposing them to a wide variety of language. We’re pleased that D.C. has made such a major push to improve access to these programs, spurred by 2008 legislation championed by then-D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Eighty-six percent of 3- and 4-year-olds attended a publicly funded program last year, at either a D.C. Public Schools site, a public charter school or a community-based program. And some parents whose kids don’t attend undoubtedly opt out in favor of private programs, partly because there’s no guarantee of access to a particular school. There’s certainly still more to do. While the national study seems to deem D.C. programs high quality, it notes that its benchmarks are “primarily indicators of the resources available to programs, not whether these resources are used well.” In addition, the local study found some areas that need improvement, particularly in terms of “supporting children’s higher-order thinking skills and language development.” It also shines a spotlight on Ward 7, saying scores there lagged notably behind other wards. The office calls for a strategy to address this disparity, and we’ll be watching for progress there. But overall, there’s much to cheer here. We hope the city will continue to improve this crucial element of its overall educational mission, even studying whether similar programs could benefit 2-year-olds.

Smooth sailing

At first blush, a new Kennedy Center pavilion floating on the Potomac River sounded intriguing, even romantic. We envisioned strolling from Georgetown, dining above the water and then crossing the attached bridge to the main performing arts center to see a show. But rowers and canoeists rightly worried about the narrowed waterway they’d be left to paddle, and environmentalists questioned the necessity of adding a built structure to this treasured natural resource. The board charged with approving or rejecting the plan pointed to federal regulations requiring careful consideration before allowing construction within a floodplain. The Kennedy Center’s reaction to the objections was gracious. Rather than digging in their heels, officials called on their architects to rethink the design. And they came up with a solution that president Deborah Rutter calls “even more exciting” than the floating facility. The center’s expansion will still include a so-called river pavilion — one of three new structures providing more space for rehearsals, intimate performances and dining — but its connection to the water will be visual rather than physical. A design submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission a couple weeks back shows the pavilion settled just east of Rock Creek Parkway, with a new bridge connecting it to the park’s riverside path. The water will also be on view from the top of two stories, a convertible space allowing indoor-outdoor use and formal or informal seating. This area will house performance and workshop space as well as a cafe. We’re impressed by the revision and appreciative that Ms. Rutter and the rest of the center leadership took opponents’ concerns in stride. The boating community and Friends of the Georgetown Waterfront Park, too, deserve praise for bringing attention to important issues. Ms. Rutter got it exactly right when she called the new design a “testament to the public process.” We hope the commission will offer swift approval.

The Current

Militarized policing takes a hit …

s it an Army Ranger maneuvering down the street, or your neighborhood police officer? Is it a Marine assault task force, or the county sheriff’s office? Since the late 1990s, it’s been difficult to tell the difference between America’s armed forces and what are supposed to be local police departments. But that’s changing. President Barack Obama announced on Monday that the Department of Defense would scale back its freewheeling program of selling billions of dollars of surplus military assault weapons for pennies on the dollar to local law enforcement officers. The list of newly banned sales includes “tanks and other tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, firearms and ammunition measuring .50-caliber and larger, grenade launchers and bayonets,” according to NBC News. Local law enforcement groups that participate in the remaining program must also adopt community policing programs that require regular interaction between officers and the public. The New York Times reported that $160 million in federal funds will help local police adopt those communityfriendly policies. The decision to scale back the police militarization came from the president’s task force on police and community relations. That task force was headed by Philadelphia Commissioner Charles Ramsey, who formerly led D.C. police. The report in part says, “The substantial risk of misusing or overusing these items, which are seen as militaristic in nature, could significantly undermine community trust and may encourage tactics and behaviors that are inconsistent with the premise of civilian law enforcement.” The Department of Defense program (DOD 1033) began operating in 1997 after it was created with the National Defense Authorization of 1990. In part, it was to wean the overstuffed military equipment stockpiles and to give more firepower to local police fighting the War on Drugs. As Newsweek magazine said at the time, if police were going to be fighting a war, then the police needed to be armed for it. A report said that as of 2014 there were 8,000 law enforcement agencies signed up to buy equipment and that nearly $6 billion in off-price sales had been recorded. The militarization of police, some feel, began to fall out of favor with the civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo. Whatever the tipping point, police officers face real problems in combating crime, potential terrorism or domestic violence like the biker shootout in

Waco, Texas. But day to day, they also are members of our communities. They are sworn to uphold the law, not to occupy the streets. Community policing needs to mean something, even in — or most especially in — “bad neighborhoods.” The police and all citizens should welcome a more realistic look at how we arm our police officer neighbors. ■ Initial praise. In suburban Maryland, the president’s decision to curb police militarization won immediate praise from Montgomery County Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who is running for the U.S. Senate. With the Baltimore riot fresh in everyone’s mind, Van Hollen released a statement on Monday. “President Obama’s decision to limit militarystyle equipment for local police forces is a productive step toward community oriented policing,” Van Hollen said. “We must address the fear and distrust of law enforcement that exists in too many of our communities.” Van Hollen is a co-sponsor of a bill in Congress (the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act) that goes even further. The American Civil Liberties Union also issued its support. Kanya Bennett, legislative counsel in the ACLU’s Washington office, said the president’s move is “a critical step towards rebuilding trust between police and the people they are pledged to serve.” The ACLU released a recent report “War Comes Home” detailing the military sales. ■ Bad call. The Notebook last week wrote pretty glowingly of the city’s sports teams, only to see the Wizards and Caps flame out of playoff berths. Maryland State Sen. Richard Madaleno of Montgomery County took a moment on the WAMU “Politics Hour” last Friday to blame us for the collapse. Fortunately the Nationals didn’t disappoint, compiling a 5-2 record during their recent West Coast road trip. And Monday, right fielder Bryce Harper was named the National League Player of the Week for the second week in a row. That’s a back-to-back feat achieved by only 10 players since the weekly award began in 1974. Just for the record, Harper went 12 for 23 in the week to have an out-of-sight batting average of .522. He accounted for three home runs, one triple, two doubles, nine walks, two stolen bases and 10 runs. So, we weren’t a jinx to everyone. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Notebook

Letters to the Editor Preservation awards deserved coverage

A major portion of The Current is dedicated to articles (and advertisements) about political candidates, planning, development and real estate. It was, therefore, surprising to see that no mention was made in the last issue of the D.C. Historic Preservation Office’s event on May 6 at DAR Constitution Hall at which more than three dozen Washingtonians received awards for their work. Honored projects included work to revitalize the treescape of Massachusetts Avenue; adap-

tation of a deteriorating industrial building for residential use by an aging couple seeking to live on a single floor; renovation of a D.C. Public Library branch in Northeast Washington; conversion of a vacant D.C. public school into low-income housing; conversion of a D.C. firehouse into a church; conversion of a chapel at St. Elizabeths into a community center; and a redevelopment program that puts failing houses back on the market in lowincome neighborhoods. The event also recognized the work of Dupont Circle activist Tom Bowser, and the Individual Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation was presented to Sally Berk. Preservation is not just about saving historic buildings. It’s

about revitalizing old buildings (nothing is more environmentally sympathetic); saving our city’s heritage; bringing new vitality to older neighborhoods; and placemaking. Surely, The Current would have learned this if one of its reporters had been assigned to the May 6 event. Hopefully this widely read publication will be less myopic in the future and avail itself of opportunities to inform readers of events like the preservation awards, where over 500 preservationists, community activists, advisory neighborhood commissioners and developers were in attendance to honor the 2015 recipients. Alma Gates The Palisades

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Preservation problem â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or an opportunity? VIEWPOINT loretta neumann

our May 6 editorial â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preservation problems,â&#x20AC;? on the effect of historic landmark designation on Emory United Methodist Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan for affordable and homeless housing on Georgia Avenue, should be renamed. If all goes well, a more apt title could be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preservation and development opportunityâ&#x20AC;?! Fact is that the nomination was not â&#x20AC;&#x153;last-minute.â&#x20AC;? Church leaders were forewarned in 2009 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when they obtained substantial variances for a more massive development than zoning allowed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that if they proposed to raze the historic 1922 church, a landmark application would likely be submitted. And that is what happened. There is, however, more to the story. Many of us fought the zoning changes not just because of the historic church but because of the severe impact the project would have on adjacent Fort Stevens, the most important Civil War site in Washington. Emory Church sits on what had been Fort Massachusetts, predecessor of Fort Stevens. On July 11 and 12, 1864, the Battle of Fort Stevens saved the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital from Confederate attack. It was the only time in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history when a sitting president (Abraham Lincoln) came under direct enemy fire. If the Confederates had taken the city, or if Lincoln had been wounded or killed, the Civil War could have ended differently. We all agree that Emory Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed Beacon of Light Center would serve a worthy purpose. But its size and location â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a nearly 65-foot building immediately next to and looming over Fort Stevens â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is just wrong. Fortunately, an alternative could satisfy both those who promote Emoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project and those who care about preserving the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. At the recent Historic Preservation Review Board hearing, Civil War advocate/preservation lawyer and former board chair Tersh Boasberg offered a brilliant alternative. He suggested a swap between Emoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Letters to the Editor GU students seeking community support

To the neighbors of Georgetown University: Thousands of students are speaking up, and we ask that you listen. We welcome the progress in community relations since negotiations began around the 2010 campus plan. The Georgetown Community Partnership serves as a model for how a community can work together, and we appreciate its important role in facilitating consensus-based decision-making for the 2018 campus plan. Students have not been adequately included in much of this progress, however, and therefore the Georgetown Community Partnership is not yet fulfilling its purpose. Without meaningful student input at every step of the process, true consensus cannot be attained. The student body deserves to be a full partner so that we can work together on the many interests we share, find compromise where we

property and a large swath of National Park Service land along Quackenbos Street, across the street south of Fort Stevens and the church, on both sides of Georgia Avenue. Positive discussions on this idea have been held with the Park Service and others, including the Civil War Trust. The hope is that Emory will join in these discussions. Such a land swap would be a win-win. The alternative development, on land that is topographically more conducive and historically less significant, would not have such a devastating impact on Fort Stevens. In turn, the church would receive more desirable land for residential and community use, while retaining and expanding the historic church on its present location. The new mixed-use structure would be simpler to build without the expensive and contorted U-shape of the current design. And an estimated $5 million could be saved from underground parking, as the swap could open surface parking for the church. This is not an unrealistic proposal. If all players work together, it can happen reasonably quickly. Indeed, a dozen years ago, a similar situation occurred when a very dense town house development was proposed on historic property next to Fort Stevens on Missouri Avenue. In that case, the nonprofit National Park Trust bought the land and sold it to the National Park Service. It did not take an Act of Congress, but merely a â&#x20AC;&#x153;minor boundary adjustmentâ&#x20AC;? published in the Federal Register to add the property to Fort Stevens. Most of the funding for the Emory Church development is coming from various sources in the D.C. government. Surely with such a prime location and the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire to help the homeless and provide affordable housing, funding should not hold up such an advantageous outcome. Your editorial rightly notes that the goal â&#x20AC;&#x153;should be to get this development back on track as soon as possible.â&#x20AC;? That goal should also include saving one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important historic sites. Both goals can, and must, be accomplished. Loretta Neumann is president of the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington.

disagree, and actively participate in the conversation that will shape the future of our community. A unified student body is speaking up to demand a meaningful role in campus planning. In less than two weeks, 2,620 students signed the following statement: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We, the students of Georgetown University, believe that: â&#x20AC;&#x153;1. The University should not require a greater number of students to live in on-campus housing than was legally mandated by the 2010 Campus Plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;2. The University should prioritize renovations and maintenance of existing buildings over the construction of new buildings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;3. Students need a stronger voice in the campus planning process through additional student representatives on the Georgetown Community Partnership Steering Committee.â&#x20AC;? Student leaders presented the petition to the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of the President last week and are working with administrators to find creative long-term solutions around housing and student life. At this time the student body is requesting your assistance in

obtaining additional representation. While students are currently permitted to serve on Georgetown Community Partnership Working Groups, only one seat on the Steering Committee is allocated to students. Additionally, Steering Committee membership is a requirement to serve on the Master Planning Working Group, once again shutting critical student voices out of key discussions. In order for the partnership to reach consensusbased decisions on the future of housing and student life, students need more than one representative on both of these groups. In order to make the partnership a stronger and more equitable organization, the student body formally requests your support for two additional student seats on the Steering Committee and Master Planning Working Group. As we enter the most formative stages of the campus planning process, now is the time to make these important reforms. We hope we can work together to forge a truly inclusive plan for the future of our community. Georgetown University Student Association

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Spotlight on Schools Annunciation Catholic School

Mrs. Crowley started at Annunciation Catholic School as a parent volunteer for her daughters. She now teaches seventh-grade homeroom and middle school science. She has also taught pre-algebra, all sixth-grade subjects and religion. She said she loves the kids and the teachers here. Mrs. Crowley enjoys community service. She said community service helps her â&#x20AC;&#x153;become a better person.â&#x20AC;? She started a club for community service. In her spare time she reads, hikes, rides her bike and goes boating. She went to college at Emerson in Boston and Trinity University in Washington. Both of her degrees are in education. Before Mrs. Crowley started working at ACS, she wrote for a magazine and taught at other schools. I asked Mrs. Crowley what makes her happy and she told me she enjoys â&#x20AC;&#x153;learning something new every day!â&#x20AC;? We are blessed to have Mrs. Crowley as a teacher. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; DaNiya Warren-McClure, fourth-grader

British School of Washingtonâ&#x20AC;¨

Last Friday ended an interesting and unusual week at BSW; the main attraction was D.C. United, the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local football team, visiting the school. This was a diverting and fascinating experience mainly due to the fact that it was very interactive and really expanded our knowledge on how professional football is organized and what it is like to be a footballer. Connor Doyle, a professional forward for D.C. United, explained how he became a footballer and

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what he had to go through. He also answered a large number of questions that helped us in understanding his life. The additional activity of training with the coaches of the D.C. United Academy was highly enjoyable and well-organized. Some BSW students in years 2 through 9 participated in this activity. In that short period of time, we all developed our footballing ability and also had fun â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ending with a scrimmage, which helped us apply what we learned. Following this, Year 8 also enjoyed a gripping talk from American author T.A. Barron. As we explored his books and discovered his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Destinationsâ&#x20AC;? we began to learn what it is like to be a writer. His popular series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Merlin,â&#x20AC;? which is being made into a movie, was explained in depth. Overall, a great week for BSW.â&#x20AC;¨ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alessio Boggio-Chaibi, Year 8 Houston (seventh-grader)

Edmund Burke School

The incidents of racial injustice around our country that took place last summer sparked a tremendous amount of discussion among Burke students and teachers, and many wanted to do more than talk. In the fall, a group of local teachers got together to organize the Coalition of Student Activists or COLSA. The first student meeting took place in a downtown Starbucks. In February we held our first summit at George Washington University and at this time many more schools were represented. Over the course of three hours we drafted a mission

statement, and COLSA was born. In March we met to talk about our area of focus although it was hard to agreed on a single topic. We hope to narrow it down at our next meeting. COLSA is trying to turn a moment into a movement. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to stop until the public â&#x20AC;&#x201D; young people included â&#x20AC;&#x201D; puts enough pressure on those in power. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad to be involved in an organized effort to make change happen. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Claire Ruppert, 11th-grader

Hardy Middle School

The Hardy Middle School rocketry team launched their final flight during the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) out in Plains, Va. Every year, more than 650 teams participate in this nationwide event and only 100 of the teams qualify for nationals. This competition is mainly a high-school event, making Hardy one of the very few middle schools to participate. The Hardy team launched over 40 test flights from the beginning of November to late April. In the end, the team did not make it to nationals, for they were only 0.2 seconds away and only three spots behind from making the cutoff. They placed 103rd out of 700 teams. Hardy will try again next year, but for now they have made a very large mark in TARC history. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jacob Duffles, eighth-grader

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Native Americans in our state, and went on a research trip to the Smithsonian. Then we made our own museum about the Hopi, Sioux, Cherokee, Iroquois and tribes of the Pacific Northwest, and invited other students to visit and learn about our projects,â&#x20AC;? said Rachel. We also wrote books about our states that will be bound. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I liked writing the state booklet because it gave me an opportunity to share everything that I learned,â&#x20AC;? said Simon. Another project was planning a five-day trip to our state and designing a tri-fold board advertising the trip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was my favorite project because we could make it however we wanted, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun advertising the activities in my state â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pennsylvania,â&#x20AC;? reported Juju. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents are taking me to Vermont because that is my state and we are going to see things that I learned about,â&#x20AC;? shared Adam. Miriam said there were also some surprises, like learning about the annual Watermelon Festival in Hope, Ark., which claims to have the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest watermelons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many things happened in each state that we would not have known about,â&#x20AC;? said Alex. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alex Aliaga, Miriam Goldel, Juju Jinich, Simon Reich, Rachel Robbins and Adam Strong-Jacobson, third-graders

Key Elementary

At Key School this week we are near the end of school and some exciting activities are going on such as field trips and special programs. Our third-grade class is planning a â&#x20AC;&#x153;scavenger huntâ&#x20AC;? to the National Mall in late May. We are all doing research on the monuments and memorials we have been assigned, such as the Washington Monument for one and Iwo Jima Memorial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be fun to do the research and then go on the trip,â&#x20AC;? said third-grader Greyson Tkach. Our Key School chorus, first through fifth grades, is also working hard practicing for the end of the year â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hootenany,â&#x20AC;? planned for May 28 at 6:30 p.m. Students are practicing songs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deep in the Heart of Texasâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please Be My Loveâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;High on a Mountain.â&#x20AC;? The show is always packed and popular. Next week is Honor Flight, where Key students and teachers will meet and greet World War II vets flying into Reagan National Airport. Then they head to the World War II Memorial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing to be able to see the people who have done so many great things for our country and show them our thanks,â&#x20AC;? said Mr. Riley, assistant principal, who will attend with Mr. Landeryou and the pre-K and kindergarten classes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; William Swift, Rafae Sandhu and Chris Covin, third-graders

Maret School

Our annual Publishing Party is held in early May and features at

least one book from each student in kindergarten through fourth grade. The process begins with each kindie picking a favorite nonfiction book. Then we choose five facts we learned from our books and we write them down in our own words. From these five facts, we decide on four facts to include in our book. We write down our facts and add pictures on individual sheets. After filling in these sheets with our four facts, we edit our work by checking for uppercase letters, punctuation, spaces, vowels in each word and spelling. When we finish editing, we recopy our sheets in Flair pen and color in the pictures. Finally, we add a cover, which includes our name, book title and a picture. If we still have time, we add our fifth fact onto a last page. Once the pages are finished, the teachers laminate and bind the books together. A couple days before the Publishing Party, we hear each of our classmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; books. When the big moment finally comes, we dress up in our finest clothes and stand at tables in the gym with our books. A crowd of family members, friends and members of the school community come through to see all of our work. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Kindies

Murch Elementary

The Murch Mustang boys won first place in the D.C. public elementary schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; track-and-field championships and the Mustang girls won fourth place in the championships on May 8. Timothy Johnson, the coach of both teams, said a few events made a big difference for the Mustangs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 4x100-meter and the SMR relay (sprint medley relay) really boosted both teams to victory and jumping up and down,â&#x20AC;? he said. Nikole Lordan, a fourth-grader on the girls team, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was devastated when we found out that the girls were in fourth. I knew everyone on the team had worked super hard.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I was very happy for the boys,â&#x20AC;? she added. Aaron Shane, a fifth-grader, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very exhausting but everyone was really happy,â&#x20AC;? and that the girls and boys supported each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Murch has been a winning team for many, many years,â&#x20AC;? said Shane, a relay runner on the boys team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt really proud and happy because we were carrying on a tradition.â&#x20AC;? Reese Kolasky, a fifth-grader on the girls team, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoyed the 4x100 meters because it was long enough for me and because I enjoy running and it was easy enough.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rachel Kolko, third-grader

National Presbyterian School

At NPS, the fifth grade is doing something called the Million Dollar Project. First, we wrote a proposal about the camp of our dreams. Then See Dispatches/Page 15

Athletics in Northwest Washington

May 20, 2015 ■ Page 13

Burke shakes off injury, leads Visitation to DCSAA softball title By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Brian Kapur/The Current

Visitation senior pitcher Alee Burke, above, played through a badly sprained ankle to lead the Cubs to their first-ever DCSAA softball championship on Saturday. The Cubs defense responded to Burke’s bravado by helping their ailing pitcher with strong play and tagouts.

Throughout the season, Visitation pitcher Alee Burke battled a badly sprained ankle as the Cubs worked their way to the D.C. State Athletic Association championship. And during the title contest on Saturday, the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy’s pristine artificial-turf field — including the mound — made things difficult for the injured pitcher. The turf on the mound didn’t have the same give as dirt, and in the top of the second inning, Burke’s ankle caught in the carpet while she was following through on a pitch. It sent a jolt of pain through her foot, causing her to break into tears. “It got stuck and it freaked me out more than anything,” said Burke. “But I knew I had to stay in the game and I wasn’t going to come out. I just had to tough it out.” After conferring with the trainer, the senior got back to work. Instead of relying on strikeouts, she put her defense in position to make plays as the Cubs routed Maret 17-2. The win gives the Cubs not only their first DCSAA softball title, but also their first triple crown season after having also won the Independent School League regular season and tournament. “The determination and the willpower to continue even though she

Locals shine with gold on the line

said sophomore outfielder Maggie Lavoie. “They wanted it so bad after being so close last year.” The championship game proved to be a challenge. Along with Burke’s injury, the Frogs leapt on the Cubs in the early going. With a 1-0 lead after a score from senior Samantha Roy, Maret loaded the bases. But Burke got out of the jam when sophomore first baseman Sydney Love-Baker caught a popup to end the inning. That would be a trend as the Cubs’ defense rallied around their hobbled pitcher.

“I felt like it is our duty,” said Lavoie. “Anything to help her.” Maret would still keep things close — within striking distance of the Cubs — with a 3-2 hole after junior Jen McLish brought home a runner at the top of the third inning. But then Visitation’s bats heated up, and by inning’s end the score was 12-2, after Love-Baker blasted a two-run shot. “She’s been big all season,” Burke said of Love-Baker. “She’s one of the best players I’ve played with. I love having her out on the field with me.” In all, Love-Baker led the team with three RBIs, while sophomore shortstop Allie Clarke and sophomore catcher Olivia Garcia each notched a pair. Lavoie, fellow sophomore outfielder Emily Ervin, junior second baseman Risa Williams and senior outfielder Grace Reid knocked in an RBI apiece. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Cubs were looking for a cushion to their 12-2 advantage to provide a 10-run mercy-rule decision in the fifth. That’s when Burke went to bat for the final time in a Cubs uniform. The senior belted a ball into center field to score two runners. After lumbering to second base, she raised both of her arms and roared with excitement as the Cubs secured the lead. “It was awesome. I finally got a See Cubs/Page 14

Maret boys basketball coach resigns By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Several Northwest D.C. athletes in the Independent School League, Mid-Atlantic Conference, Interstate Athletic Conference and Potomac Valley Athletic Conference raced to success at recent championship meets.

Potomac Valley Athletic Conference

Field School’s boys and girls track and field teams took first place at the PVAC meet at Magruder in Derwood, Md., last Wednesday. On the girls side, the Falcons scored 144 points to top Burke’s 71, while Washington International finished in fifth place with 52. Field’s strong day was thanks to a slew of medalists. Ana Robinson won the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes, and she also earned silver in the 100-meter. Ana Sapirstein earned third in the 400-meter race; Sami King won the 800-meter, 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter

was in pain was just incredible,” said Cubs coach Mary Conlon. “This was her goal all along — to win the ISL and the tournament.” For Burke and the rest of the team, it was a yearlong journey for redemption after dropping last year’s city championship game to Independent School League rival National Cathedral in extra innings. “I’m so happy for our seniors,”

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Field senior Ahmani Clark won the PVAC long jump event last Wednesday.

races; and Natalie Collina took silver in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter events. Collina also won bronze in the 800-meter event; Michaye McIlwain grabbed silver in the 100meter hurdles; Alex Giddens earned second in the 300-meter hurdles; Ahmani Clark won the long jump; and Sierra Jones took the shot put See Track/Page 14

Maret boys basketball coach Garrett O’Donnell unexpectedly stepped down from the helm after six seasons last week. After announcing his decision to his team, the coach confirmed the move with The Current Saturday by phone. “We’ve accomplished so much here,” said O’Donnell. “Now it’s time for someone else to run it.” O’Donnell led the Frogs to at least a share of three straight Mid-Atlantic Conference banners and one appearance in the D.C. State Athletic Association title game. The coach said a recent health issue is one of the reasons behind his sudden departure from the sidelines: During a MAC game against St. Andrew’s on Jan. 12, O’Donnell fainted and collapsed during a timeout. He was able to get back up after a few moments, and he finished coaching the game, but he said it gave him a wake-up call. “I just got burned out and wanted to get some balance in my life,” O’Donnell said. “My health scare put high school basketball in

perspective for me.” Although O’Donnell is stepping away from coaching, he will remain at Maret in the communications department. “The school has been incredibly supportive,” he said. “It’s just time to look for new challenges.”

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Coach Garrett O’Donnell led the Frogs to three straight MAC championships.

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big hit, and it just felt good that we had a big lead,” said Burke, who will play softball next year at Notre Dame College in Ohio, a Division II NCAA program. The Cubs padded their lead with three more runs before returning to the field. They quickly forced the Frogs into one out, but allowed another batter to slide on base. Then Williams pulled through with a double play to seal the game. “It means so much,” said Burke. “I have a lot of mixed emotions right now. … I’m sad that I won’t be back here next year, but to know that I got a championship in my last high school game is amazing.”

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event. Meanwhile, Burke also had some strong finishers. Nneoma Hawkins long jumped to second place and grabbed third in the triple jump; Alexis Pound won the triple jump and earned bronze in the long jump; Dominique Joe threw to third in the shot put; and Bosede Ajiboye won the discus throw. Although Washington International only had 30 team points, the Red Devils had several medalists: Julietta Mendez grabbed silver in the 1,600-meter run; Ottilia Rossert took second in the triple jump; and Mikaela Matera Vatnick earned third in the discus throw. On the boys side, the Falcons were just as dominant. As a team Field won with a score of 120, ahead of Sandy Spring’s 71. Burke finished with 43 for sixth place and Washington International earned seventh with 30. Field’s standouts included Smiley El Said, who won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes and took gold in the long jump. Wells DwigginsThomason won the 1,600-meter race, earned silver in the 3,200-meter and took bronze in the 800-meter. Caldwell Biddle earned silver in the 400-meter race, while Jed Greenberg grabbed second in the 800-meter, Ayinde Summey took bronze in the 3,200-meter, and Adam Putch long jumped to bronze. Meanwhile Burke had Daniel Hunt earn three medals — gold in the 300-meter hurdles, silver in the 110-meter hurdles and bronze in the triple jump. Washington International School had two medalists in Antonio Musalem-Pinto, who won the discus throw, and Solomon Aladekoba, who took silver in the 300-meter hurdles.

Independent School League

Bullis won the all-girls ISL track and field championship meet with 137 points on May 9 at HoltonArms. But several local squads also had good days. Georgetown Day took second with 94 points, National Cathedral grabbed third with 82, Sidwell came in fourth with 52, and

Visitation took fifth with 47.5. Georgetown Day’s silver day was thanks to several great performances. Aminah Isiaq took second in the discus throw and third in the shot put; Simone Ameer won the high jump and earned silver in the 300meter hurdles; and the Hoppers’ 800meter relay team of Isabel Boyer, Julia Smith, Abigail Howell and May Robison earned third in their race. Katherine Treanor finished second in the 3,200-meter and third in the 1,600-meter races; Lauren Tappan grabbed silver in the 200-meter and bronze in the 100-meter dashes. Meanwhile, National Cathedral’s third-place finish was also bolstered by some strong showings. Jeryne Fish won the triple jump and long jump events before taking second in the 100-meter hurdles; the Eagles’ 100-meter team of Mary Parker, Fish, Izabella Sabharwal and Rubii Tamen won their race; Page Lester won the 1,600-meter event and the 800-meter run; and Tamen grabbed bronze in the 400-meter dash. Sidwell was able to finish in fourth place as a team with several athletes medaling. The 800-meter relay team of Ella Harvey, Ellie Leape, Taylor Knibb and Megan Powell won its event; Knibb took gold in the 3,200-meter race and earned silver in the 1,600-meter; and Powell grabbed second in the 400meter dash. Although Visitation ended up in fifth as a team, the Cubs’ 800-meter team of Sophia Morris, Joanie Castiello, Lauren Cormier and Jillian Murray earned second in their race, and Murray also grabbed bronze in the 800-meter run. While the Maret Frogs took 12th as a team, Evelyn Gran medaled with bronze in the high jump.

Mid-Atlantic Conference

Georgetown Day’s boys track and field squad ran away with the MAC crown with a team score of 163 on May 9 at Holton-Arms. Second-place Potomac School had 123, and Sidwell earned third with 69. The Hoppers’ win was due to a slew of impressive performances. Evan Palmer won the triple jump, high jump, long jump and 110-meter hurdles; Ian Ward earned bronze in

the long jump; Armand Garvey grabbed silver in the shot put; Justin Friday took silver in the 300-meter hurdles; the 800-meter relay team — Noah Kravitz, Noah Cowan, Erkin Verbeek and Tristan Colaizzi — won their race. Colaizzi also took gold in the 1,600-meter and 800meter events. Georgetown Day’s 400-meter relay squad of Danny Klain, Ian Ward, Friday and Max Estabrook finished third; Zeke Cohen earned second in the 3,200-meter and third in the 1,600-meter races; and Klain also grabbed silver in 400-meter dash. Meanwhile, a few Quakers had big days to reach their third-place finish. LinDon Harris earned bronze in the discus throw; Mark Chichester took second in the triple jump; Ross Young finished third in the shot put; and the 800-meter relay team of Philip Wright, Lamin Leigh, Amal Mattoo and Christian Roberts grabbed silver in their event. Dylan Greynolds finished second in the 110-meter hurdles and third in the 300-meter hurdles. Although Maret finished in fifth — in the six-team league — several Frogs medaled. Cameron Ford finished third in the triple jump; Coby Davis grabbed third in the high jump; and Austin Holmes won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes.

Interstate Athletic Conference

St. Albans raced to second place as a team behind Bullis, which hosted the IAC event on May 9. The Northwest team narrowly lost 144136. The Bulldogs were led by several standouts. Robert Twyman took second in the 200-meter race and earned bronze in the 100-meter dash; Joey Gaines and Clayton Forman earned second and third respectively in the 1,600-meter; and Tom Naatz grabbed silver while Forman ran to bronze in the 3,200-meter event. Theo Bates took second in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles and third in the long jump; Victor Salcido grabbed third in the 300-meter hurdles; Trevor Van Vleck leaped to third in the pole vault; and Jordan Edwards won the triple jump and long jumped to silver.

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DISPATCHES From Page 12 we get a packet that gives us information on what we could get and how much it cost. This camp needs at least 50 campers. The stuff we have to buy is land, bunks or platform tents, and a dining room, an office, an infirmary and bathrooms. There are limited options of what we could get; the lands are measured by acres and there only 10 land properties we can get. My camp is called Camp Sparta, which is a mini-marine camp near Boulder, Colo., in the mountains. There have to be activities and a counselor for every two kids. Once we bought everything we could, we typed what we bought on the Excel spreadsheet. Then we will make a percent circle of how much we spent on the categories, like outdoor space. Then we will make a map of the camp and a daily schedule for the campers. The Excel sheet, the percent circle, the map, and daily schedule will go on a poster board. Then we will have a gallery walk so we can see what everybody did. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Teddy Montague, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

The last week of March was a very busy one for band teachers in the Archdiocese of Washington. On March 28 there was an Honor Band concert at Bladensburg High School, and I was lucky enough to

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get picked for it. I play the flute. We practiced every Tuesday for two hours, for five weeks. Our last rehearsal was six hours. At the actual concert we played â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Emblem March,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Incantation and Ritual,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salvation is Createdâ&#x20AC;? (a slow, peaceful song), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heyâ&#x20AC;? (a dance), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jai Hoâ&#x20AC;? (from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slumdog Millionaireâ&#x20AC;?) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gimme Some Lovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? by the Spencer Davis Group. I thought we sounded good! The next day, there was a Band Festival for all the archdiocese school bands at St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College High School. My OLV band joined the bands from Saint Francis Xavier and Annunciation and together we played â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eagle Command Marchâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peace Pipe.â&#x20AC;? At the festival you are graded for your performance. Our band got an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Excellentâ&#x20AC;? rating. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Adelaide M., sixth-grader

research with a Publishing Party. Those kindergartners continued with hatching baby chicks in their classroom. Some of us continued to have lots of fun with our clubs this week. Our clubs are Spanish club, chess, running, games, newspaper and French. (The French club will end this week.) Our librarian, Mr. Flanagan, did a couple of book reviews and book talks this week. He even included some magazine talks. Some of the magazines that he talked about I never knew we had, like Highlights, Popular Science and Dogster â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a magazine about dogs and really devoted to helping everybody become better pet owners. One student, Keane, loved this magazine so much that she asked Mr. Flanagan to copy a quiz page titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Kind of Dog Are You?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ross community

Adventure Island, where the other group had been before. The next day we canoed the rapids, followed by something called â&#x20AC;&#x153;gunwale wars,â&#x20AC;? which is when the canoes fight each other. After most people went in the water, we canoed to a bus that took us to the Calleva farm. After dinner, we went to a campfire, where we all told stories about the trip. Following our stories, we went to bed in our tents for the last time. After breakfast the next morning, we set off to the rapids, but this time we were whitewater rafting with six other people in the same boat. My boat and a few others flipped almost immediately, and we lost three paddles. After about an hour of rafting, we got on the bus home. The Calleva trip was one of the best experiences of my life, and I hope I can do it again sometime. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James Cook, Form II (eighth-grader)

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Sheridan School

Our week started with our Fillmore Arts Center classes. We are looking forward to our big Fillmore Arts Festival, which will feature the great artwork we did all year. We also had a bunch of field trips. Fifth grade started the week with a trip to the Postal Museum. The kindergartners went to the Ripley Center. The first-graders went to the Discovery Center. Third grade went to the Kennedy Center. Also, the third-graders celebrated their hard work with biographical

Recently, the entire eighth grade went to Calleva for a four-day excursion. We were split into two groups; one group headed off to Callevaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventure Island, while my group hiked to Annapolis Rocks and rappelled down. Later, after dinner, we organized a quick game of Manhunt before bed. The next morning, we headed off to the rocks to go climbing, with a beautiful view behind us. When the hike was over, our group went to the Potomac River to canoe to

Three weeks ago, the second grade at Sheridan School received painted lady butterfly larvae. They were small and spiky to begin with, but they grew bigger and bigger every day. We observed that they had lots of legs. They climb to find food and make their chrysalises. They hang from someplace where they will be safe to make their chrysalises. We fed them mallow, their host plant, which is the plant they basically live on and eat. After about two weeks they

began to make their chrysalises. It looked kind of like webs. They spun thread to hang on, and they laid down more thread to make their chrysalises. This week after about eight days, the chrysalises started to crack. You can see their wings! And then they will start to flap their wings to pump blood. Once they come out of the chrysalis we feed them oranges and sugar water. It was really fun and a little scary when they were still caterpillars because they were huge and really furry and we thought the spiky things would sting. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sheridan second-grade science class

Washington Latin Public Charter School

On May 15, Washington Latin will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;compendium of ideasâ&#x20AC;? conceived between the juniors Mica Carroll, Randy Yearby, Dusan Murray-Rawlings and Khalia Gans, as well as upper school English and history teacher Mr. Leonard. So, what exactly is it? Well, we spoke to Mr. Leonard for an answer: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hook is an opportunity for members of our community to express their ideas in whatever way they choose. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an organization that hopes to promote creative expression in our community.â&#x20AC;? To prep for the event, students are meeting every Monday, Tuesday and Friday after school. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dusan Murray-Rawlings, 11th-grader

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Foxhall home boasts dramatic foyer, classic decor

estled inside the posh development of Foxhall Crescent is a recently listed home designed by renowned local

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This four-bedroom Foxhall Crescent home, designed by Arthur Cotton Moore, is priced at $2,009,000. coat closet, a powder room with a shapely baroque-style vanity, and a door to the garage. Straight ahead from the entrance is the living room, in between a dining room to the west and a library to the east. Extra-wide entryways offer a smooth transition from each of these rooms at the back of the house. Enhancing the openness here are oversized casement windows and balcony glass doors overlooking a leafy garden. A balcony and spiral staircase leading down to the garden are positioned outside the dining room. The adjacent kitchen is filled with light thanks to oversized front windows with custom shutters in a breakfast area. Gourmet stainless

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science, among other areas where Deal has a stronger reputation. That changed during the recent overhaul of the D.C. Public Schools boundaries and feeder patterns, which began under Mayor Vincent Gray and was tweaked and finalized under Mayor Muriel Bowser earlier this year. Moving forward, students who opt out of the bilingual system early will go by default to School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens in the West End, rather than Deal. According to parents, the OysterAdams community accepted this change because the Gray administration promised a three-year phase-in period that would preserve current third-, fourth- and fifth-gradersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; right to attend Deal. But in an interview, Shayne Wells of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education said his agency has consistently told parents that they would not have this option, and he added that this decision is final. Although some of the latest school assignment changes have included grandfathering provisions, those deals arose when a schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feeder pattern changed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for instance, when an elementary school was de-coupled from one middle school and linked instead to another. Wells said the Oyster case has a subtle but critical difference: OysterAdams wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a formal feeder of Deal; rather, some students merely had a right based on Dealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s by-right geographic boundary, which has now shrunk. (Siblings of current Deal students will still be able to

attend Deal.) Wells said parents were notified multiple times last year that the changes would go into effect, and he sent The Current proposals that his agency published last year spelling out the Oyster-Adams case. Parents said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been promised otherwise and learned that they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have access to Deal only in February. Vic Fernandez, a parent from Adams Morgan, wrote in an email that the nuance of which scenarios would and wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include grandfathering protections â&#x20AC;&#x153;was only made known after the review process was closed, and after the Mayor had adopted the plan in August. It was never proactively communicated to the Oyster-Adams community.â&#x20AC;? He added that Abigail Smith, Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputy mayor for education, made an oral commitment to parents last May that Oyster-Adams would be grandfathered, and that community members on the committee that crafted the school assignment proposal were also caught off guard. A PowerPoint presentation from that May 2014 meeting promised that current students would have the same â&#x20AC;&#x153;destination schoolâ&#x20AC;? during the transition years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but city officials subsequently clarified that they see Wilson High, not Deal Middle, as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;destinationâ&#x20AC;? from OysterAdams. Parents have been pushing Bowser since February to include a grandfathering provision for students wishing to shift from Oyster to Deal, backed by the Adams Morgan and Cleveland Park/Woodley Park advisory neighborhood commissions.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This issue is now these parents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all of a sudden, out of the blue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while thinking one thing, are now told another,â&#x20AC;? Woodley Park commissioner Lee Brian Reba said at his groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting Monday. Referring to Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments at a recent community meeting, he added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mayor really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appear to be aware of information that was passed on ... during the Gray administration.â&#x20AC;? Though Wells said yesterday that the decision on Oyster-Adams is already final, Mike Matthews, Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ward 3 community liaison, said at the Monday meeting that the verdict will likely come on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a very short time frame in terms of communicating this up to the mayor and the [deputy mayor for education],â&#x20AC;? he said. Parents and Matthews agreed that probably no more than 10 per year students are affected by the feeder change. But several parents told The Current that the issue has galvanized the entire school community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other schools are being covered by the grandfathering. The Oyster community feels as though it is being unfairly singled out in being deprived of that transition period,â&#x20AC;? Fernandez said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People feel quite strongly that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being deprived of something they felt there was a commitment to.â&#x20AC;? Parents are not asking for a permanent right to feed from OysterAdams to Deal, only for the threeyear delay in implementing the change.

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increasing the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed amount by $13.7 million. But D.C. education activists such as Matthew Frumin are also pointing out that investments in school modernizations are down by $331 million for fiscal year 2016 compared to 2015, with a disproportionately â&#x20AC;&#x153;huge chunkâ&#x20AC;? of available funds going to one school specifically â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ellington. The Education Committee has also come up with a new methodology for ranking the priority of different school modernizations, responding to complaints about the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s haphazard decisions in the past. (The document quotes Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson herself saying the whole modernization process has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;jacked up.â&#x20AC;?) Jack Jacobson, president and Ward 2 representative of the State Board of Education, said advocates are â&#x20AC;&#x153;pleased that Grosso and the mayor are engaged in a dialogue with stakeholders to improve the capital improvements process for our schools, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mess.â&#x20AC;? The new tool ranks schools primarily based on three considerations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; equity (50 percent), demand (25 percent) and community (15 percent), with more detailed factors shaping the calculations. (For example, â&#x20AC;&#x153;communityâ&#x20AC;? considers numbers of in-boundary children, projected population growth and prekindergarten enrollment.) But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a list of â&#x20AC;&#x153;other considerationsâ&#x20AC;? that weigh in, such as whether the school is currently under construction. That particular factor seems to have shaped funding decisions for projects at Ellington, Hyde-Addison and Murch. For Ellington, the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget proposes removing $3.9 million for 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not a huge blow to the overall $180 million budget for the ongoing project. While most agree the acclaimed arts school in Burleith has been in need of upgrades for a long time, critics have started to question the ballooning cost overruns for the renovation. Frumin noted that Ellington is ranked 81st in the Education Committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new system, yet its renovation receives â&#x20AC;&#x153;1 of every 10 dollars weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to spend on modernizations in the next [six] years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The cost overruns at Ellington are really unacceptable, and for one school to continue to be allowed to exceed its improvement budget to the detriment of neighborhood schools is a real shame,â&#x20AC;? said Jacobson. One of those neighborhood schools heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s referring to is Garrison Elementary in Ward 2, which the Education Committee budget slashes by over $20 million compared to the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal. Vanessa Bertelli, chair of the

schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improvement project committee, said this cut amounts to a phased modernization over an undetermined amount of time for Garrison, rather than what the community has been hoping for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a full $40 million renovation completed over the next two years. After several years of battling city leaders over Garrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the parents have totally have had it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The PTA officers are throwing in the towel.â&#x20AC;? Bertelli said council member Grosso â&#x20AC;&#x153;did the right thingâ&#x20AC;? in trying to set up a transparent ranking system for school projects, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but then, these criteria were not followed, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s depressing.â&#x20AC;? The budget document notes a proposed change in procedure that affects Garrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s situation: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Committee is recommending that DCPS revert back to phased renovations for elementary schools,â&#x20AC;? unless certain conditions are present. This change reflects the reality â&#x20AC;&#x153;that funds are limited and that there are still 24 schools that still have not seen modernization,â&#x20AC;? the document says. But Frumin noted that Garrison is left alone â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the side of the drawbridge,â&#x20AC;? while other modernizations, such as projects at Murch and HydeAddison, would proceed this year under the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget. Hyde-Addison parents, who are waiting for the second phase of modernization at the Georgetown elementary school, have been concerned the project would face delays. The mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget pushed the work back to 2017. But the Education Committee budget shifts $8.4 million to 2016 to keep the renovation on track. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delaying this project wholly to FY17 would require [the city] to go back through the design approval process of the historic [Old] Georgetown Board, further delaying work,â&#x20AC;? the document notes. The committee also proposes keeping the renovation of Murch Elementary in Ward 3 on track to finish in 2017, though it pushes $8.9 million of the funding back by one year. On the operating side of the education budget, the committee sees potential for restoring some funds to Wilson High School in Tenleytown, which, due to a change in funding mechanisms, currently stands to lose about $1.8 million next year. The document notes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the additional funds provided to DCPS due to overall projected enrollment increases, the Committee strongly recommends and anticipates that DCPS increase the school budget allocation to Wilson High School as well.â&#x20AC;? Frumin remarked that the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pledge â&#x20AC;&#x153;is not concrete, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the $900,000 thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been asked for, but there are dollars there that could be moved to help address the Wilson issue.â&#x20AC;?

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At the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s May 7 meeting: â&#x2013; Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ralph Neal and Cmdr. Melvin Gresham reported one sexual assault in the area in the past 30 days, which occurred at 1 a.m. at 4201 Massachusetts Ave. after the victim had exited a cab. They said a similar assault took place during the same period last year. There were two burglaries this past month, the same number as in 2014, and two motor vehicle thefts against none last year. Thefts from autos decreased from 13 to seven. There has been an arrest of a suspect who has been charged with 19 thefts from autos. Gresham advised residents not to allow newspapers to pile up in front of their homes and not to open the front door when strangers ask for information. â&#x2013; commissioner Ann Mladinov reported that the Glover Archbold Park sewer rehabilitation project is no longer linked with a similar project in Soapstone Valley Park. The Glover Archbold project is more complicated as the sewer lines there are smaller. The options should be clear in about three months when there will be a public meeting before an environmental assessment is done. The project goal is to hold sewage overflows underground so they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t flow into creeks and the Potomac River.

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What a great kickoff to the Citizens Association of Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concerts in the Parks series last weekend at Volta Park. It is truly a neighborhood institution. As I walked to the park, families in front of me had picnic baskets on their arms and children in tow. I would guess it was the largest crowd ever. The lines at the sponsor tables spoke to the value our sponsors add to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;party.â&#x20AC;? One special table had the makings of flower or leaf crowns. There are few things more wonderful to observe than young girls laughing and jumping to the music with flowers in their hair. Hannah and committee, you are terrific. Our organization continues to bring neighbors together and on Wednesday, May 27, we invite all members to join us for our annual meeting at 7 p.m. This year we are pleased to announce that Sea Catch restaurant at 1054 31st St. NW will be our host. Plan to join us for the reception at 7 p.m., the meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and to join us for dinner at the conclusion of the meeting. Reservations should be made by calling 202-337-8855. Mayor Muriel Bowser will join us, as will Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. Another highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the 2015 Citizens Association of Georgetown awards for outstanding service to Georgetown. These outstanding individuals and organizations all make this community a better place to live through hours of service. Awards this year will be presented to Barbara Downs, Dr. Sachiko Kuno and Evermay, Jack Evans, Foley & Lardner LLP, Lauralyn Lee, Cory Peterson and Diane Colasanto. The evening will also include the election of officers and board members for the next fiscal year. Please be part of the evening to thank our awardees and to participate in the election. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pamla Moore â&#x2013; commissioner Brian Turmail discussed the possible 10 percent cut in Wilson High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funding. He said he had not heard of any other school with as severe a problem. â&#x2013; commissioner Brian Turmail said he had discussed the proposed bike lane on New Mexico Avenue with the Department of Transportation, as had commissioner Abigail Zenner. He said Glover Park would actually get more parking spaces should the bike lane, which would go through Glover Park on Tunlaw Road and 37th Street, be established. A meeting on the subject will take place in June or July. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty modest proposal,â&#x20AC;? he added. Zenner had suggested the lane be placed between the parking area and the curb. â&#x2013; Johanna Shreve, the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief tenant advocate, discussed problems tenants often face. She tries to educate tenants about their rights, serve as their legal representative, advocate for them and educate the community about relevant issues. She is working on proposing legislation to limit price increases in buildings where the rent is controlled by the District to increases in the consumer price index plus 2 percent. In one particular Massachusetts Avenue project, tenants paid for improvements rather than the landlord using capital reserve funds as is more normal. Shreve also pointed out that landlords often raise the rent excessively on vacant units even though they are under rent control. Some landlords, she added, fail to get a business license and have a registered agent, which is required when one rents out space. â&#x2013; a resident asked about â&#x20AC;&#x153;pop-upâ&#x20AC;? apartments, and commissioner Abigail Zenner said the problem is not that great in the R-3 zone that covers much of Glover Park. Limiting the

ability to have pop-ups in the R-3 zone â&#x20AC;&#x153;could be a slippery slopeâ&#x20AC;? as it would reduce the value of many homes, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a decision that has a lot of consequences,â&#x20AC;? said commissioner Brian Turmail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only way to express concern of what [our area] looks like is to be an historic district, and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want that,â&#x20AC;? said commissioner Jackie Blumenthal. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 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 â&#x2013; cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â&#x2013; spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, in the Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. For details, call 202-957-1999 or visit anc3d.org. ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown â&#x2013; american university park American University Park friendship heights / tenleytown The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. The location has not been announced. For details, visit anc3e.org.

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Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. Discussions and lectures ■ Cindy Williams, who played Shirley Feeney on the popular TV show “Laverne & Shirley,” will discuss her book “Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■ Ralph Young will discuss his book “Dissent: The History of an American Idea.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-6367230. ■ The West End Library Friends’ reading and discussion series “Sometimes Strange Meeting: Music in Western Literature” — led by Ori Z. Soltes, professorial lecturer in theology at Georgetown University — will focus on “An Equal Music” by Vikram Seth. 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ Jonathan D. Simon, co-founder and director of the Election Defense Alliance, will discuss his book “Code Red: Computerized Election Theft and the New American Century.” A panel discussion will follow with Simon; Steve Freeman, author of “Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?: Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count”; and Virginia Martin, coelection commissioner of Columbia County, N.Y. 6:30 to 10 p.m. Free; reservations required. Moot Court Room, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. law.udc.edu/event/CodeRed. ■ The Smithsonian Associates will present a lecture by James F. Person, coordinator of the North Korea International Documentation Project at the Wilson Center, as part of the behind-the-headlines “Smithsonian Newsflash” series. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Fred Plotkin, an expert on Italy, will discuss “Italy’s Magnificent Six: Regions Worth Discovering — Le Marche.” 6:45 to

Wednesday, may 20 ■ Discussion: The Friendship Hospital for Animals’ Client Education Series will feature a talk by neurologist Lindsay Boozer on the “Top 5 Causes of Neurological Episodes.” 7 p.m. Free. Friendship Hospital for Animals, 4105 Brandywine St. NW. 202-363-7300. 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. ■ Pianist, raconteur and American music specialist Robert Wyatt will discuss “Bewitched by the Music of Rodgers and Hart” in a program featuring original cast recordings, film clips, interviews, correspondence and other materials. 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $42. Rasmuson Theater, National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Steve Inskeep will discuss his book “Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss

Films ■ Director Jeff Krulik will present his film “Led Zeppelin Played Here,” about the mystery of whether the band played a 1969 concert in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center on Georgia Avenue. A Q&A with Krulik will follow. 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org. ■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Benoît Jacquot’s 2014 film “3 Hearts,” a headily romantic look at a classic love triangle. 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performances and readings ■ The Happenings at the Harman Happy Hours series will feature a performance by the Next Reflex Dance Collective. 5:30 p.m. Free. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. ■ The European Month of Culture will feature a 12-actor staged reading of John Feffer’s “Before/After,” a multimedia portrait of the transformation of EastCentral Europe told by people in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia who made it happen. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. ■ Jonathan Tucker will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Special events ■ Cultural Tourism DC will present its seventh annual Embassy Chef Challenge gala, featuring silent and live auctions and cuisine from diverse nations. 6 to 9 p.m. $250. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. culturaltourismdc.org. ■ “The TEN: An Alternative Shavuot Experience” will feature actress Natasha Lyonne in conversation with Rabbi Scott Perlo on topics such as storytelling from an artistic and human perspective, Jewish culture and identity, and the intersection between spirituality and the creative life. 7 p.m. $15 to $20. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. Thursday, May 21

Thursday may 21 Benefits ■ Scena Theatre will host a live theatrical fundraiser to support the group’s revival of Kafka’s “Report to an Academy” at the Prague Fringe Festival. The event will include a performance featuring Scena artistic director Robert McNamara and hors d’oeuvres from Old Europe Restaurant. 6:30 p.m. $20 to $35. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. scenatheatre.org. ■ The Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home will host its annual gala “Bringing It Home — A Celebration of DC,” featuring

go-go music performed by the legendary Chuck Brown Band, dancing, a silent auction and D.C.-centric foods and beverages. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $75; reservations required. Lisner-LouiseDickson-Hurt Home, 5425 Western Ave. NW. lldhhome.org/bringingithome.php. Children’s program ■ Sara Pennypacker will discuss her book “Completely Clementine” (for ages 7 through 10). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Classes and workshops ■ The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present an hourlong “Pilates in the Park” class led by a certified instructor. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Classes will continue each Tuesday and Thursday through Sept. 29. ■ VIDA Fitness and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will present a weekly outdoor Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Boardwalk, The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. vidafitness.com. Classes will continue through Sept. 10. Concerts ■ Bing Xia, director of the Washington Guzheng Society, will present traditional Chinese guzheng music. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5510. ■ CityCenterDC’s monthly outdoor concert series will feature recording artist Chelsey Green and the Green Project. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. The Plaza at CityCenter, H Street between 9th and 10th streets NW. citycenterdc.com. ■ The Take 5! Jazz Series will feature the trio Organissimo performing a tribute to organist John Patton. 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000. ■ The Art on 8th performance series will feature Domer Art Collective guitarists Ryan Martinez and Austin Madert. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org. ■ Solo artist Sherman Ewing will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ “Underground Balkan Bash” will feature Black Masala and Tipsy Oxcart (shown). 8 p.m. $12 to $15. Tropicalia, 2001 14th St. NW. 202-629-4535. ■ The Knuckle Dusters will perform swing, ragtime, country and blues music. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ The Brothers Comatose and Atoka Chase will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe luncheon series will feature world-renowned chef Patrick O’Connell, author of “The Inn at Little Washington: A Magnificent Obsession.” 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $60. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. 202-580-7321. ■ Ann P. Rowe, research associate for textiles of the Western Hemisphere, will See Events/Page 23

Continued From Page 22 discuss Chimu aristocratic identity on the northern coast of Peru. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200. ■ National Portrait Gallery chief curator Brandon Fortune will discuss Elaine de Kooning’s portrait of John F. Kennedy, a watershed work in the artist’s career. Noon. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Marlene Laruelle of George Washington University and Gerard Toal of Virginia Polytechnic Institute will discuss “‘Russian World’: Russia’s Soft Power and Geopolitical Imagination.” Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Alumni House, George Washington University, 1918 F St. NW. go.gwu.edu/rworld. ■ Sociologist William Julius Wilson will discuss “Reflections on Issues of Race and Class in 21st Century America: Revisiting Arguments Advanced in ‘The Declining Significance of Race’ (1978).” 4 p.m. Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-0213. ■ Former Ward 4 D.C. Council member Charlene Drew Jarvis will moderate a discussion of the D.C. Archives and the preservation of valuable historical documents and artifacts at a public forum organized by the secretary of the District of Columbia and the Friends of the DC Archives. 6 p.m. Free. Washingtoniana Division, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-6306. ■ The Cottage Conversation series will feature Mike Kahn, author of “‘What Fools These Mortals Be!’: The Story of Puck — America’s First and Most Influential Magazine of Color Political Cartoons,” and Matt Wuerker, editorial cartoonist for Politico. Reception at 6 p.m.; lecture at 6:30 p.m. $10 to $20. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, Upshur Street at Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202-829-0436, ext. 31224. ■ Designer and color consultant Massimo Caiazzo will discuss “Feed the Planet With Colors,” about the chromatic heritage of the Italian lifestyle. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ Bigeldy Gabdullin, president of Kazakhstan’s PEN Club and editor-in-chief of the Central Asia Monitor weekly, will discuss “Kazakh Authors in English Translations.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1401 16th St. NW. kazakhembus.com. ■ Humanitini, a monthly happy hour program hosted by HumanitiesDC, will focus on “DC’s New Americans,” featuring a discussion on the history and cultures of immigrant groups with panelists Christine Warnke, Ted Gong, Quique Aviles, Joel Malkonnen and William Gilcher. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Coupe, 3415 11th St. NW. dcsnewamericans.eventbrite.com. ■ Enid Lee will discuss her book “Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K-12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. ■ “Undercover Jihadi: Mubin Shaikh — Al Qaeda Inspired, Homegrown Terrorism in the West” will feature talks by Mubin Shaikh, one of the few people in the world to have actually been undercover in a homegrown terror cell, and Anne Speck-

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Events Entertainment hard, author of “Talking to Terrorists” and co-author of Mubin’s memoir, “Undercover Jihadi: Inside the Toronto 18.” 6:30 p.m. $12 to $15. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. ■ Physicist Paul Halpern will discuss his book “Einstein’s Dice and Schrödinger’s Cat: How Two Great Minds Battled Quantum Randomness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics.” 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Opera expert Fred Plotkin will discuss “The World’s Greatest Opera Houses: Gran Teatre Liceu, Barcelona.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Richard H. Thaler, professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago, will discuss his book “Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ Denise Bethea Lewis, clinical liaison with the Washington Home and Community Hospices, will discuss “Caring for Bedbound and Mobility-Challenged Adults.” 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ The Classics Book Group will discuss “Persuasion” by Jane Austen. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202347-0176. ■ 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. ■ “Boardwalk Empire: Behind the Scenes of the HBO Series” will feature Terence Winter, the show’s creator, writer and executive producer; Gretchen Mol, the actress who played Gillian Darmody; Edward McGinty Jr., the actor who portrayed Ward Boss Boyd and research adviser for the show; Lesley Robson-Foster, visual effects supervisor; and Nelson Johnson, author of the history of Atlantic City that inspired the show. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Matthew Duss, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace and a former policy analyst at the Center for American Progress, will discuss “The Implications for Peace in Israel With the Reelection of Mr. Netanyahu.” 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202. ■ The Georgetown Book Club will discuss Sue Monk Kidd’s 2014 novel “The Invention of Wings.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. ■ Cinematographer and filmmaker Bob Poole will discuss “Gorongosa Reborn: A Cameraman’s Journal,” about his visit to an epic African wildlife park. 7:30 p.m. $24. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films ■ “Afternoon at the Movies” will feature a family-friendly film (for ages 4 and older). 4 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs will present “I Am,” about the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi and pieces together the fabric of what family truly

‘Celebrity Gaze’ on display “Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze,” featuring 54 portraits of celebrities, will open Friday at the National Portrait Gallery. Presenting paintings, prints and time-based media works, the show will continue through July 2016. Located at 8th and F streets NW, the gallery is open daily

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from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000. ■ “Reporting Vietnam,” exploring the dramatic stories of how journalists brought news about the Vietnam War to a divided nation, will open Friday at the Newseum and continue through Sept. 12. Located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $22.95 for adults, $18.95 for seniors and $13.95 for ages 7 through 18; it is free for ages 6 and younger. 888-639-7386. ■ The National Museum of Women in the Arts recently opened two shows. “Daisy Makeig-Jones,” on view through Aug. 16, highlights a designer at the Wedgewood pottery company from 1909 to 1931. “Vanessa Bell’s Hogarth Press Designs,” on view through Nov. 13 in the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center, spotlights an English painter, designer and member of London’s Bloomsbury Group who This punch bowl by many book jackets Daisy Makeig-Jones is designed for Hogarth Press. featured in a new Located at 1250 New exhibit at the National York Ave. NW, the museum is Museum of Women in open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the Arts. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The Boyd Center is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults and $8 means. A discussion with filmmaker Sonali Gulati and panelists Kate Shim and Kingston Kodan will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. aapihmlgbtfilm.eventbrite.com. Performances and readings ■ Nigerian author Okey Ndibe will read selections from his work. Noon. Free. African and Middle Eastern Reading Room, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5394. ■ “Comedy at the Kennedy Center” will feature Kurt Metzger, a regular in the New York comedy scene. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the Family Theater Lobby about a half hour before the performance. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ In honor of Memorial Day, the Kennedy Center will present Andrew Carroll’s drama “If All the Sky Were Paper,” taken from actual letters penned by troops and their loved ones. 7:30 p.m. $29. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m. ■ The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly standup show will feature local comics. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-393-3000. Special events ■ Wilson High School’s second annual ArtsFest will feature dramatic, vocal and instrumental performances, visual art

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for students and seniors; it is free for ages 18 and younger. Free “Community Days” are the first Sunday of every month. 202-783-5000. ■ “Forever: The Corcoran 30th Annual Print Portfolio,” presenting prints by students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Corcoran College of Art + Design, opened recently at Carroll Square Gallery, where it will continue through Aug. 14. Located at 975 F St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-234-5601. ■ “Versus,” featuring paired black-and-white and color versions of works by Jason Wright, opened recently at Long View Gallery, where it will continue through June 7. Located at 1234 9th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-232-4788. ■ “Seasonal Landscapes in Japanese Screens,” highlighting folding-screen paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, opened recently at the Freer Gallery of Art and will continue through Sept. 7. Located at 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.

exhibits, a student arts market, hands-on activities and food. 4 to 8 p.m. Free admission. Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. wilsonhs.org. ■ “History & Hops,” a monthly series of house tours and beer tastings at the Heurich House Museum, will feature the Old Bust Head Brewing Co. of Warrenton, Va. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org/events. ■ At a pre-Memorial Day event presented as part of the “America Now” series celebrating innovation, modern dance company Pilobolus will fill the Kogod Courtyard with movement, music and performance while artist Bob Gehring projects video portraits of the troupe on the walls. The event will include dance workshops open to all and the opportunity to have Gehring take your own shareable video portrait. 7 to 10 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. Walk ■ In conjunction with the European Month of Culture, local historian and tour guide Elizabeth Sherman will lead an architectural walking tour on “Saving DC — The Post Civil War Transformation of Our Nation’s Capital.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Meet at the Sumner School Museum, 1201 17th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. Friday, May 22

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Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. ■ “Fringe Music in the Library” will feature a concert by the D.C.-based instrumental surf band the El Reys featuring Anthony Pirog. Noon. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ Organist Russell Weismann, director of music at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish in Bethesda, will perform. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■ Jazz guitarist Tom Lagana will perform at the launch of the 15th season of “Jazz in the Garden” concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. ■ Winners of the VSA International Young Soloists Competition for outstanding young musicians with disabilities will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature the band Still Surfin’ performing a Beach Boys tribute concert. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■ The Embassy Series will present cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki performing works by Schumann, Webern, Poulenc, Bach, Boccherini, Bloch and Kreisler. A reception with hors d’oeuvres, wine, cheese and sweets will See Events/Page 24

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Continued From Page 23 follow. 7:30 p.m. $70. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. 202-6252361. ■ The Mann Sisters will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Violinist Jennifer Koh (shown), cellist Anssi Karttunen and pianist Benjamin Hochman will perform “Light and Matter,” a new piano trio by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, as well as works by Debussy and Ravel. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■ The Matt Ingeneri Trio will present a Frank Sinatra tribute. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ The Hillbilly Gypsies, the Appleseed Collective and the Still Hand String Band will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Erika T. Lin, fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library and an associate professor of English at George Mason University, will discuss “May Games and Robin Hood: Festive Theatricality in Early Modern England.” Noon. Free. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■ Lena Struwe, director of the Chrysler Herbarium at Rutgers University, will discuss “Roots Out or Rooting for Weeds?” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333. ■ Ari Kelman and Jonathan FetterVorm will discuss their book “Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■ The National Archives will present “A Nation of Scofflaws,” the second episode of the 2011 PBS series “Prohibition” by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ The Art of Spring Film Series will feature Marion Cajori’s 2010 film “Chuck Close,” about the life and work of one of the world’s most influential contemporary artists. 2:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

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Saturday, may 23 ■ Special event: The group 826dc will present “Storytelling Happy Hour,” featuring talks by Marion Winik (shown) and Jessica Anya Blau about what it took to get the courage to share their own true tales with an audience of millions. At the end of the event, attendees will get the chance to tell their own stories. 4 to 6 p.m. $20 to $25; reservations required. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. nvite.com/826storytelling/e215. free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■ The American University Museum will present a weekly docent-led tour of current exhibitions. 12:30 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/museum. Saturday, May 23

Saturday may 23 Benefit ■ Mary’s House for Older Adults will present Alan M. Dinsmore with its 2015 Celebration of Life Award as part of its third annual “Party With a Purpose” multigenerational event with soul food, drinks, door prizes and music to raise funds for a LGBT-friendly affordable residence for older adults in D.C. 3 to 7 p.m. $35 to $40. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. 202-277-2498. Children’s programs ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. ■ 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. ■ As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, children will hear a story about Anna May Wong and then create a special piece of art. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about distant galaxies, nebulas and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Classes ■ Northwest D.C. Jazzercise will

present a special 75-minute class with proceeds going to the Wounded Warriors Project. As part of the event, organizers will collect donations of rehabilitation equipment such as crutches, canes, walkers and shower chairs. 9 a.m. $15 donation suggested. Gymnasium, St. Ann’s School, 4424 Wisconsin Ave. NW. jazzercisenwdc@gmail.com. ■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. ■ “Unlikely Action Heroes Adult Workshop” will feature a chance to make a personalized action figure of someone who deserves recognition but doesn’t get proper accolades. 3 to 6 p.m. $65. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-5476839. Concerts ■ Slovenian accordionist Marko Hatlak will perform as part of the European Month of Culture. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Singer-songwriter Jim Rezac will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Music Celebrations International will present the Wesley Festival Choir and soprano Adrienne Danrich in a gala concert to benefit Imagine No Malaria, an effort by the United Methodist Church to drastically reduce preventable deaths caused by malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. 8 p.m. $30 to $50. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ “Ladies of Jazz” will feature Dial 251 with Kathleen Reilly. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ The Mantras (shown) and ELM (Electric Love Machine) bands will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Cardinal Walter Kasper, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, will deliver the keynote address at a forum on the Second Vatican Council’s impact and enduring legacy. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■ “Meet a Spy” will feature husbandand-wife Tony and Jonna Mendez, who spent decades creating false identities for America’s undercover agents as the CIA’s leading disguise specialists. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. ■ Ellen McCarthy will discuss her book “The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life From a Wedding Reporter’s Notebook,” at 1 p.m.; Andrew Ervin (shown) will discuss his book “Burning Down George Orwell’s House,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Allan Topol will discuss his book “The Washington Lawyer,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The Café Philo DC discussion group will explore the question “Does Any Provocative Speech Merit Restriction?” 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Large meeting room, Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Film ■ The Music and Poetry Club will screen “The King and I,” starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511. Reading ■ The Essential Theatre’s New Play Reading Series will feature workshop staged readings of La’Chris Jordan’s “A Moment of Faith,” about a close-knit family in conflict over a medical decision that goes against the family’s beliefs as staunch Jehovah’s Witnesses, at 1:30 p.m.; and Natalie Blank’s “Samson and Ms. Delilah,” about unionized prostitution, at 6:30 p.m. Pay-what-you-can, with a limited number of reserved tickets available for $15. Freeman Environmental Theatre Space, Fine Arts Building, Howard University, 2455 6th St. NW. newplays.brownpapertickets.com. Special events ■ Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host “Run of the Mill,” a chance to see Washington’s only surviving gristmill in action. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. ■ The Cleveland Park Historical Society Garden and History Tour will focus on the Springland Lane-Tilden Street-Upton Street area, once the site of vineyards and a farm. 1 to 4 p.m. $20 to $30; free for children with a paying adult. Tickets available online and on the day of the tour at a kiosk at Reno Road and Upton Street NW at clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org. ■ The Georgetown Library’s Peabody Room will unveil a new bust by Georgetown artist Jeannette Murphy of benefactor George Peabody in honor of his recent 220th birthday. 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The Austrian Embassy will host a live broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest Finale 2015 from Stadhalle Vienna. 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. $3 to $13.50; reservations required. Austrian Embassy, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. ■ “Nerds! Trivia Night” will feature four rounds of mind-bending questions. 8 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The National Capital Astronomers and park ranger Tony Linforth will present “Exploring the Sky,” featuring a night of stargazing through the lens of a telescope. 9 p.m. Free. Military Field near the Picnic Grove 13 parking lot, Glover Road near Military Road NW. 202-895-6070. Tours and walks ■ Writer Rocco Zappone will present “Walking Tour as Personal Essay,” a look at downtown Washington filled with his reminiscences and impressions of a lifetime in D.C. 10 a.m. $20. Meet at the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets NW. 202-341-5208. ■ Washington Walks’ “Get Local!” series will feature a tour of the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, U.S. Botanic Garden and U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the dramatic memorial to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the Capitol South Metrorail station. washingtonwalks.com. ■ The National Gallery of Art will focus on “The Five Senses in Dutch Painting” during a “Picture This! Audio-Described Art Tour” for individuals with impaired sight or who wish to enhance their art experience with verbal descriptions. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. See Events/Page 25

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Sunday may 24 Classes and workshops ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on “Advice for Life.” 10 to 10:45 a.m. $6. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-9862257. ■ A workshop on “Triple-Negative Breast Cancer” will feature Melanie Brissett Nix, health advocate and breast cancer survivor; and Dr. Doris Browne, breast cancer expert and consultant. 1 p.m. Free. Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, 4704 13th St. NW. ■ Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ Photographer E. David Luria will host a benefit photo safari beginning in Lafayette Park across from the White House and featuring nearby spots such as the Hay-Adams Hotel, St. John’s Episcopal Church and the American Red Cross headquarters. The event will offer tips on travel and architectural photography and benefit Nepal earthquake relief. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. $100 donation to the American Red Cross disaster relief program. Lafayette Park, 16th and H streets NW. washingtonphotosafari.com/safari/15515. Concerts ■ Music Celebrations International will present the National Memorial Day Choral Festival 2015, featuring the U.S. Air Force Orchestra and the Memorial Festival Day Chorus. 3 p.m. Free; tickets required. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 800-3952036. ■ Alexander Schimpf, the first German performer to win the Cleveland International Piano Competition, will make his D.C. debut with works by Brahms, Scriabin and Beethoven. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. ■ Guest organist Stanislav Kalinin from Kharkiv, Ukraine, will perform a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■ The National Memorial Day Concert will feature singers Laura Benanti (shown), Jason Dolley, Gloria Estefan, Tessanne Chin, Katherine Jenkins and Russell Watson along with the National Symphony Orchestra, the U.S. Army Chorus, the Soldiers Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band, the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters and the U.S. Air Force Band Singing Sergeants. Gates open at 5 p.m.; performance starts at 8 p.m. Free. West Lawn, U.S. Capitol. pbs.org/memorialdayconcert. ■ Listen Local First DC will present a concert by Bud’s Collective, an up-andcoming bluegrass band from the University of Virginia. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ Author Mary Tonetti Dorra will dis-

cuss American artists of the Gilded Age and reveal a portrait of the era illuminated in her novel, “Demeter’s Choice: A Portrait of My Grandmother as a Young Artist.” 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Archie R. Beslow, CEO of Coach 2 Mentor, will discuss his book “The Parent. The Coach. The Mentor.” 3 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. Films ■ The “Golden Sunday Movie” series will feature “Dirty Dozen.” 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ The Music and Poetry Club will screen “Little Shop of Horrors,” starring Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene. A concert by bassist Josh Ballard and friends will follow. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511. ■ The ITVS Community Cinema series will feature Thomas Miller’s 2014 film “Limited Partnership,” about one of the first same-sex couples to be legally married. A post-screening Q&A will feature Miller via Skype. 5 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. communitycinema-dc.org. Performances ■ Brian Feldman Projects will present “txt,” an interactive performance featuring dialogue written by audience members via Twitter. 7 p.m. $15 to $20. American Poetry Museum at the Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St. NE. 800-838-3006. ■ Chris Brandt will host a comedy showcase. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com. Special events ■ Petco will host the Washington Humane Society’s mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. Petco, 3505 Connecticut Ave. NW. washhumane.org/adoptionevents. ■ Policy’s Crab Festival will feature allyou-can-eat crabs, as well as corn on the cob, hushpuppies, cole slaw, hot dogs and wings. Noon to 5 p.m. $50; free for ages 4 and younger. Policy Restaurant & Lounge, 1904 14th St. NW. 202-387-7654. ■ The (Up)Rising Festival will celebrate the arts along Rhode Island Avenue NE with curated art installations and multifaceted performances. 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Rhode Island Avenue between 16th Street and South Dakota Avenue NE. uprisingfest2015.eventbrite.com. Tours ■ “Spies in the Shadow of the White House Walking Tour” will feature tales of Civil War and Cold War espionage. 1 p.m. $15. Meet at the statue of Andrew Jackson in the center of Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets NW. 703-569-1875. ■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques. 2 p.m. $6 to $15; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. Monday, May 25

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Woolly puts zombies in White House and dying, Ella jumps the gun on her suicide pact with three friends — leaving the others to deal with a lifetime of hoarded belongings, Bob Dylan memorabilia and an immortal dog. On stage Tickets cost $10 to $20. The Atlas Performing Arts Center is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993, ext. 2; “Zombie: The American” May 25 atlasarts.org. through June 21. ■ Taffety Punk Theatre Company The year is 2063, and Thom Valenwill present “Hamlet, the First Quarto” tine, the first openly gay U.S. president, through May 23 at the Capitol Hill Arts faces a host of probWorkshop. lems: an imminent civil The D.C. troupe war, the threat of an presents the so-called African invasion, an “bad quarto,” or first adulterous first gentleprinting of Shakeman and zombies in speare’s “Hamlet,” that the basement of the has confounded scholWhite House. With his ars for centuries. It’s power, his marriage half as long and less and the nation’s wellpoetic than the “norbeing at stake, he must “The Originalist” at mal” Hamlet, with gardecide what he cares bled-seeming text, a most about saving. Arena Stage runs different plot sequence Woolly Mammoth through May 31. and an additional artistic director Howard scene between Horatio and Gertrude. Shalwitz directs. Tickets cost $15. The theater is Tickets start at $35. Woolly Mamlocated at 545 7th St. NE. 202-355moth is located at 641 D St. NW. 2029441; taffetypunk.com. 393-3939; woollymammoth.net. ■ Constellation Theatre will present ■ The Welders will present the world Girish Karnard’s “The Fire and the Rain” premiere of Bob Bartlett’s “happiness through May 24 at Source. (and other reasons to die)” May 27 through June 13 at the Atlas Performing This mystical exploration of humanity features an explosive story of ritual Arts Center. and rebellion inspired by the Indian epic In this unlikely comedy about living Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will stage the world premiere of Robert O’Hara’s futuristic political satire

Center will begin a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. Concert ■ The Greek Chamber Music Project will perform as part of the European Month of Culture. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Special events ■ In honor of Memorial Day, President Lincoln’s Cottage and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery will present guided tours as well as a wreathlaying ceremony to remember fallen soldiers. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with cemetery tours at 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Free admission; $5 to $15 for cottage tours. Reservations requested. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, Upshur Street and Rock Creek Church Road NW. lincolncottage.org/ memorialday2015. ■ As part of an annual Memorial Day observance, the U.S. Postal Service, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the National Park Service will present a firstday-of-issue ceremony for the Medal of Honor Dedication: Vietnam War Limited Edition Forever Stamp. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 22nd Street and Constitution Avenue NW. ■ The National Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by the American Veterans Center, will feature veterans, active-duty military personnel, marching bands, military vehicles, floats, flags and special guests Gary Sinise, Robert Irvine, Caleb Johnson, Joe Mantegna and the Smashing Pumpkins. 2 p.m. Free. Constitution Avenue from 7th Street to 17th Street NW. 703-

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Tuesday may 26 Children’s program ■ Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer will discuss their new CD, “Dancing in the Kitchen” (for ages 8 and older). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Classes and workshops ■ 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. ■ The annual festival “DanceAfrica, DC 2015” will open with a master class with Marcia Howard and Sylvia Soumah of Coyaba Dance Theater. 6:30 p.m. $15. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The festival will continue with master classes and performances through May 31. ■ Instructors from VIDA Fitness will lead a “Hatha Yoga” class. 6:30 p.m. Free. The Park at CityCenter, 10th and I streets NW. citycenterdc.com. ■ VIDA Fitness and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will present a weekly outdoor “Vinyasa Yoga” class. 7 p.m. Free. Boardwalk, The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. vidafitness.com. Classes will continue through Sept. 8. ■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. Concerts ■ As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, soprano Sarah Rose Taylor and organist Nigel Potts will perform. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

Studio will host “Zombie: The American” through June 21. “The Mahabharata.” Tickets start at $20. Source is located at 1835 14th St. NW. 202-2047741; constellationtheatre.org. ■ Studio Theatre has extended Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash’s immersive rock musical “Murder Ballad” through May 31. Tickets cost $25 to $80. The theater is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■ Arena Stage has extended John Strand’s world-premiere political drama “The Originalist” — starring four-time Helen Hayes Award winner Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — through May 31 at the Kogod Cradle. Tickets cost $55 to $90. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org. ■ The American Roots Music Concert Series will feature pianist Ian B. Walters demonstrating the development of American popular music. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333. ■ Italian pianist Francesco Attesti will perform works by Schubert, Chopin and contemporary composer Raffaello Amabile. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ 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 ■ May Rihani, a tireless advocate of women’s rights and girls’ education, will discuss her book “Keeping the Promise,” a framework for advancing girls’ education that is used by global organizations. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. ■ Sally L. Kitch will discuss her book “Contested Terrain: Reflections With Afghan Women Leaders.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■ Charles Dubow will discuss his book “Girl in the Moonlight.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ A book club focusing on Elena Ferrante’s “Neapolitan Novels” will discuss “My Brilliant Friend,” the first in the series about two perceptive, intelligent girls from Naples who try to create lives for themselves within a violent and numbing culture. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship See Events/Page 26

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Continued From Page 25 Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Behind the Science With Joe Palca: Insights From Scientific Innovatorsâ&#x20AC;? will feature a conversation between NPR science correspondent Joe Palca and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Ralph Nader will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Return to Sender: Unanswered Letters to the President, 2003-2015.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Neal Stephenson will discuss his novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seveneves.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $12. Meeting House, Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. politics-prose.com. Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuesday Night Moviesâ&#x20AC;? will feature Barry Levinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1987 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Morning, Vietnam,â&#x20AC;? starring Robin Williams as a DJ for Armed Forces Radio during the Vietnam War. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

â&#x2013; The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Nae Caranfilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Closer to the Moon.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adams Morgan Movie Nights,â&#x20AC;? sponsored by the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District, will feature John Hughesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1986 comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ferris Buellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Off,â&#x20AC;? starring Matthew Broderick. 8:30 p.m. Free. Marie Reed Elementary School Soccer Field, 18th and California streets NW. adamsmorganmovienights.com. The series will continue June 2, 9 and 16. Performances â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youth Tap Showcaseâ&#x20AC;? will feature the Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble, SOLE Rhythms and House of Tap in an evening of percussive dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â&#x2013; The Beltway Poetry Slam will present the team finals featuring Janae Johnson, a finalist at the 2014 Women of the World

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Poetry Slam Festival. 8 to 10 p.m. $5. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. â&#x2013; Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night hosted by Gowri Koneswaran. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Teen program â&#x2013; Elizabeth George will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Edge of the Shadowsâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 13 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. Tour â&#x2013; A U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer will lead an afternoon tour. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Meet in the Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Wednesday, May 27

Wednesday may 27 Benefit â&#x2013; The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., will celebrate its 121st anniversary and present the Visionary Historian Award to author, curator and lecturer James M. Goode. 6 to 9 p.m. $50 to $75. Carnegie Library, 801 K St. NW. dchistory.org. Classes and workshops â&#x2013; St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, will host a weekly tai chi class. 2 p.m. Free. St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, 201 Allison St. NW. 202-7262080. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;DanceAfrica, DC 2015â&#x20AC;? will feature a master class led by Assane Konte of the KanKouran West African Dance Company. 6:30 p.m. $15. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The festival will continue with master classes and performances through May 31. â&#x2013; The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class led by an instructor from Yoga Activist. 7:15.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc.gov. Concerts â&#x2013; Ensemble Harmonia will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exploring Slovakiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Folkloric Traditions!â&#x20AC;? as part of the European Month of Culture. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evenings With Extraordinary Artistsâ&#x20AC;? will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Washington Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camerata with a performance of music by Chesnokov, Grieg, Sullivan and Bernstein, as well as folk songs and spirituals. 6:30 p.m. $20; reservations required by May 25. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. â&#x2013; The David Mayfield Parade, the Hello Strangers and Carolina Story will perform. 8 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Historian Carol Berkin will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liberties.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and

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Films â&#x2013; The Italian Cultural Institute will present Walter Veltroniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Bambini Sanno (The Children Know).â&#x20AC;? 6:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. â&#x2013; The Japan Information and Culture Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animezingâ&#x20AC;? series will present Jun Shishidoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Princess and the Pilot.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. â&#x2013; A summer movie series will feature Ben Loetermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film â&#x20AC;&#x153;1913: Seeds of Conflict,â&#x20AC;? about the divergent social forces growing in Palestine before the outbreak of World War I that caused the simultaneous rise in Jewish and Arab nationalism. A Q&A with the director will follow. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290. â&#x2013; The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature the 1987 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dirty Dancing,â&#x20AC;? starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/ noma-summer-screen. â&#x2013; The Reel Israel DC series will feature Nadav Lapidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 drama â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kindergarten Teacher.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-9666000. Performances â&#x2013; The Wonderland Circus variety show will feature the musician Linsay Deming, burlesque artist Miss Fanny Tittington and comedians Andrew Bucket, Danny Charnley and Nicki Fuchs. 8:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. 202-431-4704. â&#x2013; Dwayne Lawson-Brown will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Mystics will play the Minnesota Lynx in a preseason game. 7 p.m. $9 to $150. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tour â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Art will focus on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Five Senses in Dutch Paintingâ&#x20AC;? during a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Picture This! Audio-Described Art Tourâ&#x20AC;? for individuals with impaired sight or who wish to enhance their art experience with verbal descriptions. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6905. Thursday, May 28

Thursday may 28 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; Karen Deans will discuss her picture book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythmâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 7 through 10). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Alliance FranĂ§aise de Washington will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;ThĂŠĂ˘tre dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ombres,â&#x20AC;? a whimsical shadow puppet-focused story time and See Events/Page 30

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CALENDAR From Page 26 craft workshop (in French). 4 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. Classes ■ The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present an hourlong “Pilates in the Park” class led by a certified instructor. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Classes will continue each Tuesday and Thursday through Sept. 29. ■ The annual festival “DanceAfrica, DC 2015” will feature a master class led by Nkenge Cunningham of Farafina Kan. 6:30 p.m. $15. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The festival will continue with master classes and performances through May 31. Concerts ■ The vocal trio Zulal and oud player Ara Dinkjian will perform Armenian music and song as part of the Homegrown Concert series. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5510. ■ The vocal trio Zulal and oud player Ara Dinkjian will present a celebration of Armenian culture. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” will perform. 6 p.m. Free. World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 703-696-3399. ■ The Art on 8th performance series will feature the Freddie Dunn Quartet performing jazz. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org. ■ The band Sageworth — with original members Walter Egan, John Zambetti, Annie McLoone, Ralph Dammann and Frank Peters — will perform. 7 and 9:15 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The band Session Americana will perform. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org. ■ The Embassy Series will present “An Evening of Fado From Portugal” with singer Pedro Botas, guitarist José Silva and violist Viriato Ferreira. A wine reception will follow. 7:30 p.m. $150. Residence of the Portuguese Ambassador, 2125 Kalorama Road NW. 202-625-2361. ■ The McLovins, Aqueous and Backbeat Underground will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Davis Bradley Trio will perform bluegrass, old time and swing music. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. Demonstration ■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present a “Herb Celebration” cooking demonstration featuring raw recipes that showcase fresh herbs. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussions and lectures ■ Paul Newman, chief scientist for atmospheric sciences in the Earth Sciences Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will discuss “A World Avoided: How Science and Policy Solved the Global Ozone Crisis.” 11:30 a.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of

Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-1192. ■ Glenn C. Frankel, professor of journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in journalism, will discuss research for his book project, “The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of ‘High Noon.’” Noon. Free. Room G-25, National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ As part of the Blumberg Dialogues in Astrobiology, scholars of the humanities and sciences will discuss “Rethinking Life on Earth and Beyond: Astrobiology and the Role of Paradigm Shifts in Science and Human Self-Understanding.” 3 p.m. Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-0213. ■ As part of the European Month of Culture, a panel discussion on “Let’s Talk About Poland: Before/After” will feature John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies; Maciej Pisarski, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland; and Kasia Klimasinska, a journalist with Bloomberg News and graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics. 6 p.m. Free. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. bbernhardt@thekf.org. ■ The Voices of American Design lecture series will feature a talk by ceramic artist Wayne Higby, known for his innovative vessels, sculptures and architectural installations inspired by the American landscape. 6 p.m. $10; free for museum members. Reservations required. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9947394. ■ “Intersections @ 5: Artists’ Perspectives,” celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Phillips Collection’s Intersections contemporary art projects, will feature a talk by some of the series’ artists on their projects and works that have entered the museum’s permanent collection. 6:30 p.m. Free. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ Chef and author Pati Jinich will present a culinary tour of Mexico, focusing on food traditions that reflect the spirit and culture of the country’s diverse regions. The event will include a tasting and beverage. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $35 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Ross MacPhee, curator in the department of mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History and a professor in the museum’s Gilder Graduate School, will discuss his book “Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $62. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Celeste Ng will discuss her book “Everything I Never Told You.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar will discuss his book “The Law of the Land: A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional Republic” in conversation with litigator, author, activist and nonprofit entrepreneur Doug Kendall. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202357-5000. ■ 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. ■ Fiction writer Chuck Palahniuk will discuss his work, including his short story collection “Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread” and the “Fight Club 2”

comic. 7 p.m. $33 to $35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org. ■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club will discuss journalist and television producer Peter Pomerantsev’s 2014 book “Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible,” about the strangerthan-fiction scenarios and extraordinary people he encountered when work took him to Russia at the start of the 21st Century. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Breadsoda, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. Films ■ The weekly “Textiles at Twelve” series will feature Elizabeth Chamberlin’s 2003 documentary “Salsa in Japan,” about the growing subculture of salsa dancing in Japan. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ “Afternoon at the Movies” will feature a family-friendly film (for ages 4 and older). 4 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The K-Cinema series will feature Lee Joon-ik’s 2006 film “Radio Star.” Appetizer social at 6 p.m.; screening at 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW. koreaculturedc.org. Performances and readings ■ Upshur Street Books and Split This Rock will present three poets featured in the anthology “The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop.” 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. ■ The In Series will present “Latino Music Fever,” a hit-parade cabaret of classic Latino pop songs performed by pianist Mari Pazz and vocalists José Sacín, Adriana González, Alex Alburqueque and Patricia Portillo. 7:30 p.m. $16 to $37. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763. The performance will repeat at Source on May 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. and at the Mexican Cultural Institute on June 5 at 8 p.m. and June 6 at 2:30 p.m. ■ The Scottish Ballet will present a bold new take on Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” 7:30 p.m. $30 to $108. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Teen program ■ The Tenley-Friendship Library will host a poetry slam for teens. 6 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Tour ■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques. 6:30 p.m. $6 to $15; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. The Current welcomes submissions for the Events & Entertainment calendar, although space constraints limit the number of items we can include. Items should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event and include a summary of the event and its date, time, location with complete address, and cost to attend (indicate “free” if there is no charge). Also, please list a phone number for publication and a phone number for an editor to reach a contact person. Entries may be sent to calendar@currentnewspapers.com or The Current, P.O. Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400.

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McLEAN, VA $4,850,000 | 6461kedlestoncourt.com Award-winning Georgian estate on magnificent 1.4 acre site just 10 minutes from Georgetown. Gracious public rooms, paneled library, 5 fireplaces, 6 en-suite bedrooms, elevator, indoor pool overlooking majestic lawn perfect for a family soccer game or the ultimate garden reception. PENNY YERKS +1 703 760 0744

WESLEY HEIGHTS $3,495,000 | ttrsir.com/id/H48GPD Well-sited in Wesley Heights, this stately colonial revival features an open plan kitchen and a first floor family room. The master bedroom boasts a walk-in closet and an en-suite bath with a soaking tub and separate rain shower. A gallery has elegant French doors that open to a manicured rear garden designed by renowned Oehme, van Sweden & Associates. Includes finished lower level and carport. MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344 MARY FOX +1 202 338 5014

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK $2,195,000

This fully renovated 6BR, 6BA house features an open floor plan and generous room sizes. There is a modern kitchen, hardwood floors, 2 laundry rooms, walkout basement with wet bar, beautiful backyard, and 2-car garage with circular driveway. Master suite offers 2 bedrooms, 2 walk-in closets and 2 full bathrooms. Close to Spring Valley Shops. SHAHAB NASRIN +1 301 814 8093

KENT $2,995,000 | ttrsir.com/id/ EX2HZQ This seven bedroom, seven and one-half bath brick colonial revival has been meticulously renovated and expanded by renowned architect Dale Overmyer. The residence features a first floor family room, gourmet kitchen with table space, walkin pantry, and an impressive master suite with spa bath. The home overlooks a professionally landscaped deep rear garden and has two-car garage parking. MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

PENN QUARTER $1,645,000 | ttrsir.com/id/ MZFF6Y Open floor plan with 2,700 sq. ft., 3BR, 3.5BA, distinct living spaces, abundant closet and storage space, walls of windows with East, West, and South-facing city views. High-end finishes include granite counters, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors throughout, wet bar, excellent storage space. The huge living and dining rooms connect to span approximately 57 feet in length. Direct access garage parking, pet-friendly boutique 29-unit building.

WATERGATE $1,495,000

| ttrsir.com/id/93E6G7 Rare to the market, this four bedroom, four bath residence with a wrap-around outdoor patio and terrace offers great amenities. Originally built in 1968 and designed by Italian architect Luigi Moretti. This residence features a modern, turn-key lifestyle in a beautifully updated apartment and full service building.

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WATERGATE $570,000 |

ttrsir.com/id/PE9T9S This is a spacious, sun filled, two bedroom corner unit. A mustsee Watergate West building located in one of Washington’s “Best Address” co-ops.Offers an estimated 1,200 square feet of living space in a full service building with doorman, front desk, and on-site management. Utilities and taxes included.

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CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS $1,275,000

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Elegant 3BR, 3BA with approximately 2,500 sq. ft. and southeast views towards The Mall. Created in 1997 when current owner combined three units, it includes a gracious entry foyer, library, large living room and separate dining room. Large master suite features 2 walk-in closets. Westchester has excellent services: on-site management, Italian restaurant in lobby, convenience store and more.

COREY BURR +1 301 346 3345

ARLINGTON, VA $849,900 Simply Stunning! This center hall classic in Lee Heights Country Club features 3BR, 2FBA and 1 fireplace. A recent addition includes a new family room with dining area, full bath and coat closet. This refreshed house features a gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, central air, custom shelving, open floor plan, detached garage and a fully fenced backyard with flagstone patio. JOHN ERIC +1 703 798-0097

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Midsummer Dream Chevy Chase Terrace. Gorgeous home has 4 finished levels, 6 BR, 3.5 BA, & sep. 1 BR apartment w/ C of O. Walk to parks, trails & country club. $1,595,000 Ellen Sandler- 202.255.5007 Susan Berger- 202.255.5006

Harmonious Setting

Rooms with a View

Forest Hills. A perfect example of American Classic Brookmont. Enjoy scenic Potomac Valley from nearly architecture, this spacious and gracious home, built in 1929, every window. Beautiful Dutch Colonial has 5 BR, 4BA, offers 5 BR, 3.5 BA plus a huge unfinished attic. This exquisite enchanting garden and decks. $1,489,000 property features lovely wooded views and is sited on a soughtTed Beverley- 301.728.4338 after cul-de-sac near Rock Creek Park.$1,495,000 Patricia Lore- 301.908.1242 Nancy Wilson 202.364.1700 (o) 202.966.5286 (h)

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Martins Addition. Dramatic floorplan & grand proportions on three finished levels. Gorgeous 13,000+ sq ft lot w/ garden views. Walk to shops on Brookville Road. Easy access to downtown Bethesda & DC. $2,700,000 Eric Murtagh- 301.652.8971

Ultramodern Flair

Bethesda. Stunning contemporary architecture w/ soaring spaces & glorious, light-filled rooms. 5 BR, 3 FB, 2 HB. Fabulous pool, patio, large landscaped & wooded lot. $1,395,500 Bonnie Roberts-Burke- 202.487.7653

Gracious Living Near the Park

All American Classic

Surprising Spaces

Rollingwood. Beautiful home w/4 levels includes LR w/fp, Bethesda. Expanded & renovated 6 BR, 3.5 BA home Chevy Chase. Stunning colonial w/ 4 finished levels has formal DR, eat-in Kit, 5 BR, 3 ½ BA, Office, FR w/ wooded w/ spectacular garden. Walk to park, trail, Metro. formal LR & DR, expanded kitchen w/ breakfast area, 5 view, and finished LL. Attached 2 car Garage, enchanting BR, 3.5 BA. Finished LL w/ rec room & study. $1,195,000 Cati Bannier- 202.487.7177 rear Deck. Adjacent to Rock Creek Park. $1,250,000 Ellen Sandler- 202.255.5007 Marcie Sandalow- 301.758.4894 Laura McCaffrey 301.641.4456 Susan Berger- 202.255.5006 Martine Burkel 240.899.0384

Bright Delight

Palisades. Contemporary townhouse w/ 3 BR, 3.5 BA including owner’s suite, loft w/ skylight, patio & garden. Walk to shops & restaurants in Georgetown. Easy access to C&O Canal & Capital Crescent Trail. $829,000 Nancy Hammond 202.262.5374

Fine Traditions

Bright & Sparkling

Mid-Century Modern

Silver Spring. Local Architect built 4BR, 3BA, beautifully landscaped almost 1 acre lot. Floor-to-ceiling windows, built-ins & splendid details. $799,000 Trish McKenna- 301.367.3973 Maureen Doyle- 301.785.3648

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Wesley Heights. Delightful expanded & renov. Colonial. Bethesda. Immaculate renovated rambler w/ 5BR, Magnificent interior offers 5 BRs, 4.5 BAs. Stunning black & 3BA, granite/stainless Kit, new windows, stunning white kit & brkfst rm. Elegant entertaining spaces, 4 frps, family walk-out lower level. Large lot on cul-de-sac. $879,000 rm opens to patio & garden. Pkg for 5 cars. $1,679,000 Linda Chaletzky- 301.938.2630 Susan Berger 202-255-5006 Ellen Sandler 202-255-5007

All the Best The Westchester. “Best Address” w/large LR, DR, solarium Kit, 2 BR, 2 BA & windows on 3 sides. High ceilings, walk-in closets, media center & office. $699,900 Martha Williams- 202.271.8138 Rachel Burns- 202.384.5140

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Kalorama. Wonderful, open space! Large kitchen overlooks DR & LR w/ fp. French doors lead to great DEN w/ half bath. Unique lower level - sunny atrium connects 2 MBRs w/ en suite bath. Ideal location - Metro, bus lines, dining, shopping & nightlife! $539,900 Bonnie Roberts-Burke – 202.487.7653

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Architectural Gem

A Touch of Paris

Kalorama. Fabled “Best Addresses” Altamont. South Chevy Chase. Charming walk-up 1 BR condo has facing mezzanine, 10’ ceilings, fp, marble counters, exposures on 4 sides & skylights. Walk to shops, restaurants, updated ceramic bath, unique oval bedroom. 3 sets of orig bus and Metro. Pet friendly building. $349,500 glass French Doors. 24 hr desk. Fab roof terrace. $429,000 Nancy Wilson 202.364.1700 (o) 202.966.5286 (h) Sammy Dweck 202-716-0400

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