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Whole Foods renovations delayed

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■ Glover Park: Grocer faces

lease dispute, stop-work order By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

A recent lawsuit and “stop work” order have raised further questions about Whole Foods Market’s Glover Park store, which closed abruptly in March after the D.C. Department of Health found

repeated evidence of rodents. Although the 2323 Wisconsin Ave. NW supermarket was cleared to reopen, the company took the opportunity to remain closed and carry out a complete renovation — much to the chagrin of customers, who blasted the lack of notice and scarcity of details about when the store might reopen. Whole Foods’ effort to move quickly may have backfired in other ways as well. Last month,

the store was ordered to cease interior demolition without a permit. Separately, Whole Foods last week sued its landlord, Wical Limited Partnership, alleging that Wical improperly threatened to terminate its lease and continues to obstruct the renovation. The first public sign of discord appeared May 21, when the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs posted an See Lawsuit/Page 3

Bridge hazard still forcing trail closure By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

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Tudor Place Historic House and Garden in Georgetown hosted an “Archaeologist Show-and-Tell” event last Thursday where Joe Blondino from Dovetail Resources Group discussed findings from an ongoing dig near the estate’s smokehouse arbor, kitchen arbor and gazebo. Another such event will take place on Thursday at 3 p.m.

The trail beneath the Foundry Branch Bridge in Glover Archbold Park near Foxhall has been closed for the past 10 months, as plans have stalled to resolve safety concerns by repairing the deteriorating structure. Meanwhile, the agencies involved in the site appear to differ on its future. The National Park Service — which controls Glover Archbold as part of its Rock Creek Park portfolio — closed a quarter-mile portion of the northsouth trail last August, from the intersection of Foxhall and Canal roads NW north to where a side trail connects to P Street. Since then, signs posted at the trail entrance near Foxhall Road continue to warn that the increasing instability of a long-abandoned trolley bridge that crosses above part of the trail “poses a safety hazard to park visitors.” See Bridge/Page 12

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Although pedestrians can easily access the closed trail, the National Park Service says it’s dangerous to pass under the deteriorating trolley bridge.

Downspout disconnection program picks up its pace

Eaton parents wary over shelter’s impact By CUNEYT DIL

■ Environment: Some areas

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Parents at Eaton Elementary remain concerned that a new family homeless shelter will overwhelm their already crowded school, but Eaton’s principal said the school can handle it. The city is planning to construct short-term housing at 3320 Idaho Ave. NW, part of a citywide effort to replace the dilapidated D.C. General, and schoolaged children there would be within Eaton’s boundary during the school year of their stay. City officials attended a community meeting on the issue last Tuesday, where many parents expressed fears that the school would not be able to provide adequate special services to children of homeless families. Others worried it might be difficult to mesh residents experiencing homelessness with the school community.

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Eaton Elementary, located at 3301 Lowell St., is the in-boundary school for the planned family shelter. Eaton principal Dale Mann said the school could use additional support staff or training from D.C. Public Schools to address any special needs, such as mental or financial, of students from homeless families. He also echoed concerns of overcrowding, saying that some classes currently reach 27 students, See Eaton/Page 15

In an effort to reduce storminduced combined sewer overflows, the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is accelerating its Downspout Disconnection Program this month for portions of Glover Park, Burleith and Georgetown. The work is free and voluntary for single-family as well as multiunit residential buildings in the

designated areas, and involves extending downspouts away from buildings or connecting them to rain barrels. Both efforts are intended to increase the stormwater that evaporates or is absorbed into the earth, rather than ending up in storm sewers. “We’re trying to make this as easy and simple as possible for residents to participate,” DC Water’s green infrastructure project manager Bethany Bezak said in an interview. Residents participating in DC Water’s downspout initiative receive discounts on their water See Downspout/Page 15

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LAWSUIT: Whole Foods clashes with landlord as closure drags on

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orange “stop work” order at the grocery store, stating that interior demolition was taking place without a permit. The lawsuit states that Whole Foods asked Wical for permission to apply for permits two days later, and the landlord refused. Whole Foods spokesperson Rachael Dean Wilson declined to comment on the lawsuit or allegations of work without a required permit. A woman who answered the phone for Wical said the company had no comment and hung up on a reporter. In its lawsuit against Wical, Whole Foods says it is working in good faith to accommodate contradictory lease terms. On the one hand, its lease states that the store can’t be closed for more than 60 days — the basis for a “notice of default” Wical issued to Whole Foods last month. However, the lease also stipulates that Whole Foods must “keep

the property clean and free of pests and operate the store in accordance with the same standards of quality as it does in similar stores,” and the lawsuit claims the extended closure is necessary to do so. Whole Foods had already spent $1 million toward its renovation when Wical issued the notice of default, the lawsuit states, and the store was preparing to spend unspecified millions more to complete the work — all while maintaining rent payments. “Enforcing the Notice of Default would be unconscionable, since the Defendant [Wical] would receive a windfall and be unjustly enriched in that it would either coerce the Plaintiff [Whole Foods] into signing a new lease with higher rent and a longer term, or it would receive the benefit of Plaintiff’s work to date,” the suit states. “Defendant’s Notice of Default constitutes a scheme to allow Defendant to take advantage of Plaintiff’s unfortunate situation, and

was issued in bad faith.” The suit asks the court to block Wical from terminating the lease; to order Wical to allow Whole Foods to seek permits; and to order Wical to assume Whole Foods’ legal expenses, cover lost profits due to the delay and pay other unspecified damages. The lawsuit also spells out more information regarding plans for the Glover Park store if they are allowed to proceed. The suit states that there was no easy fix to its rodent issues short of gutting the building. Essentially rebuilding from scratch, the company’s plans include “modernizing the store’s layout; replacing existing food display cases; replacing the salad bar; replacing the millwork, cabinetry, register stands, walls, and ceilings which were demolished in curing the ordinance violation; overhauling the elevator and conveyor system; and adding new food presentations which requires the movement of certain major

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The supermarket at 2323 Wisconsin Ave. in Glover Park closed for repairs in March.

systems such as plumbing and HVAC.” The lawsuit says the work can likely be completed in six months once permits are issued, but adds that the application process may take months “due to a backlog in permitting requests” and that Wical has blocked Whole Foods from even filing for permits. Asked whether the regulatory agency has a backlog of unprocessed permit applications, however, spokesperson Matt Orlins said the department is meeting its goal of approving code-compliant applications within 30 days.

The week ahead Thursday, June 15

The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold the first Citizens Advisory Group meeting of the design phase of the 16th Street NW Bus Lanes Project from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW.

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The Burleith Citizens Association will host the neighborhood’s annual summer picnic from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Whitehaven Park Green Lot, Whitehaven Parkway and 37th Street NW. Activities will include live music, a dog contest, children’s activities, a raffle, and food and drink. To volunteer or donate, contact burleithevents@gmail.com.

Monday, June 19

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso will host a Community Engagement Forum on “Challenges D.C. Faces in the Age of Trump.” The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gymnasium at Cleveland Elementary School, 1825 8th St. NW. ■ The Foxhall Community Citizens Association will hold a general meeting at 7 p.m. at Hardy Recreation Center, 45th and Q streets NW. Agenda items will include discussion of the potential nomination of the old Hardy School as a historic landmark.

Tuesday, June 20

The Crestwood Citizens Association and the advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 4A08 will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church, 4300 16th St. NW. Agenda items will include updates regarding proposed sidewalks on Blagden Avenue and Mathewson Drive; discussion of the second phase of the Beach Drive reconstruction project; and proposed comments on the city’s proposed Comprehensive Plan.

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The D.C. State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. The agenda will include consideration of cut scores for the D.C. Science Assessment taken each spring by fifth-graders, eighth-graders and high school biology students.

Thursday, June 22

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW.

Sunday, June 25

The Shepherd Park Citizens Association will hold its 15th annual picnic from 2 to 5 p.m. on the lower field of the Lowell School, 1640 Kalmia Road NW. Activities will include games, food, award presentations, an art table and a popsicle cart. For details, visit shepherdpark.org. ■ Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd will hold the annual Ward 4 Family Fun Day from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Kingsbury Day School, 5000 14th St. NW. Activities will include food, music and activities for all ages. To RSVP, contact Dolly Turner at 202-654-6406 or dturner@dccouncil.us.

Wednesday, June 28

The D.C. Office of the Tenant Advocate will hold a “Renters 101” training session. Topics will include an overview of tenant rights and responsibilities, as well as discussion of leases, rent increases, rent control, evictions, housing code problems and security deposits. The training will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the agency’s office in Suite 300N, Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW. To RSVP, call 202-719-6560 or email delores.anderson@dc.gov.

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital secured long-sought zoning approval last week for a major expansion project that is now scheduled for completion in 2021. Hospital officials had hoped to begin construction in 2017, but lengthy debates with community stakeholders and the Zoning Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reluctance to expedite its review of the case pushed the timeline back by a year. At the end of a June 8 public hearing, commissioners voted unanimously to approve the 477,000-squarefoot medical/surgical pavilion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We greatly appreciate the support we have received from numerous community leaders and organizations to ensure this facility becomes a reality for the patients we serve,â&#x20AC;? hospital spokesperson Marianne Worley

wrote in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bench ruling is a major milestone that allows MedStar Health and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital to continue the high quality of care we provide for our patients, fulfill the growing demands of our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthcare needs.â&#x20AC;? The project will replace surface parking just east of the main hospital, and will encompass an expanded emergency department, two floors of operating rooms and three patient care units. Once the project is complete, the existing hospital building will house the facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen, environmental services, information technology, biomedical engineering, security and morgue. An underground garage will provide 644 underground spaces for the hospital, and the project will also include expanded green space connecting to Georgetown University.

D.C. sets record for median home price

Last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s median sale price for D.C. home listings topped the figure for any prior month in the city, according to data from a new report released Monday by Bright MLS. The city saw 5,620 closed sales in May 2017, and a median price of $460,000 represents a 7 percent increase from May 2016, according to the report. The number of closed sales was the highest for any May tally of the past decade, and 3.5 percent larger than May 2016. The previous high point for median sales price was $446,000 in June 2016. New listings also increased from last year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 8,085 in May 2017 versus 7,436 a year ago. Only 2008 and 2015 had more new May listings than this year. Houses are flying off the market at a rapid pace. Last month,

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the median number of days on the market for a new listing was 10; last year at the same time, that figure was 13. Inventory, meanwhile, continues to become more elusive. The data show 9,865 active listings in May, down 10 percent from last year, and marking the 13th consecutive month of year-to-year declines in active listings. The sharp declines are even more visible when comparing the active listings to those of May 2008, when 25,872 homes came on the market.

The Potomac RiverKeeper Network â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an environmental nonprofit that recently established an office in Georgetown â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will lead a guided 2-mile paddle tour around Roosevelt Island next Wednesday. The tour, designed for boating beginners, will provide information about the history of the Potomac River and the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, as well as President Theodore Rooseveltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work as a champion for clean water and conservation. Participants are required to bring their own boats for the tour, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. following a 7 p.m. safety discussion. The event will kick off with a barbecue at the Washington Canoe Club, 3700 Water St. NW, beginning at 5 p.m. Attendees should bring an entree to grill; sides will be provided. The boats will be back on land around 9 p.m. Paddlers must drive to the end of Water Street to drop off their boats at the canoe club. RiverKeeper volunteers will be available to stay with boats while paddlers park their cars and to assist them with transporting their

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District unveils new tree-watering app

The D.C. Department of Transportation has introduced a new mobile app that tracks 8,200 recently planted city trees, encouraging residents to help with watering duties. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the new DC Tree Watering App during her Ward 6 community walk Monday, with Transportation Department deputy director Jeff Marootian and the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Urban Forestry Division team in attendance. At the unveiling of the app â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which tracks trees planted between October 2016 through April 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the mayor expressed the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to smart technology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watering is the easiest and most affordable way for residents to help, and this app will allow us to coordinate our efforts,â&#x20AC;? Bowser said in a news release. The new feature, also available at treewatering.ddot.dc.gov, allows residents to tag trees that need water, upload pictures and provide information about tree species. If residents alert the city about a tree in need of care, the Urban Forestry Division will determine and apply the most appropriate remedy.

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The wrong direction

In a city where so many residents prefer to get around using public transportation, the DC Circulator is widely praised — and widely desired. The Circulator’s appeal has only grown as Metrorail works through safety and maintenance issues that have alienated many riders. And residents with neither Metrorail nor Circulator nearby must rely fully on Metrobus, which costs more than the Circulator, has more confusing routes and frequently fails to reliably arrive at the promised time. Against this backdrop, the D.C. Department of Transportation has brought forward an unwelcome idea for the Circulator: eliminating the leg of the Georgetown-Union Station route that follows Wisconsin Avenue NW north from M Street to Whitehaven Parkway. The agency says that avoiding busy Wisconsin will improve reliability elsewhere on the route, and that Wisconsin is already well-served by Metrobus. While the former may be true, we don’t see the corridor’s bus service throughout the day as up to the minimal level appropriate for a major thoroughfare. Furthermore, the analysis overlooks the specific value that the Circulator brings to Georgetown. First of all, this neighborhood’s shops and restaurants benefit greatly from tourists, many of whom are unlikely to walk up the long Wisconsin Avenue hill or search for the right Metrobus to take them there. That’s why the Georgetown Business Improvement District pays $10,000 a year to allow free uphill Circulator rides on weekends. Secondly, since most of the Wisconsin Avenue corridor lacks Metrorail access, residents of Georgetown, Burleith and Glover Park also benefit from a Circulator link to the heart of D.C. We do accept the Transportation Department’s argument that with too many long and complicated routes, the Circulator becomes redundant to Metrobus. Such routes would open up more scheduling variations, undercutting the Circulator’s appeal of predictability. Also, the Circulator’s lower number of routes makes it less intimidating, especially on corridors crowded with alphanumeric Metrobus options. And its consistent 10-minute headways justify its focus on locations with steady activity levels throughout the day, rather than simply commuter arteries. That said, we hold the city responsible for ensuring adequate transit service. Key Northwest bus corridors without subway lines — notably, 16th Street and most of Wisconsin Avenue — have suffered from overcrowded and unreliable Metrobus service. The District and Metro have been working to improve conditions on 16th Street, but this latest idea on the Circulator would take Wisconsin in the opposite direction. A Transportation Department survey on the Circulator is available at dccirculator.com/tdp2017 through Monday. In addition to the Wisconsin cut, the survey also asks about an extension of service from Dupont Circle to U Street, which we would welcome.

New leadership

When students return to two Northwest universities this fall, they’ll be greeted by new presidents. Former Obama cabinet secretary Sylvia Burwell took over at American University this month, and University of Miami official Thomas LeBlanc will step in at George Washington University in August. We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome both presidents to the community — and to acknowledge the history they’re about to wade into. Both universities have had contentious relationships with key community groups surrounding their campuses, marked by hard-fought battles over ambitious development projects. And while both George Washington and American have shown progress at working with community leaders, there clearly remains room for improvement. We’d encourage Ms. Burwell and Mr. LeBlanc to look to Georgetown University as the leading local example of exemplary community relations. Georgetown used to have arguably the worst neighborhood relations of any local university, with complaints arising at seemingly every community meeting. Recently, however, university officials have developed their plans in close collaboration with residents — instead of making decisions internally and then trying to persuade other stakeholders to go along with it. This approach has resulted in better plans and speedy approvals of Georgetown’s zoning applications. We’ve seen increasing evidence that the advisory neighborhood commissions bordering George Washington and American universities are interested in similar partnerships. Though we understand that the new university presidents will have a lot on their plates, they shouldn’t overlook the importance of community relations.

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Suing the president … !

aryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is mild-mannered almost to a fault. But don’t mistake that for any weakness. “This case is about the right of hundreds of millions of Americans to honest government,” Frosh said Monday as he stood by his D.C. counterpart, Karl Racine. The two joined forces to sue President Donald Trump over basically profiting from his presidency. “Elected leaders who serve the people — and not their own financial interests — are the indispensable foundation of our democracy,” Frosh declared. “Our constituents must know that a president who orders their sons and daughters into harm’s way is not acting out of concern for his own business.” It’s not the first suit to challenge Trump for failing to distance himself sufficiently from his private businesses, including the lavish Trump International Hotel here in Washington. But some legal experts say the Frosh-Racine case may have a better chance in the courts than others. The two attorneys general are representing millions of constituents, not narrow interests. They are both Democrats but say the case is nonpartisan. Racine said they’d be suing if Oprah Winfrey or Mark Zuckerberg were doing the same thing as president. The White House has pushed back on this and other suits, contending the president is not violating the U.S. Constitution’s provisions against enriching himself or herself from either domestic or foreign sources. Monday’s news conference thrust the two local lawyers into national prominence. Both earlier have supported legal cases against the Trump attempts to impose an immigration ban. Frosh and Racine invited other attorneys general to join their effort. Monday’s case also is not the first anti-Trump legal move right here in the nation’s capital. In March, the owners of the Cork Wine Bar, 1720 14th St. NW, sued President Trump and the Trump International, saying the hotel unfairly enriches Trump as president and draws business from other establishments, including theirs. “What the president is doing is unethical and unfair, and that’s why we launched our lawsuit,” said co-owner Diane Gross. She said that the business received a lot of support for filing the suit. But in this day of open warfare on social media, she and her husband Khalid Pitts have also received abusive messages — “our share of negative emails and phone calls and people telling us they hoped our business failed.” The case has bounced between local D.C. Superior Court and federal courts. It is awaiting a ruling on jurisdiction from U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon. You may recognize his name, because he is also overseeing a suit against the proposed Purple Line rapid transit route in suburban Maryland. ■ New top lawyer. The good news: President Trump finally has nominated someone to be U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The not-so-

good-news: She lives in Virginia. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Jessie Liu would replace interim U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips, a veteran of the office and one of the most knowledgeable about the inner workers of the massive federal office here. Unlike other U.S. attorneys across the nation, the federal office here prosecutes major local crimes because the District is not allowed to fully run its own justice system. Liu currently serves as deputy general counsel for the U.S. Treasury Department. It’s helpful that she also had been an assistant U.S. attorney in the Washington office before entering private practice. The District also is the only place we know of where the top prosecutor doesn’t have to live in the jurisdiction he or she oversees. ■ Pride Parade misstep? NBC4 first reported last weekend that the largest ever Capital Pride Parade was missing a hometown hero, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. It turns out Norton, a staunch advocate of civil rights for all, never got an invitation to join the parade supporting LGBTQ rights. She said she had marched in every parade for decades. This year she was told she would have to pay a $600 entry fee and at first she thought she was being waitlisted because the parade was full. News4’s Twitter recounting prompted a lot of complaints from people who thought the Pride organizers had disrespected one of the community’s biggest supporters. It didn’t help that the Capital Pride organization is faulted by some for being too white. Well, News4 inquired about the flap. It turns out that there may have been miscommunication about being waitlisted, but the organizer said the $600 fee is assessed against all participants and has been for years. “We regret the confusion and look forward to Delegate Norton’s participation in future Capital Pride Parades,” wrote spokesperson Peter Morgan. We hope so. A lot of equal rights protections have been earned over many tough years by a lot of people standing up for those rights. Norton has been an ally, and we look forward to seeing her in the parade next summer. (The Notebook will check back in May 2018 just to be sure.) And as we wrote about last week, there was an expected, brief disruption of this year’s parade by the “No Justice, No Pride” protest group. The activists contend neither police nor corporations should be allowed to march in the parade because they remain opposed to true equal rights and protections for people of color, transgender people and other minorities. Advocates supporting the parade contend it has taken decades to win marriage and other rights and to get the military, the police and other institutions to end discrimination. They contend Capital Pride is right to welcome allies into the fold because true equal rights and anti-discrimination laws are still to be gained. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Senior program post fulfills ongoing need

It was wonderful to read in The Current’s June 7 issue about Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh including $75,000 in the budget for a senior program

manager at the Chevy Chase Community Center. On behalf of all the Club 60+ seniors, I would like to thank her. We are so glad that she has responded to our request. Club 60+ was started four years ago by former advisory neighborhood commissioner Carolyn Cook to provide seniors with free exercise classes taught by the YMCA. Ms. Cook recog-

nized the need and after a lot of time, work and effort was able to bring the classes to the Chevy Chase Community Center. But with no program manager, the program has lacked leadership and follow-through. Thank you very much, Council member Cheh, for bringing us this needed resource. Loretta Kiron Chevy Chase

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Minimum wage serves vital economic purpose grasping. Higgins exalts facts and condemns emotions as bases for political action. He overlooks that facts are THE REV. CHARLES HOFFACKER subject to interpretation and that emotions are an effrey J. Higgins offers the usual libertarian essential part of our human makeup. We do not case against the minimum wage [Viewpoint, achieve wisdom, whether as persons or as a society, The Current, April 19], but his argument is neiwithout listening to both. Libertarianism, on the ther moral nor realistic. Moreover, his critique of the other hand, assumes a partial, indeed damaged, minimum wage soon slips into an attack on governmodel of humanity, one that limps rather than walks. ment regulating the economy in any way. People from diverse backgrounds are standing up Higgins rejects minimum wage laws out of a against the libertarianism that is now damaging our belief that government should not intervene in congovernment and society. They can find insight and sensual agreements between citizens. encouragement from the ethical perThis is a drastically reductionist view spectives of many religions. Of particThe state has a of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role, one as ultimately ular value is this passage from harmful as its opposite, the totalitarian legitimate role in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quadragesimo Anno,â&#x20AC;? a 1931 encycapproach that sees the state as omniplical of Pope Pius XI that is one of otent. A more sensible and widespread defending and several encyclicals on social and ecoperspective insists that the state has a nomic questions issued by modern promoting the legitimate role in defending and propopes: common good. moting the common good of society, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The right ordering of economic its citizens and groups within society. life cannot be left to a free competiTo act so that workers can prosper as citizens and as tion of forces. For from this source, as from a poiparticipants in the economy is a necessary function soned spring, have originated and spread all the of government, especially since workers often lack errors of individualist economic teaching. Destroypower relative to their employers. This disparity of ing through forgetfulness or ignorance the social and power between employers and workers is also an moral character of economic life, it held that ecoimportant reason the freedom of workers to organize nomic life must be considered and treated as altois a human right. gether free from and independent of public authoriHigginsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; argument reflects a view of society ty, because in the market, i.e., in the free struggle of where people behave as nothing other than self-cencompetitors, it would have a principle of self-directered individuals. While selfishness is certainly a tion which governs it much more perfectly than reality in the world, most humans expect something would the intervention of any created intellect. But better than that from themselves and one another and free competition, while justified and certainly useful often make great and admirable sacrifices due to provided it is kept within certain limits, clearly cantheir faith and altruism. But rather than present a dig- not direct economic life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a truth which the outnified vision of human purpose, Ayn Randâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s followcome of the application in practice of the tenets of ers and the so-called Austrian school of economics this evil individualistic spirit has more than suffiattempt the impossible by trying to present greed and ciently demonstrated.â&#x20AC;? selfishness as intellectually and ethically respectable. The poisoned spring Pius XI recognized in 1931 They thus endeavor to justify moral infantilism. Our remains a poisoned spring in our time as well. society, indeed any society, deserves better than this. The Rev. Charles Hoffacker is an Episcopal We can live in a way that is more gracious than priest and lived in D.C. from 2006 to 2014.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Redesign not needed for ADA compliance

In exhorting the city to make the Lafayette playground Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant, The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s May 24 editorial implied that Engineered Wood Fiber is not an ADA-compliant surface. This is not the case. Engineered Wood Fiber can be a compliant playground surface if installed and maintained properly. (This is discussed fully in reports from the U.S. Access Board and National Center on Accessibility and from the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association, available as PDFs at tinyurl.com/yb63lkx2 and tinyurl.com/yd2u68y3.) Rather than requiring the PlayDC contractor to correct flaws in its design and/or installation of the Engineered Wood Fiber (for which there is no excuse), and rather than committing to regular

maintenance of the Engineered Wood Fiber, the city seems ready to replace the natural-looking surface with â&#x20AC;&#x153;artificial turf.â&#x20AC;? A switch to â&#x20AC;&#x153;artificial turfâ&#x20AC;? is not merely an aesthetic issue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a health issue. I have such strong chemical sensitivities that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had my throat tighten up when I am around plastics or chemicals. Lafayette is one of the few playgrounds where I can watch my kids play without a headache from breathing in fumes from artificial surfaces. Moreover, given investigative reports by NBC News, ESPN and The Washington Post about carcinogenic effects of turf and rubberized surfaces, I find it astounding that we would even consider installing a surface that may compromise childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health. Eighty years ago, Congress passed the Capper-Cramton Act to beautify our area, protect natural systems and views, and increase peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoyment and benefit. This green park in Chevy Chase was purchased under that

legislation and has fulfilled that vision ever since. The community overwhelmingly supported a natural park in PlayDC meetings, voting for the theme of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock Creek,â&#x20AC;? and asking for wood play equipment like that in use at Beauvoir School or St. Columbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nursery School. The large majority of neighbors similarly sought a natural ground surface, and the city offered Engineered Wood Fiber as an ADA-compliant option. I cannot imagine that the crafters of the Americans with Disabilities Act meant for a generation of children to be exposed to dubious, even carcinogenic artificial surfaces. We should not have to compromise on health, or give up on the vision of a green ring of parks, in order to be accessible. Accessibility to all is a must. With correct installation and maintenance, we can have a natural, accessible park for the benefit of all. I hope that is the direction in which D.C. will head. Laura Phinizy Chevy Chase

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Police RePoRt This is a listing of incidents reported to the Metropolitan Police Department from June 5 through 11 in local police service areas, sorted by their report dates.

PSA 203

■ FOREST HILLS / VAN NESS PSA 203

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Ave.; 5:32 a.m. June 5. ■ 2111-2199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:03 p.m. June 7. ■ 3700-3718 block, Manor Place; 9:52 a.m. June 9. ■ 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:48 a.m. June 10. ■ 3526-3599 block, W Place; 11:06 a.m. June 10.

Theft ■ 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:48 a.m. June 5. ■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:30 p.m. June 5. ■ 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:31 a.m. June 7. ■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:21 p.m. June 7. ■ 5000-5099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:41 a.m. June 10.

Theft from auto ■ 2929-2949 block, 34th St.; 7:19 p.m. June 5. ■ 2900-3099 block, Cathedral Ave.; 1:18 p.m. June 9. ■ 3500-3599 block, Lowell St.; 2:54 p.m. June 9.

Theft from auto ■ 4400-4411 block, 36th St.; 8:52 p.m. June 6.

Theft ■ 1400-1499 block, Foxhall Road; 3:03 p.m. June 7. ■ 5210-5299 block, Loughboro Road; 4:59 p.m. June 8. ■ 5000-5013 block, Van Ness St.; 1:05 p.m. June 9. ■ 4926-4999 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 12:51 p.m. June 10.

PSA 204

■ MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

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

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 3600-3699 block, 39th St.; 5:52 a.m. June 7 (with knife). ■ 3201-3299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:51 a.m. June 11. Theft ■ 2600-2699 block, Wisconsin

Burglary ■ 3042-3099 block, P St.; 8:58 p.m. June 8. Theft ■ 2800-2899 block, M St.; 6:49 p.m. June 5. ■ 1000-1019 block, 33rd St.; 6:44 p.m. June 6. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6:48 p.m. June 7. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 7:06 p.m. June 7. ■ 3000-3029 block, K St.; 7:03 a.m. June 8. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 7:38 p.m. June 8. ■ 1000-1025 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:53 p.m. June 9. ■ 3810-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 8:43 p.m. June 9. ■ 3100-3199 block, M St.; 10:19 a.m. June 10.

PSA 205

■ PALISADES / SPRING VALLEY PSA 205

WESLEY HEIGHTS / FOXHALL

PSA PSA 206 206

■ GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH

Robbery ■ 1417-1510 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:18 p.m. June 5. ■ 3030-3099 block, K St.; 4:43 p.m. June 11.

Theft from auto ■ 1200-1299 block, 31st St.; 5:21 a.m. June 5. ■ 1000-1199 block, 30th St.; 7:55 p.m. June 5. ■ 3100-3199 block, N St.; 9:01 p.m. June 5. ■ 1501-1548 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:18 p.m. June 6. ■ 3500-3799 block, Winfield Lane; 11:06 a.m. June 7. ■ 1321-1399 block, 31st St.; 4:22 p.m. June 7. ■ 3500-3599 block, P St.; 6:42 p.m. June 7. ■ 2700-2799 block, Olive St.; 8:10 p.m. June 10.

PSA PSA 207 207

■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

Robbery ■ 2100-2499 block, K St.; 12:07 p.m. June 5. ■ 2100-2499 block, K St.; 1:07 p.m. June 5. Sexual abuse ■ 2400-2499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 8:48 p.m. June 5. ■ 1900-1999 block, F St.; 11:28 a.m. June 8. Motor vehicle theft ■ 2100-2109 block, M St.; 4:03 p.m. June 5. ■ 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 9:53 a.m. June 9. Theft ■ 800-899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:15 a.m. June 5. ■ 1900-1999 block, L St.; 2:42 p.m. June 5. ■ 2200-2299 block, M St.; 7:56 p.m. June 5. ■ 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 11:11 a.m. June 6. ■ 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:36 p.m. June 6. ■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:41 p.m. June 6. ■ 1900-1999 block, G St.; 10:19 a.m. June 7. ■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 4:44 p.m. June 7. ■ 1800-1899 block, L St.; 6:15 p.m. June 7. ■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont

Ave.; 6:56 p.m. June 8. ■ 600-699 block, 15th St.; 11:45 a.m. June 10. ■ 2400-2499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 12:38 p.m. June 10. ■ 1100-1199 block, 22nd St.; 2:20 p.m. June 10. ■ 2100-2199 block, C St.; 4:38 p.m. June 10. Theft from auto ■ 700-799 block, 20th St.; 1:58 p.m. June 5. ■ 2000-2099 block, H St.; 9:32 p.m. June 7. ■ 2300-2399 block, N St.; 12:32 a.m. June 10. ■ 900-999 block, 23rd St.; 5:49 p.m. June 10.

PSA 208

■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA PSA 208

DUPONT CIRCLE

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1700-1799 block, P St.; 3:36 a.m. June 8 (with knife). Burglary ■ 2154-2299 block, Wyoming Ave.; 5:18 p.m. June 7. Theft ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:40 p.m. June 5. ■ 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:19 p.m. June 5. ■ 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 1:51 a.m. June 6. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:23 p.m. June 6.

■ 2100-2199 block, P St.; 5:55 p.m. June 7. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 12:01 a.m. June 8. ■ 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 10:45 a.m. June 8. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:51 p.m. June 8. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:10 a.m. June 9. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:19 p.m. June 9. ■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 3:58 a.m. June 11. Theft from auto ■ 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4:50 p.m. June 5. ■ 1400-1499 block, N St.; 6:30 p.m. June 5. ■ 1400-1499 block, 21st St.; 10:09 p.m. June 5. ■ 1900-1999 block, S St.; 9:05 p.m. June 6. ■ 1800-1899 block, T St.; 12:30 a.m. June 7. ■ 2116-2145 block, Florida Ave.; 1:37 p.m. June 7. ■ 2000-2099 block, Q St.; 6:08 p.m. June 7. ■ 2100-2198 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:24 p.m. June 7. ■ 2002-2099 block, R St.; 9:17 a.m. June 8. ■ 2100-2199 block, Newport Place; 9:35 a.m. June 9. ■ 1316-1399 block, 21st St.; 1:56 p.m. June 9. ■ 1800-1899 block, Riggs Place; 12:37 p.m. June 10.

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Familiar face takes over Cadets hoops after McAloon steps away By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

St. John’s boys basketball coach Sean McAloon — who led the team to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title in 2016 and was named the league’s coach of the year that same season — is leaving the program to take the head coaching job at IMG Academy in Florida. “I am super happy with everything [at St. John’s],” McAloon said in an interview with The Current. “This job came out of the blue for me. I was contacted. It’s just an opportunity in which you have the chance to coach anywhere between six to 10 of the best players in the country. I thought I would be at St. John’s for the rest of my life.” After he made the decision on June 2, he called two of his former assistant coaches to gauge their interest in taking over at St. John’s. One of those calls went to Patrick Behan, the head coach at WCAC foe St. Mary’s Ryken. After that initial contact, an agreement was quickly reached, and the school announced McAloon’s departure and Behan’s hiring as the team’s new coach last Wednesday. “It was great to work with Pat,” said McAloon. “He was good as an assistant, and you really didn’t have to tell him to do things — he just got things done. I didn’t have to motivate him. He was open to bringing things to the table. As a head coach, he has done a heck of a job. Ryken is not traditionally the easiest place to win. He turned himself into the coach of the year last year in the league.” Behan, who coached at Ryken for three years while compiling a .500 record, learned the ropes as an assistant for McAloon at St. John’s from 2012 to 2014 — and for him, the new job is a dream scenario. “I was proud of the things we accomplished at St. Mary’s Ryken and building something there,” he said in an interview on Monday. “I gained a lot of great experience and a lot of great experience from Sean in

my two years at St. John’s. I’m excited to be here, thrilled and just ready to keep it rolling. It has been a crazy last few days.” Behan is McAloon’s second former assistant to become a head coach. Nick Jones at Archbishop Spalding was also on McAloon’s staff. “His attention to detail is vital,” Behan said of McAloon. “He is very organized. He has a game plan on how he wants to do things — not just to win — but to recruit, scout, get ready for practice. He approaches every day with a strategy, and I think that’s important.” Behan added that McAloon allows his assistants a real say in game plans and strategy. “You don’t feel like you are just another guy, and you have a say in things,” he said. Behan, a native of Leesburg, Va., played high school basketball at Notre Dame Academy before advancing to the college level for Bucknell University. He had his first coaching job as an assistant at St. Mary’s College of Maryland before moving on to St. John’s. “I’ve learned it from a lot of great coaches,” said Behan. “Sean was great in my two years here. It’s special to have worked for him, go off on my own for a few years and then come back to the place I started with my first high school job.” The Cadets’ new coach shares many of the same philosophies as its departing one. “A team that likes to play at a good pace is important,” said Behan. “Being able to play in the half-court when the game settles down is important in the WCAC, too. You have to be able to defend and execute in the half-court. I want a team that shares the ball, and we have a great group that has bought into that. There are things that I will do different from Sean, but I did learn a lot from him and some of our philosophies are similar to how we approach the game.” Even so, Behan knows he will have to work to earn the trust of the players. “There is still a transition,” Behan said. “Even though Sean and I do a lot of things similarly on the court and in our approach to

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Patrick Behan, above, was hired to take over for departing coach Sean McAloon, left. Behan was part of the Cadets coaching staff from 2012 to 2014 before becoming a head coach for Washington Catholic Athletic Conference foe St. Mary’s Ryken. win games, we are still two different human beings, so things are naturally going to be done differently. There will be a little bit of an adjustment phase. The best part is that I am here now and already getting to work. [The players] were excited to know that it was me coming in and having that familiarity.” Behan has also coached several of the team’s rising senior class: Qwanzi Samuels, Richard Njoku and Tre Wood when he was an assistant at the school three years ago. “I had a relationship with them coming in and the recruiting,” said Behan. “Having played against them the last couple of years, there’s familiarity. It’s nice on that first day of workouts to recognize the guys.” The new coach also looks forward to being on the same side as the talented Cadets: “Instead of them draining threes against us or getting to the rim, they are helping us win.” Behan’s familiarity with the ultra-competitive WCAC while competing in it over

the last five years is also a major benefit as he assumes his new role. “Being in the league the last five years and seeing the other great programs the league has and knowing what it takes and the effort it takes to be successful, I’m excited about that challenge,” he said. “It’s an advantage — being in the league and not being an outsider having to learn names or locations.” Behan will look to build off his strong resume to bring the Cadets their third league title since 2000. But as he did during his time at Ryken, the coach is simply focused on making sure his team gets better today for a stronger tomorrow. “It would be phenomenal. It would be a dream come true,” Behan said of a championship run. “Before we look ahead to playing [the WCAC title game] at American University, we have to get better today. We have a summer league game tonight, and I’m excited to watch our guys compete and see how we play together.”

DCSAA dishes out scholarships By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

The D.C. State Athletic Association recently awarded 16 high school seniors $1,000 scholarships as part of the StudentAthlete Academic Scholarship Program it sponsors in partnership with Wendy’s restaurants. The winners were honored May 31 at the Sumner School Museum and Archives. The awardees were: Leigh Bianchi (Georgetown Day), Jewel Cauley, (Anacostia), Taryk Charles (Phelps), Aman Efrem, (Wilson), Gianni Meloni, (Visitation),

Khadijah Nixon (McKinley), Jorge Ortega (Model), Aiden Pearson, (Phelps), Megan Ramos (Capital City Public Charter), Donovan Rolle (St. Albans), Ethan Roth (St. Albans), Isela Sanchez (Bell), Will Thomas (Gonzaga), Jena Thompson (KIPP), Sarah Thompson (Wilson) and Wilford Troup (Model). “Wendy’s has been a terrific partner in the Student-Athlete Academic Scholarship Program since its inception four years ago,” DCSAA executive director Clark Ray said in a news release, adding: “Congratulations to this year’s class of scholarship winners.”

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The DCSAA’s 16 scholarships were handed out at a ceremony and reception on May 31.

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Despite the warming temperatures and longer days, which hint that summer is fast approaching, the British International School of Washington community is still as energetic and lively as ever. Over this week, Year 10 students sat for vigorous exams, consolidating their knowledge and understanding of subject material taught throughout the academic year. The results from these tests will be used to aid in choosing subject topics to revise over the summer. As Year 10 is the halfway point for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education curriculum, students are encouraged to use the long summer vacation to further familiarize themselves with all subject material from their classes that year. Through this, pupils begin Year 11 ready to continue the curriculum from where they left off. This week also held a significant and momentous event: graduation for the Year 13 students. On Thursday, Year 13 students lined up in caps and gowns at the Carnegie Institution for Science to officially mark the end of their high school career. Teachers and students alike will be sad to see

School DISPATCHES them go. However, the school community is extremely proud of the graduates and wish them the best of luck with the new and exciting chapter they are about to embark on. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ava Lundell, Year 11 (10th-grader)

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

On a recent Friday, seventhand eighth-graders from St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Day School hosted the 11th annual Studio and Performing Arts Night. During the spring of eighth grade, students choose an elective, either studio art or musical theater. Both courses culminated at this performance. Studio arts students presenting at the Arts Night shared artwork; podcasts; and Grammy PowerPoint presentations that highlighted a Grammy nominee, why they were nominated and why they should or should not win in their designated category. In addition, eighth-grade studio art students presented â&#x20AC;&#x153;hiSTORY and herSTORY: YOU and I â&#x20AC;Ś and WE,â&#x20AC;? under the direction of art teacher

Lowell School teacher wins Google award

Matt Frattali, academic technologist at Lowell School, was one of 40 teachers selected as a Google certified innovator for 2017. Frattali, the first D.C. teacher to be selected, will join colleagues from across North America for a Google for Education Innovation Academy session being held in the District from Aug. 2 to 4. The participants will concoct solutions for the most pressing challenges confronted by educators today. Frattaliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scal-

Kyujin Lee. After attendees visited the exhibits, the lights went down and members of the audience enjoyed setting foot on the Yellow Brick Road and joining Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they embarked on a fantastical journey encountering unique characters along the way. Under the direction of music teacher Anne Tyler, students performed L. Frank Baumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wizard of Ozâ&#x20AC;?

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set to music by Harold Arlen. The musical starred 29 eighth-grade musical theater students, and 16 of their siblings stepped in to play the Munchkins. The Arts Night took place at St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gymnasium and Performance Center. It was clear that all of the students in seventh and eighth grades worked hard to produce such beautiful pieces and an incredible show. I was blown away by how well my classmates performed. It was truly amazing to watch. And, speaking on behalf of the studio arts students, we are very thankful for our experience in studio art. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Courtney Yockel, eighth-grader

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This is our last week of classes. For our final English project, instead of taking the traditional route and having us write an essay, our teachers switched it up and asked us to perform a scene from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Macbeth.â&#x20AC;? Our class was split up into small groups. My group of five had a difficult time at the beginning because one member missed

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Lowell School technologist Matt Frattali earned a coveted innovator award from Google.

a week of school. The first and most challenging part of the project was to choose a scene, since we had to find a scene with at least five characters. Our next step was to decide the time we wanted to set the scene in. We chose to make it modern-day, and decided our characters were in a gang. Then we figured out the major points of the scene. Each of us had to define our character and make references from the text about our characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status and views on life. Finally we had to figure out blocking, which is one of the hardest things to do. Blocking determines who does what, as well as where (on stage) and when. We had to work on blocking a fighting scene, which is very challenging. This process really taught me more about what happens before a play is performed and what goes on backstage. I knew some of these things because I am part of the crew during performances, but I had never seen how all the different parts of a scene come together. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Emily Muenzer, seventh-grader

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING NEWS

Spotlight on Community Living Wednesday, June May 10, 14, 2017

Serving D.C. residents who are age 18+ with a disability or age 60+ and their caregivers allocated in our baseline budget. each other taking charge Through thisbyprogram, we are of servyournearly health and wellness, staying ing 600 residents, installing independentadaptations and advocating preventative such for thebathtub issues you in. You as cuts,believe chair lifts, and ENGAGE.risers, You are connected Senior Symposium andyou theare Mayor’s past, it’s about what doing furniture enabling them to to your community, yourinchurches, Annual Holiday Celebration. today. Aging is living. continue living safely their own neighbors andage. friends. And you are Promoting Wellness – Thanks to You ENRICH your communities, homes as they In addition, civically engaged holding your the $350 invest- $300 yourMayor’s families, andthousand our younger thousand willand be committed government accountable. ment towardsMayor senior Bowser wellness,often we generations. to senior villages. We will be lookin community the District will supporting additional senior ingBecause talksbeabout D.C. values and how for inputseniors from the ENRICH, EMPOWER, and ENGAGE, activities in D.C. Department of Parks our shared values are what on how we can best support the these three core and Recreation (DPR) through senior makes D.C. great. Yousites are the villagewords modelare as at an the effective of what we do at the Office on the Fit &values Well program. coreSenior of these and you We and sustainable community-driven Aging. We will also them be piloting Virtual Senior solution instilled in us.aYou EMPOWER forwant agingtoinensure place. that allInvesting seniors inwisely the District are able Wellness Center wards thatand do yourselves, your in community – We will not currently house brick-andcontinue to make smart spending mortar sites. We are looking forward decisions and ensure that our local to working with our community dollars are invested effectively, our partners, advocates, (Right) Witness theand providers programs are meeting the changing selection Ms. and hope to to develop thisofmodel needs of our community, and that Senior it D.C. as eight expand in all eight wards, after we are accountable and transparDistrict learning whatwomen works. ent with our funds. This means that compete for thein Place – We Supporting Aging when we make decisions, no matter title. The Ms. Senior will continue the successful Safe how small, our decisions are driven D.C. Pageant will be at Home program with $3 million by the answer to one question: held Sunday, June

Executive Director’s Message Laura Newland percent over fiscalofyear, At the Older Happy OfficeAmerican’s on Aging, our Month! compete for this the title Ms.DCOA’s Senior proposed will enable summer We at theisD.C. filling Office up with on Aging com-are D.C., and budget the winner will go the on to agency to continue to combat munitytoevents. proud celebrate Every how year ourinolder June, represent the District at the napromote wellness, support the District residents arecelebrates redefiningGay aging Pride every isolation, tional competition. And of course, aging place, invest wisely, and withYou’re day. two weeks proving of that Prideaging events, does DCOA inwill be joining the Departlisten to the community. These are including not mean the getting Capital old, Pride it means Festival livment of Parks and Recreation for our values and I’m andyour ing Parade. bestDCOA life every is proud day! Take to bea the DC annual Senior Festproud Picnictoonsay that Mayor’s budget exemplifies a partatofourthe look community celebrations calendar and the for Junethe 29th at Oxon Run Park. these in action. opportunity Older American’s to continue Month celebrareaching We values are staying busy this sumCombating Isolation - The FY out tohappening tions LGBTQ older throughout adults. We’ll the be mer, and it’s no wonder—you’re 18 budget ensure seniors andan marching with the Mayor’s team District. setting ourwill pace! You’re setting people with most atresirisk at Last the Parade month, and I hadwe’ll the pleasure have a example, notdisabilities just for District of isolation have access booth to present at the Mayor festival Muriel theBowser’s weekend dents, but those across to thesocial, country health, wellness activities of June fiscal year 10th. 2018 We’d budget, love “DC to see Values you on howand to age out loud, by living with an additional $459 thousand outAction, in there!a Roadmap to Inclusive full, healthy lives, giving back to to expand and transportation Prosperity,” And that’sand justthe theinvestments beginning. On invested your communities, speaking Tuesday, made to support June 20th, seniors, we’llpeople hold the up for issues services to Senior you Wellness believe in. Centers. You’re Mayor’s with disabilities, Sixth Annual and caregivers. Senior SymTo showing The budget us will thatalso aging enable doesusnot to posium view theatfull Ballou testimony, High School—the visit: www. mean getting continue to host old—it eventsmeans to celebrate living first time we’ve held the event East District dcoa.dc.gov. your lifeseniors, to the including fullest. And theasCenof With the River. an increase Every year, of nearly we strive 11 to tenarian Mayor Bowser Salute,likes Ms. Senior to remind DC, the me, deliver the best symposium ever! my job is to keep up and to ensure And my team has been working that District government is working around the clock lining upEVENTS dynamic forCALENDAR you. COMMUNITY – MAY speakers, practical workshops, and At the Office on Aging, we want R.I.S.E. 2730 10th • 7 toexhibitors. 9 p.m. Last year’s informative to makeDemonstration sure that you Center, are driving Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE. It The D.C. Office on Aging will proSymposium was great, but this the conversation about where iswesupported by the D.C. Office as on vide information its resources year’s will be evenonbetter. want to go, as an agency, Aging. To learn more, contact Dr. and services at the Human Rights That same week, we have our a community, and as a city. You Katrina 202-885-9575. Campaign Equality Center, Ms. Senior D.C. pageant on1460 June show usPolk thatataging is not just Rhode Island Ave. NW. For more 25th. Eight District seniors will about what you have the 18th • 10:30 a.m. todone 2:30 in p.m. information, call Alice A. Thompson The D.C. Office on Aging will at 202-535-1321. support the first annual Robert L. COMMUNITY EVENTSWalker CALENDAR – JUNE House Older Americans 11th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Month “Age Loud” celebration. Enjoy “Community Senior resource fair Out at Mt. Moriah Baptist 14th •a 10:30 a.m. to noonDay It will be held at 2201 Savannah Out” at North Michigan Park, 1333 Church, 1631 East Capitol St. SE. St. Learn more about understanding SE. For more information, Emerson St. NE. Thepolicy eventinisan free for For more information, call call Alice your life insurance eduA. Thompson at 202-535-1321. Ward 5 residents age 60 and older. 202-554-5588. cational seminar at Senior Village NE. For more information, call Tinya 11 Vicksburg, 3005 Bladensburg Rd. 18th • 5 to 9 p.m. Lacey, planner/outreach 11 a.m. to 4the p.m. NE. Forcommunity more information, call Tinya 17th Take a•whirl around dance coordinator at 202-529-8701. The D.C. Offi ce on Aging North Lacey, community planner/outreach floor at the annual Ward and 7 Prom Michigan Park present the 22nd coordinator, at a.m. 202-529-8701. for Seniors. This year’s theme is 11th • 10:30 Annual North Michigan Family “Sparkling Night — the Park Roaring Visit the Amish Market on Brown Day at 1333 Emerson St. NE. For 15th • Road 11 a.m. to noon ‘20s.” There will be dinner, dancing Station in Upper Marlboro, more information, contact Grace Therewith will the be acongregate presentation on can- and a special guest. The event is Md., meal 202-526-7696. cer awareness Senior Village 111 Lewis held inatcelebration of Older program of theatWashington Senior Petersburg, 32983001 Fort Lincoln Dr. Americans Month by the East River Wellness Center, Alabama 26th • noonCollaborative. NE. For information, Tinya 19th Family&Strengthening Ave. SE.more To learn more, callcall 202-581Make an meet with Lacey, community planner/outreach Music willappointment be played bytoWPFW DJ 9355 Bruce Rathbun of AARP Legal Sercoordinator, at 202-529-8701. Nate D. Skate. For more information, 12th • 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. vices for Older at the Center call Robin GanttAdults at 202-534-4880 The 5th Annual CPDC and Emmaus for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 15th • 12:15 to 1 p.m. ext. 110 or Chicquita Bryant Aging in Community Health and 2900 Newton St. NE. For more inforThe D.C. Office on Aging presents a ext. 125 Wellness Fair will be held at the mation, call Tinya Lacey, community community presentation and senior

25, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., doors open at 2 pm. For tickets or information visit www.dcoa.dc.gov or call 202-724-5626. Don’t miss it!

planner/outreach coordinator at 202-529-8701.

21st • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The D.C. Office on Aging and UDC CAUSES present the first annual 20th, 27th • 10:30 a.m. to noon Resource Fair at the UDC’s new stuThere will be a diabetes self-mandent center, 4200 Connecticut Ave. agement workshop at Green Valley NW. For more information, contact Apartments, 2412 Franklin St. NE. Lindsey Robertson, 202-274-6623. For more information, call Tinya Lacey, community planner/ 21st • 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. outreach coordinator, at A support group for the blind and Catholic Church will holdevery its First 19th • 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 202-529-8701. visually impaired meets Annual Resource Fair, sponsored Terrific, Inc. holds its Older Amerithird Wednesday of the month atby D.C. Office on Aging. The Hamlin fair will 20th • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. cans Month celebration with the Woodridge Library, 1801 be at 3630 Quesda St. NW. Contact Attend the Mayor’s Sixth Annual theme “Age Out Loud.” It will be St. NE. For more information, call Pat Kavanaugh at 202-449-3987 Senior Symposium at Ballou Senior at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Gloria Duckett, 202-529-8701. to High School, St. SE. Church, 46063401 16th 4th St. NW. ForRegmore learn more. istration required, visit www.dcoa. information, call Alice A. Thompson 22nd noon 26th •• 211toa.m. 3:45to p.m. dc.gov or call 202-724-5626. at 202-535-1321. There will be a presentation Chevy Chase House presentson itscancer awareness at Kibar-Halal, 1519 First Annual Resource Fair at 5420 20th • 1 to 3:30 p.m. 4th St. NW. For more The Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament Connecticut Ave. NW. Learn more

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What’s best for the community we to continue to do so—no matter serve? your ward, –noOur matter you’ve Listening mostifimportant been is here five generations or five value listening to the commuminutes. When you decisions join us atneed the nity—not just when Senior Symposium this month, to be made, but every day. How you will can see we thatanswer these 3Es will be conelse the question of sistentbest throughout the programwhat’s for the community we ming.ifBut that, We youneed will serve, webeyond don’t listen? see thatand these 3Es with will be central seniors people disabilities to drive all that do, day in on andwhat day it to thewe conversation out, and everything we And do at means to that age well in this city. DCOA with purpose—to we needis to be adaptable andEnrich, open Empower, and Engage, justWe aswill you to change, when necessary. do every advocating day. continue on behalf of for leading theclosely way! with ourThanks community, working our sister agencies to ensure that your voices are amplified and you needs are appropriately addressed. These are our D.C. values and these are the values that make D.C. the best city in the world to age! We’re proud of the work we’ve done and we’re especially proud of what we can accomplish together with these shared values.

(Below) Mayor Muriel Bowser greeted 31 centenarians and their family members and friends at the 31st Annual Salute to District of Columbia Centenarians. According to the Social Security Administration, there are more than 300 residents of the District who are 100 years of age and older. The oldinformation, est callin Tinya Lacey, was attendance community planner/outreach 106 year old Ada Clark, coordinator, at 202-529-8701. a longtime resident of ward 7. The oldest centenarian with 24th • 10 a.m. to 4 registered p.m. the of D.C. Office on The Department Housing andAging is 113 years old but was Community Development presents not able to attend this their 2017 Housing Fair at Washingyear’s event.

ton Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Pl. NW. For more information, by Morgan or Vicki at visitcalling http://bit.ly/2017HousingFair. 202-686- 5504. 25th 2:30 p.m. 31st •• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Ms. Senior D.C. Pageant Model Cities Senior Wellnesswill take place at UDC Theater of the Center holds its Older Americans Arts, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. Month celebration with the theme Ticket cost $20. For more “Age Out Loud.” It will be at information, visit http://bit.ly/ 1901 Evarts St. NE. For more inforMsSeniorDCPageant or call at mation, call Alice A. Thompson 202-724-5626 for information. 202-535-1321.

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BRIDGE: Repairs in Glover Archbold Park delayed as agencies tussle over deteriorating trestle

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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which owns the bridge, announced plans last fall to reopen the trail by spring 2017, after conducting emergency bridge repairs and building a covered walkway to protect the Park Service trail underneath. But none of that work has taken

place. Rather, Metro has now indicated to the D.C. Historic Preservation Office and other involved agencies that it hopes to demolish the bridge, according to D.C. Office of Planning spokesperson Edward Giefer. However, other agencies hope that plans for the bridge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a contributing landmark within the Glover Archbold Park Historic District â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will go in a different

direction, Giefer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The DC State Historic Preservation Office has been working along with the NPS and DDOT to encourage WMATA to stabilize the trestle and transfer it to DDOT so that it can be used as a bicycle/ pedestrian trail,â&#x20AC;? Giefer wrote in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not aware that WMATA has made a final decision.â&#x20AC;? The National Park Service is

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still working with Metro on con- and to maintain the stability of the structing the covered walkway framing system and limit further under the bridge, according to deterioration,â&#x20AC;? the report reads, Park Service spokesperson Dana adding that until that happens â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Dierkes. That project is expected structure should be regularly monto be completed this summer, she itored for any changes from its said. present condition.â&#x20AC;? Transit authority spokesperson On Sunday, Young showed a Richard Jordan declined to pro- reporter several sizable wooden vide details on plans or a timeline planks that had fallen recently for work on the bridge, stressing that there have been no final decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are working on a design solution as a temporary measure,â&#x20AC;? Jordan wrote in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will also continue to work with all interested Mark Lieberman/The Current parties to develop an appropriate long term The trolley bridge has been abandoned since 1960 and has fallen into disrepair. solution.â&#x20AC;? Jordan also declined to account for construction delays, from the bridge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and could have but added that â&#x20AC;&#x153;various stakehold- injured someone walking underers are involved in discussions on neath at the wrong moment. The how to proceed.â&#x20AC;? most rapid deterioration happens A representative from the D.C. during snowstorms, Young said. Department of Transportation, Other curiosities at the site include which owns the trolley trail por- a bicycle lodged in a tree atop the tion west of the bridge, did not bridge. provide comment in time for pubYoung has long floated the poslication. sibility of converting the threeThe trolley line dates back to mile trolley right-of-way from the 1900s, when city dwellers Georgetown to Galena Place in the could ride alongside the Potomac Palisades into a 30-foot-wide trail River to and from the Glen Echo with separate lanes for pedestrians Amusement Park in Maryland. and bicyclists, rather than a narMuch of the former route â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which row path thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s periodically interstopped carrying trolleys in 1960 rupted by impassable abandoned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has become a narrow pedestri- rail bridges. But given that agenan trail, but the Foundry Branch cies donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet agree on short-term Bridge serves as an eastern stop- plans, his proposal will likely have ping point. The Metro-owned to wait a while. stretch east of the bridge, leading Meanwhile, the Glover Archto Georgetown University, is over- bold trail closure below the old grown with tree branches and bridge has not been rigorously weeds several feet high. enforced. During a visit Sunday Palisades resident Brett Young afternoon, several joggers breezed has watched with dismay in recent right past the broken fence, not years as Foundry Branch Bridge looking up at the bridge as they has fallen further into disrepair. went. The signs arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely Back in 2014, Young pushed ineffective, though â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one pedesMetro to commission an architec- trian walked up to the fence, tural study of the structure. The snapped a few pictures of the transit authority obliged that June, bridge with her smartphone and with architecture firm Structura then turned on her heel. concluding that a host of necesUpon learning of the fence sary replacement and repair efforts breach when The Current inquired would cost approximately $2 mil- about it on Monday, the Park Serlion, while a temporary stabiliza- vice sent a maintenance crew to tion would cost around $800,000. repair the fence, Dierkes said. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is recommended that a res- fence was also repaired â&#x20AC;&#x153;a few toration program be implemented weeks ago,â&#x20AC;? Dierkes said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; within the next three years to meaning it has been broken severaddress noted structural concerns al times since the trail closed.

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Northwest Real estate

A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington

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June 14, 2017 â&#x2013; Page 13

A hidden gem gleams in Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Village

his town is a city of side streets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; full of blink-andyouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll-miss-them detours leading to architectural and other

ON THE MARKET SUSAN BODIKER

unexpected finds. One such hidden treasure is the semi-detached yellow brick home at 2514 Mill Road NW in Georgetown. As one of the only two houses on this secluded street, it is literally off the beaten path, tucked away off 27th and Q streets near Dumbarton House, a community garden and Mount Zion Cemetery. The trim row house offers 1,272 square feet of living space and includes two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a private rear garden and balcony, and a fully finished basement/storage area. It is now on the market for $1,095,000. Built in 1900 and overhauled in 2002, the interior now reflects the spare and linear aesthetic of architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen.

Every detail counts in this home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the reflective surfaces to the disappearing door fronts and sleek finishings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to visually and functionally expand its cozy footprint. To the left of the intimate foyer is a window-lit stairway leading to the second floor. To the right is a full bath with tile floor, round steel sink, mirrored wall and frameless glass step-in shower. Straight ahead and down two steps is the living and dining area, set off at the far end by a wall of French doors with customfabricated Plantation shutters. They open onto a flagstone patio, a charming retreat landscaped with crape myrtle and mulberry trees, ground cover and trellised ivy. There is also room enough for a garden shed and worktable. Back inside, the living room features built-in bookcases and a reconstructed wood-burning fireplace with a classic white wooden mantel and black marble surround. The dining area, framed

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The two-bedroom semi-detached brick home at 2514 Mill Road NW is priced at $1,095,000. by simple pilasters, is bookended by the kitchen to the left and a glass-enclosed den/office with space-saving built-ins to the right. The kitchen features white cabinets and Corian countertops; stainless appliances and backsplash; and brushed nickel hardware. Appliances include a JennAir French door refrigerator/ freezer with external water and ice dispenser; DCS four-burner gas range and oven; Viking hood; and Bosch dishwasher. As you approach the second floor, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re greeted not by solid walls but by sheets of pale frosted glass that both define and expand the sense of space in the master and guest bedrooms. Each room has large walk-in closets with Elfa shelving. And in the master,

French doors open onto a spacious and private terrace decorated with a profusion of flowering plants in urns and flower boxes. The en suite master bath (the only bathroom on this level) has a marble floor, mirrored walls and medicine cabinets, a single-sink vanity with marble countertop, and a frosted glass shower with marble-tiled backsplash. Hidden behind a closet is Bosch stacked washer/dryer and additional shelving. Downstairs, on the lowest level, there is a small finished basement lined with shelving â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ideal for hanging and folding storage.

Located in Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Village, the home is within easy walking distance of the restaurant, cultural and retail attractions of both Dupont Circle and Georgetown. It is only 12 minutes away (by foot) from Dupontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Line Metro station. There is generally plenty of parking on Mill Road for residents and guests. The two-bedroom home at 2514 Mill Road NW is listed for $1,095,000 with Long & Foster Real Estate. For more information, contact Josh Waxman at josh@longandfoster.com or 202309-5895. For a video tour, visit 2514MillRoad.com.

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Catarina Bannier 202.487.7177 Laurie Rosen 301.704.3344

Storybook Setting

Observatory Circle. Rich in historical & architectural significance w/high ceilings, solarium, fam rm, 5 BRs, 3.5 BAs, LL, garage, enclosed porch w/decks beyond & magnificent English gardens. $1,995,000

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Chevy Chase. Comprehensive renovation shines beautifully! Old style charm is intact w/period hallmark features throughout, 5 BRs, 5.5 BAs, dramatic sky-lit loft, LL retreat & super-sized 2 car garage. $1,910,000

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Northwest Real estate ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown â&#x2013; GEORGETOWN / CLOISTERS Cloisters BURLEITH / HILLANDALE The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, in the second-floor Heritage Room at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover â&#x2013; GLOVER PARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS At the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s June 8 meeting: â&#x2013; residents raised concerns about speeding on Cathedral Avenue NW between New Mexico and Idaho avenues, a particular problem in summer when tree leaves impede visibility for drivers pulling out of driveways. â&#x2013; DC Water delivered a presentation about a voluntary Downspout Disconnection Program, a facet of its green infrastructure effort. The program kicked off April 24 and will wrap up this September. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an $850 grant request for the nonprofit Iona Senior Services to print informational leaflets. â&#x2013; commission chair Jackie Blumenthal urged residents to submit more grant requests on behalf of organizations of value to the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have money in the bank,â&#x20AC;? Blumenthal told attendees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spread the word.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; commissioners voted 5-0 to oppose the D.C. Department of

Transportationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal to terminate the DC Circulator line at M Street NW in Georgetown and no longer service Wisconsin Avenue. The commissioners instead proposed lengthening the route to end at the Washington National Cathedral. They cited a lack of sufficient public transit in the area, though they also acknowledged that the Circulator attracts few riders between M Street and Whitehaven Parkway. Commissioner Ann Mladinov eased concerns by citing her correspondence with a Transportation Department official who claimed the cuts are only proposals at this point with an opportunity for community input. â&#x2013; commissioner Brian Turmail reported that ANC 3Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent letter urging more D.C. Public Schools funding was â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the right side of the argument.â&#x20AC;? Though Mayor Muriel Bowser originally proposed a 1.5 percent increase, the revised budget added $11.5 million, along with guidance to restore staffing cuts. â&#x2013; commissioners announced a development in longtime efforts to remove the rush-hour prohibition of left turns at Observatory Circle from northbound Massachusetts Avenue NW, reporting that the D.C. Department of Transportation recently issued a notice to lift the restriction. However, Observatory Circle community members expressed objections to the proposal at a meeting arranged by an ANC 3C commissioner. The transportation agency is set to collect

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After a mild spring, we have shifted suddenly to an oppressive heat spell. With a dearth of rain, flowers and shrubs need to be watered frequently. The fountain in the Georgetown Waterfront Park is not operating, which eliminates the possibility of showers for the children and for the occasional parents who seek relief from the heat. DC Water has been working on K and Water streets, which may explain why the fountain is not operating. Whatever the cause, we hope that it will be back on soon. Summer does result in folks traveling to the cooler environs of New England, Canada or similar places. I spent time in New England a few weeks ago, and the comfort spell was very pleasing. Upon returning, we attended the Washington Nationals game on Sunday evening that baked us. We stayed until the last out, but numerous beverages were needed for us to survive. Unfortunately, the Nats lost all three games to the Texas Rangers, which, prior to this series, had more losses than wins. Hopefully, the Nats will get back on the winning side against the Atlanta Braves. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bob vom Eigen â&#x2013; Metropolitan Police Department Officer Anthony McElwee reported that crime is down overall in the area from the previous month, but daytime thefts from autos are up, particularly in the 4500 to 4700 blocks of MacArthur Boulevard NW. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to rescind ANC 3Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opposition to curb cuts at 3006-3016 University Terrace. A Board of Zoning Adjustment hearing on the matter has been canceled, and during the meeting, commissioner Alma Gates said a settlement between applicants and neighbors had been reached. If negotiations are unsuccessful, Gates said, ANC 3D could take another position in the future. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to support an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board application for a liquor license to operate a wine pub within Et Voila, 5120 MacArthur Blvd. NW. Commissioners also agreed to approve a stipulated license for the restaurant while it seeks the full license. â&#x2013; a representative of D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine offered

an overview of recent initiatives, including a financial literacy event in Ward 8, efforts to curb human trafficking and investigations into telemarketers and debt collectors. â&#x2013; real estate executive David Krucoff urged residents to support retrocession of D.C. into Maryland. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 6-1 to support a Zoning Commission application from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for an expansion of its facilities that would include a new medical/surgical pavilion. Residents and ANC 3D members discussed in great detail traffic plans during and after construction of the project, with all agreeing that those plans would be finalized shortly. Several ANC 3D members disagreed on whether the Palisades had been properly represented in project discussions, though other Palisades residents in the audience said they had been. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, in Room K-106, Kresge Building, Wesley Theological Seminary, 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3d.org.

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bills: 55 percent off their D.C. stormwater fee and 4 percent off their propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impervious area charge. The effort is coupled with broader runoff-reducing efforts in areas of Glover Park and Burleith, which include installation of permeable alleys and parking lanes along with water-absorbing curbside planters. Combined with the downspout program, the green infrastructure effort is projected to cost $50 million, according to Bezak. A resident is eligible if they live within the project area, have downspouts connected to the com-

bined sewer system and a lawn or landscaped area where water may be directed away from the house. To learn more or request a free home assessment, residents can contact draintherain@dcwater. com or 202-787-4142, or visit dcwater.com/draintherain. Although proposed work on streets and alleys was scuttled in Georgetown amid community complaints, the downspout program has been more popular. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had a lot of interest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we get phone calls all the time, and a lot of submissions through the website,â&#x20AC;? program implementation coordinator Amanda Zander told The Current. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People have been

really excited.â&#x20AC;? Jackie Blumenthal, chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B (Glover Park, Cathedral Heights), told The Current she hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard complaints or comments because the program is in its infancy. The plan adheres to goals established last year in collaboration between the District government, DC Water and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, aiming to reduce combined sewer overflows by 96 percent by 2030. Meanwhile, the D.C. Department of Energy & Environment offers residents copayments or rebates for rain barrels citywide,

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which makes him â&#x20AC;&#x153;uneasy.â&#x20AC;? However, in a brief interview after the meeting, he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident the school will be able to handle matters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concerned,â&#x20AC;? Mann said, adding: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want the kids to be comfortable and feel welcome.â&#x20AC;? The 50-unit, six-story family shelter won approval from the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment in April. At the meeting, Laura Zeilinger, director of the Department of Human Services, said that the hope is for families to spend under 90 days at the shelters before moving onto more permanent housing. The location of the shelter in Ward 3 was chosen by the D.C. Council, which rejected an alternative location proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, and some residents at the meeting were still upset at the site selection process. Part of the meetingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion centered on the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location â&#x20AC;&#x201D; also the

topic of considerable debate during the zoning process, and of a failed community lawsuit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a dose of skepticism if this is going to work,â&#x20AC;? David Isaacs, a former Eaton parent, said at the meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had the chance to make these points until now.â&#x20AC;? Zeilinger defended the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public outreach, saying that â&#x20AC;&#x153;there has been a very robust public process.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is an imperative to provide an alternative to D.C. General,â&#x20AC;? she added. According to city data, Eaton enrolled 478 students in the 2015-16 school year, of whom 50 percent were out-of-boundary and 14 percent qualified for free or reduced-price lunches. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh said at the meeting that she secured funding for a planned renovation and expansion of Eaton to begin in the 2018 fiscal year to be ready for the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening, which is projected for 2019. However, the Bowser administration has raised concerns about the logistics of moving forward with the work at Eaton so quickly.

whereas the DC Water program â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while free â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is currently limited to the Glover Park, Burleith and Georgetown areas and the Manor Park area of eastern Ward 4. DC Water representatives have begun to inform residents about the program at community meetings and in targeted mailers. The disconnections began in the Ward 4 project area in early May, and in parts of Glover Park, Burleith and Georgetown last Thursday. Representatives will appear at farmers markets and will knock on doors to encourage participation. The disconnection program in these neighborhoods is scheduled to wrap up this September.

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Before battle, a full week of barbecue specials By ZACH EWELL

Current Correspondent

ext weekend, barbecue lovers in the D.C. area will convene downtown on Pennsylvania Avenue for the 25th annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle, which will be fought with slabs of meat and burning grills. In the days leading up to the event, though, food lovers can already begin inhaling the luscious smells of barbecue, with special deals and meals available June 19 through 25 for the inaugural Metropolitan Washington BBQ & Grilling Week. More than 25 restaurants in D.C., Maryland and Virginia will offer specials, with proceeds going to United Service Organizations in Washington and Baltimore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been celebrating the art of barbecue and experience of that barbecue bringing families together,â&#x20AC;? said Shawn Noratel, spokesperson for the Giant National Capital BBQ Battle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bringing together local restaurants that celebrate this philosophy and passion only brings our community and neighbors closer together, and also creates a tighter environment so that others

can experience the different flavors of barbecue.â&#x20AC;? Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling Co., located at 2418 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Glover Park, is among the participants in the new weeklong event. Rocklands will be offering its pit beef caliente topped with pepperoncini, onions and cheese, served on a hoagie roll with a choice of two sides, for $11. Rocklands also sees this week as a chance to showcase its recipes in advance of the battle, according to 13-year employee and manager Melvin Garcia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a city challenge, and this is the first time for us entering the competition,â&#x20AC;? Garcia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not afraid. We believe competition makes you better. It just puts the word out there about barbecue in Washington D.C., because when Rocklands first started out here 28 years ago there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a lot of barbecue places.â&#x20AC;? Burger Tap & Shake, which has locations in Tenleytown and Foggy Bottom,

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Before the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle on June 24 and June 25, local restaurants including Rocklands in Glover Park will offer a week of special barbecue deals. will also be participating this year. Next week, the burger joint will be offering an $11 ponderosa package inspired by the TV Western â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bonanza,â&#x20AC;? complete with a beef and brisket burger with longhorn cheese, jalapeĂąo coleslaw and Cattlemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barbecue sauce, as well as a soda and fries. John Zittrauer, a manager at Burger Tap & Shake for two years, believes the ponderosa package will perform well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was our feature burger a couple of months ago, and it did pretty well. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topped off with barbecue brisket, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real good cookout burger,â&#x20AC;? Zittrauer said.

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Custom journal maker Jenni Bick has returned to her hometown D.C. to open her first brickand-mortar store in Dupont Circle. The new Jenni Bick Custom Journals shop celebrated its grand opening at 1300 Connecticut Ave. NW last month, expanding an online brand thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existed since 1999, according to a release. The stationery store specializes in customized notebooks, journals and photo albums designed in Bickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own workshop, in addition to brands including Moleskine, Leuchtturm 1917, Paperblanks and a host of artisanal Italian collections. Based in Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vineyard, Mass., Bick names Oprah Winfrey, Carly Simon, Robin Wright and Sean Penn as past customers, in addition to corporate clients including Google. With the Dupont store she returns to her roots in Washington, where she grew up and also where she began making books 30 years ago in her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adams Morgan bookstore, according to the release. Jenni Bick Custom Journals is open seven days a week for walk-ins and private appointments. The store (online at jennibickdc.com) offers branding and logo customization for corporate clients along with â&#x20AC;&#x153;while-you-wait personalizationâ&#x20AC;? for customers who want to add a name or inscription to their journals and books, the release says.

West End hotel unveils urban courtyard

The Fairmont Washington hotel in the West End is following up the unveiling earlier this year of its $27 million renovation with a new urban courtyard garden that opened in April. At the 2401 M St. NW hotel, a cherry tree canopy covers lounge furniture, three fire pits and a backdrop of water in the garden, where guests will enjoy cocktails, lunch and dinner, according to a news release. The courtyard is open daily for lunch, cocktails and dinner from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shaken & Stirred happy hour lasts from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, offering $5 domes-

BBQ & Grill Week isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just for barbecue junkies. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern at 1264 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Georgetown offers alternative fare for lunch: a house salad and grilled ahi tuna sandwich for $22. Other Northwest participants include Roofers Union at 2446 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan and Cafe Saint-Ex at 1847 14th St. NW near U Street. A full list is available at bbqweekdc.com. The Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle will take place June 24 and 25. The contest will be judged by the Kansas City Barbecue Society.

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EvEnts EntErtainmEnt A Listing of What to Do in Washington, D.C. Thursday, June 15

Thursday JUNE 15 Concert ■ The U.S. Army Concert Band and Army Voices will present a patriotic evening of music celebrating the Army’s 242nd birthday as part of the “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. The concert will repeat Friday at 8 p.m. Performances and readings ■ The all-volunteer Picnic Theatre Company, specialists in site-specific cocktail party theater, will present “Hay Fever,” Noel Coward’s 1925 comedy of bad manners at a weekend house party. Proceeds will benefit Dumbarton House and Courage for Kids. Gardens open at 6 p.m.; performance starts at 7 p.m. $12 to $15. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The event will repeat Friday at the same times. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony” in a performance conducted by Christoph Eschenbach in his final program as National Symphony Orchestra music director. 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■ Washington Improv Theater will present “Road Show.” 7:30 p.m. $12 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. Performances of “Road Show” also will be held Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ■ The Fat and Greasy Citizens Brigade will present an outdoor production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” with three actors taking on all of the characters in the Bard’s canon in 97 minutes. 8 p.m. Free. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fgcitizens.org. The performance will repeat at 8 p.m. June 16, 22, 23 and 24. ■ Washington Women in Theatre will

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Art, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-289-3360. ■ The DC Jazz Festival will present “Bass-ically Yours,” featuring TrioVera. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ A pizza party and singalong will feature a chance to sing songs from “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “Oklahoma,” “My Fair Lady,” “Brigadoon,” “West Side Story,” “Annie” and other classic Broadway musicals with pianist and teacher Ann Glendinning. Pizza party at 6:30 p.m.; singalong at 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202727-7527. ■ The Embassy Series will present harpist Emmanuel Ceysson. 6:30 p.m. $195. Belmont Mansion, 1618 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-625-2361. ■ “Violine En Face” will feature compositions by Gabriele Proy as well as Fritz Kreisler, EugèneAuguste Ysaÿe and Johann Sebastian Bach played by Russian violinist Elena Denisova. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. Discussions and lectures ■ Leslie Buhler, executive director of Tudor Place from 2000 to 2015, will discuss the book “Tudor Place: America’s Story Lives Here,” about the people, collections, architecture and landscape of the historic Georgetown estate. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. White House History Shop, 1610 H St. NW. ■ Society of the Cincinnati executive director Jack Warren will discuss the history of “George,” a rare American-made bronze cannon that spent more than 200 years in Charleston, S.C., before becoming the centerpiece of the Great Stair Hall of Anderson House in 2016. 12:30 p.m. Free. Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■ Eric Spana, an assistant professor of the practice of biology at Duke University, will discuss “Captain America’s Super-Soldier Serum: 1940s Fantasy Meets Modern Biotechnology.” 6:45 p.m. $20 to $35. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. ■ Jonathan Safran Foer will discuss his third novel, “Here I Am,” which unfolds over just four weeks in contemporary Washington. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ The Gem Lapidary & Mineral Society of Washington D.C. will present an illustrated lecture by Frank Roddy on “The Last Ice Age and the Catastrophic Flooding of the Northwestern United States.” 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut

June 15 – 22, 2017 ■ Page 18 202-364-1919. ■ Choreographer Meghan Abadoo will present “Octavia’s Brood: Riding the Ox Home,” an evening of multi-genre dance inspired by the narratives of female activists from the African diaspora. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-2691600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.

Friday, JUNE 16 ■ Discussion: Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe series will feature Sally Bedell Smith, author of “Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life.” 11:30 a.m. $35, with lunch included. The George Town Club, 1530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-9330.

Ave. NW. ■ In conjunction with the current production of David Ives’ “The School of Lies,” Shakespeare Theatre Company dramaturg Drew Lichtenberg will discuss the adaptation of Moliére’s classic comedy “Le Misanthrope,” Molière’s significance in modern theater, Ives’ “translaptation” process and political satire through the ages. 7 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Films ■ “Movie Night” will feature Andreas Dresen’s film “As We Were Dreaming,” about a lost generation that unknowingly became the victim of German reunification. 6:30 p.m. Free. Goethe-Institut Washington, Suite 3, 1990 K St. NW. goethe.de/washington. ■ “Reel Affirmations XTRA: Washington, DC’s International LGBTQ Monthly Film Series” will feature Sara Jordenö’s movie “Kiki,” about an artistic activist subculture of LGBTQ youth in New York City. 7 p.m. $12 to $25. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. reelaffirmations.org. ■ The outdoor Golden Cinema series will feature “Moana.” Sunset. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. ■ National Theatre Live will present a broadcast of David Leveaux’s new production of “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead,” starring Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire and David Haig. 8 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. The film will be shown again June 30 at 8 p.m. Performances and readings ■ Politics and Prose will host a minimarathon reading of James Joyce’s “Ulysses.” 4 to 5:15 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Special events ■ Awesome Con, a three-day pop culture convention, will feature a wide assortment of comic books, collectibles, toys, games, original art, cosplay, and more. Special events will include discussion panels, costume contests, trivia contests, gaming tournaments and children’s activities. Noon to 8 p.m., with panels, screenings and special events until 11 p.m. $35 to $75; $10 for ages 10 and younger. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. awesome-con.com. The convention will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (with some activities until 11 p.m.) and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ■ Presented by National Geographic and Brightest Young Things, “BYT & Nat Geo’s Excellent Adventure” will feature music, bars, museum access, lasers, and explorer talks and experiences. 8 p.m. to midnight. $30 to $35. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-8577700. Tour ■ The Heurich House Museum will host a “Brewmaster Tour,” featuring a one-hour guided tour through the mansion and a half-hour craft beer tasting in the conservatory. 4 to 5:30 p.m. $25. Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org. The tour will also be offered June 30. Saturday,JUNE June 1717 Saturday Children’s programs ■ The Rock Creek Nature Center will host nature craft activities. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 1 p.m. ■ “Creative Spark!” will feature a digital scavenger hunt and an art project as part of a drop-in program exploring innovation and creative expression. 1 to 5 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■ Children’s author Cynthia Leonor Garza will discuss her picture book “Lucia the Luchadora” (for ages 4 through 8). 2 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. ■ “Living the American Indian Experience” will have participants make a clay pot, practice safety archery and listen to a Piscataway story (for ages 8 and older). See Events/Page 19

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 18 3:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-2820021. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the solar system, the Milky Way and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Volunteer teachers from the Washington English Center will hold a weekly conversational practice circle for adults who already have some English speaking ability. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; The Petworth Library will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Home Buying 101 Workshop.â&#x20AC;? 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. lisa.warwick@dc.gov. â&#x2013; A workshop on personal archiving will share basic concepts and practices for preserving photos, papers, memorabilia, email and other media. Local historian Marya Annette McQuirter will also discuss her current project to produce a history of D.C. in 1968, and will scan items such as photographs, yearbooks, report cards, church bulletins, letters, diaries and holiday cards brought by audience members. 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. â&#x2013; Washington Improv Theater will present an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improv for Allâ&#x20AC;? workshop, an introductory, low-stress class designed to explain how improvisers create spontaneous, off-the-cuff theater. 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. witdc.org. Concerts â&#x2013; As part of the DC Jazz Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jazz in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hoodsâ&#x20AC;? program, the Kreeger Museum will host a concert by Cowboys & Frenchmen, known for blending traditional American folk and pop music with elements of contemporary R&B and modern jazz. Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations encouraged. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. kreegermuseum.org. â&#x2013; The DC Jazz Festival will feature Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez in concert. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations are sold out, but open seats will be available to non-ticket holders after 11:50 a.m. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St. NW. tinyurl.com/ y8bnvcph. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;DC JazzFest at The Yardsâ&#x20AC;? will feature the Robert Glasper Experiment, the Kenny Garrett Quintet, Kandace Springs, Jacob Collier and the New Century Jazz Quintet. 2 to 10 p.m. $49 to $150. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. dcjazzfest.org/jazzfest-at-the-yards. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hamiltunes DC: Summer in the Cityâ&#x20AC;? will present a singalong of the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hamilton,â&#x20AC;? with a portion of the proceeds benefiting a music education non-

profit. 5 to 10 p.m. $21 to $25. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. hamiltunesdc.org. â&#x2013; A recital will feature students of Gwyn Jones and Nick Fliakis. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â&#x2013; The local choral ensemble 18th Street Singers will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Key of Life,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by the Dave Matthews Band, Bach, Eric Whitacre, Caroline Shaw, John Legend, Common and more. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $20; $10 for seniors; free for students. Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Ave. NW. 18thstreetsingers.eventbrite.com. The performance will repeat Sunday at 2 p.m. Demonstration â&#x2013; Richard Swartz will offer a portrait drawing demonstration and explain important considerations when sketching portraits. 10 a.m. Free. Spilsbury Gallery, Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; As part of the Explorers Festival, environmental anthropologist Kenny Broad, the Nat Geo 2011 Explorer of the Year, will lead a journey from the surface of Mars to the depths of the ocean as panelists discuss the future of exploration on Earth and across the galaxy. Speakers will include Sylvia Earle, Bob Ballard, Col. Chris Hadfield and Ira Flatow. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $100. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. â&#x2013; Stuart H. Newberger will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Forgotten Flight: International Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice,â&#x20AC;? based on his work representing the families of the seven Americans killed in UTA Flight 772, which was blown up by a suitcase bomb in September 1989. 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; A park ranger will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perspectives on the Old Stone House,â&#x20AC;? about middle-class life in Georgetown. 2 p.m. Free. Garden, Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-895-6070. â&#x2013; Thomas Wright, director of the Center on the United States and Europe and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the Twenty-First Century and the Future of American Power.â&#x20AC;? 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; Artist Carl De Keyzer will join American University faculty members Louis Goodman, Sarah Gordon and Leena Jayaswal for a discussion on conditions in North Korea and Cuba, as represented in De Keyzerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series of 60 photographs from the Communist-led countries on view in the new exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;States of Mind.â&#x20AC;? An opening reception for the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer exhibitions will follow. Gallery talk from 5 to 6 p.m.; reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; Gail Godwin will discuss her 17th novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grief Cottage,â&#x20AC;? about the ways memory, place and art can shape lives. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015

Saturday, JUNE 17 â&#x2013; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uno, Dos, Tres con AndrĂŠs!â&#x20AC;? will celebrate Latin culture in a program for kids and families. 10:30 a.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Festivals and family programs â&#x2013; The Washington Youth Garden and Friends of the National Arboretum will host a Family Garden Day to kick off National Pollinator Week, with hands-on planting to begin restoration of the Butterfly and Pollinator Garden and other fun, educational activities. 10 a.m. to 1

p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Washington Youth Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave. NE. washingtonyouthgarden.org. â&#x2013; The Columbia Heights Initiative will present the annual Columbia Heights Day street festival, featuring a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carnival, music, dance, fitness classes, a beer garden, and local vendors and businesses. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free; donations welcome. 11th Street from Park Road to Irving Street NW and the nearby Tubman Elementary School field. â&#x2013; St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church will host its annual Strawberry Festival, featuring fresh strawberries and food for sale, along with music, games, face painting, crafts, pony rides, rock climbing, a moon bounce, and tours of historic Rock Creek Cemetery. 4 to 8 p.m. Free admission. St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street NW. 202-7262080. Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arab Cinema Nowâ&#x20AC;? will feature Jumana Mannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Magical Substance Flows Into Me.â&#x20AC;? 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. Free; reservations requested. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290. â&#x2013; National Theatre Live will present a broadcast of Edward Albeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,â&#x20AC;? featuring Imelda Staunton, Conleth Hill, Imogen Poots and Luke Treadaway. 2 p.m. $20.

Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202547-5688. The film will be shown again July 6 at 7:30 p.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Pictorial Dream â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Directed by Straub and Huilletâ&#x20AC;? will feature the 1991 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Antigone,â&#x20AC;? with introductory remarks by Barton Byg, professor of German and film studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 2:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; National Theatre Live will present a broadcast of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obsession,â&#x20AC;? a chilling tale of passion and destruction, directed by Ivo van Hove and starring Jude Law. 8 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. The film will be shown again June 27 at 7:30 p.m. Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Hawaii State Society of Washington DC will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs and Dances of the Pua (Flowers) of Hawaii.â&#x20AC;? 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. National Garden Amphitheater, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company will present an open rehearsal for its upcoming performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;After 1001 Nights,â&#x20AC;? about the psychological impact of war on See Events/Page 20

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Continued From Page 19 soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Tyler Jackson and Danny Maupin will host “Late Late Breakfast,” a fastpaced, mixedformat comedy show. 3:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Bier Baron Tavern, 1523 22nd St. NW. 202-293-1887. ■ “America Now: JFK 100” will feature Citizen Cope and Alice Smith performing songs about justice and freedom, ideals that Kennedy championed. Other activities will include an interactive experience with artist R. Luke Dubois; cocktails and light food available for purchase in the museum’s courtyard; and a scavenger hunt through the museum’s galleries, which include portraits of Kennedy, his family and his contemporaries. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Sunset Oasis will present Middle Eastern and Central Asian dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Spooky Action Theater’s Festival of Readings will feature Stevie Zimmerman directing “Hot & Cold” by Gwydion Suilebhan. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-2480301. ■ The In Series will present “Oberon,” a new English adaptation of Carl Maria von Weber’s fairy-tale opera featuring a 14-piece chamber orchestra and singers Aurelio Dominguez, Katherine Fili, Sammy Huh, Alex Alburqueque, Cara Gonzales and Anamer Castrello. 8 p.m. $23 to $47. GALA Theater, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763. The performance will repeat Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ■ “Halcyon Stage at Dock5” will feature Septime Webre’s one-night-only production of Philip Glass’ “Fall of the House of Usher,” featuring singers from Wolf Trap Opera and dancers from CityDance in a gothic tale based on the masterwork by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Performance at 8:30 p.m.; meet-theartist reception at 10 p.m. $40. Dock5, Union Market, 1039 5th St. NE. halcyonstage.org. Special events ■ Rabbi Mark Novak will present “Minyan Oneg Shabbat: A Prayerful/Playful Jewish Renewal Community,” featuring song, prayer and poetry. A potluck vegetarian lunch will follow. 10 a.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-3623270. ■ Levine Music will host an afternoon of celebration, memories and music to mark the 30th anniversary of Camp Levine, its music and arts day camp. 1 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. levinemusic.org. ■ As part of National Geographic’s Explorers Festival, a “Celebration of Exploration” will pay tribute to visionaries who push boundaries and change the world for the better. After a reception with food prepared by celebrated local chefs, an awards presentation honoring astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (shown), photojournalist Brian Skerry and clean-energy visionaries Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg of Solar Impulse will feature writer and comedian Mo Rocca, filmmaker and explorer James Cameron, TV host Jason Silva and a special performance by X Ambassadors lead singer Sam Harris. 5:30 to 10 p.m. $250. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-857-7700. ■ DCanter Wine Boutique will present “The School for Wine,” a sip-intensive workshop on how New World winemakers are using modern techniques to emulate Old World classics. 6 p.m. $35. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202547-5688. ■ The Humane Rescue Alliance will hold the annual Bark Ball, a black-tie gala for canines and their human companions featuring a reception, auction, dinner, formal program and dancing. 6 to 10 p.m. $250. Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW. barkball.org. ■ The National Capital Astronomers

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Sunday, JUNE 18 ■ Concert: Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist Ani Cordero will perform songs about political protest and love from her album “Querido Mundo.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. 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. 202895-6070. Walks and tours ■ Upshur Street Books will sponsor a nature walk under the tall trees of the Boundary Bridge area of Rock Creek Park, led by Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of “A Year in Rock Creek Park: The Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington, D.C.” 9:30 a.m. $20; $45 for a ticket and a signed copy of the book. Meet in the Boundary Bridge parking lot on Beach Drive NW. tinyurl.com/ycmek88b. ■ Washington Walks’ “Get Local!” series will explore the Columbia Heights neighborhood. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the Columbia Heights Metro station’s north exit by the Columbia Heights Heritage Trail sign. washingtonwalks.com. ■ A park ranger will lead a two-mile

Classes and workshops ■ Local yoga instructors Alia Peera and Amy Mitchell will present “Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.” 10 to 11 a.m. $5 donation suggested; reservations encouraged. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The class will also be offered June 25. ■ Dumbarton House will host an “English Country Dance” workshop. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Bellevue Ballroom, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-3372288. ■ Cheesemonger and expert Alice Bergen Phillips will lead an interactive workshop filled with French cheeses and accompaniments. 4:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. Concerts ■ A Klezmer brunch will feature a kosher buffet paired with music by Seth Kibel. 11 a.m. $15 to $30. Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjmf.org/klezmerbrunch. ■ “DC JazzFest at The Yards” will feature Gregory Porter, Black Violin, Youngjoo Song Septet and Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Scope. 2 to 9:30 p.m. $49 to $150. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. dcjazzfest.org/jazzfest-at-the-yards. ■ Nicholas Capozzoli from Oberlin College will present an organ recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■ The Citizens Association of Georgetown’s annual Concerts in the Parks series will present a Father’s Day performance by The Walkaways. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Volta Park, 34th and Q streets NW. 202-337-7313. Discussions and lectures ■ Martin Walker will discuss his book “The Templars’ Last Secret: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel.” 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.

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NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Jennifer R. Farmer, managing director for communications at PICO National Network, will discuss her book “Extraordinary PR, Ordinary Budget: A Strategy Guide.” 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Family programs and festivals ■ The second annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival will feature a cook-off competition, chef demonstrations and Caribbean cultural performances. Noon to 9 p.m. $24 to $96; free for ages 10 and younger. RFK Stadium Festival Grounds, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. dcjerkfestival.com. ■ “Father’s Day Kite Flight” will offer a chance to build and fly a mini kite on the grand South Lawn (for families with children ages 6 through 12). 12:30 to 2 p.m. $7 to $10; $5 per adult chaperone. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. Films ■ Western Presbyterian Church will host an advance screening of the National Geographic documentary “From the Ashes,” about the state of the coal industry and what it means for the future. A discussion will follow. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Western Presbyterian Church, 24th and G streets NW. westernpresbyterian.org. ■ “New Waves: Transatlantic Bonds between Film and Art in the 1960s” will feature Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1964 movie “Red Desert.” 1 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The Embassy of Sweden’s film series will feature Malin BjörkmanWidell’s film “Just a Normal Person.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. www.swedenabroad.com/washington. ■ “A Pictorial Dream — Directed by Straub and Huillet” will feature the films “These Encounters of Theirs,” “Le Genou d’Artémide” and “The Inconsolable One.” 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. Performances and readings ■ The Joaquin Miller Poetry Series will feature readings by poets Donika Kelly and Michelle Tokarczyk, as well as an open mic segment. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 703-820-8113. ■ The 4208 Group will premiere Rahima R. Rice’s seven-episode web series “Room 513,” about guests staying at a swanky downtown D.C. hotel. 3 p.m. $7 to $12. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. goo.gl/sXTTmL. ■ “Sunday Kind of Love,” a monthly program, will feature readings by emerging and established poets, followed by an open mic segment. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387See Events/Page 21

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Special events ■ City Tap Penn Quarter will host a U.S. Open watch party and silent auction in partnership with the group ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. City Tap Penn Quarter, 901 9th St. NW. pennquarter. citytap.com. ■ The Washington Nationals will present “Brunch on the Baselines,” featuring all you can eat and drink while watching the Nationals play the Mets in New York City. Noon to 4 p.m. $35 to $70 for adults; $20 for children. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. m.mlb.com/ nationals/tickets/info/brunch. ■ Local gathering places Taqueria del Barrio, Hank’s Cocktail Bar and Petworth Citizen will throw the inaugural Petworth Pride fundraiser, featuring select bites and $5 specialty cocktails, with $1 from each cocktail sold benefiting LGBT charities. 3 to 7 p.m. Free admission. Taqueria del Barrio, 821 Upshur St. NW; Hank’s Cocktail Bar, 819 Upshur St. NW; Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. 202-723-0200.

Classes and workshops ■ The weekly “Yoga Mondays” program will feature a gentle yoga class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free; tickets distributed at the second-floor reference desk beginning at 10:15 a.m. to the first 30 people who arrive. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. ■ Instructor Abigail Bruhlmann will present an English as a second language class covering conversation and basic skills. 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. ■ The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ Roxana Ehsani, Giant Food’s instore nutritionist and a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, will lead a seminar on how food affects your performance on and off the field. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. dclibrary.org/node/56922. ■ The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and local writer Hannah Sternberg will present “Word Building — A Summer Reading Writing Workshop.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Mystics will play the Dallas Wings. 3 p.m. $25 to $98.

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Monday, JUNE 19 ■ Discussion: Dr. Kurt Newman, president and CEO of Children’s National Medical Center, will discuss his book “Healing Children: A Surgeon’s Stories From the Frontiers of Pediatric Medicine.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Kristopher Funn. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Concert Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. Navyband.navy.mil. Discussions and lectures ■ “Conversations at The Kreeger Museum,” a program for those with memory disorders and their caregivers, will feature a discussion of Isamu Noguchi’s 1962 bronze sculpture “Soliloquy.” 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free; registration required. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-337-3050, ext. 318. ■ Frank Amoroso will highlight base-

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NW. 877-987-6487. Film ■ The “Marvelous Movie Monday” series will present the 1997 comedy “In & Out,” starring Kevin Kline. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. Performances and readings ■ The Young Playwrights’ Workshop will present “Then & Now: Who My Childhood Made Me,” featuring new work written and performed by area students (for ages 13 and older). 7 p.m. Free; donations encouraged. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. youngplaywrightstheater.org. ■ Spooky Action Theater’s Festival of Readings will feature Lynn Sharp Spears directing “Roar Lions! Roar!!” by T. Cat Ford. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-2480301. Tuesday,JUNE June 2020 Tuesday Children’s program ■ “Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés!” will celebrate Latin culture in a program for kids and families. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. Classes and workshops ■ A certified yoga instructor will lead See Events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 21 a walk-in gentle yoga class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Library will present a walk-in yoga class practicing introductory vinyasa techniques. 11:30 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; As part of the Age-Friendly DC initiative, Sangeeta Sinha will lead a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meditation for Peace & Well-Being.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-7271488. â&#x2013; Facilitator Catharin Dalpino of the Washington English Center will lead an Evening English Conversation Group for members to talk about ideas and events and practice conversation skills. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Concerts â&#x2013; As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, the Choir of St. Gilesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sing Joyfully: Five Centuries of British Choral Classics.â&#x20AC;? 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â&#x2013; Singersongwriter Thao Nguyen will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The U.S. Navy Band and Navy Ceremonial Guard will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil. Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Douglas Egerton will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America,â&#x20AC;? about the formation and battlefield triumphs of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Cavalry, regiments led by whites but composed of black men. Noon to 2 p.m. Free.

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munity Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-2680. Special event â&#x2013; The Tenley-Friendship Library will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Midsummer Daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Colorâ&#x20AC;? edition of its adult coloring program. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-7271488. Wednesday, June 21 Wednesday JUNE 21

Tuesday, JUNE 20 â&#x2013; Discussion: The D.C. Public Library Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Signature Speaker Series will feature a talk by Roxane Gay, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad Feminist,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Untamed Stateâ&#x20AC;? and, her latest, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hunger.â&#x20AC;? Joining her in conversation will be Alicia Montgomery, editorial director of WAMU. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. All Souls Unitarian Church, 1500 Harvard St. NW. dclibrary.org/roxanegay. port the families of a group of striking mineworkers after their initial overtures to donate to the cause are rebuffed. Jerame Davis, executive director of Pride at Work, will make introductory remarks. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. tinyurl.com/ycrubet4. â&#x2013; Bistro Bohemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Film and Beerâ&#x20AC;? series, which presents Czech musicals and comedies of the 20th century, will screen Zdenek Podskalskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1974 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Night at Karlstein.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. 202-735-5895. â&#x2013; The DowntownDC Business Improvement District will present an outdoor screening of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Last Dragonâ&#x20AC;? scored with an original music soundtrack of hip-hop, soul and more mixed live by DJ 2-Tone Jones. 8:30 p.m. Free. Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. downtowndc.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adams Morgan Movie Nights,â&#x20AC;? sponsored by the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District, will feature the 1978 movie musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grease.â&#x20AC;? The movie will start about a half hour after sundown. Free. Soccer field, Walter Pierce Park, 2630 Adams Mill Road NW. adamsmorganmovienights.com. Meeting â&#x2013; Recovery International will host a small group meeting for people coping with issues such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, stress, anger, fear and obsessive-compulsive disorder. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Com-

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Continued From Page 22 funk, soul and Motown covers by The Marion St. Banned, from 7:15 to 8 p.m. Free. Dupont Circle Park, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut avenues NW. francedc.org. â&#x2013; Make Music DC, a celebration of music in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital, will feature rock, folk, pop, Americana, bluegrass and blues performances by Ted Garber, Guitar Mass Appeal, Ukulele Mass Appeal, Harmonica Mass Appeal, Gregg Hammond and Skyline Hotel. 5 to 8:45 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. makemusicday.org/dc. Films â&#x2013; The Monthly Family Film series will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labyrinth,â&#x20AC;? starring David Bowie. 3:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. â&#x2013; The Embassy of Italy will host a screening of Ivano De Matteoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gli Equilibristi (Balancing Act),â&#x20AC;? about a man who suddenly discovers how thin the line between well-being and despair truly is. 6 to 7:40 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. â&#x2013; The West End Interim Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LGBTQ Pride Month film series will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Single Man,â&#x20AC;? adapted from Christopher Isherwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1964 novel of the same name.

6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bard in the Parkâ&#x20AC;? film series will feature the 2012 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much Ado About Nothing.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. folger.edu. â&#x2013; Sibley Memorial Hospital will host a screening and discussion of the PBS Frontline documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being Mortal,â&#x20AC;? about the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with the physicians who treat them. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rooms 1 and 2, Building A, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. sibley.org. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Library will present a screening of the Deutsche Welle TV Arts 21 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gutenberg in the Cyberstorm,â&#x20AC;? followed by an open discussion. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; The French CinĂŠmathĂ¨que series will present DaniĂ¨le Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 historical drama â&#x20AC;&#x153;CĂŠzanne et moi,â&#x20AC;? about the parallel paths of the lives, careers and passionate friendship of postimpressionist painter Paul CĂŠzanne and novelist Ă&#x2030;mile Zola. 8 p.m. $8 to $12.25. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Reading â&#x2013; Spooky Action Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival of Readings will feature Shirley Serotsky directing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rashomonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gateâ&#x20AC;? by Randy Baker. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations

sional wildlife presenters sharing funny animal stories and facts while showcasing a colorful variety of exotic animals. 4 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pajama Movie Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lego Batman Movie.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Thursday, JUNE 22 â&#x2013; Discussion: Min Jin Lee will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pachinko,â&#x20AC;? a pageturning saga about four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family as they fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan, exiled from a home they never knew. 6:30 p.m. Free. East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com. required. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-2480301. Sporting event â&#x2013; D.C. United will play Atlanta United FC. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $200. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-7453000. Thursday, June 22 Thursday JUNE 22 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reptiles Alive!â&#x20AC;? will feature profes-

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Photography teacher Amanda Archibald will lead a workshop on how to photograph food with your camera or cellphone. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. dclibrary.org/node/56788. â&#x2013; The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. â&#x2013; Philip Greene â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a cocktail historian, co-founder of New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Museum of the American Cocktail and author of the forthcoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Mixable Feast: A Cocktail Loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to 1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parisâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sipping With Mixed Company,â&#x20AC;? about the history of the French cocktail, accompanied by four tasty classics. 6:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. Concerts â&#x2013; DowntownDC Live, a lunchtime concert series, will feature Mock Identity. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free. Franklin Park, 13th and I streets NW. downtowndc.org/ event/downtowndc-live-2017. â&#x2013; The Luce Unplugged series will feature Flasher, a D.C. post-punk trio. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Cen-

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Cleaning Services and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. docsinprogress.org/screenings. ■ “Films at the Stone,” an outdoor series at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, will feature the Oscar-nominated film “Fences.” 8 p.m. Free. On the green space south of the bookstore at the King Memorial, 1964 Independence Ave. SW. filmsatthestone.org. Performances and readings ■ A live version of Brandon Wetherbee’s talk show “You, Me Them, Everybody” will feature guests Allison Michaels, host of The Washington Post podcast “Can He Do That?”; Alyssa Cowan, standup comic; and Haywood Turnipseed Jr., comedian and commentator. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Spooky Action Theater’s Festival of Readings will feature Samantha Wyer directing “Beelz” by Thomas Ambrosini. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-248-0301. ■ The Capital Fringe Festival will host its 12th annual preview show. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Logan Fringe Arts Space, Trinidad Theatre, 1358 Florida Ave. NE. capitalfringe.org. ■ Chamber Dance Project will present “Ballet, Brass & Song,” featuring the world premiere of “Songs by Cole,” a ballet with a live jazz trio performing the music of Cole Porter; the New Orleans rhythms of “Rue Noir” by New York choreographer Jennifer Archibald; the sultry tangos of “Sur” by Argentine choreographer Jorge Amarante; the provocative beauty of “Arranged”; and the soaring athleticism of the poignant male duet “Exit Wounds” by Diane Coburn Bruning. 7:30 p.m. $30 to $45. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Special event ■ “Pride in Preservation” will highlight the Rainbow History Project and other initiatives to preserve the LGBTQ history of Dupont Circle and the rest of the District. The event will include a cocktail reception with beer from Denizens Brewing Co. and snacks from Glen’s Garden Market. 6 to 8 p.m. $30. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org.

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• Built-in, Bookshelves • Furniture repair & Refinishing •Trimwork, painting • Miscellaneous household repairs Experienced woodworker Good references, reasonable rates Philippe Mougne: 202-686-6196 phmougne@yahoo.com

Help Wanted Full-time officer manager Needed for pediatric neuropsychology practice. Looking for a warm and dynamic applicant who has excellent oral and writing skills, and is highly organized. Duties include: answering the phones, scheduling appointments, invoicing, and helping us increase our social media presence. Need to have experience in office management, and be able to make a 3+ year commitment. Send all inquiries to team@pascualvaca.com

Computers PC/Mac support for home or business: setup, upgrades, tune-up, backup, data transfer & recovery, virus removal, printers, FiOS/DSL/Cable modems, WiFi, networks, spam control, & website design.

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Housing for Rent (Apts) CATH AREA. Cozy studio, in secure bldg., with roof terrace, at bus-stop. HW floors, garden view, W/I closet, 1,220mo + elec. (202)686-0023.

Senior Care PERS ASST/ companion mature F. Organizing, problem solving, misc. support svcs. P/T. 20 yrs exp, M.A., ex ref’s. Maggie: 202-237-5760. EXPERIENCED CNA available to work at night. Ref’s avail. upon req. Call 301-646-6360 or 202-545-1942.

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CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS: 1 BR, 1 BA, 960 SF. All util’s and parking included. Pool, tennis, fit. center, 24-hr. doorman, walking distance to shopping, restaurants. $1,700/ mo. Please call 202-537-0916. NICE, FURNISHED room in small charming Georgetown house with one cat. Excellent location. Wifi, utilities included. For responsible, friendly person. $950, month. Call Sarah 202-337-0398.

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Window Services Ace Window Cleaning, Co. Family owned and operated for over 20 years using careful workmanship 301-656-9274 Chevy Chase, MD Licensed • Bonded • Insured • We also offer glass, screen, and sash cord repair service • Ask about our no damage, low pressure Powerwashing.

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GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC Rare West Village Grande Dame with 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths and 2 half baths, gourmet kitchen and grand public rooms. Large private rear garden with lap pool and six-car parking. $13,995,000 Mark McFadden 703-216-1333

MASS AVE HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON, DC NEW PRICE! Grand and sophisticated 5BR/8.5BA Tudor. Elegant public rooms, sunny & spacious kit/ family room w/ 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;ceilings, multi-room owner suite, walkout LL, private back garden & pool. $6,295,000 Margot Wilson 202-549-2100

GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC Stunning, newly renovated Victorian with 5BR/4.5BA and exposed brick. Updated appliances & amenities, HW floors & high ceilings throughout. Fully finished LL, private garden; 1 car garage. $4,495,000 Nancy Taylor Bubes 202-386-7813

BETHESDA, MARYLAND Fabulous 9,000+/- SF colonial on 2-ac backing to Congressional CC golf course. 6BR,7.55BA w/ guest house, pool house, 5-car gar, & more! $3,895,000 Robert Hryniewicki Christopher R. Leary 202-243-1620

KALORAMA, WASHINGTON, DC Luxurious brick city residence steps to Dupont & Embassy Row w/ grand-scale rooms, 5 bedrooms, 4 full & 2 half baths. Two-car parking. $3,800,000 Mark McFadden 703-216-1333 Susan Thomas 703-674-9896

KENT, WASHINGTON, DC Luxurious, custom-built 6BR, 5FBA, 2HBA home w/ fab gourmet kit, marble baths, high ceilings, elevator, home theater, flagstone patio, 2 car gar. $3,185,000 Cynthia Howar 202-297-6000 Connie Carter 202-491-6171

CLEVELAND PARK, WASHINGTON, DC NEW LISTING! Spacious 5BR brick Colonial in private, woodland setting walkable to metro and shops. Large gourmet kit, pool, & elevator! Margot Wilson 202-549-2100 Marylyn Paige 202-487-8795

KALORAMA, WASHINGTON, DC Stunning! Renovated 4BR/4BA home w/ HW floors & high ceilings throughout. Spacious living & dining rooms; kitchen & breakfast room flooded w/ light. Master suite w/ study. Garage parking. $2,150,000 Nancy Taylor Bubes 202-386-7813

KENT, WASHINGTON, DC Beautifully renovated 5 bedroom, 5 bath home with almost 4,000 SF of living space. Tons of natural light and HW floors throughout. Private rear patio, driveway, garage parking. $1,875,000 Nancy Taylor Bubes 202-386-7813

SPRING VALLEY, WASHINGTON, DC Gorgeous 4 level Colonial with beautiful updates. HW floors, grand entertaining spaces and beautiful grounds with patio and deck off kitchen. Wraparound driveway and 2 car garage. $1,795,000 Nancy Taylor Bubes 202-386-7813

CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND Gem of a home on one of the prettiest streets in Chevy Chase Village. 4BR, 4BA; 3 finished levels, lovely fenced backyard with deck and treehouse. Walk to park, trails, shops & dining! $1,725,000 Alyssa Crilley 301-325-0079

SPRING VALLEY, WASHINGTON, DC UNDER CONTRACT! 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath with beautiful renovations. Hardwood floors and crown moldings throughout. Gourmet kitchen with SS appliances. Driveway parking. $1,450,000 Nancy Taylor Bubes 202-386-7813

SPRING VALLEY, WASHINGTON, DC 4BR/3.5BA expansive Cape Cod w/ beautifully updated gourmet kit open to large eat-in area! Gorgeously landscaped yard. 2 car garage! $1,350,000 Lisa Stransky Brown 202-368-6060 Susie Maguire 202-841-2006

CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND Renovated 4BR/4BA Dutch colonial in the Hamlet w/ LL guest room. Open kit. w/ island, family room + sunroom, landscaped backyard & heated pool. Circular driveway w/ att. 2 car garage. $1,099,000 Alyssa Crilley 301-325-0079

CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND Lovely 3BR, 2.5BA Colonial w/ ren. kitchen & baths. Sunroom, LL rec room, private backyard & garden. 1 car gar. Walk to Metro, parks & shops. $1,025,000 Sally Marshall 301-254-3020 Alyssa Crilley 301-325-0079

GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC Handsome high-end studio at Sheridan Garage with high ceilings, SS appliances, stone counters, quality finishes, in-unit W/D, & more! $399,000 Robert Hryniewicki Adam T. Rackliffe 202-243-1620

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Taylor Agostino Group - JUNE SHRED EVENT SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH, 10 AM TO 1 PM

In front of Broad Branch Market, 5608 Broad Branch Road NW.

Wondering what to shred? The experts recommend:

Past bank statements, credit card bills, and utility bills • Pre-approved credit card applications • Pay stubs, cancelled checks, and receipts • Insurance and investment documents Please do not place the following items with papers to be shredded: • Batteries • Sharp objects • Ink cartridges and toners • Large metal objects • Food, glass, cans, etc. • Pressurized containers • Syringes • Cardboard tubes • Electrical items

NEW LISTING Open Sun, 6/18, 2-5 pm

NEW LISTING Open Sun, 6/15, 1-4 pm

1843 Mintwood Place NW, #204, Kalorama/Adams Morgan Sunny, renovated 2BR, 2BA on quiet and convenient block. Two-level floorplan allows for lots of flexible living arrangements. Move right in!

1804 S Street NW, Dupont Circle Four-level row house in the center of it all! Currently a 2-unit, but can be converted to your needs; single family plus rental, multiple units, condo?

$1,250,000 Steve Agostino, 202.321.5506

$539,000 Steve Agostino, 202.321.5506

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Please Call for price! Steve Agostino, 202.321.5506

GREAT NEW PRICE $1,299,000 Keene Taylor, 202.321.3488.

3318 Upland Terrace NW Designed, built and still owned by the same family. Gracious colonial sits on one of the nicest lots you will find in Chevy Chase DC. Move in or expand to your dreams!

3725 Cardiff Road, The Hamlet, Chevy Chase MD Big gracious Colonial with 4 BRs, 3.5 BAs. 2/3 acre lot on a cul-de-sac with wood behind.

Taylor Agostino Group 202.321.3488 tag@compass.com tayloragostino.com Compass is a licensed real estate brokerage that abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Compass is licensed as Compass Real Estate in DC and as Compass in Virginia and Maryland. 5471 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 300, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | 301.298.1001