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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Long-delayed bench honors civil rights icon

Wawa plans 24-hour Wisconsin Ave. store

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By KATHLEEN J. BRYAN Current Correspondent

Nearly two years after Chevy Chase community leaders began pushing for a bench to honor the passing of neighborhood resident Julian Bond, the civil rights icon and former NAACP chairman has his memorial at last.

More than 60 of Bond’s friends, family, neighbors and civil rights colleagues joined Mayor Muriel Bowser and other D.C. officials for a ceremony last week to dedicate the bench and a memorial plaque outside the Chevy Chase Community Center on Connecticut Avenue NW. Bowser said attendees were paying tribute to a “great man” who, she said, exuded bravery alongside others from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in “hostile areas,” where riding a bus or sitting at a lunch counter could spell danger.

Bond, who died in August 2015 at age 75, was known locally for his presence in the D.C. neighborhood where he lived with his wife of 25 years, Pam Horowitz. At the See Bond/Page 2

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

In the official announcement of Wawa’s plans to open numerous stores in the metro area, the Pennsylvania-based convenience store’s Brian Schaller offered this enthusiastic statement: “We couldn’t be more excited to begin our expansion throughout Washington, D.C.” By and large, Georgetown residents and business owners aren’t

saying the same.

Wawa announced last month, amid rumors and speculation, that over the next several years it will open 11 stores in D.C. and more in Maryland and Virginia. The city’s flagship Wawa is set to open in December at 1111 19th St. NW, four blocks south of Dupont Circle.

D.C. residents with roots farther north have generally applauded the move.

But in Georgetown, Wawa represents the latest in a line of nationally omnipresent chains — including Domino’s, CVS and See Wawa/Page 5

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With temperatures in D.C. soaring past 90 degrees last week, locals took to the water to cool down. Kayakers and paddle boarders took to the Key Bridge Boathouse before setting out on the Potomac River to enjoy water sports.

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Evans pushes extended lease for art center

By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Jackson Art Center has support from Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans in hopes of staying at its Georgetown building long past next year, when its lease with the city is set to expire.

On March 2, Evans introduced a bill to renew the lease for up to 20 years — moving ahead of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office, which hasn’t yet begun negotiations with the nonprofit. The art center has occupied the historic Jackson School building at 3050 R St. NW since 1980 and currently pays $145,000 in annual rent.

The center has signed two short-term lease extensions in

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recent years, most recently in 2015. The large Georgetown building has been eyed at times by developers, making users and neighbors anxious at the possible loss of a community arts space.

The mayor supports a long-

term extension of the lease, D.C. Department of General Services general counsel Camille Sabbakhan told the council’s Committee on Business and Economic Development at a hearing last Wednesday. She asked the committee to hold off on moving the bill because the mayor is prepared to submit her own legislation that is “very similar to the bill currently presented” after discussions with Jackson Art Center.

But Evans said he wants faster progress.

“I am anxious to get this done,” Evans told Sabbakhan. “It’s very important. I think we can just do it, knock it off.”

Sabbakhan said the rental fee is See Jackson/Page 2

Long-discussed plans to upgrade the run-down yet historic streetscape in Cleveland Park are now facing more delays after two recent rejections from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.

The project aims to improve aesthetics, traffic safety and stormwater runoff in the Connecticut Avenue commercial corridor.

It’s now expected to break ground in August of next year, two months later than the original start date, according to Paul Hoffman, program manager at the D.C. Department of Transportation.

The federal arts commission opposed designs on March 16 and again on May 18, with another review expected this month. While the panel has supported the intent to improve the commercial streetscape, members criticized the designs for “poor conceptual clarity,” according to a May 25 letter by commission secretary Thomas Luebke to the Transporta-

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The project includes mitigation measures to prevent flooding at the Cleveland Park Metro entry.

tion Department.

In an earlier letter in March, Luebke called for plans to commit to one theme: “Either draw upon design precedents in the corridor’s strong architectural context, or it could establish a modern design expressive of its own time.”

The project covers Connecticut Avenue from Porter Street NW to south of Macomb Street. Plans include drainage modifications — propelled in part by last year’s Cleveland Park Metro flood — as well as reconfiguring traffic and installing new street furnishings, gathering areas and green infrastructure. One of the most promiSee Streetscape/Page 23

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JACKSON: Evans urges mayor to accelerate lease extension for arts space

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one of the top issues up for negotiation.

A dozen community members attended the hearing to endorse the art center and support a long-term lease. Karen Ruckman, president of Jackson’s board of directors, said she hopes to remain in the building for many years to come.

Several residents pointed out the dwindling number of affordable

dedicated arts spaces in the city. “The Jackson Art Center is a place of refuge and quiet productivity for more than 40 practicing artists,� testified Barbara Downs, an instructor at the center and a former Citizens Association of Georgetown president.

Members of the center pay a $45 membership fee and an additional monthly fee for renting studios, about $21 per square foot.

Evans said he would like to see

city funding for new equipment and other needs, likely through grants from the Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Evans’ Ward 5 colleague Kenyan McDuffie, who chairs the business committee, mentioned during the hearing that he’d like to see the center expand outreach across the District. Ruckman said that the center has open studio time twice a year for the public and also holds workshops for chil-

dren citywide through partnerships with other organizations.

A few hours after the hearing, Evans told Georgetown residents at a neighborhood meeting that it went “very, very well.� “That is such a real gem in our community,� Evans said. “It’s really important that we keep it there and continue to support the arts.�

Staff writer Mark Lieberman contributed to this report.

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BENCH From Page 1 June 26 dedication, she said Bond had always wanted a bench. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been mentioned that Julian loved to walk in the neighborhood.

He said it was his thinking time, so I hope that all of you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not all at once â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will sit on the bench and think about making the world a better place,â&#x20AC;? said Horowitz, eliciting laughter.

The benchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s installation follows an extended period of bureaucratic wrangling, much to the frustration of Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh and other community stakeholders who faced unexpected resistance from the D.C. Department of Transportation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The] powers that be were so unwilling to be cooperative and frustrated our efforts almost at every turn,â&#x20AC;? Cheh said, though the department did eventually relent.

When it had seemed unlikely that the agency would ever allow a bench in Chevy Chase, Cheh devised a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plan Bâ&#x20AC;? to dedicate one to Bond at American University, where he had been a professor.

University officials were supportive, and a second bench there might come as early as this fall, Cheh said at the ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out of some sense of obstacle and craziness came a benefit,â&#x20AC;? she said to applause.

American Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently departed president Neil Kerwin and his wife Ann are friends with the Bond family, according to university spokesperson Camille Lepre. Kerwin was dean of Americanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Public Affairs when Bond first started his two decades of teaching there.

Bond also served as a Georgia state legislator and helped found the Southern Poverty Law Center.

His work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which he also helped found â&#x20AC;&#x201D; connected him with student activists like Joyce Ladner and Joan Mulholland, who both attended last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bench dedication.

The two women were roommates at Tougaloo College, a historically black school north of Jackson, Miss., and recalled meeting Bond in the early 1960s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was at the heart of the civil rights battle,â&#x20AC;? said Ladner, a Mount Pleasant resident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His job was to get the word out if someone was beaten or in jail.â&#x20AC;?

Mulholland and Ladner posed for pictures with other SNCC alumni on the shiny black bench bearing a plaque that reads: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In memory of Julian Bond, 19402015, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Race Man,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; A Life Dedicated to Civil Rights.â&#x20AC;?

Horowitz said a sense of humor infused her late husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work.

He would find the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current political divisions a challenge, she said, but not overwhelming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was always an optimist,â&#x20AC;? said Horowitz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had to be in order to do the work that he did over a lifetime.â&#x20AC;?

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Rainbow artwork planned District to publish traffic crash data online for 17th Street storm drains The District will begin publishing traffic crash data online for public viewing in an effort to curb vehicular injuries and fatalities, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced last week.

The open data set will be updated every 24 hours and will include the location, vehicles involved, injuries sustained and causes of every reported crash in D.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evaluation of safety data is critical in improving the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s street design,

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Four storm drains along 17th Street in Dupont Circle will be painted in rainbow colors to honor the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LGBTQ identity, after a previous proposal to paint area crosswalks fell through.

The painted storm drains will be located on 17th Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northwest corners with P and Church streets NW, and on its southeast corners with R and Corcoran streets NW. The project will be completed by mid-July, with funding from the local nonprofit Anacostia Watershed Society.

Earlier this year, Randy Downs of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B (Dupont Circle) gathered community support for painting rainbow crosswalks on 17th Street in time for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Capital Pride festivities, which took place earlier this month. Downs was confident that funding would be available, and the D.C. Department of Transportation was amenable to the proposal.

But the agency ultimately rejected the idea after determining that such efforts would violate obscure federal statutes governing D.C. roads, potentially threatening future federal funding for city transportation projects.

Instead, the city suggested that Downs and his group connect with the Anacostia Watershed Society, which is in the midst of a citywide

education, and enforcement efforts,â&#x20AC;? Bowser said in a news release.

The initiative relates both to the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vision Zero initiative, which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2024, and its new Open Data Policy, which calls for data from agencies in D.C. to be available to the public to the fullest extent possible. The information will be available at opendata.dc.gov.

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Painted storm drains will soon replace the temporary rainbow crosswalks along 17th Street NW. storm drain mural project. The nonprofit put out a call for local artists and will provide each of the four winners with materials and a $775 stipend to complete their 17th Street artwork.

Downs, himself a 17th Street resident, feels his area of Dupont Circle is ripe for such a tribute, given its long history of LGBTQ activism. The stretch of 17th between P and R streets NW also now boasts 12 rainbow banners as part of Downsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts this year.

That stretch of 17th is sprinkled with gay bars and other gayfriendly establishments, and has hosted the annual High Heel Drag Queen Race for the last 30 years.

It also earned the official alternate moniker Frank Kameny Way in 2010, in honor of an influential local gay rights activist who was dismissed from his position as an Army astronomer in 1957 because of his sexuality.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ward 4 short-term family housing project from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 5505 5th St. NW. To RSVP, visit tinyurl. com/y8nq8z57.

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Casey Trees will hold an interactive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stand Up for Treesâ&#x20AC;? workshop at 9:30 a.m. at the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headquarters, 3030 12th St. NE. The class will focus on how to advocate effectively for the District to plant more trees in parks, create more sustainable developments and protect more of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest trees. Admission is free, and breakfast and lunch will be provided. To register, visit caseytrees.org/event/stand-up-for-trees.

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At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso will host a Community Engagement Forum on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Challenges D.C. Faces in the Age of Trump.â&#x20AC;? The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus, 3106 16th St. NW. (The meeting was postponed from its original date due to inclement weather.)

Tuesday, July 11

The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will host a community meeting on senior programming at the Chevy Chase Community Center. The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Wednesday, July 12

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh â&#x20AC;&#x201D; chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Ward 5 D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; chair of the Committee on Business and Economic Development â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will hold a joint public roundtable on how best to revitalize the Cleveland Park commercial corridor. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the student center at the University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW.

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Metrorail Red Line service from Friendship Heights north to the Grosvenor station will be suspended on four weekends in July and August to test a technique that might address persistent issues of water leaks on Metro tracks.

On July 10, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will launch a pilot program to test a technique called “curtain grouting” that adds a polymerbased membrane to the tunnel walls.

The tests will take place in a 2,000-foot section of inbound track between Medical Center and Bethesda and in the Medical Center interlocking area. As a result, Maryland Red Line service will be suspended entirely between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights on weekends from Saturday, July 15, to Sunday, Aug. 6. Trains will single-track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center weeknights at 9 p.m. from Monday, July 10, to Friday, Aug. 11.

“Since this tunnel segment was constructed, Metro has fought a battle against Mother Nature, and Mother Nature has always had the upper hand,” Metro general manager Paul Wiedefeld said in a release. “Just as we have addressed the root causes of track infrastructure problems and railcar reliability issues, I want to address the water infiltration problem head on and find a sustainable solution. Our Red Line riders deserve nothing less.”

By early 2018, Metro will have evaluated the pilot and determined whether curtain grouting should be applied more broadly. A fullscale installation process would require “time and a significant amount of capital funding,” according to the release.

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“This kind of capital project perfectly illustrates why we need a dedicated funding source for our Metro system,” Metro board chair Jack Evans said in the release. “Fixing this problem will not be cheap or easy, but it is absolutely necessary and the right thing to do.”

D.C. minimum wage increases to $12.50

D.C.’s minimum wage increased from $11.50 to $12.50 per hour on Saturday, and the minimum wage for tipped workers went from $2.77 per hour to $3.33 per hour.

This milestone under the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016 is the first step in raising the minimum wage to $15, which will take effect by 2020. For tipped workers, this is the first increase in the minimum wage in 12 years.

“This increase will put more money in the pockets of working families, and put more people on pathways to the middle class,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news release.

Diaper drive collects 5,500 donations

A diaper drive organized by Sibley Memorial Hospital and DC Diaper Bank collected more than 5,500 donations for local residents in need, Sibley announced last month.

The event began at Sibley’s Family Fun Festival on May 20, and the diapers came both from community attendees and hospital staff. Following the collection, the diaper bank is delivering the donations to local families.

According to a news release, one in three families in the D.C. area struggles to afford diapers, which are not covered by government assistance programs.

“Our initial drive was a huge success and we hope to continue that success throughout the year,” said David Simpkins, vice president of marketing and communications for Johns Hopkins Medicine’s National Capital Region, which includes Sibley.

Sibley and DC Diaper Bank are continuing to collect diapers and plan to extend their partnership through public service announcements and summits on the often-overlooked importance of diapers.

Affordable housing planned for Petworth

D.C. officials celebrated the upcoming renovation of an apartment building in Petworth on June 23, which will ultimately provide 19 units of affordable housing at 4000 Kansas Ave. NW. The District allocated $3.7 million from the city’s Housing Production Trust Fund to pur-

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chase and upgrade the building, where units will be reserved for tenants of varying incomes for at least 50 years, according to a news release.

At a groundbreaking ceremony for the project, Mayor Muriel Bowser also highlighted other success stories from the city’s affordable housing policies. These include recently completing an upgrade to the 84-unit apartment building at 901 Rhode Island Ave. NW in Ward 6; expanding programs to help D.C. homebuyers; and creating or preserving more than 3,600 units of affordable housing units since 2015, with over 5,000 more on the way.

Officials also talked up the June 24 Housing Expo and Home Show, which featured workshops and exhibits about affordable housing and home improvement.

“No time in our District’s history have we invested more and housed more residents in a twoyear period — and we’re not slowing down anytime soon,” Polly Donaldson, director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, said in the news release.

Clarification

In a June 28 editorial on new child care regulations, The Current referred to “some 500 preschools” in the District. There are 347 child development centers, 99 child development homes and 22 expanded child development homes in the city, according to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. In addition to these 468 child development facilities, there are 134 D.C. public schools and public charter schools that provide pre-kindergarten education to 3- and 4-yearolds.

As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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WAWA: Residents fear that chain would threaten Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character From Page 1

7-Eleven â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that area residents perceive as threatening to a community proud of its locally owned shops and historic streetscapes.

The complaints are wide-ranging for the second proposed D.C. Wawa location, planned for 1222 Wisconsin Ave. NW, just south of Prospect Street.

Some residents object to the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy of being open 24/7 year-round, while others take issue with the planned eye-catching building design. Still others worry that Wawa would degrade Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small business landscape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most every resident Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spoken to is just appalled by it,â&#x20AC;? Jim Wilcox of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith) told The Current. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They basically think between the 7-Eleven and the CVS, we have enough of that type of venture.â&#x20AC;?

The building that will soon house Wawa dates back to 1927 and is currently owned by Mike and Bryce Weaver, whose family has owned the hardware store W.T. Weaver & Sons at 1208 Wisconsin since 1889. Mike Weaver told The Current that his family has been in talks with Wawa for more than a year, growing more impressed over time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is somebody who basically hits all demographics,â&#x20AC;?

Weaver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From a business standpoint theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a good tenant because they make sense. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a solid company with a solid business plan.â&#x20AC;?

Weaver comes from a family thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s used to neighborhood transformation, with roots in Georgetown dating back to 1803. Small businesses in the area will continue to struggle, he said, if owners donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t respect contemporary needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want high turnover,â&#x20AC;? Weaver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want people that are going to come, add to the neighborhood but also commit to improving the neighborhood.â&#x20AC;?

The concrete structure at 1222 Wisconsin is currently occupied

by Restoration Hardware, whose lease expires next year.

At last Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ANC 2E

meeting, residents said they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want Wawa to emulate the 7-Eleven that sits two blocks north at 1344 Wisconsin, with windows covered by indoor racks and what they describe as an overall gaudy appearance. ANC 2E voted unanimously to object to several of Wawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design proposals for the building, including illuminated awnings covering windows on Wisconsin Avenue and the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark flying goose designs imprinted on the building.

News that the store never closes prompted what Wilcox called â&#x20AC;&#x153;a sharp intake of breath around the roomâ&#x20AC;? at the meeting. But Wawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Bratton countered that the store hopes to serve residents who work late-night or early-morning shifts elsewhere in the neighborhood, and to provide a lower-cost alternative to some of the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pricier offerings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of our stores operate 24/7/365,â&#x20AC;? Bratton said at the meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is done in a manner so that when at any time if someone needs a service we become an oasis for someone at that hour.â&#x20AC;?

But Wilcox had a comeback: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This may not be a location that needs an oasis 24 hours a day.â&#x20AC;?

The meeting discussion eventually focused on aesthetic issues as ANC 2E weighed the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application before the Old Georgetown Board, an arm of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that deals with preservation of Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federally protected historic district.

ANC 2E chair Joe Gibbons compared renderings to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;lighthouse,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;a beaconâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;a candle.â&#x20AC;?

The Georgetown Wawa and others in D.C. would offer coffee, sandwiches, paninis, wraps, hoagies, soups, sides, custom salads and bottled drinks. The planned self-serve area will offer a highend array of packaged foods more in the vein of Pret A Manger than Wawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suburban locations, a store representative said at the meeting.

Robert Elliott, who owns the real estate on the north side of Prospect Street from Mortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue to Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s off Potomac Street, told The Current that he hopes Wawa doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t challenge the appealing

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Though he plans to welcome Wawa as a neighbor, he said he would have preferred to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;a high-quality restaurant leading people down that block.â&#x20AC;? Still, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s optimistic that the neighbor-

hood can convince Wawa to adopt a design similar in approach to the Apple Store at 1229 Wisconsin. In 2009, Apple went through several rounds of Old Georgetown Board review with designs that the neighborhood rejected as too flashy.

Eventually everyone found a common ground.

One comment in Wawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favor came from ANC 2E member and Georgetown University student Zac Schroepfer, who offered a rare dissenting view during last Thurs-

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Wawa will need Old Georgetown Board approval to open at the 1222 Wisconsin Ave. NW site.

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Wiping out home rule?

It’s bad enough when a member of Congress tries to meddle in the District’s local governance to advance an ideological agenda.

Now, we face the prospect of an even more dispiriting form of congressional interference. This time, Congress would be responding to direct pressure from an industry dominated by multinational corporations. At issue: the marketing claims of wet wipes.

Last year, the D.C. Council passed a law that explicitly defines “flushable” products as dissolving in water, and banning the sale of noncompliant wipes that use the term. The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority blames these wipes for clogging pipes and filtration equipment, even though the flushable label gives confidence even to conscientious residents that they’re doing no harm.

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry argues that concerns are overstated and their products cause little harm, but we’re more inclined to trust DC Water on that point. We also read with amusement that Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh dispatched an industry lobbyist last year by leaving a “flushable” wipe to soak in water overnight — and seeing no deterioration. “He even poked it around with his pen,” she told The Washington Post. “I never heard from him again.”

Meanwhile, other critics worry that companies will simply stop selling their wipes in D.C. rather than creating special packaging without “flushable” promises. Still others say that government should stay out of the bathroom. But the alternative doesn’t seem appropriate: allowing companies to market their products as safe to flush if the claim is untrue. The law does not target users of the wipes, just the companies that sell them.

We recognize that the toilet-based topic of this dispute is almost comical, tailor-made for pithy punchlines. But the fact that Congress might bow to Kimberly-Clark and other industry giants to block the D.C. government from enacting local laws is no laughing matter. It’s an ugly example of an even more disgusting trend.

Congress is empowered to directly invalidate D.C. laws in various ways due to the District’s unique status, and members have repeatedly done so. But there is no basis for interfering with this local law — or any other that doesn’t affect the District’s ability to serve as the seat of government.

We hope that Congress rejects calls to meddle with the D.C. wipes law — or, at the very least, establishes nationwide rules rather than singling out the District. Furthermore, we hope that the ongoing efforts for D.C. statehood will someday put the District on equal footing with the 50 states, so our local laws won’t be uniquely controlled by out-of-state lawmakers.

Time for a decision

The District benefits from its ample acreage of public parkland, and trails through that space are an invaluable amenity for residents and visitors. They are a source of recreation away from the bustle of city life, and they can also provide a pleasant route for pedestrians or bicyclists.

Unfortunately, one lovely and convenient spot between Foxhall and Georgetown has faced an extended closure. For nearly a year, Glover Archbold Park’s north-south trail has been closed between Canal Road and P Street NW due to the advanced deterioration of the abandoned Foundry Branch Bridge that passes overhead.

The bridge carried trolleys from Georgetown to Glen Echo, Md., until service ended in 1960. More recently, residents have pushed for the bridge to be restored as a pedestrian connection to the Georgetown University campus. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority owns the bridge, and simply wants to demolish it.

We’d be disappointed if Metro were to tear down the old bridge, which has potential value both for transportation and for preservation, given its status as “contributing” to the Glover Archbold Park Historic District. But the status quo really isn’t acceptable. Prospective users of the trail have been turned away from the fenced-off area for months, rerouted out of the park to nearby streets. Others ignore the closure and put themselves at risk from the bridge’s falling debris.

Accordingly, whatever is done with the bridge — demolition or repair — needs to be done promptly. The involvement of a diverse mix of stakeholders — in this case Metro, the National Park Service and the D.C. Historic Preservation Office — is rarely conducive to fast action.

But we urge the parties to adopt a greater sense of urgency, rather than allowing the closure to continue indefinitely.

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A meaningful ‘X’ …

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ay Wu moved to Washington a couple of years ago after graduating from Swarthmore College with a major in linguistics.

According to the Linguistic Society of America, the field helps the understanding of “how language influences the way in which we interact with each other and think about the world.”

In a world of words, Wu identifies as “nonbinary,” neither specifically male nor female. And as the media contact for the National Center for Transgender Equality, words matter to Wu. Wu was among a group of transgender individuals last week who got new driver’s licenses in D.C. The District became the first jurisdiction in the nation where the Department of Motor Vehicles allows residents to mark the gender box with an “x” rather a specific identity.

“It all went very smoothly,” Wu told NBC4.

“The director of the DMV came out and got the first person in line and processed their gender change herself.”

Lucinda Babers has been director of the District’s DMV since 2007, transforming an oftenmaligned city agency into one that handles hundreds of thousands of licenses with far fewer complaints than popular jokes suggest.

Babers says the District government, the mayor and council, all take individual rights seriously.

“It’s saying that we respect the rights of all individuals. And all individuals deserve the right to say who they are,” Babers told us.

One problem might occur just because it is the District of Columbia. Even now, some federal agencies, other states and countries fail to recognize the District license as real. An “x” on the gender line could add more confusion.

Babers said the city is busy alerting the Transportation Security Agency, liquor license officials, Social Security offices and others that the license is legitimate. “Just to educate them on the fact that this is indeed a legal document,” Babers said.

“Do not reject anyone who has this ‘x’ identifier.”

Wu said transgender people are all too aware of discrimination, physical abuse and even murder and they will stand up for their rights to their identity with any government agency.

“People who aren’t specifically either men or women have existed in lots of cultures over thousands of years,” Wu said. “The concept we currently have of men and women isn’t actually universal.”

Answering a frequent question, Wu told us, “If you’re not sure what pronouns to use for someone, just asking them is the best way to find out.”

■ Doing well. The 16th annual Cafritz Awards were handed out last week. For 16 years, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation has high-

lighted what the media recognizes less often: “outstanding performance and exemplary service

by D.C. government employees.”

Individual winners receive $7,500.

Paul Taylor, a recreation specialist in charge of the Greenleaf Recreation facility in Southwest, is among the honorees this year.

Ward 6 D.C. Council member Charles Allen told the Notebook that Taylor “is a model of what you want a person to be.” Allen said Taylor has worked to turn his life around after serving a sentence for crimes as a young man. “As a returning citizen, now that he has been home, he’s committed the rest of his life to repair the damage … of the harm he caused,” the council member said.

At the Greenleaf center, Taylor offers a strong, living, breathing example to young men and women about how hopelessness and being adrift in life can take a radical turn toward helping others.

The Notebook joins in saluting Taylor, along with these other individual winners in the social service/correctional fields: Theresa P. DonaldsonDePass, retired program director, Department of Behavioral Health; Reena Chakraborty, chief of strategic planning, Department of Corrections; Rahim Jenkins, administrative officer, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services; and Laverne Plater, nurse consultant, St. Elizabeths Hospital.

■ A final word. Jeffrey Gildenhorn died last week and a little part of hometown Washington was lost, too. The effervescent owner of the retro American City Diner died in a choking incident at The Palm restaurant downtown.

The Diner and the upscale Palm were worlds apart, but Gildenhorn fit into both.

At the diner, located at 5532 Connecticut Ave. NW in Chevy Chase, he would occupy a booth near the front, chatting with anyone who walked inside as wait staff scurried about — each employee wearing a button that proclaimed, “No Whining.”

Gildenhorn’s grandfather and father had been in the liquor business in the same neighborhood as the diner. Gildenhorn ran for mayor in 1998, promising in those near-bankruptcy days that he could run D.C. “like a business.” Anthony Williams won that year. More recently, Gildenhorn’s diner featured a “Trump Sandwich” that Democrat Gildenhorn said was “full of baloney.”

Like the low-brow signs and kitsch that suffused his restaurant, and the serious discussions in one of his booths, there were many aspects to Gildenhorn’s well-lived life.

As the staff posted on the window last week, “RIP Jeffrey Gildenhorn!”

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Council erred with inheritance tax cut

The District’s millionaires are laughing all the way to the bank.

Did you know that the D.C. Council just gave them a special tax break? In this year’s budget, members voted to keep an inheritance tax cut that will raise the floor from $2 million to $5.45 million, giving a few dozen of the city’s wealthiest residents a huge tax break at the expense of poor families and children. This was a horrible mistake, and one

that makes me question exactly whom our city government is fighting for.

I am doing well in the District. But many of my neighbors are not sharing in our city’s growing prosperity. The council had a clear choice: support critical services that promote widebased prosperity, or promote dynastic wealth and increasing inequality. The D.C. Council chose the latter.

It’s past time that the D.C. Council stopped working for powerful special interests and started working for all of us, so that all kids have good schools, all families have decent and affordable housing, and every-

one has access to health care.

The council threw away our best shot at making that happen.

Those of us not interested in tax cuts for millionaires need to hold our elected leaders accountable, especially so-called “progressives” like Council members Robert White and Charles Allen, who voted to make our city more unequal.

And in case the nine council members who voted “yes” are wondering: Inheritance taxes will never be the reason that I stay or leave the District. But lousy public schools? When I have kids, that’ll definitely do it.

Samantha Waxman Bloomingdale

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D.C. needs real campaign finance reform now VIEWPOINT KARL A. RACINE

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he new report from Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh regarding a politically connected city contractor and the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of General Services has again raised concerns among many District residents about the influence of big donors over our government. As Council member Cheh recommended in her report, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Council should consider amending campaign finance laws to regulate campaign contributions by contractors. â&#x20AC;Ś [Even] the mere impression of favoritism for particular contractors or vendors by government staff can chill competition for government contracts.â&#x20AC;?

On July 10, the D.C. Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety will hold a hearing on several campaign finance reform bills â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including legislation that our office introduced specifically to address the perception that big developers and other contractors can buy influence in our city.

Last year, after hearing from concerned residents across the city, I proposed what is now B22-0008, the Campaign Finance Transparency and Accountability Amendment Act of 2017. The proposal addresses both the reality and perception of pay-toplay politics by precluding any donor, including a corporation, from engaging in major business with the District for two years after giving to a political candidate or a political action committee. This means donors would be barred from large contracts, major grants and significant tax breaks for two years.

This issue is clearly of great concern to District residents. A series of scandals over the last several years involving donors has repeatedly fed the perception that the influence of big money in the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s politics is problematic. In a recent poll, one of the few areas in which respondents expressed significant dissatisfaction with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s direction was in â&#x20AC;&#x153;reducing the influence of wealthy political donors

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Early childhood rules based on research

In response to The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s June 28 editorial â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burdensome preschool regulations merit further review,â&#x20AC;? the Office of the State Superintendent of Education would like to clarify the process by which the regulations were developed and the impact of a highly qualified early childhood workforce on young children.

According to an overwhelming body of research, the first years of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life are the most critical to brain development. During this rapid period of development, more than 1 million new neural connections are made every second. The quality of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earliest experiences sets them on the path for positive language, cognitive and social-emotional development and builds essential groundwork. An educated early childhood workforce equipped with an understanding of brain development and the skill set and

on government decisions.â&#x20AC;?

Some who support the status quo contend that if we prohibit donors from bidding on large contracts, we will see an increase in the use of PACs and other roundabout ways for well-heeled donors to support particular candidates. Under current law, there are many kinds of unregulated political activity in which individuals, corporations and PACs can engage even while coordinating with a campaign. Our bill addresses this concern by creating a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bright lineâ&#x20AC;? distinction between candidates and PACs, ensuring that those who coordinate with a campaign are subject to all the regulations that help keep our elections clean and transparent. These reforms will make that kind of circumvention significantly more difficult.

To protect honest government and bolster our residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; confidence in the faithfulness of their representatives, now is the time for the council to move on our bill. Last year, Chairman Phil Mendelson sought council approval of a legislative package that would accomplish similar goals; it was defeated on a narrow 7-6 vote. However, three of those â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? votes are no longer on the council. I encourage District residents to call their council members and tell them they support the Campaign Finance Transparency and Accountability Amendment Act of 2017.

Even so, passing our bill and firmly separating donations from major business with the District is only a first step to addressing wider campaign finance issues. Other reforms â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as the other bills to be considered during the July 10 hearing as well as Council member Chehâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent proposal to expand the definition of lobbying to include actions related to contracting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are sorely needed to safeguard our local democracy.

While some aspects of campaign finance are extremely complex, one thing is clear. The time is now for the D.C. Council to begin restoring our residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; faith in their government by separating big donors from city business.

Karl A. Racine is the D.C. attorney general.

competencies for supporting development can have a profound impact on a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success.

To that end, our office released new licensing regulations in December to ensure that care and education provided in D.C. child development facilities supports childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development and future academic achievement by establishing minimum requirements to protect the health, safety, welfare and positive development of children. We held two rounds of public comment on the regulations and made substantial changes in response to feedback before they were finalized. The final regulations phase in the credential requirements over a number of years and provide a waiver option for experienced educators. We have heard from many providers and partners who support these requirements as what is needed for young childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development.

Our office is taking concrete steps to support educators in meeting these new requirements.

In fiscal year 2018, D.C. will invest $3 million to build capacity and provide educational opportunities so our early learning work-

force can meet the requirements.

Initial data show that 38 percent of teachers in D.C. child development facilities already have an associate degree or higher in early childhood education, or are a few classes away from meeting the minimum requirement of 24 credit hours in early childhood education. About 80 percent of center directors have a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree or higher in early childhood education or are a few classes away from meeting the minimum requirement of 15 credit hours in early childhood education. Our office continues to help additional educators meet these credentials through scholarship programs, partnerships with institutions of higher education, and substantial financial resources.

D.C. leads the nation in several key measures of early childhood education and continues to strive for excellence. These changes are essential to elevating our early childhood workforce and providing our children the best opportunity to enter kindergarten ready to succeed.

Hanseul Kang D.C. Superintendent of Education

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PSA 202 TENLEYTOWN / AU PARK Robbery â&#x2013; 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:29 p.m. June 29.

Theft â&#x2013; 4500-4599 block, Fort Drive; 2:56 p.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:30 p.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 4400-4499 block, Jenifer St.; 2:02 p.m. June 30. â&#x2013; 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:31 p.m. June 30. â&#x2013; 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:13 p.m. July 2.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 5300-5399 block, 42nd Place; 4:01 p.m. July 2.

â&#x2013; 3500-3599 block, Davenport St.; 4:46 p.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 4000-4199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:18 p.m. July 2. â&#x2013; 2700-2799 block, Ordway St.; 7:16 p.m. July 2. â&#x2013; 4530-4599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:27 p.m. July 2.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 2800-2899 block, Ellicott St.; 4:49 p.m. June 29.

PSA 204

â&#x2013; MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

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

Robbery â&#x2013; 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:31 p.m. June 27.

Theft â&#x2013; 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 10:56 a.m. July 1.

PSA 205

â&#x2013; PALISADES / SPRING VALLEY PSA 205

WESLEY HEIGHTS / FOXHALL

â&#x2013; FOREST HILLS / VAN NESS PSA 203

CLEVELAND PARK

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 4800-4899 block, Tilden St.; 9:03 a.m. June 28.

Burglary â&#x2013; 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 2:26 p.m. June 29.

Theft â&#x2013; 5300-5399 block, Cushing Place; 7:04 a.m. June 27.

Theft â&#x2013; 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:33 p.m. June 27.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 5000-5099 block, Sedgwick St.; 6:03 p.m. June 28.

PSA 203

PSA PSA 206 206

â&#x2013; GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH

Sexual abuse â&#x2013; 1640-1699 block, 33rd St.; 5:54 p.m. June 28.

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1000-1199 block, 30th St.; 3:53 p.m. June 30. â&#x2013; 1227-1299 block, 30th St.; 8:05 p.m. June 30.

Theft â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, 33rd St.; 6:14 p.m. June 26. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 1:03 a.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 11:19 p.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6:49 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 7:02 p.m. June 30. â&#x2013; 3000-3099 block, Dumbarton St.; 10:50 p.m. June 30. â&#x2013; M Street over Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway; 8:22 p.m. July 1. â&#x2013; 1020-1199 block, 33rd St.; 3:38 p.m. July 2. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, M St.; 4:31 p.m. July 2.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1200-1225 block, 28th St.; 1:53 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 3300-3399 block, Q St.; 1:33 p.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 1000-1199 block, 30th St.; 2:39 p.m. July 2. â&#x2013; 3300-3399 block, Water St.;

4:17 p.m. July 2.

PSA PSA 207 207

â&#x2013; FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

Sexual abuse â&#x2013; 2400-2448 block, Virginia Ave.; 9:14 p.m. June 29.

Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 1:34 p.m. July 2 (with knife).

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, I St.; 1:07 p.m. June 27.

Theft â&#x2013; Unit block, Washington Circle; 9:24 a.m. June 26. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:02 p.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 1709-1799 block, New York Ave.; 8:13 p.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 6:18 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, K St.; 7:50 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, 15th St.; 8:06 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 1718-1799 block, L St.; 5:27 a.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 800-899 block, 15th St.; 7:24 a.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, L St.; 5:07 p.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 8:18 p.m. June 30. â&#x2013; 900-915 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 1:42 a.m. July 1. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, Vermont

Ave.; 11:04 a.m. July 1. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 10:50 p.m. July 2.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, M St.; 2:54 a.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 700-799 block, 20th St.; 6:05 p.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 2300-2399 block, H St.; 7:12 p.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 2400-2499 block, N St.; 11:44 a.m. July 1. â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, 23rd St.; 10:09 p.m. July 1. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 21st St.; 3:43 a.m. July 2. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, 23rd St.; 12:02 p.m. July 2.

PSA 208

â&#x2013; SHERIDAN-KALORAMA PSA 208

DUPONT CIRCLE

Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, N St.; 2:26 a.m. July 2.

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, N St.; 8:38 a.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 2000-2029 block, Florida Ave.; 3:53 p.m. June 29.

Theft â&#x2013; 1900-1923 block, 18th St.; 8:26 a.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 2120-2199 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8:01 p.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 2000-2016 block, P St.; 6:35 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 1320-1399 block, 15th St.;

10:22 a.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 5:45 p.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6 a.m. June 30. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:18 a.m. July 2.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, 22nd St.; 10:06 p.m. June 27. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, Wyoming Ave.; 12:20 a.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, N St.; 11 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, N St.; 4:01 a.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, N St.; 4:22 a.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, Bancroft Place; 2:55 p.m. June 29. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, R St.; 12:40 p.m. July 1. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 6:13 a.m. July 2.

PSA PSA 303 303

â&#x2013; ADAMS MORGAN

Robbery â&#x2013; 2300-2399 block, 18th St.; 5:08 a.m. July 1.

Theft â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:49 p.m. June 28. â&#x2013; 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 5:02 p.m. July 1.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1630-1699 block, Euclid St.; 12:21 a.m. June 29.

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School with a Gatorade award: Walls runner wins prestigious honor

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Photos by Cory Royster

Ingrid Joseph won the DCSAA 100- and 200-meter titles en route to becoming Walls’ first Gatorade award winner.

In the 32-year history of the D.C. Gatorade player of the year awards, no winner had ever come from School Without Walls’ athletics program.

That came to an end on June 22 when Walls sprinter Ingrid Joseph was named 2017’s girls track and field athlete of the year.

“I’m just very happy because people think Walls isn’t very good at sports, or a sports school,” Joseph said. “It’s great to help my school have a good name.”

The rising Walls senior joins a prestigious list of recent winners including National Cathedral’s Page Lester in 2016, Cathedral’s Jeryne Fish in 2015 and Wilson’s Deonna Diggs in 2014.

Joseph had a stellar junior season and raced to gold at the D.C. State Athletic Association’s 100- and 200-meter races with blistering times of 12.26 seconds and 24.95, respectively. The latter was a personal record for the sprinter.

“I PRed my 200, and I had a very strong race from start to finish,” Joseph said. “My start was really good. My coaches worked on my start consistency, and it really showed in the state championship. There was also one other girl at the top with me from McKinley. I just focused on the time I wanted to get. I focused on that rather than trying to beat somebody else.”

Joseph also broke the tape in both the 100- and 200-meter championship races in the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association.

“Her desire to want to get better is one of her biggest strengths,” said Walls coach

Mike Gaske. “She is constantly searching for ways to get better. An awful lot of track and field is about who wants to more — who is going to push harder and train harder. She has that in spades.”

Joseph credits her support system for helping her achieve her goals.

“I’m just really happy about the season and the coaches who pushed me and helped me,” she said. “I had a really good season, and all the support I got from my family was big.”

The Gatorade honor was Joseph’s biggest accolade so far, and Gaske believes it’s just the start of what Joseph can do.

“She is just getting recognized for it now,” the coach said. “She has been a very good athlete. She really kicked it up a notch this year. The range of times that she is hitting now really puts her in with elite com-

Former Cathedral hoops star earns spot on national squad

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Former National Cathedral basketball star Bella Alarie was recently named to Team USA’s U19 World Cup basketball team.

“It’s surreal,” Alarie told the team’s website after the May 21 announcement. “I was so nervous sitting in that room waiting for the names to be called, but when I heard my name, my heart kind of dropped. I’m so excited. This is an incredible opportunity, and I’m so excited to represent this country. I think I played my heart out this weekend, and I’m glad that showed to the staff and committee.”

Alarie, who graduated from Cathedral in 2016 and now attends Princeton University, joins the national team as it looks to capture its seventh straight cup in Italy from July 22 to 30.

It is a fitting accolade for Ala-

rie, who scored 1,000 career points at National Cathedral and later became a dynamo in the Ivy League. The 2016 D.C. Gatorade girls basketball player of the year had a standout freshman season for Princeton, while leading the Tigers in scoring with 12.6 points per game, and rebounding with eight per game, blocks with 51 (a school single-season record) and total field goals with 139.

Her stellar freshman season also netted her the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award and first-team all-Ivy. “I’m so proud of Bella, who earned the chance to represent her country at the highest and international level,” Princeton coach Courtney Banghart said on the school’s website. “Her relentless pursuit of excellence has been so fun to coach and I’ll look forward to being her fan this summer. All of Tiger Nation celebrates alongside her and will be rooting for her

pany, and people are starting to take notice of her. She had the ability all along; it just takes time to develop.”

The Gatorade award also takes into account academic performance and volunteering — two areas the rising senior also excelled in.

In addition to maintaining a 3.37 GPA, Joseph has been very active in the community. The speedster has volunteered locally to benefit youth track and field programs, participated at Martha’s Table and served as a mentor to students at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School.

“At [E.L. Haynes] I help aid the children and prepare them for the high school experience,” she said. “At Martha’s, we work on building our self-worth and we do projects to show the community how to do that. I also help feed the homeless.”

As Joseph enters her senior year, Gaske believes she can leave a lasting legacy at the Foggy Bottom school.

“For her there is no ceiling,” he said.

“She can be as good as she wants to be.

Something that works in her favor is she realizes that. An awful lot of succession sprinting comes down to who was born with the fast-twitch muscles. She has all of the tools, but it’s her work ethic and desire that will really push her to the next level.”

Looking ahead to when her time at Walls is over, Joseph hopes to continue to run at the college level — hopefully in a Division I program.

“I have gotten many calls and letters from coaches so far,” she said. “I’m just preparing myself and getting ready. I really want to go to a DI school, but I’m also interested in DII. Anywhere that would offer me a good deal is where I will go.”

Locals play in premier lax showcase event at Towson

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Brian Kapur/Current file photo

Bella Alarie, a 2016 graduate from Cathedral, was named to Team USA’s U19 squad.

and the team every step of the way. Go get the gold!”

The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse games — the nation’s biggest high school lacrosse showcase — took over Towson University last week and a slew of Northwest lacrosse players stepped into the fray.

In the main event, Colin Hinton — a St. John’s lacrosse star who was named player of the year by The Current and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference — played on defense for the senior boys team on Saturday afternoon at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University.

In the underclassmen tournament, which began on Thursday and wrapped up on Sunday, Northwest athletes were the backbone of the respective boys and girls D.C. squads, which took on regional teams such as upstate New York and Philadelphia.

On the boys side, rivals became

teammates as T.J. Haley of St. John’s joined up with three Gonzaga Eagles — Teddy Russell, Andrew O’Berry and Doane Kiechel — on the D.C. Boys Command team.

Gonzaga players also had to team with traditional rivals on the D.C. Boys Highlight team as Kyle Borda, Timothy Marcille and Jack Myers joined forces with athletes from DeMatha, Landon and Georgetown Prep.

In the girls bracket, Camille Barron from St. John’s suited up for the South Girls Command squad. Meanwhile, the D.C. Girls Command team featured Aine Coyne of St. John’s and Visitation’s Meghan McCarthy teaming with typical foes from St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes as well as Bishop Ireton.

Local representatives were also included on the D.C. Girls Highlight team, which featured Visitation’s Jane McAvoy and Olivia Naughton.

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Apple Store designs earn plaudits from review boards

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

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lans for the Apple Store takeover of the Carnegie Library have sailed through numerous regulatory reviews in recent weeks with hardly any objection, culminating last Thursday in approval from city preservation officials.

Apple plans to begin a year of construction this fall on rehabilitating the Carnegie Library building at 801 K St. NW. The ground floor and lower level will feature an Apple Store and a spacious community area for art exhibits, science workshops and workday gathering spots. The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., will continue to occupy the two-story buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top floor, as it has since 2001.

Concept designs for the project won unanimous support from the Historic Preservation Review Board on June 29. Amid a volley of praise, board members requested only one minor change: eliminating several of 12 planned hanging outdoor banners announcing Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not Times Square,â&#x20AC;? board member Joseph Taylor told project architects

from the firm Beyer Blinder Belle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be a little understated with the banners and the Apple logo.â&#x20AC;?

Otherwise, board members described the plans using glowing adjectives like â&#x20AC;&#x153;phenomenalâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautiful.â&#x20AC;? Taylor said the project marks a distinct improvement over the more radical designs of a 2013 attempt to transform the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former central library into a new home for the International Spy Museum.

Under the approved plans, the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor facade will remain largely unaltered, with new stormwater retention and landscaping features as well as a shallower slope on the side facing Mount Vernon Place NW. A massive skylight inside will be rebuilt, and long-closed windows will be reopened and beautified. Apple is funding construction on the city-owned building and federally owned surrounding property itself but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to disclose the cost, company spokesperson Nick Leahy told The Current last month.

Board member Linda Mercado Greene

Mayoral proclamation hails â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nora Pouillon Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Nora Pouillon, owner for nearly 40 years of Restaurant Nora in Dupont Circle, earned commendation from Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday, during her restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last night before permanently closing.

Bowser teamed with Ellen Goldstein of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2D (Sheridan-Kalorama) to proclaim July 1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nora Pouillon Dayâ&#x20AC;? in recognition of the organic chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decades of contributions to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culinary landscape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thank and pay special tribute to Nora Pouillon for her numerous professional contributions and accomplishments, her outstanding service to her community, and wish her all the best in her future endeavors,â&#x20AC;? the commendation reads.

Restaurant Nora opened at 2132 Florida Ave. NW in 1978 as the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first certifiedorganic restaurant, and paved the way for what is now a thriving organic food culture in the city. Pouillon also helped established FreshFarm Markets, which now operates eight markets in the city, including one in Dupont Circle. She earned a James Beard Award for Lifetime Achievement in May. Pouillon announced her retirement last October. She hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet found a buyer for her restaurant; the asking price for the property is $7 million, according to a Washingtonian

Photo by Duane Heaton

Chef Yoshihisa â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoshiâ&#x20AC;? Ota will make custom dishes at the new downtown restaurant. report.

Sushi restaurant opens blocks from White House Sushi Gakyu debuted its 1420 New York Ave. NW restaurant with a VIP opening last week.

Now open to the public, the new eatery offers upscale traditional and modern sushi, sashimi and other Japanese fish dishes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helmed by Chef Yoshihisa â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoshiâ&#x20AC;? Ota, who is best known locally for Yuzu Japanese Dining in Bethesda and has more than three decades of sushi experience in both the U.S. and Japan.

At Sushi Gakyu, the chef will also make custom dishes for guests at the Edomae Ginzastyle table. The restaurant can seat about 67 guests inside, with another 24 seats outside.

Golden Triangle BID fetes tree-box displays

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District

Renderings courtesy of Apple

Apple hopes to open a store inside the historic Carnegie Library at 801 K St. NW. said the Carnegie Library is one of her favorite buildings in the city. She once thought it would be a suitable mayoral residence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just really happy itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening,â&#x20AC;?

Greene said of the renovation plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great concept, a beautiful idea.â&#x20AC;?

The National Capital Planning Commission â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a federal planning review board comprised of presidential and mayoral appointees as well as local and national agency representatives â&#x20AC;&#x201D; offered similarly full-throated praise at its June 1 meeting.

Commissioners agreed that Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans reflect an agreeable homage to the historic character of the existing Beaux-

recently named two winners of its 2017 Golden Streets competition, picked from 19 landscaped tree boxes in the Golden Triangle section of downtown.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest asked businesses to respond to the theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot, Hot, Hotâ&#x20AC;? with original landscape displays on the sidewalks in front of their properties.

The Best in Design winner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1900 K St. NW, which is owned by TH Real Estate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; created a display called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oasis in the Concrete Jungle,â&#x20AC;? with its vibrant landscaping done by Chapel Valley Landscape Co. The Best in Sustainability winner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1025 Connecticut Ave. NW, owned and managed

by Blake Real Estate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; enlisted the landscaping company Rolling Greens to build its display, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flight of the Bumblebees.â&#x20AC;? Judges noted its use of plants native to the D.C. climate, thus demanding fewer resources for upkeep, according to a news release.

The BID works to boost economic development in the business district roughly between the White House and Dupont Circle. The Golden Streets judging panel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which included employees of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington Gardener Magazine and Dumbarton House, as well as NBC4 meteorologist Chuck Bell â&#x20AC;&#x201D; walked the streets of the BIDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area to choose winners in the two categories.

Arts architecture while upgrading it for modern-day needs. Several members said the only element of possible concern is the vague plan for exterior landscaping and pedestrian access, which the commission wants to see refined before the next review in the fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to make sure that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a pretty building and a mediocre landscape,â&#x20AC;? D.C. Office of Planning director Eric Shaw said during the meeting.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a federal design review panel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; voted on May 18 to support the concept as well. Members urged the development See Apple/Page 23

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A grand Newark Street home offers expansive views

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ith its showcase of architectural styles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Colonial Revival, Bungalow, Prairie, Mission, Victorian

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and varied decorative details such as turrets, towers, Adamesque swags, Palladian windows and pilasters, Newark Street is one of the prettiest in Cleveland Park. Its wide grassy walkways and grand homes on generous lots recall a more genteel era and always make for a pleasant walk down to Connecticut from Wisconsin Avenue.

(Uphill back to Wisconsin, however, not so much.)

A classic Craftsman at 3122 Newark St. NW is set back on two large lots of old-growth trees and beautifully landscaped grounds, which complement its elegant lines and offer stunning views of extensive woods surrounding it. Built in 1910, the nearly 5,700-square-foot home has four levels with five bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, soaring ceilings with windows to match, two working wood-burning fireplaces, a large pool and off-street parking. It is now on the market for $5,200,000.

From the front, the home is a traditional bungalow with a large

columned porch and lattice banister detail. Inside, the floor plan opens up to reveal large windows at the far end of the house framing the woods and greenery beyond. To the immediate right of the foyer is a half-bath and small sitting room with a view of the porch on one side and the formal dining room on the other via a thoughtfully placed glass display case now housing a 19th-century English model ship. (In fact, the whole house has a trim nautical feel created by space-saving builtins, wood panel detail, curved walls that recall a shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hull and windows that look like sails.)

The sitting room leads to a wide galley kitchen with dark wood paneling and creamy Corian countertop. Appliances include a stainless double sink, an Amana gas range, a KitchenAid microwave and oven, a white Kenmore dishwasher and a GE French door refrigerator/freezer. There is no shortage of storage thanks to the extensive cabinets and pantries.

The kitchen gives way to the family room and dining area set off by tall windows overlooking the back deck, pool and woods.

The family room features a large, elevated fireplace and built-ins, along with sliding glass doors that open onto the deck, which has a built-in glass-topped table that seats eight.

Adjacent to the kitchen is a

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This Cleveland Park home, a classic Craftsman set back on two large lots, is priced at $5,200,000. formal dining room with walls designed with recessed arches and built-in shelves (some glass) for artwork and other objects. It flows into a glass-enclosed office/ library with built-in bookshelves, banquette seating and desks, and another glass display case.

The dining room also overlooks a spectacular sunken living room with 16-foot ceilings, a 4-by-6-foot stone fireplace and towering expanses of windows with a view of the grounds. Vertical white clapboard on one wall and a gray horizontal-planked feature wall complete the nautical look and feel.

Back in the entry foyer, a switchback stairway takes you to the residential quarters on the second and third floors. There are three bedrooms on the second floor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two guest rooms, one with an en-suite bath, and the

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Northwest Real Estate ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown â&#x2013; GEORGETOWN / CLOISTERS Cloisters BURLEITH / HILLANDALE At the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s June 29 meeting: â&#x2013; Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans reported that the council had held a hearing the day before on his bill to extend the Jackson Art Center lease at 3050 R St. NW for 20 more years. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to issue community commendations for former commissioners Reed Howard, Ron Lewis, Tom Birch, Bill Starrels and Jeffrey Jones, as well as former ANC 2E executive director Leslie Maysak. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to strongly request that permitting agencies more closely review routes for races in the neighborhood, following a high volume of neighbor frustrations over the Lawyers Have Heart 5K & 10K race. Numerous residents reported hearing significant amplified noise from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. on June 10, commissioner Lisa Palmer said.

Others said they were barred from driving in and out of their homes during the race, despite promises to the contrary from organizers, according to Palmer. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to request that the D.C. Council include university students in its bill â&#x20AC;&#x153;Access to Justice for Immigrants Amendment Act of 2017,â&#x20AC;? which would tap city grant funds to provide legal counsel for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigrant population. ANC 2E did not otherwise take a position on the bill. Commissioner Zac Schroepfer, a Georgetown University student, said several of his immigrant constituents hope they can take advantage of the proposed funds should the bill get passed and an emergency arise. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to support a D.C. Council bill that would

renew for 20 years the Jackson Art Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lease on the city-owned building at 3050 R St. NW. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to request that the D.C. Department of Transportation extend the public comment period for a notice of intent to remove 40 parking spots and install protected bike lanes along Water and K streets NW east of Wisconsin Avenue. The proposal would also include new bike lanes on the block of Wisconsin south of South Street, and would require the removal of six parking spots on Wisconsin. Some neighbors and commissioners argued that the need for protected bike lanes and their potential positive impact outweighs the consequences of losing parking, while others balked at the prospect of more visitors to the neighborhood parking in residential areas instead.

Commissioner Lisa Palmer said she has heard from the Transportation Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sam Zimbabwe that the agency has agreed to let ANC 2E weigh in at its September meeting, with the goal of starting construction on the project before the end of the year. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to request that the D.C. Department of Transportation maintain DC Circulator service along Wisconsin Avenue, rather than cutting it to make way for Circulator lines elsewhere in the city, as is currently being considered. Commissioner Zac Schroepfer said his university student constituents would be devastated to lose an important means of accessing internships downtown, and other commissioners said the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior population also relies on the service. An agency official said a draft proposal for the future of the Circulator will be available at the end of July, with a public comment period open until September.

â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to support a special event application for the Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Triathlon on Sept. 10, provided that Whitehurst Freeway is the only street closed and that no amplified noise is used during the race. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to protest an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board application for a beer and wine license and entertainment endorsement for Cafe Georgetown at 3141 N St. NW on the basis of peace, order and quiet.

Commissioners said they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet have enough information about the nature of its requested entertainment endorsement to support the application. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to support a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception from use requirements to open a 45-seat Starbucks location at 3347 M St. NW. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to take no position on a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception from rear-yard requirements to construct a rearyard addition to a single-family house at 2716 O St. NW. Commissioners said the project has a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tortured historyâ&#x20AC;? of neighbor disputes on which they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel comfortable registering an opinion. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to support a public space application for a sidewalk cafe at Say Cheese! at 1132 29th St. NW. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to request that the owner of Metro Motors at 1601 Wisconsin Ave. NW address numerous neighborhood concerns over the brightness of an LED sign less than 6 feet off the ground at the station. Commission chair Joe Gibbons said the sign is incompatible with the historic streetscape of Georgetown and requested that the applicant present alternative lighting schemes to ANC 2E before pro-

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While recently searching the web for photos of Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once-gritty waterfront, I came across a rather remarkable image. The photo depicted the great flood of October 1942, when the Potomac River crested nearly 12 feet above flood stage at Wisconsin Avenue.

Given the world war that was raging, photos of this flood are rare, and photographing such events was probably discouraged. Second, the photo, taken from Key Bridge, revealed the location of Bremizer Brewing Co. at the corner of 34th and Water streets NW. I believe Bremizerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first and only brewery, perhaps producing a craft beer long before such became popular.

Earlier photographs of that location show an empty lot, so the brewery building may have been built after the end of Prohibition in 1933. There are several individuals of that era who may have founded the eponymously named brewery, but identifying the brewmaster would require further research.

The Bremizer building still stands today, and a proposal to convert that and the adjoining building into mid-rise condominium residences has received concept approval. Based on the photo, the Citizens Association of Georgetown wrote to the D.C. State Historic Preservation Officer, asking that the former brewery building be considered as a contributing building with the Georgetown Historic District. If the building is so designated, any demolition would be prohibited unless the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agent for Historic Preservation, after a public hearing, determined that the new building to be built on the site was one of special merit. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Walter Groszyk ceeding. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to offer several comments on an Old Georgetown Board application for signage at the new Starbucks location at 3347 M St. NW: opposition to a proposed blade sign, praise for the applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach to interior trash, a request that cans remain in the interior trash room except during pickup; support for a door design that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and opposition to artwork on the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 34th Street facade. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to express objections to the following aspects of an Old Georgetown Board application for signage, awnings and alterations to 1222 Wisconsin Ave. NW for a planned Wawa location: the size of lettering and images on outdoor signs; window coverings on Prospect Street and Wisconsin Avenue; and window advertising. Commissioners also requested additional trash receptacles and fenestration analysis at the site, more information on loading processes, and assurances that the store will not cause undue noise and congestion.

The commission does not have a regular meeting scheduled in August. The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 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 The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â&#x2013; SPRING VALLEY / WESLEY HEIGHTS Wesley Heights PALISADES / KENT / FOXHALL The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, in Room K-106, Kresge Building, Wesley Theological Seminary, 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3d.org.

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Thursday JULY 6 Performance â&#x2013; As part of the 2017 Capital Fringe Festival, spoken word artist Ellouise Schoettler will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ready to Serve: Remember the Nurses,â&#x20AC;? a one-woman show about 64 Maryland Army nurses who went to France during World War I. 5:30 p.m. $17 plus Fringe Button. Eastman Studio Theatre, Gallaudet University, Florida Avenue and 8th Street NE. capitalfringe.org. The performance will repeat July 8, 9, 15, 18, 20 and 22; the Capital Fringe Festival will continue through July 30 at various venues.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Nationals will play the Atlanta Braves. 7:05 p.m. $12 to $370. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Friday at 7:05 p.m., Saturday at 4:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

Tours â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Focus: Summer Designsâ&#x20AC;? will feature a tour led by Hill-

wood head gardener Jessica Bonilla.

2:45 p.m. $15 to $18; tickets distributed at the Visitor Center upon opening each day. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-6865807. The tour will also be offered Friday at 2:45 p.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dupont Underground Historic Tourâ&#x20AC;? will offer a chance to explore the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest art space â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a former trolley station with 75,000 square feet of underground platforms and tunnels. 6, 7 and 8 p.m. $15.

Dupont Underground, 1500 19th St. NW. dupontunderground. org. The tour will also be offered Friday at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at noon, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 p.m.

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Kim, who reinterpret the creative process as meditation and spiritual training.

A reception and talk will follow. 6 p.m.

Free; reservations required for the reception and talk. Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW. KoreaCultureDC.org.

tive, more than a dozen businesses along Georgia Avenue NW in Park View and Petworth will host a First Friday event with specials and discounts. 6 to 9 p.m. Free admission. Georgia Avenue between Kennedy Street and Euclid Street NW. bit.ly/2shTX0M.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; As part of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Writeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stuff Literacy, Writing, and Research Festival,â&#x20AC;? authors and illustrators John Hendrix, Syl Sobel, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Jacqueline Jules and Tonya Bolden will discuss how they use research in their writing. Discussion and Q&A from 10:30 a.m. to noon; book signings from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.; and author-led workshops from 2 to 4:15 p.m. Free for fourth-, fifthand sixth-graders; reservations requested. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. archivesfoundation.org/event/write-stuff.

The festival will continue Saturday with a Family Research & Literacy Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tour â&#x2013; The American University Museum will present a docent-led tour of one of its summer exhibitions. 11:30 a.m. Free.

American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

Concerts â&#x2013; American concert pianist Mark Damisch will perform. Noon to 1:30. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. â&#x2013; Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art will feature Speakers of the House performing rock fusion. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-289-3360. â&#x2013; The U.S. Army Brass Quintet will perform as part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunsets With a Soundtrackâ&#x20AC;? concert series. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com.

Discussion â&#x2013; Colin Harrison will discuss his novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Belong to Me,â&#x20AC;? about an immigration lawyer who collects old maps of New York. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919.

Films â&#x2013; The Japan Information and Culture Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animezingâ&#x20AC;? series will â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robot Carnival,â&#x20AC;? an anthology collection of nine short films. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. â&#x2013; The outdoor Golden Cinema series will feature the 2016 version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghostbusters.â&#x20AC;? Sunset. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. â&#x2013; Union Market will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming to Americaâ&#x20AC;? as part of its monthly drivein movie series. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.; film begins at 8 p.m. $10 per car;

Thursday, JULY 6 â&#x2013; Festival: The Smithsonian Institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 Folklife Festival will focus on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Circus Arts,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the Move: Migration Across Generations,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;50 Years/50 Objectsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;50th Anniversary.â&#x20AC;? 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. National Mall between 7th and 12th streets. 202-6331000. The festival will continue daily through Sunday; evening dance parties and circus performances will take place most evenings beginning at 5:30. free for walk-up fans in the picnic area.

Parking lot, Union Market, 1305 5th St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. â&#x2013; National Theatre Live will present a broadcast of internationally acclaimed director YaĂŤl Farberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;SalomĂŠâ&#x20AC;? from the National Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage. 8 p.m. $20.

Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202547-5688. The film will be shown again Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; Circus Harmony, a nonprofit group that uses circus arts to motivate social change, will perform in collaboration with the 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival will present the one-woman works â&#x20AC;&#x153;Name Callingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Body of Work.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; As part of the Capital Fringe Festival 2017, the D.C.-based fire troupe Peculiarity Productions will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;8 Bit Circus S*it,â&#x20AC;? featuring a reinterpretation of classic video games (for ages 13 and older).

8:30 p.m. $17 plus Fringe Button. Old City Farm and Guild, 925 Rhode Island Ave. NW. capitalfringe.org. The performance will repeat July 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22.

Special events â&#x2013; As part of the monthly First Friday Dupont art event, the Heurich House Museum will open its first floor and will feature a pop-up shop from Meekly Yours in the conservatory. 6 to 8 p.m.

Free. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-4291894. â&#x2013; In collaboration with Georgia Avenue Thrive and Petworth Arts Collabora-

Saturday, July 8 Saturday JULY 8 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; The D.C. Public Library will host a special storytime program with a Washington Nationals player. 10 a.m. Free.

Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Magic of Spying: Tradecraft Trickeryâ&#x20AC;? will feature professional magician Peter Wood demonstrating the art of misdirection, sleight of hand and other illusions used by skilled spies (for ages 7 and older). 11 a.m. to noon. $9 to $10; reservations required. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202393-7798. â&#x2013; The National Building Museum will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Professor Giuseppe, Master Concatenator!,â&#x20AC;? an aural journey with cross-cultural percussionist and museum creative-in-residence Steve Bloom exploring how the original master masons instilled the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s geometry with distinctive sound dimensions. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids in the Castleâ&#x20AC;? will feature child-friendly, self-guided tours of the Heurich House Museum and its many ornate details, complete with a photo scavenger hunt and a chance to play games in the garden. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. bit.ly/KitCJuly.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; The Kennedy Center will host an all-levels vinyasa yoga class led by Ellen Devine. 10 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Grand Foyer, Kennedy Center. kennedy-center.org. â&#x2013; Ami Wilber, floral and event decor designer at Hillwood, will lead a handson workshop on how to create a lush, textural arrangement inspired by Japanese floral design. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $55 to $65; reservations required. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. â&#x2013; Professor David Hoof will present a drop-in creative writing course on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating Irresistible Stories.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. georgetownlibrary@dc. gov. The course will continue July 22 and Aug. 12.

Concerts â&#x2013; High school participants in the Washington National Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-week Opera Institute will perform. 6 p.m. Free.

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 16 Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â&#x2013; Art Garfunkel (shown) will visit the Kennedy Center with his latest world tour, featuring guitarist Tab Laven and keyboardist Dave MacKay and encompassing his solo hits, Simon & Garfunkel songs, cuts from his favorite songwriters, and parts of his forthcoming autobiography. 8 p.m. $39 to $99. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Soul singer Dale Novella will perform. 9 p.m. $20 to $22. Dupont Underground, 1500 19th St. NW. dupontunderground.org.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Roger D. Stone, a former Time correspondent and bureau chief, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lives of Dillon Ripley: Natural Scientist, Wartime Spy, and Pioneering Leader of the Smithsonian Institution.â&#x20AC;? 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. â&#x2013; Toby McIntosh will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apple Picking, Tobacco Harvesting and General Lee: Arlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Deal Murals and Muralist,â&#x20AC;? which describes the murals located in the Clarendon Post Office and their unusual muralist, Auriel Bessemer. 1 p.m. Free. Peabody Room, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0233. â&#x2013; The ASL Book Club will discuss Colson Whiteheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pulitzer-winning novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Underground Railroadâ&#x20AC;? in American Sign Language with facilitator Janice Rosen, deaf services librarian. 2 p.m.

Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; Will Bardenwerper, who served as an Airborne Rangerqualified infantry officer in Iraq, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid.â&#x20AC;? 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; Melissa Scholes Young, professorial lecturer at American University, will discuss her debut novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flood,â&#x20AC;? which follows Laura Brooks back to the hometown she left a decade before. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Family program â&#x2013; Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run of the Mill,â&#x20AC;? a chance to see Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only surviving gristmill in action. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.

The program will also be offered July 22.

Films â&#x2013; The DC Anime Club will screen the Netflix animated series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Castlevania,â&#x20AC;? a dark medieval fantasy inspired by the classic video game series. 2 to 5 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Tenley-

Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. dcanimeclub.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saluting Canada at 150â&#x20AC;? will feature Zacharias Kunukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2001â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indigenous epic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner,â&#x20AC;? selected as the best Canadian film of all time in a recent survey of critics and audiences. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â&#x2013; National Theatre Live will present a recorded performance of J.M. Barrieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter Pan,â&#x20AC;? an inventive co-production with Bristol Old Vic theater. 2 p.m. $10 to $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. â&#x2013; The Library of Congress will present the 1960 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Good Soldier Schweik,â&#x20AC;? about the adventures of a Czech soldier during World War I and the absurdity of war. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Free.

Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-0245. â&#x2013; The Smithsonian American Art Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer film series about artists will feature Gustav Deutschâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shirley: Visions of Reality,â&#x20AC;? a film about a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thoughts, emotions and contemplations during 20th-century America. 3 to 6 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000.

Performances â&#x2013; Choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess will present the world premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;After 1001 Nights,â&#x20AC;? a dance about the psychological impact of war on soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan that is inspired by the National Portrait Galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Face of Battle: Americans at War, 9/11 to Now.â&#x20AC;? 2 and 4 p.m. Free.

Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-6331000. â&#x2013; Bishop McNamara High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sankofa African Music and Dance Troupe will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harriet and the Underground,â&#x20AC;? an original creation celebrating the life of American icon Harriet Tubman. 2 and 7 p.m. $20 to $125. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. Sankofa2017.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; As part of the 2017 Capital Fringe Festival, musical duo Dr. Dour & Peach will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love and Other Lures,â&#x20AC;? featuring tales of monsters great and small in a unique combination of comedic songwriting, horror movie references and theatrical clowning. 9:30 p.m. $17 plus Fringe Button. Shopkeepers, 1231 Florida Ave. NE. capitalfringe.org. The performance will repeat July 8, 9, 16 and 22.

Walks and tours â&#x2013; Washington Walksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Local!â&#x20AC;? series will explore the U Street corridor and its legacy as a neighborhood known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Broadwayâ&#x20AC;? for its entertainment offerings and shared by AfricanAmerican intellectuals, business leaders and families of all economic levels. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the 13th Street NW exit to the U Street/Cardozo

States and other countries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will perform works by John Adams and Brukner. 6 p.m. Free. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Citizens Association of Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Concerts in the Parks series will present The Market Band performing popular and folk songs. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Rose Park, 26th and O streets NW. 202-337-7313.

Saturday, JULY 8 â&#x2013; Special event: The National Park Service and the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington will commemorate the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the only Civil War battle to be fought in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a keynote address by Howard University historian Edna Greene Medford; interpretive and educational activities with military and civilian living history re-enactors; hourly musket firings; period music; and Civil War-era programs for children. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. and a wreath laying and memorial service at the nearby Battleground Cemetery from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Free.

Fort Stevens, 13th and Quackenbos streets NW. 202-895-6070.

Metrorail station. washingtonwalks.com. â&#x2013; Dorothy Moss, curator of painting and sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, will lead a tour through the special exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Life: Sylvia Plath.â&#x20AC;? 3 p.m. Free. Meet at the entrance to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sylvia Plathâ&#x20AC;? gallery space on the first floor, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Sunday, July 9

Sunday JULY 9 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Local yoga instructors Alia Peera and Amy Mitchell will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.â&#x20AC;? 10 to 11 a.m. $5 donation suggested; reservations encouraged. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

The program will continue weekly through Aug. 27. â&#x2013; Dumbarton House will host an â&#x20AC;&#x153;English Country Danceâ&#x20AC;? workshop. 1 to 3 p.m. $5. Bellevue Ballroom, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-3372288.

Concerts â&#x2013; The National Building Museum will host a summer concert series. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â&#x2013; Grace Episcopal Church will open its 24th annual Bach Festival with organist Francine MatĂŠ, soprano Soo Young Chrisfield, flutist Irvin Peterson, violinist Regino Madrid, violinist Foster Wang and cellist Charlie Powers performing works

by Bach and Mozart. 3 p.m. $25; $10 for students. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. The five-concert festival will continue through July 16. â&#x2013; Participants in the National Symphony Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Music Institute â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a program that draws students ages 15 to 20 from across the United

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Aaron Hamburger, Shara McCallum and Kyoko Mori will discuss the book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soap Opera Confidential: Writers and Soap Insiders on Why Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Tune in Tomorrow as the World Turns Restlessly by the Guiding Light of Our Lives.â&#x20AC;? 1 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Cynthia Kaufmann, chief of horticulture services at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horticulture at the National Gallery of Art: More Than Flowers.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â&#x2013; Author Ingrid Anders will facilitate a monthly reading group for writers, with participants reading a celebrated short story aloud and discussing the literary devices used by the author. 2:30 p.m.

Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; David Cole, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rules for Resistance: Advice From Around the Globe for the Age of Trump.â&#x20AC;? 3 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Stephanie Elizondo Griest, an inveterate traveler and former Associated Press political reporter, will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches From the U.S. Borderlands.â&#x20AC;?

5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Stewart â&#x20AC;&#x153;Calvinâ&#x20AC;? Stevens Sr. will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The White House Chandeliers: My Experiences While Working For Seven U.S. Presidents.â&#x20AC;? 6:0 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Film â&#x2013; National Theatre Live will present a

broadcast of Harold Pinterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land,â&#x20AC;? featuring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. 7 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Joaquin Miller Poetry Series will feature readings by poets Khadijah Queen (shown) and Maggie Rosen, as well as an open mic segment. 3 to 5 p.m.

Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 703-820-8113. â&#x2013; Poet and educator Matt Gallant will host a Jazz & Verse Open Mic event. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â&#x2013; Classical Repertory Dance Theatre and El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea/ DC Contemporary Dance Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Entre Dos Mundos/Between Two Worlds.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $25. Joseph C. Coleman Studios, The Washington Ballet, 3308 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tinyurl.com/ ydxywkaj.

Monday, July 10

Monday JULY 10 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; Local childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performer The Great Zucchini will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rise + Rhyme,â&#x20AC;? a storytelling and performance series for ages 5 and younger. 9:30 to 11 a.m. $5 per child. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-7260856.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; The weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga Mondaysâ&#x20AC;? 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. â&#x2013; The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and local writer Hannah Sternberg will presSee Events/Page 18

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Continued From Page 17 ent “World Building — A Summer Reading Writing Workshop,” featuring fun ways to imagine the rules and details of the new world that they are building on the page. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free.

West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ Author Ingrid Anders will lead a Short Fiction Writing Workshop. 7 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Concerts ■ The Fort Reno concert series will feature Signal 30, Apollo 66 and The Dupont Circles. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park, 40th and Chesapeake streets NW. fortreno.com.

■ Grace Episcopal Church will continue its 24th annual Bach Festival with the Madrid Quartet performing works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Piazzolla. 7:30 p.m. $25; $10 for students. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100.

■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. Navyband.navy.mil.

Discussions and lectures ■ The World Affairs Council will present a book talk by Jade Wu, author of “Flash Points: Lessons Learned and Not Learned in Malawi, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan.” Free. 6 to 8 p.m. Horizon Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. worldaffairsdc.org.

■ Marsha Richmond, a science historian at Wayne State University, will discuss “The Rise of Women in Science: 250 Years of Trailblazers.” 6:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030.

■ Jaime Kurtz, associate professor of psychology at James Madison University, will discuss his book “The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vaca-

tions.” 6:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Cate Lineberry, a former National Geographic writer and editor, will discuss her book “Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape From Slavery to Union Hero.” 7 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

■ “Nats Talk Live” host and baseball historian Phil Wood will discuss the history of Jews in baseball, including Hank Greenberg and others who served in the U.S. military. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R St. NW. 202-265-6280.

Films ■ “Movie Matinee at the Georgetown Library” will feature the 2014 documentary “Life Itself,” a biographical film about the film critic Roger Ebert. 11:30 a.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The “Marvelous Movie Monday” series will present the 2016 film “Fences,” starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ As part of the DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival, Hi-ARTS, Maysles Cinema and Magnolia Pictures will present an advance screening of the documentary “Whose Streets,” an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown inspired a community to fight back and sparked a global movement. A community dialogue about the intersection of art and activism will follow. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. hi-artsnyc.org/performances.

Performance ■ As part of the DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival, NSangou Njikam will present “Syncing Ink,” leading audience mem-

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Tour ■ Assistant curator Anne Dobberteen will lead a tour of the exhibition “Foundations for a Nation: Architectural Images From the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection.” Noon. Free; reservations required. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-7394.

Tuesday, July 11

Tuesday JULY 11 Children’s program ■ Max Bent will present “Rhythm & Beats,” covering themes in hip-hop culture, language, math and music (recommended for ages 5 through 12). 10:30 a.m. and noon. $3 to $8. Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-8700. The event will repeat Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and noon; Thursday at 10:30 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.; and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and noon.

Classes and workshops ■ A certified yoga instructor will lead a walk-in gentle yoga class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232.

■ 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.

■ Megan Mamula of Yoga District will present a yoga class for beginners. 1 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ Game experts from Labyrinth Games & Puzzles will present a 90-minute workshop on how to play popular new board games about city building. 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ CASS Fitness will present a weekly outdoor fitness class led by a certified personal trainer. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free.

The Parks at Walter Reed, Georgia Avenue and Butternut Street NW. TheParksatWalterReed@gmail.com. The class will continue weekly through Oct. 24, weather permitting.

Tuesday, JULY 11 ■ Performance: As part of the DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival, playwright/actor Keith A. Wallace will present “The Bitter Game,” about the experience of being black in America through the prism of the relationship between a young man and his mother, based on Wallace’s own youth in Philadelphia. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the Hall of States starting at 5 p.m.

Family Theater, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Wednesday.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188.

Concerts ■ As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, pianist Hélène Papadopoulos will perform Bach’s seminal “Goldberg Variations.” 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-3472635.

■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Country Current ensemble will perform. 7:30 p.m.

Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil.

Discussions and lectures ■ “Covering the White House: A Panel on the Changing Role of the Press” will feature Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times; Julie Pace, Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press; and Dana Milbank, opinion writer for The Washington

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■ Lawrence P. Jackson, professor of English and history at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss his book “Chester B. Himes: A Biography.”

6:30 p.m. Free.

Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Chris Pollock, associate principal of the global design and engineering firm Arup, will discuss the relationships between acoustics and architecture.

6:30 to 8 p.m. $10 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Food historian Francine Segan will discuss “Undiscovered Italy: EmiliaRomagna Sights, Food, and Wine.” A tasting of wines and foods courtesy of Emilia-Romagna Tourism will follow. 6:45 p.m. $45 to $55. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030.

■ Allegra Goodman will discuss her novel “The Chalk Artist,” which interweaves different worlds, different realities and different sorts of quests. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films ■ As part of its “Once Upon a Time: From Books to Movies” summer film series, the Embassy of France will present Jean Renoir’s 1938 film “The Human Beast,” based the classic Émile Zola novel. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. frenchculture.org.

■ The Washington Jewish Film Festival’s summer season will feature an encore screening of Lola Doillon’s 2016 film “Fanny’s Journey,” a tale of bravery, strength and survival during World War II, centered on a daring young girl who will stop at nothing and fears no one. 7:30 p.m. $13.50.

Goldman Theater, Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjff.org/film/fanny.

■ The annual Georgetown Sunset Cinema series — presenting iconic movies with strong female leads and story lines — will feature “A League of Their Own.” 8:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Waterfront Park, K Street and Cecil Place NW. georgetowndc.com/sunsetcinema.

The series will continue July 18 with “Hidden Figures.”

Performances and readings ■ As part of the Capital Fringe Festival, Jane Franklin Dance will present “Aflight,” featuring stories of migration and nature through movement and sound. 5:15 p.m. $17 plus Fringe Button. Elstad Auditorium, Gallaudet University, Florida Avenue and 8th Street NE. capitalfringe.org. The performance will See Events/Page 19

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 18 repeat July 14 at 7:15 p.m. and July 20 at 9 p.m. â&#x2013; Molotov Theatre Group will present Rafael Alvarez reading from his new story collection â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basilio Boullosa Stars in the Fountain of Highlandtown,â&#x20AC;? followed by a Q&A. 7 p.m. Free. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. â&#x2013; The Washington Improv Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harold Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature long-form improv performances by various ensembles. 8 and 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. â&#x2013; Story District will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Country Tis of Thee: Stories about being an American.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. storydistrict. org.

Tours â&#x2013; Area teens will lead a theatrical tour bringing the National Portrait Galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection to life through an original play about the people featured in artwork on display. Noon and 1:30 p.m.

Free. Meet in the F Street lobby, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The event will repeat Wednesday through Friday at noon and 1:30 p.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Focus: The Cutting Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bountyâ&#x20AC;? will feature a tour led

by Drew Asbury, Hillwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horticulturist and volunteer manager. 2:45 p.m. $15 to $18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202686-5807. The tour will also be offered Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m. â&#x2013; The Washington National Cathedralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gargoyle Tower Climbâ&#x20AC;? will feature a close-up look at various gargoyles and grotesques while visiting the open-air walkway wrapping around the two western towers. 6 p.m. $50; reservations required. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

Wednesday, July 1212 Wednesday JULY Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; The Kreeger Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Studio: Story + Workshopâ&#x20AC;? will feature a gallery tour of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as a story and a hands-on art-making experience (for ages 3 to 5). 10 to 11 a.m. $10 per child; registration required. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202337-3050. The program will also be offered July 15.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tai Chi Health Labâ&#x20AC;? will offer a chance to learn about tai chi through practice and a study of texts such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Harvard Medical Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to Tai Chiâ&#x20AC;? and Kenneth Cohenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of Qigong.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. Free. Meet at the top of Book Hill behind the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

The weekly sessions will continue through July 26. â&#x2013; Kripalu yoga teacher Eva Blutinger will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga in the Galleriesâ&#x20AC;? class.

10 a.m. $5 to $10. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; The weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunset Fitness in the Parkâ&#x20AC;? event will feature a one-hour class presented by Down Dog Yoga. 6 p.m.

Free; reservations suggested. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/sunset-

fitness. The series will continue through Aug. 30. â&#x2013; The Poets on the Fringe will host a weekly poetry workshop to critique participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poems. 7 to 9 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Instructor Tara Bishop will lead a weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga for Allâ&#x20AC;? restorative yoga practice. 7:30 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

Concerts â&#x2013; Grace Episcopal Church will continue its 24th annual Bach Festival with organist Ronald Stolk performing works

by J.S. Bach and an improvisation on a given theme. 7:30 p.m. $25; $10 for students. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ownâ&#x20AC;? U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Lauren Strauss, scholar in residence at American University, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her Hat Was in the Ring: Bella Abzug and Her Life in the Political Trenches,â&#x20AC;? about the pioneering lawyer, member of Congress, opponent of nuclear escalation and advocate for Soviet Jewry, gay rights, civil rights and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights.

Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coffee + Conversationâ&#x20AC;? series will feature a discussion of Missouri artist George Caleb Binghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1852 painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;The County Election,â&#x20AC;? which vividly depicts the chaotic rituals of early democracy at the edge of the then-frontier. 1:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; A panel discussion on gentrification and the D.C. arts scene will feature panelists Regina Miele, D.C.-based artist; John Figura, painter and professor of art at Catholic University; Terence Nicholson, associate creative director at Honfleur Gallery; Jordan Martin, founding editor of DIRT DMV and program assistant at the Washington Project for the Arts; and Tsedaye Makonnen, D.C.-based artist. 5:30 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. â&#x2013; Paul Butler (shown), a law professor at Georgetown University and a legal analyst for CNN and MSNBC, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chokehold: Policing Black Menâ&#x20AC;? in conversation with WAMU talk show host Kojo Nnamdi. 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyday Informantsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about the role of leakers, tipsters and unnamed sources in media coverage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will feature Amy Fiscus, national security editor of The New York Times; Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum and former CIA deputy director of communications; Runa Sandvik, director of information security for The New York Times and a former hacker; and

Wednesday, JULY 12 â&#x2013; Discussion: Sidney Blumenthal will discuss the second volume of his acclaimed biography, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1849-1856,â&#x20AC;? about the future president as he found his voice and helped create a new political party. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

Glenn Thrush, White House correspondent for The New York Times. 6:30 p.m. $15 to $20. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. â&#x2013; Astrophysicist Mario Livio will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why? What Makes Us Curious.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Historian Elizabeth Cobbs will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hello Girls: Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Women Soldiers,â&#x20AC;? about 223 American women sent to France in 1918 by the U.S. Signal Corps at the insistence of Gen. John J. Pershing because they were masters of the telephone switchboard.

Joining her in conversation will be NPRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cokie Roberts. 6:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Kevin Hearne will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Besieged: Stories From the Iron Druid Chronicles,â&#x20AC;? about a 2,000-year-old superhero who has as many tattoos as he does magical powers. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

present the Washington premiere of Elissa Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Windshield: A Vanished Vision,â&#x20AC;? about the iconic house on Fishers Island, N.Y, that was modernist architect Richard Neutraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first East Coast commission. Noon. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. The film will also be shown Thursday at noon and Saturday at 2 p.m. â&#x2013; The NoMa Summer Screen film series will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man of the Year.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. â&#x2013; The fifth annual Jane Austen Film Festival will feature the 1995 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sense & Sensibility.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $6.

Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The festival will continue with the 1996 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emmaâ&#x20AC;? on July 19 and the 2005 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pride & Prejudiceâ&#x20AC;? on July 26.

Special events â&#x2013; The Heurich House Museum will open for public tours, with lunch available for purchase from the El Pollo Submarine food truck parked in the mansionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driveway. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org. â&#x2013; A kid-friendly rooftop pool party and happy hour will benefit the Sitar Arts Center. 5 to 9 p.m. $15 donation suggested. Rooftop of the Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts Ave. NW. bit.ly/SipSplashSunset. â&#x2013; In honor of the National Portrait Galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image,â&#x20AC;? the Smithsonian Associates will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Mingle With Marlene,â&#x20AC;? featuring a talk by historian and curator Kate Lemay, a gallery tour, specialty cocktails and light hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $25 to $45. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Tours â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Focus: Japanese-style Gardenâ&#x20AC;? will feature a tour of the intricately manicured yet â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturally wildâ&#x20AC;? space, led by Frances Vandenbroucke, a

gardener at Hillwood for nearly 14 years.

2:45 p.m. $15 to $18; tickets distributed at the Visitor Center upon opening each day. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-6865807. The tour will also be offered Thursday and Friday at 2:45 p.m.

Thursday,JULY July 1313 Thursday Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reptiles Alive!â&#x20AC;? will offer a chance to meet live animals and learn funny stories and facts about them. 4 p.m. Free.

Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s July film series will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice Through the Looking Glass.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pajama Movie Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mulan.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Classes and workshops 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; Consultant Kathryn Buford will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transform the World Inside Out: An Experiential Workshop on Creative Business Development for Social Impact and Personal Growth.â&#x20AC;? 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Star-Spangled American Music Series will feature live performances by the Marine Jazz Ensemble. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. americanhistory.si.edu. â&#x2013; DowntownDC Live, a lunchtime performance series, will feature bassist Tarus Mateen performing in conjunction with the Capital Fringe Festival. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free. Franklin Park, 13th and I streets NW. downtowndc.org/event/ downtowndc-live-2017.

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Continued From Page 19 ■ An American roots concert series will feature Forlorn Strangers performing Americana and country music. 5 to 7 p.m. Free.

National Garden Amphitheater, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Students at the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute will perform works by Dvorák, Barber and Persichetti. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Fort Reno concert series will feature Lunamvtic, Tempercrush and Furniteur. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park, 40th and Chesapeake streets NW. fortreno.com.

■ The “President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.

Demonstration ■ Gardening and cooking writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present “Tomato Burst.” Noon and 12:50 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussions and lectures ■ Author Rachel Braun will discuss “New Designs in Judaic Needlework,” about how Jewish and biblical texts can be embroidered in original needlecraft designs. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum,

701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ A gallery talk on “Val Lewton: From Hollywood to Breezewood” — about the life and work of Washington artist Val Lewton — will feature panelists Claudia Minicozzi, Benjamin Forgey and Jack Rasmussen. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free.

American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

■ Pamela Heyne will discuss her book “In Julia’s Kitchen: Practical and Convivial Kitchen Design Inspired by Julia Child.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ Biographer Donald Dewey will discuss “James Stewart: The Many Faces of a Prolific Actor.” 6:45 p.m. $30 to $45.

S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Sabrina Baron, assistant research professor of history at the University of Maryland, will discuss “Monarchs for the Ages: Elizabeth I and Victoria.” 6:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030.

■ “President Kennedy and His Legacy” — about the accomplishments and challenges of John F. Kennedy’s presidency and its impact on following administrations — will feature historians Edward L. Widmer, director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, and Fredrik Logevall (shown), professor of international affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. 7

Thursday, JULY 13 ■ Discussion: Edward Lengel, chief historian for the White House Historical Association, will discuss “Testing the American Way of War: Doughboys Bring Revolution to the Western Front, 1917-1918,” about the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I. 6 p.m. Free. Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. societyofthecincinnati.org. p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Monica Hesse, a feature writer for The Washington Post, will discuss her book “American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land.” 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films ■ The Phillips Collection will present

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5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ The Library of Congress will present the 1987 film “The Princess Bride,” which was added to the National Film Registry in 2016. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-7816.

■ The group Friends of Mitchell Park will continue its summertime “Films in the Field” series with a screening of Steven Spielberg’s 1981 adventure film “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen and Paul Freeman.

8:40 p.m. Free. Mitchell Park, 23rd and S streets NW. 202-546-4293. The series will continue on Aug. 10.

NW. witdc.org. Performances will continue through Aug. 6 with various ensembles for each show.

Performances ■ Comedian and actress Margaret Cho will perform at a benefit show for the George Washington University’s LGBT Health Policy & Practice Program. 7 p.m. $55 to $75. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. gwutickets.com.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s will present “Summer School,” featuring performances by Bottom Shelf, Man Feelings, Stovetron and Jive Turkey. 7:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St.

Tours ■ U.S. Botanic Garden facility manager Ian Donegan will lead a behind-thescenes tour of the U.S. Botanic Garden growing facility. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Free; registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden Production Facility, 4700 Shepherd Parkway SW. 202-225-8333.

■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques (for ages 10 and older). 6:30 p.m. $18 to $22; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. The tour will also be offered Saturday at 2 p.m.

Special events ■ Miguel Lancha, cocktail innovator for José Andrés ThinkFoodGroup restaurants, and Joe Yonan, food and dining editor of The Washington Post, will present “Mezcal: Small Batch, Big Flavor,” featuring a conversation and tasting.

6:45 p.m. $40 to $50. Smithsonian Castle, The Commons, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ The Georgetown Library’s monthly Trivia Night will offer a chance to team up with friends or join fellow nerds to take home a prize (for adults and savvy teens). 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Alliance for Justice will host a monthly “Justice Trivia” night. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Colony Club, 3118 Georgia Ave. NW. afj.org/trivia.

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Hersh said.

While Hoffman said he respects that concern, he argued in an interview that scheduling construction around events and seasons simply isn’t realistic.

Hoffman also said the area’s drainage issues warrant urgent solutions. While no one was hurt in the 2016 flood, the escalator’s operation for 15 minutes during the incident put riders at risk of electrocution. “Every storm you run a risk.

Every 15 years you get one that goes over the curb. But if you get one every two to three years, you’re doing something wrong,” he said.

The Transportation Department intends to present revised streetscape plans to the Commission of Fine Arts again in July, and provided they win approval, the designs would be finalized by January 2018, Hoffman said.

Of the disagreements on details that came up at the ANC meeting, Hoffman noted: “You never get more than 50 percent agreement.”

Residents may review the current streetscape plans at tinyurl. com/cleveland-streetscape.

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team to maintain the building’s public character and conduct landscape improvements in the process, according to the commission’s website.

Constructed in 1903 thanks to a donation by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, the Mount Vernon Square building served as the city’s main library for more than 70 years until the construction of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Since then, observers agree that the building has been underutilized. Aside from the second-floor archival area, offices for Events DC — the city’s official convention and sports authority — currently occupy the bulk of the building.

Unlike when Apple endured four rounds of criticism from the Old Georgetown Board before moving in at 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW in 2010, the Carnegie Library project thus far appears to lack high-profile detractors. Acting on widespread support from neighbors, Advisory Neighbor-

hood Commission 2C (downtown, Penn Quarter) voted unanimously in May to support the project. The Committee of 100 on the Federal City also weighed in with support during the preservation board hearing.

The only less than effusive note sounded at the preservation board hearing came when Dupont Circle-based libraries advocate Robin Diener testified asking Apple to make details of the project’s cost public. In his response a few minutes later to public testimony, project architect Hany Hassan from Beyer Blinder Belle didn’t broach the topic.

During construction, the Historical Society’s full collection will move to the Newseum at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, according to a Washington Post report. Parts of the King Library’s Washingtoniana archives, temporarily housed at the Historical Society while the city’s current central library undergoes a three-year renovation, will also relocate to the Newseum during that time, according to The Post.

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