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D.C. regulators reject Pepco-Exelon merger

p o wer p la y

Georgetown outage fuels memories

■ Utility: Commissioners say

deal isn’t in the public interest

By BRADY HOLT

By MARK LIEBERMAN

Current Staff Writer

Current Staff Writer

Georgetown resident Carol Joynt got home at 5 p.m. last Monday and immediately noticed something was wrong. Her lights were dimming and rising, instantly transporting her back to 15 years ago, when some exploding manhole covers left the power in her neighborhood off for as long as four days — resulting in a years-long project to repair the area’s infrastructure.

And indeed, when Joynt looked out the window, she saw smoke billowing from the manhole cover closest to her home.

And the power did go out, this time for only a little over one day.

When she first saw the manhole, Joynt sprang into action, heading to the nearby convenience store for a bag of ice to preserve her perishable groceries. This time, she told herself, she was prepared.

District regulators have nixed the planned acquisition of Pepco by Exelon, with the Public Service Commission voting yesterday against the long-fought proposal.

The companies were tasked with convincing the commission that the merger would be in “the public interest,” given Pepco’s status as the sole power distribution company in the District. Federal authorities and regulatory bodies in four states had already approved the $6.8 billion Photo by Carol Joynt

Pepco crews worked for a day and a half to restore power to 170 customers near 31st and P streets in Georgetown.

But even though the power is back on now, many residents worry that it may go out again.

And the power line in Georgetown is particularly ill-suited to long-term guarantees, Joynt said.

Last week’s outage affected

170 customers in the vicinity of 31st and P streets NW, according to Pepco spokesperson Bob Hainey. The majority of customers had power restored by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17, the day of the outage, See Outage/Page 10

D.C. film event sheds light on homelessness

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Bryan Bello’s film about a homeless street poet was originally only going to reach a few of his American University classmates.

But when the graduate student wanted to get the inspiring story out to a broader audience, an impulse led him to Street Sense, a local newspaper and advocacy group that also provides a creative outlet for the local homeless community.

From that grew a larger project: a co-op devoted to making a variety of films illuminating little-discussed aspects of the homeless experience.

Founded in 2014, the eight-member group includes Street Sense vendors

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Filmmaker Sasha Williams and her daughter Eboni spent a year in the D.C. General shelter.

and now gets financial backing from the group.

The Street Sense Filmmakers Cooperative debuted its first three

films at an event earlier this year.

Two more will premiere at a film festival tonight at Landmark’s E Street Cinema, featuring a postscreening Q&A moderated by Marita Golden, a literary activist from D.C. The process for conceiving all these films is the same: An artist comes to the co-op with an idea, and the filmmakers at the co-op figure out the best way to tell that story, usually involving hands-on work from the original artist. The films are often shot on iPhones with barebones equipment for shooting and editing.

Until now, the cooperative has been entirely unfunded, save a small See Films/Page 3

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Belgian bar, bistro set to open this fall on Wisconsin Ave. — Page 3

St. John’s teams seek redemption in football, volleyball — Page 9

takeover, but the District’s commission could potentially scuttle the deal.

Despite one partial dissent, all three commissioners expressed concerns that Pepco would be subsumed into a nonresponsive Chicago-based bureaucracy that would be less accountable to local regulators. They also worried that Exelon’s focus on electricity generation would make it difficult for Pepco — solely a distribution company — to seek out environmentally friendly power options.

Furthermore, they questioned some facts in Pepco and Exelon’s joint application, and criticized the companies for not working with the commission and the merger’s oppoSee Pepco/Page 5

Metro floats possible cuts to several local bus routes ■ Transportation: Hearing

scheduled for mid-September

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority posted a list of possible changes to its bus routes on its website last week, prompting concern from some residents about the impact to their commutes.

If the proposed changes take effect, the N3 route from Friendship Heights to Foggy Bottom, which currently runs during rush hour in the morning and evening, will be eliminated. In its place, more N4 buses will run from Friendship Heights to Farragut Square.

Meanwhile, the stretch of the 54 route from McPherson Square to L’Enfant Plaza would be eliminated, and the number of buses traveling between the 14th Street/Colorado Avenue intersection and the Takoma Metrorail station would increase.

The number of riders on the portion of the 54 that might be eliminated is unsustainably low, according to the

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The 54 route along 14th Street would no longer run between McPherson Square and L’Enfant Plaza under one proposal.

Metro site, while the number of riders on the portion that would get a boost is unsustainably high.

Also, the D1 rush-hour route would lose the section between Franklin Square and Federal Triangle, and the last ride of the day — currently scheduled to leave from Federal Triangle at 7:05 p.m. and arrive at the intersection of 39th and Calvert streets NW in Glover Park 38 minutes later — would be eliminated. The Metro site says both proposed cuts are the result of low riderSee Buses/Page 10

INDEX Calendar/12 Classifieds/18 District Digest/2 Exhibits/13 In Your Neighborhood/8 Opinion/6

Police Report/4 Real Estate/11 Service Directory/16 Sports/9 Theater/15 Week Ahead/3

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The Current

District Digest Agency seeks single boathouse operator

The National Park Service intends to use a single operator for all three Potomac River boathouses in the Georgetown area once two current companies’ contracts expire at the end of this year. The agency yesterday announced that it’s seeking applicants for the role.

Two of the three facilities —

Thompson Boat Center, 2900 Virginia Ave. NW; and The Boathouse at Fletcher’s Cove, 4940 Canal Road NW — are run by Guest Services Inc., which also operates numerous Park Service facilities in the District and nationally. The third, Key Bridge Boathouse at 3500 K St. NW, has been run for the last two summers by the smaller Massachusetts-based B&G Outdoor Recreation Inc.

“The NPS determined a combined concessions contract for all three operations is the best option to establish operational efficiencies which would, in turn, provide better service to visitors,” the release states.

The decision comes just two years after B&G replaced the longtime operator of the Key Bridge site, despite efforts by Jack’s Boathouse owner Paul Simkin to retain

his contract.

The next operator will receive a 10-year contract “to provide nonmotorized boat storage, rentals, launching, instruction, bike rentals and other related services” at all three boathouses, according to a Park Service news release. Total revenue from the three boathouses exceeded $2 million last year, the agency says.

Information on the application process is available at concessions. nps.gov/rocr005-16.htm, and proposals are due Nov. 13. The new contract will go into effect Jan. 1, 2016.

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D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton joined mourners organized by the group DC Vote at the Tidal Basin Saturday afternoon to honor the late civil rights activist Julian Bond.

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Norton praised Bond for his years of activism, including helping establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and later leading the NAACP, and for his support of D.C. statehood. Chevy Chase resident Bond, 75, died on Aug. 15 in Florida.

“Just as he always embraced the movement he joined as a student, Julian did not hesitate to embrace D.C. as a new frontier of the Civil Rights Movement,” Norton said.

“In coming to the Tidal Basin on Saturday, we will not only be remembering Julian, we will be affirming the great causes that he championed during his lifetime, especially statehood for the District of Columbia.”

Children’s Chorus holding auditions

The Children’s Chorus of Washington will hold auditions for ages 9 to 18 on Aug. 27 and Sept. 1 at Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW, and Sept. 16 at Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church, 3920 Alton Place NW. To schedule an audition, call 202-237-1005.

Along with its five ensembles, the 20-year-old chorus also offers prep classes for ages 6 to 9. This year’s performances will include an appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, with the Cathedral Choral Society at the Washington National Cathedral and with Washington Performing Arts’ Children of the Gospel Choir at the Lincoln Theatre.

More information is at childrenschorus.com.

Sewer project along Canal Road underway The sidewalk on Canal Road NW between Foxhall Road and the Key Bridge has been closed to pedestrians at times this month due to work on a sewer main. The work was scheduled to take place Aug. 10 through 12 and again Aug. 24 through 28, according to a news release.

Traffic departing Georgetown University via Canal will also be able to use only the eastbound entrance during those times.

The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority will be rehabilitating the Upper Potomac Interceptor, a sanitary sewer main that runs along the Capital Crescent Trail, and cleaning and inspecting a smaller sewer line that starts at Canal Road.

Corrections

In the Aug. 19 issue, an article on 2842 Chesterfield Place NW misidentified the Realtor handling the listing. It is Erich Cabe of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

The Current regrets the error.

As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance.

To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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Planned bar and bistro brings Belgian flavors to Georgetown

G

reg Engert has learned a lot from Belgian beer, which has been one of the primary influences in his restaurant career.

“It taught me that beer could be appreciated like wine,” Engert said.

In his role as beer director and managing partner for the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, Engert has been helping develop new restaurants

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and curating brew lists for the group’s existing roster since 2006. He’s been a key player in opening Birch & Barley, ChurchKey, Rustico and the Arsenal at Bluejacket.

But in the back of his mind, Engert has always dreamed of introducing D.C. residents to authentic Belgian beer, which he says is not widely available. This fall, he’ll realize that goal with the opening of Sovereign, a Belgian bistro at 1206 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Georgetown. The site was previously home to establishments such as Champion’s and Blue Gin. Americans’ perception of Belgian beer might be skewed by what they have access to in the States, Engert said. He said that many of the best Belgian beers are artisanal, not designed to be shipped overseas or corporatized.

“There are so many beer bars and restaurants in the U.S. They all seem to be kind of uniform,” he said. “They all seem to offer the same kinds of beers from the same brewers.”

Sovereign will offer a mixture of authentic Belgian beers, international beers influenced by the Belgian style and American beers inspired by the particular nuances that make Belgian beer special to Engert.

The new restaurant’s prominent spot represents a kind of homecoming for Engert, who earned his master’s degree at Georgetown University and lived in Burleith while he was a student there.

“It just seemed like a great place to put this concept and to offer a singular list of Belgian beers you won’t find at most restaurants or bars in the U.S., let alone Belgian ones,” he said.

Because of the extensive research that went into the idea for Sovereign, the process for bringing it to life was surprisingly straightforward, Engert said. “Compared to our other projects, this one’s been one of the least difficult.”

Sovereign will offer more than just beer. For diners, the bistro will serve up Ardennaise sausages, braises and stews, Netherlands-style mussels and other foods inspired by cuisine found in and around Belgium. Engert said the goal of the restaurant isn’t to simply import the flavors of Belgium directly to the U.S., but rather to approximate those flavors in his chef Peter Smith’s own style.

Sovereign is set to open in mid- to late fall.

Engert and his team are still working on the aesthetics of their two-story space. The first floor will house the bistro, which will be “darker and cozier” than the upstairs space, which will have higher ceilings and brighter lights to go along

The week ahead

with a more bustling vibe. Both levels will have a bar.

The contrasting but welcoming aesthetics extend to the content of the menu as well, Engert said. “I’d like to think we’re doing something very familiar with this concept and also adding our own cool spin to it,” he said.

Wednesday, Aug. 26

Downtown BID fills top post

Saturday, Sept. 12

The Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District Citizens Advisory Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. Ward 1 D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau will host a neighborhood watch training session for Ward 1 residents and business leaders. The event will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Columbia Heights Education Campus, 3101 16th St. NW. ■ The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs will host an Action Forum from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in West Salon G and H at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. To register, visit dctakesaction.eventbrite.com.

Neil O. Albert, a former high-ranking D.C. official, has been named executive director of the Downtown Business Improvement District, effective this fall.

Albert served as city administrator and deputy mayor for planning and economic development under Mayor Adrian Fenty. He also served as deputy mayor for children, youth, families and elders, as well as Department of Parks and Recreation director, under Mayor Anthony Williams.

In addition, he co-founded and served as CEO of the educational services firm EdBuild, and he is a senior policy advisor for Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group. He serves on the city’s board of library trustees.

“Neil brings city experience, private and public sector connections and a deep commitment to D.C. to this position and we are certain he will help sustain and build upon the past success of the Downtown BID,” Michael McCarthy, chairman of the BID board of directors, says in a news release.

Founding executive director Richard H. Bradley announced last year that he would leave his post after 18 years.

Wednesday, Sept. 16

The D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary will hold a public hearing on rising violent crime in the District. The hearing will begin at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

FILMS: Homelessness, close-up From Page 1

$2,000 grant obtained with pro bono assistance from an undergraduate student at Yale University. But Street Sense recently kicked in $150,000 from its parent nonprofit in Chicago, the Logan Foundation.

But the focus remains expanding the conversations around homelessness. “It’s difficult to break through sometimes,” Bello said. “I really look forward to seeing what we can do now that we have the financial support to move us.”

Tonight’s first film, “Raise to Rise,” is directed by Sasha Williams, who spent a year living at the D.C. General homeless shelter with her infant daughter Eboni. Williams used an iPhone to take covert footage of her experiences at the shelter, and the 15-minute film that resulted offers a snapshot into a challenging, complicated period in Williams’ life from Jan. 15 until just a few weeks ago.

“I’m talking about events in my life and opening up on film to share my story to a big audience,” said Williams, who recently secured housing for herself and her daughter.

“I’m breaking through my shell, which is exciting.”

She said the most important theme of the film, and of the film festival in general, is that homelessness is not a personality or an affliction, but a product of social conditions and economic realities.

“We’re still people,” Williams said. “We still have dreams and ambitions.”

Wednesday’s event, which is

devoted to female filmmakers, also features the story of Cynthia Mewborn, a sexual assault survivor and former member of the homeless community who struggles with posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of living in a stairwell in a tent. The film — “Whom Should I Be Grateful To?” — cuts between Mewborn’s current home and her old stairwell, “kind of like a music video,” Bello said.

“Even though she’s fortunate and rather grateful to have a roof over her head, she needs more support to actually make it to full recovery,” Bello said. “It’s support that she’s not currently getting.”

Though the personal experience of homelessness is an integral part of the project’s central vision, Bello said it’s not an automatic prerequisite for getting involved. Right now he’s the only member of the co-op who’s never been homeless, but the group intends to reach out more to other members from other backgrounds.

Williams said she’s excited for Wednesday night’s Q&A and for the list of high-profile guests slated to attend. Among them will be D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who has oversight over homeless issues and hopes to learn something new. “I just think it will be educational for me and everyone else who sees it,” Mendelson said in an interview.

The cooperative will host the film festival at Landmark’s E Street Cinema tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. More information can be found at streetsense.org.

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Theft ■ 1400-1499 block, I St.; 2:10 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ 700-723 block, 14th St.; 12:53 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 1:53 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 12:15 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 1100-1199 block, F St.; 7:55 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1100-1199 block, K St.; 11 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 750-799 block, 10th St.; 8 a.m. Aug. 20.

■ 600-699 block, 11th St.; 4:30 p.m. Aug. 20.

■ 12th and G streets; 6 p.m.

Aug. 20.

■ 600-699 block, 11th St.; 2:02 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 7:19 p.m. Aug. 21.

Theft from auto ■ 500-599 block, 12th St.; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21.

psa 102

■ Gallery place PSA 102

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Robbery ■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 11:30 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 900-999 block, 4th St.; 3:43 a.m. Aug. 21 (with gun).

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 600-699 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 3:20 a.m. Aug. 20.

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Theft ■ 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 2:45 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 400-499 block, L St.; 2:10 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 800-899 block, E St.; 6:01 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 800-809 block, 4th St.; 4:24 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 800-899 block, F St.; 8 p.m.

Aug. 21.

■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 8:25 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 11:30 p.m. Aug. 22.

Theft from auto ■ 700-799 block, G St.; 1:24 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ 6th and K streets; 3:45 p.m.

Aug. 17.

■ 4th and L streets; 5:50 p.m.

Aug. 17.

■ 1000-1099 block, 4th St.; 5:55 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 1000-1099 block, 4th St.; 6:20 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 800-899 block, 9th St.; 8:35 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 400-499 block, G St.; 2:16 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 400-499 block, L St.; 1 p.m.

Aug. 21.

■ 1000-1099 block, 4th St.; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ D and 7th streets; 12:33 a.m. Aug. 23.

psa PSA 201 201

■ 2800-2899 block, 29th St.; 7 p.m. Aug. 20.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 5500-5517 block, 39th St.; 9:30 p.m. Aug. 17.

psa 205

■ palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Theft ■ 5523-5599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:30 p.m. Aug. 19.

Theft ■ 4432-4499 block, Reservoir Road; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22.

psa 202

Theft from auto ■ 4300-4399 block, Klingle St.; 10:45 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 4800-4899 block, Quebec St.; 2 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ chevy chase

■ Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Robbery ■ 4800-4899 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:25 a.m. Aug. 19.

Theft ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:50 a.m. Aug. 21.

Theft from auto ■ 5213-5229 block, 41st Street; 9:30 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ Belt Road and 41st Street; 12:51 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 3900-3999 block, Windom Place; 3 p.m. Aug. 19.

psa 203

■ forest PSA 203 hills / van ness

cleveland park

Robbery ■ 3600-3699 block, Ellicott St.; 9:15 p.m. Aug. 17 (with gun).

■ 3600-3699 block, Everett St.; 9:18 p.m. Aug. 17 (with gun).

Motor vehicle theft ■ 3050-3199 block, Ellicott St.; 10 p.m. Aug. 20.

■ 2600-2899 block, Quebec St.; 12:50 a.m. Aug. 21.

Theft ■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 10:40 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:50 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:15 a.m. Aug. 22.

psa 204

■ Massachusetts avenue

heights / cleveland park woodley park / Glover PSA 204

park / cathedral heights

Motor vehicle theft ■ 3030-3299 block, Macomb St.; 8:30 a.m. Aug. 17.

Theft ■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:30 a.m. Aug. 22.

■ 2800-2899 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:54 a.m. Aug. 22.

Theft from auto ■ 3700-3899 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:50 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ 2700-2799 block, 29th St.; 8 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ 2200-2274 block, Cathedral Ave.; 10 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ 3000-3099 block, Garfield St.; 8 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 3200-3299 block, 38th St.; 12 p.m. Aug. 19.

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psa PSA 206 206

■ georgetown / burleith

Motor vehicle theft ■ 30th and Dumbarton streets; 7 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 3000-3099 block, Q St.; 8 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 3500-3599 block, P St.; 6:56 a.m. Aug. 22.

Theft ■ 3276-3299 block, M St.; 2:20 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ Wisconsin Avenue and O Street; 4:29 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 1560-1609 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 3800-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 8 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1401-1498 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:03 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 3300-3399 block, Water St.; 12:30 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 3600-3699 block, O St.; 2:56 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 3:03 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 5:47 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1000-1025 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:50 p.m. Aug. 20 (with knife).

■ 1026-1099 block, 31st St.; 11 a.m. Aug. 21.

■ 3100-3199 block, M St.; 1:50 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 4 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ Wisconsin Avenue and P Street; 4:10 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 29th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; 6 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6:16 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 3000-3029 block, K St.; 2:45 p.m. Aug. 22.

■ 2800-2899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 3:10 p.m. Aug. 22.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 3:51 p.m. Aug. 22.

■ 3100-3199 block, M St.; 5:19 p.m. Aug. 23.

■ 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:21 p.m. Aug. 23.

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■ sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

Theft ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3:05 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 1300-1348 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 9 a.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 3:30 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 11:57 p.m. Aug. 20.

■ 2100-2199 block, P St.; 3:10 p.m. Aug. 21.

■ 17th Street and Rhode Island Avenue; 1 a.m. Aug. 22.

■ 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 1:09 a.m. Aug. 22.

■ 1600-1639 block, 20th St.; 3:30 a.m. Aug. 22.

Theft from auto ■ 1500-1599 block, M St.; 1:20 a.m. Aug. 17.

■ 1400-1499 block, 17th St.; 6:50 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 1800-1899 block, Swann St.; 1 a.m. Aug. 18.

■ 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 8:30 a.m.

Aug. 18.

■ 1300-1399 block, 23rd St.; 11:30 a.m. Aug. 18.

■ 1600-1699 block, O St.; 1:30 p.m. Aug. 18.

■ 1600-1614 block, 21st St.; 3:40 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1600-1699 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 7 p.m. Aug. 19.

■ 1200-1299 block, 20th St.; 11:30 p.m. Aug. 22.

■ 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 12:20 a.m. Aug. 23.

■ 1200-1221 block, 17th St.; 1 a.m. Aug. 23.

■ 1900-1999 block, N St.; 2 a.m. Aug. 23.

■ 1800-1899 block, S St.; 11:33 p.m. Aug. 23.

psa PSA 301 301

■ Dupont circle

Robbery ■ 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 12:41 a.m. Aug. 20 (with knife).

Burglary ■ 1700-1723 block, 17th St.; 2:30 p.m. Aug. 19.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 1700-1799 block, 15th St.; 6 p.m. Aug. 17.

■ 1600-1620 block, T St.; 7 p.m. Aug. 17.

Theft ■ 1821-1899 block, 15th St.; 9 a.m. Aug. 19.

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Robbery ■ 2500-2589 block, 17th St.; 2:24 a.m. Aug. 17 (with gun).

■ 1630-1699 block, Euclid St.; 2:50 a.m. Aug. 22.

■ 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 5:42 a.m. Aug. 22.

Burglary ■ 2027-2099 block, Allen Place; 4 p.m. Aug. 21.

Theft ■ 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 12:30 a.m. Aug. 22.

■ 1900-1999 block, Belmont Road; 5 p.m. Aug. 23.

Theft from auto ■ 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 10:37 p.m. Aug. 21.

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PEPCO: D.C. Public Service Commission turns down merger with Chicago-based Exelon

nents to hammer out a compromise.

“The public policy of the District is that the local electric company should focus solely on providing safe, reliable and affordable distribution service,” said commission chair Betty Ann Kane. “The evidence in the record is that the sale and change in control proposed in the merger would move us in the opposite direction.”

Pepco and Exelon had argued that working together would improve performance because they would control crews around the country who could flock to the District in an emergency to more quickly restore power. They also promised $1.6 billion to Pepco shareholders and $33.75 million to customers — which the companies said would equal about $128 per D.C. ratepayer.

Commissioner Willie Phillips, who dissented in part, said his colleagues should have followed the example of other states’ regulatory panels in setting conditions that address legitimate concerns without forgoing the promised advantages.

“I agree with my colleagues that the merger application as filed is not perfect,” he said. “However, I am disappointed in the loss of the many opportunities in the proposed merger that could have achieved tangible benefits for our local communities and across the region.”

The commission hasn’t yet published its final order; Kane said it is being proofread and spell-checked and will be available at dcpsc.org by the close of business today. But a summary Kane read at yesterday’s meeting states that the order will detail flaws in the application by Pepco and Exelon to explain how it failed to meet the required criteria.

The summary also alludes to Phillips’ suggestion for adjustments to make the merger more palatable.

“It is a decision that the Commission must make based on the record before it, not based on aspirational goals that cannot be demonstrated,” it reads. “The Joint Applicants had full knowledge of the concerns and proposed solutions of the parties, as well as the questions raised by the Commission at the evidentiary hearings. … Nevertheless, there was no settlement brought to the Commission that would have evidenced general agreement on those mitigating factors which would have satisfied the concerns of the parties.”

That said, Pepco and Exelon may still petition the commission within the next 30 days to reconsider the merger application — perhaps incorporating proposals that Phillips will likely lay out in a promised dissent.

As of yesterday, the companies were offering little reaction.

“We are disappointed with the Commission’s decision and believe it fails to recognize the benefits of the merger to the District of Columbia and its residents and businesses,” a Pepco news release states. “We will review our options with respect to this decision and will respond once that process is complete.”

According to Reuters, Wall Street reacted swiftly to the new uncertainty about the merger, with Pepco shares falling nearly 15 percent yesterday and Exelon’s falling nearly 4 percent. The news agency states that the D.C. Public Service Commission was the final outstanding regulatory approval the companies needed for the merger — “possibly delivering a knockout blow to the deal.”

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Numerous city officials and activists quickly added to a chorus of praise.

“Commissioners rightly listened to the many public interest voices opposed to the deal and determined that it failed to meet the District’s standard of public interest,” states a Public Citizen release. “It is heartening to see that the system works.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser was among the elected officials to chime in: “I support the decision against the proposed merger,” she says in a

news release. “Moving forward, we want to ensure that DC utility ratepayers receive quality service, that we maintain and grow jobs in the District, and that we keep DC on our continued path toward sustainability.”

Several business leaders voiced opposition, however. “I’m disappointed by the Commission’s decision and think it should have recognized the benefits — such as greater reliability and lower rates — that the merger would bring to residents and

businesses in the District,” Harry Wingo, president and CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce, wrote in an email to The Current.

The group Economic Growth DC likewise called the decision “highly disappointing and shortsighted.”

“Aside from the benefits the combined company would bring to the community, a business environment that’s friendly to mergers and acquisitions is critical to attracting foreign direct investment,” the policy group says in a news release.

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On prostitution penalties

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso is considering introducing legislation to decriminalize prostitution in the city. He was partly inspired by the human-rights group Amnesty International, which voted recently to call for an end to criminal treatment of consensual sales of and payment for sex.

This idea raises many questions that will take careful consideration.

Amnesty International holds that its approach would help address a situation that leaves sex workers “one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, violence and abuse,” secretary Salil Shetty says in a statement. The group says criminalization is likely to reinforce discrimination; increase harassment and violence, including by police; and spur denial of due process.

Many are skeptical. Communities have long debated how best to combat the challenges of sex for sale, including violence and trafficking, with arguments in recent years focusing particularly on two widely varying approaches: decriminalization versus a non-traditional form of criminalization.

The latter is the “Swedish model,” developed in 1999 when the country passed a law declaring that selling sex is not a crime, but buying it is. Since then, the government says, prostitution and trafficking have dropped precipitously, with many would-be johns frightened away by the idea of fines or jail time. Others, however, say Sweden’s sex trade has simply gone deeper underground, particularly since the timing coincides with the Internet’s rise.

Germany, meanwhile, offers a look at the alternative, with the practice legal there since 2002. But many posit that the country’s lax laws have led to an increase in both trafficking and brothels. Sex is also an accepted trade in eight Nevada counties in the U.S., though violence and coercion remain major concerns, according to some accounts, and in fact most of the state’s prostitution activity takes place illegally elsewhere.

We appreciate Mr. Grosso’s focus on the human rights issues. He is correct that we have not succeeded in arresting our way out of prostitution. But there are many questions to answer. We believe a key issue is how such a change would impact D.C. neighborhoods. Certainly red-light districts would be undesirable, but how else might communities be impacted?

Should Mr. Grosso proceed, we hope to hear a full, thoughtful conversation about this complex and difficult issue before he offers a proposal.

16th Street bus backups

Bus transportation on 16th Street NW is a real problem, particularly during rush hours. The buses get overcrowded, delays cause them to bunch together, boarding and disembarking can be slow, and it takes too long for riders to reach their destinations.

During rush hour, 16th Street buses now spend about 20 percent of their time loading and unloading passengers and about 22 percent of their time sitting at red lights. They’re traveling only about 53 percent of the time.

Thankfully, the D.C. Department of Transportation is studying what can be done about the issues on 16th Street, where over half the rush-hour commuters are bus riders. The agency is working in cooperation with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and should be able to use the results to address similar problems elsewhere in the city.

Some possibilities shared by the Transportation Department seem to be win-win solutions; others, though, could negatively affect other road users.

One possibility is creating a bus lane during rush hours, or possibly all the time, on the part of 16th Street that currently features a reverse-direction lane, designed to allow cars to move faster during rush hours. While this would indeed likely help buses, auto drivers could face major impacts, especially when one motorist blocks a lane to make a left turn.

Another potentially problematic idea is the elimination of stops that are close together. Officials say this would improve the speed and reliability of buses, but it could shift the burden onto elderly and disabled passengers.

We’re more confident that other ideas under consideration could be implemented without harming anyone. These include installing fare boxes at bus stops, thus allowing riders to pay before boarding. This system would also allow pre-paid riders to enter the buses via their rear doors.

The study is also looking at creating larger bus stops to accommodate more than one bus; giving buses ways to get through red lights more quickly; putting cameras on the front of buses so illegally parked cars can be easily ticketed; eliminating some turns onto side streets; and simplifying bus routes that use 16th Street.

We welcome the Transportation Department’s study and hope it results in actions that address the street’s biggest problems without substantially disrupting people who get to and from work by other means.

Everything just feels so shaky … !

There are some big things: The worldwide stock market.

Public safety here and many other areas.

Transit systems here, in New York and elsewhere.

Politics? Take your pick. Hillary’s campaign or Trump’s GOP surprise rise?

Sports. The woeful ’Skins or the start-and-stop Nats?

And, there are some little things: Summer is over.

Noisy leaf blowers are revving up.

And vodka sales are falling (but prices aren’t).

The list is not exhaustive, but you get the point.

It seems like there is a surfeit of bad news.

We were feeling wrung out from all this until we went to the National Zoo on Monday for NBC4 to check out the new panda cubs that were born over the weekend.

Excited visitors to the Zoo were bummed that they couldn’t see the new pandas except on a video stream. But just being close to the panda yards was almost good enough for some.

Zoo director Dennis Kelly told News4 it’s a sensitive time for the pandas, weighing only a few ounces and needing 24/7 attention and care.

“They’re struggling for food, they’re struggling for warmth,” Kelly told us near where 2-year-old Bao Bao was distracting the panda-hungry crowds.

“And [mother Mei Xiang] is used to only raising one so we’re swapping them out. They’re doing OK, but it is a critical time.”

We were joined by Lynn Mento, who is just finishing her first month as executive director of the Friends of the National Zoo. “You’re kind of like the pandas — you’re brandnew!” we told her. “Not a twin, but brand-new, yes,” she laughed.

We told her that if we were one of the elephants in the adjacent exhibit, we’d be jealous of all the panda attention. She acknowledged the imbalance, but said all the animals are important; it’s just that the pandas have become the face of the Zoo. “There’s something so special about the pandas,” she said. “In fact, we are the only free zoo in the nation that has pandas.”

■ So when should you visit? If the new panda cubs survive the first few weeks, it still may be a while before you can see them other than on the panda cam. Go to the Zoo, but lower expectations.

“Actually, coming outside is three or four months away,” Kelly told us. “These cubs are so tiny right now. Their eyes aren’t open. They have no fur.

They’ll grow quickly. But just like Bao Bao, they won’t be out for three or four months.”

■ And their names? It’s a tradition that cubs are not

given names for several weeks, in part because they are so fragile at birth. But soon enough, if all goes well, the Zoo will announce a way for the public to help name the two cubs.

“We will come up with a fun, good way to name these cubs,” Kelly told us. “And you’ll hear about that in the next few weeks.”

We’ve written almost a whole column without writing “pandemonium.” But that’s what it’ll be when the line starts forming to see the new pandas. You might get a head start by joining FONZ. It has 35,000 households supporting private efforts at the Zoo, and it’s always looking for more.

■ Schools are open. Monday was another good day for the District besides the pandas.

Only minor glitches were being reported as nearly 50,000 public school students reported to class for the new year. It’s the highest enrollment in the past four years. The city also opened four new schools.

On Friday, D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson had appeared on the WAMU Politics Hour. As usual, she was excited about the new school year. But she also was mindful of the spike in violence that has unnerved so many in the city. She said school administrators and security personnel were briefed on community violence and were encouraged to be vigilant to keep the violence out of schools.

But more importantly, she said the school system was going to focus on positive things happening at the schools. There are new academic programs and new after-school activities. The system continues to improve school facilities. There still is uncertainty on what new private firm will provide school lunches and snacks, but the current operator has said it would not leave the system in the lurch.

Whatever its troubles, there is no doubt that the D.C. school system is not the place it was when Michelle Rhee took over in 2007. A lot has changed, and more change — a lot more — is needed. But Henderson and others say the city is on the right track. It’ll be up to the parents and guardians of our children to affirm that as the year unfolds.

■ What about D.C? A group called “The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation” is advocating that the section of 16th Street in front of the reopened Cuban Embassy be renamed in honor of slain human rights activist Oswaldo Paya.

We mean no disrespect to Paya, or the advocates.

But many of the 650,000 people who live in the District of Columbia would like to suspend ceremonial renaming of streets until the citizens of this nation’s capital are given the basic rights of all other U.S. citizens. No more, no less. No more, no less.

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

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Letters to the Editor GDS high-rise plans are wrong for Tenley

An Aug. 19 Viewpoint piece

by Ward3Vision’s chair Susan Kimmel lauded Georgetown Day School for its “thoughtful” conception of a pedestrian staircase marked by flower boxes proposed to link Wisconsin Avenue and 42nd Street between the two high-rise, 340-unit apartment towers that are a major part of its massive development plan.

Yes, it would be “thoughtful” to open up what might otherwise be a solid wall of brick and windows rising 90 feet high on the

former Martens Volvo and Volkswagen site along the Wisconsin Avenue side and an even higher 104 feet along 42nd Street.

It would be even more thoughtful if GDS lowered the heights of its proposed residential buildings to “protect the character of our residential neighborhoods” (a phrase taken from Ward3Vision’s 59-word mission statement) and if GDS conformed its ambitions to those stated in the D.C. Comprehensive Plan. The document’s intent for this section of Wisconsin Avenue is clear: “The scale and height of new development on the corridor should reflect the proximity to single family homes, as well as the avenue’s intended function as the neighborhood’s main street.

This means an emphasis on lowto mid-rise mixed use buildings rather than high-rise towers or auto-oriented strip development.”

(See Policy RCW-2.2 Wisconsin Avenue Corridor.)

As for the staircase connecting GDS to its eastern neighbors, it’s true that it would allow a glimpse of school grounds. However, the neighbors on the other three sides of the campus would still contend with chain-link fences and limited access points to school grounds that discourage kids from using their feet and their bikes to get to their classes and encourage drivers to drop off students at unauthorized locations.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

My journey from urban D.C. to Vermont VIEWPOINT khalil lee

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he end of summer leads me to reflect on the journey I have traveled from high school to college. As a high school student growing up in an underserved D.C. neighborhood, I attended Friendship Public Charter School’s Collegiate Academy in Northeast.

In an area long plagued by poverty, unemployment and crime, in a still racially divided city, this high school nonetheless graduates 92 percent of its students on time — within four years. This compares to 59 percent for the D.C. Public Schools system and 69 percent for D.C. charter schools as a whole. And 100 percent of this college preparatory high school’s graduates are accepted to college.

Now a student at the University of Vermont — one of a number of colleges where I was accepted — I believe that one of my high school mentors was right to predict that I could flourish at this college, far from home.

Once matriculated, I quickly appreciated Vermont’s vibrant college community. As a student of color, I knew well before arrival that I would encounter an overwhelmingly white student body, faculty and administration. But I was keen not to allow my diverse experiences to become a barrier to making the most of my higher education opportunity.

Friendship’s role in helping prepare me for college included an academically rigorous Advanced Placement syllabus — something of a rarity among urban public schools. Although a public school, Friendship paid for me to take college classes for college credit at the University of Maryland and the University of the District of Columbia.

A somewhat harder adjustment for me came in the form of adapting to college living and managing my finances for the first time. These skills are hard to learn before reality bites.

My initial choice of majors was influenced by the opportunity to study economics and Chinese. Now enrolled to study history and Chinese as majors, with speech and debate as minors, I am embracing a new language while simultaneously pursuing disciplines I enjoyed as a student at Collegiate. I decided to persevere even knowing that many of my classmates arrived at least somewhat familiar with Chinese — an uncom-

Letters to the Editor District should revise prostitution penalties

In light of Amnesty International’s recent reasoned decision to adopt a policy that “supports the full decriminalization of all aspects of consensual sex work,” it is disheartening to learn that the D.C. police continue to act in such a retrograde fashion [“Police arrest 149 in prostitution stings,” Aug. 12].

As Amnesty International recognized, decriminalization (and, perhaps better still, legalization and regulation) would result in the better health, safety and general welfare of those directly involved in the trade, their families and the society at large. Arguments to the contrary invariably are moralistic

mon option in urban schools.

Complementing my academic interests are those that I have pursued through my time on the Student Government Association and via board of trustees meetings.

Particularly important to me is debate over college policies. All of these forums have assisted me as I have honed arguments and changed my thinking about how our society does — and does not — work, as has my reading of various authors while at college.

An interest in politics took me to work with the Burlington government — an experience for which I am especially grateful. The local Neighborhood Planning Assembly brought me into contact with Rep. Kesha Ram, a woman of color and the nation’s youngest state legislator, and her colleagues. From holding election meet and greets, to participating in hearings for zoning permits and discussions about housing developments, to offering advice to candidates, I have developed a taste for politics.

Some might think Vermont an inauspicious starting point for an African-American young man to pursue a political career. I disagree. I have found my different experiences in New England and the nation’s capital a source of strength.

Living life in different environments is not straightforward. It can be frustrating explaining the realities of urban life to college peers. Sadly, the belief that social ills, including racism, are yesterday’s problems is a persistent worldview in non-urban America.

I have learned that it is all too easy to dismiss the perspectives of others whom we do not know, and therefore struggle to understand. From growing up with my grandmother to living with my adoptive white parents shortly before college, and from Northeast D.C. to Burlington, Vt., my life has taught me many lessons.

Sustained by close friendships — especially at the most difficult times — and also by mentors, I have learned to adapt and thrive.

Looking at politics, I believe that, while respect for others is important, this should not blind us to the fact that the past casts its shadow on the present. And while it is fashionable to stress the ethic of public service, our efforts ought to be judged by our role in correcting wrongs that the wronged lack power to overcome.

Opening our minds to that which we do not know is a beginning, but nothing more; truly understanding and changing what is wrong is more important.

Khalil Lee is a D.C. native and a student at the University of Vermont.

and/or based on emotion.

Non-consensual sex work does not fall within Amnesty International’s policy, nor should it. The coercing and involuntary trafficking of persons for sex can and should remain criminal acts and prosecuted as such.

Positively, as reported elsewhere, at-large D.C. Council member David Grosso has indicated that he will be opening a debate this fall about possible decriminalization of the sex trade in the District. I wish him well.

I am confident that a full and open debate would demonstrate that the anti-prostitution laws that exist currently benefit no one (except, perhaps, authorities on the take).

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier reportedly did not say that she would oppose a decriminalization policy decision, although she

expressed seemingly legitimate concerns about “street-level prostitution” that should be easy enough to address differently from purely indoor transactions.

If “street-level prostitution” were truly the chief’s principal concern, however, I wonder why so many reports of D.C. prostitutionrelated arrests in recent years concern fake online ad stings and arrests in downtown hotels. How do such stings and arrests relate to “street-level prostitution?”

In conclusion, I have been an Amnesty International member for about 30 years. The organization has recognized that prostitution, legal or illegal, is not going away and that it would be better to have it out in the open and regulated to better protect all involved and the more general society. I concur.

Jonathan Strong Forest Hills

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■ community comment, including a brief presentation on the Taste of Georgetown.

■ discussion of airplane noise from Reagan National Airport routes.

■ consideration of a Burleith Citizens Association request for trafficcalming measures at four intersections — 37th and S streets NW; 37th Street and Whitehaven Parkway NW; 35th and S streets NW; and 35th and T streets NW — and regarding parking on 35th Street north of T Street NW. ■ consideration of D.C. Council legislation permitting the mayor to purchase tax lots between O and N streets NW for the District’s use without the consent of the owner (Bill 21-0218, the Lots 804, 814, 818, 820, 822 in Square 1230 Eminent Domain Authorization Act of 2015).

■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a Class A liquor store license for Hop, Cask & Barrel, 1717 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a Class C license for AMC Theatres Georgetown, 3111 K St. NW. ■ discussion of comments by the Citizens Association of Georgetown on proposed final zoning regulations for residentially zoned property in

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The water authority, known as DC Water, is considering where to create 44 acres of permeable surfaces to reduce combined sewer outflows into the Potomac River. The surfaces will go in parking lanes and public alleys as well as expanded tree boxes and new rain gardens.

There will be public meetings with neighborhoods potentially affected.

Bethany Bezak, the authority’s green infrastructure manager, says surveys have begun in affected neighborhoods to determine the best locations for installing green infrastructure. Preliminary designs for those locations will be created early next year.

The Citizens Association of Georgetown has recommended to DC Water that it defer a contract award for creating separated sewers in two minor combined sewer areas south of M Street pending an assessment of the effectiveness of green infrastructure. DC Water expects to complete construction of green infrastructure in west Georgetown and neighborhoods to the north by June 2019. Then the decision will be made as to whether the retention tunnel will need to be extended west beyond the Kennedy Center and the intersection of Rock Creek and the Potomac River. We hope the green infrastructure demonstration program will be successful to avoid disruption of the Georgetown waterfront.

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ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover ■ Glover Park / Cathedral heights The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b.

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By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

The St. John’s football team comes into 2015 looking to take advantage of opportunities, after the players saw a slew of big chances slip through their fingers a year ago.

Last fall the Cadets dropped a pair of overtime games to DeMatha — the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference’s eventual champions — and Good Counsel, the league’s runner-up. Then after blowing a halftime lead to Gonzaga on the final Saturday of the regular season, St. John’s found itself shut out from the WCAC playoffs for the first time in years.

But this season, senior defensive tackle Savon Hunt says he believes the team “can win the WCAC.” Last year’s losses, he said, ended up becoming “motivation for the whole offseason. We didn’t make the playoffs and that’s our goal.”

The team isn’t only looking for redemption, but also revenge against the teams that left them sitting at home for the playoffs. “We just want to pay them back,” said senior defensive lineman Micah Royster.

St. John’s comes into the season with a strong defense, which played well in a Saturday scrimmage against the Gilman Greyhounds despite a 14-0 defeat.

The Cadets’ starters continually limited the Greyhounds’ offense

except for one big play.

“The defensive line played really well and had a good showing,” said Hunt. “We were very dominant, aggressive, and we showed Gilman we aren’t to be messed with. We should have a great year this year.”

The Cadets’ head coach Joe Patterson was especially proud of the line’s performance.

“Our defense begins with our defensive line,” the coach said. “We were able to get home some plays and get some good pressure while calling just maybe one blitz in the first half.”

While the St. John’s defense was dominant at times, its new-look offense also showed promise in implementing a fresh system under new coordinator and play-caller Joe Casamento. The Cadets’ new associate head coach brings an impressive background, including a record of 143-27 at Christian Brothers Academy in New York.

“Coach Casamento is fantastic,” said Patterson. “He comes with a fantastic resume and it’s all bona fide. He has good sense of the offense and of the team. He’s been a great addition.”

The players have been quick to buy into the new offensive philosophy, which features a more pro-style offense with more passing in the mix.

“He just brought a whole new mentality to it,” said Royster, who

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The St. John’s defensive line had an impressive performance against Gilman on Saturday. also plays on the offensive line. “It was hard at first because some of the terminology was different. But after a month everybody was really understanding it so we could have different calls and looks.”

The biggest beneficiary has been second-year starting quarterback Talik Mann.

“With Coach Casamento it’s more about finding who the threat is on defense and getting the ball out of my hands fast to our playmakers,” said the senior quarterback.

Meanwhile, the team still needs

to find answers at the running back position, after graduating do-it-all runner Omar Garcia. So far the Cadets have taken a “running back by committee” approach.

“We imagine using several backs,” said Patterson, while not naming names. “Each of the players has a slightly different skill set, and we’re trying to maximize those.”

With a mix of a stingy returning defense and a new outlook on offense, the Cadets feel that they can find themselves back in the mix in the WCAC, where they made run-

ner-up in 2013.

“We have a good mixture of some veteran players and a lot of young guys,” said Patterson. “How they come together and mature as a team will determine how good we are.”

The Cadets will start to figure that out Friday when they travel to Port Orange, Fla., to play their season opener against Atlantic at 3 p.m.

Back in D.C., their first home game of the year will be against Archbishop Spalding on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Fernandez Stadium.

Lady Cadets aim to ‘make amends’ for last year’s struggles

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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The Cadets will look to senior Jeanne Westney to provide blocks in the middle on defense and kills on offense.

Since the St. John’s volleyball team’s season ended last November, players have regularly stopped by coach Bill Pribac’s office with a simple message: We will make up for last year.

Although the Cadets managed to win a second straight D.C. State Athletic Association crown, the team experienced growing pains against Washington Catholic Athletic Conference foes. The squad posted a dismal 6-12 mark in those contests before making a quick exit from the league’s postseason.

“They want to make amends for last year; they thought that wasn’t St. John’s volleyball,” Pribac said. “They’re eager and they talk about it amongst themselves. We’ve talked it — now we have to walk it.”

Last season was a rebuilding year after the squad graduated many of the star players from the 2013 team. But Pribac thinks the tough lessons learned will result in gains this season.

“They’re a harder-working team than they were last year,” the coach said. “We were a brand-new team last year — they were just happy to play — but now they understand how to compete and what the varsity level is all

about. We have all the tools.”

The Cadets come into this season with their big hitter, senior Jeanne Westney, completely healthy after she missed parts of the last few seasons with nagging injuries. The middle blocker is elated to begin the year on the court rather than on the sidelines.

“I rested during the offseason more, and that helped prevent injury,” said the senior, who will play for the University of Central Florida next year. “I’m really excited because we can start it off and not start halfway.”

Pribac has big plans for Westney, who will play in both the front and back rows this season.

“She is taking a lot of pride in her passing,” the coach said. “She knows she can hit and block, but she always points out her passing.

She takes a lot of pressure off things. She will be our go-to player if we need a big swing at a crucial time in a game.”

Westney is one of five team captains, along with four fellow seniors: libero Kelli Brookshire, defensive specialist Olivia Munero, hitter Maggie Iapalucci and hitter Alia Nahra.

“They have to steer the ship, and they want to do that,” Pribac said.

The team will also look to sophomore setter Rebecca Frye to set the pace for the offense

and put Westney and the outside hitters in position for kills with a soft touch and great passes.

“When Rebecca took over [last year], it was a new position to her,” said Pribac. “But she has great hands and she can hit. This year she’s looking a lot better and plays setter for her club team. She knows how to run the offense and dictate where the ball goes.”

In addition to a strong core of returning players, the Cadets add a pair of freshman outside hitters — Lauren Antonucci and Anika Eigen-Zucchi — who have already impressed their teammates.

“Both of our freshmen have stepped it up,” said Brookshire. “Anika and Lauren bring strong offense and really great attitudes.”

With the mix of senior leaders and plucky newcomers, the Cadets hope to three-peat in the DCSAA and have enough firepower to get past last year’s WCAC champion, Holy Cross, and perennial contenders Paul VI and Good Counsel.

“They want to win both the conference and D.C. We’ve won D.C. the first two years, and they want to hold on to it,” Pribac said.

The Cadets will open their season on Tuesday when they travel to Northeast to battle Archbishop Carroll at 5 p.m. in a conference game.

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Northwest Real Estate OUTAGE: Loss of power recalls earlier manhole issues From Page 1

with the remaining affected customers’ power restored by 9:30 p.m. the next night, Hainey said in an email.

As for the cause of the outage, Hainey said storm-related flooding can erode underground power lines.

“Locating the cause of these outages can be considerably more difficult since the lines are not visible,” Hainey wrote in an email. “It requires us to use special equipment to test and locate the issue, excavate the area to access the cable, and, if a cable is damaged, cut out and add a new section.”

Jennifer Altemus, former president of the Citizens’ Association of Georgetown, said Pepco called her during the outage to explain why her

power wasn’t on and when it would be back. At times, half of her house had power while the other didn’t.

She said she was impressed with the service. “Every single person has been so polite and eager to please and apologetic,” Altemus said.

It’s unclear whether a construction project on even a fraction of the scale of the one that addressed the exploding manholes in 2000 will be necessary, but Joynt hopes necessary repairs won’t come with as much of an impact on the neighborhood.

Back then, she owned the neighborhood bar Nathans, and the construction work on the manholes — completed in 2005 — took a 20 percent hit on her business.

“It was devastating,” Joynt said.

“I can’t begin to tell you what a

nightmare it was.”

Georgetown advisory neighborhood commissioner Ed Solomon was on the steering committee that helped plan that construction project.

Despite the difficulties, he said it was successful overall, especially because the bulk of the work happened at night.

And for the most part, Solomon said, the service did improve. Until last week’s outage, Solomon said, there have been no major power issues in the area.

Altemus said that from what she sees, Pepco’s response to last week’s outage doesn’t seem to be just a temporary fix. “They’ve been working on it so much with so many people.

I don’t think they’re just slapping it together,” she said.

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The Metro board will reach a final decision about the changes by October, according to transit authority spokesperson Morgan Dye. The changes would take effect in either March or June 2016, Dye said in an email.

Abigail Zenner, a Glover Park resident and advisory neighborhood commissioner speaking on her own behalf about this issue, said she’s worried about how the D1 changes will affect her and her neighbors’ commuters.

“I’m certainly concerned. It does worry me a little bit. There are fewer and fewer ways to get further east from Glover Park,” Zenner said. “At the same time, if people aren’t riding the bus, then I can understand why Metro starts cutting routes.”

Some of Zenner’s neighbors have been suggesting abandoning Metrobus altogether and switching to other forms of transportation, including Bridj, a new bus service app modeled after Uber. But Zenner thinks that form of protest will send the wrong message.

“I think the appropriate response is definitely to speak up. We’ve found that it does work. These cuts are not as bad as they could have been,” she said.

In Petworth, the changes to the southernmost part of the 54 route have advisory neighborhood commissioner Zachary Teutsch renewing his hope that Metro will embark on a long-sought project to add an express route to the busy 14th Street corridor. That project would cost $1.3 million, according to a Metrobus survey conducted in 2012.

“These buses are needed for longtime residents and new residents as well,” Teutsch wrote in an email. “This would be a huge (and cheap) win for DC.”

As for the N3, Tenleytown advisory neighborhood commissioner Tom Quinn said he doesn’t expect the loss of the commuter route to affect many residents.

“I think that’s going to be a pretty minimal impact on our constituents,” Quinn said. “Though I do hate to see any route eliminated.”

Quinn noted, however, that some riders might have to take the more expensive Metro trains and switch lines to get to work in the Foggy Bottom area instead of taking a single, less costly N3 bus.

Residents can voice their concerns and feedback about the proposed changes at a public hearing at Metro headquarters, 600 5th St. NW, on Sept. 17. An information session will begin at 6 p.m., and public comments will start 30 minutes later.

Zenner noted that giving feedback does help, pointing to the transit authority’s decision to keep the D2 route as is after area residents protested potential changes in February. She thinks the best way for neighbors to make their voices heard is by responding to a Metro survey at questionpro.com/t/ALAqdZSvD5 and informing representatives at the transit authority.

Zenner said the bus is an integral part of the Glover Park community, and she believes a dialogue with transit officials should continue.

“Not everyone in Glover Park has a car or the means to use Uber.

There are a lot of different ways people get around,” she said. “The bus is really a lifeline to get us connected to the Metro and to our jobs.”

Teutsch agrees on the importance of speaking out.

“It is difficult for transit planners to know how the community feels unless we tell them,” he said. “They rely a lot on usage statistics to tell part of the story. It’s really important for community members to weigh in until they have the full story.”

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The 4,000-square-foot property at 1236 Potomac St. NW consists of four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. The home is offered at a new price of $3,595,000.

A portly turret topped with a cone-shaped new roof adds prominence to the front of the home. The entire facade is coated in light neutral hues, contrasting with the black roof. Next to the main house is a set of stable gates, concealing a two-car parking pad and the rear carriage house.

A few brick steps lead to the main entrance’s welcoming vestibule and foyer, embellished by a chandelier. The entry hallway includes the upper-level staircase and coat closet. It leads to an openlayout main level showing off high

ceilings, wide entryways, tall windows and restored pine wooden flooring — features that repeat throughout much of the property’s interior.

An elegant fireplace graces the living room, complementing the curvaceous outlines at the front of the home. The dining area is also adorned with its own fireplace, a chandelier and two pairs of French doors that exit to the side parking pad.

The elegance continues into the home’s new kitchen. White cabinets here fill much of the wall space, complemented by light beige tiles and dark gray countertops. The space features high-end appliances

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A center island contains the breakfast bar, dishwasher and sink; on the opposite side are a built-in china cabinet, a closet and the home’s third fireplace. The adjacent bright and spacious butler’s pantry wears the same polished decor as the kitchen, and offers views of the courtyard.

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This four-bedroom Victorian home on Potomac Street in Georgetown is priced at $3,595,000.

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Two other bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath. This level also offers a laundry alcove and linen closets.

Back downstairs, beyond the butler’s pantry is an enclosed atrium that links the main house to the two-story carriage house. Stableinspired wall sconces and French doors adorn this slim corridor that

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The carriage house has been transformed to function as a perfect separate guest or in-law quarters.

The property’s fourth bedroom and third bath are on the second floor of this rear dwelling. Down on the main level is a half-bath, as well as an open floor plan that can accommodate dining and living room furniture.

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Wednesday, Aug. 26

Wednesday august 26 Classes and workshops ■ CityDance POP! will present a “Mommy & Me” class for ages 18 months to 3 years, at 5:30 p.m.; and a “Creative Movement” class for ages 3 to 5, at 6 p.m.

Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ “Sunset Fitness in the Park” will feature a one-hour class presented by barre3. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/ healthydays.

■ A “Dementia Conversations” workshop will offer tips on how to have honest and caring conversations with family members about going to the doctor, deciding when to stop driving, and making legal and financial plans. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Grand Oaks Assisted Living Residence, 5901 MacAthur Blvd.

NW. 202-349-3400.

■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202986-2257.

Concerts ■ Vocalist Rafiya will perform a blend of contemporary African rhythms and modern pop. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature singer, guitarist and drummer Damian Grasso. 6:30 to 8:30

p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ The Marine Band’s Free Country ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.

■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note will perform iconic musical selections from the World War II era. 8 p.m. Free.

National Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

■ Joy America and Swampcandy will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ The American Pops Orchestra will perform 1980s music with DJ Shea Van Horn, vocalists Warren Freeman and Bayla Whitten, and dancers from Broadway. 9 p.m. $20 to $30. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. theamericanpops.org.

Discussions and lectures ■ The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will present a homebuying seminar on how to avoid purchasing a problem property and how to spot problems when buying a remodeled house or condo. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room E200, D.C. Department of Regulatory Affairs Department, 1100 4th St. SW. tinyurl.com/dcra-seminar.

■ Boots Riley will discuss his book “Tell Homeland Security — We Are the Bomb” in

conversation with Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation. 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ The Takoma Park Library’s Book to Film Club will meet. 6:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202576-7252.

■ David Vine will discuss his book “Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World.” 7 p.m.

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

■ Anthony Gualtieri, historian and former curator at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, will discuss “Neighborhood Heroes: The Homestead Grays and a Changing Washington.” 7 p.m. Free.

Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

■ Fantasy writer Tom Doyle will discuss his book “The Left-Hand Way.” 7 p.m. Free.

Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club will discuss Celeste Ng’s 2014 novel “Everything I Never Told You.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Breadsoda, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov.

Films ■ A second installment of Street Sense’s “Cinema From the Street” film

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series will feature self-directed documentaries by two formerly homeless AfricanAmerican women — Sasha Williams’ “Raise to Rise,” about conditions inside the shelter at D.C. General, and Cynthia Mewborn’s “Whom Should I Be Grateful To?” about a survivor of sexual assault confronting her violent past. Author Marita Golden will moderate a post-screening Q&A with the directors. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $12. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. streetsense.org.

■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center’s “Screen Giants Summer Series” — featuring four classics from Jewish directors Mel Brooks, Sidney Lumet, Elaine May and Billy Wilder — will present Brooks’ 1974 film “Young Frankenstein,” at 6:30 p.m.; and Lumet’s 1975 film “Dog Day Afternoon,” at 8:30 p.m. $13 for two films; $25 for four films. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. The festival will continue with screenings Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will feature Asaf Korman’s 2014 film “Next to Her.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-9666000.

Performances ■ “An Improvised Drag Spectacular” will feature a select cast of Washington Improv Theater gentlemen donning frocks, heels and other women’s wear to support “The October Issue,” the group’s production in this fall’s Women’s Voices Theater Festival. 8 p.m. $25. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.

■ The Capital City Showcase’s final Wonderland Circus variety show will feature musician Jacob Panic; burlesque artist Private Tails; and comedians Matty Litwack (shown), Chelsea Shorte and Haywood Turnipseed Jr. 8:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. 202-431-4704.

■ Dwayne Lawson-Brown will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5.

Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the San Diego Padres. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Thursday at 7:05 p.m.

The George Washington University’s 2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan Agenda will include general updates on implementation of the 2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan.

Thursday, Aug. 27

Thursday august 27

Book sale ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center’s book sale will feature new books starting at $5 and used books starting at $3. 4 to 8 p.m. Free admission.

Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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Children’s programs ■ A park ranger will lead a half-mile “Habitat Hike” (for ages 5 and older). 2:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will present weekly chess instruction for kids of all ages. 5 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

Classes and workshops ■ The Golden Triangle Business

Thursday, august 27 ■ Concert: Singer-songwriters Tom Goss (shown) and B. Steady will perform at a 25th anniversary concert to benefit Charlie’s Place, which helps the hungry and homeless in Dupont Circle through nutritious meals, health care, job and housing support, clothing and more. 6:30 and 9 p.m. $20. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. bit.ly/charliesplace25.

Improvement District will present an hourlong “Pilates in the Park” class led by a certified instructor. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Classes will continue each Tuesday and Thursday through Sept. 29.

■ A seminar for first-time homebuyers will focus on the DC Open Doors Program.

6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 301-4486569.

■ VIDA Fitness and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will present a weekly outdoor Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Boardwalk, The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. vidafitness.com. Classes will continue through Sept. 10.

■ Joe Ryan, managing principal of CareerMentor.us, will lead a workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Concerts ■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Max Impact ensemble will perform 20-minute shows. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Flag Hall, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-767-5658.

■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature EC3 performing AfroCuban jazz. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ An American roots concert series will feature Blue Moon Cowgirls performing early country harmonies. 5 to 7 p.m. Free.

Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Indian musician Ustad Shafaat Khan will perform classical and folk styles in a concert that features the sitar, tabla and vocals. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Art on 8th series will present Ernesto “Gato” Gatell y su Banda performing Cuban rumba. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org.

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6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com.

■ Sean Kiely and Near Northeast will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Summer Evening Music Series will feature “Hiraeth — the Best of Wales in America,” featuring Côr y Penrhyn, the Penrhyn Welsh Male Choir from Bethesda, Wales. 7 p.m. $3 to $6. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

■ The Marine Band’s Free Country ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free.

National Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

■ The Davis Bradley Duo will perform as part of a bluegrass series. 8 to 11 p.m.

No cover; two item per person minimum.

Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ Magnolia Blue and DuPont Brass will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration ■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present a “Tomato TossUp” cooking demonstration. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussions and lectures ■ A park ranger will present a talk on Georgetown’s Old Stone House. 2:30 p.m.

Free. Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat each Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday at 2:30 p.m. through Aug. 30.

■ U.S. Department of Agriculture chemist David Nadrchal will discuss the agency’s Pesticide Data Program. 4 p.m. Free.

Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ Christine Mullen Kreamer, deputy director and chief curator at the National Museum of African Art, will discuss “Textiles and Identity in Africa.” 6 p.m. Free.

George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Jean Bubley, director of the Esther Bubley Photography Archive, will discuss the work of her aunt Esther Bubley, an independent photographer during the heyday of American photojournalism and one of the featured artists in the “American Moments: Photographs From the Phillips Collection” exhibition. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ Michael Maccoby will discuss his book “Strategic Intelligence: Conceptual Tools for Leading Change.” 7 p.m. Free.

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

■ The Mount Pleasant Book Club will discuss Octavia Butler’s novel “Parable of the Sower.” 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

■ The Chevy Chase Library will discuss “Darkly Dreaming Dexter” by Jeff Lindsay.

7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

Films ■ The “Textiles at Twelve” series will feature Louise W. Mackie’s 1996 documentary “Threads of Time: Handmade Textiles for Weddings in Fez, Morocco.” Noon.

Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW.

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■ The K-Cinema series will feature John H. Lee’s 2010 war epic “71: Into the Fire.” Appetizer social at 6 p.m.; screening at 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW. koreaculturedc.org.

■ The West End Interim Library will host a Thursday night film series. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ The Avalon Theatre will present Jane Pittman’s film “Coming Back to the Hoop,” about the transformative power of basketball and the healing it brings to a former high school star 43 years after she ran off the court during a holiday tournament. A Q&A will follow. 8 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature Robert Mulligan’s 1962 film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” starring Gregory Peck. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

Performance ■ The Washington Improv Theater will present “Improvapalooza,” its annual celebration of experimental improv. 8 p.m. $15 to $35. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. The festival will continue Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m.

Tour ■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques. 6:30 p.m. $6 to $15; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

Friday, Aug. 28

Friday august 28 Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature Familiar Faces performing go-go and R&B music. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ The Afro Bop Alliance will perform Latin jazz. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215.

■ The Friends of the Forest Hills Playground group will host an all-ages concert with the local band Downwire performing rock, blues, soul and Motown. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Forest Hills Playground, 32nd and Chesapeake streets NW. ■ Egyptian oud player and composer Ramy Adly will perform. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Summer Sounds” will feature the Bobby Thompson Project performing blues.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com.

■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature the Bumper Jacksons.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ “Jazz on the Hill” will feature Aaron L. Myers II. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restau-

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Located at 805 21st St. NW on the second floor, the gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

202-994-1525.

■ “Art Between the Lines: A Dialogue on Sustainability and Interdependency,” featuring varied works by Eunmee Chung of South Korea and Judy Stone of the United States, will open Friday with a reception at 6 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center. The show will continue through Sept. 15. An RSVP is requested for the reception.

Located at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. koreaculturedc.org.

■ “Perspectives: Lara Baladi,” highlighting a large-scale tapestry based on a photographic collage by Egyptian-Lebanese artist Lara Baladi, will open Saturday at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and continue through June 5.

Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202Giacomo Balla’s “Sculptural 633-1000.

Construction of Noise and ■ “Drawings and Speed” is part of an exhibit at Monotypes: A Memorial Exhibithe Hirshhorn Museum. tion,” the first U.S. posthumous exhibition of prominent self-taught Peruvian artist Gastón Garreaud (1934-2005), will open Monday at the Inter-American Development Bank Staff Association Art Gallery with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Sept. 9.

Located at 1300 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open rant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-5468412.

■ Honey Island Swamp Band will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $20. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. thehamiltondc.com.

■ The Shack Band and Flight of Salt will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Art historian Jung-sil Lee will discuss

Andrew Moore’s “Bowling Lanes, Governors Island, NY,” a 2001 chromogenic print, is part of an exhibit at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery.

Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-623-2217.

■ “Towers for Observation: The Wider View,” featuring collograph prints of towers by Sarah Stout, will open Tuesday at the Cabinet at Wonder Graphics and continue through Oct. 2.

Located at 1000 Vermont Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-898-1700.

■ “The Colors of Haiti,” presenting paintings from the Rainbow Gallery in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince that reflect the distinctive naive style of the country’s artists, opened last week at Watergate Gallery and will continue through Sept.

24. A reception will take place Sept. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488.

■ “Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914-1971),” featuring nearly 20 works that follow the Italian contributions to the transnational evolution of abstraction, opened last week at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and will continue through Jan. 3.

Located at Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-6331000.

■ “Chamber Music: The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge,” highlighting the accomplished pianist, avid composer and Coolidge Auditorium benefactor, opened recently in the Performing Arts Reading Room of the Library of Congress’ James Madison Memorial Building, where it will continue through Jan. 23.

Located at 101 Independence Ave. SE, the library is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-7078000.

sustainable art as a model and mirror for society in conjunction with the exhibit “Art Between the Lines: A Dialogue on Sustainability and Interdependency.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW. koreaculturedc.org.

■ Greg Toppo will discuss his book “The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter.” 7 p.m.

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Films ■ The Reel Affirmations Film Festival will kick off three days of screenings of international LGBT films with Catherine Stewart’s “While You Weren’t Looking,” at 7 p.m.; and Joey Khun’s “Those People,” at 9 p.m. $10 to $25. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. reelaffirmations.org. The festiSee Events/Page 14

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■ The “Arts for Families” series will feature a chance to design a “roundel” badge inspired by those worn in 18th-century China. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

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■ A movie night at Carter Barron Amphitheatre will feature Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film “Rear Window,” starring Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart. 8:15 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.

Classes and workshops ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will present “Saturday Morning Yoga.” 10 a.m.

Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122.

■ Heather Markowitz will lead a “Stop & Smell the Roses” yoga class. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free. National Garden, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Bahman Aryana will lead a class on the Argentine tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Performances ■ The Art on 8th series will feature a hip-hop performance by Culture Shock, DC. 6:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org.

■ Paresh Rawal will star in “Kishan vs.

Kanhaiya Reloaded.” 8 p.m. $29 to $139.

Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.

Special event ■ “Smithsonian Sleepover at the American History Museum” will feature a chance for ages 8 through 12 to participate in an interactive exploration of the museum. 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. $120 to $135.

National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.

Concerts ■ The Petworth Jazz Project will present a children’s show, at 5:30 p.m.; and a performance by Butcher Brown, at 6:30 p.m. Free. Lawn, Petworth Recreation Center, 8th and Taylor streets NW. petworthjazzproject.com.

■ The band Hustle Souls will perform.

8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ “Ladies of Jazz” will feature Anita King with Dial 251 for Jazz. 8 to 11 p.m.

No cover; two item per person minimum.

Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ The Pitchblak Brass Band (shown) and Subtle Hustle will perform. 9 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW.

Sporting events ■ The Washington Mystics will play the Phoenix Mercury. 7 p.m. $19 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

■ The Washington Nationals will play the Miami Marlins. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345.

Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

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Saturday, august 29 ■ Children’s program: As part of the D.C. Public Library’s summer reading program, Washington Nationals relief pitcher Drew Storen will read a story and answer questions. 11 a.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Curator Frances White will present an in-depth look at the Posey Quilt, an early-19th-century pieced quilt made of silk dress fabrics from early American women and Posey family members. The event will include a tea with light refreshments and a tour of the historic Dumbarton House. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $15; reservations required.

Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

■ Roxani Elsani, registered dietitian and in-store nutritionist for Giant Food, will offer recipes and practical tips for healthier living. The event will include a tasting. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Films ■ The Reel Affirmations Film Festival will feature Nneka Onuroah’s “The Same Difference” (followed by a Q&A session with the director), at 11 a.m.; Draper Shreeve’s “Queer City,” at 1 p.m.; a collection of Women’s Short Films, at 3 p.m.; a collection of Boys’ Short Films, at 5:15 p.m.; Fina Torres’ “Liz in September,” at 7:15 p.m.; Phillipp Karner’s film “Like You Mean It,” at 9 p.m.; and Charles Lum and Tom Verow’s “Age of Consent,” at 11:15 p.m. $10 to $25. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. reelaffirmations.org.

■ “Titanus Presents: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema” will feature Luchino Visconti’s 1963 film “The Leopard.” 2 p.m.

Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ A movie night at Carter Barron Amphitheatre will feature Sidney Lumet’s 1978 musical “The Wiz,” featuring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. 8:15 p.m. Free.

Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.

Performance ■ Nrityalaya will perform Indian classical odissi dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Special events ■ The second annual Capital Dragon Boat Regatta will feature premier racing in multiple race distances. 9 a.m. Free.

Washington Channel at the Wharf, Maine Avenue SW. capitaldragonboat.com.

■ Georgetown Lutheran Church will collect donations of peanut butter and jelly for

children’s summer lunches. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070.

The donation drive will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ The Tenley-Friendship Library will host the Washington Humane Society’s mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon.

Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ The D.C. Preservation League and the Capital Pride Alliance will host their annual crab feast. 1 to 3 p.m. $10 to $45; reservations required. Washington Canoe Club, 3700 Water St. NW. dcpreservation.org.

■ The DC Anime Club will celebrate the sixth annual International Cosplay Day. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery, 8th and G streets NW. dcanimeclub.org.

■ “Nerds! Trivia Night” will feature four rounds of mind-bending questions. 8 p.m.

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

Walks and tours ■ A Meridian Hill Art Walk will focus on the creation of Meridian Hill Park and the sculptures contained within its historic landscape. 10 a.m. Free.

Meet at the water fountain at the southern end of Meridian Hill Park, W Street between 15th and 16th streets NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Washington Walks’ “Get Local!” series will feature a tour of the Brookland neighborhood, developed as an early suburb northeast of downtown Washington on the farm of Col. Jehiel Brooks after his death. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the Brookland-CUA Metrorail station. washingtonwalks.com.

■ A relaxing walk at the Georgetown Waterfront Park to various local overlooks will share the bittersweet history of how Georgetown became an attractive and vibrant community (for ages 7 and older).

11 a.m. Free. Meet at the fountain in the Georgetown Waterfront Park, Wisconsin Avenue and K Street NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Tour guide Dwane Starlin will present “Off the Beaten Path: Georgetown Beyond M Street & Wisconsin,” a walking tour of lesser-known parts of the historic neighborhood. 1 to 3 p.m. $15. Meet near the Dumbarton House garden gates at 27th and Q streets NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

■ A park ranger will lead a hike to Fort DeRussy. 2:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Sunday,august Aug. 30 Sunday 30 Children’s program ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program on “Fire and Ice: Moons of the Solar System” (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops ■ Local yoga instructor Lauren Jacobs will present “Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.” 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. $5 donation suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on “Advice for Life.” 10 to 10:45 a.m. $6. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-

2257.

■ A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-7271288.

■ Yoga Activist will present a “Yoga at Your Library” class. 3:30 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

Concert ■ The Chanteymen, a performance ensemble of the nautical education and living-history group Ship’s Company, will present a singalong of shanties and sailor songs. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures ■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Eric Denker will discuss “Drawing in Normandy and Picardy: Ernest Roth and Andre Smith in 1914.” 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215.

■ Firmin DeBrabander, associate professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art, will discuss his book “Do Guns Make Us Free?: Democracy and the Armed Society.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free.

Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Films ■ The Reel Affirmations Film Festival will feature Michael Thomas’ “Game Face” (with a Q&A featuring Thomas, documentary subject Terrence Clemens and TeamDC executive director Brent Minor), at 1 p.m.; Ellen Brodsky’s “The Year We Thought About Love,” at 3:30 p.m.; Jay Dockendorf’s “Naz and Malik,” at 5:15 p.m.; and Pat Mills’ “Guidance,” at 7:15 p.m. $10 to $25. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. reelaffirmations.org.

■ “Family Movie Afternoon” will feature Richard Donner’s 1978 film “Superman,” starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman. 2 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139.

■ A monthlong “Singalong Movies!” series will feature the 2012 film “Pitch Perfect,” starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson. 2 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ “Titanus Presents: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema” will feature Dario Argento’s 1970 film “The Bird With the Crystal Plumage.” 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215.

Performance ■ Chris Brandt will host a comedy showcase. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

Special event ■ Petco will host the Washington Humane Society’s mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon to 3 p.m. Free.

Petco, 3505 Connecticut Ave. NW. washhumane.org/adoptionevents.

Walks and tours ■ A park ranger will lead a two-mile “125th Celebration Hike” exploring Rock Creek Park’s history and future. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature CenSee Events/Page 15

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■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques. 2 p.m. $6 to $15; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

Monday, Aug. 31

Monday august 31 Classes and workshops ■ Yoga teacher Robin Glantz, owner of Vibrant Health, will lead an “Introduction to Viniyoga” class. 11 a.m. Free; reservations required. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tenleylibrary@dc.gov.

■ Yoga District will present a class on “Yoga for Skeptics,” about the benefits of the practice. 5:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ “Sunset Fitness in the Park” will feature a one-hour class presented by Crossfit Key Bridge. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/healthydays.

■ Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class geared toward beginners. 7 p.m. Free. Second-floor meeting room, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. The class will also be offered Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature Raphael & Orchestra performing salsa music. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ Listen Local First will present the five-piece band Spread Love. 6 p.m. Free.

Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.

■ The U.S. Navy Concert Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. navyband.navy.mil.

Discussions and lectures ■ Physicist, neuroscientist and robotics mentor Bill Marks will lead a weekly open discussion of science topics with students and adults over snacks in the Wilson High School Science Club. 3:30 to 6 p.m. Free.

Room B101, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202-329-8320.

■ Helen McClory and Laurie Foos will discuss their respective books, “On the Edges of Vision” and “The Blue Girl.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400.

■ New York University history professor Greg Grandin will discuss his book “Kissinger’s Shadow: The Long Reach of America’s Most Controversial Statesman.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Feeder’s Advisory — “a book club for those who love food” — will discuss Anna Jones’ “A Modern Way to Eat: 200+ Satisfying Vegetarian Recipes (That Will Make You Feel Amazing).” 7 p.m. Free.

Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

Films ■ The “Marvelous Movie Monday” series will feature the 2013 film “Captain Phillips,” about the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free.

Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut

Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ A summer comedy series will feature Marco Kreuzpaintner’s 2014 film “Coming In.” 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/ goethe.

■ The Music and Poetry Club will screen the 1980 film “The Blues Brothers,” starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. A performance by the Blues Muse ensemble will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-3931511.

Performance ■ Laugh Index Theatre will present “Improv Wars” with a competition between the Bystander Effect and the winner of the first contest. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. improvwars.brownpapertickets.com.

Tuesday, Sept. 1

Tuesday september 1 Class ■ VIDA Fitness and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will present a weekly outdoor Vinyasa yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Boardwalk, The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. vidafitness.com.

The series will conclude Sept. 8.

Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature Reverb performing a cappella. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300.

■ As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, baritone Steven Coombs — a 2008 winner of the Washington Vocal Arts Society’s Discovery Series Competition — will perform with pianist Jamie Roberts. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ Todd Burge, a singer-songwriter and guitarist from West Virginia, will perform a solo concert. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

■ The U.S. Navy Concert Band will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free.

Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ The West End Fiction Book Club will discuss “Cold Sassy Tree” by Olive Ann Burns. 12:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248707.

■ Chris Elzey and David K. Wiggins will discuss their book “DC Sports: The Nation’s Capital at Play.” 6:30 p.m. Free.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation, will discuss her book “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights.” 6:30 p.m.

Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ John Markoff will discuss his book “Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919.

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Tickets are free and can be obtained by online lottery or in person. Visit shakespearetheatre.org or call 202-547-1122 for details. Sidney Harman Hall is located at 610 F St. NW. ■ Theater Alliance will stage the world premiere of Kathleen Akerley’s “Night Falls on the Blue Planet” Sept. 3 through 27 at the Anacostia Playhouse.

Renee has had a rough life, shaped by alcoholism and estrangement. All that changes when she gets a massage and discovers that her body is a world unto itself. With help from her younger sister, she starts to map and explore a lifetime of trauma. But is she healing or vanishing into her own world?

Tickets cost $20 to $35. The theater is located at 2020 Shannon Place SE. 202-241-2539; theateralliance.com. pieces last summer in the Big Bend National Park area of southwest Texas, as well as the difficulties involved in recording ambient sounds and conducting field interviews in the great outdoors. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington. eventbrite.com.

Films ■ “Tuesday Night Movies” will feature John Hughes’ 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara and Jeffrey Jones. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Uwe Janson’s 2014 film “To Life!,” about a young man on the run who arrives in Berlin just in time to save an aging Jewish cabaret singer’s life.

7:30 to 9 p.m. $13. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

Performances and readings ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by the ensembles Discoteca! and Madeline, at 8 p.m.; and by Thank You For Sharing and another ensemble, at 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.

■ Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night hosted by Twain Dooley. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Special event ■ The Law Library of Congress will host an open house, including tours and a rare book display. 9 a.m. to noon. Free. Room 201, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-4642.

Tour ■ A U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer will lead an afternoon tour. 2 to 3 p.m. Free.

Shakespeare Theatre Company will revive its 2012-13 production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for this year’s “Free for All” offering.

■ Rorschach Theatre will present “Truth & Beauty Bombs: A Softer World” Sept. 4 through Oct. 4 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.

As a photographer goes blind, he sets out to capture as much of the world as he can. Through his lens, he discovers laundromats that eat hope, cameras that capture souls and a love that just won’t die. The show, conceived and directed by Jenny McConnell Frederick, was inspired by the cult web comic “A Softer World” by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau.

Tickets cost $20 to $30, with pay-what-you-can previews the first week. The theater is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993; atlasarts.org/events.

Meet in the Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

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Classes and workshops ■ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, will host a weekly tai chi class. 2 p.m. Free. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, 201 Allison St. NW. 202-7262080.

■ CityDance POP! will present a “Zumba at the Library!” class. 5:30 p.m.

Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ “Sunset Fitness in the Park” will feature a one-hour class presented by Down Dog Yoga. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/healthydays.

■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202986-2257.

Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature Cabin Creek performing See Events/Page 19

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

■ Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will present weekly chess instruction for kids of all ages. 5 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

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■ The DC Small Business Development Center will host a Small Business Development Workshop. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. dclibrary.org/node/46879.

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■ Joe Ryan, managing principal of CareerMentor.us, will lead a workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Rabbi Laurie Green will lead a class on “The Akeidah Through the Arts: What Music and Painting Can Tell Us About One of the World’s Most Popular Bible Stories.”

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■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature Michael Muse performing 1970s soul music. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

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■ The Kennedy Center will host the Great American Songbook High School Competition. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Music on the Lawn series will feature Yamomanem performing New Orleans-style jazz. 6 to 7:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202333-7100.

■ The Art on 8th series will present Latin jazz by the Duende Quartet. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org.

■ Singer-songwriter Paul Edelman will perform as part of the Capital Americana series. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl

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Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ The “Textiles at Twelve” series will feature an informal conversation with the museum’s curatorial and conservation staff. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200.

■ Hector Tobar will discuss his book “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free.” 6:30 p.m.

Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ The Mystery Book Group will discuss “Walking the Perfect Square” by Reed Farrel Coleman. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Contemporary artists Monika E. de Vries Gohlke, Amy Lamb and Janaina Tschäpe will discuss Maria Sibylla Merian’s influence on their performances, photography, videos and prints. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12 to $15; reservations suggested.

National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ Linda Hirshman will discuss her book “Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films ■ The Palisades Library will present the classic movie musical based on Frank K. Baum’s book “The Wizard of Oz.” 6 p.m.

Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ “Thursdays at La Luna”— a silveranniversary showcase of Teatro de la Luna’s best stage performances over the last 25 years — will feature a video of José Ignacio Cabrujas’ play “El Día que me Quieras/The Day You Love Me” (in Spanish). 7 p.m. Free. Casa de la Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-882-6227.

■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature the 1965 film “The Sound of Music,” starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.

Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

Readings ■ Student participants in Writopia Lab DC’s summer program will read from their original works of poetry and fiction. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ The First Thursday Evening Poetry Reading series will feature two local poets, followed by an open mic. 7 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232.

Special event ■ This month’s “Phillips After 5” installment — “The September Issue,” about the intersection of photojournalism and fashion — will feature art projects and the opportunity to snap and print your own photos. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ events.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Atlanta Braves. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

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