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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Serving Burleith, Foxhall, Georgetown, Georgetown Reservoir & Glover Park

Vol. XXIV, No. 16

The GeorGeTown CurrenT

City weighs detours for bridge work

Structural analyses key to heating plan project

ESPRIT DE NOEL

to luxury condos may depend on

■ Development: Officials set how preservation authorities parse

to review conflicting reports

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

The D.C. Department of Transportation is weighing possible changes to its plans for rehabilitating the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge over Rock Creek Park based on concerns from Georgetown community leaders.

The agency considers the bridge to be “structurally deficient” and said in September that it’s looking to begin a 15-month repair project in summer 2015. Officials intend to limit the roadway to two lanes eastbound for about eight months of the project, diverting westbound traffic onto 26th and M streets.

In response to concerns from residents of the West End, the Transportation Department agreed to consider making 26th Street one-way northbound (toward M) during the project to ease traffic flow on the detour. That would allow for two northbound travel lanes instead of just one and preserve one of the two parking lanes on the narrow street.

But now the agency is also reviewing feedback from the other See Bridge/Page 5

By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

A protracted dispute over the vacant federal heating plant on Georgetown’s waterfront may come down to this: One structural engineer says much of the aging structure is too deteriorated to be preserved, while another says more of the West Heating Plant could possibly be saved.

So the proposed conversion of the old heating plant on 29th Street

Proposal at Graham estate sees objections from board Brian Kapur/The Current

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School hosted its annual Esprit de Noel holiday marketplace on Friday and Saturday.

More than 50 specialty boutiques were on hand. Maisey Dombo, left, and Abby Rizzo enjoyed the festivities.

By KAT LUCERO Current Staff Writer

NEWS

Photo courtesy of D.C. Public Library

The Palisades Library building soon after its debut in 1964

who pushed the District for a larger facility on this westernmost edge of the city a half-century ago. This Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., neighbors, staff and city officials will be celebrating that fivedecade milestone.

“It’s a landmark,” said Dan Moskowitz, a 46-year Palisades resident

seek further design changes

Current Staff Writer

and co-chair of the 50th anniversary committee with the Friends of the Palisades Library. “We can take things in our neighborhood for granted, but it’s nice to stand back and say, ‘Oh wow, this happened because a lot of people made it happen.’”

When the neighborhood was still called Potomac Heights in the late 1920s, the library opened in a oneroom schoolhouse a few blocks to the north. It encompassed 1,320 square feet and had some 12,000 volumes, according to the Palisades Library website.

For more than three decades, that structure — which still exists along MacArthur Boulevard — served See Library/Page 5

SPOR TS

■ Preservation: Members

By ELIZABETH WIENER

Palisades Library to celebrate 50th anniversary From a glance at the midcentury Palisades Library’s red-brick facade, which is fading into a brownish hue, one might assume that the place is an outdated local branch with little to offer.

But don’t judge a book by its cover. Though it’s slated for a $21.7 million redo in the near future, even the current building is a vibrant center with a variety of activities frequented by residents of all ages — just as it has been since November 1964.

For 50 years, the library at 4501 V St. has been a neighborhood staple, thanks to community members

that rather-nuanced “second opinion.” Levy Group and the Georgetown Co. bought the hulking structure from the federal government nearly two years ago, and they have been scrapping ever since for approval to redevelop it.

The procedural hurdles only seem to grow. The Old Georgetown Board heard the conflicting structural assessments last Thursday, but took no action. Now it’s up to state historic preservation officer David Maloney to decide if plans for partial demolition meet the U.S. secretary See Plant/Page 7

Mark Ein, successful venture capitalist, owner of the Washington Kastles and civic activist, is locked in a struggle with the Old Georgetown Board to update his historic Georgetown home for what he calls “modern family life.”

“There’s no doubt this is an extremely difficult process,” Ein said in an interview Friday. Still reeling from Thursday’s session with the board, Ein said he’s “thinking through our options. The house is not really livable now.”

The problem is that the house at 2920 R St., which belonged to late Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham, is landmarked. Built in 1864 and still one of the most storied homes in the Georgetown Historic District, it dominates a large and tree-filled lot. Ein, recently married, wants to add bedrooms, a family room, a larger kitchen and a place to park at least three cars.

And the Old Georgetown Board

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Homeowner Mark Ein wants to build an addition and add parking at the 2920 R St. property.

— after four contentious review sessions — is still not satisfied with those plans. “There’s nothing in this we can’t entertain, but you’ve come back with new drawings that just shock us,” said chair Stephen Muse.

“It’s just over scale, really over scale,” member Alan Brangman said.

Further complicating Ein’s quest is equally prominent neighbor Calvin Cafritz. Also accompanied by a land-use lawyer, Cafritz submitted a detailed summary of objections. The Graham house is “a rare remaining survivor from the Federal era,” he See Addition/Page 16

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The Current

District Digest Bowser selects team to handle transition

Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser announced members of her transition team Monday at an open house at her interim headquarters, as prepares to assume office in January.

Last week Bowser announced a number of co-chairs to lead the transition team, including the four living former mayors of D.C., and this week she named the staffers who will run the operation.

Political operative John Falcicchio, on leave from public relations firm DKC, is serving as transition director. Former Warner Theatre manager Angie Gates is operations director. And Joaquin McPeek, prior media and communications director of the Environmental Defense Fund, is press secretary, a role he served with Bowser’s general election campaign.

Lindsey Parker, who works for the D.C. Council Committee on Economic Development, is policy director. Bowser’s former director of community affairs, Brandon Todd, is executive office director.

And Tama Watkins, who works as director of corporate accounts for global biotech company Amgen, is talent acquisition director.

D.C. officials toast new Giant grocery

Mayor Vincent Gray joined Giant Food and other city officials Thursday in cutting the ribbon on the new 58,000-square-foot store on Wisconsin Avenue at Newark Street.

Gray said the store is “a phenomenal outcome� and “the centerpiece of Cathedral Commons,� a mixed-use development by firm Bozzuto that will also feature restaurants, other retail offerings and 150 new housing units. “The District,� Gray added, “is on a roll.�

Commented Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, “This is not your grandmother’s Giant.�

Giant Food president Gordon Green said the Cleveland Park shop is the third new store the chain has opened in the District this year, resulting in a total of 234 additional

jobs.

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said the neighborhood “has gone too long without a grocery store.� The new supermarket replaced a smaller one at the 3336 Wisconsin Ave. location.

Construction began in 2012 after many years of controversy, with many neighbors wary of the increased density in the project.

Authorities capture fugitive from hospital The Capital Area Regional Task Force on Friday apprehended an arrestee who had escaped from the Psychiatric Institute of Washington in Tenleytown on Nov. 3.

The task force, a team drawn from local and federal law enforcement agencies, caught Kenneth Clayton at approximately 1:40 p.m.

Nov. 7 in Manassas, Va. Clayton had been charged with simple assault, assault on a police officer, threats, possession of unregistered ammunition and being a fugitive from justice, according to a news release.

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On Nov. 3 Clayton had been transported from United Medical Center to the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, located at 4228 Wisconsin Ave., where he fled through a back exit.

Company donation to fund STEM programs

Bethesda-based global firm Lockheed Martin has announced a multimillion-dollar grant to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs at D.C. schools for several years.

In its first year, the contribution will support new programming at seven middle schools, including Columbia Heights Education Campus, Hardy Middle School, Raymond Education Campus and Whittier Education Campus, according to a news release from D.C. Public Schools.

The grant covers fees, teacher training and equipment for a national STEM program called Project Lead The Way. Engineers from Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace firm, will also volunteer at the local schools.

In future years, 80 additional D.C. schools will be able to take part.

Lab School to hold 30th anniversary gala

Actress Sharon Stone, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Sens.

Amy Kobuchar and Ed Markey, and Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser are the special guests slated to attend tonight’s Lab School of Washington annual gala at the National Building Museum.

The 30th anniversary event, a fundraiser for the Palisades school, will also honor four prominent

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adults with learning differences who have made an impact in their fields.

The award winners are professional dancer Karina Smirnoff of the TV show “Dancing With the Stars,� Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford, lobbyist Vin Roberti of Roberti + White LLC, and business owner Jaclyn Mason of jewelry shop Charm Georgetown.

The Lab School, with campuses on Foxhall and Reservoir roads, provides “an educational experience for students who learn differently� because of diagnosed issues like dyslexia, ADHD or other learning differences, according to a news release.

Italian notebook firm opening on M Street

Notebook producer Moleskine is coming to the 3000 block of M Street in Georgetown.

The Italian company will open a pop-up shop for the holiday season at 3029 M St. and then return — after renovating the space — for at least five years, according to a news release from real estate firm EastBanc, which owns the building.

The space was formerly occupied by the retailer Scotch & Soda.

The small black notebook for which Moleskine is known was created based on a description of a Parisian product in a book called “The Songlines.� The original company went out of business in 1986, but a Milanese publisher recreated the product in 1997, adding planners, sketchbooks, diaries, bags, writing instruments, and reading and travel accessories, according to the release.

Correction

In the Nov. 5 issue, an article on a mixed-use project at the Steak ’n Egg site stated incorrectly that Tenleytown advisory neighborhood commissioner Jonathan Bender said the provisions in the commission’s memorandum of understanding with developer Frank Economides could be enforced by arbitration. This enforcement mechanism, which requires a developer to reimburse citizens who successfully sue to enforce an arbitrator’s decision, was used in an agreement between the commission and another developer, but it was not included in the Steak ’n Egg agreement given the limited scope of the project and Board of Zoning Adjustment application. The article also reported that Bender said the signed contract still stood despite the Board of Zoning Adjustment decision not to incorporate all of the provisions in its decision; in fact, Bender noted that the zoning board’s chair had made that point during the deliberations.

The Current regrets the errors.

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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Bill tackles insurance issues for bicyclists, pedestrians struck by motorists

By KAT LUCERO Current Staff Writer

Road safety advocates are re-energizing a push to make it easier for cyclists, pedestrians and others to get compensation for damages if they’re injured in an automobile collision.

The goal is to end the city’s “contributory negligence� practice, which allows insurance companies in traffic-related cases to deny a claim to the injured individual when they can identify the smallest factor — 1 percent — in

which the plaintiff is at fault in the incident.

Today, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety is slated to consider a measure to reform this rule. While past versions have focused on cyclists, the latest version would apply to pedestrians.

Only the District and four states — Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama — currently follow the “pure� version of the contributory negligence practice.

Although insurance companies and lobbyists have lobbied to prevent changes to the

The week ahead Wednesday, Nov. 12

The D.C. Department of General Services and the Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a community meeting to provide an update on the Friendship Park (Turtle Park) modernization project. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albemarle St. NW. â– The Ward 4 Democrats group will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th St. NW. Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser, currently the Ward 4 D.C. Council member, will be the guest speaker. â– The Woodley Park Community Association will hold its fall meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Stanford in Washington, 2661 Connecticut Ave. NW. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will be the featured speaker; the agenda will also include the election of officers and a discussion of the role of the restaurant cap in keeping the neighborhood livable. â– The D.C. Department of General Services will hold a community meeting to provide an update on the Lafayette Elementary School modernization project at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at the school, 5701 Broad Branch Road NW.

District’s law, many advocates favor a less severe option that allows an injured cyclist or pedestrian to collect at least some compensation in an accident.

At-large Council member David Grosso said the reform is necessary to protect “vulnerable entities who have a disadvantage� because they’re not protected inside a vehicle during an accident.

Shane Farthing, executive director of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association — which has sought this reform for years — was

one of several speakers at a news conference last Thursday to rally support for changing the law. “It’s an outdated relic from a simpler time that just doesn’t work in today’s complicated transportation environment,� said Farthing. “It doesn’t work for a city where we’re trying to move more people, where our moveDC plan, our Sustainable DC plan, all our rhetoric and actions, are about getting people moving, biking and walking.�

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Thursday, Nov. 13

The D.C. Department of General Services will hold a community meeting on the upcoming modernization of Marie Reed Elementary School. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the school, 2200 Champlain St. NW. ■The Burleith Citizens Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Washington International School, 1690 36th St. NW. The agenda will include remarks by Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. ■Volunteers will hold a community meeting to discuss the future of the Jelleff Recreation Center, including the community’s vision for the facility. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Jelleff Recreation Center, 3265 S St. NW. For details, call Christina J. Grigorian at 202-625-3541.

Saturday, Nov. 15

Metropolitan Police Department officials will attend a Georgetown Community Public Safety Meeting at 9 a.m. in the cafe at the Georgetown Safeway, 1855 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ■The Ward 2 Education Network will hold a community forum with a presentation by representatives of MySchoolDC on next year’s enrollment lottery and student assignment process. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Garrison Elementary School, 1200 S St. NW. RSVP to W2EdNetwork@gmail.com. ■DC Health Link will hold a Open Enrollment Period Information Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. D.C. residents will be able to sign up for health insurance, and trained experts will assist with the enrollment and renewal process. For details, visit dchealthlink.com.

Monday, Nov. 17

The D.C. State Board of Education’s Truancy and Student Engagement Committee will hold a public round table on the implementation of compulsory education and school attendance regulations adopted in 2013. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 1114, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■The D.C. Department of General Services and Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a community meeting to discuss renovations to the Palisades Recreation Center. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the center, 5200 Sherier Place NW.

Tuesday, Nov. 18

The D.C. Federation of Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting, which will include a discussion with D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson regarding complaints about D.C. boards and commissions. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 1114, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■The Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board will meet at 7 p.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Macomb St. NW. ■The Brightwood Community Association will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at St. John United Baptist Church, 6343 13th St. NW.

Wednesday, Nov. 19

The Board of Library Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ■The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a community meeting to discuss the reconstruction of Oregon Avenue. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium at St. John’s College High School, 2607 Military Road NW.

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The Current

Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Nov. 3 through 9 in local police service areas.

psa PSA 101 101 ■ downtown

Robbery ■ 900-999 block, G St.; 10:45 p.m. Nov. 3.

■ 800-819 block, 13th St.; 6:55 p.m. Nov. 6.

Theft ■ 600-699 block, 9th St.; 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 3:43 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 8:11 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 12:24 p.m. Nov. 8.

■ 1300-1399 block, F St.; 2:57 p.m. Nov. 8.

■ 9th and I streets; 7:28 p.m.

Nov. 8.

■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 6:50 p.m. Nov. 9.

Theft from auto ■ 1300-1399 block, F St.; 7:30 a.m. Nov. 3.

■ 900-999 block, 10th St.; 11:27 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 800-879 block, 12th St.; 9:40 p.m. Nov. 7.

psa 102

■ Gallery place PSA 102

PENN QUARTER

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 400-499 block, 8th St.; 12:20 a.m. Nov. 7 (with knife).

Burglary ■ 500-599 block, H St.; 11:51 p.m. Nov. 4.

$25.99 $27.99

Theft ■ G and 8th streets; 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 3.

■ 7th and G streets; 7 p.m.

Nov. 3.

■ 400-499 block, H St.; 5:23 a.m. Nov. 4.

■ 500-599 block, 7th St.; 3:43 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 8:52 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 6:09 p.m. Nov. 5.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 12:45 a.m. Nov. 6.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 4:20 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 7th and G streets; 7 p.m.

Nov. 9.

Theft from auto ■ 700-799 block, 6th St.; 4:06 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 4th and L streets; 2 p.m.

Nov. 8.

psa PSA 201 201

■ chevy chase

house St.; 10:10 a.m. Nov. 9.

Theft ■ 6600-6699 block, 32nd Place; 3:17 p.m. Nov. 7.

Theft from auto ■ 5400-5419 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:42 a.m. Nov. 3.

■ 3300-3599 block, Legation St.; 8:25 a.m. Nov. 3.

■ 5400-5419 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:16 p.m. Nov. 3.

■ 5700-5799 block, 26th St.; 4:50 a.m. Nov. 4.

■ 3300-3599 block, Legation St.; 7:30 a.m. Nov. 4.

psa 202

■ Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Burglary ■ 3800-3899 block, Van Ness St.; 4:38 p.m. Nov. 3.

■ 3800-3899 block, Van Ness St.; 5:40 p.m. Nov. 3.

■ 4400-4499 block, Faraday Place; 10:32 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 4100-4199 block, Davenport St.; 1:55 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 4700-4799 block, Chesapeake St.; 9:12 p.m. Nov. 8.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 3900-3999 block, Garrison St.; 5:39 p.m. Nov. 9.

Theft ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 4200-4215 block, 37th St.; 2:01 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:42 p.m. Nov. 8.

■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:30 p.m. Nov. 8.

■ 4200-4229 block, Chesapeake St.; 12:53 p.m. Nov. 9.

■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4 p.m. Nov. 9.

Theft from auto ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:44 p.m. Nov. 3.

■ 4900-4999 block, Butterworth Place; 7:10 a.m.

Nov. 5.

psa 203

■ forest PSA 203 hills / van ness

cleveland park

Theft ■ 4300-4449 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:57 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 7:56 a.m. Nov. 9.

Theft from auto ■ 2500-2880 block, Porter St.; 7:41 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 2500-2880 block, Porter St.; 8:09 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 3600-3699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:32 a.m. Nov. 5.

Burglary ■ 5400-5449 block, 31st St.; 3:44 p.m. Nov. 3.

■ 5500-5599 block, 30th St.; 5:04 p.m. Nov. 3.

heights / cleveland park woodley park / Glover PSA 204 park / cathedral heights

Motor vehicle theft ■ 2900-2999 block, Ritten-

Robbery ■ 3000-3099 block, Idaho

psa 204

■ Massachusetts avenue

Ave.; 4:26 a.m. Nov. 9 (with gun).

Burglary ■ 2600-2699 block, Garfield St.; 2:37 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 2700-2799 block, Woodley Place; 4:23 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 3900-4099 block, Tunlaw Road; 9:15 a.m. Nov. 7.

Theft ■ 4200-4349 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 9:48 a.m. Nov. 4.

■ 2731-2899 block, Devonshire Place; 1:52 p.m. Nov. 8.

■ 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 12:16 a.m. Nov. 9.

Theft from auto ■ 3000-3199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:23 p.m. Nov. 4.

psa 205

■ palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Motor vehicle theft ■ 4612-4699 block, Kenmore Drive; 8:57 a.m. Nov. 9.

Theft ■ 4824-4875 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 3:15 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 4200-4399 block, Embassy Park Drive; 8:36 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 4400-4499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 2:26 p.m. Nov. 5.

■ 4400-4499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10 a.m. Nov. 6.

Theft from auto ■ 4441-4478 block, Q St.; 12:22 p.m. Nov. 9.

psa PSA 206 206

■ georgetown / burleith

Robbery ■ 30th and M streets; 4 p.m.

Nov. 7.

■ N and 34th streets; 11:47 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ P and 33rd streets; 1:38 a.m. Nov. 9 (with gun).

Burglary ■ 1536-1599 block, 34th St.; 10:20 a.m. Nov. 5.

Theft ■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 11:25 a.m. Nov. 3.

■ 3800-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 2:05 a.m. Nov. 4.

■ 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:18 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 1525-1599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:02 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 3700-3799 block, Reservoir Road; 6:20 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 1655-1679 block, 32nd St.; 9:40 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 3200-3299 block, R St.; 9:36 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 10:54 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 1300-1335 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:44 p.m. Nov. 5.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 2:23 p.m. Nov. 5.

■ 3600-3699 block, O St.; 5:19 p.m. Nov. 5.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 10:45 a.m. Nov. 6.

■ 3100-3199 block, K St.; 3:19 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 7:04 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 3036-3099 block, M St.; 9 p.m. Nov. 6.

■ 3600-3699 block, O St.; 3:04 p.m. Nov. 8.

■ 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:39 p.m. Nov. 9.

Theft from auto ■ 1200-1227 block, 33rd St.; 11:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 1300-1399 block, 33rd St.; 12:26 a.m. Nov. 8.

psa 208

■ sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

Robbery ■ 1700-1799 block, Q St.; 5:43 p.m. Nov. 6.

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1300-1399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:21 p.m. Nov. 5 (with knife).

■ 1700-1799 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 3:41 a.m. Nov. 9 (with knife).

Theft ■ 1300-1499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 11:31 a.m. Nov. 3.

■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 11:50 a.m. Nov. 3.

■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 9:41 a.m. Nov. 4.

■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 9:53 a.m. Nov. 4.

■ 1400-1499 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 1:49 p.m.

Nov. 4.

■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 9:26 p.m. Nov. 4.

■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4 p.m. Nov. 5.

■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:06 a.m.

Nov. 6.

■ 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 2:54 p.m.

Nov. 7.

■ 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:06 p.m.

Nov. 7.

■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:10 p.m.

Nov. 7.

■ 1700-1799 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 8:20 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 3:50 p.m. Nov. 8.

Theft from auto ■ 1500-1599 block, P St.; 8:16 p.m. Nov. 3.

■ 1400-1499 block, N St.; 10:12 a.m. Nov. 5.

■ 2100-2199 block, N St.; 4:40 p.m. Nov. 5.

■ 2100-2199 block, Wyoming Ave.; 1:45 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 2000-2099 block, Hillyer Place; 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

■ 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4 a.m.

Nov. 9.

■ 1400-1499 block, N St.; 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9.

■ Decatur Place and 22nd Street; 4:20 p.m. Nov. 9.

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BRIDGE: Georgetown, West End spar over 26th Street configuration during project

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side of the bridge. Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission chair Ron Lewis said in an interview that it’s important to maintain a lane of southbound traffic on 26th Street. “If they have it one-way north, all the ‌ traffic that originates in the 2500 and maybe 2400 block of M will have to go into Georgetown and have to make a U-turn and go out Pennsylvania Avenue,â€? said Lewis.

At the commission’s meeting last Monday, Lewis also said that the Transportation Department should “go to the drawing board and

finding ways to shorten the duration of the project. ‌ They said they’re taking that very seriously and will have some answers for us by the time of our next meeting.�

But neighborhood commissioners in Foggy Bottom and the West End are crying foul on the 26th Street suggestion. “A lane of parking is already going to be eliminated on 26th Street regardless; the Georgetown ANC’s solution would require both lanes of parking to be eliminated, and that’s really too much to ask of the folks in the Westbridge Condominium,� commission chair Patrick Kennedy wrote in an email. “I think

LIBRARY: 50th anniversary From Page 1

this relatively remote part of the city while the community pressed for a new facility.

World War II halted local demands, but momentum for a bigger location picked up in the mid1950s, resulting in funding through the D.C. Public Works Program.

On Nov. 20, 1964, the Palisades Library opened to the public as one of the largest branches in the city’s library system. Local architect Albert Goenner designed a 20,000-square-foot building with capacity for 60,000 volumes.

A newcomer, current head librarian Kimberly Knight is impressed with the history of community activism. She has worked for 19 years at libraries across the country, but the Palisades facility is the only one celebrating 50 years in the same building: “It’s huge to have in a community,� she said.

Knight has also been working on an oral history project that will feature residents’ memories and old photos of the library.

That may be particularly important in the future, as the city’s library agency is planning a new building for the Palisades. According to a capital improvement plan, the estimated $21.7 million project will result in a “state-of-the-art 21st century LEED Silver certified library� encompassing 22,500 square feet.

As D.C.’s sixth-oldest library, the 50-year-old Palisades building requires some updates. According to the capital plan, “the need for technology within the Palisades library has proven extremely difficult� to meet, and there’s “limited flexibility to change within the existing walls.�

Spokesperson George Williams

said a major renovation of the building could also be an option, but initial concepts won’t be developed until studies on the property are complete. The project also involves finding interim space for the library.

The pre-design work is slated to begin this December. It will be followed by a request for proposals seeking an architect in February.

Williams said the library agency will be transparent about the construction process, with online updates. “I look forward to either one as a move forward,� said Barbara Vandegrift, co-chair of the 50th anniversary celebration and a former librarian for the National Press Club. She said she has witnessed the dramatic changes in media over the years and embraces the new technology.

Co-chair Moskowitz, however, hopes the modernization plan will stick with the existing structure. He favors the convenience of its two entrances — rear and front — and is afraid that despite the specifications, constructing a new building would mean a smaller facility.

In the meantime, Saturday’s event will showcase what modern libraries can provide. A 3-D printer from the city’s main library branch will be temporarily set up at the Palisades location. And throughout the day, staff will be demonstrating new tech classes and offerings, such as the digital devices used to access online library materials.

And harkening to the past, the event will also feature throwback materials pulled from the Washingtoniana Collection, a special localhistory division at the main branch.

There’ll also be a puppet show for children, and community bands such as the Sherier Mountain Boys will perform.

that preserving a minimum amount of their adjacent parking and doing what we can to

â??We’re meeting internally to put all this together ‌ .â?ž — DDOT project manager Adil Rizvi minimize westbound traffic impacts constitutes the least that the city can do.â€?

Commissioner Rebecca Coder added that 26th had been one-way for many years without major problems. “For those of us who use it

today (including me), driving one more block to turn around is not a significant inconvenience,� Coder wrote in an email.

In an interview, project manager Adil Rizvi emphasized that planners are still evaluating all suggestions in trying to reach a decision, which he expects by the end of this month. “All of the input that was provided, we have to assess how it’s going to affect the actual project,� he said. “We’re meeting internally to put all this together to find out what is the best way to move forward.�

Rizvi added that he expects the delays to affect the project’s schedule only “minimally.�

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Davis Kennedy/Publisher & Editor Chris Kain/Managing Editor

Overdue enforcement

It’s been a long time coming, but the D.C. Council may at last enable the city enforce long-standing rules about keeping sidewalks free of snow and ice.

Since 1922, the city has required residents and businesses to clear sidewalks along their properties within eight hours of a snowfall’s end. The problem, though, is that the law is effectively unenforceable: Under existing rules, city workers can step in to shovel neglected sidewalks, but then the District must take property owners to court for reimbursements — which rarely or never happens.

Last month the council tentatively adopted a system of simple fines to replace this cumbersome legal proceeding. Residents will pay $25 if they fail to clear snow after a 24-hour warning, despite the existing law allowing only eight daylight hours after the end of snowfall. Elderly residents ages 65 and older and people with disabilities will be exempt from the requirement.

We’re pleased to see the council finally taking action to protect pedestrians. In areas where a property owner has been lax in his or her responsibility, passersby risk falling on an unsafe sidewalk or dodging traffic while walking in the street.

And let us be clear: The responsibility to keep sidewalks unobstructed is a clear part of District law, dating back nearly a century. This law is widely flouted, of course — with government agencies being among the most galling offenders — but we think simple fines that don’t require judicial intervention could make some difference.

Opponents to the measure, which passed its first reading by a 7-6 margin, worry about hitting residents with additional fees. They also question a plan under which volunteers will take care of elderly residents’ sidewalks.

We just don’t consider $25 to be a very steep penalty, particularly given the potential results of leaving a sidewalk in dangerous and potentially impassable condition. And many jurisdictions have similar systems in place; we encourage D.C. officials to examine best practices — including how to handle exempted residents — that can be implemented here this winter.

It’s worth noting that the snow legislation has made it this far previously — in early 2012 — only to fail before its second required vote. We urge council members to pass this sensible measure before winter weather has pedestrians walking on eggshells — or ice — yet again.

Attracting quality teachers

President Barack Obama is calling for “excellent educators for all” and ordering states to draw up plans to make that goal a reality. His new initiative, launched Monday, seeks to enforce a piece of the No Child Left Behind Act that requires “equity” in access to quality teachers.

As the District begins the work required to respond, we encourage local officials to seek to take advantage of the Teacher Quality Partnership. The federal grant program provides funds to university education programs that partner with high-need school districts. The money helps the universities improve their training and recruit quality future teachers.

Each recipient university draws up its own proposal for how to use the money, but one aspect we particularly appreciate is tuition forgiveness for students who go on to work in struggling local schools. If some of our local teacher-training programs were to offer such a deal, it would be a boon to our city’s schools. Would-be teachers could get an excellent education for a substantially reduced cost, and then they could put their skills to work in low-performing D.C. schools.

Ideally, the arrangement would be set up to ensure real results, including by requiring a solid commitment from the teachers. We could imagine using grant money to cover the full cost of graduate school tuition should a teacher stick with targeted schools for a decade, for instance; a shorter commitment might warrant reimbursement for just a portion of the student’s investment.

And tuition payment would be just one element of any proposal that wins quality partnership funds: To obtain the grants, the programs must show an ability to create highly competent teachers who can get classroom results.

This year, the grant program focused on science, technology, engineering and math, awarding funds to partnerships that focus in particular on improving instruction in those fields. The recipients were announced in September.

Assuming the program continues next year, we would love to see the education programs at American, Catholic, George Washington, Howard and Trinity Washington universities and the University of the District of Columbia included among the winners. City officials would support their own interests — in meeting President Obama’s new requirements — by helping to encourage their applications and by contributing financially.

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‘There’s there there’ …

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year ago this month, we had the chance to sit down with U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen for an hourlong talk about his family life, his career and his time as U.S. attorney for the District.

And, of course, we were going to ask about his investigation of Mayor Vincent Gray’s 2010 campaign — which was long-running even then.

Many people wanted to know what was taking so long. So during the interview before a live audience at the Hill Center on Capitol Hill, we asked.

(You can still see it on YouTube.)

Critics were pointing out that the investigation had begun in March 2010, shortly after Gray had taken office. And now, three years later, Gray in late 2013 was preparing to run for re-election in 2014. Critics of Machen were wailing. Charge Gray or let him be, they screamed.

Machen was resolute. And at that interview a year ago, he replied by noting that four people associated with Gray’s first campaign had pleaded guilty to felonies.

“It’s not like we’ve been looking at this for three years and there’s no there there,” he said firmly. “I mean, there’s there there. And we’re trying to gather information; we’re trying to get documents and we’re trying to talk to people.”

The comments from the usually taciturn U.S. attorney exploded in the news. The Washington City Paper later even named “there’s there there” as its quote of the year.

Since that interview, even more people have been charged and pleaded guilty, including Jeffrey Thompson, who financed a $3.3 million web of illegal campaign donations and expenses. It was a scheme far beyond the $660,000 that funded the shadow campaign for Gray.

Thompson and prosecutors said in court last March 20 that Gray knew of the illegal scheme.

Mayor Gray, by then just weeks away from his bid for re-election in the April 1 Democratic primary, called Thompson a flat-out liar. But the damage was done.

Gray lost the primary to Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser, who had urged Gray in 2012 to resign because of the scandal’s impact on his ability to govern.

Fast-forward to now. Bowser has won the general

election and will be sworn in as mayor on Jan. 2, 2015. Mayor Gray, who had refused to publicly endorse Democratic nominee Bowser in her race against independent David Catania, has since publicly congratulated her and promises a smooth transition.

But back to Machen.

As Bowser prepares to begin her term, Machen is nearing five years in office. That’s a long time. The U.S. Senate approved him in February 2010 — just as The Washington Post’s Nikita Stewart was about to break news of the shadow campaign.

Given all of the legal upheaval of the shadow campaign, and the political defeat of Gray last April, where does the investigation of Gray stand now?

We asked Machen’s spokesperson Bill Miller.

“We really can’t comment at this point other than to say the investigation is continuing,” Miller told us.

As we’ve written before, Machen early on vowed to pursue public corruption anywhere it took him, saying specifically that the shadow campaign had “deceived the voters.”

Some insist Mayor Gray has been punished enough by those same voters, who turned him out of office despite a mostly admirable time as mayor.

Those same people want to see Gray ride off into the sunset facing no charges or legal hurdles.

At this point, Machen is still on the case and the sun is not setting yet on either Mayor Gray or Machen’s investigation.

■ Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser. The mayor-elect is putting together her transition team and transition website, wearewashingtondc.org. She won a decisive victory — by a wider margin than her own campaign had privately expected.

Bowser, in a post-election news conference and on WAMU’s “Politics Hour,” has pledged to move beyond the scandal of the Gray era and to oversee a local government that “will make you proud.”

As a citizen of the city, we’re all for that. As a reporter, we’ll be watching. Veteran Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King offers some good insight and advice for the incoming mayor. Read him online at wapo.st/1EcnZ05.

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

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Letters to the Editor D.C. residents must demand statehood

In response to Dr. William Haskett’s assertion that “the GOP would oppose to the last ditch ...” the possibility of D.C. statehood [Letters to the Editor, Nov. 5], the expansion of civil rights is always opposed by those who perceive a shift in control. Frederick Douglass said it best: “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”

I’m sure there were people in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 who pointed out that the public transit system would oppose integration to the last ditch. Luckily, Rosa Parks didn’t care about that.

Statehood is the only reasonable path to equality for the people of D.C., and it’s time that we make the demand and refuse to continue to sit in the back of our democracy no matter who opposes it. If popularity were the criteria for expanding equal rights, few Americans would have them.

Michael D. Brown U.S. Senator, District of Columbia

Voters Guide should not omit candidates

I was dismayed to read in the introduction to The Current’s 2014 Voters Guide that only those candidates whose campaigns had raised a minimum amount of money were deemed worthy of coverage. Yes, I know you only have so much space and resources to give this guide, but eliminating

people from consideration based on their fundraising seems much like the “pay to play” culture that many of the candidates and voters would like to see ended.

Perhaps, in the future, rather than omitting these people altogether (beyond mentioning that you don’t cover them), there could be a small blurb on each.

Ideally, this blurb would be based on a short interview with each, but even one based on a bit of online research, both from the candidates’ websites and any mention of them in the news or other blogs and the like, would give voters some idea of who these other candidates are. It would be appreciated, and would constitute a more complete representation of the candidates.

Esther Cohen Washington, D.C.

Letters to the editor The Current publishes letters and Viewpoint submissions representing various points of view. Because of space limitations, letters should be no more than 400 words and are subject to editing. Letters and Viewpoint submissions intended for publication should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, The Current, Post Office Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400. You may send email to letters@currentnewspapers.com.

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PLANT: Proposal reviewed by structural engineers From Page 1

of the interiorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards for historic preservation. Those standards rarely allow for demolition of historic structures â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unless a building is so structurally unsound itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfeasible or unsafe to preserve it. Then the proposal would pingpong back to the Old Georgetown Board, to the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board and possibly to the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agent for Historic Preservation, an administrative law judge who can decide whether economic benefits or other â&#x20AC;&#x153;special meritâ&#x20AC;? of a proposal outweigh the loss of historic material.

Still plugging away is Richard Levy, head of the developersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew it was going to be difficult, but you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what difficult means until you get into the process,â&#x20AC;? he said in an interview Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing what people are asking us to do, saving what can be saved. Something significant has got to be done to this building.â&#x20AC;? Â Levy declined to say how much heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already spent on plans for the aging structure, a six-story rectangular block surrounded by cracking masonry walls. Built in 1948 and unused since the mid-1990s, it sits on a fenced-off plot that the developers are planning to turn into a public park as well as about 60 condos connected to the adjacent Four Seasons Hotel. Â Levyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group had to pay for the second opinion from structural engineer Matt Farmer, as well as the various studies by Silman Associates, the structural engineering firm it retained at the outset. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What keeps me going is the breadth of support in the community,â&#x20AC;? Levy said.

He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident the proposal will eventually be approved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not believe in tilting at windmills,â&#x20AC;? Levy said.

Levy did not appear so confident before the board last Thursday, as members weighed the somewhatconflicting reports: one from Kirk Mettam of Silman, and another from Farmer of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, a separate structural engineering firm brought in at the request of the board to do a â&#x20AC;&#x153;peer reviewâ&#x20AC;? of Silmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work.

Mettam said the unsupported exterior walls of the plant are so unstable that as much as 70 percent would have to be removed and rebuilt, leaving only the original west facade standing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any adaptive reuse would require almost complete removal of the exterior skin,â&#x20AC;? he said. Without major intervention, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the exterior wall will gradually separateâ&#x20AC;? and fall away. He described extensive water damage, vulnerability to wind and earthquakes, and a phenomenon known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;rust-jacking,â&#x20AC;? where rust on the metal frame is so severe it blossoms and attacks adjacent masonry. Mettam said the â&#x20AC;&#x153;majority of internal framingâ&#x20AC;? would also have to be removed to install floors for the planned 220,000-square-foot residential building.

Farmer, the other structural engineer, reviewed Silmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reports and documentation, spent a few hours in the building, and offered a second opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I agree with a lot of what Kirk says,â&#x20AC;? Farmer told the board, noting that more study is needed on fire safety issues, and that the amount of â&#x20AC;&#x153;interventionâ&#x20AC;? required depends on how the building is reused.

But he concluded, ultimately, that the plant could be saved with less

demolition. Farmer downplayed any seismic hazard, noting that it had in fact withstood a 2011 earthquake.

And he suggested that if it is converted to residential use, installation of floor slabs and other internal material would actually stabilize the building.

As for rust-jacking, Farmer said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In reality, we tend to think that masonry will fail locally, but not the entire wall. Obviously it needs maintenance. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done repointing, cracks repaired, [made it] watertight, then maintenance is the same as any 70-year-old building.â&#x20AC;?

Board members simply offered comments, but they left the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate in doubt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How much do you have to take out, and how much is left? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to know if this is total demolition,â&#x20AC;? said chair Stephen Muse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To boil down what I heard,â&#x20AC;? said member Alan Brangman, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if we build a core and floor slabs, then connect them to the wall, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve mitigated all the problems except rust-jacking that [justify] demolition.â&#x20AC;? Levy rose to make his case. He described an environmental assessment that found signs of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyl inside the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The testing is almost frightening â&#x20AC;&#x201D; levels of mercury 20,000 times acceptable levels.

Ultimately it comes down to practical reality and economic viability. As a developer, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a viable economic way to reuse it.â&#x20AC;?

The heating plant is protected as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;contributing buildingâ&#x20AC;? in Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic district. Still looming is a bid by the D.C. Preservation League to bolster those protections by designating it as an individual landmark.

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Preliminary ANC election results for single-member district races are: 2A01: Patrick Kennedy, 49 votes.

2A02: Rebecca Coder, 286. 2A03: no candidate filed; 80 write-in votes.

2A04: William K. Smith, 222; Thomas Martin, 172. 2A05: Philip Schrefer, 44; Graham Galka, 35.

2A06: Florence Harmon, 152. 2A07: Jackson Carnes, 62. 2A08: no candidate filed; 13 write-in votes.

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the School Without Walls, 2130 G St. NW. Agenda items include: â&#x2013; public safety report. â&#x2013; announcements and public comments. â&#x2013; consideration of a resolution requesting non-police patrols of the historic district by George Washington University. â&#x2013; presentation and update on Metrobus changes to the 30s line and bus stop configuration at 26th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. â&#x2013; update on traffic conditions at Washington Circle. â&#x2013; consideration of a resolution regarding sidewalk repairs in the Foggy Bottom Historic District. â&#x2013; consideration of a resolution regarding trash truck noise issues at The Avenue, 2201 I St. â&#x2013; consideration of a letter of support for Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Medical Center for the staging of the third annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Race for Every Childâ&#x20AC;? in September 2015.

For details, visit anc2a.org.

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Preliminary ANC election results for single-member district races are: 2E01: Ed Solomon, 283 votes. 2E02: Ron Lewis, 307. 2E03: Jeff Jones, 241. 2E04: no candidate filed; 2 write-in votes. 2E05: Bill Starrels, 147. 2E06: Tom Birch, 392. 2E07: Monica RoachĂŠ, 264; Eleanor Budic, 133. 2E08: no candidate filed; 9 write-in votes.

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com.

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Preliminary ANC election results for single-member district races are: 3B01: Ann Mladinov, 253 votes; Joe Fiorillo, 180. 2B02: Jackie Blumenthal, 287. 3B03: Abigail Zenner, 366. 3B04: Mary Young, 563. 3B05: Brian Turmail, 277; J.P. Montalvan, 140.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. Agenda items include:

Citizens Association of Georgetown

Is Thanksgiving to be a holiday this year? This week as I moved from store to store on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, I was overwhelmed by Christmas ornaments, boxes of lights and racks of cards.

I am not one to deny our stores the profits they work hard to achieve.

In fact, I encourage their success by walking and shopping in this village. In the last few years we have added some really wonderful stores with high-quality merchandise. I also look forward to this holiday season as the air becomes chilly and you smell the first fires in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fireplaces.

However, I would prefer we dedicate November to celebrating Thanksgiving and Veterans Day, including taking some time to reflect on all the things we can be thankful for in this community and this country. I realize these words will not change a thing, but I feel better having had my say.

Were you one of the 150-plus people who attended the Citizens Association of Georgetownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community meeting last Wednesday at Pinstripes? The compliments continue to pour in for the fact-filled discussion of commercial development in our community. Pinstripes was generous with both food and drink. (They have the best-trained staff. It was so nice not to hear the wait staff at the end of our meal say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you still working on it?â&#x20AC;? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider enjoying a meal work.)

Anthony Lanier and Joe Sternlieb offered us a real low-down on what is going on in Georgetown and why. There were statistics to back up the facts and a good bit of humor to make it a very enjoyable evening.

Thank you, Anthony and Joe. Our organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next meeting will be one of the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorites, featuring Georgetown oral histories by some of our famous residents. Again, the historic City Tavern Club is opening its doors for both the meeting and dinner after if you care to make a reservation. The meeting will be in January on a date to be determined. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pamla Moore â&#x2013; police report. â&#x2013; discussion of proposed PepcoExelon merger with representatives of the Office of the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Counsel and Pepco, and potential vote on a resolution. â&#x2013; open forum.

For details, call 202-338-2969, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park â&#x2013; cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights Preliminary ANC election results for single-member district races are: 3C01: Lee Brian Reba, 383 votes.

3C02: Gwendolyn Bole, 391. 3C03: David Valdez, 490. 3C04: no candidate filed; 104 write-in votes. 3C05: Margaret Siegel, 602. 3C06: Carl Roller, 403. 3C07: Victor Silveira, 387. 3C08: Catherine May, 462.

3C09: Nancy MacWood, 475.

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. Agenda items include: â&#x2013; consent-calendar review of an Alcoholic Beverage Control license renewal application for Walgreens, 3524 Connecticut Ave.; an Alcoholic Beverage Control license renewal application for Cathedral Pharmacy, 3000 Connecticut Ave.; a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception for an accessory apartment at 3203 38th St.; and a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for garage expansion at 2804 34th Place. â&#x2013; update on crime and a presentation by the Metropolitan Police Department regarding new boundaries for police service areas 203 and 204.

â&#x2013; presentation by the Historic Preservation Review Board regarding preservation guidelines. â&#x2013; consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application at 2631 Connecticut Ave. for a special exception from Woodley Park Overlay District provisions (25 percent street front limitation and fast-food establishment prohibition) and a variance from enclosure wall requirements. â&#x2013; consideration of a request for completion of removal of changes of Glover Park reconfiguration. â&#x2013; consideration a Historic Preservation Review Board application for replacement of stair enclosure, new trash enclosure, signage and exterior alterations at 2616 Connecticut Ave. â&#x2013; consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board concept application to raise the roof level and extend the rear deck at 2721 Woodley Place.

For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â&#x2013; spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall Preliminary ANC election results for single-member district races are: 3D01: William Spence Spencer, 330 votes; Benjamin Tessler, 299. 3D02: Tom Smith, 251. 3D03: Nan Wells, 459. 3D04: Stu Ross, 500. 3D05: Alma Gates, 381; Gordon Kit, 107; Jameson Freeman, 50. 3D06: Stephen Gardner, 285. 3D07: no candidate filed; 10 write-in votes. 3D08: Mike Gold, 300. 3D09: Conrad DeWitte Jr., 349. 3D10: Silvia Lucero, 86.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. The location has not been determined.

For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org.

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Current Staff Writer

When the Gonzaga and St. John’s football teams took the field on Saturday night for their annual rivalry game, which dates back to the 1920s, there wasn’t any hostility in the atmosphere.

Instead, the usual tension was replaced with a sense of unity as Gonzaga mourns the death of senior Dominik Pettey, who was killed in a car accident on Nov. 1. The Cadets’ band played the St. John’s fight song and, for the first time, Gonzaga’s tune. And when the St. John’s students presented the colors prior to the national anthem, a Gonzaga flag was included.

Against that backdrop of goodwill, Gonzaga used a second-half rally to defeat St. John’s 20-17 on the emotional night at Montgomery Blair High School, clinching a coveted spot in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference postseason.

“It was one of the hardest weeks of our lives,” said Eagles senior running back Reggie Corbin. “In our pre-game speech we talked about staying together no matter what happens because if we did we could overcome anything. We knew this game meant more to the school than it ever has.”

Gonzaga was led by sophomore running back Tyree Randolph, who rushed for 114 yards and two scores.

Corbin added 57 more yards, and senior quarterback Nick Johns led the Eagles’ passing attack with 140 yards. His go-to target was senior wideout Jabari Greenwood, who had five catches for 70 yards.

The game came down to the final minutes where Gonzaga sophomore Tyree Randolph ran for a short touchdown run with a few minutes remaining for what became the game-winning score.

Despite the win, Gonzaga had played sluggishly during the first half. The slow start may have been due to the long day the school community endured as players and others attended Pettey’s funeral that morning along with other events celebrating the life of their classmate.

Meanwhile, St. John’s surged ahead, with senior wideout Scotty Washington taking over the game.

The 6-foot-5-inch receiver caught a 47-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Miles Temoney.

The play put St. John’s ahead 7-3.

Washington continued his strong play by hauling in a 27-yard score to push the Cadets’ advantage to 14-3.

Gonzaga finally found its bearings later in the second and to cut the Cadets’ lead to 17-6 by halftime.

During the break, Gonzaga senior quarterback Nick Johns addressed his teammates. “I told my team that we’re going to get a stop right from the get-go and we’re going to score

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Gonzaga scored 17 unanswered points to knock off St. John’s. and it’s going to continue to happen,” the quarterback recalled.

His words proved prophetic.

The Eagles came out of the break with more energy, forcing the Cadets’ offense to punt after the first three plays of the third quarter. Then the Eagles continued their roll when sophomore tailback Tyree Randolph slipped free for a 12-yard touchdown run to cut the Cadets’ lead to 17-13 with 7:44 left in the period.

For the Eagles, the emotional win meant far more than a playoff spot; it also provided an escape for a community dealing with heartache.

“Us losing Dom, one of our greatest friends at Gonzaga, is really tough,” said senior offensive lineman Richie Petitbon. “One thing Coach [Randy] Trivers and the seniors said was we have to know we have a job to do and Dom wants us to be successful. We stepped up today and finished off the game. The whole thing was for Dom.” The Eagles will enter the WCAC playoffs as the No. 3 seed and will play second-seeded DeMatha at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis at noon on Sunday.

At the start of Gonzaga’s firstever Purple and White intersquad scrimmage Friday, the scoreboard posted a time of 1.1 seconds, 11 points were tallied on the board for both the home and away team, the Eagles’ rabid student fans wore shirts emblazoned with the number 11, and practice pucks were arranged on the ice in the shape of an 11.

Such was the scene as Gonzaga mourned the loss of senior hockey player Dominik Pettey — No. 11 — who died in a car accident on Nov. 1.

Pettey died at around 2 a.m. on Nov. 1 after he and some friends ran out of gas on the Beltway and were hit from behind by a driver who was allegedly intoxicated, according to reports.

Pettey was pronounced dead at the scene, while his friends — classmates Daniel May, Sean Gilroy and Patrick Johannessen, along with St. John’s alumnus Andrew May — are still recovering from their reportedly non-life-threatening injuries, which included a fractured skull and collapsed lung.

Since the accident, Gonzaga has seen an outpouring of support from See Gonzaga/Page 10

Still the champs: NCS wins third straight DCSAA title

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

When the announcer at the D.C. State Athletic Association girls soccer championship game first introduced National Cathedral’s Marta Sniezek, he badly botched her name.

But the announcer got plenty of chances to correct his mistake by the end of Saturday’s contest, as Sniezek scored two goals while earning the game’s most valuable player award. The senior helped National Cathedral knock off St. John’s 3-2 to capture the Eagles’ third straight DCSAA crown and remain the only girls soccer team to win the championship since its 2012 inception.

“It’s something that’s really special for us, especially the seniors,” said Cathedral senior Rubii Tamen. “We fought really hard all three years for this. This last year is something really special for us in our hearts, and we will remember this for a long time.”

One reason the Cathedral seniors were particularly proud of the championship was that their squad surpassed preseason projections all fall, ultimately winning the DCSAA and Independent School League titles despite the loss of 11 players from last year’s title team.

“This team has exceeded every expectation

I set for them this year,” said Eagles coach Danielle Malagari. “They worked hard for one another and they believed in themselves. That was one of our main conversations even today: ‘You gotta believe.’”

Aside from winning as an underdog, Cathedral also viewed the DCSAA game as a chance to earn bragging rights for the ISL over the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.

Prior to this season, the WCAC never participated in DCSAA girls soccer tournaments. In those finals Cathedral beat ISL rival Sidwell for both crowns. With St. John’s entering the fray, there could be no question about the city’s best team with all of the local powers represented.

“Going into it I told them we need to believe in ourselves and our league — the ISL — because sometimes we get pushed aside and aren’t given the respect that we want,” said Malagari.

On Saturday, National Cathedral jumped ahead of the Cadets with an incredible goal on the crisp and clear night. Senior Sarah Lipson made a pass through several St. John’s defenders to Sniezek, who eluded a defender and had a one-on-one with St. John’s goalie. Approaching the goal, Sniezek quickly ran out of real estate, but she managed to get in an incredible

play just before stepping out of bounds. She kicked the ball with nearly no angle, but it bent just out of the Cadets keeper’s range. The shot gave Eagles their first goal and an early boost.

St. John’s quickly rallied and answered within two minutes as freshman Camille Jefferson evened the score at one by halftime. The Cadets kept the momentum going when senior Samantha Scaffidi, the WCAC player of the year, hit a rocket shot from roughly 30 yards out for a 2-1 lead with 18 minutes to play.

With the game turning in favor of St. John’s and time running out, Malagari made a tactical change by moving senior striker Tamen from the defensive back line to the offensive end, giving the team another threat along with Sniezek. Tamen had been a strong offensive option over the last three seasons, but was moved to defense to help as the back line dealt with injuries this year.

“It was a change in mentality, but it was really fun to be able to switch in the middle of the game,” said Tamen. “It sort of plays with the minds of the other team and helped us a lot.”

The move paid off almost immediately, as Tamen had a breakaway and headed the ball toward the Cadets’ goal. But as the senior tipped the ball, St. John’s goalie crashed into

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National Cathedral is the only school to win the DCSAA girls soccer title since the tournament started in 2012.

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The play forced the officials to give the keeper a red card — meaning St. John’s had to play short one player and without freshman goalie Maura McCormick for the remainder of the game — and resulted in a penalty kick for Cathedral.

“When we slide Rubii forward, people aren’t going to be able to contain her and Marta at the same time,” said Malagari. “With the ball she got in and the unfortunate red card See Soccer/Page 10

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rival schools, including St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, which brought a condolence and well-wishing banner to Gonzaga; Georgetown Prep, which put up a sign saying â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all Eaglesâ&#x20AC;? and had a purple day at school; and Bishop Ireton, which held a vigil.

Holy Child, Holy Cross and Visitation, which Petteyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger sister attends, made similar gestures.

There was also an outpouring of support from Gonzaga alumni across the country, with graduates posting pictures online of themselves making the number 11 with their hands. Many of those commemorations can be found by looking for â&#x20AC;&#x153;#11inHeavenâ&#x20AC;? on social media sites. The phrase has trended on Twitter since Petteyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a world today where there is brutality going on and just terrible things, you always wonder where the good is, and suddenly this happens,â&#x20AC;? said Gonzaga coach Bill Slater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a phenomenal tragedy, but the amount of good, love and spirit that has come out with Dominikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing is unmatchable. There have been Masses said at Boston College, and kids coming together at Notre Dame, Miami of Ohio and the list goes on and on. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really special.â&#x20AC;?

The outreach has helped comfort the Gonzaga community since Nov. 1 and leading up to the funeral last Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really been incredible,â&#x20AC;? said senior hockey player and team cocaptain Chris Meloni. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been huge rivals, and each of those schools came over and brought us banners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come for handshakes; they gave us hugs and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all family in this one and it couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been anybody. We wish the best for you guys,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he continued.

The hockey team has turned for solace to Slater, who just took over as coach this season but who had known and coached Petty since the senior was 6 years old as part of the

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Before Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scrimmage, the Eagles hockey team honored Gonzaga senior Dominik Pettey, bottom right, who died on Nov. 1 Montgomery Mites hockey team.

Slater also coached Gonzaga seniors Ridge Slater (his son) and Terrence Schmutz on that youth squad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was their first coach,â&#x20AC;? said the elder Slater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I coached a team with Dominikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad, Pat Pettey.â&#x20AC;?

The coach invited the team to his house following the news of Petteyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing, and the players stayed for most of the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had the boys over at our house this weekend, which was great, but it will all take a while,â&#x20AC;? the coach said.

Last week, school officials sought to give students chances to process the tragedy while stressing prayer and unity as a way to heal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came into school Monday and had a Mass,â&#x20AC;? said Meloni. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The teachers were really receptive of us and understanding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just being with each other is something you can do to overcome something like this,â&#x20AC;? he continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling confused, sad, upset, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to show those feelings and be around others, because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best way to go through something like this. Being with the other guys definitely has made it easier on everybody.â&#x20AC;?

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first time this season on Friday, Slater addressed the capacity crowd at the Fort Dupont Ice Arena, dedicating the season to Pettey, who was known as Dom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boys, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a tough week,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you know what? Dom wants us to play hockey. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to play hockey tonight and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to play hockey the rest of the season and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to win another championship and get the hat trick. So keep the spirit and keep the fight and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get it done for Dom.â&#x20AC;?

The team will wear decals on their helmet saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Domo 11,â&#x20AC;? referring to another nickname for the senior, and the rest of the MidAtlantic Prep Hockey League will follow suit with similar stickers.

As the team and school move forward, they have adopted a pair of mottos: â&#x20AC;&#x153;One team, one familyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do it for Dom.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely going to be tough,â&#x20AC;? said Meloni. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But one of our friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brothers whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Gonzaga alum said a team with something to play for is dangerous, and a team with someone to play for is unstoppable. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the mindset we have going into this season.â&#x20AC;?

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GONZAGA: Local outreach aids mourning Eagles

for them, it completely turned the game around.â&#x20AC;?

The Eagles gave the penalty shot to senior Emma Boyd, who scored to knot the game at two with 12 minutes to play.

Bolstered by the goal, Tamenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play on offense and St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short-handed lineup, Cathedral was on a roll.

The Eagles struck again a few moments later when Tamen fed the ball to Sniezek, who slipped through two defenders and delivered the knockout kick for a 3-2 lead.

The Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense, led by senior goalie Erica Sandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; five saves, did the rest. The team preserved its advantage to lift Cathedral to the title.

Gonzaga wins first DCSAA crown

Gonzaga edged St. Albans in overtime 2-1 to win their first boys soccer D.C. State Athletic Association championship on Saturday.

It was an emotional win for the Eagles, who attended a funeral for Gonzaga senior Dominik Pettey at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception that morning. Pettey, who played for Gonzagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team, died in a car accident on Nov. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feeling because this has been a week of highs and lows,â&#x20AC;? said senior Philip Littleton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is all for Dom, this is for my grandpa who passed away today, and this is for our team.â&#x20AC;?

Gonzaga sophomore Austin Smith scored early in the game to put Gonzaga ahead 1-0, but the Bulldogs would answer before halftime when St. Albans sophomore Johnny Comas netted a goal to tie the game at one by the break.

After a second-half stalemate, the game went into overtime, where Smith broke through once again for the game-winning goal. The Eagles also had Littleton and senior John Riley each contribute an assist during the title game.

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Spotlight on Schools British School of Washington

On Nov. 3, Simon Watt from the Ugly Animal Preservation Society talked to years six through nine about the much-neglected and ignored ugly animals of the world.

His aim was to challenge the dominance in our minds of cute and cuddly creatures that are the trademark for so many charities around the world. The Ugly Animal website states that “the Ugly Animal Preservation Society is dedicated to raising the profile of some of Mother Nature’s more aesthetically challenged children. … The panda gets too much attention.”

Simon Watt is a scientist, writer and TV presenter who aims to educate through entertainment, and he certainly succeeded at BSW! We were all enthralled and even at times disgusted by some of the things we learned. You may even have seen “Inside Nature’s Giants,” a BAFTA-award-winning TV series that Simon has worked on.

Simon visited the school thanks to the support of the British Council as part of the Kids Euro Festival.

Many games were played involving volunteers from the audience, who pretended to be an ugly animal of their choice versus an ugly animal with similar characteristics. By the end of the first few matches people were sprayed with silly string, blindfolded and had balloons thrown at them. Although it was

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mostly games and fun, a lot was learned about conservation and science; by the time the break came, all of us knew a lot more about ugly animals.

— Annie McHugh, Year 8 Plymouth (seventh-grader)

Deal Middle School

On Oct. 18, we sat outside on the school steps waiting for exchange students from Liceo Pino Verde, a school in Pereira, Colombia, to arrive. Almost all of us had communicated through social media, but meeting face to face was so much different.

We both experienced someone new suddenly joining our families and we both had different yet amazing experiences. We each had to set one extra place at the dinner table, and we each had to do one more load of laundry. Eighteen Colombian students learned how to make their way in American families, and 18 American families learned how to embrace another member of the family.

School was especially different for them. They experienced taking the bus and walking to school, things these 13-year-olds rarely do in Colombia. The Pino Verde students grew accustomed to learning everything in a different language, and we grew accustomed to teach-

ing everything in a different language.

After they left, all we’ve been thinking about is going to Colombia and having the opportunity to experience the types of things that they did. We showed them what it was like to live in a city, and we are excited to see what it is like to live on the countryside in Pereira. Hopefully we changed their lives as much as they changed ours.

—Tait Salzman and Ryan Yorra, eighth-graders

Eaton Elementary

In our ER2 enrichment group, we went to the National Building Museum and participated in the

“Designing for Disaster” program.

We learned about making buildings that can withstand earthquakes. It was a fun trip, and we learned a lot and found out some new things about earthquakes and designing buildings.

We learned that cross bars, sheer walls, strong joints and springs at the base can help a building withstand an earthquake. We found out that by using lots of these techniques, buildings can be strong. We got to pretend to be architects and engineers and learn how they think and work.

Constructing earthquake-proof buildings is very hard. You need to plan, evaluate, construct and test.

We did this by building our own structures in teams of four or five kids. The hardest but most fun part was using the limited materials we had. We were allowed to make whatever we wanted out of our materials. We had a time limit so we were pressured to get our ideas down and work quickly. It was fun making the models by ourselves.

We tested our buildings on a shake table for up to 30 seconds to see if they would withstand an “earthquake.”

Some of the buildings survived, but some fell down. Some groups realized that they didn’t use their 30 minutes wisely; we all learned that See Dispatches/Page 12

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DISPATCHES From Page 11 teamwork was really key. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ER2 fourth- and fifth-graders

Edmund Burke School

On Oct. 31, Burke transformed into a crazy, laughing, excited mass of monsters and other Halloween beasts. The Halloween assembly is a tradition at Burke that is one of a kind. Everybody dresses up and

The Current waits until the moment when they can let their weirdness go. As students and teachers settle into the atrium, they see the paper skulls hanging from the wall, a bag of candy ready to be passed around, and the cool costumes that fill the seats and carpet in front of the stage. The student government presidents stand in front of everyone and try to get their attention. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If any middle-schoolers want to show off your costumes, please come up to the stage!â&#x20AC;?

A crowd of kids move toward the stage and line up. A microphone is passed among them, and their costumes include Maleficent, Medusa, â&#x20AC;&#x153;dead Disney characters,â&#x20AC;? a bush, a purple minion and an ALS ice bucket challenge.

When everyone finished showing their costumes, the presidents chose one person from every grade to come up on the stage. Then they called to the teachers. The head of the school was cheered to go up. As the final act, the teachers took turns

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Hardy Middle School

On Nov. 6, Hardy Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) program went to the International Spy Museum. We got to learn about the culture of spies. As we walked through the door of the museum, we were introduced to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Operation Spy,â&#x20AC;? which was a mission based off of what we had learned about spying and technology. The mission consisted of cracking codes, scanning documents and using good listening skills. It was said that the country â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kandorâ&#x20AC;? had some terrorism going on and they needed our help. We had to work together. The score was four out of five. Pretty good for beginners. After a long hour of being detectives, we took a tour/scavenger hunt around the museum. We went through a lot of exhibits including Celebrity Spies and the famous James Bond exhibit.

Our class had a wonderful experience. We shared some laughs and smiles. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stephen Jefferson, sixth-grader

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We learned about seeds in kindergarten science. Elana said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeds make plants. They grow into big plants.â&#x20AC;? Daniela added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeds are like little babies because when they grow, it is like babies growing;

and when they open, it is like babies talking.â&#x20AC;?

We looked at the many seeds we harvested from our playground sunflower garden and made a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seed Museumâ&#x20AC;? in our classroom with seeds, books and sketches. Everyone liked when we collected pumpkin seeds! â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got them by pulling them out of the slimy pumpkin. It was gooey. We also counted them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we had 358! Next year, we are going to plant them in the school garden,â&#x20AC;? said Emma.

We did different growing experiments. We planted bean seeds in wet paper towels and we watched them grow. Yedidyah noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;some grew a lot and some did not grow a lot. A garden does that.â&#x20AC;? Ori remembered that â&#x20AC;&#x153;seeds need rain or water, and sunshine to grow.â&#x20AC;? We also learned that â&#x20AC;&#x153;seeds can fly from their plants to spread to other areas to make other plants,â&#x20AC;? Elana said.

We wrapped up our unit with a field trip to the Audubon Naturalist Society in Chevy Chase. Liana remembered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came to a field of milkweed and we opened them and blew them away to make news ones.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Elana Ernst, Ori Karni, Liana Lesser, Emma Levine, Yedidyah Levine and Daniela Margolis, kindergartners

Lafayette Elementary

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The kids in the yellow vests are safety helpers, fifth-graders who help with the kids being dropped off at school. Ms. Snowden, the assistant principal, is overseeing the safety helpers. According to Ms. Snowden, the safety helpers get to school by 8:30 each morning to help pre-K and kindergartners get into school safely. Their job, which includes opening the car doors and helping the students get out, ends at 8:45.

Ms. Snowden hopes to expand safety helpers in the future by adding safety patrols to help kids cross the street. If so, she said that it may be necessary to include fourth-graders on the safety patrols if there are not enough fifth-graders.

Fifth-grader Danny Barron, one of the safety helpers, said that the job is â&#x20AC;&#x153;really funâ&#x20AC;? and that he enjoys it a lot. He always wanted to be one at his former school that had a similar program, but he was not old enough then. When asked what he would say to future safety helpers, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be prepared to wake up early and always listen to the adult who is running it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alli Bowman, fifth-grader

Murch Elementary

We wanted to know how new teachers feel about Murch, so we went ahead and interviewed fourthgrade teacher Maria Samenga, who used to teach at Harriet Tubman Elementary in Washington.

We discussed pros and cons of Murch with Ms. Samenga. Here is what she thinks: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really love the exquisite nature of the supportive

Murch community.â&#x20AC;? After the pros, there are always cons. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no cafeteria, and kids need places to eat other than their learning community.â&#x20AC;? Another thing she pointed out was that â&#x20AC;&#x153;fourthand fifth-graders have split recesses; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to have a full half-hour of recess.â&#x20AC;? Ms. Samenga remarked that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Altogether Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really happy to be at Murch.â&#x20AC;?

Now that you know how a new teacher feels about Murch, you can sit back, relax and read some more of the newspaper. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hadley Carr and Rigby Zentner, fourth-graders

National Presbyterian School

This year, National Presbyterian Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth-graders made board games on the book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maroo of the Winter Cavesâ&#x20AC;? by Ann Turnbull.

We read the book and then created a board game about the book. We had to have instructions on the games that were clear enough to read.

When we had finished our games at home, we brought them into school.

Later that day, fifth grade got together to play the games. We got into groups of four and played with those four people.

Later that week, on Thursday, we played the games with our firstgrade buddies. Buddies are younger students in the school who we are paired with. When our buddies left, we came back together to talk about our games and how they went.

Some of the games were flat and had only drawings, or some of them were 3-D, as in some of them had mountains or hills and valleys. Our teachers, Mrs. Durbin, Mr. Sumner and Ms. Cox, supplied dice and game pieces. Now the board games are hung on the second-floor bridge in the school for everyone to see

and enjoy. Overall, I think that the board games were a big hit. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marley Schwarz, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

This year OLV is offering chess as an after-school activity. We currently have about 30 students in the chess club. At the age of 6, I became interested in chess after watching a movie involving chess.

That year I received a chessboard for Christmas. My mom doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play chess, but she asked the neighborhood George Ferris Boys & Girls Club if I could join. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I was old enough to join, but Officer Branuam agreed that I could. Officer Branuam told my mom that I was a pretty good player and asked her if I could participate in a few tournaments. At age 8, I competed in my first tournament against a 12-year-old, and I won.

Chess is a quiet, calm game that involves your brain and allows you to use different strategies to try to win. One thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned in chess club so far is the ladder checkmate method. Playing chess requires you to use thinking skills that will help you in school. Some of the rules in chess are similar to those we have in school, such as no talking.

I was so happy to learn that OLV was offering chess as an afterschool activity. I would love for other children to try chess. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael W., seventh-grader

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 kids that bring their own lunch.

Why have pizza and tea when you could be having a yummy salad?

We also have EveryBody Wins.

EveryBody Wins is a good program. Even though we are not all that far into the school year, we have had a lot of kids on higher levels and reading more books.

Parent-teacher conferences have been going well and we have gotten a lot of good hearings on how well school has been going for us students.

The third-graders took a trip to Mount Vernon and the National Building Museum. The fourth- and fifth-graders went to the Kennedy Center to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;La bohème.â&#x20AC;? Also, we are participating in an e-cycling event. This is when people from our community bring their electronics for recycling. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sydney Shepherd, fifth-grader

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

Grade three students are learning about the United States in a crosscurricular study that includes social studies, music, art and technology.

We began with an overview of the five regions of the United States, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the West and the Southwest. Then each student was assigned a state to become an expert on by researching and creating a Google presentation. Students learned about natural resources, historical facts, geographic features and industries within their states.

In art, students used pencil to sketch the outline of the state, the state flower and the state bird. Then they will transfer their design to a T-shirt using oil pastels. Wearing the T-shirt they designed in art, stuSee Dispatches/Page 22

Ross Elementary

This week at Ross, the fourthand fifth-graders had a show/presentation on how to make a healthy fall salad. This time, we got salads with apples, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots and spinach, and some got kale. It is really cool to have kids come and have a healthy meal. Sometimes I see the

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Muffin Lynham 202.489.7431 / 202.362.1300 (O)

Reduced $100,000! Stunning 5BR, 4.5BA expanded Colonial with over 5,500 SF of living space! Multiple skylights & walls of glass provide wonderful light throughout. Gourmet designer kitchen, fabulous FR & master wing additions, plus attached 2-car garage.

Roby Thompson 202.255.2986 / 202.483.6300 (O)

Idyllic contemporary on secluded 3+ acres adjacent to Congressional Country Club 14th Fairway, interior atrium, 2 family rooms, Chef’s kitchen, 5BR, 4FBA, 2HBA, library, expansive redwood deck and patio… views of garden and club.

Mary Asmar 202.262.0718 / 202.362.1300 (O)

Wonderful 5BR, 4.5BA Palisades charmer. Renovated and expanded to include MBR w/His & Hers Baths and fabulous great room addition w/FP off new stainless/ granite kit. Generous room sizes, LL in-law suite, great backyard and 2-car garage. A Must See. Julie Roberts 202.276.5854 / 202.363.9700 (O)

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Significant Chevy Chase Village historic home with 6BR, 3FBA, 2HBA, beautifully updated on all four levels. Fabulous floor plan, gracious formal rooms, Chef’s kitchen, amazing lot, Laurel Park location!

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Exceptionally, restored & renovated semi-detached home in the heart of Capitol Hill. Original brownstone on fabulous tree-lined street. 4BR, 3FBA, finished basement, sun-drenched family room with original tin ceiling & built-ins. Wonderful deep backyard.

Deborah Charlton 202.415.2117 / 202.944.8400 (O)

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Gracious 1926 Grand Dame in Town of Chevy Chase.

Charming formal rooms with high ceilings. Delightful solarium and screened porch. Kitchen with banquette.

Overlooks park-like setting.

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Wonderful Westgate Colonial in move-in condition.

Gracious living room with fireplace, enlarged gourmet kitchen. Sunny den/TV room overlooking very deep rear yard. Short distance to Spring Valley and Friendship Heights.

Miller Bethesda Office 301.229.4000

$835,000 Completely renovated 5BR, 2.5BA sunny, semi-detached Col w/4 fin lvls, new granite/SS Kit, LR w/ FP, formal DR, 1st flr powder rm, terrific 3rd flr, lower lvl au pair/in-law suite, rear patio, Gar + additional parking. Great Location, just a mile to Metro.

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PETWORTH, DC

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Bright and spacious 4BR, 3.5BA Victorian home, built in 2000. Modern kitchen, large living room with fireplace. Luxurious master bedroom suite. Full basement with sunny family room. Move in condition.

Fabulous location!

Scott Polk 202.256.5460 / 202.944.8400 (O)

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The property at 3540 Van Ness St., a four-story home with six bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms, is on the market for a new price of $2,499,354.

An early sign of its accessibility is the front yardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flat terrain, which stands out in comparison to the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hilly and multitiered neighbors. Set back from the main street, the white-brick house offers an uncluttered, spacious lawn, a flagstone path and a cozy portico.

The flat surface continues on the main level of the home, in the form of smooth hardwood. Pair that polished flooring with wide entries and hallways, and oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention immediately goes straight to a bright space encompassing the entire rear.

Picturesque windows here encompass almost the entire rear wall, offering scenic views of a landscaped back yard, and exposed brick columns lend a modern touch.

A family room and breakfast area share this open section, which connects to a long half-bath and flows into a roomy main kitchen.

Au naturel cabinetry surrounds the kitchen, complementing gourmet stainless appliances and low, broad counters. An adjacent butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry repeats this decor, but in a cozier setting, with a service opening to the hall and access to the front dining and living rooms.

In the hallway, stairs and an elevator both provide access to all four levels of the home.

On the top floor, a master suite offers its own sauna, as well as a whirlpool tub and shower. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a skylit sitting area, an office space and a bright walk-in closet spacious enough to accommodate a stacked washer-dryer set.

The master bedroom exudes a coastal ambiance thanks to a large gabled roof that shapes the vaulted ceilings. Also contributing are French balcony doors topped by a transom that lead to a balcony, and picturesque triangular windows that sit on either side.

The second floor houses four of the six bedrooms, two of which have their own private baths designed for individuals with limited mobility.

The rear bedroom, like the areas below and above it, is wide and adorned with large windows.

Its sun-washed bathroom features a dramatic clawfoot tub with brass fixtures. The counter and mirrors are low, and the toilet and roll-in shower are placed together in a separate section. A custom-made closet is also located in this area.

Two of the bedrooms, both decorated with bright hand-painted designs, share a Jack-and-Jill bath.

The second floor also features a covered porch, floor-to-ceiling closet space and a convenient laundry room.

The bottom level has two halves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one features a studio-like suite,

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This six-bedroom Colonial is priced at $2,499,354. with its own living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom with walk-in closet. The other side offers a mudroom and a recreation room, which features high ceilings and sprung floors in a dance studio-like setup.

Three sets of French doors here provide smooth-surface access to the fenced yard. This outdoor space offers a colorful scene centered on a pond with a waterfall and lily pads. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a flagstone patio and a private sitting area toward the rear, from which

one can see the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resort-like rear facade, with its four levels of picturesque openings. A two-car garage and a dog run are located along the side of the house.

Located at 3540 Van Ness St., the six-bedroom, six-and-a-halfbath property in North Cleveland Park is listed at $2,499,354. For details, contact Long & Foster Real Estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elizabeth Russell at elizabeth.russell@longandfoster. com, 301-580-0540; or Jeffrey Kochan at jeffrey.kochan@ longandfoster.com, 703-585-5487.

Georgetown.

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Bethesda, MD. New classic elegance in Greenwich Forest. Superb culinary center & designer appointments. 5 BRs, 4 BAs. Attached 2 car garage. $2,395,000

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Chevy Chase, MD Grand style so close in. Exciting floor plan w/bright open spaces on 4 levels. Pristine condition. 6 BRs, 4.5 BAs Picturesque street short stroll to dwntwn Bethesda, Crescent Trail. $1,860,000

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ADDITION From Page 1 told the board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The proposed changes are massive.â&#x20AC;?

Another neighbor objected to the proposed garage, which in the latest design would be tucked under a terrace at the rear of the house and accessed by a ramp around the building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Excavation is a preservation issue,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parking is a convenience.â&#x20AC;?

The revised plan by local architect Outerbridge Horsey has won over both the Citizens Association of Georgetown and the local advisory neighborhood commission, which voted unanimous support in September and then confirmed that position after the more recent changes.

But the board was not moved.

The members, all architects, were also troubled by the garage scheme, which they said would disturb the historic landscape and be visible from the street, and by big windows that would be punched through historic walls to bring light into what Horsey called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;quite darkâ&#x20AC;? interior.

And they described a two-story addition planned for the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s east side as too big â&#x20AC;&#x201D; indeed, bigger than previous proposals. Members had insisted that Ein retain much of a 1914 kitchen addition placed there by respected architect Waddy Wood.

The latest rendition does, but wrapped by a larger addition with two bedrooms upstairs, and a modern kitchen and big family room downstairs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is totally wrong,â&#x20AC;? said Brangman, discussing the side addition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems like a heck of a lot of space to accommodate two bed-

rooms and a kitchen.â&#x20AC;?

Muse noted that Einâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original proposal for two garages out front was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;non-starter.â&#x20AC;? The board was â&#x20AC;&#x153;willing to entertain a below-grade garage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but not this,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get rid of the terrace and put the garage underground.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the session got really contentious. Ein and Horsey said they thought theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d almost satisfied

â??We were building on previous meetings, and now youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve backtracked significantly.â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Homeowner Mark Ein the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns the last time around, and that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d responded to further recommendations in the latest drawings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were building on previous meetings, and now youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve backtracked significantly,â&#x20AC;? Ein said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a complete redo. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to think about that, or the process. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense.â&#x20AC;?

The board did not agree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We [expressed] a willingness to entertain this, if it was done well. The devil is in the details,â&#x20AC;? said member Richard Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re essentially doubling [the size of] the house,â&#x20AC;? said Muse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about all this together. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much.â&#x20AC;?

Tom Luebke, secretary to the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parent agency, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, tried to calm things down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These decisions are iterative,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the board indicated a willingness to consider this, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it actually works today. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a perfectly reasonable position.â&#x20AC;?

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Wednesday november 12 Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The World Affairs Council Washington, DC, will present a panel discussion on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Global Threats and Lessons From the Ebola Crisis.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW. worldaffairsdc.org. â&#x2013; The Friends of Tenley-Friendship Library will host a book talk by Martin R. Ganzglass, author of the historical novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cannons for the Cause,â&#x20AC;? about the remarkable 300-mile transport of 59 canons on wagons and sleds during the American Revolution. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; Catherine Bell will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rush of Shadows,â&#x20AC;? winner of the 2014 Washington Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Publishing House Fiction Prize. 7 p.m. Free. Large meeting room, Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

Performances â&#x2013; The Picnic Theatre Company will present a stage adaption of H.G. Wellsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;War of the Worlds.â&#x20AC;? Reception at 6:30 p.m.; performance at 7:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Belle Vue Ballroom, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse. org/events. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday. â&#x2013; American University student choreographers will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Choreolab 2014:

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Events Entertainment Ph(r)ases,â&#x20AC;? featuring an array of works in progress. 8 p.m. $5. Greenberg Theatre, American University, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. american.tix.com.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Detroit Pistons. 7 p.m. $10 to $356. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Thursday, Nov. 13 Thursday november 13 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; Fred Bowen will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Double Reverseâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 8 through 12).

10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pajama Movie Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature a fishy tale about Dory helping Marlin search for his abducted son, Nemo. 6 p.m. Free.

Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Oud Hobbyists Association will perform a concert featuring the Arabic lute. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Levine Music and the Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present jazz bassist Chris Brown and his contemporary ensemble tackling a new form of jazz improvisation that explores the worlds of rock, electronica, pop, fusion and world music. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $15. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. â&#x2013; The National Symphony Orchestra

and flutist Aaron Goldman will perform works by Auerbach, Stravinsky and Mozart.

7 p.m. $10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts series will feature twin pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton performing works by Brahms, Debussy, Lutoslawski and Stravinsky. 7:30 p.m. $32. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The S&R Foundation Artist Concert Series will feature clarinetist Emil Khudyev performing works by Bergson, Schumann, Gershwin, Nichifor and Mondi. 7:30 p.m. $65. Evermay, 1623 28th St. NW. 202298-6007. â&#x2013; Japanese composer and pianist Hiromi will perform. 8 p.m. $30 to $55. Howard Theater, 601 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. â&#x2013; Jah Works and Lucky Dub will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Combat historian Patrick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Elite Unit.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202633-1000. â&#x2013; Rebecca Frankel will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. McGowan Theater,

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National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 19441945,â&#x20AC;? the final book in his trilogy about the American role in liberating Europe in World War II. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Legacy of the Berlin Wall, Twenty-Five Years Laterâ&#x20AC;? will feature Hope Harrison of George Washington University, Jackson Janes of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and Sarah Snyder of American University. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations requested.

Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/sis/events. â&#x2013; Maryland Gov. Martin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Economy With a Human Purpose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Better Choices for Greater Middle Class Opportunity.â&#x20AC;? 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Caldwell Hall Auditorium, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. iprcua.com. â&#x2013; Kim Stallwood will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growl: Life Lessons, Hard Truths, and Bold Strategies From an Animal Advocate.â&#x20AC;? 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â&#x2013; A panel discussion on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;40th Anniversary of the First Home Rule Electionsâ&#x20AC;? will feature Sterling Tucker, the first elected D.C. Council chairman; Michael Fauntroy, political science professor at Howard University; and Nelson Rimensnyder, former staff member for the House Committee on the District of Columbia.

6:30 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â&#x2013; Douglas Rumble III of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Geophysical Lab will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Are You Breathing? Stable Isotopes in the Atmosphere.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m.

Free; reservations suggested. Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and Geophysical Lab, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 32nd Street and Broad Branch Road NW. carnegiescience.edu/nls. â&#x2013; Timothy Shriver, chair of the Special Olympics, will discuss his memoir â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Former White House press secretaries Ron Nessen, Marlin Fitzwater, Mike

McCurry and Robert Gibbs will discuss what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be in the spotlight as the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spokesperson. 7 p.m. Free.

McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Literature of the English-Speaking World,â&#x20AC;? a six-part monthly series led by George Mason University adjunct professor Phil Burnham, will feature a discussion of Salman Rushdieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Moorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Last Sigh.â&#x20AC;?

7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3072. â&#x2013; Ann Eichenberger, owner and founder of Daily Dementia Managers, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time-Saving Techniques for Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caregivers.â&#x20AC;? 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; Chef Marcus Samuelsson will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Homeâ&#x20AC;? in conversation with Washington Post food and travel editor Joe Yonan. 7 p.m. $35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

Films â&#x2013; The Salzburg Festival and Austrian Cultural Forum will present a screening of the Vienna Philharmonicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Der Rosenkavalierâ&#x20AC;? by Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. 6 to 10 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. â&#x2013; The Takoma Park Library will present the Red Line D.C. Project documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;See/Line,â&#x20AC;? about graffiti along the Red Line as gentrification ebbs into Northeast D.C. A Q&A with director Saaret Yoseph will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. â&#x2013; The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present the 2014 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck,â&#x20AC;? followed by a Q&A with Beck and director Olympia Stone. 6:30 p.m. Free.

McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000. â&#x2013; The Phillips Collection and ART21 will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legacy,â&#x20AC;? an episode from the Peabody Award-winning series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art in the Twenty-First Century.â&#x20AC;? A panel discussion will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â&#x2013; As part of FotoWeekDC, Goethe-Institut will present the documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside Out: The Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Project.â&#x20AC;? A panel discussion on the themes of photography and activism will follow. 7 p.m. $11. GoetheInstitut, 812 7th St. NW. fotodc.org.

FotoWeekDC will continue through Sunday with events at various venues.

Performances â&#x2013; The Arcturus Theater Company will perform John Cageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theatre Piece,â&#x20AC;? a playful, abstract circus with multidimensional performances of all sorts. 7:30 p.m.

Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; George Washington University will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;DanceWorks Fall 2014,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by internationally acclaimed guest artists, faculty members and student choreographers. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Marvin Theater, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. 202994-0995. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fuego Flamenco Xâ&#x20AC;? will feature the U.S. premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flamenco(s) de plomo y cobreâ&#x20AC;? with Mariana Collado and Carlos See Events/Page 19

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Friday november 14 Concerts â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Schubert, dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Indy and Markowski. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. â&#x2013; Organist James W. Kosnik of Norfolk, Va., will perform. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free.

National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â&#x2013; The Friday Music Series will feature Big Chimney. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838. â&#x2013; Percussion and piano students of Nathaniel Aguilar will perform. 6 to 7 p.m.

Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â&#x2013; The Chord-Ayres Male Chorus, started in 1969 and invited into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2012, will present a program inspired by Veterans Day. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Washington Sängerbund will present its fall concert featuring music by Austrian composers. A reception will follow. 7 to 10 p.m. $45; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. 703-719-5488. â&#x2013; The Lou Donaldson Quartet will perform a concert highlighting his bluesdrenched sound. 7:30 p.m. $32. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club Chorale will perform works by Mozart and Leavitt. 8 p.m. Free. Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. 202-3332075. The concert will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m. â&#x2013; AU Workshop will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;50 Years in C,â&#x20AC;? featuring a performance of Terry Rileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Câ&#x20AC;? and works inspired by Rileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterpiece. 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3634. â&#x2013; The National Symphony Orchestra will use actors, narration, music excerpts and projected visuals to share stories about Stravinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Le Sacre du printemps,â&#x20AC;? followed by a full performance of the work. 8 p.m. $10 to $50. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Recording artists Lee Ann Womack and Del Barber will perform. 8 p.m. $35 to $45. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. lisner.gwu.edu.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Shridath Ramphal, former secretarygeneral of the Commonwealth of Nations, will discuss his memoir â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glimpses of a Global Life.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Hall of the Americas, Organization of American States, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. asiegel@oas.org. â&#x2013; Brent D. Glass, director emeritus of the National Museum of American History, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Post to Park: The Transformation of the Presidio.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twenty Five Years Later: Memory, Culture and Political Controversy Over the Legacy of East Germanyâ&#x20AC;? will feature Mario RĂśllig, former Stasi victim; Ralph Kabisch,

former tunnel builder and escape helper in Berlin; Mary Beth Stein, professor of Romance, German and Slavic languages at George Washington University; and Hope M. Harrison, associate professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/twentyfive. â&#x2013; Curator Cornelia Homburg will discuss works of art from the special exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Neo-Impressionism and the Dream of Realities: Painting, Poetry, Music.â&#x20AC;? Noon. $10 to $12; free for members. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â&#x2013; Retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Accidental Admiral: A Sailor Takes Command at NATO.â&#x20AC;? Noon.

Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; National Museum of African American History and Culture director Lonnie G. Bunch III and architects David Adjaye and Philip Freelon will discuss how the forthcoming museum will combine artifacts and architecture to embody and represent the rich and diverse African-American culture.

6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â&#x2013; Richard Bernstein will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;China 1945: Maoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Revolution and Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fateful Choice.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Art will present winners from the 2014 edition of the International Festival of Films on Art, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Grain to Painting,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off Groundâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Day Carl Sandburg Died.â&#x20AC;? 12:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. Other award winners will be shown Saturday at 2 p.m. â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Thing: VĂĄclav Havel, Art and Politicsâ&#x20AC;? program will feature Havelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leaving,â&#x20AC;? about an ex-government official who tries to re-enter his former life.

7 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances â&#x2013; Arts@Midday will feature Daniel Reaves in a stage adaptation of excerpts from Samuel Beckettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Molloy.â&#x20AC;? 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. stalbansdc.org. â&#x2013; HISTRIO, the only French-speaking theater company in D.C., will present Molièreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Le Tartuffeâ&#x20AC;? and Ionescoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;La soif et la faimâ&#x20AC;? (in French). 7 p.m. $12 to $20. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. 202-333-2666. â&#x2013; Wilson Theater Arts will present the

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Exhibit features illustratorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doris Lee: American Painter and Illustrator,â&#x20AC;? highlighting the noted 20thcentury muralist and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book illustrator with photographs, sketches and other objects, will open Monday at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The exhibit will continue

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through May 8 in the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.

Located at 1250 New York Ave. NW, the center is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors; it is free for ages 18 and younger. 202-7835000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Motion: The African American Migration Experience,â&#x20AC;? documenting the movement into and out of the U.S. of African-descended peoples over the past five centuries, will open tomorrow at Howard Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MoorlandSpingarn Research Center Gallery.

The exhibit will continue through Feb. 27. Photo ID is required for admission to the building.

Located in Founders Library at 500 Howard Place NW, the gallery is generally open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The gallery will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Dec. 13 through Dec. 19 and Stephen Sondheim musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Into the Woods.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. $5 to $15. Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. wilsondramatickets@gmail.com. The performance will repeat Nov. 15 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. â&#x2013; SpeakeasyDC and DC Shorts will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;SpeakeasyShorts,â&#x20AC;? which will kick off with a night of live storytelling by eight performers. Afterward, each storyteller will be paired with a film team that will have five days to write, shoot and edit an adaptation or reinterpretation of the story. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $20 to $30. Burke Theater, U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. speakeasydc.com. The competition will conclude Nov. 22 with screenings of the films at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. â&#x2013; The Georgetown University Dance Company will present its fall concert. 8 p.m. $8 to $10. Walsh Black Box Theatre, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; The Washington Improv Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Studioâ&#x20AC;? series will feature a workshop performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improv Actuallyâ&#x20AC;? and shows spearheaded by members of the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Jan. 5 through 11; the gallery will be closed Dec. 20 through Jan. 4. 202806-7237. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holographic Memories,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by local Arab-American artist Manal Deeb about the identity of Arab women in the United States, will open tomorrow with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Syra Arts at the Alla Rogers Gallery. The show will continue through Dec. 13.

Located in Suite A at 1054 31st St. NW (Canal Square), the gallery is open by appointment only. 703-944-3824. â&#x2013; The Jackson Art Center, located at 3050 R St. NW, will open its studios to the public Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., with a preview and workshop day Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit jacksonartcenter.com. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rising Up: Hale Woodruffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Murals at Talladega College,â&#x20AC;? showcasing six murals commissioned in 1938 by Talladega College for its Slavery Library, opened last week in the National Museum of African American History and Culture Gallery at the National Museum of American History. Presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the exhibit will continue through March 1.

Located at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202633-1000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dianne Whitfield-Locke & Carnell Locke Collection: Building on Tradition,â&#x20AC;? presenting more than 50 works created

by American artists from the 19th cen-

ensembles. 8:30 p.m. $10. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. The series will continue Nov. 15, 21 and 22.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Capitals will play the New Jersey Devils. 7 p.m. $30 to $450.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

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This sketch by Doris Lee is part of an exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. tury to modern times, opened recently at Howard Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallery of Art, where it will continue through Dec. 12. A talk by sculptor Melvin Edward will take place today from 3 to 5 p.m.

Located in Childers Hall, 2455 6th St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. 202-8067070. â&#x2013; The DC Arts Center will close an exhibit of paintings by Michael Booker with a gallery talk Sunday at 5 p.m.

Booker draws from old family photos, his personal memories and textile patterns to create his paintings.

Located at 2438 18th St. NW, the center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. 202-462-7833.

Book Hillâ&#x20AC;? will offer a chance to visit the American University Museum, the Kreeger Museum, the Dumbarton Oaks Museum and nine art galleries via a shuttle bus. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Shuttle stops at American Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW; the Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW; and Reservoir Road and Wisconsin Avenue NW. kreegermuseum.org.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Morning at the Nationalâ&#x20AC;?

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National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Yankee Clippers will present a pruning workshop. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $65; reservations required. St. Columbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. yankeeclippers.com. â&#x2013; The West End Interim Library will present a seminar on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photographing Architecture and Architectural Details,â&#x20AC;? followed by a two-hour photo walk through the neighborhood. 10 a.m. for seminar; noon for photo walk. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202724-8707. â&#x2013; Art therapist Rebecca Wilkinson will lead a workshop on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reducing Stress: How to Feel Happier and Increase Well-Being.â&#x20AC;?

4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-352-5225.

Concerts â&#x2013; Pianist and composer Donna Baldwin will perform works by Scarlatti, Ginas-

Events Entertainment tera and Baldwin. 2 p.m. Free. National League of American Pen Women, 1300 17th St. NW. 703-975-3376. â&#x2013; The Okee Dokee Brothers will present an Americana-inspired musical celebration of the natural world. 3 p.m. $15.

Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. â&#x2013; Musicians of Cleveland Park Congregational United Church of Christ will perform Karl Jenkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Armed Man: A Mass for Peaceâ&#x20AC;? at a benefit concert for the homeless veterans programs of Friendship Place. 5 p.m. Free; $20 donation suggested. Cleveland Park Congregational United Church of Christ, 3400 Lowell St. NW. 202-503-2969. â&#x2013; The Gay Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus of Washington, DC, will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Stinks!â&#x20AC;? 5 and 8 p.m. $20 to $35. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. â&#x2013; The D.C. Public Schools Honor Band, featuring young musicians chosen by middle and high school band directors, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The KC Jazz Club will present singer Mary Stallings and the Eric Reed Trio. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $26 to $32. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Congressional Chorus will pres-

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8:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Guitarist Coco Montoya and musician Sol Roots will perform. 9 p.m. $20 to $24. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Art historian Richard Kendall and dance historian Jill De Vonyar will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Most Famous Obscure Dancer in the World: Marie van Goethem,â&#x20AC;? about the young girl featured in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Dancerâ&#x20AC;? and Degasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; famous sculpture that inspired the new musical. Noon. Free. Grand Foyer, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; David Rothkopf will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear,â&#x20AC;? at 1 p.m.; Erick A. Posner and Michael Boylan will discuss their respective books â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Twilight of Human Rights Lawâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natural Human Rights,â&#x20AC;? at 3:30 p.m.; and Boris Johnson will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History,â&#x20AC;? at 6 p.m. Free.

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

Family programs â&#x2013; The Spanish Dance Society will present an interactive demonstration of flamenco zapateo, castanets and fans. 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free. GALA Theatre,

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3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. â&#x2013; A Thanksgiving Family Festival will feature arts and crafts activities, a scavenger hunt in the galleries, live music by Callithump and a contra dance class with caller Anna Rain. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free.

Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000.

Performances â&#x2013; HISTRIO, the only French-speaking theater company in D.C., will present Molièreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Le Tartuffeâ&#x20AC;? and Ionescoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;La soif et la faimâ&#x20AC;? (in French). 7 p.m. $12 to $20. International Room, Hotel Lombardy, 2019 I St. NW. 202-333-2666. â&#x2013; Comedians Gary Gulman and Joe Listwill perform. 8 p.m. $20 to $23. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877987-6487. â&#x2013; ClancyWorks Dance Company will present the premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dream Catchers.â&#x20AC;?

8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.

Special events â&#x2013; Rabbi Mark Novak will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minyan Oneg Shabbat: Jewish Renewal Service and Potluck Lunch,â&#x20AC;? featuring song, chant, meditation, story and Torah. 10 a.m. Free. Calvin Room, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-362-3270. â&#x2013; The Palisades Library will celebrate 50 years at its current location with a community fair featuring groups that use the library, craft activities, a performance by Colombian folk harp expert John Lozier, and demonstrations of the D.C. Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-D printer, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; a performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Red and the Gingerbread Manâ&#x20AC;? by Barefoot Puppets, at 10:30 a.m.; a discussion of the D.C. Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Washingtoniana Room and special collections available for researchers and genealogists, at noon; a performance of jazz and folk favorites by the Sherier Mountain Boys, at 1 p.m.; a commemorative panel discussion on the branchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, the Palisades neighborhood and future plans, at 1:30 p.m.; and a smooth jazz performance by the Palisades Community Band, at 3 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. â&#x2013; The Spanish language congregation of St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church will host its Gran Fiesta Multicultural, featuring Latin American cuisine, live music by Julio Cuellar and dancing. 6 to 10 p.m. $20. St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;SuperCLAWâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; combining arm wrestling, theater and philanthropy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will feature the Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers and benefit Miriamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen. 7 p.m. $20. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. â&#x2013; A grand-opening celebration for Upshur Street Books will feature readings and informal discussions with noted local authors Alice McDermott, George Pelecanos, E. Ethelbert Miller and Michael Dirda.

8 p.m. $25. Warehouse DC, 1021 7th St. NW (enter through the Passenger Bar). upshurstreetbooks.com.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Orlando Magic. 7 p.m. $10 to $356. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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Tours and walks â&#x2013; The Cleveland Park Historical Society will offer â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Geology and Urban Hydrology of Klingle Creek: A Walking Tour of

Cleveland Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Watershed.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Meet in front of Eaton Elementary School on 33rd Place between Lowell and Macomb streets NW. clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org. â&#x2013; Michon Boston will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zora, Langston and U,â&#x20AC;? about the blocks that made D.C. a cultural magnet for Zora Neale Hurston and gave Langston Hughes â&#x20AC;&#x153;the weary blues.â&#x20AC;? The tour will include food stops at local businesses such as Uprising, a new muffin shop. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. $37.50; reservations required. Meet at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. zora-langston-u-tour.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; Writer Rocco Zappone will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking Tour as Personal Essay,â&#x20AC;? a look at downtown Washington filled with his reminiscences and impressions of a lifetime in D.C. 10 a.m. $20. Meet at the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, 16th and H streets NW. 202-341-5208. â&#x2013; The Tregaron Conservancy will present a geology and natural history tour of Tregaron, led by professional geologist and hydrologist Tony Fleming. 1 to 3 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Meet at the top of the north meadow near the top of the driveway at 3100 Macomb St. NW. clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org.

Sunday, Nov. 16 Sunday november 16 Benefit â&#x2013; The Theatre Lab will honor D.C. theater advocate Victor Shargai and present scenes from â&#x20AC;&#x153;West Side Story,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evitaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life Storiesâ&#x20AC;? as part of its 20th annual Cabaret Benefit Dinner and Auction. 5 p.m. $200. Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-824-0449.

Class â&#x2013; Representatives of the DC Sustainable Energy Utility and Interfaith Power and Light will join other experts for a home energy workshop on how to cut costs and stop wasteful use. 1 p.m. Free. Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th St. NW. 202882-6650.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Kennedy Center Chamber Players and guest soprano Esther Oh will perform works by Spohr and Schubert. 2 p.m. $36. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Art New Music Ensemble will perform Oliver. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; Pianist Leon McCawley will perform works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Liszt. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. â&#x2013; The Washington Chorus, soprano Julie Sophie Wagner, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, tenor Vale Rideout and bass Morris Robinson will present Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterwork â&#x20AC;&#x153;Missa Solemnis.â&#x20AC;? 5 p.m. $15 to $70. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Organist Eric Dombrowski of Manassas, Va., will perform. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. â&#x2013; The Cocek! Brass Band will perform original music based on the sounds of Eastern European bass bands that blend dance music with impeccable improvisation and melody. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Students from the Horman Violin See Events/Page 21

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Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The Amram Scholar Series will feature a talk on the Austrian-Jewish writer Stefan Zweig by George Prochnik, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World.â&#x20AC;? 10:30 a.m. Free.

Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. 202-362-7100. â&#x2013; Al G. Salazar, minister emeritus, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take Charge of Your Life.â&#x20AC;? 11 a.m.

Free. Divine Science Church of the Healing Christ, 2025 35th St. NW. 202-333-7630. â&#x2013; Jill DeVonyar, independent curator and former ballet dancer, and Richard Kendall, curator at large at the Clark Art Institute, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Radicalism of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Little Dancer Aged Fourteen.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Noon.

Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; Art experts will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Image of the Black in Western Art.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; Lindsay Mark Lewis will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Political Mercenaries: The Inside Story of How Fundraisers Allowed Billionaires to Take Over Politics,â&#x20AC;? at 1 p.m.; and Jonathan D. Moreno will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network,â&#x20AC;? at 5 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Jack Miles will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Norton Anthology of World Religions.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400.

Film â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Thing: VĂĄclav Havel, Art and Politicsâ&#x20AC;? program will feature Olga SommerovĂĄâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1996 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the Beggarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Opera Againâ&#x20AC;? and Jan Nemecâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2007 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Heart Above the Castle.â&#x20AC;? 4:30 p.m.

Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-737-4215.

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Events Entertainment Performance â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Kind of Loveâ&#x20AC;? will feature emerging and established poets, followed by an open mic segment. 5 to 7 p.m. $5.

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

Special events â&#x2013; An alternative gift fair will benefit atrisk children in D.C., families emerging from homelessness into housing, local residents who are hungry, and those in need in Africa, Central American and the Middle East. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free admission. St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. â&#x2013; Moment Magazine will host a 90th Birthday Celebration Dinner for legendary singer and actor Theodore Bikel, who will perform a selection of his favorite songs.

Proceeds will benefit the magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daniel Perl Investigative Journalism Initiative. 5:30 p.m. $250. Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. momentmag.com/Nov16.

Monday, Nov. 17

Monday november 17 Benefit â&#x2013; The National Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s History Museum will present the 2014 Living Legacy Awards at its fourth annual de Pizan Honors. 5:30 p.m. $25 to $175. Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. 703-461-1920.

Class â&#x2013; The Rev. Dr. Janice Mynchenberg will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brown Bag and Bible,â&#x20AC;? a weekly study of the Gospel of Mark with the help of a commentary by N.T. Wright.

Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The Willard InterContinental and Politics & Prose Literary Series will feature a book talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rooseveltsâ&#x20AC;? with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and coauthor Geoffrey Ward. Noon. $50. Willard InterContinental, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; The Ward Circle Chapter of AARP will present a presentation by Bruce Maliken of Up and Running Computer Services LLC on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Computer and Technology Issues of Which We Should All Be Aware.â&#x20AC;? 1 p.m.

Free. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW.

202-363-4900. â&#x2013; George Washington University will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Tore Down the Iron Curtain and Why? Eyewitnesses Discuss the Dramatic Events of 1989 After 25 Years,â&#x20AC;? featuring speakers from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Slovakia and Poland. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/ironcurtain. â&#x2013; Janet Sims-Wood will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. â&#x2013; Jason Story, co-owner of Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Three Little Pigs Charcuterie and Salumi, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Delicious World of Charcuterieâ&#x20AC;? and present samples of his companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Mark Leibovich will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; The Friendship Hospital for Animals Client Education Series will feature a talk

by Dr. Mike Dugan on managing kidney disease in cats. 7 p.m. Free. Large Conference Room, Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; Panelists will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Violence in the Middle East: Are There Alternatives to the War on Terror?â&#x20AC;? 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. â&#x2013; Dana Goldstein will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Teacher Wars: A History of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Embattled Professionâ&#x20AC;? in conversation with Ezra Klein, editor in chief of Vox. 7 p.m. $12. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

16th St. NW. staff@actorscenter.org. â&#x2013; The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize reading will pair judge Heather McHugh with 2013 winner Geoffrey Brock. 7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â&#x2013; Theater Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shirley Serotsky will direct a reading of Rachel Crothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Susan and God.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122, option 4.

Special event â&#x2013; In honor of the peaceful protests that stirred Czech democracy 25 years ago during the Velvet Revolution, Georgetown University faculty members and students will join with members of the Czech community for an interactive procession and site-specific performance tribute at Havel Place. 4 p.m. Free. Meet at Healy Circle outside Healy Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu.

Tuesday,november Nov. 18 Tuesday 18 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; Judith Viorst will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alexander, Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Everâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 5 through 8).

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Class â&#x2013; The Jewish Study Center will present a class led by Aviva Kempner on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before the 1960s: The Rosenwald Schools,â&#x20AC;? about the educational partnership between Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald and African-American intellectual Booker T. Washington. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $15. National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R St. NW. jewishstudycenter.org.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Dario Castello, Handel, Galliard and Lecair. Noon. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-333-2075. â&#x2013; The Tuesday Concert Series will feature organist Mickey Thomas Terry performing works by Bach, DuprĂŠ, Tournemire, Robert Harris and Ulysses Kay. 12:10 p.m.

Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â&#x2013; Guitarist Grant Gordy and mandolin player Joe Walsh will perform bluegrass music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

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DISPATCHES From Page 13 dents will share their presentations, sing songs from each region and perform the â&#x20AC;&#x153;States and Capitals Songâ&#x20AC;? at the culminating event, the United States Travel Fair. In the last week of the unit, students will bring in a snack specific to their state to share with the class. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hannah Brahimi, third-grader

School Without Walls High School

Last month the School Without Walls Model UN traveled to Holton-Arms School in Bethesda for a mock hearing. If you donâ&#x20AC;şt know what Model UN is, itâ&#x20AC;şs a representation of the United Nations for middle school and high school students. Each pair of students is given a nation to represent on the security council or nations affected by crisis, and a problem to fix with what the United Nations can do.

The team was hopeful to succeed in the mock conference. The Walls team and Holton-Arms teams were given a crisis of peacekeeping in Africa. After the hearing the security council passed two resolutions to help end the problem. Danyel Tharakan had won best delegate and Max Vichr won an honorable mention. The team is hopeful to compete at the Watkins Mill Model UN in the near future. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Edgell, ninth-grader

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On Oct. 22, the Sheridan School eighth-grade class took a trip down to the Common Good City Farm, a nonprofit organization located in the Shaw area of D.C. The eighth grade had been studying food production and food justice because how we produce and distribute food has an important impact on the health of the environment and on people.

Despite the cold and rain, the class seemed happy and high-spirited.

On our visit, we learned about what the Common Good City Farm does.

The farm focuses on providing fresh food to an underserved community in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;food desert,â&#x20AC;? which is an area that has little or no access to fresh produce. Community members who cannot afford fresh produce can receive produce for free in return for volunteer work on the farm. The farm volunteers also gave us a lot of new information about growing seasons for different produce. The class split up into two groups. One group ran out into the rain and picked carrots straight from the garden and made a delicious carrot and raisin salad. The other group learned about the food industry and how we could buy the freshest food and support local businesses. Overall, we enjoyed this learning experience and had a great time. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barratt Dewey and Luke Colella, eighth-graders

Sidwell Friends School

The students at Sidwell dine on

organic yet culturally diverse meals every day at lunchtime. The delicious aroma of each food is almost calling and begging you to try it.

Our chefs use healthy, organic food, some of which is provided by farmers they know and even allow students to meet. All of our fresh and organic meals are beautifully prepared by our master chefs.

The foods are not only tasty and healthy, they take the best out of cultures too. Every lunch, there is a feast provided, and every week at Sidwell, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve nutritiously traveled around the world.

I feel so privileged when I lick my lips at the lunch provided. What to eat first? Some days, I might decide to begin with an appetizer of organic salad, or the hot, fulfilling soup of the day, while on others, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll dig into the main dish. Our chefs are nothing if not imaginative, and never cease to amaze me with creative concoctions such as organic shaker salad, blueberry soup and roasted pumpkin sage soup. These are just few examples of how our chefs are expanding our palate along with boosting our creativity. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Layla Dawit, fifth-grader

Stoddert Elementary

We had an exciting week at Stoddert! On Monday, our fourthgraders visited Hard Bargain Farm in Accokeek, Md. First, we took a hayride down to the site of an actual Piscataway village. We learned about the animals that lived there

and about how they were hunted.

Most of us even got a chance to try shooting with a real bow and arrow!

We also ground corn using rocks and learned about the sweat lodge, which is still used for ceremonies at this site.

Back at the lodge we learned how water can change the landscape through erosion and weathering. We built a town in a tub of earth, placing buildings where we thought they would be safe from erosion. Then we â&#x20AC;&#x153;floodedâ&#x20AC;? our towns and the buildings that were farther from the water stood, but the ones that were close to the shore were washed away.

Also, on Nov. 4, our secondthrough fifth-graders held both a mock election for mayor and a student council election. Our pre-K through first-grade students voted for either Duck or Arthur for president. (Duck won!) We focused our mock election on the three most prominent mayoral candidates after we listened to third-graders read us some things about what each candidate stands for. At our school David Catania won, and our new Student Council president is Grace Carter. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sophia Hall, secretary of the Student Council, and Claire Perry, fourth-grade class representative

Washington Latin Public Charter School

This fall has no shortage of field trips for middle school students. On Dec. 16, the fifth- and sixth-graders

will be going to the National Building Museum. Fifth-graders have already done outdoor activities at Calleva, and sixth-graders went to Rock Creek Park to study the animal and plant life that compose the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ecosystem. Sixth-grader Andrew Timberg learned â&#x20AC;&#x153;some sources of pollution in Rock Creek Park.â&#x20AC;? Sixth-grader Miles Tiller said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had three stations, chemical tests, biology and the hike.â&#x20AC;? For the chemical tests, students used different tests to see what chemicals were in the water at Rock Creek Park. At the biology station students actually went into the water to catch fish, which helped them know what kind of wildlife was in the water.

Finally, the hike taught students to observe nature, and they tested the banks for water odor and dirt odor.

The seventh- and eighth-grade theater classes already took a trip to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driving Miss Daisyâ&#x20AC;? at Arena Stage at the beginning of October, and the eighth-graders took a trip to Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown on Oct. 29 and 30. On this field trip, eighth-grader Aubrey Nowland learned that the people in Jamestown â&#x20AC;&#x153;ate a personâ&#x20AC;? in desperation. On Nov. 18 and 19, the eighth-graders will also be visiting the Superior and Supreme Courts in Washington as part of a unit studying justice and courtrooms with the book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inherit the Wind.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chloe Cattaneo, Cecilia Timberg and Megan Simeone, eighth-graders

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Continued From Page 21 ■ 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.

■ The Barr Brothers, a folk quartet founded in Montreal, will perform. 8 p.m. $13 to $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ Diego El Cigala, a three-time Grammy winner, will perform. 8 p.m. $35 to $65. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-9946800.

Discussions and lectures ■ Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe series will feature Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen. Noon. $35. The George Town Club, 1530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-3339330.

■ John Muller will discuss his book “Mark Twain in Washington.” Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30.

Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ The West End Fiction Book Club will discuss “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. 12:30 p.m. Free.

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

■ The Chevy Chase Library’s “Classics Revisited” series will feature a discussion of George Eliot’s “Middlemarch.” 6 p.m.

Free. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-2820021.

■ Wolfram Koeppe will discuss “Wondrous Secrets Behind Roentgen Furniture: A New Look at Marjorie Post’s Fascinating Desk.” 6 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

■ Sarah Wildman will discuss her book “Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind.” 6:30 p.m. Free.

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

■ Roman Krznaric will discuss his book “Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Author and adolescent psychologist Neil Bernstein will discuss “Stress, Drugs, School and Other Teen Challenges.” 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Media Center/Library, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202-282-0120.

Performances ■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present Nina Shapiro-Perl’s film “Through the Eye of the Needle,” about Holocaust survivor and artist Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. A Q&A with Shapiro-Perl, filmmaker-in-residence at American University, will follow. 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860.

■ Israel’s acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company will present artistic director Ohad Naharin’s newest work, “Sadeh21.” 7:30 p.m. $20 to $62. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Readings ■ The Italian Embassy and Georgetown University will present a staged reading of “Galileo’s Torch,” a play by James Reston Jr. about Galileo’s trial by the Inquisition.

6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it.

■ The Lannan Center will present a night of Chicano and Native American

poetry with poets Natalie Diaz and Rigoberto González. 8 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. lannan.georgetown.edu.

Special event ■ The 37th annual National Press Club Book Fair & Authors’ Night will feature Maureen Corrigan, Matt Taibbi, Mark Leibovich, Clarence Page and Sen. James Webb, D-Va., among others. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. $5 to $10. National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW. press.org.

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Wednesday november 19 Classes ■ The University of the District of Columbia will present a nutrition class. 4 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Jewish Study Center will present a class led by Center for Defense of Democracies senior fellow Emmanuele Ottolenghi on “Anti-Semitism in Europe: Why It’s Serious and Why It’s Getting Worse.” 8:15 to 9:25 p.m. $15 to $20.

Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. jewishstudycenter.org.

Concerts ■ Guitarist Jeremy Fetzer and pedal steel guitarist Spencer Cullum will perform.

6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Washington Performing Arts and atlarge D.C. Council member David Grosso will host “Politics & Art: A Jam Session in the Wilson Building,” featuring local bands SynchroniCity and Roof Beams and dance ensemble SerendibDance. 6 to 9 p.m.

Free. John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-724-8105.

■ The Georgetown University Concert Choir will present “Rejoice in the Lamb,” featuring works from late-19th-century Vienna and early-20th-century England. 7 p.m. Free. Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ Singer-songwriter Steven Siekkien and roots musician Mike Elosh will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble will perform its fall concert. 8 p.m. $5; free for students. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202687-2787.

Discussions and lectures ■ Bonnie Morris, professor of women’s studies at George Washington University, will discuss “The Women’s Music Movement: Soundtracks of Recent Feminism.”

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Myers Room, George Washington University Museum/Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. gwomen@gwu.edu.

■ Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt will discuss their book “Private Equity at Work: When Wall Street Manages Main Street.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Independent art historian Stephen May will present an illustrated lecture on “Three Generations of Wyeths.” 6:30 p.m. $20; reservations required by Nov. 18. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202331-7282, ext. 3.

■ Roy Peter Clark will discuss his book “How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Charlie Rose, host of a long-running interview show on PBS, will discuss his relationship to architecture and his experiences with many of the world’s foremost architects. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Murray Horwitz, director of special projects for Washington Performing Arts, will discuss “1939: Hollywood’s Best Year.”

6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-6333030.

■ Amy Leonard, associate professor of history at Georgetown University, will discuss the myths and realities of the Spanish Inquisition. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Scientist, engineer, comedian and inventor Bill Nye will discuss his book “Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation” in conversation with NPR science correspondent Joe Palca. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $35 to $40 for admission and a copy of the book. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Richard Ford will discuss his book “Let Me Be Frank With You: A Frank Bascombe Book.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

■ Garth Stein will discuss his novel “A Sudden Light,” a family saga of fortunes won and lost. 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Chef Sean Brock will discuss his cookbook “Heritage” in conversation with Michele Kayal, co-founder of American Food Roots and a regular contributor to the Associated Press. 7 p.m. $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877987-6487.

■ The “Books That Shaped America” series will feature a discussion of Dashiell Hammett’s “Red Harvest,” led by Erik Dussere, associate professor of literature at American University. 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Free. Training & Events Room, Bender Library, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3847.

Films ■ The Washington DC Film Society’s “Coming Attractions Trailer Night” will feature previews of 30 upcoming releases, with context and commentary by film critics Bill Henry and Tim Gordon. 7 to 9 p.m. $5. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. dcfilmsociety.org.

Performance ■ The Austrian Cultural Forum will present Austrian actress Maxi Blaha in “Soul of Fire — She Fought for Peace,” about renowned Austrian pacifist Bertha von Suttner. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

Reading ■ The Italian Cultural Institute and the American Initiative for Italian Culture will present a reading by Grace Cavalieri and others in honor of her new book “The Mandate of Heaven.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Dallas Mavericks. 7 p.m. $10 to $426. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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