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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Vol. XLVIII, No. 5

The Northwest Current

‘Van Ness Vision’ plan due in March

dance theater

■ Revitalization: City effort

seeks to enliven key corridor

By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

D.C. planning officials are set to release a draft action plan in March for their Van Ness Vision project — a budding effort to revitalize the commercial district along Connecticut Avenue between Albemarle and

Van Ness streets. With its overarching goal of bringing the neighborhood “a more diverse retail environment and vibrant public realm,” this District government initiative will build upon recent work by the local advisory neighborhood commission, which developed the mission of achieving “a beautiful, sustainable, tree-shaded avenue that highlights and invites connections with Rock Creek Park.”

According to the commission’s website, local elected officials hope to make the street accessible “by Metro, foot, bicycle and motor vehicle” and to fill it with “outdoor cafes, markets, restaurants, events and the arts.” Of course, most would say that’s a far cry from today’s Connecticut Avenue, home to the Van Ness/UDC Metro station, the University of the District of Columbia, the public See Van Ness/Page 9

Spring Valley site eyed for retail building By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum in collaboration with the Washington Ballet staged excerpts from “Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art” on Saturday at the Kogod Courtyard.

The new owners of a Spring Valley retail complex are hoping to break ground next year on a new building with about 13,000 square feet of retail and office space. As envisioned by Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, the two-story building will cover some of the parking lot between Crate & Barrel and the Capital One bank branch along Massachusetts Avenue. Two or three ground-floor spaces will house neighborhood-serving restaurants or shops, and the second level could host such uses as a dental office or a yoga studio, according to Bob Elliott, development director of the Rockville firm. Representatives of the company held a community meeting soon after buying the five-building complex on the west side of Massachusetts Avenue — part of the Spring Valley Shopping Center, a designated historic landmark — for $40.5 million last fall. See Retail/Page 20

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The building proposed on the site of the parking lot beside Crate & Barrel on Massachusetts Avenue needs Historic Preservation Review Board approval.

Residents blast city over long-standing ice issues

American University garage wins nod from zoning panel

By DEIRDRE BANNON

■ Development: Neighbors,

Current Correspondent

It’s been a winter safety hazard for more than 10 years: high levels of groundwater that stream onto two adjacent Friendship Heights streets, creating treacherous icy conditions every time the temperature dips below freezing. Residents have asked the city to fix the problem for years — by regrading the roads, or adding more storm drains — but have seen no substantive actions. While the issue bounced from one city agency to another, residents warned officials that an accident was inevitable. And about a month ago, one happened: A 10-year-old boy fell on a thick sheet of ice in front of his home in the 3900 block of Garrison Street, seriously injuring his tailbone, causing him severe pain, and forc-

NEWS

school reach accord on water By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of John Lemoine

Residents of the 5000 block of Belt Road, shown here in 2014, and the 3900 block of Garrison Street have complained for years that groundwater causes icy winter conditions on their streets. ing him to use a wheelchair and miss more than 10 days of school. Despite residents reaching out to city officials after this incident, there’s still no word on how this problem See Ice/Page 18

SPOR TS

Palisades Safeway status quo is likely to remain for now — Page 3

Visitation topples Cathedral in ISL hoops showdown — Page 13

The Zoning Commission Monday gave belated approval for a twolevel underground parking garage already under construction on American University’s new East Campus. Now the university is scrambling to get the garage — and dorms above it — built by an August 2016 deadline for housing more undergraduates on campus.

In modifying previous plans for a one-level garage, the university also agreed to pay adjacent homeowners in Westover Place for any damages caused by underground water displaced by the deeper construction. Water damage has been a major source of concern about, and opposition to, excavating the two-level, 150-space garage. At Monday’s hearing, the university’s attorney indicated that the school may have to return to the commission for yet one more change: longer construction hours to get the 590 new dorm beds ready in See Garage/Page 9

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NEWS

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Calendar/22 Classifieds/30 District Digest/2 Exhibits/23 In Your Neighborhood/8 Opinion/10

Police Report/6 Real Estate/19 School Dispatches/12 Service Directory/27 Sports/13 Theater/25

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The Current

District Digest Deadline approaches for DC Health Link

The deadline to enroll in DC Health Link is Feb. 15, and officials took advantage of last weekend’s Super Bowl to help spread the word, with pizza box fliers and social media outreach. A 17th Street pizza shop, Pizza 17, put fliers on its delivery boxes, and DC Health Link tweeted messages about health insurance

options during the game. Open enrollment for D.C. residents kicked off Nov. 15 at dchealthlink.com. Generally, enrollment takes effect on the first day of the following month.

Heurich House offers artist studio space Dupont Circle’s historic Heurich House Museum is offering new artist studios for rent begin-

ning April 1. Applications are due by Feb. 15. At least 10 open studio spaces will be available on the first floor of a carriage house on the site, at 1921 Sunderland Place, with seven partially private spaces on the second floor. Rents will be $500 per month for first-floor spaces and $550 for those above. Built starting in 1892 by brewer Christian Heurich, the Heurich House is now open for regular pub-

lic events and tours. Applications are available at heurichhouse.org/ brewmaster-studios.

Golden Triangle puts haikus in flower beds

One hundred flower beds downtown will display not poesies but poems this winter, as the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District presents the winners of its Golden Haikus contest.

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Susan Burch won grand prize for her piece: “snow storm—/ my garden Buddha/ becomes Santa.� All 60 winning poems — selected out of 400 submissions — will go on view both in the flower beds and online at goldentriangledc.com/haiku. (A map of locations is also on the site.) “During the warmer months, the tree boxes are filled with brightly colored flowers, but during January and February, some of that color is gone from the landscape,� said Leona Agouridis, executive director of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District. “We hope that the haikus will bring some of spring’s warmth, color, and artistry to our streets in the coldest of months.� The organization also plans further public-space initiatives, such as a future effort to create a Connecticut Avenue park whose lights are powered by energy of the footsteps of passersby.

Correction

A Jan. 7 article on proposed changes to regulations for roof structures incorrectly stated that a maximum height for mechanical penthouses of 18 feet 6 inches was part of federal law. Until it was amended last year, the federal Height of Buildings Act only required a setback from the edge of the roof equal to the height of the mechanical penthouse, without requiring a specific measurement, and the 18 feet 6 inches was part of local D.C. regulations. (The current federal law now includes a cap of 20 feet for a roof structure, while the city is retaining its own restriction of 18 feet 6 inches.) The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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Safeway’s long-term future in Palisades still uncertain

Park Service eyes boathouses near Key Bridge By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Although Safeway has completed its merger with Albertsons under the new ownership of Cerberus Capital Management, questions remain about the fate of the company’s Palisades location. Before the sale of the company, Safeway was eyeing its 4865 MacArthur Blvd. store for redevelopment as several stories of housing atop a larger new supermarket. As the merger was ongoing last fall, the company instead sought bids for the parcel and sparked fears that it would ban future grocers from opening at the property. But now, neither option is on the table for the near future, according to Safeway spokesperson Craig Muckle. “I know people would like to think that the moment the transition occurred we’re going to have answers on this,” Muckle said in an interview. “There’s nothing new to report — we’re going to continue to sell groceries, we’re going to keep the status quo. … There are a lot of other things that are taking the attention of the management group, and this is a decision that will be coming

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Plans to redevelop or sell the building have been shelved.

down the road.” The community was vocal about both the redevelopment concept and the possible sale. Residents said a new project had to be compatible with the Palisades’ scale and character, and that no sale should have a restrictive covenant banning other grocery stores. In response, Safeway began revising its designs — before the merger placed the project on hold — and the D.C. Council stepped in to ban such covenants. Muckle said the fuss over the sale may have been overblown. “There may have been some request for bids, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be sold. Lots of conclusions were drawn maybe prematurely before,” he said. None of the bids was acceptSee Safeway/Page 4

The week ahead Wednesday, Feb. 4

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a working session to discuss potential revisions to the District’s state accountability plan. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Room 1114, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■ The National Park Service will host a public meeting to discuss the Georgetown Non-motorized Boathouse Zoning Development Plan and Environmental Assessment from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. During this open house, the project team will be available to discuss preliminary alternatives and other project information.

The National Park Service has proposed allowing new Potomac River boathouses on either side of the Key Bridge and is seeking public comment on this concept. The agency will hold a public meeting on four design options at 6 p.m. tonight at the Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. The options include low-, medium- and high-density visions for a stretch of shoreline that begins at 34th Street and stretches to a quarter-mile west of the Key Bridge, along with a no-build alternative that retains the status quo.

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Saturday, Feb. 7

The Friends of the Cleveland Park Library group will hold its annual meeting, which will include an update from Jeff Bonvechio of the D.C. Public Library system on the Cleveland Park branch rebuild. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in the firstfloor of Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Tuesday, Feb. 10

The Brightwood Commuity Association will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John United Baptist Church, 6343 13th St. NW. ■ The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a “community dialogue” with Mayor Muriel Bowser at 7:30 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW.

Thursday, Feb. 19

Mayor Muriel Bowser will host a Budget Engagement Forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW.

Wednesday, Feb. 25

The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on the Oregon Avenue reconstruction project from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. John’s College High School, 2607 Military Road NW (use Oregon Avenue entrance).

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One constant among all three of the “build” options is the size and locations of two proposed boathouses. A 7,800-square-foot facility would sit just west of the Key Bridge, between the bridge and the Potomac Boat Club, in a space currently used for outdoor boat storage. The second boathouse, comprising 13,800 square feet, would replace a parking lot between the bridge and the Georgetown Waterfront Park. The proposals stem from a 2013 Park Service feasibility study of a boathouse zone for the Georgetown waterfront, according to agency spokesperson Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles. See Boathouses/Page 4

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ed, he said. Even so, the successful community activism on the Safeway issue is putting big businesses on notice that they should be careful in the Palisades, according to Spence Spencer. He leads the Palisades Citizens Association’s task force on the Safe-

way issue and now serves on the local advisory neighborhood commission. “A developer told me that any developer realizes if he’s going to come into the community he’s going to have to take us seriously — he’s not going to be able to pull the wool over our eyes,� Spencer said. The current Safeway is one of the

chain’s oldest stores, dating to 1942. Redevelopment concepts have suggested replacing the existing store and its surface parking lot with a bigger new building. Parking would move underground, while housing (early plans included up to 100 condo units) would go above the supermarket to finance the project. Spencer said the community is

more than willing to consider future redevelopment concepts. “We would have to look at it, and if it fits with the scale and character and color of the Palisades, people might even like it,� he said. “Some people are saying it’s a shame it wasn’t developed, and there’s some merit in that, as the property is underutilized.�

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BOATHOUSES From Page 3 “This study, which included public comment and feedback, confirmed that non-motorized boating facilities are needed in Georgetown due to limited public access points for these activities along the waterfront,� she wrote in an email. The new “preliminary alternatives newsletter� doesn’t describe details like the design of the boathouses or whether they’d be public or private. “We are in the very early stages of looking at potential recreational improvements that will more fully support non-motorized recreation, increase public access to the Potomac River, and improve the functionality of the Capital Crescent Trail as it connects to Georgetown Waterfront Park,� Anzelmo-Sarles continued. In addition to the two boathouses on either side of the Key Bridge, the “high-density� option would add a third upstream facility (10,000 square feet) between the Potomac Boat Club and the Washington Canoe Club. It also proposes a storage building with canoe and kayak rentals and a launching area north of the Washington Canoe Club, and says each new boathouse would have its own dock. A second new storage building would be located under the bridge. This element is present in all three “build� options, along with a trail, picnic area and “habitat enhancements� beyond the canoe club. The medium-density option replaces the second boathouse with a storage facility with rentals and launching spaces, plus a small “finger pier� dock, while omitting the western storage building. The low-density alternative adds only the two Key Bridge boathouses, the storage building under the bridge, and the finger pier and launch area beyond the Potomac Boat Club; no building would be constructed west of that facility. The public comment period will continue through March 6, but some community members have already begun to weigh in, according to Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission chair Ron Lewis. “Issues have been raised whether boathouses should be there, because of the important view of Key Bridge and the use of the waterfront park by so many people,� Lewis said at Monday’s neighborhood commission meeting, specifically regarding the eastern boathouse proposal. Another question, he said, is whether private boathouses — if considered by the Park Service — would be appropriate for public land, or if the facilities would need to be open to residents. Georgetown University’s long-standing push to build itself a boathouse was one of the factors that led the agency to study the issue. The commission will consider the matter at its March 2 meeting. For more information on the proposals or to send a comment to the Park Service, visit parkplanning.nps. gov/nmbzea.

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Dupont Circle ANC aims to focus on policy-oriented goals in coming year By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

Led by their new chair Noah Smith, Dupont Circle’s advisory neighborhood commissioners are embarking on an effort to more proactively shape public policy related to their communities. Commissioners will vote next Wednesday on whether to adopt a series of policy-oriented goals for the year — benchmarks to be achieved by December concerning historic preservation, public transportation, business regulation and other key issues. Details are still being finalized, and residents have until tomor-

row to provide feedback on draft goals available at dupontcircleanc.net. Smith explained his rationale for formal goals in an appearance before the Dupont Circle Citizens Association Monday night. He said he and his colleagues often get so consumed by their monthly responsibilities — weighing in on individual public space permits, specific alcohol license applications, et cetera — that they don’t spend enough time on “the big-picture policy items that all of us are probably most interested in.� “There’s a certain way in which you’re just dealing with your inbox,� said commissioner Abigail Nichols, who also appeared at the citi-

zens association meeting. Smith said commissioners plan to begin holding quarterly meetings devoted to their policy advocacy. The commission will also be rebuilding its committee structure around the goals once they’re finalized. “What I don’t want to see is committees that are meeting for the sake of meeting,� Smith said. “My expectation is that they will be goal-oriented and action-oriented.� In an interview with The Current, Smith said his personal policy interests include exploring how to address residential parking shortages and reassessing regulations on latenight businesses that serve alcohol. “You could

imagine there being certain stipulations associated with later hours that were standardized across the neighborhood,� he said. Aside from Smith, the commissioner who was most vocal about his policy priorities on Monday was Mike Silverstein. He wants to focus on public transportation by bringing more DC Circulator service and other shuttle buses through the neighborhood. One particular idea he’s pushing is a Circulator route between U Street and the Lincoln Memorial, which was supported by local neighborhood commissions but turned down by the D.C. Department of Transportation as duplicative of existing transit service.

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The Embassy of Finland sits atop a steep sliver of Rock Creek Park, its rear glass walls looking down on Normanstone Valley and a world of green. Now the embassy at 3301 Massachusetts Ave. has turned much greener inside too. Embassy staff last week celebrated their new Platinum rating under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system. That’s the Green Building Council’s highest certification level, and — even more impressively — Finland’s is the first embassy in the United States to achieve it. The rating signifies a range of efforts to cut lighting, water flow and other energy uses to achieve environmental goals. But, diplomatic staffers were quick to note, they follow behind the first embassy in the world to achieve LEED Silver. Coincidentally or not, that’s the U.S. Embassy in Finland. “But who’s competing?� said U.S. Ambassador Bruce Oreck, by video from his post in Helsinki. Oreck was sporting a blindingly green tie, like many of the guests who attended the LEED Platinum celebration on Massachusetts Avenue last Wednesday night. The Finnish Embassy, built in 1994, has always made efforts toward sustainability — a movement especially important to Finland, with its harsh climate and lack of fossil fuels. The embassy was designed to use local

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psa PSA 101 101 ■ downtown

Robbery ■ 1100-1199 block, K St.; 2:48 p.m. Jan. 28 (with gun). ■ 1300-1399 block, I St.; 6:15 p.m. Jan. 30. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 900-999 block, G St.; 7:06 p.m. Jan. 26. Theft ■ 700-723 block, 14th St.; 6 a.m. Jan. 26. ■ 1000-1099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 12:12 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 2:45 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 1000-1099 block, H St.; 2:48 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 12:50 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 900-999 block, G St.; 4:15 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 1200-1299 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 3:07 a.m. Jan. 28. ■ 900-999 block, G St.; 5:45 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 1200-1299 block, F St.; 9:40 a.m. Jan. 29. ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 3 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 10:15 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 1200-1299 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 8:14 a.m. Jan. 31. Theft from auto ■ 1100-1199 block, New York Ave.; 11:54 a.m. Jan. 30.

psa 102

■ Gallery place PSA 102

PENN QUARTER

Robbery ■ H and 7th streets; 2:50 p.m. Jan. 31. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 700-799 block, F St.; 4:46 a.m. Feb. 1 (with knife). Burglary ■ 500-599 block, 9th St.; 5:03 a.m. Jan. 30. Motor vehicle theft ■ 900-999 block, 9th St.; 2:44 p.m. Feb. 1. Theft ■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4:29 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 320-399 block, 7th St.; 2:30 a.m. Jan. 27. ■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 3:44 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 9:30 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 400-499 block, 7th St.; 9:30 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 1:05 p.m. Jan. 29. ■ 500-599 block, Indiana Ave.; noon Jan. 30. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 7:11 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 800-899 block, 9th St.;

12:10 a.m. Jan. 31. ■ 600-699 block, 7th St.; 10:54 p.m. Jan. 31. ■ 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 8:54 p.m. Feb. 1. Theft from auto ■ 400-499 block, 9th St.; 11:45 a.m. Jan. 26. ■ New York Avenue and 9th Street; 2:33 p.m. Jan. 29. ■ 800-899 block, F St.; 4:08 a.m. Jan. 30.

psa PSA 201 201

■ chevy chase

Burglary ■ 3741-3899 block, Military Road; 7:56 p.m. Jan. 30. Theft from auto ■ 7000-7099 block, Wyndale St.; 8:14 a.m. Jan. 30. ■ 6922-6999 block, 32nd St.; 8:26 a.m. Jan. 30. ■ 6922-6999 block, 32nd St.; 3:36 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 5500-5508 block, Nebraska Ave.; 6:47 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 5600-5628 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:13 p.m. Feb. 1.

psa 202

■ Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Theft ■ 3800-3899 block, Van Ness St.; 11:38 a.m. Jan. 26. ■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:23 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:15 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 4500-4521 block, 45th St.; 3:51 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:34 p.m. Jan. 29. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:30 p.m. Jan. 29. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:15 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:40 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 5224-5299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:11 p.m. Jan. 31. ■ 4900-4999 block, 44th St.; 7:45 a.m. Feb. 1. Theft from auto ■ 5200-5299 block, 43rd St.; 10 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 4200-4299 block, Harrison St.; 6:15 a.m. Jan. 29. ■ 4500-4599 block, Windom Place; 1 p.m. Jan. 31.

psa 203

■ forest hills / van ness PSA 203

cleveland park

Burglary ■ 2600-2899 block, Quebec St.; 12:22 p.m. Jan. 30. Theft ■ 3600-3699 block, Norton Place; 2:41 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:01 p.m. Jan. 31. Theft from auto ■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 2:04 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 4000-4199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:36 a.m. Jan. 27. ■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness

St.; 7:25 p.m. Jan. 31.

psa 204

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

Sexual abuse ■ 3000-3199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12 a.m. Jan. 26. Motor vehicle theft ■ 2600-2699 block, 39th St.; 7 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 2200-2298 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:19 p.m. Jan. 28. Theft ■ 2806-2899 block, 27th St.; 2:54 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 1:13 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:30 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 2600-2699 block, Woodley Place; 5:09 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 2300-2499 block, 37th St.; 3:50 p.m. Jan. 30. Theft from auto ■ 3000-3199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:25 a.m. Jan. 26. ■ 4100-4199 block, W St.; 3:58 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 3300-3499 block, 39th St.; 8:03 a.m. Jan. 29. ■ 3300-3499 block, 39th St.; 8:21 a.m. Jan. 29. ■ 3700-3799 block, 39th St.; 1:54 p.m. Feb. 1.

psa 205

■ palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Theft ■ 4400-4499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:35 a.m. Jan. 29. ■ 4400-4499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 2:51 p.m. Jan. 31. Theft from auto ■ 5200-5299 block, Upton Terrace; 9:26 a.m. Jan. 26.

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■ georgetown / burleith

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1851-2008 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6 a.m. Jan. 30. Motor vehicle theft ■ 3300-3399 block, Dent Place; 4:13 p.m. Feb. 1. Theft ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 2:02 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 3100-3199 block, N St.; 6:54 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 1:54 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 2:23 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 1026-1099 block, 31st St.; 3:33 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 8:22 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 1851-2008 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:52 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 3600-3699 block, O St.; 9:56 a.m. Jan. 28.

■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6:26 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 6:33 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 3600-3699 block, O St.; 7:35 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 3100-3199 block, M St.; 8:08 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 3800-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 1:04 a.m. Jan. 29. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 2:45 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 3100-3199 block, M St.; 5 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 1026-1099 block, 31st St.; 9:11 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 1300-1399 block, 35th St.; 3:54 p.m. Jan. 31. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 2:25 p.m. Feb. 1. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 4:20 p.m. Feb. 1. Theft from auto ■ 2900-2999 block, Dumbarton St.; 9:53 a.m. Jan. 26. ■ 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:34 a.m. Jan. 29. ■ 1000-1019 block, 33rd St.; 12:35 p.m. Jan. 30.

psa 208

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dupont circle

Robbery ■ 1500-1549 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4 a.m. Jan. 26. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 10 a.m. Jan. 30 (with knife). ■ 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5 a.m. Feb. 1 (with knife). Motor vehicle theft ■ 1800-1899 block, Corcoran St.; 1:27 a.m. Jan. 27. Theft ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:15 p.m. Jan. 26. ■ 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:39 p.m. Jan. 27. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:40 p.m. Jan. 28. ■ 1309-1399 block, 19th St.; 3:12 a.m. Jan. 30. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:43 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 1500-1523 block, 15th St.; 4:02 p.m. Jan. 30. ■ 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:12 a.m. Jan. 31. ■ 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:30 p.m. Jan. 31. ■ 1600-1622 block, 19th St.; 1:40 p.m. Jan. 31. ■ 11-15 block, Dupont Circle; 2:12 p.m. Jan. 31. ■ 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4:22 p.m. Jan. 31. ■ 1400-1499 block, 14th St.; 7:10 p.m. Jan. 31. Theft from auto ■ 1600-1699 block, M St.; 12:57 a.m. Jan. 26. ■ Hopkins and P streets; 12:01 a.m. Jan. 31. ■ 18th Street and Massachusetts Avenue; 2:11 a.m. Jan. 31. ■ 1300-1318 block, 19th St.; 5:30 a.m. Jan. 31.

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At the commission’s Feb. 2 meeting: ■commission chair Ron Lewis reported that the D.C. Department of Transportation will try to reduce the planned eight-month closure of the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge’s westbound lanes over Rock Creek. The agency will also turn 26th Street into a one-way northbound route as a detour for westbound traffic on Pennsylvania, but the project will also adjust signal timing at M Street and Pennsylvania to benefit drivers who need to make a U-turn there to head east on Pennsylvania. ■commissioners voted 7-0, with Jeff Jones absent, to support the 2015 Marine Corps Marathon, which will close the Key Bridge and M Street from about 6:30 to 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 25. “This is probably the best-run of all the events we have go through Georgetown,� commissioner Bill Starrels said. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to oppose an Old Georgetown Board application to construct two new three-story row houses at 3324 Dent Place, a vacant lot where a previous house deteriorated and was ultimately razed. Commissioners said a new house should share its location, size and footprint with the single two-story home that used to stand on the middle of the property, or at the very least should remain a detached home. The project’s architect said that an old surveyor’s map indicated that the property was originally two separate lots, justifying the construction of two homes there today. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support an Old Georgetown Board application for renovations to 3150 M St. that will transform the former Nathans restaurant building into a retail space, with Under Armour as the likely tenant. The project includes larger new windows, rear roof decks, a deeper basement and other changes. Targeted completion is the end of 2016. Commission chair Ron Lewis expressed concerns with the size of the windows, but the project architect said they reflect the building’s 1920s heyday. Other commissioners agreed. “It’s getting it back to the way it hasn’t been in many, many years,� said commissioner Bill Starrels. The commission’s resolution specifies that its support for the roof decks is limited to cases like this one that are unobjectionable from either a visual or noise perspective. The commission will meet at

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The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in Tenleytown Room I at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements/open forum. ■police report. ■discussion of and possible vote on a resolution regarding an Alcoholic Beverage Control license application for Burger Tap & Shake, 4445 Wisconsin Ave. ■presentation by Pepco and possible vote on a resolution regarding possible improvements to the facade at the Harrison Street substation. ■presentation regarding proposed outdoor seating behind Wagshal’s on Massachusetts Avenue. ■update regarding proposed renovation of Friendship Park (aka Turtle Park) and possible vote on a resolution. ■update from American University on progress toward the completion of its new law school at Tenley Circle. For details, visit anc3e.org.

â– Glover Park / Cathedral heights

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b.org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park â– cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â– spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, in Conference Room 2 at the Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. Agenda items include: ■police report. ■community concerns. ■presentation on the Marine Corps Marathon by Mark Williams, operations and security coordinator. ■presentation by Michael Steiner of MSKM Architects on a public space application at 4842 Indian Lane to permit a 7-foot fence between the property line and the building restriction line at the new residence for the ambassador of Bahrain to the United States. ■discussion regarding installation of a new basketball court at Mann Elementary School. ■presentation by contractor Paul Locher on a public space application at 4831 Tilden St. to replace and widen the driveway, to pave over a portion of the front yard and to install a new retaining wall in public space. (The D.C. Department of Transportation has issued a stopwork order on the property because the work has been completed without first obtaining approval for the public space permit.) ■consideration of commission business, including a motion to move the commission’s bank account from Bank of America to PNC. ■consideration of a motion to establish commission committees on transportation and zoning. ■consideration of a motion to approve commissioner William Spencer as chair of the Transportation Committee. ■consideration of a motion to approve commissioner Alma Gates as chair of the Zoning Committee. For details, call 202-363-4130 or

ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown â– american university park American University Park friendship heights / tenleytown

ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest

â– Forest hills / North cleveland park

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Forest Hills of DC (formerly the Methodist Home of D.C.), 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us. ANC 3/4G ANCChase 3/4G Chevy ■CHEVY CHASE

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at the Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW. Agenda items include: â– announcements. â– presentation by the D.C. Department of Transportation and discussion of issues such as criteria for installing speed humps, stop signs and sidewalks; pothole repair; reconstruction of the 27th Street bridge over Broad Branch Creek; and coordination of planned repair projects on Military Road, Oregon Avenue and Broad Branch Road. â– discussion with D.C. Department of Transportation pedestrian program coordinator George Branyan regarding Connecticut Avenue issues, including pedestrian-activated HAWK lights along the corridor and a safety study for the area between Appleton and Legation streets. â– discussion of a possible Historic Preservation Review Board issue with respect to construction at the entrance to the Chevy Chase Arcade. For details, call 202-363-5803 or email chevychaseanc3@verizon. net.

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VAN NESS: City plan due in March for revitalization of key Connecticut Avenue corridor

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radio station WAMU and retail establishments including Starbucks and Zips Dry Cleaners. At a community meeting this past Saturday, planning officials and presenters for the consulting firms Streetsense and HOK Planning Group provided frank commentary on the weaknesses of the current corridor. Heather Arnold of Streetsense began her talk by showing the crowd an image of Bethesda Row — one of the most recognizable commercial areas

in the region, with, in her words, “a positive brand identity.� “You have a brand identity, too,� Arnold told the roughly 40 residents gathered inside the University of the District of Columbia law school. “It’s just not that great.� Arnold said Van Ness tends to be a neighborhood where tourists go straight to their hotels, students congregate in their academic buildings and residents largely keep to themselves in their homes. Because there aren’t obvious public spaces for gathering and linger-

ing, Arnold believes “the opportunity to create community is lost.� Another problem, according to Colin Greene of HOK Planning Group, is the handful of safe spots on this stretch of Connecticut Avenue are separated by “great distances of what I call pedestrian-hostile environments.� The D.C. Office of Planning is actively soliciting feedback from community members about what should and shouldn’t change in Van Ness. Ideas include enhancing sidewalks with trees, green space and public seating as

well as attracting a wider range of retailers to the area. This plan may involve addressing another point made during Saturday’s meeting, which is that it’s impossible for Connecticut Avenue drivers to tell what most businesses on the street are selling. Consultants said better signage and the addition of awnings could “elevate the retail expression.� Community members can continue to weigh in on the entire Van Ness Vision project at vanness.mindmixer.com or planning.dc. gov/vanness.

GARAGE: AU project approved From Page 1

time for the fall 2016 semester. Housing 67 percent of undergrads on campus was a major condition of the 2012 campus plan that allows the university to expand its facilities. The permitting process and bad weather have slowed construction, said attorney Paul Tummonds. If the dorms are not ready by mid-August of 2016, “students will have to find somewhere else to live, and AU has to know sooner than that,â€? he said. Currently, the campus plan limits construction activity to 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. How did we get here? After the campus plan was approved, detailed design work revealed that “structural limitations and mechanical systemsâ€? required a two-level garage as opposed to the one-story garage that appears in original zoning filings, the university’s David Dower said. The D.C. zoning administrator signed off, but the advisory neighborhood commission and some Westover Place residents cried foul, appealing to the Board of Zoning Adjustment to require public review of the change. And late last year, both that panel and the Zoning Commission agreed that the switch from one story to two was more than a “minor modificationâ€? and that it required a full hearing. American University kept digging. “AU has and will continue to move forward with construction of its East Campus ‌ in order to meet our commitment to provide additional housing for our students,â€? Linda Argo, assistant vice president for external relations, wrote in a January email. “Many of these issues could have been resolved a year ago if AU engaged in dialogue,â€? said Alma Gates of the Spring Valley/Wesley Heights advisory neighborhood commission, which filed the initial appeal. Her commission, after detailed deliberations, last month voted 8-2 to conditionally support the revised garage plan. “The ANC finds the public interest was servedâ€? by having time to review the changes, Gates said. Indeed, the practical concerns seem largely resolved. Along with the neighborhood commission, the Westover Place homeowners board is now in support, especially with the university’s promise to compensate for any damages.

The group’s main concern now is that the construction, with its attendant noise, dust and ground disturbance, gets done on schedule. “Further delay in not in our best interest. It only extends the agony,� board president Larry Joseph testified. Zoning Commission member Peter May said groundwater is often a concern during construction, but “it’s something that can be dealt with by a responsible contractor.� There would be long-term water issues only if an underground stream runs through the property, May said. Dower said the university is not aware of any. In addition to groundwater concerns, the garage changes have also affected operations. Plans for an internal bus turnaround were quickly shelved; the university has recently also abandoned its efforts to accommodate large delivery trucks. Now, bigger trucks will need to load and unload on the main campus, with deliveries to the East Campus shifted to vehicles that can clear the 10-foot-6-inch height of the ramp. That drew skepticism from several Westover Place homeowners who testified in opposition to the changes. “We were promised that the depth of the garage was such that it would accommodate large delivery trucks and buses underground,� said one, noting that the traffic and noise would be shifted above ground. “We were promised a little village. It’s turning into a city,� said another, referring to the former parking lot that will now accommodate dormitory, retail, classroom and office space as well as cars. Accepting conditions proposed by the neighborhood commission, the university did agree to ban charter buses and motor coaches from the East Campus. It may still bring smaller campus shuttles on site to take students to other parts of the campus and to the Tenleytown Metro station. Just before the Zoning Commission’s 5-0 vote, Tummonds said he hopes the university has answered all questions. “We want to be sure this won’t be appealed. We want to avoid going through this process again,� he said. May said the prolonged review process highlighted “the importance of really good communication.� After this latest glitch, he said, “the university may want to do more on the front end.�

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Who should vote?

For much of this country’s history, the right to vote was limited by several factors — race, gender, property and wealth. Intriguingly, while over time suffrage movements have eliminated each one of those qualifications, one requirement that wasn’t on the original list has since gained a strong grip: citizenship. The citizenship component took hold starting in the 1920s, when antiimmigrant sentiment spiked in the United States, spurred by a new wave of post-World War I Europeans entering the country. And the rule has held in most places, though it has no basis in the Constitution nor does any federal law require it. In recent years, a handful of localities have been reversing course, allowing non-citizens with legal residence to take part in local elections. Takoma Park, Md., was on the forefront of the movement, passing legislation in 1992 that allowed city residents who are not U.S. citizens a right to the polls to choose a mayor and city council. Since then, five other localities — four of them in Maryland, and the fifth in Illinois (Chicago) — opted to allow some form of non-citizen voting. Now D.C. is considering following suit. With initial backing from four colleagues, at-large D.C. Council member David Grosso has introduced a bill that would grant local voting rights to Washingtonians who have permanent residency status, but not U.S. citizenship. We’re intrigued by his proposal, and we hope his colleagues will give the idea a full airing. In announcing his legislation, Mr. Grosso leaned on the concept that “all politics is local”: “What most District residents care about are the tangible things that impact their day-to-day lives like potholes, playgrounds, taxes, snow removal, trash collection, red light cameras and more,” he wrote in a news release. “Unfortunately, not all of our residents have a say in choosing the officials who make these decisions. In my opinion, that is unjust.” We’re advocates for voting in general. In fact, we wish more of our residents who are given ready access to the ballot box would take advantage, as we’ve seen the difference elected officials can make. We’ll be listening carefully to the debate over this proposal. We’re inclined to support it.

Time to tackle plane noise

The Current has reported over the years about Palisades residents protesting excessive aircraft noise. The neighborhood’s citizens association has long had a committee dedicated to the issue, with activists keeping an eye on flight paths, hours of operation and other related matters. Concerns have also arisen from other Northwest neighborhoods. The Citizens Association of Georgetown recently joined a coalition of communities — the Communities for Smart Airport Growth — which is pushing for measures to reduce the noise of planes landing and taking off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Now D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has joined in the discussion. We hope her participation can make a difference. Ms. Norton spoke out at a congressional committee hearing last month, asking what the Federal Aviation Administration can do about the plane noise in neighborhoods including Foxhall, Georgetown and the Palisades. Told that the Environmental Protection Agency sets limits on aircraft noise, the delegate pledged to follow up with that department. Our congressional representative also asked about having pilots fly over the Potomac River, rather than residential communities. This is a mitigation approach the Palisades Citizens Association has encouraged, and we’re pleased to hear Ms. Norton advocating the idea. It’s not a new concept, but it’s a policy that is often not followed, and many residents would cheer its enforcement. In fact, according to Del. Norton’s office, a shift in the industry’s means of navigating the skies — from radar tower use to satellite navigation — has led to more pilots following routes over neighborhoods, rather than the river. In a news release she says that a lot of work went into the river solution. If the path has been abandoned, residents certainly deserve an answer on why. We’d also like to hear whether it can be reinstated. In seeking to address the river routing and other issues, Ms. Norton is planning a town-hall meeting on the matter. She will invite D.C. residents as well as representatives of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration. We appreciate Del. Norton’s attention to the matter. We look forward to reports on her progress.

Pandas, not panic, at the Zoo …

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ast spring, violence erupted outside of the National Zoo on Connecticut Avenue. Two teenagers were wounded when gunfire flared among crowds of young people gathered at the Zoo during Easter Monday, the annual family event that draws thousands. Dozens of teenagers, who police said were carrying on beefs from other neighborhoods elsewhere, spilled onto the street and into nearby Metro stations and buses. It was ugly and it prompted calls to shut down such events and to install metal detectors on the otherwise peaceful, green grounds. Despite the tendency in our post-9/11 world to do just that, the Zoo to its credit is taking a more measured approach. As NBC4 first reported this week, the Zoo is not closing itself off with sealed entrances, body searches and other aspects of “security theater” that have become so familiar. For big events — not the ordinary, day-to-day operations — the Zoo will have available modest security measures. “We’re going to be implementing access control similar to what you’d see at museums, at sporting events around town,” said director Dennis Kelly during an interview on Monday. “We’ll be doing bag checks and other measures to make sure that all of our families and members are safe.” Some entrances may be adjusted to better control entry and exits. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh met with Kelly on Monday to go over the plan and came away encouraged. Cheh said people were frightened by the violence, but she added that clamping down on the Zoo’s openness would be “over the top.” Cheh told NBC4 “our aim is to keep the Zoo open to the public. … I think it will be minimum, but nevertheless necessary.” Neighbors of the National Zoo have held meetings about their security concerns. Local advisory neighborhood commissioner Lee Brian Reba has been calling for at least minimum security checks rather than wide-open gates. And Peter Brusoe, president of the Woodley Park Community Association, has been at security meetings,

too. On Monday, Brusoe said he still wants police from the Zoo, Metro and the city to ensure they’re working together at any big Zoo event. Right now, he’s satisfied with the plan that will be phased in during the spring. “The Zoo is an amazing neighbor,” he told us. “Between the ZooLights, Brew at the Zoo, Boo at the Zoo, all these events are great, bring a lot of people into the community and there’s been no problems for us.” He said there was no need to clamp down on the Zoo’s openness. “What’s great about the Zoo is it’s one of three zoos in the country with open access, and that’s what we like about [the security] plan. It strikes the right balance. It still keeps the Zoo open, people can still jog through here, take their kids to see the panda bears, but also at highrisk times there can be security here.” Yes — pandas, not panic. ■ Help wanted. The DC Fiscal Policy Institute is a strong advocate for government programs that lift people out of poverty and help the struggling middle class stay there. The organization has two openings on its staff and is looking for advocates to fill them. Director Ed Lazere says he needs to replace Elissa Silverman, who won an at-large seat on the D.C. Council in last November’s elections, and Jenny Reed, who left the institute to be deputy budget director for Mayor Muriel Bowser. “I’m ecstatic that we have two people who were sitting in our offices [who are] now in key positions in city government,” Lazere told us. He said the institute is looking for staffers who are “eager to join DCFPI’s work to reduce income inequality and increase opportunity for DC residents, through thoughtful public policy solutions.” The job description says the staffers will direct advocacy for “budget and public policy issues affecting low- and moderate-income DC residents, and help us advocate for better housing, education, healthcare, and other services.” That’s a lot to do. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Unpaved trolley trail offers unique option

I write in response to Kyle Yost’s letter “Paving trolley trail would benefit public” [The Current, Jan. 28]. He suggests that many people who may not know about the trolley trail are left out of the discussions about what to do with it. The Trail Enhancement Survey was made by a committee of the Palisades Citizens Association. It encouraged responses from all over the District of Columbia, but as would be expected, of the 806 replies to the survey, 83 percent were from the Palisades, Foxhall and Georgetown areas. Certainly, as Mr. Yost says, all D.C. residents “stand to benefit” from enhancements to the trail. The question is, what should those enhancements be? Mr. Yost describes a host of possible users: “Strollers, scooters, Rollerbladers, kids’ bikes with

training wheels, Segways, road bikes, et cetera.” These should be accommodated by “a paved or concrete surface,” he says. Why do we need another paved trail parallel to and only 600 to 700 feet from the Capital Crescent Trail? The survey found that, of the five surface material options assessed, the most favored option for the trolley trail would be “no change from present” — basically, keep it as a grassy surface. Many who have walked the trail in its present condition are surprised that such a rural country lane atmosphere could still exist in the District. The views from parts of the trolley trail are beautiful, as Mr. Yost says. They are now enjoyed in relative peace and quiet by hikers, ambling walkers, birdwatchers and the occasional mountain biker. Why should we give this tranquility up to fastmoving folks (some, according to his vision, even motor-driven) and cries of “On your left! On your right!” A well-drained, well-kept as-is trolley trail, running through his-

toric early suburban areas and taking us back in time, will provide a unique D.C. experience for all those who seek it out. Don Velsey Foxhall Village

Thanks for covering recent parking ticket

A day after deplaning from a long flight from Southeast Asia, I dropped by to visit a friend in an assisted living facility on Connecticut Avenue. Intending a quick visit and not quite recovered from jet lag, I inadvertently parked my vintage Beetle in a bus zone. My friend was feeling rather well, and the visit was extended to the tune of a $100 parking ticket. The next day, I dutifully sent a check to Adjudication Services. Four days later I received in the mail the check and the ticket with a note that the fine had been paid. My eternal thanks to that unknown delightful individual who choose to perform a random act of kindness. Carroll Green Manor Park

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To retain families, it’s the schools, stupid VIEWPOINT

evelyn boyd simmons

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’m writing in response to The Current’s Jan. 21 editorial “Reversing family flight.� Mindful of the oftquoted admonition of Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, here’s what D.C. leaders (and The Current) should acknowledge: For middle-class families, it’s the schools, stupid. The D.C. chief financial officer’s study cited in your editorial points to high rates of middle-class flight in and around downtown within the first four years after a child’s birth. I know many middle-class families that have left D.C. in general and my Logan Circle neighborhood in particular. The Advisory Committee on Boundaries, Feeders and Student Assignment Policy process last year confirmed what many of us families in the trenches already knew: Parents and families across the city in all eight wards still want, need and expect coherent, efficient, strong feeder systems of high-quality schools of right in every corner of D.C. — preschool through 12th grade. It makes sense to maintain a robust set of charter and D.C. Public Schools out-of-boundary school options that complement this system — not that replace part or all of it. Families and communities have spoken. Who’s listening? Many of us presumed a strong D.C. Public Schools system was the goal of mayoral control and education reform. After years of attempting to assist in achieving this goal as an engaged parent and civic leader, I reluctantly realized this was never, in fact, the goal. Far from being the goal of reform, a strong, quality end-to-end school system is, at best, something reformers seem to have thought might be one possible (though improbable) byproduct of reform. Rather than a commitment to ensuring all corners of the city have excellent public schools of right at all levels, raising test scores and expanding “high-quality seats� seem to have been the imperatives. Worthy goals both, but they alone will not lead to a stronger school system of right. Solid feeder systems of schools of right may be an idea that’s hopelessly out of vogue among reformers in D.C. — some of whom continue to decry “zip code as destiny� in a city with a near-equal number of students in charters as

Letters to the Editor Development placing Dupont history at risk

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s move from Dupont Circle raises many key questions. First, why does one of the most prestigious nonprofit organizations in the U.S. vacate one of the most notable, beautiful, prime area buildings — one especially keyed to its mission, moreover — and move to a distant, homelier site. Moving from the magnificent beaux-arts Mellon mansion at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue to the Watergate complex on the Potomac River is abandoning “splendid� for “splendor.� We are talking “high art� here. The National Trust occupied tycoon and art connoisseur Andrew Mellon’s chateau, once home to the art

DCPS and a large percentage of DCPS students in outof-boundary schools. But the inconvenient truth remains that for middle-class families in particular, quality and predictability are must-haves. When they can’t get it, they leave. D.C.’s rough-and-tumble history of mayoral control and education reform has permitted at least two completely different worldviews to p‎ rogress in tandem in a kind of free-for-all competition. One idea is we need a system of great walkable schools that residents have a right to attend. Another idea is we are all better off with that right replaced by a more or less equal opportunity to a high-stakes gambit for a seat in any one of several schools for what may be any one of several of our children. Many parents — especially middle-class parents with the wherewithal to leave — do not have the stomach for this kind of uncertainty and school chance. After seven years of reform, families brave the vagaries of the lottery, and winning means managing logistics and the expense of traversing the city twice daily. There are glaring and unexplained quality gaps between schools with similar demographics — and a culture that is only just beginning to show signs of giving parent engagement its due. Before we can assess progress, we must ask what we were seeking. If it was an end-to-end system of schools of right, don’t we have to admit we’re missing the mark? We must confront the fact that not making a commitment to a strong D.C. Public Schools system will not produce one. Neither improved proficiency rates, increased enrollment nor any of the other proof points that reform is working will result in a strong system of schools of right if we don’t set about creating one. Without a sense of purpose and commitment, improved education in isolated pockets and school chance cannot lead to a strong system of schools. We need a vision, strategy and plan for creating a system of great schools of right that serves each and every corner of each and every neighborhood. The political will and skill must be mustered to forge a durable consensus to make whatever policy, structural and governance changes are necessary. If there is broad agreement among education experts and elected officials that this should not be the goal or that it is unachievable, the public ought to be officially notified. Evelyn Boyd Simmons is a Logan Circle resident.

collection that became the foundation for the National Gallery of Art. One can imagine what the interior decoration of that architectural treasure looked like. From there to the Watergate is the distance between “the glory that was Greece to the grandeur that was Rome.� Worse still, turning the Mellon building over to the tender mercies of the American Enterprise Institute launched a “demolition derby� inside that majestic architectural treasure trove, initiating one of the most prolonged, massive guttings seen in Dupont Circle history. What comes to mind is a squadron of “renovators� stomping through the Louvre wearing “12-league boots.� What is happening parallels other desecrations taking place in Dupont Circle, where the winds of architectural change have reached gale force. Examples include the “conversion� of the Patterson mansion — that magnificent white-marble palace less than a hundred yards

from the Mellon building — into 90 rabbit-warren apartments (the bulk of them in a new addition), and the threatened elimination of the beautiful St. Thomas’ churchyard park to accommodate a bulky condominium building. In short, the depletion of Dupont Circle architectural treasures continues apace. Why? Why? Why? The answers are simple — Location! Location! Location! Money! Money! Money! Another reason is that nobody seems to care — not the Historic Preservation Review Board, nor the National Trust for Historic Preservation! Clearly, when “preservation� versus “dollars� comes into play in this city, preservation loses every time. What’s next, one wonders. The Sulgrave Club? The Woman’s National Democratic Club? The Cosmos Club? Jim McGrath Chair, D.C. Tenants’ Advocacy Coalition

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Spotlight on Schools British School of Washington

Here at the British School of Washington we have many sporting opportunities. One of the newest sports clubs is rugby. Rugby is a tough sport built around camaraderie and friendship. After coming to BSW I was very keen to have rugby become one of the school’s main sports. We have a large although scattered age group of people eager to play, from Year 7 all the way to Year 13. I really want to instill this great sport into the school. It has a unique feature to it. Rugby isn’t all about the result like in soccer or football — it is more about the feeling of coming off the pitch knowing you gave everything you could and that you have the cuts, bumps and bruises to prove it. Unlike the other sports one person cannot win the game; it must be a team effort. This is why I have started to help build a club at the school. Since we are an international school, we deal with friends departing regularly, yet through rugby, these friendships last a lifetime and can be kept into later years. This is why rugby club, though still young, is great and why it offers something special to our education. — Archie Cullen, Year 13 Berkley (12th-grader)

Eaton Elementary

There are many ways the fifthgraders are studying the Civil War. In class, to give us background, we studied westward expansion in the 1840s. We learned about conflicts over slavery that led to the Civil War. We heard about the battles of the Civil War such as Fort Sumter, Bull Run and Gettysburg.

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We went on field trips to Tudor Place and Lincoln’s Cottage. At Tudor Place, we learned that the owners let Union officers stay there during the war so that the house would not be turned into a hospital. We learned what life was like then by going into real rooms and looking at artifacts. We walked around Georgetown and saw historical sites and graveyards. We heard the stories of spies, slaves and other people during that time. President Lincoln lived at Lincoln’s Cottage during the summer. He went there for fresh air, a safe place away from the battles, and a relaxing place for his son Tad to recover from typhoid fever. We heard about Lincoln’s daily commute to the White House and all the people he interacted with: soldiers, contraband slaves, Walt Whitman and visitors. The visit helped us to think of President Lincoln more as person than as a president. We had a guest speaker from the African American Civil War Museum who did a presentation called “The Glorious March to Freedom” about the black soldiers. Mr. Jones help us understand how AfricanAmericans made the Union victory possible. — Liam Hansen, Dillon Johnson and Benjamin Schwartz, fifth-graders

Garrison Elementary

This week, we celebrated Literacy Night. Students and parents enjoyed reading and writing themed activities in a fun-filled program put together by Ms. Parker. Last week, we celebrated Col-

lege Week. Students decorated their classroom in the theme of a college, heard presentations by current college students, and took part in a pep rally on Friday. Classrooms won prizes for best decorations and best college chant. Thank you to Ms. Tyburski, Ms. Rivera, Ms. Tomack and Ms. Samball for coordinating the event. We are in preparations for our second round of APTT conferences. These are group conferences in which teachers share class data with families and teach activities that promote literacy and math skills at home. They are part of a larger initiative of family engagement made possible through a grant by the Flamboyan Foundation. Teachers have made home visits to families and increased the amount of positive home communications. We are excited to make the connection between home and school that much stronger. Ms. Tomack and Ms. Tyburski have been instrumental in organizing this initiative. We are excited to have firstgrade teacher Ms. Adu return! She is coming back from maternity leave and has been missed by staff and students. — Garrison community

Hardy Middle School

It’s that time of year, when Hardy Middle School students compete in their schoolwide spelling bee. Students who won from each classroom’s spelling bee advanced to the school spelling bee, which took place in the Georgetown Library. Standing in front of their peers, students felt different emotions. Some were excited, some nervous and some confident. The competition began with simple words

and progressed to more challenging words. Each student approached the microphone with confidence, then tried their best to spell the word. The top speller was Kate Lenegan in eighth grade. She spelled “unami” correctly. The runner-up was Jacob Duffles in eighth grade. Third place went to seventh-grader Nomin Gansukh. All three students will move on to the DCPS Cluster Bee in late February. Good luck! — Hannah Fabrigar and Jasmine Ong, seventh-grader

Hearst Elementary

This year has gotten off to a great start. All of the secondthrough fifth-graders moved to classrooms in the new building. There is also a new main office. The new classrooms are bigger than our old ones and we have nice, new furniture. The new building has comfortable couches in the hallways that we can sit on during indoor lineup. On Jan. 23 the whole school gathered in the new building’s atrium to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Some kindergartners, third-graders and fourth-graders presented at the meeting. We also talked about the students who have January and July birthdays. Principal Thomas also handed out certificates to students who haven’t missed a day of school so far. For this year, we have new afterschool enrichments. In addition to journalism, we take Crazy 8s, which is a math club but it’s fun. We made catapults and we shot marshmallows out of them and measured the distance of how far they went. Then we got to eat marshmallows, but not the ones that fell on the floor. Other enrichments available are Spanish, guitar, Mad Science and sewing. We are lucky to have so many choices! — Jaylah Jennings, fourth-grader, and Felseta Daniel, fifth-grader

Holy Trinity School

Holy Trinity students, teachers

and parents just celebrated Catholic Schools Week. Student Council planned many fun communitybuilding activities for us. Monday was Community Service Day, and we went to an assembly in the church to hear about Catholic Relief Services and Operation Rice Bowl, which helps people in need in Africa. We also saw a video about all the service projects we do throughout the year. On Wednesday teachers and staff made breakfast for the parents because it was Parent Appreciation Day. There were classroom visits and parents went to Mass with us. There was also a spelling bee for fourth through eighth grades. The three students who will represent our school in the next spelling bee are fifth-grader Cami Bradshaw and seventh-graders Sophie Myers and Sarah Myers. On Teacher Appreciation Day parents brought breakfast for the teachers. All of the students got to pick one teacher to dress like. Friday was Student Appreciation Day, and all of the students got to wear pajamas. There was also a bake sale and pizza for lunch. Parents and teachers went to Trivia Night to raise money for the school. We all loved Catholic Schools Week! — Anne-Sophie Gray, Mackenzie Jenkins and Daisy Overmyer, third-graders

Key Elementary

On Jan. 22, Key students got to participate in all kinds of cool experiments as part of the school’s Family Science Night. The idea was to teach kids about scientific principles and help them with their projects for the school science fair, which will take place in February. One of the most popular activities was to make a paper airplane and try to fly it through three hoops in a row. “I learned that how straight your plane goes depends on the size of the wingspan,” said Bryant Holdren, a fifth-grader. Another experiment was to make a “BugBot” by attaching two wires to a battery and a motor, then putting the motor on a fake bug so that it would move. Volunteers from the Children’s Science Center Museum Without Walls helped us with these experiments. Principal David Landeryou said several hundred parents and students attended the event. Why was it so popular, we asked? “Key has always had a tradition of great support of our science program and so we had a strong turnout,” he said. It was also really fun. — Rafae Sandhu and William Swift, third-graders

Maret School

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Seabirds: Eagles capture fifth straight league title By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

As Gonzaga’s 400-yard relay team prepared for the final event at the Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swim Dive League championship Saturday, the announcer read the team scores. The Eagles had a narrow lead over Georgetown Prep, and the race would determine the boys champion. “This is what’s it’s all about,” said senior Brendan Novak. “Seeing the whole team behind the blocks, we were just hyped up and ready to go.” As Gonzaga junior Ryan Baker and Prep’s final swimmer motored toward the wall, Eagles coach Josh Klotz couldn’t contain his nerves. He jumped up and down on a narrow platform near the pool as they approached the finish line. The touches were too close to see, and a brief hush fell over the pool as everyone turned to the scoreboard for the result. Moments later, the Gonzaga faithful erupted in celebration as they learned that Baker had reached the wall 0.35 seconds faster than his Prep counterpart for first place.

The relay win gave the Eagles a reason to jump for joy — a fifth straight WMPSSDL title — as they knocked off the Little Hoyas 478399 at Stone Ridge. “It’s awesome,” said Novak. “This has been our meet for a while now and we want to keep it going for as long as possible.” The Eagles’ 400-yard relay squad — Novak, Baker and juniors Jack Cosgrove and John Heinemann — came into the meet with extra motivation after Prep’s squad narrowly beat them earlier this season. “I was hoping for a chance to get revenge,” said Baker. “I was really lucky to have a good swim and outtouch them.” The fiery Eagles set a meet record with a time of 3 minutes and 6.161 seconds, breaking the old mark of 3:09.31 set in 2009. But winning the meet required a total team effort. In individual races, Novak won the 200-yard freestyle, Baker took gold in the 100-yard backstroke and silver in the 100-yard freestyle, and Novak won the 500yard freestyle. The 200-yard freestyle relay squad (Baker, senior Tom Benson, Novak and senior Danny May) won their event, and the 200yard medley team (junior Jase Ash-

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The Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swim Dive League championship came down to the final event, where Gonzaga’s 400-yard relay squad edged Georgetown Prep’s swimmers by 0.35 seconds for the win. kin, sophomore Devin McNulty, Heinemann and May) earned silver. The Eagles’ divers — sophomore Tristan Warder and senior Vincent Tramonte — earned fourth and seventh places, respectively, to give Gonzaga 31 points before the swimming portion of the meet began. Elsewhere on the boys side, St. Albans took fourth place with 163 points, St. John’s earned 10th with 110 and Sidwell finished 12th with a score of 71. The top local medalists aside

from Gonzaga’s standouts were Sidwell’s Gavin Springer, who took bronze in the 200-yard freestyle and silver in the 500-yard freestyle; St. Albans junior James Flood, who grabbed silver in the 100-yard breastwork and bronze in the 200yard IM; Sidwell’s Bennett Magliano, who won the diving event; and Georgetown Day’s Matthew Callander, who came in third in the 100meter butterfly. On the girls side, Holton-Arms won the meet with 290 points, and

Stone Ridge, led by Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, came in fifth. The highest placing Northwest school was St. John’s, in sixth place with 173 points. Sidwell came in seventh with 142, and National Cathedral earned 10th with 92. Several local girls medaled. Sidwell’s Taylor Knibb won the 500yard freestyle and earned bronze in the 200-yard freestyle, and the Quakers’ Olya Kislovskiy took bronze in diving. Also, Cathedral See Swimming/Page 14

Cubs’ depth outpaces NCS in win By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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Visitation senior Kate Delaney was a force in the post for the Cubs. The forward grabbed seven rebounds and scored six points in the win Thursday night.

Simple arithmetic can show that eight is more than two. But on Thursday night, National Cathedral’s talented duo of Marta Sniezek and Isabella Alarie made the math tough on Visitation’s girls basketball team. The pair’s skills stretched through three quarters, but ultimately the Cubs outlasted Cathedral with their depth of talent, winning 55-48. Visitation coach Mike McCarthy said the Eagles may have had the two best players on the floor, but the Cubs had the next best eight. Sniezek and Alarie combined for 38 of the Eagles’ 48 points, with just two other Cathedral players contributing on the scoreboard. For the Cubs, though, six different players scored, led by junior Alexis Gray, who had 24 points. Sophomore Maeve Carroll scored 11 points, senior guard Katie Robey made seven, and senior forward Kate Delaney scored six. The win was a turning point in the race for the ISL regular-season crown, as both teams entered the game undefeated in conference play. The victory puts Visitation in the driver’s seat for the league title, giving the team a tiebreaker advantage. Cathedral will have a chance to force a tie when the teams battle

Monday night at Visitation. “Knowing that we’re not done yet, but in the first-place position, really helps,” said Gray. “We can’t let down and have to keep pushing forward.” Cathedral started Thursday’s game well, quickly building to an 8-0 lead and then pushing it to 16-7 when Alarie scored on a threepoint play. But Visitation found its footing when Gray hit her own two three-pointers to spark a rally and bring the score to 26-26 at halftime. “The coaches have been pushing us to play better defense,” said Gray. “Once we started getting rebounds and forcing turnovers, it turned around and we started scoring.” After the break, Visitation jumped on the Eagles with a 7-0 scoring run. Sniezek and Alarie answered with their own run to tie the game at 36. After that, the Eagles ran out of gas, with Sniezek and Alarie playing every minute of the game, while McCarthy kept his starters fresh with substitutions. “We knew that they were getting tired, so we just had to push the ball down the court, and I tried to run down there to get breakaways,” said Carroll. The teams will face off again at 5:45 p.m. Monday at Visitation.

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Wilson transfer finds her niche on the mat By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

When Wilson wrestling coach Brandon Wims held a meeting to gauge interest before this season, junior Katya Ekimian, who had transferred to the school from overseas, was in the room hoping to earn a spot. “We’ve had a girl come out for the team before, so I knew what to expect,” said Wims. “I didn’t know that she was going to stick it out through the year, because in past years we had interest from girls but they never stuck it out. She just has great willpower and wants to be good. She works hard and gives it all she has.” At first, Ekimian heard some jokes about her choice. “There were a lot of, ‘Oh, what are you doing in this room, this isn’t art club.’” But she took it in stride. “It was really funny,” she said. And as the season has progressed, she has definitely come to fit in. “It’s not awkward anymore,” she said. While Wilson has welcomed Ekimian, not all opponents have been as accommodating. She said that during a match against St. John’s on Jan. 8, the Cadets refused to face her. “They wouldn’t let me wrestle against them since I was a girl,” she said. “So I didn’t compete.” When Wilson participated in a three-team competition last Wednesday at Gonzaga against the Eagles and St. John’s, Ekimian heard the Cadets were again going to refuse to wrestle her. But that moment of decision never came, as the meet was cut short after a Wilson grappler suffered a back sprain. At that meet St. John’s wrestling coach Karl Danso explained the Jan 8. situation with Ekimian, citing an archaic school rule that wouldn’t allow competition against a girl. “It’s kind of a sticky situation,” he said. “There is an old rule that it wouldn’t be allowed. It was a St. John’s rule; it’s very cloudy.”

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Wilson’s Katya Ekimian is part of the Tigers’ growing program.

“We probably would’ve wrestled [her] today,” he added. “The plan today was to wrestle.” Ekimian came to Wilson with wrestling experience. She became interested in the sport after watching her older brother, Alyosha, compete for their former school in Cairo. “My brother was a pretty good wrestler and got me into it,” she said. That pushed Ekimian to take to the mat, where she succeeded while competing against girls. She said she medaled in her first two years — winning bronze as a freshman in a Dubai tournament and silver as a sophomore in New Delhi. That growth helped her develop a passion for the sport. “It was a lot of fun because my freshman year I wrestled this one girl who was the varsity captain of the other team — I lost to her when I was pinned in five seconds,” she recalled. “Then I came back my sophomore year and I pinned her.” Before moving to Egypt with her family — because her mother, Elizabeth Arrott, had a journalism job with Voice of America — Ekimian attended Murch Elementary and

Washington Latin. When the family returned to D.C. last year, she headed to Wilson. Along with acclimating back to the culture, Ekimian had to make two big changes on the mat. In Egypt, she competed under the rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, which is more physical and relies on tossing your opponent around. The United States uses folkstyle, which doesn’t allow for hard slams or locking your hands around an opponent. Ekimian didn’t have much trouble with that transition, but competing against boys has been more difficult. “It is just hard wrestling guys,” she said. “Being 160 [pounds], the guys are huge, so it’s hard to match their muscle.” But she hasn’t gotten discouraged. “I’ve been losing every match I’ve had, but it’s really fun and I’m going to keep it up for my senior year,” she said. And she has high hopes for the remainder of this season and beyond. “I hope to make it to the state championships and I hope to win a match,” she said. “I just want to have fun, improve myself and come back next year stronger.” Ekimian has benefited from the leadership of co-captains Joey Keegan and Sean Swartz. “They’re phenomenal leaders,” said Wims. “They’re great role models and examples for the other kids.” At Wilson, Ekimian is part of a growing program that’s been around for five years — the only varsity wrestling team in D.C. Public Schools. “This year we’re making strides,” said Wims. “The past two years we had maybe eight kids on the team. This year we started with 25. … The kids are working their butts off. We have no feeder program, and we are teaching the basics going against private schools.” With the improvements Wims has seen, he’s optimistic as the squad moves toward the D.C. Classic. “We’ll fare pretty well,” he said. “We have a few kids that can place in the tournament. We’ll fight.”

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Coolidge 56, Anacostia 54 Maret 65, Potomac School 43 Bell 67, Walls 62 H.D. Woodson 59, Roosevelt 57 Wilson 58, Ballou 46 Field 50, Hebrew Academy 29

Sandy Spring 43, Burke 33 Saint James 68, GDS 35 St. John’s 79, Gonzaga 59 St. Stephen’s 67, St. Albans 55 Field 73, Washington Christian 54 Covenant Life 50, Field 35 Potomac School 46, Sidwell 38 Roosevelt 52, Ballou 46 Coolidge 72, Bell 42 St. Albans 54, Bullis 49

bronze, and the same squad grabbed third in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Claire Luigard earned silver in the 200yard IM, Kirsch earned third in the 50-yard freestyle and Gregory grabbed second in the 100-yard freestyle. The swimmers have another big meet this weekend at Metros, which will pit the area’s best against one another at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center in Boyds, Md.

Field 57, WIS 42 Gonzaga 74, Paul VI 72 Maret 39, St. Andrew’s 35 St. John’s 58, Ryken 50 Wilson 63, Cardozo 62 Sidwell 52, Landon 47 Patterson 73, Roosevelt 70 Lake Clifton 60, Coolidge 54 Paul VI 75, St. John’s 55 DeMatha 66, Gonzaga 61 St. Andrew’s 52, GDS 45

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Anacostia 65, Coolidge 20 Wilson 61, Ballou 58 H.D. Woodson 61, Roosevelt 8 Bell 70, Walls 10 Sidwell 78, Potomac School 50 Visitation 48, Holy Child 44 Maret 51, Flint Hill 50 WIS 33, McLean School 16

Visitation 55, Cathedral 48 Seton 67, St. John’s 53 Ballou 53, Roosevelt 13 Bell 64, Coolidge 24 Wilson 63, Cardozo 16 Sidwell 49, Episcopal 37 St. John’s 73, Ryken 69 Burke 47, Washington Waldorf 24 St. John’s 79, O’Connell 70 Covenant Life 40, Burke 28

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What is GRASTEK? GRASTEK is a prescription medicine used for sublingual (under the tongue) immunotherapy to treat Timothy and related grass pollen allergies that can cause sneezing, runny or itchy nose, stuffy or congested nose, or itchy and watery eyes. GRASTEK may be prescribed for persons 5 through 65 years of age who are allergic to grass pollen. GRASTEK is taken for about 12 weeks before grass pollen season and throughout grass pollen season. GRASTEK may also be taken daily for 3 years to provide a sustained effect for a fourth year in which you do not have to take GRASTEK. GRASTEK is NOT a medication that gives immediate relief for symptoms of grass allergy. Who should not take GRASTEK? You or your child should not take GRASTEK if: • You or your child has severe, unstable or uncontrolled asthma • You or your child had a severe allergic reaction in the past that included any of these symptoms: o Trouble breathing o Dizziness or fainting o Rapid or weak heartbeat • You or your child has ever had difficulty with breathing due to swelling of the throat or upper airway after using any sublingual immunotherapy before. • You or your child has ever been diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis. • You or your child is allergic to any of the inactive ingredients contained in GRASTEK. The inactive ingredients contained in GRASTEK are: gelatin, mannitol and sodium hydroxide.

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DISPATCHES From Page 12 with them. There is something we do called Star Scout. A person has stickers and gives them out to people that do well in music class. There are mini-risers colored yellow, red, blue and green. We have assigned seats for Tuesdays and Fridays. Some people sit on top or bottom. Our music teacher, Mrs. Hughes, is great at singing and playing the piano at the same time. In our homeroom, we have classroom jobs at the end of the day. There are several jobs and if it’s a hard job, there are two people assigned to that job. For example, there are two snack managers and two people who sharpen pencils. There are two supplies managers who organize supplies like highlighters and rulers. Two teacher helpers go to the printer and pick up the Weekly Bulletin for teachers or do things for the teacher like closing the door or erasing the board. Two star helpers help others with their jobs when people are absent or someone needs extra help. It’s fun to help each other take care of the classroom. — Loretta Talbott and the rest of Mr. Taske’s second-grade class

Murch Elementary

International Night at Murch is always fun. It happens in the late spring, but we are getting ready now. Each grade studies a different culture and learns about the people, art, food and customs. On International Night, the classes all share what they have learned with the whole Murch community. Artwork is displayed in the gym and tables representing each country or culture line the baseball field. There are many stands where you can try foods you probably haven’t had before and learn about other places. It is always interesting and also cool because all of your friends are there. You can listen to music and watch dancers perform as you sample goods. In fifth grade, we study India and we are practicing cool Indian songs to perform in the show. In art we made clay pots, vases and bowls and are painting them with the rangoli design. International Night is always a blast and I know we are definitely looking forward to it! — Aaron Shane, fifth-grader

Mrs. Rahimi, language arts: “Can I say 11?� “How do you feel about giving your beloved students tests every Friday?� Mrs. Nahas, Spanish: “Excuse me, sister. I give quizzes not tests. I do like it though. I usually print or write my own depending what my students need to learn.� “Do you like current events or group projects better?� Mrs. Hochhausler, science and math: “I like both because in current events you guys get to learn from each other and group projects seem to excite you and make you happy.� “Do you like teaching math or Latin?� Mr. Hochhausler, math and Latin: “I guess I would have to say math since I have been teaching it longer, but if I had more years I’d say Latin.� “What’s your favorite social studies topic?� Miss Meyer, religion and social studies: “Ancient Rome. Rome is my favorite place I’ve ever been to. My sister also lives there. It will be very fun to teach to you!� — Sofia W. and Helena W., sixth-graders

St. Albans School

As the first semester came to an end, everyone in seventh and eighth grade was relieved to finally be finished with exams. After studying painstakingly for hours each night, the hard work finally paid off. There was one perk for the boys taking the exams. They only had to come to school to take the exam and then they could leave or stay for optional review sessions. Although it was a tough and grueling week, it filled us with knowledge and good study habits. Last week the lower school went to Trapier Theatre to hear the words of our headmaster. Once a year Mr. Wilson, our headmaster, brings the lower school together for the State of the School Address. This consists of fourth through eighth grade, or Form C through Form II. Mr. Wil-

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son usually talks about how the semester went and how the upcoming semester is looking. This year we are working on our new fields and that was the main focus of Mr. Wilson’s speech. The lower schoolers asked about what might be on the fields, what type of surface the fields are and how many tennis courts will there be. The main question, though, was, “When will it be done?!� As the semester came to an end most were taken back by how fast it flew by. Since this past semester flew by, this one might do the same, so we have to make the most of every moment and only hope for another great semester. — Henry Holliday, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

At St. Patrick’s, fifth- and sixthgraders put on a musical every spring, with sixth-grade students in leading roles. I have loved the shows since I was little. The way someone can change into another person with just a costume has always fascinated me. Now that I am in sixth grade, I finally get to be on stage, singing and dancing in costume. Since the end of last year’s show, everyone has been dying to know what the musical or play will be this spring. We continually asked our music teacher, who would never tell us. We were so surprised when one day she announced to the class what this year’s musical would be “Willy Wonka Jr.� We were all so happy that we jumped up and down screaming! In art class, fifth- and sixth-grade students will be designing the set for the musical. This is really exciting because for “Willy Wonka Jr.,�

we will be creating a lot of candy and brightly-colored sets. I am eager to see how we are going to pull off all the characters. In “Willy Wonka Jr.,� lots of misfortune happens to the characters. Augustus Gloop gets sucked up a tube, Violet Beauregarde turns into a giant blueberry, Mike Teavee is shrunken and put into a television, and Veruca Salt falls down a garbage chute. It is going to be exciting to see how we interpret this show! — Witt Giannini, sixth-grader

Sheridan School

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was the kind of doctor who knows a lot of things, not one who helps sick people, Sheridan School wanted us to learn about each other, so we made a Human Library. Grown-ups in the school had tags on them that said “something you might not know about me,� and then they told us something we didn’t know. They showed us things about themselves that you can’t tell by just looking at them. One teacher said she wore out three pairs of shoes when she hiked the whole way across Virginia. One teacher watched her daughter kayak down waterfalls. Another teacher used to work at an amusement park and a pizza shop. One lived in China and one ran 10 races in Ecuador. The teachers picked a lot of good details and were very interesting. First-graders walked around the school to talk to the teachers in the Human Library with the third- and fourth-graders. Other classes walked around with their buddy grades. We found out that everybody has something cool about themselves that they want to share. We like to hear things about the people in our community. That makes Sheridan

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Washington Latin Public Charter School

Can there ever be too much of a good thing? At Washington Latin, students have so many new clubs to choose from that it is a challenge to figure out which to join. While there are several returning clubs this year, such as Girls Leading Our World (GLOW), Model United Nations and Quiz Bowl, many new clubs have been added to the roster this year such as comedy, philosophy and justice. Freshman Jewel Hunter started the fashion club for students to discuss hair, makeup and clothing. Junior Dusan Murray-Rawlings started the comedy club to allow students to watch their favorite comedy routines and practice original stand-up. Several sophomores decided that the school needed a philosophy club so they could discuss ideas about what defines good and evil, and what role religion should play in our ideas. Eighthgrader Donald Cravins started a cartoonist club in the middle school. The more-involved students have a hard time balancing their schedules, as several find themselves double- or even triplebooked. Sophomore Sophie Collier attends newspaper and anime club on Wednesdays and is working to start her own chamber choir club. She generally has to leave one early to get to the other. Sophomore Allegra Hatem balances her interests in Model UN, drama, Quiz Bowl and philosophy. It is hard to find time to do it all, but several students are trying to make it work. — Alex Davis, 10th-grader

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Northwest Real Estate ICE: Groundwater creates slippery, dangerous conditions on Belt Road, Garrison Street

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in the 5000 block of Belt Road and the adjacent 3900 block of Garrison Street will be addressed — and residents are left wondering when the city will act. “This is a pretty simple story — it’s just complete inaction by the city,� said Annie Acosta, the mother of the injured boy. She and other neighbors have been copied on emails from Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s office to officials in the D.C. Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Works dating back more than a year, which Acosta shared with The Current. “They are promising to do something, but I’m just not confident that anything will happen. This has been going on for years,� she said. “We could die waiting if we go off of their email promises.� In fact, almost a year to the day before her son’s injury, Acosta wrote to a Cheh staffer about the icy conditions: “I am genuinely concerned that it could result in serious, possibly even fatal, injury. Someone could slip backwards and hit the back of their head on the curb or a car could hit the ice, not be able to stop and hit another car or a person.�

The volume of water that flows down these blocks of Garrison Street and Belt Road is significant, according to residents, and it flows year-round. Most have sump pumps in their basements and French drains to pull water away from their houses’ foundations. One homeowner in the 3900 block of Fessenden Street, which runs parallel to Garrison, decided to measure the amount of water his sump pump was drawing off of his property in 2013. At the peak in July, Jim Chapman recorded 70 gallons of water per hour being pumped from under his house. In the winter, when the groundwater freezes on the road, sheets of ice can cover the entire width of one or both streets for several car lengths, up to several inches thick, according to residents. Due to the absence of sidewalks on Belt, and on the north side of Garrison, residents walk on the street to get to and from their homes or cars. Car tires and the wheels of city trash barrels often become embedded in the ice. Neither road is steeply pitched, and storm drains are located at the bottom of the 5000 block of Belt and near the corner of Belt on Garrison. Because the water flows from the opposite ends of the two roads, it has lots of time and space to

spread across the two streets. So far, the city has responded by occasionally dumping additional salt and sand on the roads, which only helps temporarily, according to residents. Over the last several years, John Lemoine, who has lived in the 5000 block of Belt Road since 1992, has been the neighborhood’s point person with various city agencies. He has contacted “numerous times� the Transportation, Public Works, Environment, and Consumer and Regulatory Affairs departments, as well as the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, to request action. Last January, Lemoine said, an inspector from the Transportation Department visited and agreed that conditions were hazardous. A supervisor from the agency later told Lemoine that representatives from various city departments would meet at the site. According to Lemoine, “Nothing happened,� and he’s not sure if that meeting ever took place. In subsequent calls to the Transportation Department, Lemoine said he got through to a contractor, who said there was a work order for Belt Road, but it wasn’t on the budget for 2015, and the contractor couldn’t tell Lemoine whether the requested work was to fix the groundwater

problem. On Jan. 27, Lemoine contacted Transportation Department supervisor Marvin McFadden, who said he inspected the area and determined that because the runoff consisted of groundwater, it was not the responsibility of his office. McFadden said he had turned the issue over to the Storm Water Management Branch within the Transportation Department. Lemoine also asked the Department of the Environment for help. Lauren Linville of the RiverSmart Homes program, which helps residents manage stormwater, visited the site two weeks ago, according to Lemoine. She told him that because there was so much water, she thought the Transportation Department would be responsible for capturing it at street level. Environment Department spokesperson Adriana Hochberg told The Current that her agency would investigate the issue and provide an update soon. No one had contacted Lemoine since — until two days ago, when a Transportation Department official told him a work order was initiated to repave Belt Road. On that same day, conflicting information was delivered to Cheh’s office from Transportation Department acting director Leif Dormsjo.

According to Cheh staffer Anthony Cassillo, Dormsjo said his department did a second inspection on Belt and Garrison last month and determined that the groundwater is coming from residential properties – and therefore it is the responsibility of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. In a Jan. 21 email to Cheh’s office and several residents, Dormsjo wrote that the problem “seems like a drainage issue. We’ll get you a full description of the issue and potential solutions. Curb or paving work may have to wait until warmer weather. We’ll close the loop though.� Transportation Department officials did not respond to The Current’s inquiries about this matter by deadline. At the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, spokesperson Matt Orlins was not aware of the situation on Belt and Garrison, and was not able to answer questions about why his agency would be involved. “I’m not surprised by this response,� Lemoine said of the Transportation Department’s various remarks since Monday. “I think they’re just trying to cover their butts. If residents report dangerous conditions, the city should respond.�

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among the fine elements of this residence just off Massachusetts Avenue. In warmer months these features will shine in a home that invites open-air entertainment. Built in the 1920s, this house is among the elegant stock of grand neoclassical structures in SheridanKalorama. Bold pediments, pilasters and decorative carvings embellish the main entry, which sits just a few short steps from the front path. Situated on nearly a fifth of an acre, the property at 2475 Kalorama Road offers a smooth flow inside and outside. With six bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths, it’s listed for $3,690,000. The foyer divides the living room and dining area, while housing a coat closet and powder room. The floors on the main and upper levels are covered with darkstained hardwood, unifying the living spaces and complementing

lighter-hued moldings. The living room sits on the home’s south side, anchored by a decorative fireplace. A wall of glass here accesses a privately situated rear patio. On the northern end of the house is the formal dining room, with views of the pool and gardens. It’s graced with an antique bronze and crystal chandelier, period sconces and wainscoting. Toward the rear is an open space that unites the kitchen and family room. The cooking area is complete with high-end stainless appliances including a SubZero refrigerator and a FiveStar sixburner gas stove with two ovens, a broiler, a range grill and a hood. Custom cabinetry in cream tones adds elegance to the space. The walls and ceiling of the family room are covered with custom wooden paneling. An antique bronze chandelier and a fireplace enhance this handsome area. A set of French doors lead down to the pool area and adjacent driveway

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This six-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath Sheridan-Kalorama house is priced at $3,690,000. with an electric gate and two-car garage. At the center of this rear living space is a mini bar, which also links the kitchen and living room. It’s outfitted with a Scotsman icemaker and a chocolate granite countertop. Leather-wrapped cabinets add a chic touch to this cozy spot, which has a door leading out to the more private patio behind the living room. Despite its tucked-away setting, this outdoor space also connects to the larger terrace, which features a flagstone deck and a heated pool with a fountain. The gardens here will bloom in the next few months with cherry blossoms and roses, alongside the evergreens.

Back inside, the second floor includes three main rooms, one of which now functions as a library. That room, with a marble fireplace, is counted as one of the home’s six bedrooms. Another bedroom comes with a full bath, and a deep hall closet can also be turned into a convenient laundry. The master suite overlooks the pool and gardens. It has automatic blackout shades, two walk-in closets, and a bathroom with dual vanities and a walk-in marble steam shower. On the top floor are two more bedrooms with quarter windows

offering views of the Washington National Cathedral. They share a hallway bath. A few levels down is the basement with the sixth bedroom. This space also has two full baths, one of them near the rear entrance to the pool. A Browning gun safe also comes with the home. Located at 2475 Kalorama Road, the house has six bedrooms and five-and-a-half-baths. It’s priced at $3,690,000. For more information, contact Cynthia L. Howar of Washington Fine Properties at cynthia.howar@wfp.com or 202-297-6000.

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Northwest Real Estate PLATINUM: Embassy of Finland earns highest LEED status for sustainability efforts

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supplies, and banned the use of plastic cups, plates and cutlery. ■ began composting leaves, grass and branches on site. ■ installed electronic table legs so staff can adjust them, rather than purchasing new office furniture.

■ purchased three bikes so staff can cycle to meetings. 
 Currently, the embassy is using 50 percent less electricity and 65 percent less gas than it did in the mid-2000s. Peter Stenlund, secretary of state at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, said he hopes to shoot even higher. “It’s time to look for a new target,” he said, proposing new rankings: “LEED Titanium, or LEED Finland-

ian, so Finland has something to strive for.” Patrick Kennedy, undersecretary for management at the U.S. State Department, said the agency now requires all new U.S. embassies to achieve at least LEED Silver status. He said there are now 27 LEED-certified U.S. embassies around the world. “Embassies should showcase ways to become more sustainable,” he said.

LEED is a now widely recognized certification system for all types of buildings. Raters award points for building design and construction, interior design, operation and maintenance, and a number of other factors that can save both money and natural resources. LEED Platinum requires a minimum of 80 points. The Finnish Embassy got 89 points in the latest recertification.

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the city Historic Preservation Office. “The challenge we’ve got is it’s not a very big property overall,” he said. “Our view of it is growth along the avenue, the main street, is the right opportunity in terms of size and scale. We didn’t want to cover the whole block.” Paul Weinschenk, Washington Real Estate’s retail division head, added that the proposed building won’t be especially large. “What we’re talking about is something that’s less than a third of the size of the Crate & Barrel; it’s actually

“One of the things that we heard over and over again was that people were excited about the fact there was a new ownership, but also that there was a lot of interest in expanding the retail and restaurant options,” Elliott said in an interview. The plans have sparked some concerns, however, according to Tom Smith, chair of the Spring Valley/Wesley Heights advisory neighborhood commission. Smith wrote in an email that the proposed building could threaten the historic character of the shopping center — which dates to the 1930s and 1940s — and that it would cut into the center’s valuable parking. Smith described the plans he saw as “a contemporary red-brick Brian Kapur/The Current box-like building with The new building will fill a gap in the street lots of glass fronting on frontage, replacing some parking spaces. Massachusetts Avenue,” whose rear “was warehouse- pretty modest,” he said. like featuring doors that could be While Weinschenk said it’s too early to line up tenants, he and used for loading.” “After meeting with WRIT rep- Elliott talked about the possible resentatives,” Smith wrote, “I am types of businesses that might be a concerned that the overall plan, as good fit, based in part on feedback now conceptualized by WRIT, from neighbors: a frozen yogurt would not enhance the landmark shop, a “quick-carry” or sit-down status of the site and may compro- restaurant, a wine and cheese shop, mise the historical integrity of the or an upscale apparel store. Upstairs, a “neighborhood office component” site.” The landmark nomination docu- would likely have tenants seeking to ments for the Spring Valley Shop- serve nearby residents — dentists, ping Center also point to the vital brokers, insurance agents or yoga role played by the careful integration instructors. of parking lots into the property’s The firm has scheduled another development, distinguishing the community meeting on its plans, to center’s original anchor tenant, Gar- be held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Le finckel’s, from the department Pain Quotidien, located at 4874 store’s downtown flagship location. Massachusetts Ave. in the shopping Smith added a more practical center. There, architects will show concern: With more stores but fewer off revised designs, which Elliott parking spaces, customers’ cars said are still being prepared in could spill over onto nearby streets. response to feedback received to Elliott said his firm will work to date. minimize the loss of parking spaces, Smith said he looks forward to both through the design of the new seeing the updated architecture but building and by potentially reconfig- remains concerned about the parkuring the remaining section of the lot ing, especially given that today’s to gain more spaces there. The net demand is lower than usual because loss will be fewer than 20 spaces, he two retail spaces are currently said, and utilization studies pointed vacant. The firm hopes to file its plans to surplus capacity. Elliott said he determined that the with the Historic Preservation parking lot is the only logical place Review Board in late February or to grow, which is consistent with early March, and begin construction feedback he said he received from sometime next year.

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Wednesday february 4 Classes ■The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-9862257. ■Knowledge Commons DC and the D.C. Public Library will present “Security 101: Protect Yourself Online,� led by Patrick Lucey. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. Concerts ■The Washington National Opera will present selections from its upcoming productions of Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites� and Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman.� 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The ensemble Calefax will perform works by Ockeghem, Franck, Nancarrow, Richard Strauss and Shostakovich. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam session. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave.

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Events Entertainment SE. 202-546-8412. ■Moogatu and the Jones will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Natalie Baszile will discuss her book “Queen Sugar.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■Members of the ensemble Calefax will discuss their craft. 6:30 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■The American Goethe Society will present a talk by G. Ronald Murphy, professor of German at Georgetown University, on “Brecht and the Bible: Mother Courage and Her Children.� 6:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. brigittefessenden@comcast.net. ■David J. Morris will discuss his book “The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■Filmmaker Callum Macrae will present his Pulitzer Center-supported documentary “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka,� about allegations of war crimes during the final days of the country’s 26-year civil war. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. no-firezone-washington-dc.eventbrite.com.

■Director Khashyar Darvich will present his documentaries “Dalai Lama Awakening� and “Dalai Lama’s Compassion in Action,� followed by a Q&A. 6:30 p.m. $20. Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market, 550 Penn St. NE. dalailamafilm.com/events. ■“The Met: Live in HD� series will feature an encore presentation of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.� 6:30 p.m. $18. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. ■The National Gallery of Art’s “Discovering Georgian Cinema� retrospective will feature Otar Iosseliani’s 1971 feature film “Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird,� as well as his short films “Akvareli� and “Sapovnela.� 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. tinyurl.com/singing-blackbird. ■The Avalon Docs series will feature Ian Cheney’s film “The Search for General Tso,� about the origins of the iconic staple of ChineseAmerican cooking. 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performances ■Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform new works and enduring classics, including “Revelations.� 7 p.m. $30 to $125. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The performance will repeat

$10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■“Heifetz on Tour� will showcase graduates of the Heifetz International Music Institute. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202338-3552. ■Herb & Hanson, the Plate Scrapers and Hollertown will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Wednesday, february 4 ■Discussion: Georgetown Day School’s Parent Education Series will feature a talk by journalist Brigid Schulte, author of “Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time.� 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Day School, 4200 Davenport St. NW. 202-274-3188.

Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. â– Holly Bass will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Special event â– Jack Rose Dining Saloon and Atlas Brew Works will host a launch party for their exclusive Apple Brandy Barrel-Aged Ale. 6 to 9 p.m. Free admission. Jack Rose Dining Saloon, 2007 18th St. NW. 202588-7388. Thursday, Feb. 5

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Children’s program ■James Riley will discuss his book “Story Thieves� (for ages 9 through 12). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Classes ■The Very Rev. Gary Hall, dean of Washington National Cathedral, and Daniel G. Zemel, senior rabbi at Temple Micah, will present a class on “What Do We Really Believe?� as part of a series on “Looking for God.� 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Temple Micah, 2829 Wisconsin Ave. NW. kidd@templemicah.org.

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Concerts ■The Brown Bag Concert series will feature chamber music. Noon. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■The Western Flyers will perform classic western swing, jazz standards, cowboy songs and old-time fiddle tunes. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5502. ■The Ashley Daneman Band will perform a mix of heartfelt jazz and modern folk. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The National Symphony Orchestra will present “Fantasy & Fate: Tchaikovsky Masterworks,� featuring conductor Juraj Valchua and violinist Vilde Frang. 7 p.m.

Discussions and lectures ■Nancy Duff Campbell, founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center, will discuss “2014-2015 Supreme Court Cases: What to Expect?� Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-2327363. ■Georgetown University professor Jonathan Brown will discuss his book “Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy.� 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free. Room 241, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■The Literary Book Club will discuss “King Hedley II,� the eighth play in August Wilson’s 20th-century cycle of plays. 2:30 p.m. Free. Room 220, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. ■American University professor Guy Ziv will discuss his book “Why Hawks Become Doves: Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel.� 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/cas/israelstudies. ■Retired U.S. Army Col. James E. Wyatt, founder of the Nannie Helen Burroughs Project, will discuss “Nannie Helen Burroughs: Lost to History, Relevant Today,� about her work as a pioneering educator and civil rights advocate. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Multipurpose room, University of the District of Columbia Community College, 801 North Capitol St. NE. nburroughsinfo.org ■Smithsonian American Art Museum chief curator Virginia Mecklenburg will share some of the stories behind the 1930s paintings in the reinstalled firstfloor galleries and discuss her process in selecting works that exemplify the American experience. 6 p.m. Free. Meet in the F Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000. ■George Washington Interior Architecture & Design’s seventh annual Distinguished Designer Lecture will feature Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown of Tsao & McKown Architects. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Continental Ballroom, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. calendar.gwu.edu. ■The Mystery Book Group will discuss “Shroud for a Nightingale� by P.D. James. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. ■The “Smithsonian Newsflash� series will feature a talk on “The Future of Putin’s Russia� by Matthew Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center and an expert on U.S. relations with the states of the former Soviet Union. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Steve LeVine will discuss his book See Events/Page 23

Continued From Page 22 “The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■A support group for job seekers will host a breakout session for participants to network and strategize. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■The West End Nonfiction Book Club will discuss “Men We Reaped,� a memoir by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248707. ■A forum on the espionage case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg will feature Ronald Radosh, co-author of “The Rosenberg File�; Mark Kramer, director of Cold War studies at Harvard University and senior fellow of Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Harvey Klehr and John Earl Haynes, co-authors of “Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America�; Steven Usdin, author of “Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin and Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley�; and Allen Hornblum, author of “The Invisible Harry Gold: The Man Who Gave the Soviets the Atom Bomb.� 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■The Jewish Lit Live series will present a talk by Nick Kotz, author of “The Harness Maker’s Dream.� 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Amphitheater, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. jewishlitlivegwu@gmail.com. ■Jamilah Lemieux, senior editor of Ebony Digital, will discuss “Colored Girls: Leading From Behind, Loving Ourselves Fiercely.� 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Room 112, Reiss Science Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■Patricia Comella, faculty member at the Bowen Center, will discuss “Applications of Bowen Theory in the Public Policy Arena.� 7:30 p.m. Free. Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, 4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400. ■The Washington Concert Opera and the Wagner Society of Washington, D.C., will present a talk by Maestro Antony Walker and James Holman on “Richard Strauss and Guntram.� 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 703-370-1923. Films ■The Palisades Library will host “Family Movie Sing-Along!� 6 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139. ■The National Gallery of Art’s “Discovering Georgian Cinema� retrospective will feature Otar Iosseliani’s 1971 feature film “Pastorale� and his short film “Tudzhi.� 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. tinyurl.com/pastorale-tudzhi. ■“Letters to Zion� director Rob Fiks and producer James Pride will present a teaser of their upcoming documentary about Baltimore barbecue chef, ex-hustler and accused terrorist Shorty Davis. The event will include an informal discussion and a poetry reading. 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

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to 8 p.m. in the lobby at 1200 1st St. NE. The exhibit will remain on view Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through April 24. 202-234-7103. ■“Anywhere/Anytime — A Modern Landscape,� highlighting the modernist sensibility in the plein-air paintings of Carl Bretzke, will open Friday at Susan Calloway Fine Arts with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The On exhibit exhibit will continue through March 7. Located at 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is “Shakespearean Equations� series of paintings, along open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with other works of his that explore the intersection of 202-965-4601. art and science. ■The Arts Club of Washington will open an exhibit “Hiroshi Sugimoto: Conceptual Forms/Mathematical of paintings and works on paper by three artists Friday Models� features photographs and with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. sculptures by the contemporary JapaOn view through Feb. 28, the show feanese artist that portray mathematical tures color intaglio etchings by Sally Babmodels. ylon, mixed-media paintings by Jane Located at 1600 21st St. NW, the Johnson and watercolors by Maria Vallemuseum is open Tuesday through SaturRiestra. day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday Paintings by Lorna Aldrich and works until 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. by other club members will also be on to 6 p.m. Admission costs $12 for adults view concurrently in the Spilsbury Galand $10 for seniors and students; it is lery. free for ages 18 and younger. 202-387Located at 2017 I St. NW, the gallery 2151. is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 ■“Cutting-Edge Spanish Crafts: Innovaa.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 tion and Design in Contemporary Crafts a.m. to 2 p.m. 202-331-7282. Industries,� spotlighting objects made by ■Touchstone Gallery will open three “Future Deferred� individual crafters and designers, indusexhibits Friday with a reception from 6 to trial innovators and large firms, will open by Janathel Shaw is 8:30 p.m. An “Encore� reception will part of an exhibit at take place Feb. 21 from 1:30 to 3:30 tomorrow at the former residence of the ambassador of Spain and contin- Touchstone Gallery. p.m., and the show will continue through ue through March 29. March 1. The works can be previewed Located at 2801 16th St. NW, the gallery is open today and tomorrow during regular gallery hours. Thursday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. contact@ Gallery A features the Touchstone Gallery All Memspainculture.us. bers Artist Show. ■“Diamond Landscape,� a changing installation by Erin Gallery B hosts “Unspoken Messages: The Art of Curtis of painted panels arranged in a cohesive geomet- Janathel Shaw,� showcasing ceramic sculptures ric pattern, will open tomorrow with a reception from 6 inspired by the symbol of the moth and transformation. The Phillips Collection will open two exhibits Saturday focusing on the intersection of mathematics and art and continue them through May 10. “Man Ray — Human Equations: A Journey From Mathematics to Shakespeare� highlights the artist’s

â– Alliance Française de Washington will present the final episode of the World War I documentary series “Apocalypse,â€? covering the years 1917 through 1919. A discussion will follow. 7 p.m. $5. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â– The ninth Capital Irish Film Festival will open with Niall Heery’s offbeat comedy “Gold,â€? about an estranged father who returns after many years to reconnect with his daughter and ex-wife but unwittingly finds he is responsible for almost destroying all their lives. 7:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. solasnua.org/ciff. The festival will continue through Sunday with screenings at Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. Reading â– An American University faculty benefit reading for 826DC — a nonprofit group dedicated to supporting students ages 6 through 18 with their creative and expository writing skills — will feature Kyle Dargan, Stephanie Grant, David Keplinger, Richard McCann, Dolen Perkins-Valdez and Rachel Louise Snyder. 8 to 10 p.m. $5. 826DC, 3233 14th St. NW. 826dc.org Special events ■“Night Lightsâ€? — this month’s “Phillips After 5â€? event — will offer warm winter punch and a chance to see Bernardi Roig’s Intersections exhibit “NO/Escapeâ€? in a new light through interactive games and spotlight tours focusing on works that play

with illumination and darkness. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■The Jackson Family Art Show will celebrate Black History Month with an art exhibit, reception and hands-on art demonstration. 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. Tour ■“Close-up Tour: Service and Sacrifice� will explore iconography in the Washington National Cathedral’s sculpture, stained glass and needlework that pays tribute to significant events in U.S. history and honors those who have served and sacrificed for their country. 3 p.m. $16 to $20; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.

Man Ray’s “Shakespearean Equation, Twelfth Night,� on loan from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, is part of an exhibit at the Phillips Collection. Gallery C presents “Earth’s Elements by Harmon Biddle,� highlighting drawings and glass sculptures that portray elements of the earth. Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202347-2787. ■“Food for the Body — Food for the Soul,� featuring works by 28 artists who have been asked to interpret the theme of fueling the body and soul, will open Saturday with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. at Watergate Gallery. Artists’ receptions will take place Feb. 11, Feb. 24 and March 11, all at 6 p.m., and the exhibit will continue through March 21. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488.

town University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. ■Students from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids program will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■D.C.-based guitarist and singer-songwriter Alan Barnosky will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The Crossroads Club will host saxophonist Maceo Parker performing soul and funk. 8 and 10 p.m. $32. Atrium, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Steve Scott Project will perform jazz, reggae, pop and R&B music. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; minimum of two items per person. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■Singer Dana Fuchs will perform. 9 p.m. $20 to $25. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. 7+( :25/' )$0286

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Friday february 6 Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Brahms, Debussy and Charles Koechlin. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-3332075. â– The Noon-Time Organ Recital Series will feature Hans Uwe Hielscher of Wiesbaden, Germany. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â– The Friday Music Series will feature cellist Tobias Werner and pianist Lura Johnson performing works by Cassado, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann and Piazzolla. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, George-

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Continued From Page 23 Amy G. Remensnyder will discuss the imagery and cross-cultural influence of the Virgin Mary. Noon to 1 p.m. Free with museum admission. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Georgetown University professors Victor Cha, Michael Green, Joanna Lewis, Irfan Nooruddin and Andrew Scobell will discuss “U.S. Pivot to Asia: What’s Next? From Politics and Security to Climate and Energy.” 2 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ Scott McCloud will discuss his book “The Sculptor.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ Alliance Française de Washington will host a talk by Vanessa Badré on the symbolism of breasts in history. 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Film ■ The 19th annual Iranian Film Festival will feature Mitra Farahani’s 2013 film “Fifi Howls From Happiness,” about Bahman Mohassess, a famous artist in pre-revolution Iran. 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium,

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Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Bridge of San Luis Rey.” 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. ■ Beny Blaq will host “Live! From Busboys” open mic and talent showcase. 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202387-7638. Reading ■ Area poets Gayle Danley and Shelley Puhak will read from their own work written in response to the characters and themes of “Mary Stuart.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Anaheim Ducks. 7 p.m. $36 to $484. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Saturday,february Feb. 7 Saturday 7 Children’s programs ■ “Saturday Morning at the National” will present Synetic Theater’s “Music Box,” a collection of short stories packed with physical comedy and lively music. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National

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Saturday, february 7 ■ Concert: Singer Ian Bostridge will perform Schubert’s late masterpiece “Winterreise” and discuss his new book “Schubert’s ‘Winter Journey’: Anatomy of an Obsession.” 2 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202783-3372. ■ The Weekend Family Matinees series will feature Blue Sky Puppet Theatre performing “The Three (Not So Little) Pigs.” 10 a.m. $6.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. ■ “Create a Code” will offer a chance to use the most powerful weapon created by man to create your own code (for ages 6 through 12). 10 a.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra’s “Teddy Bear Concert: Two Divas and a Bear!” will feature violinist Marissa Regni and soprano Kari Paludan (for ages 3 though 5). 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 1 p.m. ■ Children will hear a story about poet, writer and art collector George Washington Carver and then create a special piece of art. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. ■ Kid President (aka Robby Novak) and partner Brad Montague will discuss their book “Kid President’s Guide to Being Awesome.” 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/kidpresident. Classes and workshops ■ Judy Scott Feldman, an independent medieval art historian, will lead a seminar on “The Cloisters: Medieval Manhattan.” 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. $60 to $100. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Writer and historian Susan Wise Bauer will lead a seminar on “Reading Your Way to an Educated Mind.” 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. $87 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Art historian Lawrence Butler, an

associate professor at George Mason University, will lead a seminar on “Medieval England Through Its Art and Archaeology.” 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $87 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will present “Saturday Morning Yoga.” 10 a.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a workshop on mindfulness. 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $25. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202986-2257. ■ Marcus Jones, history professor at the U.S. Naval Academy and consultant for the Institute for Defense Analysis, will lead a seminar on “The Cold War.” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $87 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Heather Markowitz, founder of WithLoveDC, will lead a “Practice With Love” yoga class. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Conservatory West Gallery, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333. ■ Alice Langhold will lead a Practical Reiki Workshop on the Japanese energybased healing technique. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $50. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. ■ Cedric Lewis, community lending officer at Operation HOPE, will lead a seminar on homeownership. 1 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. ■ “Chocolate Meditation Workshop” will take eating dark chocolate to a new level. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. $20. lil omm yoga, 4708 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-248-6304. ■ Nasha Thomas-Schmitt, former dancer with the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, will lead a workshop on choreography from the company’s most iconic work, “Revelations.” 5:30 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Concerts ■ Students of the School of Advanced Piano will present a recital. 1 p.m. Free. The United Church, 1920 G St. NW. 202331-1495. ■ The KC Jazz Club will feature Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play performing a tribute to the late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $26 to $32. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Cellist Danielle Cho will perform works by J.S. Bach, Benjamin Britten, Kaija Saariaho, Gaspar Cassadó and Dan Visconti. 8 p.m. Free. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-320-2770. ■ Dumbarton Concerts will feature Ukrainian pianist Mykola Suk and PostClassical Ensemble performing “Beethoven, Early to Late.” 8 p.m. $30 to $35. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202-965-2000. ■ The Georgetown Chimes will hold the 42nd annual Cherry Tree Massacre, the largest a cappella show on the East Coast. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. georgetownchimestickets@gmail.com. Another performance will take place Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ■ Washington Performing Arts will present a concert by Palestinian oud and violin virtuoso Simon Shaheen. 8 p.m. See Events/Page 25

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Continued From Page 24 $35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ The bands ELM and Subtle Hustle will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Historian Burnell Irby will discuss the Civil War service of Pvt. John B. Whiting of the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry in the Battle of Petersburg and subsequent capture of Richmond. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. ■ Textile Museum Advisory Council member and longtime collector John Howe will discuss “Varieties of Hooked Rugs, Quilts, and Coverlets.” 10:30 a.m. Free. Former site of the Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ Susan Youens, professor of music at the University of Notre Dame, will discuss Schubert. 12:30 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■ Neil Roberts will discuss his book “Freedom as Marronage,” at 1 p.m.; Lee Trimble will discuss his book “Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot’s Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Rafia Zakaria will discuss her book “The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Jude Angelini, host of the “All Out Show” on Sirius Satellite’s Shade 45, will discuss his book “Hyena,” a collection of autobiographical stories. 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. Film ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will present Doug Liman’s 2014 film “Edge of Tomorrow,” starring Tom Cruise. 2 p.m. Free. Large Meeting Room, Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-6713121. Performances ■ The DC Youth Slam Team semifinals will feature 20 teenage poets from the Washington area performing original poetry in an elimination-style competition. 6 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202633-1000. ■ The DC Contemporary Dance Theatre/El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea will present “Deep Roots Wide World,” featuring a diverse program celebrating the evolution of ethnic dance in D.C. over the past 30 years and spotlighting the work of founder/artistic director Miya Hisaka. 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 ■ The Washington Harbour ice skating rink will hold a weekly “Cartoon Skate” event — a chance to share the ice with Scooby Doo, Cat in the Hat and more. 10 a.m. to noon. $9 to $10. Washington Harbour, 3000 K St. NW. 202-706-7666. ■ Rabbis Mark Novak and Gilah Langner will present “Mindfulness Practice Thru a Jewish Lens.” 10:15 a.m. to noon. Free. Geneva Room, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202362-3270. ■ “La Chandelleur,” also known as Crêpe Day, will feature a chance to snack on sweet treats, hear classic French tales,

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Events Entertainment explore French treasures with a printed activity guide, and decorate a plate in fanciful designs and flourishes. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5 to $18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202686-5807. ■ “Eyes in the Sky: Game of Drones Family Day” will feature local drone makers demonstrating the inner workings of their wares and participating in a series of secret spy missions to see whose drone is the stealthiest. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■ “Black History Month Family Day: Rising Up” — inspired by the exhibition “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College” — will feature hands-on activities, family gallery tours, musical performances and a genealogy workshop led by Karen Bennett Harmon. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ The James Renwick Alliance will present “The Craft of Music,” featuring a panel discussion on making, playing and collecting stringed instruments; an exhibition of historic, contemporary and nontraditional stringed instruments; and performances of Bach by Arcovoce Chamber Ensemble and aMuse and of bluegrass by Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band. Noon to 5 p.m. $20 to $40. Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 301-907-3888. ■ The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and DC Brau will present “CHAW & Brau: Arts & Craft Beer Fundraiser,” featuring tours of the brewery, musical performances, a Valentine’s photo booth and prize drawings. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission; with a donation of $30 or more to Capitol Hills Arts Workshop, attendees will receive a growler filled with craft beer. DC Brau, 3178-B Bladensburg Road NE. 202-5476839. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Brooklyn Nets. 7 p.m. $25 to $390. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tours and walks ■ Park volunteer Lisa Struckmeyer will lead an African-American History Hike through Rock Creek Park. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Meet at Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. ■ “Hellbent on Sustainability: Green Home Tour & Beer Tasting” will feature tours of True Turtle’s latest project — two new LEED Platinum row homes in Riggs Park — and samples from new D.C. brewery Hellbender. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. 5516 and 5520 4th St. NE. trueturtle.com. Sunday, Feb. 8

Sunday february 8 Children’s program ■ In honor of Black History Month, a park ranger will lead a planetarium program about sub-Saharan Africa’s night sky and star stories (for ages 5 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Classes and workshops ■ Nya Alemayhu will lead a weekly class on Vinyasa yoga, an energetic practice that encourages breath with movement. Noon. $5 donation suggested. Dock 5, Union Market, 1309 5th St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on “Advice for Life and Prayers for World Peace.” 10 to 10:45 a.m. $6.

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Arena Stage will present “King Hedley II,” part of August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle.” Feb. 5 through 8 at Arena Stage’s Kogod Cradle. Featuring music by Paul Leavitt and book and lyrics by Shelley Herman Gillon and Harriet McFaul Pilger, this musical play about the life of Tennessee Williams explores his family archetypes, his relationships with his agent and his longtime companion, and how they gave rise to his indelible characters. Tickets cost $10. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org. ■ Anacostia Playhouse will stage Bryony Lavery’s psychological drama “Frozen” Feb. 5 through March 1. “Frozen” tells the story of the disappearance of 10-year-old Rhona and follows her mother and killer over the years that follow. A psychologist studying the brains of serial killers provides the link that intertwines the lives of the three characters. Tickets cost $25 to $35, with pay-what-you-can performances the first two nights. The Anacostia Playhouse is located at 2020 Shannon Place SE. anacostiaplayhouse.com. ■ GALA Hispanic Theatre will stage “Los empeños de una casa/House of Desires,” a comedy by iconic 17th-century Mexican writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Feb. 5 through March 1. This romantic Spanish Golden Age comedy of intrigue — presented in Spanish with English surtitles — mixes lyrical poetry, puns, songs, cross-dressing and mistaken identities. Director Hugh Medrano sets his production in a 1940s Mexican hacienda filled with machismo and the sounds of mariachi. Tickets cost $20 to $42. GALA Theatre is located at 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174; galatheatre.org.

■ “Tradition and Rebellion in Jewish Music” — presented by Levine Music and the Washington DC Jewish Community Center — will feature cellist Vasily Popov, pianist Ralitza Patcheva and the violin/ viola duo marcolivia. 4 to 5:30 p.m. $15. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. ■ “Palmer Project: Brahms and More!” will feature pianist Ann Kang, violinist Teri Lazar and cellist Nancy Jo Snider performing works by Brahms, Janacek and Sluka. 3 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-8852787. ■ Violinist Isabelle Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov will perform works by Franck, Dvorák, Enescu and Tchaikovsy. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. ■ Students of Stephen Baker will perform a recital of piano and percussion music. 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. ■ Soprano Marlissa Hudson and pianist Alan Mandel will perform in honor of Black History Month. 6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. ■ Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522. Discussions and lectures ■ Author Menachem Rosensaft, film-

maker Aviva Kempner and American University professor Michael Brenner will discuss Rosensaft’s book “God, Faith & Identity From the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors,” at 1 p.m.; and Katherine Heiny will discuss her book “Single, Carefree, Mellow: Stories,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■ Robert S. Nelson, professor at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss “The Light of Icons.” 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances ■ Actor Lorri Holt will perform “Colette: A One-Woman Show — The Author of ‘Gigi’ in Her Own Words.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ Salt & Pepper Restaurant and Alliance for New Music-Theatre will present “Rumi in Music and Poetry: Readings From the Great Sufi Mystic Poet,” featuring Sunny Jolie, David Martin, Fariba Khonsari and Farshid Shahidi. 7 p.m. Free. Salt & Pepper Restaurant, 5125 MacArthur Blvd. NW. newmusictheatre.org. ■ Brian Feldman Projects will present “txt,” an interactive performance featuring a mysterious character who recites dialogue written anonymously by the audience in real time via Twitter. 7 p.m. $15 to $20. American Poetry Museum at the CenSee Events/Page 26

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ter for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St. NE. 800-838-3006. The performance will repeat Feb. 15. ■The Reading Room Comedy Show will feature host Chris Brandt and comedians Alli Hanley, Alexx Starr, Reggie Melbrough, Alyssa Cowan, Alex Barbag, Jelani “J� Wils, Hillary Scofield and Si Mone. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

Classes and workshops ■Yoga District instructor Smita Kumar will lead a weekly class for beginners. 12:30 p.m. Free; registration required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. ■The D.C. Public Library and Knowledge Commons DC will present a class on “A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media in China,� led by Lai Wei. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. ■Chef Jose Adorno will lead a class on Puerto Rican dishes. 6:30 p.m. $75. G by Mike Isabella, 2201 14th St. NW. tinyurl.com/adorno-class. The class will repeat Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ■The Mount Pleasant Library will present “Monday Night Meditation.� 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. ■Joe Ryan will lead a workshop for job seekers on how to improve search strategies, interview skills, networking and more. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Film ■“Top Secret: An Interactive Film Experienceâ€? will feature East German director JĂĄnos Veiczi’s 1963 spy thriller “For Eyes Only.â€? 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200.

Special events ■“Games Afternoon: What Do You Spy?� will feature various puzzle-oriented and hidden-role games, including several with themes of espionage and political intrigue. 3 to 6 p.m. $5; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. ■Organizers of the Washington D.C. St. Patrick’s Day Parade will host a fundraiser with Irish dancers and live music by Irish singer Pappageorge. 3 to 7 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Kelly’s Irish Times, 14 F St. NW. dcstpatsparade.com. Sporting event ■The Washington Capitals will play the Philadelphia Flyers. 3 p.m. $60 to $621. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000. Tour ■Senior curator Eleanor Harvey will lead a tour of Hudson River School paintings depicting wooded scenes similar to those traveled by the Headless Horseman in Washington Irving’s “Legend of Sleepy Hollow.� 3 p.m. Free. Meet in the G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. Monday, Feb. 9 Monday february 9 Children’s program ■“Picturing America: The Selma to Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965� will focus on the difficulties faced by African-Americans trying to vote in the South by analyzing a photo of the march, reading “This Is the Dream� and “A Sweet Smell of Roses,� and listening to recordings of “We Shall Overcome� and “Lift Every Voice and Sing� (for ages 6 and older). 4:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library,

Concert ■The Beijing Chamber Players will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Gretchen Hirschauer, associate curator of Italian and Spanish painting at the National Gallery of Art, and Elizabeth Walmsley, paintings conservator at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss “What’s New With Piero di Cosimo?� 12:10 and 1:10 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■Simon Doonan, creative ambassador for Barneys New York, will discuss his book “The Asylum: True Tales of Madness From a Life in Fashion.� 7 p.m. $16. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-9876487. ■Reggie Love will discuss his book “Power Forward: My Presidential Education.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015

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Tuesday february 10 Children’s program ■“Tudor Tots: Winter Wonderland� will feature songs, stories and movement (for ages 2 through 4). 10 a.m. $5; free for accompanying adults. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. Classes ■The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class for seniors. 11 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc.gov. ■Yoga teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■The Georgetown Library will present a Hatha/Gentle Yoga class. 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc. gov. ■Housing Counseling Services Inc. will present an introductory workshop on reverse mortgages. 2 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7006. ■The D.C. Public Library and Knowledge Commons DC will present a class on “Know Your Sources: News Literacy and Media Framing,� led by Anastasia Kolobrodova. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org.

Tuesday, february 10 â– Concert: Fortas Chamber Music Concerts will feature the KalichsteinLaredo-Robinson Trio performing works by Beethoven, DvorĂĄk and Tchaikovsky. 7:30 p.m. $49. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â– Yoga Activist will present a beginnerlevel yoga class for adults and teens. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. Concerts â– The Tuesday Concert Series will feature pianist Deborah Lee performing works by Mozart, Chopin and Schumann. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â– New Orleans singer-songwriter Andrew Duhon and his trio will perform original works in his colorful troubadour style. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The “Music From Japan 40th Anniversary Concertâ€? will feature Mayumi Miyata on sho, Wu Man on pipa and Jin Hi Kim on komungo. 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â– Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures â– Abdelbassir Elsayed, a Carnegie Centennial visiting fellow at American University, will discuss “Understanding Urban Segregation in Cairo: The Social and Spatial Logic of a Fragmented City.â€? 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Conference Room 4, Mary Graydon Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/sis/events. â– Anders Aslund (shown), senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Vadim Grishin, senior adviser at the International Monetary Fund and former executive director of the World Bank Group, will discuss “The Russian Economy in Crisis: What’s Next?â€? Noon to 1 p.m. Free. McGhee Library, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â– Caroline Fredrickson, president of the American Constitution Society, will discuss “Women and Work.â€? 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. â– Kaushik Basu, senior vice president

and chief economist at the World Bank Group, will discuss “Global Economic Development: What the Trends Portend.� 5 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. global.georgetown.edu/futures. ■Historian Richard Bell will discuss “The Blackest Market: Kidnapping and the Domestic Slave Trade.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 316, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■The World Affairs Council will host a talk by Peter Wittig, ambassador of Germany to the United States. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $25 to $35. Residence of the German Ambassador, 1800 Foxhall Road NW. worldaffairsdc.org. ■Pulitzer Prize winner Lynsey Addario will discuss her book “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■In honor of Black History Month, the District of Change discussion series will explore the topic “Is D.C. Still Chocolate City?� with panelists Natalie Hopkinson, D.C. author and scholar; Dan Silverman, creator of PoPville.com; and Latoya Peterson, owner and editor of Racialicious.com. 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. Films ■The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will host the Black Film Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291. The festival will continue Feb. 17 and 24. ■The American University School of Communication’s 10th annual spring film series will feature the Animal Planet documentary “Saving Africa’s Giants With Yao Ming,� with remarks by executive producer and Animal Planet senior director of production Erin Wanner on the making and marketing of the film. 7 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3408. ■The National Archives will present the 2014 film “Unbroken,� about the life of Olympian and war hero Louis “Loouie� Zamperini. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. Performances ■Local elementary and middle school students will perform President Abraham Lincoln’s speeches as part of the seventh annual oratory festival on the Ford’s Theatre stage. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Free; tickets required. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org. The event will repeat Wednesday at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. ■Young Playwrights’ Theater will present “New Writers Now! — #nofilter,� featuring staged readings. 7 p.m. Free. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place SE. youngplaywrightstheater.org. ■SpeakeasyDC will present its monthly show, “Hail Mary: Stories About Long Shots, Last Resorts, and Desperate Acts.� 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. speakeasydc.com. ■Comedians Nick Thune, Ben Kronberg and Kate Berlant will perform. 8 p.m. $15 to $18. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night� will feature performances by Fisticuffs and Love Onion, followed by an improv jam. 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. ■Busboys and Poets will present an See Events/Page 30

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Continued From Page 26 open mic poetry night hosted by Pages Matam. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Wednesday, Feb. 11

Wednesday february 11 Classes ■ Kripalu yoga teacher Eva Blutinger will lead a “Yoga in the Galleries” class. 10 a.m. $5. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-8851300. ■ The D.C. Public Library and Knowledge Commons DC will present a class on “Cultivating a Home Yoga Practice,” led by Gwen Fernandez. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. ■ The D.C. Public Library and Knowledge Commons DC will present a class on how to embroider letters of the alphabet, led by artist Ashley Meadows. 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. ■ The Jewish Study Center will begin a four-session course on “Some of Their Best Friends: Righteous Gentiles of the Bible,” led by instructor Norman Shore. 8:15 to 9:25 p.m. $15 to $20 per session. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. jewishstudycenter.org. The course will continue Feb. 18. Concerts ■ “Musicians From Marlboro II” will feature soprano Sarah Shafer and mezzosoprano Rebecca Ringle performing songs by Brahms and Dvorák; Hungarian pianists Izabella Simono and Dénes Várjon performing works by Gyorgy Kurtág; and violinist Michelle Ross and cellist Brook Speltz performing works by Schubert and Beethoven. 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■ The Delafield String Band will host a bluegrass jam. 8 to 11 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com. ■ Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ Penguin Gentry and the Hall Williams Band will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ “What Is Love? Romance Fiction in the Digital Age,” an international multimedia conference, will feature authors, scholars and fans discussing the industry. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■ In a Valentine’s Day-inspired talk, National Museum of Women in the Arts manager of digital engagement Laura Hoffman will discuss “For the Love of Mary,” about selected artworks in the exhibition “Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Zin Mar Aung — a National Endowment for Democracy fellow, Burmese activist and former prisoner of conscience — will discuss “Promoting Women’s Political Empowerment in Burma.” Noon to 1:30

p.m. Free. Lounge A, Kay Spiritual Life Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3321. ■ Arshad I. Ali, assistant professor of educational research at George Washington University, will discuss “Citizen Suspect: The Criminalization of Muslim Youth in Post 9-11 America.” 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Room 260, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ Steven Rogers, co-founder of Redstones LLC, will discuss “Business Skills 101: Creating Financial Projections for a Startup.” 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Duques Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. 202-994-5911. ■ Michèle Flournoy, co-founder and CEO of the Center for a New American Security and former U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, will discuss “Leadership in International Affairs: Lessons Learned.” 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. City View Room, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/LessonsLearnedFlournoy. ■ Christina Fink, professor of practice of international affairs at George Washington University, and Douglas Jackson, director of research at Jefferson Waterman International, will discuss “Myanmar’s Upcoming Elections and the Fate of the Reform Process.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/myanmar. ■ A symposium on “An Energy Revolution? The Political Ecologies of Shale Oil in the Middle East, U.S. and China” will open with a keynote address by Peter Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. ccas.georgetown.edu/ node/3406. The symposium will continue Thursday and Friday. ■ Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy will discuss their book “Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ In honor of Black History Month, NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. will discuss “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs: Ways to Close the Under-representation Gap.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The West End Library Friends’ series “Sometimes Strange Meeting: Music in Western Literature” — led by Ori Z. Soltes, professorial lecturer in theology at Georgetown University — will focus on “The Vagabond” by Colette. 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ Douglas Koshland, professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California at Berkeley, will discuss “Biology at the Extremes: How Studies of the Extraordinary Lead to Discoveries About the Ordinary.” 6:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Carnegie Institution, 1530 P St. NW. capitalscience021115.eventbrite.com. ■ Historian Emily Landau will discuss “The Baby in the King Cake and Other Mardi Gras Mysteries,” with a King Cake tasting to follow. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Author Fred Plotkin will discuss “Italy’s Magnificent Six: Regions Worth Discovering — Sardinia.” 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to

$42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Kenneth Daigler will discuss his book “Spies, Patriots, and Traitors” and the contributions of African-Americans in intelligence operations during the American Revolutionary War. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-3080. ■ Historian David O. Stewart will discuss his book “Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ A panel of art critics and artists will discuss the life and career of Hale Woodruff, renowned muralist and community leader. 7 p.m. Free. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ David Axelrod will discuss his memoir “Believer: My Forty Years in Politics” in conversation with John Dickerson, Slate magazine’s chief political correspondent. 7 p.m. $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org. ■ The Wilson High School Mental Health Speaker Series will feature a talk by Wendy Lubic of the Parent Encouragement Program on “Screen Issues: Taming the Electronic Monsters in Your Home.” 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Library, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202-282-0120. Films ■ The Library of Congress will present ABC’s “Walk in My Shoes,” a 1961 documentary produced and narrated by AfricanAmerican journalist Louis Lomax. Noon. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. loc.gov. ■ UN Women National Capital will host a screening of the documentary “I Am a Girl.” 6 p.m. $15. West End Cinema, 2301 M St. NW. 202-780-5187. ■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Viktor Taus’ 2013 dark comedy “Clownwise.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performances ■ Shaanxi Folk Art Theater will present a shadow puppetry show featuring six signature vignettes based on Chinese folklore. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ “Press Play Hump Day” will feature a night of comedy and storytelling. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $10. District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. pressplaydcac. brownpapertickets.com. Special events ■ “The Ultimate Megafort” will feature a chance for adults to design and construct a cardboard structure, and then to test its strength in a foam ball battle. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free for Keystone Society members; $20 for others. Reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■ The National Portrait Gallery’s monthly Pop Quiz trivia night will highlight portraits of great romances in American history. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ The Arts Club of Washington will host a celebration of the literary magazine Barrelhouse and recent book publications from two of its founding editors, Dan Brady and Dave Housley. 7 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-3317282, ext. 3.

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