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The Northwest Current

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Ward 3 critics of shelter seek transparency

Assessment gains show D.C. market’s strength

thinking about tomorrow

■ Real estate: Rise in values

highest in city’s eastern wards

By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Opposition to a proposed homeless shelter in Ward 3 has grown louder, as residents and community leaders call for more scrutiny of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan for replacing the dilapidated D.C. General family homeless shelter.

Last Saturday hundreds of residents squeezed into Stoddert Elementary School, about an eightminute walk from the proposed facility’s site at 2619 Wisconsin Ave. NW, to hear from city leaders. Many who spoke had ready opposition for the Department of Human Services chief, Laura Zeilinger, also a Ward 3 resident.

Grievances addressed the scale of the proposed building — which would need zoning relief to build 38 units on a vacant lot, currently zoned for three town homes, across from the Russian Embassy — and the lack of transparency in the site selection process. Stoddert parents also said additional children from the shelter would overSee Shelter/Page 18

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Ward 3 homebuyers know that the market there is tight, with houses typically selling quickly — and often for more than their asking prices.

But the District’s Office of Tax and Revenue saw relatively little increase in the ward’s residential property values in the last year, according to data the agency released last week. An increase of

2.96 percent was barely half the rate of the next-slowest ward — Ward 2, whose values grew by 5.74 percent. Ward 8 in far Southeast and Southwest led the growth with a whopping 13.54 percent increase compared to last year, followed closely by Northeast’s Ward 5 (11.45 percent).

Overall, the agency found that the District’s real estate market has remained steady, with an average increase in residential property values of 6.60 percent and an average increase in commercial property values of 5.11 percent.

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AU likely to miss deadline for East Campus housing ■ Development: University

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The Janney Players presented the classic Broadway musical “Annie” at Deal Middle School over the weekend. The cast of Janney Elementary students performed hit numbers like “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.”

will arrange off-campus sites

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Senior facility set for apartment conversion

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Early last year, residents of The Georgetown, a senior living facility at 2512 Q St. NW, moved out temporarily to accommodate a large-scale renovation of the 41-unit building.

Demolition of the facility’s restrooms began shortly after the residents moved out — but the rebuilding process never began.

And last month, the Holladay Corp., which owns the property, announced that it would instead convert it into a conventional apartment building.

The company revealed more details about its plans at the February meeting of Advisory Neigh-

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Former residents of the Q Street building will stay in Chevy Chase.

borhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith).

The proposal calls for 96 apartments at an average size of 535 square feet, including several in the basement, and 11 parking spots on the premises. In addition to sixmonth and one-year leases, short-

term rentals would also be available for as few as 30 days.

Some community members are asking Holladay to account for the expected increase in foot and vehicle traffic at and around the building, and to drop its short-term lease plans.

Regarding the project’s broader change from renovation to new apartments, Holladay’s Jessica Sterchi told The Current that the decision came because of a personnel shortage, not because the corporation was looking for something more economically viable.

In 2013, the head of Holladay’s retirement division retired himself, leaving a void in the company’s oversight abilities, according See Georgetown/Page 5

American University’s East Campus project might not be finished in time for the start of the fall 2016 semester, university representatives conceded at a community meeting last Wednesday — meaning that the school would be out of compliance with a key component of its 10-year campus plan.

After a long-fought battle, the university in 2012 received permission from the Zoning Commission for a series of development projects. As part of that process, the commission ordered the school to ensure it could house 100 percent of its freshmen and sophomores and 67 percent of its total undergraduate population on campus by fall 2016. The commitment was crafted in response to community complaints about off-campus student conduct.

But the four-building East Campus project has repeatedly fallen behind schedule, prompting

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One of three East Campus dorms is two months behind schedule.

the university to extend construction hours using “minor modification” applications to the Zoning Commission.

The school now intends to ask the zoning panel for another modification, this time to waive the fall 2016 housing deadline, officials reported to Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D last week.

(ANC 3D includes Foxhall, the Palisades, Spring Valley and Wesley Heights.)

“The conditions under which we’re operating leave us with no other options,” Linda Argo, the university’s vice president for external relations and auxiliary See Zoning/Page 3

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District Digest Bill aims to convert vacant properties

A new D.C. Council bill is aimed at helping convert vacant, blighted and condemned properties in the District into livable affordable housing.

Under the proposal, the mayor would acquire the rights to the vacant or blighted properties and transfer those rights to a resident, nonprofit or for-profit venture to rehabilitate the buildings, with help from loans from the D.C. Housing Finance Agency.

The bill would require 75 percent of a property’s total square footage to be sold or rented to low- or moderate-income individuals or families with a 40-year covenant.

At-large D.C. Council member Anita Bonds introduced the legislation on March 1 along with Ward 1’s Brianne Nadeau and atlarge colleagues David Grosso and Elissa Silverman.

“This legislation will help low to moderate income residents afford to live in the District while simultaneously ridding our communities of chronically vacant and blighted properties,� Bonds says in a news release, citing figures listing thousands of vacant buildings and hundreds of blighted or condemned properties in the District as of last November.

The bill has been referred to the council’s Committee on Housing and Community Development, which Bonds chairs.

Tree planting planned for Pinehurst area A Casey Trees community event on March 26 will plant 100 trees along the Pinehurst Tributary of Rock Creek Park, as part of a longer-term restoration project.

The D.C. nonprofit, which focuses on restoring and protecting the city’s tree canopy, is look-

ing to gather 100 volunteers for the event, as well as “Pinehurst Partners� who will commit to watering the trees throughout the summer. Those interested in participating can contact John Burwell at johnburwell@me.com.

The planting is part of Casey Trees’ Pinehurst Project, a volunteer initiative to restore the meadow and forest of the narrow 1.5mile Pinehurst Tributary, bounded

by Western Avenue, Beech Street, Aberfoyle Place and Beach Drive NW in northern Chevy Chase.

Over the past three years, hundreds of volunteers have worked to remove invasive plants that threaten wildflowers and oak trees along the tributary, according to a release from Casey Trees, which has teamed up with the National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy for these efforts.

The March 26 planting will mark the start of a three-year riparian restoration project along

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Bell seniors raising funds for graduation

The senior class at Bell Multicultural High School in Columbia Heights is working to raise funds for students to buy caps and gowns for their graduation ceremony, as well as to take part in the senior prom and senior class trip.

A campaign at the GoFundMe fundraising website, set up at gofundme.com/griffins_2016, as of Tuesday had netted about $1,320 toward its overall goal of $21,000.

In total, the fees associated with graduation activities amount to $300 per student, not including the $350-per-student cost of the planned senior class trip to New Jersey and New York, according to the GoFundMe site. The fundraising campaign, spearheaded by Bell’s student government, hopes to make up the difference for many seniors who can’t afford the fees by the May 20 deadline. The campaign notes that more than 80 percent of the 211 students in Bell’s graduating class this year receive free or reduced lunch and other public benefits. “Although our Senior Class fees have decreased over the years through fundraisers, donations, and etc., we refuse to simply sit around and pout! ‌ Unfortunately we are struggling economically, and thus apprehensive about the possibilities of graduating with this debt,â€? writes Saba Amare, the senior class president at Bell.

Bell Multicultural is part of the Columbia Heights Education Campus at 3101 16th St. NW,

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Furniture shop leases space at Cady’s Alley Resource Furniture, a showroom of modern Europeandesigned furnishings, will mark its grand opening in Georgetown’s Cady’s Alley next month.

The company has signed a long-term lease to occupy a 2,097-square-foot retail space at 3340 Cady’s Alley NW, part of the Georgetown Renaissance portfolio of the EastBanc and Jamestown firms.

This will be the first D.C. showroom for Resource Furniture, which has locations in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Canada and Mexico. Launched in 2000, the company is known for importing and distributing spacesaving furniture from high-end European designers, including Italian-made beds and sofas.

A release from EastBanc and Jamestown notes that the deal is one of many recent leasing agreements in the Georgetown Renaissance, with other retailers including Donghia, Baker Furniture, Calligaris and Circa Lighting.

The two firms are working on an additional 30,000 square feet of new leases within the Georgetown Renaissance portfolio, which also includes boutique office space and 16 luxury apartments, according to the release.

Former DPW official heads private firm

A former official in the D.C. Department of Public Works has taken the helm at the private waste-removal company Tenleytown Trash, according to a news release.

Hallie Clem was previously the solid waste management deputy administrator in the Public Works Department. She replaces Barney Shapiro, who will remain as CEO at the trash company, which he founded in 1997.

Clem has more than 25 years of experience as an analyst, program manager and change agent for the D.C. government and the Maryland Department of the Environment, according to the release.

Correction

The March 2 article “Wardman neighbors bemoan loss of trees for condominium complex� misattributed the following quote: “There’s a huge hole. It looks like the building’s going to fall into a pit.� Local resident Jessica Wasserman said it, not Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C member Gwendolyn Bole.

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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Pepco, Exelon submit new proposal to city in attempt to salvage merger Pepco and Exelon tried once more on Monday to persuade the D.C. Public Service Commission to allow the power companies to merge.

The $6.8 billion deal has won approval in all jurisdictions involved except the District, where the three-member commission recently split 2-1 on a compromise that Mayor Muriel Bowser and other key stakeholders said they would oppose.

The biggest sticking point between city officials and the independent commission

was who should allocate a $25.6 million proffer that Bowser extracted from Pepco to offset residential rate increases. Public service commissioner Joanne Doddy Fort said her panel should be responsible for allocating such money, which could allow benefits to go instead to commercial and government ratepayers. One other commissioner is supportive of any merger deal; the third says the merger isn’t in the public interest regardless of the terms.

The power companies said Monday that

ZONING: Implementation delayed From Page 1

services, said at the ANC 3D meeting.

Argo said inclement weather caused the delays to the construction schedule.

The East Campus project — on the site of an expansive parking lot at Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW — has divided the community since its inception and throughout its construction. Residential neighbors objected to the visual impact of new buildings, the noise impacts of the construction work and the risk that its underground garage would disrupt the water table. And last week, the delayed opening joined neighbors’ list of concerns, though ANC 3D hasn’t yet taken a formal position on the matter.

Argo reported that the new academic building complex on the East Campus, along with Constitution Hall — the largest of three planned new residence halls — might not be done until October, more than a month after the school year begins.

However, she said the parking garage and the two other residence halls, Congressional and Federal, are slated to be completed in August. The structures of those buildings are already finished, with facade and interior work remaining.

The university’s David Dower said the construction team will prioritize those buildings, given that Constitution would almost certainly be late regardless.

In the meantime, the school has formulated a contingency plan to account for the 279 beds that won’t be available in Constitution Hall for the fall semester as previously expected, as well as the 311 beds that might not be available if Federal and Congressional aren’t finished by August. Half of those students would move to on-campus “triples” — three students in a room designed for two — and the other half would move to university-provided off-campus housing.

Argo said the university expects that roughly half or a little more of the off-campus contingency residences would be at the nearby Berkshire Apartments, 4201 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The university has provided housing in that apartment building

before, and many more of the university’s upperclassmen choose to live there because of its proximity to the main campus. The university is in talks with other nearby apartment buildings to fill out the remaining housing.

ANC 3D member Tom Smith expressed frustration that the university will be asking for its fourth minor modification to the campus plan, as well as skepticism that this request would in fact qualify as a “minor modification,” described in the zoning rules as a matter of “little or no importance or consequence.”

Argo conceded that the option is “undesirable” and attributed the zoning issues to the construction delays as well as the university’s recent unplanned enrollment boom. American decreased its acceptance rate from 46 to 35 percent from 2014 to 2015, but still saw an increase in students enrolling, according to school representatives at the meeting.

Commissioner Michael Gold asked the school’s officials to focus on the enrollment issue.

“We’re dancing around here talking about the symptom,” Gold said. “I’d like to talk more about the cure and the disease, which is that AU is on an upward trajectory every year, and you have been unable to hit your admission targets.”

The university’s vice president of campus life, Gail Hanson, said at the meeting that the rapidly rising number of students accepting admissions offers has far outpaced expectations, prompting internal discussions on how best to accommodate the growing population.

“Predictive accuracy is not what it was,” Hanson said. “We’re having to adjust a lot of things and do it very quickly with an eye towards this obligation.”

Gold implored the university to overhaul its admissions procedure rather than trying to solve the problem after an influx of students has already been admitted. He also asked that the university bring an admissions representative to its next meeting with ANC 3D. At that April 6 meeting, ANC 3D would likely take a formal stance on the university’s campus plan modification request with the Zoning Commission, if the university proceeds with that path.

they would support an alternative that would still dedicate money to residential customers, by shifting money from elsewhere in a $78 million settlement that also would have funded environmental initiatives. They are also open to either the agreement they worked out with Bowser or the commission’s approved order.

“The Commission and the settling parties are in agreement that the value of the overall benefits we have committed to the District is appropriate — it’s essentially a question of

how those benefits are allocated for the District,” Joe Rigby, chairman, president and CEO of Pepco Holdings, says in a news release.

City officials hadn’t yet commented on the latest proposal yesterday. The utilities asked the commission to rule on its options

by April 7, extending a previous selfimposed deadline that would have terminated the merger proceedings if no deal had been reached by March 4.

— Brady Holt

The week ahead Wednesday, March 9

The Sheridan-Kalorama Combined Neighborhood Annual Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW. Participating groups include the Sheridan-Kalorama Neighborhood Council and the Sheridan-Kalorama Historical Association.

■ The D.C. Public Library will host a panel discussion on “District of Change: Immigrants Wanted?” at 7 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Participants exploring the impact of immigration on D.C. will include moderator Hanna Rosin, an Israeli immigrant; Andy Shallal, artist, social entrepreneur and owner of Busboys and Poets; José Alberto Uclés, a Ward 5 member of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; and Mayra Canizales, principal of Oyster-Adams Bilingual School. To RSVP, visit dclibrary.org/node/52169.

Thursday, March 10

The D.C. Real Property Tax Appeals Commission will hold a workshop to inform property owners on how to file a real property tax appeal. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■ Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets will hold its seventh annual “Spring Fling” silent auction and buffet dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW. Tickets cost $20 per ticket or $30 per couple; visit dupontcirclemainstreets.org.

■ The Woodley Park Community Association will hold a special meeting with JBG to discuss the development firm’s future plans for the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. The

meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the undercroft of All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Ave. NW.

Tuesday, March 15

The Chevy Chase Citizens Association and the Northwest Neighbors Village will host a panel discussion on “Be Smart — Don’t Be Scammed at Home or Online.” Expert panelists will include Philip Ziperman of the D.C. Office of the Attorney General, Kim Cauthen of the Washington DC Jewish Community Center and Bruce Maliken of Up and Running Computer Services LLC. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Wednesday, March 16

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

Wednesday, March 23

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will host an oral history panel discussion at 7 p.m. at the City Tavern Club, 3206 M St. NW. Participants will include moderator Tom Birch and panelists Ellen Charles, Billy Martin and Sarah Yerkes.

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Feb. 29 through March 6 in local police service areas.

psa PSA 101 101 â– downtown

Robbery â– 700-749 block, 10th St.; 3:21 a.m. March 4.

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 5:29 p.m. Feb. 29 (with knife).

Theft â– 700-723 block, 14th St.; 8:11 p.m. March 1. â– 500-599 block, 12th St.; 11:31 p.m. March 1. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 12:39 p.m. March 2. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 12:41 p.m. March 2. â– 1000-1099 block, 14th St.; 4:04 p.m. March 2. â– 1000-1099 block, I St.; 9:18 p.m. March 2. â– 700-799 block, 12th St.; 12:34 p.m. March 3. â– 1300-1399 block, F St.; 6:37 p.m. March 3. â– 1000-1099 block, H St.; 9:23 p.m. March 3. â– 1300-1399 block, I St.; 9:09 p.m. March 4.

Theft from auto â– 500-599 block, 10th St.; 5:47 p.m. March 6.

psa 102

â– Gallery place PSA 102

PENN QUARTER

Sexual abuse â– 444-499 block, K St.; 9:22 a.m. March 5.

Motor vehicle theft â– 914-999 block, 5th St.; 11:27 a.m. Feb. 29.

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Theft â– 600-699 block, E St.; 1:15 a.m. Feb. 29. â– 500-599 block, 7th St.; 6:57 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 500-599 block, H St.; 7:15 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 500-599 block, 7th St.; 8:34 p.m. March 1. â– 400-499 block, 8th St.; 4:37 p.m. March 3. â– 800-899 block, 7th St.; 5:51 p.m. March 3. â– 400-499 block, 8th St.; 6:50 p.m. March 4. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 6:57 a.m. March 6. â– 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:06 p.m. March 6.

Theft from auto â– 500-599 block, H St.; 5:30 p.m. March 2. â– 600-699 block, H St.; 1:59 a.m. March 3. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 1:52 p.m. March 3. â– 600-699 block, New York Ave.; 10:37 p.m. March 4. â– 600-699 block, New York Ave.; 4:35 p.m. March 5.

psa PSA 201 201

â– chevy chase

Theft â– 3400-3599 block, Quesada St.; 11:59 a.m. Feb. 29.

Theft from auto â– 3300-3399 block, Stephenson Place; 1:21 p.m.

March 2. â– 3800-3899 block, Livingston St.; 3:17 p.m. March 6.

psa 202

â– Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 4500-4599 block, 40th St.; 6:41 p.m. March 1 (with knife).

Theft â– 4700-4799 block, Alton Place; 1:01 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:17 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 5200-5223 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:40 p.m. March 2. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:28 p.m. March 4. â– 5224-5299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:57 p.m. March 5.

Theft from auto â– 4540-4599 block, 42nd St.; 7 a.m. March 2. â– 4900-4909 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:15 p.m. March 3.

psa 203

â– forest PSA 203 hills / van ness

cleveland park

Burglary â– 3500-3599 block, Alton Place; 9:18 a.m. March 5.

â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 5:55 p.m. March 4. â– 2241-2318 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:30 a.m. March 5.

Theft from auto â– 3600-3699 block, Macomb St.; 1:48 p.m. March 2. â– 3100-3199 block, 35th St.; 10:30 p.m. March 5.

psa 205

â– palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Motor vehicle theft â– 4585-4699 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 2:16 a.m. March 3. â– 4461-4529 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 12:17 p.m. March 6.

Theft â– 4100-4199 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:44 p.m.

March 2.

Theft from auto â– 4432-4499 block, Greenwich Parkway; 10:32 a.m.

Feb. 29. â– 5210-5299 block, Loughboro Road; 10:44 a.m. March 1. â– 4500-4599 block, Lowell St.; 1:56 p.m. March 2.

psa 208

â– sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1800-1899 block, N St.; 12:14 p.m. March 4.

Burglary â– 3600-3619 block, Davis St.; 9:40 a.m. March 6.

Theft â– 1500-1520 block, 14th St.; 1:29 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:34 p.m.

Feb. 29. â– 1800-1899 block, S St.; 2:47 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:26 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 12:39 p.m. March 1. â– 1300-1399 block, 18th St.; 11:08 a.m. March 2. â– 1700-1799 block, P St.; 11:21 p.m. March 2. â– 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; noon March 3. â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 5:33 p.m. March 5. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:01 a.m. March 6. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:29 p.m. March 6. â– 1700-1799 block, P St.; 6:24 p.m. March 6.

Theft â– 2731-2899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:03 a.m. March 1. â– 3530-3599 block, Edmunds St.; 10:21 a.m.

March 3. â– 2731-2899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:48 a.m. March 3. â– 2100-2198 block, Tunlaw Road; 10:20 a.m. March 4. â– 2200-2299 block, Hall Place; 1:12 p.m. March 4.

Theft from auto â– 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 11:06 a.m. Feb. 29. â– 2200-2399 block, Decatur Place; 4:09 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 1350-1399 block, 17th St.; 10:20 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 1500-1523 block, 15th St.; 1:49 a.m. March 1. â– 1700-1799 block, P St.; 4:54 p.m. March 1. â– 1400-1499 block, Church

Theft from auto â– 3500-3599 block, 30th St.; 8:49 a.m. March 2. â– 3300-3399 block, 36th St.; 3:24 p.m. March 2. â– 2900-2999 block, Ordway St.; 8:07 p.m. March 2. â– 3400-3499 block, Rodman St.; 8:54 p.m. March 2. â– 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 9:37 p.m. March 4. â– 2800-2899 block, Ordway St.; 11:42 p.m. March 4.

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â– Massachusetts avenue

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

St.; 5:27 p.m. March 1. â– 1612-1699 block, 18th St.; 6:57 p.m. March 1. â– 1613-1699 block, 21st St.; 10:15 p.m. March 1. â– 2000-2099 block, Q St.; 8:08 a.m. March 2. â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 11:54 a.m. March 2. â– 1300-1321 block, 15th St.; 3:40 p.m. March 2. â– 1500-1599 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 9:38 p.m.

March 2. â– 1700-1799 block, 20th St.; 10:02 p.m. March 2. â– 1300-1379 block, 20th St.; 10:15 p.m. March 2. â– 1800-1899 block, N St.; 10:33 p.m. March 2. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:39 p.m. March 2. â– 1700-1799 block, 20th St.; 11:10 a.m. March 3. â– 1300-1349 block, 17th St.; 3:06 a.m. March 6. â– 1200-1221 block, 17th St.; 4:47 a.m. March 6.

psa PSA 301 301

â– Dupont circle

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1600-1699 block, R St.; 2:35 a.m. March 2.

Theft â– 1821-1899 block, 15th St.; 11:40 a.m. Feb. 29. â– 1700-1799 block, T St.; 2:50 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 1800-1819 block, 18th St.; 6:55 p.m. March 1. â– 2100-2199 block, 14th St.; 2:35 p.m. March 3. â– 1700-1789 block, Corcoran St.; 11:50 p.m. March 3.

Theft from auto â– 1600-1618 block, 17th St.; 3:06 p.m. March 1. â– 1800-1820 block, 15th St.; 5:01 p.m. March 3. â– 1700-1799 block, Johnson Ave.; 11:15 a.m. March 6. â– 1600-1699 block, Riggs Place; 11:45 a.m. March 6.

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â– colonial PSA 401 village

shepherd park / takoma

Robbery â– 400-499 block, Butternut St.; 7:19 p.m. March 3.

Motor vehicle theft â– 7800-7819 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:34 a.m. March 5. â– 400-499 block, Butternut St.; 1:35 a.m. March 6.

Theft â– 6900-6999 block, 6th St.; 8:46 a.m. March 1.

Theft from auto â– 1900-1999 block, Spruce Drive; 12:52 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 200-399 block, Carroll St.; 9:34 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 7400-7499 block, 7th St.; 9:41 p.m. Feb. 29. â– 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 6:55 p.m. March 5.

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GEORGETOWN: Senior residence set to become rental apartments

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to Sterchi. Francis Manderscheid had spent three decades in the position, overseeing The Georgetown along with the company’s two other senior facilities, the Chevy Chase House at 5420 Connecticut Ave. NW and the Country House in Yorktown, N.Y. Holladay had intended to reopen The Georgetown as originally promised a year ago, according to Sterchi. She said all but five or six of the 41 residents were moved Holladay’s other D.C. facility, the Chevy Chase House.

But after months of interviewing candidates to fill Manderscheid’s oversight position with no success, Sterchi realized the company wouldn’t be able to find the staff necessary to maintain its senior residences.

“I really wasn’t going to be able to attract somebody to run three facilities to have a best-in-class operating platform,” said Sterchi. “It’s such an intricate business and it has such high needs that you really need the best person.”

With The Georgetown, the consultants who advised renovation said the senior residence business would be more lucrative for the company than an apartment facility,

according to Sterchi. But she said managing a conventional apartment building are less daunting than managing three senior homes.

“It was a time to look in the mirror and say this was not the best interest for us as a company,” she said.

As part of the change in direction, Holladay is also in the process of selling the Chevy Chase and New York senior homes to a national firm that owns approximately 100 comparable residences nationwide, Sterchi said. She expects the sale to go through by May. The 100-plus residents at the Chevy Chase House won’t be forced to move or otherwise be affected by the sale, she said.

“I’ve already moved people once; I’m not doing it again,” Sterchi said.

Regarding the conversion of The Georgetown, ANC 2E voted unanimously on Feb. 29 to urge Holladay to work with neighbors on protecting against truck damage in the alley, managing trash pickup, restricting large moving trucks to Q Street only, reducing the number and increasing the size of the apartment units, and increasing lease requirements to a minimum of 12 months.

Neighbors of The Georgetown said at the meeting that they’re worried about the new building’s impact on their quality of life.

“This could be very damaging to the historic fabric of the community,” one resident said.

The Citizens Association of Georgetown also has concerns about the move-in and move-out process and the lease duration, according to John Lever, an association board member and chair of its historic preservation and zoning committee.

“They’re long-term owners of this building, and we wish them success in development that is sensible for the community and sustainable for them. Economically we want them to succeed,” Lever said. “But the way that they’ve presented it is not very effective, and they would have gotten much more feedback if they were more collaborative.”

Eileen McGrath has lived on P Street NW behind the building for 14 years. She has generally found The Georgetown’s community “nice, sweet and quiet.” She doesn’t expect The Georgetown’s new apartment residences — many of whom she predicts will be Georgetown University and George Washington University students — will be as respectful.

The plans for the new building show a back door and a bike room against the alley between The Georgetown and the homes on McGrath’s block. McGrath thinks moving

ASSESSMENTS: Values increase across District From Page 1

ington DC Association of Realtors, said the assessment trends reflect what real estate agents have seen anecdotally. Property value increases across the board, and spikes in some areas, are a positive sign for the D.C. market, he said.

“It is heartening to see that folks are looking in all parts of the area,” said Krauze. “It looks healthy that people are looking into new areas, and even the more mature areas are still growing.”

Indeed, no neighborhood’s residential values fell compared to last year, but the increases ranged from just under 1 percent in Ward 3’s Forest Hills and Garfield assessment neighborhoods to nearly 18 percent in Ward 5’s Eckington.

Of the roughly 60 neighborhoods designated by the tax office, 12 saw double-digit increases to their residential tax bases. Just one of those, LeDroit Park, is in Northwest, but three Ward 4 neighborhoods in the Georgia Avenue corridor did see increases of more than 9 percent: 16th Street Heights, Brightwood and Petworth.

The assessment values reflect stabilization of past growth in neighborhoods that have been transformed in recent memory — such as Columbia Heights; Petworth; Old City II, which includes parts of Dupont Circle and Logan Circle; and Capitol Hill. This year, the biggest changes came along the District’s eastern and southern borders and in eastern sections of the city’s core.

Krauze said it stands to reason that growth would be more steady or modest in areas of wards 2 and 3 where values are already high.

Meanwhile, buyers seeking something less expensive are driving

growth elsewhere.

“First-time homebuyers might not be your Palisades, Upper Northwest folks,” he said. “Maybe it will be their second or their third house.”

Looking at single-family homes in particular, the trends are similar to the broader residential market.

Only two suburban-style Upper Northwest assessment neighborhoods saw gains of more than 5 percent: Ward 3’s North Cleveland Park (5.65 percent) and Ward 4’s Brightwood (7.93 percent). The leader was Brentwood in Ward 5 (17.37 percent) followed by Congress Heights in Ward 8 (16.71 percent). Forest Hills brought up the rear citywide (0.43 percent) followed by Ward 3’s Wesley Heights (1.27 percent).

Krauze expects the trends to continue. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s more of the same, in which people continue to look at markets that have been overlooked in the past,” he said. “I think instinctively people have gone to the more mature markets, and then realizing that might not be a first-time opportunity, they think, ‘Where else can I go to find a first-time homebuying opportunity, or where can I get into the District or stay in the District?’”

Meanwhile, the city’s commercial assessments also rose in all but two neighborhoods: Congress Heights (down 0.62 percent) and Ward 3’s Foxhall (down 2.75 percent). Trinidad saw by far the biggest increase (29.12 percent), but a number of Northwest neighborhoods saw just over 10 percent of commercial value growth: Chevy Chase, Glover Park, Old City II, the Palisades and Petworth.

Citywide, the District’s property tax base is $238 billion, includ-

ing $26 billion in exempt properties, generally those owned by the city or federal government or by nonprofits.

The new property value assessments will go into effect for 2017, along with corresponding increases to tax bills. The Office of Tax and Revenue is now mailing out new values to property owners, who will have until April 1 to appeal the values. Regardless of the assessed value of a property, tax bills generally don’t increase more than 10 percent per year unless the property changes hands.

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The Georgetown’s owners have decided to get out of the senior living business.

vehicles will be coming more frequently because of the short leases. And the fact that the property has just 11 parking spaces means that dozens of additional cars will park in the neighborhood, she said.

“It’s taking a part of the historic village of Georgetown and turning it into an art farm,” McGrath said. “This is not the nature of that part of the neighborhood.”

Sterchi said the company has no plans to create a hostile relationship with the community with its new plans.

“I think those who’ve worked with us in the past have found us very flexible and friendly neighbors,” she said. “We hope to continue that and do our best to work with the communities like we always do.”

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Fillmore flap

At the Fillmore Arts Center, five elementary schools and the D.C. Public Schools’ central office pool their resources to provide a more comprehensive arts education than any one school could provide inhouse. The program is wildly popular among students, and we have long believed in the great importance of arts education.

Sadly, the school system has proposed drastic funding cuts that would strip Fillmore of its viability, arguing against “disproportionate investment at such a small number of schools.”

It is true that even after Key, Ross, Marie Reed, Hyde-Addison and Stoddert elementaries give Fillmore the $1 million they collectively receive in city arts funding, Fillmore receives another $600,000 for staff and supplies. And it is true that the system would need to spend about $250,000 next year to bus students to the center in Hardy Middle School.

We fully support equity in education funding. We would hate to see the District allocate its resources to children in Northwest at a rate that students wouldn’t see in wards 5, 7 and 8.

But there are two ways to provide equity. D.C. Public Schools seems to believe the best path is to take away funding from Fillmore. We would argue that this program has proved itself valuable and desirable, and that it should be emulated — not eliminated — even if additional investment is necessary.

It’s also possible that D.C. Public Schools can identify savings within Fillmore that aren’t central to its function. Parents, not the city, identified roughly $350,000 in savings per year by recommending that the city use its own school buses to bring students rather than chartering coaches. We expect other relatively painless cost savings are possible.

The abruptness of this drastic change to the educational offerings is also objectionable. Current plans call for eliminating the arts center in the upcoming school year. Even if officials did find it unworkable to continue the program indefinitely, it’s unconscionable that schools would receive so little warning. Of the five schools that participate in Fillmore, four are over capacity and the fifth is preparing for a disruptive modernization project (as is one other). Who thought it was a good idea to force these schools to find space for an arts program by August?

The District isn’t facing an urgent crisis here. Officials have a duty to meticulously review the Fillmore program for potential savings, carefully study the pros and cons of continuing it, and — only as a last resort — wind it down after providing ample notice to the schools it serves.

We’re hopeful that a close examination would reveal the Fillmore Arts Center to be the sort of program that D.C. Public Schools can provide to more students across the city. And any action against Fillmore should be postponed by at least a year.

AAA for H2O

District residents who were around back in the ’80s and ’90s may remember the D.C. government diverting water bill payments into the city’s general fund, shortchanging the city’s infrastructure needs. This sort of budget-balancing trickery is a large part of the reason we now have our pipes managed through the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, an independent agency known as DC Water.

And DC Water recently demonstrated how far it has come since its inception, receiving a AAA rating from Standard and Poor’s Investors Service for senior lien revenue bonds. That’s the first time DC Water’s bonds have received the top score from a rating agency, and it demonstrates the highest level of investor confidence in the agency’s finances.

That means when DC Water issues bonds for its major infrastructure projects, it can pay a lower interest rate — saving money for its water customers here in the District. The high bond rating also inspires confidence in the agency’s management, which is greatly appreciated for any entity that provides the District with a vital service.

“DC Water’s AAA rating is an affirmation of the strength of our credit, fiscal management and governance structure,” CEO and general manager George Hawkins says in a news release. “The rating upgrade is also a testament to our operational excellence and to the value of the service we provide to our customers.”

We agree. The agency certainly hasn’t had a perfect record — we’ll never forget the lead scandal of the early 2000s, and complaints about overbilling crop up on neighborhood listservs from time to time. But even the finest make mistakes, and DC Water is right to be proud of its current fiscal management.

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Caution … crumbling ahead!

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eally? Really?

Are we really discussing how the iconic Memorial Bridge may have to be shut down by 2021 because it’s crumbling before our eyes? Yes, we are.

It needs a $250 million makeover. That’s almost the entirety of the National Park Service capital improvement budget for all of its properties nationwide. And the Park Service, as we noted in our recent column on Beach Drive, has almost $12 billion in unfunded infrastructure needs.

Now, let’s pause while we review the recent presidential debates.

The Republicans last week got into an awkward show of hands. If you missed it, the Notebook is not going to explain it. But it wasn’t about the size of our national infrastructure problems.

That wasn’t a topic.

On Sunday night, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders met in Flint, Mich., and talked about its water crisis. Flint is a stain on America’s conscience, but it’s just one drop in the corroded public policy that has left our country’s infrastructure in near ruins.

“It’s raining lead in Flint,” Clinton said.

When Sanders described the infrastructure needs for water, highways, bridges and other foundations nationwide, Clinton readily agreed, saying, “Amen to that.”

In its most recent report card in 2013, the American Society of Civil Engineers said there have been some efforts at tackling infrastructure at city, state and federal levels, but overall there’s been modest investment compared with need.

“It is clear that we have a significant backlog of overdue maintenance across our infrastructure systems,” the report said, citing “a pressing need for modernization, and an immense opportunity to create reliable, long-term funding sources to avoid wiping out our recent gains.”

The group’s next report card isn’t due until 2017. But we don’t need to wait on more depressing reports. Given the nature of our national politics, it not clear any real action will occur.

And that brings us back to the Memorial Bridge. Opened in 1941, it happens to be your Notebook’s favorite in the Washington region. We point it out to visiting interns. Its nine arches gracefully span the river, with elegant North Carolina marble flanking its sides. We never tire of driving along the Potomac River looking at it.

Outwardly beautiful, yes, but it is rotting on the inside. Concrete decks don’t need resurfacing; they need to be replaced completely. Iron supports are rusting and endanger the middle of the structure, a draw span that has not opened since 1961.

In our NBC4 interview with the National Park Service, spokesperson Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles was

direct. “When you talk about the bridge being so bad it has to close,” we said to her, “that’s a heck of a decision to make.”

She responded, “It is [a big decision] and it’s not one we take lightly. But what’s most important is for drivers and pedestrians to be safe.”

It’s hard to imagine the bridge being allowed to crumble into disuse. But would a new Memorial Bridge look anything similar?

“That’s one of the things that are going to be really important, maintaining the historic character of the bridge,” Anzelmo-Sarles said. “Our intent is to make sure that it still looks and is just as iconic as it always has been.”

■ Pepco-Exelon, continued. At the start of the week, Pepco and Exelon formally filed a new request before the D.C. Public Service Commission. The two parties are trying to salvage their $7 billion merger. The commission approved the merger but set several conditions that have caused support for the plan to unravel. Now the power companies are asking the commission to reconsider those conditions. It’s unclear when — or if — the commission will act, leaving the merger as uncertain as ever.

■ Joslyn Williams stepping down. Longtime labor leader Joslyn Williams will be praised and roasted Saturday night. Williams — the first African-American president of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO — has led the regional group since 1982, re-elected every three years since.

Williams has participated as chairman in city, county, state, national and international union activities. He’s been a voice of reason and activism for labor unions across the spectrum. And he has served on various boards and commissions for a variety of mayors. Of course, everything good done in his name actually has been done by longtime executive director Kathleen McKirchy. (See, the roast already has begun.)

A tip of the hat — union label included — for Williams. Your Notebook, who emceed the DC Chamber of Commerce dinner a year ago, is happy to be ecumenical and emcee of Saturday’s Evening With Labor event at the Washington Hilton.

■ Cuba, sí! The Washington Post reported on Monday that Cuba’s national baseball team and the Washington Nationals could play games here and in Cuba next year. If there is any common cord between the U.S. and Cuba, it is baseball.

The discussion comes as United Airlines has reported it wants to fly from Dulles to Havana.

Our trip to Cuba last year showed us that commerce and culture could soon find many outlets in this new world. Watch for more.

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

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Letters to the Editor Area cyclists should show more courtesy

The Dec. 30 letter to the editor supporting less compliance by cyclists with traffic safety rules moves D.C. in exactly the wrong direction.

A welcome surge in our population has also added more pedestrians, bikes and cars to our intersections. Too many continue to develop the bad habit of moving through intersections while distracted by tex-

ting, talking on a cellphone or tuning out to earbud music.

Sadly, many young cyclists and pedestrians have displayed narcissistic attitudes of entitlement to roadway supremacy.

We need to move toward ingraining habits of cooperative coexistence with one another at intersections, not ingraining habits of free-for-alls there.

Were this the Wild Wild West, that might be one thing. But we’re not. And the silly justification for letting cyclists ride through stop signs in empty intersections because it saves effort and time is just as true for motorists — and just as danger-

ous a habit to ingrain in this bustling city.

In my eight years of dedicated cycling and walking to and from work when I lived closer in back in the ’80s before the current cycling boom hit, I often waved motorists in intersections to go on before me. They always showed appreciation and as often as not would return the gesture and wave me on to go first.

Ingraining that effortless exchange of courtesy will yield a spirit that will take us much farther as a city.

Richard Roberts Washington, D.C.

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Letters to the Editor Patterson Mansion isn’t being gutted

I was president of the Patterson House Preservation Foundation as well as a member of the Washington Club, which made its home in Patterson House.

I want to assure Jim McGrath [“Heurich museum is Dupont’s rock,� Letters to the Editor, March 2] and your readers that this beautiful house has not been gutted; the grand rooms are being restored.

Prior to the sale, we received several offers. We accepted the offer by the present owners because we recognized that they had the greatest respect for the history and architecture of house.

I look forward to seeing it come back to life.

Amy Ballard Washington, D.C.

Filmore Arts Center fills important role

Thank you for your March 2 article highlighting the defunding of the Fillmore Arts Center — the second attempt in two years by D.C. Public Schools. Then, just this past week, the school system sent out an email to the community highlighting the importance of arts education.

Why the crossed messages?

Because D.C. Public Schools administrators aren’t against arts necessarily. They just want a “push-in� model where all arts instruction takes place in schools.

However, this doesn’t change the fact that five schools currently participating in Fillmore lack physical space for even the most basic arts and music instruction.

We are unsure of the exact statistics, but we cannot imagine that all D.C. public schools have dedicated arts and music rooms.

Stoddert specifically does not have enough classrooms for its current student population, much less any rooms for instruction that requires mess, noise or movement. Storage for supplies is also an issue — there is none.

We understand that as a result the 1,700-plus students who attend Fillmore might receive more of an arts education than other schools, but that shouldn’t be reason for shutting it down.

Instead there should be a thoughtful review of arts programming citywide. We are sure it would reveal a wide discrepancy in programming across schools based on space, interest, storage, budget, et cetera. Then the school system could come to the com-

munities, including those that attend Fillmore, in a reasonable timeframe and start a discussion — with the first question being, “Where would you hold arts instruction in your school building?�

This suggestion seems sane versus what happened this year.

Here’s a summary: Announce over a conference call to the five principals and Fillmore that all funding will cease to exist for next year. Then fail to tell the arts education specialists at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education about the decision.

Then drop the budget the next day and give the five schools about two weeks to figure out a solution with a threat of pay-toplay or lose it all. All this while Chancellor Kaya Henderson leaves the country for 10 days, only to be quoted about the importance of arts instruction while visiting Cuba.

We urge Chancellor Henderson and Mayor Muriel Bowser to stop treating arts instruction as the bottom rung of the ladder while giving lip service to its importance. Actions speak louder than words. Reinstate Fillmore funding, and give parents a seat at the table to actually discuss arts education standards and how to implement them in the wide variety of D.C. school buildings.

Maria O’Donnell Co-president, Stoddert Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization

Murch traffic plan shouldn’t be nixed

I am a lifelong D.C. resident, a parent of four D.C. public school students and a resident of Reno Road. The modernization of Murch Elementary is long overdue (80-plus years, in fact), but the newly proposed, budgetslashed plan presents major safety concerns due to the proposed parking lot and service vehicle entrance on Reno Road.

This is already a dangerous area due to aggressive driving.

My son was hit by a car while crossing Reno Road in the crosswalk at Reno and Ellicott Street on his way to kindergarten. Since then, at least two other children have been hit at the same corner.

I spent approximately 18 months trying to get a little speed control bump put in the road there to deter drivers from going around traffic stopped for pedestrians and using the middle lane in a rush. I spoke — seemingly endlessly — with the D.C. Department of Transportation, D.C. Council members and their aides, the mayor’s office, the Forest Hills traffic group and other entities. I was told over and over

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again that we could not risk slowing down traffic on a major thoroughfare between Maryland and D.C. with anything that might work, such as a speed bump or island. So a rubber yellow “slow� sign was put up — until it was run over and destroyed within months by a rushed driver.

The Murch plans call for a service entrance on Reno Road, where trucks would regularly back in or out to drop off or pick up lunches, packages and garbage. The adjacent entrance/exit for a parking lot with 20-plus cars would create havoc on a busy and dangerous two-lane road.

Reno Road/34th Street has embassies and other schools, but the entrances are on side streets because Reno cannot absorb the traffic disruptions and increased danger.

The Murch community spent years working on the modernization plan, consulting and working with national, city and federal stakeholders.

It’s absolutely shameful to make such drastic changes now that would ruin well-thought-out plans to utilize the small lot of land to its fullest potential for the 650 to 700 children who attend Murch from all over the city. To make it a more perilous walk to school with ill-conceived parking lots and service entrances is heartless. I wonder how many more children need to be hit before the city recognizes the value of a well-thought-out plan.

Michelle Cochran Wakefield

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Newspaper confused Chinese dragon, lion

We are PK1 students from St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School.

We saw your newspaper from Feb. 17. There was a photo of a lion on the front page of The Northwest Current (from the annual Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown). But the words say “dragon.�

We studied Chinese lions, and we know that your picture is mixed up. We know this is a lion because only two people can fit in it. The people go underneath the costume, and you can only sometimes see the head, but mostly you see the legs. A dragon has lots of people hold on to sticks under it. A lion has eyes that blink, big floppy ears, and a mouth that can open and close.

And it can dance.

We want you to know so you can make it correct.

Gung Hay Fat Choi! Happy New Year and Happy Year of the Monkey!

PK1 students, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

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Spotlight on Schools Annunciation Catholic School

¡Hola! We are in second grade at Annunciation Catholic School and we’re studying Spanish. We don’t have Spanish every day, but so far this year, we’ve learned how to count in Spanish (we know a song with the Spanish numbers from one to 10), we know all the colors, and we know how to say “please” and “thank you.” The hardest part of Spanish class is that sometimes the words are not like English at all! We do word searches to practice our Spanish vocabulary.

We have special holiday celebrations in Spanish class and we have learned vocabulary words for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmastime. This winter when it was so cold and we had snow we learned about the season of winter and vocabulary for winter clothes, snow, and building a snowman. Next for us comes St. Patrick’s Day and then Easter.

Whenever someone in our class has a birthday we sing the “Happy Birthday” song in Spanish. It’s the same melody as English, even with a “cha cha cha” at the end!

Most of all, we are learning that even though it is different from English, Spanish is fun!

— Caleb Acuna, Grace Bowers, Kausar Burks, Stephane Cantuti, Francesca Centanni, Jasmine Destry, Babacar Diop, Leilani Kiptoo, Melanie Ondara, Alex Ouzts and Matteo Scano; second-graders

Blessed Sacrament School

Safety Patrols is one of the programs at Blessed Sacrament that is both good for the students and the community. Students in sixth through eighth grades are eligible to volunteer for this position each fall. A student serves on the patrols for the entire school year. Our faculty advisor, Ms. Ryan, holds a meeting of all patrols in the beginning of the year to give us our orange belt, discuss our duties, our responsibilities and to review safety. On the first day of each month we are assigned to a new post in the vicinity of the school. We are assigned to a morning post or an afternoon post. We are responsible for helping students safely cross the street and assist motorists in seeing the pedestrians.

Each day the American flag is raised and lowered by one of the patrols. We have found that most students opt not to walk to school when the temperature drops below 20 degrees so on these days the patrols are not on duty.

Each May, the patrols enjoy a party at Hershey Park to celebrate a successful patrol season.

— Patrick Williams, seventh-grader

Hearst Elementary School

In our first-grade classroom at

School DISPATCHES

Hearst Elementary, we are learning many things. In science, we have been learning about light and sound. We learned that sound travels in waves and is made when things vibrate.

To learn more, we went to the SPARKlab at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. At the SPARKlab, we took turns exploring the exhibits and the experiment stations. All the exhibits used sound and light and you could invent lots of things. At one station we used squares and light to make a sound music box. At another station, we had to find out how to keep a pair of magical shoes safe. We created an alarm with light and sound to alert burglars. At another station, we had to draw a solution to make a better alarm clock. At another, we had to match sounds to a silent video. We also made sounds with colors on a record player.

The SPARKlab was very creative and unique. Our class got our brains working and had a great time.

— Sonya Goldberg and Owen Carpenter, first-graders

Hyde-Addison Elementary School

This past week has been a very exciting week for Hyde-Addison.

Last Friday, we had our annual school Talent Night at St. John’s.

My favorite Talent Night tradition is when the PTA dances to a popular song as the final act of the night and they let the kids in the audience get up on the stage and dance with them! Other acts included: the Hyde-Addison cheerleaders (the “H2 Squad”), the Hyde-Addison Brownie troop doing a tarantella dance, singalongs, comedy acts, and singing and musical instrument solos.

Also on Friday, the fifth grade hosted its annual Black History Month “Wax Museum,” where each fifth-grader pretended to be a famous African-American person, such as George Washington Carver, Sgt. William Carney and Michelle Obama. The other classes came to the Wax Museum and tapped on the figures to bring them to life.

On Wednesday, the fifth grade went to see the movie “An American Ascent” at the DAR Constitution Hall, which was about a group of nine black mountaineers who climbed North America’s highest peak, Mount Denali in Alaska. I enjoyed the movie and thought it was very exciting but some kids fell asleep! After the movie, we met Tyrhee Moore, one of the climbers, who is from D.C., and Andrew Adkins, the producer. We were able to ask them questions such as how they filmed the climbers on the mountain and how they felt climbing it.

It was a good way to end Black History Month.

— Ethan Blood Hill, fifth-grader

Key Elementary School

Last Friday at Key we held our yearly science fair. It is one of our more popular events at Key. Students in third, fourth and fifth grade are required to participate.

For the younger grades it is optional. “The science fair is an institution at Key; it’s been around and for as long as I’ve been here,” said Miss Amy Johnson, beloved science teacher and one of the chief organizers.

All the students get to choose their science fair topic and whether they work by themselves or with a partner. This year 120 science projects were presented, including 40 from the younger grades.

No matter what age, the students are supposed to have fun.

There were 14 judges so the participants had to practice their speech for the judges.

In the end, five winners were chosen: Sydney Goldman and Joana Marroquin-Aguiler for “Gray Water,” Holger and Otto Moeller for “Light and Reflection,” Constanza Cohen for “Blow It Up with Fungus,” Natalie Braun for “The Stroop Effect” and Clio Blum for “Tsunami Effect.”

“I was amazed at the creativity and knowledge of the scientific process that kids are learning at Key through our science program,” said Tricia Duncan, cochair of the Science Fair Committee, who has worked tirelessly year after year to organize the event. Science makes us all smarter and there was plenty of it to go around this year. The winners will go to citywide science championships on June 4.

— Sofia Turley and Robert Swift, second-graders, and Mary Ellen Youtcheff, fourth-grader

National Presbyterian School

I’m guessing that anyone who noticed that the kids at NPS wore some pretty wacky clothes during the first week of March. Just in case you didn’t, you have me to explain it. During the first week of March, NPS had spirit week.

Spirit week happens every year, but the themes will vary. A few years ago we had inside-out day, which was pretty interesting, and another time we had mix-match day where you can’t wear anything that matches. For example, students wore different colored socks and different shoes and that kind of thing. But we usually stick to the classics: crazy hair and hat day, wacky tacky day, retro day and, the best of all, pajama day! By the way I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but I’m writing this article in my pajamas. Anyway, you get the idea and even if it is a bit late,

janney’s ‘Annie’

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The Janney Players presented the hit Broadway musical “Annie” at Deal Middle School on Friday night and did a Saturday matinee. The cast performed hit numbers like “Tomorrow” and “I Think I’m Going to Like it Here.”

have a happy spirit week!

— Alison Cheney, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

At OLV our sports teams are organized through the Archdiocese’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO). We just finished a fantastic Blue Hawks basketball season.

The 14U boys team won the Division 4 Championship, the 12U girls won the Division 2 Championship and the 16U boys won the City Silver Championship. The 14U girls were the Division 3 runners-up. The 18U girls displayed grace and team spirit throughout the season, and the 12U boys exceeded expectations and won two straight tournament games to make it to the semifinals.

All the teams practiced and played with heart, perseverance and commitment to the CYO values of sportsmanship and faith.

Next up: CYO spring baseball!

Go Blue Hawks!

— OLV CYO teams

Ross Elementary School

On Monday we went Fillmore Arts Center to learn more about the arts. The D.C. Public Schools chancellor is planning to close Fillmore Arts Center. Students are angered at her choice. Students will do what they can to try to prevent that from happening. A

couple of students have written a petition. Our purpose is to reach out to get the whole school to sign all of their names on the petition. This was in hopes that Fillmore will stay open.

On Tuesday, Girls On The Run started. But apart from that, it was an ordinary Tuesday.

Wednesday was Read Across America Day. We celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. There were a bunch of Dr. Seuss books on the shelves — all over the library.

Mr. Flanagan, our librarian, read some Dr. Seuss books like “Green Eggs and Ham” and “Hop on Pop.” Special Dr. Seuss prizes like postcards and bookmarks were given out. Some of the younger kids got to wear and keep Dr. Seuss hats.

Thursday was uneventful. But on Friday, our pre-K3 and pre-K4 did Discovery Theater.

We are having our eighth annual Ross Auction at 7 p.m.

March 19. It will take place at the Human Rights Campaign. It’s free and open to the public.

— Ellen Lurie and Lucy Mencimer, fourth-graders

St. Albans School

On March 2, eight students from St. Albans lower school traveled to the Middle School Student Diversity Leadership Conference at All Souls Church, See Dispatches/Page 31

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Back on top: Cadets topple Cubs to take DCSAA championship smile after the game. “It feels great overall.”

For Scribner, the chance to have a full roster at his disposal in March was the biggest key to victory.

“Every year that we’ve had full strength — without a starter out — we have won the city or WCAC since I’ve been here,” the coach said of his team’s turnaround after the disappointing 2015 campaign that was derailed by injuries to Amari Carter, who graduated, Beverley and others.

While the seniors enjoyed the high of winning their final high school game, it was Sheppard who gave the Cadets an edge with a trio of three-pointers to build the team’s 16-12 lead by the end of the first quarter.

“She was on fire,” Scribner said of the sharpshooter’s hot start.

Visitation tried to rally before halftime, but found itself down 30-20 at the break while being called for nine fouls, while St. John’s was charged with just one. The penalty disparity limited Carroll, who played just a few minutes while being in foul trouble for the majority of the contest. The junior was the Cubs’ best hope to break down the Cadets’ defense by creating a presence in the post. “[The referees] took her out of the game — one of our two best players, they took her out,” said Cubs coach Mike McCarthy. “It was so one-sided; I don’t normally say that, but the refs were horrible.”

Despite the adversity, the Cubs started the second half strong and went on an 18-10 scoring run to trim the Cadets’ advantage down to 40-38.

“I loved the way we fought and we never gave up,” McCarthy said of his team’s resiliency.

But in the fourth quarter, Robbins’ strong offensive performance — scoring eight of the team’s 19 points in the period — helped slam the door on any Cubs comeback.

“K-Rob did what she does and got her buckets the way that she gets them,” said Scribner. “That last shot was huge — with the shot clock winding down, she kissed it off the glass and got it in.”

While Robbins lit up the scoreboard, sophomore guard Sydney Wood was locked in on Gray and held the Cubs’ best offensive weapon to just three points in the final period.

“We played the trap and sped them up to get them out of their comfort zone,” said Scribner. “Syd Wood’s performance against Alexis in the fourth quarter was phenomenal.”

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

When the St. John’s girls basketball team warmed up for the D.C. State Athletic Association championship game on Sunday, junior guard Aisha Sheppard was missing.

The sharpshooter had a little trouble in traffic and by the time she arrived at George Washington University’s Smith Center, warmups were over and the Cadets were already in the locker room. St. John’s coach Jonathan Scribner accompanied the junior back to the court during the final minutes before tipoff, helping her practice by passing her the ball and rebounding her shots.

“She came walking in after everybody had their shoot-around, and I wanted her to get 25 shots up to get a feel,” the coach said.

The impromptu shooting session proved an effective warmup for Sheppard, who hit four three-point buckets in the first half of the title game to help spark the Cadets’ 59-47 victory over Visitation for the DCSAA crown.

“It’s incredibly special,” said Sheppard.

“It was our first championship together for our group, and we felt that we needed to go out with a bang.”

The Cadets finished their season with a 26-7 record and defeated Bell and Anacostia in the DCSAA tournament to earn a spot in the title game.

St. John’s had several players stand out in the final game of the year. Sheppard finished the contest with a game-high 22 points, senior guard Kayla Robbins had 20, and junior Niya Beverley scored eight.

Senior forward Sarah Overcash scored one bucket, and she was a force in the post for St. John’s while grabbing a slew of rebounds and constantly forcing the Cubs into difficult shots in the paint.

Meanwhile, for the Cubs, senior guard Alexis Gray led the team with 16 points, junior forward Maeve Carroll added 11, senior forward Maddy Reed added eight, junior guard Sydney Love-Baker scored four and senior guard Keelyn Leonard hit a three.

For St. John’s, Sunday was an opportunity to finish the season with hardware after dropping the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title game 70-66 to Paul VI on Feb. 22.

Scribner said the players prepared by refocusing themselves on their final task of the season after that loss. “We took four or five days off,” he said. “We came back and had a meeting to decide if we would ramp ourselves back up. We had two or three really good preparation practices this week.

For the most part they executed everything the way that we wanted them to.”

The Cadets also sought to redeem themselves from last year, when injuries scuttled their title hopes and they lost out to the Cubs in the DCSAA finals.

“We lost to Visitation twice last year, and it’s just a great feeling to beat them our senior year going out,” said Robbins. “This year, going out winning is great.”

Scribner was proud of his senior stars — Overcash, who will play at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Robbins, who will suit up for the University

DCSAA girls tourney recap Brian Kapur/The Current

St. John’s seniors Sarah Overcash, top left and bottom left, and Kayla Robbins, top right and bottom right, gave the Cadets a boost on both sides of the ball to propel their squad to the DCSAA title. Overcash was the backbone of the team’s interior defense, while Robbins generated 20 points. Both will play in the Big Ten Conference next winter. of Michigan next winter — and embraced them as time expired.

“I told them that they are 101-32, two city titles, one WCAC [title], three WCAC [finals] appearances, and they’re going to the Big Ten [Conference] to play basketball — I’m really happy for them,” said Scrib-

ner.

Robbins, who suffered an ACL injury in 2013 and was still not quite herself in last year’s title game, earned a different three letters for her performance on Sunday — MVP. “It’s way better letters,” she said with a

In the DCSAA girls basketball bracket, Maret defeated National Cathedral 46-44 on Feb. 29 in the opening round before being eliminated by Visitation 67-34 on March 1 in the quarterfinals.

In addition, Bell defeated Georgetown Day 66-60 on Feb. 29 in the first round before being knocked out by St. John’s on March 1 by a score of 61-30 in the quarterfinals.

Bell’s public school rival, Wilson — the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament champions — got knocked out

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Playoffs roundup: Warriors go undefeated

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

A Northwest team has managed to find its way into the D.C. State Athletic Association boys basketball championship game each year since the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inception in 2013. That streak came to an end this year, as H.D. Woodson knocked Gonzaga out of the DCSAA semifinals on Thursday 105-102 in a doubleovertime thriller.

In that semifinal game at the Verizon Center, Gonzaga junior Chris Lykes scored a team-high 31 points, senior guard Nigel Stewart added 25, sophomore Prentiss Hubb chipped in 20 and junior forward Eddie Scott added 13 more.

But the Warriors rallied from a 22-10 first-quarter deficit to stun the Eagles.

H.D. Woodson went on to defeat Friendship Collegiate 60-47 in the DCSAA finals on Sunday afternoon at George Washington Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smith Center. The Warriors finished the season with a 33-0 record and became the first D.C. public school team since 1985 to complete a perfect season.

Upsets shake up DCSAA

The DCSAA boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bracket saw a slew of upsets. St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, which entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed, was upset in the second round by Friendship Collegiate 77-70 on March 1.

In that game, senior guard Anthony Cowan scored 25 points while fellow senior guard Jeffery Dowtin Jr. added 21 and senior forward Kylia Sykes chipped in 13.

Maret also saw its title hopes dashed in the second round, losing to Gonzaga 68-52 on March 1 in the quarterfinals.

The Frogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mid-Atlantic Conference foe, Sidwell, was bounced from the tournament on Feb. 29, when IDEA Public Charter School edged the Quakers 70-65 in a firstround matchup.

St. Albans was also eliminated in the first round when the Bulldogs were knocked out by Cesar Chavez 61-53 on Feb. 29.

In addition, Roosevelt saw its time in the DCSAA tournament end in the quarterfinals when IDEA beat the Rough Riders 78-62 on March 1.

Sidwell drop MAC finals

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The Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boys basketball team saw its bid to capture the Mid-Atlantic Conference title end on Feb. 28 in a 66-57 defeat to Saint James from Hagerstown, Md. Junior guard Jelani Williams led Sidwell with 23 points, freshman guard Jason Gibson finished

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H.D. Woodson, led by senior forward Antwan Walker, left, posted a perfect 33-0 record en route to the DCIAA and DCSAA titles. In the state tournament, the Warriors knocked out Northwest stalwart Gonzaga in the DCSAA semifinals. Meanwhile, H.D. Woodson defeated Roosevelt, shown above, for the DCIAA title. with 14, and sophomore guard Saddiq Bey added 11 more.

Sidwell started the game sluggishly and fell into a 19-9 hole by the end of the first period. The rest of the game was just about even as the Saints outscored the Quakers 15-14 in the second, the teams each scored 11 in the third quarter, and the Saints edged Sidwell 23-21 in the fourth.

Eagles fall in WCAC semis

Gonzagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid to defend its Washington Catholic Athletic Conference boys basketball championship ended on Feb. 21, when the Eagles fell to DeMatha 79-66 at American Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bender Arena.

Junior guard Chris Lykes, who was named WCAC player of the year, led the Eagles with 28 points.

Gonzaga also had senior guard Nigel Stewart and junior forward Eddie Scott chip in 13 and 12 points, respectively.

But the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t over yet. The team will compete in the annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament at Frostburg State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bobcat Arena in Frostburg, Md. The event begins on Thursday and wraps up Saturday. The Eagles are one of eight teams competing in the bracket. They will be joined by

three familiar WCAC foes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; DeMatha, Paul VI and St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Landon thrashes Gonzaga for hockey championship

Gonzaga, which entered the Mid-Atlantic Prep Hockey League tournament as the top overall seed, was thrashed by Landon 8-1 in the championship game on Feb. 19 at The Gardens Ice House in Laurel, Md. The Eagles fell behind the Bears 3-0 in the opening minutes and never recovered as they slumped into a 6-0 hole by the start of the third period.

Gonzagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone goal was scored by senior forward Jack Sanborn on an assist from senior forward Paul Weise and junior forward John Cardellicchio.

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Gonzaga fell to Landon in the Mid-Atlantic Prep Hockey League finals 8-1 on Feb. 19.

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Boutiques, branded fitness on rise in D.C.

By LEE CANNON

Current Correspondent

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he days when Jack LaLanne reigned supreme over fitness and exercise now seem quaint, compared to today’s booming workout scene. The market has since branched out from one-size-fits-all sports gyms in a multitude of directions, from smartphone apps to brand-name workouts like CrossFit. It’s all part of the rise of “boutique fitness,” which is experiencing a heyday here in D.C. as specialty studios proliferate — and traditional gyms innovate in response.

Where a traditional, one-stop gym gives clients a little of everything, a boutique fitness studio does one thing and does it well. The trend appears to have sprung from fitness style preferences becoming more and more focused, along with the increasingly social function of gym memberships.

Those who speak the lingo of boutique fitness discuss SoulCycle, FlyWheel, BootCamp, CrossFit and Orangetheory Fitness flu-

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An instructor leads a “Piloxing” class at Glover Park’s Balance Gym, located at 2121 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ently. It seems all you need to start a fitness trend is two words pressed together, fashionable gear and a lot of buzz.

Technology is also a big part of the scene. SoulCycle has its own proprietary equipment, designed for the specific class structure. Flywheel and Orangetheory Fitness use heart-rate monitors worn around the waist to give clients concrete statistics

about their performance and how they measure up to their classmates.

One newcomer to the boutique fitness market — SweatBox, a part of the Urban Adventures group and due to open its first location in late April at 1612 U St. NW — will use heart-rate monitor belts as well as consoles on cycles to closely measure performance.

At SweatBox, the group will move through the routine together — using bikes, TRX system straps suspended from the ceiling, free weights and mats — and at the end, each participant will receive printed charts showing their performance minute-by-minute.

Founder and president David von Storch says the goal is to make SweatBox group fitness

classes appealing to those who like metrics, and to challenge the idea that classes are only for women. “We’re using metrics to track performance and make the experience relevant to everyone,” he said.

The boutique fitness model is doing so well that more traditional gyms are also jumping on board, offering some of the same See Fitness/Page 14

Area programs aim to develop seniors’ tech interests into enhanced skills

By DEIRDRE BANNON Current Correspondent

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hen it comes to older adults and technology, there’s a common misconception that seniors not only don’t know what they’re doing, but also don’t want to know.

But many older adults, including those in Northwest, are debunking those myths.

From technology classes to drop-in sessions to talks, seniors of all skill levels in the District are getting involved in everything from learning computer fundamentals and setting up online bill paying to getting advanced tips on cyber security from former National Security Agency executives.

Like people of any age, older adults are using technology to stay connected, and the rates are increasing. A recent study from the Pew Research Center found that 59 percent of people ages 65 or older use the Internet, up from 14 percent in 2000.

At the Dupont Circle Village, one of many community networks across the country that help residents age in place, “Tech Tuesdays” have become a popular monthly gathering. Members and their guests meet to discuss the latest developments in electronic devices and online applications. The village launched the group after surveying members and seeing a strong interest in technology.

“There really isn’t as much fear as there is curiosity,” said Kathy Cardille, activities coordinator at the village. “A lot of people

are very interested in technology and they know they don’t know it all, but that’s the lure of Tech Tuesdays — hearing about software that does things you might like to do or that you hadn’t thought you would be able to do.”

The group started as a forum for members to ask each other questions and share likes and dislikes of various devices or software and “to let people talk about their concerns, questions and thrills — what they found that’s working effectively,” Cardille added.

Discussion topics have ranged from exploring the newest gadgets to analyzing different phone-cable-Internet packages for the best deals to learning how to print a photo book. A recent talk on computer and Internet security was led by a member who is a former NSA executive with 25 years’ experience in coding and encryption.

Tech Tuesdays also inspired members to start a Google group so they can continue the conversations online. In addition, the village has organized group classes at the Apple Store in Georgetown, and village volunteers provide one-on-one help to members who need assistance setting up a new computer, connecting a printer or programming a DVR, for example.

“The thing about the village is that it’s a connectedness, not just socially but educationally, prompted by the needs and demands of members, and technology has always been on the forefront,” Cardille said. “It’s great to have volunteers help an individual, but it’s also great to have the

collective thinking of the village — what one doesn’t know, another person does, and we pull each other along.”

At the Cleveland and Woodley Park Village, requests for help with technology are second only to those for transportation to doctor’s appointments or the grocery store, said executive director Mark Ohnmacht.

As in Dupont, village volunteers provide one-on-one help to members. Ohnmacht says he gets about two to three requests per

❝There really isn’t as much fear as there is curiosity.❞ — Kathy Cardille week for technology help, ranging from assistance setting up email to online bill paying. “A recurring theme from members is that they received an iPad or Kindle as a gift from family members and they want to learn how to use it,” Ohnmacht said.

The village also recently hosted a techtutor fair at the Cleveland Park Library, where local seniors could stop by and get one-on-one help with any mobile devices they brought in or ask questions about products they were thinking about purchasing, like smartphones, tablets or laptops.

About 20 people attended the drop-in session, which was a pilot program for the village.

“It was an opportunity for people to get free on-site consulting,” Ohnmacht said.

“One of our best volunteers was also our

youngest: a student from Edmund Burke high school just down the street. He was a big hit.”

Deeming that event a success, the village now hopes to offer tech fairs quarterly, Ohnmacht said, though a date for the next one hasn’t been set.

In Georgetown, the local aging-in-place village hosts a biweekly “Portable Electronics Support Group” and also offers periodic technology classes. The most recent class provided an overview of how to use Craigslist, aimed at members who are looking to downsize or sell items they no longer need. One previous class, called “Travelling Through Cyber Space,” gave members tips on how to research the best prices and book travel and accommodations online; another focused on cybersecurity and protecting one’s identity online.

A certain synergy happens in the biweekly classes, said Lynn Golub-Rofrano, the Georgetown Village’s executive director. Members help one another with their mobile devices, and if no one knows an answer, they go online together to find one, she said. During one recent gathering, members were helping one woman download a YouTube video and in the process found a video interview with author Claire Tomalin, which coincidentally was pertinent to the village’s upcoming book club meeting.

Golub-Rofrano said the technology knowledge works to “prevent isolation and keep our members engaged,” so they can See Tech/Page 17

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Spring Valley resident cured of rare, deadly eye disease by local specialist

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

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oanne Barlia woke up in her Spring Valley home one November morning in 2012 to a surprising sight: little spots dotting the field of vision.

She closed each eye in turn and discovered the problem was in her right eye. She now knows the spots are called floaters, but at the time, she had no idea. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never had a problem with her eyes before â&#x20AC;&#x201D; never even needing glasses or contacts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no clue what it was.

You think, oh, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just go away,â&#x20AC;?

Barlia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got a little suspicious after a weekend and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away.â&#x20AC;?

When she took a nighttime drive and found the problem was growing even worse, Barlia realized she had no choice but to take action. The next day she saw her eye doctor, who pointed her to the Retina Group of Washington.

Barlia assumed that she had scratched her eye and that a simple prescription of eye drops for a few days would fully restore her vision. What she found out was more troubling: She had contracted ocular melanoma, one of the only potentially life-threatening eye diseases and an offshoot of skin cancer.

A doctor can usually spot the

tumor with the help of no more than physical appearance and ultrasound pictures. But ocular melanoma is rare compared to other forms of cancer, with only five to seven cases per million people in the United States each year.

The field is so specialized that the Retina Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dr. Bill Deegan is the metropolitan areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only ocular oncologist, with offic-

â??Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much a shock when you get a diagnosis like that.â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Joanne Barlia es in Capitol Hill and Fairfax, Va. Until last fall, he also worked out of an office in Chevy Chase.

The profession is uncrowded, Deegan said, because â&#x20AC;&#x153;fortunately thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot of eye tumors.â&#x20AC;?

He found his way into the field after working with A. Linn Murphree, a nationally renowned eye cancer specialist, during a oneyear stay in Los Angeles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to do more than just regular retinas,â&#x20AC;? Deegan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to do kids and tumors.â&#x20AC;?

Now he treats everyone from teenagers to senior citizens, performing one or two surgeries per month. Ninety-eight percent of surgeries like Barliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effectively

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stave off the tumor, which is most common in patients with green eyes and light skin, according to Deegan. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always the possibility for metastasis elsewhere, he said.

When Barlia sought Deeganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help, he walked her through treatment options: a radiation therapy called plaque brachytherapy, or a more challenging last-resort process called nucleation, which culminates in removing the eye permanently. Deegan determined quickly that the first option would be feasible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much a shock when you get a diagnosis like that,â&#x20AC;? Barlia said.

Barlia describes what happens next in clear procedural steps: A month after diagnosis, she went to Sibley Memorial Hospital, where Deegan and his team surgically sutured a radiation disc onto the wall of her eye. To limit exposing the outside world to potentially harmful radiation, she stayed in the hospital for four days, wearing the disc or â&#x20AC;&#x153;plaqueâ&#x20AC;? the entire time. Then she went home.

But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually that simple. Barliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband stayed with her through much of the four-day hospital stay, but she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want any other visitors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including her four children, ages 20, 18, 16 and 11 at the time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; because she

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Bill Deegan of the Retina Group of Washington is the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only ocular oncologist. Post-surgery, he removed the patch covering Joanne Barliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye in his home during the Christmas holidays. was feeling constant discomfort.

Following the removal of the plaque, Deegan typically helps his patients take their patches off, but because Barliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surgery happened shortly before Christmas, he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to be in his office. Instead, Deegan offered to remove the patch at his Foxhall Village home the day after Barlia left the hospital. Barlia took him up on that, with Deegan performing the task in his own kitchen, as his 14-year-old daughter watched.

After the procedure, Barlia spent the next few weeks taking numerous eye drops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had stitches in my eye. It basically felt like a piece of sand in your eye for 10 days,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy, so crazy uncomfortable.â&#x20AC;?

And while the surgery was successful, one consequence is distorted vision. Barlia waited for a month after the hospital stay to drive, and even now she likens the view from her right eye to the experience of opening oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes underwater.

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Barlia said. Since she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t experience chemotherapy or longterm treatment, she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in need of constant aid, but people she cares about still want to help.

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As we age, how much exercise is really enough? Local experts weigh in

By LEE CANNON

Current Correspondent

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t’s common knowledge that regular exercise is crucial to longevity and good health.

But how much exercise is enough? And what methods are most beneficial? Not surprisingly, experts say the answers change as a person ages.

“For people in their 20s, pounding it out on the elliptical or treadmill is popular,” said Dr. Anastasia “Stacey” Snelling, chair of the Health Studies Department at American University. “But as we age, strength and flexibility become more important.”

Snelling said the need for hard cardio workouts gradually declines because a person’s maximum heart rate also declines, making it easier to challenge the cardiovascular system. Additionally, whereas 20-year-olds need to strive to reach 80 percent of their maximum heart rate during a cardio workout, 60-year-olds don’t need to hit that high a target.

Dr. Loretta DiPietro, chair of George Washington University’s Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, boils all the thinking on exercise and aging down to this: “Move more, sit less!”

“As people age, they spend the

majority of the day sitting and reclining,” said DiPietro. “You need a lot of exercise to offset the 12 to 14 hours of sitting people do every day.”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity.

DiPietro contends those numbers represent a bare minimum, not a target.

“People need to do moderate exercise five days a week and do two days of strength training. I tell people to reduce their sitting time by two hours a day,” she said. “When people are watching TV, they can even get up and march in place during commercials.”

DiPietro is also an expert on the effects of exercise on glucose in the blood, so her research has implications for the many seniors who suffer from Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, conditions more common among seniors. While exercise doesn’t have the direct impact of lowering blood sugar, there is a strong indirect relationship. Exercise enables the body to better handle blood sugar, which helps control diabetes. This effect in turn lowers blood pressure and cholesterol. “Physical activity is basically helpful for all aging ailments,” DiPietro said.

Specifically, a recent study DiPietro conducted with colleagues links better 24-hour glycemic control with walking 15 minutes after every meal. In fact, the benefit of exercising moderately three times for 15 minutes each proved to be greater than the benefit of exercising once for 45 minutes.

Another conclusion the health and exercise field has recently reached is that the same exercise routine over and over is not enough. Variety is key. As Dr. Victoria Bown, a physical therapist at Arthritis & Rehabilitation Therapy Services (ARTS), puts it: “Variety in frequency, intensity, amount and type of activity is key to promoting good health in all body systems — no matter your age or exercise goal.”

Dave Reynolds, owner and manager of Dave Reynolds and Associates Fitness and a certified specialist in medical exercise, fitness and posture alignment, also stresses varying exercise routines.

“Do something every day, whether it’s a walk or stretches or alignment exercises, but muscle strength is vital to overall health,” Reynolds said. “Only aerobic exercise is not enough. Even some marathon runners can’t lift and carry easily.”

Reynolds works with private clients and with Iona Senior Ser-

vices, a local nonprofit, to raise awareness and fitness levels in the community. Reynolds has been in business for 35 years, and his focus has gradually shifted toward seniors because he perceives particular need in that demographic.

“A person’s needs and how their body functions changes over time,” he said, “but some things we think of as age-related are actually deconditioning. People reach a point of discomfort with stairs or stepping off curbs or reaching upward, so they avoid it, then lose the function.”

Reynolds works with patients to reset foundational muscles, those that support the spine. “A deconditioned state is the result

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of imbalances in muscle systems, which lead to weakness, which leads to fear. First, you get them to do something they can do with no fear,” he said.

Reynolds says this can be as simple as rolling the shoulders in a circle or stretching the hips and moving them with isometric movements. Then, when the client is comfortable and confident, he challenges them with different movements and body positions.

Among Reynolds’ clients, “many in their 80s and 90s are doing better now than a few years ago,” he said. Reynolds helps them achieve results by unlearning the habituated movements they use to compensate for weakSee Exercise/Page 17

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FITNESS: Experts see diverse array of classes as a way to maintain interest in exercise

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west Sport&Health in Tenleytown offers an array of popular and brand-name classes, such as Barre, Zumba and a selection of

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making it one of the few gyms that has integrated the program â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and now offers classes using the cutting-edge Lagree Megaformer machines used in Pilates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consumers look for polished programs, so it forces us to innovate,â&#x20AC;? said Devin Maier, managing director of Balance Gym. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can take cues from [boutique fitness studios] and offer studio-caliber classes at gym-membership prices.â&#x20AC;?

Balance Gym began with boot camp classes, but the gym has expanded to include a full range of equipment, classes and spaces for circuit training. It offers classes for children and the Silver Sneakers program for seniors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot now is a curated, high-end experience,â&#x20AC;? Maier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Workouts need to be measurable.

People use FitBits and PRs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; personal records â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so exercise is now competitive and performance-based.â&#x20AC;?

As to what he sees on the horizon, Maier said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over time, boutiques will wane, then those [techniques] will be integrated into gyms. There will be a trickledown of technology, and full-service fitness centers will become more tech and competition focused.â&#x20AC;?

Interestingly, boutique fitness studios are also taking a cue from the fitness center model and branching out, adding complementing classes to round out fitness routines. The last thing a boutique fitness studio wants is to lose members to a sports gym because its customers want more variety.

Thus, for example, Flywheel offers Flybarre, so loyal Flywheelers can get in an isometric workout along with their cardio.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to say which trendy workout will stand the test of time and the scrutiny of exercise science, however. Yoga has proved to be the blue jeans of the fitness scene, but remember Tabata? Few do. There are health benefits to any option, however. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any physical activity plan needs to be sustainable. There is some benefit to new exercise routines because they keep people from getting bored,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Anastasia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Staceyâ&#x20AC;? Snelling, chair of the Health Studies Department at American University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barre, spin and the others keep their attention.â&#x20AC;?

So, is any of this really new? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think much is actually new in terms of body conditioning behind the trends,â&#x20AC;? said fitness instructor Ashley NewmanOwens, who teaches both freeform and branded fitness classes

Sampling local fitness classes

On a quest for deeper knowledge of the topic, this reporter dropped in on a few different exercise classes to see what the buzz is about.

SoulCycle lived up to the reputation described in the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission statement: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The experience is tribal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun.â&#x20AC;? The experience was, indeed, fun, while still a challenging workout. The clients in the Georgetown studio that day did come mostly in groups, using SoulCycle as their afterwork â&#x20AC;&#x153;tribeâ&#x20AC;? activity.

Balance Gym offers a very-new newcomer to the branded fitness-class world: Piloxing, a combination of Pilates and boxing choreography blocks, with dance moves in between. Fitness instructor Michelle Risinger headed the class, calling out encouragement as often as she called out the next jabcross combination.

Fitness instructor Ashley Newman-Owensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Freedom Barre class offered at Northwest Sport&Health in Tenleytown had the group bouncing in second-position pliĂŠs and utilizing mats, balls and weights for the mix of ballet stretches and strengthening.

The community feel, the hip dance music, the fresh choreography all did paint a picture of a social movement, fitness-style.

The appeal of boutique fitness studios and branded fitness classes is easy to grasp. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also not hard to appreciate the value of a routine designed to be habit-forming and keep clients coming back. Despite all that, after each class this reporter had to go home and lie down. All right, no more excuses, team. Time to form new habits. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lee Cannon

at three Northwest-area gyms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interval training definitely has a physiological basis, so I would say it is all itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cracked up to be, but anything is only all itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cracked up to be if you keep in the habit.â&#x20AC;?

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING NEWS

Spotlight on Community Living Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Serving D.C. residents who are age 18+ with a disability or age 60+ and their caregivers

Vol 5, No 4

Acting Executive Director’s Message Laura Newland Last Month, I had the pleasure of presenting testimony before the Committee on Housing and Community Development and Chairperson Anita Bonds on the Performance of the District of Columbia Office on Aging in Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 to date. Because I want you to know what we’ve accomplished in 2015, and where we’re headed in 2016, I’m providing a brief overview of my testimony.

Through the unwavering support and leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser, the agency has had significant success in Fiscal Year 2015 and has set an ambitious agenda for Fiscal Year 2016.

Our major accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2015 involve improving collaborations and partnerships with private and public entities in order to better meet the needs of District seniors and people with disabilities.

To address nutrition needs for seniors most at risk of hunger, DCOA formed the Nutrition Task Force, comprised of government and community stakeholders.

Through the Task Force, DCOA was able to implement a citywide priority scale to categorize current clients and new referrals by need and risk of hunger.

COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR

MARCH EVENTS 15th, 29th • noon – The D.C. Caregivers Online Chat at Noon is a great resource for caregivers. Log on for advice, resources and tips to assist you with your caregiving responsibilities. On March 1 the topic is “Tips for Caregiving for Someone with Multiple Sclerosis.”

The March 16 topic is “Caregiving for Someone with Traumatic Brain Injury.” The March 29 topic is “A Caregivers Personal Story on Caregiving for Someone with an Intellectual/Developmental Disability. If you are not available at 12 p.m., check back at your convenience and hit replay to see the entire chat. Join the discussion at www. dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiver-chat. For more information, contact Linda Irizarry at 202535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.

To address long-term care access issues, DCOA strengthened its partnership with the Department of Health Care Finance.

Through our partnership, we improved communication and outreach to seniors, people with disabilities, caregivers, and other professionals about long-term care options; streamlined access to long-term care; and expanded person-centered planning for Medicaid recipients.

To address the desire for people to age-in-place in the community, DCOA has improved its relationships with nursing homes and hospitals, helping to connect people to resources as they transition from institutional settings back to a community-based setting. DCOA also provides consultations to nursing homes and hospitals on discharge planning issues – particularly for people with complex medical needs or other issues that might make the discharge planning process more difficult.

To promote and enhance the development of senior villages across the District, DCOA published the first ever “how to” guide to support organizations interested in replicating villages in the District. We also provided technical assistance, tools, resources, and peer-to-peer knowl-

edge exchange opportunities to the entire DC-based village network.

To address concerns about accessing senior transportation, DCOA replaced “Call-N-Ride,” a subsidized paper coupon system for low- to moderate-income residents, with the ConnectorCard, which is a DCOA-subsidized debit card. ConnectorCard is an award-winning program recognized as an innovative transportation mode that offers choice, flexibility and broader access without a reservation.

In alignment with the Bowser Administration’s goals and priorities, DCOA will review internal and external accountability measurements this fiscal year. Everything that DCOA does including grants, contracts, and staffing will be reviewed to improve efficiency and effectiveness of our programs and services that our residents rely on.

We must first find out the true needs and wants of our seniors, and then ask whether those needs and wants are being met by the District – by DCOA or another sister agency.

To that end, DCOA has issued a request for a needs assessment to review current aging programs, senior centers and wellness facilities, and other pro-

gramming specific to seniors within the District.

Core programming needs will be identified to drive funding allocation decisions across programs and by ward. The assessment will serve as a strategic road map to help meet seniors where they are, rather than requiring them to meet us where we are.

This year, DCOA partnered with the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to provide a grant of up to $10,000 for accessibility modifications to reduce the risk of falls and reduce barriers that limit mobility for District seniors and adults with disabilities. Since the launch in January, over 300 calls were received from residents and caregivers.

Mayor Bowser gave us a very clear mandate: make this program work. And make it nimble.

8th • 11 a.m. – There will be a

NW. Email Leila.peterson@schooltalkdc. org for more information.

17th • 10 a.m. to noon – A program called Safe at Home will be hosted by the D.C. Office on Aging and the Homeland Security & Emergency Management at Zion Baptist Church, 4850 Blagden Ave. NW. For more information, contact Alice Thompson at 202-535-1321.

presentation about the National Museum of African American History and Culture Presentation Kibar, 1519 4th St. NW. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

9th • 1 to 2 p.m. – A presentation on

the D.C. Office on Aging’s Resources will be made at North Capital at Plymouth, 5233 N. Capital St. NE. To learn more, contact Julia Hutcherson at 202-541-0553.

10th • 11:30 a.m. – Seabury

Resources for Aging Ward 5 presents a cancer prevention workshop with MedStar Washington Hospital Center at Kibar, 1519 4th St. NW. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

11th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – The

7th Annual Moving Forward Together Secondary Transition Community Forum will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Pl.

11th • 11 a.m. – Seabury Resources

for Aging Ward 5 presents a cancer prevention workshop with MedStar Washington Hospital Center at Petersburg, 3298 Fort Lincoln Dr. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

15th • 11 a.m. – A seminar on senior

financial fraud will be presented by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, in conjunction with the 5th District Community Prosecution Team. The event will be held at Vicksburg, 3005 Bladensburg Rd. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

16th • 11 a.m. – Seabury Resources

for Aging Ward 5 presents a kidney disease prevention workshop with United HealthCare at Edgewood Commons, 635 Edgewood St. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

17th • 10 a.m. to noon – Are you

interested in making a difference in your community? Train to become a DCOA Ambassador, and help connect your neighbors, friends and family members to DCOA programs and services. DCOA has valuable programs, services and resources to help residents age 60 and older remain in their communities and assistance for their caregivers. Resources are also available for persons living with disabilities age 18 and older. Call 202-724-5622 to register.

21st • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

– The D.C. Office on Aging will make a presentation on its resources and services

I’m proud to say that we’ve done so, and the District is once again an innovator and leader in senior services.

I am pleased with the accomplishments from last year, and I know we still have serious work ahead to make sure that we are meeting the needs of District residents. With the support of Mayor Bowser, I am confident that we are well-positioned to meet the needs of the District’s seniors and people with disabilities, and we look forward to our continued partnership to make DC an age friendly city!

at the VA Hospital, Room C-236, 30 Irving St. NW. For more information, call Maurice Harrison at 202- 745-8000 ext. 55707.

22nd • 11 a.m. – Seabury Resources for Aging Ward 5 presents an obesity prevention workshop with MedStar Washington Hospital Center at Sr. Village I, 3001 Bladensburg Rd. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

23rd • 11 a.m. – Seabury Resources

for Aging Ward 5 presents a kidney disease prevention workshop with United HealthCare at North Capital at Plymouth, 5233 N. Capitol St. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

30th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. –

Family Matters of Greater Washington hosts a spring fling at the Bald Eagle Recreation Center, 100 Joliet St. SW. For more information, call Cherelle Fennell 202-562-6860.

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y husband Claude and I loved our house on Huntington Street NW. It was the right size for us and convenient to everything we needed, and we were in excellent health with very active lives. So why did we sell that house and move into a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)?

Claude had spent 25 years as a financial adviser, helping others plan their post-retirement lives, and it was time for us to implement our own plan. We wanted to make such a move while still able to take an active part in our new community.

After checking out various local possibilities, we chose Ingleside at Rock Creek, a not-for-profit CCRC in Northwest Washington. In many respects, Ingleside is typical of most CCRCs, and we chose it for the same reasons as most residents of any such community.

To begin with, it was in the same area in which we had lived for the previous 34 years. Like other CCRCs, it offered a full range of living options, including independent apartments, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. It was smaller than many other retirement communities, with just 128 independent apartments, so we knew we would recognize most of the other residents after just a short while. We could walk to all the buildings without going outside. Since Ingleside was close to our previous home, it offered the chance to form new friendships while retaining our longer-term friends and our church. Pets were welcome, and weekly apartment cleaning was included.

We made a deposit two years before our moving date, which allowed us to visit several times to meet residents, get an idea of the available activities and sample the food. That last activity is very important, since monthly charges include at least one meal a day.

When I spoke with Ingleside at Rock Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director, the first benefit she pointed out was companionship, especially for single residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to eat dinner alone,â&#x20AC;? she told me. She added that meals are healthy and the menus varied. I remember how my mother used to worry about my grandmother, who lived alone in an apartment and often did not feel like making meals for one person.

Activities include fitness classes, games of bridge or Scrabble, jigsaw puzzles, knitting groups, a chorus, a monthly concert series, regular trips to museums and other cultural institutions, a speakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; series and twiceweekly movies. The community even arranges for transportation to some activities.

We take comfort that people are well cared for here.

I see this as the most important advantage to a CCRC: Residents are safe, and they and their children know it.

Of course CCRCs are only one of many available options for active agers. Many people wish to remain in their own homes and bring in help as their budgets allow. Other people move to an area where they have the support of relatives. The most important thing is to think about these decisions ahead of time, while you can make plans and before you have an urgent need.

So go ahead and talk about it: What would be your choice?

MartĂ­ Villarreal is president of the Ingleside at Rock Creek Resident Council.

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any have said that â&#x20AC;&#x153;it takes a villageâ&#x20AC;? when caring for our young people, but this concept has rapidly grown to encompass seniors wishing to age in place. Living in your own home and/or staying connected to your community minimizes isolation, creates intergenerational networks of support, and is far less expensive than other residential options. Living a full, meaningful and healthy life as we grow older â&#x20AC;&#x201D; remaining actively engaged with family, friends and community, regardless of where we live â&#x20AC;&#x201D; requires a personal openness, a willingness to embrace the changes that will occur and a desire to continually learn and appreciate our changing abilities.

Two area organizations, Northwest Neighbors Village and Washington Hebrew Congregation, have joined together to offer a spectacular daylong â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healthy Aging Forum: New Challenges, New Possibilitiesâ&#x20AC;? on Monday, April 18, at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. Targeting individuals 60-plus, the event is open to those living in D.C. and suburban Maryland. Forum sponsors include Charles E. Smith Life Communi-

ties, Grand Oaks, The Senior Beacon, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Senior Retirement Living. Other forum collaborators include the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the Sibley Senior Association and Iona Senior Services.

Northwest Neighbors Village and Washington Hebrew Congregation each work with seniors in different ways, but both organizations place a high value on ensuring that seniors are treated with dignity and respect and that their talents are utilized on behalf of the community.

They also believe that seniors should remain connected, valued and active in the community. This view of civic engagement and the ability of seniors to contribute positively to those around them is one of the bridges between the two organizations, as noted by Northwest Neighbors Village president Steve Altman and Washington Hebrew Congregation Rabbi Joseph Skloot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both organizations recognize how beneficial it is to age well,â&#x20AC;?

Altman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being active and engaged in a neighbor-helpingneighbor village model, or being a member or volunteer in a supportive, vibrant community, is what works as we grow older.â&#x20AC;?

This shared commitment to seniors was the impetus for the April 18 forum, which will be a

welcoming and safe space that showcases the newest and most compelling practical tools and spiritual wisdom in the field of aging.

Said Rabbi Skloot: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a community of faith, we have a moral obligation to help our members â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and our neighbors, too â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to live lives of dignity and meaning.â&#x20AC;?

Next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forum will emphasize active and positive healthy aging, providing tools and information to help attendees enjoy a richer quality of life as they grow older.

Expert-led workshops, many of them interactive, will encourage and support living a life of health with purpose, compassion and engagement.

Workshop topics will include navigating medical relationships (doctors and systems); creative aging, or telling your life story; movement and mindfulness; decluttering and home safety; difficult family conversations; intimacy and sex; and music and brain health.

There will also be a select vendor fair of businesses that help promote healthy and positive aging.

Advance registration is required to ensure workshop preference, and the $18 fee includes the entire day, with lunch and coffee breaks. Registration is available at nwnv.org.

Marianna Blagburn is executive director of Northwest Neighbors Village.

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Aging, Health & Wellness TECH: Senior groups debunking myth of technological disinterest From Page 11

keep up with the technology their children and grandchildren are using. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being on Facebook or using FaceTime, they can watch their grandchildren who might live across the country grow up.â&#x20AC;?

She said sometimes members need more patience and confidence when learning new technology skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If something doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go right the first time, or if they type in a password and it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go through, they think, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do this,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Golub-Rofrano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I find is that they are quick to doubt their own abilities, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trust themselves, but I encourage them to try again, and they become more used to it.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, the Palisades Village offers a tech camp at the neighboring Georgetown Day School, where volunteers help members with various technologies including computers, mobile electronics and television services, said executive director

Andrea Saccoccia.

Like other local villages, volunteers also visit membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes for one-on-one help on tasks like setting up email. For cases that require more specialized assistance, the village maintains a referral list for members.

The Northwest Neighbors Village is also on top of the issue for its members. An IT expert will discuss cybersecurity as part of a panel discussion next Tuesday co-sponsored by the Chevy Chase Citizens Association. Speakers at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be Smart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Be Scammed at Home or Onlineâ&#x20AC;? will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;the latest fraudulent schemes coming to our homes and affecting personal safety,â&#x20AC;? according to a description in the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newsletter. The event, open to the public, will take place March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. The D.C. Public Library also provides technology services that can be beneficial for older adults. The central Martin Luther

King Jr. facility, for example, provides more than 20 free computer classes a month, open to the public. Although theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not specifically geared toward older adults, training coordinator DesirĂŠ Grogan said all age groups are welcome.

A â&#x20AC;&#x153;PC Basicsâ&#x20AC;? class for beginner and intermediate students is popular starting point for older adults, said Grogan. She finds that many of the seniors who attend the library classes want to stay in the loop with the rapidly changing technology.

Like the technology itself, ideas for training seniors are always evolving, said Dupont Circle Village executive director Eva Lucero. On the horizon are Uber-style apps geared toward older adults that would allow them to schedule home health aide visits and other medical care. That platform is now being tested in San Francisco. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one way that health and aging and technology are coming together, making services accessible and allowing people to age in place,â&#x20AC;? Lucero said.

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nesses, as well as offering advice on nutrition and general health. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the declines associated with aging can be prevented through good diet and exercise,â&#x20AC;? he said.

At a recent open-house event at Balance Gym in Glover Park, sisters Amy, 48, and Ava, 50, as well as gym regular Charlie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who would say only that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in his 60s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; opened up about how their exercise habits have changed as they have grown older.

Ava runs five days a week and has no joint issues yet. She loves to eat and have a drink, but has noticed her metabolism changes every seven years, so she has to exercise harder. To round out her fitness routine, she has added yoga, swimming and weightlifting in the last few years. Ava is a breast cancer survivor, too, so she is aware of the need to maintain her bone density and exercise.

Amy has started having hip problems, so she seeks out lowimpact exercise classes, instead of distance running like her sister.

She also blames a short attention span as her reason for seeking out alternatives to running: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not as disciplined, so I take new classes.â&#x20AC;? She has also tried some boutique fitness classes and smartphone apps to freshen her routine.

Charlie, who never broke stride on his stationary bicycle while being interviewed, reports that he exercises two to three hours a day. He walks one to two hours, bikes and cross-trains. He

also does yoga and Pilates often. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As you get older,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just work out with weights. You have to stretch your body.â&#x20AC;? He stresses the need for healthy eating and exercise while aging, as well as self-educating about health.

Cory Robinson, fitness manager at the University of the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently finished fitness center, says that as people age, â&#x20AC;&#x153;their focus on getting exercise shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shift, but their modes should change.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As people progress into middle age,â&#x20AC;? he added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;they need to have bone density scans and start paying attention to pain and heredity.â&#x20AC;?

In his private fitness practice, Phoenix Health and Fitness, Robinson works with doctors to incorporate exercise into treatment regimens for high-risk patients, such as those with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes or morbid obesity. Many of these clients are seniors.

Above all, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;seniors just need to know they still have muscular strength.â&#x20AC;?

The bottom line appears to be that, no matter how much exercise a person is doing, it is not enough. However, the throughline in expertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opinions is that everyone needs to continue to push themselves to get up and move more, move differently, and venture out of their comfort zones more often. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The body is smarter than you think,â&#x20AC;? says Robinson, so listening to it is crucial.

Reynolds adds, like a mantra: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your body is meant to move.â&#x20AC;?

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Georgetown Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memory Disorders Program is looking for volunteers for an international clinical trial of a drug that, if effective, could stem the mental deterioration that comes with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease.

The trial will test the benefit and safety of the drug aducanumab in patients ages 50 to 85 with mild cases of Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, according to a news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited to offer this clinical trial to our patients,â&#x20AC;? the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principal investigator R. Scott Turner says in a release.

Participants will either receive a low dosage, a higher dosage or a placebo drug, but they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which one theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been given until the conclusion of the study. Interested volunteers can contact 202-7846671 or cw2@georgetown.edu.

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whelm an already crowded elementary school, although city officials contend there would be a negligible effect.

The facility in Massachusetts Avenue Heights would be a part of a network of new homeless shel-

ters throughout the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight wards, each providing 30 to 50 residential units. The Bowser administration argues that smaller shelters, with wraparound services and programming, will avoid the problems plaguing D.C. General, which houses approximately 250 families a day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In order to close

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Bowser submitted to the D.C. Council a legislative package in early February, with the leases and contracts to build the seven shelters. (Ward 2, which already has a

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new womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter in place, is excluded from the plan.)

The mayor asked the council for speedy approval of the contracts, as well as for support of the zoning variances and exceptions the shelter sites need from the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment.

Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, who hosted Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public meeting, said she prefers that the council keep out of the zoning matters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already expressed to the chairman and the mayor, I am not getting involved in any zoning thing,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phrased as a sense of the council resolution, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still bad business to put our thumb on the scale for the Board of Zoning Adjustment.â&#x20AC;?

Cheh is also concerned about inconsistencies in the letter of intent signed between the District and the builder for the Ward 3 site, Glover Park Developers LLC, a part of MED Developers. That agreement at one point says the premises would have â&#x20AC;&#x153;a minimum of 50 sleeping rooms,â&#x20AC;? while Bowser has said the shelter will hold 38 units. Some, including Cheh, want clearer answers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When somebody says 38 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I am a lawyer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I want to see 38,â&#x20AC;?

Cheh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In fact Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve asked for fewer units,â&#x20AC;? she added, even floating the idea of splitting the shelter over two sites in the ward.

As currently planned, the Ward 3 shelter would have a shared bathroom and shower facilities on each floor, and one family bathroom with a bathtub on the third and fourth floors. Planned amenities include common rooms, computers, a warming kitchen and dining area, laundry rooms on each floor, and recreation facilities. Only one unit per floor would have a private bathroom.

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In the meantime, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B (Glover Park, Cathedral Heights) and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C (Cleveland Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodley Park) will both vote at meetings next week on resolutions asking the council not to expedite the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter bill as emergency legislation, as the administration has requested. Extra time would â&#x20AC;&#x153;allow oversight and other democratic processes to go forward so that residents can learn more about the proposal,â&#x20AC;? the commissionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; agendas read.

The ANC resolutions reflect a shift in neighborhood views on the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homelessness plan. Following initial positive reviews of the plan in early February, some residents and community leaders have grown more skeptical as more details become available.

For example, some are bemoaning the cost of the Ward 3 shelter.

The District estimates it would pay an annual rent of $2.1 million to the landowner at that site, rising 3 percent each year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at a monthly rate of roughly $3,500 per unit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which residents say is more expensive than many multiple-bedroom luxury apartments.

City officials disagreed, saying that the money will also fund maintenance, repair, program space and other amenities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cumulatively the District will pay over $300 million in leases for these shelter sites for, at most, 30 years,â&#x20AC;? said Malia Brink, a resident who lives two blocks from the Ward 3 shelter site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then what? Either the District must continue an exorbitant lease or we must go looking for a new shelter site.â&#x20AC;?

ANC 3B chair Jackie Blumenthal responded to shelter opponents in the Glover Park listserv on Feb. 13, writing that â&#x20AC;&#x153;whether or not the outreach on this project was handled correctly is one issue. â&#x20AC;Ś Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go forward with opens minds and a commitment to do whatever we can to make this work.â&#x20AC;?

But since then sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sharpened her criticism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be urging the DC Council to fulfill its oversight responsibilities and to listen to the people the Mayor cut out of the process, including the residents of Glover Park who have serious concerns about the effect of the shelter on the already overcrowded Stoddert Elementary School,â&#x20AC;? Blumenthal wrote in an email to The Current.

Blumenthal said these residents â&#x20AC;&#x153;know from experience that living near a shelter is not necessarily a problem if it is well run and have a right to know more about how the proposed shelter will be managed.â&#x20AC;?

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A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington

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March 9, 2016 â&#x2013; Page 19

Old City house offers apex of modern urban living

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market after extensive renovation, listed for $1,100,000. Though the blue circa-1900 row house sits in the midst of several bustling areas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U Street, 14th Street, Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Seaton Street itself is a one-way road off the beaten track, so the location offers a rare convergence of quiet and convenience.

The front door accesses the open-floor-plan living, dining and kitchen area, featuring an entire wall of exposed brick.

The floor is done in a pewter maple hardwood that complements the contemporary color palette of soft gray tones and balances with the brick. Light comes from north- and south-facing windows as well as creative contemporary chandeliers and recessed lighting.

The home is filled with stateof-the-art amenities, including a Sonos wireless audio system,

which can run Spotify and other programs and play different music in different sectors of the house. The house also comes wired for Verizon FiOS activation. Central heating and air is controlled through a Nest smart thermostat, which can learn which temperatures residents prefer at different times of day and adjust automatically, while offering remote access and alerts through a smartphone app. Also installed and ready to activate is a Honeywell security system.

In the living area, a Moda gas fireplace sits ready for cozy evenings. The dining area, large enough to fit a table for six, is lit with a south-facing window set into the side where the house narrows to the back.

The kitchen is designed for those who love good food and drink, with a specially outfitted wine nook under the stairs and a Vissani wine refrigerator opposite. A half-bath in the kitchen area saves guests from having to

Photos courtesy of Compass Real Estate

This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath row house at 1750 Seaton St. NW is priced at $1,100,000. take the stairs during a dinner party.

Simple and efficient white Ikea cabinetry offers ample space for storage around the Bosch appliances. The gas range and hood provide helpful extras, such as a retractable faucet over the cooktop for filling pots. The sink is fitted with a long-reaching pull-down spray faucet.

The kitchen area opens onto the back patio, with space for a small car and access to the wooden rooftop deck by way of a brand-new staircase. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect for watching the sun set over the rooftops of Adams Morgan.

Inside, the exposed brick continues up to the second floor and into the master bedroom, which has two full closets and an ensuite bathroom. A hand-forged iron sink vanity is topped with

gray marble and two farmhousestyle square porcelain sinks. The marble shower is fitted with a Grohe rainshower head and shower wand.

The second bedroom faces south for optimal light and is served by a luxurious hall bathroom, a jewel of a room. A tiny crystal chandelier and wallmounted glass bell lights illuminate the antique clawfoot tub with refurbished original hand-held shower head and faucet. The backsplash wall is done in gray marble, and the floor is tiled with soft gray and black marble in a basket-weave pattern. The sink is a second iteration of the handforged iron vanity with marble top. The final doors in the hall

hide the stacked Samsung washer and dryer set and the water heater.

This home will suit the city dweller who wants the best of everything â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a quiet hideaway only steps from the action, and the charm of an Old City row house with the technology and contemporary updates that make for a relaxing environment, where everything is just so.

This two-bedroom, two-and-ahalf-bath row house at 1750 Seaton St. NW is listed for $1,100,000 and has 1,304 square feet of living space. For details, contact the Mandy and David Team of Compass Real Estate at 202-425-6417 for Mandy Mills, 202-557-5411 for David Getson, or team@mandyanddavid.com.

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 2C ANC 2C Quarter Downtown/Penn

■ downtown / penn quarter

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 14, in Room A-3, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application for reconstruction at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 606-608 I St. NW, to build a glass exterior and incorporate the adjacent building into the new design.

For details, visit anc2c.us or contact 2C@anc.dc.gov.

ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

■ sheridan-kalorama

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. Agenda items include: ■ police report.

■ reports from the offices of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans.

■ consideration of 2016 community grant awards.

■ consideration of renovation

plans at 2144 California St. NW. ■ consideration of a D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation permit for a wedding on the Spanish Steps at April 16.

■ open comments.

For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com.

■ open forum.

For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover

At the commission’s Feb. 16 meeting: ■ several residents aired concerns about the new homeless shelter the District is proposing for 2619 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Malia Brink of the Massachusetts Avenue Heights Citizens Association presented commissioners a statement with opposition to the scale of the proposed facility. “It is a site zoned -family for, at most, 3 single­ homes, on which the city proposes to house 38 families, as well as wrap­around services,” the group’s statement says.

Some residents demanded more transparency about the shelter selection process, and commissioner David Valdez hoped Mayor Muriel Bowser “does a reset and begins to bring people into the process.” Bowser’s Ward 3 outreach representative, Mike Matthews, said public discussions will be held to hear feedback on design

■ Glover Park / Cathedral heights

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. Agenda items include: ■ police report.

■ consideration of a resolution regarding proposed cuts to the Fillmore Arts Center program.

■ consideration of a resolution regarding proposed legislation on transitional homeless shelters for families, including a recommendation that the mayor’s bill go through the normal legislative process, rather than being considered on an emergency basis, to allow opportunity for full council review and public input.

■ updates, including a report on the status of the proposed PepcoExelon merger.

ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland ■ cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights

and other site tweaks, but reiterated that the location is final.

Commissioners said there will be time for further discussion on the shelter at upcoming meetings.

■ Sarah Fashbaugh from the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration announced that there are 54 establishments within the commission’s boundaries that are up for license renewal in the near future. License renewals for restaurants and hotels are due by March 31, while taverns have until Sept. 30.

■ commissioners voted 6-0, with Lee Brian Reba abstaining, to oppose a Historic Preservation Review Board application for new construction of a house at 3515 Woodley Road NW. That lot previously held a contributing house to the Cleveland Park Historic District that was razed with city permission after a botched renovation left it unsafe. Commissioners want a covenant in place aimed at preventing such an incident in the future before supporting new construction.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to support expanding the city’s inclusionary zoning policy. A resolution addressing the Zoning Commission suggests increasing the amount of units set aside for lowto moderate-income residents from 8 percent to 12 percent. The commission also argues that a certain percentage of inclusionary zoning units in new developments should be multi-bedroom units.

■ commissioners voted 7-0 to suggest that the D.C. Department of Public Works invest in smaller snow-removal units to clear alleyways. Commissioners said that during the recent blizzard, clearing snow for first responders was an issue.

The commission will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW, to discuss the mayor’s proposed legislation on transitional homeless shelters for families. The commission will consider a resolution with a recommendation that the mayor’s bill go through the normal legislative process, rather than being considered on an emergency basis, to allow opportunity for full council review and public input.

The commission will hold its next monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 21, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring ■ spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. The location has not been determined.

For details, call 202-957-1999 or visit anc3d.org.

ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown ■ american university park American University Park

friendship heights / tenleytown

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in Claudio Grossman Hall at the Washington College of Law, American University, 4300 Nebraska Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■ announcements/open forum.

■ police report.

■ discussion of and possible vote on a letter supporting the Janney 5K. ■ discussion of and possible vote on a grant application for the Wilson Tiger Run. ■ discussion of and possible vote on a resolution regarding a trafficcalming audit in the vicinity of 46th and Fessenden streets NW. ■ discussion of and possible vote on a resolution regarding an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a Class D license for a restaurant at Wagshal’s, 4855 Massachusetts Ave. NW. ■ presentation by the D.C. Department of Transportation on the Vision Zero program to enhance pedestrian safety.

■ discussion of and possible vote on a resolution regarding a bill pending in the D.C. Council that would enhance training for special police officers and permit university police officers to enforce university rules against students in nearby off-campus areas.

For details, visit anc3e.org.

ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest

■ Forest hills / North cleveland park

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■ announcements, including discussion of the procedure for a special election to fill the vacancy in the single-member district 3F01.

■ police report.

■ open forum.

■ update on Murch Elementary School modernization.

■ consideration of a grant for the Forest Hills Connection.

■ consideration of stipulated Alcoholic Beverage Control licenses for First Vine and R Squared, both located at 4221 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a variance at 3522 Davenport St. NW. ■ consideration of a zoning modification to ban drive-thru businesses in Van Ness.

■ consideration of updates to the Tree and Slope Overlay.

■ consideration of the Universal Paid Family Leave Act of 2015.

■ consideration of revisions to the plans for the Chick-fil-A restaurant at 4422 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.com.

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Wednesday march 9 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Sibley Memorial Hospital will launch a seven-week â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freedom From Smokingâ&#x20AC;? program developed by the American Lung Association. 4:30 to 6 p.m. $95; reservations required. Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5255 Loughboro Road NW. 202-364-7602. The weekly classes will continue through April 27, with an additional session on Friday, April 1. â&#x2013; The D.C. Office of Human Rights and the nonprofit Shoulder-to-Shoulder will present a workshop and discussion on ways to combat Islamophobia and bring communities together. 6 to 8 p.m.

Free; reservations requested. Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. allyworkshop.eventbrite. com. â&#x2013; The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Kennedy Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jazz education program â&#x20AC;&#x153;Betty Carterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Aheadâ&#x20AC;?

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Events Entertainment will present ensembles comprised of jazz artists and composers from around the world completing their weeklong residency. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performances will continue Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs of Our Souls,â&#x20AC;? a midweek Lenten gathering of music, prayer and meditation, will feature professional guest singer Hayley Travers presenting music on the theme of â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Grieve.â&#x20AC;?

7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202337-9070. â&#x2013; Musician Dana Sipos will perform.

7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. â&#x2013; Harpsichordist and pianist Andreas Staier will perform works by dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Anglebert, ClĂŠrambault, L. Couperin, Fischer, Froberger and Muffat. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required.

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â&#x2013; The Adam Ezra Group and the End of America will perform. 8 p.m. $12.

Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Sahana N. Kukke, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Catholic University, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Making Sense of Our Senses: Exploring Touchâ&#x20AC;? as part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women in Scienceâ&#x20AC;? series. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. â&#x2013; A Bible study session will explore the issue of world hunger. 6 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070. â&#x2013; Shaka Senghor will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prisonâ&#x20AC;? in conversation with political activist, commentator and author Van Jones. 6:30 p.m.

Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. â&#x2013; The Sibley Institute of Bone & Joint Health will present a seminar on hand pain, tendonitis, ganglion cysts and other hand and wrist disorders with orthopedic surgeons Richard Barth and David Moss. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conference Room 2, Sibley Medical Office Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202-660-6683. â&#x2013; Harpsichordist Andreas Staier will discuss his craft. 6:30 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-7075502. â&#x2013; Timothy Egan will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. â&#x2013; The University of the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;JAZZaliveâ&#x20AC;? series will present Zev Feldman, executive vice president and general manager of Resonance Records, discussing the new release â&#x20AC;&#x153;Larry Young â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In Paris: The ORTF Recordings.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Recital Hall, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-274-5803. â&#x2013; Jim McDermott will discuss his novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bitter Is the Wind.â&#x20AC;? 7 to 9 p.m.

Free. The Loft, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Films â&#x2013; Lisner Auditoriumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Flamenco Festival will feature Iciar Bollainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even the Rain,â&#x20AC;? about an idealistic director and his cynical producer who come to Bolivia to make a low-budget revisionist epic about the conquest for Latin America. 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Film in Focusâ&#x20AC;? series will feature the 2015 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;King Georges,â&#x20AC;? about Philadelphia restaura-

teur Georges Perrier and the closing of his iconic restaurant, Le Bec-Fin. A post-screening Q&A via Skype will feature director Erika Frankel. 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; Laugh Index Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Threeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comedy,â&#x20AC;? featuring stand-up, shortform improv and longform improv.

7:30 p.m. $5 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. laughindextheatre. com. â&#x2013; The Grapevine Spoken Word Series will celebrate the timeless art of storytelling with featured performers Noa Baum and Michael Parent. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â&#x2013; Simply Sherri 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.

Thursday,march March 10 10 Thursday Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preschool Series: Fanciful Heroesâ&#x20AC;? will explore a room in the Hillwood mansion with art projects and imaginative play. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. $10 to $12. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. â&#x2013; A U.S. Botanic Garden docent will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;March Snugglersâ&#x20AC;? tour for parents and care providers with a tiny one in a snuggly (no strollers or older siblings due to narrow paths and the nature of the program). 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202225-8333. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;March Movie Series: Miniature Worldsâ&#x20AC;? will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stuart Little.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will present weekly chess instruction for kids of all ages. 5 p.m.

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

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Housing Counseling Services Inc. will present an orientation session for prospective homebuyers. 11 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. housingetc.org. â&#x2013; Occupational therapist Janet Platt will present a class on how to prevent falls. 11 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Renaissance Meeting Room 2, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5255 Loughboro Road NW. 202-364-7602. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Textiles at Twelveâ&#x20AC;? series will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resist-Dye Mini Workshop,â&#x20AC;? about the processes common to adding color and pattern to textiles. Noon. Free.

George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. â&#x2013; Occupational therapist Janet Platt will present a seminar on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arthritis and Your Hands.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. Renaissance Meeting Room 1, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5255 Loughboro Road NW. 202364-7602. â&#x2013; Iona Senior Services will host a

Thursday, march 10 â&#x2013; Performance: The National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph Eschenbach and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet (shown) will perform works by Liszt, Brahms and Picker. 7 p.m. $15 to $89.

Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 11:30 a.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. weekly dance class designed for people living with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease and led by teachers trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group. 2 to 3 p.m. $10 to $13 per class; free for an introductory session. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-253-7946. â&#x2013; Instructor Nina Dunham will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gentle Gyrokinesisâ&#x20AC;? class to improve posture, balance and agility. 4 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. â&#x2013; The Northwest One Library will host a yoga class for adults and teens of skill levels. 7 p.m. Free. Northwest One Library, 155 L St. NW. 202-939-5946. â&#x2013; A weekly Introduction to Flamenco class will feature an intense, full-body warmup followed by a lesson in basic flamenco technique and choreography.

7 to 8:15 p.m. $20 per session. Chevy Chase Baptist Church, 5671 Western Ave. NW. azulojos@gmail.com.

Concerts â&#x2013; The American Folklife Center will host the Anchiskhati Ensemble in a concert of Easter and Lenten music from the Orthodox paschal cycle in Georgia.

The event will include a lecture by ethnomusicologist John A. Graham on the theme of oral transmission and improvisational practice. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. â&#x2013; Musician Tom Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Musician SeĂĄn Barna and the bands Wester Green and Wild Coast will perform. 8 p.m. $8 donation suggested.

Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. â&#x2013; The Funk Parade Kickoff Show will feature Aaron â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abâ&#x20AC;? Abernathy with live band Nat Turner; Cmpvtr Clvb; Drew Kid & the Elevators; and special guests. 8 p.m. $15 to $20. Tropicalia, 2001 14th St. NW. facebook.com/ events/1692177971057875. â&#x2013; The Jon Stickley Trio and the Hello Strangers will perform. 8 p.m. $12.

Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 22 ■ Deer Tick and Mutual Benefit will perform. 8 p.m. $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-7453000.

■ Hollertown will perform bluegrass and contemporary music. 8 to 11 p.m.

No cover; two item per person minimum.

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

Demonstrations ■ Gardening and cooking writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cooke will explain how to grow and prepare potatoes, radishes and turnips for spring dishes. Noon and 12:45 p.m.

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

■ “Cooking Korean in America” will feature a conversation with Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard, authors of the forthcoming “Koreatown: A Cook Book”; a demonstration by Danielle Chang, author of “Lucky Rice: Stories and Recipes From Night Markets, Feasts, and Family Tables”; and Korean-Americaninspired food and snacks. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $40; reservations required. Wallace H. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. americanhistory.si.edu.

Discussions and lectures ■ “Women in the Middle East Political Sphere” will feature Vickie Langohr, professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross; Marwa Shalaby, director of the Women’s Rights in the Middle East Program at Rice University; and Hind Ahmed Zaki, doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Washington. Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu.

■ Dr. David Helms, an expert on health care improvements through planning and the development of new initiatives to expand coverage for the uninsured, will discuss “Getting to Universal Health Care.” 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.

■ Artist Cecily Brown will discuss her work in conversation with Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern art at the National Gallery of Art. 3:30 p.m. Free.

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

■ Sherene Seikaly, assistant professor of history at the University of California at Santa Barbara, will discuss her book “Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandatory Palestine.” 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu.

■ Physicist, neuroscientist and robotics mentor Bill Marks will lead a weekly open discussion of science topics with students and adults over snacks in the Wilson High School Science Club. 3:30 to 6 p.m. Free. Room B101, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202329-8320.

■ Richard Plepler, chairman and CEO of Home Box Office Inc., will discuss the operations of the world’s most successful pay TV service, which provides HBO

and Cinemax to over 127 million subscribers worldwide. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu.

■ Silas Kopf, a studio furniture maker and designer for over 40 years, will discuss “Making Craftsmanship Relevant in a Digital Age.” 6 to 8 p.m. $10; free for museum members. Reservations required. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-7394.

■ Matthias Hollwich, co-founder and principal of progressive New York architecture firm Hollwich Kushner and Architizer, will discuss “New Aging and Innovation,” about architectural prototypes to better accommodate an aging population. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $10 to $35; reservations required. District Architecture Center, 421 7th St. NW. aiadc.com.

■ Mark Vanhoenacker, a pilot for British Airways, will discuss his book “Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030.

■ The Rev. Michael Witczak, associate professor of liturgical studies at Catholic University, will discuss “Saints in America: Centuries of Faith.” 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030.

■ Ellen Malcolm will discuss his book “When Women Win: Emily’s List and the Rise of Women in American Politics.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Panelists Joseph Ellis, Jack Rakove and Kenneth Bowling will discuss the story behind the Bill of Rights, the ratification of the Constitution and the First Federal Congress. 7 p.m. Free.

McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-6814.

■ The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family will present a talk on “Emotional Process in Society” by Katharine G. Baker. 7:30 p.m. Free. Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, 4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400.

Films ■ The DC Independent Film Festival will feature the local premiere of Rick Goldsmith’s “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw,” about a former standout for the Washington Mystics and her post-basketball struggles with depression and mental illness.

6:15 p.m. $11. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. dciff-indie.org.

The festival will continue through Sunday with events at various venues.

■ The West End Interim Library will present the 2014 film “Noah.” 6:30 p.m.

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

Performances and readings ■ The Phillips Collection and the Folger Shakespeare Library will host a reading by poets Mark Doty and Aimee Nezhukumatathil in response to the

Exhibit eyes American portraiture

“The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today,” an exhibit highlighting the results from this year’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, will

Located at 801 K St. NW on the second floor, the exhibit space is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit will be closed March 17, 18 and 22.

On exhibit exposeddc.com.

■ The Embassy of the Czech open Saturday at the National PorRepublic will open an exhibit of trait Gallery and continue through drawings and photographs by AlexanJan. 8. Organizers culled more than dr Hackenschmied (aka Sasha Ham2,500 entries to select 73 artworks mid) tomorrow with a lecture at 6 by 43 artists for the exhibit, which p.m. that highlights the career of the includes sculpture, mixed media, pho- Oscar-winning Czech-born filmmaker. tographs, paintings and drawings.

The show will continue through Located at 8th and F streets NW, March 31. RSVP by today for the lecthe gallery is open daily from 11:30 ture at sashahammid.eventbrite.com. a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000.

Located at 3900 Spring of Free■ “The Journey,” presenting composdom St. NW, the embassy is open ite images by Cairo-born artist Marwa Monday through Thursday from 9 Adel that highlight the plight of a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. women in the male-dominated society to 3:30 p.m. 202-274-9100. in which she was raised, will open ■ “Turning 38… Continuing to Innotomorrow at vate,” a group Syra Arts with show celebrating an artist’s the 38th anniverreception from sary of Zenith 6 to 8 p.m. The Gallery, will open exhibit will conFriday with an arttinue through ists’ reception March 31. from 4 to 8 p.m.

Located at An additional art1054 31st St. ists’ reception will Messay Shoakena’s work is NW in Suite A take place Saturat Canal day from 2 to 6 featured at Exposed DC. Square, the p.m., and the gallery is open by appointment only. show will continue through April 16.

703-944-3824.

Located at 1429 Iris St. NW, the ■ Hosted by the Historical Society of gallery is open Wednesday through Washington, D.C., the 10th annual Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202Exposed DC Photography Show will 783-2963. open tomorrow at the Carnegie ■ “Mirror Mirrored: Art Meets the Library with a reception from 6 to 10 Monsters,” a group show of contemp.m. Featuring 47 photographs select- porary artworks that re-imagine the ed for their unique views of the Wash- fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, ington area, the show will continue opened last week at Washington through April 1. Tickets for opening Project for the Arts, where it will night, which will include beer from continue through April 15. A perforBluejacket Brewery and dance tunes mance related to the exhibit will feaby DJ Neville C, cost $20 to $45; ture vocalist and writer Joseph Keckcocktail attire is suggested. ler on March 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. exhibition “Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks From the Paul G. Allen Family Collection.” 6:30 p.m. $15; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. folger.edu/poetry.

■ The Kennedy Center’s World Stages festival will feature “Happy Hour,” a new dance work by Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass. 7 and 9 p.m. $59 to $69. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7 and 9 p.m.

■ The Washington Improv Theater will open its 10th annual Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament, an elimination-style competition with teams competing for audience favor. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater. com. The competition will continue through April 12.

■ Contradiction Dance will present “Code Switch.” 8 p.m. $20 to $30. Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road SE. 240-475-7570. The performance will repeat Friday at 8 p.m.

Special events ■ The nonprofit group Friends of Fiji will host a Kava Night & Fundraiser to

benefit rebuilding efforts in communities destroyed during Cyclone Winston. 6 p.m. $20. Renaissance Washington Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW. fofiji.org/events.

■ “Tudor Nights: March Madness!” will feature a cocktail evening centered on the sporting life at Tudor Place, including a display of early-20th-century golf and tennis equipment. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $20; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

Tour ■ Jason Gedeik, head of design operations at Hillwood, will present “Gardener’s Focus: An Orchid-Filled Greenhouse.” 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Included in suggested donation of $5 to $15 for museum admission; tickets distributed at 10 a.m. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202686-5807. The tour will repeat at various times throughout March.

Friday, March 11 Friday march 11 Classes and workshops ■ Jason Gedeik, head of design

Brenda Zlamany’s oil on panel “Portrait #138 (David Hockney)” is part of the National Portrait Gallery’s “Outwin” exhibit.

Located at 2124 8th St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-2347103.

■ Studio Gallery opened three shows last week and will continue them through March 26. An artists’ reception will take place Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., artists’ gallery talks will be given March 19 from 4 to 6 p.m., and a closing reception will be held March 26 from 4 to 6 p.m.

“Adam and Eve: The Ultimate Screw Up” features drawings and paintings by Amy Davis that explore the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

“Pages and Prints” presents artist’s books, collagraphs and woodblock prints by Elizabeth Curren that reflect an interest in natural landscapes and invented terrains.

“Shadowplay” includes photographs by Jo Levine that explore the many shapes and moods of shadows.

Located at 2108 R St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-2328734. operations at Hillwood, will lead a hands-on orchid workshop on “To Repot or Not?” 1 to 3 p.m. $25 to $30. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

The workshop will repeat March 13 at 1:30 p.m. and March 26 at 10 a.m.

■ Artist Will Fleishell will present a drop-in figure drawing class. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839.

Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert featuring works by Grieg, Falla and Spohr. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ “Fringe Music in the Library” will feature Rogue Collective, a group that explores the gap between classical music and other major art mediums through new collaboration, original composition, improvisation and performance. Noon. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321.

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Continued From Page 23 day Music at Middayâ&#x20AC;? recital. 12:15 p.m.

Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â&#x2013; The local jazz ensemble Al Fresco will perform. 6:45 to 8 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703. â&#x2013; The Talea Ensemble will perform Brian Ferneyhoughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new commission and other premieres. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. â&#x2013; Musicians Ben Cosgrove and Max Garcia Conover will perform, at 8 p.m.; and Crooks and Crows will perform a blend of American, folk and country music, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Baldwin Wallace University will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Advance Always: A Celebration of Frank Battisti and Garwood Whaley,â&#x20AC;? an evening of music in honor of two luminaries in the field of music education. 8 p.m. $25. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jazz on the Hillâ&#x20AC;? will feature the Kevin Cordt Quartet. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum.

Mr. Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. â&#x2013; The Ron Holloway Band, Blue Miracle and the 8 Ohms Band will perform.

8:30 p.m. $12 to $14. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Mary Sarah Bilder will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free.

McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-6814. â&#x2013; American landscape designer, historian, writer and lecturer Kathryn Aalto will discuss her adventures writing â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest That Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333. â&#x2013; London-based journalist Sonia Purnell will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill.â&#x20AC;? Lun-

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Events Entertainment cheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; Society of the Cincinnati executive director Jack Warren will discuss manuscripts and printed materials in the Anderson House collections that illustrate how a scarcity of gunpowder shaped the Revolutionary War. 12:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. â&#x2013; Grigore Pop-Eleches, associate professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conflict and Identity in Post-Revolutionary Ukraine.â&#x20AC;? 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 412, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu. â&#x2013; Composer Brian Ferneyhough will discuss his Library of Congress commission. 6:30 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. â&#x2013; Karen Branan will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Family Tree,â&#x20AC;? about the hanging of four black people by a white lynch mob in 1912 and the role of the local sheriff, Brananâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great-grandfather. 7 p.m. Free.

Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. â&#x2013; Alliance Française de Washington will host a talk by filmmaker and author Rokhaya Diallo on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Afro!,â&#x20AC;? her portrait series of Afro-Parisians who opt to wear their hair au naturĂŠl. 7 p.m. $10 to $15.

Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lunch and a Movieâ&#x20AC;? will feature a screening of Sydney Pollackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1982 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tootsie,â&#x20AC;? starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. Lunch at noon; film at 1 p.m. Free; reservations required for lunch. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703. â&#x2013; Reel Affirmations XTRA will present Joseph Grahamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beautiful Something,â&#x20AC;? about four diverse men as they navigate life during one sublime night in Philadelphia. 7 and 9:15 p.m.

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inner light. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. â&#x2013; Local instructor Lauren Jacobs will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stretch, Sip and Strollâ&#x20AC;? restorative yoga class. A tea with light snacks and a tour of the historic Dumbarton House will follow. 1 to 3 p.m. $30 to $35. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

$12 to $25. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org. â&#x2013; The DC Independent Film Festival will feature the D.C. premiere of Paul Sapianoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driving While Black,â&#x20AC;? a dark comedy based on interactions with police growing up in Los Angeles. Star Dominique Purdy will attend. 7:15 p.m. $11. Burke Theater, Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. dciff-indie.org.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Guy Mendilow Ensemble will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tales From the Forgotten Kingdom,â&#x20AC;? a Pollin Music Shabbat selection of Sephardic songs arranged in symphonic style. 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. whctemple.org/pollin. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free Folger Fridayâ&#x20AC;? will feature a reading of Eric Hissomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new play â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tragical Comedy of Thyramus and Pisbee,â&#x20AC;? featuring the author and actors Adam Wesley Brown, Tom Story and Rachel Zampelli. 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â&#x2013; The Kennedy Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Stages festival will feature the East Coast premiere of composer-performer VânĂ nh VĂľâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Odyssey: From Vietnam to America,â&#x20AC;? using music, spoken word, live media and more to explore the journeys of the Boat People escaping war and abandoning their lives in search of freedom. 7 p.m. $49. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7 p.m. â&#x2013; Stage and film actor Tom Blair will present a dramatic solo performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gospel According to St. Mark.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $20 suggested donation. St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. A discussion with the actor will take place Saturday at 9:30 a.m. â&#x2013; Aura Curiatlas Physical Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dream Logic,â&#x20AC;? an evolving collection of magical short stories told through movement, physical comedy, acrobatics and dance. 8 p.m. $20. Lab Theatre II, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. The performance will repeat Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. â&#x2013; Busboys and Poets will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;11th Hour Poetry Slam,â&#x20AC;? hosted by 2Deep the Poetess. 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Tour â&#x2013; The American University Museum will present a docent-led tour of one of its winter exhibitions. 12:30 p.m. Free.

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

Saturday, March 12 Saturday march 12 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; Teaching artist Anka Zaremba will lead a Saturday art workshop on how to use magnifying glasses and viewfinders to discover signs of spring on the Kreeger Museum grounds (for ages 10 and older). 10 a.m. to noon. $15 to $20.

Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road

Friday, march 9 â&#x2013; Discussion: Charles Duhigg will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919.

NW. 202-338-3552. â&#x2013; National Symphony Orchestra bassist Paul DeNola and violinist Heather LeDoux Green will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;NSO Teddy Bear Concert: The String Thing,â&#x20AC;? featuring bite-size excerpts from Mozart, Copland, Rossini, Tchaikovsky and other famous composers (recommended for ages 3 through 10). 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 1:30 and 4 p.m. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the solar system, the Milky Way and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m.

Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Guy Mason Recreation Center will host a tai chi class and an exercise and dance class with Gayla April. 9:30 a.m.

Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. â&#x2013; The Mount Pleasant Library will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Morning Yoga.â&#x20AC;? 10 a.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. â&#x2013; Instructor Ann Richards will lead a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Good Patterns Go Bad: Avoiding and Fixing Knitting Mistakes.â&#x20AC;?

10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. $45 to $65. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Heather Markowitz, founder of WithLoveDC, will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Practice With Loveâ&#x20AC;? yoga class. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Free. Conservatory West Gallery, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. â&#x2013; The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a three-week introductory class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of

Concerts â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club will present the Ross-Roberts High School Competition for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-333-2075. â&#x2013; The Kosciuszko Foundation and the Washington International Piano Arts Council will present a concert by pianist Alexei Ulitin of Kiev, Ukraine. 1:30 p.m.

Free. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320. â&#x2013; The U.S. Army Chorus will perform as part of its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating 60: Anniversary Concert Series.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. Free. St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 1514 15th St. NW. usarmyband.com. â&#x2013; The 21st Century Consort will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Icons,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by George Crumb, Andrea Clearfield and others. 5 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff and Brahms, as well as traditional Azerbaijani folk music. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Austrian multi-instrumentalist Hubert von Goisern will perform. 7 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3424 International Court NW. acfdc.org. â&#x2013; The Capitol Hill Chorale and Voce Chamber Singers will perform choral works by Monteverdi, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Rheinberger and Kevin Seigfried, the choraleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s composer-inresidence. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $25; free for ages 12 and younger. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 201 4th St. SE. capitolhillchorale.org. The performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. â&#x2013; Dumbarton Concerts will present pianist Alon Goldstein, cellist Amit Peled and clarinetist Alex Fiterstein performing works by Beethoven, Brahms and Bloch. 8 p.m. $30 to $35. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202-965-2000. â&#x2013; The Tin Man will perform, at 8 p.m.; and the band Hardworker will perform, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The John E. Marlow Guitar Series will feature classical guitarist David Russell. 8 p.m. $44; $22 for students ages 18 through 22; free for ages 17 and younger.

Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. marlowguitar.org.

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 24 ■ Better Off Dead and Hypnotic Willie will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $14.

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

■ Musician Greg Dulli will perform an intimate solo show. 8 p.m. $30 to $33.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000.

■ “Ladies of Jazz” will feature Kim Scudera with Batida Diferente performing Brazilian jazz. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

Discussions and lectures ■ Jamie Stiehm, a Creators Syndicate columnist and contributor to usnews.com, will discuss “Rachel Carson: Bringer of Silent Spring,” about how Carson launched a major social movement with publication of her book in 1962. 1 p.m. Free. Peabody Room, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ John Feinstein will discuss his book “The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic Basketball Rivalry,” at 1 p.m.; Mitchell Yockelson will discuss his book “Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Iris Bohnet will discuss her book “What Works: Gender Equality by Design,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Deaf Services librarian Janice Rosen will facilitate a “Book Club in American Sign Language” discussion of Paula Hawkins’ thriller “The Girl on the Train.” 2 p.m. Free. Room 215, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-559-5368.

■ Avalon Theatre’s film studies program will focus on “What’s Not to Like?

Hollywood’s Love Affair With Jewish Humor,” featuring a talk by Emmy- and Peabody-winning producer Peter Stein that will include clips from various films.

7:30 to 10 p.m. $18 to $20. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000.

Family programs ■ A family celebration will offer a day of live music, performances and crafts.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ A festival celebrating the stories of young women and girls of color will feature music DJs, hip-hop performances, conversations with successful business women, a food demonstration, poetry and student workshops, exhibition tours, games and inventor activities. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free. Wallace H. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

Films ■ “Bolshoi Post-Modern: Innovative Performance in HD” will feature Vincent Bataillon’s 2010 film “Flames of Paris,” at 1 p.m.; and Bataillon’s 2005 film “The Bolt,” at 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ American University’s “Neighborhood Dive-In Movie” will feature the 1996 comedy “Muppet Treasure Island.”

1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required,

with preference given to residents of the 20016 ZIP code. Reeves Aquatic Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. ahuff@american.edu.

Performances ■ GALita will present a bilingual adaptation of “El mundo es un pañuelo/ The World Is a Handkerchief,” a play by the late Chilean writer Jorge Díaz about a clown who becomes disenchanted with the circus and sets out on his magic handkerchief to see the world (suitable for the entire family but especially ages 5 through 12).

3 p.m. $10 to $12. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. The performance will repeat March 19 at 3 p.m.

■ The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble from Denver will perform. Preshow discussion led by Dance Place codirector Deborah Riley at 7:45 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600.

The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.

■ Lisner Auditorium’s annual Flamenco Festival will feature Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía revisiting five of the most celebrated choreographies of its repertoire in honor of the company’s 20th anniversary. 8 p.m. $35 to $65.

Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-9946800.

■ “Hexagon 2016: Red, White, and Voters’ Blues” will feature original songs with newly composed music and lyrics about the primary elections and other political fodder. Proceeds will benefit the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home. 8 p.m. $30. Theater, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202-3337469. Performances will continue through April 3.

Special events ■ As part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! event, a self-guided tour will feature correspondence among the women of the Heurich family, on view to the public for the first time. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free. Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org.

■ The National Building Museum will present “Design and Build a New American Garden,” featuring a chance to help build a 2-D garden on the floor of the Great Hall. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202272-2448.

■ The opening of the new mini-exhibit “The BND, the German Federal Intelligence Agency: 60 Years” will feature remarks by BND chief historian Bodo Hechelhammer about the agency’s history and its unique relationship with U.S. intelligence. 1 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-3937798.

■ The Tenley-Friendship Library will host “Coffee & Conversation,” featuring snacks, arts and crafts, and friendly conversation. 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ The Chamber Dance Project’s “Bash in Bloom,” its annual benefit and a festive celebration of dance and live music, will feature specialty cocktails and savories designed by “Top Chef” alumnus Spike Mendelsohn. 6:30 to 10

p.m. $350. Residence of the Ambassador of Colombia, 1520 20th St. NW. facebook.com/ChamberDanceProject.

■ The Welders, a playwrights’ collective devoted to developing and producing new work, will host its third annual theatrical gala and fundraiser with live and silent auctions, specialty cocktails and the premiere of five short new plays. 8 p.m. $30 to $130.

Carnegie Library, 801 K St. NW. oldschoolrevolution.bpt.me.

Tours and walks ■ The Chesapeake Climate Action Network will host a “Global Warming Walking Tour of DC,” a look at how climate change is affecting the District’s forests and neighborhoods. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Meet at the front entrance to the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. chesapeakeclimate.org.

■ The U.S. Botanic Garden will host a tour of its growing facility, the largest greenhouse complex supporting a public garden in the United States. 12:30, 1 and 1:30 p.m. $5 to $10. Registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden Production Facility, 4700 Shepherd Parkway SW. 202-225-8333.

■ “Be an Animal Athlete!” will feature a 1.8-mile hike along the Rock Creek Park Healthy Parks Healthy People Track Trail with a look at the adjacent bridges, wayside exhibits, plants, animals and historic Peirce Mill. 2 p.m. Free. Meet in the west parking lot at Picnic Grove #2, Beach Drive and Broad Branch Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat March 26 at 10 a.m.

Sunday, March 13

Sunday march 13 Children’s programs ■ U.S. Botanic Garden children’s education specialist Lee Coykendall will lead a youth workshop on “Orchids in Focus” (for ages 12 through 16). 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program on “Astronomy Stars: Women Who Changed the Night” (for ages 7 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free.

Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Children will hear a story about Marian Anderson and then create a special piece of art. 2 to 5 p.m. Free.

National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Classes and workshops ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on “Advice for Life.” 10 and 11:30 a.m. Free; $5 to $12 donation suggested. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202986-2257.

■ The Dumbarton House will host an

Sunday, march 13 ■ Concert: The Fry Street Quartet will perform works by Amy Beach, Laura Kaminsky, Libby Larsen and Joan Tower in honor of Women’s History Month. 3:30 p.m. Free.

West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

“English Country Dance” workshop.

12:30 to 2:45 p.m. $5. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

■ A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202727-1288.

■ ArtJamz will present a “Krazy Kandinsky Clovers” class (for ages 6 through 10). 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. $27 to $29. ArtJamz Brookland Studio, 716 Monroe St. NE. artjamzdc.com.

■ A Umbrian cooking class will focus on Easter dishes from lamb to traditional breads. 3 to 5 p.m. $75; reservations required. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

Concerts ■ The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will present the 39th annual Bach Marathon, featuring the music of Bach in half-hour programs. 2 to 7 p.m.

Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-3632202.

■ The Washington Bach Consort and organist J. Reilly Lewis will present “The Little Organ Book, Part 2.” Lecture at 2 p.m.; concert at 3 p.m. $10 to $69.

National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. bachconsort.org.

■ The Steinway Series will feature David Hardy, principal cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of the Kennedy Center Chamber Players, and Lisa Emenheiser, pianist of the 21st Century Consort and a 25-year member of the National Symphony Orchestra. 3 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000.

■ German-Korean pianist

Christopher Park will perform. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested.

Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

■ Capital City Symphony will present “Haunted Topography, Heavenly Life,” featuring works by David T. Little and Gustav Mahler. 5 p.m. $25. Lang Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

■ Guest organist Karen Electra Christianson will present a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested.

Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.

■ Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform works by Villa-Lobos, Kuhlau and Loeffler. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Georgetown Concert Series will feature “Compline by Candlelight,” a 30-minute traditional service chanted by the St. John’s Choir in an ancient rite of contemplation. 8 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish, 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796.

Discussions and lectures ■ Jim Wallis, president and founder of Sojourners, will discuss his book “America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America.” 10:10 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.

■ The Amram Scholar Series will present a book talk by Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies director Bruce Hoffman, author of “Anonymous Soldiers: The Struggle for Israel, 19171947.” 10:30 a.m. Free. Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. whctemple.org/amram.

■ Steve Harrigan will discuss his book “A Friend of Mr. Lincoln,” at 1 p.m.; and Patrick K. O’Donnell will discuss his book “Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

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Films â&#x2013; The DC Independent Film Festival will present the world premiere of the documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Eye of Istanbul,â&#x20AC;? about the legendary, irreverent ArmenianTurkish photographer Ara GĂźler and his decades-long career of capturing images of the people of Istanbul. The director and GĂźlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biographer will attend.

11:30 a.m. $11. Burke Theater, Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. dciff-indie.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Movies at Middle Câ&#x20AC;? will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sound of Music.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m.

Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â&#x2013; The Mount Pleasant Library will present Sam Mendesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2015 movie

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Parade â&#x2013; The 45th annual St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parade of Washington, D.C., will feature floats, marching bands, traditional pipe bands, Irish dancers and military processions. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Free. Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th streets NW. 202-670-0317.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Jazz & Verse,â&#x20AC;? an open mic event, will feature host Matthew P. Gallant and the Bruce Khromer Trio. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â&#x2013; Poets Carol Beane, Sarah Browning and Khadijah Wilson will read from

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their work as part of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC 2016, a local book arts and cultural festival presented in solidarity with the people of Iraq. 6 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. â&#x2013; Petworth Citizen will host a comedy showcase. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

Special events â&#x2013; Middle C Music will celebrate its 14th anniversary with live music, refreshments and cake. Noon to 5 p.m.

Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â&#x2013; The Capital Area Food Bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13th annual Blue Jeans Ball will feature an auction, gospel choir and 40 savory and sweet tasting stations. 6 to 9 p.m. $200 to $500. Marriott Marquis Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. capitalareafoodbank.org/blue-jeans-ball.

Tour â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a tour of the Old Stone House and explore the influence of women on the structure from Colonial days to the present (for ages 7 and older). 2 p.m. Free. Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-8956070.

Monday, March 14

Monday march 14 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performer Jessica â&#x20AC;&#x153;Culture Queenâ&#x20AC;? Smith will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rise + Rhyme,â&#x20AC;? a storytelling and performance series for ages 5 and younger. 9:30 to 11 a.m. $5 per child.

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

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Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Yoga teacher Robin Glantz, owner of Vibrant Health, will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Viniyogaâ&#x20AC;? class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tenleylibrary@dc.gov. â&#x2013; Angela Matysiak will lead a yoga class. 6:30 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202727-7527. â&#x2013; Joe Ryan, managing principal of CareerMentor.us, will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resume Developmentâ&#x20AC;? workshop for job seekers.

7 to 9 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. The seven-week workshop series will continue through March 28. â&#x2013; Poets on the Fringe will host a weekly poetry workshop. 7 to 9 p.m.

Free. Stoddert Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. passapamela@aol.com.

Concerts â&#x2013; Pianist Azariah Tan will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Washington Performing Arts will present the Montreal Symphony performing works by Debussy, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. 7 p.m. $50 to $120.

Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â&#x2013; The Washington International Piano Series will feature Hugues Leclère performing works by Chopin, Liszt and Mussorgsky. 8 p.m. Free.

Recital Hall, Ward Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michigan

Monday, march 14 â&#x2013; Reading: Howard Jacobson will read from his novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shylock Is My Name,â&#x20AC;? a contemporary rendering of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Merchant of Venice.â&#x20AC;? A conversation with playwright/director Aaron Posner and a book signing will follow. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

Ave. NE. 202-319-5414.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Zambian author Namwali Serpell, recipient of the 2015 Caine Prize, will read from her award-winning short story â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sackâ&#x20AC;? and participate in a moderated discussion with LaVerne Page, Africa area specialist at the Library of Congress. Noon. Free. African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5394. â&#x2013; Alexandre Arrechea, a founding member of the Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros, will discuss his work and his exploration of themes such as inequality and cultural disenfranchisement in conversation with Michelle Bird, curatorial assistant at the National Gallery of Art. A screening of â&#x20AC;&#x153;NOLIMITS,â&#x20AC;? based on Arrecheaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 project reflecting on New York architecture, will precede the lecture. Film at 12:10 p.m.; lecture at 1:10 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Political Trends? Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s States Voteâ&#x20AC;? will feature a discussion by D.C.-based German journalists Ines Poehl and Ina Ruck on March 13 elections in the German states of BadenWĂźrttemberg, Rhineland Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut Washington, Suite 3, 1900 K St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite. com. â&#x2013; Northwest Neighbors Village will present a talk and slideshow on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Native Bees of North Americaâ&#x20AC;? by retired biologist Jane Whitaker. 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required by March 11. Assembly Room, Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-777-3435. â&#x2013; A symposium and discussion will focus on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Migration: From Humanitarian Crises to New Opportunities.â&#x20AC;? 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. â&#x2013; Justin Krebs will discuss his book

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue in a Red State: A Survival Guide to Life in the Real America.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m.

Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. â&#x2013; Olivia Laing will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. â&#x2013; Sarah Leonard and Bhaskar Sunkara will discuss their book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for the New Century.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. â&#x2013; Boris Fishman will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Let My Baby Do Rodeo.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; WETA will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Fault Line: A Conversation on Race and the American Ideal,â&#x20AC;? featuring filmmaker Ken Burns and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. lisner.gwu.edu. â&#x2013; John LaForge, longtime staffer at Nukewatch, will discuss the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nuclear Heartland, Revised: A Guide to the 450 Land-Based Missiles of the United States.â&#x20AC;? 7 to 9 p.m. Free.

Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â&#x2013; Philippe Auguin, music director of the Washington National Opera, and Jim Holman, chairman of the Wagner Society of Washington, DC, will discuss the challenges and joys of preparing to conduct three complete cycles of Wagnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ring.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $12. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Emmy Award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author Jorge Ramos will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take a Stand: Lessons From Rebels.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Draftâ&#x20AC;? will present a reading of Keith Bridgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dark comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Amazing Adventures of Danny Ricochet,â&#x20AC;? about a superhero life-coach whose powers are as questionable as her judgment. 7:30 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. â&#x2013; Laugh Index Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improv Wars.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. laughindextheatre.com.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Detroit Pistons. 8 p.m. $18 to $899.

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

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Continued From Page 26 endary woman from ancient China. 3:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

Classes and workshops ■ A certified yoga instructor will lead a walk-in class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Georgetown Library will present a walk-in yoga class practicing introductory viniyasa techniques. 11:30 a.m.

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

■ Housing Counseling Services Inc. will present a refresher workshop on reverse mortgages. 2 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7006.

■ ArtJamz will present an ”Intro to Painting” class. 7 to 9 p.m. $32 to $35.

ArtJamz Dupont Studio, 1728 Connecticut Ave. NW. artjamzdc.com.

Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Club will present a chamber concert featuring works by Bach and Mozart. Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations suggested.

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

■ As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, the Choir of St. Martin-in-theFields from London will perform. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ Students from Catholic University’s Rome School of Music will perform the “Kander and Ebb Musical Revenue,” an exploration of the famous songwriting duo’s Broadway hits. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.

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

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

■ The Royal Southern Brotherhood featuring Cyril Neville will perform. 8 p.m. $18 to $22. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ “Islamic Political Thought After the Arab Spring” will feature Usaama al-Azami, a doctoral candidate at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies; Emad Shahin, a visiting professor at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and editor-inchief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics; and Andrew March, associate professor of political science and law at Yale University. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Janet McKinney of the Library of Congress will discuss “Irish Stereotypes in Musical Theater.” Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ A weekly seminar series will focus on topics related to exercise and nutrition. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-994-5602.

■ Popular music lecturer Saul Lilienstein will focus on “The Exposition Universelle of 1878” as part of an eightsession course on “Paris: The Musical Magnet of the 19th Century.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. $20 to $30 per session. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson

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■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by retired U.S. Foreign Service officer and Smithsonian docent Manuel Silberstein on “The Origins of Islam.”

12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202895-4860.

■ The D.C. Office of Aging will present a seminar on privacy and consumer protection issues as part of its new “The Art of Aging” series on topics such as health, legal matters, and caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-7277703.

■ Adeeb Khalid, professor of Asian studies and history at Carleton College, will discuss “The Making of Uzbekistan: Nation Making in an Age of Revolution.”

4:30 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/ khalid.

■ Thomas Wide, managing director of Turquoise Mountain, and Sughra Hussainy, an Afghan artist and a graduate of Turquoise Mountain, will discuss “The Fight for the Past,” about efforts to revive Afghanistan’s traditional crafts and regenerate a historic area of Kabul’s old city. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 662, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Renwick Gallery curator-in-charge Nicholas Bell and scholar Lawrence Weschler will discuss wonder and its role in our lives. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free.

Grand Salon, Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Curator Wilfried Zeisler will discuss “Konstantin Makovsky: The Boyar Series in Context,” about the artist’s weddingthemed paintings as part of a broader interest in wedding rituals in 19th-century Russia. 5:30 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

■ Nick Seeley will discuss his novel “Cambodia Noir.” 6:30 p.m. Free.

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

■ Philip Nel, a scholar of children’s literature and a professor of English at Kansas State University, will discuss “The Purple Crayon and the Red Scare: More Than a Children’s Story.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030.

■ Former BBC investigative journalist Dina Gold will discuss her book “Stolen Legacy: Nazi Theft and the Quest for Justice.” 7 p.m. Free. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. 202-488-0460.

■ Adam Cohen will discuss his book “Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

■ “The Struggle for Israel: 19171947” will feature Bruce Hoffman, director of the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the U.S. Military Academy’s Combating Terrorism Center, and Benny Morris, professor in Middle East studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a visiting professor at

St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Tuesday, march 15 ■ Film: Opening night of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital will feature the D.C. premiere of the Australian documentary “Sherpa,” about a historic moment of tragedy and resistance when a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest killed 16 Sherpas. A discussion and reception will follow. 6:30 p.m. $30.

Root Auditorium, Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. dceff.org. The festival will continue through March 26 at various venues.

Georgetown University. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lecture Hall 1, Ward Circle Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/cas/israelstudies.

■ The Palisades Book Club will discuss “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford.

7:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ A discussion on “The Power of Arts Education to Transform Lives” will feature arts advocates and a screening of the documentary “Big Voice.” Panelists will include Catherine Dehoney, president and CEO of Chorus America; Brandon Gryde, director of government affairs at Dance USA and Opera America; and Nancy Jo Snider, director of the music program at American University. 8 to 10 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Location provided upon registration. thepowerofartseducation.eventbrite.com.

Film ■ The “Film and Beer” series will feature Martin Frick’s 1941 comedy “The Blue Star Hotel.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. bistrobohem@gmail.com.

Performances and readings ■ The Lannan Center author series will feature a reading

by Namwali Serpell, winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. 8 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. lannan.georgetown. edu.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature longform improv performances by various ensembles. 8 and 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.

■ Mary Bowman will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th

Special event ■ So Others Might Eat will host an Empty Bowls soup supper. Attendees will select and take home a handmade bowl crafted by local artists, and enjoy a supper of soup, bread and dessert donated by local restaurants. 6 to 8 p.m. $25.

Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 3630 Quesada St. NW. some.org/ events/empty-bowls.

■ The Kombucha Kocktail Party will feature a talk by Hannah Crum, author of “The Big Book of Kombucha,” as well as food, drinks and a signed copy of the book. 8 to 9:30 p.m. $48.47; reservations required. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Carolina Hurricanes. 7 p.m. $34 to $250. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Tours ■ Biochemist Beth Burrous will focus on poisonous and medicinal plants during a walking tour of the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory. Noon to 1 p.m.

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

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

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

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Wednesday march 16 Children’s programs ■ Steven Weinberg will discuss his book “You Must Be This Tall” (for ages 5 through 8). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

■ “Homeschool History Day: Communication Through Time” will feature a look at letter writing and the way letters were transported during the Federal period, with students using reproduction quill pens to write their own letters. 1 to 3 p.m. $3 to $6. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

Classes and workshops ■ Kripalu yoga teacher Eva Blutinger will lead a “Yoga in the Galleries” class.

10 a.m. $10. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

■ Artist Pattee Hipschen will lead a spring landscape painting workshop. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $25 per session; $175 for nine sessions. Reservations required.

Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. patteepower@msn.com. The course will continue through May 11.

■ A master class led by Christopher K. Morgan will feature phrase material from the upcoming world premiere of his evening-length solo “Pohaku,” a piece that integrates his modern dance vocabulary with movement and concepts from the Native Hawaiian dance tradition of hula. 10:15 a.m. to noon. $15. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600.

■ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, will host a weekly tai chi class. 2 p.m. Free. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, 201 Allison St. NW. 202726-2080.

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■ Via Umbria will host a class on discovering Umbrian wines. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257.

■ Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488.

Concerts ■ Soul, dance and pop singer and Broadway star Frenchie Davis, a former “American Idol” contestant, will present a pop/soul cabaret. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.

■ The U.S. Army Chorus will perform with the Kentucky State University Concert Choir. 7 p.m. Free. St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 4275 4th St. SE. usarmyband.com.

■ New York Concert Artists & Associates will present pianist Simon Ghraichy in recital. 7 p.m. $20 to $40. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.

■ “Songs of Our Souls,” a midweek Lenten gathering of music, prayer and meditation, will feature professional singers from the National Broadway Chorus presenting music on the theme of “We Hope.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070.

■ Indie-folk musician Annie Stokes will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Grammy-winning organist Paul Jacobs will perform a solo recital featuring works by Bach, Brahms, Reger, Mozart and Reubke. 8 p.m. $15. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

■ Miss Tess and the Talkbacks will perform on a double bill with the Bumper Jacksons. 8 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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

Discussions and lectures ■ Historian James Hutson and biographers Mary Sarah Bilder, David O. Stewart and Michael Signer will commemorate James Madison’s birthday with a panel discussion on the fourth president’s early life, his political and personal partnerships, and his pre-eminent role at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free.

Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-6462.

■ The Guy Mason Recreation Center’s Book Reading Club will focus on “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie during a monthly discussion led

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■ Heather Slania, director of the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center, will discuss selections from the special exhibition “Womanimal: Zine Art

by Caroline Paquita.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ American University professor Lisa Leff will discuss her book “The Archive Thief: The Man Who Salvaged French Jewish History in the Wake of the Holocaust.” 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Battelle-Tompkins Atrium, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. history@american.edu.

■ Author Fred J. Martin Jr. will discuss his book “Abraham Lincoln’s Path to Reelection in 1864: Our Greatest Victory.” 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703.

■ Colombian writer Pablo Montoya, winner of the 2015 Rómulo Gallegos Prize, will discuss his work. 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mortara Center Conference Room, Georgetown University, 3600 N St. NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Ambassador Thomas Shannon, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs and former ambassador to Brazil, will discuss “The Future of Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities for the United States.” 5 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Fisher Colloquium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ A Bible study session will explore the issue of world hunger. 6 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070.

■ Artistic director Robert Eisenstein will present an early music seminar on the Folger Consort’s concert “Playing

cussed many things, including our names and hurtful words. We then ate and National Cathedral School and St. Albans talked about the conference as a whole and how we can bring the ideas discussed at the conferences to our community. The conference was very interesting and opened my eyes to many issues that I was not aware of.

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On Feb. 20, eight Grade 8 girls from St. Patrick’s traveled to the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Va., to participate in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) challenge called Expedition K2M: The STEM Summit.

The event was sponsored by K2M, a company that specializes in medical solutions to spinal disorders.

The St. Patrick’s girls competed in two teams, “Impulse Control” and “Lightning Speed.”

Before the competition, we With Fire.” 6 p.m. $20 reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

■ Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols will discuss their book “People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.”

6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202387-7638.

■ Washington Post sports reporter Barry Svrluga will discuss his book “The Grind: Inside Baseball’s Endless Season,” about the 2014 Washington Nationals. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ At an event sponsored by the D.C. Public Library, Politics and Prose, Deal Middle School and Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, author Marcus Zusak will discuss the publication of 10th anniversary edition of his novel “The Book Thief.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW. 202-364-1919.

■ David Miller, associate director for academic programs at the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University, will discuss bioethics training for health professionals. 7 p.m.

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

■ Somini Sengupta will discuss her book “The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India’s Young.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Geoffrey Rinehart, coordinator of the Grass Roots Initiative at the U.S. National Arboretum, will discuss “BayFriendly Lawn Practices.” 7 p.m. Free.

Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252.

■ Photojournalist Alysia Burton Steele will discuss her book “Delta Jewels,” a series of digital stories and photos of elderly women from the Mississippi Delta who shared their experiences during the civil rights movement. 7 p.m.

Free. Doyle/Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2220.

■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books &

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 received a story about a school and six fictitious women. Our assignments throughout the competition day revolved around identifying a spy in that group.

We participated in six different activities. One activity was to match a colored box and a numbered key to a person’s name. In another activity, we tested urine samples using pH paper to look for clues like who had taken arsenic, eaten donuts, and drank champagne and orange juice. We also took part in an advanced mathematics challenge.

In the end, my team, “Impulse Control,” won first place in two of the six competitions, and first place overall in the competition.

As a whole, I think that all of us had a phenomenal time, learned so much and really bonded as a group. I believe that everyone who went into this competition came out happy and feeling accomplished.

— Riley Anderson, eighth-grader

Sheridan School

Throughout the months of JanBars” modern-day book club will discuss “Homage to Catalonia” by George Orwell. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Gordon Biersch Brewery, 900 F St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov.

■ Sidwell Friends School’s John Fisher Zeidman Memorial Lecture will feature a talk on U.S.-Chinese relations by journalist and New America fellow Mei Fong, author of “One Child: The Story of China’s Most Radical Experiment.” 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Robert L. Smith Meeting Room, Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. sidwell.edu.

Films ■ The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital will feature the documentary “City of Trees,” about a D.C. nonprofit struggling in the midst of a recession to implement an ambitious “green jobs” program to plant trees in underserved parks. A discussion with director Brandon Kramer, producer Lance Kramer, film subject Steve Coleman and U.S. Forest Service deputy chief James Hubbard will follow. 7 p.m. $10; reservations required. Root Auditorium, Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. dceff.org.

■ As part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will present Robert Kenner’s documentary “Merchants of Doubt,” about the shadowy world of charismatic, silver-tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities but have the contrary aim of spreading doubt about well-studied public threats.

7:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. dceff.org.

■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Guillaume Nicloux’s 2015 film “Valley of Love,” starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu. 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances ■ The Washington Improv Theater will continue its 10th annual Fighting

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uary and February, the eighthgraders at Sheridan School prepared monologues to perform in front of the school. Each student read a novel and wrote a script that conveyed the emotions and point of view of the book’s protagonist. Then they practiced, practiced, practiced. Characters included Holden from “Catcher in the Rye,” Guy Montag from “Fahrenheit 451,” and even Auggie from “Wonder.” This diverse range of characters provided great ideas for the students.

For the performance, each eighth-grader was assigned a classroom in which to perform.

Students wrote a note card that provided instructions to viewers explaining how to “activate” the performer. Spectators included faculty and staff, parents, and of course, the future monologue performers, Sheridan’s younger students.

The monologues at Sheridan have been and will continue to be one of its greatest traditions.

— Oliver Satola and Tillman Lanyi, eighth-graders Improv Smackdown Tournament, an elimination-style competition with teams competing for audience favor. 7 and 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com. The competition will continue through April 12.

■ “Press Play Hump Days” will feature longform improv. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $12. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. pressplaydcac.bpt.me.

■ Company E will present “Generations: Poland,” a celebration of four generations of Polish contemporary choreography and classical music. 7:30 p.m. $35. Family Theater, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Special events ■ The University of the District of Columbia’s Center for Nutrition, Diet and Health will hold a Nutrition Fair with workshops and cooking demonstrations on healthy eating, including the use of herbs and spices to reduce salt intake.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. Heritage Hall, Student Center, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. udc-causes.blogspot.com.

■ The Women’s Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Art will present “Afternoon Silver Tea 2016,” featuring a presentation on the art of the Japanese tea and a special viewing of Japanese tea utensils and Hester Bateman silver. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. $100 to $125; reservations required. Residence of the Ambassador of Japan, 4000 Nebraska Ave. NW. nmwa.org.

Sporting events ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Chicago Bulls. 7 p.m. $20 to $899.

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

■ The 29th annual Home Court Charity Basketball, with members of Congress facing off against Georgetown Law faculty and staff, will benefit the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. 8 p.m. $15 to $20. Gonzaga College High School, 19 I St. NW. homecourtdc.org.

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