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The Northwest Current

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Hearst Pool may see delay in funding

Office building eyed as UDC student housing

TIGER RUN

■ Development: Property

By CUNEYT DIL

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Current Correspondent

Opponents of a proposed outdoor pool at Hearst Park have recently suggested relocating the plans to one of the many sites in Ward 3 owned by the National Park Service. But D.C. Council member Mary Cheh told The Current that won’t happen.

Cheh said Tuesday afternoon that the suggestion has been taken up with the Park Service previously, and that its answer has been “repeatedly no.”

“In October, the National Park Service confirmed with our office that they would not permit or transfer NPS land to be used for a pool,” Cheh spokesperson Kelly Whittier wrote in an email. The agency has not budged on its position since then, even after Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton became involved, according to Cheh.

The District is undertaking an $8 million renovation of the 6.4acre Hearst Park at 37th and Quebec streets NW, with an additional $6 million budgeted for a pool and See Hearst/Page 2

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

A Fannie Mae office building near the University of the District of Columbia could become student housing, with talks underway now between university officials and the building’s new owner.

Fannie Mae sold its 4250 Connecticut Ave. NW building for $24.8 million last year, but plans to maintain offices there until it consolidates into a new downtown

headquarters in late 2018. The sprawling Van Ness building has a horseshoe shape that’s well-suited for conversion into a two-winged apartment house, according to Fred Underwood, a senior vice president at Bernstein Management, the property’s new owner.

Given the building’s location just across Veazey Terrace from the university campus, UDC officials quickly expressed interest, according to chief operating officer Troy Stovall. The school has planned student housing for years and won Zoning Commission approval to construct dorms on its See UDC/Page 20

Mayoral address promises action on Northwest issues ■ Politics: Bowser highlights

Fillmore, transportation work

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Wilson High School hosted its third annual Tenley Tiger Run Sunday. The event included a 5K, a Tiger Mile and a Cub Run. All the funds raised benefit the Wilson track teams.

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Agency vows improvement after complaints

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Many District streets are in poor condition and communication with residents has been spotty of late, D.C. Department of Transportation director Leif Dormsjo acknowledged in a recent D.C. Council hearing. However, the director said his agency has plans to improve both issues.

Dormsjo was speaking during the annual performance oversight hearing on his department, held by Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment. His remarks followed hours of testimony by public witnesses, including advisory neighborhood com-

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The agency promises more road paving projects this year.

missioners from Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park and Petworth who blasted the agency’s dealings with their communities.

“The testimony that we had today is people complaining that DDOT is not responsive,” Cheh

said. “They call for assistance, they call and call, there will be a statement of understanding and ‘things will be tended to’ — and then the ball is dropped.”

Dormsjo said that the agency has struggled with turnover among key personnel responsible for community engagement, and many officials recently had to prioritize preparations for the January inauguration. “I wasn’t surprised by the comments I heard — it has only inspired me and my team to do a better job,” Dormsjo said at the March 13 hearing. “I’m not going to deny that some of those gaps have plagued us most recently.”

He said staffers sidetracked by the inauguration have now resumed See Transportation/Page 17

Mayor Muriel Bowser spent much of her 51-minute State of the District address on Thursday speaking to citywide concerns: rising costs for housing, inequalities in education and failures of infrastructure.

But she also made room for several issues specific to Northwest, which include the Fill■ BUDGET: more Arts CenBowser unveils ter, a D.C. Pubplans for fiscal 2018 spending. lic Schools proPage 3. gram that has been repeatedly at risk of closure; the National Park Service project to rehabilitate stretches of Beach Drive NW; and the D.C. Department of Transportation project to replace the closed section of Klingle Road NW through Rock Creek Park with the controversial Klingle Valley Trail.

In her remarks, Bowser touted what she described as “expanding our investment” in the Fillmore

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In her remarks, Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged support for the Fillmore Arts Center program.

Arts School program, which currently serves students from five area public schools but will drop two of those schools — HydeAddison and Marie Reed elementaries — from its roster next school year.

The mayor has previously emphasized a new option that allows public schools anywhere in the city to apply to use the Fillmore space. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh told The Current on Tuesday that she’s thrilled to see Fillmore in the 2018 budget as promised, though disappointed See Mayor/Page 5

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Tree planting stirs worries about views Current Staff Report While the Palisades is a community known for its trees, residents living along a stretch of Potomac Avenue NW are voicing rare opposition to a city tree-planting proposal for their three blocks.

Neighbors fear that street trees would obstruct their blocks’ rare and valuable views of the Potomac Gorge. The west side of Potomac Avenue is undeveloped, and large stretches between Arizona Avenue and Macomb Street NW have little to no vegetation obstructing the vista. Residents can look out

across the street to the river and Virginia beyond, and benches sit at intervals to encourage pedestrians to stop and enjoy. “It’s a view that thousands have enjoyed for decades,� resident Ed Ryan said at a recent meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D. When neighbors heard that the D.C. Department of Transportation’s Urban Forestry Administration was planning to plant street trees in the 5300, 5400 and 5500 blocks of Potomac, Ryan said, they objected on the See Potomac/Page 7

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poolhouse. Mayor Muriel Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed budget, released Tuesday, shifts funding for the pool project from the 2019 to the 2020 fiscal year, despite previous plans to begin construction in fall 2018; further details werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available as of The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deadline Tuesday night.

The debate over the pool on the site has been divisive. Supporters say it would benefit younger families, and an online poll conducted by the Department of Parks and Recreation had 76 percent of 906 total respondents supporting a pool at the site.

But opponents argue that the site is not large enough to accommodate a pool, and they are also concerned that the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trees could be damaged. They also challenge the methodology and accuracy of the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s survey.

Members of Neighbors for Hearst Park said at the March 21 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F (Forest Hills, North Cleveland Park, Van Ness) that the location of a Ward 3 pool â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the only ward in the city without an outdoor public pool â&#x20AC;&#x201D; should be somewhere that can allow for a larger pool than what is envisioned for Hearst.

Sarah Brown, from Neighbors for Hearst Park, asked ANC 3F, which has yet to take a position on the matter, to call for the parks department to reopen the poolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s site selection process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not anti-pool, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not NIMBYs; rather, we are pro-citizen involvement,â&#x20AC;? she said.

ANC 3F member David Dickinson said a variety of concerns surround a pool at Hearst, including stormwater management, parking and traffic. He is also interested in what programming will be offered through the poolhouse, particularly as the park is adjacent to Hearst Elementary School.

Dickinson said he wants to see a more â&#x20AC;&#x153;holisticâ&#x20AC;? look at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal and would like to bring together a new team of city agencies and community groups to work through areas of disagreement on the project. ANC 3F chair Malachy Nugent suggested a special meeting devoted to the pool.

In response to the idea of a new design team, Cheh said that while many of the agencies are already working together on the project, â&#x20AC;&#x153;everybody should talk to everybody if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helpful.â&#x20AC;? She also said that the Department of Parks and Recreation is planning a future community meeting on the project.

Caroline Mehta, from Friends for Hearst Pool, said that the time has come to begin engaging with project critics to reach a consensus.

She said she worries that a â&#x20AC;&#x153;small, vocal minorityâ&#x20AC;? will block the project. A parent of young children, Mehta said that â&#x20AC;&#x153;we think it is an issue of support for young families in Ward 3.â&#x20AC;?

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Mayor touts equality, safety as vital to 2018 budget plan

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Last week, Mayor Muriel Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State of the District address focused on themes of reducing inequality and ramping up public safety. On Tuesday morning, she presented a $13.8 billion budget proposal that includes major allocations targeting those same areas, including affordable housing initiatives, police officer attraction and retention, early childhood care services, and improvements for public and charter schools.

Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third budget plan represents a 3.4 percent rise in overall spending compared to the current 2017 fiscal year, and the D.C. Council will spend the coming weeks modifying it in time for approval later this spring. Impressions were still trickling in as of The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deadline Tuesday night, but some community members are already lauding proposals to fund local projects, while some progressive groups continue to call for further spending in some areas.

Major new investments in the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed budget include: â&#x2013; $10 million for affordable housing preservation, on top of an annual $100 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund, which funds projects that provide affordable housing units. â&#x2013; $15 million for expanding early childhood development centers, developing new centers and incentivizing the establishment of early

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The budget proposes $50 million to modernize School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens, with the bulk of that in fiscal 2023. childhood facilities in government-owned facilities, potentially including the University of the District of Columbia in Van Ness.

Another $300,000 would go toward the creation of My Child Care DC, an online portal for early childhood facilities similar to My School DC, an existing website for D.C. schools. â&#x2013; $11.7 million for police recruitment and retention. â&#x2013; $4.9 million to hire 48 new rescue squad EMTs. â&#x2013; $1 million to establish a nurse triage unit in the 911 call center that would streamline the process for connecting callers to ambulances or non-emergency services.

Public and charter schools will receive an additional $105 million this year, accounting for enrollment increases and a per-pupil funding formula, a growth rate that critics note has slowed compared to recent years.

The budget also includes anothSee Budget/Page 18

The week ahead Friday, April 7

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Age-Friendly DCâ&#x20AC;? initiative will hold a small group session to discuss city planning policies and priorities that would benefit all ages. The event will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. To RSVP, visit agefriendly.dc.gov. â&#x2013; A public meeting will review options for the exterior of the Smithsonianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Air and Space Museum, followed by a site visit to examine an onsite cladding mock-up of the alternatives under consideration. The meeting will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Smithsonian Facilitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Main Conference Room, Capitol Gallery West Building, 600 Maryland Ave. SW. To RSVP, contact bondc@si.edu.

Saturday, April 8

Andrew Oetman of the D.C. Department of Energy & Environment will meet with Chevy Chase residents to discuss benefits and financial rewards of its RiverSmart programs, which help reduce stormwater runoff by offering incentives to homeowners who install green infrastructure such as rain barrels, rain gardens, green roofs, permeable pavers or shade trees. A representative of Montgomery Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmental agency will also speak about the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RainScapes program. The meeting will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on the Pinehurst Tributary Green on Beech Street NW near Western Avenue. To RSVP, email johnburwell@me.

com. â&#x2013; The Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy will host a 76th anniversary celebration for the park from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities will include a land stewardship volunteer event at 9 p.m.; a ceremonial reopening of the park gates at 11:30 a.m.; and an activity fair with exhibits from community, environmental and nonprofit partners from noon to 2:30 p.m. Public access to the park is via Loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lane near 30th and R streets NW. â&#x2013; At-large D.C. Council member Anita Bonds will host a Ward 3 Coffee & Conversation event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in The Den at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Sunday, April 9

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chat With Chehâ&#x20AC;? event from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Palisades Farmers Market, MacArthur Boulevard and 48th Place NW.

Wednesday, April 12

The University of the District of Columbia Community-Campus Task Force will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-03 of Building 44 on the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. Preliminary items on the meetingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agenda including housing and zoning updates, plans for 4250 Connecticut Ave. NW, a gerontology presentation and upcoming university events. For details, contact Thomas E. Redmond

at 202-247-5622 or tredmond@udc. edu.

Thursday, April 13

New D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson will meet with the Ward 1 community from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Columbia Heights Educational Campus, 3101 16th St. NW. The discussion will focus on setting priorities for the next five years. To RSVP, visit dcps.dc.gov.

Tuesday, April 18

The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public informational meeting about the design and implementation of the reconstruction of Oregon Avenue NW from Military Road to Western Avenue. The agenda will include a final update on the project design. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Thursday, April 20

The U.S. Department of State will host an open house and public hearing on plans for the redevelopment of approximately 32 acres of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center into a chancery center. The open house will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with a public hearing afterward from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Both events will take place in Building 41 on Dahlia Street NW within the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus (enter at 14th Street and Alaska Avenue NW).

Possible parking reduction stirs debate in Georgetown

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Tentative plans to remove more than 40 metered parking spaces below the Whitehurst Freeway to accommodate a dedicated bike lane and other traffic enhancements drew mixed reviews from the Georgetown community Monday night. However, all agreed that the current roadway configuration needs improvement along K Street/Water Street NW. The Georgetown Business Improvement District partnered last year with the D.C. Department of Transportation and Toole Design Group to plan short- and long-term improvements along the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southernmost street, which runs near the Potomac River. The first phase, set for implementation this fall, includes a bike lane between 34th and 30th streets NW, improved and expanded crosswalks, an improved system for tour bus drop-off and a new left-turn lane

from K Street westbound onto Wisconsin.

Those improvements â&#x20AC;&#x201D; estimated at a price tag in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;low six figures,â&#x20AC;? according to the business groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Will Handsfield â&#x20AC;&#x201D; could come at a cost to some stakeholders as well. Between 30 and 35 parking spots on Water and K west of Wisconsin would be eliminated, as well as 10 others east of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation planner Benito Perez said at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith).

Vehicular traffic flow would not be altered under the current plan, Perez said. But he acknowledged that a loss of parking could exacerbate existing issues on the street, which already offers limited parking for a high-demand area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this part of Georgetown, there is an acute parking crunch,â&#x20AC;?

Perez said.

Handsfield said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working on securing dedicated nighttime See Parking/Page 7

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District Digest New guides describe permitting processes

As part of its new “Safe & Simple” initiative, the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has introduced two new offerings: a guide for building ramps, and a video to help customers navigate the agency’s permitting process.

The ramp guide (available at dcra.dc.gov/rampguide) provides step-by-step instructions to help

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homeowners and contractors prepare an application for an entry ramp, covering relevant zoning requirements and construction codes. Following the guidelines should help most applicants obtain a ramp permit within just one business day, according to an agency release. Officials say the guide is especially geared toward seniors who want to remain in their homes as they age.

Meanwhile, a new “whiteboard-style” video (available on YouTube at tinyurl.com/ dcra-permitting) guides viewers through the agency’s permitting process, offering tips for submitting complete plans and avoiding common application mistakes.

The department launched its “Safe & Simple” initiative in February, with the goal of improving its services for residents and customers. Initial offerings included online scheduling options for appointments and permit-based inspections, along with a new guide for building decks.

The agency plans to roll out other how-to guides for basements and other common renovations later this year, according to the release.

Cemetery cleanup to begin in Georgetown The Georgetown community will participate in a work day to clean up the historic Mount Zion Cemetery this Saturday, kicking off the first major improvement project on the site since the last

burial there in the 1950s.

Residents and neighborhood leaders have been talking for years with the cemetery’s board of directors about making improvements to the cemetery at the intersection of 27th and Q streets NW, which served in the 19th century as an Underground Railroad refuge for runaway slaves. Local architect Outerbridge Horsey has drawn up a plan for organizing the tombstones and restoring the cemetery as a vital piece of the neighborhood’s history, according to Joe Gibbons, chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith).

“We’re going to let the community know this is not a cutthrough anymore to Rock Creek,” Gibbons said.

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School’s Father and Daughter Committee will lead a teaching demonstration for its students during the event, which will begin with a blessing at 9 a.m. and wrap up around 3 p.m.

Lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m. by Jaco Juice & Taco Bar. Further cleanup efforts will follow in the coming months, Gibbons said.

Foggy Bottom airs homelessness issues Mayor Muriel Bowser told Foggy Bottom Association members last week the neighborhood “is dealing with the good and the

bad” when it comes to homelessness in their neighborhood.

Homeless encampments, prevalent along the neighborhood’s western edge, “are against the law,” the mayor emphasized.

Bowser said that the city does have shelter capacity for the individuals who currently live in these camps. For some, the answer is to go to permanently supported affordable housing, but to meet the need, the District needs to spend more than the $100 million a year that is currently allocated, she said.

Kristy Greenwalt, executive director of the Interagency Council on Homelessness, also spoke at the meeting. “There is a lot we can do locally” to help, she said, such as leveraging public and private dollars for projects around the city, even if the federal government doesn’t assist.

Several attendees complained about the piles of trash near the homeless encampment near the eastern terminus of the Whitehurst Freeway, saying that it is only 20 yards from a children’s playground. One resident asked Bowser for a specific schedule for cleaning it up.

Bowser replied that she would commit to getting the community a schedule, but that there are legal problems cleaning the site up if it affects the people in the encampment, who must be given 14 days’ notice to move.

Greenwalt pointed out that it is not illegal for people to sleep out

in the open, but it is illegal to put up tents. She stressed the need to manage the issue humanely.

Gala raises $75,000 for college access

A March 29 gala at the Kennedy Center raised $750,000 for the DC College Access Program, with a Duke Ellington School of the Arts student winning first prize in a scholarship competition.

The annual “DC-CAPital Stars” event supports the various services the nonprofit DC-CAP provides to help local highschoolers enter and graduate from college. This year’s gala, with a theme devoted to the music of Prince, included an “American Idol-style” performance competition, according to a news release.

Duke Ellington senior Andrew Prince, 17, took first prize — a $10,000 scholarship — for his piano performance. Another Northwest senior, Niara Lara, 17, of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, won the third-place $4,000 scholarship with her steel pan performance.

The competition began as a citywide talent search with more than 250 auditions last fall, according to the release.

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that it will receive $1.24 million, compared to the $1.47 million it received in 2016, when the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget last funded the program.

John Claud, president of the Friends for Fillmore Arts group, told The Current that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current approach as an expansion, given that the program was almost shuttered entirely and will see its staff numbers decline next school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fully anticipate that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have another existential fight on our hands next year,â&#x20AC;?

Claud said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took the guys from D.C. Public Schools to come out and see how crowded Stoddert, Ross and Key [elementaries] are before they said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made a mistake here.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, Bowser also called on President Donald Trump and Congress to help the National Park Service put the multi-phase Beach Drive road and trail rehabilitation project back on schedule. The

three-year effort began in September after numerous delays, but the Park Service extended the timeline for the first phase â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rock Creek Parkway to Tilden Street NW â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to accommodate a modified approach, according to Park Service spokesperson Ethan Alpern.

Instead of finishing road work first and then diverting trail users onto the road during the trail portion, both parts are being completed simultaneously. Despite that change, the project is still slated for completion by fall 2019, Alpern said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This way they can take advantage of on-site crews and equipment to more efficiently manage the work,â&#x20AC;? Alpern wrote in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Completing these projects together will significantly reduce future impacts to visitors, commuters and local residents.â&#x20AC;?

The first phase will be finished this summer, and the next segment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tilden to Broad Branch Road â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will be shorter than the first, though Alpern couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide an estimate for that portion.

Nearby, the Klingle Valley Trail project in Woodley Park â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which Bowser described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;getting even closerâ&#x20AC;? to completion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is set to wrap up in June, six months later than the previously announced date. The delay can be attributed to the late addition of a DC Water project to rehabilitate sewers along the trail, according to D.C. Department of Transportation spokesperson Michelle Phipps-Evans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although not in the original scope, it is critical that this DC

Water work is completed before the trail, since the new trail would not be able to sustain the heavy equipment needed for the sewer rehabilitation,â&#x20AC;? Phipps-Evans wrote in an email.

That work is almost done, and will be followed by paving the trail surface with porous asphalt, installing benches and signs and a few other minor touches, according to Phipps-Evans. A final public meeting on the project will be held next month, she said. Project

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The Klingle Valley Trail is set for completion this June.

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PSA PSA 101 101 ■ DOWNTOWN

Motor vehicle theft ■ 1000-1059 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:57 a.m. March 29.

■ 900-999 block, F St.; 8:42 p.m. March 31.

Theft ■ 1200-1299 block, I St.; 8:53 p.m. March 28.

■ 500-599 block, 12th St.; 2:33 p.m. March 29.

■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 2:31 p.m. April 2.

Theft from auto ■ 1000-1059 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8:42 a.m. March 29.

■ 700-799 block, 13th St.; 12:40 p.m. March 29.

■ 1300-1399 block, New York Ave.; 10:14 p.m. March 29.

■ 700-799 block, 11th St.; 4:35 p.m. April 1.

PSA 102

■ GALLERY PLACE PSA 102

PENN QUARTER

Robbery ■ 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 6:12 p.m. April 1.

■ 800-901 block, I St.; 11:42

p.m. April 2.

Theft ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 1:56 a.m. March 27.

■ 500-599 block, 7th St.; 5:11 p.m. March 27.

■ 700-799 block, 6th St.; 5:47 p.m. March 27.

■ 600-699 block, H St.; 11:31 p.m. March 27.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 10:56 p.m. March 28.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 9:03 p.m. March 29.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 2:25 p.m. March 30.

■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 7:37 p.m. March 30.

■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8:55 p.m. March 30.

■ 600-699 block, K St.; 8:32 a.m. April 1.

■ 800-899 block, 5th St.; 11:21 a.m. April 1.

■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 7:25 p.m. April 1.

Theft from auto ■ 600-699 block, K St.; 9:37 p.m. March 29.

■ 904-999 block, 6th St.; 9:20 p.m. March 30.

■ 700-899 block, K St.; 4:40 p.m. April 1.

■ 600-699 block, New York Ave.; 9:27 p.m. April 1.

■ 400-443 block, K St.; 9:57 p.m. April 1.

■ 600-699 block, I St.; 11:48 p.m. April 1.

PSA PSA 201 201

ecticut Ave.; 4:16 p.m. March 28.

Theft ■ 6200-6299 block, Oregon Ave.; 8:20 a.m. March 30.

Theft from auto ■ 3000-3099 block, Sedgwick St.; 1:53 p.m. March 28.

■ 4800-4899 block, 36th St.; 2:22 p.m. March 30.

■ CHEVY CHASE

Theft from auto ■ 6231-6299 block, 29th St.; 7:34 p.m. March 30.

■ 6100-6199 block, 32nd Place; 12:42 p.m. April 2.

PSA 202

■ FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS

PSA 202 TENLEYTOWN / AU PARK

CLEVELAND PARK

Theft ■ 3319-3499 block, Conn-

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

Theft from auto ■ 2300-2315 block, Calvert St.; 2:38 p.m. March 31.

Theft from auto ■ 4315-4399 block, River Road; 1:34 p.m. March 31.

■ 3800-3899 block, Garrison St.; 8:13 a.m. April 2.

■ 3800-3899 block, Garrison St.; 10:19 a.m. April 2.

■ FOREST PSA 203 HILLS / VAN NESS

■ MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

Theft ■ 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:58 p.m. March 28.

■ 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:57 p.m. March 28.

■ 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 12:48 p.m. March 29.

Theft ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:58 p.m. March 27.

■ 4200-4209 block, Albemarle St.; 11:27 a.m. March 29.

■ 4200-4226 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:25 p.m. March 31.

■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:45 p.m. March 31.

PSA 203

PSA 204

PSA 205

■ PALISADES / SPRING VALLEY PSA 205

WESLEY HEIGHTS / FOXHALL

Motor vehicle theft ■ 4800-4899 block, Potomac Ave.; 11:57 a.m. March 29.

■ 3100-3199 block, 45th St.; 4:58 p.m. March 29.

Theft ■ 5900-5949 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 4:18 p.m. March 27.

■ 4824-4875 block, MacArthur

Blvd.; 10:45 p.m. March 27.

■ 3000-3099 block, Idaho Ave.; 8:31 p.m. March 30.

■ 5181-5299 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 6:01 p.m. March 31.

Theft from auto ■ 2851-2899 block, Arizona Terrace; 11:35 a.m. March 29.

■ 3000-3011 block, 45th St.; 3:57 a.m. April 2.

■ 2300-2499 block, Chain Bridge Road; 12:40 p.m. April 2.

PSA PSA 206 206

■ GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH

Burglary ■ 1632-1651 block, Avon Place; 3:44 p.m. March 28.

■ 1660-1699 block, 35th St.; 8:38 a.m. March 30.

Theft ■ 2800-2899 block, M St.; 4:21 p.m. March 27.

■ 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:40 p.m. March 27.

■ 1800-1899 block, 35th St.; 4:08 p.m. March 30.

■ 1851-2008 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:01 p.m. March 31.

■ 1336-1398 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:16 p.m. April 2.

Theft from auto ■ 3000-3029 block, K St.; 8:45 a.m. March 28.

■ 2900-2999 block, N St.; 5:17 p.m. March 30.

PSA 208

■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA PSA 208

DUPONT CIRCLE

Burglary ■ 1250-1299 block, 22nd St.; 10:47 a.m. March 30.

Theft ■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 6:14 a.m. March 27.

■ 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 7:48 p.m. March 27.

■ 1907-1999 block, Florida Ave.; 9:42 a.m. March 28.

■ 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 11:53 p.m. March 28.

■ 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 12:18 a.m. March 31.

■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 3:44 p.m. March 31.

■ 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 7:16 a.m. April 1.

■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3:43 p.m. April 1.

Theft from auto ■ 1700-1799 block, N St.; 11:25 a.m. March 27.

■ 1316-1399 block, 21st St.; 2:34 p.m. March 31.

■ 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 9:14 p.m. March 31.

■ 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:38 p.m. April 1.

■ 2100-2199 block, Bancroft Place; 1:14 p.m. April 2.

■ 1700-1799 block, Q St.; 3:43 p.m. April 2.

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grounds that the street would lose part of its special appeal. ANC 3D voted unanimously March 1 to agree with those concerns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In their current state, these three blocks of Potomac Avenue offer the only such unobstructed public views to the Potomac Gorge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the expanse of the river from the Three Sisters to Great Falls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the entire District,â&#x20AC;?

ANC 3D wrote in a March 7 letter to the agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are, therefore, entirely unique, attracting scores of recreational pedestrians and cyclists each day.â&#x20AC;?

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

The trees would go on the east side of Potomac Avenue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; across the street from the river view â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but opponents fear an impact on the views from homes and from the streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only sidewalk.

Transportation Department spokesperson Maura Danehey told

The Current that her agency rarely hears objections to planting new street trees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;DDOT is communicating with the ANC and the neighborhood on this installation. DDOT representatives will attend a future ANC meeting to discuss further,â&#x20AC;? she wrote in an email.

Residents who attended ANC 3Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting said they supported the Urban Forestry Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work on reforesting the city as a whole.

But in this case, they said, trees would actually have a negative effect on the neighborhood â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and would reduce property values, in turn cutting into the D.C. tax base.

ANC 3D agreed that Potomac Avenue is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a worthy exception to the ruleâ&#x20AC;? that the District ought to plant new trees.

The neighborhood commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter also states that the area already has measures in place to reduce stormwater runoff and erosion, reducing the need for trees in that location.

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and weekend spots in nearby parking garages that could partially offset the loss of metered parking.

ANC 2E voted unanimously to express gratitude for the plans while maintaining that questions about parking remain. Numerous residents praised the plan, saying they think a significant number of motorists who currently clog up K and Water streets searching for parking wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother if they know they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find it. But several ANC 2E members expressed concern that removing parking will inconvenience residents and visitors while also failing to resolve existing congestion there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unrealistic to think the drivers are going to stop driving because they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find parking,â&#x20AC;? commissioner Monica

Roache said, adding that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;very uncomfortableâ&#x20AC;? with losing more than 40 spots.

Roache acknowledged she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live in that portion of the neighborhood, and might not be fully aware of the issues there that parking cuts could address. By contrast, ANC 2Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lisa Palmer said she receives frequent messages from constituents with photos of pervasive gridlock. One resident saw emergency vehicles blocked by stopped traffic last weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My only critical piece of feedback is Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see it go farther,â&#x20AC;? Palmer said of the current proposal.

In the meantime, ANC 2E included in its resolution a request for more immediate traffic mitigation measures from the Department of Transportation: traffic control officers and possible tim-

ing adjustments on traffic lights on Wisconsin north of K. Commissioner Rick Murphy also described plans to create a subcommittee within ANC 2E that will help address parking issues there and elsewhere in the neighborhood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parking is the issue that never goes away for the entire ANC. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit like the third rail of Georgetown politics,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need at some point to take action.â&#x20AC;?

A turnaround at Water and 34th streets NW â&#x20AC;&#x201D; previously slated for the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first phase â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has been delayed until 2019, when the Key Bridge reconstruction is complete. Long-term plans for K and Water streets include accommodating the proposed DC Streetcar extension by relocating the bike lane onto a pathway through Georgetown Waterfront Park.

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Concrete solutions

Many D.C. residents feel their city’s streets are in poor repair — and according to Mayor Muriel Bowser, they’re not wrong. While most main roads are in decent condition, nearly a third of residential streets are considered poor, the mayor said at Thursday’s State of the District address.

We’re glad that Mayor Bowser is committed to repairing them. In her address, she said her proposed budget covers repairs for all those poor-condition roads over the next five years.

If the details are as good as the concept and win approval from the D.C. Council, this initiative seems far more valuable than the annual high-profile “Potholepalooza,” which began Monday. Under that program, the D.C. Department of Transportation rushes around the city to install temporary patches in its broken streets.

While this work is important to address potholes on an emergency basis, it’s no substitute for proper road repairs. In our experience, the potholes are often patched with a material that disintegrates quickly and doesn’t fit in smoothly with the surrounding pavement. Repaving roads regularly to keep them in good repair results in less of a need for emergency work, along with better conditions for roadway users. That’s a win-win in our book — and a sounder investment that offers a more viable solution to deteriorating streets.

Meanwhile, for the emergency pothole repairs that remain, we’d urge the Transportation Department to ensure a higher standard of work so the patches aren’t already gone before the agency can implement a more permanent fix. We’re not sure if the quickly deteriorating patches are due to the agency’s requirements or if contractors have been doing shoddy work. Either way we’d ask the department to try for better solutions.

Promising plans

Georgetown’s section of the C&O Canal offers a convenient spot for a jog if you live nearby, or a quick photo op as you go across it. But over the years spotty maintenance and dwindling amenities have reduced its attraction as a recreation spot with broader appeal for D.C. residents and tourists, despite its great potential: It’s a contiguous slice of parkland running through a bustling neighborhood, and it boasts nearly two centuries of history.

We’re encouraged by efforts to address both maintenance and amenities. In the near term, the National Park Service is in the midst of historically sensitive repairs to the canal’s Georgetown locks, an investment that will protect this resource’s long-term viability.

Moving forward, though, are what promise to be even more significant changes to the canal corridor. Georgetown Heritage, an offshoot of the neighborhood’s business improvement district, recently hired James Corner Field Operations to develop a design that will enliven the area along the canal. It was good news that the group was eyeing such improvements in the first place, and the selection of the James Corner firm is even more exciting.

This company helped execute the acclaimed High Line in New York City — another former transportation artery that became a narrow public park. “It is one of the most thoughtful, sensitively designed public spaces built in New York in years,” New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff gushed in 2009, also praising the architects’ “care and patience” in developing it. The firm has also worked on parkland under Miami’s elevated Metrorail line and on transformations of former industrial piers in Chicago and Philadelphia, among numerous other projects around the country and world.

Of course, here, the canal is already parkland — just sparse parkland that needs a boost to help draw in visitors. And changes in Georgetown must undergo strict review based on historic preservation guidelines, in addition to any requirements imposed by the National Park Service. In an interview with The Current, James Corner appeared aware of what he needs to do. “We feel a great sense of responsibility to make sure that we deliver something that is both respectful and innovative at the same time,” he said.

That approach sounds spot-on to us, especially in conjunction with Georgetown Heritage’s existing efforts to restore the popular muledrawn canal boat to service in the neighborhood. We look forward to seeing the plans evolve over the coming years, and eagerly anticipate their implementation — so that this stretch of parkland can be even more appealing for residents of Georgetown and beyond.

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hat better time than the week of Opening Day baseball to look at football and the future of old RFK Memorial Stadium? Might the Washington Redskins ever play at a new stadium on that site?

We bring this up now because that’s what Mayor Muriel Bowser did last week in a letter to President Donald Trump: She formally asked him to permanently transfer RFK and its 190 acres of land from the U.S. Department of the Interior to the District for redevelopment. (The city has a long-term lease for sports and entertainment purposes.)

“We believe the site can be transformed,” Bowser wrote, “to create and preserve green space, add much needed housing and retail, include a sports and/or entertainment purpose and above all generate jobs for our residents and the region.”

The District’s sports and entertainment agency, Events DC, has already drafted a community-oriented, half-billion-dollar redevelopment plan.

Although focused on neighborhood amenities and economic development, it also could accommodate a pro stadium of about 70,000 seats.

NBC4 specifically asked City Administrator Rashad Young if the mayor’s letter anticipated a possible Redskins stadium that would be built by the team owners, and not city taxpayers.

“And certainly we do want to preserve the option for a football stadium to be on that site,” he said, “as we continue to talk about what makes the most sense for the District and what makes the most sense for football in this region.”

Of course, all this speculation is separate from the controversy over the team name. The D.C. Council is on record opposing it. It’s unclear how this name issue would be handled were the team to express interest in a return to D.C. The team has said openly it is considering D.C., Northern Virginia or even remaining in suburban Maryland. The only thing everyone agrees upon is that FedEx Field is a horrible stadium experience. (We’re surprised FedEx has continued to pay to have its name associated with it.)

Many people, especially those who live near RFK in Kingman Park, want real neighborhood amenities and open park lands in and around the stadium site. They wince at acres of parking lots and game-day traffic.

Mayor Bowser, like mayors before her, believes local neighborhoods could get all of the amenities they want and still have room for the ’Skins. She has said it’s in no one’s interest to have endless acres of parking sitting idle.

Metrorail has Orange, Blue and Silver lines servicing the Stadium-Armory site. A new station entrance could be built right into any new stadium, similar to the Verizon Center stop downtown.

But first and foremost, the mayor and her administration have to be certain that the local neighborhoods get what they want and the foot-

ball team bears the cost of any new stadium.

There likely will be no repeat of the $800 million spent on Nationals Park. (Soon enough the Nats are going to be asking for the city, under the agreement in place, to pay for renovations and other repairs to the ballpark, now 10 years old.

That will be a story.)

■ The rest of Bowser’s letter. It was important beyond the RFK ask: Bowser also urged President Trump to turn over more federal land, including Franklin Square in downtown Washington and the three federally owned golf courses in our city — Rock Creek, East Potomac and the historic Langston course.

The Bowser administration says all three are underused and could draw more young people, college teams and tourists, who now head to the suburbs to play.

Langston, in Northeast, was opened in 1939 as a segregated place for African-Americans. The old clubhouse still has veterans of the course who have played there 30 or 50 years.

The mayor envisions a revitalized Langston course with adjacent housing and amenities. But Young says anything done will respect the history of Langston, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Of the land requests, Bowser wrote, “These projects could model your Administration’s encouragement of investing in infrastructure, through public and private partnerships.”

■ RFK History I. When RFK first opened in 1961, it was known simply as the “District of Columbia Stadium.” It was built by the Interior Department that has leased the land to the city for sports and entertainment purposes. It was renamed in January 1969, seven months after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

■ RFK History II. The old Senators baseball team played its last game at RFK on Sept. 30, 1971. The Senators were leading the Yankees 7-5 with two outs in the ninth. But the home team had to forfeit the game when hundreds of mostly young fans stormed the field in search of souvenirs and to blow off a little steam at losing the team to Texas.

■ RFK History III. The Redskins played their final game at RFK on Dec. 22, 1996, fittingly against the Dallas Cowboys. The ’Skins won 37-10. But Dallas already had clinched a playoff berth and was playing backups. The ’Skins had started strong that year but ended up losing six of the last seven. Still, if you want to relive that last RFK game (at least the fan reaction as it ended), take a look at this eight minutes of video on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=4aa9TX2pwGU. You’ll understand a little better why it was such a magical place. Look for the Santa running around about 3:33 minutes in.

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

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR West End Dogs aids Francis Field work

In response to The Current’s March 15 article on Francis Field, I write as a longtime West Ender, and one of a dedicated few who eight and a half years ago started West End Dogs and teamed with Friends of Francis Field to pursue the official dog park we now have at Francis

Field.

I also appreciate the critical role of trees in our bucolic setting. After moving to a new home overlooking Francis Field a year ago, I orchestrated a much-needed pruning of the trees in the park fronting 25th Street NW over the July 4 weekend for several reasons, first and foremost being our safety and convenience.

As a point of clarification regarding the May 13 treeplanting event mentioned by Mr. Gary Griffith, West End

Dogs is proud to have been instrumental in making this significant tree donation happen for the benefit of the community at large. We reached out to Casey Trees and coordinated the date. We’re in the throes of enlisting volunteers and catering donations for the day. Perhaps closest to my heart, we’re also organizing a maintenance regimen for the well-being of all of the trees, starting with regular watering for the new trees.

Steve Nelson West End

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Article on music shop misstates its history

Regarding The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March 29 article about the Tenleytown music store, Middle C, you are mistaken about the history of the store. It actually was founded by Pam Johnson, who was devoted to it and stocked it with a marvelously comprehensive inventory of music and instruments. Myrna Sislen bought it after Pam found that she could not longer sustain it financially.

We musicians in the Tenleytown neighborhood are grateful to both Pam for starting the business and to Myrna for saving and enlarging it.

Jacqueline Epstein Tenleytown

City must maintain its new facilities

Build a pool or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t build a pool at Hearst Park. I have no strong opinion either way.

What I am more concerned about is the maintenance and care of these new facilities over the next 10 to 15 years.

Newark Street Park was redone three years ago, yet it is falling apart. The cheap materials used to construct the park are not holding up. Next door, Newark Street dog parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lampposts have all disinte-

grated because of the cheap material and lack of upkeep.

These grand ideas of improving Ward 3 sound great on paper, but please do not do it on the cheap or it will all just become another eyesore.

Tom Snowden McLean Gardens

Lafayette suffers from light pollution

As a longtime Lafayette neighbor I have found it very exciting that most of the new Lafayette Elementary School campus is a model of environmentally sensitive design, from the bioretention gardens, to the green roofs, to the down-lit energy-efficient lighting fixtures. However, the ball field and track are a glaring (pun intended) exception, because they left in place the old light-polluting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Washington Globesâ&#x20AC;? that were installed in 2000. When relamping the globes recently, the city removed several of the existing paint-shielded globes that protected neighbors from the light, and replaced them with full globes that shine directly into the bedrooms of neighboring homes.

In a meeting with D.C. Department of General Services representatives, project managers and architects for the school on Jan. 7, 2015, neighbors and task force members shared our vision for environmentally friendly lighting around both the school and the park. We specifically asked at the

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end of that meeting whether we needed to take action at that time about the field lighting; agency officials and the architects advised that they needed to discuss it â&#x20AC;&#x153;in-houseâ&#x20AC;? and would then come back to the group with ideas. This did not happen!

The field lighting was never discussed with the community or lighting task force again, as had been promised. At the School Improvement Team meeting of July 27, 2016, the Department of General Services abruptly announced that lighting at the field would not be down-lit with the warm tone that had been discussed in January 2015. No reason was given, even though agency officials had stated at the January meeting â&#x20AC;&#x153;that it did not have any preconceived plans about fixtures/color/brightness and that it would work with the community,â&#x20AC;? with plans subject to review by the Department of Parks and Recreation. This promised meeting never happened!

The city took the lighting task forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendations into account for the school building and grounds, and we can all see the lovely result. The District needs to finish the job properly and replace the light-polluting globes now on the field with down-lit, warm-tone, energy-efficient fixtures as neighbors and the lighting task force discussed at the January 2015 meeting. Patty Myler

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Spotlight on Schools British International School of Washington

British International School of Washington students approached the week with excitement and anticipation — the two-week spring break was fast approaching.

However, before the muchanticipated break, school activities continued. For example, the Year 11 students prepared and sat for biology, chemistry and physics exams that were staggered throughout the week. Over spring break, they will be able to use the results of these exams to identify learning gaps and highlight areas of revision in preparation for the International General Curriculum of Secondary Education exams scheduled to begin in late April and continue through mid-June.

In addition to academics, the school community turned the focus to physical activity and competition: house sports competitions, such as basketball and cross-country, took place at the end of the week. These competi-

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tions occur at the end of every term and are between the four “houses” (teams) at the school — Patuxent, Potomac, Shenandoah and Chesapeake. Camaraderie and rivalries always emerge during these vigorous and exceptionally fun competitions.

As pupils and teachers left school at the end the week, there was much hope and eagerness in the air, everyone hoping to get a well-deserved rest and the chance to enjoy the spring weather before the start of the summer term on April 17.

— Ava Lundell, Year 11 (10th-grader)

Key Elementary School

Ms. Sharon Scholem, a pre-K teacher at Key, received the Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Teaching on March 14.

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DC’s great teachers at the Kennedy Center.

“Standing Ovation” is supported by the DC Public Education Fund and celebrates and rewards the men and women of D.C. Public Schools for their innovation, service and excellence. A distinguished tradition, this event brings together business, civic and philanthropic leaders to applaud the school system’s progress.

The prestigious award has been likened to an Oscar for teachers, said Elizabeth Wise, our PTA president. “Many of us have been fortunate to have had children in her class in the past and we know what an honor it was to have drawn that lucky card,” she said of Ms. Scholem. “She gets to know our kids and digs deep to bring out their talents and interests. She brings out some of the best in our kids and in ourselves.

She has an unflappable demeanor as well as a sense of humor that befits a teacher who has seen everything.”

Mr. David Landeryou, the Key principal added, “She is an amazing teacher who works incredibly hard to ensure the growth of all her students.” We are lucky at Key to have such great teachers like Ms. Scholem.

— Robert Swift, third-grader

Lafayette Elementary School

Lafayette is busy. Here’s a sample of what’s happening: ■ The annual auction took place March 25. The theme was “Celebrating 1928” because Lafayette was founded that year. The auctioneers and many who attended dressed like people from that time. All of the money raised goes to the Lafayette Home and School Association to help the school. The event raised more than $140,000. The most popular bidding category was Teacher Treats. A teacher’s treat is when a teacher does an activity with the

kid that had the highest bid.

■ The Drama Club performed “Wild Island,” a play written and directed by second grade teacher, Mr. King. There were two performances, an all-school performance and another at 7 p.m. The play’s moral was that trouble is not rewarding.

■ The fourth grade is having Battle of the Books on April 13. Students group into teams of five and read and study five books for a few months. At the battle, the teams will answer questions about the books.

■ At the annual pi recitation contest, fifth-grader Eddy Hoover recited 780 digits of pi to set a new school record. Last year Eddy recited 530 to break the school record of 260. This year Eddy topped it off with 250 additional digits to break his own record! “I can’t believe I actually did it. I still don’t even know how, but I’m happy!” Eddy said.

Another fun fact is that first-grader Maura Cohen sang 69 digits of pi — a cool way of memorizing!

— Jack Pagano, fifth-grader

Maret School

We went to the Kennedy Center for a field trip to see a ballet, “Sail Around the Sun.” It had a lot of stuntmen and stuntwomen.

The field trip was about one hour and 40 minutes. We had to have bus buddies on the way there and back. We had to be quiet to enjoy the show. The ballet was about a little girl who had to bring the light back. The instruments were a cello, two violins and a viola.

We learned about seasons because the ballet is about seasons. The ballet was really good and you might like it, too. It had lots of music in it. If you like music, great for you! If you don’t, it has speaking too. We liked it because it has seasons and music.

We liked dreaming of traveling in the ocean. We liked watching the dancing. It was pretty. We think

you would really like it. Trust us, everyone clapped!

— Ms. Sudheendran’s first-graders

School Without Walls High School

In mid-March, 18 School Without Walls students traveled to American University to compete in the inaugural D.C. Science Olympiad. Walls students competed in nine of the 12 events offered. Sophomore Milan Chopra placed first with his partners in the “Game On” and “Remote Sensing” competitions. Walls students won gold medals in three categories, silver medals in five categories and a bronze medal in one category. Junior Hannah Doctor-Loeb says the Olympiad “was a way to expose students to different aspects of science.” Congratulations to those who competed — they represented the Walls science community well.

— Michael Edgell, 10th-grader

Washington International School

All the fourth-graders were the stars of the show during our school-wide assembly! Together, the French and Spanish sections presented the process of writing informational reports and/or fictional stories.

One group explained in French how we transformed a video into a well-written paragraph: After watching the video, we took notes (using words, drawings and colors) to create a rich text that is attractive and informative.

Another group spoke in English about informational reports and shared their writing. Its students explained how to construct a juicy paragraph with the help of the Hamburger Paragraphing Activity. The two buns are the introduction and the conclusion, while the fillings are the supporting details.

Finally, the Spanish section presented how to use a painting to create a story. This group’s members described a picture using adjectives and their antonyms to get ideas and expand their vocabulary. Then they showed the audience how to choose suitable beginnings and endings. After a few drafts, they wrote mind-blowing texts!

We had another amazing chance to apply our creativity beyond our homerooms, thanks to an interdisciplinary activity involving music and art. Each of us had to create a combination of an art project and a Garage Band soundtrack expressing our feelings about a topic of our choice.

We worked on projects including poaching, music, fashion and global warming, and life in the rainforest. The final products were all different, but special in their own ways.

What a great treat before spring break!

— Ilaria Luna, fourth-grader

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Bulldogs hold off Knights rally as they strive to rev up after slow start

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Coming into the 2017 season, St. Albans baseball coach R.J. Johnsen is confident that the defending D.C. State Athletic Association champions can have another stellar year.

The skipper’s bravado centers around the Bulldogs’ pitching, which is led by Andrew Keane and Clark Klitenic.

“We are fortunate to be returning our best two pitchers from last year,” Johnsen said. “When they are at their best, they both attack the zone; they can mix up two or three pitches.”

On Thursday afternoon, Klitenic delivered a 3-2 win in a complete-game performance by shutting down a late rally by Bishop O’Connell.

“So far this season, we have been at our best when our top pitchers have been on the hill,” said Johnsen. “Clark is one of those guys for us. He is able to go out and attack hitters, and it sets the tone for us.”

Klitenic allowed just five hits while ringing up 10 strikeouts on 113 pitches. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs’ bats were led by John Dahlberg, who had two RBIs on just one hit. Sam Velleca, James Howe and Nick Beatrice each notched hits for the Bulldogs as well.

In the first inning, the teams exchanged runs as the Knights turned an early walk into a run when a steal put a runner in scoring position. Moments later, a stolen base and an O’Connell hit put the Knights ahead 1-0.

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St. Albans staved off a late rally to top Bishop O’Connell 3-2 on Thursday afternoon. The defending DCSAA champs are now 2-3 on the season. evened the game at one in the bottom of the first when they took advantage of a walked batter to add a run of their own.

The game dissolved into a defensive struggle until the bottom of the third inning when Velleca hit a double, setting St. Albans up to score. Dahlberg brought him home with an RBI, and moments later Beatrice launched a sacrifice

fly to score another runner for a 3-1 lead.

In the top of the fourth inning, O’Connell tried to build momentum, but Beatrice made a circus stop to force an out at second base and end the inning.

“We have a lot of young guys out there right now. Nick is on varsity for the first time, and that was a heck of a play,” said John-

sen. “We just asked him to play solid defense, and he came through and made a very above-average play and picked us up in a big spot.”

In the top of the seventh, the Knights broke through for a run while taking a pair of outs, whittling the lead down to 3-2. But Klitenic forced the next batter out to end the game.

The win pushed the Bulldogs’ record to 2-3. Despite the slow start to the season, Johnsen believes his captains — Velleca, Keane and Drew Posner — will lead the way to a strong season.

“They have been great,” said Johnsen. “They’re just steady and do everything that we ask and help the other guys stay focused.”

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Burke retooling with optimism while defending title

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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Senior Hunter Hawkins has been a terror running the bases by using her speed to rack up steals. The Bengals will look to Hawkins and the team’s other seniors as the team aims to repeat as PVAC champs.

After capturing the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference softball title last spring, Burke comes into this season with a target on its back.

It’s a position that would cause most teams to feel pressure. But Bengals coach Scott Reynolds has established a culture that won’t allow that sentiment to seep in.

“People want to play you now that you are the team to beat,” he said. “We have the attitude of playing loose and having a good time. We are not putting a lot of pressure on ourselves.”

The Bengals graduated four seniors from their PVAC-winning roster, including last year’s starting pitcher. But sophomore Vera Walsh-Alker has embraced the starting pitching role and is excelling so far this spring.

“She was our starting left fielder,” said Reynolds. “She worked hard over the summer, and she has performed well. … She is

definitely the go-to girl this year.”

The team’s new ace has quickly formed a strong chemistry with starting catcher Sofia Ohanian.

“She has been really good,” Ohanian said of Walsh-Alker. “I’ll call most of the pitches, but if there is an outstanding situation our coach will let us know what he wants us to do.”

The coach also has plenty of confidence in Ohanian behind the plate. “I feel that she’s the best catcher in the league,” Reynolds said. “She really holds runners and helps to not give up stolen bases. She works with Vera, and they have a good rapport.”

The team will also look to Ohanian to supply a big bat in the lineup. In addition, the Bengals will lean on senior Hunter Hawkins to run the bases.

“She’s the real spark plug of the team,” the coach said. “Hunter tends to get on base any way she can.”

Hawkins, who was an All-Northwest basketball player during the winter, is

known for stealing bases.

“It’s a big part of my game,” said the senior. “I don’t usually hit the ball as well as I would like to. The way to make it up for my team is to get on base and just get home.

I love stealing bases. I don’t think teams know how to deal with my speed.”

While the Bengals have several talented upperclassmen to lead the way, the team also has 19 freshmen and sophomores on the roster.

“It’s definitely a change because last year we had so many seniors,” said senior Mimi Thomas. “Being a senior this year makes me need to step up. There are a lot of talented younger players.”

The youthful roster hasn’t stopped the team from focusing on its goal: winning the PVAC for the second straight year.

“We could definitely win the banner,” said Thomas. “I would hope not only the tournament banner but the regular-season banner as well. We are solid at all the spots and have a really good pitcher again.”

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But after graduating 17 players from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title team, the Eagles have found themselves in an unfamiliar situation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a .500 record at 4-4 after eight games. A closer look at the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; slate, though, reveals a schedule loaded with nationally ranked teams including Bullis, Boys Latin (Maryland) and Culver (Indiana). â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are a good team and we can play. We are taking these losses to some of the best teams in the country. Other than Boys Latin, every team that we lost to we have beaten consistently,â&#x20AC;? said Gonzaga coach Casey Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our guys have to understand that those teams spend 364 days out of the year wanting to beat Gonzaga.â&#x20AC;?

The tough out-of-conference slate keeps the Eagles focused on their goal of becoming battle-tested for WCAC action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the point,â&#x20AC;? said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to play with a different energy and grit in our conference because we know how good the rest of the league is becoming.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 4-4, whatever, we are playing really good lacrosse right now.â&#x20AC;?

And despite losing those 17 players, the cupboard is hardly bare this season. The Eagles have 12 players committed to play at the college level, with at least two more on the radar of recruiters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a great offseason. We prepared well,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change anything we have done since day one. We have to play with an energy and urgency and a fire that has to be replicated day in and day out. They get that.â&#x20AC;?

Gonzaga has relied on its captains â&#x20AC;&#x201D; senior midfielders Brian Townsend and Nick Yano, senior attacker Brendan Alt, senior defender Will Rock and junior

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Gonzaga coach Casey Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill has led the team to a 4-4 record so far this spring despite playing against several nationally ranked teams while replacing 17 players from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad. The Eagles hope to capture their eighth straight WCAC title in May. attacker Jack Myers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to lead the way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are steady-eddy guys and giving you everything every day,â&#x20AC;? said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill.

The coach said Rock in particular gives the team a boost because â&#x20AC;&#x153;he plays with electricity and fun style.â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill also pointed to Myers, who he believes â&#x20AC;&#x153;is as good as any attack man in the country at any level. He plays with a lot of passion and pride.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense has been anchored by senior goalie Connar Mulcahy, who waited three years to earn the starting role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has been great,â&#x20AC;? the coach said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a senior that backed up a three-year starter. You root for those guys that have been there.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his turn, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his chance. He has made a lot of saves.â&#x20AC;&#x153; For a young team with a sprinkling of leadership, avoiding distractions is key for improving on the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really forming this identity of blocking out the noise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Twitter, blogs, rankings, commitments,â&#x20AC;? said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have really worked to develop an identity to block it out. Everybody wants to knock off Gonzaga; why are we not undefeated? Why is the offense or defense struggling? No other noise matters other than within our locker room and what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing on the field. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful thing to watch us trans-

form into that.â&#x20AC;?

The Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coach believes his team hit a turning point after an overtime loss to Boys Latin on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can see it right now in the last five days,â&#x20AC;? the coach said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From our gut-wrenching loss to BL and then our win the next day [over Loyola Academy]. They get that they have to play with that gritty street-fight style.â&#x20AC;?

The Eagles are hitting their stride just in time for a critical week against their biggest rivals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Georgetown Prep (after The Current went to press on Tuesday) and DeMatha on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a monster week,â&#x20AC;?

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have an oldschool rivalry. For years we were the underdog with Georgetown Prep. DeMatha, they dominated our league for 10 or 12 years. â&#x20AC;Ś We have been tested. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been knocked down. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been beaten. But we are starting to see what it takes to play, and it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come at a better time.â&#x20AC;?

As the Eagles head into this pivotal week, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re keeping up hopes of capturing an eighth straight WCAC championship in May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have hit our stride and said enough is enough,â&#x20AC;? said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The youthful faithfulness where the guys say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tell us what to do and we will do it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; This is the type of team that can do it again.â&#x20AC;?

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The tri-captains are leading a team that has talent, and despite inexperience in multiple positions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some starters are seeing varsity action this year for the first time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; expectations remain high for Johnsen and the Bulldogs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have some young guys in the lineup, but our goals and aspirations arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any different. Our goal every year is to win the IAC and the D.C. state championship,â&#x20AC;? Johnsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baseball starts with pitching, and our top two guys are equal to or better than anyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top two in the area.â&#x20AC;?

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St. Albans pitcher Clark Klitenic pitched a complete game and fought against a late rally to lead the Bulldogs past Bishop Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell 3-2 on Thursday.

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A Look at Transportation in Northwest Washington

Kia launches subtle new hybrid Most hybrids get their best gas mileage in city driving, given that their electric motors can power the cars gas-free in the sort of gentle acceleration common to

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stop-and-go congestion or quiet neighborhood streets. And sensible crossovers and hatchbacks are likewise Northwest staples for their practical body shapes.

Accordingly, expect to see a lot of the Kia Niro, a new gaselectric hybrid model challenging the iconic Toyota Priusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fuel economy without adopting its quirky design elements. The Niro isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t instantly recognizable as a hybrid, and Kia has worked to make the driving experience feel more like an ordinary carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

The company succeeds on that point, with clean styling, a sensible dashboard layout, sound ride and handling, and ample cargo space. And for an appealing base price of $23,785, the Niro offers EPA fuel economy ratings of up to 50 mpg in mixed driving.

But the Prius more easily

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The 2017 Kia Niro hybrid has EPA ratings of up to 50 mpg.

exceeds its own EPA ratings of 52 to 55 mpg. The Kia is less willing to accelerate without the engineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help, even with just the driver on board and no other weight. Moreover, the tested fully loaded modelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extra weight drops its EPA rating to a less dramatic 43 mpg.

In a weeklong test, the Niro returned an average of 48 mpg, which is quite impressive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but nothing like the 69 mpg observed in a Prius last year. On the flip side, drivers who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t constantly attentive to fuel-saving habits will see that difference shrink.

Think of the Niro as an alternative to an ordinary gas-powered economy car or subcompact crossover, one that trades some See Autos/Page 17

New escalator being installed at U Street Metro entrance

Escalators at the 13th Street NW entrance to the U Street Metrorail station closed Monday to accommodate a six-month replacement project.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is working to replace more than 130 of its 618 Metro station escalators by the end of the decade, and the two escalators near 13th and U streets NW are in need of repair. An elevator near 13th and U streets and escalators at 10th and U streets NW still serve the station.

Meanwhile, Metro also recently began replacing the longest escalators at the Friendship Heights station. That work will involve just one escalator at a time, preserving access to the station, and will take two and a half years.

Traffic deaths rise amid cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vision Zeroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; safety initiative

Under the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vision Zeroâ&#x20AC;? initiative, city agencies are collaborating to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2024.

But one year into the program, despite a decline in pedestrian deaths, the city is confronting an overall rise in fatalities: from 26 to 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This increase is unacceptable, and all the more reason to follow our plan to work toward preventing severe crashes and injuries on our roadways until we reach zero,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Muriel Bowser said at Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vision Zero Summit at George Washington University, according to a release.

Under Vision Zero, various D.C. agencies are

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tasked with identifying ways to improve traffic safety, including through enforcement, education and awareness, and infrastructure upgrades.

Another Vision Zero proposal calls for new or increased traffic fines for various offenses.

The D.C. Department of Transportation reduced some of its proposed fines earlier this year after criticism, and the agency recently extended the public comment period on the proposal through Monday at publicspace.policy@dc.gov.

The latest proposed penalties â&#x20AC;&#x153;are both proportional to existing fine regimes and reflective of the fatal consequences of violations,â&#x20AC;? an agency news release states.

Council bill would eliminate lateness penalty for tickets

Citing the disproportionate effect of parking and traffic penalties on low-income residents, Ward 8 D.C. Council member Trayon White recently proposed a bill to eliminate extra charges for District residents who pay their fines late.

White argues that unpaid tickets already affect residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; credit scores, may be deducted from their tax refunds and prevent them from renewing their driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licenses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The current penalties in place only serve to further burden those who lack economic means,â&#x20AC;? White says in a release.

The Traffic and Parking Penalty Amendment Act of 2017 was co-introduced by Ward 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jack Evans, Ward 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mary Cheh, Ward 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kenyan McDuffie, and at-large members Anita Bonds and Robert White. At-large member David Grosso and Ward 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charles Allen are co-sponsors.

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ook closely at a pointillist painting and all you can see are individual dots of color. Pull back and your perspec-

by mature trees, shrubs, and beds of ground cover and annuals. On the way to the classic entrance portico, there is a stone bear, one of many animal sculptures gracing the grounds. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a personal touch that sets the stage for the care and attention revealed SUSAN BODIKER throughout the rest of this traditive changes as all those granular tional-with-a-twist house, which colors and patterns resolve into a also features hand-painted striĂŠ harmonious whole. The four-level finishes, custom molding and home at 4054 52nd Terrace NW built-ins, and an open floor plan evokes a similar quality: numerthatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equally suited to family life ous small details and stylish and entertaining on a grand scale. refinements that come together to The gracious entry foyer with create something more than a side stairs flows into the formal house â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a work of art. living room and library to the left Located on a quiet and private and dining room, kitchen and cul-de-sac in Spring Valley, this family room to the right. Straight meticulously ahead is a maintained and French door, curated resiframed by an dence offers archway, overover 4,700 looking one of square feet of the rear garliving space dens. that includes The bookfive bedrooms, lined living four full and Susan Bodiker/The Current room is flanked two half baths, A sculpture of a bear greets by a large bay upper and window facing visitors near the entrance. lower terraces, the front lawn, screened-in porch, 45-foot heated and French doors that open onto pool, artfully landscaped gardens the rear flagstone terrace â&#x20AC;&#x201D; soon and two-car garage. It is on the to be abloom with rhododendrons market for $3,095,000. and azaleas. There is also a work Set up from the street on a ing wood-burning fireplace with gentle rise, the black and white marble surround and white neoGeorgian-style home is fronted classical mantel.

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Next door is the library, a Wormy Chestnut-paneled retreat with double doors painted to match the color and grain; slate flooring; a wood-burning fireplace; and custom built-ins and windows on all sides, including French doors leading to the patio and powder room.

To the right of the entry hall is a formal dining room set off by a bay window at one end and, at the other, two arched corner cupboards painted with shimmering gold leaf â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all the better to reflect your cherished collectibles. This space flows into the kitchen and family room â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the heart of the house â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a comfortable yet elegant space with coffered ceiling, gas fireplace, radiant heated floors, and a stunning view of the garden and pool.

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At the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March 13 meeting: â&#x2013; commissioners voted unanimously to support the Office of the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Counselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation that Pepco receive merely a $25 million rate increase rather than the $78 million it has requested. Marc Battle, Pepcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional vice president, argued that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first increase since 2013 and power outages have declined 42 percent since then. â&#x2013; commissioners took no action on an application to raze Chinatown buildings formerly housing the Tai Shan Restaurant at 622 H St. NW and SunTrust Bank at 624 H St. NW. A replacement design has not been developed. Carolyn Abbey of Oxford Properties said the property at 624 H is vacant and the one at 622 is not considered historic.

Architect John Eisen also said the walls of 622 H St. are cracked and tiles are falling off. Gallery Place resident Howard Marks urged commissioners to oppose the permit without a restoration plan, as the view could be obstructed. â&#x2013; commission chair John Tinpe said ANC 2C will study an application by the Committee of 100 on the Federal City to preserve the Smithsonianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Haupt Garden at 1001 Independence Ave. SW. A representative of the Smithsonian said the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report â&#x20AC;&#x153;doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t coincide with historyâ&#x20AC;? and that much of its information â&#x20AC;&#x153;is out of date.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; commissioners unanimously supported the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and its related 5K Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Run on Sunday, April 2, as a fundraiser for Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Medical Center; the Race 4 Hope to benefit the Brain Cancer Cure and National Brain Tumor Society on Sunday, May 7; and Girls on the

Run DC, a 5k race for ages 8 to 13 on Sunday, June 4. â&#x2013; commissioners unanimously supported changing the closing times from 10 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday at the sidewalk cafes of Farmers & Distillers at 600 Massachusetts Ave. NW and Smith Restaurant at 901 F St. NW. â&#x2013; commissioners unanimously supported an application for a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe with hours of 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday to Friday at Chopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Creative Salad Co., 801 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. The hours on Saturday and Sunday would be 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. â&#x2013; commissioners voted unanimously to support Capital Bikeshare locations at the corners of 15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW and 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. â&#x2013; commissioners unanimously supported naming an alley between F and G streets from 9th to 10th streets NW as McGill Alley after a late local architect, and G Street between 8th and 9th streets NW as Paul Devrouax Way after the late architect who was the first African-American architect to design a building in downtown D.C., the Pepco Building.

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, in Room G-9, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For details, visit anc2c.us or contact 2C@anc.dc.gov.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 17, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. Agenda items include: â&#x2013; police report.

â&#x2013; reports from the offices of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans. â&#x2013; residential parking update. â&#x2013; discussion of renovations at 2425 Tracy Place NW. â&#x2013; open comments. â&#x2013; discussion of dogs at Mitchell Park.

For details, visit anc2d.org or contact 2D01@anc.dc.gov.

ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover â&#x2013; GLOVER PARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland â&#x2013; CLEVELAND PARK / WOODLEY PARK Woodley Park MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE HEIGHTS Massachusetts Avenue Heights CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â&#x2013; SPRING VALLEY / WESLEY HEIGHTS Wesley Heights PALISADES / KENT / FOXHALL The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in Elderdice Hall, Kresge Building, Wesley Theological Seminary, 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Agenda items include: â&#x2013; police report. â&#x2013; community concerns. â&#x2013; presentation on proposed ANC 3D budget, with period for review and comment by citizens. â&#x2013; consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception to allow a porch on single-family dwelling at 3816

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49th St. NW. â&#x2013; consideration of a public space application for a circular driveway at 4344 Forest Lane NW. â&#x2013; consideration of a settlement agreement with Kristinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe and Pastries, 4418 MacArthur Blvd. NW. â&#x2013; consideration of a bamboo screen required as a condition in connection with a Board of Zoning Adjustment application at 5120 Fulton St. NW. â&#x2013; presentation by DC Water on its small diameter water main replacement program. â&#x2013; presentation by the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration on omnibus legislation of 2016, general agency processes and upcoming training sessions. â&#x2013; commission discussion and vote on the ANC 3Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 budget. â&#x2013; commission discussion of grants policy and a draft application. â&#x2013; other commission business, including a proposed resolution on additional methods of giving notice of meetings and a report on six-month goals to date.

For details, visit anc3d.org.

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by Five Guys for a special exception to permit a restaurant classified by the zoning code as â&#x20AC;&#x153;fast foodâ&#x20AC;? to operate at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. â&#x2013; presentation by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority regarding plans to replace the escalators at the Friendship Heights Metro station. â&#x2013; presentation by Pepco regarding progress on renovation of the Harrison Substation. â&#x2013; discussion of and possible vote on a resolution regarding Pepcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed rate increase.

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parking garage and basement has been completed and work on a cafeteria would begin soon.

He also announced that the National Park Service would work on rerouting the planned Brandywine Street NW detour during the Beach Drive closure.

Nugent also said the D.C. Department of Transportation was working to install a crosswalk on the south end of the intersection of Windom Place and Connecticut Avenue NW. â&#x2013; commissioner Pat Jakopchek announced that the Department of Energy & Environment is expanding water quality testing in the area to include Melvin Hazen Park. â&#x2013; commissioner Andrea Molod announced that her Grants Committee received three grant applications this cycle: Iona Senior Services is requesting $850 to print info cards; Hearst Elementary Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s autism support program is seeking $3,705 for equipment; and the Hearst PTA is asking for $2,401 to purchase robotics kits for students. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 5-0 to support a Historic Preservation Review Board application to designate 3101 Albemarle St. NW as a historic landmark. The house, built in 1926, was occupied by Polish Ambassador Romuald Spasowski, the highest-ranking Communist to defect to the U.S. during the Cold War. He lived in the house between 1979 and 1981, the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolution states. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 5-0 to call on the D.C. Council to delay automatic tax cuts intended to take effect this year, following a revenue surplus. Their resolution argues that with potential federal cuts, the $266 million in surplus revenue can be used on urgent needs, such as funding Metro and affordable housing initiatives. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 5-0 to oppose a 21 percent rate increase requested by Exelon-Pepco. â&#x2013; the commission hosted a discussion on a proposal for a pool at Hearst Park. Opponents from Neighbors for Hearst Park argued that the pool should be located elsewhere in Ward 3, saying that if a pool were to be built at Hearst, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it would be one of the smallest public pools built in the city.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, representatives of the Friends of Hearst Pool said that many young families in the neighborhood support the plans.

Commissioner David Dickinson proposed a design committee be created to bring together D.C. agencies and neighbors. Chair Malachy Nugent also floated the idea of ANC 3F holding a meeting dedicated to Hearst Park renovations.

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in Room A-03, Building 44, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.com.

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their normal duties, and the agency is working to fill vacant community liaison positions. Meanwhile, as Mayor Muriel Bowser said last Thursday in her State of the District address, the Transportation Department is developing a plan to more systematically repave streets in poor condition.

At last month’s hearing, Dormsjo said other recent policy changes will also facilitate road repairs. The agency can now be more flexible about modifying simple contracts, whereas changes used to delay a project amid a slow approval process, according to Dormsjo. Meanwhile, he said the agency will be able to conduct simple repaving work more after moving away from its former policy of prioritizing areas that also needed sidewalk improvement.

“We have made significant strides in restructuring how we do alleys and … sidewalks,” he said.

“But the roadway work that we’re doing, while it has been significant, it’s really not at the level that it needs to be.”

When Cheh asked the director if she’ll hear better news at 2018’s

hearing, Dormsjo expressed optimism: “I think this is going to be the best construction season of the last few years.”

Dormsjo also said the District has stopped using a “Pothole Killer” machine, which he said proved less effective than patches installed by work crews. And the agency is looking at more comprehensive ways to improve roadway conditions than its annual Potholepalooza event, whose promised 48-hour response times to potholes reported through 311 began Monday. “We really want to be doing much more milling and paving where we’re dealing with the whole block and not just doing these spot repairs,” said Dormsjo.

A number of other issues raised at the hearing regarded communication. Several advisory neighborhood commissioners complained that construction work began or fell behind schedule with no notice to the community. Cleveland Park commissioner Nancy MacWood recounted spending significant time working with the Transportation Department regarding sidewalk work on Newark Street NW, which she said was done poorly and without advance notice. And

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even six months later, some items remained unaddressed. “DDOT has to understand that they have some control over the quality of life for D.C. residents, and it’s important for them to interact with the public to make sure they are helping and not causing anxiety and frustration,” MacWood said.

Meanwhile, in Chevy Chase, advisory neighborhood commissioner Chanda Tuck-Garfield shared her community’s ongoing concerns about the rehabilitation of Oregon Avenue NW. That longdelayed project went through a long, contentious design process and is now held up while the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority carries out its own work in the corridor.

Community members said that the Transportation Department didn’t tell them why work had fallen behind schedule and that officials didn’t respond to messages.

Dormsjo testified later that in some cases, the agency just doesn’t

have any news to share.

“With all due respect to some of the people who testified, demanding a meeting with us immediately when we don’t have all the information to discuss a project intelligently ... is a waste of the community’s time and a waste of our time,” Dormsjo said.

“We’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t: If we come out with imperfect information, we get ferocious public feedback.

If we take more time to study the

merits, they say that they’ve been delayed and left in the dark.”

Ward 4 Council member Brandon Todd acknowledged the challenge, but also said there’s room for improvement. “I do agree with you the government should be prepared to discuss fully an issue, but I think it’s important to convey that to the community,” he said.

Many witnesses also voiced concerns about LED streetlights, and Cheh will hold a hearing on the issue on May 3 at 11 a.m.

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On the other side of the landing are two guest bedrooms with shared en-suite bath and ample closet space.

The third level has a treehouse look and feel with foliage handpainted walls and views of the garden below. There are two bedrooms and shared full bath with polished marble floor, dark wood vanity and walk-in glass shower with tile backsplash. Behind the bedrooms is additional storage

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On the spacious lowest level, there is a comfortable rec room with fireplace and walk-out access to the covered patio with a built-in stone bench and Viking Professional grill. The basement also features a full bath/pool changing room (whose charming tile has a sea creature theme), and a laundry room with Whirlpool Duet washer and dryer.

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er $15 million toward Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homeward DC initiative to make homelessness â&#x20AC;&#x153;rare, brief and nonrecurringâ&#x20AC;? in the District by 2020, and to end veteran homelessness sooner. Homeward DC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which includes the ongoing efforts to create seven new family homeless shelters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; got roughly $2 million more funding in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget than this year, though City Administrator Rashad Young said Monday that this shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been seen as a reduction, since last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phase required more funding.

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possibility of statehood unlikely in the short term, Bowser remained resolute in support of the movement Thursday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want anything special,â&#x20AC;? Bowser said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want full access to our birthright.â&#x20AC;?

Federal budget cuts could greatly impact the District, with President Donald Trump proposing to slash as much as $100 million from programs that directly impact D.C. residents. Young said that, if needed, the city would rely on leftover revenue from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expenditures identified by the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief financial officer as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;cushion.â&#x20AC;? That leftover funding could also go toward workforce development initiatives regardless of federal cuts, Young said.

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approved widespread tax cuts.

During Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State of the District, five activists holding signs calling for affordable housing expansion briefly approached the stage, though police escorted them away and Bowser continued speaking uninterrupted.

The Bowser administration plans to formally present the budget proposal to the council and field questions on Thursday.

The mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget also includes funding for improving local facilities. Among its provisions is $11 million for a 2020 renovation of the recreation center at Stead Park at 1625 P St. NW â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $2 million more than anticipated, according to Kishan Putta from the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends group, which hopes construction can begin earlier than currently scheduled.

Other proposed funding includes $10 million for a new recreation center at the grounds of Shepherd Elementary School, 7800 14th St. NW, which would include a â&#x20AC;&#x153;gymnasium, fitness rooms, showers and restrooms, senior room and other recreational spacesâ&#x20AC;?; $12 million to renovate the Upshur Recreation Center, 4300 13th St. NW; and $2 million to renovate the Petworth Recreation Center, 801 Taylor St. NW. However, Eaton Elementary Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much-delayed $30 million modernization is still proposed to begin in fiscal year 2022, with the bulk of funding slated for fiscal year 2023. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh told The Current that she asked the mayor to move the start date up to 2019, but the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget indicates she declined that request.

Meanwhile, Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed budget plans for a $50 million modernization at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the bulk of which, $42 million, would come during the 2023 fiscal year.

The current fiscal year budget for the 2401 N St. NW school includes $2.5 million for addressing existing maintenance and space issues in the building.

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campus, but Stovall said the possibility of an empty apartment building next door is an appealing option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This opportunity was presented to us, and we want to at least see how it goes,â&#x20AC;? he said.

With Fannie Mae still occupying the building, and the need for extensive renovations after it departs, details are scarce about the future of 4250 Connecticut.

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wood said, Bernstein will revitalize the ground-floor retail space, much of which currently sits vacant just steps from the Van Ness Metro station. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foremost, what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re focused on is just creating a great project [thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] competitive in the market and a good fit with the long-term vision of the community for that neighborhood,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in discussions with UDC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; things are progressing, there are a lot of obstacles and hurdles to get through, but we hope to get there with them, and we hope to deliver a great project.â&#x20AC;?

Stovall said the university has identified a need for housing as part of its master planning process, and that existing leases of a few dozen units in two nearby apart-

ment buildings are a poor fit for all parties: the school, the students and their neighbors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look at any university in terms of how they have to do competitive recruiting as well as retaining students, having housing is an important part of that experience,â&#x20AC;? Stovall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that we have a better relationship with them through housing that we better control.â&#x20AC;?

Both Stovall and Underwood rejected any use of the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;dormâ&#x20AC;? to describe their plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historically the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dormsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has the connotation of small units with the bathrooms down the hall,â&#x20AC;? said Stovall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building â&#x20AC;&#x201D; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building student apartments.â&#x20AC;?

Underwood added that his firm

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would consider some design elements that the university requests for its students, primarily regarding amenity space rather than the design of the apartment units.

Stovall said the university has been in talks with Bernstein even before the firm purchased the 4250 Connecticut building in November. Even so, the parties said their negotiations are in an early phase, and both are prepared for the possibility of taking other routes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re progressing with UDC,â&#x20AC;? said Underwood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the path weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on, and if that changes we will consider other uses.â&#x20AC;?

Advisory neighborhood commissioner David Dickinson â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whose single-member district includes the university campus and 4250 Connecticut â&#x20AC;&#x201D; said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s optimistic about the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exciting opportunity, and I think it can be done well,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The concept of student housing at 4250 Connecticut Ave. NW is one of the agenda items for the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterly CommunityCampus Task Force meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.

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Shaw honors ‘best new businesses’ Bazaar Spices wins top award from Main Street

ized it would be an ideal place for a spice shop. Just as they were starting their business there, Grover gave birth to twin boys, now 3 1/2 years old.

“It was pretty intense the first few

By ANSHU SIRIPURAPU years,” Grover said. “It was like we had Current Correspondent three babies.”

Now the couple manages two stores onica Grover grew up around her — the original Union Market location in family’s store in Maryland, but Northeast, and the 2130 8th St. NW shop she never dreamed of owning one that opened in Shaw just last year. herself.

“To be honored with this award was Nevertheless, shopkeeping must be in really encouraging, and we were just her blood because Bazaar Spices, the store happy that folks really enjoyed our shop,” she now co-owns with her husband, Ivan Grover said. “It was just a reaffirmation of Fitzgerald, was recently named the winner our hard work.” of the Best New Shaw The first runner-up in Business of 2016 the Best New Shaw Award.

Business Awards was “They definitely are Grand Cata, a wine store my inspiration,” Grover, with a Latin twist that 39, said of her parents, opened last March. who emigrated from “The idea and the India and opened a concept of the shop is liquor-deli-grocery store bringing the flavor of in Shady Side, Md., Latin America to Shaw,” where she and her two said Julio Robledo, coPhoto courtesy of Grand Cata founder and president of sisters grew up.

Pedro Rodríguez co-founded the Visitors to the couGrand Cata.

Latin-themed wine shop Grand ple’s store in Shaw are Robledo, 37, hails greeted with the enticing Cata, the first runner-up. from Chile and coaroma of various herbs founder Pedro Rodríguez and spices, both culinary and remedial. from Puerto Rico. Robledo said they both (One customer was purchasing ingredients came to D.C. about 10 years ago and met for an herbal tea he said helps him sleep.) while they were both working for an NGO. The idea for the bazaar came after Gro“When we got here, we found out that ver and Fitzgerald decided to travel around all the wines and the food from Latin the world four years ago — a trip that America was very, very, very underrepreincluded Peru, India and Dubai. When they sented,” he said. “We want people to come returned to D.C., Grover said they were here and feel like they are transported to walking through Union Market and realLatin America a bit, and as well that they

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Avalon Theatre to hold ‘High Noon’ fundraiser

As part of its April 30 spring benefit, the Avalon Theatre will screen the Western classic “High Noon” followed by an author’s talk on the backdrop of the 1952 film.

The event will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Glenn Frankel, whose new book explores the “Red Scare”-era background details of “High Noon,” according to a release.

During the film’s shooting, screenwriter Carl Foreman was forced to testify before Congress about his former membership in the Communist Party, and ultimately was blacklisted and fled the United States. The film went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. “‘High Noon’ is one of those classic American films that still resonates over sixty years later,” Avalon executive director Bill Oberdorfer said in the release.

The April 30 benefit will start with a 5 p.m. hors d’oeuvres reception catered by Design Cuisine, followed by the event program (film screening and author

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discussion) starting at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $250 for the reception and $50 for the program only. The fundraiser will support film education programs and other essential operating needs for the 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW theater, according to the release.

Leading up to the event, the Avalon will present three other films that address the Hollywood blacklist and its aftermath: “Trumbo,” “Good Night and Good Luck” and “The Way We Were.” Details are available at theavalon.org/2017benefit.

New brunch spot in Shaw highlights Italian flair

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Monica Grover co-owns Bazaar Spices with her husband, Ivan Fitzgerald. The idea for the spice shop came from their travels to Peru, India and Dubai. are traveling.”

The store at 1550 7th St. NW carries about 600 labels including beer and spirits, spread out on walls that surround a large open interior. Robledo stressed their commitment to quality and said they sampled more than 1,600 labels before choosing their selection. In fact, the name of the store “Cata” is derived from the Spanish verb “catar,” meaning “to taste.”

The owners highlight winemakers that authentically represent Latin America, with products that respect the culture and are not “faking the wine, or trying to make a wine that is very similar to the flavors of some European countries,” Robledo said.

The second runner-up in the awards was Service Bar — a small, trendy venue at 926/928 U St. NW that was opened in October last year by Chad Spangler, Chris Willoughby and Glendon Hartley.

“We wanted the place to be super comfortable, but also have kind of like that

will serve brunch with an Italian-American twist every Sunday beginning April 9.

The restaurant at 1250 9th St. NW, across the street from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, opened last year for lunch and dinner. To compensate for the new brunch offering, AllPurpose will now be closed for lunch on Tuesdays.

Along with coffee and specialty cocktails, the brunch menu from chef Mike Friedman will offer classic brunch items spruced up with Italian flavor, including Eggs Fra Diavolo, with calabrian chiles, soft polenta, feta and basil; Crispy Fried Potatoes with a rich gorgonzola cream; a Tigelle Egg & Cheese Sandwich with fried mortadella, egg, provolone and arugula; and the Nutella Bomboloni, a filled donut topped with whipped ricotta and powdered sugar.

Breakfast pizza options will include The Cipriani (with parmigiano fonduta, bacon, egg, frisee and a tart mustard vinaigrette) and the Balthazar) with creamy gruyere, mozzarella, bechamel, a baked egg, prosciut-

home aspect — but also just put out the best product that we could and just not be super pretentious about it,” said Hartley, 31.

In addition to carbonated and frozen cocktails, Service Bar offers a “hyper seasonal” menu with ingredients sourced from local farms, as well as a “regional” menu that incorporates the flavors of a particular place such as New Orleans, the current selection.

The cozy bar offers a mix of counter and table seating and serves up comfort food in addition to cocktails. “We want this place to be like the best house party you’ve ever been to,” Hartley said.

The Best New Shaw Business Awards have been hosted annually by Shaw Main Streets since 2005. Votes are cast by email, with the three businesses receiving the most votes winning recognition. This year, 40 businesses were eligible for the honors, which were awarded on March 21 at the Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.

to crudo and chives). The full brunch menu is available at allpurposedc.com.

The restaurant offers lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday (except Tuesdays, beginning April 11). Dinner is available from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday; 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Glover Park eatery to host Saturday cookouts

The Glover Park restaurant Town Hall will host a series of Saturday cookout events throughout the summer, beginning April 8 with a Nationalscentric bash.

With a $30 ticket, attendees can take advantage of unlimited food, beer and wine during each event at 2340 Wisconsin Ave. NW from 5 to 9 p.m. This weekend’s Nationals event will feature classics including burgers, sausages, ribs, barbecue chicken, macaroni and cheese, corn, coleslaw and potato salad, as well as Devil’s Backbone and Bud Light beverages. Guests can also enter

to win tickets to a game, signed memorabilia and Town Hall Koozies to keep drinks cold.

The other Town Hall Summer Cookouts will take place on May 13 (Crawfish Boil), June 10 (Pig Roast), July 8 (Crab Feast), Aug. 12 (Clam Bake) and Sept.

9 (Ultimate Tailgate). Tickets must be purchased in advance at tinyurl.com/TownHallEat.

‘Pets and Pints’ event aims to boost adoption

A “Pets and Pints” happy hour will take place Tuesday, April 11, at Rebellion DC, honoring National Pet Day. The event, running from 5 to 8 p.m. at the 1836 18th St. NW bar, intends both to celebrate pets and raise awareness on pet adoptions, according to a release. Adoptable pets will be on-site while local businesses will be offering giveaways for current pet owners. Select breweries will also donate 50 percent of their drink sales to the Humane Rescue Alliance, the local animal welfare group.

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Events Entertainment A Listing of What to Do in Washington, D.C. Thursday,APRIL April 6 6 Thursday Concerts â&#x2013; The National Symphony Orchestra and French pianist Lise de la Salle will perform Prokofievâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Piano Concerto, Shostakovichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifth Symphony and selections from Brittenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter Grimes.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; Americana musician Jackson Emmer will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free.

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

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The Georgetown Village will present a talk by Sibley Senior Association director Marti Bailey on topics such as protecting yourself from identity theft, avoiding scams that target seniors, and preventing caregiver abuse. 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Blake Hall, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW. 202-999-8988. â&#x2013; Chris Whipple â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a journalist and producer for CBSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;60 Minutesâ&#x20AC;? and ABC Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Primetimeâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency.â&#x20AC;? Whipple will be in conversation with Ken Duberstein, Ronald Reaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief of staff from 1988 to 1989, and the discussion will be moderated by New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Washington Improv Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;FISTâ&#x20AC;? tournament will feature the first third-round matchup with performances by The Way Back When and

Stand Up for Whaaa? 7:30 p.m. $15 to $18. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. Tournament performances will continue through April 15. â&#x2013; The Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stupid F***ing Bird,â&#x20AC;? written, conceived and adapted by Aaron Posner. 8 p.m. $8 to $12. Stage III, Poulton Hall, Georgetown University, 1421 37th St. NW. performingarts. georgetown.edu. Performances will continue through April 22. â&#x2013; The Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Next Room, or the vibrator playâ&#x20AC;? by Sarah Ruhl. 8 p.m. $7 to $18. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown. edu. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; Georgetown Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Black Theatre Ensemble will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hookmanâ&#x20AC;?

by Lauren Yee. 8 p.m. $8 to $10. Village C Theatre, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts. georgetown.edu. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Special events â&#x2013; Architecture Month will kick off with an opening party with Spanish tapas and refreshments, as well as an exclusive first look at two new exhibitions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Export, Spanish Architecture Abroadâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alternatives: The Thirteenth Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St. NW. aiadc.com. The festival will continue through April 30 with a variety of tours, lectures and other events. â&#x2013; The Citizens Association of Georgetown will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Umbrian Holiday,â&#x20AC;? the 2017 kickoff for the Concerts in the Park series with an Italian spirits bar, cheesemonger selections and affettati misti.

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Concerts â&#x2013; Julie Vidrick Evans, director of music at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, will present an organ recital featuring works by Reger, Bach, ThalbenBall and Langlais. 12:15 p.m. Free.

National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â&#x2013; The Friday Music Series will feature Sandbox Percussion performing contemporary percussion chamber music, including the world premiere of a commission by Georgetown University professor David Molk. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â&#x2013; Christopher K. Morgan & Artists will present three acclaimed dance works accompanied by live music. 6 p.m.

Free; tickets distributed in the Hall of States beginning at 5 p.m. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Cornell University Chorus will perform. 6 p.m. $20 to $25. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; The Library of Congress and Opera America will present the world premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fierce Grace Jeanette Rankin,â&#x20AC;? a song cycle about the first woman elected to Congress. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. â&#x2013; The Heritage Signature Chorale will perform African-American choral music.

7 to 9 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â&#x2013; Washington Performing Arts will present an awards ceremony and concert as part of the 46th annual Joseph & Goldie Feder Memorial String Competition. 7 p.m. Free. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 202-533-1883. â&#x2013; The Washington Bach Consortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chamber concert series will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Politically Corrette,â&#x20AC;? feature flutist Gwyn Roberts, bassoonist Anna Marsh and organist Todd Fickley. 7 p.m. $10 to $35.

First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. bachconsort.org. â&#x2013; Singer-songwriter Will Pellerin will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Pops at Lisnerâ&#x20AC;? will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Spin Me â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Round: An 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dance Party,â&#x20AC;? combining DJ mixing, live orchestra, dancers and vocalists to bring back favorite music from the 1980s in a whole new way. 8 p.m. $25 to $65. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â&#x2013; New Orleans funk musician Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen will perform. 8:30 p.m. $20 to $23.

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Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Mark Robbins, president of the American Academy in Rome, will discuss

Thursday, APRIL 6 â&#x2013; Concert: The Austrian Cultural Forum will present Austrian pianist Dorothy Khadem-Missagh in concert. 7:30 to 10 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. the academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in providing support for artists and scholars who live and work in a broad interdisciplinary community in Rome. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. â&#x2013; Alex Nemerov, professor in the arts and humanities at Stanford University, will recount the stories of artist Grandma Moses and author Shirley Jackson â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who lived within miles of each other in Bennington, Vt., and gained popularity around the same time in the 1950s, but who presented vastly different views of America. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000. â&#x2013; Sonia Belasco will discuss her novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speak of Me as I Am,â&#x20AC;? which follows a young woman who loses her mother to cancer and bonds with a classmate who experienced a similar loss of life (for ages 14 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Hannah Tinti will discuss her novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley,â&#x20AC;? which follows a father and a daughter on a road trip as they discover family secrets.

Tinti will be in conversation with Tania James, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tusk That Did the Damage.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; Military historian and archivist Mitchell Yockelson will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forty-Seven Days: How Pershingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â&#x2013; The 2017 Benjamin Franklin Creativity Laureate Presentation will feature actor, director, producer, writer and activist Tim Robbins, who will discuss his career in film from both sides of the camera and his lifelong commitment to the arts. 7 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson

Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Ballet FolklĂłrico Mexicano de Georgetown will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Plaza Hoya: Fiestas de mi Pueblo (Hoya Square: Celebrations of My Town).â&#x20AC;? A reception will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â&#x2013; The PEN/Faulkner Fiction Series will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laila Lalami, Luis Urrea and Shobha Rao: The Displaced,â&#x20AC;? an onstage reading featuring the three authors telling stories about immigration issues and what it means to be a citizen in this volatile political climate. 7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. â&#x2013; Chloe & Maud Productions will present the ninth annual DC Tap Festival & All-Star Concert. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup includes original company members of the Broadway hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bring in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;da Noise, Bring in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;da Funkâ&#x20AC;?; dance icon Lady Dianne Walker; â&#x20AC;&#x153;So You Think You Can Danceâ&#x20AC;? stars and festival producers Chloe and Maud Arnold; and one-legged tap dancer Evan Ruggiero. Reception at 7 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m. $30 to $50. Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. dctapfestival.com. â&#x2013; Urban Bush Women, known for vivid performances and intelligent dance pieces, will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking With â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Trane,â&#x20AC;? a new work that explores the legacy of jazz musician John Coltrane, visualizing his lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work through dance and eye-catching multimedia components. 8 p.m. $25 to $79. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.

Special event â&#x2013; As part of the monthly First Friday Dupont art event, the Heurich House Museum will open its first floor and will feature PinUp Preserves and Melissa Lew Jewelry pop-up shops in the conservatory. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-429-1894.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Valor, the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Arena Football League franchise, will play the Baltimore Brigade. 7 p.m. $25 to $74. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Saturday,APRIL April 8 8 Saturday Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs 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 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; The House of Sweden will host a weekly storytime for children and families to experience Swedish childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literature. 2 p.m. Free. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. www.swedenabroad. com/washington. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;FutureMakers: How Animals Workâ&#x20AC;? will have participants build a simple machine based on a real, living snake that they can see and touch (for ages 9 and older). 2 p.m. Free. Chevy See Events/Page 23

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■ 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 ■ Comparative religion scholar Graham M. Schweig will present a class on “Love in World Religions: Comparative Religious Experiences.” 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188.

■ Company members from Urban Bush Women will lead a participatory master class for adults. 11 a.m. $15.

Rehearsal Room, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.

■ The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will present a series of vegetarian cooking classes. 1 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org.

Concerts ■ Washington Performing Arts will present violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis performing works

by Currier, Mozart, Respighi and SaintSaëns. 3 p.m. $60 to $90. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Smithsonian Chamber Players member Kenneth Slowik and harpsichordist Joseph Gascho will present an all-Bach recital. Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Music Hall, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-1000.

The program will repeat Sunday at the same times.

■ Washington Performing Arts will present sitarist Anoushka Shankar leading a virtuoso septet in a program devoted to North Indian classical music. 7 and 9:30 p.m. $40.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-785-9727.

■ The American Youth Chorus, Northeast Senior Singers and Congressional Chamber Ensemble will present “Spring Sing: Lifting Our Voices in Song,” featuring an eclectic program that includes a text by Robert Louis Stevenson, toe-tapping music by George Harrison of the Beatles and a selection from the Tonywinning musical “The Secret Garden.”

7:30 p.m. $11 to $17. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. congressionalchorus.org.

■ “Lynda Carter: The Other Side of Trouble” will feature classic standards, jazz, country, blues and original tunes.

7:30 p.m. $65. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Library of Congress and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival will present the Orion String Quartet performing works by Schumann and Schoenberg, as well as the premiere of a new work by Australian composer and violist Brett Dean. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required.

Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building,

Touchstone exhibits include look at American Southwest

■ “Illuminations and Impressions,” organized by the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind featuring works created by people who are blind or visually impaired, will open Thursday at H-Space Gallery with a reception

On EXHIBIT from 4 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will continue through May 4.

Located at 1932 9th St. NW (rear), p.m., and an artists’ reception for Harthe gallery is open Tuesday from noon vey Kupferberg and Janathel Shaw will to 5 p.m. and Friday from noon to 6 be held April 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. p.m. 202-454 “Art in 6422.

Nature: Light to ■ “All That Jazz,” Dark” features an exhibit of black-and-white diverse works by photographs by members of the Kupferberg that Foundry illustrate the Gallery, will spectrum of light open Thursday found in the and continue American Souththrough April 30. west.

An opening “Size Matters: reception will Grand & Petite” take place pairs large and Patsy Fleming’s “Jazz” is part of Saturday from 5 small paintings to 8 p.m., and a an exhibit at Foundry Gallery.

by Touchstone jazz concert will artists. be given April 29 at a time to be “SOLIDAREity!” presents figurative announced. works and portraits by Shaw that rep Located at 2118 8th St. NW, the resent an affirmation and statement gallery is open Wednesday through about the status of blacks in America.

Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. 202-232 Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through 0203.

■ “Space,” presenting photography Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. and installations by four contemporary Korean artists whose work embraces 202-347-2787.

Touchstone Gallery will open three shows today and continue them through April 30. An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8:30

Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5502. A pre-concert conversation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion.

■ Joshua Tell will perform, at 8 p.m.; and Hungry on Monday will perform, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ New York-based wind quintet Imani Winds will perform a program including Felix Mendelssohn’s “Scherzo” from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Nikolai RimskyKorsakov’s “Scheherazade,” Maurice Ravel’s “Tombeau de Couperin,” Ruth Crawford Seeger’s “Suite for String Quartet,” Paquito D’Rivera’s “Kites” and Simon Shaheen’s “Dance Mediterranea.”

8 p.m. $30 to $35. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202-965-2000, ext. 101.

■ The American University Chamber Singers will present “International a Cappella,” featuring a preview of the group’s international concert tour to Poland in May. 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787. The concert will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m.

■ The “Halcyon Stage Cabaret” series will feature vocal powerhouse E. Faye Butler tackling a sexy, edgy explosion of songs associated with strong women such as Etta James and Aretha Franklin. 8:30 p.m.

$60; reservations required. Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect St. NW. halcyonstage.org.

■ Tramps Like Us will present a Bruce Springsteen tribute featuring the albums “Born in the U.S.A.” and “Born to Run” in their entirety, as well as a set of crowd requests. 9 p.m. $20 to $23.

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

Discussions and lectures ■ Gordon Priest, former president of the Washington Textile Group, will discuss his collection of pile rugs, wagireh, khorjin and yastiks from the late-19thcentury tribal, village and nomadic production of Persia, Kurdistan, the Caucasus and Anatolia. 10:30 a.m. Free.

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

■ U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “Stone Fruits.” 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Annie Jacobsen will discuss her book “Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government’s Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis” which draws on newly declassified documents and interviews with 50 scientists, psychics, analysts and key figures of the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Drug Enforcement Agency. 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ John P. Richardson will discuss his book “Alexander Robey Shepherd: The Man Who Built the Nation’s Capital,” the first full-length biography of the man who

space, will open Friday with a reception at 6 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. On view through April 28, the exhibit highlights work by Daniel Kyong, Eunkyung Lee, In Sun Jang and Kwang Chan Song. An RSVP is requested for the reception.

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

■ Art Enables will open two shows Saturday with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. and continue them through June 3.

“In Bloom” is a group exhibit of works honoring spring.

“Studio Spotlight” presents work by Shawn Payne, Payman Jazini and Michael Haynes.

Located at 2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE, the gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-554-9455.

■ “Jowita Wyszomirska: Vanishing Point,” featuring works by the Polishborn artist that explore moments on the edge of experience, will open Saturday at Gallery Neptune & Brown with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will continue through May 13.

Located at 1530 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. 202986-1200.

■ Studio Gallery opened three shows last week and will close them April 22 built Washington’s infrastructure in a few frenetic years after the Civil War. 1 p.m.

Free. Peabody Room, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0233.

■ Artist Elzbieta Sikorska and curator Aneta Georgievska-Shine will discuss the multimedia drawings in the exhibit “Time Stands Still.” 2 to 3 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

■ Jessica Shattuck will discuss her third novel, “The Women in the Castle,” which follows the families of resistance fighters in Germany as they live through and then are haunted by events of World

Harvey Kupferberg’s photograph of Arizona’s Upper Antelope Canyon is part of a new exhibit at Touchstone Gallery. with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. A “First Friday” reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.

“Brainstorm” presents work by Chris Chernow and Abigail Maxey that examines the brain’s delicate nature.

“Little Worlds: Skopelos Dreamings” features paintings by Elizabeth Curren from the island of Skopelos off the coast of Greece.

“Red Dot” highlights works by Harriet Lesser inspired by 19th-century English artist J.M.W. Turner.

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. 202-232-8734.

War II. 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

■ Daniel J. Sharfstein will discuss his book “Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War,” about the Union general who after the Civil War led the Freedmen’s Bureau and worked to turn Native Americans into Christian farmers on reservations. Sharfstein will be in conversation See Events/Page 24

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

Family programs and festivals â&#x2013; The 10th annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eggstravaganza!â&#x20AC;? at Tudor Place will feature an egg hunt, an egg roll contest, other games from the past and a chance to take photos with the Easter Bunny. 10 a.m. to noon. $5 to $10; limited tickets available with the purchase of a family membership for $95. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace. org. The program will repeat April 14 and 15, with some public tickets available for Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. â&#x2013; The FabergĂŠ Egg Family Festival will feature festive folk music, traditional Russian games and an egg-decorating workshop. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5 to $18; free for ages 5 and younger. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. The festival will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. â&#x2013; The 57th annual Sakuri Matsuri Japanese Street Festival will feature performances, cultural groups, vendors and food booths. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. $10; free for ages 12 and younger. M Street and New Jersey Avenue SE. sakuramatsuri.org. â&#x2013; The Embassy of the Czech Republic will hold an Easter egg hunt with live bunnies, Czech candies and a chance to decorate fresh eggs. 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. mzv.cz/washington. â&#x2013; Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run of the Mill,â&#x20AC;? a chance to see Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only surviving gristmill in action. 11 a.m.

Events Entertainment and the Capital All-Americans against the American All-Americans, at 1 p.m. $25. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800745-3000. â&#x2013; D.C. United will play the New York City FC. 4 p.m. $20 to $200. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-7453000. â&#x2013; The Washington Wizards will play the Miami Heat. 7 p.m. $33 to $351.

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

to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.

The program will repeat April 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Doodles to Pixels: A Century of Spanish Animationâ&#x20AC;? will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Destino Hollywood,â&#x20AC;? featuring films by Spanish animation artists working with Hollywood studios, at 2 p.m.; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trace,â&#x20AC;? featuring films with artistic roots, at 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215.

Parades â&#x2013; Events DC will present the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade with colorful balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the country, celebrities and performers, including indie singer-songwriter Roquois and American Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-female a cappella group Treble in Paradise. 10 a.m. to noon. $20 for grandstand seating; free to stand along the parade route. Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th streets NW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/ parade. â&#x2013; The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Emancipation Day Parade will commemorate the anniversary of the release of over 3,100 slaves in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital in 1862, nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation. 1 p.m. Free. Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 13th streets NW. EmancipationDay2017.eventbrite. com. Emancipation Day events will also include a concert at 3 p.m. and fireworks at 9 p.m., both at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Performances and readings â&#x2013; Vincent Thomas and his company VTDance will present an evening of contemporary dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â&#x2013; The GW South Asian Society will

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Sunday, APRIL 9 â&#x2013; Discussion: Andrew McCarthy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an actor in 1980s films including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pretty in Pinkâ&#x20AC;? and a director on television shows including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Orange Is the New Blackâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just Fly Away,â&#x20AC;? about a 15-year-old with a normal life who discovers she has a half-brother from her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret affair, then embarks on a journey to uncover other family secrets (for ages 14 and older). 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bhangra Blowout 24,â&#x20AC;? a national intercollegiate South Asian dance competition featuring a high-energy style of dance originating in Punjab. 7 p.m. $18 to $25. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â&#x2013; The Georgetown University dance ensemble Ritmo y Sabor will present its spring showcase. 7:30 p.m. $5. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â&#x2013; Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cookieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kidâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dining Alone,â&#x20AC;? two imagery-rich, emotionally evocative works of contemporary dance.

8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.

Special events â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woolly â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Blockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Partyâ&#x20AC;? will feature live performances, backstage tours, food truck fare, prizes, games and more to celebrate Woolly Mammoth Theatre Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pike St.â&#x20AC;?

by Nilaja Sun. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. â&#x2013; The U.S. Navy Memorial will host its 26th annual Blessing of the Fleets. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-2300. â&#x2013; The Opera Camerata of Washington D.C. will present a gala performance of Donizettiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lucia di Lammermoor.â&#x20AC;?

Reception at 6:30 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m. $250. Residence of the Ambassador of Portugal, 2125 Kalorama Road NW. operacamerata.org. â&#x2013; The Humane Rescue Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11th annual Fashion for Paws Runway Show will feature celebrity designer Carson Kressley as master of ceremonies. 8 p.m. to midnight. $100 to $200. Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St. NW. fashionforpaws.org.

Sporting events â&#x2013; Hoop Culture and Monster Products will present the 44th annual Capital Classic, featuring the Suburban All-Stars against the District All-Stars, at 11 a.m.;

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids@Katzenâ&#x20AC;? will offer an artfilled afternoon inspired by the work of local artist Frida Larios in the exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maya Alphabet of Modern Times.â&#x20AC;? 1 to 3 p.m. $20 per family of four; reservations requested. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a planetarium program on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revolutionary Skies: Deflating Patriot Myths,â&#x20AC;? about the night sky during famous events of the American Revolution time period (for ages 7 and older). 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; FĂŠile na Gaeilge, a weeklong Irish Gaelic festival, will feature a workshop by Liam Ă&#x201C; Caiside on Irish song. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Chevy Chase Pavilion, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW. FeilenaGaeilge.com. Festival events will continue through April 14. â&#x2013; The Smithsonian Associates and Washington Performing Arts will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Makes It Great?â&#x20AC;? with commentator, conductor and composer Rob Kapilow focusing on Schubertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Symphony No. 8. The event will include a performance by musicians from the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, followed by a Q&A. 6 to 8 p.m. $25. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of American History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-785-9727.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble will perform popular big band arrangements. 2 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â&#x2013; The Steinway Series will feature Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez performing classics by Ginastera, Rachmaninoff and Szymanowski, as well as a piece written specifically for her by composer Dan Visconti. 3 p.m. Free; tickets available in the G Street lobby at 2:30 p.m. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; The Alliage Quintett will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dancing Paris,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Milhaud and Satie.

3:30 p.m.

Free. East Garden Court, West Building, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; The George Washington University

Band will perform recent works by American composers Ticheli, Camphouse, Sheldon, Whitacre, Morales and Balmages; music by Austrian composer Thomas Doss; and a new work by Royce Cole honoring the life and legacy of Benno Fritz, founder of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band program. 4 p.m. $10 to $15. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â&#x2013; The Washington National Cathedral Choir, the Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra and soloists Laura Choi Stuart, Sarah Davis, Roger Isaacs, Matthew Hill, Matthew Smith, Richard Giarusso and Steven Combs will perform J.S. Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;B Minor Mass.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. $25 to $95; $10 for students.

Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. â&#x2013; The British Gould Piano Trio and clarinetist Robert Plane will perform selections by Beethoven, BartĂłk and Brahms. 4 p.m. $20 to $40; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â&#x2013; The Embassy Series will present pianist VĂ­kingur Ă&#x201C;lafsson performing works

by Bach, Glass, Prokofiev and Beethoven. 4 to 6:30 p.m. $110.

Residence of the Ambassador of Iceland, 2443 Kalorama Road NW. 202-625-2361. â&#x2013; The National Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir will present a Palm Sunday concert. 5 p.m. Free. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. nationalpres.org/concert-series. â&#x2013; The Bavubuka (Youth) Foundation will present Ugandan hip-hop leaders The Builders, who combine indigenous emceeing in their native tongues with traditional storytelling, poetry and rhythm. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The George Washington University Orchestra will explore emotion and states of mind in music, featuring works

by Beethoven, FaurĂŠ, Dittersdorf, SaintSaĂŤn and Vaughan Williams. 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202994-6800. â&#x2013; The Keegan Theatre will present actress Katie McManus in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kiss Me Katie,â&#x20AC;? a one-woman show featuring show tunes, pop hits, jazz, big band tunes and more. 7:30 p.m. $25.

Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. keegantheatre.com. â&#x2013; Woven Greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s album release party will feature Abigail Palmer and Eric Selby as well as special guests offering Native American prayer songs with ceremonial drumming. 8 p.m. $10 to $12.

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

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Kimberly A. Jones, curator of 19thcentury French paintings at the National Gallery of Art, will provide an introduction to the exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;FrĂŠdĂŠric Bazille and the Birth of Impressionism.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free.

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 24 East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Journalist T.R. Reid will discuss his book “A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System,” which illuminates how taxes are done in countries from Mexico to Estonia to New Zealand. 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Author Ingrid Anders will facilitate a monthly reading group for writers, with participants reading a celebrated short story aloud and discussing the literary devices used by the author. 2 p.m. Free.

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

■ Stanford University professor Alexander Nemerov will discuss “The Aesthetics of Superstition” as part of a sixlecture series on “The Forest: America in the 1830s.” 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ David M. Dorsen will discuss his book “The Unexpected Scalia: A Conservative Justice’s Liberal Opinions,” a comprehensive analysis of the late Supreme Court justice’s judicial philosophy. 3 p.m.

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

■ Paul Mulbah Jr. will discuss his book “Born to Be More Than an Athlete: A Playbook for Athletic & Professional Success.” 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230.

Family programs and festivals ■ In celebration of the 2017 National Cherry Blossom Festival, “Family Afternoon: Design With Nature” will explore the intersection of design, building and the natural environment. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ The Anacostia River Festival will feature canoeing, musical performances, lawn games, fishing and boating workshops, an art market and a bike parade.

1 to 5 p.m. Free. Anacostia Park, Good Hope Road and Anacostia Drive SE. bridgepark.org/anacostia-river-festival.

Films ■ Director Charlie Ahearn will present his 1983 docudrama “Wild Style,” a colorful time capsule of the creative cauldron of hip-hop and street art in 1980s New York City. 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Oprah Winfrey Theater, National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. asia.si.edu.

■ The National Gallery of Art will present Fiona Tan’s 2016 film “Ascent,” a montage of still frames of Mount Fuji.

4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215.

Performances and readings ■ “Moonlight Revelry: A Rakugo Performance” will feature a traditional Japanese form of comic theater, featuring actor Katsura Sunshine bringing to life a masterwork by the 18th-century artist Kitagawa Utamaro. Noon and 2 p.m.

Free. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. asia.si.edu.

■ The Aria Club of Greater Washington will present a staged, costumed production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” featuring artists from East Coast opera houses as well as local emerging artists.

6 p.m. $25; free for children and students with ID. Theater, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202723-1659.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Florida Panthers. 7 p.m. $32 to $334. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Monday, April 10 Monday APRIL 10 Classes and workshops ■ The weekly “Yoga Mondays” program will feature a gentle yoga class.

10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free; tickets distributed at the second-floor reference desk beginning at 10:15 a.m. to the first 30 people who arrive. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488.

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

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

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

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

■ Féile na Gaeilge, a weeklong Irish Gaelic festival, will feature a grammar master class by Múinteoir Quinton Beck on the ups and downs of Irish verbs. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. 1 Dupont Circle NW. FeilenaGaeilge.com.

Concerts ■ CODA Concerts will present the National Choral Festival, featuring high school choirs from throughout the nation. 9 a.m. to noon. $20. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Manhattan Concert Productions will present a concert by the Bridle Path/ Montgomery Select String Ensemble from Lansdale, Pa.; Buchholz High School Wind Symphony from Gainesville, Fla.; Cheyenne Mountain High School Symphonic Band from Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Washington Township High School Orchestra from Sewell, N.J. 1 to 3:30 p.m. $20. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Manhattan Concert Productions will present the Masterwork Festival Chorus performing Louis Vierne’s “Solemn Mass” and the National Children’s Festival Choruses performing choral works. 8 to 10:30 p.m. $49 to $69. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures ■ A panel discussion on “Debating the Merits of the Trump Administration’s New Travel, Immigration and Refugee Ban” will feature Danielle Pletka, senior vice president for foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute; George Biddle, chairman of World Connect and former executive vice president of the International Rescue Committee; Alex Aleinikoff, director of the Zolberg Institute of Migration and Mobility at The New School; James Jay Carafano (shown), vice president for

Tuesday, APRIL 11 ■ Discussion: The D.C. Public Library and the Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library will present a talk by George Mason University professor Philip Auerswald, author of “The Code Economy: A FortyThousand Year History,” which takes readers from the invention of the alphabet to the advent of the Blockchain. 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. national security and foreign policy studies at the Heritage Foundation. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Herter Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu.

■ Leslie Buhler, former executive director of the Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, will discuss “Tudor Place: America’s Story Lives Here,” about the historic William Thornton-designed house. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Roxana Ehsani, in-store nutritionist for Giant Food, will discuss “Food Trends 2017.” Attendees will get to sample new products and take home new recipes. 1 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ Georgetown University professors Kathleen R. McNamara and Charles Kupchan will discuss the implications and process of Brexit. 2 to 3 p.m. Free.

Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University, 3600 N St. NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Gus Speth — administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 1993 to 1999, founder of the World Resources Institute, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and chairman of the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality under President Jimmy Carter — will discuss “The Past, Present, and Future of Climate Change.”

7 to 8 p.m. Free. Social Room, Healey Family Student Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

Film ■ The Chevy Chase Library will present the 2016 film “Nocturnal Animals,” starring Amy Adams. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

Performances and readings ■ The Musical Theatre Division of the Catholic University will present a fastpaced review of the music of Richard Rodgers and some of his favorite collaborators, including Stephen Sondheim,

Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Embassy of Italy will host a performance of a scene from Federica Cellini and Giulia Corda’s original screenplay “Dhana and the Rosebuds,” which premiered at Studio Theatre. A Q&A with Cellini, writer Lorenza Pieri and astrophysicist Eleonora Troja will follow. 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it.

■ In conjunction with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s new production of “Pike St.” by Nilaja Sun, Howard University students will present “Off the Leash: A Journey Into Reality — One Black Life at a Time,” a series of solo performances exploring the meanings of blackness through stories of triumph, sorrow and everything in between. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the St. Louis Cardinals. 7:05 p.m. $12 to $370. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. and

Wednesday at 4:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 11 Tuesday APRIL 11 Classes and workshops ■ A certified yoga instructor will lead a walk-in gentle yoga class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232.

■ The Georgetown Library will present a walk-in yoga class practicing introductory viniyasa techniques. 11:15 a.m.

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

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

■ Yoga Activist will present a class.

7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Mixologist Matt Demma will present a class on how to make cocktails that pair well with classic pub snacks.

7:30 p.m. $35; reservations required.

Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

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2017 Holy Week Maundy Thursday Thursday, April 13 7:00 PM Foot/Hand Washing & Communion

Good Friday Friday, April 14 12 Noon & 7:00 PM

Telling of the Passion story and a time of adoration of the cross at the evening service

Holy Saturday Saturday, April 15 10:00 AM Easter Egg Hunt

Join us in Stead Park (right behind Foundry) for our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Everyone is welcome.

Easter Sunday Sunday, April 16 9:00 AM & 11:15 AM Matthew 28:1-10

Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli preaching “Sacred or Scared?”

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Series, sopranos Rebecca Kellerman Petretta and Laura Choi Stuart will join Amy Domingues on viola da gamba and Jeremy Filsell on continuo for a performance of François Couperinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leçons de Tenebrae (Lamentations).â&#x20AC;? 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â&#x2013; In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, the University of the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;JAZZforumâ&#x20AC;? will present a concert by the UDC Small Jazz Ensembles. 12:30 p.m. Free. Recital Hall, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. jazzaliveudc.org. â&#x2013; Brazilian composer and mandolin player Danilo Brito will perform instrumentals. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Korean Cultural Center Washington D.C. will present the Korean traditional music ensemble Baraji performing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beasohn: Song of Prayerâ&#x20AC;? and other signature works from their debut album. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Jack Morton Auditorium, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University, 805 21st

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; A meeting of the Low Vision Support Group will present a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glaucoma: A Family Affairâ&#x20AC;? by Dr. Michael Ullman, an ophthalmology resident at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Eye Center Conference Room, Suite 1A-19, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW. 202-8776159. â&#x2013; Larrie D. Ferreiro will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brothers At Arms: American Independence and Men of France and Spain Who Saved It,â&#x20AC;? about the untold story of how the American Revolutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success depended on substantial military assistance provided by France and Spain.

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discuss their book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Last Superpower Summits: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Conversations That Ended the Cold War.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 412, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/superpowers. â&#x2013; Panelists will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bonsai Stories, Inspiration, Art: Another Special Gift of Trees From Japan.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 1 p.m.

Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-2990. â&#x2013; Sherri Goodman, senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former first deputy undersecretary of defense for environmental security, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water Stress and National Securityâ&#x20AC;? as part of a series on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The U.S. Role in a Changing World.â&#x20AC;?

Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; The World Affairs Council will host a book talk by pollster John Zogby, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Are Many, We Are One: Neo-Tribes and Tribal Analytics in 21st Century America,â&#x20AC;? about the ways that Americans are divided in terms of values and attributes. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; registration requested. Horizon Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-293-1051. â&#x2013; The West End Library Friends will present a discussion series with Georgetown University professorial lecturer Ori Z. Soltes on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heroes and Demigods: The Rise and Fall,â&#x20AC;? featuring a lecture on Robert Penn Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Men.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248707. The series will continue on May 10 with a discussion of Arthur Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the Fall.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Julie Buntin will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marlena,â&#x20AC;? her debut novel about love, addiction and loss. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.. â&#x2013; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Frances FitzGerald will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America,â&#x20AC;? which chronicles the political and social role of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evangelicals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; almost 25 percent of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current population.

7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; A weeklong Irish Gaelic festival will feature a talk by William Brennan, associate editor at The Atlantic, on MĂĄirtĂ­n Ă&#x201C; Cadhainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landmark 1949 novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;CrĂŠ na Cille,â&#x20AC;? considered to be one of the greatest novels written in the Irish language.

7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Chevy Chase Pavilion, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW. FeilenaGaeilge.com. â&#x2013; The Shakespeare Theatre Company Bard Association will present a panel discussion on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakespeare and the Rules of War: From Athens to Aleppo,â&#x20AC;? about the roles of lawyers and legal issues in many Shakespeare plays and classical theater pieces. A wine and hor dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres reception will follow. 7 p.m. $20 to $50. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th

Wednesday, APRIL 12 â&#x2013; Concert: The 38th Young Concert Artists Series will feature French oboist Olivier Stankiewicz (shown) and pianist Alvise Sinivia performing works by Schumann, MartinĂź, Wolpe, Silvestrini, Ko and Dutilleux. 7:30 p.m. $37. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. yca.org/dc-series/tickets.

St. NW. 202-547-1122.

Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Movie Night at West Endâ&#x20AC;? will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four Weddings and a Funeral,â&#x20AC;? a British romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Andie McDowell. 6:30 p.m.

Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. â&#x2013; Paul Werner Wagner, editor and publisher of Konrad Wolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s war diaries, will introduce a screening of the acclaimed German filmmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1967 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Was Nineteen,â&#x20AC;? about Wolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experiences during World War II. 6:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut Washington, Suite 3, 1990 K St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; As part of celebrations of the centennial of American involvement in World War I, the Embassy of France will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;cinĂŠ-concertâ&#x20AC;? screening of William Wellmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1927 silent film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wings,â&#x20AC;? with live music by Prima Vista Quartet. 7:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW. frenchculture.org.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Washington Improv Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harold Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature long-form improv performances by various ensembles. 8 and 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. â&#x2013; Story District will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Politically Incorrect: Stories about rubbing people the wrong way or going against the grain.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. storydistrict.org.

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Wednesday APRIL 12 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Changes and Choices in Retirement and Later Life,â&#x20AC;? a workshop series on retirement planning presented by Iona Senior Services, will feature a session on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Successful Aging â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Health, Mental Health, Social Connections,â&#x20AC;? led

by Deb Rubenstein, director of consultation, care management and counseling at Iona Senior Services. 5:30 to 7 p.m. $15 per session; $50 for the full series.

Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th St. NW. foundryumc.org/calendar.

The series will continue April 26, May 10 and May 24. â&#x2013; Instructor Maggie Downing will

present a Knowledge Commons DC-sponsored class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating a Pinterest-Worthy Gallery Wall.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. â&#x2013; Meditation instructor David Newcomb will present a workshop on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improving Your Life Through Meditation.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. â&#x2013; Lead butcher Scott Weiss will present a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being the Butcher: Burgers and Brews,â&#x20AC;? about how to make various types of burgers including beef and lamb. 7:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

Concerts â&#x2013; Percussionist John Kilkenny (shown) and cellist Tobias Werner will perform works by Nick Didkovsky, Stephen Gorbos, Osvaldo Golijov, and Marc Mellits. 12:10 p.m. Free.

East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â&#x2013; The Nile Project, comprised of artists from the 11 Nile countries, will present original songs that showcase the rich diversity of one of the oldest places on Earth. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Singer-songwriter Tom Savage will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The Delafield String Band will host a bluegrass jam. 8 to 10 p.m. Free.

Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com. â&#x2013; Roots duo Birds of Chicago (shown) will perform on a double bill with Missy Raines & the New Hip. 8 p.m. $12 to $15.

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

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; National Museum of Women in the Arts digital editorial assistant Emily Haight will discuss selections from the special exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Border Crossing.â&#x20AC;?

Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000. â&#x2013; South African author Lidudumalingani Mqombothi, winner of the 2016 Caine Prize, will read from his award-winning short story â&#x20AC;&#x153;Memories We Lostâ&#x20AC;? and participate in a moderated discussion with Laverne Page of the Library of Congress. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5394. â&#x2013; National Archives analyst and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hidden Treasureâ&#x20AC;? exhibit curator Richard Schneider will discuss historic panoramic photographs in the National Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Still Picture Holdings taken of the Alaska Territory between 1910 and 1932. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202See Events/Page 30

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■ Kristie L. Ebi, professor of public health sciences at the University of Washington, will discuss “The Impact of Climate Change on Public Health in the South Pacific.” 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free.

McGhee Library, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ “Contemporary Art Crash Course: Abstraction From Pollock to the Present” will feature a look at the evolution of contemporary abstraction and the ways that artists such as Jackson Pollock, Morris Louis, Julie Mehretu and Jennifer Steinkamp use color, form, texture and technology to create a vibrant visual experience. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000.

■ As part of a new “Heritage Unbound” lecture series, Brent D. Glass, director emeritus of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will discuss “Public Memory in Washington, DC: Refighting the Wars That Shaped American Identity.” 5:30 to 7 p.m. $5.

Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org.

■ Thomas Dilworth will discuss his book “David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet,” about the legacy of David Jones, a contemporary of Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. 6:30 p.m. Free. East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com.

■ Amanda Sheffer, professor of German at Catholic University, will lead a book club discussion of Peter Stamm’s “Agnes,” a love story set in Chicago. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. GoetheInstitut Washington, Suite 3, 1990 K St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite. com.

■ Vanity Fair contributing editor Sally Bedell Smith will discuss her book “Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life,” the first major biography of the Prince of Wales in two decades. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films ■ The “Media That Matter” series will feature a screening of Gael García Bernal and Marc Silver’s film “Who Is Dayani Cristal?,” about the journey of a Central American migrant worker who died trying to cross into the United States. Reception at 6 p.m.; program at 6:30 p.m. Free. Doyle/ Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu.

■ A weeklong Irish Gaelic festival will feature a screening of an Irish-language movie with English subtitles. 7 to 9 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Chevy Chase Pavilion, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW. FeilenaGaeilge.com.

■ The Czech That Film Festival will

The Current feature “Teorie tygra (Tiger Theory),” which follows a veterinarian who yearns for the call of the wild as he loses his grip on reality and eventually embarks on a journey of selfdiscovery. A Q&A with director Radek Bajgar will follow. 8 p.m. $12.25. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. theavalon.org/czechthatfilm.

Thursday,APRIL April 13 13 Thursday Classes and workshops ■ The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free.

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

■ A weeklong Irish Gaelic festival will feature a refresher class on the Irish language. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Chevy Chase Pavilion, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW. FeilenaGaeilge.com.

Concerts ■ The Jazz Appreciation Month Daytime Series will feature the Howard University Jazz Ensemble. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. americanhistory.si.edu.

■ The National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellows will present an evening of solo performances. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.

■ Singer-songwriter Grace Morrison will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Heavy Pets and Backup Planet will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14.

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

Demonstration ■ Gardening and cooking writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present new recipes using fresh or dried herbs. Noon and 12:50 p.m. Free.

Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202225-8333.

Discussions and lectures ■ Fashion and textile professional Tanya Myers will discuss “A Sartorial and Sociological Study of Stephen Burrows,” about the prominent African-American designer, whose clothes crossed color lines and were appreciated by audiences of all nationalities. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200.

■ Phillips Collection conservator Sylvia Albro will discuss the conservation of works on paper by Henri de ToulouseLautrec and Honoré Daumier in the Phillips’s permanent collection. Noon. $10 to $12; free for members and ages 18 and younger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ events.

■ John Feffer — a playwright, performer, novelist and foreign policy expert whose just-published dystopian novel, “Splinterlands,” anticipated the election of Donald Trump — will discuss the urgency of storytelling at the current moment with examples from his novel and his performances. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW.

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■ “Lincoln Ideas Forum 2017: Hate of the Nation” will feature Seth Levi of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Rebecca Barrett-Fox of Arkansas State University, Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute and Laura Schiavo of George Washington University exploring issues such as injustice, division, fear and hate, alongside the stories and ideas of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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■ Paul Staiti, professor of fine arts at Mount Holyoke College, will discuss his book “Of Arms and Artists: The American Revolution Through Painters’ Eyes,” which tells the story of the American Revolution from the perspective of five great artists whose paintings became indispensable icons of the new American republic. 6 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ Timothy B. Tyson will discuss his book “The Blood of Emmett Till,” a reexamination of one of the most notorious hate crimes in American history using a wide range of new sources, interviews and transcripts to redefine a crucial moment in civil rights history. 6 to 8 p.m.

Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202387-7638.

■ Annie Hartnett will discuss her book “Rabbit Cake,” an exploration of grief, family and the endurance of humor after loss. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202387-1400.

■ Sir Peter Crane, president of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, will discuss “Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Portland Art Museum curator of graphic arts Mary Weaver Chapin will discuss “Paper Icons: Toulouse-Lautrec and the Celebrities of Paris,” about Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s role in the rise of the poster and celebrity culture of Paris in the 1890s. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ events.

■ David Armitage, professor of history at Harvard University, will discuss his book “Civil Wars: A History in Ideas,” which draws on recent conflicts in the Balkans, Somalia, Rwanda and Syria to illustrate the myriad forms of civil war and how they have been defined throughout history. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Tenley-Friendship Library will host a memoir and essay writing workshop led by Maura Policelli. 7 p.m. Free.

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

■ L.A. Kauffman, a longtime organizer and movement historian, will discuss her book “Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. The Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia

Road NW. pottershousedc.org.

■ Laura Sook Duncombe will discuss her book “Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas.” 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ “100 Years: World War I and The Weight of Sacrifice” — a panel discussion on the National World War I Memorial being built at Pershing Park downtown — will feature lead designer Joseph Weishaar, landscape architect Phoebe McCormick Lickwar and sculptor Sabin Howard. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ Ariel Levy will discuss her memoir “The Rules Do Not Apply” — the story of how she built an unconventional life and then watched it fall apart with astonishing speed. Joining Levy in conversation will be Jia Tolentino. 7 p.m. $12; $27 for two tickets and one book. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-9876487.

■ Photographer Steve Winter will discuss “On the Trail of Big Cats,” about his work from Asian jungles where resilient tiger populations persist to the Himalayas, home to the rare snow leopard. 7:30 p.m. $25. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Films ■ The Czech That Film Festival will present the 2016 Slovak film “Ucitelka (The Teacher),” in which a school principal tries to take down a seemingly kind instructor who uses her students to manipulate their parents into providing a host of perks. 5:15 p.m. $12.25. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. theavalon.org/czechthatfilm.

■ The D.C. Public Library and the National Building Museum will host a screening of the documentary “A Legacy of Mies and King: Renovating the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library,” which follows architect Francine Houben as she investigates the past and present in order to design a world-class library of the future. A Q&A with D.C. Public Library executive director Richard Reyes-Gavilan will follow the screening. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. go.nbm.org/mlk.

■ “What’s Up? Docs!” — a George Washington University Documentary Center series featuring films questioning our beliefs — will screen Thomas Lennon’s 2016 documentary “Sacred,” about how faith is used to navigate the milestones and crises of private life. A post-screening Q&A will feature Rabbi Gerry Serotta of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, Imam Talib Shareef of The Nation’s Mosque and Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan of Georgetown University. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Marvin Center Amphitheater, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. go.gwu.edu/wud2.

■ The Czech That Film Festival will present the 2016 Czech film “Lída Baarová (The Devil’s Mistress),” in which the Third Reich’s Joseph Goebbels falls in love with the German film actress Lida Baarova, who rejects his advances. A reception featuring authentic Czech cuisine prepared by Embassy of the Czech Republic chef Zdenek Pecka will precede the screening. Reception at 7 p.m.; film at 8 p.m. $18 for reception and film;

$12.25 for film. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. theavalon.org/ czechthatfilm.

Performances and readings ■ Jewish Lit Live will present a reading by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, author of “March,” “Caleb’s Crossing” and “People of the Book.” 7 p.m.

Free. Room 308, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. 202-994-7470.

■ Young Playwrights’ Theater and Shout Mouse Press will present “The Ballou Story Project,” featuring the stories of Ballou High School student writers through dramatic scenes and monologues. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Ballou High School, 3401 4th St. SE. tinyurl.com/BallouStory.

Special events ■ Georgetown Library’s “Eggstravaganza” will celebrate spring with crafts games, stories and refreshments. 4 p.m.

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

■ “Evenings at the Edge” will offer a chance to explore a new body of work by artist Theaster Gates, with curators and educators presenting short pop-up talks about the connections between art and social justice. The event will include music by DJ Adrian Loving. 6 to 9 p.m.

Free; reservations required. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. nga.gov/evenings.

■ “History & Hops,” a monthly series of house tours and beer tastings at the Heurich House Museum, will feature Nathan Zeender, head brewer at Right Proper Brewing Co. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org.

■ To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, “After Hours: Women in World War I” will present a discussion and Q&A, followed by an interactive reception featuring objects out of storage, pre-Prohibition cocktails and themed appetizers. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $40.

Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. americanhistory.si.edu.

■ The DC Preservation League will hold a fundraiser with an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, live music and more. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $100. Long View Gallery, 1234 9th St. NW. dcpreservation.org.

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

Tours ■ Facility manager Ian Donegan will lead a behind-the-scenes tour. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required.

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

■ A behind-the-scenes tour of Dumbarton House will focus on the architecture of the historic home as the first installment of a four-part “Reinstalling Our Historic Rooms” series. 1 to 2 p.m. $10 to $20; $30 to $60 for the full series. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

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