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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Vol. XLVII, No. 33

The Northwest Current

Charter school eyes Glover Park site

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■ Education: Program seeks

to relocate from Florida Ave. By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Glover Park could soon be home to Ward 3’s only public charter school, with the Shining Stars Montessori Academy eying a Wisconsin Avenue space as it scrambles to find a new home before classes start Aug.

25. The three-year-old school, serving pre-kindergarten to third grade, needs D.C. Public Charter School Board approval to relocate from Columbia Heights to the former International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 99) training facility at Wisconsin and Calvert Street. The board will vote on the proposal Monday and is now seeking public comment. According to the Shining Stars

application, the school — projected to serve 124 students this fall — outgrew its original space in a converted industrial building at 1328 Florida Ave. in Columbia Heights. That site also had inconvenient access via an alley, odor issues and complaints from neighbors. A July Washington Post article said the school signed a lease for a small two-story office building in Petworth, at 1246 Taylor St., but the property owner pulled See Charter/Page 12

ANC seeks environmental testing at AU

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Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh continued her annual school readiness tour by inspecting Murch Elementary on Friday. Cheh’s thorough walkthrough included checking water pressure in sinks, lighting, flushing toilets, paint and flooring.

Current Staff Report The Spring Valley/Wesley Heights advisory neighborhood commission is calling for American University to conduct additional soil, groundwater and air quality testing at its “East Campus” development site, where mercury was recently detected in the groundwater. Commissioners voted unanimously last Wednesday to request the investigation in a letter to be sent to the university, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and various D.C. agencies and officials. School officials hold that they are obeying city rules for the site — a parking lot they plan to convert into dorms and other buildings — that sits between Nebraska Avenue and Westover Place. “We are following the District’s regulatory process, which includes additional soil and groundwater testing under the direction of the District Department of the Environment,” Linda Argo, American’s assistant vice president for external relations, wrote in an email. “We See Testing/Page 16

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American University’s building permits to redevelop its Nebraska Avenue parking lot are on hold due to the groundwater contamination issue.

Georgetown Day band ‘lands’ at Velvet Lounge

Turnover lies ahead as ANC chairs opt not to run again

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By GRAHAM VYSE

Current Staff Writer

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For five musicians from Georgetown Day School, 2014 has been filled with milestones. After composing music, rehearsing and performing together for three years, they finally settled an old score earlier this year — choosing an official name for their band. Under the moniker “Lands,” the bandmates celebrated the May release of their first record, a five-song extended play or EP that’s available on iTunes and Spotify. The indie music group even got Shazam, a mobile app that identifies a tune’s title and artist, to recognize its songs when they’re played. Topping off its musical journey, Lands performed last Thursday at the Velvet Lounge on U Street, one of D.C.’s

Several advisory neighborhood commissions in Northwest will get new leadership next year, as the chairs in at least seven communities will not seek re-election this fall. Gayle Trotter of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D, Matthew Frumin of 3E, Brian Cohen of 3B and Will Stephens of 2B cited various reasons for stepping down as they reflected on their respective tenures. They joined chairs Matt Raymond of 2F, Jim McCarthy of 3/4G and Shanel Anthony of 4C in

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Lands members and Georgetown Day graduates, from left: Nick Hadjimichael, Alexander Levy, Liam Treanor, Stefan Bindley-Taylor and Danny Guimaraes signature live venues for indie acts. They were the first to perform, alongside three other groups that have more experience in the music circuit. The gig was both a new type of performing experience and an unexpected last hurrah for the 18-year-old band See Band/Page 7

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opting not to file re-election petitions with the Board of Elections by last week’s deadline. Trotter told The Current she was surprised to hear she wasn’t alone in stepping aside. After two years on the neighborhood panel that represents Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, American University and the Palisades, Trotter wants to spend more time with her six children, especially her two high school girls. She said she has been grateful for the chance to serve, but acknowledged that she hadn’t realized how much time her commission duties would take up. See Election/Page 13

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Dupont seeks to pilot new parking policies By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

The Dupont Circle neighborhood could start the process of piloting new parking policies in collaboration with the D.C. Department of Transportation as soon as this fall. A committee of the area’s advisory neighborhood commission has crafted a set of possible solutions to Dupont’s parking pressures, including charging visitors to park on any street and directing motorists to existing parking facilities that are

underused. And at the committee’s meeting last Wednesday, a pair of city transportation officials said many of the suggestions — which are consistent with policies the agency is studying to solve citywide issues — could be deployed in Dupont on a trial basis. Evian Patterson and Alice Kelly of the D.C. Department of Transportation said the agency will release a report later this month evaluating all of the city’s parking regulations. This will include a “framework for discussion� of neighborhood-specif-

ic reforms in the near future. “I think the timing of this is probably perfect,� Kelly said as she pored over Dupont commissioners’ proposals. “I think it might be kind of fun to use this neighborhood as a pilot.� Those comments delighted committee chair Noah Smith, who asked Patterson and Kelly for reaction to specific ideas he and his colleagues are considering. With regard to visitor parking, Smith floated the notion of eliminatSee Parking/Page 12

Puryear holds to socialist ideals in council race By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

If Libertarian Frederick Steiner is the D.C. Council candidate furthest to the right this year, self-described socialist Eugene Puryear is furthest to the left. Puryear, who has spent a decade in the District organizing for various left-wing causes, is the D.C. Statehood Green standard-bearer in the current at-large race. The Congress Heights resident recently picked up support from a group of notable activists that includes former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin. In an open letter, the activists touted Puryear’s support of a $15-an-hour minimum wage, which Seattle’s city council recently passed, and praised their candidate for “advocating on behalf of the exploited and excluded.� Celebrating rather than shying away from Puryear’s ideology, they wrote: “Imagine the political earthquake that could be opened up if the people of D.C. brought an open socialist promoting a viable progressive vision for the nation’s capital to their local legislature!� Puryear has been traveling in radical political circles since he first arrived in the District for college in 2004. As a Howard University undergraduate, he spoke at a massive rally against the Iraq War held on the National

Mall. He subsequently co-founded the Jobs Not Jails coalition for criminal justice reform, wrote a book about the U.S. prison system, and ran as a 2008 vice presidential candidate from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which he helped to found. (Even as a Statehood Green candidate, he is employed as a writer for a Socialism and Liberation news publication and as a producer of that party’s radio broadcasts.) In an interview with The Current this past weekend, Puryear said he had just wrapped up a few hours of canvassing in the U Street neighborhood. Though there are fewer than 4,000 D.C. voters registered with the Puryear Statehood Green Party, he insisted he has “a very good chance on winning this election.� Puryear’s plan is to contrast himself with a Democratic establishment that has presided over rapid gentrification and a “corporate inequality boom� in D.C. With regard to a $15 hourly wage for workers, he said he wants to know where other candidates — and council incumbents — stand on the issue. “When we’re talking about the minimum wage, we’re talking about people who get up and go to work every day, and some of them live in poverty,� Puryear said. “To me, that’s unacceptSee Puryear/Page 7

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The week ahead Friday, Aug. 15

Seabury at Friendship Terrace Retirement Community will host a “Free Community Shredding Day� from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 4201 Butterworth Place NW. A truck from Shred-it will be available to destroy personal papers.

Saturday, Aug. 16

The Greater Washington Urban League and AmeriHealth D.C. will host their second annual Back to School Health and Wellness Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the league’s headquarters, 2901 14th St. NW.

Tuesday, Aug. 19

Experience Corps, an AARP program that places adults ages 50 and older in elementary schools to tutor and mentor students in reading and literacy, will host an information session for prospective volunteers. The meeting will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 130 on the second floor of the “B� Building, AARP Headquarters, 601 E St. NW. To register, call 202-424-6495, visit aarp.cvent.com/d/s4q2f2 or email dcexperiencecorps@aarp.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 20

The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority will hold a series of blind taste tests featuring tap and bottled water. The Ward 3 event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Tenleytown-AU Metrorail station, 4530 40th St. NW.

Saturday, Aug. 23

D.C. Public Schools will hold its annual Beautification Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are needed at various sites to help ensure that schools are ready and welcoming for the first day of school; activities will include landscaping, trash pickup and light painting. Registration is requested by Aug. 15. For details, visit dcps.dc.gov, email dcps.beautificationday@dc.gov or call 202-719-6601.

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District Digest Commissioners call for Dwyer to resign

A group of advisory neighborhood commissioners from all eight wards of the city are calling for the resignation of Dupont Circle commissioner Leo Dwyer, following recent allegations that he assaulted a homeless man and used a racial slur. According to the D.C. Board of Elections’ candidate list for the Nov.

4 ballot, Dwyer did not file petitions last week to run for another term to represent his single-member district, an area of Dupont slightly east and south of the neighborhood’s center circle. Dwyer is set to appear in D.C. Superior Court on Aug. 25, after pleading not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge at an initial court hearing. Last week Dwyer’s lawyer Randy Evan McDonald told The Current that he and his client had no

comment. According to the allegations, Dwyer attacked the man on July 28 just before 3 a.m. at the corner of 17th and Corcoran streets. Dwyer allegedly sprayed household cleaning product at the man, threw around his personal belongings and yelled a racial slur. The man was later treated for skin irritation by the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. Yesterday 18 neighborhood

commissioners from different areas of the city issued a news release requesting Dwyer’s resignation. “Violence towards the homeless has no place in the District of Columbia,� Foggy Bottom commissioner Jackson Carnes said in the release. “I call for other commissioners to join us to request his resignation.� Among the signatories so far is Dwyer’s fellow Dupont commissioner Kishan Putta.

Pools set to begin seasonal closures

Outdoor pools in the District began closing in waves this past weekend, and spray parks will all close for the season at 7 p.m. Sept. 1, according to a D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation release. In Upper Northwest, Jelleff and Volta pools are scheduled to close at 6 p.m. Aug. 24, while Banneker, Francis and Upshur will close at 6 p.m. Sept. 1. The Park View and Happy Hollow children’s pools are slated to close at 6 p.m. Aug. 17.

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to December 2013, including 70 vehicles that belonged to D.C. residents. Customers eligible for credits or refunds will receive written notices from TitleMax by Aug. 31. In a related settlement, DMV Towing Inc. has agreed to stop repossessing vehicles in D.C. on behalf of unlicensed lenders.

Norton eyes reforms to aid postal service

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released a list of recommendations to improve local postal service, following last week’s round table on postal issues. The list calls for holding quarterly meetings for the D.C. postmaster and advisory neighborhood commissioners; establishing an automated phone system with routine information; creating a postal ombudsman position to focus on recurring customer issues; and getting U.S. State Department assistance to process passports using postal personnel. “This round table was the problem-solving session we had hoped for,� said Norton. Further suggestions are invited at nortonevents@mail.house.gov with “Post Office improvement� in the subject line.

Logan Hardware set to move to 14th St.

Logan Hardware is relocating from P Street to 14th Street NW after 12 years, with the original store closing Aug. 15 and the new one slated to open in the fall. Logan was the first of nine Ace Hardware stores opened by Gina Schaefer and Marc Friedman in the D.C. and Baltimore areas since 2003, including in Tenleytown and Glover Park. “It gave us our start and shaped who we are as a company,� said Schaefer. “We hope to never leave� the neighborhood. The new location, at 1734 14th, offers an additional 4,000 square feet, space for an outdoor garden center and a conference room for classes. A grand opening event will take place once the space is ready.

Free workshops to teach ‘house history’

The Humanities Council of Washington, D.C., will offer two free sessions of a “House History� workshop on Aug. 23 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, teaching residents how to research the history of their homes or other historic properties. The sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided. To register, go to househistoryday2014. eventbrite.com.

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City breaks ground on Stead Park project Slew of new principals ready By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Dupont Circle’s Stead Park is about to go through a major makeover, getting a new turf field, running track, pavilion area and children’s spray feature by November. City and community leaders gathered at the 1625 P St. park last week to celebrate the groundbreaking of the roughly $2 million project. Upgrades will also include new landscaping and shade trees, decora-

tive paving, picnic/game tables and bioretention features to help manage stormwater. In addition, the project will open up access to the field from 17th Street. Mayor Vincent Gray and others credited the Friends of Stead Park group for envisioning and following through on the project. “That is what makes the city effective ‌ citizen groups that take ownership,â€? Gray said of the Friends group, which pitched in over $200,000 of the project’s costs.

The changes won’t increase the overall size of the park, but aim to “maximize the utility of the space,� Friends board president Chris Dorment said in an interview this week. In particular, the project focuses on improving conditions of the battered athletic field, a rare acre of open space in the dense Dupont Circle neighborhood. The field sees heavy use from community sports leagues like kickball teams, as well as neighborhood events. See Stead/Page 13

Archaeological work set for Dent Place home By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

After nearly two years of fits and starts, a planned archaeological investigation at 3324 Dent Place in Georgetown showed signs of life on Monday, with workers clearing brush from the vacant lot to prepare for excavations. The property once belonged to Yarrow Mamout, who built his home there in the early 19th century after being freed from slavery. Historians believe he might even be buried on the property — a common practice in Georgetown at the time — and D.C. Historic Preservation Office archaeologist Ruth Trocolli has been hoping to dig there since December 2012. But ownership of the property became murky, with developer Deyi Awadallah and a former resident battling over the issue in the courts. Awadallah bought the property at a 2012 tax sale when it held a blighted wood-frame home devastated by years of neglect and then a falling tree. Neighbors referred to it as “the tarp house� for the blue plastic stretched across a hole in its roof. The building became filled with rainwater, vermin and breeding mosquitoes, leading to concerns about health and aesthetics alike. Awadallah secured rare permission to raze a house in historic Georgetown, with plans to construct a new one of a similar size on the spot, and agreed to let Trocolli investigate the property beforehand. But that was delayed by the ownership dispute; Awadallah said in an interview

Monday that he has another court date later this month as the dispute continues with the prior resident, who lost the property over nonpayment of taxes. In the meantime, the city deemed the property hazardous and razed it last November. And Trocolli at last secured permission to access the site, waiting only on a partnership with Howard University to be finalized. Monday’s work was carried out with members of the National Park Service’s Urban Archaeology Corps, local youths participating in a 10-week internship. “They are helping us clear the brush and get it ready for archaeology,� said Trocolli. She had originally hoped that the group would also help with the excavations, but “it’s a summer program and we’re running out of summer.� “To complete the archaeological investigations themselves we will need a year-round partner, hopefully Howard University archaeologists and students,� Trocolli added in an email. Once the investigation begins, likely in September, Trocolli said she hopes to find “evidence of occupation by Yarrow Mamout� — the remains of his home (which predated the one recently demolished), trash from his time there, and perhaps even his remains. In the meantime, neighbors appreciate the cleaned-up lot. “At last it’s on an acceptable track, and it’s very good to see that the city is making progress on this site,� said advisory neighborhood commissioner Ron Lewis, whose See Archaeology/Page 12

to lead Northwest campuses By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Over a dozen new principals will take the helm of D.C. public schools this fall, culled from nationwide talent searches as well a local leadership fellowship program. In Northwest, new principals will oversee H.D. Cooke, Hearst, Hyde-Addison, Lafayette and Marie Reed elementary schools; Oyster-Adams Bilingual School; Duke Ellington School of the Arts; and the Roosevelt STAY school for adult education. Eight of the city’s new school leaders spent the last 18 months training through the Mary Jane Patterson Fellowship program, which aims to mold “high-potential, high-performing DCPS employees for principalships,�

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Aug. 4 through 10 in local police service areas.

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Robbery ■ 500-599 block, H St.; 2:10 a.m. Aug. 9 (with gun). Arson ■ 500-599 block, E St.; 6:23 p.m. Aug. 4. Motor vehicle theft ■ 600-699 block, F St.; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 500-599 block, G St.; 11:35 a.m. Aug. 7. Theft ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 3:05 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 6:47 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ H and 5th streets; 8:03 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 6th and H streets; 1:12 p.m. Aug. 7. ■ 9th and F streets; 1:15 p.m. Aug. 9. ■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:25 p.m. Aug. 10.

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Burglary ■ 3800-3899 block, Legation St.; 3:35 p.m. Aug. 7. Theft ■ 2919-2999 block, McKinley St.; 3:20 a.m. Aug. 6.

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Theft from auto ■ 3800-3899 block, Kanawha St.; 9:50 a.m. Aug. 5. ■ 3200-3299 block, Northampton St.; 10:10 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 3500-3599 block, Rittenhouse St.; 9:50 a.m. Aug. 8. ■ 3300-3399 block, Stuyvesant Place; 11:16 a.m. Aug. 8. ■ 5425-5467 block, 32nd St.; 7:35 p.m. Aug. 8.

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Burglary ■ 4100-4199 block, Chesapeake St.; 12:33 a.m. Aug. 5. Theft ■ 4100-4199 block, Albemarle St.; 2:55 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 5100-5199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:47 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 4620-4699 block, 40th St.; 1:05 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:02 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 5254-5299 block, Western Ave.; 7:32 p.m. Aug. 9. Theft from auto ■ Albemarle and 42nd streets; 4:15 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 42nd and Harrison streets; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 43rd and Ingomar streets; 2:11 p.m. Aug. 7.

■ Albemarle and 42nd streets; 1:42 p.m. Aug. 9.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 4800-4849 block, Linnean Ave.; 9:17 p.m. Aug. 5 (with knife). Motor vehicle theft ■ 4800-4899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:15 a.m. Aug. 9. Theft ■ 3400-3499 block, Yuma St.; 11:32 a.m. Aug. 8. ■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 9:06 p.m. Aug. 8. ■ 5000-5099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:56 p.m. Aug. 9. Theft from auto ■ 4600-4699 block, 36th St.; 3:49 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 3700-3999 block, 37th St.; 4:10 p.m. Aug. 7.

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

Motor vehicle theft ■ 40th and W streets; 10:28 a.m. Aug. 4. ■ 2800-2899 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:42 a.m. Aug. 7. ■ 3300-3399 block, Idaho Ave.; 8:27 p.m. Aug. 10.

■ 3100-3199 block, K St.; 1:59 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 3600-3699 block, O St.; 3:19 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 3:55 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 1300-1399 block, 36th St.; 1:29 p.m. Aug. 7. ■ 3230-3299 block, Q St.; 2:45 p.m. Aug. 8. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 5:32 p.m. Aug. 8. ■ 1700-1799 block, 35th St.; 9:34 a.m. Aug. 9. ■ 1680-1699 block, 32nd St.; 10 a.m. Aug. 9. ■ M and Thomas Jefferson streets; 3:20 p.m. Aug. 9. ■ 3000-3029 block, K St.; 1:36 p.m. Aug. 10. ■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 2:18 p.m. Aug. 10. ■ 3800-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 4:06 p.m. Aug. 10. Theft from auto ■ 2900-2999 block, Q St.; 2:15 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 1227-1299 block, 30th St.; 10 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 2600-2799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:55 a.m. Aug. 6. ■ Grace and Potomac streets; 7:27 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 3300-3399 block, Prospect St.; 2:48 p.m. Aug. 8. ■ 1600-1642 block, 31st St.; 11:08 a.m. Aug. 10. ■ S and 35th streets; 11:11 a.m. Aug. 10. ■ 31st Street and Avon Lane; 11:37 a.m. Aug. 10. ■ 3100-3199 block, N St.; 4 p.m. Aug. 10.

Theft ■ 2700-2799 block, Woodley Place; 3:53 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 2200-2298 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:50 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 3300-3399 block, Idaho Ave.; noon Aug. 7. ■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:21 a.m. Aug. 8.

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Motor vehicle theft ■ 1700-1717 block, L St.; 4:19 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 2100-2199 block, G St.; 3 p.m. Aug. 10.

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Theft ■ 4500-4532 block, Westhall Drive; 1:28 p.m. Aug. 4.

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Robbery ■ 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:25 a.m. Aug. 8. Burglary ■ 1645-1679 block, 34th St.; 2 a.m. Aug. 7. Theft ■ 3200-3238 block, Grace St.; 1:20 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 3400-3421 block, M St.; 11:20 a.m. Aug. 5. ■ 2900-2999 block, M St.; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 7:52 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 3200-3265 block, Prospect St.; 1:10 p.m. Aug. 6.

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Robbery ■ 22nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; 1:14 a.m. Aug. 7. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 900-999 block, 17th St.; 9:15 a.m. Aug. 6 (with knife).

Theft ■ 900-999 block, 25th St.; 10:49 a.m. Aug. 4. ■ 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:20 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 1800-1899 block, I St.; 12:52 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 800-899 block, 22nd St.; 6:04 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 11:04 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 2100-2499 block, K St.; 2:45 a.m. Aug. 5. ■ 2400-2499 block, M St.; 9:02 a.m. Aug. 5. ■ 2400-2499 block, M St.; 6:16 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 1600-1627 block, I St.; 7:45 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 2100-2199 block, G St.; 9:37 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 1700-1799 block, K St.; 3:30 p.m. Aug. 7. ■ 2200-2299 block, I St.;

10:09 p.m. Aug. 7. ■ 600-699 block, 15th St.; 9:53 a.m. Aug. 8. ■ 2200-2299 block, M St.; 10 p.m. Aug. 8. ■ 1600-1699 block, M St.; 11:28 p.m. Aug. 8. ■ 900-999 block, 17th St.; 8:23 a.m. Aug. 9. ■ 2500-2699 block, Virginia Ave.; 9:59 a.m. Aug. 10. Theft from auto ■ 1400-1433 block, K St.; 2:30 a.m. Aug. 4. ■ 25th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; 2:11 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 1700-1799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 2:52 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 2300-2399 block, G St.; 7:38 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ H and 15th streets; 2:50 a.m. Aug. 8. ■ 800-899 block, 23rd St.; 1:07 a.m. Aug. 10. ■ 1500-1599 block, L St.; 2:45 a.m. Aug. 10. ■ 2600-2699 block, L St.; 7:39 p.m. Aug. 10.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 3:50 a.m. Aug. 9. Burglary ■ 1800-1899 block, S St.; 3:35 a.m. Aug. 9. Theft ■ 1200-1221 block, 17th St.; 8:11 a.m. Aug. 4. ■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 9:45 p.m. Aug. 4. ■ 1500-1520 block, 14th St.; 2:16 a.m. Aug. 5. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 1900-1999 block, R St.; 4:39 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 1900-1999 block, S St.; 5:38 p.m. Aug. 5. ■ 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 6:02 p.m. Aug. 6. ■ 2000-2007 block, N St.; 3:32 p.m. Aug. 7. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7. ■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 10:58 a.m. Aug. 8. ■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 10:30 p.m. Aug. 8. ■ 2200-2299 block, M St.; 4:45 p.m. Aug. 10. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:56 p.m. Aug. 10. Theft from auto ■ 1700-1720 bock, 19th St.; 11:42 a.m. Aug. 8. ■ 1200-1221 block, 17th St.; 4:08 a.m. Aug. 9. ■ 1400-1499 block, 17th St.; 6:36 p.m. Aug. 9. ■ 1500-1523 block, 15th St.; 5:30 a.m. Aug. 10. ■ 18th and N streets; 11:38 a.m. Aug. 10. ■ 2200-2299 block, Bancroft Place; 4:47 p.m. Aug. 10. ■ Corregidor and N streets; 4:57 p.m. Aug. 10.

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BAND: GDS graduates perform From Page 1

members: Liam Treanor, Alexander Levy, Danny Guimaraes, Stefan Bindley-Taylor and Nick Hadjimichael. All of the recent high school graduates are headed off to college this fall. “This is the first time we’ll be playing at a professional show,� said keyboardist and co-songwriter Levy in an interview before the performance. In the past, Lands has played in front of peers at Georgetown Day’s Tenleytown campus. They’ve also played at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club and the 9:30 Club for the high school version of the Battle of the Bands — performances associated with Bach 2 Rock, a group of music schools founded in 2007 by Levy’s parents Carole Feld and David Levy, a renowned musician. At last week’s show, Lands played all of the tracks from its new record “Polyonymous� and an upcoming single with Treanor as the lead singer, Levy on the keyboards, Guimaraes on drums, Bindley-Taylor strumming on the bass and Hadjimichael on guitar. As the first act, Lands performed to a packed crowd in the dive bar’s second-floor space, with the band members’ friends and family members attending alongside the fans and musicians of the other bands playing that night — Triathlon, Louis Weeks and Redline Graffiti, an electro-pop group that headlined the lineup. But Lands didn’t notice its audience. “We were very much in our own zone,� Bindley-Taylor said afterward. “It was dark. We were a little scared at first, but we warmed up to the show,� said Hadjimichael, who co-writes the songs with Levy. “And it was over by the time we warmed up.� The co-writers have been the band’s driving force. By their sophomore year, they recruited three schoolmates who each had strong

music backgrounds and were serious enough to get involved in the business of marketing and selling their own work. During the school year, the band members dedicated a few hours each day to rehearsing and collaborating, giving up their other extracurriculars. “The rare chance that you get a group of people together who all play the same style of music, who all listen to the same type of music, who all play well and write well — that’s not something you can pass up,� said Levy, who had been in another rock band with Guimaraes since second grade. Although all members are good friends, they considered the band name a contentious issue. They went through several monikers, influencing the title of their new record “Polyonymous.� “If your name can stick, that’s all that matters,� said Hadjimichael. Even with their marketing savvy and parents’ financial support, members have found that their age has been an obstacle for landing gigs in D.C.’s local music venues such as DC9, Black Cat, Rock & Roll Hotel and even the Velvet Lounge. But Devin Garcia of Toro Booking needed a local act to open the Velvet Lounge show of Triathlon, a Savannah, Ga.-based group that he manages. He encountered Lands through bandcamp, an online platform that allows artists to sell music and merchandise. He said the sound “was a good fit� so he invited the five teens last month to perform. “I don’t pay attention to the age just as long as they’re good,� said Garcia. While all five members said they’ll be exploring different academic options as they head off to different colleges, they do agree that music will continue to be a big part of their lives — including development of a side rap project that three of them started. In the near future, they might also get together again with other local youth bands for a reunion concert.

PURYEAR: Council candidate seeks major change

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able.� Puryear’s other policy ideas include dramatic changes for local utility companies. His website states: “PEPCO, Washington Gas and any utility in the District should immediately be seized and turned into public corporations under the control of residents. Enough of constant rate hikes and bloated executive salaries!� In addition, he would seek to end employment dis-

crimination against former prison inmates through legislation to prohibit employers from asking “any questions, at any time, of an applicant based on criminal history.� Puryear recognizes that some of his ideal policy outcomes are unlikely in the near future, but he portrayed himself as an incrementalist who accepts that change takes time. “Just because something is hard, that’s not a reason not to do it,� he said. This article is the third in a series exploring key policy objectives of at-large D.C. Council candidates.

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Equal funding

A coalition of local public charter schools is suing the city over alleged inequities in funding between the city’s charters and its traditional public schools. The suit says each charter receives an average of $1,600 to $2,600 less per student each year than other public schools do. As the lawsuit explains, school reform legislation adopted by Congress in 1995 requires the city to provide equal funding — based on a per-student formula — to both charters and non-charters to cover all operating expenses. Yet, the complaint argues, programs within D.C. Public Schools have routinely received more money per student than charters for various reasons, including direct funding of teacher pensions and supplemental funds for items like extra materials. Financial support has also come to D.C. Public Schools programs via inter-agency transfers, such as the $35 million transferred from the Office of the State Superintendent from fiscal years 2008 through 2015 to the school system to help provide services to students with disabilities. The city’s charters received no extra funds for compliance, the complaint states. Ted Gest, a spokesperson for D.C. Attorney General Irving Nathan, told The Washington Post that city lawyers had reviewed the complaint and found it to be “without merit.” The paper reported that he and other officials had declined to comment further on the record, but Mr. Nathan wrote in a 2012 letter that the city’s additional spending on the traditional school system is legal. His letter states that the law can be read as simply requiring a minimum equal budget allocation, without precluding additional spending. While we can’t provide a legal opinion, we’re inclined to support the charters, because we believe the intention of the legislation was for the city to provide funding that is in fact equal — not equal in only some respects. Furthermore, roughly equivalent funding is what’s fair. While it may not always be possible to make every dollar match every year, equity should be the goal, and measures should be taken to reach an appropriate balance. Some argue that traditional schools require larger budgets because they must educate every student, while an individual charter can more easily expel a child. There’s something to be said for that point, which suggests the need for more planning and collaboration across the education spectrum. But the reality of education in Washington is that roughly 44 percent of public school students are enrolled at charters, making this network an integral part of our local educational system. We shouldn’t shortchange nearly half of our local children. We wish there were a way to resolve the issue outside of court. It’s unfortunate that the city’s charter program was instituted by Congress, rather than by local leaders; let’s avoid a court-mandated solution to this problem, which might result in relinquishing more control of our local programs to people who weren’t elected to run them.

Improving 16th Street

The D.C. Department of Transportation and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority are working to improve conditions for bus riders and other commuters on 16th Street, by “optimizing” traffic signals, adding more long accordion buses and a possible dedicated bus lane. These are good moves for a busy corridor that handles over 20,000 bus riders each weekday — even more people than travel the road in private cars, demonstrating the impact that transit can have in the area. The agencies say the initial phase of signal optimization, completed last month, has resulted in travel time savings. Officials will continue to reconfigure the signals over the next year to allow some extra “green time” for buses — giving them a chance to get through a light right before it turns red. More “articulated,” or accordion, buses will mean more space for the commuters who sometimes can’t fit on crowded S2 and S4 buses running from Silver Spring to downtown. The new buses will be in place soon. Finally, officials will study the possibility of further changes, including possibly adding bus-only lanes. Some community members have pushed for this move for a while, and in fact it’s been studied before. Thus we’re not clear on why the city hasn’t yet resolved this issue and developed a firm plan. We do believe, though, that given the likely downsides — loss of parking and car travel space — the option must be considered with great care. It also might not be feasible on the entirety of the road, which has physical barriers like a grassy median in some parts, but it seems likely that a designated bus lane could vastly improve conditions on its wide-open sections. The Transportation Department will also look at extending rush-hour parking restrictions along 16th Street by up to an hour in each direction. This idea, which would allow better bus and auto flow, is also worth considering.

The mayoral campaign … cleaning up

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nion leaders on Monday milled about in front of the imposing headquarters of the AFL-CIO on 16th Street, a strip of yellow “caution” tape warding off any vehicles that might try to pull onto the expansive driveway. From a small platform off to one side, organized labor put down its marker on the 2014 mayor’s race here in the District. “Muriel Bowser represents the best choice for working people in the District of Columbia,” declared Joslyn Williams, president of the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO since 1982. The council represents about 175 local unions in the region and about 150,000 union workers in our area. Labor officials estimate that about 40,000 union workers are registered to vote in the District. But they also acknowledge they rarely vote in a bloc. In the April 1 Democratic Primary this past spring, many unions, especially public service unions, endorsed incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray. But the executive council headed by Williams declined to endorse anyone, including Bowser. Gray lost badly to Bowser in the Democratic primary. Union officials said the Bowser endorsement on Monday was predictable. While Bowser didn’t win the endorsement in April, the unions are mostly Democrats like Bowser, and she is widely seen as the likely November winner. But even some supporters say she is not a shoo-in. Independents David Catania and Carol Schwartz have some modest union credentials of their own, according to labor questionnaires. “There’s some enthusiasm for Bowser, but not too much,” one union veteran of city politics said on background so he could speak freely. “We think she’s going to win and [the unions] want to be with a winner.” He acknowledged this general election, unlike most November contests for mayor, is a bit uncertain. Catania is a veteran at-large D.C. Council member who has made some but not nearly enough inroads yet to block the presumptive Bowser victory. Schwartz, who got into the race late, is a veteran public official even though she last served on the council in 2008 and must reintroduce herself to many voters. ■ Housekeeper for a day. Bowser used the union endorsement on Monday to try to burnish her common touch. At the union event, Bowser was smiling, hugging and glad-handing everyone. She proudly noted that she was the product of two hard-working parents.

And she said she recently met with a group of hotel housekeepers who work for the Marriott Marquis, the convention center hotel that recently opened. “They challenged me to do something, to be a housekeeper for a day,” Bowser said during her speech. “They didn’t think I could handle it and I probably can’t for the whole day,” she said, laughing. “But I’m going to stand with them.” Campaign aides said Bowser likely would do the day of work next month, closer to the election and when the hotel is busier. “August is the worst — it’s empty,” said one hotel leader. Bowser is expected to eat breakfast with one of the women and her children, ride the bus to the hotel and help make beds and clean rooms. Bowser said she would “work side by side to see how their life is.” During the primary campaign, mayoral candidate Tommy Wells, a Ward 6 council member, lived a week on the minimum wage to demonstrate how tough that can be. Back in 1994, then-Mayor Sharon Pratt running for re-election worked part of a day as a waitress on Georgia Avenue to demonstrate her connection to workers. (Wells and Pratt lost.) ■ Money, money, money. Just before midnight Monday, Democrat Bowser weighed in with her latest campaign finance report, disclosing she has $1,026,632 on hand. That makes her the only million-dollar candidate in this race. In an attached statement, Bowser campaign finance chair Bill Lightfoot said that residents of the District “want an independent, trustworthy and honest mayor.” Catania, who has questioned Bowser on all three of those qualities, earlier reported $464,983 campaign cash on hand, less than half Bowser’s total. Catania’s campaign says its goal is to reach close to $1 million before the campaign ends — enough, his aides say, to run a credible campaign. (Adrian Fenty raised $5 million in 2010 but still lost.) Schwartz reported only about $65,000, of which $30,000 is a loan from herself. Schwartz says she is proud that her campaign is mostly run by volunteers who helped her get about 6,500 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot. Schwartz has said she will be sending out some campaign fundraising letters but is not expecting a well-funded effort in this, her fifth campaign for mayor. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

TOM SHERWOOD’s

Notebook

Letters to the Editor Protect trees from infestations of scale Landscape alert: Hollies, willow oaks and yews are under attack by scale! According to arborist Bill Eck of Bartlett Tree Experts, this year the rain, heat and humidity have created the perfect environment for all types of scale insects. They feed on oaks, hollies and yews, which are usually resistant to bugs. Our yard in the 4500 block of MacArthur Boulevard is the poster child for this infestation. Here’s what to look for: If they have willow oaks along the curb, as we do on MacArthur, they should check the lower branches for blackness and leaf drop. On our oaks along the curb, the lower branches are dying and the leaf canopy is thinning.

Then examine the plants and cars under the trees for what looks like black dirt or soot. Here’s what happens: The scale attacks the tree leaves overhead and sucks out the sap, but it can’t digest all of it, so it excretes a kind of sugary liquid that drops on what’s below. Then fungi arrive to feed on the sugar and produce the soot. The soot does not harm the leaf itself, but it blocks the sun so the leaf can’t produce food and the plant weakens. If you see a lot of what looks like dirt or soot on the tops of leaves on any of your plants, the plant is either under attack itself or is under a tree that is dropping “honey” on them. That’s what happens to cars parked under the oaks. For example, our neighbor has a beautiful weeping cherry in her front yard, and its leaves are covered with soot from the oaks overhead. The soot makes the cherry more vulnerable to chewing bugs that are enjoying lunch.

Also check the underside of the leaves of hollies and yews. If you see fuzzy white stuff there, it’s scale, which requires spraying with an eco-friendly insecticide. Scale travels fast, so don’t tarry. All our hollies — Nellie Stevens and China Girl — are under attack. So are our neighbors’ shrubs, which means that all adjoining properties need treatment to prevent subsequent reinfection. Same for all of our yews, which are usually impervious to bugs. We’ve called the D.C. Urban Forestry Administration at 311, and officials have promised an inspection in one week, to be followed we hope by spraying of the oaks. We’ll have to take care of shrubs on our property. Our immediate neighbors are joining us in this effort. If you value your oaks and hollies and yews, take a look. Frank Staroba The Palisades

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D.C. charter schools deserve funding equality VIEWPOINT ramona edelin

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his month, the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools, Eagle Academy Public Charter School and Washington Latin Public Charter School filed a lawsuit to require the D.C. government to end its long-standing practice of illegally funding charter school students at a lower rate than it does D.C. Public Schools students. Over the last eight years — the period covered by the lawsuit — this practice has deprived public charter school students of over $770 million. This is a great deal of money. The lawsuit follows more than a decade of effort by the charter schools and their advocates to convince the D.C. government to voluntarily end this inequity. Yet the government has continued to underfund charter school students compared to their D.C. Public Schools peers, even after the publication over the last three years of two government-sponsored reports acknowledging the funding inequities. Public charter schools in the District are public schools, and they educate nearly as many public school students as D.C. Public Schools does — 44 percent of the total. Charters are publicly funded; may not charge tuition; must accept all applicants without screening; must offer special education services and services for students for whom English is a second language; and must obey all health, safety and civil rights laws. Charter schools, held to a high standard of accountability by the mayorally appointed D.C. Public Charter School Board, have on average greatly outperformed the school system, especially with the most disadvantaged of our city. This is especially true east of the Anacostia River. In wards 7 and 8, charter school students outscore their D.C. Public Schools peers on the annual state assessment by 18 and 26 percentage points, respectively. And the charter high school graduation rate exceeds the D.C. Public Schools rate by 21 percentage points, enabling a higher share of public charter school students to be accepted to college. Given these facts, it only makes sense that the law requires that all similarly situated public school students be funded equally. The Uniform Per Student Funding Formula law, passed by the D.C. Council, is designed to ensure this. Under the formula, for example, the same amount of public funding attaches to every thirdgrader needing level 1 special education services,

Letters to the Editor River cleanup must occur on schedule

The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is wrong to propose a delay in its long-needed project to end raw sewage runoff into Rock Creek and the Potomac River [“Input sought on Potomac sewage measures,� Aug. 6]. And the agency should be ashamed of its efforts to confuse the public by implying that the delay is necessary to implement a green infrastructure program. Our Glover Park/Cathedral Heights community supports the green infrastructure proposed by DC Water to help control runoff — these projects create jobs, represent permanent improvements to our

regardless of what type of school he or she attends. We’ve gone to court because every year the government ignores the law and undermines the uniform perstudent funding requirement, annually costing public charter school students between $75 million and $130 million. On a per student basis, this translates to an average of $1,600 to $2,600 per year. It does this by paying public charter schools only for the students they actually enroll as shown by a government audit, while paying D.C. Public Schools for the always-exaggerated number of students the government estimates will attend. It does this by appropriating tens of millions of dollars a year to D.C. government agencies that turn around and provide free services to D.C. Public Schools that the public charter schools have to pay for out of their budgets. And it does this by providing D.C. Public Schools with lateyear supplemental funding when it overspends its budget — but not public charter schools if they overspend their budgets. The funding inequality caused by this flouting of the law impacts the vulnerable children educated at charters. While 76 percent of D.C. Public Schools students are economically disadvantaged, and therefore eligible for federal school lunch subsidies, a slightly higher share, 80 percent of charter students, are similarly disadvantaged. Ignoring the law also discriminates by neighborhood and ethnicity. By choice, charter schools are typically located in the District’s most underserved communities, where the need for high-quality public education is greatest. In the upcoming school year, there will be just one charter school in Ward 3, D.C.’s most affluent ward. The District’s public charter school reform has improved public education in the nation’s capital. Our city, which in the mid-1990s graduated only half its public school students, has been invigorated. The charter reform has since been accompanied by the reform of D.C. Public Schools, improving educational outcomes for students enrolled in the traditional school system. We have reluctantly resorted to legal action to ensure fair public school funding going forward; we are not seeking damages for past underfunding. Our lawsuit asks the court to declare that the practices described above are illegal and to direct the government to follow the law in the future. It’s not too much to ask. Ramona Edelin is executive director of the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools

environment, and make our communities greener and more pleasant. DC Water recently installed such a project in Glover Park at 37th Street and Tunlaw Road, and it has been a popular addition. But in addition to proposing expanded use of green infrastructure, DC Water has simultaneously asked for a seven-year delay in completion of their project to end raw sewage runoff into Rock Creek and the Potomac River. This delay is not necessary, and it is certainly not justified; our local streams and rivers have been marred by sewage runoff for decades. Eliminating this runoff would be a key step in the ultimate goal of making the District’s waters fishable and swimmable. DC Water is required by a consent agreement to complete this work by 2025. It is long past time

to do so, and the agency’s request for further delay should be roundly rejected by D.C. citizens and water quality experts. Brian A. Cohen Commissioner, ANC 3B05

Marijuana arrests waste police time

As we consider the merits of marijuana decriminalization, let us note that an arrest takes one or two police officers off the street, often for an extended period. While it is true that punitive marijuana laws impose the greatest burdens on minority communities, let’s also note the cost of decreased police protection for the public at large as a result of what can only be considered minor infractions. Vic Miller Washington Heights

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The commission does not generally meet in July or August. The next regular meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover

â– Glover Park / Cathedral heights

The commission does not plan to meet in August. The next regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b. org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park â– cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission does not plan to meet in August. The next regular meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â– spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall

At the commission’s Aug. 6 meeting: ■Metropolitan Police Department Officer Anthony McElwee reported there had been 117 crimes in the area so far this year, down from 129 last year. Police made an arrest for one recent crime, a robbery with a knife at an ATM. McElwee also said the apartment building at 4100 Massachusetts Ave. has seen quite a few burglaries lately, with the burglar walking though the building looking for unlocked doors. “It could be somebody who lives there,� he said. Commissioner Tom Smith told McElwee that a bus company hired by American University is using Spring Valley roads where buses are not permitted. He also asked McElwee to look into groups of people of all ages in the evenings loitering on Rockwood Parkway. Smith said he thought they were students smoking, as American University bans smoking on campus, but that they could be people who want to break into cars. Commissioner Michael Gold suggested the commission ask the university to designate a smoking area. ■resident Betsy White complained that 44th Street between Lowell and Macomb streets has so many potholes that “it’s dangerous to walk.� Commissioner Michael Gold said the D.C. Department of Transportation has been unresponsive about requests for area sidewalks.

■commissioners voted unanimously to write to the D.C. Urban Forestry Administration, asking the agency to investigate a problem in the area with “scale,� a bug that sucks sap from trees. ■commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter to the D.C. Department of the Environment, Mayor Vincent Gray, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, American University, the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, members of the D.C. Council’s environment committee and Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh to ensure that the construction site for American University’s East Campus is free of contaminants that might be left over from the World War I-era weapons testing station. Mercury was recently detected in the groundwater in some boring, just a week after the university told neighbors no chemical concentrations exceeding safety standards were found at the site. The letter said that 107 of the 149 Westover Place homeowners had raised concerns about the mercury detection and asked for a sampling of soil and groundwater for the full suite of chemicals the Army used during the war. A recent examination was only a visual inspection, the letter said, and did not include sampling for chemicals at the site. The letter urges for a new investigation before any construction is allowed to begin. The commission also unanimously agreed that its Environment Committee should draft a stronger letter to be considered at the commission’s September meeting. “This is an issue of immense public health concern,� commissioner Tom Smith said. ■commissioners voted unanimously to sign a settlement agreement with 7th Pizza at 4885 MacArthur Blvd. allowing the restaurant and sidewalk cafe to operate on Sunday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., and on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Private functions will be prohibited except for children’s parties on weekend mornings and afternoons. ■commissioners voted unanimously to recommend that the current R-5-A zone — which allows small apartment buildings, single-family homes and town houses — continue to be grouped with other low-density residential zones. The D.C. Office of Planning is recommending that it instead be shifted to the group of zones designed for apartment buildings. Commissioners worry that if the Zoning Commission adopts the change, the Board of Zoning Adjustment would be likely to approve requests to convert single-family homes into apartments even if the local advisory neighborhood commission objects. ■commissioners voted 5-1, with W. Philip Thomas opposed, to consider buying two microphones for the audience, two for commissioners and two recording devices in the upcoming fiscal year. Thomas opposed due to cost concerns.

■commissioners voted 4-0 to file an appeal with the Board of Zoning Adjustment challenging a decision by the zoning administrator to allow American University to change its plans for the underground garage at its soon-to-be-constructed East Campus project. The administrator said that drawings of plans are just for illustrative purposes, so the university was permitted to build the same number of spaces on two levels instead of one as originally planned. Commissioner Tom Smith said the zoning administrator is permitted to approve minor changes in building plans, but argued that an additional garage story is not a minor change. The commission’s Environment Committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW, to discuss environmental issues, including the recent mercury detection at American University’s construction site on Nebraska Avenue. The committee encourages community members to participate in the meeting. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Lab School of Washington, 4759 Reservoir Road NW. For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org. ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown ■american university park American University Park friendship heights / tenleytown The commission does not plan to meet in August. The next regular meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. For details, visit anc3e.org. ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest

â– Forest hills / North cleveland park

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Forest Hills of DC (formerly the Methodist Home of D.C.), 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements. ■police report. ■open forum. ■consideration of a resolution and settlement agreement regarding a liquor license for Bread Furst, and consideration of support for a stipulated license pending approval. ■consideration of a resolution to request the extension of “clean team� coverage from Van Ness Street to Chevy Chase Circle. ■consideration of a resolution requesting the extension of solar incentives to ANC 3F residents dropped from the District’s waiting list. ■consideration of a proposed $4,000 expenditure to create a targeted mailer notifying constituents of services for seniors available from the District and area nonprofits. ■commissioner updates. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us.

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Wilson’s McDonald picks UVA By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Wilson football coach Mark Martin saw a world of potential in outside linebacker Kareem McDonald during his sophomore season. After the Tigers’ year ended in 2012, he called McDonald to his office for a meeting that would change the speedy defender’s course. “We were talking about how athletes were supposed to work,” Martin said. “I always tell him he has to act like a student athlete all the time.” Since that meeting, the coach said, McDonald “has worked hard in the classroom and he has also been working hard outside the classroom.” For McDonald, the conversation helped him realize just how good he could be if he took the effort necessary to reach his potential. “It affected me because I can honestly say when I first started playing football I wasn’t dedicated like I am now,” he said. “I see that football is what I am going to do in the long run. It takes hard work. Football isn’t easy at all. I’ve been working hard.” The coach’s motivational message came to fruition on Aug. 5 when McDonald, now a rising senior, committed to play at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It was the second time this summer McDonald had picked a school. He initially chose Old Dominion, but later reopened his recruitment hoping to play for a high-level Division I school. “UVA was the right fit for me,” said

McDonald. “Any school I looked into, I looked at the coaches first. [UVA head coach Mike London] was the best coach I have witnessed since my recruiting started in ninth grade. The campus is really beautiful, and what really stood out to me is after they come in they graduate. I can’t wait to get to campus.” McDonald intends to head down to Virginia early to be able to participate in spring football in 2015, with hopes of earning a role on the team during his freshman fall. “I asked them about that when I got there,” said McDonald. “It’s something I want to do because when August [2015] comes I want to be on the field and to play early. I want to start as a true freshman. I think I can come in as a freshman and make an impact early at outside linebacker. They see me as an athlete so they will move me around a lot.” Aside from being a fit with the team, McDonald believes that graduating from Virginia will help set him up for a career as a sports journalist. But the biggest tipping point for the rising Wilson senior was UVA’s commitment to keep him on scholarship even if an injury cropped up. It was an assurance that comforted McDonald after a kidney ailment caused his body to swell last season, forcing him to miss several games. “One thing that stood out to me, is he told me that if I got hurt or anything like that, had a season-ending injury or could never play football again, he would never take my scholarship away,” McDonald said of London. “And that meant a lot. Graduating from UVA is big look-

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Rising senior linebacker Kareem McDonald will attend the University of Virginia, the alma mater of Wilson’s principal Pete Cahall, on a football scholarship. ing at resumes and everything.” Missing a stretch of Wilson’s last season, which saw the Tigers fizzle in the Turkey Bowl after a stellar regular season, has served as motivation for McDonald this fall. “It made me feel like I let my team down,” said McDonald. “I was hurt and couldn’t play, but I feel like if I was 100 percent for all the games we could’ve won that thing. It gave me this chip on my shoulder. I have a lot of goals

this season.” Those expectations include seeing his team “leave as champions this year,” he said. “I’m confident in my team, and I see the pieces we have. This year is going to be great.” Coach Martin shares the lofty ambitions. “I hope he dominates,” the coach said. “He has a supporting cast and I just think that if he puts in the effort that he will, we will, be playing in the Turkey Bowl again.”

Pigskin plans: Wilson lines up tough slate; Gonzaga to play on ESPN “We made that schedule hoping that it would get us ready for the DCIAA,” he said.

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Wilson unveils ambitious early-season schedule

After finishing last season with an appearance in the Turkey Bowl, Wilson hopes to remain among the area’s better football teams this fall. The upcoming schedule, unveiled last week, features an early-season gauntlet that will allow the Tigers to test themselves against high-level competition. Wilson will get its first look at competition this Saturday when the Tigers host the reigning Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champion DeMatha Stags at 6 p.m. for a scrimmage. The Tigers will then host a quadscrimmage with Potomac, Central and Yorktown on Aug. 23 before opening the regular season at home against WCAC powerhouse Good

Gonzaga football to take national stage

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Gonzaga was recently ranked the No. 25 high school football team in the country by USA Today. The Eagles’ offense will be led by a pair of rising seniors — quarterback Nick Johns, left, and wideout Jabari Greenwood. They will play on ESPNU in prime time on Sept. 5. Counsel on Aug. 29. “I know this season is going to be big with the schedule that we have, starting with DeMatha,” said McDonald.

Martin hopes the ambitious schedule will help the team prepare for the battles in the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association later in the season.

Gonzaga’s football team — recently ranked No. 25 in the country by USA Today — will play in front of a national television audience early next month. The Eagles will battle Virginia’s Centreville High School — ranked No. 5 in the same poll — at 8 p.m. Sept. 5, with the game broadcast on ESPNU. The Eagles are the only D.C. team that will be featured in the 12-game showcase on the ESPN network.

Scrimmages scheduled for several Northwest squads

Several Northwest schools have varsity football scrimmages over the next two weeks to prepare for the

season. Gonzaga will take the field for the first time, with Randy Trivers leading the way as the team’s new head coach, on Friday when the Eagles travel to play Gilman in Baltimore. The Eagles will then scrimmage against St. Joe’s Prep on Aug. 23 at noon at Stevenson University in Baltimore County, Md. St. John’s will scrimmage Calvert Hall in Baltimore on Aug. 20 then play Gilman on Aug 22 at 10 a.m. In the Mid-Atlantic Conference, Sidwell will head to Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va., for a scrimmage on Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Maret will host St. Albans on Aug. 22 with the time and location to be announced. The Roosevelt Rough Riders will host Friendship Collegiate on Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. as part of a Kickoff Classic scrimmage and cookout.

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out of the negotiations to instead lease the space to another charter — Bridges, which was expanding from its existing location next door. Shining Stars’ application states that some families have withdrawn from the school due to “distance from their residence, recruitment efforts by other schools and a general anxiety and heightened anxiety about the school relocation,� but it also calls the Glover Park site “a significant improvement on our current space.� Aldel Brown, co-founder of Shining Stars and vice chair of its board of trustees, declined to comment on how the school found the space at 2461 Wisconsin Ave., but he echoed the application’s praise for the site. “It solves some of our community’s concerns in parking spaces for our staff and a playground on site, as well as natural light penetrating the classrooms,� Brown said. The building won’t need major renovations to accommodate the school, and it’s adjacent to Guy Mason’s playground and recreation center. Brown said Shining Stars provides the type of Montessori educa-

tion that’s typically available only in a costly private school. “It offers a hands-on Montessori approach free of cost to the residents of Washington, D.C., ‌ and one in which there’s a cultural awareness, cultural inclusion component,â€? he said. Leslie Vaughn, a parent representative on the school’s board, also praised the program, saying it has helped her 4-year-old son with both his academic and social skills. She also said that many parents are “happy and excitedâ€? about the nicer facility, although others are wary of the new location. The school has prided itself on diversity and serving families of all income levels, she said, but Glover Park is farther from many of those students — about 2 miles west, and without subway access. Outreach will be key to easing concerns, said Vaughn. “Even when we’re in a less diverse ward, we will make it clear that our families are still diverse and we have a program and calendar to promote and educate and engage all of those cultures,â€? she said. She added that she will now need to use transit to bring her son to school, whereas the old location was within walking distance.

Meanwhile, some Glover Park residents are hoping that Shining Stars can address concerns of their own. Various community leaders are meeting with school officials this evening to discuss “plans for teacher parking, school drop-off and pickup, crossing guards, use of the Guy Mason playground, and other issues related to the school’s relocation in our neighborhood,� advisory neighborhood commissioner Jackie Blumenthal wrote in an email. The Public Charter School Board is taking written feedback on Shining Stars’ proposed move at public. comment@dcpcsb.org until Aug. 18, when the board will vote on the matter. Residents can also testify at the board’s public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Monday at 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 210; email the board by 3 p.m. Friday to sign up. Board spokesperson Tomeika Bowden said she has never seen the members reject an application from an existing charter school seeking to move, but it has put applications on hold pending further meetings with neighbors. Bowden noted that Shining Stars would have the flexibility to adjust its academic schedule if its space isn’t ready by its scheduled Aug. 25 start date.

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single-member district includes 3324 Dent Place. “It’s very rare in Georgetown that a property falls into extreme disrepair as this one did. So it’s a great sign that it’s now on track toward restoration.� Awadallah said he still hopes to

eventually build a new house on the property, which will also require an extended Old Georgetown Board design review once the site’s ownership is sorted out. Asked about the expected timing, he said it all depends on the legal process. “I have court in a couple of weeks. We’ll try to figure it out from there,� he said.

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ing the current two-hour free period for visitors in favor of having visitors pay no matter how long they are parking. “Policy-wise, I don’t think we have a problem with it,� Kelly replied. Patterson said he favors creating online parking passes for visitors because some residents undoubtedly would oppose the aesthetics of meters on residential streets. He also likes the idea of a pay-by-phone system for the passes. When discussion turned to contractors who come into residential neighborhoods to do work on houses, Smith asked about giving these contractors long-term permits so they don’t have to submit new applications with each new job. Kelly said the Transportation Department has resisted that idea, operating under the belief that residents should use their own visitor permits to accommodate contractors they employ. She added that it could be problematic if a growing number of contractors based outside the District started filling up D.C. streets, particularly if they were allowed to keep their vehicles on the streets even when they weren’t working. “I’m just not sure we want Joe’s Plumbing Co. from wherever to have a free license to park anywhere,� Kelly said. On the subject of parking for residents, Smith pitched a few initiatives aimed at decreasing the number of vehicles in a neighborhood.

One example is the notion of issuing more costly parking passes for households with multiple vehicles. Patterson noted that this idea could be criticized as unfair to low-income households where, for example, children might be living with their parents and using multiple vehicles to get to work. To help businesses whose customers struggle to find parking, Kelly made suggestions for the short term that everyone at the meeting seemed to endorse. “I’m always astonished when I go on the website of a restaurant and I realize it’s not going to tell me what the closest Metro stop or bus stop is — or bikeshare [station],� she said. Kelly suggested that the Transportation Department could explore using online tools to track the availability of parking in any given area, but she suggested Dupont businesses focus on public transportation. “This area is so well served by everything that driving to Dupont Circle is just crazy,� she said. The Transportation Department’s new parking policy study is slated for release sometime in August, but Kelly offered no specifics about what it will contain. Smith said his committee would make formal recommendations to the agency by the end of year regarding reforms in Dupont. He stressed that he and his colleagues are adamant about using their neighborhood for policy experimentation. “We want to be a test case. We want to be innovative,� Smith said.

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STEAD: $2 million project to add synthetic field, rubber track to Dupont recreation center

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On top of long-running problems with mud, dust and water pooling, the existing grass field “has a prison-yard vibe, with overhead lights and very high fences,� Dorment said. The renovated field will be covered in synthetic turf rather than grass, allowing for better drainage. The area will also have a more wel-

coming feel, with shorter iron fences and more aesthetic landscaping. Plans also call for a 5-foot-wide rubberized running and jogging track to encircle the field. A new pavilion area, including a stage, will help Stead Park continue to host community events like movie nights and puppet shows, Dorment said. And next to the existing playground will be a new “spray park� feature.

Stead Park’s renovation is a partnership among the Friends group, the D.C. Department of General Services, and the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation. Dorment said his Friends group used funding from the private trust of the late Robert Stead, who created the park in 1953. The park is officially named the “Mary Force Stead Playground,� in honor of Robert Stead’s wife.

Additional funds came from an amenities agreement linked to the development of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Dorment said the project partners expect signoff on permits this week, with construction lasting until November. The work won’t affect the area of Stead Park along P Street, which includes a playground, basketball courts and a small recreation center building.

ELECTION: Departing advisory neighborhood commission chairs reflect on their tenures

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Asked whether she would recommend the experience of serving on a commission, Trotter said she would, with a caveat: “Unless you are prepared to be very responsive, it may not be the way to contribute to the community.� Reflecting on memorable moments from her tenure, Trotter mentioned meeting with constituents who were upset by the city’s proposal to remove Foxhall Village from the Key Elementary boundary. Although she is disappointed that the proposal still stands pending a final recommendation later this month, she said she has enjoyed getting to know parents in her area. One man who knows a great deal about school boundaries is Matthew Frumin. He currently sits on Deputy Mayor for Education Abigail Smith’s boundary reform committee, and he’s ending his six-year

service on the Tenleytown/Friendship Heights neighborhood commission to focus on education activism. Frumin said he is proud to have set a tone of civility at commission meetings, which can often turn contentious: “One of the things that I’ve brought to the ANC is an ability to bring the temperature down.� Asked to cite his biggest accomplishments on the commission, Frumin mentioned working on the American University campus plan, particularly the various neighborhood issues surrounding the law school campus now under construction off Tenley Circle. He also offered some thoughts on what the commission should be focused on moving forward: “I think part of the challenge for the neighborhood is to have a vision for what we want the Wisconsin Avenue corridor to look like 10 years from now.� The corridor has seen significant development in recent years,

but Frumin said a shared community vision for its future would be helpful. Brian Cohen has also worked on Wisconsin Avenue issues farther south during his eight years on the Glover Park/Cathedral Heights neighborhood commission. He told The Current he’s retiring from the panel simply because “it was time to give someone else a chance.� Cohen recalled that he initially ran for the commission to support the expansion of Stoddert Elementary, which was controversial at the time. “Within three years, we were able to get the new school planned and built,� he said. “It’s a neighborhood jewel now.� Cohen added that his eight years taught him that there is perhaps no more heated community issue than a parking shortage: “If it involves the loss of one parking space, it becomes hugely controversial.� Cohen intends to stay active in

the community, including as a volunteer for at-large D.C. Council member David Catania’s mayoral campaign. He said he isn’t going anywhere, although he added, “I’m going to be a little more selective about the issues I throw myself into.� Meanwhile, Will Stephens knows exactly what he’s going to throw himself into once he is no longer chair of the Dupont Circle neighborhood commission. In a blog post explaining his decision to leave after seven years in office, Stephens wrote that he wants to spend more time working on a weekly jazz concert he organizes, planning Dupont Festival events and serving on the boards of other organizations. On the commission, he recounted negotiating “over half a dozen liquor license agreements� and working with city agencies on everything from renovating parks to

addressing traffic issues. In addition, Stephens noted that he started “the first website, blog, e-mail list, and newsletter [for his single-member district] and held a series of semi-regular ‘SMD happy hours’ at neighborhood establishments with special guests like our police sergeant, parking officials, and council members.� As chair, he presided over the launch of an updated website for the full commission as well as the creation of two intern positions to bolster the panel’s communications and policy research. Elsewhere in The Current’s coverage area, other neighborhood commission chairs are seeking reelection to their seats, though their commissions may elect different officers for the coming year. All of the seats in each of the 37 commissions throughout the city are on the general election ballot every two years.

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wood floors. The designer ceiling fans featured in most rooms will also convey with the home. Spacious and welcoming, the foyer serves as the house’s first “square� and shows off the folded staircase’s original woodwork. It also opens right into the second square — a cozy living room with plantation shutters and a bold whitebrick fireplace. The dining room is adjacent to the living area, the third square of the home. Windows here, facing the rear deck, provide southern exposure. There’s also another set of windows on the east wall, situated just above the low, original built-in china cabinet. A recent update, the kitchen shows off a sleek yet simple design that’s in keeping with the home’s vintage charm. It has cherry cabinets with pullout pantry shelves, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and a customized fan and lighting. The eating area also serves double duty as a buffet table, a convenient opening that was carved out from the wall dividing the kitchen and dining room. This fourth square has also been expanded to include a new rear powder room clad with sturdy ipe hardwood on the exterior. The deck

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school system worked to recruit “principal talent from a nationwide pool this year,� according to the release. In Northwest, these new recruits include: ■Carrie Broquard, the new principal of Lafayette, who previously worked as a science teacher and assistant principal in Los Angeles before relocating to Normal, Ill., where she served as an assistant principal, emotional disabilities coordinator and clinical assistant professional in education administration. ■ Mayra Canizales, the new principal of Oyster-Adams Bilingual, who held various posi-

gram. â– Jennifer Thomas, the new principal at Hearst, who has worked for D.C. Public Schools for 13 years in various capacities. Starting as an English as a Second Language teacher at Powell Elementary, she has also served as an elementary teacher, an instructional coach and manager of an instructional coaching program. In addition to appointing the Mary Jane Patterson Fellows to leadership posts, the D.C.

tions at the Columbia Heights Education Campus before becoming assistant principal in 2013. She won one of the city’s Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2012, and has served as a leader and faculty member for various local education organizations such as the DCPS Teachers Central to Leadership program. ■Elizabeth Namba, the new principal of Hyde-Addison, who has held teaching positions across various grade levels in Boston, Russia, Ethiopia and India. Relocating to Alexandria in 2010, she served as a school improvement coach, International Baccalaureate coor-

dinator and assistant principal. ■ John Payne, the new head of school at Duke Ellington, who has worked at the arts school in various capacities since 1995 after transitioning from a former career as a D.C. pastor. Payne became Ellington’s dean of students in 2000 and director of student affairs in 2007. ■ Eugenia Young, the new principal at Roosevelt STAY, who had worked since 2009 as principal of an alternative high school in San Francisco. Previously she worked as an academic adviser, vice principal and college counselor in the Bay Area.

TESTING: ANC seeks further investigation of mercury finding at American University site

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The East Campus site sits just outside the boundaries of the “Formerly Used Defense Site,� the area the Army occupied officially during the war, and is not included in the Corps’ formal investigation. The site was not even among the properties that the Army leased during the war, but the commission letter states that the Army used some sites it had not formally leased. Charles Carroll Glover owned the East Campus site and several others that he did lease to the Army — one of which has revealed a high level of arsenic during the recent cleanup, according to commissioners. Their letter expresses a concern that Glover might have moved some of the soil from one of the Armyleased sites to the property that is now the East Campus site. Commissioner Kent Slowinski pointed out that the Army has in the past cleaned up World War I-era munitions outside the Formerly Used Defense Site area. His statement was confirmed by Dan Noble, who is in charge of the Spring Valley cleanup for the Army. But in an interview, Noble said mercury is a common environmental contaminant, adding that the Corps has never found mercury in any of its numerous monitoring wells in

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The Palisades – 2302 Chain Bridge Road NW. Fabulous Palisades Contemporary! 3 Levels + Loft w/Walk Out Lower Level Suite. Expansive Glass Addition w/Vaulted Ceilings & Skylights. Gourmet Kitchen adjacent to Fam Rm, Formal and Casual Dining Rms, 2 Living Rms. Spa Style Master BA, MBR w/Loft, Frplc, Custom Cabinetry & Huge Walk In Closet. Amazing location backing Parkland. EZ stroll to Shops & Restaurants. $1,499,000. Erich Cabe 202.320.6469 CBMove.com/DC8385202

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Forest Hills – 3883 Connecticut Avenue NW #704. Approx. 1,000 SF at The Connecticut. High-floor, 2BR, 2BA, sunny, open floor plan with balcony. Wood floors, Stainless, Granite. GARAGE PARKING conveys. Building is full of amenities: pool, gym, party room w/computers & printer, front desk. $650,000. Marin Hagen 202.257.2339 Sylvia Bergstrom 202.262.3730 CBMove.com

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Wednesday august 13 Classes and workshops ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779. ■The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12 per class. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. Concerts ■The summertime Harbour Nights series will present singersongwriter Stephen Heller. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■The U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202433-4011. ■The U.S. Air Force Band’s Singing Sergeants ensemble will present “How Can I Keep From Singing.� 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658. Discussions and lectures ■Author Kat Brockway will share stories and photographs outlining the rich 200-year history of Baltimore’s deaf community. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-10, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-559-5368. ■Yale University law professor Stephen L. Carter will discuss his novel “Back Channel.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-

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Films â– A summer singalong series will feature a movie musical about a princess with an icy touch who has to learn to let it go. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7271291. â– The International Spy Museum and the Alliance Française de Washington will present the spy spoof “OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.â€? 6:30 p.m. $8 to $10. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202393-7798. â– The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Agnieszka Holland’s epic drama “Burning Bush.â€? 6:45 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. â– The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor movie series will feature the 1993 comingof-age film “The Sandlot.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

Special event ■“National Portrait Gallery Pop Quiz: Roadtrip� will focus on trivia about icons and figures from across the United States. 6:30 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Performances ■Synetic Theater’s summer campers will present an original adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz� using mime, pantomime, acrobatics, song and dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■“Poetry for Gaza: A Charity Event,� a benefit for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, will feature performances by the band Foty Fusion, Amin Drew Law Dallal, Jonathan Tucker, Alfia Hassan, Olivia Weltz and more. 8 to 10 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■George Yamazawa Jr. will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025

sarah.arnold@dc.gov. ■Kyle Wichtendahl, education coordinator at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Md., will discuss the challenges faced by doctors, nurses and surgeons during the Civil War and the era’s innovations that led to modern military medical systems. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■A support group for job seekers will host a breakout session for participants to network and strategize. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. megan.mcnitt@dc.gov.

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Thursday august 14 Classes ■The D.C. Public Library and Pepco will present an “Energize DC� class on how to use online energy management tools and how to create a personalized plan to control energy use. 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202340-8779. Concerts ■A lunchtime concert will feature the Johnny Artis Band. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■“Art on 8th,� presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will feature singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Martinez. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-269-1600. ■The U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011. ■The “Sunsets With a Soundtrack� concert series will feature the U.S. Army Rock Orchestra performing classic songs from the 1980s. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. The concert will repeat Friday at 8 p.m.

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Thursday, august 14 ■Discussion: Dan Fesperman will discuss his novel “Unmanned.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919.

■Megan Jean & the KFB will perform on a bill with Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■“Reptiles Alive!� will feature snake secrets, lizard stories and turtle tales. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. Discussions and lectures ■Scholar Douglas Harrison will discuss “The Gospel Sensibility: Evangelicals, Modernity, and Sacred Song in American Experience.� Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Dining Room A, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-0213. ■Scholar Erin Corrales-Diaz will discuss “Empty Sleeves and Bloody Shirts: Disabled Civil War Veterans and Presidential Campaigns, 1864-1880.� Noon to 1 p.m. Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-9115. ■U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “The Botany and Chemistry of Baking.� Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■Samer Abdelnour, assistant professor at the Rotterdam School of Management and co-founder of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, will discuss “Understanding Israeli Apartheid.� 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202338-1290. ■Sally Pemberton — who recently published a compendium of the writings of her grandfather Murdock Pemberton, the first art critic at The New Yorker — will share his colorful stories, including his role in a public dispute between Duncan Phillips and Alfred Stieglitz. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■Historian and journalist Rick Perlstein will discuss his book “The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan.� 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■The “Read the Book First!� Book Club will discuss “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas� by Hunter S. Thompson. 7 p.m. Free. Room 209, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.

Films â– The National Gallery of Art will present Dutch filmmaker Chris Teerink’s 2013 documentary “Sol LeWitt,â€? about the late American conceptual artist renowned for his immense wall drawings executed by teams of workers using just a basic set of written instructions. 1 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The film will be shown again Friday at 1 p.m. â– In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, the Tenley-Friendship Library will show the spy thriller based on “The Tailor of Panamaâ€? by John le CarrĂŠ. 3 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449. â– A “Summer Movie Singalongâ€? series will feature a film about an English nanny with extraordinary magical powers. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449. â– The National Archives and the National Gallery of Art will present Wim Wenders’ 2011 documentary “Pina,â€? about modernist choreographer Pina Bausch. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â– The group Friends of Mitchell Park will continue its summertime “Films in the Fieldâ€? series with a screening of Robert Redford’s 1994 film “Quiz Show,â€? starring Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow and Paul Scofield. 8:30 p.m. Free. Mitchell Park, 23rd and S streets NW. 202-265-4778. ■“City Paper Summer Cinemaâ€? will feature Tim Burton’s 1988 film “Beetlejuice,â€? starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin. Sundown. Free. Garden, Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org. ■“Canal Park Thursday Movies: It’s a Whole New Ballgameâ€? will feature Penny Marshall’s 1992 film “A League of Their Own,â€? starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. Performances â– Participants in the Theatre Lab School of Dramatic Arts Summer Teen Program will perform scenes from “Evitaâ€? and “West Side Story.â€? 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Staceyann Chin will present “All Oppression Is Connected,â€? an evening of See Events/Page 19

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Continued From Page 18 spoken word and excerpts from her new play “Changing Stations.� 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■Energizers Creative Arts Camp students will perform. 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-2691600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7 p.m. ■The Washington Improv Theater will present “Improv-a-Palooza,� its annual celebration of experimental improv. 8 p.m. $15 to $35. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com. The festival will continue Aug. 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23. Special events ■A “Wet and Wonderful Hydration Day� event will feature tips from Jocelyn Amini of Professional Healthcare Services on how to stay hydrated and healthy. 11 a.m. Free. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-2447400. ■Macon Bistro will offer complimentary small bites and a $15 flight of summer wines at a patio event inspired by the film “The Hundred-Foot Journey,� now playing at the nearby Avalon Theatre. 4:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Macon Bistro, 5520 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-248-7807. Tasting ■Chris O’Brien, author of “Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World,� will lead a beer tasting of sour ales. 7 p.m. $20 to $30. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. Tour ■A horticulturist will lead a tour and discussion of some of the plans in the National Museum of American History’s Heirloom Garden that were passed down from generation to generation and cultivated in American gardens prior to 1950. 1 p.m. Free. Meet at the southwest corner of the Mall Terrace, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. Friday, Aug. 15

Friday august 15 Class ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 41st and Livingston streets NW. 202-340-8779. Concerts ■The U.S. Air Force Band’s Air Force Strings ensemble will perform 20-minute sets. 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. In front of the “America by Air� display, National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658. ■Swingtopia will perform big-band swing as part of the 14th season of “Jazz in the Garden� concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■AfghanAmerican rubab player Quraishi will perform original compositions. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Friday Night Concert Series will feature the 19th Street Band performing Americana music. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free.

The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■The Washington Post Going Out Guide will sponsor Neo Soul Night, featuring Black Alley, Lysette Titi and Wes Felton. 7:30 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486. ■Major and the Monbacks will perform on a double bill with Aztec Sun. 9 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present a “Crazy About Corn� cooking demonstration. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussion ■The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will host a panel discussion on “Literary Responses to Genocide in the PostHolocaust Era.� 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Rubinstein Auditorium, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. ushmm.org/events/literature-workshop. Films ■The 19th annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival will feature Stephen Chow and Derek Kwok’s 2013 comic adventure “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.� 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■Reel Affirmations XTRA will present Chris Mason Johnson’s drama “Test,� about a young man navigating gay life in San Francisco as an understudy in a modern dance company. 7 p.m. $10 to $25. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org. Meetings ■A weekly bridge group will meet to play duplicate bridge. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $6; free for first-time players. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 301-654-1865. ■Overeaters Anonymous will host a beginner’s meeting. 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW. Performance ■“Art on 8th,� presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will feature Denise Bryant and students from her group Music2yourfeet leading the audience in line dances. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-269-1600. Sporting event ■The Washington Nationals will play the Pittsburgh Pirates. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 5:05 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16

Saturday august 16 Children’s programs ■“Saturday Morning at the National� will present musician Christiana Drapkin in “Bop Goes the Weasel!� 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321

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Exhibit features artist’s varied work “Life Lines,� featuring assemblages, Japanese paper hangings, pastels, baskets and more by Jill Romanoke, will open Saturday at Watergate Gallery with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The

■“Postcards From the Trenches: Germans and Americans Visualize the Great War,� featuring imagery by ordinary solders who were drafted or commissioned into World War I, will open Tuesday at Pepco Edison Place Gallery with a reception and talk from On exhibit 6 to 8:30 p.m. A second reception and talk will take place Sept. 9 from 6 to artist will give a talk Sept. 9 at 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and the exhibit will remain and the show will continue through on view through Sept. 27. An RSVP is Sept. 20. requested for the reception/talks at Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, postcardsfromthetrenches.eventbrite. the gallery is open Monday through Fricom. day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Satur Located at 702 8th St. NW, the galday from noon to lery is open Tues5 p.m. 202-338day through Fri4488. day from noon to ■“Perspectives: 6 p.m. and SaturChiharu Shiota,� a day, Sept. 27, monumental yet from noon to 4 intimate work by p.m. 202-872Japanese artist 3396. Shiota about the ■Susan Callotraces the human way Fine Arts body leaves recently opened Caroline Adams’ egg tempera behind, will be an exhibit of 50 egg tempera publicly installed paintings are on display at paintings by beginning MonSusan Calloway Fine Arts. Georgetown artist day at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Following the Caroline Adams and will continue it installation process, which will last four through Aug. 30. Adams relied on a days, the work will be on view from Aug. Kickstarter campaign to generate the 30 through June 7. funding for her tempera paintings, Located at 1050 Independence Ave. which she made by mixing egg yolk with SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 pigments and creating small landscapes with the mixture. a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000. Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. ■The National Gallery of Art will present “Getting to Know Degas and Cassatt,� featuring two animated films about Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt based on Mike Venezla’s “Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists� books (for ages 4 and older). Noon. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The films will be shown again Sunday at noon. ■A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about summer’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 1 p.m. ■A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about distant galaxies, nebulas 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. The program will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. Classes ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a Zumba class. 7 a.m. Free. Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th St. NW. 202340-8779. ■“Summer Sunrise� will feature sun salutations and backbends. 7:45 a.m. $30; reservations required. Penthouse Pool Club Sundeck, Vida Fitness, 1612 U St. NW. vidafitness.com. ■Instructor Bob Reed will present an AARP Smart Drivers course. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $15 to $20; reservations required. Lab School, 4759 Reservoir Road NW. 202-244-4750. ■The Glover Park Village will present a weekly “Tai Chi for Beginners� class led by

Jill Romanoke’s “Charting Series� is part of an exhibit at Watergate Gallery. An artist’s reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202965-4601. ■“Happy Love,� featuring oil paintings by Korean artist Ji-seok Jeong that fuse the color palette of traditional Korean philosophy with the aesthetics of American Pop Art and evocative images of Korean life, opened recently at the Korean Cultural Center, where it will continue through Aug. 22. 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.

Geri Grey. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. events@gloverparkvillage.org. ■Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. ■The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break� yoga series. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■Bahman Aryana of Rondezvous Tango will lead a class on the Argentine Tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321.

■Nashville-based duo Carolina Story will perform. 9:30 p.m. Free. Hill Country DC, 410 7th St. NW. 202-556-2050. ■The Dave Kline Band will perform. 8:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The Walkaways will perform a blend of country, blues, pop and roots rock on a bill with Hearts and Spades. 9 p.m. $10 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Concerts â– Musicians Ken Kimery, Steven Abshire and Charles Covington Jr. will perform jazz standards. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.

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ter.� 7 p.m. $35 to $50. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000. ■“Birthright: Farafina Kan 10th Anniversary Celebration� will feature an evening of West African dance and drumming by the Farafina Kan children’s, youth, junior and adult performance companies. Reception at 5:30 p.m.; performance at 7:30 p.m. $18 to $75. Theatre of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. farafinakan.com. ■The 14th annual DC Poetry Festival will feature The Last Poets. 7:30 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486. ■Spooky Action Theater will present a fully staged workshop production of “Can’t Complain� by Christine Evans. 8 p.m. Free. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. spookyaction.org. The performance will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m. Special events ■Minyan Oneg Shabbat will present a morning of meditation, music, movement and more as part of an authentic Jewish contemplative practice led by Rabbi Mark Novak. 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Geneva Room, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-362-3270. ■The Washington Animal Rescue League will host a summertime adoption event with more than 100 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens available for reduced fees — $100 for dogs and $19.14 for cats. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Washington Animal Rescue League, 71 Oglethorpe St. NW. warl.org. ■The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum will celebrate the centennial of the birth of John Naka, one of the fathers of American bonsai, with videos and photos of Naka at work, remarks by museum officials, a display of Naka’s bonsai and birthday cake. 2 p.m. Free. National Arboretum,

■“Sunday Kind of Love� will feature emerging and established poets, followed by an open mic segment. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Comedian Kyle Dunnigan (shown) will perform after an opening set by D.C. comic Jenn Tisdale. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.

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Special events ■The National Museum of Women in the Arts will present “Half-Price Summer Sundays.� Noon to 5 p.m. $4 to $5; free for ages 18 and younger. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■Washington Project for the Arts will present “SynchroSwim 2014,� a synchronized swimming performance art competition. 4:30 p.m. Free. Capitol Skyline Hotel Pool, 10 I St. SW. 202-234-7103, ext. 1.

Sporting event â– The Washington Mystics will play the New York Liberty. 7 p.m. $15 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Sporting event â– D.C. United will play the Colorado Rapids. 8 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

Teen program â– Jonathan B. Tucker will host a youth open mic poetry event with teen members of the DC Youth Slam Team. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Tour ■A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s gargoyles and grotesques. 2 p.m. $6 to $15. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. The tour will repeat Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

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Sunday august 17 Concert ■Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jam� session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522. Discussion ■Chili expert Robb Walsh will present “Global Warming We Can Live With: Chili Peppers Are Hot,� an evening seminar and tasting. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $35 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. Films ■The 19th annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival will feature Jeffrey Lau’s 1995 comic-action epics “A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora’s Box,� at 1 p.m.; and “A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella,� at 2 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■“From Vault to Screen: Canyon Cinema 16 mm� will feature “Art World Crossover,� a look at experimental films by artists lauded for their work in both the white cube and the black box. 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances ■The Washington Improv Theater will present its Summer 2014 Student Showcase. Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 6:20 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. Free. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com.

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Monday august 18 Classes ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a yoga class. 7 a.m. Free. Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 41st and Livingston streets NW. 202-340-8779. ■Yoga District instructor Smita Kumar will lead a weekly class. 12:30 p.m. Free; registration required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248698. ■The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■The Georgetown Library will host a skills-building workshop for job seekers on “Resume Development.� 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. megan.mcnitt@dc.gov. ■The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. ■Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. Concerts ■The klezmer ensemble Ezekiel’s Wheels will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The U.S. Navy Concert Band will per-

form. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. navyband.navy.mil. Discussions and lectures â– The Fiction Lover’s Book Club will discuss Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Invention of Wings.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Popular Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1295. â– The Film Discussion Group will hold its monthly event. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. â– The Friendship Hospital for Animals Client Education Series will feature a talk by Dr. Courtney Mallett on “Veterinary Oncology: My Pet Has Cancer — What’s Next?â€? 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1225. Films â– The Chevy Chase Library will host the “Marvelous Movie Mondaysâ€? series. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. â– The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will present its monthly “Fantasy Flicksâ€? series. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â– The “Audrey: Her Life in Filmâ€? series will feature Stanley Donen’s 1963 film “Charade,â€? starring Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn and George Kennedy. 6:30 p.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. ■“Petworth Retro Film Nightâ€? will feature a 1920s thriller. 6:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. ■“Film Captures the Great Warâ€? — about depictions of World War I in German and American cinema — will feature Ralf Kirsten’s 1986 documentary “Käthe Kollwitz — Images of a Life,â€? about a German artist who became a radical pacifist after her youngest son was killed within weeks of volunteering to join the German army in World War I. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/goethe. Sporting event â– The Washington Nationals will play the Arizona Diamondbacks. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. and Thursday at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19

Tuesday august 19 Classes ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a yoga class. 7 a.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202340-8779. ■Yoga teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break� yoga series. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. See Events/Page 21

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Films ■ “Family Movie Night!” will feature a documentary exploring all corners of the Earth and the unique animals that live in each region. 6 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■ The Georgetown Library’s weekly August film series, “I Do,” will focus on wedding-themed selections. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. ■ The NoMa Family Film Night series will feature the hit 2013 animated film “Frozen.” 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. ■ The “Film and Beer” series feature the classic Czech comedy “Man About Town.” 7 p.m. Free. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. bistrobohem.com.

Demonstration ■ “Reptiles Alive!” will feature snake secrets, lizard stories and turtle tales. 1:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. Discussions and lectures ■ Holly Gilbert, chief of the NASA Goddard Solar Physics Laboratory, will discuss “The Moody Sun,” about solar storms and how they can interact with the Earth’s magnetic field. 11:30 a.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5664. ■ In conjunction with the opening of the exhibit “Postcards From the Trenches: Germans and Americans Visualize the Great War,” George Mason University professor and exhibition co-curator Marion Deshmukh will discuss “Why We Should Still Care About World War I.” The event will also include remarks by Peter Wittig, Germany’s ambassador to the U.S. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th St. NW. postcardsfromthetrenches.eventbrite.com. ■ Helen Thorpe will discuss her book “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Jessica Carlin and Lauren Mulcahy of Whole Foods Foggy Bottom will discuss “Tips for Healthy Eating.” 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW.

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Concerts ■ “Music on the Mall” will feature vocalist and keyboardist Esi Afi Lydia. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheMall. ■ The Tuesday Concert Series will feature the U.S. Army String Quartet performing works by Beethoven and Ravel. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■ Carlos Nuñez, a Galician multi-instrumentalist and world-famous gaita (bagpipe) player, will perform Celtic traditional music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The U.S. Navy Band will perform as part of the “Concert on the Avenue” series. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil. ■ Roots-rock band Moreland & Arbuckle will perform. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $18. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. 202-7871000. ■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue NW. navyband.navy.mil. ■ The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. 202-7675658. ■ The Appleseed Collective will perform a mix of Dixieland, bluegrass and ragtime music on a bill with the Judy Chops. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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Performances ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by People Like Us and Madeline. 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com. ■ Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Tour ■ A guided garden tour will trace the history and horticulture of centuries-old trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and English boxwood. 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. Wednesday, Aug. 20 Wednesday august 20 Classes and workshops ■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will feature a yoga class. 7 a.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779. ■ The Alzheimer’s Association will present a workshop on “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.” 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Free; reservations required. Room MB 5103, Institute of Gerontology, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Services, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 800-272-3900. ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12 per class. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. ■ Instructor Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. Concerts ■ A lunchtime summer concert series will feature Special Occasion performing jazz, R&B and funk. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. L’Enfant Plaza, 10th and D streets SW. lenfantplaza.com. ■ The Quebe Sisters Band will perform a blend of Texas-style fiddling, vintage country, bluegrass, jazz and swing standards as part of the “Homegrown: The Music of America” concert series. Noon. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5510.

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won praise from critics as “transcendent,” “visually arresting” and “tenderly wrought.” Visiting the austere court at Sicilia and the bright seashore of Bohemia, two generations rise above torment and obsession. Tickets are free and can be obtained by online lottery or in person. Visit shakespearetheatre.org or call 202-547-1122 for details. Sidney Harman Hall is located at 610 F St. NW. ■ The District’s new 4615 Theater Company will present “Bat Boy: The Musical” Aug. 15 through 17 at Georgetown Day School’s MacArthur Boulevard campus. Tickets cost $14. Georgetown Day’s Lower/Middle School campus is located at 4530 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 4615theaterco.com. ■ Rorschach Theatre will present Qui Nguyen’s “She Kills Monsters” Aug. 15 through Sept. 14 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $30, except for pay-what-youcan previews Aug. 15 through 17. The theater is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; rorschachtheatre.com. ■ The Kennedy Center will host the Tony Award-winning ■ The summertime Harbour Nights concert series will present singer, songwriter and guitarist Willem Dicke. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■ The Quebe Sisters Band will perform a blend of swing, vintage country, bluegrass and jazz. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Marine Dixieland Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011. ■ The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658. Discussions and lectures ■ National Museum of Women in the Arts curator of book arts Krystyna Wasserman will discuss selections from the exhibit “Meret Oppenheim: Tender Friendships.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Library of Congress staff members will discuss “Magna Carta: Selecting and Conserving Primary Sources.” 1 p.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-4642. ■ Hampton Sides will discuss his book “In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Orphan Master’s Son” by Adam Johnson. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Bistro d’Oc, 518 10th St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov. ■ The Novrum book club will discuss “Three Parts Dead” by Max Gladstone. 7 p.m. Free. Popular Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The “You Can’t Make This Up” Nonfiction Book Club will discuss “The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry” by Jon Ronson. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Sidney Harman Hall will host free performances of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.” musical “Disney’s The Lion King” through Aug. 17 in the Opera House. Tickets cost $40 to $195. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. ■ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will restage last year’s production of Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F---ing Bird” through Aug. 17. Tickets start at $35. The theater is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net. ■ Scena Theatre will present two Irish dramas — Conor McPherson’s “Shining City” and George O’Brien’s “Molly” — in repertory through Sept. 21 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $40. The theater is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; scenatheater.org.

Films ■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor movie series will conclude for the season with a rain date. 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/ noma-summer-screen. ■ The U Street Neighborhood Association’s fifth annual movie series Harrison Field Under the Stars will feature “Put Your Hands Up! The Tribute Concert to Chuck Brown.” Sundown. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1300 V St. NW. facebook.com/ustreetmovieseries. ■ The West End Interim Library will present a screening and discussion of “The Golden Honeymoon,” a PBS adaptation of the short story by Ring Lardner. 7 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ The DC Arts Center will present the short documentary “Syria: A Fire Within,” about the Syrian revolution from the vantage point of secular liberal activists involved in the early stages of anti-Assad mobilization. A post-screening Q&A will feature producer Emmanuel Benhamou and Syrian dissident Ammar Abdulhamid.

7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. info@freeworldprod.com. ■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Cédric Klapisch’s 2013 comedy “Chinese Puzzle.” 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performance ■ Jonathan Tucker will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Special event ■ “A Day on the Farm” — presented by the Leesburg Animal Park and DC 4-H Clubs — will feature a petting zoo with ducks, chicks, bunnies and other animals. Noon. Free. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-2447400. Sporting event ■ D.C. United will play Waterhouse FC See Events/Page 22

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Thursday august 21 Classes ■An AARP Driver Safety Course will offer instruction on current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques and how to operate your vehicle more safely in today’s increasingly challenging driving environment. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. $12 to $14. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-362-0704. ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779. Concerts ■“Music on the Mall� will feature musicians Marsha Goodman-Wood. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheMall. ■The U.S. Navy Band’s Country Current ensemble will perform. 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■The Morrison Brothers will perform modern country and rock as part of the Sounds of Summer concert series. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. National Garden Lawn Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■The “Take 5! Jazz Concert� series will feature drummer Kush Abadey, tenor saxophonist Gary Thomas, trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr., pianist and organist Jack Sherman and bassist Herman Burney in a tribute to drummer Tony Williams, known for merging jazz and rock to create a new fusion style. 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■The U.S. Navy Band’s Cruisers ensemble will perform jazz, R&B, pop, rock and original material. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■“Art on 8th,� presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will feature Aspen Grove performing original Americana. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe

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favorites. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■Blair Crimmins & the Hookers will perform ragtime and 1920s-style Dixieland jazz on a bill with Kiti Gartner & the Deceits. 9 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

streets NE. 202-269-1600. ■The Marine Dixieland Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-4334011. ■The Cowards Choir will perform on a bill with Olivia Mancini and the Mates. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Capital Area Asset Builders will present “Can I Afford My Life? A Seminar on Financial Literacy.� 6 p.m. Free. Room 207, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Elizabeth Hutton Turner, professor of modern art at the University of Virginia and former Phillips Collection curator, will discuss “Bonnard vs. Matisse: Who Will Be ‘Heir to Renoir’?� 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■Author Anthony S. Pitch will discuss his book “The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814.� 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■A “New South Asian Fiction� event will feature Prajwal Parajuly, author of “The Gurkha’s Daughter�; Pia Padukone (shown), author of “Where Earth Meets Water�; and Manil Suri, author of “The City of Devi� and two other novels. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■The Classics Book Group will discuss “For Whom the Bell Tolls� by Ernest Hemingway. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. ■A support group for job seekers will host a breakout session for participants to network and strategize. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. megan.mcnitt@dc.gov. ■The DC Music Salon series will focus on the Fort Reno summer concert series, featuring concert footage, still photography and firsthand accounts from organizer Amanda MacKaye and others. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■The Georgetown Book Club will discuss “Five Days at Memorial� by Dr. Sheri Fink. 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Films ■The Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library will present a horror film series. 6 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■A “Summer Movie Singalong� series will offer a chance to chill out with a princess, an iceman, a reindeer and a snowman before letting the summer go. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449. ■“Canal Park Thursday Movies: It’s a Whole New Ballgame� will feature the 2009 drama “The Blind Side,� starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Kathy Bates. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■Beasley Real Estate’s Summer Movie Series will feature the 1993 coming-of-age film “The Sandlot.� Sundown. Free. Pali-

Friday, august 22 ■Concert: Jazz clarinetist Seth Kibel will perform as part of the 14th season of “Jazz in the Garden� concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. sades Recreation Center, Dana and Sherier places NW. beasleyre.com. Special event ■The monthly “History & Hops� event — presented in conjunction with DC Beer Week — will feature Mad Fox Brewing Co. and four of the craft brewery’s beers. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org. Tours ■U.S. Botanic Garden deputy executive director Ari Novy will lead an overview tour of “Amber Waves of Grain� and discuss how humans have utilized this crop through the ages. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Meet on the Terrace in front of the Conservatory, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■A horticulturist will lead a tour and discussion of some of the vegetables and flowers in the National Museum of American History’s re-creation on a World War IIera victory garden. 1 p.m. Free. Meet at the welcome desk near the Constitution Avenue entrance, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. Friday, Aug. 22

Friday august 22 Class ■“7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park� will feature a Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202340-8779. Concerts ■The U.S. Air Force Band’s Air Force Strings ensemble will perform 20-minute sets. 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658. ■The Washington DC VA Medical Center and the National Park Service will present a performance by Capitol Excellence “Soul Stirrers� Chorus as part of a veteran artist mini-concert series. 3 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-745-4037. ■The U.S. Marine Band will perform chamber music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Friday Night Concert Series will feature Cazhmiere performing party

Demonstration ■Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will showcase uses for the rainbow of peppers available in markets, from sweet bells to their hotter cousins. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussions and lectures ■The Martin Luther Jr. Memorial Library will present a seminar on “Basic Internet Safety,� featuring tips on how to avoid flagrant fraud, egregious errors and misjudgments of online etiquette. 4 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Antonin Baudry (aka Abel Lanzac) will discuss his book “Weapons of Mass Diplomacy.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Films ■Carter Barron Amphitheatre will host an outdoor movie screening. Free. Gates open at 7 p.m.; show begins at dusk. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486. Another film will be shown Saturday. ■The eighth annual DC African Diaspora International Film Festival — featuring 10 films, receptions and Q&A sessions with filmmakers and producers — will open with a catered reception and the D.C. premiere of Tamarat Makonnen’s 2013 documentary “In Search of the Black Knight,� offering a humorous look at the complexities of African-American romantic relationships. 7 p.m. $20. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. nyadiff.org/adiff-dc-2014. The festival will continue Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 10 p.m. ■American University Neighborhood Movie Night will feature an outdoor screening of “Babe.� 8 p.m. Free. Woods-Brown Amphitheatre, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2167. ■Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church will host an outdoor screening of “The Lego Movie.� 8 p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202363-4900. Sporting event ■The Washington Nationals will play the San Francisco Giants. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 4:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. The Current welcomes submissions for the Events & Entertainment calendar, although space constraints limit the number of items we can include. Items should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event and include a summary of the event and its date, time, location with complete address, and cost to attend (indicate “free� if there is no charge). Also, please list a phone number for publication and a phone number for an editor to reach a contact person. Entries may be sent to calendar@currentnewspapers.com or The Current, P.O. Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400.

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GEORGETOWN $11,000,000 | ttrsir.com/id/QKCHDK This unrivaled historic home was built in 1797 George Mason’s newphew with brick imported from England and has housed the likes of Senator Claiborne Pell. Quality Hill has been meticulously renovated and features over 10,000 square feet of living space with 9 bedrooms and 11 baths. Each room has a preserved sense of history with modern updates. Grand entertaining spaces with 14-foot ceilings in the living room and throughout the main floor.

RUSSELL FIRESTONE +1 202 271 1701

SPRING VALLEY $6,985,000 | ttrsir.com/id/8W8S3V Located on one of the most exclusive streets in Spring Valley, this elegant stone residence with over 8,500 interior sq ft is sited on nearly 2 acres. Rooms are generously sized with high ceilings and feature many original finishes and materials. The grounds offer established plantings, mature trees, multiple terraces and stunning views.

MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

WATERGATE $1,750,000 | ttrsir.com/id/PRHHC4

Watergate West corner penthouse with 2,595 sq ft features a 1,420 sq ft roof terrace with sweeping views of the Potomac River and DC. 9’ ceilings, marble floors, living room with wrap-around windows and fireplace, separate dining room. Amenities include outdoor heated pool, full-service front desk and doorman, post office, florist, and pharmacy.

ARLINGTON, VA $1,275,000 Exquisite Federal style luxury townhome located in sought-after Highgate in the urban village of Rosslyn in North Arlington. This exceptional home offers 4BR, 3FBA, 2HBA, renovated gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, lovely back Patio and to many upgrades to mention them all here. Walk to Georgetown, shops, restaurants and the Metro.

JONATHAN TAYLOR +1 202 276 3344

JOHN ERIC +1 703 798 0097

PURCELLVILLE, VA $599,000

BRIGHTWOOD $489,000 Spacious 4br/3.5ba colonial in sought-after Brightwood/Shepherd Park. This home is in good condition, close to Silver Spring, Metro and Downtown DC.

This property features beautiful unobstructed view of the blue ridge, bull run and cobbler mountains on an outstanding 20 acres with easy access to Middleburg and Purcelville.

PENNY YERKS +1 703 760 0744

FRANK SNODGRASS +1 202 257 0978

GEORGETOWN $1,990,000 | ttrsir.com/id/2HFV4H

Set back from the street, this Georgetown East Village Federal offers wide rooms, high ceilings and original period details. This residence features an open plan with a renovated kitchen, large master suite with sitting room and lower level guest suite. The rear garden, accessed through French doors, is large and private and includes a terrace for outside dining, a lawn and mature plantings.

MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

ADAMS MORGAN $845,000 | ttrsir.com/id/RJ7CJD Located in the Adams Morgan section of NW DC it is close to restaurants, shops, Harris Teeter, parks and transportation. The neighborhood scores a 94 walkability score. (Zillow). The building is bike and pet friendly. The unit also has a private deeded parking spot behind the building. TOM DALEY +1 202 333 1212

LOGAN CIRCLE $399,000 | ttrsir.com/id/YW9XJK

Back on the market, buyer had cold feet!! Well appointed one bedroom unit at the boutique Boyd condo building. Located close to Logan Circle & Convention Center & walking distance to the best dining and shopping, Granite counters, stainless steel appliances, custom wood shutters, built in’s, a gas fireplace and many other upgrades make this unit one of a kind. A true turn-key unit.

TOM DALEY +1 202 333 1212

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$5,500,000

Kensington, MD

$1,675,000

Stunning residence in Parc Somerset. 4500+ SF including master suite with his & hers luxury baths.

5-bedroom, 4.5-bath in Chevy Chase View! Highend chef’s kitchen. Walk out lower level, front porch & screened porch w/fireplace. BCC Cluster.

Bret Brown 202.409.4338

Kathy Byars 240.372.9708

Dupont Circle, DC

$475,000

Top 2 levels filled with light & city views. Open, flexible floorplan w/den, updated kitchen, & generous master suite. 2.5 blocks to Metro.

Kelly Joyce Perry 301.906.1775

Cleveland Park, DC

$197,500

Efficiency condo w/updated kitchen. Close to Metro, restaurants & retail. Spacious open plan, ample room for relaxing & entertaining. www.JoanCromwell.com

Joan Caton Cromwell 202.441.8912

Chillum, DC

$749,000

Chevy Chase, MD

$1,250,000

Superb townhouse in Chevy Chase Mews. 3 levels, 2-car attached garage, large kitchen & breakfast area.

Sue Hill 202.262.4961 Andy Hill 301.646.3900

Silver Spring, MD

$429,900

Renovated, 4-bedroom home. Family room w/fireplace, dining room opening to brick patio & lush yard.

Mark Hudson 301.641.6266 Rebecca Rand 301.768.1574

Bethesda, MD

$305,000

Chevy Chase, MD

$1,495,000

1918 Historic Gem! Original architectural details, sleeping porch, rear roof deck, front and back staircases. One block off Circle.

Kelly Joyce Perry 301.906.1775

Palisades, DC

$2,100,000

Spectacular 5,400 sf contemporary home. Kitchen w/ custom cabinetry & stainless appliances, 4/5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. www.JoanCromwell.com

Joan Caton Cromwell 202.441.8912

Silver Spring, MD

$638,000

Charming & expanded 3-bedroom, 3-bath, Bungalow with open floor plan, welcoming porch, & vaulted master ste. Walk to 2 Metros & Downtown Silver Spring.

Catalina Schrader 301.922.3099

Bethesda, MD

$729,900

3,278 sq ft home on huge corner lot includes 8 bedrooms, 4 kitchens, 5 parking spaces, and large well-maintained yard.

Remodeled condo in Springlake. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large living & dining rooms, hardwood floors, & 2 balconies. Near Downtown & Montgomery Mall.

Large Parkwood Cape. 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath, move-in ready! Deep 8,500 sf lot, off-street parking. Daylight walk out finished lower level. Walk to Metro.

Annie Koontz 240.606.9423

Mark Hudson 301.641.6266

Kathy Byars 240.372.9708

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