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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Vol. XLVIII, No. 39

The NorThwesT CurreNT

D.C. celebrates Rock Creek Park’s 125th

Plans advance to shift farmhouse on Foxhall

P O N T I F F PA R A D E

■ Preservation: Owners

By MARK LIEBERMAN

seeking space for new house

Current Staff Writer

Rock Creek Park reached its 125th anniversary on Sunday — but the birthday party was as much a preview of the next 125 years as a celebration of the ones that came before. Remarks by park superintendent Tara Morrison set the scene early in the event, held at the park’s nature center at 5200 Glover Road NW. “Today is not only a big party, but it’s about making sure that the park is here for the next 125 years,” Morrison said. “We can’t do it alone.” That theme popped up throughout the day’s events, which included two panel discussions, tent displays from organizations like the Rock Creek Conservancy and the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, a rockclimbing wall, guided hikes, crash courses in photography and other hobbies, poetry readings and more. It culminated in a closing ceremony featuring Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd, followed by a display of enthusiastically received birthday cakes. And the anniversary also brought the possibility of a new name for the country’s first urban national reserve. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill Friday to rename it “Rock Creek National Park” in order to “highlight the significance of the park for the nation,” according to a news release. National Park Service spokesperson Emily Linroth said in an email that the agency hasn’t yet taken a position on the House bill, but the park appreciates Norton’s interest. Whatever the name, the goal of Sunday’s events was to attract people who might not otherwise have been familiar with the park, according to Morrison. Having activities for all age groups was an important part of that effort, she said. Morrison also said she hopes the anniversary will energize neighbors and tourists alike about the role they can play in the park, either taking See Rock Creek/Page 4

NEWS

By KELSEY KNORP Current Correspondent

Brian Kapur/The Current

Pope Francis visited Washington last week, drawing frenzied crowds to events throughout the city. Last Wednesday the pontiff met with President Barack Obama before a parade around the White House and along Constitution Avenue.

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Brian Kapur/Current file photo

A new home and garage will go behind the 1865 Scheele-Brown farmhouse on Foxhall Road.

add space in a way that avoids detracting from the building’s original character, particularly in light of a pending application to designate the home as a historic landmark. The family’s plan represents the second time the farmhouse will shift positions: In 1903, it was moved about 150 feet from the spot where farmer Augustus Daniel Scheele originally built it in 1865. Attias and Kotzur have proposed moving the home an additional 12 feet west and 40 feet north, which would require demolition of the pantry shed addition, kitchen chimney, second-story bathroom and enclosed rear porches that were added after See Foxhall/Page 3

Washington Home, Sidwell aim to reap benefits of land deal By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

The deal came about almost by accident. Sidwell Friends School was checking — somewhat dubiously — whether a small office building beside its upper-school campus could be converted to house its elementary grades. The nearby Washington Home & Community Hospices, meanwhile, was mulling how to most efficiently spend its money on elderly care. Both institutions date to the 1880s, and both have been located for decades in the Tenleytown block bordered by Wisconsin Avenue and 37th, Quebec and Upton streets NW. Also on the block are the office building that piqued Sidwell’s interest — slated to be vacated by Fannie Mae as it consolidates downtown — and a building owned by Washington Home and leased to the U.S. Postal Service.

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District’s attorney general joins probe into Volkswagen

The owners of a 19th-century farmhouse at 2207 Foxhall Road NW will be able to relocate the structure elsewhere on their property to make room for a new two-story home and detached garage behind it, following a decision by the Historic Preservation Review Board last Thursday. Board members, however, recommended the farmhouse be farther from the street than originally proposed and objected to a planned fence around the property, on the grounds that these conditions failed to “fit the context” of the setting. The complex plan from owners Chantal Attias and Andreas Kotzur came after an earlier scheme — relocating the house to the Field School next door — fell through after school officials evaluated the long-term costs of annexing the building. Attias and Kotzur found the farmhouse too cramped for their family of five, which includes two toddlers and Attias’ mother. They’re seeking to

Wilson girls soccer hopes for DCSAA championship run — Page 9

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The Washington Home says its nursing home has become unsustainable and the sale will help it transition to more in-home care.

Ellis Turner, Sidwell’s associate head of school, says officials have repeatedly looked into acquiring that Fannie Mae building next door to campus, despite concerns about putting young children on a property with limited open space.

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After high hopes, Nats turn out lights in dramatic fashion — Page 6

Because that building shares a driveway with the post office, he said, they also asked the Washington Home to see if the Postal Service still held a long lease on the Friendship Station property. But when a Washington Home representative got back in touch the next day, Turner said, it was to ask if Sidwell would instead be interested in purchasing its entire 5.7-acre nursing home property. School officials saw the campus — with its low-scale building and graceful open space — as a great fit for an elementary school. Tim Cox, executive director of the Washington Home, tells it a little differently, saying that the school was directly inquiring about buying property from the home: “What I’m aware of is getting an unsolicited offer from Sidwell.” Regardless, the institutions each concluded they’d hit a stroke of luck, and reached agreement on the planned $32.5 million sale on Sept. 15. The See Sale/Page 5

INDEX Calendar/14 Classifieds/21 District Digest/2 Exhibits/15 In Your Neighborhood/12 Opinion/6

Police Report/4 Real Estate/13 School Dispatches/8 Service Directory/19 Sports/9 Week Ahead/3

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The Current

District Digest Health Link launches matching program A new service has launched to help DC Health Link customers compare costs of different health plans based on age, current health and projected medical needs, the organization announced Friday. DC Health Link Plan Match is

an anonymous program that uses these three criteria to estimate premiums, deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance for each of the 31 available individual health plans. To use the service, a client must enter his or her age, self-assessed state of health, health of family members needing coverage, and any expected medical procedures for the upcom-

ing year. This input generates a list of plans offered through DC Health Link with estimated yearly costs. Individuals and families can now access a beta version of the service, and DC Health Link plans to expand to include small businesses and their employees in the future, according to a news release. To access DC Health Link Plan

Match, visit dchealthlink.com.

Library program hosts ‘makers-in-residence’ The first lecture of the D.C. Public Library Foundation’s Maker-inResidence Program will be held tonight, with artists Billy Friebele and Mike Iacovone discussing their

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collaborative approach at 7 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Both artists were selected for the one-year residency, which will give them an opportunity to “explore, create, and share innovative projects using the library’s tools and resources� in the Martin Luther King Jr. Library’s new MakerSpace, according to a news release. Each will create one significant work of art during the residency, while also hosting talks, teaching classes and providing training in subjects such as robotics, 3-D printers, wearable electronics and furniture design. The library foundation and the Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library joined to provide a stipend to the artists. During the Sept. 30 lecture, Friebele and Iacovone will discuss and share images of recent projects including a 3-D map of Arlington and a robotic sound machine. The next public event will be a workshop on the “use of digital tools such as GPS to track physical movement� at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Tenley library. Details on all Maker-in-Residence events are at mlkmaker.com/new-events. Two of Friebele’s and Iacovone’s projects are also part of the exhibit “Uncensored: Information Antics,� which opened Friday at the central library and will continue through Oct. 22.

Correction

In the Sept. 23 issue, an editorial erroneously described Buddy Bison as an emblem of the National Park Service. In fact, it is the mascot of the National Park Trust, a nonprofit that promotes getting children into parks around the country. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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FOXHALL: Proposal advances From Page 1

the first move. According to architect Rich Markus, this change would provide sufficient space farther back on the lot for construction of a two-story front-gable house and separate garage, with a covered walkway connecting the new buildings to the rear of the farmhouse. The historic building would serve as a potential in-law suite, while the rest of the family would live in the new house. Since the move would also place the house within about 15 feet of Foxhall Road, the family also proposed to construct a tall metal fence around the property to protect their children. Board members didn’t oppose the basic idea of the plan, but challenged the specifics. “It’s really a remnant of the formerly agrarian roots of the neighborhood,� said member Maria Casarella. “The global strategy with preserving this is how to recall that context. Moving it forward and putting a fence in front of it does not lend itself to understanding that context.� Chair Gretchen Pfaehler added that the board wouldn’t require a specific alternative design, but that fixes could include consolidating some proposed structures or spacing them out in a more cohesive way. Project engineer Tim Burke said the current arrangement of the buildings is designed to address concerns from

neighbors about stormwater runoff, given the slope of the lot. The proposed garage placement assumed that the farmhouse would have already been moved to close to the street. Frances McMillen, who prepared the Historic Preservation Office’s staff report on the farmhouse, also added some recommendations that were echoed by the board. She said the proposed covered walkway appeared somewhat out-of-place, calling its character “industrial� and “commercial� rather than residential. She recommended that the project team lighten and narrow the walkway or employ a structure more like a trellis; she also advised adding more detail or windows to some stretches of blank wall on the new house. The family originally wanted to subdivide the lot and donate the farmhouse building to the northernadjacent Field School. The proposal was intended to assuage the concerns of local preservation group Historic Washington Architecture Inc., which nominated the farmhouse for landmark designation in September 2013. Although the preservation board approved that proposal in December 2014, the Field School Board of Trustees declined the donation due to long-term landuse and preservation obligations too burdensome to outweigh student benefits. The preservation board still has yet to review the pending landmark application.

D.C. joins push against Volkswagen over emissions D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Monday that the District will join the 28 states already committed to a joint investigation of Volkswagen’s admitted use of software to improperly circumvent diesel emissions tests mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Reports suggest that the German company installed the software in approximately 11 million diesel-powered Audi and Volkswagen cars in the last five to six years, 482,000 of which were sold in the

United States. “One of our most important jobs at the Office of the Attorney General is to protect our city’s consumers as well as our quality of life, and we look forward to working with other states on this investigation,� Racine said. D.C. drivers who own an affected Volkswagen or Audi may file a complaint online at dcforms.dc.gov, call the agency’s consumer hotline at 202-442-9828 or send an email to consumer.protection@dc.gov.

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The week ahead Wednesday, Sept. 30

As part of the 16th Street NW Transit Priority Planning Study, the third Citizens Advisory Group meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the ballroom of the Chastleton, 1701 16th St. NW. ■D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson will discuss “2015 State of Schools� in conversation with NBC4 anchor Jim Vance. A reception with refreshments, student performances and interactive displays will precede her remarks. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Dunbar High School, 101 N St. NW. To RSVP, visit bit.ly/2015ChancellorsAddressRSVP. ■The D.C. Office of Planning will hold a community open house for the Adams Morgan Vision Framework planning initiative from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Marie Reed Elementary School, 2201 18th St. NW.

Thursday, Oct. 1

The D.C. Public Library will host a community meeting on its five-year strategic plan from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

Monday, Oct. 5

The D.C. Public Library will host a community meeting on its five-year strategic plan from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

The D.C. Department of Transportation will host its semiannual DC Circulator open house to present information on current operations and performance, provide updates on future expansion and solicit feedback. Topics for input will include possible bus stop consolidation along the Union Station to Georgetown route. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson Elementary School, 1200 L St. NW. ■The D.C. Public Library will host a meeting about plans for rebuilding the Cleveland Park Library. The design team will present initial concept designs and gather community feedback, and library officials will discuss the timeline. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■The Ward 3 Democrats group will host a meeting and “community dialogue� on affordable housing and homelessness at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Guest panelists will include Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development director Polly Donaldson, Interagency Council on Homelessness executive director Kristy Greenwalt and D.C. Department of Human Services director Laura Zeilinger.

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Sept. 21 through 27 in local police service areas.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 700-799 block, 11th St.; 1:59 a.m. Sept. 27.

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Theft â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 11:50 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 1300-1399 block, F St.; noon Sept. 21. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 4:50 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 500-599 block, 12th St.; 6:55 p.m. Sept. 22. â– 500-599 block, 13th St.; noon Sept. 24. â– 1306-1399 block, H St.; 1:15 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 11th and E streets; 7:20 p.m. Sept. 25. â– 800-901 block, I St.; 1 a.m. Sept. 27. â– 900-999 block, 11th St.; 7:30 a.m. Sept. 27. â– 1200-1299 block, L St.; 9:30 a.m. Sept. 27. Theft from auto â– 1200-1299 block, L St.; 10:02 p.m. Sept. 24.

psa 102

â– Gallery place PSA 102

PENN QUARTER

Robbery â– 400-499 block, K St.; 3:26 a.m. Sept. 27. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 600-699 block, F St.; 5:36 a.m. Sept. 26 (with knife). Theft â– 510-599 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 500-599 block, Indiana Ave.; 12:27 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 400 497 block, L St.; 10:52 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4:35 p.m. Sept. 22. â– 400-499 block, 8th St.; 11:12 p.m. Sept. 22. â– 800-899 block, 9th St.; 8 a.m. Sept. 23.

â– 500-599 block, 8th St.; 1:12 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 400-499 block, 7th St.; 6 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 400-499 block, 8th St.; 8:15 a.m. Sept. 25. Theft from auto â– 400-499 block, K St.; 4 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 400 497 block, L St.; 8:27 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 700-770 block, 5th St.; 6:15 a.m. Sept. 24. â– 400-499 block, K St.; noon Sept. 25. â– 4th and L streets; 8:45 p.m. Sept. 26.

psa PSA 201 201

â– chevy chase

No crimes reported.

Ave.; 3:30 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 2111-2199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:08 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 3:15 p.m. Sept. 25.

p.m. Sept. 21. â– 1200-1299 block, 27th St.; 12:35 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 3000-3099 block, Dumbarton St.; 4 p.m. Sept. 25.

Theft from auto â– 2900-3099 block, Cathedral Ave.; 5:35 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 2504-2599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:25 p.m. Sept. 23.

â– sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

psa 205

â– palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Theft â– 3200-3299 block, New Mexico Ave.; 4 p.m. Sept. 25.

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â– georgetown / burleith

â– Friendship Heights PSA 202

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 3100-3199 block, M St.; 8:42 p.m. Sept. 25.

Burglary â– 4100-4199 block, Fessenden St.; 1:01 a.m. Sept. 23.

Burglary â– 3500-3599 block, N St.; 1 a.m. Sept. 26.

Theft â– 4700-4799 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 3814-3989 block, Chesapeake St.; 8:30 a.m. Sept. 25. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:51 p.m. Sept. 26.

Theft â– 37th and O streets; 7:45 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 3300-3399 block, N St.; 1:21 p.m. Sept. 22. â– 1600-1699 block, 28th St.; 10 a.m. Sept. 23. â– 3800-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 12:45 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 1000-1025 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:33 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 12:45 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 12:51 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 1600-1639 block, 33rd St.; 2:16 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:55 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:24 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 1020-1199 block, 33rd St.; 10 a.m. Sept. 25. â– 3100-3199 block, K St.; 11:58 p.m. Sept. 25. â– M and 31st streets; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 26. â– 2600-2699 block, P St.; 2:47 a.m. Sept. 27.

psa 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

psa 203

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Robbery â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 7:55 p.m. Sept. 23. Theft â– 3500-3599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:51 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:59 p.m. Sept. 23.

psa 204

â– Massachusetts avenue

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

Theft â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 7 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 2200-2298 block, Wisconsin

Theft from auto â– 1600-1699 block, P St.; 6:40

psa 208

dupont circle

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– Connecticut Avenue and R Street; 6:30 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:20 a.m. Sept. 22. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:30 a.m. Sept. 26 (with knife). Theft â– 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:45 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:02 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 7:45 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10 a.m. Sept. 24. â– 2100-2199 block, Wyoming Ave.; 2:30 a.m. Sept. 25. â– 1400-1499 block, 14th St.; 11 p.m. Sept. 25. â– 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 1:29 p.m. Sept. 26. â– 1600-1622 block, 19th St.; 11:34 p.m. Sept. 26. Theft from auto â– 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2 a.m. Sept. 21. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4:40 p.m. Sept. 21. â– 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 5 a.m. Sept. 22. â– 1700-1799 block, N St.; 6:01 p.m. Sept. 22. â– 2154-2299 block, Wyoming Ave.; 8:16 p.m. Sept. 22. â– 2154-2299 block, Wyoming Ave.; 11:31 a.m. Sept. 23. â– 1600-1699 block, O St.; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23. â– 1300-1499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8 p.m. Sept. 24. â– 1800-1826 block, 24th St.; 11:30 a.m. Sept. 25. â– 1300-1499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8 p.m. Sept. 25. â– 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 9 p.m. Sept. 25. â– 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 11 p.m. Sept. 25.

ROCK CREEK: Park celebrates 125th anniversary From Page 1

advantage of its resources or helping to preserve them. She has worked at the park for four years and marvels that it exists in a distinctly urban environment like the nation’s capital. “When you need to decompress and take a little bit of time out, you don’t have to drive four hours away,� Morrison said. “It’s right here.� And residents have a new way of pitching in. In concert with the 125th anniversary, the park kicked off its Sustaining Our Lands with Public Engagement (SOLVE) initiative, giving community groups an opportunity to adopt portions of the park.

Even amid the celebratory atmosphere, notes of caution rang out. During a discussion of her book “A Year in Rock Creek Park,� horticulture expert Melanie Choukas-Bradley noted rising threats to the park including invasive species, stormwater runoff and public misuse. Community members can help address these problems by growing large-canopy trees to combat harmful plant species, addressing runoff on their own property or volunteering for projects such as cleanups. “There’s so much you can do to get involved,� Choukas-Bradley said. Event attendees like Kate Maynor from Cleveland Park also had the

park’s future in mind. Maynor has taken an active interest in the park since taking a job at the Audubon Naturalist Society a few years ago. “I think it’s important that people stay in trails, as tempting as it is to bushwhack,� Maynor said. “You can see a lot of invasive plant species right along the trails.� Rock Creek Conservancy volunteer coordinator John Maleri looks forward to helping people get connected. “A lot of people in the area know about Rock Creek Park. I don’t think they understand how large it is or how many different opportunities there are to get involved,� Maleri said.

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SALE: Washington Home, Sidwell plot out new futures after deal for Upton Street site

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Washington Home is scheduled to vacate the site in December 2016. For Sidwell, it means bringing the elementary school together with the upper grades for the first time since the lower school moved to Bethesda in 1963. Turner said the relocation, targeted for the 2019-20 school year, will boost collaboration among the grades and allow “students to grow up together.� But for the Washington Home, it means a departure from its longtime model of inpatient nursing home care, where its 192 rooms hold a mix of permanent residents and shortterm rehabilitation patients, according to Cox. It means abandoning a costly building in favor of assisting patients in their own homes. And it means that the current residents will need to leave. “This is a very sad and trying time for residents here and their families,� said Cox. “However, our current method of operating a nursing home isn’t sustainable longterm, so this forced us to have to make this decision which is very hard.� Washington Home has been hit hard by changes in elderly care over the years, according to Cox. Its unique calling card of private rooms was once a strong point, but the facility is now in a no-man’s land between more cost-effective nursing homes with semi-private rooms and assisted-living apartments with a less institutional flavor. Furthermore, D.C. residents have increasingly clamored for assistance to stay in their own homes — another service Washington Home provides. In addition to the cash infusion from selling the site, the Washington Home would also be able to revise its cost structure, help more people and reverse a trend of losing money, Cox said. “We spent $20 million on 300 people in the nursing home and we spent $8 million on serving about 1,200 people in the community,� he said. Cox said Washington Home historically did not provide long-term inpatient treatment, but its model gradually evolved to today’s residential system. “It’s really just refocusing on our end-of-life mission, which has really been part of our history since the beginning,� he said. The change in focus has come as a shock to many of the 126 current long-term residents, and some have said they feel they’re being forced from their homes late in life. “Everybody I talk to who volunteers there says no way these people can go home — they just don’t have the ability,� said a Washington Home board member from the 1990s who asked not to be named. The former board member and others have also criticized Washington Home’s leadership for not keeping residents in the loop while making decisions. Cox said a confidentiality agreement was in place during negotiations of the Sidwell sale, and that before that point, there was no con-

crete plan to sell the building. “We wouldn’t share that kind of information prematurely because it causes anxiety,� said Cox. Coincidentally, Washington Home had already stopped taking in new residents for the 155 long-term rooms back in March, in the midst of a project (now nearly completed) to expand the building’s sprinkler coverage, according to Cox. He said that because of the sale, no new residents will be brought on, and current residents will each receive a personalized “transition plan� either to in-home care or an alternative nursing home. An Oct. 14 “nursing home fair� event will bring representatives of other regional facilities to the Washington Home. Washington Home also has a sixmonth lease-back option, which would let the facility stay open until June 2017 if suitable arrangements for residents haven’t yet been found. The organization will create an alternative hospice facility within the District to replace the current building’s nine-bed hospice wing, Cox added. The sale of the property sparked some fears that D.C. could lose its only inpatient hospice. “It’s a very needed service and we understand that, and we will make sure we don’t have any lapse,� said Cox. He said it’s too early to know the details of the Washington Home’s future as it phases out its nursing home in favor of home-based care, given that the nonprofit couldn’t begin working with its partner organizations until a couple of weeks ago due to the confidentiality period. Sidwell, meanwhile, intends to finance its move through a fundraising push and by selling its Bethesda elementary campus, according to Turner. The school plans to overhaul

but preserve about 80 percent of the Washington Home’s structures, removing a one-story building to make room for a gym, he said. The school will need Board of Zoning Adjustment approval for the new use of the Washington Home property, and Turner said Sidwell has already retained a traffic consultant and begun meeting with city officials and community members. Adam Tope, chair of the North Cleveland Park/Van Ness advisory neighborhood commission, met with

Sidwell last week. He said he didn’t see a great risk to the community, as construction would be kept away from the street, though he’s still waiting to see a traffic management plan. Asked about noise, Tope said he’s discussing that issue with neighbors. “It is possible there could be concerns but I would personally rather hear kids playing rather than ambulances,� he wrote in an email. One issue that has come up during the sale is the optics of a pricey private school displacing elderly

residents, which Turner said caught Sidwell off-guard. “The home’s broker solicited an offer from us. We didn’t suggest this to them,� he said. “So it’s not as if we were planting an idea in their head that they didn’t have.� He added that nearly a quarter of Sidwell’s students receive “substantial� financial aid, offsetting the fullprice tuition of $37,750, and that students regularly volunteer with community organizations — including the Washington Home.

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Davis Kennedy/Publisher & Editor Chris Kain/Managing Editor

Keeping D.C. competitive

We’ll never know for sure whether the Advisory Board Co. would have left the District had it not been for Mayor Muriel Bowser’s $60 million package of incentives. The 35-year-old company was founded in D.C., and its chief executive lives here, as does 48 percent of its 1,900-person staff, who work in two leased West End offices. But money talks, and had Virginia or Maryland ponied up a similar deal, a move would have been likely, or at least likely enough to have made D.C.’s deal worthwhile. Under the plan — which still needs approval from the D.C. Council — the city will retain the $2.4 billion business, which provides consulting, technology and research services to health care and higher education clients. And the Advisory Board will make it worth our while: Mayor Bowser says the deal will yield a net $300 million in tax revenue. The Advisory Board will also hire at least 100 D.C. residents a year for 10 years (starting in 2020) and employ small- or minorityowned local firms to build out offices (at least 35 percent of that budget) within the New York Avenue NW building Douglas Development is creating. If the company fails to make those marks, it won’t receive the promised tax abatements of $6 million per year. That’s what happened with Living Social, which in 2012 was offered up to $32.5 million in tax breaks to create 1,500 new local jobs, at least half held by D.C. residents, as well as a consolidated 200,000-square-foot headquarters. The company floundered and didn’t earn any of the offered incentives. But we think there’s a big difference between a tech start-up and an established firm. We expect the Advisory Board will more likely follow the path set out by the CoStar Group Inc., which moved to D.C. from Bethesda in 2010 and went on to exceed the hiring requirements in its $6.1 million deal, according to the Washington Business Journal. And of course if the Advisory Board doesn’t succeed, no city funds will be lost. The D.C. Council should of course lend a careful eye to the deal, ensuring that it’s beneficial to local taxpayers. Our legislators should ensure that Mayor Bowser is right about the $300 million in tax revenue. If so, they should approve the deal and welcome the Advisory Board to Mount Vernon Triangle.

Small, smart steps

The Georgetown Business Improvement District has big plans for the neighborhood over the next decade or so. Some of the goals of the “Georgetown 2028” plan that the organization has developed — like a Metro station — will take until at least that much time to be realized. Others can move more quickly. In the latter category falls a goal of improving the ease of walking to Georgetown from the current closest Metro station, in Foggy Bottom. To that end, the BID is proposing installing a series of signs that would help pedestrians find their way. The group suggests putting 12 to 15 markers along the two main routes: K Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The front of each the sign would mark the way to Georgetown and the back would show the return route to the Metro. The group proposes the signs as a pilot program, to be re-evaluated after a year and used to generate data for a long-term plan. The Foggy Bottom/West End advisory neighborhood commission has supported the proposal, with the caveat that the commission would get to consult with the business group and the D.C. Department of Transportation on the specific contents and locations of the signs. Next up is the city’s Public Space Committee, which is due to consider the proposal at its next meeting. We like this common-sense and simple approach to helping address major issues of access to Georgetown. In fact, we think the city government should encourage neighborhood groups to suggest just such low-cost, practical ideas for improving their communities. Then officials should take steps to make them happen.

Turn out the lights … The party’s over. Cold weather arrived just in time to accompany the bitter end of playoff hopes for the Nats. Worse, the team must limp into New York this weekend to play the Mets for its last three games of the season. The rival, triumphant Mets! Whatever that final weekend brings in New York City, the Mets are the very same team that pretty much sealed the deal for the Nationals this season with their three-game sweep here the week of Labor Day. Our home team — preseason favorites for the World Series — had gone into that early September Mets series with a chance to jump back into the playoff race, only to take its lumps. Washington Post sportswriter James Wagner wrote on Sept. 9 that the “nightmare” sweep had been “utter torture,” with one game maybe “the worst” in the team’s history. Well, it wasn’t the worst. A night after a dramatic win from a 12th-inning double by star outfielder Bryce Harper, it was Sunday’s dugout altercation between Harper and pitcher Jonathan Papelbon that capped — and perhaps crystallized — the season. It’s hard to imagine anything worse happening as the team crawls to the finish line on Sunday. A tiff over critical words from Papelbon about not hustling flared into a fight when Papelbon suddenly grabbed Harper by the throat and slammed the star player into a wall. On Monday, the Nats suspended Papelbon for four games. The team said such behavior wouldn’t be tolerated. Along with a three-game suspension order by Major League Baseball for Papelbon throwing at a batter on purpose, the season is over for the pitcher who has been more trouble than help. Fans interviewed by NBC4 on Monday overwhelmingly blamed Papelbon for the embarrassing incident that drew national attention. New York Times sports columnist Tyler Kapner excoriated several aspects of the incident. First, he said the Nats had been the “biggest flop” of the baseball season. Kapner said the decision by manager Matt Williams to allow Papelbon to take the mound in the ninth inning after the scuffle was indefensible: “That decision should be the final one he makes as Washington’s manager.” The Times writer concluded with a call for the Nationals’ owners to make some decisions of their own. “If the Nationals want to show real leadership — and support for Harper, their franchise player — they should suspend Papelbon for the rest of the season and fire Williams,” Kapner wrote. Washington Post sportswriter Tom Boswell, who has tracked the good and bad of this disappointing season, didn’t hold back either. He called the violent explosion in the dugout “a public viewing” for a dead team this season, “one of the worst professional team failures in D.C. sports in a generation.” Boz suggested you could “cut some slack for injuries, a shattered bullpen and novice managing,” but the dugout rumble “will be a symbol of an entire season when everything went wrong.” And he suggested

that manager Williams “almost certainly will be fired.” Boswell’s only hope was that the Nationals’ owners learn something from this “spectacular flop” ignominy. We’ll leave it to the experts to dissect what went wrong this season — extended periods of key injuries, coaching decisions, and a lousy bullpen that could not hold a lead. One of the other low points for the Notebook was when brash Bryce called out fans leaving a toughloss game in the seventh inning, as if they were all disloyal. The atmosphere in the ballpark mostly had been electric, some sports writers noted. But Harper — an unquestioned star at the age of 22 — saw it differently, “I mean, they left in the seventh. That’s pretty brutal. I don’t know, whatever.” Others noted that most of the empty seats were in right field where the sun itself was pretty brutal, the rest of the ballpark hanging in there and cheering. Nats general manager Mike Rizzo a day later sought to soften Harper’s post-game comment. “Bryce is a passionate player who wears his heart on his sleeve,” he said. “You’re talking about a player after a tough loss with some frustration. But he’s a guy who loves this city [and fans].” No doubt all that is true. But in this particular game, where Wilson Ramos hit a fourth-inning grand slam, the pre-season hype of the pitching staff was a distant memory. And the loss, like many this year, was pretty much pinned on the bullpen. And that’s not the fans’ fault. ■ But don’t be bitter. Despite heartbreaking defeats in post-season play in two of the last four years, baseball has been good for the city. It has brought in money-spending fans and accelerated economic development in a part of the District that had been a fading industrial area. Many of the fans come from Virginia, spending money here that otherwise would have stayed in the commonwealth. And, if things play out right, the new soccer stadium for D.C. United in Southwest near the Nats ballpark will only boost the growth of that area. So, altogether now: Wait till next year! Go Nats. ■ A final word. Harper early in his career is famous not only for his style of play and success, but another famous utterance: “That’s a clown question, bro!” He was dismissing a dumb question about being underage and celebratory beer drinking. But the quote master — often unintentionally — of all time was baseball great Yogi Berra. In the midst of the Pope Francis visit last week came the sad news that Berra had died at age 90. Here’s just a few of dozens of Yogisms that your Notebook likes: “I never said most of the things I said.” “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” “The future ain’t what it used to be.” And here from Yogi is the best advice you can give anyone: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Easing driveway rule will assist residents

I have mixed reactions to Juliet Six’s Sept. 16 Viewpoint piece about the proposed changes to zoning rules. I agree with some of her points, but on one issue in particular I strongly disagree: I think it is wonderful that the Zoning Commission wants to allow owners of single-family

detached homes to do away with their driveways and repurpose their garages. In our neighborhood, which has unzoned, unrestricted street parking, hardly anyone parks in their garages. We don’t. Our driveway backs onto Military Road NW, and it’s treacherous reversing out onto it as people speed by. Given that there is always ample parking on our street, it makes no sense to use our driveway, which is off to the side of our corner-lot house, making it inconvenient on top of

everything else. Why shouldn’t we be able to dig up our unsightly driveway and plant a rain garden? Perhaps if more people did that, we would have less of a problem with pollution from stormwater runoff. There are plenty of places in the city where parking isn’t at a premium, and we shouldn’t be subject to a blanket rule mandating that we maintain unused driveways and garages. Jay Hardee Chevy Chase

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Letters to the Editor Ward 3 must assist on homelessness

It isn’t that common for politicians to actually follow up on campaign promises. Mayor Muriel Bowser should be noted as an exception. Since at least the tragic death of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd last year, there has been popular consensus that D.C. General must be closed as a homeless facility. With over 500 children living at D.C. General for years in what was intended as temporary housing, the lack of safety and dignity of the families there is unacceptable. During her campaign Mayor Bowser committed to closing D.C. General. I recall her saying, “We know how to end homelessness in this city; we just need to do it.� Mayor Bowser also committed to solutions for “all eight wards� as a campaign rallying cry. A few months ago, Mayor Bowser spoke at the Ward 3 Democrats meeting and answered questions for over an hour. An audience member there noted the need to shut down D.C. General because “it is a travesty.� The mayor repeated her commitment to closing D.C. General, adding that when the time came she would need help from all eight wards, including Ward 3. That time has now come. Closing D.C. General and accommodating the hundreds of families with children means that each of D.C.’s eight wards will need about 50 units of housing. The mayor will soon formally announce her proposal along with specific sites for shortterm placements/interim housing for homeless families. On this issue, Ward 3 is key to fulfilling the mayor’s (and our own) vision for the District. Especially in D.C.’s current boom times, the wealthiest ward of the city must contribute to solutions that will improve the entire city. Most Ward 3 residents value knowing that their city treats its homeless and vulnerable population humanely. We don’t like the idea that D.C. General exists in our city (or that the District has one of the highest homelessness rates of major U.S. cities). We benefit directly when the reputation of the District improves. We also benefit indirectly by enhancing our own sense of ourselves as responsible and humane residents. Please contact Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to encourage them to support the mayor’s effort to close D.C. General. You’re also invited to an informational session on affordable housing and homelessness with administration officials as well as

council representatives on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Jessica Wasserman Chair, Ward 3 Democrats Task Force on Homelessness and Affordable Housing

Police union claims aren’t substantiated

My mother had a saying, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.� The chairman of the D.C. Police Union, Delroy A. Burton, appears to be trying to do just that [“Union vote on chief not just about pay,� Letters to the Editor, Sept. 9]. Two-thirds of his membership chose not to vote when presented with the union leadership’s eight top issues with Police Chief Cathy Lanier. That is an overwhelming majority of his members. Trying to compare it with turnout in D.C. primary and general elections is deceptive since the processes in each are different. In D.C. elections you either have to show up at the polling station or request and submit an absentee ballot. In the Police Union vote, all you needed to do was log on to your computer or other device to vote. The non-voting two-thirds could have done it on their lunch break while they waited for their sandwich. I have a great deal of respect for all of the D.C. police, up to and including the chief, but this vote gives the rank and file a black eye at a time when the entire force and we citizens should be rallying around to address this serious increase in crime in our city. We don’t need folks throwing stones at each other. Rather, we probably all need to be saying a few prayers. Jerry Barrett Washington, D.C.

Nursing home sale benefits the rich

The pending transfer of the Washington Home site on Upton Street NW to Sidwell Friends School is another example of very wealthy private institutions taking over dwindling available facilities meant to provide accommodations for those of us of modest means who are unable to fend for ourselves in our declining years. I do not buy the excuse by the Washington Home leaders that this kind of facility is no longer needed in the District because many aging individuals prefer to “age in place.� There are fewer and fewer affordable facilities of this type available in the city or the metropolitan area, and it is unforgivable that this sale is permitted to go forward. Where is the outrage from the rest of us? This is just one of the transfers that trample on the needs of the community; others include

the planned soccer stadium and the Washington Wizards taking space at St. Elizabeths that could be used instead to provide affordable housing for our residents. All of these actions indicate there is no room for middle-class residents here in D.C. — only for the very wealthy “10 percenters�! Dee Foscherari Washington, D.C.

Viewpoint included gun misinformation

Shelly Tompkin stated in her Sept. 23 Viewpoint piece that Mayor Muriel Bowser had said “the increase in the number of machine guns with high-capacity magazines in the community� was a contributing factor to an uptick in homicides and gun violence. I would challenge Ms. Tompkin to provide an example of when, if ever, a machine gun has been used in a shooting or even found in D.C. Her lack of knowledge about guns and gun crime, and The Current’s failure to catch the error, is disturbing. I would also challenge her to present any evidence of an increase in these types of weapons or highcapacity magazines in the city. Mike Lee Washington, D.C.

Reporter’s death is a loss to the District

The death of Elizabeth Wiener is a shock and a great loss to her family, friends, colleagues and the many District residents who relied on her reporting to inform them. Elizabeth had the most dreary and most complicated beat covering District landuse issues and our regulatory bodies. With extraordinary talent and commitment, she told the story of powerful real estate interests battling with outmaneuvered and often outsmarted small groups of residents trying to preserve their neighborhoods and quality of life — and she did it without bias. If you wished the press would cover a story, you wanted Elizabeth to write it — not because she would side with you, but because she would report the important facts and explain the concepts simply and lucidly. If you weren’t happy with her reporting, she wanted to know why and wouldn’t hesitate to explain why she was right and you were wrong in your perception. It was hard to find fault with her approach because she was brilliant in her ability to nail a story. How lucky were District residents and advisory neighborhood commissions that Elizabeth wrote for a community newspaper, rather than a national paper? Elizabeth will be greatly missed. Nancy MacWood Commissioner, ANC 3C09

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Spotlight on Schools Eaton Elementary

Eagle Time? What is that? It’s Friday morning fun time at John Eaton for third-, fourth- and fifthgraders because we get to pick our own classes! This year, Eagle Time offerings include: Lego robotics, garage band, choir, geography, archery, ceramics, mural painting, sports roundtable, science Fridays, poetry and Chinese Calligraphy. In Eagle Time, you express creative ideas and thoughts because you get to concentrate on one idea. These classes are different from art,

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music and our usual subjects because we get to do so much more on that topic. It’s also fun for the teachers because they get to teach things that they are especially interested in. We do fun activities in those classes, for example, in Mural Madness our art teacher, Ms. Laurencin, lets us paint on the walls to make the school more beautiful! John Eaton has a lot of opportunities for everyone to find new interests. We are all ready to start Eagle Time on Friday! — Kathryn Carline, Kati Snotherly and Anna Cain, fifth-graders

Field School

Field School celebrated Spirit Week. Monday was designated as Grandparents Day, and many students dressed up as their grandparents or elderly people might do. Students came to school in suit jackets, big collared shirts and suit pants, bow ties and regular ties. Many were very authentic-looking. Too bad none of the grandparents were there to see how amazing their grandchildren looked! The following day was Twin Day, when some students dressed up as each other. Even though many people did not decide to dress up, a couple of students had good matching outfits. On Wednesday we had no school because of Yom Kippur; Pope Francis happened to be in D.C. that day too. Lots of people

went to see him. On Thursday it was Farmer Day, with many students dressed in farmer hats and overalls. We also had our Activity Fair where we looked for different clubs to join. To finish the week, students wore the school colors — blue and yellow — or a school T-shirt. — Leith Chesser, Fiona Sekerke and Zuri Alexander, sixth-graders

Hearst Elementary

It’s been a fun first month in fifth grade! We’ve stayed very busy in Mr. Levin’s class. In math, we’ve learned fluency, decimals, place value, and multiplying and dividing exponents. They were hard at first but we get them now. Mr. Levin is fun, loud and very smart. We also get science this year! We got to pick our own experiments and learned a lot about the world. Some of the things we collected were bamboo, mud and fungus as we made a deeper exploration of everyday materials. A couple of us even kept fungus in water overnight to see what would happen — it ended up getting really stinky! We know we still have a long way to go, but we are excited for everything coming up. We even have two field trips next week. We also can’t wait to learn about algebra, and be totally ready for Deal. — Clarke Weathersby, Kendall Childs, Sidney Lewis and Satchel Hewitt, fifth-graders

Lafayette Elementary

Lafayette is undergoing renovations and all of the classrooms have been moved into trailers for this school year. We asked teachers whether they preferred their old rooms or their new rooms.

Pre-K and kindergarten teachers mentioned how much they like having bathrooms in each of their classrooms. Mr. Gregal, a fifth-grade teacher, likes his new room better because his old room “had a funny shape like a mouse.� Nurse Cockrell likes that the new health suite is roomy and bright. Ms. Cobb, a second-grade teacher, said, “I like that I don’t have any uninvited classroom pets — yet.� Almost all teachers surveyed are happy to control the temperature in their rooms, have big windows, and — especially — have closed classrooms. Third-grade teacher Mr. Rogall, whose classroom was always in a trailer alone, likes to be in the mega-trailer that has several other teachers and classes in it. Lafayette’s gym teacher, Ms. McClure, said she liked her old room better than her new gym, but still is grateful for the big top (new gym). The gym is also used as the cafeteria. She dislikes that there is always food on the floor. The teachers are all looking forward to next year when they will have their new rooms in the remodeled school. — Addy Darnell and Kate Oliphant, fifth-graders

Maret School

The fourth grade at Maret just returned from Camp Arrowhead in Lewes, Del., after three days of fun, laughter and bonding. The grade has gone for the past two decades because fourth grade is an entry year to the school, and the trip helps the classes become one team. There was a variety of interesting activities once we arrived. After an afternoon of initiatives for teamwork, including “flip the rug� and a

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Every year Murch Elementary organizes an International Night. On Sept. 17, Murch parents and students set up tables that highlight the country they are from. On the table you can find traditional food (the biggest hit), games, pictures and artifacts of all kinds. Some countries also have performances. This year we had 30 different countries and 10 performances. I am half Lebanese and half Italian, and I have helped out with both tables over the years. I talked to one of the students who ran the Turkey table, fourth-grader Ozan Inak. “I saw many people who came from so many countries and belong to a variety of different cultures. It was amazing!� said Ozan. At his table, See Dispatches/Page 18

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Tigers aim for DCSAA title run By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

For five straight years, Wilson has reigned over the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association girls soccer scene with dominant championship runs. The Tigers again hope to remain atop the conference this year, but they also have their sights set higher — on the D.C. State Athletic Association crown. “We have to be in the mix for [state],” said Tigers coach Daniel Drickey. “I tell them every year that I don’t want to lose any games, and so far we haven’t. … I think this could be our year to make a long run in the state tournament.” So far this season, the Tigers are undefeated. Their victories have included a pair of quality wins over private schools Burke and St. Andrews, and they’ve netted a duo of 2-2 ties against Washington Catholic Athletic Conference powerhouses St. John’s, last year’s D.C. State Athletic Association runner-up, and Bishop Ireton, which The Washington Post ranked No. 9 in the area on Friday. Wilson’s performance against Ireton was especially gratifying, as the Tigers were missing half of their starters and dressed only 11 players, with several out of action due to college visits and other commitments. Their tie that day, despite playing short-handed, gives the players confidence moving forward. “It helps us realize that we can play with the private schools no matter the conditions,” said Drickey. While the Tigers have handled tough tests from top private schools, they’ve been rolling through their D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association counterparts. Wilson drubbed Cardozo 8-0 on Sept. 21 and then knocked off

School Without Walls 5-0 on Monday. “This is an opportunity to for us to work on things, play people in other positions and see if we can find other pieces to the puzzle elsewhere,” said Drickey. But the coach added that Wilson’s DCIAA counterparts have improved since he took the Tigers job three years ago. “The DCPS schools are getting better every year. … We are working harder than we have in the past,” Drickey said. In Monday’s game against Walls, sophomore Lucy Kellogg started the scoring just four minutes into the contest when she took a different approach to a corner kick. Instead of feeding the ball into the box for a potential header, Kellogg took the shot herself from the corner and kicked the ball with enough of a curve that it bent into the top shelf of the goal. “I take corners for the team and I noticed we weren’t finishing, so I wanted to try something else,” said Kellogg. “I work on it after practice when I have time.” Kellogg continued her stellar day when junior forward Sophie ReVeal dished the ball to the sophomore for another score and a 2-0 lead. The Tigers wrapped up the first half with another goal off a Reveal assist to junior Jisca Adigo for a commanding 3-0 lead by the break. “We started really slow and sluggish,” said Drickey. “We had a conversation at halftime about upping the tempo and doing the things that we needed to do to help us in games down the road.” After halftime, senior midfielder Erin Doherty fed the ball to sophomore Quinn Wright for a score. Then the Tigers wrapped up their scoring bonanza on a goal by junior midfielder Nicole Distinto on an assist from Kellogg.

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Wilson sophomore Lucy Kellogg, right, scored two goals in the Tigers’ 5-0 win over School Without Walls on Monday. “In the second half we were much better and passed the ball around well and played with more urgency,” said Drickey. With the DCIAA not providing a ton of tough competition, Wilson has weighted its schedule with nine games against private schools this season, while still playing its usual six against DCIAA opponents. This gives the Tigers the chance to compete against traditional D.C. soccer powerhouse schools such as

St. John’s, Sidwell and National Cathedral (which has won three straight DCIAA crowns), while preparing for a state title run of their own. “We can contend with the private schools,” said Kellogg. “We’re not something you can just roll over. People think we are just some public school who you can beat 8-0. That’s not true. We have the heart and the talent to beat See Wilson/Page 10

Cadets clip Falcons in triple overtime 29-23 By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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St. John’s freshman running back Keilan Robinson scored three touchdowns in the Cadets’ triple-overtime win on Friday night.

St. John’s outlasted Good Counsel 29-23 in a triple overtime thriller on Friday night, spoiling the Falcons’ homecoming festivities and marking the second time the Cadets have won a matchup between the two teams over the last three seasons. Freshman running back Keilan Robinson had only 48 yards from scrimmage, but he made the most of his touches by scoring three touchdowns. Senior quarterback Talik Mann connected on 22 of his passes for a pair of scores and 200 yards. While Mann and Robinson’s offensive efforts gave the Cadets a chance to win, it was junior running back Ryan Vessels who saved the day with a six-yard touchdown run in the third overtime period to give his team a euphoric victory. “I thought our guys showed great resilience,” Cadets coach Joe Patter-

son said in an email. “We fell behind early in the game, and we fell behind early in overtime. Each time they battled back.” St. John’s started the game slowly, allowing a quick Good Counsel touchdown. But senior defensive end Terrell Hall helped stem the momentum by blocking the extra point to keep the score at 6-0, and the Cadets rebounded in the second period when Mann connected with Robinson on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give his team the lead. The defense followed it up by earning two points on a safety. While the offense was finding a groove, the defensive unit was stout, preventing Good Counsel from converting any third-down attempts. After halftime, both teams began to trade big plays to set up overtime. Good Counsel scored a touchdown to take a 13-9 lead into the final period; the Cadets responded with another Mann touchdown pass to Robinson to give them a 16-13 edge.

But they couldn’t hold onto the lead as the Falcons kicked a field goal to force overtime before the end of regulation. In overtime, the St. John’s defense and special teams units had to make critical stops to give themselves a shot at the win. In the second extra period, Kofi Wardlow forced the fumble and Hall recovered the ball on a potential gamewinning field goal kick. Then on defense, Hall sacked the Falcons’ quarterback to end the game in the third overtime. The Cadets will try to move to 2-0 in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference when they host DeMatha Saturday at 2 p.m.

Maret stays perfect

The Frogs continued their strong start to the season by earning a thirdstraight blowout win as they throttled Friends 38-14 in Baltimore Saturday. See Football/Page 10

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Wilson’s Desmond Dunham and Georgetown Day’s Anthony Belber were recently named the top track and field coaches in D.C. by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Dunham was named “High School Coach of the Year� for his work with Wilson’s girls team, while Belber received the honor for his coaching with the Georgetown Day boys. The association honors coaches in each state based on their team’s success from the 2015 season — their placement in state championships, the number of events they competed in and the number of individual medalists, among other factors. Winners were selected by a committee of experts from around

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Wilson’s girls track and field coach Desmond Dunham earned a prestigious honor.

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them.� The Tigers’ early success has come despite the uncertainty in their roster. Their projected starter in goal, freshman Ella Gantman, has been in and out of the lineup due to club soccer commitments, which has sometimes left the team scrambling to fill

the spot at various points this year. “When I can get her out here, she is probably the best goalkeeper in the city and potentially in the area,� said Drickey. “When she is here, I’m not worried about anything in the back.� The team has leaned on its captains — Doherty and senior defender Kaili Gregory — to help guide it through those tough situations.

“They both bring a level of calmness and leadership that we haven’t had in the past,� said Dickey. “They were sophomores when I took over the program, and I saw them as down-the-road leaders.� The Tigers will look to continue on their early-season tear when they host Bell today at 4 p.m. and Bishop McNamara Friday at 5:30 p.m.

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Maret was once again paced by junior quarterback Garrison Burnett, who confounded the opposing defense through the air and on the ground. Burnett rushed for a game-high 256 yards and three scores and also threw for 164 yards and a touchdown. Burnett’s go-to guy was junior wideout Coby Davis, who had two grabs for 110 yards and a touchdown. The Frogs also had rushing scores from Davis and junior fullback Aaron Pray. Maret will finish the non-conference portion of its schedule against Paul Public Charter at 5 p.m. Friday at Wilson.

Coolidge falls to Dunbar

The Colts saw a 14-14 halftime tie turn into defeat when Dunbar scored the only touchdown of the second half to escape Coolidge with a 20-14 win Friday night. Senior quarterback Timothy Abbot led the way for the Colts by throwing a touchdown pass to junior wideout Demetrius Mayes and rushing for a score. The Colts will look to rebound when they host Wilson at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Wilson keeps rolling

Wilson traveled to Southeast and trounced Anacostia 53-20 Friday night. The Tigers’ offense kept up its torrid pace by dropping a season-high 53 points on the Indians. It was also Wilson’s fourth straight game of scoring at least 38 points. Wilson junior quarterback Steve Williams once again orchestrated the offense to perfection by tossing for 215 yards and six touchdowns. His favorite target was junior wideout Sean Savoy, who had six catches for 136 yards and three scores. When Wilson wasn’t torching Anacostia through the air, senior running back Maurice Tyler ran roughshod through the Indians’ defense for 195 yards and two scores. The Tigers will look for their third win against one of their public school counterparts when they travel to play Coolidge Friday at 6 p.m.

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Wilson junior wideout Sean Savoy snagged six passes for 136 yards and three scores on Friday.

Gonzaga wins WCAC opener

Tyree Randolph continued his strong start to the season in Gonzaga’s WCAC opener against Bishop McNamara on Saturday, as the Eagles soared to a 34-24 win. Gonzaga jumped on the Mustangs early with a rushing touchdown from junior running back Mark Lewis and a field goal from Brian Johnson for an early 10-0 lead. McNamara answered with a score, before Randolph took over the game. The junior running back powered his way into the end zone from a yard out to push the lead to 17-6. Later in the half, junior quarterback Sam Brown found Randolph on an 18-yard pass and catch, increasing the lead to 24-6 just before halftime. After the break, Randolph broke the game open with a 53-yard dash to the end zone for his third touchdown of the game. Randolph now has 423 yards and 11 scores so far this season. Gonzaga will be back in action Friday when the Eagles travel to play St. Mary’s Ryken at 7 p.m. Current correspondent Derrell Bouknight contributed to this report.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park ■cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights At the commission’s Sept. 21 meeting: ■commissioners voted 8-0 to reiterate opposition to a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a parking apron behind the residence at 2926 Porter St. NW. ■commissioners voted 8-0 to support the latest iteration of zoning rewrite regulations from the D.C. Office of Planning.

■Mike Matthews from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office urged attendees to show support for the campaign to end homelessness by signing a petition that’s been circulating for a month. That petition is available at tinyurl.com/dcforms-pledge. ■commissioners voted 8-0 to urge the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to extend the comment period regarding proposed changes to Metrobus routes, on the grounds that the August-to-September period was not compatible with vacationing D.C. residents’ schedules. Metro assistant manager of service planning Al Himes offered explanations for proposed cuts to the 93, X3 and N3 bus routes prior to the resolution. Commissioners took issue with cutting the X3 service because it would force anyone traveling from Minnesota Avenue NE to Tenleytown to transfer to a different bus midway through their trip. ■commissioners voted 8-0 to support a petition to reinstate community members who were barred from testifying at an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board hearing on the application of the Savoy Hotel, because of a legal technicality. The hotel at 2505 Wisconsin Ave. NW is seeking a substantial change to its liquor license for expanded bottle service outside, and an entertainment endorsement. ■commissioner Nancy MacWood said she has confirmed with the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation that a second women’s bathroom will be added to the Macomb playground. ■commissioner Nancy MacWood said the community lottery for overnight resident parking at Cathedral Commons was successful and that another lottery for the 30 available

spaces will be held in six months. ■commissioner Catherine May said she is working with the D.C. Office of Planning to find a workable solution to multiple requests from embassies for 6-foot security fences, which some community members feel threaten the aesthetics of Massachusetts Avenue and other surrounding streets. The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring ■spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in Conference Room 2 at the Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. Agenda items include: ■police report. ■consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception at 4334 P St. NW for side-yard and lot-size relief to build a screened-in porch. ■consideration of a certificate of need application by Sibley Memorial Hospital to allow an office at Sibley for a joint venture between Johns Hopkins and Children’s National Medical Center. ■consideration of a public space application at 4810 Glenbrook Road NW to construct a new lead walk and relocate the existing driveway for a single-family home. ■consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 4457 Greenwich Parkway NW to permit construction of new retaining walls in a historic district.

■consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a liquor license for a new restaurant at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. NW in the Spring Valley Shopping Center. ■consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. NW for a conceptual design for an addition to the historic landmark. ■consideration of a Historic Preservation Review Board application at 4820 Massachusetts Ave. NW for a conceptual design for an addition to a historic landmark. ■community concerns. ■consideration of a Zoning Commission application by American University to modify the approved campus plan to allow for extended construction hours at the East Campus development site. ■consideration of the commission’s 2016 budget. ■consideration of a resolution to dissolve the Governance Committee and replace it with a Bylaws Committee. ■consideration of a resolution to sunset the commission’s committees at the end of the 2015-2016 term. ■consideration of a resolution commending the actions of Eukynin Fenney. ■consideration of the commission’s Transportation Committee’s charge. For details, call 202-957-1999 or visit anc3d.org. ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown ■american university park American University Park friendship heights / tenleytown The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in Tenleytown Room I, Embassy Suites, Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW. (The meeting date was changed from the commission’s standard sched-

ule.) Agenda items include: ■announcements/open forum. ■police report. ■discussion of and possible vote on a grant application by Iona Senior Services to support publication of the group’s resource guide for seniorrelated services. ■presentation by Georgetown Day School of its latest plans for an expanded school and mixed-use development on the Safeway and Martens lots, and discussion of and possible vote on letters to Georgetown Day School regarding traffic and/or other issues related to the project. ■discussion of and possible vote on resolutions alternatively urging the D.C. Department of Transportation to recommend, or not to recommend, reopening Davenport Street NW between 42nd Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW to traffic as part of Georgetown Day School’s redevelopment plans for the site. ■discussion and possible vote on a resolution regarding the D.C. Department of Transportation’s decision to designate Tenleytown as a “premium zone� and D.C. Council legislation that would require metered parking until midnight in such zones. ■discussion and possible vote on a resolution regarding encampment in front of the Tenley-Friendship Library. For details, visit anc3e.org. ANC 3F ANC 3F Forest Hills ■Forest hills / North cleveland park The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us.

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Blagden Alley condos draw out area’s turn-of-the-century charm

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with an old carriage house. They started restoring the two-level structure five years ago, creating a vintage chic home that reflects the essence of GoodWood, their 21-year-old antique shop along the U Street corridor. As for the rest of the land, Kahoe once dreamed of building “a pool for myself there,� she says. But after discussing its fate during a night out with longtime friend Mandy Mills, a Realtor, Kahoe and her husband eventually pursued a different course. The result: Huntress Coal Oil, a new three-unit luxury boutique condominium building. It’s among the various development projects that have sprouted recently in the historic alley, which was once filled with stables, commercial buildings and utilitarian dwellings for the working class following the Civil War. The new development’s namesake, coal and oil dealer Samuel

Huntress, owned the late-19th-century carriage house where the shop owners now live, according to the developers. The Kahoes have “real estate magic,� says Mills, who is directing the condo sales. “They just know what’s cool before anyone else.� Located at 1225 10th St. NW, the building offers a trio of residences that back into Blagden Alley. It sits across from the couple’s carriage house, with a courtyard between the two structures. Construction will soon wrap up on the new development, with the units expected to be available in October. Priced at $599,000, the first unit is a one-bedroom, one-bath home on the lower level. The second unit is a two-level home with two bedrooms and two baths, which costs $899,000. The third, at $999,000, contains two bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and a private roof deck. S2 Development and architect Shawn Buehler of Bennett Frank McCarthy led the design and construction of Huntress Coal Oil. Renderings and some pre-finished photos of the building show a brick facade in deep red, with darker hues framing the windows and entryways. The main entrance, marked

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The three units at Huntress Coal Oil building range in price from $599,000 to $999,000. by a portico and black stair railing, is placed at one corner of the front exterior. Neutral decorative dentils add icing to the top level. The design draws its inspiration from the alley itself, a re-creation of the century-old buildings that, Kahoe notes, are more common in New York City than in D.C. “We have great Wardman-style houses. We have great porches. But D.C. doesn’t have enough of these small ... turn-of-the-century style houses with a lot of architectural details. Our building, I think, has that,� she says. For the interior, Kahoe says she opted for bright, modern living spaces. Each unit’s chef kitchen

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Wednesday september 30 Concerts â– The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature The Bubbas. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. â– Singer Jamie Lin Wilson will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures â– Artists Billy Friebele and Mike Iacovone, who work together as Freespace Collective, will discuss the evolution of their collaborative approach to art production. 7 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. mlkmaker.com/new-events. â– Paul Theroux will discuss his book “Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. â– As part of the Book Hill Talks series, Maria-Stella Gatzoulis of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars will discuss “Greece and the Eurozone — What Lies Ahead.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Films â– George Washington University professor Christina Fink will introduce a screening of Jeanne Marie Hallacy’s documentary “This Kind of Love,â€? about Burmese human rights activist Aung Myo Min. 6 to 7:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 213, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/thiskindoflove. â– Daily Dementia Caregivers will present Barbara Klutinis’ documentary “The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimer’s Together.â€? Afterward, Klutinis will provide an update on the couples featured in the film. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Hera Hub DC, Suite 100, 5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia@herahub.com. â– The National Iranian American Council will present Arash Lahooti’s 2014 film “Trucker and the Fox.â€? 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Performances and readings â– As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, “We Speak Their Names ‌ A Tribute to Warrior Women!â€? will feature the

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Thursday october 1 Classes ■Iona Senior Services will host a fiveweek “Mindful Living� course on healthy aging approaches to wellness, community, purpose-filled living and practical lifestyle choices. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $125. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-895-9420. The class will continue through Oct. 29. ■Lisa Britton, founder of Practicing Wellness, will present “Read, Reflect and Relax,� featuring a chance to discuss Thich Naht Hanh’s book “How to Sit� and practice relaxation yoga. 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Free; reservations requested. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. The series will continue Oct. 8, 15 and 22. Concerts ■The Brown Bag Concert series will feature chamber music. Noon. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291. ■The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza� series will feature a Motown tribute. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. ■The Alon Nechushtan Ensemble featuring Todd Marcus will present “Strayhorn Revisited: A Middle Eastern Odyssey of Rhythm, Harmony & Groove.� 6 p.m. Free;

tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The National Symphony Orchestra and soprano Olga Peretyatko will perform works by Strauss, Mozart and Elgar. 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■In honor of the DC Punk Archive’s one-year anniversary, a “Library Basement Show� will feature Title Tracks, BRNDA and Art Sorority for Girls. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Singer-songwriter Tom Mackell will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■Caravan of Thieves and Dead Winter Carpenters will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $16. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Scott Snyder, senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, will discuss the evolving role of the Korea-U.S. alliance. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C., 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW. koreaculturedc.org. ■Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, will discus “Catalyst for Change,� the first event in a yearlong “Earth in Crisis� series. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■“Taiwan Roundtable: The Republic of China at the End of World War II� will feature Lyushun Shen, ambassador of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S.; James Hsiung, professor of politics at New York University; William Kirby, professor of China studies at Harvard University; Steven Phillips, professor of history at Towson University; and Maochun Yu, professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. 12:30 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. State Room, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/taiwanWWII. ■The Palisades Village Book Club will discuss “TransAtlantic� by Colum McCann. 1:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■Sidney B. Felsen, co-founder and codirector of Gemini G.E.L., will discuss the renowned Los Angeles artists’ workshop and publisher of fine art limited-edition prints and sculptures. 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. REDUCE pain RESTORE mobility REBUILD strength and balance

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and Alex Winder’s documentary “Deep Web,â€? about the creator and operator of the online black market Silk Road, at 8:45 p.m. $50 for a two-day film pass. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. investigativefilmfestival.com. Screenings will continue Friday; the festival also includes a daytime symposium. â– Daily Dementia Caregivers will present Barbara Klutinis’ film “The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimer’s Together.â€? Afterward, Klutinis will provide an update on the featured couples. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Research Building Auditorium, Georgetown University Medical Center, 4000 Reservoir Road NW. gu-alzheimers-film.eventbrite.com. â– Teatro de la Luna will present a video of Argentine playwright Jorge AccĂĄme’s “Veneciaâ€? as part of a retrospective of the company’s performances over the past 24 years. 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Casa de la Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-882-6227. Performances and readings â– On the eve of the Individual World Poetry Slam, members of the Beltway Poetry Slam ensemble will perform and discuss poetry as a platform for social change. 5 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-7271288. â– The First Thursday Evening Poetry Reading series will feature two local poets, followed by an open mic. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. Special events â– This month’s “Phillips After 5â€? installment — spotlighting “Intersections@5,â€? an exhibition celebrating contemporary art projects at the Phillips — will feature artist Annabelle Daou performing a sound piece accompanying “fragments of a love letter,â€? a chance to create your own love message, and the Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble performing a concert. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â– Craft2Wear, a show and sale of wearable art presented by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee and featuring clothes, jewelry and accessories, will open with an Advance Chance Party with wine, a light buffet, music and modeling. 5:30 to 9 p.m. $75; reservations required by Oct. 1 at noon. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-633-3030. The show will continue Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (with an Artful Happy Hour beginning at 5:30 p.m.) and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission costs $10. ■“Street Sense 2015 Fall Gala: Home is Where the heART isâ€? — featuring an open bar, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment, and raising funds to help the homeless help themselves — will showcase the talent of its vendors in photography, poetry, theater, and film and audio production. 6 to 10 p.m. $70. Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 15th St. NW. streetsense.org. â– The National Network to End Domestic Violence will present “Chefs Take a Stand,â€? featuring food and cocktails prepared by Ris Lacoste of Ris, Jamie Leeds of Hank’s Oyster Bar and others. 7 p.m. $195. Carnegie Library, 801 K St. NW. nnedv.org/tickets. Friday, Oct. 2 Friday october 2 Children’s programs â– Jim and Jamie Dutcher will discuss See Events/Page 15

Continued From Page 14 their book “A Friend of Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying� (for ages 5 through 8). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Hubbard Street 2 and the shadow puppeteers of Manual Cinema will present the world premiere of “Mariko’s Magical Mix: A Dance Adventure� (for ages 5 and older). 7 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Performances will continue through Oct. 11. Concerts ■The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Raymond Guiot. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza� series will conclude with an R&B concert. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-3121300. ■Organist Erik Suter and pianist Chuyoung Suter will perform works by Mozart. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-7970103. ■The Friday Music Series will feature the Mexico City Woodwind Quintet. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-6872787. ■Members of the National Symphony Orchestra will perform chamber works by Haydn and Beethoven, among others. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■KC Jazz Club will present the Jimmy Cobb Trio, led by the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master drummer Cobb and featuring guitarist Larry Coryell and bassist Buster Williams. 7 and 9 p.m. $39. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■The New Orchestra of Washington will present “Fusion.� 7:30 p.m. $10 to $30. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. ■The Russian Chamber Art Society will present a 10th anniversary gala featuring classic romances by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Rachmaninoff as well as 20th-century songs by Georgy Sviridov, Rodion Shchedrin and Valery Gavrilin. 7:30 p.m. $150. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. 703-354-7354. ■The 2015 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships Concert will celebrate the nation’s master traditional artists in music, dance, crafts and more. 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. lisner.gwu.edu. ■Lunar Carnival will perform. 8:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■Big Mean Sound Machine, Polyrhythmics and Mateo Monk will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $16. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Historian Erika Lee will discuss “The Making of Asian America: A History.� Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■U.S. Botanic Garden science and public programs manager Susan Pell will

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Events Entertainment discuss “Grocery Store Botany.â€? Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â– Georgianna Ziegler, associate librarian and head of reference at Folger Shakespeare Library, will discuss the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth I. 6 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â– Robert B. Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor, will discuss his book “Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films â– The National Archives will present the documentary “Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government’s War on Gays.â€? 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â– The National Gallery of Art’s “Agnès Varda: CinĂŠ-Portraitureâ€? series will feature the 2008 film “The Beaches of Agnès,â€? a retrospective look at Varda’s life. 7 p.m. Free. McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202737-4215. Performances â– Sivam Inc. will present “Utsav: Celebrating India’s Maestros of Music and Dance,â€? featuring top classical artists from India in five unique performances over three days. 7 p.m. $40 to $50. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Performances will also take place Saturday and Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m. â– Story District and the BYT Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival will present “Not Funny! True Tales of the Hilariously Tragic.â€? 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. storydistrict.org. â– The Pan American Symphony Orchestra’s tango ensemble will perform with Argentine bandoneon player Rodolfo Zanetti. 8 p.m. $25 to $30. Embassy of Argentina, 1600 New Hampshire Ave. NW. panamsymphony.org. â– As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Guillotine Theatre will present the premiere of “Hootenannyâ€? by Monique LaForce. 7:30 p.m. $25. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. The performance will repeat Oct. 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 2 p.m. Special events â– The International Club of DC and the Kreeger Museum will present an evening of art and jazz, as well as test rides in the Tesla Model S. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $35 to $60. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. internationalclubdc.com. â– Steelhead Productions will present “Scream City, Washington, DC,â€? an immersive haunted house experience for Halloween. 7 to 10 p.m. $30. Parking lot, RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. NW. screamcity.com. The event will continue on various nights through Nov. 1. ■“Ladies Night Out: A Fundraiser Honoring Room to Rebloomâ€? will feature a night of yoga and connection with Pleasance Silicki, founder of lil omm yoga. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $50 to $150. lil omm yoga, 4708 Wisconsin Ave. NW. lilomm.com. â– The American Heart Association’s “Paint the Town Redâ€? benefit will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing and a silent auction. 8 p.m. to midnight. $99. Whittemore House, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. pulsedc.org.

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worked there over the decades, will open Sunday at the National Gallery of Art and continue through Feb. 7. Located at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215. ■LaMusa Art and Design Studio will open an exhibit of paintings by Enrique Castanon with a reception tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. and will close it Oct. 10 with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Located at 1054 31st St. NW, Suite 145, the studio is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202537-5000. ■The Arts Club of Washington will open three shows Friday with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and continue them through Oct. 31. “Uncanny Remnant: Collages by Chris Siron� and “The Eye of the Beholder: Recent Photographs by Dario Zucchi� are on view in the Monroe and MacFeely galleries, and an exhibit of abstract paintings by Susanne Eisinger can be found in the Spilsbury Gallery. Sporting events ■The Washington Capitals will play the Boston Bruins in a preseason matchup. 7 p.m. $30 to $250. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. ■D.C. United will play the New York City FC. 7 p.m. $20 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000. Saturday, Oct. 3 Saturday october 3 Book sale ■“Members-First Saturday at FOLio� will feature half-price books, DVDs and CDs for members of the Chevy Chase DC

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Located at 2017 I St. NW, the galleries are open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 202-331-7282. ■Touchstone Gallery will open two shows Friday with a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and continue them through Nov. 1. They can be previewed today and tomorrow during regular hours. “Husk� features works by Anthony Dortch that focus on the inner self through the use of comic book art and futurism. “The Quality of Light� presents photography by Pete McCutchen that explores the play of light on a range of subjects across the United States. Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-347-2787. ■“Vivid Visions: The Art of Kim Jung Gi,� the first U.S. solo exhibit of the Korean illustrator, cartoonist and animator, will open Saturday with a reception from 8 p.m. to midnight at the new Art Whino Gallery at SW. The show will continue through Jan. 2. RSVP for the reception to goo.gl/P1M64N. Located at 700 Delaware Ave. SW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. artwhino.com. ■“Raquel Partnoy: Colors of the Tango,� presenting Partnoy’s paintings and sketches in tribute to a dance form that emerged in Buenos Aires in the late

Friends of the Library group. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memberships start at $10. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. Benefit ■“Literacy to Leadership,� Samhati’s annual benefit dinner and auction, will feature keynote speaker Nina Ahmad, a member of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Proceeds will support the lives of poor women and families in Bangladesh. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $75. Embassy of Bangladesh, 3510 International Drive NW.

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Continued From Page 15 ervations suggested. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â– A park ranger will lead a “Spooky Night Skyâ€? planetarium program. 1 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Concerts â– The Pablo Ziegler Quartet for New Tango will perform music by Piazzolla and Ziegler. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â– Guitarist JosĂŠ-Luis Orozco will present a family-friendly concert. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â– The Dorota Piotrowska Quartet will perform. 6 p.m. $20 to $25; reservations required. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320. â– Washington Performing Arts will present singer CĂŠcile McLorin Salvant in concert. 7 and 9:30 p.m. $30. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-9876487. â– KC Jazz Club will feature guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel. 7 and 9 p.m. $26 to $30. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Scrapyard — an international collaboration between Adriano Viterbini of Rome and Reed Turchi of Memphis, Tenn. — will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â– That 1 Guy will perform. 9 p.m. $15 to $17. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures â– Descendants’ Day at the African American Civil War Museum will feature a talk by Juanita Patience Moss, author of “Forgotten Black Soldiers Who Served in White Regiments During the Civil War.â€? 11 a.m. to noon. Free. African American Civil War Museum, 1925 Vermont Ave. NW. 202-667-2667. â– As part of a three-part lecture series on American and French impressionism, art historian William Kloss will discuss precursors like James McNeill Whistler, adherents like Mary Cassatt and others who adapted this “newâ€? approach to their own style. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. a-closer-look-2015.eventbrite.com. â– The D.C. League of Women Voters will host a luncheon conversation on “Money in DC Politics,â€? featuring WAMU reporter Patrick Madden and Public Citizen

government affairs lobbyist Craig Holman. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $45; reservations required. Beacon Bar & Grille, Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Ave. NW. 202222-0710. ■Joby Warrick will discuss his book “Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS,� at 1 p.m.; Yeonmi Park will discuss her book “In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom,� at 3:30 p.m.; and David O. Stewart will discuss his book “The Wilson Deception,� at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Carolyn Crouch of Washington Walks will discuss “The Haunted History of the Hope Diamond.� 3 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Movie Marathon,� starting with a screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.� 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. The event will continue Sunday at 1 p.m. with a viewing of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.� ■“The Met: Live in HD� series will feature “Il Trovatore.� 12:55 p.m. $20 to $26. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. An encore screening will take place Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ■National Geographic Museum will present “Jerusalem 3D,� featuring the firstever large format aerial footage of the Old City. Noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. $7. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic Museum, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. The film will also be shown Sunday at the same times, with weekend screenings set to continue through March 31. ■The National Gallery of Art will present Simone Rapisarda Casanova’s 2014 film “The Creation of Meaning,� with the director in attendance. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■Barton Byg of the University of Massachusetts Amherst will introduce a showing of Kurt Barthel’s film “Miss Butterfly.� 8 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/goethe.

Festivals and family programs ■The Columbia Heights Oktoberfest Community Party will feature live German folk music, children’s carnival games, food vendors, outdoor yoga and the Meridian Pint Biergarten. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. 11th Street between Park Road and Monroe Street NW. 202-518-6193. ■The Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home, the Friendship Children’s Center and Northwest Neighbors Village will host their annual Community Zoo Day, featuring face painting, a moon bounce, intergenerational art activities, baby farm animals and pony rides. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home, 5425 Western Ave. NW. lldhhome.org. ■The 22nd annual Taste of Georgetown will feature signature dishes from more than 35 of Georgetown’s top restaurants, as well as children’s activities, foodie competitions and a Craft Beer & Wine Garden. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission; advance tickets cost $5 for one tasting or $20 for five tastings. K Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street NW. tasteofgeorgetown.com. ■The D.C.-based animal protection group Compassion Over Killing will present the DC VegFest, an outdoor festival celebrating everything vegetarian in the nation’s capital. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. Lots H and I in The Yards, 1st and N streets SE. dcvegfest.com. ■Shinola’s new D.C. flagship store will host a neighborhood block party with instore beer tastings, a photo booth, lawn games and musical performances by the Howard Gospel Choir and DJ NiteKrawler. 2 to 7 p.m. Free. Shinola D.C., 1631 14th St. NW. 202-470-0200.

Performances ■As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Teatro de la Luna will present the bilingual play “Sanos y Contentos/Happy and Healthy,� about nutrition and exercise. 10 a.m. Free. Petworth Market, Upshur and 9th streets NW. 202-882-6227. ■“Comedy at the Kennedy Center� will feature Al Madrigal, a correspondent for “The Daily Show.� 7:30 p.m. $25 to $55. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■RebollarDance will present “Sacred/ Profane,� an evening-length premiere celebrating women from diverse cultural traditions and dance genres. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. ■UrbanArias will present “As One,� a new one-act opera about a transgender woman who seeks to understand her own identity and achieve acceptance in the outside world. 8 p.m. $25 to $29. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. Performances will continue through Oct. 10.

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Sunday october 4 Concerts ■“The President’s Ownâ€? U.S. Marine Band will present a chamber music recital. 2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202433-4011. ■“Celebrating Legends of Latin Jazzâ€? will feature the Joe Falero Latin Quartet. 2:30 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. â– Pianist Janelle Gill and trumpeter Freddie Dunn will present “Exploring Strayhorn: East & West of the Blues.â€? 3 p.m. $20 to $30. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. 202-2627571. â– Swiss-Italian pianist Olivier CavĂŠ will

perform works by Haydn, Scarlatti and AlbĂŠniz, followed by a discussion with CavĂŠ and leading Haydn scholar Elaine Sisman, professor of music at Columbia University. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. â– Guest organist RenĂŠe Anne Louprette will perform a “PipeSpectacular Concertâ€? on the Washington National Cathedral’s 10,650-pipe great organ. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. â– The Zedashe Ensemble, a vocal and dance group based in the medieval fortress city of Sighnaghi in Georgia, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The Georgetown Concert Series will present a screening of the original 1925 silent film “The Phantom of the Operaâ€? with improvised accompaniment by organist Todd Wilson. 6 p.m. $25 to $30. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish, 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796. Discussions and lectures â– Katherine Glew, associate curator of lichens at the University of Washington in Seattle, will discuss what lichens are and how to identify them. After the talk, Glew will lead a hike. 10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. â– Political consultant, journalist and TV writer Stuart Stevens will discuss his book “The Last Season: A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime of College Football.â€? 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Adam Greenhalgh, associate curator at the National Gallery of Art, will provide an introduction to the exhibition “The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L.â€? 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– The Women’s Voices Theater Festival will present a forum on “The Glass Curtain,â€? featuring “Women Laughing Alone With Saladâ€? playwright Sheila Callaghan and other theater leaders discussing gender parity in the American theater. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net/glass-curtain. Festivals and family programs ■“Fall Fest at the Soldiers’ Homeâ€? will feature an antique car show, beer and bourbon tasting, military displays, a petting zoo, children’s games and activities, golfing, live music, a bake sale, and tours of buildings in the historic core of the Soldiers’ Home campus, including the Sherman Tower. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Soldiers’ Home, Randolph Street and Rock Creek Church Road NW. friendsofsoldiers.org. â– Dolores Huerta Family Day will feature storytelling with artist and author Joe See Events/Page 17

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Events Entertainment pense Novels of the 1940s & 50s.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■Elisabeth Egan and Laura Dave will discuss their respective novels “A Window Opens� and “Eight Hundred Grapes.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. ■Stephanie Steinberg will discuss her book “In the Name of Editorial Freedom: 125 Years at the Michigan Daily� in conversation with fellow alumni Sara Fitzgerald, Andy Kroll and Leslie Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■Wendell Pierce will discuss his book “The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The Women’s Voices Theater Festival will present a forum on “Driven: Trailblazing Women of the Entertainment Industry,� featuring ABC Entertainment Group executive vice president Vicki Dummer and filmmaker Leah Meyerhoff. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org/event/the-guard. ■Panelists will discuss “The Ebola Epidemic: One Year Out.� 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Niall Ferguson will discuss his book “Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist.� 7 p.m. $15. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW. 202994-6800. Films ■The “Marvelous Movie Monday� series will feature the 2015 film “Spare Parts,� about Phoenix high school students who take on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a robotics competition. 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■The “Picturing America� film series will feature Richard Groschopp’s 1967 movie “Chingachgook, the Great Snake.� 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/goethe. ■The Music and Poetry Club will screen the 1959 film “Some Like It Hot.� A performance by the Blues Muse ensemble will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511. Performance ■The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington will present “Icon 15,� an annual showcase for area youth. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■The University of the District of Columbia’s “JAZZforum� will feature a concert by small jazz ensembles performing original arrangements and compositions under the direction of Allyn Johnson. 12:30 p.m. Free. Recital Hall, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-274-5803. ■The Japan Self Defense Force Ensemble will perform. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■The Embassy Series will present violinist Aleksey Semeneneko and pianist Inna Firsova performing classical works. 7:30 p.m. $95. Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M St. NW. 202-625-2361. The performance will repeat Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ■Catholic University will continue its yearlong series of concerts featuring all of Beethoven’s 32 sonatas. 8 p.m. Free. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. music.cua.edu. ■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. Demonstration ■Food writer Cathy Barrow will present “Preserving With Mrs. Wheelbarrow: Sweet, Hot, and Abundant Chiles,� a demonstration with tastings. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $50 to $60. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100

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Discussions and lectures ■Historical cartographer Don A. Hawkins will discuss the use of historical data in modern maps to shed new light on the early development of Washington. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by National Iranian American Council founder and president Trita Parsi on “Regional Dynamics in the Wake of the Iran Deal.� 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Business executive and political consultant Kathy Groob, author of “Pink Politics,� will discuss “When Women Lead, America Wins.� Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■Global policy expert Ian Bremmer will discuss “Superpower: Three Choices for America’s Role in the World.� 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. State Room, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/superpower. ■The Classics Reading Group will meet to discuss Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.� 1 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

â– Scholar Jana HorakovĂĄ will discuss “Americanism of Capek’s Play About Robots.â€? 6 p.m. Free; reservations required by Oct. 1. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. robotplay.eventbrite.com. â– Michael Pillsbury will discuss his book “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower.â€? 6 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-7852040. â– Arthur Herman, author of “The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization,â€? will speak as part of the Tocqueville Forum for Political Understanding series. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â– A panel discussion “Race in America Todayâ€? will feature April Ryan, Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks and author of “The Presidency in Black and Whiteâ€?; Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, author of “Let’s Get Freeâ€? and a law professor at Georgetown University; Michael Eric Dyson, a Georgetown University sociology professor and author of 16 books; and Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for NBC and MSNBC, former managing editor of TheGrio.com and author of “Fracture: See Events/Page 22

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DISPATCHES From Page 8 he quizzed people about Turkey and gave them prizes like balloons and bookmarks. I took a look at some of the performances, which were very interesting. There were dances from Ireland, Africa, China and Thailand. The Language Program students sang a song in Spanish; while Italy, myself included, performed the song “La Fiera dell’Est.� There

were also some performances that I can’t even explain. I can’t wait for next year! — Karam Al-Awar Weigert, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

This summer all the rising thirdgraders were given a challenge to read at least 1,000 pages. Students reading 1,000 or more pages got to give Mr. Price, the third-grade teacher, a buzz cut. In order to get to my 1,000 pages, I read a series of books

called the “Origami Yoda� series, and a few other funny books. The funniest was probably “Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus.� On Sept. 3 we got to shave Mr. Price’s head. I got to use both the scissors and the electric shaver. Surprisingly, I actually thought it was more fun to use the scissors because you could see the hair coming off, and you could really tell how much hair was coming off his head. There was also a special guest at the shaving. That special guest was Mr. Price’s new baby Lincoln. I

thought it was pretty fun to have Lincoln watch, or at least be there. — Elena R., third-grader

St. Albans School

This year St. Albans completed its new fields. After 100 years, St. Albans finally has a regulation track; eight new tennis courts; and separate fields for baseball, soccer and football. Just last week, the first ever varsity football and soccer games were played on these new fields. In the spring, the first track meet will be held at St. Albans for

almost 75 years. Last year, students were bused off-campus for almost every practice, and many wouldn’t arrive back at school until half an hour after sports ended. But I knew that all the waiting was worth it the first day I stepped on the fields. At St. Albans, the new school year has started off with gusto. First, it was the Kickball Classic on the new baseball field, then NCS Homecoming, and, in one week, the first ever STA Homecoming game will be played on the new fields. I look forward to being there to cheer on St. Albans. This year has been eventful and exciting, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds, on the fields or in the classroom. — Matthew Bruning, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

After a long summer, I was delighted to be welcomed back for another eventful school year. Over the summer, we enjoyed reading “D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths,� which set the stage for our upcoming exploration of Greek mythology in social studies. Many of my classmates and I are fascinated by an interdisciplinary playground project that we are working on in our math and art classes — administering a playground usage survey to first-grade students made my day. In art, we are drawing the playground of our dreams. Student Council elections are right around the corner, followed by an exciting four-day overnight trip to Echo Hill Outdoor School on the Eastern Shore to study wetlands for science. — Sasha Perkins, sixth-grader

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EVENTS From Page 17 Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ “A Capital City Conversation: Ottawa” will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities of planning in a capital city. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. National Capital Planning Commission, Suite 500N, 401 9th St. NW. 202-482-7200. ■ Jamaican author Marlon James will discuss his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ DC Science Cafe will present a talk on “An Outsider’s Inside View of Science in Iran” by Richard Stone, international science editor at Science magazine. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■ John DeFerrari will discuss his book “Capital Streetcars: Early Mass Transit in Washington, D.C.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■ Steven Lee Myers will discuss his book “The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ The Chevy Chase Library Book Club will discuss “The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021. ■ Leanne Brown will discuss her book “Good and Cheap: How to Eat Well on $4 a Day” in conversation with The Washington Post’s Joe Yonan. The event will include a tasting. 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. ■ Artist Jordan Eagles and collaborators Leo Herrera and Jonny Cota will discuss the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. The event will include a performance by Rock Creek Singers of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/museum. Film ■ In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Hola Cultura will present an episode from the six-part PBS series “Latino Americans,” followed by a discussion led by American University professor Amelia Tseng. 6:30 p.m. Free. Lower-level Meeting Room, Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. Performances and readings ■ Local Dance Commissioning Project awardee Chandini Darby will present “The Stories That Bind Us,” a contemporary dance work inspired by the life of her maternal grandmother. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. The performance will repeat Wednesday at 6 p.m. ■ The Rose Theatre Co. will present a reading of “Stolen Beauty” by Leslie Kobylinski as part of the First Draft series. 7:30 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. ■ The Lannan Center author series will feature readings by Cathy Park Hong and Montana Ray. 8 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. lannan.georgetown.edu. ■ As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, Scena Theatre will present

Lydia Stryk’s “Lady Lay.” 8 p.m. $25 to $45. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. Performances will continue through Oct. 10. ■ The Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet Company will present its “70th Anniversary Jubilee Performance.” 8 p.m. $50 to $125. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202994-6800. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Philadelphia 76ers in a preseason matchup. 7 p.m. $25 to $899. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Wednesday, Oct. 7

Wednesday october 7 Concerts ■ The First Wednesday Concert series will feature the U.S. Army Chorus. 12:10 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 16th and H streets NW. stjohns-dc.org. ■ The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts series will feature jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer and the Brentano String Quartet. 7 p.m. $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Shenson Chamber Music Concert series will feature violinist Bella Hristova. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams will perform with opening act Buick 6. 8 p.m. $35 to $45. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. ■ Gypsy Sally’s will host the Vinyl Lounge Grateful Jam. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Particle and DrFameus will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $17. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ The Smithsonian Associates and International Spy Museum will present a talk by Villanova University political science professor David M. Barrett on “Martin & Mitchell: The Defectors” as part of the series “The Men Who Spilled Secrets: Whistleblowers, Leakers, Heroes, or Traitors?” 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. $25 to $35. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-633-3030. ■ Alexa Huang, professor of English and co-director of the Digital Humanities Institute at George Washington University, will discuss “Chinese Cinema’s Occidental Promise: Fair Ophelia and Sweet Hamlet.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ Author and editor Carol McCabe Booker will discuss the new edition of “Alone Atop the Hill: The Autobiography of Alice Dunnigan, Pioneer of the National Black Press.” Noon. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-5221. ■ The American Women Writers National Museum will host a talk on “Distinguished Giant: Edna Ferber” with the Pulitzer-winning author’s grand niece, Julie Gilbert. Noon. Free. McClendon Room, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. americanwomenwritersnationalmuseum. org. ■ Harlow Giles Unger will discuss “Henry Clay: America’s Greatest Statesman.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ “Creative Voices DC: Music and Art Entrepreneurship” will feature Gerald Klickstein of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Gerard O’Donovan of the Cork Institute of Technology and Andreas Sønning of the Norwegian Academy of Music. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely will discuss “All American Boys,” their new young adult book about police brutality. 6:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ Rachel B. Glaser will discuss her novel “Paulina & Fran,” and Amber Sparks will discuss her book “May We Shed These Human Bodies.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Marion Nestle will discuss her book “Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Howard Axelrod will discuss his book “The Point of Vanishing: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■ Author Daniel Strashower will discuss “Haunted: Remembering Edgar Allan Poe,” followed by a dramatic reading by actor Scott Sedar. 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. $35 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Colman McCarthy, a former Washington Post columnist and founder of the Center for Teaching Peace, will discuss his book “Teaching Peace: Students Exchange Letters With Their Teacher.” 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ Roberta Kaplan will discuss her book “Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA” in conversation with Indira Lakshmanan, a senior correspondent for Bloomberg News. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight will discuss “Warhol’s Wig: Cracking the Pop Art Code.” 7 p.m. Free; tickets distributed at 6:30 p.m. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000. ■ Jeffrey Kaplan, associate professor of biology and head of the Center for Food and Health at American University, will discuss “Issues in Food Security.” 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. ■ Lindsay Smith will discuss her book “Dreamstrider” (for ages 13 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ James Shapiro, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, will discuss his book “The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606.” 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Film ■ The Avalon Docs series will feature Mary Dore’s 2014 film “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry.” 8 p.m. $8.75 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Special event ■ The Friends of Book Hill Park group will host a celebration of the 1871 park adjacent to the Georgetown Library. Proceeds will support the replacement of benches and the landscaping of the upper tier circle. 6 to 8 p.m. $150. 1692 31st St. NW. 202-333-0077.

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