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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

ANC backs pool at Hearst with concerns

WALTER REED DREAMS

Farmers market set for Cleveland Park debut ■ Business: Critics worry

about possible oversaturation

By KATHERINE SALTZMAN Current Correspondent

Though community leaders are supporting the general idea of an outdoor pool at Hearst Park, they’re asking the city to conduct more evaluations to address neighborhood concerns about the plans. On April 18, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F (Forest Hills, North Cleveland Park, Van Ness) voted unanimously to support the city’s proposal for the pool but requested additional considerations and evaluations by the Department of General Services and other oversight departments before reaching a final decision. Following a citywide facility assessment in 2014, the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation determined the need for a public pool in Ward 3 and proposed Hearst Park — at 37th Street, Idaho Avenue and Quebec Street NW — as the best location. Meanwhile, in her 2018 fiscal year budget, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed shifting $5 million for the construction of a pool at Hearst Park from 2019 to 2020. As the General Services Department moves forward to pursue the pool construction, some community members have voiced opposition, citing concerns about issues such as stormwater runoff, fiscal practicality and traffic logistics. But other neighbors have supported the idea, pointing to overcrowding at other pools in D.C. and the need for more aquatic space. ANC 3F members arrived at their resolution following months of discussions, community meetings and input, according to commission chair Malachy Nugent. “At the end, the commissioners decided that we support the idea of putting a pool at the location in Hearst Park, but we recognize there are a number of questions that have to be answered related to [the proposal], including the size, location, as well as a lot of environmental and stormwater concerns See Hearst/Page 23

Vol. L, No. 18

Serving Chevy Chase, Colonial Village, Shepherd Park, Brightwood, Crestwood, Petworth & 16th Street Heights

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Susann Shin/The Current

Saturday’s “Walter Reed Dreams Community Block Party” brought live music, art, children’s activities and food vendors to the former Army hospital, which is slated for mixed-use redevelopment. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd joined other community leaders in celebration of the site’s history and future.

A new farmers market is poised to appear next month on Connecticut Avenue NW in Cleveland Park for a half-year trial on Saturday mornings, as a broader debate stirs about a possible oversaturation of farmers markets in not only that area but the city at large. Earlier this year, the Cleveland Park Citizens Association and the Cleveland Park Business Association revived an effort from 2013 to add a new farmers market in the neighborhood’s center. The previous proposal had fizzled after management of the brick-andmortar Brookville Market at 3427 Connecticut Ave. NW warned Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C (Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights) that a new market would cut into its business and that of other nearby shops. This time, a prospective farmers market earned support from 90 percent of respondents to a citi-

Susann Shin/Current file photo

Farmers markets like this one in Dupont have been widely popular. zens association survey in February that included 522 Cleveland Park residents and 253 others nearby. Planners say they’ve been in frequent contact with local businesses including supermarkets and independently owned shops, and they plan to monitor sales at both the farmers market and the local stores during the trial period. But their efforts haven’t calmed all the dissidents. Several nearby market operators told The Current that they’re not looking forward to yet another increase in competition, and broader concerns remain among some neighbors that the number of farmers markets in the District is unsustainable after See Market/Page 14

Bread Furst owner wins national award as ‘Best Baker’ By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Bread Furst owner Mark Furstenberg was the only D.C. chef to earn a competitive 2017 James Beard Foundation Award, a nationwide honor for outstanding food service, at a dinner ceremony Monday night in Chicago. He beat out bakers from New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Portland, Ore., to achieve the “Best Baker” distinction at the Beard awards. In one case, Furstenberg triumphed over a bakery that bears his handiwork — he helped found Brooklyn’s Bien Cuit, whose owner Zachary Golper was a fellow finalist this year. In the three years since Furstenberg opened Bread Furst at 4434 Connecticut Ave. NW, the bakery has quickly become a local favorite, and a beacon for what community members hope will become a more active business dis-

Photo by Huge Galdones for James Beard Foundation

Beard winner Mark Furstenberg opened his 4434 Connecticut Ave. NW bakery in 2014.

trict in Van Ness in years to come. A longtime Washingtonian, Furstenberg, 78, followed a winding path to find his calling as a baker, originally starting his career with several decades in politics — including a stint in John F. Kennedy’s presidential administration

and a few years as a Washington Post journalist. He broke into the local culinary scene in the 1990s with a chain of Marvelous Market bakeries, the first one in Chevy Chase. He sold the bakeries in 1996, and the next year opened the Bread Line cafe downtown at 1751 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, earning acclaim — and Beard nominations — before selling the establishment in 2005. Next Furstenberg sought a neighborhood bakery, bringing Bread Furst to Van Ness in 2014, less than a week after the last Marvelous Market closed its doors. The newly minted award winner wasn’t available for comment in time for publication — he was traveling back to D.C. from Chicago on Tuesday, after enjoying a ceremony hosted by “Modern Family” actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. His bakery’s general manager Eun Yim told The Current on Tuesday morning that the See Award/Page 5

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Northwest school seeks relief from monitoring requirement but city agency objects / Page 3

Wilson’s burgeoning girls lacrosse team uses a second-half surge to defeat top rival Field / Page 9

Family-owned Afghan chain set to open first D.C. restaurant on Columbia Road / Page 11

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District Digest Dupont Underground to host Czech play

The Alliance for New MusicTheatre will present 16 performances of VĂĄclav Havel’s “Protestâ€? throughout May in the Dupont Underground space. The alliance is the current theater-in-residence for the formerly abandoned subterranean streetcar station beneath Dupont Circle, according to a news release. The

space, with an entrance at 1500 19th St. NW, now hosts arts programming and performances run by the Dupont Underground nonprofit. The playwright of “Protest� was a longtime political dissident who went on to serve as president of Czechoslovakia and then the Czech Republic after the fall of Communism. Havel originally performed “Protest� in his apartment in 1978, a time when he was

forced to go underground with his work. The play verges between “absurdist comedy and creepy terror,� the alliance says, exposing a society that spies on its citizens. Performances will be Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. from May 10 to 21; there will also be 3 p.m. matinees on May 13, 20 and 23, and weekday noon performances on May 12, 15, 18 and 19. Visit newmusictheatre.org for tickets or more information.

Van Ness Main Street toasts achievements

Van Ness Main Street celebrated its progress at its annual meeting Saturday at the Soapstone Market, one of the neighborhood’s new businesses located in the Park Van Ness development at 4455 Connecticut Ave. NW. The nonprofit’s core tasks include marketing Van Ness to potential businesses; advocating

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for greater regulatory flexibility for development in the area; improving collaboration with the University of the District of Columbia; and using the arts to create more opportunities for both local businesses and residents. During the past year, the group created Jazz@VN, featuring local restaurants and local musicians; provided music and chefs for the university’s farmers market; coordinated the first Art All Night with popular fire dancers; hosted holiday caroling; created the first Northwest Arts Forum conference; and conducted a real estate and parking study. It also managed business facade upgrades at the corner of Albemarle Street and Connecticut Avenue and contributed funds to businesses for design improvements. The nonprofit Main Street group was founded in October 2015. Unlike business improvement districts, Main Streets rely on voluntary contributions rather than mandatory tax payments, but the group said that various local businesses have contributed. At Saturday’s event, the organization also recognized the chair of its organizing committee, Marlene Berlin, with a “Visionary Award� for her ability to come up with ideas for improving the area.

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Maret School asks zoning board to remove traffic-counting requirement By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Maret School is asking the city to take away a years-old provision that requires the school to conduct an annual traffic report. In a recent filing with the Board of Zoning Adjustment, the school reports that traffic levels in recent years have remained below the board’s cap of 772 automobile trips in the morning. Thus, Maret officials contend, with no plans to expand, the bur-

densome reporting requirement is no longer necessary for the 3000 Cathedral Ave. NW private school. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C (Cleveland Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodley Park) agreed at its April 17 meeting, citing Maret’s consistent compliance. However, the D.C. Department of Transportation recommends the reporting requirement remain in place. While the school has stayed below the cap, 772 trips “is high compared to other private schools� consid-

ering the school’s size and half-mile proximity to a Metrorail station, the department wrote in a filing. The agency wants the requirement in place until Maret can keep morning vehicle trips below 631 for two consecutive years; the school instead saw 677 morning trips in a September 2016 report, the most recent. The traffic cap and the reporting requirement was made a condition of the school’s 2014 agreement with zoning authorities, when Maret requested the student enroll-

ment limit be expanded from 635 to 650. In addition, the school had to produce a “robust transportation demand management� plan. Without the reporting requirement, the Transportation Department worries that the traffic management measures “will decrease and negatively impact nearby roadways.� That 2014 agreement also imposed an approval term of three years for the school, in order to evaluate whether the school is meeting its traffic goals. The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hear the case May 10.

The week ahead Thursday, May 4

The DC Language Immersion Project and the DC Workforce Investment Council will host a panel discussion on “A Vision for DC — Leveraging the District’s Diversity through Bilingual Education.� Panelists will include D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson and at-large D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Perkins Eastman, 1 Thomas Circle NW. To RSVP, visit bilingualdc.eventbrite.com. ■The National Park Service will hold a public meeting on its plan to reduce the overabundant deer population that impacts the natural and historic scenery at the C&O Canal National Historical Park. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center, 11710 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, Md. ■Georgetown Village will host its annual “Spring Party on the Potomac,� featuring rooftop views, a silent auction and honors for board member Tom Birch, who recently stepped down after 14 years as an advisory neighborhood commissioner. The benefit will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Washington Harbour, 3000 K St. NW. Tickets cost $150; visit georgetown-village.org. ■The Cleveland Park & Woodley Park Village will hold its third annual Spring Fling Gala, which will feature political columnist and commentator Mark Shields and the New Columbia Orchestra Quintet. The event will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Kennedy-Warren Ballroom, 3131 Connecticut Ave. NW. Tickets cost $150 and are available by calling 202-615-5853 or at clevelandwoodleyparkvillage.org.

Friday, May 5

The DC Ideas Fest will feature free forums, discussions and film screenings aimed at bridging gaps within the District between equality, growth and equity. Areas of focus will include affordable housing, access to high-quality education programs, and preservation of art and culture. Events will take place Friday from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Library, 801 K St. NW. For details, visit dcideasfest.org.

Saturday, May 6

Friends of Chevy Chase Circle and Venture Crew 255 will host a “Pruning Party� from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Chevy Chase Circle at Connecticut and Western avenues NW. No experience in pruning is necessary; attendees are asked to bring a hand clipper to help bring the azaleas down to size. For details, visit FriendsofChevyChaseCircle.org. ■The D.C. Department of Health will host its annual Animal Health Fair. The Ward 3 event will take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Newark Street Dog Park, 39th and Newark streets NW. The Ward 4 event will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Upshur Dog Park, 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW. On-site veterinarians and free vaccinations will be available, and there will be information on dog licenses, emergency preparedness and animal laws. ■Sibley Memorial Hospital will host its second annual “Journey to Hope D.C. Conference� to help inform care partners about Alzheimer’s and provide practical tips on how to manage Alzheimer’s disease. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Sibley Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. Participants will receive breakfast and lunch; admission is free for Alzheimer’s family care partners and $95 for senior service professionals. To register call 800-560-0896.

Sunday, May 7

Embassy Church, 3855 Massachusetts Ave. NW, will hold a “Public Service Day� to honor individuals involved in public service and their families. An appreciation luncheon will follow a ceremony at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. To RSVP, call Jeannette Gerrard at 202-744-7872.

Tuesday, May 9

The Shepherd Park Citizens Association will hold a community meeting and election of officers at 7 p.m. at Shepherd Elementary School, 7800 14th St. NW. â– The Brightwood Community Association will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John United Baptist Church, 6343 13th St. NW. Agenda items will include the introduction of new board members and reports from the Metropolitan Police Department, the local advisory neighborhood commission, and the offices of Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd and Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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Police rePort This is a listing of incidents reported to the Metropolitan Police Department from April 24 through 30 in local police service areas, sorted by their report dates.

PSA 201

PSA 201 ■ CHEVY CHASE Robbery ■ 3100-3199 block, Jocelyn St.; 9:18 p.m. April 28 (with gun). ■ 5700-5749 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:31 a.m. April 29 (with gun). Motor vehicle theft ■ 3100-3149 block, Patterson St.; 4:45 p.m. April 24. ■ 3230-3299 block, Worthington St.; 7:48 a.m. April 25. Theft from auto ■ 6906-6999 block, Western Ave.; 7:47 a.m. April 25.

PSA 202

■ FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS PSA 202

TENLEYTOWN / AU PARK

Theft ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:26 p.m. April 24. ■ 4310-4399 block, Brandywine St.; 3:49 p.m. April 24. ■ 4422-4499 block, Nebraska Ave.; 7:13 p.m. April 26. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:39 p.m. April 28. ■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin

Ave.; 7:23 p.m. April 29. ■ 4600-4699 block, 41st St.; 1:10 a.m. April 30. Theft from auto ■ 3800-3899 block, 45th St.; 10:09 a.m. April 26. ■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:09 p.m. April 26.

PSA 203

■ FOREST PSA 203 HILLS / VAN NESS

CLEVELAND PARK

Theft ■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:21 p.m. April 24. ■ 3700-3799 block, Porter St.; 4:29 p.m. April 24. ■ 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:50 p.m. April 24. ■ 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:34 p.m. April 26. ■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:21 p.m. April 27. ■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 1:29 p.m. April 28. Theft from auto ■ 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 9:32 a.m. April 29.

PSA 204

■ MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

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

Theft ■ 3400-3479 block, Idaho Ave.; 1:33 p.m. April 25.

■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:57 p.m. April 26. ■ 3700-3749 block, Newark St.; 1:28 p.m. April 27. ■ 3000-3199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:55 p.m. April 27. ■ 2700-2798 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:21 p.m. April 30. Theft from auto ■ 3600-3699 block, Macomb St.; 10:55 a.m. April 24. ■ 3400-3410 block, Garfield St.; 2:08 p.m. April 25. ■ 2500-2519 block, Woodley Road; 4:28 p.m. April 27.

PSA 401

■ COLONIAL VILLAGE PSA 401

SHEPHERD PARK / TAKOMA

Theft ■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 3:33 p.m. April 24. ■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 5 p.m. April 25. ■ 6658-6799 block, Georgia Ave.; 7 p.m. April 26. ■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 12:29 a.m. April 29. Theft from auto ■ 1332-1399 block, Aspen St.; 12:37 p.m. April 24. ■ 1114-1199 block, Kalmia Road; 6:20 p.m. April 24. ■ 7300-7399 block, Georgia Ave.; 8:58 p.m. April 24. ■ 403-499 block, Cedar St.; 12:04 p.m. April 26. ■ 7003-7099 block, Piney

Branch Road; 5:36 p.m. April 27. ■ 1900-1999 block, Spruce Drive; 9 a.m. April 28. ■ 7800-7899 block, 12th St.; 12:29 a.m. April 29. ■ 7500-7699 block, 9th St.; 6:15 a.m. April 29. ■ 7600-7699 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:38 a.m. April 29. ■ 7700-7799 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:56 a.m. April 29. ■ 1400-1499 block, Geranium St.; 3:05 p.m. April 29. ■ 7700-7799 block, Georgia Ave.; 4:25 p.m. April 29. ■ 7500-7699 block, 9th St.; 6:50 p.m. April 29.

PSA PSA 402 402

3:12 p.m. April 29.

PSA 403

■ BRIGHTWOOD / PETWORTH

BRIGHTWOOD PARK

PSA 403 16TH STREET HEIGHTS Robbery ■ 5600-5699 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:39 p.m. April 28. ■ 900-935 block, Kennedy St.; 4:24 p.m. April 28. Theft ■ 1300-1399 block, Nicholson St.; 4:02 p.m. April 25. ■ 431-499 block, Longfellow St.; 10 p.m. April 27. Theft from auto ■ 5500-5599 block, 5th St.; 8:14 a.m. April 24.

■ BRIGHTWOOD / MANOR PARK

Sexual abuse ■ 6000-6099 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:45 a.m. April 24.

PSA 404

Theft ■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 7:19 p.m. April 24. ■ 6500-6599 block, Piney Branch Road; 9:59 a.m. April 26. ■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 9:46 p.m. April 27. ■ 6500-6599 block, Georgia Ave.; 2:52 p.m. April 30. Theft from auto ■ 1200-1299 block, Underwood St.; 2:12 p.m. April 25. ■ 6100-6199 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:56 p.m. April 28. ■ 700-799 block, Roxboro Place;

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Robbery ■ 3800-3899 block, 14th St.; 6:09 a.m. April 24. ■ 900-998 block, Randolph St.; 10:03 p.m. April 24. ■ 3700-3799 block, 14th St.; 6:45 a.m. April 29 (with knife). Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 3700-3769 block, 10th St.; 5:42 p.m. April 30 (with knife). Burglary

■ 4200-4499 block, 13th St.; 10:52 a.m. April 24. ■ 1951-1980 block, Upshur St.; 11:10 a.m. April 25. Theft ■ 4400-4499 block, 14th St.; 10:57 p.m. April 26. ■ 1300-1331 block, Buchanan St.; 11:14 a.m. April 30. Theft from auto ■ 905-1199 block, Taylor St.; 4:57 p.m. April 25.

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PSA 407 ■ PETWORTH

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 4910-4999 block, North Capitol St.; 9:34 p.m. April 26 (with knife). ■ 4600-4699 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:28 a.m. April 29 (with knife). Burglary ■ 4900-4999 block, 7th St.; 9:33 p.m. April 26. Theft ■ 4100-4199 block, 8th St.; 3:57 p.m. April 24. ■ 700-799 block, Quincy St.; 5:57 p.m. April 26. ■ 700-799 block, Taylor St.; 6:02 p.m. April 28. Theft from auto ■ 25-34 block, Sherman Circle; 12:34 p.m. April 24.

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shop was in high spirits upon hearing the good news. “We’re all so proud for him and we’re excited,� Yim said. “Winning a James Beard award after the fifth nomination is pretty remarkable. People do tend to forget that he had already been nominated twice in his career for best chef. For everyone at the bakery, it’s an amazing accomplishment for him.� Furstenberg was nominated in 2015 and 2016 for Best Baker, but lost last year to Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery + Cafe in Boston and the year before to Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery in New York City. Before that, Furstenberg was nominated in 2005 and 2006 for Best Mid-Atlantic Chef for Bread Line. Yim herself said she has worked at the store for two years and has enjoyed every moment. “I get to work with my mentor. He’s funny; he makes all of the staff laugh,� Yim said. “He is exactly the person that you hear about. For me, he’s an icon.� From Connecticut Avenue, Bread Furst customers can view the production process in the kitchen. The menu’s artisanal

bread such as baguettes and ficelle is baked every four hours; regular offerings also include brioche and levain country loaf, sold by the pound. There are also daily specials such as challah served on Fridays, bialys on weekends and breads baked from ancient grains such as farro and kamut. Local admiration for the shop extends beyond love of its treats. Van Ness Main Street executive director Theresa Cameron credits Furstenberg with conjuring the energy that led to the creation of her organization in late 2015. The area around Bread Furst has seen significant development since the shop opened, including Soapstone Market from the owners of Broad Branch Market in Chevy Chase, and the Italian restaurant Sfoglina in the Park Van Ness complex. Before the Main Street group had an office of its own, Cameron used Bread Furst as one of her local spots to meet with neighbors and officials. “He really likes Van Ness and cares about his employees,� Cameron said of Furstenberg. “He just has such a high work ethic and really wants everybody around him to feel welcome and to work

as hard as he does. He has a ton of respect for anyone. Anyone who walks into the store is a friend of his.� The same goes for when he walks into other people’s stores, according to Politics and Prose book buyer Mark LaFramboise, who’s known Furstenberg for nearly two decades. Furstenberg’s late sister Carla Cohen founded the bookstore in 1984, on the same block where he later opened Marvelous Market, and he used to host

the store’s annual holiday party at Bread Line. Now he’s mainly around as a customer. “He’s always looking for literary fiction. He wants to be turned on to somebody he doesn’t know about,� LaFramboise said. “That speaks well to his curiosity.� Furstenberg doesn’t lack for strong opinions, though, particularly about cookbooks worth selling. “He would say, ‘I know you have this,’� LaFramboise said. “If I didn’t, I would just make sure I

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A welcome safeguard

At one point amid the recent federal budget negotiations, pundits were placing the risk of a government shutdown at 50-50. Historically, such situations have been disruptive to many D.C. residents and tourists — but amid last week’s fears that one was imminent, city officials could at least be confident that the D.C. government would not have to close. Until recently, the District government had been treated as a federal agency — even though it is funded primarily by locally raised tax dollars and other revenue. Past shutdowns curtailed local operations or forced the use of reserve funds, and jeopardized the District’s financial security in the eyes of Wall Street. But thanks to D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, this risk is no longer in place. Even at times when Congress is unable to do its job and pass a budget, the District can continue to spend in accordance with its locally raised and congressionally approved budget. Each year since the last shutdown, in 2013, Del. Norton has successfully achieved budget language guaranteeing this, according to a news release from her office. “Until my provision was enacted, shutdown threats forced the District to invest time and money preparing contingency shutdown plans, even if shutdowns were avoided,” Del. Norton said in the release. “If the District shut down, it could have defaulted on certain financing agreements and leases. The city’s partners, Wall Street and vendors alike charge a risk premium for the uncertainty created by shutdown threats.” We’re grateful to Del. Norton for her successful effort. While the outcome she achieved is utterly logical — the District government is clearly not a federal agency — convincing her colleagues in Congress to adopt a sensible provision was surely not an easy task. It would also be logical for Congress to be even less involved in the District’s affairs. No other jurisdiction in the country shares our local concern with congressional interference, or needs a specific annual exemption from the effects of a federal shutdown. But Del. Norton’s achievement has already yielded tangible benefits. Even if Congress hadn’t averted a shutdown last week, the District would have been safe. Del. Norton has provided us with the comforting guarantee that whatever Congress does with the federal budget, the District government can carry on with its daily business.

Ruffling feathers

While the majority of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget proposal focuses on major spending priorities such as education, public safety and affordable housing, a minor-seeming provision in the companion legislation has also attracted attention. Billed by the Bowser administration as a clarification of longstanding law, it would state that residents are prohibited from keeping chickens and other fowl in their yards. As reported by WAMU radio, “captive-bred species of common cage birds” are allowed under a 1979 animal control law, and the District’s backyard poultry aficionados have argued that the law always intended to permit their chickens alongside canaries and parakeets. We’re all for legislative clarity. When there are conflicting interpretations of a law, it only makes sense to eliminate confusion. But in this case, the so-called clarification would mean that D.C. families would have to get rid of animals that they acquired in good faith, that provide fresh eggs and that, in many cases, are considered part of the family. Multiple Northwest residents have filed lawsuits to protect their chickens, and the District government is having to expend its resources to defend its positions. We don’t doubt that there are arguments in favor of a chicken ban in the city — salmonella concerns, noise complaints or fear of attracting wildlife, for instance. But there are also strong arguments against such a prohibition, not least of which come from residents who are already passionate about raising chickens at home and do so safely. In our view, the solution is a more detailed review of the situation. A D.C. Council hearing devoted solely to this subject would be an excellent start, where stakeholders and experts on all sides of the issue can share their thoughts. We’re also optimistic that this process could lead to regulation of backyard chickens without a blanket prohibition – for instance, mandating a distance they must be kept from other homes. We also agree with chicken defenders who say that the Bowser administration is unnecessarily rushing a non-emergency decision by including it within the broader budget package. The council has enough on its plate at the moment, and the chicken issue can easily be decided at some point after the budget is adopted.

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ew Ward 8 D.C. Council member Trayon White — like any new member — is still feeling his way around the ins and outs of how the council operates. But White was in his element Monday on the issue of feared gentrification looming over historic Anacostia. “Housing is definitely a crisis in D.C., more specifically Ward 8,” he said during a forum on how low- and moderate-income residents can lessen the effects of gentrification. “How can we alleviate some of the pressure,” White asked, “so that we can still live here and stay here and grow here?” White spoke after he had shaken hands with the guest of honor at the event — the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a two-time candidate for president in the 1980s. “Say amen, somebody,” Jackson said. And the crowd responded, “Amen.” Jackson, who was one of the city’s first statehood senators in the early 1990s, was in town for a variety of events. On Monday, the 75-year-old bounded into the Black Box Theater of the Anacostia Arts Center on Good Hope Road SE. “We’ve gone all the way from marching for fair housing to rent strikes, all kinds of combinations of schemes, to fight encroachment and to fight gentrification,” he said. Jackson offered residents help from his national Rainbow Coalition. Former Ward 8 Council member Sandy Allen said the District has done a lot to preserve affordable housing, but market forces are overwhelming city efforts. “The issues on housing have not really changed in the District,” she told NBC4. “We’re trying to be progressive, but there hasn’t been a lot of change.” ■ Debate night. Your Notebook enjoyed our role in Northern Virginia moderating Saturday night’s first meeting between the Democratic candidates for governor ahead of Virginia’s June 13 primary. Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and former House member Tom Perriello politely but aggressively answered our questions at the forum sponsored by the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. Your Notebook has interviewed both men during separate appearances on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Politics Hour and looks forward to doing so again before the primary. Virginia Democrats this year want to continue their streak of holding all three statewide offices since 2009. Northam served in the Virginia Senate before being elected lieutenant governor four years ago. He also holds a very progressive record that many believe is just right for rapidly changing Virginia.

Northam was cruising to the nomination when Perriello jumped into the race in January. He is trying to run to Northam’s left, with endorsements from U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But Perriello’s progressive credentials have an asterisk. He was a one-term member of Congress from Charlottesville who came in on the 2008 Obama wave and was swept out two years later by the Tea Party sentiment in his southern Virginia district. Perriello lost despite earning an A rating from the National Rifle Association for opposing an assault weapon ban that he called “an affront to the Founding Fathers.” A second vote involved abortion. In 2009, Perriello voted for a health care amendment that would have prevented any insurance companies participating in the new Affordable Care Act exchanges from covering abortion. Quite simply, the amendment was intended to prevent federal subsidies from paying for abortions. Perriello now apologizes for the abortion vote. And he now calls the NRA a “nut-job” organization. While many of Perriello’s supporters either don’t know or don’t care about those votes, voters will hear a lot more about them before the primary. Northam, a doctor, says abortion may be a difficult subject but it is the right of the mother to make any decisions. Northam has been endorsed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Attorney General Mark Herring and the state’s Democratic U.S. senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner. The candidates will have their next debate in Roanoke this weekend. Perriello will be on the WAMU Kojo Nnamdi Politics Hour at noon Friday. Northam will appear in about two weeks. As we noted, the debate was held at Lanier Middle School, just off Interstate 66 beyond the Beltway. In short, for this city dweller it was a long ride. Going out I-66 at about 4 p.m., we were dismayed at the bumper-to-bumper backup heading in toward the District. Like the mess at Metro, we hear a lot about Northern Virginia’s jammed roads. We’re happy we don’t have to put up with all that wasted time, gas, energy, et cetera. It reminds me that many years ago I was invited out to the AOL headquarters to speak. I was almost an hour late because of backed-up traffic headed outbound. My first words when we finally arrived to speak? “I hope you enjoy it because I am never coming out here again.” Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Family leave needs level playing field

My business cheered when the D.C. Council passed the Universal Paid Leave Act in December by a strong majority after more than a year of deliberation. We are dismayed the mayor and some council members are now trying to delay start-up funding and exclude the smallest businesses. I run Springboard Partners, a communication firm with a team of four people. We can’t yet afford to provide paid family leave for our employees on our own. But we know it’s essential

to provide these benefits. Being unable to offer paid leave means we cannot compete with larger companies in our field when it comes to recruiting and retaining the best talent. We’ve run the numbers, and our costs to pay into the system will be under $1,500 per year. Budgeting to pay this exceptionally modest amount into the public program will be absolutely manageable for us — and it means that we don’t have to risk the financial future of our business for the weeks or months a team member is on leave. Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh has proposed changes to the program that exclude companies of our size from the program. This places us and nearly 8,000 other D.C. busi-

nesses of our size at a huge disadvantage. Community leaders talk a lot about family values, but when it comes to making policy choices, too few actually value families. I’m proud that D.C. is a national leader in policy that invests in families, from near-universal health coverage for children to universal pre-K — both of which enjoy the strong support of our community’s businesses. The Universal Paid Leave Act is the logical next step. The council should move forward in May to fully fund the launch of paid family leave for all D.C. businesses in this year’s budget. The mayor should support that action without delay. Danielle Lewis Owner, Springboard Partners

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n 2010 there were almost 6,000 natural gas leaks under D.C. streets, according to researchers from Duke and Boston universities. We can only imagine how much worse the situation has become since then. Although Washington Gas Light Co. launched a 40-year pipeline replacement program, there has been no direct communication from the utility about any progress and how it is addressing new or reoccurring leaks. My neighbors and I in Georgetown’s East Village haven’t received any information from the gas company about the nature of its many recent repairs in our neighborhood, the results of that work, or the condition and safety of the pipes and gas-related infrastructure. The company provides no assurance or guidance about the completion of its work or the need for future repairs. We deserve accountability, transparency and communication from Washington Gas about its work on gas pipelines above and below the streets in Georgetown. The tipping point for me was when I called the gas company in March to find out the status of its investigation and repairs concerning the strong smell of gas outside my front door that I had reported several times over the past two years. To my surprise, the utility had no record of my most recent call or the investigation and work it had done outside my house the same afternoon I called. The crew labored at least until midnight in the freezing cold. But they never returned to finish the work, and the gas company did not have the courtesy to follow up with an update about the matter. That experience led me to launch a blog at GeorgetownGasLeaksAndRepairs.wordpress.com and post tweets and Facebook messages that soon attracted the attention of Washington Gas. In a phone call with Huey Battle, the regional manager for community involvement, I recapped my experiences, frustrations and concerns, as well as those of my neighbors. I called on Washington Gas to be fully accountable and transparent and to communi-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Visitors need warning about risk of thefts

Many visitors to Georgetown naively assume that merchandise and belongings left in their parked cars are safe. Residents usually know better. In fact, these smash-and-grab crimes aren’t a problem just in Georgetown — they occur throughout D.C., and in all big cities across the U.S. Recently, I was walking up 31st Street NW late one morning when I spotted a police car. The highly respected Officer Antonial Atkins was standing with another officer next to a car whose two passenger-side windows had been smashed in. On the sidewalk were a distraught mother, her friend and two children. The car’s interior was strewn with glass, and the merchandise and belongings that had been left inside were gone,

cate openly, effectively and directly with all members of our community about its work. Mr. Battle’s responses did not provide any hope or confidence that his company’s conduct would improve anytime soon, if ever. That is unacceptable. Washington Gas should immediately take ownership of the problem and reach out to all residents. Based on my experience and career in public relations, a good starting point for reforms would be for the gas company to: ■communicate directly with residents via email and social media about the repairs they are doing. ■produce YouTube videos and host webinars to explain the gas pipeline-related problems they are addressing and help people understand the solutions. ■post easy-to-find updates about repair work on its website and include repair-related information with bills that are sent to ratepayers. ■partner with local groups and organizations such as the Citizens Association of Georgetown as another way to help connect with residents. ■hold community-wide town hall meetings cosponsored and promoted with the advisory neighborhood commission or other local groups. Georgetown is hardly alone in facing gas pipeline issues. According to a 2014 study by Stanford University, incidents involving natural gas pipelines cause an average of 17 fatalities and $133 million in property damage across the country every year. The consequences of not dealing effectively and immediately with gas leaks can be devastating. A case in point is the 2010 gas line explosion in San Bruno, Calif., a suburb of San Francisco. The explosion created a 50-foot fireball, destroyed dozens of homes, and killed eight people. The more we speak up, the more likely the gas company will hear us and provide the specific and up-to-date information we deserve about what they are doing to address these potentially life-threatening problems. Join me in demanding accountability, transparency and communication from Washington Gas. You can reach regional manager Huey Battle at HueyBattle@washgas.com or 202-624-6792. Edward Segal, a resident of Georgetown, is an author, journalist and public relations consultant.

save for one electronic gadget the thieves apparently missed. I retrieved a broom and helped Officer Atkins finish clearing glass from the car’s interior. Officer Atkins and I tried to console the visitors. Yet what does one say to someone whose vacation has been shattered by such an experience? Of course we both gently said: “You know that you cannot leave merchandise or belongings visible within a car parked in the city.� But we knew the advice came too late. This sad situation occurs all too often in Georgetown and elsewhere in D.C., marring the experience of naive visitors. I have personally witnessed the aftermath of at least a couple dozen other Georgetown car break-ins over the last couple of years. Why would these visitors ever wish to return to Georgetown? The wordof-mouth is very damaging to our historic village’s reputation. Then it hit me: Why not act proactively? Why should visitors

not be warned by highly visible signs about the risks of parking and leaving belongings visible? Some would argue that such warnings would be advertising that Georgetown is an unsafe place to visit, tour or shop. I would counter that not warning these visitors does a grave disservice to the Georgetown that we love — and to the many visitors to our village. Moreover, there are ways of phrasing the warning that can properly point out that the message is not Georgetownspecific. That is why I propose that ample signs be posted not just in Georgetown but throughout the city next to D.C.’s parking-restriction signs, saying the following in large letters: “Alert: Please do not leave packages or belongings visible in your car or van.� And, in smaller letters at the top: “All big cities wrestle with this problem. But we wish to be proactive.� Edward A. “Chip� Dent Georgetown

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7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, in Room A-03, Building 44, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.com. ANC 3/4G ANCChase 3/4G Chevy ■CHEVY CHASE The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 8, at the Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements. ■discussion and possible vote on a proposed pilot survey to determine the community’s needs for the Chevy Chase Community Center. ■presentation by and Q&A with City Administrator Rashad Young on the mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. ■discussion and possible vote on the D.C. Department of General Services’ application for historic landmark designation of Lafayette Elementary School. ■presentation by and discussion with the Federal Highway Administration and the D.C. Department of Transportation about restoration of the Chevy Chase Circle bus turnaround.

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Home Sweet Home is the theme of the Lafayette Elementary School Spring Fair on Saturday, May 13, and it couldn’t be more fitting. After a year off-campus at the Episcopal Center for Children due to renovation at the school, this popular spring favorite is back at Lafayette on its beautiful new grounds between Broad Branch Road and Northampton and 33rd streets. The fun starts early on Saturday with the annual Lafayette yard sale in the front of the school, running from 9 a.m. to noon. For $25, neighbors and families can buy an adult’s table for selling items or a kid’s table for $10. You may keep your profits from whatever you sell, or you may donate them to the school. Alternatively, you could choose to donate “treasures� from your attic, basement or garage to the Home and School Association table for sale. Just come by at 8 a.m. and volunteers will be on hand to accept them. The Spring Fair runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the back of the school bordering the park. Spring Fair chair Vince Frillici and his team of parent volunteers have put together a magical selection of carnival rides, games and activities for children of all ages. Traditional favorites like the Lafayette bike swap, used-book sale and face-painting will be back, as well as some incredible games and activities on the field sponsored by local businesses and Lafayette annual sponsors. In gratitude for all their support during the construction, the Home and School Association and the Spring Fair team are putting a big focus on community this year, with increased outreach to neighborhood crafters and vendors. Hungry? Don’t miss the Lafayette bake sale and spring salad sale. And Potomac Pizza and Broad Branch Market will be back with yummy food for lunch. You don’t have to attend Lafayette to visit the fair. Everyone is welcome. Families from Murch Elementary, which is undergoing construction, are being invited. To purchase ride wristbands, food tickets, vendor tables and yard sale tables, visit lafayettehsa.org. — Jenny Backus

Shepherd Park Citizens Association

This past weekend saw neighbors walking the streets, viewing, haggling, and buying “specials� from the homeowner vendors of the Shepherd Park Citizens Association’s annual yard sale. “Trash to treasure� was the watchword, and part of the fun was looking for items recycled from previous events. Many thanks to Adrienne Antoine and her committee, as well as all the sellers and buyers. Both days were beautiful, just right for ambling around the community. Many residents extended their walks down Georgia Avenue NW to share in the festivities at the Walter Reed “Dream� event. Tonight join the Design Review Committee of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B (Brightwood, Manor Park, Takoma) for its presentation regarding the Walter Reed Town Center plans. Representatives from Hines/Urban Atlantic/Triden and Torti Gallas Urban will be on hand to display design plans, photographs and design guidelines information. ANC 4B members have put the visual presentation online at anc4b.info and will be sharing their study, reflections, concerns and questions before opening the floor for residents. From conversations on the local listservs, it is obvious that ANC 4B’s design committee continues to take the task quite seriously and has been willing to seek input from all area residents. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Juanita E. Thornton/ Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. — June Confer

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Tigers surge past Field in girls lacrosse By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

The girls lacrosse teams at Wilson and Field are two of the newer programs in the area — both looking to create a path for more schools to buy into the sport, while simultaneously trying to catch up to long established programs. Along the way, Wilson and Field have become rivals. Their level of play is generally close, creating competitive games that bring out intensity from both squads. On Thursday, the Tigers won the latest chapter of the rivalry by thrashing the Falcons 11-5. “Whenever we play Field, we have a pretty good game,” Wilson midfielder Lidia Solorzano said. “They play a super clean game. For as long as I can remember, everyone looks forward to the Field game.” On Thursday, the game was initially close as the Tigers held a 5-3 lead with 22 seconds to go in the first half. That’s when they seized the momentum. Senior midfielder Anna Joos grabbed a draw and raced through the Falcons’ defense for a goal just before

halftime. “I knew that we didn’t have that much time left and I saw a lane down to goal, and I made the goal,” said Joos. That play increased the lead to 6-3 and gave the Tigers a boost they would use to turn the game into a blowout. “Usually the second half isn’t

really our strong point, but we ended the first half strong and it carried over,” said Tigers coach Jessica Zenzel. The Tigers went on to outscore the Falcons 5-2 in the second half, playing a lot of different athletes to keep everyone energized. “I tried to make sure that everyone got in so we would have fresh legs on the field,” Zenzel said. “I told the girls the ball moves faster

when we pass it than when we run.” Wilson’s offensive burst was led by Joos, who finished the game with three goals and three assists, and senior Perri Hollar also stood out with two goals. Meanwhile, senior goalie Joe’lle Frett was a force between the pipes, making three saves. “She is really strong and athletic. She is a well-rounded good athlete,” said Zenzel. Overall, Wilson has posted a strong season, Zenzel’s second at the helm. “We have had a decent year,” said Hollar. “More recently we have tried to focus on the team dynamic, and it’s helped. We have been encouraging each other.” The Tigers and Falcons could battle once more this season when they play in Field’s postseason tournament, which gives several local schools without a conference a chance to play for bragging rights. “Last year we didn’t win,” Joos said. “Everyone that we play in that tournament is about our skill level, and we want to go into it and have a good showing.”

Burke junior wins chess state crown

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After winning five straight rounds, Burke junior Philip Keisler was tied with St. Albans’ Andrew Wu to determine who would be the chess champion of the D.C. State Athletic Association. In the playoff round, Keisler put the pressure on by winning the first game of the two he needed for the title. “I was a point up and if I won the game, I would win the tournament. I had the white pieces, which is a small advantage,” said Keisler, who also had a slightly higher rating than the St. Albans standout going into the game. “He was playing the French defense,” Keisler said of Wu, “and we played very tactically. I was able to get a strong position early. Then I was able to win both of his rooks and checkmate him soon after.” The win gives Keisler his second DCSAA championship in three years. Wu earned silver and his St. Albans teammate Dinesh Das Gupta took third. In the team category, St. Albans captured the title at Wilson on Saturday afternoon, while Burke finished fifth. For Keisler, the inspiration to play chess competitively came from his older sister Sydelle, when the two attended Lowell School as first- and sixth-graders, respectively. “My older sister won a tournament and I thought that if she won, then it has to be

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Burke’s Philip Keisler won the state chess title for the second time in three years.

cool,” he said. “I picked it up and started playing it. It became a lot of fun, and I started playing competitively — and it progressed from there.” Capturing a second state title was particularly special for the junior since he was instrumental in bringing chess to his school. “A couple of years ago I started the Burke chess team,” Keisler said. “It has grown a lot over the last couple of years. The Burke School has been very supportive. It started as a club that met at lunch with a lot of members from my grade. Now it’s expanded quite a bit.” Keisler credited and thanked the DCSAA for creating the annual tournament that started in 2015. “It has been really great,” he said. “I go to this tournament every year. It’s a really well-run tournament, and there are a lot of really nice chess players in the D.C. area.”

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Wilson scored a goal with four seconds remaining in the first half, giving the Tigers a momentum boost after halftime on Thursday.

The St. John’s equestrian club, which has been at the school for four years, will be recognized as a varsity sport in the fall of 2017, the school announced on April 19. This year, the team won Reserve Champion in the Inter-School Horse Show series, which is a competition among 42 schools in the region, 15 of which are highly competitive. The squad, coached by Kate Fernandez and Marie Gelso, has a slew of standout athletes, including Antoinette Centanni, Rachel Novosel, Amalia Grobbel, Calli Singdahlsen, Zoe Schmitt, Andrea Aresta-Katz, Iris Moseley, Claire Gehran and Zoe Dolge.

Gonzaga football stars honored

The regional chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame honored 45 scholar-athletes from the greater Washington area on Sunday at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington. Six seniors from Gonzaga were recognized: Miles Brown, Sam Brown, Johnny Jordan, Roger Mellado, Cameron Warfield and Joseph Zuccari. They were chosen from players at 105 schools in D.C. and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs.

Former Cadet inks NFL deal

Former St. John’s football standout Mitchell Kirsch may not have been

selected during the NFL draft over the weekend — but shortly after, his phone rang with good news and he signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent, according to a post on his personal Twitter page. The 2012 St. John’s graduate starred for James Madison University for five years and blossomed into a stud offensive tackle. In his final year in Harrisonburg, Va., the former Cadet was a Consensus FCS First Team All-American. Prior to playing for the Dukes in college, Kirsch was a first-team Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection and the Cadets’ offensive player of the year.

St. Albans grad gets NFL shot

Chris Fraser, a 2013 graduate of St. Albans, was a standout punter at Cornell for four years. He didn’t hear his name called during the NFL draft, but The Cornell Daily Sun reported over the weekend that he still has a chance to make his NFL dreams a reality. Both the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers have extended him invitations to their rookie minicamps — which doesn’t guarantee a roster spot, but does give him a chance to audition for the teams. While at Cornell, Fraser won a slew of awards, including Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and was named first-team All-Ivy League four times. At St. Albans, Fraser was a three-sport athlete and played multiple positions on the football team, including kicker, punter, wideout and defensive back.

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Seventh-grade science at Annunciation Catholic School is definitely a complex and fun subject, especially what we are currently learning. This year in science we are learning about life science/biology. While at a glance biology may not seem as interesting as quantum mechanics or astrology, if you give it time, biology definitely blooms into a very interesting topic. In science, we have just finished the forensics section and are moving on to the anatomy of the human body. We have finished the skeletal and muscular system and are now focusing on organ systems, which include the digestive system, nervous system and reproductive system. In order to make sure we are all comfortable with the reproductive system, our teacher is doing something similar to a Q&A for us. Since any subject can become boring if the syllabus is dull, we are doing a lab where we will dissect a sheep’s heart! While this may seem disgusting, it is extremely fascinating — because by dissecting this sheep’s heart, our class is learning how our hearts work (they both pump blood). If this still doesn’t convince you how fun our science class is, every week our class has a current events assignment (two to three kids at a time) for which we can choose anything sciencerelated and explain it to the class. It is great since it is based on our interests! Overall, science this year has been very interesting. — Felemon Abebu, seventh-grader

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The British International School of Washington’s community began the week with saying goodbye to the Year 13 students. Every year, the graduating class prepares and presents a Leaving Assembly in front of the Year 7 to Year 12 pupils as well as faculty members. Following this assembly, the Year 13s take study leave — a two-month period where they come to school only for their International Baccalaureate exams. However, the option to come into school to discuss particular topics or subject matter with the teaching staff remains open to them. Additionally, the International and Communications Technology Year 11 students sat this week for one of the first International General Certificate of Secondary Education exams. This exam, as well as the Language oral exams, was staggered over the last two weeks, and marks the beginning of the Year 11’s exam period. Even with the many exams and revision sessions occurring, students are still able to partake in the many enrichment opportu-

School DISPATCHES nities at our school. For example, this term marked new PE class options: softball or tennis. Whilst both selections require vastly different skill sets, both allow students to take advantage of the idyllic spring weather. Whether students are catching softballs with leather mitts or hitting tennis balls with rackets, all will have the opportunity to welcome a breath of fresh air and the beautiful sunshine. — Ava Lundell, Year 11 (10th-grader)

Lafayette Elementary School

Letters About Literature is a reading and writing contest for fourth- through 12th-graders. Each child reads a poem, speech or book and then writes to the author (whether living or dead). The contest has state winners and national winners. The program is sponsored by the Library of Congress. Lafayette’s fifth-graders started working on our submissions in the fall in order to meet the contest’s January deadline. Ms. Campbell, a fifth-grade teacher at Lafayette, has several students who are finalists in the Center for the Book’s contest: Ella Barton, Alex Benach, Hailey Fox, Natalie Gordon, Eddy Hoover, Alice Stillerman and Dalton Tatchell. “I feel very proud about being a finalist. I’m very thankful that my mom helped me through it,� says Ella Barton, a fifth-grader. Mrs. Harn, a fifth-grade teacher who helped organize the program at Lafayette for the fifthgraders, says, “I like the project because students have a chance to share their opinions.� As you can see, Letters About Literature is a fun and imaginative learning experience for students. “I feel very happy [to be a finalist] because I’m proud of my writing. I’m grateful because my teachers were so supportive,� added Natalie Gordon, a Lafayette fifth-grader. All D.C. finalists will be recognized on Saturday, May 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library. — Parker Fendig, fifth-grader

Murch Elementary School

Across Murch, third- through fifth-graders are thinking about the upcoming PARCC test. PARCC stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, which is given in eight states and the District of Columbia as part of Common Core. Teachers have been preparing students for the test, as Principal Cebrzynski says that the school starts preparing on Day One and that it is a great tool to plan for the next year. Math teacher Tara Mabrey says that she has been showing

her students how to apply knowledge to answer multi-step word problems using the standards of mathematical practices. She believes her students are ready to perform well. Another teacher, Monica Davis, describes her feelings about the test. She says that “despite its challenges, I think it is a great tool to gauge where students are.� In her class, she says that they’ve “read text and written in all the writing styles.� She thinks her students “have the tools to do well.� Students have their own opinions. Van Harllee says that he enjoys PARCC because it tests all of your knowledge. He thinks that anyone can do well if they pay attention in class. Paulina Stewart-Aday believes that “teachers put too much pressure on [students to perform well on] PARCC.� Francesca Purificato agrees, saying, “I am nervous and dreading [PARCC].� Eighteen states have dropped out since PARCC’s creation, mostly citing fear of government encroachment, although most say that it’s a more rigorous test. — Devan Tatlow and Kate Rodriguez, fifth-graders

Washington International School

Grade 4 has started the IB PYP unit Sharing the Planet, which focuses on plants and their role in our lives. We inaugurated this topic with a trip to the Botanic Gardens, where we visited different rooms, each representing a natural habitat — for instance, the Tropics, Hawaii or World Deserts. There was also one room devoted to Plant Adaptations, which offered not only a variety of plant species but also explanations about the parts of a plant, their preferable light exposure and the process of photosynthesis. We filled out a booklet with prompts that made us carefully observe our surroundings and answer questions. Now that our exploration is continuing in class, we realize how useful that knowledge has become. In April not only plants are blossoming. This is Poetry Month! Our school celebrated this occasion with poet Joseph Green, who shared his work with us and, to our great delight, offered a poetry workshop for our grade. First Mr. Green told us a story we had to retell in six words. Then we did the same with stories we created, first in English and then in another language. Afterward, we chose an inanimate object that was important to us, gave it a proper name and wrote a poem about its role in saving the world. Mr. Green picked the best ones to be read in front of the whole school. As budding botanists and poets, our minds and our imaginations are in full bloom! — Ilaria Luna, fourth-grader

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New kabob house arrives in Adams Morgan

Fast-casual sushi chain coming to Tenleytown

The fast-casual sushi restaurant Yobi — currently known as RollsByU at its locations in Arlington and Foggy Bottom — will open in Tenleytown next month, co-owner Nesrin Abaza told The Current this week. The eatery, which offers sushi rolls and sushi “ritos” along an assembly line similar to Chipotle, will take over the 4629 41st St. NW space vacated last year by Prince Cafe. Both existing RollsByU will also change their names to Yobi — “to prepare” in Japanese — around the time the new spot opens, Abaza said. “Some people thought you had to come in and roll your own,” Abaza said. “It was a little confusing to our customers, so we decided to change the name.” Abaza, a Kent resident, is familiar with the Tenleytown area because her children attend Georgetown Day School, which is located nearby at 4200 Davenport St. NW. Yobi will enter a crowded market for counter-service restaurants — Beefsteak, District Taco and Chick-Fil-A have all opened along Wisconsin Avenue in the last year, and Muncheez and Seoulspice are set to open at 4600 Wisconsin soon. Buredo, a more direct competitor with its signature sushi burritos, will arrive at 4235 Wisconsin later this year. RollsByU opened in Arlington last year and at 2140 F St. NW near the George Washington University campus earlier this year. Abaza and co-owners Hillary Reyes and Leila Salim are actively seeking additional locations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, Abaza said. — Mark Lieberman

WETA show to showcase local culinary highlights

WETA TV will present “Neighborhood Eats” at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, showing off “culinary highlights” of Dupont Circle, Georgetown, Capitol Hill and Anacostia, according to a release. In Dupont, the 30-minute show will look at Hank’s Oyster Bar, DGS Delicatessen and Bistrot du Coin; in Georgetown, it will feature Baked & Wired, Stachowski’s Market, Georgetown University Grilling Society and Chaia. “Neighborhood Eats,” a companion piece to the “WETA Neighborhoods” series, may be re-aired later in May, according to the release;

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RollsByU will become Yobi when the Tenley eatery opens. viewers are asked to check their local listings.

Spring Days of Design heads to Georgetown

The “Spring Days of Design” will take place in Georgetown from Thursday, May 4, through Saturday, May 6, featuring events like new collection launches, trunk shows and design consultations, in addition to special discounts. Hosting the three-day celebration is the Georgetown Design District, which represents the 30-plus furniture, design and accessory stores of the neighborhood’s Cady Alley area and beyond, according to a release. Participating venues this week include BoConcept, Scavolini, Random Harvest and Circa Lighting, among several others. Specific events will include a presentation on “Becoming a Savvy Designer” by Richard Anuszkiewicz, a conversation on Denmark’s approach to design and lifestyle, a trunk show from Caryn Cramer Textiles, and a screening of “Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things.” A full calendar and listing of participating venues is available at georgetowndc. com/georgetowndesigndistrict.

On the calendar

■ Friday, May 5: Taqueria del Barrio will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration with bottomless bites and drinks as well as beer and tequila tastings. 5 to 9 p.m. $65. Taqueria del Barrio, 821 Upshur St. NW. taqueriadelbarrio.com. ■ Tuesday, May 9: Via Umbria will present a handson class on how to make tagliatelle. 7:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events. ■ Wednesday, May 10: Via Umbria butcher Scott Weiss will demonstrate how to achieve grilled flavor without stepping out of the kitchen. 7:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

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ifteen years ago, Rukhsana Rafiq opened her first restaurant, Maiwand, with her entrepreneurial brother-in-law in Columbia, Md. Then she opened another one with her brother Farid Mohmand in Burtonsville, Md. Today, Rafiq owns five Maiwand Kabob locations in Maryland and Mohmand owns two more, known as Maiwand Grill. Those ranks are about to grow this week, for the first time in D.C.: Mohmand is opening a Maiwand Grill at 1764 Columbia Road NW in Adams Morgan. Before launching restaurants, the siblings — refugees from Afghanistan — had been struggling to adjust to their new environment. Mohmand had just been fired from an electronics company, and Rafiq was working in a salon. But they had never been in the restaurant business and didn’t know what to expect. “I got lucky,” Mohmand told The Current. Mohmand and Rafiq’s parents sponsored their adult children to come to the United States in 1989, a few years after they emigrated from Afghanistan. The family spent a few years in California before the siblings, then in their mid-20s, moved to New York City. But according to Rafiq, the hustle and bustle was too much for them, and they moved to the quieter D.C. suburbs 25 years ago — Mohmand to Woodbridge, Va.; Rafiq to Columbia, Md. The initial idea for the restaurant was to introduce suburban Maryland to authentic Afghan foods, like the ones the Mohmands’ parents cooked for them when they were young. “McDonald’s or Subway didn’t work out for us,” Mohmand said of their early experiences adjusting to American culture. The concept of harnessing what they knew intuitively for their business paid off, Mohmand said. “The customers like the food, so we have to be consistent and don’t change it,” Mohmand said. “The feedback is positive. The result is good and the feedback is positive, so there’s no need to change.” Authenticity, in the family’s eyes, means kabobs

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Maiwand Grill at 1764 Columbia Road NW offers authentic Afghan cuisine, including chicken kofta kabobs, above.

and milder spices than fans of Indian and Pakistani cooking would expect. Mohmand said he has been to a few Afghan restaurants in D.C., but none that offer quite the Maiwand flavor. The original Maiwand was the first kabob restaurant in the region, they say. “People are not scared anymore to try our food,” Rafiq said. D.C. boasts only a smattering of Afghan cuisine — most notably Adam Morgan’s Lapis, which earned “Bib Gourmand” distinction for good value from Michelin last fall. The city’s first Maiwand will have the same menu as the existing Maryland spots, most of which are located in the Baltimore area. Mohmand said he decided to open in the District because of encouragement of his loyal customers. Adams Morgan is also closer to his home than any of the existing eateries. Rafiq is now looking to franchise her business. And if Maiwand is successful in Adams Morgan — “a very vibrant neighborhood with a lot of traffic,” according to Mohmand — more nearby locations could be in the works, he said. “This is our first restaurant in D.C.,” Mohmand said. “Let’s see what happens.”

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An English garden grows at Old Woodley Park home

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profusion of plants straight out of an English garden, but also a view of Rock Creek Park right across the street. And not just the view — the soundtrack of the nearby National Zoo. Apparently, when the conditions are right, you can hear the call of the monkeys. The semi-detached house — the very model of English Classical and Colonial styles — was built in 1909. It offers 3,050 square feet of living space, with six bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, a private flagstone patio, detached onecar garage and a host of vintage detail and modern amenities. It is on the market for $1,585,000. The gracious red brick home with black shutters and door, white trim and a brick walkway sits elevated from the street and fronted by flowering perennials and greenery (irises, lilac bushes and dwarf Japanese maple). The front door opens into a traditional center hall reception area with a stairway off to the right and liv-

ing room to the left. One-inch wide original wood flooring runs throughout. The living room features a wood-burning fireplace with wood mantel and white-painted brick surround. A large medallion graces the ceiling and custombuilt radiator covers create window seats for added charm. The living room leads into a formal dining room, with traditional coffered ceiling, chair rails and wainscoting. Custom plantation shutters, added in 2012, cover the oversized windows. Off the dining room is the eatin kitchen, recently remodeled for a more contemporary look and feel but not so modern that it fights with the overall style and heritage of the house. It has custom white shelving and cabinets (some glass-fronted) with nickel hardware, black-andwhite granite countertops, gray glass subway tile backsplash, and recessed lighting. Stainless appliances include an Electrolux French door refrigerator/freezer with exterior water and ice dispenser; Bosch dishwasher; Jenn-Air gas range and oven; and GE Profile microwave. A small powder room is tucked in next to the fridge. A key ingredient in this kitchen is the view from the bay windows,

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The six-bedroom Woodley Park home across from Rock Creek Park is on the market for $1,585,000. which overlook the private flagstone back patio. It’s a spacious retreat that, at this time of year, is abloom with hydrangeas, dogwood, hostas and groundcover. A back stairway leads from the kitchen to the lower level, where a spacious and bright family room features a newly added wet bar with granite counter and custom dark wood cabinetry, wall-to-wall carpeting and wainscoting. This level also includes a three-piece bath and laundry room with a sink and Kenmore washer and dryer. Upstairs on the second-floor landing is a large bathroom with ceramic tile floor, walk-in shower and a single sink vanity with plenty of storage space. Next door is a small bedroom with extensive built-ins and a fine view of the garden. Off the hallway is a linen closet and at the end of the hall is a dressing room with four deep closets and the master bedroom,

which overlooks the street and Rock Creek Park beyond. On the third floor is another full bath on the landing and three more bedrooms, one with two walk-in closets and one with quaint dormer windows. Old Woodley Park — a “green and pleasant land� with distinct architecture and open spaces — is recognized as a historic district on the National Register. It is accessible to Metro and ample shopping and dining options. The six-bedroom, three-and-ahalf-bath home at 2244 Cathedral Ave. NW is listed for $1,585,000 with Compass. For details, contact Katherine Kranenburg at 703-307-1024 or katherine@ compass.com. For a virtual tour, visit tinyurl.com/n3o8p75.

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culture directory. Though the city’s population is growing and interest in fresh foods has spiked over the years, market owners like King see the downsides of these trends. “It sort of may be maxing out what is mutually beneficial for farmers and customers,� said King, whose Maret market is less than a mile from the proposed Connecticut Avenue location. “We’re a little nervous about anything like that opening up anywhere near us, but we’re certainly willing to compete.� Crawford, another D.C. farmers market pioneer, has similar concerns. His market’s sales have been steady, but they haven’t increased in several years, and he now discourages other farmers he knows from entering the D.C. market scene. He thinks the potential new market will struggle to stand out in a crowded field. “It takes a long time for people to try something and keep at it, like we did 40 years ago,� Crawford said. “We weren’t instant successes, and it took us a long time to get where we are now.� Both owners are looking to adapt as competition increases. King said he has considered adding a delivery service and an option for online purchases for pickup at his market. Crawford has begun putting up fliers and seeking advertising opportunities after decades of relying on word-of-mouth. “We are not resting on our laurels and saying we’re just hunkydory,� Crawford said. Some markets see the current landscape differently. FreshFarm — which operates eight markets in the city, including the popular Dupont Circle market near the Metro station on Sundays —

hasn’t seen evidence of oversaturation, according to the company’s chief of staff Maddy Beckwith. “Market openings and market sales, while perhaps not jumping at the levels that they did from 2006 to 2010, are still on an upward trajectory. People are spending more dollars in markets,� Beckwith said. “I would assume that a saturation would show that markets start to scale down. At the moment we haven’t necessarily seen evidence of that.� Beckwith, a native New Yorker, was surprised upon coming to D.C. that many residents consider walking a few blocks to be a commute; she walked 20 to 40 blocks in the Big Apple without hesitating, but residents here seem to prefer shorter travel, she said. As a result, farmers markets in close proximity can co-exist here more easily than in other places, she suggested. Another option to ease competition is weekday operation. The Rose Park Farmers Market is launching for its 12th consecutive season on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at 26th and O streets NW in Georgetown. Friends of Rose Park president David Abrams told The Current that the park’s market has largely been immune to any impacts of oversaturation. As for the Cleveland Park market, organizers expect to present details at the May 15 meeting of ANC 3C. But unlike the project’s prior visit, chair Nancy MacWood said she doesn’t see much reason to object at this point. “I think it’s a good thing,� MacWood said. “I think this approach will give everyone some time and some information to evaluate whether it’s something the community really wants.�

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Thursday MAY 4 Class ■The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. Performances ■The Georgetown Library will host its monthly First Thursday Evening Poetry Reading, followed by an open-mic event. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■Washington Improv Theater will present “Road Show.� 7:30 p.m. $12 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. Performances of “Road Show� also will be held Friday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Special event ■Via Umbria will host a “Strong Women in Fashion� show and reception to welcome spring and raise funds for Suited for Change. 7 to 9 p.m. $25; reservations required. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tinyurl.com/l7b7xop. Friday, May 5 Friday MAY 5 Art event ■Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill will host a Spring Art Walk to celebrate new exhibits. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Wisconsin Avenue between Q and R streets NW. georgetowngalleries.com. Concerts ■The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert featuring works by Takada, Leoncavallo and Lourenco. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■The Friday Noon Concert series will feature pianist Audrey Andrist (shown) and violinist Nurit Bar Josef performing Schumann’s “Sonata in D Minor.� Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. ■Clara Gerdes of Philadelphia will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■NSO Pops will feature a concert by the Indigo Girls, a Grammy-winning duo known for a signature blend of folk and rock. 8 p.m. $24 to $99. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk on “Trump and the Bomb: Nuclear Risks and Opportunities for the New President� by Joe Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations

required. Spring Valley Building, American University, 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW. olli-dc.org/lecture_series. â– Gardening author and lecturer Craig LeHoullier will discuss “Epic Tomatoes From Your Gardens.â€? Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â– Nadya Hajj, assistant professor of political science and Middle East studies at Wellesley College, will discuss her book “Protection Amid Chaos: The Creation of Property Rights in Palestinian Refugee Camps.â€? 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958. â– Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, visiting professor at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, will discuss the National Gallery of Art’s collection of works by artist Auguste Rodin. 1 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â– Robert M. Sapolsky will discuss his book “Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Joel Buchwald, son of the famed syndicated columnist, will discuss “Art Buchwald and His French Connection,â€? about his father’s years in Paris and start at the Paris Herald Tribune. 7 p.m. $10 to $25; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Performances and readings â– A production of the musical “Tear a Root From the Earthâ€? will feature compositions from Johnny Walsh and worldrenowned Afghan rabab virtuoso Qais Essar, arranged by and for celebrated Americana band Gramophonic. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Actor and comedian Jay Pharoah will perform. 6:30 p.m. $33. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â– Deal Middle School will present its spring musical, “Hairspray,â€? about a lovable plus-size teen who’s transformed from social outcast to sudden star when she gets to perform on a local dance show. 6:30 p.m. $5 to $10. Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW. tinyurl.com/ DealHairspray. The performance will repeat Saturday at 2 and 6:30 p.m. â– Bowen McCauley Dance will present the world premiere of “et le Monde.â€? 7:30 p.m. $24 to $44. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. 202-547-1122. The performance will repeat Saturday; tickets for VIP seats for the performance as well as a soiree afterward cost $144. â– The In Series will present “Passion & Struggle,â€? featuring musicians Diana SĂĄez, Pavel Urkiza (shown), Suzzette Ortiz and Rigel Perc performing Latin American and Spanish songs rooted in indigenous folk music. 8 p.m. $22 to $38. Lab II, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The performance will repeat Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. â– Actor and comedian Kevin Nealon

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Friday, MAY 5 ■Festival: The Washington National Cathedral will host its 78th annual Flower Mart spring festival, featuring music, floral and art displays, vendors, children’s games and food. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202537-2228. The event will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including a performance by the Washington Revels at 3:45 p.m.

will perform. 8 p.m. $25 to $45. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Saturday, May 6 Saturday MAY 6 Classes and workshops ■Art historian Bonita Billman will present a seminar on “A Day at London’s National Gallery and Tate Britain,� about the rich holdings of the two museums. 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Volunteer teachers from the Washington English Center will hold a weekly conversational practice circle for adults who already have some English speaking ability. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■Drew Asbury, Hillwood’s horticultur-

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May 4 – 11, 2017 â– Page 15 ist and volunteer manager, will lead a hands-on workshop on how to create a hanging basket using an array of flowers and ornamental foliage. 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $55 to $65. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. â– GTGTech, a new D.C.-based nonprofit, will offer one-on-one tutoring by tech-savvy teens for seniors in need of help on computer, iPhone or iPad usage. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. gtgtech.org/ upcoming-events.html. â– Marie Joabar, founder of the Capital Photography Center, will lead a class on “Fair and Festival Photography at Flower Mart.â€? 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. $74. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. capitalphotographycenter.com. â– Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. Concerts â– The Medieval music ensemble Eya will present “Florence: The Cultural Crucible.â€? Noon and 2 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, West Building, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. â– Pianist and composer Andrew Simpson will present “CinĂŠ-concert: Contemporary Experiments in Animation,â€? featuring abstract animations by 11 artists set to music. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â– Violinists Alice Ju and Jorge Orozco, violist Maria Montano and cellist Aron

Rider will present “Dissonance & Dissidents,â€? featuring works by Shostakovich, Barber and Beethoven. 2 to 3:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Kunen Theater, Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. 202-7859727. â– D.C.-based taiko ensemble Nen Daiko will perform as part of the “Sounds of Faithâ€? series. 3:30 p.m. Free. Flag Hall, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. â– The ensemble Soul Understated, led by singer-songwriter Mavis “Swanâ€? Poole and the melodic drummer Jeremy “Beanâ€? Clemons, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Finnish artist Ida Elina will present a modern kantele concert. 6 p.m. $25. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. finlandiafoundation.org. â– Clarinetist Garrick Zoeter and his students from the Shenandoah Conservatory will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. â– The EsterhĂĄzy Machine will perform works by Haydn and Schumann. Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Hall of Music, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program will repeat Sunday at the same times â– The Thirteen, a nationally acclaimed choral group, will perform “The French Connection,â€? featuring works by Josquin, Lassus, DuruflĂŠ, Poulenc and Messiaen as well as the American composer Daniel Elder. Proceeds will support the St. Columba’s Water Ministry and Rebuilding Together. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $30. St. See Events/Page 16

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Continued From Page 15 Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. 866-788-7853. ■Dumbarton Concerts will present The Poulenc Trio performing a program including works by Glinka, Schnittke, Francaix, Rossini and Poulenc. Special guest poet Lia Purpura will read from her book “It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful.� 8 p.m. $35. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202965-2001, ext. 101. ■Violinist Nurit Bar-Josef and Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist will perform sonatas by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Schumann. 8 p.m. Free; $20 donation suggested. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-320-2770. Discussions and lectures ■As part of the Civil War Roundtable series, Matthew Palus, senior archaeologist with The Ottery Group, will discuss the different techniques used during

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1919. â– Mary D. Esselman and Elizabeth Ash Velez will discuss their book “How Did This Happen?: Poems for the Not So Young Anymore,â€? the fourth in an anthology series. 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â– American University history professor Allan Lichtman will discuss his book “The Case for Impeachment,â€? which uses historical context and precedent to argue that Donald Trump will be impeached. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Festivals and family programs â– The National Zoo will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with activities, games and demonstrations. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. â– Cultural Tourism DC will present the “Around the World Embassy Tour,â€? featuring open houses, entertainment and cultural programs at dozens of embassies. Activities will focus on the food, art, dance, fashion and music of participating countries, including costumed dancers at the Brazilian ambassador’s residence, live alpacas in the yard at the Embassy of Peru and tours of the old ambassador’s residence at the Embassy of Japan. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. culturaltourismdc.org. â– The Lafayette Elementary School Home and School Association will hold a “Dog Day,â€? featuring a Q&A with professional dog trainer Teri Carter, DIY dog toys, a dog treat bake sale, a dog parade and more. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $45 per family to participate, with registration required; free for spectators. Gazebo, Lafayette Recreation Center, 5900 33rd St. NW. amandaspringryan@gmail.com. ■“Kids in the Castleâ€? will feature self-guided, family-friendly museum tours, scavenger hunts with prizes, and games in the castle garden. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. bit.ly/KitCMay. â– As part of the Funk Parade’s daylong celebration of the spirit and soul of U Street, an afternoon street fair will feature music, performances, art displays and workshops. Noon to 7 p.m. Free. Various sites along and near U Street NW. funkparade.com. A participatory parade from 3 to 4 p.m. will begin near 7th and T streets NW and proceed to 13th and U streets NW; a music festival from 7 to 10 p.m. will feature shows in various neighborhood venues. â– Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a community event, open house and garden party with music, food and family-friendly activities. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Lawn, Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. A half-hour procession will precede the event, traveling from St. John’s Church at 3240 O St. NW to Christ Church at 3121 O St. NW and finally to Grace Episcopal Church. Performances â– Artist Wanda Raimundi Ortiz will present a performance inspired by Michelangelo’s “PietĂ â€? in response to the human costs of gun violence at

Saturday, MAY 6 ■Discussion: Benjamin Shalva, author of “Ambition Addiction: How to Go Slow, Give Thanks, and Discover Joy Within,� will present a mindfulness workshop and book talk. 5 to 6:30 p.m. $45. Take Five Meditation, second floor, 1803 Connecticut Ave. NW. takefivemeditation.com. home and ongoing wars abroad. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Great Hall, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202633-1000. ■Hosted by dance icon Debbie Allen, CityDance’s DREAMscape performance will feature dance superstars from around the world, with proceeds benefiting CityDance’s free afterschool dance program. 8 p.m. $25 to $38; $250 and up for VIP tickets that will include an after-party with the artists. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-347-3909. ■The Pan American Symphony Orchestra’s DC Tango Festival will present “Soul of Tango,� featuring a 30-piece orchestra and three pairs of international dancers. 8 p.m. $35 to $45. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 24th St. NW. 202-994-6800. Special events ■The March of Dimes will host the 2017 March for Babies, featuring a three-mile walk to raise funds to help more babies survive and thrive. Registration at 8 a.m.; event at 9 a.m. Free registration; donations and fundraising requested. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. marchforbabies.org. ■The PEN/Faulkner Fiction Series will host an awards ceremony and dinner for the 37th annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, featuring 2017 winner Imbolo Mbue and finalists Viet Dinh, Louise Erdrich, Garth Greenwell and Sunil Yapa. 7 p.m. $100. Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. ■Washington Improv Theater will present “WIT in Space: The Next Frontier,� a fundraiser to help fund a permanent home for the group. 7 to 10 p.m. $75 to $20. Edgewood Arts Center, 3415 8th St. NE. witdc.org. Sporting event ■D.C. United will play the Montreal Impact. 6 p.m. $20 to $200. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-7453000. Sunday, May 7 Sunday MAY 7 Concerts ■Music director Julie Vidrick Evans

will lead choir, orchestra and soloists in a performance of Handel’s “Foundling Hospital Anthem� and other choral works. 4 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202. ■Pianist Margaret Leng Tan will perform “Metamorphoses,� a new work written for her by American avant-garde composer George Crumb. 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■Ukrainian-British violist Maxim Rysanov (shown) and pianist Alexander Kobrin will perform works by Schubert, Desyatnikov, Akhunov and Shostakovich. 4 p.m. $20 to $40; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■The City Choir of Washington will perform Handel’s oratorio “Solomon.� 4:30 p.m. $15 to $50. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. thecitychoirofwashington.org. ■Baritone Nathan Gunn will present an eclectic program from Schubert to the American Songbook with pianist Julie Gunn, his wife. 5 p.m. $20. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish, 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796. ■Ted Davis from St. Bartholomew’s Church in Baltimore will present an organ recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■GuGu Drums, an award-winning and top-rated drum group from Shanghai, will perform a theatrical drum drama with vignettes based on timeless Chinese proverbs, fables and fairy tales. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Legal experts Laura Stump Kennedy and the Rev. Debbie Kirk will review the rights citizens and undocumented residents have under the law (in English and Spanish). 10:30 a.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. ■Jeff VanderMeer will discuss his latest novel “Borne,� which imagines a future in which people survive in a ruined city by scavenging. 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■Stanford University professor Alexander Nemerov will discuss “The Forest of Thought: On the Roof With Robert Montgomery Bird� as part of a six-lecture series on “The Forest: America in the 1830s.� 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-7374215. ■The Culinary Historians of Washington will present a 20th-anniversary panel discussion on “Culinary History: Looking Back, Looking Forward,� featuring experts Shirley Cherkasky, Warren J. Belasco, Rayna Green and Dianne HenSee Events/Page 17

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nessy King. 2 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations requested. U.S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 301-439-0189. ■Pajtim Statovci will discuss his debut novel “My Cat Yugoslavia,� which starts in 1980s Yugoslavia with an unfortunate marriage, then follows the characters to Finland, where their son Bekim befriends a cat at a bar. 3 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook will discuss her book “Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939–1962.� 3 p.m. Free. G Street lobby, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■A panel of picture book artists will discuss the powerful way that picture books transport, inform and allow readers to experience others’ journeys. 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Discussions and lectures ■Edmund Ghareeb — author, professor and senior scholar at the Palestine Center — will discuss “Mahjar Writers on the Subject of Palestine.� 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958. ■Architect Michael Wiencek will present three case studies where problem-solving design created desirable housing units from old office buildings. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. $10; free for members. Reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202272-2448. ■Panelists will discuss “Cultural Diplomacy to Tackle Today’s Global Challenges.� 4:30 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Herter Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu. ■Christopher De Bellaigue will discuss his book “The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times,� a history of 19th- and 20th-century Cairo, Istanbul and Tehran that challenges the prevailing Western view that Islam has come late to modernity. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■George M. Church, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, will discuss “Engineering Human Genomes & Environments.� 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. carnegiescience.edu/events/lectures. ■Dartmouth professor James Wright will discuss his book “Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and its War.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■A panel discussion will focus on President John F. Kennedy’s relationship with the press. 7 to 9 p.m. $50 to $75. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363.

Performance ■Joy of Motion Dance Center’s hiphop dance youth program H.Y.P.E. will present an evening-length concert. 5 p.m. $20 to $25. Greenberg Theatre, American University, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-885-2587. Special events ■The Colonial Dames of America Chapter III will present a display of antique toys at an open house at the historic Abner Cloud House, the oldest original building along the C&O Canal. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Abner Cloud House, Canal and Reservoir roads NW. ■Jackson Art Center Spring Open Studios will feature more than 40 local artists, with live music and refreshments. Noon to 5 p.m.; children’s mural workshop from 3 to 4 p.m. Free. Jackson Art Center, 3050 R St. NW. jacksonartcenter.com. Monday, May 8

Monday MAY 8 Classes and workshops ■The weekly “Yoga Mondays� program will feature a gentle yoga class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free; tickets distributed at the second-floor reference desk beginning at 10:15 a.m. to the first 30 people who arrive. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. ■The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■Author Ingrid Anders will lead a Short Fiction Writing Workshop. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Concerts ■Jazz pianist Fernando Otero, a native of Buenos Aires, will perform. 7 p.m. $15 to $30. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. ■Music students from Duke Ellington School of the Arts will perform jazz standards and original compositions created over the 2016–2017 school year under the tutelage of trumpeter, composer and educator Terence Blanchard. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy

Films ■The “Marvelous Movie Monday� series will present Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s 1999 film “The Road Home.� 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■National Theatre Live will present a broadcast of Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove’s modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece “Hedda Gabler.� 7:30 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. Performances and readings ■A reading will feature authors whose work appears in the illustrated anthology “In the Company of Women,� recently published by the Central New York Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. 5 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Pen Arts Building and Art Museum, 1300 17th St. NW. bobbie.panek@gmail.com.

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perform works by Buxtehude, Beethoven and Boccherini. Noon. Free. Belle Vue Room, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■ Pianists Carlos Rodriguez, Paul Bratcher and Sam Post will present “Ragtime: An American Musical Revolution.” 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-3472635. ■ Making Movies, an American rock band that keeps its Latin roots front and center, will perform a set that interweaves AfroLatino rhythms and psychedelic rock riffs. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

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■ D. Watkins will discuss his book “The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir,” his insider’s look at the drug trade in Baltimore, where he grew up. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Columbia Law School professor Carol Sanger (shown) will discuss her book “About Abortion: Terminating Pregnancy in Twenty-First-Century America” in conversation with Maya Rupert of the Center for Reproductive Rights. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald will discuss her background, her artistic process and philosophy, and works featured in the museum’s 30th-anniversary collection rotation. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $15 to $25; reservations required. National

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■Lori K. Mihalich-Levin will discuss her book “Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return From Maternity Leave.� 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■Photographer and conservationist Cristina Mittermeier will discuss “Water’s Edge,� about the power and beauty of living in balance with nature. 7:30 p.m. $25. National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Film ■“Focus-In! Film Series: Cinema for a Conscious Community will feature a screening of Ronald “Smokey� Stevens’ documentary “America: An Immigration Nation,� followed by a discussion and

Q&A. 6 to 8 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Special event â– Kidsave will host “Spring for Kids: Wine & Dine for a Cause,â€? featuring a meal by two-Michelin-Star chef GerĂĄrd Pangaud paired with wines for tasting. Proceeds will benefit the group’s work to help older children growing up without parents, both in foster care and orphanages. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $125; reservations required. Malmaison, 3401 K St. NW. tinyurl.com/mpfjrjx. Performances and readings â– The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Nightâ€? will feature long-form improv. 8 and 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. â– Story District will present “Schadenfreude: Stories about taking pleasure in another’s pain.â€? 8 p.m. $15.

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grams at the park, said the proposal should consider expanding highly demanded after-school and day care programs. “We need to have resources that can be utilized by everyone, not just some. Not everyone swims, but everyone could use the space for all sorts of programming,” she said. David Gogol, who has lived in the area with his family since 1981, said the pool would accommodate a multigenerational neighborhood. “A community asset like Hearst Park needs to have lots of assets in it so it can appeal to a broad range of people,” he said. ANC 3F plans to re-evaluate its resolution after seeing responses from the Department of General Services and the Department of Parks and Recreation. “We have requested the relevant city agencies to do studies and assessments on a number of issues such as stormwater runoff, and we have asked them to produce an assessment,” Nugent said. “If the negative impacts are too great and the city wants to build a pool anyway, then we would have trouble supporting the pool.”

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