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Walter Reed faces hurdles from old plan

Panel votes to restrict row house ‘pop-ups’

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By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Most everyone in D.C. knows about the L’Enfant Plan — but what about the Highway Plan? The obscure late-1800s planning guideline popped up as recently as last week, as an obstacle to Walter Reed’s redevelopment. New D.C. Council legislation is required to tweak elements of that dusty plan that would otherwise complicate the city’s development goals for the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus in Ward 4. The council’s Committee of the Whole considered that legislation at a public hearing June 3, where one former D.C. government worker questioned whether the city should rethink the Highway Plan entirely. “There’s absolutely nothing published” on the plan, said Carl Bergman, who worked as a transportation clerk when the U.S. Army first took over the Walter Reed site over 40 years ago and now lives near the campus. “You can’t go look at the Highway Plan — it does not exist,” See Walter Reed/Page 14

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

New restrictions on “pop-up” projects in some row house neighborhoods went into effect this week, following a surprise decision by the Zoning Commission on Monday. Under the new rules, developers need special permission to build projects that exceed three stories or 35 feet in height, extend more than 10 feet beyond the rearmost wall of an adjacent home, or include more

District breaks ground on Lafayette Elementary work Brian Kapur/The Current

Saturday’s Celebrate Petworth 2015 event featured “Teatro de la Luna Presents: Siempre Amigos/Buddies Not Bullies.” Festivities also included a variety of children’s activities and shows, as well as fitness and art programs.

By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

NEWS

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Neighbors are seeking landmark status for 3020 Albemarle St.

tricts, where such contributing structures would be automatically protected from demolition. So neighborhood groups are hastily seeking historic landmark status for at least two of the houses — a dicey proposition for the D.C. Historic Preserva-

Group to seek funds to repair fountain at Chevy Chase Circle — Page 3

St. John’s senior earns his second Gatorade award — Page 11

project set to last 14 months Current Staff Writer

tion Review Board, which has only 90 days to make a decision once a raze application is submitted. Two of what preservationists call “emergency” landmark nominations — for 3400 Massachusetts Ave. and 3020 Albemarle St. — will go before the board July 23. Meanwhile, the demolition and possible sale of those homes are in limbo. The third raze in question is at 4304 Forest Lane in Wesley Heights. What’s behind this fledgling trend? Clearly one factor is a soaring housing market that could make it profitable to tear down even a potentially historic mansion. “This trend is driven by developers,” said Paul DonVito, president of Foxhall VilSee Demolition/Page 5

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By BRADY HOLT

Luxury home ‘teardowns’ spur landmark fights The term “teardown” typically evokes a cramped old house, possibly in bad shape and sitting on a lot where a builder could put up a bigger house and rake in profits. Now proposals to raze three large and architecturally distinctive homes are sending tremors through three Northwest neighborhoods, where some residents say the targeted houses are not “teardowns” but neighborhood treasures. The three are very different houses facing different development proposals, but all in pricey neighborhoods which share one common attribute: They are not historic dis-

than two housing units. The changes may affect numerous projects that are already in the works. A divided commission had already agreed to the first two of those restrictions, among others, back in March. Proponents said the rules would help curb the most objectionable qualities of pop-ups while letting community members support projects they feel wouldn’t harm a neighborhood’s character. But at the time, zoning commissioners agreed to allow up to four units per property, subject to existing rules requiring 900 square feet of land area per unit. They also didn’t See Zoning/Page 2

When Lafayette Elementary principal Carrie Broquard was interviewing for the job last year, a member of the search committee mentioned that the school was slated for a renovation. “I thought, ‘Oh, cool, new carpet, new paint,’” Broquard said yesterday. Broquard later learned that the District’s plans for its largest elementary school are considerably more elaborate. In fact, she was speaking Tuesday at a groundbreaking ceremony for a 14-month, $78 million renovation and expansion of the 5701 Broad Branch Road school. The project will begin in earnest as soon as the school year wraps up next week, and the temporary trailers that will house students for the 2015-16 school year began arriving yesterday. As part of the project, the city will demolish the building’s 1970s additions, which were designed under the “open classrooms”

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Across the nation, Washington’s civic identity needs boost — Page 8

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Mayor Muriel Bowser addressed hundreds of students yesterday.

approach to school design, in which many classes share a large open space. The practice was trendy at the time but proved problematic. They’ll be replaced with new additions that have more capacity, conventional enclosed classrooms, and a design that replaces the ’70s curves with a greater symmetry to Lafayette’s original 1930s building. That structure will also be heavily renovated. “I know we’re all excited about walls and doors and thermostats that work,” said Broquard. The completed school, with a capacity of 805 students, will also be able to accomSee Lafayette/Page 14

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ZONING: Commission adopts strict rules to govern ‘pop-up’ projects in R-4 neighborhoods

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establish an effective date for the changes to go into effect. Zoning Commission procedures require two votes for regulatory changes. Commissioner Peter May reversed his previous position on Monday, swinging the five-member panel to the two-unit cap. Now, developers in R-4 zones hoping to build more units need

approval under the special exception process, allowing the community to weigh in on projects that proceeded without public input in the past. Supporters of “pop-ups� — single-family homes that are carved up and expanded into small apartment buildings — say they satisfy a housing need in a growing city and boost residents’ property values. Opponents say they’re often visually awkward, they bring unwelcome density

and they reduce the stock of familysized housing. In Northwest, R-4 areas include parts of Columbia Heights, Petworth, Mount Pleasant, Woodley Park and Adams Morgan. May said on Monday that he was originally confident the restrictions the commission supported in March would curb objectionable projects, but that he was swayed by testimony. “We’ve heard a lot of comment from the public that ... it’s too loose and

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would be abused, and we’d end up with unacceptable additions in R-4 neighborhoods,� said May. The commission ultimately voted 3-2 to finalize the restrictions, including the two-unit cap. Commissioners also said they’ll consider later whether to allow one unit per 750 square feet of lot area under the special exception procedure, rather than the current 900. (The criteria for a special exception are easier to meet than those for a variance, the other type of zoning relief.) Commissioners also said they’d consider future regulatory changes to govern projects deemed out of scale with their surroundings in other zones. Commissioners Robert Miller and Marcie Cohen opposed the new rules. Miller said more modest changes could achieve the same goals, and Cohen argued that the District needs more housing. Also at issue — and still uncertain as of yesterday — is what will happen to R-4 pop-up projects that are currently in the works. The commission grandfathered single-family projects and projects that modify

buildings that already had multiple units if, as of Feb. 1, 2015, the city had accepted their building permit applications or a design panel had approved a concept. This provision also grandfathered certain projects converting single-family homes to more than two units, but only if their building permits were accepted as of July 17, 2014, the date that the Zoning Commission first agreed to hold hearings on proposed new rules. Those dates were proposed by the Office of Planning, and the commission adopted them 3-2 without discussing what exactly will happen to permits filed after those dates. Asked whether the permits will be rescinded, spokespeople for the Planning Office and the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs said they didn’t yet have answers but were expecting to reach a determination today. “OP and DCRA are working together to provide clear and consistent guidance on how the Zoning Commission’s decision may affect projects,� Office of Planning spokesperson Edward Giefer wrote in an email to The Current yesterday.

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Leaky pipe shuts off Chevy Chase fountain By CUNEYT DIL

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The fountain at the center of Chevy Chase Circle has had a tough year. In December, it got negative attention for its namesake, the reportedly racist Nevada senator Francis Griffith Newlands, with many residents calling for it to be renamed. Now, the fountain won’t even work. With its prominent Connecticut Avenue location, the Newlands fountain offers a gateway into the District from Maryland, with its water usually spouting every spring. But for the past several years, there’s been a “major� puddle — “almost like a lagoon� — that’s collected at the south end of the circle from the fountain, according to Ruth Robbins, president of the Friends of the Chevy Chase Circle, a nonprofit volunteer group. “It was probably 30 feet wide; a significant leak,� she added. Following discussions this past fall with the Friends group and the National Park Service, which has jurisdiction over the traffic circle, it was agreed the fountain should remain turned off due to the leak, Robbins said. Currently there’s no timeline for repair, and the Park Service is looking to identify the exact location of the leaking pipe in order to fix it. “A leaking underground water pipe feeding the fountain in Chevy

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Chase Circle is causing landscape and road damage in the circle,� Park Service spokesperson Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles wrote in an email. “The National Park Service has determined that operating the fountain under current conditions will contribute to further damage and create a traffic hazard.� Of the fountain’s current dead state, Robbins says: “People aren’t happy. They love that fountain.� “Think about it: how many ‘entrances’ to the District of Columbia are as elegant or as lovely as the one down Connecticut Avenue into D.C.?� resident Frank Van Riper wrote in an email to The Current. “Seeing the fountain in full spray is like being in Europe. When [my wife] and I drive down tree-lined Connecticut Avenue from Maryland, past the great houses on either side, I feel like a rich guy — even if there are speed cameras.� The Friends group intends to raise funds to keep up with mainte-

nance of the circle and the fountain. The group is currently waiting for details from the Park Service, Robbins says, in order to determine how much money to raise. The fountain’s misfortune stretches back to 2001. One early January morning that year, a motorist drove into the circle and damaged the garden beds, benches, exterior fountain wall and basin, according to the Friends of Chevy Chase Circle’s website. It took the Park Service several years to repair the damage. During the past year, the memorial fountain at the center of the circle has inspired controversy. The fountain was built in 1933 specifically to honor Sen. Newlands, who purchased over 1,700 acres from various landowners between Woodley Park and Jones Bridge Road in Maryland to create the suburb of Chevy Chase. In light of racist overtones found in Newlands’ stances and policies, the Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission in December considered whether to seek a name change for the fountain, stripping the senator’s name. The group ultimately put off a vote until the new year. Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission chair Randy Speck wrote in an email “we are not currently considering any action with respect to the Chevy Chase fountain, but we could take it up if there is sufficient interest.�

The week ahead Thursday, June 11

The D.C. Office of the Attorney General will host a consumer protection forum on “Construction Violations, Foreclosure Scams & Mortgage Regulations� from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW.

Saturday, June 13

Ward 3 Vision will host a meeting on “Shaping Tenleytown’s Future,� a followup to its November 2013 visioning session with graduate students from Catholic University. The meeting will review the project’s findings, summarize community feedback and outline the next steps in making Tenleytown a model of livable, walkable and sustainable development. The meeting will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Room 200, Mary Graydon Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

Tuesday, June 16

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso, chair of the Committee on Education, will hold a Ward 1 town hall meeting on public education in D.C. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Reeves Center, 14th and U streets NW.

Wednesday, June 17

The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss the Georgia Avenue dedicated bus lane and streetscape project. The meeting will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the D.C. Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. ■Deal Middle School and the Tenleytown Historical Society will present the restored Reno School building and unveil an exhibit about its history as a school for African-American children. The exhibit will also focus on the community that existed on the site of today’s Fort Reno Park from just after the Civil War to the 1930s. The event will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Reno School, 4820 Howard St. NW. For details, contact tenleytownhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.

Thursday, June 18

The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a “Community Dialogue� with atlarge D.C. Council members Anita Bonds and Elissa Silverman on the major issues facing Ward 3 and the District. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. The committee will also conduct an election from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the same location to fill a Ward 3 committeewoman seat on the D.C. Democratic State Committee. Statements of candidacy must be emailed to Kurt Vorndran at kurt20008@gmail.com by June 11; for details call 202-667-0105.

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The U.S. House last week rejected a proposed prohibition on flights into and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport between midnight and 6 a.m. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton offered the restriction as an amendment to the 2016 federal transportation appropriations bill; it was defeated on a voice vote. Currently, there are no prohibitions on nighttime flights at the airport. Norton has been working with residents in the Palisades, Foxhall, Georgetown and other communities near the Potomac River to address concerns about airplane noise. “A standing-room crowd of District residents recently gave witness at our public meeting to the exasperation of an entire community experiencing sleepless nights caused by the high volume of early morning and late night flights,� Norton says in a news release. “My amendment responds to the harmful effects these flights are having on children and adults. However, it is only one of the strategies I intend to use until residents get relief.� She said she plans to work through the Federal Aviation Administration’s reauthorization process and has submitted this issue as a priority to a transportation committee and subcommittee on which she serves.

Broad Branch Road reopens after repairs

Broad Branch Road has been reopened in both directions south of Brandywine Street, after workers reinforced a 20-foot stretch of embankment that collapsed onto the road Friday. D.C. Department of Transportation inspectors determined that the roadway was not damaged by the

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The Palisades Community Church hosted U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., on Sunday for a presentation, book signing and reception. The civil rights leader and co-author Andrew Aydin — pictured with young people from the church and the Palisades neighborhood — wrote “March: Book One� and “March: Book Two,� graphic novels about the civil rights movement. collapse, which occurred Friday evening on Broad Branch about 300 feet south of Brandywine. The agency closed the northbound lane and diverted traffic to the southbound while a crew stabilized the embankment over the weekend.

mobile adoption center and free activities including Zumba classes, a moon bounce and a photo booth. Established in 1936, the 4105 Brandywine St. NW hospital offers services that include 24-hour emergency care.

Lighting project to block Beach Drive

Colorado Ave. hosts new farmers market

Beach Drive will be closed overnight from Porter Street to Rock Creek Parkway for more than a week this month to install LED lighting in the National Zoo tunnel. The closures will run from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. June 12 through 23, and there will also be a follow-up closure on June 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The crew will install the lighting in one side of the tunnel at a time, allowing room for emergency vehicles. The closure will also impact the Rock Creek Multiuse Trail and the Harvard Street down ramp, and cyclists and pedestrians will not be able to use the road through the tunnel or detour via the National Zoo. The National Park Service expects to reduce the tunnel lights’ energy consumption by 75 percent with the change, which will replace 246 metal halide fixtures with 196 new LED ones. The LED lights should last about 20 years.

A new farmers market opened last weekend at 5500 Colorado Ave. NW in 16th Street Heights. The Fourteenth and Kennedy Street Farmers Market, which currently features seven vendors selling meat, fruit, vegetables, bread and coffee, will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 21. Organizers hope to bring new and varied vendors each week in response to community desires. The market will also spotlight community organizations and businesses and feature live music. Sellers accept SNAP and WIC food stamps. More details can be found at freshvistafarmersmarkets.com.

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Animal hospital fetes expanded facilities Correction Friendship Hospital for Animals unveiled its renovated and expanded facility last week, celebrating with an open house and block party. The Tenleytown veterinary practice has nearly doubled in size, with a new 8,000-square-foot second floor, and it is now the only animal hospital in D.C. that houses CT and MRI scanning machines, according to a news release. The facility also now offers a pain-management clinic featuring hydrotherapy and acupuncture. Sunday’s block party featured a

In the June 3 issue, an article on planned escalator work at the Van Ness Metrorail station did not make clear that the suggested full closure on several weekends would not replace weekday work altogether but rather seek to accelerate the overall project timeline by providing supplemental, uninterrupted work hours for construction work. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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lage Historic Society. “Homeowners buy a house they want to live in.� Neighbors describe other troubling demolitions but say the three houses at issue are particularly striking. But as with most controversies, there’s another side to the story. At 3020 Albemarle, neighbors were alarmed by a real estate listing suggesting the property just east of Connecticut Avenue could be used to “build your dream house.� The 1924 home it would replace, according to a hurriedly written landmark nomination, is “unlike any other house in Washington.� The building is “an elegantly sophisticated amalgam of Spanish Eclectic, European Minimalism, and American Modernism,� with a tower-like main block topped by red-tile roof and a third-floor solarium offering “a panoramic view of Soapstone Valley.� Jane Solomon, president of the Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance, said the last owner lived there for decades but died a year or two ago. Her sons put the house on the mar-

ket. “I was really surprised to think anyone would regard it as a ‘teardown,’� Solomon wrote. “I understand the house is fabulous inside but it makes a gloomy first impression from the street.� The D.C. tax office, in its online database, lists the assessed value as $1.4 million. The assessor rated the exterior condition as “good,� the interior and overall condition as “very good.� But the real estate agent handling the sale, Brad Rozansky, is fuming. Rozansky said he had to take the listing down to await the outcome of the landmark nomination, which he said could drastically lower its value. He said his clients are counting on the sale to fund their retirement. “It’s so wrong. Would you like us to do that to your house?� he said. “A lot of these houses are obsolete in today’s world.� At 3400 Massachusetts Ave., neighbors quickly galvanized to fight a raze permit for what they call “an architectural gem� — a sprawling Mission/Spanish Eclectic-style house facing the U.S. Naval Obser-

vatory. They say the house is also notable for two prominent owners: Christian Heurich, heir to the Heurich brewery fortune, and Dr. Marshall Parks, a forerunner in the field of pediatric ophthalmology. “Yet a developer stands poised to raze the house because he thinks he can build a bigger and more expensive dwelling on the site, possibly several, no matter that nothing new could recapture the charm of the original, nor its beauty ‌ at this unique location,â€? said Jane Loeffler, an architectural historian and member of the Massachusetts Avenue Heights Citizens Association, which sponsored the landmark nomination. Neither a representative of the property’s current owner, State Central Bank of Iowa, nor the contract purchaser, Zuckerman Brothers, responded to requests for comment. Neighbors say the developer could build two houses if it wins permission to raze the 1925 structure, which sits on two lots. The 2015 assessment is $4.4 million, and the assessor, again, lists interior condition and overall condition as “very good.â€?

But a Realtor who has been inside the house described it as “a rabbit warren of rooms and additions� in “deplorable condition,� with asbestos and water damage. “It doesn’t meet the needs of a modern family. It’s a gut job,� he said. “If it’s landmarked, the sale could go down the drain.� Of the bank owner, he said, “they have the right to sell the house at the best price, or [build to] the limits of zoning.� And at 4304 Forest Lane, a whimsical “Storybook Tudor� sits at the edge of Wesley Heights Park, looking a bit like it came out of a Disney fairy tale. The architectural style first appeared in the 1920s, and was especially popular in California but rare in Washington, according to architectural historian Sally Berk. A visitor almost expects to see a dwarf or gnome peek out of the diamondpaned windows of the house, which was built in 1931 and purchased by Michael Sicoli this year. The raze application Sicoli submitted May 12 alarmed neighbors. DonVito said a meeting of neighbors last week drew 45 people, all

opposed to demolition: He said the house has been “lovingly restored and is in almost perfect condition.� Sicoli, the new owner, wrote in an email that his family wants to move from Arlington to the District, nearer to his children’s schools. “We have been looking at properties in NW DC for years and are excited to have found such a great location on Forest Lane,� he wrote. “Initially we were hoping to do a renovation but it became clear that the current condition of the house would not allow for a cost effective renovation. Under the District’s preservation law, the city must give 30 days’ notice of raze applications. If a landmark nomination is filed before that time runs out, the raze permit can be held up for a total of 90 days to give the preservation board time to vote. If landmark protection is granted, a property owner could appeal to the Mayor’s Agent for Historic Preservation to still allow demolition, but only if he or she can show “unreasonable economic hardship� or that demolition is “necessary in the public interest.�

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Robbery â– 3900-3999 block, Windom Place; 9:20 p.m. June 7. Motor vehicle theft â– 4100-4199 block, Ellicott St.; 8:25 a.m. May 29. Theft â– 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10:40 a.m. May 30. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:13 a.m. May 30. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:55 p.m. June 1. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:29 p.m. June 1. â– 4500-4599 block, 40th St.; 7:34 p.m. June 1. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6 p.m. June 2. â– 3814-3989 block, Chesapeake St.; 8:02 a.m. June 3. â– 5224-5299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:42 p.m. June 4. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:54 p.m. June 6. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:48 p.m. June 6. â– 4500-4599 block, Fort Drive; 2:45 p.m. June 7. Theft from auto â– 4500-4599 block, Fessenden St.; 8:09 a.m. June 5.

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Theft â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 1:56 p.m. May 31. â– 4707-4799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:27 p.m. June 3. â– 3600-3699 block, Cumberland St.; 5:13 p.m. June 3.

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Theft from auto â– 3100-3199 block, Quebec Place; 2:57 p.m. June 2. â– 2700-2899 block, Macomb St.; 5:47 p.m. June 2.

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Robbery â– 9th and Butternut streets; 4:05 a.m. June 6 (with gun). Burglary â– 800-899 block, Dogwood St.; 7 p.m. June 4. â– 1800-1899 block, Parkside Drive; 3:43 p.m. June 5. Motor vehicle theft â– 7524-7699 block, 12th St.; 11:52 a.m. May 31.

Theft â– 7000-7099 block, Blair Road; 11:53 a.m. June 1. â– 7524-7699 block, 12th St.; 4:31 p.m. June 2. â– 1300-1399 block, Van Buren St.; 8:43 p.m. June 5. Theft from auto â– Blair and Piney Branch roads; 6:57 p.m. May 29. â– 7800-7899 block, Eastern Ave.; 11:55 p.m. May 29. â– 6800-6899 block, 4th St.; 3:35 a.m. May 30. â– 1600-1699 block, Jonquil St.; 1 p.m. May 30. â– 1300-1349 block, Juniper St.; 8:57 a.m. May 31. â– 1-199 block, Walnut St.; 7:14 p.m. June 1. â– 1319-1399 block, Geranium St.; 7:36 p.m. June 6.

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Robbery â– 6100-6199 block, 7th Place; 4 p.m. May 29 (with gun). â– 6200-6299 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:15 a.m. June 1 (with gun). â– 500-599 block, Underwood St.; 9:55 p.m. June 1 (with gun). â– 1400-1499 block, Tuckerman St.; 11:53 p.m. June 3 (with gun). Burglary â– 6500-6599 block, Georgia Ave.; 1 p.m. May 29. Motor vehicle theft â– 500-699 block, Rittenhouse St.; 11:16 a.m. June 1. â– 500-699 block, Rittenhouse St.; 12:28 p.m. June 1. Theft â– 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:57 p.m. May 29. â– 700-799 block, Oglethorpe St.; 7:41 p.m. May 30. â– 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:58 p.m. June 1. â– 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:23 p.m. June 2. â– 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 10 a.m. June 4. â– 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; noon June 5. â– 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 11 a.m. June 6. â– 1400-1499 block, Rock Creek Ford Road; 2:08 p.m. June 6. â– 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 7:40 p.m. June 7. Theft from auto â– 300-321 block, Oglethorpe St.; 8:48 a.m. May 29. â– 6200-6299 block, 9th St.; 6:30 p.m. May 29. â– 6300-6399 block, Georgia Ave.; 8:42 p.m. May 29. â– 1300-1331 block, Missouri Ave.; 11:16 a.m. May 31. â– 525-699 block, Oglethorpe St.; 8 a.m. June 1. â– 6312-6399 block, 5th St.; 9:15 p.m. June 2. â– 400-499 block, Van Buren St.; 5:20 p.m. June 5. â– 6300-6399 block, Georgia

Ave.; 12:34 p.m. June 6.

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Robbery â– 1300-1399 block, Ingraham St.; 11:03 p.m. June 5 (with gun). Sexual abuse â– 5300-5399 block, 13th St.; midnight June 4. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1332-1399 block, Missouri Ave.; 8:40 p.m. May 29 (with knife). Burglary â– 5200-5299 block, 3rd St.; 3:16 p.m. June 3. â– 1400-1599 block, Kennedy St.; 5:36 p.m. June 3. Motor vehicle theft â– 400-499 block, Hamilton St.; 10:15 a.m. May 30. â– 5400-5499 block, Illinois Ave.; 4:11 p.m. May 30. â– 5100-5199 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 7:30 a.m. June 1. Theft â– 5100-5199 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 11:18 a.m. June 1. â– 5500-5599 block, 7th St.; 9:30 p.m. June 3. â– 500-699 block, Kennedy St.; noon June 6. Theft from auto â– 14th and Longfellow streets; 9:14 a.m. May 29. â– 300-309 block, Ingraham St.; 9:31 a.m. May 29. â– 500-699 block, Kennedy St.; 8:41 p.m. May 29. â– 5300-5399 block, Georgia Ave.; 8:50 p.m. May 29. â– 5246-5499 block, Colorado Ave.; 8:01 a.m. June 4. â– 800-899 block, Longfellow St.; 11:25 a.m. June 4. â– 5700-5899 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:05 a.m. June 5. â– 300-399 block, Kennedy St.; 9:21 a.m. June 5. â– 1200-1299 block, Kennedy St.; 2:15 p.m. June 5. â– 5200-5299 block, 13th St.; 11:06 a.m. June 6.

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Robbery â– 1600-1699 block, Allison St.; 10:10 a.m. June 3. â– 1600-1699 block, Decatur St.; 10:52 p.m. June 3. Burglary â– 920-999 block, Quincy St.; 7:45 a.m. May 29 (with knife). â– 1300-1399 block, Quincy St.; 1:40 p.m. May 31. Motor vehicle theft â– 4200-4599 block, Colorado Ave.; 4:14 a.m. June 2.

â– 1200-1299 block, Crittenden St.; 12:08 p.m. June 4. Theft â– 3900-3999 block, 14th St.; 7 p.m. May 31. â– 4500-4599 block, 16th St.; 9:47 a.m. June 3. â– 3700-3769 block, 10th St.; 2:24 p.m. June 4. â– 4300-4399 block, Georgia Ave.; 9:16 p.m. June 4. â– 4600-4699 block, Georgia Ave.; 2:55 p.m. June 5. â– 1200-1299 block, Upshur St.; 4:57 p.m. June 7. Theft from auto â– 4300-4399 block, 16th St.; 6:13 p.m. May 29. â– 1500-1599 block, Delafield Place; 6:20 p.m. May 31. â– 1500-1599 block, Farragut St.; 4:15 p.m. June 1. â– 1300-1399 block, Upshur St.; 10:55 a.m. June 2. â– 3500-3699 block, Rock Creek Church Road; 9:05 p.m. June 2. â– 1300-1329 block, Allison St.; 5:39 p.m. June 3. â– 1400-1499 block, Shepherd St.; 11:10 a.m. June 4. â– 3800-3899 block, 14th St.; 1 p.m. June 4. â– 3900-3999 block, Kansas Ave.; 6 p.m. June 4. â– 900-999 block, Spring Road; 5:35 p.m. June 5. â– 4500-4599 block, 14th St.; 5:58 p.m. June 5. â– 4100-4199 block, Georgia Ave.; 2:33 p.m. June 7.

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Robbery â– 500-699 block, Farragut St.; 11:08 a.m. June 5. Sexual abuse â– 5100-5199 block, 9th St.; 2:37 a.m. June 2. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 400-425 block, Upshur St.; 10:09 a.m. May 31 (with knife). â– 4100-4199 block, 4th St.; 1:20 a.m. June 6 (with gun). Burglary â– 400-407 block, Gallatin St.; 8:49 p.m. May 31. â– 900-999 block, Varnum St.; 8 a.m. June 1. Motor vehicle theft â– 4400-4499 block, 3rd St.; 6:30 p.m. May 31. â– 3900-3999 block, 8th St.; 7:21 p.m. June 2. Theft â– 800-899 block, Allison St.; 8:55 p.m. May 31. Theft from auto â– 4000-4099 block, Illinois Ave.; 10:13 p.m. May 31. â– 200-299 block, Allison St.; 10:23 p.m. June 5. â– 5000-5099 block, 5th St.; 11:03 p.m. June 5. â– 200-299 block, Allison St.; 2 p.m. June 6.

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Books from birth

The D.C. Council is poised to approve funding for a new early-literacy program that will mail a book a month to each local child through age 5. Researchers say the number of words children are exposed to at an early age impacts their later achievements, so it’s crucial that all babies and toddlers have access to books and rich language. This new effort — introduced to the council in January by Ward 6 member Charles Allen — will be a great addition to the city’s increasing early-childhood education landscape. Already D.C. is on the forefront of the country’s preschool offerings, having ranked first on both spending and enrollment in a recent report released by the National Institute for Early Education Research. And the D.C. Public Library system, which will run the new bookmailing program, has several features that focus on infants and toddlers. Almost every neighborhood library offers at least one weekly story time for preschoolers. The system also offers a Sing, Talk and Read (STAR) program, which provides resources to help parents of young children prepare them for reading. Even the summer-reading program has opportunities for pre-readers. We wonder whether it would be possible to build on these efforts with a program of one-on-one reading to young children. For many kids, sitting down with mom or dad and “Goodnight Moon” is a nightly ritual. Where that’s not the case, officials should explore alternatives. Many schools bring in volunteers to read with pupils, and residents might be willing to offer their time for preschoolers as well. Ideally, the same person would meet with the same child on a regular basis. We could imagine these sessions taking place in libraries, recreation centers, community spaces in public housing facilities or apartment buildings, perhaps even living rooms. Given the importance and gaps in exposure, it’s time to explore all of our options for preparing our young children to excel.

A rose for the Peters sisters

In the 1930s, a pair of teenage sisters taught themselves to play tennis at Georgetown’s Rose Park. It wasn’t a “fancy venue,” the elder sister later told the author of “Black Georgetown Remembered.” The courts were covered with “sand, dirt, rocks” that Margaret and Roumania Peters had to remove before they could practice. But the location was convenient, just steps from their O Street home. It was also one of the few D.C. courts where African-Americans could play at the time. Reflecting the surrounding community, Rose Park was primarily a black gathering spot, where “many of the neighborhood’s black youth congregated for games and fun,” according to the 1991 book “Black Georgetown Remembered.” The national tennis scene was segregated during this period, too. So as the Peters sisters played their way to fame, it was in the black-organized American Tennis Association, rather than the white United States Lawn Tennis Association (now the integrated USTA). The pair won 14 doubles tournaments in the league from the 1930s through the 1950s, becoming local heroes. They were inducted into multiple halls of fame, and even the USTA honored them during a local event in the early 2000s. But their story isn’t widely known. Though now often compared with today’s Williams sisters — a headline on theroot.com reads, “Before Venus and Serena, There Were the Peters Sisters” — Margaret and Roumania aren’t exactly household names. We suspect most of Rose Park’s present-day racket wielders have never had of them. That last part, at least, should change soon: The group Friends of Rose Park has proposed naming the courts after the Peters pair, and the idea has gotten traction. Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans proposed legislation authorizing the dedication, and a hearing last week drew nothing but support. We would like to join in the chorus of proponents. The sisters’ remarkable athletic achievements warrant local recognition, particularly in a neighborhood known more for its beautiful homes than its history as an African-American community. The Peters sisters also created admirable post-tennis careers: Both taught at D.C. schools, and Roumania and her husband ran a beloved tennis camp at the park. Their story both inspires and illuminates, and we thank the Friends of Rose Park for bringing it to the city’s attention.

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‘Do you live IN the city … ?’

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hen traveling, as the Notebook has been doing recently, the question comes easily as soon as you say you’re from Washing-

ton, D.C. “In the city?” The inquisitor’s eyebrows pop up. The eyes widen just a bit as the information is processed. “In the city?” It’s a remnant of the District’s waning but everpresent reputation as a drug-, crime- and murderinfested place. Who would live there, people indirectly ask. And when you casually say the city has gained 100,000 new citizens in the past dozen years, the questioner can be incredulous. We are a long way from the halting turnaround that began with the federal control board and Mayor Anthony Williams, continuing with every mayor since. But the widespread misunderstanding of the nation’s capital remains. It’s no help that the country as a whole holds the federal government here in low regard. In total, it amounts to a high bar for those who seek congressional voting rights or the elusive statehood. ■ Stealing the good image. We probably have enough government agencies, but maybe we need one more. It would go after any person or group that appropriates our city for its own purposes, commercial or otherwise. We’re looking at you, National Harbor, and you, Washington Redskins, and all you suburban residents who claim you’re from D.C. when you really live on 10,000 Endless Boulevard somewhere in Virginia or Maryland. When we challenge those suburban residents, many often say, “Well, I used to live in Washington,” or worse, “I’m a native Washingtonian” as if that granted some sort of dispensation. Yes, you may be a native, but your address has a suburban ZIP code and your taxes collect in Annapolis or Richmond. ■ Speaking of ZIP codes. The U.S. Postal Service used to have ZIP codes in D.C. that bled over into suburban Maryland addresses. More than a few businesses in Bethesda or Takoma Park had official Washington, D.C., addresses. Under pressure from then-Mayor Marion Barry in the 1980s, the U.S. Postal Service realigned the boundaries. It may seem like a small matter, but our own pride of place is a prerequisite for the rest of the nation caring about us. ■ Howland hauls it in. The director of the D.C. Department of Public Works this past week

announced he’s calling it quits after 11 years on the front lines of leading the agency. He began with Mayor Williams and stayed around for Adrian Fenty and Vincent Gray. Both he and Mayor Muriel Bowser say it was Howland’s decision to call it quits, even though he has no other job lined up. Still, it’s believable because Bowser hasn’t been shy about assembling her own team, and Howland set his own departure date for later this month. The Washington Post quoted Bowser praising Howland on Saturday at a public works event: “Bill has served with excellence for four mayors of the District of Columbia. We are very grateful … .” Despite all of the troubles the city has had with snow removal and trash collections, Howland has made the department run far better. Best wishes to him. ■ Waving the flag. Each year, about 100,000 American flags are hoisted above and hauled down from the U.S. Capitol, according to the architect of the Capitol. The ceremonial flags are given away as souvenirs by members of the House and Senate. Now, the practice could be coming to the District as well, thanks to new Ward 6 D.C. Council member Charles Allen. “After constituents asked me how to get a DC flag flown over the Wilson Building, I discovered we don’t have this program in the District,” he said in announcing his bill to create the practice. He noted that many states also have similar programs. But there’s a difference for D.C. “The flag’s iconic design — three red stars over two red bars on a white field — was rated as America’s best flag by the North American Vexillological Association,” Allen said. “While an impressive honor, it is also an ironic one, as the best flag in the nation belongs to a jurisdiction that is still denied voting representation in Congress.” ■ A final word. When Jim Vance, Doreen Gentzler or any other front-line anchors have spoken on the NBC4 studio set, their words easily could have come from Angela Oakley, a clear-headed journalist and warmhearted human working in our newsroom. The newsroom was devastated this past week when Angela died after a long battle with cancer. If it were possible, she probably could put her skills to work making this final word better said. But she’s not here anymore. And we’re all very sad about that. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Metro intransigence on closure irrational

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and D.C. Department of Transportation officials have told our advisory neighborhood commission chair that replacement of escalators will start at the Van Ness station fairly soon — yet the Transportation Department has still not issued the public space permits Metro would need. Metro has already delayed for several weeks, contrary to the alleged tight schedule supposedly mandated by its construction contractor. Metro’s interim general manager, Jack Requa, told our neighborhood commission chair in a May 12 email that Metro would start construction at Van Ness as soon as it had the permits. Metro has never produced evidence of any schedule, plan, rule

or law that requires it to replace escalators at Van Ness before one of three other stations where it plans to rebuild escalators. Due to a major mixed-use development project, Van Ness is affected by a two-block-long sidewalk closure until next year; the stations at Cleveland Park, Medical Center and Friendship Heights are not affected by sidewalk closures. A rational transit agency would choose one of the three stations where no sidewalk closure would disrupt riders as the place to start replacing escalators. But Metro isn’t rational. On May 4, a Metro official told the D.C. Council in an email that a so-called “safety plan” prevented Metro from postponing the work at Van Ness and starting at Cleveland Park instead. Yet Requa never mentioned that safety plan in his May 12 email to the neighborhood commission. In the May 12 email, Requa defended Metro’s insistence on starting the escalator replacements

at Van Ness this year, but he did not offer any evidence that Van Ness had to be started before Cleveland Park. Given that Requa wrote nothing about the “safety plan” in his May 12 email, it’s clear that Metro has abandoned its previous claim to the D.C. Council that a “safety plan” forced it to start at Van Ness before Cleveland Park. There is no evidence that Metro must start at Van Ness before it starts at Cleveland Park. Metro insists on getting its way despite the absence of any evidence justifying the disruption to Van Ness riders. After citing the “safety plan” in its May 4 email to justify starting at Van Ness before Cleveland Park, it dropped the idea in its May 12 email to the neighborhood commission. Metro is acting arbitrarily, giving at least one fake reason for rushing ahead at Van Ness. How many of its other claims are fake? David Power Forest Hills

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Nonprofits should put common good first VIEWPOINT mark rosenman

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ast week, the local commander of the Salvation Army wrote in these pages to support Exelon’s proposed acquisition of Pepco, arguing that it would benefit local nonprofits and residents. In fact, more than 30 charities have written to government officials to support this popularly opposed regulatory action, many even lending their logos to full-page newspaper ads here and elsewhere. Including the Salvation Army, the overwhelming majority of charities endorsing this acquisition to the D.C. Public Service Commission share a couple of things in common: (1) They have no environmental mission or no apparent expertise on energy issues, and (2) they received or benefited from Pepco funding, a “philanthropy� Exelon promises to continue for 10 years. Charities being pushed to support controversial public policy actions pursued by their corporate funders is not new. The New York Times reported that more than 80 community groups supported Comcast’s now-discredited and abandoned merger with Time Warner Cable after accepting collectively millions of dollars in donations from the Comcast Foundation. That practice of corporate funders using grantees to support their cause was raised to a high art by tobacco companies in their anti-smoking regulatory fight. Pepco now wants to sell itself to Exelon, a national energy company with a bad reputation among environmental groups and consumer advocates, but needs regulatory approval to do so. Being offered a premium of 24 percent over market value is enough to convince Pepco to sell this electric distribution network. The opportunity to become the largest utility company in the country and to use Pepco’s significant ratepayer base to dilute its nuclear electric generation investments and business model is much sought by Exelon. But what’s in it for local charities? In previously preparing a column on this question, I tried to ask the Salvation Army commander, but his staff failed to set up an interview after having first said that they would. I did manage to speak with officials at a number of nonprofits and they all said that they wrote their support letters because of Pepco’s history of funding local charities without considering opposition from

Letters to the Editor AG ought to defend Budget Autonomy Act

It was an honor to be part of the history-making campaign for D.C.’s first elected attorney general. I ran for election so that I could talk about — and, if elected, support — the District’s right to spend its local tax dollars as it sees fit. From my decade working as a pro bono lawyer on these issues, I am convinced that the Home Rule Act does not freeze our rights to those restored in 1973, when we won back some limited measure of home rule taken away a hundred years earlier. Rather, the Home Rule Act built in an amendment process, one that the D.C. Council and D.C. voters employed in passing the Budget Autonomy Act.

consumer groups or environmental and energy organizations. One charity president even went over the top in her support letter when she asserted that Exelon’s “reputation as a leader in environmental policy ‌ augers well for citizens of the region.â€? In fact, over a dozen local environmental organizations oppose the very action that she wrote to support. So too do several D.C. Council members, the attorney general of Maryland, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, and every one of the advisory neighborhood commissions that took a position (27 of the city’s 41 commissions) on the issue. A survey found that 50 percent of voters have an opinion on the proposed acquisition — 44 percent oppose it and only 6 percent support Pepco and Exelon. The D.C. Office of People’s Counsel too concluded that as proposed, the acquisition is not in the public interest. The tone, tenor, even the structure of most of the nonprofits’ submissions betrays another commonality beyond a funder. After reading their letters, it strains credulity to suggest that they were not solicited nor writing guidance provided. Pepco refused to make anyone available for an interview and required that my questions be sent in writing to its media relations staff. It then declined to answer them, instead issuing a public relations statement to obscure the sought details about its solicitation of grantees, saying only that it had “actively sharedâ€? information with its “nonprofit partners.â€? Charities didn’t want to talk either. One “partnerâ€? said that he was “not in a position to comment on thatâ€? when asked to discuss what brought him to pen his endorsement, saying only: “Our relationship with Pepco is a very valued one and I need to leave it at that.â€? Another said that although Pepco had funded them for a number of years, the utility “neither required nor demanded that we write.â€? We must be sympathetic with charity leaders who have the imperative to financially sustain organizations doing vital work. Yet we ought to vigorously condemn bullying by “philanthropy,â€? and challenge nonprofit officials whose buckling to funders’ will is a gross disservice to the rest of us and a violation of the public trust. Mark Rosenman, a Cleveland Park resident active on neighborhood matters, writes opinion pieces for The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Huffington Post.

These legal issues are complex. Still, many experienced lawyers in this city of lawyers have concluded that the better arguments favor the Budget Autonomy Act. Certainly, the appeals court ruling vacating last year’s decision against the act gives our new attorney general and all our elected and appointed officials an opportunity to think anew about the arguments raised about D.C. budget autonomy. Our elected attorney general is charged by statute to represent the public interest, and we who have worked on this issue for years encourage him to side with the reasonable arguments raised in support of the act. Budget autonomy is defensible legally, and the District’s elected attorney general should defend our laws whenever there is a plausible legal argument in their favor. Budget autonomy is squarely in the public interest. Having our budget for locally raised money wrapped

up in the federal appropriations process — where Congress, facing logjams and political squabbles, often has failed to pass a budget — is bad for D.C. Waiting for Congress to act adds unnecessary costs to the process and diverts government time to create contingency plans. The attorney general’s and chief financial officer’s reticence to follow our budget autonomy law creates further uncertainty. All involved in this issue have agreed that budget autonomy is in the best interests of D.C. Where strong legal, policy and economic arguments support the will of D.C. voters, our elected officials should enforce it. In addition, here, our elected officials and their appointees should follow the lead of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and support the Budget Autonomy Act. Lorie Masters Chevy Chase

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Spotlight on Schools British School of Washington

The athlete NaVorro Bowman visited us on May 8. He had been invited in to talk to us about our IPC topic “Shaping Up: Health and Fitness.� Savio asked Mr Bowman, age 26, what inspired him to play football. Mr Bowman told us that his brother had encouraged and inspired him to try out for his high

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school football team. Then he went on to a university in Pennsylvania and from there he was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers to start his professional career. This is still the team he plays for as No. 53. As we were learning about ways to stay fit, Mr Bowman told us about the importance of eating

healthily and having a nutritional diet. He asked us whether or not we had eaten breakfast as this is the most important meal of the day; thankfully everyone had eaten a good breakfast. We have also been learning about the human body, so Mr Bowman told us about his knee injury which he got during a game when someone accidentally fell on his knee. Mr Bowman did not want us

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to be concerned with this, and his message was: Even though things like that happen, never let it stop you. Always get back up! The teachers liked this motto! — Year 3 Nottingham class (second-graders)

Edmund Burke School

The students of Edmund Burke School don’t tend to be an audience that’s easy to please and Founders’ Day celebration is no exception. The themes have been heavily scrutinized by the student body. Last year the “Colleges� theme was met with a mixed reaction, and “Sink or Swim� was not universally loved. But this year, the leadership team may have a winner. In the introductory assembly, the team screened a video showing a series of teachers playing different Olympians in robes, crowns and other godlike accessories. It included middle school science teacher Amy Cataldo depicting the god of the underworld, Hades; head of school Damian Jones playing the part of the ruler of the sea, Poseidon; and Theater Department head Jim Gagne as Ares. It was revealed in the video that the theme this year would be Greek gods and goddesses, in a “Fight to the Finish.� It was a hit. Since Founders’ Day was moved to April 30 this year, the leadership team had less time to prepare than usual. Founders’ Day had good weather and the theme and the execution get a thumbs-up. — Will Kubzansky, eighth-grader

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Murch Elementary

Students, parents and teachers at Murch Elementary have just finished producing an extraordinary version of the play “The Lorax.� Since March, students from kindergarten through fifth grade have been working hard on this school play, which fosters environmental awareness. Marsha Goodman Wood (director of “The Lorax�) took on this huge challenge. With the help of many other volunteers, the play came together beautifully. This is the first student musical at Murch since 2009! Actors and actresses practiced every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On the week before the big show, they practiced every single day! The shows were held May 29 and 30, in the Deal Middle School Auditorium. With the support of Ms. Pruett, our school music teacher, on piano, and Ms. Walker, a Murch aide, on See Dispatches/Page 12

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Cadets shortstop repeats as D.C. Gatorade winner By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

After helping the St. John’s baseball team repeat as Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champions on May 10, senior Cadet A.J. Lee had accomplished every goal he set going into his senior season. But on May 28, the shortstop discovered he had accomplished another feat — a second consecutive D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year while striking out 58 batters and posting a 0.43 ERA. award. “I was one of our starting pitchers “It’s a pretty big accomplishment,” Lee said. “I wasn’t going out because we had some guys go down there trying to do that. I was just with injury,” Lee said of his position trying to help my team win. But I flexibility this season. “But most of guess winning a WCAC champion- the time I played short.” At the plate ship comes with he was just as rewards like this.” ❝I think he will be a pro effective this Lee is the Disseason, batting trict’s first base- ball player one day.❞ .388 while ball player to win — Gonzaga coach Andy Bradley scoring 34 the award twice. runs, hitting 22 The senior’s win makes it the 13th time a St. John’s RBIs and posting an on-base perbaseball player has earned the centage of .527. “A.J. Lee has excelled not only as 30-year-old honor, including eight a player but also as a person and a wins since 2004. The Gatorade award takes into leader,” Cadets coach Mark Gibbs account performance on the field, in said in a news release. “He consisthe classroom and in service proj- tently put the team and the program in front of himself on the field as ects. In his sport, Lee excelled as both well as in the classroom and the a shortstop and pitcher, helping the community.” Lee’s strong play and solid Cadets to a 26-5 overall record this year while going 7-0 from the approach to the game earned the mound. He pitched in 49 innings respect of opposing coaches.

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St. John’s senior shortstop A.J. Lee became the first baseball player to win two D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year awards. The senior was a perfect 7-0 in games he pitched this year and rang up 22 RBIs. Lee will play for the University of Maryland Terrapins in College Park next spring. “I think he is the best player in the D.C. area,” said Gonzaga’s Andy Bradley. “He’s a phenomenal player and a great young man. When I coach against him in the summer and in the spring, he just plays the game the right way, plays hard and has some unbelievable ability. I think he will be a pro ball player one day.” The senior has also held a 3.38 GPA in the classroom and volunteered with both an area nursing home and Miracle League, where he

Sidwell captures state tennis title

with his teammates — from his time at St. John’s. “The highlight of the season was winning back-to-back WCAC championships,” said Lee. “It was the first time since the ’70s that we had done it at St. John’s. It was just awesome to achieve it. … “I attribute all the awards I have received to the coaches and to my teammates,” he continued. “They put me in a position to achieve and do great things. It’s a team accomplishment.”

DCSAA sees participation increase By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Sidwell Friends dominated the competition at the first-ever D.C. State Athletic Association tennis championship last month, winning three of five brackets and coming in second in the others. “I am immensely proud of their hard work and performance,” Quakers coach Octavio Delasobera says on the school’s website. Sidwell’s Jacob Walker won the boys singles title, defeating Maret’s Joshua Keitelman 6-0 and 6-2 on May 15, the last day of the championship tournament at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center. Sidwell’s Christina Roualet and Alexandra Zhan captured the girls doubles crown with an 8-3 pro-set win over Banneker’s Camra Long and Sierra Lewter. And the Quakers rounded out their wins with Caroline Monahan and Walker teaming up to take the mixed doubles bracket 8-0 over Capital City’s Raul Calderon

worked with athletes who have special needs. Lee will stay close to home next year, suiting up for the University of Maryland Terrapins in College Park. “I can’t wait,” he said. “It’s a great opportunity for my family and for my friends to continue to watch me play. I’m going to go in and try to contribute as much as I can wherever they want me to be — a role guy or wherever.” Lee will carry some fond memories — both of winning and bonding

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Sidwell’s tennis team won three of the four tournaments at the DCSAA tennis championship. Caroline Monahan, shown, teamed with Jacob Walker to win the mixed doubles title.

and Brianna Harvin. In the two events where Sidwell’s players didn’t have their hands raised in victory, National Cathedral’s Lizzie Baker edged Monahan 6-4 and 6-4 for the girls singles title and St. Albans’ Blake Bath and Jack Lindsey knocked off Sidwell’s David Katzman and Alex Pierson 6-4 and 6-2 for the boys doubles crown.

Student participation in sports increased nearly 19 percent this school year across public, charter and private schools in the District, the D.C. State Athletic Association announced yesterday. Data gathered by the National Federation of State High School Associations showed that D.C. girls in particular have been more active, with a 25 percent increase in involvement. “High school sports helps create wellrounded students and one of our primary goals is to maximize participation, so we are pleased with these reports,” DCSAA executive director Clark Ray says in the release. “We hope to continue moving in this direction and providing more opportunities for our students to challenge themselves.” The national federation conducts annual state-by-state surveys of sports participation across the country; this is the second year the District has been included. The federation reported that 7,362 boys and 4,714 girls were involved in sports in D.C. this year.

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The survey showed a 25 percent increase of girls playing sports in D.C.

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DISPATCHES From Page 10 guitar, the music was great! We also had student musicians such as Anina Dentel Pham in fourth grade on violin, and Jack Burke from fifth grade on guitar. Many parents and students attended the play, and it was spectacular. At Deal, volunteers served pizza, and you could buy flowers for the performers. Also, the programs featured special messages

The Current for the performers. Thanks to all the members of the cast and crew who made this production possible! — Sasha Blake and Sam Wood, fifth-graders

Our Lady of Victory School

On May 16, OLV celebrated Arts Night. This is a night when the students display artwork, the choir and the band perform, and the eighth-grade class puts on a play. The beginner band played “Merrily We Roll Along� and “Oats Peas

Beans.� The advanced band played some more difficult pieces like “Battle of the Samurai� and “Some Nights.� The choir sang five songs, including “Stomp� and “Come Let Us Sing.� Then the eighth-graders put on a shortened version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.� Some students at Arts Night did more than one thing, like singing in the choir and performing in the band and acting in the play. There was also an art show. The artwork was great! The sixth-graders took

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photos of their community outside of school, then made collages. The fourth grade drew pictures with a focal point on the horizon and all the buildings and trees that get smaller and smaller leading up to it. The teachers then voted on the best pieces in each grade. Arts Night was a great experience because all the students in the school got to express themselves through different forms of art. Everyone who does a performance has to learn how to present in front of an audience as well as be comfortable while doing it. You need to be able to perform before people you may not know. Arts Night was so much fun and I can’t wait for next year! — Savannah J., seventh-grader

Parkmont School

At Parkmont, middle school internships are wrapping up. I am in the small community service group, and we have worked at the Department of Parks and Recreation and at Food and Friends. At the parks department, we help the community by keeping parks and neighborhoods looking nice. For instance, we pick up trash and plant trees and flowers. At Food and Friends I help deliver food for people who are sick or are mentally ill. We also give food to people in need. At both internships I get to interact with people and help people even though we really don’t know the people we are helping. The best thing about my internship is that I get to meet new, interesting people from different backgrounds. I also like the fact that we aren’t only thinking about ourselves, but we are thinking about others when we do jobs like this. — Elissa Khoury, seventh-grader

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We started this week attending classes at the Fillmore Arts Center. Our final days at Fillmore for this school year are fast approaching. Please mark your calendar for June 8 to join us for the Fillmore Arts Center Performance Sharing afternoon. All of us in performing arts classes will share our work from strings, band, theater and dance, and all kindergarten through secondgrade students will also perform. Grade five had a trip to the National Building Museum. The first thing they did was to start a scavenger hunt by reading about the different exhibits. This included investigating where they live in the world, what type of house they live in and designing for disaster. The kindergartners had a field trip to the Discovery Theater. There they visited the Ripley Center. They saw “Dream Time,� where Australian puppets were used. The first-graders, pre-K and kindergarten students got a chance to participate in Moving Stories. This is where real actors come from Arena Stage to teach the students sign language. The actors and students spend three days reading and interpreting stories using words, stories and imagination. Grades three to five participated

in the spelling bee at West Education Campus. Finally, to celebrate our completion of PARCC testing, we had a big outdoor picnic. — Ross community

Washington International School

As the Calleva bus arrived at WIS, the students were laughing, shouting and giddy with excitement. The journey to Calleva took an hour and a half, but felt like an eternity for the desperate-to-arrive kids! Upon arrival, everyone burst out of the bus and into the spring green grass. Fifth grade’s epic adventure at Calleva had begun. The fifth grade trip to Calleva was a big highlight of their year. During this trip, the whole grade traveled to a farm called Calleva to stay there for three days and two nights. There, they encountered many fun activities and challenges, from going on a giant swing and zip line to creating biodiesel. Every day was packed with adventure. On the first day, everyone did the same activities — the zip line, the Giant Swing, X games, Think Tank, Rails and the Board Walk. Half the activities required bravery and trust, and half required cooperation and thinking. These activities challenged fifth-graders. On the second day, students chose an activity to do all day. The choices were SUPing, kayaking, caving, horseback riding and mountain biking. After they did these, fifth-graders enjoyed some free time. At night, they took a star walk to conclude their last night. Calleva wasn’t just fun, it was educational too (in a way). Most students agreed that it was a teambuilding experience and taught you trust, responsibility, teamwork and bravery. — Federico Opertti and Camila Levey, fifth-graders

Washington Latin Public Charter School

Latin ended the year with a day of performing arts. Junior Randy Yearby served as the master of ceremonies and read his own poetry. Junior Nicholas Harvey read a poem, as did junior Micah Guthrie. Sophomore Sam Mader took part in a beatboxing battle with Harvey. Senior Maddie Galvez read her poetry before intermission, when students took a chance to look at each other’s artwork. Sophomore Gabby Jones played the cello, sophomore Sophie Collier played the violin and sophomore Elias Demian played piano. The Rock Band Club, featuring senior Elias Figueroa, junior Kaj Robinson, sophomores Ned Yarsky and Teddy Ammon and history teacher Mr. Drury, jammed. Sophomore Eowyn Sherrer and junior Amanda Rycroft sang with the Rock Band. The group had been planning for several months to end the semester with a celebration of art, philosophy and ideas, so students could relax and be creative together before the stress of exams. — Tara Burton, 12th-grader

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING NEWS

Spotlight on Community Living Wednesday, June 10, 2015

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

Executive Director’s Message

John M. Thompson, Ph.D., CPM, FAAMA, D.C. Office on Aging It has been an extraordinary privilege and honor to serve the District of Columbia seniors, persons living with disabilities, and family caregivers since assuming my position as executive director of the Office on Aging in 2011. In addition to helping the District’s citizens, it is a blessing to meet so many wonderful people. One person that has been truly a delight is Ms. Sue Barnes, a resident of Ward 5 and a senior Olympian. Sue Barnes was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 18, 1927. She attended Stowe Teacher’s College, LeMoyne College, and Howard University where she pledged Zeta Phi Beta in 1948. After college, Ms. Barnes was hired by the U.S. Corps of Engineers

as a geodetic technician. A geodetic technician examines the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. She also examined geodynamical phenomena such as crustal motion, tides, and polar motion. As you can see, Ms. Barnes is a very intelligent person! While at the Corps of Engineers, her employer paid for her to complete cartographic school, which eventually led to promotions and a 31.5 year career with the agency when she retired in 1982. However, retirement did not lead to Ms. Barnes just sitting back and allowing time to pass by her. In 1987, at the age of 60, she became a running enthu-

Community EvEnts CalEndar JUNE 2nd • 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Amanda Alleyne, RN, from MedStar Washington Hospital Center will give a presentation titled “Healthy Heart.” It will take place at North Capitol at Plymouth Nutrition Center, 5233 N/ Capitol St. NE. For more information, contact Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701, ext. 222. 2nd • 1 to 3 p.m. John M. Thompson. Ph.D., CPM, FAAMA, Executive Director of the District of Columbia Office on Aging will host a town hall meeting at the Bernice Elizabeth Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center, 3531 Georgia Ave. NW. For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321. 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 17th and 18th A “Produce Plus Workshop” will be given by Dominique Hazzard, outreach specialist with DC Greens, at five nutrition centers: • June 2, 11 a.m. to noon at Green Valley Apartments Nutrition Center, 2412 Franklin St. NE • June 3, 11 a.m. to noon at Kibar-Halal Nutrition Center, 1519 4th St. NE • June 12, 11 a.m. to noon at North Capitol at Plymouth Nutrition Center, 5233 N/ Capitol St. NE

• June 17, 11 a.m. to noon at Petersburg (Fort Lincoln 3), 3298 Fort Lincoln Dr. NE • June 18, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2900 Newton St. NE For more information, contact Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701, ext. 222.

siast and was inspired to take up this sport because people were beating her in tennis. In 1989, she returned to her birthplace of St. Louis to represent Washington, D.C. as a senior Olympian where she competed in track and field. In addition to being so physically fit, Ms. Barnes is a great woman of wisdom that dedicates her time with so many organizations. Some of these organizations include Ward 5 Mini- Commission on Aging, George Washington University’s Health Insurance Counseling Project, Seabury Advisory Board, and Brooklyn Post Office Advisory Board. Additionally, she has served as a fitness instructor at Trinity College and at Fort Davis Recreation Center for a number of years. Missouri Ave., NW For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321. 11th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attend Senior Fest at Oxon Run Park, Wheeler Road & Valley Avenue SE. Contact Jennifer Hamilton at 202- 664- 7153 for more information. 15th • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. DCOA Executive Director John M. Thompson will host a town hall meeting at the Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center, 3500 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE. For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321.

4th • 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Take part in a Picture This Tour at the National Gallery of Art West Building at Constitution Avenue and 6th Street. For more information, contact Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701, ext. 222.

16th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 2nd Annual Senior Health Fair will be held at Vida Brightwood Nutrition Center, 1330 Missouri Ave. NE. For more information, call Rosa Rivas at 202-483-5800 Ext. 109/

4th • 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. There will be a housing event at the Office of Disability Rights at the Old Council Chambers, Old Council Chambers, 441 4th St. NW. For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321.

16th • 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Monica Veney, a community outreach specialist with the U.S. Department of Justice will present a talk titled “Senior Exploitation at the Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired at 2900 Newton St. NE For more information, contact Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701, ext. 222.

5th • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. DCOA Executive Director John M. Thompson will host a town hall meeting at the Washington Senior Wellness Center. 3001 Alabama Ave. SE. For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321. 8th • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. DCOA Executive Director John M. Thompson will host a town hall meeting at the Vida Senior Centers @The Vida Senior Apartments, 1330

16th • 1 to 3 p.m. DCOA Executive Director John M. Thompson will host a town hall meeting at the Hayes Senior Wellness Center, 500 K St. NE. For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321. 17th • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. DCOA Executive Director John M. Thompson will host a town hall meeting at the Vida

In addition to giving her time to large organizations, she also spends one-on-one time helping people. In fact, I happen to be one of those individuals! Ms. Barnes has taken on the role of being my physical trainer and life coach as she frequently advises me on how to find the proper work-life balance by being more physically active and eating right. Her guidance, passion for helping others, and wisdom have been such a tremendous blessing in my life. As a result of Ms. Barnes’ coaching, I began exercising daily by walking and/ or riding a bicycle. My purpose of spotlighting Ms. Barnes is to demonstrate to other seniors that you have so much talent to share with the younger generation. We are ready to learn from you! Whether you are interested in working with returning citizens or students at D.C. Public Schools, I am Senior Center, 1842 Calvert St. NW. For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321. 17th • 2 to 4 p.m. Attend a Seabury – Ward 5 Outreach & D.C. Hunger Solutions SNAP/Food Stamps Outreach event at the Rosedale Neighborhood Library, 1701 Gales St. NE. For more information, contact Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701, ext. 222. 18th • 10 a.m. to noon The DC Office on Aging (DCOA) Ambassador Program is a FREE, interactive, member-based program designed to reach out to older adults and their caregivers to help them learn about the services and resources available to them through DCOA. If you are interested in expanding your network and educating older adults about the services and resources available to them, join us for our next Ambassador Training Workshop to learn about all of the programs and services that DCOA offers to the community and how you can become an Ambassador. All workshops are held at DCOA Headquarters and include: an overview of Office on Aging programs and services, information on how to access resources, and guidance on your role as an advocate. Call to register to participate, 202-724-5622. 18th+ • 10:30 a.m. to noon The Delmarva Foundation will present a sixsession class called Everyone with Diabetes Counts on Thursdays from June 18 to July 23. It will take place at the Edgewood Terrace Nutrition Center, 635 Edgewood St. NE, in the dining room. For more information or tickets, contact

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confident that we have a great opportunity for you. We are flexible about your time commitment and just encourage you to be engaged in your community as it keeps you mentally stimulated and vibrant. Please call us at 202-724-5622 to learn about our intergenerational programs and other volunteer opportunities.

JUNE is Men’s Health Month! Call a wellness center to see how you can participate! Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center (Ward 1) 202-727-0338 Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center (Ward 4) 202-269-6170 Model Cities Senior Wellness Center (Ward 5) 202-635-1900 Hayes Senior Wellness Center (Ward 6) 202-727-0357 Washington Seniors Wellness Center (Ward 7) 202-581-9355 Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center (Ward 8) 202-563-7225 Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701, ext. 222. 18th • 1 to 3 p.m. DCOA Executive Director John M. Thompson will host a town hall meeting at Model Cities Senior Wellness Center, 1901 Evarts St., NE. For more information, contact Alice A. Thompson at 202 535-1321. 23rd • 7 p.m. Paula Stone will read her play Kitchen Sink, in which after a lifetime of cooking, a woman sells the contents of her kitchen in a yard sale. The reading takes place at Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. Admission is $5. To reserve a seat, call Patricia Dubroof at 202-895-9407. 24th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Model Cities Senior Wellness Center will hold a Men’s Health Day. The center is located at 1901 Evarts Street NE. Contact Stacie Thweatt at 202-635-1900 for more information.

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he said. The planning guideline dates back to the 1890s, when it was created in response to the limitations of the 1791 L’Enfant Plan. As the city of Washington developed beyond the bounds of the federal city outlined by L’Enfant, no organizing document was available to dictate that growth. Developed between 1893 and 1898, the Highway Plan was intended to regulate the subdivision of land north of Florida Avenue. The firm of Frederick Olmsted (who designed New York City’s Central Park) worked on the plan, designing street grids that worked with the land’s original topography. Today, the Highway Plan doesn’t exist as a single cohesive document or map. Instead, it’s a series of maps that you can study in person at the D.C. Surveyor’s Office within the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Highway Plan also doesn’t tend to

come up regularly in city planning matters these days, though it does occasionally require legislative tweaks to override it. In the case of Walter Reed, the Surveyor’s Office informed D.C. development authorities that the Highway Plan would need to be amended, abandoning four street designations, in order for the city’s process to move forward. The District is planning to redevelop 67.5 acres of Walter Reed, fronting Georgia Avenue, with a mix of new residences, retail and educational, institutional and cultural uses. The Army is expected to transfer the land next year. But a complication is that the Highway Plan designates three “virtual streets� (existing on paper maps, but not in reality) within the boundaries of the District’s piece of Walter Reed. A fourth street from the Highway Plan — Dahlia Street — does exist in reality on the Walter Reed parcel, but developers need to change the Highway Plan’s restrictions for it. Therefore, a legislative process is required to “abandon� these outdated elements of the Highway Plan.

“The legislation will remove these virtual, or paper streets,� in order to designate the lots that are legally necessary for the site’s acquisition, said Martine Combal, director of the Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority, at the June 3 council hearing. She pointed out the Highway Plan’s contradictions with modern-day reality at Walter Reed: The “14th Street� designated in the Highway Plan, for example, today includes the site of Building 11, which developers intend to use to house two charter schools. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who heads the Committee of the Whole, asked Combal: “Have you ever seen the Highway Plan?� Combal responded that she’d visited the Surveyor’s Office, which has “various maps you can pull that are part of the Highway Plan.� Bergman, who testified at the hearing, suggested later in an interview with The Current that the Highway Plan “has outlived its purpose� and that the city should consider repeal-

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ing the law requiring it. The plan was last instrumental in the 1960s, he said, when it was used as arsenal to help kill freeway-building schemes in the city. Today it seems to exist only as an encumbrance, “with no other purpose than to be abandoned due to conflicts with other plans,� and requiring laborious legislative processes. He quoted Shakespeare, saying the plan is more “honored in the breach than the observance.� For the Walter Reed legislation, a Committee of the Whole markup is expected to take place June 16, followed by a vote by the full council the same day, according to a committee staffer. At last week’s hearing, Combal said the city expects to close on the Walter Reed parcel in winter or spring 2016. In the meantime, planners and developers aim to present a package to the D.C. Council this fall, setting up terms for the acquisition and disposition of the site. Combal also said Zoning Commission approval is expected in July for new zones for the Walter Reed parcel.

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modate all of its students without the need for the trailers that sit today on its basketball court. “Now you’re actually going to have a building that’s made to fit all of the students who come to this school,� Mayor Muriel Bowser told the school’s 700-odd students, plus teachers, parents and neighbors, at yesterday’s groundbreaking. The first step, though, will require even more trailers — more than three dozen, at a cost of $3 million to $5 million, filling the baseball field behind the school, project officials said at Monday night’s Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission meeting. Workers will spend the summer scrambling to connect those trailers together and to outfit them with furniture, Smart Boards, Internet access and other necessities. Officials also hope the noisiest demolition work can take place during the summer, to avoid disrupting students. At the ceremony, Bowser acknowledged the project’s impacts on the school and its neighbors. “I want to thank you in advance for your patience, because we know we have to make room for progress and it takes a little dust to get there,� said Bowser. And indicating the first of the new trailers parked on the

ballfield, she continued, “You’re going to see some trucks, and you’re going to see these beauties for a little while.� Truck traffic was one issue raised by the community at the neighborhood commission meeting; officials said they’re still working with the D.C. Department of Transportation to establish truck routes through the residential streets surrounding the school. Two neighbors also worried about stormwater running into their homes if intricate planned mitigation measures fail. “The fancier we get, the more issues there are,� she said. But overall, neighborhood commission chair Randy Speck praised the project. “I’m very impressed with the quality of the architecture here and the design,� Speck said at the meeting. “I think they’ve done a very, very fine job, looking at the community’s needs and designing it to fit the needs of the community and the school.� Students are also impressed. Charlotte Guy, a fifth-grader and president of the student council, praised the quality of Lafayette but said she doesn’t love the open layout. “There are no doors and walls in almost all the rooms, which is really distracting, especially during tests,� she said.

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ic preservation with modern, elegant renovations that meet the needs of today’s homeowners. The home, which has a historic easement, was built around 1840 and first served as a one-room schoolhouse. It was later expanded into a three-bedroom house with two-and-a-half bathrooms. A recent renovation further enlarged the living room in the rear of the property and the master bedroom above. Located at 3136 P St., it’s offered for $2,295,000. The town home’s exterior exudes the charm Georgetown is known for, with clapboard siding and shutter windows as well as dentil molding above the front door and windows and below the roofline. Inside, a welcoming foyer with coat closet features original wideplank wood floors. Period millwork extends throughout the residence, from its detailed molding to plantation shutters.

The house has a natural flow for entertaining. Its large formal dining room could easily accommodate a party of 10 or more. An adjacent gourmet kitchen features a Sub-Zero refrigerator and a Thermador gas range, oven and warming drawer. The bright and airy space has glass-paned and wood cabinets, complemented by the honed marble black-and-white tile floor. A walk-in pantry is located off the foyer and a powder room is tucked around the corner. Entertaining possibilities abound in the spacious step-down living room, with its 10.5-foot ceilings, gas fireplace and built-in bookshelves. Detailed crown molding adds elegance to the space, but its defining feature is a floor-to-ceiling wall of paned windows and glass doors that open to the southern-facing stone patio and garden. The staircase leads to the three bedrooms upstairs. Two of the bedrooms have the original wood floors and an unusual bonus for a Georgetown home of this era: spacious closets, added during a renovation. The windows have been double-paned as a sound barrier and weather seal. The full bath, furnished by Waterworks, features subway tiles,

Photos courtesy of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

This three-bedroom home in Georgetown is priced at $2,295,000. marble floors and wainscoting. Natural light pours in here through the overhead skylight. There’s also a linen closet off the main hallway. The master bedroom benefits from the recent renovation, which enlarged the space and added hisand-hers walk-in closets. A cathedral ceiling with a chandelier reaches 14 feet at its peak. One of the most desirable features is the oversized terrace off the master, a private oasis overlooking the garden. The outdoor space, lush with magnolia trees and other greenery, is so tranquil it’s hard to believe

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it’s only a block and a half from Wisconsin Avenue. The current homeowner says it’s a perfect spot to unwind with a glass of wine after work or putting the kids to bed. The master bath, also by Waterworks, features a double vanity, walk-in shower with a bench, marble flooring and a skylight. The finished basement includes a laundry room and storage and utility areas. The open space is cur-

rently outfitted as a home office. Exposed hand-honed beams on this level give a nod to the home’s history. Located at 3136 P St., this threebedroom, two-and-a-half-bath property is offered for $2,295,000. An open house will be held Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For details, contact Lawrence Calvert of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty at 202-5107040 or lawrence.calvert@ sothebysrealty.com.

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Georgetown. Stunning townhome in gorgeous tree-lined community w/ 4 finished levels including 4 BR, 4.5 BA, 2 fp, garage, and many recent upgrades & improvements. $1,495,000

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Bethesda. Elegant new home by the Kelly Co w/ grand proportions & high-end designer finishes. No detail has been overlooked. 5 BR, 4.5 BA. Scenic, peaceful street. Walk to Metro. $1,649,000

Guy-Didier Godat 202-361-4663

Gracious Living Near the Park

Rollingwood. Beautiful home w/4 levels includes LR w/fp, formal DR, eat-in Kit, 5 BR, 3 ½ BA, Office, FR w/ wooded view, and finished LL. Attached 2 car Garage, enchanting rear Deck. Adjacent to Rock Creek Park. $1,195,000

Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971 Marina Krapiva 301-792-5681

Laura McCaffrey 301-641-4456

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The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements/open forum. ■police report. ■update by Georgetown Day School on its proposal to add a middle and lower school to its Tenley high school campus and the Tenley Safeway site, and to build a mixed-use project on the Martens Volvo site. ■update by Pepco on DC Plug and the Harrison Substation power line undergrounding project. For details, visit anc3e.org. ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest

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The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Agenda items include: â– announcements/open forum. â– update from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority on the Van Ness Metro station escalator replacement project. â– consideration of a resolution to support the historic designation of the Tilden Hall building at 3945 Connecticut Ave. â– consideration of a resolution to support the designation of the public alley that runs north from Brandywine Street and serves the 46004650 Broad Branch Road homes as a named public alley, to be called Fieldstone Lane. â– discussion regarding proposed legislation relating to handicapped

parking. ■presentation by the Forest Hills Connection regarding a grant for the development of a mobile website. ■discussion regarding funding the startup costs for Van Ness Main Streets Inc. (pending discussion with legal counsel for the D.C. auditor). ■consideration of a resolution honoring the late Karen Perry, a longtime commissioner. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us. ANC 3/4G ANCChase 3/4G Chevy ■CHEVY CHASE

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, at the Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW. For details, call 202-363-5803 or email chevychaseanc3@verizon.net. ANC 4A ANC Village 4A Colonial â– colonial village / crestwood Shepherd Park Shepherd Park / brightwood Crestwood 16th street heights The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4300 16th St. NW. For details, call 202-450-6225 or visit anc4a.org. ANC 4C ANC 4c Street Heights Petworth/16th

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The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, in the lower-level community meeting room at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. Agenda items include: â– government reports. â– community comment.

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The hot weather is already upon us, and the unofficial start of summer kicked off as we marked Memorial Day. Students are counting down the days to the last day of school and perhaps the start of camp. These are the perfect milestones to remind us that the D.C. Public Library has launched its annual Summer Reading Program. The theme this year is “Every Hero Has a Story.� The program is open to kids (ages 6 to 12), teenagers (ages 13 to 19) and adults (ages 20-plus). For anyone who wants to participate, you must register first at dclibrary.org/summerreading. Kids are asked to read at least eight hours this entire summer, and if they reach this goal they will win two tickets to a Washington Nationals baseball game and a coupon for a free burrito from Chipotle. Kids who read at least 28 hours will have a chance to win a lunch with seven famous children’s authors. Teenagers have the opportunity to earn prizes based upon the number of badges they earn (there are 16 badges in four categories). There is also a Teen Book Review Contest for a chance to win an iPad Mini. Adults also have plenty of opportunities to be rewarded for their accomplishments in reading or learning. Prizes include earbuds, a coupon for a Chipotle burrito, and raffles for a Kindle or four tickets to a Washington Nationals on-field experience. Even very young children under age 5 can participate in the challenges with their parents/caregivers. In our neighborhood, “Marvelous Movie Mondays� returned to the Chevy Chase Library as of June 8. Weekly movies take place at 2 and 6:30 p.m., with a discussion after each showing. The films are for mature audiences. Upcoming movies are: “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story� (June 15), “Get Real� (June 22), and “Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss� (June 29). For details about this and other events taking place at our local library, visit dclibrary.org/chevychase. As of last week, the Lafayette Farmers Market relocated to the commons between the Chevy Chase Community Center and the library. The market will be held at this location every Saturday from 9 a.m. to ■presentation by D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory

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In case neighbors and friends of Shepherd Park didn’t have enough fun wandering all over the community last Saturday and Sunday looking for treasures and finding repurposed items, everyone can head to the Lowell School Lower Field from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, for hot dogs, hamburgers, salad, baked beans, cold drinks and, of course, ice cream. Let the children play games and run around the field while the adults meet and greet friends, family and a celebrity or politician or two. Listen to the music and join the community in honoring the special people of 2015. It’s one of our association’s big events each year and is always a good time for all. The summer months that follow will offer plenty of opportunities for volunteering. For those over 18, check out service organizations throughout the city and some right in the Shepherd Park neighborhood. The Washington Humane Society at 7319 Georgia Ave. has a volunteer program at its adoption center. Check its website, washhumane.org, to find answers to your questions about volunteering, the application process, orientation requirements or information on its foster care program. The website also has fun offsite suggestions for younger volunteers, both individuals and groups such as Scouts or summer camp participants. The instructions are just a click away. To make animal life at the adoption center better, make a “no-sew� blanket for a dog or cat; recycle old T-shirts, fleece sweats or sheets into rope toys for dogs; or fill socks with catnip for fun playthings for cats. Students needing community service hours will find how to use volunteer activities with the Humane Society to help meet their requirements. There’s also the location at 1201 New York Ave. NW. In addition, the Washington Animal Rescue League at 71 Olgethorpe St. NE has a volunteer program well described at its website, warl.org, and not that far away. — June Confer

Affairs director Melissa M. Bolling. â– consideration of a letter of support for four-way stop signs at Kansas Avenue and Quincy Street. â– consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception at 129 Varnum St. â– consideration of a letter of support for stop signs at 5th and Webster streets.

â– discussion of a community use agreement for the E.L. Haynes field. â– discussion of 3831 Georgia Ave. â– discussion of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a restaurant license for Taqueria Habanero, 3710 14th St. For details, call 202-723-6670 or visit anc4c.org.

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Observatory Circle – 3503 Fulton Street NW. Just Listed. 7 BR / 4.5 BA. Stately brick center hall with classic layout, incredible garden with Cathedral views, swimming pool, and twocar garage. Large living room with fireplace. $2,210,000. Michael Schaeffer 202.491.5910 Feodora Stancioff 202.285.6659 CBMove.com/DC8637791

Bethesda – 6513 Kenhill Road. Fab home in Whitman/Pyle cluster: gour kit adjoins FR, MBR suite w/fab BA & walk-in closets! 3BRs w/en suite BA’s on 2nd flr. 7,000+sf (flr plan). Paneled library, in-law ste on walkout LL. Priv pool, stone terrace, cobble-stone entrance, xtra pkg. $1,799,000. Marin Hagen 202.257.2339 Sylvia Bergstrom 202.262.3730 CBMove.com/MC8633009

Dupont Circle – 1616 Corcoran Street NW. 3-Unit apt bldg w/2 pkg spaces. VACANT. No tenants. Apt #1: 1BR/1.5BA w/frplc. Apt #2: 2BR/2BA w/frplc, rear deck. Apt #3: Jr 1BR/1BA. All apts have central A/C, W/D, front/rear entrances. Excellent location near 17th St, Safeway, ACE hardware, Dupont Cir, Logan Cir, 14th St & Metro. $1,599,000. Monica Boyd 202.321.5055 CBMove.com/DC8652940

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Chevy Chase – 6522 Western Avenue. Extraordinary Colonial on huge, professionally-landscaped lot. Convenient to Conn Ave and Rock Creek Park. NOT a cookie-cutter house. Hdwd flrs, fireplace, sep dining, lovely patio, screened sitting porch, library, storage, au-pair suite and wine cellar. City convenience with country quiet. $1,199,000 Pair, Parker, Downing Group 202.415.8998 CBMove.com/MC8634991

Glen Echo Heights – 6001 Massachusetts Avenue. Large 4-level sunny home. 4BR, 2BA on 2nd. 2BR, 1BA on 3rd. Main flr powder room, den, sep DR & LR. Renov kit & MBA; other BA’s updtd. Finished LL w/sep entrance. Fully fenced yard. LR opens to patio. Ample parking. $1,095,000. Marin Hagen 202.257.2339 Sylvia Bergstrom 202.262.3730 CBMove.com/MC8490510

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Brookland – 1022 Taussig Place, NE. Kilmurry Properties present another fantastic renovated home close to Metro, three finished levels and garage. Boxed beamed ceilings, gourmet kitchen with fantastic entertaining space includes deck and first floor den. New HVAC One of a kind! $695,000. Mary Keegan Magner 301.785.1601 CBMove.com/DC8637395

Cleveland Park – 3921 Langley Court NW PH #E569. Stunning Penthouse w/3 exposures S/E & N. Moroccan tile foyer & hand pressed Mexican tiles w/Italian accents on LL; Maple HW flrs on 2nd. LL BR is currently a library/tv room. Fab renov kit w/ new silestone has pass thru to DR. UL loft BR has large WI closet & office nook. $427,000. Tina Macaya 202.669.9888 CBMove.com/DC8645634

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Wednesday june 10 Concerts ■The James King String Duo will perform as part of the DC Jazz Festival’s “Jazz in the ’Hoods� series. 6 p.m. $15 to $20. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. The festival will feature concerts through Tuesday at various venues, with details at dcjazzfest.org/jazz-in-the-hoods. ■The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature the Ewabo Duo. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■Singer-songwriter Eric Erdman will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■The DC Jazz Festival will feature the John Scofield Uberjam Band featuring Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick and Tony Mason. 7:30 p.m. $28 to $38. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. thehamiltondc.com. The “DC JazzFest at The Hamilton Live� series will continue through Tuesday. ■The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011. Discussions and lectures ■Kate Blackwell will discuss her book “You Won’t Remember This.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Brin-Jonathan Butler will discuss his book “The Domino Diaries: My Decade Boxing With Olympic Champions and Chasing Hemingway’s Ghost in the Last Days of Castro’s Cuba.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■Local history author Judith Welles, a member of the C&O Canal Trust, will discuss “The Grand Old Ditch,� about the past, present and future of the C&O Canal.

7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. â– The D.C. Office of Human Rights will discuss housing discrimination in D.C. and the legal right to fair housing. 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. â– Jami Attenberg will discuss her book “Saint Mazie.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Films â– The NoMa Summer Screen series will feature Gurinder Chadha’s 2004 romantic musical “Bride & Prejudice.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. ■“The Hermione Brings to Shore French Animated Filmsâ€? will present the 2012 movie “Ernest & CĂŠlestine.â€? 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of France, 4001 Reservoir Road NW. frenchculture.org. â– The Lions of Czech Film series will feature JirĂ­ MĂĄdl’s “To See the Sea.â€? 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performance â– The Royal Ballet will present the U.S. premiere of Carlos Acosta’s new “Don Quixote,â€? which follows the eccentric knight and his loyal squire through hilarious misadventures. 7:30 p.m. $30 to $155. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. The performance will repeat Wednesday through Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11

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D.C. Public Library will present a class led by Erika Rydberg on “A Brief Introduction to 3D Printing.â€? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. â– Instructor Camila Karam will lead a weekly Belly Dance and Yoga Class. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Dance Institute of Washington, 3400 14th St. NW. 202-371-9656. Concerts â– An American roots concert series will feature Clarence “The Blues Manâ€? Turner. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■“Luce Unpluggedâ€? will feature D.C.based songwriter TomĂĄs PagĂĄn Motta. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â– The DC Punk Archive will present a “Library Basement Showâ€? featuring Give, Puff Pieces and the Maneuvers. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â– The Art on 8th performance series will feature Brookland Sound System featuring Freddie Dunn Jr. and nick tha 1da performing soul, jazz and hip-hop. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org. ■“Jazz and Blues on the Waterfrontâ€? will feature Curtis Pope & the Midnight Movers. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com. â– Guitarist and composer Nobuki Takamen, a mainstay of the New York jazz scene, will perform as part of the DC Jazz Festival. 6:30 p.m. $15; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. dcjazzfest.org. â– Solo performer Jeffery Smith will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â– The EUNIC Concert Series will feature “A Slovenian Jazz Eveningâ€? featuring a screening of the music documentary “Time to Improviseâ€? and a live performance by the jazz musicians featured in the film. A Q&A with the director will follow. 7 to 9 p.m. $10 to $15; reservations required. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. â– The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011. â– Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble will present big band music by Elliott Hughes. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. â– The Andrew Combs Band and the Laura Tsaggaris Band will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration â– Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present an “Inspired Asparagusâ€? cooking demonstration. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussions and lectures â– In honor of the 15th anniversary of

Wednesday, june 10 ■Concert: Vocalist Lutalo “Sweet Lu� Olutosin and his sextet will perform a unique brand of soul jazz as part of the DC Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, “ScholarFest� will feature 70 top scholars discussing an array of provocative topics in 10-minute “lightning conversations.� 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Various locations throughout the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5218. ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk on the societal implications of high economic inequality by Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Lynnae C. Quick, a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will discuss “Icy Volcanism in the Outer Solar System.� 11:30 a.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-1192. ■Peter A. Shulman, assistant professor of history at Case Western Reserve University, will discuss his book “Coal and Empire: The Birth of Energy Security in Industrial America.� Noon. Free. Room G-25, National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■The weekly “Textiles at Twelve� series will feature a chance to handle and examine the museum’s archive of educational textiles. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■Marti Weston, an academic technology specialist at Georgetown Day School who is retiring to write a book about the digital world, will discuss “Understanding Social Media: What’s Useful, What’s Not & How to Get Started.� Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■Steven G. Fullwood, assistant curator of the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will discuss his book “Black Gay Genius: Answering Joseph Beam’s Call.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Black Studies Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-

727-0321. â– Knowledge Commons DC and the D.C. Public Library will present a seminar led by Adam Roush on “Back Away From the Discovery Channel: Real Quantum Physics.â€? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. â– Bruce Davidson, known for photographs that capture America’s social landscape from the 1950s to today, will discuss his work, including images from the “Brooklyn Gang,â€? “East 100th Streetâ€? and “Subwayâ€? series. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â– Kate Andersen Brower will discuss her book “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Dominque Serrand, director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of “Tartuffe,â€? will discuss the Molière play (in French). 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â– The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family will present a talk by author Michelle Brafman on “Scripting a Self.â€? 7:30 p.m. Free. Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, 4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400. Films â– An LGBT Book and Film Festival will feature the 1988 film “Torch Song Trilogy,â€? starring Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft and Matthew Broderick. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■“The Hermione Brings to Shore French Animated Filmsâ€? will present the 2014 movie “Minuscule, la vallĂŠe des fourmis perdues (Minuscule, Valley of Lost Ants).â€? 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of France, 4001 Reservoir Road NW. frenchculture.org. â– The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature Ava DuVernay’s 2014 film “Selma.â€? Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. Performance ■“Comedy at the Kennedy Centerâ€? will feature W. Kamau Bell. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half-hour before the performance. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Special events â– As part of the Smithsonian’s “America Nowâ€? series, the National Museum of American History will present “Raise It Up: America Innovates,â€? featuring a naturalization ceremony, a music innovation festival and a global innovation summit. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Flag Hall and Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. ■“Pride in Preservation: Cocktails in the Castleâ€? will celebrate the National Park Service’s LGBTQ Heritage Initiative. 6 to 8 p.m. $35. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org. â– The National Museum of Women in the Arts will present “NMWA Nights: Earthly Delights,â€? a happy hour event with activities inspired by the exhibitions “Super Naturalâ€? and “Organic Matters — Women to Watch 2015.â€? 6 to 8:30 p.m. $15 to $25; reservations suggested. Great Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 See Events/Page 19

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Friday june 12 Concerts ■ “Fringe Music in the Library” will feature a concert by the CooLots, a local rock and soul band. Noon. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The Arsenal Duo — featuring organist Edward Alan Moore and pianist Nathan Carterette — will present a Pride Recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-7970103. ■ As part of East River Jazz’s “Celebrating Strayhorn!” series during the DC Jazz Fest, the Janelle Gill Ensemble will perform a combination of swing and straight-ahead interpretations of rarely heard Strayhorn compositions. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. eastriverjazz.net. A variety of concerts and talks will continue Saturday, Sunday and Monday at various locations. ■ The DC Jazz Festival will present jazz vocalist George V. Johnson Jr. performing as part of the “Jazz in the Garden” concert series. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The Amazonia Vocal Ensemble will perform. 5:30 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Middle C Music will present a recital by guitar students of Magdalena Duhagon and Peter Arteaga. 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-2447326. ■ Vocalist Alison Crockett will perform as part of the DC Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ “DC JazzFest at The Yards” will feature Soul Rebels and Sharón Clark. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■ “Summer Sounds” will feature the 19th Street Band. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com. ■ Singer-songwriter Stephen Simmons will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. ■ The June Chamber Festival will feature the American Chamber Players performing works by Quincy Porter, Joseph Haydn and Franz Schubert. 7:30 p.m. $30 to $35. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. ■ The Embassy Series will present cellist Saeunn Thornsteinsdottir and pianist Alexandra Joan performing works by Brahms, Schubert, Webern and Jón Nordal. 7:30 p.m. $100. Residence of the Icelandic Ambassador, 2443 Kalorama Road NW. 202-625-2361. ■ The U.S. Army Blues will perform as part of the “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. ■ The duo Soul Monde — featuring Ray Paczkowski and Russ Lawton — will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $16. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ The DC Jazz Festival’s “Meet the Art-

ist Series” will feature a talk with instrumentalist Edmar Castañeda, a native of Colombia known for his command of the harp. Noon. Free; reservations required. Abramson Family Auditorium, New York University Washington, DC, 1307 L St. NW. dcjazzfest.org/meet-the-artist-series. ■ Author, naturalist and teacher Melanie Choukas-Bradley will discuss her book “A Year in Rock Creek Park: The Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington, DC.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ The “Stories for the Soul” book group — led by the Rev. Dr. Janice Mynchenberg of the Georgetown Lutheran Church — will discuss “Revival” by Stephen King. 1 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ Local vinyl collectors Adrian Loving, Jamil Hamilton (aka DJ Jahsonic) and Neal Becton (aka DJ Neville C) will discuss their passion for rare funk, soul, jazz and hiphop albums. 4 to 7 p.m. Free. MacMillan Education Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000. ■ Dolen Perkins-Valdez will discuss her book “Balm.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Films ■ A Spencer Tracy-Katherine Hepburn mini film festival will feature George Stevens’ 1942 movie “Woman of the Year.” 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703. ■ Goethe-Institut will present Niko Apel and Ludi Boeken’s 2014 film “On the Road With Sócrates (Futebol e vida) — A Roadmovie With Dany Cohn-Bendit.” A postscreening discussion will feature CohnBendit, a former member of the European Parliament, and Bastian Hermisson, director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington. 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. ■ Union Market’s “Summer Drive-In Series” will feature Garry Marshall’s 1990 film “Pretty Woman.” Lot opens at 6 p.m.; gates close at 7:45 p.m.; film begins at 8 p.m. $10 per car; free in the picnic area for pedestrians and bicyclists. Union Market, 1309 5th St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. ■ The Woman’s National Democratic Club will present Sarah Singh’s film “The Sky Below,” about the partition of India. 6 to 8 p.m. $15. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■ The Korean Film Festival DC 2015 will feature Kim Dong-myung’s 2014 film “The Liar.” 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■ Beasley Real Estate will present Richard Donner’s 1985 film “The Goonies” as part of its 2015 Free Summer Movie Nights series. 8 p.m. Free. Palisades Park, Sherier and Dana places NW. ■ The outdoor Golden Cinema series will feature David Fincher’s 2010 film “The Social Network.” Sunset. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Performances and readings ■ Folger Theatre will present Robert Richmond’s “Gravedigger’s Tale,” an interactive play based on “Hamlet.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Elizabeth Garden, Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. The performance will repeat Saturday at noon.

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Gallery with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Sept. 9. Located at 505 9th St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-223-1626. ■ Hemphill will open an exhibit today by Cleveland Park artist William Christenberry with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will continue through Aug. 1. Located at 1515 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-234-5601. ■ “Urban Landscapes,” featuring drawings and paintings on urban themes by Dupont Circle artist Gordon Binder, will open today at Gallery plan b and continue through Sunday. An opening reception will take place tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 1530 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. 202-234-2711. ■ “Sanctuary,” highlighting works by the Washington Sculptors Group, will open Friday with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts. A “Curator & Artists” talk will take place July 18 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and the show will continue through Aug. 15. Located at 1632 U St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 202-483-8600. ■ American Painting Fine Art will open an exhibit of D.C.focused works by members of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters on Saturday with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Sept. 26. Located at 5118 MacArthur Blvd. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202244-3244. ■ The American University Museum will open four shows ■ Washington Improv Theater will present “Summer Love,” featuring colorful characters and situations spurred by a single audience suggestion. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. witdc.org. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Special event ■ The Embassy of Sweden and Dupont Festival will present a Women’s World Cup Festival viewing party for the U.S.-Sweden game. Festivities start at 5 p.m.; kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Free. Dupont Circle Park, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire avenues NW. bit.ly/1PzgoDL. Sporting event ■ The Washington Mystics will play the Atlanta Dream. 7 p.m. $19 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tour ■ The Japan Information and Culture Center will present guided tours of the Ippakutei Teahouse and Old Ambassador’s Residence. 12:45 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. Wine tasting ■ Alliance Française de Washington will host a summer wine tasting. 7 p.m. $30 to $40. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Saturday, June 13

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James Crable’s “Urban Walls, USA” is part of an exhibit of his work at Heurich Gallery. Saturday with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. and continue them through July 26. “Michael Gross: Abstraction” highlights the artist’s colorful, expressive and emotional works. “Realism Transformed: John Winslow’s Wild New World” spotlights work done in the 1980s by realist John Winslow. “Outliers: Kurt Godwin and Betsy Packard” is a dialogue between two Washington-area artists working outside the mainstream of contemporary art for more than three decades. “Visvaldis Ziedins: Travels in the Imagination” introduces a prolific artist who worked quietly and obscurely during the dark days of the Latvian Soviet period. Saturday, the museum will also open “Hiroshima-Nagasaki,” an exhibit commemorating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks on the two Japanese cities. It will continue through Aug. 16. Located in the Katzen Arts Center at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-885-1300. ■ “Creative Dissent: Arts of the Arab World Uprisings,” highlighting works inspired by the Arab Spring, will open Saturday at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al Quds with tours at 3, 4, 5 and 6 p.m. The show will continue through Aug. 6. Located at 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-338-1958.

Library group will host a used-book sale. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. after a members’ preview from 10 to 11 a.m. Free admission. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Children’s programs ■ “Saturday Morning at the National” will present magician Brian Curry. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202783-3372. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will

repeat Sunday at 1 p.m. ■ The weekly “Arts for Families” series will offer a chance to explore the many reasons hats are made and the variety of styles worn around the world. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ In honor of Flag Day, children will hear a story about “The Star-Spangled Banner” and then create a special piece of art. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. ■ “Family Fun Time” will feature storyteller Kristin Pedemonti with tales of perseverance, possibility, resilience and underSee Events/Page 20

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■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host an introductory class on mindfulness and meditation. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-430-6540. ■ Bahman Aryana will lead a class on the Argentine tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. Concerts ■ “DC JazzFest at The Yards” will fea-

ture Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and bassist Esperanza Spalding and her latest project, Emily’s D-Evolution; actor and hip-hop artist Common; saxophonist Femi Kuti and the Positive Force; and saxophonist Marshall Keys. 3 to 10 p.m. $45 to $150. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. dcjazzfest.org/jazzfest-at-the-yards. ■ The Adams Morgan Summer Concert Series will feature Dupont Brass performing as part of the DC Jazz Festival. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Corner of 18th Street and Columbia Road NW. 202-997-0783. ■ The jazz quintet Siné Qua Non will perform with Elite String Quartet and vocalist Christie Dashiell as part of the DC Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Polish jazz vocalist, violinist and composer Bogna Kicinska will perform with pianist Kuba Cichocki and bassist Will Slater. 6 p.m. $20 to $25. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. bbernhardt@thekf.org. ■ The high-energy folk/Americana duo Rye Baby will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will present “The Big-Band Pioneers.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $18 to $25. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. ■ The Washington Men’s Camerata will conclude its 30th season with “Anniversaries,” featuring music from its first concert as well as a new arrangement of “Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold)” by American choral legend Alice Parker. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Guitarist Jeff Mattson, keyboardist Rob Barraco and friends will perform. 9 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ The Peabody Room will present a talk on “The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Carol Stuart Watson, the Nation’s Capital Illustrator” by Marjorie Young, Watson’s daughter. 1 p.m. Free. Peabody Room, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0233. ■ William Damon will discuss “The Power of Ideals: The Real Story of Moral Choice,” at 1 p.m.; and Jesse Goolsby (shown) will discuss his book “I’d Walk With My Friends If I Could Find Them,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Mark Doten will discuss his book “The Infernal,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ Matthieu Ricard, a French-born Buddhist monk who left a career in cellular genetics to study Buddhism in the Himalayas over 45 years ago, will discuss his book “Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World.” 7:30 p.m. $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. Festivals ■ “Roots — A Celebration!” will feature samples of vegetable dishes, hands-on activities and a chance to chat with agricultural ecologist Jerry Glover, the man behind the preserved plants on display in the U.S. Botanic Garden’s East Gallery. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ The 36th annual Celebration of Textiles will feature dance performances, sheep shearing, Indonesian music, handson activities and artist demonstrations. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ In conjunction with the Capital Pride Parade, a Family Fun Zone at Stead Park will feature face painting, balloon art, snacks and more. 3 to 8 p.m. Free. Stead Park, 1625 P St. NW. capitalpride.org/ parade. ■ The St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Annual Strawberry Festival will feature fresh strawberries, strawberry shortcake dessert, picnic food, baked goods, jewelry and plants available for sale. Free activities will include entertainment, a moon bounce, field games, face painting, crafts, a rock wall, pony rides and tours of historic Rock Creek Cemetery. 4 to 8 p.m. Free admission. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street NW. 202-7262080. Films ■ The two-month “¡Pedro Extravaganza!” film series will feature Pedro Almodóvar’s 2009 romantic thriller “Los abrazos rotos (Broken Embraces).” 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■ “American Experiments in Narrative: 2000-2015” will feature Jay Rosenblatt’s 2005 film “Phantom Limb” and Barbara Hammer’s 2009 film “A Horse Is Not a Metaphor.” 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. Parade ■ The 40th annual Capital Pride Parade — celebrating the diversity of the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and featuring more than 170 contingents — will proceed along P Street, New Hampshire Avenue, R Street, 17th Street and 14th Street. 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. capitalpride.org/parade. Performances and readings ■ “Avant-Garde vs. Traditional Poetry” will feature readings by local poet Reb Livingston from her latest work “Bombyonder” and by Donald Illich and Judith McCombs of the Federal Poets. The event will include a participatory writing exercise for interested attendees. 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. ■ Word Dance Theater will present “Body/Soul,” a multi-disciplinary dance theater production. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. Special events ■ Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host “Run of the Mill,” a chance to see Washington’s only surviving gristmill in action. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. The event will repeat June 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ■ “Tinker City” will offer a chance for all ages to create a collective model of an imaginative metropolis, using unusual and creative materials to solve urban planning See Events/Page 21

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Continued From Page 20 challenges in miniature. 1 to 3 p.m. $5 donation suggested. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■The 2015 Diabetes Bash — benefiting the Diabetes Research & Education Program at the Georgetown University Children’s Medical Center — will feature a live auction, buffet dinner and entertainment. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15 to $40. Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road NW. diabetesbash2015.eventbrite.com. Tours and walks ■A Civil War-themed tour of Tudor Place will focus on the lives of the predominantly Southern-sympathizing Peter family, which opened a boarding house for Union officers and their families during the war, at 10:30 a.m.; and a walking tour of Georgetown will point out the final resting place of three renowned Civil War spies, a Union hospital, the residences of military leaders and a neighborhood of enslaved and free African-Americans, at 1 p.m. $8 to $10 for one tour; $12 to $15 for both. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■Washington Walks’ “Get Local!� series will feature a tour of Foggy Bottom. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the Foggy Bottom Metrorail station beside the bust of George Washington. washingtonwalks.com. ■Art historian Alphonse van Woerkom will present a tour of the special exhibition “Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze.� 3 p.m. Free. Meet on the first floor at the entrance to the south gallery, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. Sunday, June 14

Sunday june 14 Class ■A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga� class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-7271288. Concerts ■The Washington DC Jewish Community Center’s Klezmer Brunch will pair a kosher buffet with live music by the New Klezmer Ensemble. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $10 for concert only; $30 for concert and brunch. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. ■The Verge Piano Trio — featuring violinist Lina Bahn, pianist Lura Johnson and cellist Tobias Werner — will perform a diverse selection of music by contemporary American composers Donald Crockett, Astor Piazzolla and Dan Visconti. 3 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the G Street lobby a half hour before the performance. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202633-1000. ■The Beau Soir Ensemble — featuring flutist Carrie Rose, violist Jennifer Ries and harpist Michelle Myers Lundy — will perform works by Leclair, Debussy, Steinberg, Bruce, Ibert and Villa-Lobos. 5 p.m. Free. Church of the Annunciation, 3810 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-362-3323. ■Guest organist Vaughn Mauren from West Hartford, Conn., will perform a recital.

5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■The local jazz band Crush Funk Brass will perform as part of the DC Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Gypsy Sally’s will host “Flashband.� 6 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■“Jenny Lind: The Swedish Nightingale Concert and Reception� will feature soprano Sara Swietlicki, the 2015 recipient of the prestigious Jenny Lind Scholarship. 6:15 p.m. $15 donation suggested; reservations required. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. sweadcprogram@gmail.com. ■Singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman will perform Christian music with the True North Symphony Orchestra and the New American Chorus. 7 p.m. $25 to $75. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■The Cathedral Choral Society will present a “Cathedral Sings!� community singalong of Mozart’s “Requiem� led by music director J. Reilly Lewis. 7:30 p.m. $10. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■The Cookers, a new all-star septet, will perform as part of the DC Jazz Fest. 8 p.m. $28 to $33. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. Discussions and lectures ■Mark Lee Greenblatt, author of “Valor,� will present true stories of extraordinary heroism by American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. 1 p.m. Free. National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R St. NW. 202-265-6280. ■Lisa Moses Leff will discuss her book “The Archive Thief: The Man Who Salvaged French Jewish History in the Wake of the Holocaust,� at 1 p.m.; and Andrew Burt will discuss his book “American Hysteria: The Untold Story of Mass Political Extremism in the United States,� at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■The “Conversations With Artists� series will feature Mark Ruwedel, artist and professor of photography at California State University at Long Beach, and Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of photographs at the National Gallery of Art. 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■Lee Farrow, history professor and associate dean at Auburn University, will discuss her book “Alexis in America: A Russian Grand Duke’s Tour, 1871-1872.� 5 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. Festivals ■The Capital Pride street festival will feature a variety of entertainment and activities, including three stages of national and local talent. Noon to 7 p.m., with musical entertainment continuing until 9 p.m. Free admission. Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th streets NW. capitalpride.org/festival. ■Capital Memorial Church of Seventhday Adventists will host a Community Fun Day featuring a moon bounce, face painting, games, drinks, snacks, a puppet show and more. 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission. Forest Hills Park, 32nd and Chesapeake streets NW. capitalmemorial.org.

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tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenage “newsies.â€? He dreams only of a better life far from the harsh streets, but when New York City’s publishing titans raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for. Tickets start at $48. The theater is located at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 800-514-3849; thenationaldc.com. â– The Shakespeare Theatre Company opened Molière’s “Tartuffeâ€? last week and will continue the show — Films ■“Golden Sunday Movieâ€? will feature Vincente Minnelli’s 1950 film “Father of the Bride.â€? 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. â– The Korean Film Festival DC 2015 will feature Hong Sang-soo’s 2014 film “Hill of Freedom,â€? at 2 p.m.; and Jang Kunjae’s 2014 film “A Midsummer’s Fantasia,â€? at 3:30 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â– The National Gallery of Art will present a showcase of films from the Rural Route Film Festival in New York City. 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances and readings â– The Joaquin Miller Poetry Series will feature readings by Ann Bracken and Joseph Stanton. 3 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 703-820-8113. â– As part of the DC Jazz Festival, the Princess Mhoon Dance Project will present “In Jazz We Trust: Music in Motion.â€? 6 and 8:30 p.m. $22 to $28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993. Special event â– The Neighborhood Farm Initiative’s fifth annual Hops-N-Crops Homebrew Competition will feature beer tastings and a sampling of locally grown produce. 4 to 7 7+( :25/' )$0286

a co-production with South Coast Repertory and Berkeley Repertory Theatre — through July 5 at the Sidney Harman Hall. Orgon has fallen under the spell of the pious fraud Tartuffe, and only by conspiring, hiding in closets and climbing under tables can Orgon’s family reveal Tartuffe’s fake divinity. Helen Hayes Award winner Steven Epp stars. Tickets cost $20 to $110. The theater is located at 610 F St. NW. 202547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org. ■Studio Theatre has extended the U.S. premiere of Tom Wells’ “Jumpers for Goalposts� through June 28 in the Metheny Theatre. Hope springs eternal in the postgame locker room of Barely Athletic, an amateur soccer team competing in a pub league in a Yorkshire fishing city that’s seen better days. The hilarious

p.m. $5 entry fee for competitors; $15 suggested donation for attendees. DC Reynolds, 3628 Georgia Ave. NW. neighborhoodfarminitiative.org. Monday, June 15 Monday june 15 Children’s program ■“Monkey Tales� will introduce Indian culture, geography and history with an Asian version of “Aesop’s Fables� presented by storyteller Arianna Ross (for ages 4 through 8). 3:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Class ■Knowledge Commons DC will offer a class led by Gitanjali Borkar on “Design Your Own Body-Weight Training Workout.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Meet near the Joan of Arc statue at Meridian Hill Park, 16th and Euclid streets NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. Concerts ■In conjunction with the DC Jazz Festival, the University of the District of Columbia will present an evening of jazz with saxophonist Bruce Williams, pianist Allyn Johnson, vocalist Sandra Y. Johnson and the UDC JAZZtet. 7 p.m. Free. University Audito-

Dan DeLuca stars in “Newsies� at the National Theatre. and heartbreaking play explores romance, resilience, taking chances and moving on. Tickets cost $44 to $88. The theater is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202332-3300; studiotheatre.org. rium, Building 46-East, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. dcjazzfest.org/bruce-williams. ■The U.S. Navy Concert Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. navyband.navy.mil. Discussions and lectures ■Robert Pallitto will discuss his book “In the Shadow of the Great Charter: Common Law Constitutionalism and the Magna Carta.� Afterward, a Magna Carta Day celebration of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta will feature cake for the first 200 attendees. Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■Erik Loomis, assistant professor of history at the University of Rhode Island, will discuss his book “Out of Sight: The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe� in conversation with Wenonah Hauter, founder and executive director of Food & Water Watch, former director of Public Citizen’s Energy and Environment Program and author of “Foodopoly.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202726-0856. See Events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 21 ■Local historian C.R. Gibbs will discuss “The Civil War Forts of Anacostia: Sentinels of Black Freedom.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■The Fiction Lover’s Book Club will discuss J.K. Rowling’s “The Casual Vacancy.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Popular Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1295. ■Joseph Luzzi will discuss his book “In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■Denise Bethea Lewis, clinical liaison with the Washington Home and Community Hospices, will discuss “Caring for Bedbound and Mobility-Challenged Adults.� 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■E. Ethelbert Miller, poet and longtime director of the Afro-American Studies Resource Center at Howard University, will discuss his research on Sterling Allen Brown, poet, literary critic and expert on Southern black folklore. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th

St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■A Magna Carta Day discussion of “Magna Carta and the Constitution� will feature moderator Royce Lamberth, senior judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; Jennifer Paxton, historian and medieval specialist at Catholic University; Robert Pallitto, author of “In the Shadow of the Great Charter�; and Bruce O’Brien, a Magna Carta expert at the University of Mary Washington. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■The Tenley Book Club will discuss “The Last Runaway� by Tracy Chevalier. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■The Rev. Gary Hall will lead a discussion of “Between the Acts� by Virginia Woolf as part of the monthly “Fiction Fun!� series. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bratenahl House, Washington National Cathedral, 3525 Woodley Road NW. mlewallen@cathedral.org. Films ■The “Marvelous Movie Monday� series will feature the 1995 film “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story.� 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase

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Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021. â– The Petworth Library will present “Retro Film Favorites.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. â– The Georgetown Library’s weekly “Superhero Film Seriesâ€? will feature Christopher Nolan’s 2012 movie “The Dark Knight Rises.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â– A music film series will feature SungHyung Cho’s 2006 movie “Full Metal Village.â€? 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/ goethe. â– The Music and Poetry Club will screen “Mamma Mia!â€? starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511. Performances and readings â– Upshur Street Books and Petworth Citizen will present a 30-hour “Bloomsdayâ€? marathon reading of James Joyce’s masterpiece “Ulysses.â€? 5 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com. â– YoungArts@KennedyCenter will present Danny Rothschild’s “Home Again,â€? about a woman who returns to the small town of Silver Creek for a family funeral 11 years after she ran away. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a halfhour before the performance. Theater Lab, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Center Stage and SPAIN arts & culture will present a staged reading of a new English language translation of Spanish playwright Mar GĂłmez Glez’s “Fuga Mundi,â€? about the complicated lives of women living in an increasingly intolerant state in 17th-century Spain. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 2801 16th St. NW. spainculture.us. ■“The Art of Understandingâ€? will feature new work written and performed by the student ensemble of the Young Playwrights’ Theater (for ages 13 and older). 7 p.m. Free. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. youngplaywrightstheater.org. â– Kramerbooks will present an evening of humorous readings. 8 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. Tour â– Bernard Demczuk, assistant vice president for District relations at George Washington University, will lead a walking tour of Foggy Bottom and the university campus encompassing 33 significant sites in African-American history. Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Meet at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-7394. Tuesday, June 16

Tuesday june 16 Children’s programs ■Magician Joe Romano will use the art of magic and illusion to bring to life the characters in comic books, graphic novels and other storries about heroes (for ages 5 through 10). 1:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021. ■A children’s movie series will feature a movie about Hiro and his robot Baymax. 3:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■Magician Joe Romano will use the art of magic and illusion to bring heroes to life (for ages 5 through 10). 4 p.m. Free.

Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Classes and workshops ■A certified yoga instructor will lead a class targeted to seniors. 10 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc.gov. ■The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class led by Margaret Brozen of Yoga Activist. 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc.gov. ■Dexter Sumner will lead a “HathaVinyasa Yoga� class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139. ■Bev Hitchins will open a three-part class on “De-clutter: Clearing a Path to Your Dreams.� 7:30 p.m. $22 per session. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. The class will continue June 23 and 30. Concerts ■Pianist Anna Nizhegorodtseva will perform works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Seriabin. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-3472635. ■Three winning young conductors from the National Band Association’s Young Conductor/Composer Mentor Competition will lead the Marine Band in selections written by three winning young composers. 7 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-433-4011. ■The U.S. Navy Concert Band will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil. ■New Dominion Chorale’s “Washington Summer Sings!� — a series of group singalongs of major choral works — will feature excerpts from Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem,� featuring young professional singers and pianist Thomas Pandolfi and conducted by Robert Shafer, artistic director of the City Choir of Washington and director of choral activities at the Shenandoah Conservatory. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Western Presbyterian Church, 2401 Virginia Ave. NW. newdominion.org. ■Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■Midnight North and the Quimby Mountain Band will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk on “Treasures in Your Community: American University Archives and Special Collections� by Susan McElrath, university archivist and head of special collections. 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202895-4860. ■Rebecca Frankel will discuss her book “War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History and Love.� Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■Authors Betsy Brinson and Gordon Davies will discuss their book “Sumoud: Voices and Images of the Ramallah Friends School� in conversation with Joyce Ajlouny, the school’s director. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290.

■Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art, will discuss Mingering Mike’s influences and explain how the Smithsonian American Art Museum came to own the collection featured in the exhibit “Mingering Mike’s Supersonic Greatest Hits.� 5:30 p.m. Free. Meet in the F Street lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■Laura Auricchio, dean of undergraduate studies at the New School and a specialist in 18th- and 19th-century French and American history, art history and visual culture, will discuss her book “The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered.� 6 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-7852040. ■Sam Kean will discuss his book “The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. ■Jamie Brickhouse will discuss his memoir “Dangerous When Wet.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. will discuss his book “Democracy in the Dark: The Seduction of Government Secrecy.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■The Artinista Art Advisory will host a discussion on “Cultivating Taste: The Art of Curation,� featuring Jarvis DuBois, Carolina Mayorga, John Paradiso and Laura Roulet. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Flashpoint Gallery, 916 G St. NW. artofcuration.eventbrite.com. ■“Books, Bites and Brews� — a Palisades Library book club for 20- and 30-somethings — will discuss “Wolf in White Van� by John Darnielle. 6:30 p.m. Free. Seventh Hill Pizza, 4885 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-282-3139. ■Knowledge Commons DC will present a seminar led by Claire Howard on “Scientific Interpretations of Modern Art.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Moishe House, 1453 Harvard St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. ■David P. Silverman, professor of Egyptology at the University of Pennsylvania and curator of the Penn Museum’s Egyptian section, will discuss “King Tut Revisited.� 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Kate Walbert will discuss her novel “The Sunken Cathedral.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Local author Shannon Morgan will discuss her book “100 Things to Do in Washington DC Before You Die.� 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■The Palisades Book Club will discuss Walter Mosley’s “Blonde Faith.� 7:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. Films ■“Tuesday Night Movies� will feature Matthew Vaughn’s 2014 film “Kingsman: The Secret Service.� 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■The Italian Cultural Institute will present Claudio Amendola’s film “La Mossa del Pinguino (The Penguin’s Move).� 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■The Film and Beer Series will feature Ladislav Smoljak’s 1981 comedy “Waiter, See Events/Page 26

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EVENTS From Page 22 Scarper!” 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. bistrobohem@gmail.com. ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Paul Hirschberger’s 2014 documentary “Touchdown Israel.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. ■ “Adams Morgan Movie Nights,” sponsored by the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District, will feature Damien Chazelle’s 2014 film “Whiplash.” 8:30 p.m. Free. Soccer field, Marie Reed Elementary School, 18th and California streets NW. adamsmorganmovienights.com. Performances and readings ■ Politics and Prose will host a “Bloomsday” reading of highlights from James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses.” 4 to 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ YoungArts@KennedyCenter will feature Ranjani Murthy performing the Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of Indian classical dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by the ensembles Madeline and Thank You for Sharing, at 8 p.m.; and by Couch Money and Love Onion, at 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. Special event ■ The Embassy of Ireland will celebrate “Bloomsday & Yeatsday” with music and readings from Irish authors James Joyce and William Butler Yeats, with attendees encouraged to dress in the style of the early 1900s. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free. Dupont Circle Park, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire avenues NW. facebook.com/embassyofirelandusa. Wednesday, June 17

Wednesday june 17 Classes and workshops ■ The Georgetown Library will host a class on using the “DC by the Book” website, a D.C. Public Library resource about literature set in Washington, D.C. 1 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. A second class at 1 p.m. June 24 will focus on use of the “DC by the Book” app. ■ Knowledge Commons DC will present a class led by Patrick Lucey on “Security 101: Protect Yourself Online.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. cove K St, 1990 K St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc. org. ■ Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Concerts ■ YoungArts@KennedyCenter will feature pianist Joel Fan performing Chinese and Western favorites. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature musician, drummer and singer Damian Grasso. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■ Singer, songwriter and guitarist Marc Delgado of Wounded Knee will present his solo acoustic act. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St.

NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Marine Latin Jazz Combo will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011. ■ The bands 6 String Drag and Jumpin’ Jupiter will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk on “The Struggle for Democracy in the Arab World” by Nathan J. Brown, professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University and nonresident senior associate at the Carnegie Institute for International Peace. 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202895-4860. ■ Laura Auricchio will discuss her book “The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered.” Noon. Montpelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■ Carolyn Cook, CEO and founder of United for Equality LLC and a four-term advisory neighborhood commissioner in Chevy Chase, will discuss “The ERA — Then and Now” in a talk co-sponsored by Club 60+ and the Sibley Senior Association. 1:30 to 3 p.m. Free. Room 2, Renaissance Building, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5255 Loughboro Road NW. 202-363-8833. ■ A presentation on “Mapping Segregation in Washington, D.C.” — a public history project documenting the racial geography of neighborhoods such as Bloomingdale, Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Park View and Pleasant Plains — will feature project organizers Mara Cherkasky, Sarah Shoenfeld and Brian Kraft. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ Stephen Yafa will discuss his book “Grain of Truth: The Real Case For and Against Wheat and Gluten.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. ■ E. Rekstein will discuss his books “On Moon Square: A Boy and His Dogma” and “My Life: What Not to Do: #1-10.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■ Fred Plotkin, an expert on Italy, will discuss “Italy’s Magnificent Six: Regions Worth Discovering — Piemonte.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. ■ Brad Meltzer will discuss his book “The President’s Shadow.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Gordon Biersch Brewery, 900 F St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov. ■ Fayette Fox will discuss her novel “The Deception Artist.” 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. ■ Laura Auricchio will discuss her book “The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered.” 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Films ■ The Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library will present “Paris Is Burning,” a cult classic documentary about drag balls in New York City in the 1980s. A “vogue-off” with prizes will follow. 4:30 p.m. Free. Watha T.

Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films will present the premiere of their documentary “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA,” about the use of the arts during the New Deal to bring a message of hope and recovery to the American people. A docent-led tour of New Deal artworks will precede the screening. Gallery talk at 5:30 p.m.; film screening at 6:30 p.m. Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000. ■ The Japan Information and Culture Center will present Sho Igarashi’s 2006 historical drama “Choshu Five.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature “Flashdance.” 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. ■ The AFI DOCS Film Festival will open with a screening of Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville’s “Best of Enemies,” about the explosive debates between William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal during the national political conventions in 1968. A discussion with Gordon and Neville and an after-party will follow the screening. 7:30 p.m. $50. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. afi.com/afidocs. The festival will continue through June 21 at various venues. ■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Bertrand Bonello’s 2014 film “Saint Laurent.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performance ■ The all-volunteer Picnic Theatre Company, specialists in site-specific cocktail party theater, will present “Arsenic and Old Lace,” the classic 1930s comedy. Proceeds will benefit Dumbarton House and Courage for Kids. Gardens open at 6 p.m.; performance starts at 7 p.m. $12. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The event will repeat Thursday and Friday at the same times. Special event ■ Deal Middle School and the Tenleytown Historical Society will present a look at the restored Reno School building and the unveiling of an exhibit on its history as a school for African-American children and on the Reno community that existed on the site of today’s Fort Reno Park from just after the Civil War to the 1930s. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Reno School, 4820 Howard St. NW. tenleytownhistoricalsociety@yahoo. com. Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Tampa Bay Rays. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Tours ■ U.S. Botanic Garden executive director Ari Novy will lead a tour through the garden’s collections and share stories about his favorite plants and the institution’s history. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Meet in the Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ The U.S. Botanic Garden Production Facility will host a behind-the-scenes tour. 11 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Meet at the entrance to the U.S. Botanic Garden Production Facility, 4700 Shepherd Parkway SW. 202-225-8333.

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CITY CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC UNDER CONTRACT! Premier building in prime location. Sought-after 1BR, 1.5BA unit at City Center. Open floor plan with incredible finish & style. Endless amenities & courtyard views. $799,000 Matthew McCormick Ben Roth 202-728-9500

FOGGY BOTTOM, WASHINGTON, DC Centrally located 2BR/BA unit, close to GWU and hospital, Rock Creek Park, Metro and restaurants. Amenities include 24 hour security and front desk, exercise room, roof terrace with Potomac views and community room. $425,000 Mark McFadden 703-216-1333

FOREST HILLS, WASHINGTON, DC UNDER CONTRACT! Chic 1BR/1BA near 2 Metros. Kitchen with SS appls & granite counters, LR/DR with floor to ceiling windows. Roof-top pool/ sundeck, fitness room, 24-hr concierge. $399,000 Patrick Chauvin 202-256-9595 Brad House 202-243-1647

Jim Kaull

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS AND OFFICES

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The Current

Wesley Heights, DC

$454,000

Kensington, MD

$757,900

Old City #1, DC

$889,000

Stunning ONE level, 1-bedroom, 1-bath condo in full-service Sutton Towers. Updated with spectacular views from private balcony. Garage parking.

Charming & completely renovated home in Garrett Park Estates. 4-5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, wood floors, lovely rear yard with patio. Walk to Metro.

Rarely available! Velocity 2-bedroom, 2-bath plus den with parking & storage. 24 hour desk, roof pool, social & exercise rooms. Close to everything!

Rina Kunk 202.489.9011

Kelly Joyce Perry 301.906.1775

Catalina Schrader 301.922.3099

Alexandria, VA

$1,549,000

Gorgeous seven year old custom colonial. Gracious in every way with high end finishes throughout. Great Alexandria location.

Robin Arnold 703.966.5457

Alexandria, VA

$2,095,000

Live in luxury at The Oronoco. 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath condo w/hardwood floors & floor to ceiling windows.

Sue Goodhart 703.362.3221 Babs Beckwith 703.836.1297

Great Falls, VA

$1,998,000

Romance is everything. Rustic & casual design of a 1920’s French country farmhouse. Cozy celebrations or formal fêtes. 606KentlandDrive.com

Mike Brown 202.340.3340

New Office on the Way! To better serve the vibrant Washington, DC market, we’re opening another office and have added several great agents to our team. Our new location will be opening this summer at 1803 14th St, NW on the 14th Street Corridor.

If you’re thinking of buying or selling in 2015, contact a member of our experienced, knowledgeable team today!

McEnearney.com

202.552.5600

4315 50th Street NW • Washington, DC

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