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Vol. XLVII, No. 41

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Council targets grocery covenants

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■ Palisades: Bill addresses

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By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

With the Palisades Safeway up for sale, the D.C. Council intervened yesterday to ensure that the 4865 MacArthur Blvd. site could continue to host a supermarket. Fearing Safeway might impose a

covenant to prohibit future grocery stores on that property — a common practice for national supermarkets selling their stores — the council unanimously passed emergency legislation Tuesday to prevent that possibility. Though triggered by the Palisades situation, the legislation has citywide impacts, making it unlawful for any grocery chain to apply restrictive covenants on future land use when it sells, leases or transfers

its property in the District. At-large Council member David Catania, who introduced the bill along with Ward 3’s Mary Cheh, criticized such covenants for placing “unreasonable strain on competition,” with “detrimental” impacts on surrounding communities. In the Palisades, that type of restriction would create a “food desert,” with “residents deprived of a grocery retailer within two miles,” See Council/Page 7

Lab celebrates upcoming new building By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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Chevy Chase’s Avalon Theatre upgraded its upstairs venue with new seating on Thursday. An event later this month will celebrate the improvements to the nonprofit cinema.

High school students at the Lab School of Washington face learning difficulties like dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that can make it challenging to follow a normal curriculum. But they also face the additional challenges of a cramped, aging school building, where former dormitories serve as classrooms and students regularly have to work in the hall. The school took a step toward addressing its facilities needs yesterday afternoon, hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for a new high school wing on its 4759 Reservoir Road campus. The school band performed as students in hard hats turned over dirt next to a small building that will be torn down to make way for a three-story, 30,000-square-foot facility, slated to open in early 2016. The new wing along Whitehaven Parkway — plus a new story added to an existing arts building on campus See Lab/Page 18

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The Lab School held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for its new high school wing, which will help it ease a longtime space crunch.

Project removes 1930s pipes to restore stream

Agency unveils new options for K Street streetcar route

By BRADY HOLT

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Current Staff Writer

For over 80 years, a small creek feeding into Broad Branch on the edge of Rock Creek Park ran through a pipe. That pipe created a number of problems. Without a meandering pattern to slow it down, rushing water eroded the streambed upon emerging from the pipe. And the decontamination that naturally occurs in most streams was absent in the pipe. On top of that, the pipe provided no habitat for local wildlife. The D.C. Department of the Environment has nearly completed a $1.6 million project to rectify the situation, “daylighting” — literally, exposing the water to light — 1,800 linear feet of the unnamed tributary to Broad Branch in Forest Hills. The Environment Department is

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roadway remains undecided

By KAT LUCERO Brian Kapur/The Current

The culvert under Linnean Avenue is the last major component of the “daylighting” project still to be completed before an Oct. 18 celebration.

still rebuilding a culvert that carries the newly restored stream where it crosses Linnean Avenue, but the agency’s Steve Saari told The Current that everything should be complete in time for a scheduled Oct. 18 ceremony. And the effects of the project are quickly becoming See Stream/Page 18

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City transportation officials unveiled an updated proposal for a streetcar line from Georgetown to Union Station last week as the project gears up for the next phase of development. Two options are now under consideration for a 3.46-mile streetcar system from Wisconsin Avenue NW below the Whitehurst Freeway to

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Incumbents face criticism at forum on statehood issues

St. John’s, Sidwell earn critical league wins on the gridiron

Obama endorsement of Bowser generates unexpected debate

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just past Union Station in Northeast — a diverse route that includes service lanes, federally owned parkland and downtown districts. The two alternatives take different approaches to K Street’s role in the transportation system. A draft environmental assessment of these two options — plus a third, required “no action” alternative — is slated to come out early next year. A second public meeting is planned for next month. The first option would require a major overhaul of the downtown stretch of K Street, carving out tranSee Streetcar/Page 16

INDEX Calendar/20 Classifieds/29 District Digest/5 Exhibits/21 In Your Neighborhood/10 Opinion/8

Police Report/6 Real Estate/15 School Dispatches/19 Service Directory/27 Sports/11 Theater/23

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At-large hopeful Snowden backs chancellor’s reforms By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

When at-large D.C. Council candidate Courtney Snowden tells her personal story, she tends to begin with the moment she became a mother. The sixth-generation Washingtonian and Shepherd Park native has branded herself as “a mom who cares,� and she often talks effusively about her 5-year-old son Malik, whom she adopted in 2011 from a Ward 8 couple struggling to raise children without having

graduated from high school. A lobbyist for the progressive Raben Group, Snowden now lives in the Northeast neighborhood of Deanwood, but she sends Malik to the private Lowell School in Colonial Village. Although she would prefer a public option, she told The Current this week that she didn’t feel comfortable sending her son to school in her neighborhood. That reality isn’t lost on her when she talks about school reform. “I’ve worked on education policy for my entire professional career, but it became more real to me when Malik and I became a family,�

The week ahead Wednesday, Oct. 8

The University of the District of Columbia Community-Campus Task Force will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-03, Building 44, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, contact Thomas E. Redmond at 202274-5622 or tredmond@udc.edu. â– Tudor Place Historic House and Garden will host a candidates forum for advisory neighborhood commission seat 2E07. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Pierce Arrow Garage, reached via the Tudor Place main gate at 1644 31st St. NW. â– The Logan Circle Community Association will hold its fall meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. The meeting will include a presentation on plans for a business improvement district in the area, as well as a backstage tour of the theater and a wine and cheese reception.

Snowden said. “Before I’m anything else, I’m a mother.� If elected, she promises to work toward a day when families in every District community have quality public education choices. First and foremost, Snowden portrays herself as the at-large field’s strongest supporter of D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson. In fact, her endorsement of Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser in the mayoral race is the direct result of Bowser’s commitment to keep the current schools chief. “I’m eager to work with her,� Snowden

Tuesday, Oct. 14

The Brightwood Community Association will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at St. John United Baptist Church, 6343 13th St. NW.

Wednesday, Oct. 15

The D.C. Tenants’ Advocacy Coalition will host a candidates forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sumner School Museum, 1201 17th St. NW. ■The Woman’s National Democratic Club, Dupont Circle Citizens Association, Logan Circle Community Association, Ward 2 Democrats and Metropolitan Women’s Democratic Club will sponsor a forum for D.C. attorney general candidates from 6 to 8 p.m. at the club, located at 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. To RSVP, call 202-232-7363, ext. 3003, or visit democraticwoman.org.

Thursday, Oct. 16

The Chevy Chase and Forest Hills citizens associations will hold a candidates forum for the two at-large D.C. Council seats up for election. The forum will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW; a meet and greet with candidates for the Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission will take place at 7 p.m. ■The Shaw-Dupont Citizens Alliance and the Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association will host a candidates forum for three advisory neighborhood commission races in the 14th and U streets area — single-member districts 1B12, 2B09 and 2F01. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St. NW.

said of Henderson. “I feel like we’re headed in the right direction.� Snowden’s specific priorities on education See Snowden/Page 16

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The District of Columbia Bar will host a forum featuring at-large D.C. Council candidates. The event will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the D.C. Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St. NW. Admission is free, but registration is required at dcbar.org; the event will also be available on a live webcast via the same site. ■AARP DC and the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law will present “A Conversation With the DC Mayoral Candidates,� featuring Muriel Bowser, David Catania and Carol Schwartz. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Registration is requested at law.udc.edu/event/conversation. ■The Kalorama Citizens Association will hold a forum featuring candidates running for the at-large and Ward 1 seats on the D.C. Council (rescheduled from the originally announced date). The forum will begin at 7 p.m. at Good Will Baptist Church, 1862 Kalorama Road NW. ■The Chevy Chase and Forest Hills citizens associations will hold a candidates forum for the position of D.C. attorney general. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC (formerly the Methodist Home), 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.

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Saturday, Oct. 18

The School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens will hold its inaugural silent and live auctions in the lobby of the Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW. The event will feature hors d’oeuvres, drinks and the silent auction from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by the live auction at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 20

The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold its semiannual open house for the DC Circulator system. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pinstripes, 1064 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

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Georgetown to host children’s theater group

As the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts prepares for its 40th anniversary next year, the Georgetown-based acting school is expanding its repertoire to young aspiring thespians. “Children’s theater is where a lot of actors start,� said conservatory president Ray Ficca. “We have the personnel and expertise, and the need for children’s entertainment that Georgetown has identified.� The new theater program will begin with a children’s company, in which kids ages 4 to 12 will act in productions put together by members of the conser-

vatory. Classes — smaller in scale than the regular adult sessions — will start in June 2015. “We’re going to start off small. We’ll do public performances first and add the classes to that component,� said Ficca, a graduate of the conservatory who has been acting for 24 years, . To gauge youth interest in local theater, the conservatory will host sneak previews of a musical production of “The Princess and the Pea� on Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. — Kat Lucero

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D.C. statehood election forum draws incumbents, challengers By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

At some point over the past few months, Tim Krepp made a conscious decision to embrace his eyebrows. After announcing his long-shot congressional bid against D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in June, the local tour guide and author came to the realization that his bushy brows were memorable to voters. So he did exactly what an attention-seeking first-time candidate with a bit of whimsy might be expected to do: he put them on lawn signs. Krepp’s eyebrow-themed signage is now scattered throughout the District, serving as a reminder that Norton, one of D.C.’s longest-serving elected officials, does in fact face a few challengers as she seeks reelection next month. Voters may well need that reminder. This year’s races for con-

gressional delegate, shadow senator and shadow representative have attracted even less attention than the mayoral campaign, which has been marked by a lack of voter engagement. At a Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library forum last Thursday organized by statehood proponents, no more than three dozen people turned out to hear Norton, Shadow Sen. Paul Strauss and their opponents field questions about D.C. statehood. Several candidates hoping to become the District’s first elected attorney general also spoke, but the audience didn’t grow during their portion of the event. “I’m looking at 29 people in these seats right now,� Krepp said during discussion of how the statehood movement could broaden its appeal. “Unless we can get our own city to listen to us, there is no point in going out to the rest of the counSee Statehood/Page 13

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District Digest Bowser hails Obama mayoral endorsement

President Barack Obama endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser this week in her race against independents David Catania and Carol Schwartz in the Nov. 4 election. Obama called Bowser a “champion for working and middle-class families, and a passionate proponent of Washington, D.C.â€? “Muriel knows that every hardworking D.C. resident deserves the opportunity to get ahead,â€? he says in a statement. “That’s why she has partnered with local small businesses to create jobs and fought to give the children of D.C. a fair shot by investing in our schools.â€? Obama says that as mayor Bowser will “fight for fair wages, build on the economic progress we’ve made and ensure teachers and students have the resources they need for success from early childhood education through high school.â€? Bowser responded that she’s “extremely honoredâ€? by the endorsement. “We share a progressive vision, believing that we only succeed when opportunity is available to everyone. ‌ I will emulate the President by bringing people together to find solutions to our toughest challenges.â€?

Pair of D.C. locales dubbed ‘Great Places’ The American Planning Association has added Adams Morgan and Pennsylvania Avenue to its list of 2014 “Great Places in America.� The organization selects its designees annually, choosing 10 neighborhoods, 10 streets and 10 public

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Constitution Gardens plans win backing

The National Capital Planning Commission last week supported conceptual plans to rehabilitate Constitution Gardens by adding a wetland, a pavilion and a retaining wall; re-grading the site; and moving and rehabbing a historic lockkeeper’s house. The National Park Service and Trust for the National Mall submitted three options for upgrading the gardens, which sit along the northern edge of the National Mall, near the intersection of Constitution Ave-

nue and 17th Street, and include a lake. The commission selected the third, a hybrid including elements of the first two.

Correction

In the Oct. 1 issue, a news item on the D.C. Department of Transportation’s extension of visitor passes and plans for next year included an incorrect telephone number for registration. The correct number is 202-671-2700. 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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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police service areas.

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Burglary ■ 5500-5519 block, 33rd St.; 12:55 p.m. Oct. 1. ■ 2700-2809 block, Rittenhouse St.; 5:33 p.m. Oct. 3. Motor vehicle theft ■ 3700-3724 block, Military Road; 7:21 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 3700-3724 block, Military Road; 9:20 p.m. Sept. 30. Theft ■ 5700-5799 block, Broad Branch Road; 6:10 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 3600-3699 block, Quesada St.; 9:46 a.m. Oct. 1. Theft from auto ■ 2600-2699 block, Moreland Place; 8:01 a.m. Oct. 1. ■ 2802-2899 block, Northampton St.; 12:23 p.m. Oct. 1.

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Robbery ■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:20 p.m. Oct. 4. Burglary ■ 3700-3799 block, Albemarle St.; 3:04 p.m. Oct. 5. Theft ■ 4227-4299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:31 a.m. Sept. 29. ■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:50 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:10 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:50 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 4404-4499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:12 a.m. Oct. 1. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:45 p.m. Oct. 1. ■ 4800-4899 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:25 a.m. Oct. 2. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:44 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:57 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:06 p.m. Oct. 4. Theft from auto ■ 5000-5099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:57 a.m. Oct. 4.

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Burglary ■ 2600-2899 block, Quebec St.; 7:29 p.m. Oct. 2. Theft ■ 3500-3599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:25 p.m. Sept. 29.

■ 4530-4599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:54 a.m. Oct. 1. ■ 4000-4099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 3600-3699 block, Newark St.; 1:15 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 4800-4899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:08 p.m. Oct. 4. ■ 4900-4949 block, Linnean Ave.; 5:13 p.m. Oct. 5. Theft from auto ■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 11:50 a.m. Oct. 4. ■ 5030-5199 block, Linnean Ave.; 9:15 p.m. Oct. 5.

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Burglary ■ 600-699 block, Butternut St.; 1:29 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 7427-7489 block, Blair Road; 8:40 p.m. Oct. 2. Theft ■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 1:48 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 6900-7099 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:12 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 1300-1399 block, Fernway Road; 2:22 a.m. Oct. 1. ■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 6:10 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 821-999 block, Juniper St.; 7:05 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 500-599 block, Dahlia St.; 10:40 p.m. Oct. 4. Theft from auto ■ 1100-1221 block, Aspen St.; 5:55 a.m. Sept. 29. ■ 1400-1599 block, Aspen St.; 7:42 a.m. Sept. 29. ■ 6600-6699 block, 1st St.; 1:26 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 7116-7199 block, 9th St.; 7:25 a.m. Sept. 30. ■ Dahlia and 7th streets; 8:51 a.m. Sept. 30. ■ 7600-7699 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:25 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 9th and Butternut streets; 5 p.m. Oct. 1. ■ 1400-1599 block, Jonquil St.; 5:36 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 1600-1699 block, Jonquil St.; 7:56 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 8100-8132 block, Eastern Ave.; 8:30 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 1500-1599 block, Roxanna Road; 8:50 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 1600-1699 block, Roxanna Road; 9:11 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 7900-7919 block, 16th St.; 11:55 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 7900-7921 block, Eastern Ave.; 2:29 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 7048-7089 block, Eastern Ave.; 6:34 a.m. Oct. 4. ■ 7800-7899 block, Orchid St.; 9:35 a.m. Oct. 4. ■ 7800-7899 block, Orchid St.; 10:26 a.m. Oct. 4. ■ 400-499 block, Aspen St.; 2:30 a.m. Oct. 5. ■ 6800-6899 block, 4th St.; 3 a.m. Oct. 5.

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Robbery ■ 6400-6489 block, Piney Branch Road; 9 a.m. Oct. 2

(with gun). Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 500-599 block, Tuckerman St.; 9:20 p.m. Oct. 5. Motor vehicle theft ■ 500-699 block, Powhatan Place; 7:12 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 300-399 block, Sheridan St.; 12:58 p.m. Sept. 30. Theft ■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:32 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 6200-6299 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:49 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 1:33 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 6200-6299 block, 12th St.; 3:46 p.m. Oct. 2. ■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 7:10 p.m. Oct. 3. ■ 6400-6489 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:24 p.m. Oct. 4. Theft from auto ■ 6500-6599 block, Georgia Ave.; 1 a.m. Sept. 30. ■ Van Buren and 5th streets; 10 p.m. Oct. 1. ■ 6300-6399 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:30 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 1400-1499 block, Rock Creek Ford Road; 2:27 a.m. Oct. 4. ■ 400-499 block, Sheridan St.; 3:59 p.m. Oct. 4.

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Robbery ■ 400-499 block, Missouri Ave.; 10:30 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 1600-1699 block, Longfellow St.; 9:33 a.m. Oct. 2. ■ 900-1099 block, Jefferson St.; 1:05 a.m. Oct. 5 (with gun). Sexual abuse ■ 800-899 block, Marietta Place; 9 p.m. Oct. 1. Burglary ■ 700-799 block, Hamilton St.; 4 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 500-699 block, Hamilton St.; 3:05 p.m. Oct. 1. ■ 1600-1699 block, Montague St.; 7:05 p.m. Oct. 2. Motor vehicle theft ■ 5400-5439 block, 4th St.; 6:22 p.m. Sep. 29. Theft ■ 5300-5399 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:40 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 5600-5699 block, Colorado Ave.; 7:59 p.m. Sept. 29. ■ 5200-5299 block, 2nd St.; 7 p.m. Oct. 1. Theft from auto ■ 1332-1399 block, Missouri Ave.; 9:38 a.m. Sept. 29. ■ 5200-5299 block, 5th St.; 3:45 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 500-699 block, Longfellow St.; 4 p.m. Sept. 30. ■ 400-499 block, Jefferson St.; 9:04 a.m. Oct. 1.

■ 1200-1299 block, Jefferson St.; 6:13 a.m. Oct. 3. ■ 5300-5399 block, 9th St.; 12:30 p.m. Oct. 5.

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COUNCIL: Bill would prevent restrictive covenants From Page 1

Catania said. He noted especially the impact to the 17,000 seniors within Safeway’s proximity, who rely on convenient access to groceries. The 64,815-square-foot MacArthur Boulevard site is up for sale by KLNB Retail, which set Oct. 6 as its deadline for bidders. Officials with KLNB weren’t available for comment yesterday and haven’t returned The Current’s calls previously. The sale represents a turnaround from Safeway’s previous plans to join with a partner to redevelop the Palisades site with up to 100 residential units topping a larger, modernized new grocery store. The move also comes as Safeway finalizes a merger with Albertsons under the ownership of investment firm Cerberus Capital; Safeway spokesperson Craig Muckle said last week that any decision to sell the property would have been made outside of Safeway headquarters. In a news release yesterday, Cheh said she was “shockedâ€? not only that the development plans were halted but also that “they may ‌ now prevent another grocer from meeting the community’s need,â€? referring to the rumors of the covenant. During the council deliberations, Cheh noted some controversy in the Palisades over the development. “There was a reaction on the part of some in the community that it was too much,â€? she said of the scale. But she said “reasonable negotiationsâ€? were taking place when “suddenly this issue came up of selling.â€? Safeway’s merger — due to be finalized by the end of the year — didn’t come up during the council’s discussion yesterday, but Catania and Cheh stressed the need for

urgency as the property sale in the Palisades rolls forward. “Yes, they seem to be moving on this, and that’s the need for an emergency,� Cheh told Ward 4 member Muriel Bowser, who questioned the use of emergency legislation. Cheh cited as a warning the case of the former Safeway in Tenleytown, where the chain sold its land to Georgetown Day School — upending previous plans to redevelop the site with residences and a new grocery store. A covenant restricts future supermarkets there as well. Cheh and Catania said their bill takes a cue from similar legislation in Chicago preventing restrictive covenants for grocery chains. Council Chairman Mendelson noted that the Chicago law is more

refined, allowing exceptions if another grocery store is already located nearby. He suggested that if the D.C. bill becomes permanent, council members should consider including that type of provision. Mendelson said he was initially unsure whether to support the emergency bill, but a letter from Safeway urging him not to do so actually had the opposite effect. He added that it’s become custom in the District for older grocery stores to be upgraded, rather than displaced by different types of development. Ward 6 member Tommy Wells spoke of the bill’s importance in not allowing “private entities like this to do land-use planning for us.� A regional Safeway representative was unavailable for comment.

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For Ward 3 school board

Voters are fortunate to have several strong candidates seeking to represent Ward 3 on the D.C. State Board of Education. Most impressive in the bunch are Tricia Braun and Ruth Wattenberg. Both have experience at the school level — Ms. Braun as current copresident of the Key Elementary School PTA, and Ms. Wattenberg as former chair of Deal Middle’s Local School Advisory Team. Both are well-versed on the issues. Ms. Wattenberg, in particular, knows education policy, having worked as an editor on a publication for the American Federation of Teachers. Ms. Braun has been learning from her on-the-ground efforts to improve Hardy Middle School, where she says a lacking math curriculum deterred her from enrolling her oldest child, now at the private Georgetown Day (she has two younger kids at Key). Both have impressive resumes. Ms. Braun is a former prosecutor with a Yale Law degree who also practiced criminal defense law and commercial litigation. And Ms. Wattenberg is a self-described policy wonk who consults on education standards and serves on the board of a foundation that advocates for a “curriculum rich in history, geography, science, and the arts,” according to her website. We’ve struggled to pick between the two, but ultimately we feel that Ms. Braun has best proved herself in her efforts to encourage in-boundary students to attend Hardy. After discovering major attrition from Hardy feeders, including Key — compared to little loss from the schools that send kids to Deal Middle — Ms. Braun worked to build a coalition to address the issue. She gathered parents from feeder schools, Hardy’s administration, school system officials and a council member to consider the different offerings at city middle schools and to push for change. While the formal role of board members is setting policy for D.C. public schools on matters such as testing and graduation standards, Ms. Braun also sees an opportunity to use the post as a bully pulpit for important non-policy improvements. We believe she would use the platform admirably.

For delegate to Congress

The District’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives might be in for a challenging term over the next two years. It’s hard enough advocating for D.C. statehood and other local rights under a Democratically controlled Senate — and there’s a good chance that the GOP will soon control both houses. We are fortunate, though, to have an incumbent with years of experience working across the aisle. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, has served since 1991, mixing fiery passion for D.C. issues with the pragmatic need to cooperate and compromise with her Republican colleagues. In the 1990s, Del. Norton successfully forged a good working relationship with House Speaker Newt Gingrich. More recently, she has collaborated well with Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the current chair of the committee that oversees District issues. At the same time, Del. Norton hasn’t shirked the traditional responsibilities that members of Congress have to their constituents. Recently, she has helped protect funding for D.C. residents to receive out-of-state tuition grants, called to task agencies like the National Park Service when projects fall behind schedule, and even tackled in-the-weeds issues like the location of a Spring Valley groundwater monitoring well, among many other efforts. Del. Norton’s opponents — independent Tim Krepp, Republican Nelson Rimensnyder and Statehood Green nominee Natale Stracuzzi — express understandable frustration that her 23 years in office have not brought the District much closer to statehood. We also appreciate that their campaigns force a discussion of the issues that would not take place if the incumbent were running unopposed. But all the same, we feel that Del. Norton’s efforts are more compatible with the present climate on the Hill and the need to seek realistic, incremental progress toward full rights for D.C. residents. And not only do we support her approach, but we would note that she has spent more than two decades developing relationships that help her actually deliver results for the city. We are happy to endorse her re-election.

A picked-apart endorsement … ! We thought this heavily Democratic city would be excited by President Barack Obama’s written statement this week endorsing fellow Democrat Muriel Bowser for mayor. What could be wrong with that? Voters in the District backed Obama by more than 90 percent in 2008 and 2012 elections. On Monday, Bowser held a spirited, mini-rally on Freedom Plaza to tout the president’s backing: “I’m just really proud to accept the endorsement… .” We’re sure many citizens of the city agree. But we happened to be standing next to Democratic Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh when we heard the Obama news. “What do you think about the president endorsing Muriel Bowser?” we casually asked, expecting a positive reply. “Well, I’m sort of shocked,” came Cheh’s surprising reply, “because I would think that before he would involve himself in local political races, he would come out four-square for statehood and argue for that.” Cheh represents a crucial ward in the race for mayor. At-large independent David Grosso, who hasn’t endorsed anyone in the mayor’s race, wasn’t impressed either: “I’m extremely surprised to see that the president of the United States is engaging in local politics like this.” Grosso said it effectively opens the door for 534 members of the House and Senate to do the same thing, “kind of using our issues as a petri dish.” Grosso wasn’t done. “I hope the people will take this into consideration that this is our city,” he said. “The federal government, including the president of the United States, should not be engaged here.” Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie, meanwhile, said he thought it was “great” that the president backed Bowser. And, let’s say again, there’s no doubt that many, many local Democrats are happy that Obama took time to endorse her. But Washington Post columnist and WTOP commentator Clinton Yates was irritated. “For all of Obama’s progressive politics and charm,” Yates wrote, “the public support [he offered Bowser] should be insulting to any resident of the city, if only because he hasn’t been particularly interested in this city’s issues for the years he’s been in office and there’s no need for him to be now.” Yates did suggest he’d be impressed if first lady

Michelle Obama endorsed Bowser: “That person clearly understands the rhythms and culture of the city, and is someone who has spent time nurturing relationships in each section of the District.” ■ A tightening race? The Bowser campaign remains confident that the field organization will carry her to victory next month, but the latest polling suggests a tougher race than previously thought. A new poll for attorney general candidate Karl Racine — who was endorsed by The Washington Post this week — included a question on the mayor’s race. The poll, by veteran Ron Lester, showed Bowser leading Catania only by four points — 34 percent to 30 — with Carol Schwartz at 16 percent. The new poll follows an independent business poll last week that showed Bowser with an eightpoint lead. In mid-September, Bowser’s lead was 17 points in the NBC4/Washington Post/Marist poll. The polls are not easily compared, but the trend line is consistent. Bowser was confident on Monday at her endorsement rally. “We have put together a broad and diverse and energetic group of D.C. residents. You see them behind me,” she said. “And it’s these grass-roots efforts that are going to win on Nov. 4.” Bowser is also brimming with cash to trounce Catania with mailings, ads and field operations. Catania, naturally, saw the Obama endorsement differently. He suggested it had quickly come out on Monday specifically to counter the latest polling information. But he offered no proof of that gamesmanship. Still, he said, “It really wasn’t surprising — the president is the head of the party nationally.” Potentially more troublesome for Bowser is her continued resistance to attending more than four candidates forums this fall. Although your Notebook has written a couple of columns about the unusual decision, The Washington Post’s Mike DeBonis ramped up the issue. He wrote a withering, front-page Metro section story in Sunday’s big-circulation editions. DeBonis cited several respectable community groups grousing about Bowser’s snub of their events. Again, as we wrote last week, Bowser’s get-outthe-vote organization and flush campaign coffers may render all of this moot. But it’s not the kind of front-page news you want when voters are starting to pay attention. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Notebook

Letters to the Editor Dupont ANC looking for community help

The Dupont advisory neighborhood commission represents our constituents on matters big and small. From traffic safety to crime and development to parks, we are your elected voice to the city government, and we need your help to be effective representatives. The commission and the neighborhood as a whole are successful only when working together in an environment where differing viewpoints are encouraged and consensus is developed toward real solutions to issues. Our busy monthly meeting agendas don’t always allow for as much public discourse on broader policy issues as we’d like. For

many years, the Dupont commission has operated various committees specific to ongoing or shortterm issues. Elected commissioners chair these committees, but a majority of members are residents and business owners in the community who care about improving our neighborhood. These committees meet monthly as a forum for discussion and action. Our current committees are: ■ Transportation and Public Infrastructure: Focuses on traffic, transit and beautification issues. The committee is primarily addressing pedestrian safety initiatives, taking a fresh look at comprehensive parking policies, and pushing for signage for cyclists and drivers to keep everyone safe. ■ Public Safety: Brings together neighbors, businesses and public safety agencies like the Metropolitan Police Department to discuss crime and safety trends and recommend positive action.

■ Zoning, Preservation and Development: Provides in-depth reviews of zoning and historic preservation applications and discusses citywide development policies. ■ Alcohol Policy: Discusses and recommends neighborhood liquor license policy so that standards are applied fairly. These committees have wonderful representation from local groups like the Dupont Circle Citizens Association, Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets and the Dupont Circle Village, but we need more help and more voices. Please join us! We need all the help we can get to continuously improve and successfully address concerns in the neighborhood. Learn more about each of these committees, find a calendar of meetings and contact their chairs at dupontcircleanc.net. Noah Smith Chair, ANC 2B

The Current

Letters to the Editor Safeway should not block future grocery

On March 12, The Current published a Viewpoint piece authored by Craig Muckle of Safeway Inc. He noted the corporate changes taking place due to Cerberus Capital’s acquisition of Safeway and wrote “while we at Safeway have witnessed countless corporate changes over the decades, two things have remained certain since 1942: the service to the Palisades residents and the sign on the front of our MacArthur Boulevard store. We are not changing that.� Never mind. Safeway has put its MacArthur store up for sale, having released an offering memorandum asking for bids that were due by Oct. 6, and the grocery store will likely close its doors in a year or so. Escrow will close on Dec. 12. As part of the sale, Safeway reportedly has been insisting on a covenant between buyer and seller that no grocery store will be part of any new development. First, it seems odd that Safeway would choose to encumber its sale with such a provision, and second, the provision seems to be some kind of retribution to the community. The provision cuts at the heart of our small commercial district and will be a huge loss for neighbors who from now on will likely need a car to drive to the nearest supermarket. This condition for the sale is all the more disturbing given the transparency, frothy language and earnest commitment to the community we heard from Safeway.

Many in our community, myself included, believed that a “winwin� was possible with Safeway. Safeway itself proactively sought community feedback, and officials convinced many that they wanted to preserve and expand one of their highest-grossing stores per square foot. As late as last month, Safeway told us that a revised plan was delayed but still in the making, designed with community input. A covenant effectively depriving Palisades neighbors of access to a grocery store is a far cry from the absolute assurances given by Safeway in this very newspaper six months ago. The Palisades could join other parts of the District in what has been called by others a “food desert.� In response, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh and at-large Council member David Catania have introduced the Grocery Store and Food Retail Restrictive Covenant Prohibition Emergency Act of 2014, which passed unanimously yesterday. We hope that this will eliminate the prospect of any restrictive covenant preventing a new grocery store. Safeway can do what it wants, and it has the freedom to break its own promises. But it should not create further harm to the Palisades. William “Spence� Spencer Chair, Safeway Re-Development Task Force, Palisades Citizens Association

Streetside dumpsters diminish Georgetown

Georgetown, once a charming place justly proud of its civic values, is turning itself into a garbage dump. We are permitting contractors to contaminate our public space with

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their roll-on/roll-off dumpsters. Dumpsters are only a step removed from the Middle Ages practice of tossing waste directly into the gutters. Most contractors argue they must use dumpsters to restore and preserve our historic properties. How then has Old Town Alexandria managed to retain its heritage without dumpsters? Why then are there quality contractors in Georgetown who do not use dumpsters? Georgetown’s dumpsters, proliferating like cockroaches, grow larger and stay longer. At some intersections, one can look up and down the blocks and see dumpsters in every direction. Dumpsters are a blight. They are eyesores. They corrode civic pride and harm property values. A common complaint is that dumpsters snarl traffic while at the same time they steal parking spaces. Another is that massive trucks hauling dumpsters through Georgetown have scarred and killed scores of our old-growth trees. A far more serious issue, however, is the health dangers dumpsters pose when filled with waste contaminated by lead-based paints and other hazardous materials. Our taxes support our local government. In return, we expect that government to provide reasonable protection against health hazards, against blocking of our public streets, and against activities that devalue the investments we’ve made in our properties. A complete ban on dumpsters in Georgetown should be on the agenda immediately. Robert Andrews Georgetown

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ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown ■american university park American friendshipUniversity heights / Park tenleytown The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. Agenda items include: ■announcements/open forum. ■consideration of a license renewal application for Rodman’s Discount Drugs, 5100 Wisconsin Ave. ■consideration and possible resolution on an application for a substantial change to the Alcoholic Beverage Control license for the Capital Wine School, 5207 Wisconsin Ave. ■vote on a grant request from the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home for support of its Zoo Day event. ■vote on a grant request from the Children’s Art Studio. ■update by Pepco regarding proposed undergrounding projects in the area and the proposed merger with Exelon. ■presentation and consideration of a potential resolution regarding plans for redevelopment of the Steak ’n Egg site at Chesapeake Street and Wisconsin Avenue. For details, visit anc3e.org. ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest

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The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 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. Wednesday, Nov. 5. The location has not been finalized. For details, call 202-450-6225 or

Chevy Chase Citizens Association

Inform your votes on Thursday, Oct. 16, at a forum for at-large D.C. Council candidates. The event at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW, is co-sponsored by our association and the Forest Hills Citizens Association. The evening will begin at 7, with a half-hour meet and greet for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3/4G candidates. Light refreshments will be served. After introduction of all candidates at 7:30, the forum will focus on the two at-large seats on the Nov. 4 ballot. Opening statements will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer period. Of the 15 candidates, 14 have agreed to attend: Anita Bonds, Michael D. Brown, Wendell Felder, Calvin Gurley, Brian Hart, Eric Jones, Marc Morgan, Khalid Pitts, Eugene Puryear, Kishan Putta, Elissa Silverman, Courtney R. Snowden, Frederick Steiner and Robert White. A 15th, Graylan Hagler, has not replied to the forum invitation. A provision of the District’s home rule charter that reserves two of the council’s 13 seats for non-members of the city’s majority party has encouraged some candidates to run as independents. Among the candidates are 11 independents, along with one nominee each from the DC Statehood Green, Democratic, Libertarian and Republican parties. The top two vote-getters will win seats, regardless of party affiliation. Only two Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3/4G seats are contested: The single-member district 01 candidates are incumbent Callie Cook and Brian Oliver, and the single-member district 06 candidates are Allen Seeber and Dan Bradfield. Statements for all ANC 3/4G candidates will be posted on our website, chevychasecitizens.org. The Chevy Chase Citizens Association and Forest Hills Citizens Association are also co-sponsoring a forum for attorney general candidates at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, October 9, at Forest Hills of DC (formerly the Methodist Home), 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Five Democrats are running to be the first elected, rather than appointed, attorney general. They are: Lorie Masters, Karl Racine, Edward “Smitty� Smith, Lateefah Williams and Paul Zukerberg. — Libba Jackson-D’Ambrosi

Shepherd Park Citizens Association

October is a busy month for Shepherd Park and surrounding neighborhoods. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, when D.C. residents will vote for mayor, attorney general and two at-large D.C. Council members. In preparation, the Shepherd Park Citizens Association — in collaboration with Tifereth Israel, Ohev Shalom, Neighbors Inc., the Takoma DC Neighborhood Association, the Washington Ethical Society and several others — is hosting a forum for attorney general and at-large candidates at Tifereth Israel, 7701 16th St. NW, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, please visit shepherdpark.org. Those interested in co-sponsoring can contact the association’s forum committee chair, Carl Bergman, at carl@slvrsft.com. Below is a list of other exciting events occurring this month at the Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th St. NW (ethicalsociety.org): ■ Sunday, Oct. 19: Biology Discussion Group, 12:45 to 2 p.m., library. On the third Sunday of every month there’s a lively buzz in the society’s library as members and friends gather for the Biology Discussion Group, facilitated by Barbara Searle. In October, November and January they’ll discuss “The Mystery of Metamorphosis� by Frank Ryan. All are welcome, whether or not you’ve done the reading! For more information contact Barbara at bsearle70@msn.com. ■Thursday, Oct. 23: “Flourish! Class: Ethical Culture — A Historical Perspective,� 7 to 9 p.m., library. Ethical Culture is a religion centered on ethics, not theology, and its mission is to encourage respect for humanity and nature and to create a better world. We will be exploring the beginnings, legacies and aspirations of Ethical Culture, and how it can put us in touch with the further reaches of what it means to be human. Join this dynamic exploration of the interplay among beliefs and history and establish your personal foundation for additional learning and engagement. The instructor is Marty Kaufman. Child care may be available; please request it at least one week in advance. Please register by emailing wes@ethicalsociety.org. ■Friday, Oct. 24: Greater Washington Immigration FilmFest kickoff, 7 p.m. Watch “A Bridge Apart� with filmmaker Virginia Wolf in the main hall. Tickets are free if reserved ahead; otherwise, a $6 donation is requested at the door. Details are at immigrationfilmfest.org. — Adrienne Antoine visit anc4a.org. ANC 4C ANC 4c Street Heights Petworth/16th

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Cadets shake off Mustangs in five sets By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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After winning the first two sets on Monday night, St. John’s dropped the next two. The Cadets rebounded by knocking off McNamara in a high-stakes fifth set to win their fourth WCAC game of the year.

With a young but talented roster, the St. John’s volleyball team showed its skill as it won the first two sets against Bishop McNamara Monday evening. But the team’s inexperience was also on display, as the Cadets dropped the next two games to force a fifth set. In the decisive game, the Cadets overcame their slow start to win 16-14 — and take the match 3-2 — when sophomore middle Abby Sligh came up with a block for the final point. “I was just thinking that we have to play our hardest and I had to focus completely,” Sligh said of her winning play. “In every other set we messed up; I just had to shake it all off and focus on what was happening, and I just blasted it.” The Cadets’ go-to power hitter was senior Lena Washington, who had 15 kills, seven assists and 17 digs. Cadet senior libero Nahja Franklin finished with 14 digs; freshman setter Rebecca Frye had 30 assists, six kills and eight digs; and junior defender Josie Iapalucci had six kills and six digs. Sligh made five kills in addition to her winning block. Before the close battle at the end, the Cadets cruised to a win in the first set, 25-16. But the contest tightened in the second set as the Mustangs improved their play. St. John’s

managed to win it 25-23, but Cadets coach Bill Pribac could sense that McNamara was gaining steam. “In the first set we were in control, but in the second set I felt momentum swinging their way,” said Pribac. “I’m glad we finished off the second set, but I had a gut feeling that we weren’t done yet.” The coach’s intuition was correct. McNamara raced out to a 9-2 lead in the third set. St. John’s battled back to tie the game at 15, but the Mustangs closed out the set with a 25-21 win. McNamara continued to roll in the fourth set, cruising to a 25-11 victory to force a fifth. The young Cadets had trouble communicating and calling balls as they struggled to dig out of the hole. In previous years the team would turn to star setter Becca Bateman. But her graduation last spring created a leadership void the team is now trying to fill during challenging play. “I don’t think we’re that far off from a lot of teams in the WCAC,” said Pribac. “We have a lot of inexperience and sometimes we get into a rut and no one really wants to take charge and rally the troops. That’s where we run into trouble a lot of times.” On Monday, Washington did her best to seize the leadership role with the team in a tailspin. “I just had to go to them separately sometimes and tell them to shake it off and get back into the

game so they wouldn’t be down,” said Washington. “Once the energy was back up, we were able to come back.” In the final set, the teams traded points until the game was tied at 14. A McNamara error put St. John’s ahead, then Sligh closed out the match with a block for the decisive point. “We used our anger to get back into the game,” said Washington. The Cadets knew that McNamara hadn’t beaten St. John’s since 2005 and didn’t want the streak to end. “We said we weren’t going to lose to McNamara, we can’t lose this game right here. That’s what brought us together,” Washington said. After the big league win, the Cadets should get another boost when junior middle hitter Sarah Westney — who hasn’t suited up yet due to a torn labrum — returns to the lineup. “The pieces are starting to fall into place,” said Pribac. “She had surgery and she was just cleared to start practicing with us two weeks ago. Hopefully in the next few weeks we will get good news with her [that she’s cleared for games]. She will totally change the dynamic of our team. But at the same time, she can’t be the answer for our team. There is still a lot of work that we have to do.” The Cadets will look to build off their win when they host Bishop Ireton today at 6 p.m.

Sidwell powers through Maret 50-6 By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Since starting at Sidwell in first grade, Ted Hefter got used to watching Maret trounce his school’s football team each fall. But last season, as a sophomore quarterback, Hefter saw a change in the tide as he led the Quakers to their first win against the Frogs in nine years. This season, Hefter wanted to prove the win wasn’t just a fluke. He and the Quakers did just that on Thursday, pounding Maret 50-6 in Sidwell’s second straight win over the Frogs. “I’ve always seen Maret beat us up and it’s always been like that,” said Hefter, now a junior. “Last year we won, and it was unbelievable to me to be the quarterback for that team. This is just great to show that we weren’t a one-hit wonder and that we’re the real deal. And finally we took some games from these guys that always used to beat up on us.” Hefter led Sidwell with 257 passing yards and four touchdowns. His go-to receivers were senior Oscar Boochever, who had 139 yards on six catches, and sophomore Dylan Greynolds, who had six receptions for 53 yards. Meanwhile the Quakers’ ground attack was

led by senior running back Miles Brown, who had 88 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Junior running back Terrance Horne also rushed for 82 yards. On Maret’s side, sophomore quarterback Garrison Burnette had 107 rushing yards and senior running back Austin Holmes had 80. Although Thursday’s contest ended in a rout, Maret gave Sidwell a game through the first half. Sidwell scored the first run of the game when Brown — who is a commanding 6 feet 1 inch tall and 250 pounds — tore through Maret’s defense for a touchdown and an 8-0 lead after a two-point conversion. “I want them to know that they’re playing against me,” said Brown. “I want them to feel me when I’m running the ball, and I want them to remember me.” Maret quickly answered on the ensuing possession when Holmes, who committed to Cornell University on Saturday, ripped off a 44-yard touchdown run. The Frogs couldn’t add a two-point try, which kept the score at 8-6. Sidwell scored another touchdown, this time on a 1-yard Hefter run; then Brown added See Football/Page 12

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my team to a victory.� Garcia was the Cadets’ workhorse Saturday, leading the team with 106 rushing yards and pushing his season total to 783 in just six games. Junior quarterback Talik Mann topped the Cadets in terms of the passing game, with 137 yards. His favorite target was senior wideout Scotty Washington, who had 72 yards. Garcia got the scoring going for St. John’s early in the game with a five-yard touchdown run. But the Cadets would slip into a funk as O’Connell scored 14 unanswered points. St. John’s aided the Knights on one of those scoring drives by committing five penalties, including for having too many players on the field on a fourth-down play. “We were having some communications issues,� said Cadets coach Joe Patterson. “Obviously the 12 men on the field on a punt-return situation is inexcusable. It was a loud environment, and we just did a poor job of echoing the calls.� The team went into halftime down by a score. During the break,

Garcia said, the team felt the pressure to even its Washington Catholic Athletic Conference record to 1-1, as a 0-2 start could have shut the door on a postseason run in the competitive league. “We came together as a team and as a family and we said we have to score and we have to win this,� said Garcia. “We said that we have to write our own script. If we would’ve lost this game, we would’ve been playing from behind [in the standings] and hoping for another team to lose. We said we have to win this game no matter what.� In the second half, that urgency showed as the Cadets defense held O’Connell scoreless and senior defender Ayron Monroe blocked a field goal to give St. John’s a chance to rally. “The defense is where we hang our hat. Certainly it gives confidence to the whole team,� said Patterson. The Cadets tied the game in the fourth quarter when senior running back Corey Vessels scored on an 18-yard run to tie the game and force overtime.

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lead, Engleberg wasn’t happy. He felt the Quakers purposely and unnecessarily ran up the score — something he said Maret never did when winning seven straight games — against Sidwell prior to last season. “We’ve had numerous opportunities to run the score up on them over the past nine years, but we chose not to,� Engleberg said. “But they chose to run up the score and I’m sure it makes them feel good. At the end of the day I guess it’s how it makes you feel.� Sidwell coach John Simon said that wasn’t the case; his team was simply playing hard against a major rival. “We wanted to come out and win the game. There is a lot of rivalry here,� the coach said. For Sidwell, which is now 2-0 in the Mid-Atlantic Conference after beating Potomac School for the first time in five years on Sept. 27, the win has put them in position to contend with perennial conference stalwart Flint Hill. Last year the Huskies edged the Quakers for the crown. “This is a different team,� said Hefter. “We’re really confident in ourselves this year. I know St. James and Flint Hill have great teams, but we will have to come out and fight. We’re really a confident team, and we think we can take the MAC.�

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try.� All three of Norton’s opponents — independent Krepp, Republican Nelson Rimensnyder and Statehood Green nominee Natale Stracuzzi — said she hasn’t done enough to advance the cause of statehood during her time in office. In an interview, Krepp said Norton’s lifetime of civil rights activism has been heroic, but he’s skeptical of her claims that she has successfully persuaded Senate Democrats to back recent statehood legislation. “If it had Senate leadership behind it, it would get out of committee,� Krepp said. For her part, Norton said last Thursday that Democrats can’t be expected to move legislation until it has broad support, both in the Senate

and across the country. “You can’t just demand that the bill goes to the floor,� she said. The delegate also said that organizing a social media campaign on Facebook and Twitter would be an effective way for activists to engage young people on the issue. Like Norton, incumbent Shadow Sen. Paul Strauss touted his role in organizing the Senate’s first hearing on statehood in two decades, which took place last month. During a panel discussion with his Statehood Green challenger, David Schwartzman, Strauss also said he feels proud of the “51 Stars� campaign he launched to get Hollywood celebrities to advocate on D.C.’s behalf. “For any good cause you need your activists on the ground and your inside game, and then you need a little star power,� Strauss told CBS

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fuls spoke, Karl Racine, the Venable LLP partner who this week earned The Washington Post’s endorsement, said he has the stature and connections to push D.C. statehood. (Racine’s experience includes serving in the Clinton administration, working as a D.C. public defender and, at Venable, becoming the first African-American managing partner of a top-ranked law firm.) Former federal lawyer Edward “Smitty� Smith said he would put together a statehood task force within the attorney general’s office. And

longtime insurance litigator Lorie Masters said she would raise the issue at meetings of the National Association of Attorneys General, lobbying top lawyers from across the country. Shadow representative candidates Franklin Garcia and Joyce Robinson-Paul also participated in last week’s forum. Garcia, the Democratic candidate, chairs the DC Latino Caucus. Robinson-Paul, the Statehood Green candidate, is an advisory neighborhood commissioner in the Bloomingdale area.

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helped inspire the long-standing height restrictions on D.C. buildings. Among the prolific designer’s less controversial projects is a row of stone-covered homes nearby on Q Street that are just as decorative as the Romanesque-inspired behemoth that’s now the city’s tallest residential building. One of these elegant Q Street properties is an 1885 Victorian row house complete with bay windows, arched openings and an ornate black turret contrasting with the light-hued stone facade. Recent topto-bottom upgrades transformed this former art gallery at 1715 Q St. into a stunning modern residence with four bedrooms, four full baths and two half-baths. It’s listed for $2,895,000. Since the renovation, the house has had two sets of owners who spruced it up, including local interior designer Lori Graham. Among the stunning new additions are ele-

gant plaster moldings, a show-stopping gourmet kitchen on the main floor, chic bathrooms and a roof deck with elevator access. The main entrance hints at a classy interior. A double-door vestibule links to an extra-wide antique entry, which opens to a side hall foyer. This leads immediately to the main level, accented by high ceilings and ebony wooden floors. The living room shows off bay windows facing Q Street and a decorative black fireplace sandwiched between two built-in shelves. At the center is the main kitchen, a sleek yet homey addition commissioned by designer Graham. Custom made, the high-gloss, whitepaneled cabinetry adorns the walls from top to bottom and repeats below the chunky marble island. Making this chef-worthy are top-ofthe-line Viking stainless steel appliances and a large pair of black industrial pendant lights. The separate dining room is situated at the rear of the home, featuring a fireplace, bay windows and patio access. This area also has the powder room and elevator. A rare feature of the lift is that it can easily bring guests up to the rooftop deck, an outdoor spot specifically designed for entertaining

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This four-bedroom Victorian house at 1715 Q St. is priced at $2,895,000. purposes. The remodeling also made this a flexible single-family home that can easily split into three residences, now that there’s a total of three kitchens and a separate metered basement. The master suite takes up the entire top floor. At the front are vaulted ceilings, a cupola underneath the turret and tall windows that invite plenty of natural light. Enhancing the brightness is the white-painted exposed brick, which is complemented by ebony flooring as well as dark-hued window trimmings and built-in shelves. One of the home’s unique offerings is the galley kitchen on this floor, which can serve as a convenient prep and cooking station for

rooftop entertaining thanks to the elevator. In the center of this level is a large bathroom with a shower, a separate tub and a walk-in closet. It can be accessed from the kitchen and a sliding door from the hallway connecting to the stairs. Currently, the third floor is being used as a one-bedroom apartment thanks to these convenient features and a rear room that serves as a sleeping quarter. While the top level can be accessed by the main stairs, the elevator provides a separate entrance from the rear patio. On the second floor are two more bedrooms that each come with an ensuite bath and fireplace.

One room faces Q Street, while the other sits across the hallway facing the patio. Along the hallway is a large laundry closet. Two floors down, the basement has also been renovated to accommodate another residential unit with separate entrances at the front and back, as well as the full and halfbath. Behind the house are two parking pads and a shady deck. Located at 1715 Q St., the property has four bedrooms, four full baths and two half-baths. It’s offered at $2,895,000. For details, contact Evers & Co. Realtors Melissa Chen at 202-744-1235 or Andrea Evers at 202-550-8934.

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include increasing funding for “blended learning� classroom initiatives, which combine teacher-led instruction with technology-based learning. She also supports extended school time, either through additional hours in the day or longer school years. Snowden also thinks the District should follow the example of Los Angeles by opening “wellness cen-

ters� inside school buildings that provide health care services to students. She said these type of clinics can significantly improve the school experience when children are able to get immediate treatment for everything from rashes to toothaches. On the subject of school choice, Snowden is generally supportive of charter schools, although she doesn’t want a charter monopoly. “New Orleans is now 100 percent charter schools. I would never be comfort-

able with that in the District,� she said. Snowden is troubled that charters can remove students with academic challenges. She is particularly alarmed that schools might be jettisoning these students in an effort to boost their overall test scores. “That doesn’t work for me,� she said. “We’ve got to figure that out.� She also doesn’t think charters should be allowed to turn away neighborhood students.

Ultimately, Snowden said, “The biggest problem with charter schools is that we can’t track how they spend their money.� She believes the council should have more of an oversight role in that respect. However, Snowden also doesn’t shy away from criticizing at-large D.C. Council member David Catania, an independent mayoral candidate, for his approach to oversight as chair of the Education Committee. “I think, on the issue of educa-

tion, his oversight has been politically motivated,� she said, arguing that Catania used his high-profile committee post as a launching pad for his mayoral campaign. Conscious that she was offering a controversial view on an increasingly competitive general election, Snowden began to laugh. “Did we just make news?� This article is the 10th in a series exploring key policy objectives of atlarge D.C. Council candidates.

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sit “exclusivity between 12th and 20th streets,� said D.C. Department of Transportation project manager Lezlie Rupert. The option relies on a central transitway that would run in total from 9th to 22nd Streets NW, according to renderings. The plan would require removing K Street’s two service lanes and their medians, and building a new central median with dedicated lanes for streetcars and buses, which would run east and west alongside each other. Other vehicular traffic would travel outside the median. This option is an extension of last year’s study examining several modes of transportation to improve the link between Georgetown and Union Station, an often-congested route surrounded by office buildings and businesses.

The D.C. Department of Transportation recommended a streetcar as the best “premium transit� solution, compared to other options like light rail and different types of buses. But planners have also looked at ways for a streetcar to run through K Street’s current layout. A second option would use K Street’s two existing service lanes as transit routes for streetcars, between 12th and 21st streets NW. “We were trying to think of ways that would improve the traffic needs during construction, as well as reduce costs, and still maintain the general alignment,� said Rupert, adding that “the benefit is that you don’t have to rebuild K Street.� The tradeoff for using the existing layout, however, is losing the dedicated lanes for streetcars — which would slow down service. “You still need general traffic to access the

parking garages on K Street, so the transit lanes by default would be shared with vehicles,� she said. While there’s been growing support for the general streetcar plan, the city’s oldest AfricanAmerican church has some issues with the proposed development. Since 1836, Asbury United Methodist Church has sat on the corner of 11th and K Streets. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites. In an Oct. 2 statement, senior pastor Dr. Ianther Mills says the “design of the streetcar line was done without any consultation with Asbury� and that the Transportation Department has not “given proper deference to Asbury’s designation as a significant historic site.� He said the construction phase may lead to structural damage to the church.

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association also has a keen interest in this project, especially the Georgetown section, where the proposed streetcar line would significantly impact a stretch of road that’s heavily used by cyclists coming to and from the Capital Crescent Trail. In future designs, the association wants a separate bike trail built along Georgetown’s K Street and away from the streetcar track to accommodate various types of cyclists who use that route. “It’s a big ask, but it’s totally possible. We’re hoping to get a creative mix,� said the group’s advocacy coordinator, Gregory Billings. The plan also has four possible storage sites for the streetcars. Three are in Georgetown, while the fourth is near Union Station. Details are at unionstationtogeorgetown. com.

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visible, Saari said, with crayfish and dragonflies proliferating along the new stream. “We’re already starting to see wildlife and habitat that the stream has produced,� he said. “I thought it would take a few years to begin to see that life coming back, but it was really within a few months.� The stream begins its life bubbling out of a spring behind the Politics and Prose bookshop, flowing downhill roughly parallel to 36th Street. From the 1930s until this year, the stream disappeared into a pipe as it passed

under 36th Street, running along Broad Branch Road before emerging into the Broad Branch creek itself. It now meanders past 36th, past Linnean and along Broad Branch Road. Saari said that although it was common in that era to put streams into pipes to reclaim wetlands for development, it’s unclear to the Environment Department why it was done in this case on undevelopable National Park Service land. The effort to daylight the tributary began in February, working upstream toward 36th Street. Saari said it was quickly obvious that a stream had been in the area before.

“We started to find evidence of the old streambed and we would find groundwater welling up from those areas, so the site was really primed for having the stream restored in that area,� he said. “We tried whenever possible to leave that in place� The last 400 feet of the stream are still in the pipe. Saari said that segment could also be a candidate for daylighting at some point, particularly in connection with an overhaul to Broad Branch Road, but there are no immediate plans to do so. Even without that extra stretch, Saari said the project benefits are clear. “We have a

stream where we didn’t have a stream previously. That’s very positive,� he said. The project near Broad Branch was originally expected to begin in fall 2012 and cost $900,000, Saari told The Current in March of that year. He said last week that there were delays in getting approval from a litany of affected city, federal and private stakeholders, and that some components like the Linnean Avenue culvert needed last-minute redesigns. The Oct. 18 grand opening will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and include a ceremonial tree planting, a tour of the project area and a demonstration of stream monitoring.

LAB: Reservoir Road school breaks ground on new wing to ease longtime space crunch

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— will provide new amenities and much more space for high-schoolers, and it will also free up room for the middle-schoolers to spread out into

the former high school space. “This is a dream we’ve all had, and it’s a dream that’s about to come true,� Mimi Dawson, chair of Lab’s board of trustees, said at yesterday’s ceremony.

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struction updates online, as well as information about regular community meetings that discuss construction issues. The material is available at tinyurl.com/lab-expansion-dc. Extensive traffic and parking management policies are part of the January Board of Zoning Adjustment order that allows construction to move forward, including mandates for providing shuttle bus service, leasing parking from a nearby CVS, and continuously monitoring the traffic situation. The new construction will replace two vacant single-family homes owned by the school that front Whitehaven. The school has begun disconnecting utilities to prepare for razing these structures, which Schantz said will likely take about two months. Full-scale construction will begin once that process is complete, and it will last until about January 2016. The school is working to raise $10 million in private donations by the end of this year to help finance the project; so far it has collected more than $6 million toward that goal, board of trustees member Davis Camalier said at the ceremony, expressing confidence that Lab will reach it.

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I entered the school year thinking about how the Chromebooks might change our lives as students. I thought it would be awesome that we had computers. One thing I was excited about was that we might be able to have our book stuff loaded on the Chromebook, but alas it was not meant to be, or at least not yet. I was also hoping the Chromebooks came in different colors. But we use functions like Chrome, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Docs and others. There are also many cool games like “cut the rope� and “flow colors.� Like many of us students, I spend quite a bit of time on my Chromebook. I think they are fun and awesome. — Nina Ratcliffe, fourth-grader

British School of Washington

Last week Year 3 took part in a Victorian Day as part of our International Primary Curriculum topic, inventions that changed the world. We all came to school wearing Victorian clothes; we looked very different from how we normally dress! As we started the day I felt very excited but also very nervous. The teacher was very strict so we had to

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work very hard or we would have ended up in the dunce chair! The first thing our new teacher did was check our hands and fingernails to make sure they were clean. She was angry if our hands were dirty. We practised writing using chalk and chalkboards which was very tricky. After, we used the feather quills with ink to write our sentences; we had to be careful not to make a mess! For PE we had to go outside and take part in exercise drills. Later in the day we had a Victorian art lesson and used charcoal to draw an oil lamp. It was hard to move in our Victorian costumes and we decided that our school uniform is much more comfortable. When our Victorian Day had finished we talked about similarities and differences between those times and 2014. Although we enjoyed our day we were glad to return to 2014! — Risa Kakizoe, Year 3 Atlanta (second-grader)

Eaton Elementary

What is fun to do on a Friday morning at Eaton Elementary? Eagle Time! Eagle Time gives students in grades three to five the

opportunity to take an additional enrichment class. The classes last for eight weeks, and students get to take three different classes during the school year. The time on Friday mornings that students get to dedicate to learning about different topics in a variety of interactive ways is just one of the things that makes our school special! There is an interesting selection of class choices, from archery to “CSI Eaton� to debate. We are taking a class about journalism because we are interested in writing, photography and sharing people’s stories! Next week, we will share with you our interviews with students from six of the 15 Eagle Time offerings for fourth- and fifth-graders. We hope you check back in next week for our follow-up story about Eagle Time. Don’t forget — we are the Eaton Eagles (we bet you can’t guess where Eagle Time gets its name)! — Amanda Edge, Harper Broussard, Eliana Allegri and Aris Kurtz-Papadopoulos, fifth-graders; and Seif Ahmed and Claire Cavanaugh, fourth-graders

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Wednesday october 8 Concerts ■ Lyric baritone Robert Cooper will perform spirituals, oratorios, Broadway tunes and more. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Toy pianist Margaret Leng Tan will perform. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. hillcenterdc.org. ■ The duo Mandolin Orange and singer-songwriter Michaela Anne will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Linda Tirado will discuss her book “Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America” in conversation with Barbara Ehrenreich. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Dr. Helen Caldicott will discuss her book “Crisis Without End: The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Jesmyn Ward will discuss her book “Men We Reaped: A Memoir.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ “Courtroom Drama: Covering the Supreme Court” will feature Jess Bravin, a Wall Street Journal reporter and author of “The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay”; Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent for The National Law Journal and author of “The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution”; and Garrett Epps, a contributing writer for The Atlantic and author of “American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution.” 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Historian Edward J. Larson will discuss his forthcoming book “The Return of George Washington, 1783-1789.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov.

■ Matthew Gilmore, author of “Foggy Bottom and the West End,” will discuss “Foggy Bottom Illustrated: For Newcomers and Oldtimers Alike.” 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. ■ Carla Peterson of the University of Maryland at College Park will discuss “Black Gotham,” about her quest to reconstruct the lives of her 19th-century ancestors. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ Curators Germano Celant and Paul Schimmel will discuss “Scarpitta in Context,” about American artist Salvatore Scarpitta’s role as a singular figure in postwar art. 7 p.m. Free. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000. Films ■ A movie singalong series will feature a love story set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and the music of the Beatles. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291. ■ “Film Captures the Great War” — about World War I as depicted in German and American cinema — will feature the first two episodes of “14 — Diaries of the Great War.” A panel discussion will follow. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/goethe. ■ American University’s Human Rights Film Series will feature “15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story.” A Q&A with experts in the field will follow. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3107. ■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature David Ondrícek’s 2012 crime drama “In the Shadow.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Special event ■ Musician, composer, philanthropist and author Peter Buffett will present “Life Is What You Make It: A Concert & Conversation.” 6:15 p.m. Free. Hyatt Regency

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Thursday october 9 Benefit ■ A fundraiser and membership drive for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy will feature a talk by retired NASA astronaut Guy Gardner and the premiere screening of Sam Henegar’s film “The Appalachian Trail: An American Legacy.” 8 p.m. $30. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. RelivetheAT.com. Classes and workshops ■ Dr. Neal D. Barnard, president of the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and adjunct professor of medicine at George Washington University, will lead a “Kickstart Your Health Nutrition Seminar and Cooking Class.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Suite 400, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-527-7314. Follow-up sessions will continue weekly through Nov. 13. ■ Licensed social worker Madelaine Weiss will lead “Managing Your Mind: A Wellness Workshop.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. Children’s programs ■ Annie Barrows will discuss her book “Magic in the Mix” (for ages 8 through 12). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ “Pajama Movie Night” will feature supervillain Gru, his three adopted daughters and hoards of minions as they try to stop Vector from stealing the moon. 6 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449. Concerts ■ Surrounded by landscapes on view in “Neo-Impressionism and the Dream of Realities,” the Phillips Camerata will perform Franck’s String Quartet in D Major, composed in 1890. 5:30 p.m. $8 to $20; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ music. ■ American saxophonist and composer Darius Jones and French vocalist and composer Emilie Lesbros will present an eve-

Wednesday, october 8 ■ Discussion: Daniel Pink will discuss his book “To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others.” 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449. ning of jazz with drummer Ches Smith, bassist Pascal Niggenkemper and pianist Aruán Ortiz. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra and pianist Angela Hewitt will perform works by Mozart, R. Strauss and Schoenberg. 7 p.m. $10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■ Pianist Wolfgang Seligo and bassist Peter Strutzenberger will perform jazz with classical influences. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org. ■ Washington Performing Arts will present violinist Ray Chen and pianist Julio Elizalde performing works by Mozart, Sarasate and Beethoven. 7:30 p.m. $25. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ Tim Reynolds & TR3 will perform on a double bill with guitarist and banjo player Charlie Parr. 8:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present “Fall Market Feasts,” featuring seasonal vegetables and

Discussions and lectures ■ Douglas Morton, a physical scientist with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will discuss the recent upsurge in wildfires in “Climate and Wildfires in the 21st Century.” 11:30 a.m. Free. Montpelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5664. ■ Nan Roman, president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and Maria Foscarinis, executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, will discuss the impact of homelessness on society and potential solutions. 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. ■ Chef Mike Soper, part of the District’s “golden saloon era” that started in Georgetown in the 1960s, will discuss his cookbook and memoir “Meet Me at the Bar — I’m Hungry.” 3 to 6 p.m. Free. Martin’s Tavern, 1264 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7370. ■ A book launch for J. Ann Tickner’s “A Feminist Voyage Through International Relations” will feature panelists Robert Keohane, professor of international affairs at Princeton University; Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, executive director of SIPRI North America; and Elizabeth Prugl, professor of international affairs at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/sis/events. ■ Ardo Hansson, governor of the Bank of Estonia, will discuss “Economic Challenges of the Euro Area.” 4:30 to 6 p.m. Free. Executive Conference Room, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ Valerie Tripp, author of the “American Girl” books that tell the stories of girls through U.S. history who are also depicted by a popular line of dolls, will deliver the biannual Anne Scott MacLeod Children’s Literature Lecture. 5:30 p.m. Free. Montpelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■ Lee Rainie, director of Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project and former managing editor of U.S. News & World Report, will discuss “Who Uses Libraries and Who Doesn’t? A Special Typology.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188. ■ Dayo Olopade will discuss her book “The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules & Making Change in Modern Africa.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■ Opera expert Fred Plotkin will discuss “Giacomo Puccini: The Man Who Loved Women,” and members of the Washington National Opera’s DomingoCafritz Young Artist program will perform excerpts from “La Bohème.” 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ “Literature of the English-Speaking World,” a six-part monthly series led by George Mason University adjunct professor Phil Burnham, will feature a discussion of Kate Grenville’s “The Secret River.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Cleveland See Events/Page 21

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Continued From Page 20 Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3072. â– Kathleen Murphy Skolnik will discuss her book “The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. â– British author Nick Bunker will discuss his book “An Empire on the Edge: How Britain Came to Fight America.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â– Neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, founders of the new discipline of neuromagic and authors of the book “Sleights of Mind,â€? will discuss “Magic and the Brain.â€? Interactive demonstrations will follow. 7 to 8 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/calendar. â– Greg Long, a surfer and one of Nat Geo’s 2013 Adventurers of the Year, will discuss his journey of self-discovery and healing, as well as his ongoing exploits pressing the limits on massive waves. 7:30 p.m. $24. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-8577700. Films â– The “Mutual Inspirations Festival 2014 — Franz Kafkaâ€? will feature VladimĂ­r MichĂĄlek’s debut film “Amerika,â€? based on Kafka’s unfinished novel of the same name. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. mutualinspirations.com. â– The West End Library will host a Thursday night film series. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. Performance â– Bowen McCauley Dance will open its 19th-anniversary season with a showcase of “Time and Clouds,â€? presented with RAMP! as part of the Velocity DC Dance Festival. 6:30 p.m. Free with tickets to any other Velocity DC performance. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. velocitydc.org. The festival will continue through Saturday with performances at various times; tickets cost $18 per show. Special events â– The D.C. Commission on Persons with Disabilities will present the 2014 Mayor’s Annual Disability Awareness Exposition. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. â– Busboys and Poets will present a book discussion and screening of the documentary “Sifuna Okwethu: We Want What’s Ours,â€? about the South African land restitution program. The event will include a keynote address by South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â– Food historian Francine Segan will lead a virtual tour of Italy’s Umbria region, renowned for its exceptional wines and food such as olive oil, salamis, cheeses, and black and white truffles. A tasting of truffle products and Arnaldo Caprai wines will follow. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $40 to $52. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

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Events Entertainment ■The DC Music Salon series will feature music, conversation and film clips in a look at “Hard Act, 1979,� a book of Lucian Perkins’ photography capturing part of the birth of D.C. punk. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. Sporting event ■The Washington Capitals will play the Montreal Canadiens. 7 p.m. $38 to $570. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000. Friday, Oct. 10

Friday october 10 Book sale â– The Friends of Palisades Library group will hold its fall used-book sale with a large selection of titles for $1 each and bargain books for 25 cents each or $2 per bag. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-3371505. The sale will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.; books (except children’s) will be sold for $10 per bag both days. Concerts â– The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Farrenc, Brahms, Wolf, Schubert and Shinuh Lee. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202333-2075. â– The Noon-Time Organ Recital Series will feature organist Samantha Koch of Oklahoma City, Okla. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â– National Symphony Orchestra members will perform works by Jim Parker and Phillip Rhodes. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The Washington Early Music Festival will open with a concert by Hesperus and Suspicious Cheese Lords. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $30. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3rd and A streets SE. earlymusicdc.org. The festival will continue through Sunday. â– A sitar performance will feature Anupama Bhagwat, accompanied on tabla by Rahul Pophali. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $20. Gandhi Memorial Center, 4748 Western Ave. 301320-6871. â– Pianist and composer Muhal Richard Abrams, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, will perform with his group. 7:30 p.m. $32. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The Embassy Series will present violinist Oleh Kaskiv and pianist Oksana Skidan performing works by Schubert, Mendelssohn, YsaĂże, Sarasate, Koryk and Schimanovsky. 7:30 p.m. $95. Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M St. NW. 202-625-2361. â– The Russian Chamber Art Society will open its four-concert season with “Russian Kaleidoscope,â€? a gala evening featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Rachmaninoff as well as jazz pieces and guitar improvisations. 7:45 p.m. $45. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. thercas.com. â– Shanghai-based band Second Hand Rose will perform a highly theatrical twist on rock with the look of Chinese opera. 8

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from 1949 to 1951, will open Saturday at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and continue through June 7. Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000. â– Cross MacKenzie Gallery will open an exhibit today of ceramics by Sheryl Zacharia and Stacy Snyder and new paintings by Angela To with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Oct. 29. Located at 1675 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-3337970. ■“Out of Bounds,â€? highlighting nine contemporary American abstract artists, will open Friday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Neptune Fine Art. Continuing through Dec. 20, the show features artists Elizabeth Enders, Erick Johnson, Ying Li, Jennifer Riley, David Row, Bill Schmidt, James Siena, Allan Tarantino and Michael Weiss. Located at 1662 33rd St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-338-0353. ■“Richard Estes’ Realism,â€? presenting photorealist paintings from the 1960s to the present by American artist Estes, will open Friday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and continue through Feb. 8. Located at 9th and G streets NW, the museum is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000. ■“La Chanca: Living on the Margin,â€? featuring photographs and a video by Dupont Circle artist Mark Parascandola about the La Chanca neighborhood at the edge of AlmerĂ­a, Spain, will open Friday with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Studio 1469. The exhibit will continue through Oct. 25, and the artist will give a talk Oct. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Located at 1469 Harvard St. NW, rear, the gallery is open Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-518-0804. ■“Alma Thomas: Thirteen Studies for Paintings,â€? highlighting p.m. $12. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. Discussions and lectures â– Warren Hoffman, a producer, theater critic and playwright, will discuss the role of race in American musical theater, the subject of his book “The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical.â€? Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5510. â– Richard Hartlage, partner and CEO of Land Morphology, will discuss “Thin Places: Gardens That Move You.â€? Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â– Jan Winiecki, a professor at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland, will discuss his book “Economic Development Patterns and the BRIC Group of Countries: Theory, History and Future Prospects.â€? 5 p.m. Free. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320. â– Scholar Patterson Sims, co-curator of the exhibition “Richard Estes’ Realism,â€? will discuss the life and work of Richard

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One of a pair of large bronze high reliefs, this sculpture is part of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery’s new exhibition “Unearthing Arabia.â€? the creative process of former Washington abstract expressionist Thomas (1891-1978), will open Saturday at Hemphill with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will continue through Dec. 20. Located at 1515 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-234-5601. ■“LEGAL: Branco, Gen Duarte, Nick Alive, TIKKA, Vermelho,â€? presenting new works by five street artists based in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, opened last week at George Washington University’s Gallery 102, where it will continue through Oct. 31. An artists’ reception will take place tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. Located in the Smith Hall of Art at 801 22nd St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. thegallery102@gmail.com. â– Dumbarton House is soliciting photographs from the public for a fall exhibition titled “The Way I See It: Photographs of Dumbarton House by the Community,â€? slated to open Nov. 10. Anyone with photographs of the site and interiors taken in the past year is invited to submit them by Oct. 20. Submissions can be made via social media by tagging @DumbartonHouse and using the hashtag #DHPhotoShow on Twitter and Instagram, or by sending high-resolution images via email to info@dumbartonhouse.org with “DH Photo Showâ€? in the subject line.

Estes, followed by a conversation and Q&A with the artist. 6 p.m. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■John Lanchester will discuss his book “How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say — and What It Really Means.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. Films ■The National Archives and the National Park Service will present the 2013 film “Kennesaw: One Last Mountain.� A discussion featuring executive producer Adam Eisenberg and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park chief ranger Anthony Winegar will follow. Noon.

Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■The Georgetown Library’s weekly film series, “Baltimore Lives,� will offer a look at the poignant and sometimes bittersweet lives of Baltimore citizens. 2:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. ■A Friday night film series will feature See Events/Page 22

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Continued From Page 21 Khaled Jarrar’s 2012 documentary “Infiltrators.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-3381290. â– Alliance Française de Washington will present a screening and discussion of “Dangerous Liaisons,â€? a 1988 historical drama starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. â– The 22nd annual edition of Film Neu — a festival of new films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria — will launch with Christian Schwochow’s 2013 drama “West (Westen),â€? followed by an opening-night Berliner Party with DJ. 7 p.m. $26.50. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. filmneu.org. The film will be shown again at 9:30 p.m. with tickets available for $8.50 to $11.50; the festival will continue through Oct. 16 with events at Landmark’s E Street Cinema and Goethe-Institut Washington. â– The fifth annual Reel Independent Film Extravaganza — a celebration of local, domestic and international emerging filmmakers — will open with a screening of Francis Abbey’s comedy “6 Nonsmokersâ€?

and the Digital Animation Center’s short film “I Need My Monster.� 7 p.m. $9 to $11. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. reelindependentfilm.com. The festival will continue through Oct. 16, with extended passes available for $30 to $45. ■Community Cinema DC will present Michael Epstein’s film “Makers: Women in Space,� about the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. hillcenterdc.org. Performances ■Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, will present “Arctic Rhythms,� a world-premiere multimedia performance inspired by a recent Sierra Club-sponsored expedition. 7:30 p.m. $30. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202857-7700. ■The Washington Improv Theater will present “HOWL,� featuring unscripted tales of horror, witches and ghosts. 7:30 and 10 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com. Performances will continue at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1. Saturday, Oct. 11

Saturday october 11 Children’s program ■Children will hear a story about Roy

Lichtenstein and then create a special piece of art inspired by his life and accomplishments. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202633-1000. The program will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Classes â– The Mount Pleasant Library will present “Saturday Morning Yoga.â€? 10 a.m. Free. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. â– The Glover Park Village will present a weekly “Tai Chi for Beginnersâ€? class led by Geri Grey. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. events@gloverparkvillage.org. â– Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. â– The Washington Early Music Festival will present a vocal workshop, “Sing Until the Cows Come Home: Vocal Health and Technique for Life-Long Singing.â€? 2:30 to 4 p.m. $20. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3rd and A streets SE. earlymusicdc.org. Concerts â– Singer Conchia de AntuĂąano and pianist JosĂŠ Ramos Santana will perform classical Spanish and Italian songs and opera arias. 1:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. â– The Magnificent Intentions Festival, a

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Discussions and lectures â– Baltimore writers Jen Michalski, Sujata Massey and James Magruder will discuss their respective books, “From Here,â€? “The Sleeping Dictionaryâ€? and “Let Me See It,â€? at 1 p.m.; Meryle Secrest will discuss her book “Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography,â€? at 3:30 p.m.; and Vikram Chandra will discuss his book “Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beautyâ€? in conversation with novelist Howard Norman, at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. â– New York Times dining columnist and food writer Mark Bittman will discuss his book “How to Cook Everything Fast: A Better Way to Cook Great Foodâ€? in conversation with Joe Yonan, food editor at The Washington Post. 7 p.m. $15. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-364-1919. Family program â– A fall family day will celebrate the changing seasons with stilt walkers, ghost stories, craft activities, a scavenger hunt and performance by the Banjo Man, Frank Cassel. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000. Festivals â– The Taste of DC will feature samples from more than 40 area restaurants, a Wine Walk, the Stella Artois Beer Garden and live musical entertainment. Noon to 7 p.m. $5 to $10; free for ages 4 and younger. Pennsylvania Avenue between 9th and 14th streets NW. thetasteofdc.org. â– Mid-Atlantic units of the Herb Society of America will host a chile pepper celebration with chances to taste a variety of peppers, sample chile-based foods and explore the National Herb Garden’s collection of over 60 varieties of peppers. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave. NE. 202-245-4521. Films â– The Opera in HD series will present Verdi’s “La Traviataâ€? from the Opera de Paris. 11 a.m. $18.80. West End Cinema, 23rd Street between M and N streets NW. 202-419-3456. ■“Suso Cecchi d’Amico: Homage at 100â€? will feature Luchino Visconti’s 1974 film “Conversation Piece,â€? one of the last screenplays Cecchi d’Amico co-wrote for Visconti. 4 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. Performances â– Quique Aviles will direct a new street theater performance, “Here Comes the Funky Wagon/AquĂ­ Viene El CarretĂłn.â€? 4 p.m. Free. Tivoli Square, 14th Street and Park Road NW. â– PearsonWidrig DanceTheater will present “raptureâ€? and an excerpt from “Ordinary Festivals.â€? 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-2691600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. â– Writer, actor, director, comedian and producer Rick Najera will present his oneman play “Almost White: Forced Confessions of a Latino in Hollywood.â€? 8 p.m. $20. Gala Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. Special event â– The 19th-century Peirce Mill will afford visitors an opportunity to watch the See Events/Page 23

Continued From Page 22 millstone turn corn into cornmeal, to view old-fashioned open hearth cooking and to operate the hand-cranked cider press. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St. NW. 202895-6070. 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 will present a walking tour of the Georgetown waterfront and the mills that drove the local economy after the tobacco trade dwindled. 11 a.m. $15. Meet at the park at 28th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. washingtonwalks.com. ■ National Portrait Gallery docent Lorna Grenadier will lead a special tour highlighting figures whose lives were touched by William Shakespeare in diverse and surprising ways. 1:30 p.m. Free. Meet in the F Street lobby, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. Sunday, Oct. 12 Sunday october 12 Class ■ The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break” yoga series. 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. Concerts ■ “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform works by Bach, Arnold, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. 2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-433-4011. ■ The Kennedy Center Chamber Players will perform works by Debussy, Ives, Saint-Saëns and Beethoven. 2 p.m. $36. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The Steinway Series will feature pianist Sean Chen, the 2013 recipient of the American Pianists Association’s DeHaan Classical Fellowship. 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. 202-633-1000. ■ The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra will perform original works and classics from Berlioz and Dvorák. 3 p.m. $29 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The Akropolis Reed Quintet will perform works by Debussy, Handel and Poulenc alongside new compositions by Robbie McCarthy, Garrett Schumann and Ton ter Doest. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

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Events Entertainment ■ The City Choir of Washington will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and Tarik O’Regan’s “Triptych.” 4:30 p.m. $15 to $50. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. 301-572-6865. ■ The Capital City Symphony and pianist Eric Lin, winner of the 2014 Ylda Novik Memorial Concerto Competition, will present a concerto concert featuring works by Prokofiev and Dvorák. 5 p.m. $15 to $25; free for ages 15 and younger. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. ■ Guest organist Sigurd M. Ogaard will perform a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. ■ The Magnificent Intentions Festival, a showcase for original music by D.C. artists, will feature Sam McCormally, Olivia Mancini and Margot MacDonald. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The National Gallery of Art Orchestra will perform works by Saint-Saëns and other French composers. 6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-527-9522. ■ The Washington Early Music Festival will conclude with a concert by the Carmina, Illuminare and Modern Musick ensembles. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $30. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3rd and A streets SE. earlymusicdc.org. Discussions and lectures ■ Steven Pinker will discuss his book “The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century,” at 1 p.m.; and Yochi Dreazen will discuss his book “The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Artist and writer Patterson Clark will discuss “Alienweeds: Tapping the Abundance of Invasive Plants.” 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Stephen Hansen will discuss his book “A History of Dupont Circle.” 7 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. Films ■ Karen Thorsen, director of the 1990 documentary “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket,” and Douglas Dempsey, her cowriter, will discuss the making of their award-winning film, the challenges of restoring the original 16 mm film elements, and the necessity of ensuring access to the film during the digital age. The premiere of the restoration will follow. 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ “Sunday Shorts” will feature films about childhood. 3 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. ■ A French film festival will feature Joachim Lafosse’s 2012 film “À perdre la raison (Our Children).” 4:30 p.m. Free. Eckles Auditorium, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202-242-5117. Performance ■ The Aria Club of Greater Washington

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gram delves into issues of growing older and changing. Lewis invites his estranged sister Dana on a trip to Rome to reconnect. But when he befriends a beautiful stranger, old wounds fester and intimate secrets are revealed. Tickets cost $25. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■ Catholic University will present “King Oedipus Zeus to Deus” Oct. 9 through 12 at the Hartke Theatre. This experimental exploration of Sophocles’ tragedy aims to show that the classic story of one man’s ambition and downfall is frighteningly contemporary. Tickets cost $5 to $15. The theater is located on the Catholic University campus at 3801 Harewood Road NE. 202-3194000; drama.cua.edu. ■ American University will present “Women on the Verge of will present Giacomo Puccini’s classic opera “Tosca” in a staged, costumed production supported by an orchestral ensemble and a narrator to explain the action and help move the plot. 6 p.m. $25. Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202-723-1659. Special event ■ The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Jr., senior minister emeritus of The Riverside Church in New York City, will serve as the guest preacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church’s annual homecoming celebratory service. 10 a.m. Free. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 728 23rd St. NW. 202-333-3985. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Detroit Pistons in a preseason contest. 1 p.m. $15 to $322. Verizon Center, 601 F

The world premiere of “The Wolfe Twins” will run at the Studio Theatre Oct. 15 through Nov. 2. a Nervous Breakdown, a New Musical” Oct. 16 through 25 at the Greenberg Theatre. This musical adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s film of the same name tells a raucous story about women and the men who pursue them. At the center is Pepa, whose friends and lovers are blazing a trail through 1980s Madrid — with mayhem and comic madness aplenty. Tickets cost $10 to $15. American University’s Greenberg Theatre is located at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-8852787; american.edu/auarts.

St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tours and walks ■ A Spies of Georgetown walking tour will feature tales of espionage and covert operations. 1 p.m. $15. Meet in front of the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 703-569-1875. ■ The National Building Museum will present a “Haunted Museum Historic Ghost Tour” by lantern light. 8 and 9 p.m. $22 to $25; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202272-2448. The tour will also be offered Oct. 17, 19 and 28 at 8 and 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13 Monday october 13 Children’s program ■ “Fairy Tea and Treats,” for ages 4 and older, will feature costumed interpret-

ers explaining the favored drink of early America while guests enjoy desserts. Afterward, children will tour Tudor Place’s fairy gardens and made a special period craft. 1 to 2:30 p.m. $10 to $25. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. Class ■ The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org. Discussions and lectures ■ U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss See Events/Page 24

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“The History of Spices.� 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■Judith Butler, professor of comparative literature and critical theory at the University of California at Berkeley, will discuss “What Is the Value of Palestinian Lives?� 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290. ■U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “The Botany, History and Future of Chrysanthemums.� 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley will discuss her book “Some Luck.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Norman Lear, creator and producer of hit TV shows such as “All in the Family� and “Sanford and Son,� will discuss his memoir “Even This I Get to Experience.� 7 p.m. $18. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

Special event ■The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress will hold its twice-annual open house with information about how the public can access the library’s resources year-round. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. First floor, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-8000.

Film ■“Syrian Art in Exile� — prepared in dialogue with the Goethe-Institut Lebanon and benefiting a humanitarian non-governmental organization working in Syria — will feature Axel Salvatori-Sinz’s 2011 film “The Shebabs of Yarmouk,� followed by a panel discussion. 6:30 p.m. $12. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. artinexile.eventbrite.com. Performance ■Comedian Nikki Glaser will perform. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the show. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.

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Tuesday october 14 Children’s program ■Shannon Hale will discuss her book “The Princess in Black� (for ages 4 through 8).� 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. Classes and workshops ■Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. ■The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class for seniors. 11 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■Yoga teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break� yoga series. 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■Instructor Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 4:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248698. ■The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will host a “Yogalates in the Park� class. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com.

■“Toned Up Tuesdaysâ€? will feature a Power Yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. The Park at CityCenter, 10th and I streets NW. citycenterdc.com. â– Madelaine Claire Weiss will present a workshop on “Managing Your Mind ‌ Strategies for a Happier, Healthier Life.â€? 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. â– The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. â– Instructor Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■“Laws of the Universeâ€? will explore the principles revealed in “The Kybalion,â€? the work of philosopher Hermes Trismegistus of ancient Egypt. 7:30 p.m. $22 per class. Institute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org. The course will continue Oct. 21 and 28. Concerts â– The Tuesday Concert Series will feature cellist Vasily Popov and pianist Jeffrey Chappell performing works by Bach and Britten. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â– Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform works by Schoenfield and Beethoven. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– Neapolitan pianist Marco Ciampi will perform works by Ciampi, Morricone, Scipione, Marvulli, Colasanti and Scarlatti. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. â– The 36th Young Concert Artists Series will feature pianist YunChin Zhou performing works by Haydn, Liszt, Ravel, Trenet and Rachmaninoff. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■The Embassy Series will present the Hugo Kauder Trio performing works by persecuted artists and lesser-known artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. 7:30 p.m. $75. Embassy of Hungary, 2900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. 202-625-2361. Discussions and lectures ■Poet, essayist and former National Endowment for the Arts chair Dana Gioia will discuss “Poetry as Enchantment.� Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5394. ■Oriana Skylar Mastro, assistant professor of security studies at Georgetown University, will discuss “Why China Will Become a Global Military Power.� Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mortara Conference Room, Mortara Building, Georgetown University, 3600 N St. NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford, D-Penn., a special assistant to President John F. Kennedy, and Ted Daley, director of the Project on Abolishing War at the Center for War/Peace Studies and author of “Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World,� will discuss “Can We Abolish Nuclear Weapons Before We Abolish War?� Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-2327363. ■The Chevy Chase Library’s History and Biography Book Club will discuss “The Presidents Club� by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. 2 p.m. Free. Bread & Chocolate, 5542 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021. ■Krystal Wade, author of “Shattered Secrets,� “Charming� and the “Darkness Falls� series, will discuss her writing process and her books. 4:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Jeffrey Post, curator-in-charge and geologist of the Smithsonian Institution’s mineral collection, will discuss “Cartier and Women of the National Gem Collection.� Member reception from 6 to 6:45 p.m.; lecture from 7 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. ■Peyton Marshall will discuss his novel “Goodhouse.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■Art historian Bonita Billman will discuss “The Wyeth Dynasty: The Worlds of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth.� 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Paolo Bacigalupi will discuss his book “The Doubt Factory� (for ages 15 and

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older). 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Eula Biss will discuss her second collection of literary essays, “On Immunity: An Inoculation.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■Local art and architectural historian Caroline Mesrobian Hickman will give an illustrated talk on her architect grandfather Mihran Mesrobian’s careers in Turkey and Washington. 7 p.m. Free. St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, 4125 Fessenden St. NW. 202-363-1923. ■The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present a talk on “Temporary Dwellings: The Sukkah and Queer Youth Homelessness.� 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Library, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. 202-777-3253. ■Leon Panetta will discuss his book “Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace.� 7 p.m. $18. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi. org. ■Amanda Romine Lynch will discuss her book “Anabel Divided.� 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Films ■The Tuesdays at Noon film series will feature “Cosmos: Standing Up in the Milky Way,� a 2014 episode of the hit Fox/ National Geographic Channel series hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Noon. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. ■Reel Affirmations will present the film “Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda,� followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Michael Lucas. Reception at 6:30 p.m.; screening at 7:30 p.m. $10 to $50. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org. ■“Syrian Art in Exile� — prepared in dialogue with the Goethe-Institut Lebanon and benefiting a humanitarian non-governmental organization working in Syria — will feature Yasmin Fedda’s 2011 film “A Tale of Two Syrias,� followed by a panel discussion. 6:30 p.m. $12. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. artinexile.eventbrite.com. ■American University’s 10th annual environmental film series will feature “How PETA Uses Film and Stars to Promote Its Cause,� featuring People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals senior vice president Dan Mathews explaining how his organization uses undercover video and enlists personalities like Jason Biggs and Pink to reach millions worldwide. 7 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3408. ■The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider’s 2014 film “Havana Curveball,� about a boy studying for his bar mitzvah and his grand plan to send baseballs to Cuba. 7:30 to 10 p.m. $12.50. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. 202-777-3253. ■The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will present Sabine Lidl’s 2013 film “Nan Goldin: I Remember Your Face.� 8 p.m. Free. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. See Events/Page 30

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DISPATCHES From Page 19 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade bonding trip to Camp Friendship in Palmyra, Va. The three-hour bus ride gave us time to get to know one another better. When we got there, the teachers separated us into cabins of six people and a teacher. We had a choice of many different activities, one of which was archery. There were three different groups shooting. Another activity was high ropes, where we had to climb an obstacle called Jacob’s Ladder. This is a bunch of wobbling logs that you climb to the top. It was a partner activity, which meant that we both had to get to the top to finish. For volleyball, there was a section of 16 people who wanted to play, which meant that there were eight people on each team and there was a teacher playing with us. The trip helped us get to know one another better and have fun together. At the end of the trip, we had lunch, then got back on the bus and went back to Burke, where our parents picked us up. It was a successful trip that I will remember. — Ethan Fisher, eighth-grader

The Field School

Two weekends ago, the Field School celebrated homecoming with sports games and a dance. During the day at homecoming there was food and other fun; it was a great time to hang out with your friends. The girls varsity soccer team won its game 3-0 and the boys varsity team lost 2-4. During the nighttime the middleschoolers attended a dance from 8 to 10 p.m. The high-schoolers were

able to stay until 11 p.m. There were free bowls of candy, and inside the theater, where the dance was held, there was music and cool laser lights. Everyone danced and had a great time. Although they played well, the middle school girls soccer team lost last week to Grace Brethren, 2-4. Field’s goal scorers were seventhgrader Camille Blackman and eighth-grader Daniela Rauch. “Even though we lost, it was still fun,” said one team member. Coach Kata Solow said, “It was one of the best games they played.” — Isabella Morales-Talero and Ella Thompson, sixth graders

Hearst Elementary

Hearst Elementary School needs a new building because we don’t have enough space for classrooms and we have a lot of students, so we’re building one! The new building is taking a long time to build. The forewoman, architects who designed the building and builders had to gather materials to build it and it cost a lot of money! They are working to complete the building and they are noisy! The new building is going to be at least two floors tall and have a gym, a cafeteria, many new classrooms and a library. Our specials and upper grades will be in that building. We are excited for our new building that will be finished in December! — Ms. Brown’s fourth-grade class

Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital

JPDS-NC’s sixth grade participated in the World Water Monitoring Challenge, an international educational outreach program. It helps build awareness and involvement in

protecting water resources. This year, JPDS-NC’s sixth-graders went to Luzon Run in Rock Creek Park, which is across the street from the school. In this study, you must find facts about the water quality around where you live. You have to gather data about turbidity, the water clarity, the temperature of the water and air, and the dissolved oxygen, which is the amount of oxygen that dissolves into the water. There is also a test for pH, testing how acidic the water is. After researching at three different sites, conducting many tests (and some mishaps along the way), we went back to class and averaged all of our classes’ data. We found out that the water in Rock Creek Park is fairly clean. This is a great educational program for many reasons. First of all, not having clean water is a big issue, and not just for humans. Birds and fish cannot survive in conditions where the water is not clean. Also, it is interesting to compare and contrast your data with other people all over the world! JPDS-NC’s sixth grade has been participating in this program for five years. We hope our participation in the program will help others become more aware of this issue. 

 — Arava Rose and Sami Himmelfarb, sixth-graders

Murch Elementary

Do you wonder why kids in jerseys and cleats walk around all the time on weekends? They are kids from area schools who are either coming from or going to a Stoddert Soccer game. Stoddert Soccer is a league where kids who enjoy soccer can play freely and happily. It started in 1977 at Stoddert Elementary. Today, more then 5,000 boys and

“The Beginning is the Most Important Part of the Work” —Plato

Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School invites you to attend an Admissions Open House: Wednesday, October 22 at 9:15am Sunday, November 9 at 1:00pm Tuesday, December 9 at 9:15am Register for our Open Houses and Tours online at www.beauvoirschool.org or call 202-537-6493 3500 Woodley Road, NW · Washington, DC 20016 · www.beauvoirschool.org

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 girls play in the league. My team, the Murch Ponies, has more then 20 girls. The teammate who has played the longest is my friend Lydia. Her dad, Egon, is our coach. It’s my first year playing and I am loving it! Our team is strong but very silly. I like games better than practice because it is more competitive and active. But some girls like practice better because there isn’t as much pressure. Coach Egon calls us the “Fudgies” (our nickname) and we like it. “The great thing about the Fudgies that makes them special is team spirit. Most of the girls have been playing together for three years,” Coach Egon says. But he also points out: “There are a few new players but even they have been friends from school. The girls are learning to be good soccer players and to be competitive, but they also have a lot of fun.” We are all proud to represent Murch! — Tessa Furlow, fourth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

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students from Our Lady of Victory School departed for a field trip to an outdoor ropes course at Calleva. Situated 30 miles from Washington, D.C., in Poolesville, Md., the Calleva program is designed to teach students lessons about teamwork and leadership that we can apply in and outside of the classroom. We were divided into small groups and sent off into the forest to conquer a series of challenging team-building exercises. First we encountered an intimidating ropes courses that included a balance beam suspended 30 feet in the trees. With barely enough time to catch our breath, it was onto an exhilarating zip line through the forest! Right from the start, we knew if we were to have a successful day we had to work together and support each other. Many of the activities at Calleva required a great deal of bravery for each team to succeed. Even when the challenge seemed too difficult, my fellow teammates were there every step of the way to lend words of encouragement. Each teammate was involved and supSee Dispatches/Page 26

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DISPATCHES From Page 25 portive, which made for a great day. Calleva was a fantastic experience and taught us that with enough effort and teamwork, we could accomplish anything. We can take the lessons that we learned and apply them to our daily lives. Just before we arrived home our bus driver summed up the experience best: “Lending a hand can go a long way.” —Riley G., eighth-grader

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In fifth grade, we are learning order of operations and also equations and expressions. In PE, we are working on throwing and catching. In library, we are reading “Skeleton Man” by Joseph Bruchac. In guidance, we are learning about decision-making. We have some great things going on next week. First, on Oct. 8, we have Walk to School Day. I think this is a great way to motivate students to walk to school more. Also, that same day, fourth- and fifth-graders are going to the Kennedy Center for the Doktor Kaboom! science program. Oct. 9 is picture day for all Ross students. On that same day, kindergarten through fifth grade are having learning celebrations. This is when all Ross students will be presenting their projects from class. I think it

The Current will be a lot of fun for all the students. Finally, I am looking forward to Oct. 18. This is when DC United will be hosting Ross Elementary School Night for its home soccer match. Some of the money is going to our school. I think this is great because a lot of Ross students like playing and watching soccer. — Jada Mitchell, fifth-graders

Sidwell Friends School

Right before the assembly, my teacher told us this assembly would be different. The first three were fun, for entertainment. This one was not for giggles; Liz came to talk to us about disabilities. She herself went through being teased. She talked to us about the “r” word (retarded) and told us how people who have a disability feel. The way you should treat someone with a disability is no different than you would treat your best friend. After all, every disabled person is still a person, and every person has feelings. I like these assemblies because they try to help people with disabilities. So next time you see a disabled person, see if he or she needs help. If so, give them a hand. You never know how you can make the world a better place. — Simone Arrington, fifth-grader

St. Albans School

This year fall sports have gone well so far with the continuation of the work on the new fields and tennis courts, the resilience and deter-

mination of many teams that have been going off campus, and the A Form soccer team’s defeat of Mater Dei 10-1. As in the past, the lower school soccer teams have whupped the competition with crushing victories. This past week the A Form team went all the way out to Bethesda to the Mater Dei School to overwhelm them with tough defensive resistance and relentless offensive attacks. As many of you know, the St. Albans fields are under construction, so many of the fall sports have to be shuttled off campus to local fields where they can practice. I will give you a first-hand account of what it is like. First, we (the Form I and Form II football teams) run down to the Athletic Center to quickly change, then hop on a bus immediately to be carted out to West Potomac Park, where we practice on most days of the week. Then we have our rushed one-hour practice and afterward race back to school to arrive (hopefully) at 3:45. The good news is that the aforementioned construction seems to be ahead of schedule. The field is already starting to take shape with the walls separating the fields from the soon-to-be tennis courts arising in full splendor. — Robert Gerber, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School The transition between lower

school and upper school has been exciting and a little bit scary. Being in the upper school is a whole different experience than being in the lower school, starting with getting a locker for the first time and changing into gym clothes. The scariest experience so far was running for the Student Leadership Council. This opportunity is new for fourth-grade students, and only one boy and one girl can represent all 45 of us on the council. Though I did not win, it was a thrilling experience and I am looking forward to running again in fifth grade. So far, the work is harder, but I feel I am getting smarter. In music, we are getting ready for our American music presentation. We will get to make our own mountain dulcimer and learn Colonial music and dances. Another exciting thing about being in fourth grade is that you can check out five books from the library at one time. In third grade, I was only able to check out three at one time. The fourth grade is also the first time that we go on an overnight field trip. But that trip is not until the spring, so I have time to prepare for staying away from home and spending a night with all my school friends at a YMCA Camp in Lancaster, Pa. — Henry Frisker, fourth-grader

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Eighth-grade art at Sheridan

School is well known for being fun and creative. Holding to that tradition, this year’s class will create original artist portfolios. Students choose a topic of interest and craft an artist statement explaining their ideas. Media range from photography to painting to animation to explore a wide variety and range of disciplines. For her portfolio, Piper Resch will interpret Hayao Miyazaki’s work. He is a famous animator of anime movies such as “Ponyo,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away.” She will paint Totoro surrounded by trees and plants, making some of the branches and plants three-dimensional. To create that effect, she will use modeling clay to create textures on the canvas. Sofia Pereira’s work explores the cycle of life, human sickness, and flowers. The cycle of life is represented by epidemics — both sickness and humans destroying the world — as death, and flowers as new life. Her first work of art will be a painting of an man kneeling at the grave of an Ebola victim. Her idea is to make three canvasses, each representing a stage of life: birth, death and rebirth in new life. She will use oil paints to create a blended, abstract portrayal of all three images. — Piper Resch and Sofia Pereira, eighth-graders

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Continued From Page 24 202-633-1000. Performances ■ Word Dance Theater will present “The Love Letters of Isadora Duncan,” featuring Duncan’s famous dances to 16 Brahms waltzes played live by pianist Carlos Cesar Rodriguez and interspersed with readings of Duncan’s love letters to the revolutionary stage designer Edward Gordon Craig. 6:30 p.m. $10. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-3317282. ■ SpeakeasyDC will present its monthly show, “Do-Gooders Gone Bad: Stories about trying to do the right thing, but getting it wrong.” 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. speakeasydc.com. ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by Love Onion and Madeline, followed by an improv jam. 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com. ■ Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Reading ■ The Lannan Center will present a reading by British poet Joe Shapcott. 8 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. lannan.georgetown.edu. Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the San Jose Sharks. 7 p.m. $29 to $450. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Wednesday, Oct. 15

Wednesday october 15 Benefit ■ The Rock Creek Conservancy will hold its annual “Party by the Park” to raise funds to help protect and restore Rock Creek Park. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $75. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. rockcreekconservancy.org.

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Children’s program ■ Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin will discuss their book “The Doll People Set Sail” (for ages 8 through 12). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

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Classes ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12 per class. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. ■ The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break” yoga series. 7:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov. ■ Instructor Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. ■ The Parent Encouragement Program will begin an eight-week class on parenting 5- to 12-year-olds, focusing on skills necessary to handle challenging behaviors in children while raising them to become respectful, confident individuals. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $255. Lowell School, 1640 Kalmia Road NW. 301-929-8824. Concerts ■ A tribute to the late D.C. jazz musi-

cian Dick Morgan will feature guitarist Steve Abshire. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Sarangi player and vocalist Lakha Khan will perform Rajasthani folk music in conjunction with the opening of a photo exhibition. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Gandhi Memorial Center, 4748 Western Ave. 301-320-6871. ■ Neapolitan pianist Marco Ciampi will perform following his Carnegie Hall debut. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. ■ Washington Performing Arts will present the Danish String Quartet in “The Art of the Fugue,” featuring works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Beethoven. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra will present an organ recital by Jeremy Filsell, artist-in-residence at the Washington National Cathedral and professor of organ at Catholic University. 8 p.m. $15. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Dead Winter Carpenters and Ali Holder & Little Brave will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Heather Slania, director of the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, will discuss “The First Woman Graphic Novelist.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. ■ Douglas Johnston, president of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, will discuss the 20th anniversary of the book “Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft,” which he helped edit. 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University, 3307 M St. NW. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. ■ Art theorist Fré Illgen will talk about his book “Artist? The Hypothesis of Bodiness,” followed by a panel discussion with D.C. artists Carol Brown Goldberg and Anil Revri. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. ■ Hans Blix, Sweden’s former minister for foreign affairs and former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will discuss “What Hope Is There for Détente and Disarmament?” 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Atrium, School of International Service Building, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/sis/events. ■ Luke Dempsey will discuss his book “Club Soccer 101: The Essential Guide to the Stars, Stats, and Stories of 101 of the Greatest Teams in the World.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. ■ Irish author Colm Tóibín will discuss his novel “Nora Webster.” 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 “Taipei” by Tao Lin. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Gordon Biersch Brewery, 900 F St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov. ■ Novum, a sci-fi and fantasy book club, will discuss Naomi Novik’s “His Majesty’s Dragon.” 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ Christopher L. Webber, an Episcopal priest who has used his scholarship to

make teaching of the past relevant to ordinary Christians today, will participate in a discussion of his book “Dear Friends: The Letters of St. Paul to Christians in America.” 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bratenahl House, Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. espencer@cathedral.org. ■ Historian Ken Hughes, research specialist at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, will discuss “Richard Nixon’s Secret White House Tapes: Echoes of a Cover-up.” 7 to 9 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Jodi Picoult will discuss her novel “Leaving Time,” about a woman unraveling the suspicious disappearance of her mother, a prominent researcher who studied grief among elephants. 7:30 p.m. $30. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Films ■ Cineforum 2014 will feature Ivano De Matteo’s 2012 film “Gli Equilibristi (Balancing Act).” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ The Japan Information and Culture Center will present Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1953 film “Ugetsu.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■ Busboys and Poets and Words, Beats & Life will present Matt DeGennaro’s documentary “Life the Griot,” about social worker, poet and activist Lemuel LaRoche and the philosophy behind his nonprofit group Chess & Community Conference. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ American University’s Human Rights Film Series will feature “The Supreme Price,” about the evolution of the prodemocracy movement in Nigeria and efforts to increase the participating of women in leadership roles. A Q&A with experts in the field will follow. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3107. Reading ■ The Happenings at the Harman Happy Hours series will feature “Lip Service: A Reading and Conversation with Jeremy Garcon,” featuring poetry by the D.C. native. 5:30 p.m. Free. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688. Special events ■ An opening night reception for DC Reads 2014 will feature special guest Dinaw Mengestu, author of “The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears,” this year’s selection. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/dcreads. ■ ArtJamz Live Paint & Luxe will feature two hours of studio time, as well as a live DJ, extended happy hour drink specials and a small plates menu. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Event room, Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW. artjamzdc.com. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Maccabi Haifa in a preseason contest. 7 p.m. $15 to $322. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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

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A stunning glimpse into the history of Logan Circle. This one of a kind 1885 mansion boasts over 9,200 sq ft over 5 levels with 11BR, 6.5BA, and 9 fireplaces. Gorgeous restorations of original brick, wood, molding, antique fireplaces. Lower level features 2BR, 2BA, kitchen. In-law suite with kitchen on fourth floor, huge rear outdoor patio, and parking for two.

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Built in 1929, this stately Forest Hills Colonial stone residence encompasses over 7,000 sq ft on an expansive lot with mature plantings, manicured gardens, and a pool. The main level features grand entertaining spaces and comfortable family living. The kitchen is renovated and boasts custom cabinetry, chef’s grade appliances, butler’s pantry and an adjacent breakfast room with walls of windows.

McLEAN, VA $2,995,000 | ttrsir.com/id/WCLJMD Refined craftsmanship, ornate interior details, and the finest materials combine in this light-filled, stone Georgian masterpiece offering an inviting flow of generous rooms which retain the warmth desired for private relaxation and the classic elegance sought for sophisticated entertaining. 3 levels of porches overlook wooded views and an expansive private guest suite sits above the 3-car garage.

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BETHESDA, MD $1,199,000 Classic 5BR, 4.5BA Colonial. Main level includes formal living room with fireplace, dining room, eat-in kitchen leading to dramatic family room opening onto deck patio and gardens. Main also includes 3 room wing suitable for home office or in-law suite.

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Gorgeous 2BR, 2BA corner condo in historic Truman House. Over 1,300 sq ft in classic prewar floor plan featuring foyer, formal dining room, solarium, renovated kitchen and abundant closets. Spacious and feels like a house. Parking and storage bin included. Pet friendly. Walk to shops, restaurants and Metro.

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Sophisticated & spacious 1-bedroom, 1-bath condo. Chef’s kitchen w/ granite breakfast bar. Fabulous roof deck w/ pool, gym, billiards, & 24 hr front desk.

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