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Crisis averted? Trump is expected to sign a spending bill, avoiding a shutdown 10

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We asked readers to share their D.C. love stories — and apparently romance is rampant in the nation’s capital. 3

The only option With Maryland out, D.C. is the sole site for a new Redskins stadium 13

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AVIAN AMORE: An African penguin carries a heart-shaped valentine handed out by aquarium biologist Piper Dwight to its nest Tuesday at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

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We’ve heard of instant karma but this is almost too cruel

Canadian man defines ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’

Russian police are inexplicably unmoved by Elon Musk’s praise

Police say a man who’d just robbed a bank in Maine ran across four lanes of traffic and a restaurant parking lot before slipping on ice and dropping his gun and the money in front of a state police special agent on Tuesday. The agent had no idea a bank had been robbed. But when he saw the bills blowing in the wind, he was suspicious enough to get out of his car and tackle the man. The weapon turned out to be a BB gun; the man went to jail. (AP)

A Canadian man with an unusual last name found a workaround after being denied his desired vanity plate, The StarPhoenix reported Wednesday. When Saskatchewan Government Insurance declined to approve a license plate bearing his last name, Dave Assman had a decal made instead. It resembles the Saskatchewan license plate, but much larger, and bears his family name in capital letters. He placed it on the tailgate of his white Dodge Ram. (EXPRESS)

A Russian teenager refitted his car to drive it backward and got a shoutout from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The 18-year-old was stopped this week driving the Lada backward. He’d moved what was under the hood to the trunk area and reversed the driver’s seat. A video tweeted by Russian station NTV got a reply Monday from Musk. Police fined the teen for driving backward, illegally refitting the car and driving without insurance. (AP)

We are conducting a clinical study to understand the link between the bacteria in your gut and drinking alcohol

Finding the power to stop epileptic seizures Engage Therapeutics has developed a single-use investigational emergency treatment to halt the progression of seizures and is looking for participants at GW Medical Faculty Associates. The investigational therapy combines the easy-touse, FDA-approved Staccato delivery technology with Alprazolam (XANAX), a well-known medication that belongs to a class of benzodiazepines and has potent anti-epileptic properties. INCLUSION CRITERIA EXCLUSION CRITERIA • Ages 18+ • Use of recreational marijuana • Diagnosis of epilepsy with • Asthma, COPD, or difﬁculty breathing predictable seizure episodes • HIV-positivity • Experiencing at least 1 seizure per week All participants will be compensated

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page three “My now-fiance and I traveled all the way from Nassau, Bahamas, to visit D.C. in October 2018. My fiance, Patrick, had planned a surprise proposal in the U.S. Botanic Gardens. When I saw him on bent knee, a spell of emotions hit me, and I was so beside myself that I walked into a large planter.” — Bradisha Simone Smith

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Snapshots of D.C. love

—Alejandro Cruz

“We met on 17th Street NW, had a crazy intense love affair, and now we are best friends. It doesn’t get much better than that.”

“I met my partner (going on 35 years ago) at a Bastille Day Party that he held in his Silver Spring backyard in 1984. A little Midwestern calm from him convinced me that maybe we should move in together. That was back in the day, long before same-sex marriage was even thought of. Those first six months were the hardest, but since then we have weathered the storms and enjoyed the highs of life together. So here we stand today, still together, and wondering where the time went. One thing has been constant: We care for and love each other more each day. Now, as senior citizens, it is great to see that young people do not have to hide who they are — not that we ever did.” — William West Hopper

— Katherine Perchik

— Krysten Jenci

“We met at Brixton on U Street. He says he spotted me with my friends waiting in line, but waited until we were inside to ask if he could buy me a drink. That was two years ago. Now we’re married!”

“My fiance and I met 4 years ago at Howard Law. We share a name. My last name — Adeoye — is also his first name. Many people I met in my first few weeks told me about the third-year student with the same name as me. I grew annoyed because it’s very common for Nigerians to have the same name. But then I met him, and thought, ‘Hmmm ... maybe this will be our way of connecting.’ The rest is history, and four years later, we’re headed down the aisle!”

“Danielle and I are both of Armenian descent, and Armenia was represented at Alexandria’s International Festival in October of 2015. A mutual acquaintance had invited us separately. She was very cute, but I was not bold enough to ask for her number, which I regretted immediately. I did some sleuthing and through the miracle of a Google image search, I was able to find her full name and with that, went to Facebook to message her. … We were married on June 2, 2018.”

“I was bummed by the quality of dates I had been on recently and wasn’t sure this one would be any different. He finally walked into Northside Social in Arlington about 15 minutes late, just as I was debating if I should go home. It would have been the biggest mistake of my life. He made me nervous in a way I hadn’t felt in a long time. We’ve been together ever since — 11 happy, blessed, blissful months. Our favorite thing to do is CrossFit and then watch ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ on the weekends. How had I never seen ‘SpongeBob’ before this?”

— Cornelia Poku

— Lola Adeoye

— Eric Ashbahian

— Roshni Uttamsingh

We asked people in the area to tell us their D.C. love stories, and the responses poured in. These vignettes show that love can be found just about anywhere — even in a competitive, fast-paced city like this one. RACHEL PODNAR (EXPRESS) “In the end, D.C. neighbors turned suburb spouses. There’s a lawn to mow and a light fixture to replace. And there’s the daily Metro commute hand-in-hand, with hearts all around.” — Elizabeth Whittington

“In October 2016, I met my now-fiance, Dillon. We met, as many young people do these days, on Tinder. Our first date was at Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. The date was going so well we kept it going with drinks at Roofers Union. I didn’t know at the time, but just a few months later, I would be moving in with him to an apartment just around the corner.”

“Like so many others, we moved to the D.C. area for work. However, the work we found did not exist prior to 9/11. Were it not for those darkest of days in our nation’s history from which the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration were born, then a girl from Scranton, Pa., and a boy from Monterey, Calif., may never have met and fallen in love. That the worst tragedy to befall this country in recent history could result in the best thing to ever happen to me is nothing short of a miracle.”

HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING YOUR EPILEPSY? Now recruiting for a research study at GW Medical Faculty Associates This clinical research study is evaluating Natalizumab (TYSABRI®) as an add-on therapy for adults with focal epilepsy. Tysabri is already approved to treat Multiple Sclerosis and Crohn’s Disease; the use of Natalizumab in epilepsy is investigational. Participation will include recording seizures daily, monthly IV infusions of Tysabri, and 15 clinic visits in total. Participation is voluntary, but all procedures related to the clinical research study are covered. You will be compensated for your time and travel.

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Metro looks to subsidize late-night ride-hailing Plan is meant to fill service gap for workers from midnight to 4 a.m.

Metro could soon offer $3 per ride subsidies for late-night workers using Uber or Lyft.

ANOTHER EXPECTED

D.C. eagle lays her first egg of the year EVELYN HOCKSTEIN (FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

TRANSPORTATION Metro would subsidize an Uber, Lyft or other on-demand trip for late-night workers under a plan the agency is proposing to the ride-hailing services. The subsidized trips — up to $3 per ride — are meant to make up for the loss of late-night service but would be available only to workers, not people out enjoying entertainment or events. Metro, which has been criticized by riders and D.C. officials for wanting to extend its moratorium on late-night service another year and use the extra time to catch up on maintenance, is expected to issue a request for proposals soon that will outline its goals for the estimated $1 million program. Metro would subsidize the fare for an Uber, Lyft or other ondemand trip within its service area provided it took place between midnight and 4 a.m. and the passenger was traveling home or to work. The transit agency would pay for up to 10 subsidized trips per person, per week. The program, Metro says, would target late-night workers in fields such as hospitality and health care. The ride-hailing companies would bill Metro for the subsidized costs, and data

VIRGINIA

Dioceses list 58 priests accused of sex abuse

would be used to validate the riders’ purpose of travel. Metro spokeswoman Sherri Ly said the request for proposals “is currently being drafted” and expected to be issued next month, though its release could be more imminent. The program, however, is still in the planning stages, and details have not been finalized. The deal would be an unusual one for Metro because Uber and Lyft are widely believed to be siphoning customers from the struggling transit system with their investor-subsidized fares — pooled rides can cost as little as $3 in the District. Such an

arrangement would be viewed by many as Metro ceding a portion of its traditional service — and its customers — to its competitors. The Metro board’s safety committee is set to take a preliminary vote today on keeping its early closing hours for another year, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has voiced displeasure at the possibility, saying Metro needs to “roll up [its] sleeves and meet deadlines,” arguing for a return to 3 a.m. closings. “DC needs a Metro system that meets the needs of our residents, our workers and our businesses,” Bowser tweeted. FAIZ SIDDIQUI (THE WASHINGTON POST)

The pair of bald eagles in a nest 110 feet up in an oak tree in Southwest D.C. have been together for 14 years. The mama bird, Liberty, laid her first egg of the year on Tuesday. The camera that tracks the eagles from their perch in a tree at the D.C. Police Academy marked the egg-laying event at 4:46 p.m. The egg should hatch within 35 to 40 days, so between March 18 and March 25. Experts at the Earth Conservation Corps said Liberty has the lead on incubating her eggs and “caring for the young chicks.” Justice, the papa eagle, has the “critical job of catching fish and bringing them to his mate and hatchlings.” Typically, experts said, Liberty lays two eggs, so they have launched #EggWatch2019 and are waiting for a second egg. (TWP)

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“Perhaps we have to reshape how we understand consent and how we teach it to society as a whole.” VANESSA TYSON, a political science professor, speaking Tuesday at a Stanford University symposium for the first time since

she accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of assaulting her in 2004. Tyson didn’t directly address the Fairfax allegation.

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Worries about apartment roof safety force 85 Georgetown students to relocate

Virginia’s Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond has published a list of 42 priests with a “credible and substantiated” allegation of sexual abuse against a child. The list published Wednesday covers allegations dating from the 1950s to 1993. Thirteen of the 42 priests on the Richmond list are now deceased, and the rest have been removed from ministry. Six have been criminally convicted. The Arlington diocese also released its list of 16 names after it said independent examiners were given access to clergy files and information dating to its founding in 1974. (AP/TWP) THE DISTRICT

Suspect in fatal stabbing found not competent A man accused of stabbing a runner to death in Logan Circle has been deemed temporarily not competent to move forward with court proceedings. A U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman told WTOP-FM that a mental health screening for 23-year-old Anthony Crawford was ordered last week. Spokesman Bill Miller says Crawford wasn’t found competent, but the evaluation concluded he’s likely to regain competency. A judge has ruled that Crawford will face a second-degree murder charge in the death of 35-year-old Wendy Martinez. (AP) ARLINGTON

Businessman pleads guilty to $20M fraud A well-known Northern Virginia businessman has pleaded guilty to multiple fraud schemes that cheated investors out of roughly $20 million. Todd Hitt of Arlington pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Alexandria to running what prosecutors described as a Ponzi scheme under the guise of soliciting investments for an office building in Herndon and other projects. He faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in June. (AP)

Woman dies Tuesday after large tree branch falls on her in Loudoun County

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Survey finds slum-like conditions on U.S. bases

IT’S GOOD TO BE KING

Wire fox keeps Westminster reign going

MILITARY For thousands of service members and their families, privately managed military housing is decrepit, dangerous and inescapable, according to survey results released Wednesday by an armed services advisory organization. The grievances paint a picture of slum-like conditions at bases across the United States, including black mold, lead, infestations of vermin, flooding, radon and faulty wiring. Families said their complaints have been met with resistance, and in some cases threats from property management companies and commanders to silence them. Some families said their children have been sickened by toxic living conditions, but they think there is no recourse. The survey was conducted by the Military Family Advisory Network after a 2018 Reuters investigation sparked congressional inquiries. In the seven days it was available, the organization said the survey heard from more than 16,000 respondents eager to express simmering frustrations. More than half of the respondents, 56 percent, reported a “negative” or “very negative” opinion of their housing. The group said that the problem defies location, rank and branch

MILITARY FAMILY ADVISORY NETWORK

Families live amid mold, radon, rodents and other health hazards

Mold is seen at a military family’s home at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Some families living in poor conditions say they feel they have no recourse.

of service. “No one should be worried about their safety in their own home,” said Shannon Razsadin, the executive director of the Military Family Advisory Network. Health concerns and repairs have become “all-consuming” for many families, she told The Washington Post. In 1996, the Pentagon reported to Congress that federally run housing was so badly neglected that it posed the risk of “collapsing the force.” Privatization began the same year under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, created specifically to address poor living conditions and the shortage of “quality

affordable private housing.” Since then, 99 percent of onbase housing has been privatized. A 2015 Pentagon inspector general report found “pervasive” health and safety hazards at military homes operated by such companies, and the IG blamed poor maintenance and oversight. About 15 private real estate companies partner with the Army, Air Force and Navy to manage about 200,000 units, a Reuters investigation found, but the Pentagon has not said how much of housing stipends paid to troops flow to the companies as rent payments. Reuters estimated it was $3.9 billion in 2018 alone. ALEX HORTON (TWP)

Wire fox terriers still rule at Westminster. King, a wire fox from Brazil who has won big in Europe, became America’s top dog Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, beating out a crowd-pleasing longhaired dachshund and a popular Sussex spaniel. A Havanese named Bono came in second among the more than 2,800 dogs who entered the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club. Wire fox terriers have won 15 times at the nation’s most prestigious dog show, far more than any other breed. Scottish terriers are second, with eight wins. (AP)

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NASA bids farewell to Mars rover

NASA’s Opportunity, the Mars rover that was built to operate just three months but kept going and going, was pronounced dead Wednesday, 15 years after it landed on the red planet. The vehicle was finally doomed by a ferocious dust storm eight months ago. Flight controllers sent one final series of recovery commands Tuesday night along with one last wakeup song, Billie Holiday’s “I’ll Be Seeing You.” There was no response from space, only silence. (AP)

25 Kashmir high school students injured by explosion in classroom

House votes to pull troops from Yemen MIDDLE EAST Asserting congressional authority over war-making powers, the House passed a resolution Wednesday that would force the administration to withdraw U.S. troops from involvement in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Trump’s alliance with the Saudiled coalition behind the military intervention. Lawmakers in both parties are increasingly uneasy over the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and skeptical of the U.S. partnership with that coalition, especially in light of Saudi Arabia’s role in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Passage would mark the first time Congress has relied on the decades-old War Powers Resolution to halt military intervention. It also would set up a confrontation with the White House, which has threatened a veto. The House voted 248-177 to approve the measure, sending it to the Senate. Lawmakers point out that Trump wants to withdraw troops from the wars in Syria and Afghanistan as part of his “America First” approach, but he has shown less interest in limiting the U.S. role in Yemen. The White House says the House resolution is “flawed” because U.S. troops are not directly involved in military action in the Yemen, where the coalition is fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in a conflict seen as a proxy war involving the Mideast’s regional players. LISA MASCARO (AP)

Egyptian lawmakers may nix term limits, allowing President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi to rule for 12 more years

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Parkland — a year later

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Five dioceses release list of priests tied to abuse New Jersey’s five Roman Catholic dioceses listed more than 180 priests on Wednesday who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over a span of decades — including former Washington, D.C., Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. Many priests on the lists are deceased. Others have been removed from ministry. (AP)

Victims’ families plan to quietly remember loved ones on the massacre’s anniversary

The victims’ families remain outspoken in their demand that school Superintendent Robert Runcie be fired and in opposing the reinstatement of suspended Sheriff Scott Israel, saying their inaction and mistakes allowed the shooting to happen. Still, most who have spoken publicly say they plan to spend today quietly. Jaime Guttenberg’s family will visit her grave, while Nick Dworet’s will go to the beach where his ashes were scattered in the ocean. Athletic director Chris Hixon’s family is preparing for a race in his honor on Saturday. “We are going to simply reflect and remember,” said Tony Montalto, president of the victims’ families’ organization Stand With Parkland. “That is the best thing.” Montalto’s 14-year-old daughter Gina died in the shooting.

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Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators

LORI ALHADEFF, whose 14-year-old daughter was one of 17 people killed in the Parkland, Fla., shooting. Every morning, Lori sprays on Alyssa’s perfume “so I feel like she’s more a part of me.”

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“It’s not really set in that this is a reality for me. I feel that Alyssa is still coming home.”

Changes since the shooting

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PARKLAND, FLA. The communities and families terrorized by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre will spend today’s anniversary visiting graves, packing meals for the needy and contributing to other service projects as they quietly remember the 14 students and three staff members who lost their lives.

Democrats have pushed for stricter gun laws since the Parkland shooting.

The school Stoneman Douglas students will mark the tragedy by working on service projects. They can also receive mental health counseling and visit therapy dogs. Volunteers will provide massages and manicures. Security will be heightened at Stoneman Douglas and throughout the district. Mickey Pope, the district’s chief of student support services, said the staff worked with mental health counselors, community groups, the victims’ families and

others for four months to devise a plan that they believe will honor those killed and allow students and staff to mourn. Many Stoneman Douglas students are skipping school today. For some it’s too emotional; others don’t want to be in the spotlight. Jessie Frengut, a senior, said she and friends, including one wounded in the attack, are going to a farm to spend time with animals trained to comfort people with post-traumatic stress

disorder. “It will just be better for us if we do something on our own,” she said. Alexis Grogan, a junior, said she’ll spend the day picking up beach trash, dedicating her work to those who died. “I survived something and I don’t want to waste what I call a second chance at life because those who have passed don’t get that,” she said. “We have to make a difference for them.”

Australian government says it will reopen the Christmas Island immigration detention camp

More and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or bent on violence against others, and courts are issuing an unprecedented number of seizure orders across the country. Nine states, including Florida, have passed laws over the past year allowing police or household members to seek court orders requiring people deemed threatening to temporarily surrender their guns, bringing the total to 14. Several more are likely to follow in the months ahead. More than 1,700 orders allowing guns to be seized for weeks, months or up to a year were issued in 2018 by the courts after they determined the individuals were a threat to themselves or others, according to data from several states obtained by The Associated Press. The actual number is probably much higher since the data were incomplete and didn’t include California. (AP)

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied to prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller about matters close to the heart of their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The judge’s finding that Manafort breached his cooperation deal with prosecutors by lying after his guilty plea could add years to his prison sentence. (TWP) MANILA, PHILIPPINES

Journalist who criticized Duterte regime arrested A journalist who was selected by Time magazine as one of its Persons of the Year last year for her aggressive coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was arrested Wednesday. Maria Ressa was arrested on a libel complaint. (AP) COVINGTON, KY.

Report: Students did not instigate confrontation Investigators hired by a Kentucky diocese have found that Catholic school boys didn’t instigate a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial that went viral on social media. The four-page report on the investigation said a firm interviewed students and chaperones who were on the trip and reviewed social media videos but were unable to contact Nathan Phillips, the Native American man who was chanting in the videos. (AP)

Police detective killed by friendly fire while confronting suspect in New York City

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Trump remains coy on deal POLITICS Even before seeing a final deal or agreeing to seal it, President Trump labored on Wednesday to frame the congressional agreement on border security as a political win, never mind that it contains only a fraction of the billions for a “great, powerful wall” that he’s been demanding. Trump is expected to grudgingly accept the agreement, which would avert another government shutdown and give him what Republicans have been describing as a “down payment” on his signature campaign pledge. He said Wednesday that he’s still waiting on lawmakers to present him with final legislative language before making a decision. But he wasn’t waiting to declare victory, contending at the White House on Wednesday that a wall “is being built as we speak.” Indeed, work on a first barrier extension — 14 miles in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley — starts this month, approved by Congress about a year ago along with

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President claims victory even as lawmakers put final touches on the bill

President Trump is expected to accept the bipartisan congressional agreement on border security, which could avert another shutdown.

money to renovate and strengthen some existing fencing. White House officials cautioned that they had yet to see final legislative language, which was still being worked out Wednesday. But barring any major changes or late additions, Trump was expected to acquiesce, according to White House officials and other Republicans close to the White House who spoke on condition of anonymity

because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Trump and his aides have also signaled that he is preparing to use executive action to try to secure additional money for the wall by tapping into existing federal dollars without any congressional signoff so he can show supporters he’s continuing to fight. That could lead to resistance in Congress or federal court.

The tentative deal lawmakers reached this week would provide less than $1.4 billion for border barriers while keeping the government funded through the end of September. While some conservatives, Fox News commentator Sean Hannity among them, have balked at the deal, other allies of the president have urged him to sign it and move on. Democrats and Republicans on the Hill were trying on Wednesday to put the final touches on the legislative text, while trying to work through several snags, including whether to include a simple extension of the Violence Against Women Act as Senate Republicans want or move a new, longer-term bill separately, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is pushing for. Democrats were also pressing to try to make sure employees of federal contractors receive back pay for wages lost during the last shutdown. The continued haggling meant a House vote won’t come before this evening at the earliest. Lawmakers need to pass some kind of funding bill by midnight Friday to avoid another shutdown. JILL COLVIN, ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM AND CATHERINE LUCEY (AP)

Poll shows how furloughed workers struggled during shutdown HOW DID THE SHUTDOWN AFFECT YOUR HOUSEHOLD FINANCES? Fell behind in paying bills (utilities, car payments, etc.)

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Source: Prudential Financial Wellness Census Poll conducted among a national sample of 352 furloughed or unpaid federal workers or contractors and spouses. Margin of +/- 5 percentage points. General population poll conducted among a national sample of 1,959 adults. Margin of +/- 2 percentage points.

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Embattled FEMA chief Long resigns WASHINGTON The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency resigned Wednesday after a two-year tenure in which he managed the response to historic wildfires and major hurricanes but was dogged by questions over his use of government vehicles. Brock Long said in a letter to FEMA employees that he was resigning to spend more time at home with his family. His last day is March 8. He did not mention the investigation by the agency’s watchdog that found he had used government vehicles without authorization, costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said last fall that Long would repay the government and would not lose his job. Nielsen said Long led the agency admirably. “I appreciate his tireless dedication to FEMA and his commitment to fostering a culture of preparedness across the nation,” she said in a statement. His deputy, Pete Gaynor, will become acting head of the agency. The report by Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General also found Long used government vehicles for non-official reasons. It said this cost taxpayers $94,000 in staff salaries, $55,000 in travel expenses and $2,000 in vehicle maintenance. COLLEEN LONG (AP)

Activists: Sudanese police arrest 14 academics who joined protest against President Omar al-Bashir

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Woman charged with aiding Iran FBI says info shared by ex-Air Force intel agent could be security threat NATIONAL SECURITY A former Air Force intelligence specialist who defected to Iran has been charged with conspiring to provide U.S. defense information to representatives of that country’s government, including the code name and mission of a highly classified program, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, a

former counterintelligence officer, is accused of revealing the Defense Department program, the details of which are unclear, as well as helping Iranian intelligence services direct hacking and identity theft efforts at her military co-workers. She defected to Iran in 2013 and is believed to be there now. The Justice Department also charged four Iranian nationals with attempting to commit computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft in the case. Jay Tabb, the FBI’s executive assistant director for national

security, said investigators believe Witt shared information that “could cause serious damage to naWitt tional security.” Witt served in the Air Force from August 1997 to March 2008 and worked from 2008 to 2010 as a government contractor, officials said. According to the indictment, she had access to top-secret defense information, and had been deployed between 1999 and 2003 overseas to collect electronic

Police: No injuries after gunman fired inside San Diego restaurant late Tuesday; suspect detained

intelligence. In May 2012, after Witt traveled to Iran for a conference, the FBI warned her that she could be targeted for recruitment by that country’s government, and Witt told the bureau she would refuse to provide information, according to the indictment. The next year, she went to another Iranian conference, appeared in videos critical of the U.S. and soon arranged to defect, the indictment said. Asked if the bureau should have done more after the initial warning, Tabb said, “I don’t think so.” MATT ZAPOTOSKY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Car bomber targeting paramilitary kills 27 A suicide car bomber claimed by Jaish al-Adl, an al-Qaedalinked group, attacked a bus carrying members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard paramilitary force Wednesday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 13 others, state media reported. The bombing in Iran’s restive southeast raised the specter of possible Iranian retaliation targeting Jaish al-Adl, which largely operates across the border in nuclear-armed Pakistan. Recent militant assaults inside Iran have sparked retaliatory ballistic missile strikes in Iraq and Syria. (AP)

5 dead, including 3 Americans, in crash of small plane in western Kenya

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D.C. gets leverage: Bowser shouldn’t delay on stadium Building a Redskins stadium has never been easy. In his darkest hours during a near decade-long quest for a new venue, former owner Jack Kent Cooke gave a glancing thought to moving the team to L.A. Three failed stadium sites will do that. Finally, a dairy farm by the Beltway proved to be the answer in 1997. Predecessor George Preston Marshall, losing money in an old stadium, nearly sent the Redskins to Dallas in 1958 before his last-minute demands killed the deal.

Now, Dan Snyder’s quest for a new stadium — his lease at FedEx Field ends in 2027 — has skidded into fresh uncertainty. Once flush with three suitors hoping to provide a home, Snyder is down to one that doesn’t even control the land in question. Oh, this is going to take a while. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has withdrawn from stadium talks, his office confirmed to The Washington Post on Tuesday night. Virginia once seemed to be the likely choice, but current Gov. Ralph Northam isn’t interested in perhaps a billiondollar giveaway. That leaves the District,

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which is open to the team returning to its former RFK Stadium site, where it played from 1961 to 1996. But the city’s lease on the federal land would have to be extended before a new stadium could be built. Snyder’s options include extending talks with the District while hoping to draw a second bidder to gain leverage for an attractive deal; staying at FedUp Field, which the public has long despised; selling the team; or, as Cooke and Marshall did, considering a deal elsewhere. The London Redskins? Not impossible. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser would be smart to seal a stadium deal now and then work with the federal government to secure the land. She shouldn’t let Maryland or Virginia have second thoughts — more suitors would raise the price for the city. Besides, Snyder has always wanted to return to the RFK site. There would be neighborhood and political opposition to

an extended lease, but Snyder has an ally in a man he has supported, President Trump. Nobody wants to stay longer than necessary at FedEx Field. Fans hate the place. But Maryland’s withdrawal might delay talks enough to make it touch-and-go to have a new stadium ready by 2027. It takes three years from the first shovel of dirt to kickoff of the first game, so there’s a five-year window to close a deal. Surely, negotiations in the coming years will result in “sources” saying Snyder is considering selling or moving the team. Fans would rejoice over a sale; Snyder has no leverage there. Leaving would make him more reviled here but a hero in his new home. Art Modell found redemption in Baltimore. The road to Landover was a decade-long march. The exit may be just as arduous.

Another baby boom Baseball last season had two of the best 20-or-under phenoms in history in the Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr., 20, and the Nats’ Juan Soto, 19. Here are some top youngsters to watch this spring. (TWP/EXPRESS)

3 Victor Robles Center field, Nationals

Having Robles, 21, between Soto and Adam Eaton eases the sting of Bryce Harper’s exit. Robles has a strong arm, speed and potential power.

2 Fernando Tatis Jr. Shortstop, Padres

Tatis, 20, might not make his debut immediately because of a thumb injury in 2018 and the club’s desire to delay the start of his service time.

1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Third baseman, Blue Jays

MLB’s top prospect is, like Tatis, the son of a former bigleague star. He is already a feared hitter but his defense is raw. He’ll be 20 in March.

Rick Snider has covered sports in Washington since 1978. Follow him on Twitter @Snide_Remarks

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The amount Matt Kuchar paid his caddie after winning the first-place prize of $1.26 million Nov. 11 in the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico, Golf.com reported Tuesday. A winner at a PGA Tour event like that one usually pays his caddie 10 percent, so local caddie David Giral Ortiz — who was filling in for Kuchar’s regular guy — hoped for at least $50,000. Ortiz declined an additional $15,000. “No thank you,” he said. “They can keep their money.” Kuchar, who called Ortiz his “lucky charm,” didn’t discuss details. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Women’s basketball: No. 7 Maryland hosts Nebraska tonight (8, BTN)

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by a person familiar with the deliberations after being first reported by ESPN on Wednesday. According to that person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the Ravens are to receive a mid-round pick in the NFL draft. It is believed the pick will be one of two fourth-round choices the Broncos currently hold. The Ravens had said they would consider trade offers for Flacco this offseason. Harbaugh offered what amounted to a public farewell to Flacco, 34, after the Ravens’ loss at home to the Los Angeles Chargers in the opening round of the playoffs. “Joe’s going to have a market,” Harbaugh said then. “There are going to be a lot of teams that are going to want Joe because they

Denver tries again The Broncos signed QB Case Keenum as a free agent last offseason but apparently are prepared to move on from him as the starter and hand the job to Joe Flacco. Keenum is entering the second season of a two-year, $36 million contract. Vic Fangio, the new head coach of the Broncos, was the linebackers coach for the Ravens in Flacco’s first two NFL seasons. (TWP)

understand that. And I’ll be in Joe’s corner wherever he’s at, unless we play them.” The Ravens traded up to select Jackson with the final pick of the first round of last year’s draft, signaling the beginning

Take me out to ballgame — but no Cracker Jack?

Sergio Garcia apologized publicly Wednesday for becoming frustrated Feb. 2 at the Saudi International and damaging five greens. “I want to face my mistakes head on,” he said at the PGA Tour stop in Los Angeles in his first interview since the incident. Garcia, 39, is known for being emotional on the course, and said he had a personal issue at the time. The greens at the Saudi event were new, grainy and slow. (AP)

A minor league baseball team in Connecticut has banned one of baseball’s iconic concessions from its ballpark. The Hartford Yard Goats have eliminated peanuts and peanut products, including Cracker Jack, with the hope that fans allergic to the nuts would be able to attend. Team president Tim Restall said he got positive feedback after two peanut-free games last season. (TWP)

Nats send little-used reliever Trevor Gott to Giants for cash

of the end of Flacco’s tenure in Baltimore. Jackson became the starter in Week 11 when Flacco was sidelined by a hip injury, and played well enough to keep the job after Flacco’s hip healed. The Ravens modified their approach to utilize Jackson’s running skills and won the AFC North title. Flacco started nine games for the Ravens in 2018, throwing for 2,465 yards and 12 touchdowns with six interceptions. He spent 11 seasons with the Ravens and was the MVP of their Super Bowl triumph over the San Francisco 49ers to conclude the 2012 season. He has three years and $63 million remaining on his contract. MARK MASKE (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The number of minor penalties committed by the Capitals this season, tied for the league lead through Tuesday’s games. The Capitals took five minor penalties to the Blue Jackets’ two in a 3-0 loss Tuesday night in Columbus, Ohio. The Capitals visit the Sharks tonight (10:30, NBSCWA) to start a three-game West Coast swing. (TWP)

Trail Blazers sign center Enes Kanter, who was waived by Knicks

Harper’s status still prime topic at Nats camp NATIONALS The Nationals’ pitchers and catchers reported to spring training Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Fla., doing no more than tossing lightly under a spitting rain and getting physicals before they take the field together today. But jerseys still hung in every locker — each a clean, unwrinkled white — and none of them belonged to Bryce Harper. Because he remains unsigned, his return remains possible, so no one in the organization can escape questions about him. “It affects me, for sure,” said right fielder Adam Eaton, a veteran who knows he could be trade bait if Harper returns. Closer Sean Doolittle has been critical of teams’ widespread unwillingness to spend during this offseason. That affects not just Harper and Manny Machado, Doolittle said, but what he referred to as the “middle class of baseball,” the serviceable free agents being passed up for younger, cheaper options. The Nats have a mannequin in their clubhouse that is modeling their new spring training uniforms. Doolittle joked that he looked up and thought the mannequin was Harper. “I hope there is a way that he could join us,” Doolittle said, “because you look at what some other teams in the NL East and around the National League [have done] and he would still be a really welcomed addition in our lineup.” JESSE DOUGHERTY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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If chocolate is a token of love, then D.C. chefs are awfully fond of us. They regularly churn out treats draped in ganache, mousse and icing. Here are four concoctions that make all that other chocolate seem, well, vanilla. ANGELA HAUPT (FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

Saint Honore Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, 1361 Connecticut Ave. NW

This classic French dessert is named for Saint Honoratus, the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, and was first made around 1847 at a Parisian pastry shop. Un Je Ne Sais Quoi’s version ($6.90) features a base of flaky dough piled with chocolate cream-filled puffs, chocolate whipped cream and chocolate icing. It’s airy, crunchy and silky, and the various textures fuse into a wellbalanced, not-too-sweet treat.

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This decadent slice ($12) is plantbased, raw and gluten-free. Pastry chef Brandi Edinger whips up a crust of lightly toasted pistachios, almonds and hazelnuts, plus dried figs and dates. The filling is a combination of avocado, cocoa powder, agave and a pinch of salt, blended until it’s thick and creamy. It’s served with coconut sorbet, morello cherries and a toasted sesame brittle.

For this dessert ($16, right), dark chocolate mousse is stuffed with saffron cream and put on top of an almond cookie, on a bed of salted caramel sauce. Tempered chocolate, cut into abstract shapes and sprinkled with edible gold dust, is placed around the mousse. It’s all rounded out with honey-flavored truffle oil, a Hershey’s Kiss-shaped meringue and red-green sorrel, an herb topped with 24-karat edible gold.

Five (edible) gold stars to whoever named this Georgetown restaurant’s dessert ($9.50), which consists of three warm, made-fromscratch brownies that are topped with rich chocolate ice cream, dark chocolate sauce, whipped cream and chocolate cake crumbles. So, yes. Death by the good stuff. The flavor of the ice cream is intense, with a noticeable touch of caramel.

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, ’70s rockers Heart announced the “Love Alive” tour, which will bring Ann and Nancy Wilson’s band back to the area, alongside Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Elle King. GET TICKETS: Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

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Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith

After health issues kept singer Toots Hibbert from touring for a few years, the band that helped coin a genre with 1968’s “Do the Reggay” went on a 50th anniversary tour last year. GET TICKETS: Friday at 10 a.m. via Live Nation.

The Anthem, April 28.

Alexandria native Kali Uchis, above left, and England’s Jorja Smith, above right, respectively put out two of the biggest R&B(ish) albums of 2018. Uchis’ “Isolation” bounced between genres with a seamless

ease. Smith’s “Lost & Found,” meanwhile, balanced pop hooks with more delicate ballads. The two also collaborated on Uchis’ “Tyrant,” so this co-headlining tour, launching in D.C., seems like a perfect fit. GET TICKETS: Friday at 10 a.m. though Ticketfly.

Musically, Jason Isbell and Father John Misty don’t seem to have a lot in common, but both are beloved in Americana and indie rock circles for their distinctive (and clever) lyrics. GET TICKETS: Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

Ice Cube The Anthem, March 7.

Before he was an actor, Ice Cube was part of pioneering hip-hop group N.W.A. He returned to music in December when he dropped “Everythang’s Corrupt.” In March, he’ll get to perform single “Arrest the President” in Trump’s backyard. GET TICKETS: Friday at 10 a.m. via Ticketfly. RUDI GREENBERG (EXPRESS)

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Dating apps always felt impractical to Ashlee Keown. “They lack the opportunity to truly connect with people that you might not otherwise connect with,” the Eckington resident says. In 2016, Keown started LezLink, a D.C. event series that embraces a traditional approach to dating. Rather than asking users to aimlessly swipe photos, LezLink sets up monthly meetups where queer women can find “their boo or their crew,” says Keown, 31. When it comes to planning a Valentine’s Day excursion in D.C., finding places where she can have meaningful conversations with a date is everything. S.W.

Teal Dye typically spends Valentine’s Day helping folks browse Lotus Blooms, the health- and education-focused adult store in Old Town Alexandria that she owns. The store’s calendar revolves around Feb. 14, and workshops during the month tend to sell out. When she’s making her own romance off the clock, one thing Dye, 29, loves to do with her partner is go see the monuments at night. “It’s still a good visual reminder of how cool it is to live so close to the nation’s capital,” she says. But on her last-minute Valentine’s Day, Dye and her partner are keeping it close to home in Old Town. R.P.

I would start by doing something breakfast-related that involves some type of champagne. My date and I would go to Commissary in Logan Circle. I’m a big fan of their potato pancakes with sour cream.

Captain Gregory’s speak-easy is super fun. We love speak-easies because they give you that intimate space that’s not a super-loud bar. You can feel closer and quieter.

spark conversation. For the evening, we’d go somewhere near water, like Old Town Alexandria. It has a historical feel to it. Plus, there are a lot of different shops you can go into.

I’m a big fan of playing games — I love board games and card games. I think competition is healthy, and actually, I also think it’s sexy. So I would imagine myself being at Dave & Buster’s and my date and I going best-of-five with the games there.

I’d be hungry by then, so we’d go to Alero in Dupont Circle. The one in Dupont is great for a date because it’s smaller. Another thing is that they have these big shareable margaritas that come in so many different flavors.

Then we’d take a walk around the National Mall and check out one of the Smithsonians. The National Museum of Natural History is a great place to go for a date, simply because it’s so large and there’s so many different topics that it covers that there’s something that will

At night, I assume there’s some type of burlesque show going on. In the queer community, we have a lot of amazing quality, sexy performers. There are some that have D.C. drag kings involved like Pretty Boi Drag. Or go to a DC Gurly Show.

Even for me, going to a sex store is one of the most fun dates, Valentine’s Day or not. We would get dressed up and go out for drinks and then tour Lotus Blooms. One of the things couples counselors tend to encourage couples to do is just come walk around and immerse yourself in something that is supposed to be partner-focused and intimacy-focused. Sometimes, at a busy bar or a movie, there’s not so many opportunities to create that special intimacy. So for me, walking around a sex store is super fun. Then we’d go somewhere to

continue that conversation. Bluprint Chocolatiers has the coziest fireplace and the best hot chocolate. It’s like melted chocolate pieces — there’s almost no liquid, it’s so thick. It’s just a cozy, cute place. We don’t have kids, but we do have dogs that are our kids. So we would probably walk down to The Dog Park, which is a dog store. It’s got all sorts of little treats. Instead of buying presents for ourselves, we would buy presents for our two border collies, Mikey and Mia. Then we would come home and essentially make date jars for the rest of the year. We would hang out with the dogs, cook our own dinner, drink wine and plan our dates for the rest of the year.

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Warren Brown knows the way to at least one woman’s heart: tofu. “One of the first Valentine’s we had together, I cut tofu in the shape of a heart and cooked it for her,” Brown, 48, says of Pamela, his wife of 10 years. “What you have to do is play to the heart of your partner.” Brown won the hearts of D.C. when he founded local bakery chain CakeLove. After closing the last of his stores in 2015, Brown developed CakeLove in a Jar, offering his buttercreamobsessed fans a spoon-friendly way to feed their sweet tooth. Now he and Pamela live in Petworth with their daughters, ages 9 and 6. K.P.K.

Lots of comedians joke about online dating, but Eva Mozena Brandon is a legit expert. “I’ve been on many, many dates and I’ve used all the apps,” she says. “Actually, I recently quit online dating and have started destroying all my friendships one by one instead.” When not awkwardly hitting on her male friends, Mozena Brandon, 31, co-hosts a weekly show at The Airedale called “Thursday Night Therapy.” This week’s edition, which starts at 8 p.m. Thursday, is Valentine’s-themed, so that’s where she’s decided to conveniently start her last-minute date. S.D.

Back in the old days, it was definitely different and usually involved somehow downing a bottle of wine, but that’s just beyond comprehension right now. Now we like to do our outdoor stuff, whether it’s biking or running. We’d like to try to get a bike ride in, and it’s going to be between 15 and 20 miles if we can. We’d go just up through Rock Creek Park, up to the C&O Canal, loop down through Georgetown and then back through the city.

Dating a comic means showing up to a lot of shows, so I’ll order my date a whiskey and a burger and then pretty much ignore him the rest of the show. He won’t mind because I’ll be killing it. Watching me crush onstage for 10 minutes, that definitely counts as foreplay.

Then it would just be a walk to get something to eat at one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants, because it’s easy. We love Timber Pizza; it’s definitely one of our favorite things to do before the crowds get there. We’ve enjoyed breakfast there, too. If we didn’t do Timber, we like Taqueria del Barrio or going over to 11th Street in Columbia

Heights to El Chucho. Their guacamole is awesome and their sandwiches are really good. We’d come home to veg “sin hijas” [without daughters] and binge Netflix together — if we haven’t cheated on each other. She totally left me behind and watched all of “Sex Education” last week! This is along the line of love and not necessarily Valentine’s Day, but the one thing I have that gives me peace and keeps me settled is I love being in service to my family. It’s difficult to load the dishwasher and to get up out of bed and hear someone always calling your name, but I just cherish the fact that I’m able to do this for my wife and children. That, to me, makes my life complete.

I won’t take him home right away because my apartment is not fancy — I’m still trying to convince my friends that the pile of laundry in my corner is fiber art. So we’ll get a drink at The Line hotel. It’s such a sexy space, even though it used to be a church. Or maybe we’d go to see a late movie, but it definitely wouldn’t be a romantic comedy. It’d be an action movie, like “Black Panther.” Action movies are exciting and suspenseful,

while watching a romantic movie on Valentine’s Day — that’s a lot to ask of everyone, emotionally. The next morning, I would wake my date up and be like, “Get up, I have a surprise!” Then I’d drive out to Assateague to see the ponies at sunrise. There’s something to be said for the element of surprise — for trusting someone enough to get in the car and go with them to some unknown destination. I’d make a playlist for the drive there with hints — there’d be the song “Wild Horses” and also “Cake by the Ocean.” I love that song, because the lyrics came from some Europeans misremembering the phrase “sex on the beach.” Cake by the ocean is better, anyway, and I’d pack some cupcakes for us to eat. This date is basically an elaborate setup with a silly punchline.

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LaDawn Black calls herself a romance expert. And rightfully so — she was the host of one of Baltimore’s top radio relationship shows, “The LaDawn Black Show,” on Magic 95.9-FM for three years and has written three books on love and relationships. The radio personality now hosts two romance shows, including “In the Groove” on WEAA 88.9-FM in Baltimore. Although she now lives in Charm City with her husband and three kids, the 45-year-old D.C. native is still head over heels for the District. “I got engaged by the reflecting pool,” she says. “That’s the most romantic thing that ever happened to me in D.C.” Z.M. We’d navigate the day on the Metro. It adds a bit of nostalgia for us because that’s how we got around early in our marriage. It also forces you to really connect and talk because there’s no distraction of someone trying to drive. I always like to do something cultural so we can learn something together as a couple. We’d go to the Hillwood museum. It’s a fantastic location. You can take in some art that you normally don’t get to see, but also the grounds are gorgeous. When you forget it’s Valentine’s Day, the easiest thing to do is to reconnect with some of the places that were important to you in your relationship. We would take a ride to Georgetown and get food. Uno Pizzeria & Grill used to be our spot for lunch. Then we’d walk around Georgetown afterwards. I love

ice cream; my husband is not an ice cream guy, but I would force him to come out of his shell and we would get some from Ben & Jerry’s. For dinner, there’s no better place, no prettier setting, than Sequoia. If there’s no table available, we’d just sit at the bar and have a drink, then take a walk around Georgetown Waterfront Park and enjoy the peace of not having kids [for the day]. For the real dinner, we’d go back to where we lived when we first got married, The Car Barn off of East Capital Street. There’s a great pizzeria right around the corner called Al’s Gourmet Pizza. Early in our marriage, we would pool our small amount of funds at the time, get a pizza and sit on a stoop to eat it, drink some wine and just connect.

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Folk-soul artist Be Steadwell gets real with her new musical, ‘A Letter to My Ex’

STAGE The process of getting over a breakup is different for everyone. In Be Steadwell’s case, her coping strategy included making a musical about her ex. The local musician’s most recent split stung harder than her past breakups. After five years, her visions of walking down the aisle, having kids and growing old with her girlfriend suddenly disappeared. “When we broke up, it was kind of like having an identity crisis,” says Steadwell, 31. “If who you are is wrapped up in this person and [your] plans with them, who are you when they go?” After the breakup, Steadwell and her ex wrote letters to each other to work through some of the grief they were feeling. Roughly 10 of Steadwell’s letters became the foundation for her first musical, “A Letter to My Ex,” which will make its debut at Joe’s Movement Emporium in

“The first table read we did, I was really nervous because I am sincerely being open and vulnerable.” BE STEADWELL, on the preparation for her revealing, autobiographical new musical “A Letter to My Ex”

Mount Rainier, Md., this week. “I wanted to have a show that felt like one continuous narrative instead of a disjointed [concert],” Steadwell says. “A Letter to My Ex” charts the year following the breakup. The show contains new music in addition to tracks from Steadwell’s albums “Queer Love Songs” and “Breakup Songs,” which she describes as having “queeraffirming love songs with pop, soul and folk influences — if

Joni Mitchell and Sade had a love child.” Besides singing in the show, Steadwell also serves as the narrator, reading each letter aloud before it’s all translated into a sweeping musical with an ensemble of actors, a choir, band and dancers. There’s also visual imagery to complement the show, including videography that Steadwell shot herself. Steadwell has never been shy when it comes to sharing personal details in front of an audience. But “A Letter to My Ex” is a feat that’s in a league all its own for Steadwell — one that’s forced her to step outside of her comfort zone. “The first table read we did, I was really nervous because I am sincerely being open and vulnerable,” Steadwell says. “The blessing of this production is that the people who we chose for the cast and crew are really committed to it and they’re sensitive to that.”

“A Letter to My Ex” is a deeply personal project for Steadwell, but she also wants the musical to connect with audiences. “I want other queer people and black women to feel seen and validated in all their experiences,” Steadwell says. “Just hearing a love song from a queer person is so healing because we’re always relating and translating our experiences to mainstream music.” Steadwell plans to bring “A Letter to My Ex” to other cities after the show’s D.C. run. And yes, her ex does know about the musical, though Steadwell isn’t sure whether she’ll attend. “She is always supportive of my work,” Steadwell says. “This began as a letter to her, but it’s evolved into a letter to myself.” STEPHANIE WILLIAMS (EXPRESS)

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challenges that the script posed.” Since then, “The Lightning Thief” has gotten bigger — a lot bigger. In fact, the set has outgrown the van and now takes up two semis. “What’s been really wonderful is as this show has grown and become a full-length show that we’ve gotten to do off-Broadway and now on this tour, we’ve gotten to expand and make the show more robust and make it bigger,” Savage says. Still, that doesn’t mean he wanted to toss out the spare design he started with. “By sometimes not rendering something completely, your

theatrical imagination puts it all together,” he says. “And I think it’s a lot more gratifying to be along for that ride.” Even in the van-based beginnings of “The Lightning Thief,” Savage never saw the challenges — the water, the Minotaur, Medusa — as being out of reach. “I think the fun of being a designer is that you get to solve problems that may seem impossible,” he says. “But there’s always a solution.” Just ask YouTube.

Fri., February 22 at 9 p.m. | KC Jazz Club Reese Waters, comedian, DC native, and host of Get Up DC! on WUSA 9, curates a new comedy series in the KC Jazz Club. On the fourth Friday of every month, Reese will headline and present an evening of stand-up comedy and intimate conversations with his friends from the comedy community. Additional dates in this series are March 22 & April 26.

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STAGE YouTube is a great teaching tool. Need to change your oil? There’s a video for that. Looking to learn how to do a French braid? Not a problem. How about creating an onstage representation of a teenage demigod’s power to manipulate water? The challenge had stumped Lee Savage, the scenic designer for “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” and the show’s director, Stephen Brackett. “We were spending a long time sitting and figuring out how we could make water shoot out of a toilet,” Savage recalls. “And we ended up finding this really fun prank on YouTube that we thought would be amazing to do onstage.” Based on the first book in the popular young adult series by Rick Riordan (the story was also made into a 2010 movie), “The Lightning Thief” is the tale of Percy, the son of Poseidon, and his quest to find and return Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt. The show, which is on a North American tour that brings it to the Kennedy Center this weekend, tells a sweeping story full of travels and mythical creatures — but the production started small. “What’s sort of amazing about this show is that it started as a one-hour touring production and everything had to fit in a van, and the performers had to unpack the van and set up the set,” says Savage, who has been with the production since its first opening in 2014. “We started from a very bare-bones place, but the story was the same. So just by necessity we had to come up with inventive solutions to some of the

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An amazing circle of friends Big Apple Circus’ new ringmaster has a blast showing off all the acts ETC… Stephanie Monseu has a pretty interesting résumé. “I started as a fire-eater,” she says. “And then kind of grew into juggling, stilt-walking, whip cracking. I’ve done rolla bolla, I’ve done static trapeze.” Now Monseu has joined the Big Apple Circus and is taking center stage — er, ring — in her first year as ringmaster of the show, which arrives at National Harbor on Thursday for a fiveweek stay. But wearing the top hat doesn’t mean she’s the top dog — that title probably belongs to one of the pups in animal trainer’s Jenny Vidbel’s perennially popular all-rescue animal act. “The ringmaster isn’t the boss of the show,” Monseu says. “There is an entire set of people with great passion for circus

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who really make the show happen. There’s a director and a writer; there’s a ring crew who run at top speed, making sure everything is staged. There are technicians making sure that the environment is magic. And then you have the band — those guys create this invisible set of wings that lifts us all.” It’s important, Monseu says, to maintain that sense of teamwork with all of the artists. “Before every show, I see everybody. We wish each other well,” she

says. “Through the entire show we all check in with each other.” (Monseu says the clowns are particularly helpful when it comes to audience reconnaissance. Since they interact with the crowd, they can alert her and the artists about anything going on, such as a particularly scared child or a guy who won’t get off his phone.) Monseu sees her ultimate responsibility as something that goes far beyond booming, “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS” and

introducing the next act. “The role of the ringmaster, for me, is about being a bridge between the superhuman feats that are happening in the ring and the ordinary human beings that [the performers] really are,” she says. “The audience sits around the perimeter of the ring watching as dreams take flight, basically, and my role is to kind of open the door to the audience and say, ‘We’re really all the same. These people are just like you and I; they just work really hard in these areas.’ ” The most important quality a ringmaster needs, Monseu says, is enthusiasm — and she’s got that. “When I’m introducing their acts, I’m not just reading from a script,” she says. “I am really excited to share with the audience: ‘Look at what my friends can do. You’re going to love it.’ ” KRISTEN PAGE-KIRBY (EXPRESS)

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Visual agitator Robin Bell contemplates the power of transparency with ‘Open’ EXHIBITS His projection was visible outside the D.C. hotel for only a few minutes, but local artist Robin Bell’s scathing message about President Trump was momentous enough to make national headlines. One night in May 2017, Bell parked his van and projector across the street from Trump International Hotel and beamed blue text reading “Pay Trump bribes here” over the west entrance of the building. Within hours, CNN, The New York Times and other news outlets picked up the story, shining a spotlight on Bell’s visual displays of activism. Now the artist has a bigger (and more official) canvas to work with — Corcoran School of the Arts and Design’s Flagg Building — for his indoor exhibition “Open,” which runs through March 31. “Open” is an earnest look at censorship, accountability and transparency that raises a critical eyebrow at politicians. “The exhibit is meant for people to think about what ‘open’ means,” says Bell, 40, who taught video production at the Corcoran College of Art and Design, the school’s incarnation before it became part of George Washington University. “Asking [the public] to be open is asking them to do more work, to take on something that they’re scared of. The world is a scary place, so let’s look at this together, and let’s be open

about it and talk.” “Open” also serves as a prelude to a larger exhibition coming to the Flagg Building later this year that will explore the Corcoran’s decision to cancel a Robert Mapplethorpe retrospective in 1989. The late New York photographer’s show at the space — then the Corcoran Gallery of Art, which closed in 2014 — was scrapped just weeks before its scheduled opening over concerns that its content would affect the museum’s government funding. The traveling retrospective — organized by a Philadelphia museum — had received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and contained sexually explicit images with homoerotic and sadomasochistic themes. “The loudest, most racist homophobic voices are dominating social media and our spaces right now,” Bell says. “A lot of the same struggles with censorship still

“The world is a scary place, so let’s look at this together, and let’s be open about it and talk.” ROBIN BELL, D.C.-based artist, on his show “Open” at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design

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Fri. MUSIC

Interpol There was something about Interpol’s 2002 debut album, “Turn On the Bright Lights,” that sounded like such a product of its time, mimicking the commercialized sound of the band’s post-punk counterparts. Nearly two decades later, the band has evolved into an older — and wiser — group that largely plays by its own rules. Touring behind 2018’s “Marauder,” Interpol still has the underpinnings of moody atmospheric rock but is no longer afraid to have a little fun in the process. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW; Fri., 8 p.m., $40-$55. MUSIC

OPENS SATURDAY

Galactic

‘Orchids: Amazing Adaptations’ The next time you visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum or the National Portrait Gallery, take a look around the museums’ courtyard. The cavernous space will be filled with hundreds of orchids for this installation that showcases how the plant species adapts to various environments.

Thu. COMEDY

Christian Finnegan Here’s a Valentine’s Day date that’ll eventually come with a permanent record to remind you of that person you thought you were in love with at the time. Comedian Christian Finnegan is in town to record a pair of shows at the DC Improv for an upcoming album that just might include your date’s laughter. The comedy vet has a long list of TV credits that include appearances on “Conan,” “Chappelle’s Show” and “Best Week Ever.” DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW; Thu., 7:30 p.m., sold out, 9:45 p.m., $25.

THURSDAY

PJ Morton Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW; Thu., 8 p.m., sold out.

It’s been a big month for PJ Morton. First, the keyboardist played the Super Bowl halftime show with his band, Maroon 5. Then, this past weekend, he won a Grammy for best traditional R&B performance for “How Deep Is Your Love” from his live album “Gumbo Unplugged.” The record features a groovy, jazztinged collection of songs and a series of special guests. Now, the multifaceted artist will play the Kennedy Center with his live band and an orchestra.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

Kogod Courtyard, Eighth and F streets NW; Sat. through April 28, free.

Late last year, the members of funk act Galactic became true shepherds of New Orleans’ musical and cultural history when the band purchased famed music venue Tipitina’s. But the group isn’t interested in living in the past: Last week, Galactic released “Already Ready Already.” Like previous records, it features a host of guest vocalists (including touring singer Erica Falls) and further expands on the band’s trademark NOLA-style funk-rock hybrid sound by adding electronic instrumentation. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW; Fri. & Sat, 8 p.m., $30.

Sat. FILM

‘2018: A Second Look’ The Oscars are Feb. 24, but this smartly curated retrospective of last year’s best films isn’t just a chance to catch up on the nominees you missed — even if the AFI Silver’s 22-film lineup does boast several nominees. “Roma” heads up a list that also includes documentaries “Free Solo” and “Minding the Gap,” along with entries from Japan

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Millennium Stage A celebration of the human spirit Free performances every day at 6 p.m.

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Carolina Mayorga: ‘PINK Ranchos and Other Ephemeral Zip Codes’ Art Museum of the Americas, 201 18th St. NW; Thu. through May 19, free.

Colombia native Carolina Mayorga tackles displacement and exile through sculptures, projections and installations that incorporate a color that’s sometimes seen as frivolous: pink. The new exhibit is also meant to tie in with the museum’s permanent collection.

in the category of animation (“Mirai”) and foreign-language film (“Shoplifters”). You’ll also find such criminally overlooked films as “Leave No Trace,” “The Rider” and “Paddington 2.” AFI Silver, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring; Sat. through March 21, various times, $5-$13 per movie.

Tue. MUSIC

Michael Buble It’s been five years since Michael Buble performed in D.C., and much has changed for the Canadian musician. Most notably, he has spent time away from the spotlight to care for his son, who was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016. As his son’s condition improved, Buble went back into the studio to record his latest album, “Love,” which finds the

crooner in a hopeful mood. Now he’s back on the road to bring “Love” to life. Capital One Arena, 601 F St. NW; Tue., 8 p.m., $85-$139.50. DANCE

‘Tap Dogs’ Sorry, animal lovers, “Tap Dogs” does not feature furry canines hoofing it, but it does offer its own contemporary spin on the art of tap dance. Against a backdrop that represents a construction site in an Australian steel town, dancers perform high-energy tap routines and stunts set to live music, giving the production a vibe more akin to “Stomp!” than, say, a traditional Irish step dance. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW; Tue. through Feb. 24., $29-$99.

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February 14–27 14 Thu. | Deacon Izzy & The Congregation

This Valentine’s Day, the jazz band presents So N Luv Wit U. Love and music will always find a way.

15 Fri. | Tcheka

The Cape Verdean singer, songwriter, and guitarist takes his audience on a journey of dynamic sounds and rhythms. Presented in collaboration with David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.

16 Sat. | Cotton Field to Concert Hall

This original narrated musical journey highlights the life of a slave woman and her travails on a cotton plantation. Her love of music manifests itself in the successful life of her great-greatgreat granddaughter, who has become a classically trained opera diva on the grand stage.

Presented in collaboration with Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts.

17 Sun. | The U.S. Army Band

The band, “Pershing’s Own,” presents a performance featuring African American composers. They celebrate the life of George Walker and the path he paved with his String Quartet No. 1.

21| Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros

18–20 Mon.–Wed. | The

24 Sun. | Lena Hertzog: Last

In the Terrace Theater Come see young musical artists in classical, jazz, musical theater, opera, and more from our nation’s leading undergraduate and graduate conservatories, colleges, and universities in perforamnce at the Kennedy Center.

In the Terrace Theater The Sundance Film Festival 2019 New Frontier special feature is a project about the mass extinction of languages—the unprecedented disappearance of our linguistic diversity.

Conservatory Project

Free general admission tickets—up to two per person—will be distributed in the States Gallery, beginning at 5 p.m.

21 Thu. | Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros

Gritty, witty, and streetwise, Havanaborn singer-songwriter Gerardo Contino, “El Abogado de la Salsa,” is the former lead singer of the Cuban mega group NG La Banda. A party onstage, he loves to improvise, pulling the audience into call-and-response and provoking fans into hip-shaking abandon.

22 Fri. | The YouthJazzOrchestra of North Rhine Westphalia

North Rhine Westphalia was the first German federal state to establish and support a youth jazz orchestra. The YJONRW joins with George Mason University Choir to present Sacred Concert—Da Pacem. Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

23 Sat. | Donvonte McCoy & CP Time

The contemporary music ensemble is dedicated to sharing the music of Charlie Parker with audiences around the world. The Millennium Stage was created and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center’s mission to its community and the nation. Generous support is provided by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and The Karel Komárek Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by Kimberly Engel and Family-The Dennis and Judy Engel Charitable Foundation, The Gessner Family Foundation, The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives, The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc., The Meredith Foundation, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A.J. Stolwijk, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Millennium Stage Endowment Fund. The Millennium Stage Endowment Fund was made possible by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs, Fannie Mae Foundation, the Kimsey Endowment, Gilbert† and Jaylee† Mead, Mortgage Bankers Association of America and other anonymous gifts to secure the future of the Millennium Stage.

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Free general admission tickets—up to two per person—will be distributed in the States Gallery, beginning at 5 p.m.

25 Mon. | Jasna Popovic

The renowned Serbian pianist leads a group of talented musicians on a journey through the sounds of contemporary music from around the world, combined with Serbian traditional and jazz music. Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Serbia.

26 Tue. | Utsav Lal

The creative pianist delves into the soulful depths of Indian ragas in a distinctive, unapologetically original take on piano and Indian classical music.

27 Wed. | The Washington Ballet

Limited Seating Available TWB dancers perform the first glimpse of The Sleeping Beauty staged by Julie Kent and Victor Barbee, and host a free one-hour class for children ages 6–12 years old. TWB senior dance faculty will teach the five positions for feet and arms in classical ballet, and the Puss and Boots pas de deux.

For details or to watch online, visit kennedy-center.org/millennium.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band: In recent years, Tedeschi Trucks band has made an annual stop at D.C.’s Warner Theatre for a multi-night stand. This year is extra-special because the roots rock band — led by married guitarists Derek Trucks, above left, and Susan Tedeschi — will kick off the run Friday, the same day the group releases fourth studio album “Signs.” There’s a warmth to the record, with Trucks’ bluesy licks complementing Tedeschi’s soulful vocals. The band returns to the Warner on Saturday and on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23.

Sound

Music Center at Strathmore:

Muddy River Band, 8 p.m.

Gregory Porter, 8 p.m.

Union Stage: Deerhoof, 7:30 p.m.

Rock & Roll Hotel: Ruse de Guerre, 9 p.m.

THURSDAY 9:30 Club: Bob Mould Band, 7 p.m. Amp by Strathmore: Veronneau, 8 p.m.

Black Cat: Chad America’s 20th Annual Valentine’s Day Rock & Roll Dance Party, 7:30 p.m. Blues Alley: Marion Meadows, 8 & 10 p.m., through Feb. 17.

City Winery: Andy McKee, 8 p.m. Gypsy Sally’s: Dan Lipton Trio, Lauren Calve Duo, 8 p.m.

Hill Country: Wild Adriatic, 8:30 p.m. The Anthem: Beirut, 8 p.m. The Fillmore: Yung Gravy, 8 p.m.

The Fillmore: Metric, Zoe, 7 p.m. The Hamilton: Donavon Frankenreiter, 6:30 p.m.

MONDAY Rock & Roll Hotel: Empress Of, 8 p.m. U Street Music Hall: MadeinTYO, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

The Theater at MGM National Harbor: Cheap Trick, 8 p.m.

9:30 Club: Jacob Banks, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Blues Alley: David Binney’s Angelino

Amp by Strathmore: Frontiers, 8 p.m. Gypsy Sally’s: Bus & Friends,

Quartet, 8 & 10 p.m.

DC9: Adia Victoria, 8 p.m.

Mother’s Little Helper, 8:30 p.m.

Gypsy Sally’s: Gordon Sterling

Hill Country: Bella’s Bartok, 9:30 p.m.

presents: The Gypsy Sally’s Jam, 8:30 p.m.

MilkBoy ArtHouse: Wifisfuneral and Robb Banks, 8 p.m.

The Birchmere: Daryl Davis Presents: Thanks for the Memories 2018!, 7:30 p.m.

MilkBoy ArtHouse: Mike Stud, 8 p.m. The Fillmore: Switchfoot, 7:15 p.m. U Street Music Hall: Julia Holter, 7 p.m.

The Hamilton: Sierra Hull, 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

The Pie Shop: The OSYX, 7:30 p.m.

9:30 Club: LP, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY

Blues Alley: Kayla Waters, 8 & 10 p.m.

The Bob Band, 8:30 p.m.

9:30 Club: The Knocks, 7 p.m.

Gypsy Sally’s: Radii, Sun & Rain, 8 p.m.

Hill Country: Human Country Jukebox,

Black Cat: Daughters, 7:30 p.m.

Union Stage: Mnek, 7:30 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

Gypsy Sally’s: Born Cross-Eyed, Black

U Street Music Hall: Parcels, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY City Winery: Rachael Yamagata, 8 p.m. Gypsy Sally’s: Danger Bird,

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Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan, through Nov. 29; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaping Clay in Ancient Iranâ&#x20AC;?: An exhibition of ancient ceramics including animal-shaped vessels and jars and bowls decorated with animal figures produced in northwestern Iran from 5200 B.C. to A.D. 225, through Sept. 1. 1050 Independence Ave. SW.

Anacostia Community Museum: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Right to the Cityâ&#x20AC;?: An exhibition that explores the history of the changing neighborhoods in Washington, of how ordinary citizens helped change their neighborhoods through bettering public education and the greening of communities, and by rallying for more equitable transit and development, through April 20. 1901 Fort Place SE. FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY

Art Museum of the Americas: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carolina Mayorga: PINK Ranchos and Other Ephemeral Zip Codesâ&#x20AC;?: This exhibition is a site-specific multimedia project on the subject of homelessness, home and the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of the color pink, through May 19. 201 18th St. NW.

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery:

Folger Shakespeare Library: â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Chefs: Fame and Foodways From Britain to the

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asiaâ&#x20AC;?: An exhibition of Buddhist art from India, China,

Americasâ&#x20AC;? is an exhibition of food-related books, manuscripts and archaeological finds that tells the stories of five chefs considered heroes of early-modern food culture. The installation will run through March 31.

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Baltimore Museum of Art: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spencer Finch: Moon Dustâ&#x20AC;?: A sculptural exhibition of 150 light fixtures with 417 bulbs hung individually from the ceiling to make a scale model of the moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s atomic makeup, including a representation of the chemical composition of moon dust, through Oct. 14; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Subverting Beauty: African Anti-Aestheticsâ&#x20AC;?: An exhibition that features approximately two dozen works from sub-Saharan Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colonial period (c. 1880-1960) that violate conceptions of beauty, symmetry and grace. Artists working during this turbulent period in the continentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history turned against beauty in order to express the meaning and vitality of their

day-to-day existence, through Nov. 17. 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore.

Dumbarton Oaks Museum: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Juggling the Middle Agesâ&#x20AC;?: Featuring more than 100 objects, this exhibition explores the influence of the Middle Ages on modern Europe and America through focusing on a single story with a lasting impact, through Feb. 28. 1703 32nd St. NW. George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedomsâ&#x20AC;?: An exhibition of works by Norman Rockwell, part of an international traveling exhibition on the Four Freedoms outlined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech; freedom of worship; freedom from want; and freedom from fear, through April 29. 701 21st St. NW.

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THEATRE Bravo, Zan Angelo!

February 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25, 2019 at 7:30pm

This workshop will bring the story of a budding actor in Renaissence Venice to theatrical life for the first time.

The Old Man, The Youth, and The Sea

Thru Mar 3 Thurs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat at 8 pm Sun at 2 pm

In exile, Spanish philosopher Unamuno confronts a young fisherman, a general and a journalist about their beliefs on freedom, reason, and faith.

February 15, 16, 22, 23 at 8PM

1950, Washington, D.C., the Red Scare era, strict traditional values: a gay couple and a lesbian couple, have married opposite sex partners. A State Department investigation theatens to change their way of life forever.

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Mosaic Theater Company

SHAME 2.0

Shear Madness The Kennedy Center Theater Lab

Sunday matinees: February 10 & 17 at 2PM

Gallaudet University Elstad 800 Florida Ave NE Washington DC 20002 www.factionoffools.org GALA Theatre 3333 14th Street, NW 202-234-7174 galatheatre.org Greenbelt Arts Center 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD http://www.greenbeltarts center.org/

Tonight @ 8PM Fri, Feb 15 @ 8PM Sat, Feb 16 @ 3PM Sat, Feb 16 @ 8PM

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Regular Schedule: Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Friday at 8 Saturday at 6 & 9 Sunday at 5 & 8

Take a stab at catching the killer at this wildly popular comedy whodunit that keeps audiences laughing all over the world. "Shrieks of laughter night after night at the Kennedy Center." (Washington Post)

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PERFORMANCES Marine Band and the Choral Arts Society of Washington: Anthems Marine Band Concerto Competition for High School Musicians Final Round

LARA DOWNES, piano RHIANNON GIDDENS, singer and instrumentalist

SAT, FEB 23, 8pm â&#x20AC;˘ SIXTH & I Holes in the Sky: A celebration of female composers and poets Co-commissioned by Washington Performing Arts; Special thanks: Susan B. Hepner Family and Great Jones Capital; Galena-Yorktown Foundation

Monday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available for the Marine Bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gala performance with the Choral Arts Society of Washington! This special concert honors Walt Whitmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 200th birthday with the world premiĂ¨re of Dominick DiOrioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Silent Moves the Symphony True, based on Whitmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works..

The Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 301-581-5100 Live streaming at: www.marineband.marines.mil

Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.

Concerto Competition Finals Five students will compete in the final round of the Marine Bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2019 Concerto Competition in a recital open to the public. The winner will receive $2,500 from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and will solo with the Marine Band on March 31.

John Philip Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th & K Sts, SE Washington, DC 202-433-4011 Live streaming at: www.marineband.marines.mil

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Music for Change: The Banned Countries

KRONOS QUARTET

special guest Mahsa Vahdat, singer

SAT, MAR 2, 8pm â&#x20AC;˘ SIXTH & I The Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet champions works by composers from the original seven travel ban countries. Kronos is joined by Mahsa Vahdat, one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier performers of Persian vocal music.

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PERFORMANCES Marine Band: Signs and Symbols

The Marine Band, conducted by Director Col. Jason K. Fettig, will perform Sousaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s march, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Invincible Eagle,â&#x20AC;? Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s An GĂŠ FhiĂĄin, Biedenbenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dreams in the Dusk, Coplandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emblems, and De Fallaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Three-Cornered Hat.

Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.

Schlesinger Concert Hall Northern Virginia Community College 4915 East Campus Dr. Alexandria, VA 202-433-4011 www.marineband.marines.mil

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MUSIC - CONCERTS Guest Artist Series

Thurs, Feb 21, 8 p.m.

Join the Concert Band with special guest artist, euphonium-virtuoso David Childs! This program will feature Graingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Molly on the Shore, Glinkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture and Sir Karl Jenkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Euphonium Concerto.

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm

A musical, political satire. We put the MOCK in Democracy! www.capsteps.com Info: 202.312.1555

COMEDY Make America Grin Again

Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Tix available at 202.397.SEAT ticketmaster.com

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world-renowned artists who made important contributions to postwar and contemporary art. Reservations are required and are available through the website. 12100 Glen Road, Potomac, Md.

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens: “Perfume & Seduction”:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: “Rafael Lozano-Hemmer:

on news from the 17th century to the present, through Aug. 17. 10 First St. SE.

Pulse”: This three-part interactive exhibition visually displays individual heartbeats gathered from the day’s museum visitors, through April 28. Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW.

Museum of the Bible: “Museum

Library of Congress: “Art in Action:

An exhibition of luxury accessories of the toilette, an elaborate daily ritual of rising, dressing, pampering and primping popular with wealthy Parisians in the mid-18th century, through June 9. 4155 Linnean Ave. NW.

Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times”: An exhibition of drawings by Washington Post editorial cartoonist Herblock paired with artists’ prints, drawings and posters that comment

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of the Bible”: Five floors of exhibits of ancient biblical manuscripts, including an array of texts on papyrus, Jewish texts, the world’s largest private collection of Torah scrolls, medieval manuscripts and Bibles belonging to celebrities. 400 Fourth St. SW.

National Building Museum: “Evicted”: Created with the help of eviction researcher and author Matthew Desmond, this exhibition is an immersive

experience that introduces visitors to the experience of eviction that also includes information on the rise and reason for evictions, and the programs available to families, children and teens to combat it, through May 19; “Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project”: An exhibition that examines the innovative design and construction of cities created for the Manhattan Project — Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Hanford, Wash.; and Los Alamos, N.M. — examining daily life within, and showing that social stratification and segregation were evident, through July 28. 401 F St.

NW.

National Gallery of Art: “Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project”: An exhibition of four large-scale photographs and one video from the artist’s series, a memorial to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 15, 1963, through April 21; “Gordon Parks: The New Tide, 1940-1950”: An exhibition of 120 of Parks’ photographs, magazines, books, letters and family pictures, through Monday. Sixth Street CONTINUED ON PAGE 36

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The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture”: An exhibition about Oprah Winfrey, a talk show host, actor and film producer who founded her own media company, through June 1. 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.

and Constitution Avenue NW.

National Museum of African American History and Culture:

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 • 8pm at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington,VA Tickets 6pm ($20), Doors/Red Carpet broadcast 6:30pm

“Ongoing exhibitions”: Focusing on diverse historical subjects including the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the civil rights movement, the history of AfricanAmerican music and other cultural expressions, visual arts, theater, sports and military history; “Watching Oprah:

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Local movie times DISTRICT

AMC Georgetown 14 3111 K Street N.W.

www.amctheatres.com/

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 7:35-9:50 Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) CC;DV;Dolby Cinema at AMC Prime;Recliners;RS: 1:30-4:307:30-10:30 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) CC;DV;RealD 3D;Recliners;RS: 2:10-4:50 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 12:45-4:00-7:40-9:40 Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:15-7:30-7:45-8:159:30-9:55-10:30 The Favourite (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 1:40-4:45-10:10 Miss Bala (PG-13) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 5:30 Green Book (PG-13) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 12:35-3:40-6:45-10:15 The Prodigy (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 12:15-2:40-5:10 Alita: Battle Angel An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) CC;DV;RS: 12:30-3:30-6:30-9:30 Cold Pursuit (R) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 1:45-4:40-7:35-10:25 Free Solo (PG-13) AMC Independent;Recliners;RS: 1:10-3:45-6:15 Vice (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 2:15 They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) (R) Alternative Content;CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 3:306:30-10:40 They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) 3D (R) Alternative Content;CC;DV;RealD 3D;Recliners;RS: 12:30 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 12:20-2:50-5:25-7:55-10:45 What Men Want (R) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 1:00-4:00-7:00-8:45-10:00

AMC Mazza Gallerie 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW

www.amctheatres.com/

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) CC;DV: 12:10-5:20 Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) CC;DV: 1:20-4:20-7:20-10:20 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 2:40-7:55 Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:00-9:15-10:30 What Men Want (R) CC;DV: 12:05-2:50-5:40-8:30-10:35 The Favourite (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 2:00-4:50-7:40 Cold Pursuit (R) CC;DV: 12:05-2:50-5:40-8:25 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) CC: 12:30-3:00-5:30-8:00-10:30

AMC Uptown 1

3426 Connecticut Avenue N.W.

www.amctheatres.com/

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) (R) Alternative Content;CC: 7:15 They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) 3D (R) Alternative Content;CC;RealD 3D: 4:15

Avalon Theatre

5612 Connecticut Avenue

www.theavalon.org

Stan & Ollie (PG) CC AD: 12:30-3:00-5:20-7:45 Green Book (PG-13) CC AD: 7:30 Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (R) 4:45 Green Book (PG-13) OC: 1:45

Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema 807 V Street NW

www.landmarktheatres.com/

Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:00-1:30-4:00-4:30-7:00-9:30 A Star is Born (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:30-5:00-10:25 Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 12:00-2:10-4:20-7:10-9:15 What Men Want (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:15-1:40-4:10-7:20-9:45 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 2:20-7:50 Green Book (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:10-1:50-7:30-10:10 Vice (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:20-2:00-4:40-7:40-10:20

Landmark E Street Cinema 555 11th Street NW

www.landmarktheatres.com/

Cold War (Zimna Wojna) (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;Subtitled: 1:10-3:20-4:40-5:30-7:40-9:50 Roma (R) CC;HA;HoH;Subtitled: 1:45-4:45-7:45 2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation (NR) HA;HoH: 12:45-3:00-5:15-7:30-9:45 2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Live Action (NR) HA;HoH: 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:20-9:30 On The Basis Of Sex (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:30 The Favourite (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:15-2:00-4:15-7:15-9:40 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:05-4:05-7:05-9:35 Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben) (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;Subtitled: 7:30

Landmark West End Cinema 2301 M Street NW

www.landmarktheatres.com/

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:30-4:30-7:30 2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Documentary (NR) HA;HoH: 1:00-4:00-7:00 Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (R) HA;HoH;Subtitled: 1:15-4:15-7:15

Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 701 Seventh Street NW

www.regmovies.com/

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 1:15-7:00 Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:00-6:00-9:00 Glass (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 1:15-4:15-7:15-10:15 Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 11:55-2:15-4:45-7:15-9:45 What Men Want (R) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:30-1:00-3:20-4:05-6:10-7:059:00-10:05 Alita: Battle Angel 3D (PG-13) 3D;4DX;4DX 3D;CC;DV;NP;R-S;Stadium: 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV;R-S;Stadium: 12:00-2:40-5:258:05-10:45

National Museum of African Art: “Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women”: This exhibition of gold jewelry — a 2012 gift from art historian Marian Ashby Johnson — looks at the production

and circulation of gold in Senegal, through Sept. 29. 950 Independence Ave. SW.

National Museum of Women in the Arts: “Ambreen Butt: Mark My Words”: An exhibition of works that explores the Pakistani-American artist’s Persian miniature painting and range of techniques, including drawing, stitching, staining, etching and gluing, through April 14. 1250 New York Ave. NW.

(!) No Pass/No Discount Ticket The Prodigy (R) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00 Cold Pursuit (R) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 1:00-3:50-6:40-9:35 They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) (R) 2D;CC;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:30-3:30-6:35-9:45 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:3010:00 Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year (Xiao zhu pei qi guo da nia) (G) 2D;Chinese ST;Mandarin;Recliner;R-S;Stadium;Sub-Titled: 12:00-2:10-4:15-6:20-8:25-10:30 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) 2D;CC;DV;NP;R-S;Stadium: 12:15-3:005:45-8:35 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) 3D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 4:10-9:50 Alita: Battle Angel 3D (PG-13) 3D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 3:00

Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:15-2:45-5:10-7:40-10:15 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:55-3:55-6:55-9:55 What Men Want (R) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 1:00-1:20-4:00-4:50-7:05-7:45-10:00-10:45 Alita: Battle Angel 3D (PG-13) 3D;CC;DV;NP;Stadium: 12:00-12:55-3:05-6:05-10:20 Miss Bala (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:10-2:45-5:20-7:55-10:55 Escape Room (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:05-2:35-5:10-7:50-10:45 The Prodigy (R) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 1:30-4:10-7:00-9:45 Cold Pursuit (R) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 1:20-4:35-7:35-10:50 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:00-2:45-5:15-7:45-10:30

Regal Majestic Stadium 20 & IMAX 900 Ellsworth Drive

www.regmovies.com/

Stan & Ollie (PG) CC;Accessibility devices available: 2:15-6:45 The Favourite (R) CC;Accessibility devices available: 7:10-9:30 Cold War (Zimna Wojna) (R) CC;Accessibility devices available;English Subtitles: 1:103:10-5:15-7:10-9:15 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) CC;Accessibility devices available: 4:20-9:00 Vice (R) CC;Accessibility devices available: 11:30AM

Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 12:05-3:30-6:55-10:20 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 1:00-3:20-3:50-6:10-6:40-9:30 Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 1:15-3:20-6:25-10:30 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) 3D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;Reserved;RS;Stadium: 12:30-9:00 Glass (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 12:45-3:55-7:05-10:15 Gully Boy (NR) 2D;Hindi;No Pass/SS;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium;Sub-Titled: 12:003:30-6:55-10:20 Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:00-2:25-4:50-7:15-10:00 What Men Want (R) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 12:15-12:45-1:15-3:203:50-4:20-6:25-6:55-7:25-9:30-10:00-10:30 Alita: Battle Angel 3D (PG-13) 3D;CC;DV;NP;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:15-4:20-7:25-9:30 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 12:30-3:25-6:30-9:35 Miss Bala (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 12:10-2:55-5:45-8:25-11:10 Alita: Battle Angel An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) CC;DV;IMAX;IMAX 3D;NP;RS;Stadium: 12:45-3:50-6:55-10:00 The Prodigy (R) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 1:50-4:25-7:15-10:00 Cold Pursuit (R) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 12:25-3:30-6:35-9:35 They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) (R) 2D;CC;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium: 12:35-3:507:05-10:20 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 12:00-12:30-2:40-3:055:15-5:35-8:00-8:15-10:45-11:00 The Wandering Earth 2D;Mandarin;No Pass/SS;Recliner;Reserved;R-S;Stadium;Sub-Titled: 12:35-3:40-6:45-10:05

4001 Powder Mill Rd.

7710 Matapeake Business Dr.

Smithsonian - Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater 601 Independence Avenue SW

www.si.edu/imax

D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D (NR) 1:10 Aircraft Carrier: Guardians of the Seas 3D (2018) (NR) 10:50-12:00-2:35 Journey to Space: The IMAX 3D Experience (NR) 10:20-11:25-12:35-2:00-3:10 Alita: Battle Angel An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) 3:55-6:10-8:25

Smithsonian - Warner Bros. Theater 14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW

www.si.edu/theaters

Tornado Alley 3D (NR) 3:00 D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D (NR) 11:25AM National Parks Adventure 3D (America Wild 3D) (NR) 10:30-2:05 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) 12:20 They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) 3D (R) 3:30

MARYLAND

AFI Silver Theatre Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Road

www.aﬁ.com/silver

AMC Center Park 8

www.amctheatres.com/

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 3:00-8:45 Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 11:15-2:00-4:50-7:40-10:30 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) CC;DV;RealD 3D;Recliners;RS: 12:15-6:00 What Men Want (R) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 11:00-12:00-1:45-3:00-4:30-6:00-7:15-8:45-10:00 The Prodigy (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00 Cold Pursuit (R) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 11:00-1:45-4:30-7:15-10:00 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) CC;DV;Recliners;RS: 11:30-2:15-5:00-7:45-10:30

AMC Magic Johnson Capital Center 12 800 Shoppers Way

www.amctheatres.com/

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) CC;DV: 1:00-3:45 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) CC;DV: 10:00-3:30-9:00 Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) CC: 12:00-6:00-9:00 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 12:45-6:15 Glass (PG-13) CC;DV: 10:20-1:40-4:35-7:30-10:30 The Upside (PG-13) CC;DV: 6:30-9:45 Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) CC;DV: 11:45-2:30-5:15-7:40-10:20 What Men Want (R) CC;DV: 10:30-11:30-1:15-2:15-4:00-5:00-6:45-7:45-9:30-10:30 Miss Bala (PG-13) CC;DV: 3:15-4:45-10:15 Escape Room (PG-13) CC;DV: 10:05-11:15-7:30 Alita: Battle Angel An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) CC;DV;RS: 10:00-1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 The Prodigy (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 10:15-12:45-3:10-5:30-8:00-10:20 Cold Pursuit (R) CC;DV: 10:45-1:30-4:15-7:00-9:45 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) CC;DV: 11:15-2:00-4:30-7:15-10:15 Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) CC;DV: 2:00

Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Avenue

www.landmarktheatres.com/

The Favourite (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS: 1:20-4:05-7:05-9:45 Roma (R) CC;HA;HoH;RS;Subtitled: 1:10-9:50 Capernaum (Capharnaüm) (R) DVS;HA;HoH;RS;Subtitled: 4:20-9:55 On The Basis Of Sex (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS: 1:35-7:20 Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben) (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS;Subtitled: 7:00 Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS: 3:55 2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation (NR) HA;HoH;RS: 4:35-9:55 Arctic (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS: 1:40-4:30-7:30-9:50 Vice (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS: 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:35 2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Live Action (NR) HA;HoH;RS: 1:50-7:15 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS: 1:30-4:10-7:10-9:50 Cold War (Zimna Wojna) (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH;RS;Subtitled: 2:00-4:45-7:25-10:00

Regal Hyattsville Royale Stadium 14 6505 America Blvd.

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Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Stadium: 3:30-6:30 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in 3D (PG) 3D;CC;DV;NP;Stadium: 9:10 The Upside (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:25-3:25-6:35-9:35 Gully Boy (NR) 2D;Hindi;No Pass/SS;Stadium;Sub-Titled: 12:15-3:45-7:15-9:55 Isn't It Romantic (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 1:45-4:15-7:00-9:45 Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (NR) 2D;Hindi;No Pass/SS;Stadium;Sub-Titled: 12:35-3:25-6:15-9:05 What Men Want (R) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:15-1:15-3:15-4:10-6:15-7:05-9:15-10:30 Alita: Battle Angel 3D (PG-13) 3D;CC;DV;NP;RPX;RPX 3D;Recliner;R-S;Stadium: 1:004:00-10:00 Green Book (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:40-3:40-6:45-9:50 The Prodigy (R) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 1:35-4:10-7:00-9:45 Cold Pursuit (R) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:20-3:20-6:30-9:25 Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;Stadium: 12:30-2:00-3:00-4:45-5:30-7:30-8:0010:15-10:30 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) 2D;CC;DV;NP;Stadium: 12:30-12:50-1:503:05-3:30-4:25-5:40-6:15-7:10-8:15-9:45 Alita: Battle Angel 3D (PG-13) 3D;CC;DV;NP;RPX;RPX 3D;Recliner;Stadium: 7:00; 12:30-9:30

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ROCKVILLE 1775 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 National Museum of the American Indian: “Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations”: An exhibition exploring the relationship between Native American nations and the United States, through April 1; “Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World”: The exhibition focuses on indigenous cosmologies, worldviews and philosophies related to the creation and order of the universe and the spiritual relationship between humankind and the natural world, through Sept. 1; “The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire”: To celebrate the construction of the Inca Road, which linked Cuzco, Peru, with the farthest reaches of the empire, the exhibition digs into its early foundations and the technologies that made building the road possible, through June 1; “Americans”: An exhibition of 350 objects and images that explores the prevalence of American Indian names and images throughout American culture including the Trail of Tears, baking powder cans, Thanksgiving, the Tomahawk missile, stories of Pocahontas and the Battle of Little Bighorn, through Sept. 30. Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW.

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National Portrait Gallery: “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now”: An exhibition that studies the silhouette, a form of portraiture popular in the 19th century, featuring the gallery’s extensive collection, including works by Auguste Edouart, who captured the likenesses of John Quincy Adams and Lydia Maria Child, through March 10; “Portraits of the World: Korea”: An exhibition of portraits by feminist artist Yun Suknam, whose subjects include her mother, and American artists Kiki Smith, Louise Nevelson, Nancy Spero and Louise Bourgeois, among others, through Nov. 17. Eighth and F streets NW.

National Postal Museum: “Beautiful Blooms: Flowering Plants on Stamps”: An exhibition that highlights the variety of flowering plants commemorated on U.S. postage stamps during the past 50 years. It includes some 30 pieces of artwork used to produce at least 28 flora stamps, through July 14. 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at National Portrait Gallery: “Orchids: Amazing Adaptations”: A joint collaboration with Smithsonian Gardens, the U.S. Botanic Garden, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, this installation of hundreds of orchids in the Kogod courtyard showcases their broad environmental adaptation, through April 28. Eighth and F streets NW. CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

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Smithsonian American Art Museum: “Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor”: An exhibition of 155 works by the artist, a black man born to an enslaved family in Alabama, who was an eyewitness to history: the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, the Great Migration and the steady rise of African-American culture in the South, through March 17. Eighth and F streets NW.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: “Objects of Wonder”:

The exhibition includes Martha, the last known passenger pigeon; the Pinniped fossil, an early member of the group of animals that includes walruses, seals and sea lions; and the “Blue Flame,” one of the world’s largest pieces of lapis lazuli; “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World”: An exhibition that examines the human ecology of epidemics to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great Influenza, a pandemic that took the lives of up to 100 million people, as much as 5 percent of the world’s population at that time. 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.

The Kreeger Museum: “Recent

Gifts From the Corcoran Gallery of Art”: An exhibition of works given to the Kreeger from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, including Helen Frankenthaler’s “Hurricane Flag,” as well as works by Clark Fox, Joan Mitchell, Anne Truitt, David Urban, Mark di Suvero, Andre Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck, through March 31. 2401 Foxhall Road NW.

The Phillips Collection: “Zilia Sanchez: Soy Isla (I Am an Island)”: The Phillips Collection presents the first museum retrospective of Cuban artist Zilia Sanchez, featuring more than 60 works spanning 70 years, through May

19; “Maggie Michael/Arthur G. Dove: Depth of Field”: D.C. artist Maggie Michael responds to works by Arthur G. Dove in the permanent collection, through May 5. 1600 21st St. NW.

U.S. Botanic Garden: “Celebrating New American Gardens”: New public gardens are exhibited that celebrate American gardens created or renovated within the last five years, through Oct. 15. 100 Maryland Ave. SW.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: “The Holocaust”: A chronological narrative of the Holocaust

through photographs, films and historical artifacts; “Americans and the Holocaust”: An exhibition that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism in America shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW.

Walters Art Museum: “Woven Words: Decoding the Silk Book”: A 19th-century prayer book woven entirely from silk on a Jacquard loom — a specialized loom that uses punch cards in the creation of textiles — is exhibited, through April 28. 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore.

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Playing the short game It’s time to do your Oscar homework. As every awards nerd knows, it’s not your familiarity with the best-picture nominees, but with the shorts — animated, live-action and documentary — that can make or break your score in the office pool. Once again, Landmark Cinemas is making it easy to bone up, with three showcases of the nominated films now playing. MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

“Black Sheep”

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The live-action program should come with a parental advisory: Four of the five entries involve kids engaged in situations that will profoundly trigger the maternal and paternal instinct to worry. Let’s start with the tense Spanish film “Madre,” about a 6-year-old boy on a road trip with his father who calls Mom to tell her that Dad has disappeared. The program also includes the story of a terrifying accident that occurs while two boys are playing in rural Quebec, “Fauve,” and a fable about American racism that involves a young boy with all-too-easy access to guns, “Skin.” But for sheer horror, watch out for “Detainment.” Based on the 1993 murder of 2-year-old James Bulger by a pair of 10-year-old English boys, the film has generated controversy in England for what has been described as a sympathetic portrayal of the killers. Ultimately, bet on “Marguerite” to win. This French Canadian drama, about the relationship between a lonely senior (Beatrice Picard) and her home heath care nurse (Sandrine Bisson), is a powerfully moving portrait of unrequited love.

Domee Shi’s “Bao” — which debuted in front of “Incredibles 2” — is the big dog in this year’s race. The film, a metaphor for maternal love that anthropomorphizes a Chinese dumpling as a coddled son struggling to escape his mother’s clinginess, is a clever charmer. The rest of the field — all hand-drawn this year, in stark contrast to Pixar’s trademark CGI, and often wordless, or nearly so — also leans heavily on the parent-child theme: “Weekends” features a young boy navigating his parents’ divorce. “One Small Step” tells the story of a proud father and his aspiring-astronaut daughter. And “Late Afternoon” centers on an elderly woman (voiced by Fionnula Flanagan) and her daughter. For pure yuks, there’s “Animal Behavior.” Set in the office of a group therapist who happens to be a dog, this wry Canadian comedy explores several patients: a bird with guilt; a pig with an eating disorder; a cat with OCD; a praying mantis with relationship troubles; a gorilla with an anger management problem; and a leech with separation anxiety.

Two nominees have uncanny echoes of short films that were nominated two years ago: “End Game” — a look at the end-of-life decisions faced by terminal patients, their families and their doctors — is similar to “Extremis,” a 2017 nominee about the same subject. And “Lifeboat” — which follows humanitarians rescuing refugees fleeing Africa for Europe in unseaworthy boats — feels like almost the same movie as “4.1 Miles.” More important, both films are quite good, and moving. So are “A Night at the Garden,” which revisits a 1939 rally at Madison Square Garden by American Nazis, and “Period. End of Sentence.,” which follows a group of female entrepreneurs who are trying to make sanitary napkins available to Indian schoolgirls. But “Black Sheep” is compelling and unsettlingly original. The film tells the story of Cornelius Walker, an English man of Nigerian ancestry who befriended — and was ultimately befriended by — the white racists who tormented him. It’s an eye-opening examination of extreme assimilation and complicity — and it deserves the prize.

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Boseman, Lee packing their bags for Vietnam

“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, left, has joined the ensemble cast of the Spike Lee film “Da 5 Bloods,” according to Variety. Lee will direct, co-write and co-produce the movie, which follows a group of Vietnam veterans who return to the jungle to reconcile with their past. Delroy Lindo and Jean Reno also are in negotiations to star, with Netflix reportedly in talks to distribute the film. (EXPRESS)

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Sinise’s memoir meditates on a life of gratitude BOOK REVIEW When he was a sophomore in high school almost a half-century ago, three words changed Gary Sinise’s life: “Come and audition.” As he relates in “Grateful American,” his memoir released Tuesday, those words came from Barbara Patterson, the drama department head at Highland Park High School in Illinois. Just like that, Sinise’s life was transformed. Fresh out of high school, he co-founded the Tonywinning Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He played detective Mac Taylor for nine seasons on “CSI: NY.” But he’s best known as Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump,” a role that steered his life into one devoted to service. Patterson may have sealed Sinise’s fate, but the 1994 film gave his life meaning in a new way. “Grateful American” is the story of how Sinise felt compelled to redirect his passion on behalf of American troops. The book does contain some startling personal admissions, though, including a harrowing section about his wife, actress Moira Harris, and her struggles with alcoholism. Sinise pointedly does not talk politics. Although he’s known as one of few conservatives in Hollywood, he feels strongly that politics has no place when it comes to supporting the troops. He’s more interested in unifying messages — and if “Grateful American” has one, it’s the recurring phrase, “I can do more.” DONALD LIEBENSON (TWP)

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“It makes me feel better about myself when I see that even people like Chris Evans have pictures of themselves they hate.” @WEARETHEFOXES99, reacting to the actor’s lighthearted anger after ET Canada tweeted about his role in Antoine Fuqua’s film “Infinite” — with a photo of Evans sporting a mustache. Upon seeing the pic, Evans responded with, “This is clearly an act of aggression. There are literally hundreds of photos to choose from.” Evans had grown the ‘stache for his role in the 2018 Broadway play “Lobby Hero.”

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You may not be in a position to make the rules today, which means that you’ll have to follow them. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Take a look at where you’ve been, and you’ll discover a better route to the place you want to go. It’s more than a matter of speed. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Someone is likely to stand between you and your destination today — but he or she doesn’t realize that you’re not in any hurry. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You may be faced with more than you are used to today. Give someone else the first crack at a problem that is plaguing you both at this time.

WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You can

get everything done today if you know how to break it down. Don’t try to take it all in at once.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are not interested in what others have to say about your performance today — but you can benefit from what you hear. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) A mystery waits to be solved. You won’t discover the key until you are willing to look deep within yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You

FOUR RACK TOTAL Make a 2-7-letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word using scoring directions at right. Seven-letter words get a 50-point bonus. Blank tiles used as any letter have no point value. Scrabble is a trademark of Hasbro in the U.S. and Canada.

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will almost surely have room to experiment more freely than usual today. Take someone along for the ride if you travel far from home.

TODAY: Temperatures trend in the right direction as high pressure provides partly sunny skies. Afternoon highs should reach the low to mid-50s, with light winds. Skies turn partly to mostly cloudy as a cold front starts to approach from the west. Ahead of it, we have a mild breeze tonight, keeping lows in the upper 30s until overnight.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) That which is essential may be easily confused with that which can be tossed aside without a thought. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Interpretation is the key to progress today. Make sure that no one is trying to interfere as you consider what key symbols mean.

Need more Sudoku? Find another puzzle in the Comics section of The Post every Sunday and in the Style section Monday through Saturday.

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE | STEPHAN PASTIS

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Someone is sitting, or standing, right where you want to be — but is it proper to complain? You’ll have to wait your turn.

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MONDAY

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

A friend may ask you a question that is difficult to answer — but only because of the source.

DAILY CODE

today in histor y

1903: The Department of Commerce and Labor is established. (It was divided into separate departments of Commerce and Labor in 1913.)

1929: The “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” takes place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang are gunned down.

2018: A gunman identified as a former student opens fire with a semiautomatic rifle at Marjory Stonemthaan Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 people in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since the attack in Newtown, Conn., more than five years earlier.

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people

Miranda gives ‘tossed salad’ new meaning

Chance sets self up for a Valentine’s fail Chance the Rapper shut down a Barneys in Chicago early on Monday to give his fiancee, Kirsten Corley, a private shopping spree, Page Six reported. Chance shared some video of the experience on his Instagram Stories. Corley left with four extra-large shopping bags and four garment bags. The couple have been engaged since July 2018 and have a 3-year-old daughter named Kensli. (EXPRESS)

Miranda Lambert allegedly dumped a salad on a woman Sunday night at Stoney River Steakhouse in Nashville, Tenn., TMZ reported. Sources close to Lambert, 35, told TMZ that an older man picked a fight with one of the singer’s friends in the men’s restroom over a comment about millennials and their phones. Eyewitnesses said Lambert had to be held back when the man approached her table and began screaming. The singer then dumped a salad in his wife’s lap. Police were called to the restaurant but did not file a report, according to TMZ. Lambert and her friends had left by the time police arrived. Lambert’s reps have not commented. (EXPRESS)

STARS

No one can throw shade the way a mother can

Jessica Simpson broke the lid of her toilet seat, and shared the results on Instagram on Tuesday. “Warning... Don’t lean back on the toilet when pregnant,” the signer wrote, accompanying a photo of herself holding the toilet lid. According to People, Simpson is pregnant with a baby girl due in September — her third child with husband Eric Johnson. (EXPRESS)

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WARNINGS

Jessica continues her PSA series for pregnant women

Alicia and Michelle laugh at the idea that they aren’t “real stars.”

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Michelle Obama shared a text exchange Wednesday with her mom, Marian Robinson, on Instagram after the former first lady received a standing ovation at the Grammys with Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Jada Pinkett Smith. Obama asked her mom if she had watched. Robinson replied that she did, and asked if her daughter had met “any of the real stars.” Obama ended the exchange by writing, “And I am a real star.” (AP)

AZIZ ANSARI, as quoted by Vulture, addressing the sexual misconduct allegation against him during a comedy set in New York on Monday

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