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A LONG WAY: MARCHERS TO MEMBERS R EC A L L I N G T H E GR EA T SU F F R A GE PA R A DE

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ABOUT THE COVER

A slightly edited version of the official program of the Women’s Suffrage Parade, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1913. Original artwork by Benjamin Moran Dale. Courtesy Library of Congress.

EDITORIAL/OPINION · 8 Jack Evans Report Ins & Outs

Downtown News

ANTIQUES ADDICT · 10 MAYOR BOWSER GIVES STATE OF THE DISTRICT SPEECH

Latest Dish

Mayor Muriel Bowser. Photo by Patrick G. Ryan.

IN THE MIDST OF MARCH MADNESS

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VISUAL ARTS · 15

Zilia Sánchez at the Phillips

GETAWAYS · 16 - 19

Greet Spring in Charlottesville During Historic Garden Week In Country Calendar

CLASSIFIEDS · 20 Service Directory

Senior Correspondent Peggy Sands Contributors Mary Bird Allyson Burkhardt Evan Caplan Jack Evans Donna Evers Michelle Galler Stephanie Green Amos Gelb Wally Greeves Kitty Kelley Rebekah Kelley Jody Kurash Shelia Moses Kate Oczypok Linda Roth Alison Schafer

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A Long Way: Marchers to Members

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BUSINESS · 9

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HAUTE & COOL · 11

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Town Topics

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Publisher Sonya Bernhardt

To the NIT, not the big dance. Georgetown point guard James Akinjo (3) has the ball on Feb. 20, when the Hoyas beat defending champions Villanova. Photo by Jeff Malet.

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Events Calendar

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On the program are Beethoven’s “Serioso” quartet and works by Debussy, Webern, Dizzy Gillespie and Richard Rodgers. Tickets are $42 ($39 for seniors). For details, visit dumbartonconcerts.org. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW.

the anniversary of this milestone, featuring tastings of a wide variety of local beers, ciders and snacks, with beer historians Lost Lagers on hand. For details, visit dumbartonhouse. org. Tickets are $40 ($50 starting March 22).

Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW.

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CELEBRATION OF PHILANTHROPY

OAK HILL CEMETERY TOUR

Live music, theater, poetry and dance performances by nonprofits and local artists supported by the Community Foundation will be presented at this cocktail reception and community festival. Anthony A. Williams will receive the Civic Spirit Award. Tickets are $200. For details, visit thecommunityfoundation.org. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW.

This free tour of historic Oak Hill Cemetery, led by a staff person, is presented by Death Positive DC, which promotes conversations about death and helps people connect around this topic through social media and in-person events. Donations to Oak Hill are encouraged.

For details, visit deathpositivedc.com. 3001 R Street NW.

MARCH 26 WASHINGTON NATIONALS HOMECOMING

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HOUSE TOUR PATRONS PARTY Established in 2001 by Frida Burling, the Patrons Party for this year’s Georgetown House Tour — to be held on Saturday, April 27 — will be at the home of Brooke and Stephane Carnot. Proceeds benefit the St. John’s ministries to homeless adults and children, the unemployed, senior citizens and D.C. schoolchildren.

Tickets start at $250. For details, visit georgetownhousetour.com.

GLEN ECHO RENTALS OPEN HOUSE

The Wharf will host a festive welcomeback for the Nats, who will walk the red carpet from Blair Alley to the Anthem. The homecoming event will feature a DJ on the Floating Stage and games and activities on Transit Pier, plus food and drink specials at the waterfront development’s restaurants. For details, visit wharfdc.com. 735 Water St. SW.

At this open house, those planning a wedding, bat or bar mitzvah, gala, fundraiser, corporate event or birthday party can learn about Glen Echo Park’s venues, view table settings in the Bumper Car Pavilion, sample caterers’ specialties and meet vendors in the Spanish Ballroom. Admission is free with RSVP. For details, visit glenechopark.org. 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Maryland.

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NEWS

BY PEGGY SA NDS A ND G A RY T I S C H LE R

Tudor Place Lawn Torn Up for Cistern Project The view of the vast south lawn of one of Georgetown’s most revered historic homes is a bit shocking right now. The acreage on the corner of Q and 31st Streets is almost completely torn up.

“It’s gonna be great!” Tudor Place Executive Director Mark Hudson told The Georgetowner on the morning of March 11, as two skip loaders scooped out tons of deep red earth from a gigantic hole near the mower shed on the lawn’s southwest side.

By next week, two 30-foot-long, eightfoot-high cisterns (water tanks), each capable of holding over 10,000 gallons of water, will be lowered onto a bed of gravel in the hole.

They then will be attached to a new line of pipes that will conduct all the water runoff from the historic house and from points along the south garden’s steep grassy slopes.

“In a month, we’ll be able to not only save and use all our own water to irrigate the lawns.

We also will have nearly complete control of all the water runoff which has flowed onto Q Street and into the city’s water system and nearby waterways,” said Hudson. “We’ll be saving money while we save the environment.”

The project is part of Tudor Place’s longterm sustainability plan. The underground cisterns will enhance the temporary soilstabilizing matting, silt fencing and jute filter logs that were put in place last year by the Tudor Place Foundation with the help of the Georgetown Garden Club. Those measures were a temporary solution to absorb and redirect the excess water flow from the estate.

The almost half-million-dollar cost of the underground cistern project is being covered by grants and Tudor Place fundraising, which is ongoing. The project also incorporates a multiphase plan to remove invasive species from the southern slope and replace them with historically based groundcovers, shrubs and an understory of flowering trees.

“Tudor Place has long considered sustainability and care for the environment one of the keys to our mission to safeguard this historic place,” Hudson said. Continual input from experts, neighbors and supporters of the estate has been sought for the project, especially those living next to the 32nd Street entrance, where the construction equipment and materials enter and exit.

The south lawn of Tudor Place. Courtesy Tudor Place.

“But now neighbors, supporters and staff of Tudor Place watch the construction on the south lawn with excitement. It’s a little like watching boys with their big yellow toy trucks,” Hudson said. “When the huge cisterns were unloaded from road-blocking flatbed trucks and swung onto the lawn, one of the most excited little boys watching was me.”

The cisterns are expected to be fully covered by the time of the annual Eggstravaganza! egg hunt and roll on April 13. The new lawn should be in place by the 27th annual Spring Garden Party on May 22.

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Designer Ann Kenkel, 1956-2019 Ann Kenkel died March 11 after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 62.

She was the owner of Ann Kenkel Interiors in Washington, D.C., known for its elegant, up-to-date designs and impressive list of clients. Kenkel’s 30-year-old design firm included architectural renovation design, pre-construction planning, 3-D photorealistic drafting and staging. Kenkel lived on 37th Street in Burleith.

While her talents were much appreciated, it was the woman that impressed all whom she met, befriended and loved. Kenkel’s family and friends are devastated by the loss of an earthy angel, they say, who now has added to the glory of heaven.

There were many involved with Kenkel during her last days, as Elissa Jackson wrote to “Friends of Our Beloved Ann”: “Ever the entertainer and hostess

extraordinaire, Ann hoped for a fabulous party in celebrating her life. Several have offered to host a memorial service for her and we are so appreciative of the kind and generous offers. However, Coleman and some friends discussed a Celebration of Life gathering at the Chevy Chase Club in the next couple of months when the weather is a bit more pleasant. Once a date is set and plans are finalized, details will be announced. Every effort will be made to create the kind of celebration that Ann would have loved ...

“While these emails may come from me, I must let you know that there is actually a chorus of angels that have been by Ann’s side all along this tragic journey. Some drove Ann to appointments. Others sat with her or visited her at the hospital, and still other friends spent hours or days preparing Ann’s

Holy Trinity Breaks Ground for Holy Rood Cemetery Project

ANC Calls for Transparency in Jelleff Field Usage Plans

With a Feb. 25 groundbreaking ceremony, Holy Trinity Catholic Church marked the start of a project to restore Holy Rood Cemetery and build a columbarium at the site. The Rev. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Holy Trinity’s pastor, and project leader Grace Bateman, along with a small group of parishioners, turned the first shovels of dirt, launching the long-awaited effort. Completion is expected this fall.

For a number of years, Holy Trinity has been working on a plan with Georgetown University, Holy Rood’s owner, to restore the parish cemetery and allow Holy Trinity to build a 645-niche columbarium there for the remains of parishioners and others.

Cemetery restoration will include resetting fallen headstones, resurfacing roadways, repairing the hillside burial crypt, installing an ornamental iron fence and gate, enhancing the entrance and planting many new trees and shrubs. Holy Trinity will use a portion of the proceeds from columbarium niche sales to establish a perpetual care endowment for the cemetery.

More information about the project is available at holytrinitycolumbarium.org.

Bill Geier, Jack Brady, Dino Campagnari, Phil Ward, the Rev. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Pat Sowick, Grace Bateman and Alicia Brown. Photo by Karelia Pallan.

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house for a Welcome Home that, sadly, did not happen. There were friends that helped research the best doctors, treatments and hospitals. Some tracked down CBD oil or air ambulance and private plane transportation options. There were some who graciously shared an abundance of research material in alternative medicine treatments. Many of you sent encouraging texts written with heartfelt love, while others left sweet voicemails. And, of course, all of you prayed fervently for a miracle. Whoever coined the phrase, ‘It takes a village,’ must have experienced something along the lines of what we all did together for Ann. There were no coincidences about how things or people’s talents and availability fell into place. God designed this plan for our favorite, beautiful, multi-talented designer, Ann.”

Ann Kenkel.

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ne of the most visible changes in Georgetown, Burleith and surrounding neighborhoods over the past 10 years is the growing number of schoolchildren, as young families increasingly move from commuter suburbs to smaller homes and gardens in Georgetown’s more urbanized neighborhoods.

“Now it’s hard to find a sports field close to home,” said Jason Orlando, co-president of the Parent Teacher Organization at Hardy Middle School at 1819 35th St. NW. “We have multiple organized sports teams in the fall and spring, playing after-school matches on our school’s little patch of rough grass. But four manicured playing fields across the street at the Jelleff Recreation Center are used exclusively every afternoon by a private school.”

This was the focus of a lively discussion at the March 4 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E. This June, the 10-year usage permit allowing Maret School, a private K-12 school located at 3000 Cathedral Ave. NW, exclusive use of the Jelleff fields every afternoon, is up for

extension for another 10 years.

In a resolution that passed unanimously, the ANC urged that “DPR should establish a transparent process that will give all interested user groups … a seat at the table.”

“Times have changed since 2009 when the playing fields were completely renovated at the expense of the Maret School under a private-public partnership with the city,” said ANC Commissioner Kishan Putta. Back then, the city’s credit rating and economy weren’t strong. The growing international school had resources and a need for official playing fields, according to newspaper articles at the time. In exchange for financing the complete refurbishment of the field, Maret got an exclusive, renewable 10-year usage permit.

“Today, however, the city is in good economic shape, with a triple-A credit rating and a rising tax base,” Putta pointed out. The city has budgeted some $7 million dollars for the renovation and modernization of the club building in 2020-21, but the plans do not include any new fields.

“Georgetown’s schools are growing, especially Hardy Middle School. We appreciate what Maret did to refurbish the fields in 2009. But now Hardy’s sports teams need to be able to use the fields on maybe two school afternoons a week,” Orlando told The Georgetowner.

“The Jelleff Recreation Center also needs some reserved afternoon field time for our youth teams, who right now are forced to practice their outdoor sports in the small and crowded indoor gym,” said longtime Branch Director Bob Stowers at the ANC meeting.

In its resolution, the ANC “strongly recommends that DPR host a community meeting open to all interested parties within the next sixty (60) days to gather the input needed to make a fair and informed decision when, and if, the School requests that the exclusive use arrangement be extended pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.”

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The college admissions scandal — Office, with whom we fully cooperated in its involving complicated schemes at such top- investigation. Mr. Ernst’s alleged actions are tier schools as the University of Southern shocking, highly antithetical to our values, California, UCLA, Stanford, the University of and violate numerous University policies and Texas and Yale — has ensnared Georgetown ethical standards.

University, in the person of Gordon Ernst, a “Now that the government’s investigation former university tennis coach. has detailed the extent of the alleged Ernst, who has reportedly been charged fraud, we are reviewing the details of the with racketeering and conspiracy, is said to indictment and will be taking appropriate have pocketed $2.7 million during his tenure, action. We have no indication that any other mainly for designating students as recruits Georgetown employees were involved.” for the Georgetown tennis team to facilitate At all the schools, a total of 50 people admission to the university, according to the — including 33 parents, celebrities and Georgetown Voice. quasi-celebrities like respected actress In a letter to the Georgetown University Felicity Huffman and former television community dated March 12, Lisa Brown, star Lori Loughlin among them — have the university’s vice president and general been charged in what was described as a counsel, and Erik Smulson, vice president bribery scam, initiated by one William and senior advisor to the president, wrote: Singer, described by the Washington Post as “Mr. Ernst has not coached our tennis team “the scheme’s chief architect” and “a wellsince December 2017, when he was placed connected college admissions adviser.” on leave after the Office of Undergraduate The charges were announced earlier this Admissions identified irregularities in his month by U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling recruitment practices and the University in what the FBI named “Operation Varsity initiated an internal investigation. The Blues.” The scheme included falsifying investigation found that Mr. Ernst had records, admission information and test violated University rules concerning results, as well as designating students to be admissions, and he separated from the athletes when they were not.

University in 2018. The University was not More indictments and charges are aware of any alleged criminal activity or expected in what remains an ongoing acceptance of bribes by Mr. Ernst until it investigation, apparently unprecedented in was later contacted by the U.S. Attorney’s its scale and scope.

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OPINION JACK EVANS REPORT

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BY JAC K EVAN S Send Your Feedback, Questions or Concerns, Tips and Suggestions to editorial@georgetowner.com or call 202-338-4833

A Cloud Over Our Council Member WHAT’S GOING ON WITH JACK EVANS? These are not the best of times for Evans, D.C.’s longest serving Council member, who represents Ward 2.

A political and ethical cloud seems to be hovering over him, including accusations that he used his office to solicit clients for his consulting firm, since shut down; questions about his dealings with a digital advertising company; and, most recently and importantly, federal subpoenas issued to Council members, the mayor’s office and Evans’s private clients.

The controversies, which have been brewing over a period of time, have lately increased in intensity. Over that period, Evans has had very little to say to his constituents, to the press or in public about any of these matters.

Last week, before a March 18 meeting by the Council to consider a proposed reprimand of Evans, he met in private with Council members and reportedly apologized.

Speaking briefly to reporters last week, Evans said: “In retrospect, I would have done a lot of things differently, certainly I made some major mistakes, and I want to take this opportunity to apologize to my constituents, to the residents of the District of Columbia and to my colleagues.”

There have been calls for the removal of Evans from his committee chairmanships as well as suggestions of a recall election on the part of at least one constituent. Some Council members have suggested that the Council pursue its own investigation.

Evans has been a resident of Georgetown

ever since he was first elected to the Ward 2 seat, which covers a wide and diverse swath of the city. He has a record of considerable achievement. Many residents of Georgetown — as well as other parts of the ward — see themselves closely connected to him and his political fortunes.

He still has many supporters here.

He twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor and has for nearly 20 years written a regular column in The Georgetowner.

We think it’s a good idea for Evans — who, aside from that May 6 statement, has been reluctant to speak about the controversies surrounding him — to speak out in public.

There are a number of forums to accomplish this, including a possible town hall meeting with the Citizens Association of Georgetown at which he can explain his versions of these events. Likewise, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions across the ward could be useful venues for such efforts.

We feel it’s not enough to speak behind closed doors to the Council, excluding supporters, constituents and business and civic leaders, who have known him for years.

We don’t profess to have detailed or inside information on the matters now under investigation involving Evans. But, in conjunction with other residents of Georgetown, we certainly would like to know more, and to receive that information directly and in public from Evans.

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A budget is a symbol of a jurisdiction’s values. The executive branch sets benchmarks for our priorities, but ultimately it’s the legislative branch that decides the substance of the details. On Wednesday, March 20, Mayor Muriel Bowser sent her Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal to the Council for consideration.

From the size of this budget, it’s easy to see that the District is a generous city.

We care deeply about a livable, walkable, beautiful and safe city for us and our families to live in. We invest heavily in education, economic development, public safety and transportation. City priorities remain largely similar from budget to budget, but there are several issues I want to focus on in 2020.

My priorities in 2020 will be educating our children, supporting our small business community and ensuring that our first responders have the resources they need to serve our residents in Georgetown and across the city.

Our children deserve world-class education no matter where they live in the District. I believe Ward 2 has some of the best schools with the best teachers to educate our children, but that doesn’t mean

our school system is perfect. I will fight to make sure schools are working efficiently and have the resources they need.

The District’s finances are the envy of cities across the nation and business is booming, but our small and local businesses still face economic roadblocks.

A healthy local business community draws visitors and adds to the economic vitality of major corridors such as M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. If someone wants to start or maintain a business in the District, I want to make sure they have the opportunity to be successful.

Our first responders are constantly met with challenges. Many of the situations they face are life-threatening. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, I want to know that they are prepared for their job.

Just in the last month, there were reports that our firefighters are not equipped with the best tools to combat fires and emergencies. This is unacceptable, and I will do everything I can to support our police and fire teams.

These are just a few of the budget items I’ll focus on in the coming months. Of course, it would be remiss of me not to mention that, among many of the priorities I mentioned, my first responsibility is to serve you. There are many services the city offers residents. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to contact me or my staff.

The Curious, 96-Year History of the Equal Rights Amendment

BY PEGGY SAN D S The venerable Equal Rights Amendment has a curious history. Written 96 years ago in 1923 by the National Woman’s Party, just three years after women gained the right to vote, it was supposed to guarantee women equal rights in all areas of the law.

It reads: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

But it was almost 50 years before the House approved the measure, in 1970. The Senate did so in 1972.

Next, the congressionally approved constitutional amendment had to be approved by two-thirds of the states: 38. By 1975, 33 states had ratified the amendment.

But then a Stop ERA campaign led by Phyllis Schlafly halted the momentum.

Opponents suggested that ratification of the ERA would lead to the complete unraveling of traditional American society, including the breakup of families, women being drafted into combat and the ending of traditional sex roles. Several states rescinded their ratification votes and Congress extended the deadline for ratification from 1979 to 1982 (some challenged states’ rescinding of ratification, and others the deadline extension, as being unconstitutional).

Ratification efforts continued after 1982, but until 2017 only 35 states had signed on.

Then, on March 22, 2017, Nevada ratified the ERA, followed by Illinois on May 30, 2018. Excited ERA supporters counted on the newly energized women’s movement and political success in the 2018 midterm elections to make Virginia the 38th state in January of 2019.

It didn’t happen. The ERA did not get out of committee. It was blocked after intense lobbying by Victoria Cobb, president of the Family Foundation of Virginia and a selfproclaimed “third generation opponent of the ERA.” Advocates such as actress and filmmaker Kamala Lopez, director of the 2016 documentary “Equal Means Equal,” expect that in the next year Arizona may become the 38th state to ratify the amendment. “All the changes that some people in the past had feared the ERA would create, have occurred anyway, driven not by women’s equality but by the will of the people,” Lopez contends.

As for the expiration date, ERA activists dispute it. “There is nothing in Article V of the Constitution about deadlines,” writes Lopez.

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IN: MONO, SIGN OF THE TIMES

Mono Diner at 1424 Wisconsin Ave. NW is open, although its street sign is still a work in progress. The business is run by Mohammad Esfahani and Issa Kash of All About Burger. Esfahani once owned Mon Cheri Cafe (now Sprinkles) at 3015 M St. NW and Tahoga (now Le Pain Quotidien) two blocks farther east. The property that contains Mono Diner suffered a partial building collapse in 2011 and had to be reconstructed.

We stopped by to see how they were faring during their first couple of weeks. Although the menu is also in development, business, especially at lunch, has been steady. We swooned over the diner’s goat cheese tomato soup, which goes perfectly with the wide assortment of salads available. We will keep an eye on Mono Diner, especially as it moves into a much-needed 24-hour dining service.

IN: WELLS FARGO EXPRESS IN MAY

Move over, Starbucks. Wells Fargo is branching out with what the banking franchise calls its “digital express centers,” and one of them will be in Georgetown.

The 1,500-square-foot center will arrive the first week of May at 1329 Wisconsin Ave. NW, offering more convenient and high-tech ways to make deposits and other transactions. There will also be a lounge where customers can hang out, make phone calls and charge their devices.

OUT: LAST CROSS MACKENZIE SHOW IN TOWN

Cross Mackenzie Gallery at 1675 Wisconsin Ave. NW festively opened its final art exhibition on Georgetown’s Book Hill, on view through April 13: “Midnight in the Clearing” by Patrick Bermingham. The business is moving to Hillsboro, Virginia.

Gallery owners Rebecca Cross and Maxwell MacKenzie, with artist Patrick Bermingham between them, at the March 15 opening reception for “Midnight in the Clearing,” an exhibition of new “night paintings” by Bermingham, a Canadian artist. Photo by Patrick G. Ryan.

DOG GONE: OAK HILL

Oak Hill Cemetery has gone to the dogs — at least it will for a day. On Saturday, March 30, the historic R Street burial ground will host canines for its Spring Dog Day. This is the follow-up to the cemetery’s

first-time dog event last fall. Unlike other cemeteries, Oak Hill has always prohibited the walking of dogs inside its lush park and grounds, but things seem to be turning in a more pet-friendly direction. Dogs may be walked that day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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ANTIQUES ADDICT

Trivets Are Hot Collectibles

BY MICHEL L E GA L L E R Picture a romantic, snowy evening: fireside, burning logs, shining brass firedogs and a hot iron trivet on the hearth.

But, you may ask, what, exactly, is the trivet in that picture?

Simply put, a trivet is a metal stand that stood in the fireplace or on the hearth, upon which a kettle or a pot was placed when it was not actually hanging over the fire.

Widely used in the 17th century, trivets were needed in the home for multiple daily household tasks.

They likely had three legs attached to a circular plate with a strengthening stretcher between the legs. This is probably why they were also known as “spiders,” for when a pan was removed, the three legs resembled a spider. The “cat” was still another form of 18th-century trivet. Made up of six spokes and a central body, it could be used either side up.

But trivets are more than hardcore potholders. Short-legged trivets sat on stovetops to aid in slow cooking and raised hot pans above tabletops. Long-legged trivets perched in fireplaces for resting very hot, sooty pokers. Also, multiple trivets were placed on or near ironing boards to secure hot irons.

Antique trivets, made in the 19th and early 20th century, are commonly made of cast iron or brass, straight out of the Industrial Revolution. The trivets intended to hold irons usually had a V-shape that closely fit the base of the iron itself.

Because they were metal, some openfire trivets incorporated longer handles to facilitate moving them while hot. The long pole eased the lifting of a hot trivet from a distance, but because those handles could get pretty hot — and perhaps burn up — many had hollow handles, so that new

wooden poles could fit inside.

Although most 19th-century trivets are made of cast iron, other old trivets are made from brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, and bronze, an alloy of copper and tin. Bronze trivets were made mostly from about 1850 to 1900; it is very doubtful that any bronze trivets were cast in the 20th century. Aluminum and aluminum alloys are modern, 20th-century materials. There are no old aluminum trivets.

In places in the world where iron was not readily available, some early trivets were made of tile. They have insulating properties that metal trivets do not (and thus do not need legs). Tile trivets in America are mostly from the late 19th or 20th century and were manufactured by many makers of fine china and porcelain, from Wedgwood to Rosenthal to Limoges. These trivets, often beautifully hand-painted, frequently had raised edges to frame the bottoms of whatever was placed upon them.

In addition to the material from which they were made, antique iron trivets can be dated by their casting marks, or sprue marks, indicating that an iron was made before 1865. These are marks left behind where the liquid metal was poured into a mold and excess material solidified. A sprue mark can come in the form of a circle mark or a thin line known as a wedge mark — basically the trivet’s belly button. Trivets made after 1860 would have gate marks, which are similar to wedge marks, but can be found along the seam of the trivet mold.

Even though authentic early trivets rarely bear a maker’s mark, examples may feature an owner’s initials. Over the years, designs were cast by many different foundries and rarely signed, although there

English Antique Brass Trivet. Photo By Wakefield-Scearce Galleries. are exceptions. Master moulder William B. Rimby of Baltimore cast some beautiful trivets between 1841 and 1843; most were signed and dated and bear his initials on the reverse of the handle. Rimby’s trivets are rare and very collectible.

Cast iron trivets were first widely reproduced in the 1930s. In later decades, brass trivets began arriving from China, Japan and India. Use of trivets faded as households acquired central heating and cast iron cooking wares were supplanted by modern ceramics. However, interest in trivets reappeared in the 1960s as a form of kitchen decoration, and patterns and materials proliferated.

Trivets are a collectible accessible to nearly everyone. The price for authentic, early trivets can range from $50 to several hundred dollars for a marked, early piece. But given the general lack of identifying marks on early pieces, there are a few signs that should be considered when the collector seeks authenticity. Check for identifying marks — or the lack thereof — that will aid in dating.

A few tips: old iron has a smooth, finegrained surface whereas new iron is rough textured, jagged edged and coarse grained

and has a gray appearance. Genuine old American trivets are usually unmarked on the back. Be suspicious of trivets with markings or numbers on the back side. The mark “Taiwan” was not used until about 1959, so there are no antique trivets marked Taiwan. If you see casting gates, distinct metal stubs usually found sticking out from along the mold seam, the trivet is not antique.

Many newer reproductions show recently formed reddish-brown “rust.” Old rust is deep brown, almost black. Old trivets were smoothed with a file by hand, so beware of deep, circular grinding marks. Original trivets were painted a glossy black, which has dulled over the years. Also, old paint will show wear in logical points of heaviest use such as handles, edges, raised design and always on the feet. Finally, the signs of authentic wear are the result of years of honest use — and hard to copy.

Michelle Galler is an antiques dealer, a design consultant and a realtor based in both Washington, D.C., and Washington, Virginia. Her shop is in Hazel River Arts & Antiques in Sperryville, Virginia. Reach her at antiques.and.whimsies@gmail.com.

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CITYCENTERDC SNAGS FIRST TIFFANY’S IN DISTRICT

Famed jeweler Tiffany & Co. opened its first shop in the District on March 4. The store is located in CityCenterDC, home to many other luxury retailers, including Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Carolina Herrera. A Tiffany archival exhibition, with pieces like Jackie O.’s ruby pin and FDR’s watch, is on view through the end of the month.

GEORGETOWN LAW STUDENT IS PLANE CRASH VICTIM Cedric Asiavugwa, 32, was headed home to Nairobi, Kenya, after his fiancée’s mother died when he lost his life in the Ethiopian Airlines accident on March 10. A Georgetown Law student passionate about serving refugees and other marginalized groups, Asiavugwa and 156 others perished when the Boeing 737 Max crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS DON’T GO AS FAR

The D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute reports that, while D.C. allots more funds to subsidized housing than any other local jurisdiction, rising construction costs and other factors have reduced their impact.

The District’s $100-million-plus annual commitment to the Housing Production Trust Fund established by Mayor Muriel Bowser is producing about a third fewer units than it did four years ago.

AUTHOR TALK AT BETHUNE COUNCIL HOUSE

On March 23, as part of its celebration of Women’s History Month, the recently renovated Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site at 1318 Vermont Ave. NW will present “A City Changing, Opportunity to Make Friends: Mrs. Bethune in 21st Century Washington,” a talk about Bethune’s Scroll of Honor by Ida E. Jones, author of “Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, D.C.”

Fans planked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her birthday.

FANS PLANK FOR RBG ON HER BIRTHDAY

On March 15, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg turned 86 years old.

The Outrage, a “female-founded activist apparel company,” threw a birthday party for Ginsburg on the steps of the Supreme Court. Paying homage to the justice’s epic workout routine, thousands came out to plank — that is, perform the push-up-like isometric core strength exercise — while singing “Happy Birthday.”

Metro ridership has dipped to fewer than 600,000 average weekday trips. The number has not been that low since the year 2000, when the original system had not yet been completed. Officials and Metro board members do not appear overly concerned, attributing the drop to shrinkage of the federal workforce, the rise of Uber and Lyft and an increase in the number of people working from home.

HOUSE PASSES PRO-STATEHOOD BILL

The next step toward D.C. statehood has been taken. On March 8, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019, by a vote of 234-193, along party lines. In addition to endorsing statehood for the District, the bill aims to expand voting access, redesign ethics investigations and require presidential candidates to release their tax returns.

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BY ALLYSO N BURKHARDT

LIONS AND TIGERS AND ZEBRAS, OH MY!

Fashion is going wild with vibrant, modernized animal prints. And what a range we are seeing.

Leopard is the most exotic of neutrals and continues to reign with top-seller status.

After all, it evokes a feminine feline energy that is assertive by nature.

But contemporary designs have expanded.

Tom Ford’s runway collection introduced electrifying jaguar sequins, adding a tactile dimension.

Today’s fiercest imagery is a mash-up of flora and fauna, abundant with lace-trimmed embroideries. These eclectic motifs are both stunning and sexy. This season, explore the enchanting world of safari as we roar into spring.

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DOLCE & GABBANA Rose and Leopard Dress $2,445 Saks Fifth Avenue

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GUCCI Tigers and Kingsnake Scarf $495 Farfetch

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LISE CHARMEL Corolle Fauve Bra & Brief $320 Sylene

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KARL LAGERFELD Ombre iPhone Case $19.99

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GOLDEN GOOSE Superstar Low-Top Sneaker $550 Intermix Georgetown

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A LONG WAY: MARCHERS TO MEMBERS March 3, 1913 photo at the Suffrage Parade, showing marchers (left to right) Mrs. Russell McLennan, Mrs. Althea Taft, Mrs. Lew Bridges, Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson, Alberta Hill and Miss F. Ragsdale.

Getting the Vote: The Great Suffrage Parade of 1913

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uckily, Monday, March 3, 1913, dawned bright and clear.

It was cold, but that would only really be a problem for the barefoot dancers on the marble steps of the Treasury Department.

Rain or snow would have been disastrous. A little chill could be expected in Washington in early March, and everything that could be expected had been planned for.

The marchers were set to gather at two o’clock near the James A. Garfield Monument on Maryland Avenue SW. Grand marshal Jane Burleson would lead them out into Pennsylvania Avenue at exactly three o’clock.

A daisy chain of trumpeters would pass the news down the parade route that the march was underway, and the fantastic allegorical pageant would begin on the Treasury steps. It would take Burleson and her attendants about 45 minutes to lead the procession the mile and a quarter from the Peace Monument in front of the U.S. Capitol to the site of the pageant.

By the time parade herald Inez Milholland reached the steps in front of the Treasury Department, the pageant would be coming to its glorious, dramatic finale, and the participants would stand in dignified silence as the rest of the 5,000 marchers proceeded down the parade route to Continental Hall.

The pageant cast would join them there later and perform the final tableau again for the triumphant crowd.

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American Woman Suffrage Association had endorsed the idea or given her an official title. Now Paul was head of NAWSA’s congressional committee and chair of the parade committee.

She badgered Chief of Police Richard Sylvester into granting her a permit to use Pennsylvania Avenue. She lobbied the House Committee on the District of Columbia to pass a bill shutting down the streetcars between three and five o’clock.

She used her connections in the Taft White House to make sure there was a cavalry unit standing by at Fort Myer, in case the D.C. police provided inadequate crowd control (although Chief Sylvester assured her that wouldn’t be necessary). And she negotiated with the inaugural committee to use the grandstand constructed at Fourteenth Street so distinguished guests could watch the pageant, then enjoy the parade.

Her public relations machine was relentless, making sure the march had been in the news so often and so thoroughly that it was almost considered one of the formal celebrations of Woodrow Wilson’s presidential inauguration. Paul fed pithy quips to reporters wanting responses to the antics of the anti-suffrage crowd.

She held daily, sometimes hourly, rallies and fundraisers. She kept track of dozens of special train cars that carried hundreds of suffragists to Washington, each of whom needed a place to stay and wanted special attention. She arranged for local Boy Scouts to line the parade route. She encouraged

Christabel Pankhurst, daughter of Emmeline with Annie Kenne, another Suffragette

followed a wagon with a massive sign called the Great Demand Banner. It read: “We demand an amendment to the Constitution of the United States enfranchising the women of this country.” No fewer than seven sections of marchers trailed behind it.

Representatives of the few nations with full suffrage — New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Norway — each designed a float ridden by costumed participants. Those countries where women enjoyed partial suffrage also sent marchers, who donned costumes and carried banners. A series of floats portrayed the changing status of American women since the suffrage movement began in the 1840s.

Professional women, in matching thematic dress, were organized by occupation; the writers’ group had purposefully stained their costumes with ink.

The states where women could vote each sent a delegation, including members of Congress — who had to sneak past the sergeant at arms to participate, since Congress was in session. There were golden chariots … women’s marching bands … college women grouped by alma mater … a massive reproduction of the Liberty Bell. “General” Rosalie Jones and her army of pilgrims had hiked all the way from New York. Everything was designed to be visually striking for the live show and to look splendid in photographs.

women’s clubs to sell sandwiches and scalloped oysters to the spectators. One planning volunteer remarked that she had worked with Paul for three months before she found time to take her hat off.

Then there were the details of the parade itself. Burleson and her attendants, both on horseback and on foot, would lead. Next came the striking figure of Milholland, Excerpted from the introduction of routinely described as “the most beautiful “Suffragists in Washington, DC: The 1913 suffragist,” in flowing white robes and a Parade and the Fight for the Vote” by Rebecca Roberts, a writer in Washington, D.C. golden crown atop a white horse. Behind her

Capitol Sisterhood: 2019 Women in Politics

BY STEPH AN IE GR EEN AN D R O BERT DEVANEY.

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here are many political women in Washington, D.C., of course, and Georgetown has its fair share. Besides Rep. Donna Shalala, the town can boast of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, second in succession to the president, and others. Here is a preview of some future Georgetowner profiles.

Photo by Patrick G. Ryan. Historic highs: As of January 2019, there are 25 women serving in the Senate; 102 women in the House of Representatives. Shown: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses with Democratic women House members of the 116th Congress on Jan. 4.

SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI She’s from Baltimore, represents San Francisco and lives at the Georgetown waterfront. Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi — soon to be 79 — is a scion of a Charm City political family. She went to Trinity College here, where she met her husband Paul, a Georgetown University alum.

Once again Speaker of the House, she is the highest ranking elected woman in U.S. history. Watch this top cat herd all those Congressional cats in the year ahead.

JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG At 86, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a Supreme Court justice, feminist icon and movie star;

she made a cameo this year in “On the Basis of Sex,” about a landmark case she championed against discrimination. She’s also the subject of a documentary, “RBG,” and a favorite lady about town, often seen at cultural events. Despite a recent left lung lobectomy, Ginsburg is still on the bench and on the scene. She was just spotted at Washington National Opera’s March 16 performance of “Faust.”

SECRETARY MADELEINE ALBRIGHT Madeleine Albright, 81, is a former secretary of State — and a jewelry connoisseur. Her book “Read My Pins” explains the role her collection of 200

brooches played in her life and career. In addition to being a Ph.D.-equipped teacher, author, diplomat and all-around femme du monde, Albright has another shining achievement: a five-star Uber rating, which she proudly shared on Twitter.

AMBASSADOR ELIZABETH BAGLEY A charismatic Democratic Par ty fundraiser, Elizabeth Frawley Bagley has served in several spots in the State Department and the foreign service. The high-powered influencer, 66, is the former U.S. ambassador to Portugal, where she was awarded the Grand Cross of Prince Henry the Navigator. She lives on Q Street and is

proud of her children; daughter Vaughan held her summer wedding in Nantucket, where Bagley keeps a second home, and son Conor directed a one-man show, “An Iliad.”

REP. DEBBIE DINGELL Deborah Dingell, another Georgetown University alum, recently lost her husband, John Dingell, who was the longest serving U.S. congressman. The memorial Mass at Holy Trinity Church drew a bipartisan congressional who’s-who, as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton, who accompanied the widow into the church. Dingell, 65, a Michigan Democrat, has served since 2015 and is well known in town and at the university.

Dynamic Donna: Congresswoman, Georgetowner

BY RO BE RT DEVA NEY As we wait for the arrival of the freshly minted Rep. Donna Shalala in her office in the Longworth Building on Capitol Hill, her communications director, Joseph Puente, offers us Cuban coffee. After all, Democrat Shalala represents Florida’s 27th District in Miami-Dade County, comprising Key Biscayne, Coral Gables and much of the City of Miami — notably the Cuban American neighborhood known as Little Havana.

It is Shalala, president of the University of Miami for 15 years, who asked to meet with The Georgetowner, wanting to reintroduce herself to the town now that she lives and works in Washington, D.C. Soon enough, Shalala arrives at the office, after being on the floor of the House of Representatives for her first Capitol Hill vote.

On Jan. 30, Shalala introduced her first bill, titled the Venezuela Arms Restriction Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit the export of defense articles and crime control materials from the United States to the security forces of Venezuela.

The energetic 78-year-old legislator doesn’t miss a beat as she greets us and sits down to talk. An accomplished educator as well as a former Cabinet secretary, Shalala leads the conversation and knows exactly what she’s talking about.

She hits most of the standard Democratic positions that she is working on with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who happens to live two blocks from her on the Georgetown waterfront. The two legislators are with the mainstream, pragmatic group.

“The interesting thing about the newcomers is that they’ve had real jobs before,” Shalala says. “They’re pretty smart. It is a different kind of person that has gotten elected and given Nancy the majority. They’re pragmatic progressives — not left-wing socialists, as portrayed in the press. We are being treated very well.”

“I’m optimistic. You get things done being bipartisan,” she says. “There’s a partisan edge now.” Even when her colleagues were fighting with Newt Gingrich it wasn’t this bad, she says.

Shalala came to D.C. to work at Housing and Urban Development under President Carter. She served as Health and Human Services secretary under President Clinton throughout his two terms. And her resume includes other impressive posts; she was president of Hunter College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with the University of Miami.

Whether on Olive Street, 33rd Street — even Kay Halle’s house on Dent Place — and now Water Street, Shalala has had a place in Georgetown since 1977. She lists Cafe Milano and Moby Dick among her favorite eateries. “I’m a Georgetowner,” she says, “and dedicated to Georgetown.”

Be sure to say hello to the congresswoman as she is zipping around town. She may be on the move, but will certainly stop and say hello. Just be quick about it.

Visit Georgetowner.com for the full story.

Rep. Donna Shalala. Photo by Patrick G. Ryan.

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Dining Guide

WASHINGTON DC’S FINEST RESTAURANTS

CLYDE’S OF GEORGETOWN 3236 M ST., NW 202-333-9180 | clydes.com

This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch. Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts.

2810 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW 202–295–2826 | enowinerooms.com HAPPY HOUR: Offered nightly Tuesday - Thursday from 5 - 7 PM & Sunday from 4 - 7 PM. Enjoy select $7 wines on tap. Join us on Wednesday’s for College Nights from 9 - 11 PM and Sunday’s for 30% off bottles. Our delightful wines are best enjoyed with local charcuterie, cheese and small plates.

1201 F ST., NW 202–347–2277 | theoceanaire.com

FILOMENA RISTORANTE

1063 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–338–8800 | filomena.com A Georgetown landmark for over 30 years featuring styles and recipes passed through generations. Balanced cuttingedge culinary creations of modern Italy using the fresh ingredients and made-from-scratch sauces and pastas.

Seen on The Travel Channel, Award-winning Filomena is a favorite of U.S. Presidents, celebrities, sports legends, political leaders. “Don’t miss their bakery’s incredible desserts” - Best in D.C.

ROCKLANDS BARBEQUE

2418 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202-333-2558 | rocklands.com This original location has served barbecue since 1990.

We now have more space for you to sit down with family and friends at our new dining room Driving or walking up Wisconsin Avenue, you ask “mmmm, what’s that aroma??” That’s pork, beef and chicken coming out of our wood-only smoker, falling off the bone and ready for a dousing with our Original Barbeque Sauce.

CAFE BONAPARTE

1522 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–333–8830 | cafebonaparte.com Captivating customers since 2003, Cafe Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café, featuring award-winning crepes and arguably the “best” coffee in D.C.! Other can't-miss attractions are the famous weekend brunch every Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m. and our late-night weekend hours serving sweet and savory crepes until 1 a.m.

MARTIN’S TAVERN

1264 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202-333-7370 | martinstavern.com Fifth generation Lauren Martin learns the family business from her dad, Billy Martin, Jr. Since 1933, the warm atmosphere of Martin’s Tavern has welcomed neighbors and travelers looking for great food, service and years of history within it’s walls. Fourth generation owner Billy Martin. Jr. continues the tradition of Washington’s oldest family-owned restaurant.

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BY L IN D A R OTH Quick Hits: Buzzard Point Fish House is slated to open in Southwest D.C.’s burgeoning Capitol Riverfront area, where the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers converge, in the third quarter of 2020. It’s owned and operated by Greg Casten of Profish and his partners, the folks behind Ivy City Smokehouse … Poke It Up plans to open its second location in Arlington, Virginia, at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive in Ballston … Dave & Buster’s will open its fourth location in the region at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax on March 25.

Dio Montero and Mirna Alvarado will open a 40-seat restaurant, Tequila y Mezcal, at 3475 14th St. NW, just down the street from their Taqueria Habanero.

Nephew Israel Montero will be part of the venture, heading up the bar program, which will focus on agave spirits, aguardiente, bourbon and rum from Veracruz, Mexico.

Northeast D.C.-based Atlas Brew Works plans to open a second location at 1201 Half St. SE in the Navy Yard near Nationals Park in the second quarter of 2020. The new spot will have a brewing capacity of 2,000 barrels and a kitchen for an in-house food program.

It will offer indoor and outdoor seating and 12 draft lines, including small-batch beers and special releases unique to the Navy Yard.

Atlas, which teamed up with Nats baseball in 2014, sells its beers at its District Drafts carts and elsewhere in the stadium. The company even brews a Nationals partnership beer, the 1500 South Cap Lager.

Chef Update: Rakesh Singh has been tapped to lead the kitchen at Rasika West End under the direction of Vikram Sunderam, group executive chef. Singh hails from Patna, the northeast region of India. He most recently served as executive chef of the Westin Hyderabad Mindspace in Telangana, India.

Danny Meyer of New York-based Union Square Hospitality Group will open a new full-service restaurant and rooftop bar concept in the riverfront Thompson Hotel coming to the Yards (Tingey and Third Streets SE) near Nationals Park. He is planning to open two more restaurants in D.C. at the Capitol Crossing development on Massachusetts Avenue NW. Nick Freshman of Mothersauce Partners is slated to open The Freshman in 2020 at 2011 Crystal Drive in Arlington — a block from the site of Amazon’s planned HQ2 complex. The 120-seat restaurant will seat

50 on the outdoor patio. Mothersauce also operates The Eleanor, Spider Kelly’s and Takoma Beverage Company.

Dauphine’s is slated to open at Midtown Center in D.C. in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The New Orleans-themed concept is owned and operated by Long Shot Hospitality, with chef-owner Kyle Bailey at the helm.

The beverage program will be developed in partnership with Neal Bodenheimer, owner of New Orleans-based Cure, and Cure’s bar director Ryan Gannon.

Nick Freshman of Mothersauce Partners.

Nick Stefanelli of Masseria and Officina will also open a concept at Midtown Center and manage a lobby bar at 1615 L St. NW, which was renovated and rebranded as the Hub, with lots of common areas for people to congregate.

Just Opened: Scott Drewno and Danny Lee opened their second ChiKo location, in Dupont Circle at 2029 P St. NW. The 28-seat fast/fine-casual operation differs from the Capitol Hill location in that it is open for lunch. It will also have the four-seat tasting counter … Friendship Macaron Café just opened at 2434 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan, where The Phoenix used to be, serving pastries such as dacquoise — made with layers of almond meringue and whipped cream or buttercream on a buttery biscuit base — macarons in creative flavors, Whoopie pies, scones and tarts …

Bistro Sancerre, from the folks behind Grand Cru Wine Bar in Arlington, opened in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, at 1725 Duke St. Linda Roth is president of Linda Roth Associates, a public relations and marketing firm that specializes in the hospitality industry.

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evidenced through her sketchbook diaries, she never stopped working.

The notion of resilience certainly comes to mind. In the face of natural disasters and cultural roadblocks, Sánchez is an artist with the fortitude, the discipline and the vision to never have stopped. This exhibition certainly offers an exultant moment of vindication. But it is both humbling and inspiring to consider that Sánchez created this work — and would have continued creating this work — even in obscurity.

That is the mark of a true artist. And therein lies the real celebration.

May we discover many more like her in the decades to come.

ZILIA SÁNCHEZ: SOY ISLA (I AM AN ISLAND) THROUGH MAY 19 THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION 1600 21ST ST. NW Zilia Sánchez, Juana de Arco (Joan of Arc), 1987.

Zilia Sánchez, Furia II, 1972.

Zilia Sánchez at the Phillips

BY AR I P OS T Major art museums throughout the country seem increasingly engaged in producing a new breed of exhibitions — shows that introduce audiences to modern and contemporary artists largely unknown to history. In the last year alone, our region has seen Hilma af Klint at the Guggenheim, Charles White at the Museum of Modern Art and Bill Traylor at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Enter Zilia Sánchez, in an exhibition on view at the Phillips Collection through May 19.

Born in Cuba in 1926, Sánchez has lived and worked in Puerto Rico since the 1970s. An abstract artist who blurs the line between painting and sculpture, she makes work that carries the hallmarks of a regarded lyrical minimalist: stark, soft, biomorphic and undeniably sensual paintings, entirely abstract, in which forms protrude from the canvas like bones and cartilage beneath skin.

Jean Arp, Lee Bontecou and Ellsworth Kelly all come vaguely to mind. Yet Sánchez is not a name that even well-informed contemporary art circles knew until the past few years.

Any good artist’s relative obscurity is a result of infinitely variable causation.

Traylor was an outsider who had virtually

no contact with the contemporary art world in his lifetime. Af Klint put a moratorium on the exhibition of her work until long after her death. White was not necessarily “unknown,” but grossly overlooked by the modern canon. Sánchez spent most of her developed career seemingly disconnected from the art community.

However, one thing makes itself quite clear: virtually all of these “newly discovered” artists are ethnic or racial minorities or women or both.

For every Mary Cassatt or Helen Frankenthaler in history, it seems there are hundreds of Elizabeth Thompsons (Google her) and Zilia Sánchezes — gifted painters who had the career-inhibiting misfortune of being born women or minorities in the wrong era. By virtue of their circumstances, these artists worked apart from other major artists and did not fit into the prevailing story of their time.

If there is a silver lining, it is that this has made our own time a thrilling and revelatory moment for art and art history.

Beautiful voices that had never been heard are suddenly taking center stage.

Sánchez is a welcome addition to this lineup. Her story is unique and her work is deeply of a piece with its era. To see this show is to discover a selection of mid-century

masterworks excavated from obscurity.

“I am an Island … The earth and the rocks are solid, but they don’t float. I like to float and feel free.”

This is how Sánchez describes herself, expressing her desire for solitary, uncompromising practice. The exhibition’s title, “Soy Isla (I Am an Island),” appears in many of her works, a metaphor for her experience as an islander, at once connected to and disconnected from the mainland and mainstream art currents.

“Soy Isla (I Am an Island)” is the first museum retrospective of this prolific artist, tracing her career from her Cuban beginnings through her extended visits to Europe and residence in New York in the 1960s and finally to her permanent move to Puerto Rico.

From the outset, Sánchez’s art has been geared toward an abstract language, first bearing aspects of European postwar abstraction. Her own later style of shaped canvases lingers between painting and sculpture. Characterized by reductive, sensuous forms swelling from the wall, and a quiet, disciplined palette of grays, grayblues and gray-pinks, her canvases suggest both subtle eroticized bodily forms as well as austere topographies.

Her titles frequently reference female protagonists from classical mythology: Joan of Arc, Antigone, the women of Troy. This lends her works a formal and emotional anchor, while the oblique forms float freely in space like islands floating in water.

Sánchez also employs lunar motifs and occasional line drawings throughout her canvases that look like celestial navigation notes derived from a sextant. She says she often draws with her eyes closed as a way to establish balance between her body and mind, her earthly and spiritual influences.

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Greet Spring in Charlottesville During Historic Garden Week

BY STE P HANIE GREE N The first day of spring arrives this week — Wednesday, March 20 — and perhaps none of our forefathers knew more about gardening and the joys of the season than Thomas Jefferson.

In 1816, he made a botanical request of his daughter, Martha Randolph, to send “daffodils, jonquils, and Narcissuses.”

A guy who cared about flowers; they don’t make them like they used to.

Next month, at Jefferson’s beloved Monticello, not only can you frolic in the lush beauty of Charlottesville, but you can gain firsthand tips from Monticello gardeners during Virginia’s Historic Garden Week, one of our favorite events.

Jefferson’s legacy as a green thumb extraordinaire is the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants, a must-see while you’re experiencing Historic Garden Week, which runs from April 27 through May 4.

Monticello is one of 250 homes and gardens included in the annual tour, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia.

Jefferson’s home is allowing guests access to plantation experts like Pat Brodowski, who will lead visitors through Jefferson’s

vegetable garden on April 30, one of several specialized tours around the mountaintop property.

Jefferson’s other favorite pastime was being an inveterate Francophile, which is easy to do in Charlottesville at a number of elegant French bistros.

New to the area is Brasserie Saison on East Main Street, offering lunch and dinner daily, with late-night service and brunch on the weekends. Although executive chef Tres Pittard and chef de cuisine Devin Murray focus on regional Belgian fare, the menu — from the country paté to the coq au vin — has a decidedly French vibe. The wine list and genteel atmosphere would win Mr. Jefferson’s approval.

Our friends in Charlottesville also recommend Public Fish & Oyster, Red Pump Kitchen and the Downtown Grille, all on Main Street.

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A remarkable property located within a private enclave just minutes from town | Stone and stucco manor house with main level master suite | 7 additional BR | 5 stone FP | Beautiful gardens, terraces, salt water pool, cabana, carriage house & stable with 2 paddocks | Lovely finishes throughout & sweeping lawn to private trails to Goose Creek | 31 acres | Private, elegant & convenient Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

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The HEALth Fair will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., with a presentation on the power of music therapy by A Place to Be starting at 10:30 a.m. and a screening of the film “Styrofoam Mom” at 11:30 a.m. Middleburg Community Center, 300 West Washington Street, MIddleburg, VA 20117

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17 acres of rolling pasture land in the village of Rectortown | Convenient to both Routes 50 & 66 | Newly renovated | Private setting w/ magnificent mountain views | 4 BR, 4 full BA, 1 half BA, 2 FP | Heated pool & spa | 2 BR guest house | Large shed & 2-car garage Paul MacMahon Helen MacMahon

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SIPPING FOR SPROUT 2019 Please join Sprout for the 7th Annual “Sipping for Sprout” fundraiser to support Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center!

This event is a family-oriented fun day that will consist of wine and beer tasting for the adults, local food, music, activities for the children and a bountiful silent auction, all enjoyed while in the beautiful Virginia countryside!

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These Chance Foundation dogs need loving families! Chief and Boss are two six-year-old male boxer brothers who are very friendly and playful. They do well with other friendly dogs. They came from a seizure situation in West Virginia where they were extremely emaciated. One of the other boxers that came with them didn’t make it, but these boys have a second chance. Visit countryclubkennels.com for info.

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The Plains ~ Luxurious home on 83 acres with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tastefully renovated to provide space for gracious entertaining as well as comfortable family living. 4 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms. Gourmet kitchen. Large covered stone terrace.

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Jeffersonton ~ Unique 4 BR country house with pool and outbuildings. One and 1/2 mile of Rappahannock river frontage. Open, rolling fields. Investment, horse farm, brewery, B&B, farming or winery potential. All around views, flowering gardens, privacy and peace. 15 minutes to Warrenton. $1,991,000 on 239+acres or $1,443,000 on 142 acres

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Paris ~ Circa 1770, Lovely Stone and Stucco Farm house sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 20+ acres surrounded

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Delaplane ~ Estate on 27 acres of rolling countryside with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The all brick 3 level residence features 5 BR and 5 BA, spacious rooms and huge floor to ceiling windows. The grounds include a pool with stone terraces, a center aisle stable, a huge indoor riding arena and a tenant/guest house. Ideally located with easy access to to the nation’s Capital. $1,150,000

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Rixeyville ~ Turn of the 20th Century 3 Bedroom, 2½ Bath farmhouse on 22 acres is located just west of Warrenton. 6 stall center aisle stable has 12’x18’ box stalls, loft, 2 wash stalls & a tack/ feed room. Riding ring & 12 acres are fenced. Warrenton Hunt. Furnace and Septic replaced 3 yrs ago and walls re-plastered at the same time. Also, a 2-bedroom guest cottage fenced with a dog yard.

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Kitty Kelley Interviews Diane Kiesel, Author of ‘She Can Bring Us Home’ THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT JUDGE AND FORMER JOURNALIST DISCUSSES A GROUNDBREAKING CIVIL RIGHTS FIGURE WHO NEVER REALLY GOT HER DUE. R EVIEWE D BY KIT T Y K E LLE Y Kitty Kelley: Who was Dorothy Ferebee, and what made you want to write “She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer,” which came out in 2015 and is now being reissued in paperback?

Women, Blacks,” that first caught my eye. I was Ferebee’s tendency to embellish the was a young woman in my 20s and new to achievements of herself and her family and journalism when I read it with my morning tea. her penchant for altering unpleasant facts.

Two days after it ran her obituary, the Post The historian Deborah Gray White, author of devoted a rare and precious eight inches on “Too Heavy a Load: Black Women in Defense its editorial page to her. It lauded her “old- of Themselves, 1894-1994,” has written about fashioned values” of “hard work, persistence how African American women have been wary Diane Kiesel: Dr. Dorothy Celeste Boulding and the pursuit of excellence.” And, in just of “putting their private lives and histories in Ferebee [1898-1980] was famous in her day and one sentence, it summed her up perfectly: “It the hands of a media that had for centuries largely forgotten in ours. [She] was an African took more than a little courage to break down stereotyped and slandered black women.”

American obstetrician and political activist the barriers of sex and color. Dorothy Ferebee So, in that context, Ferebee’s practice of who led the pioneering Mississippi Health keeping it close to the vest and putting only her Project during the Great Depression, bringing … knew how to do so with a marvelous blend of compassion, cussedness and class.” best foot forward made sense. But this act of medical care to 15,000 desperately poor tenant That sentence inspired me to ask who this self-protection made my task as a biographer farmers. She was president of the National woman was and why I’d never heard of her. It difficult. At times, I felt I was researching the Council of Negro Women during the nascent was a question that went unanswered nearly 30 book twice; first, I had to find the facts, and civil rights movement and used that platform more years as I built my own career as a writer, then I had to fact-check the facts I found. to lobby presidents and members of Congress lawyer, law professor and, eventually, judge. for equal rights for her race and gender.

KK: What makes her relevant today, and why Smart, stylish, charming and strong, Finally, after successfully writing another should someone read about her?

Dorothy was a dynamic leader in mid-20th- book in 2007, I wondered whatever became of Ferebee and her fascinating life story. century America. It was her obituary in the Nothing.

DK: Nearly a century after Dorothy Ferebee Washington Post, with the headline, “Dr. Seeing that nobody else had picked up led the Mississippi Health Project, the Dorothy Ferebee Dies: Fought for Rights of the mantle to write about her, and learning challenges that faced professional women in that her papers were archived at Howard her day remain. The work-life balance, with University, I dug in. which Dorothy Ferebee struggled, is still problematic for 21st-century women. The KK: What challenges did she present to you Ferebees were both busy health professionals; as a writer? in addition to delivering babies, teaching medical students and keeping patient office DK: I found many primary and secondary hours, Dorothy Ferebee traveled the country sources of facts about Dorothy Ferebee’s making speeches, directed social service public life: her archives at Howard, the papers projects and led political organizations. of the NCNW, papers in the collections of [She] was chided for being too ambitious, women who worked with her on various too arrogant and too tough a taskmaster. projects and archives of the organizations These are words that are rarely, if ever, used with which she was involved. The speeches when describing men. Interestingly, a record she made almost nightly in churches, on number of women are running for president college campuses, in public meeting halls and in 2020. One of the early candidates, Sen. on Capitol Hill were extensively covered in Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, has been what was then the thriving black press. But it peppered with questions about whether she was difficult to get insight into her personal is too hard on her staff. One wonders how life and into what made her tick. She left many male candidates who enter the race behind very few writings of a personal nature will have to face that question. and no diaries or letters to her children, her husband or lovers.

KK: Is there anything about writing her life Coupled with her lack of personal writings that impacted yours?

DK: Absolutely. For all the reasons I was initially attracted to her story, I remain attracted to it. She is a role model and my hero.

I think she’s made me more courageous, more willing to take professional risks and more willing to push myself to the outer limits of my ability. Researching and writing about her for six years while working full-time taught me to budget my time and rearrange the balance of my own life. She reignited my love for nonfiction writing and guaranteed that I will continue to do it as long as I’m physically able.

After “She Can Bring Us Home” was first published in hardcover, I was invited to speak about the book by historical societies, libraries, museums, schools and journalists.

My first speech — to more than 100 audience members at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond, including former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder, the first black governor since Reconstruction — left me so nervous, I wanted to faint.

[But] within six months, I was channeling Dorothy’s public poise, speaking extemporaneously about her life and handling questions from the audience with ease. Now, when I speak publicly about her, I find myself wearing outfits I think might please her sense of style. But, as much as I admire her look, I think I will do without the veiled hat and giant corsage.

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Sibley: Pretty in Pink

BY CH RIST INE WA RNK E Walking into the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium March 9 to celebrate Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Hope & Progress Gala, one couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with the pink aura from the luscious table flowers and colorful, yet, calm lighting. It is no surprise that the organizers chose a color that signifies unconditional love and understanding. Sibley Hospital prides itself on being a caring and compassionate medical institution. The impending “spring forward” time change did not deter guests as they danced into the night and chose from a plethora of delicious desserts.

Hasan Zia, M.D., Interim President of Sibley Memorial Hospital; Vivian Zia; Carol Shannon, Vice President, Sibley Foundation; Judy Kovler, Sibley Foundation trustee and gala chair; Peter Kovler, gala chair; and Geoff Brown, board chair, Sibley Foundation. Photo by Tony Powell.

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BY R OBERT D EVAN EY N Street Village, which provides housing and support to homeless and low-income women in the Washington, D.C., area, held its annual gala March 14 on the Marriott Marquis — and honored Mayor Muriel Bowser with the 2019 Founder’s Award for her commitment to ensuring that homelessness is “rare, brief, and non-recurring” in the nation’s capital. “Mayor Bowser has made unprecedented investments and encouraged innovation toward our shared goal of ending homelessness as we know it in our city,” said Schroeder Stribling of N Street Village. The Steinbruck Award went to Ruth Mohamed Nur, Rebecca Ortiz and Rosalind Wheeler. Co-chairs included Hillary and Tom Baltimore, Erika and A. Scott Bolden, Kasey and Joe Crowley and Tina and Gary Mather — with Jacqui Michel as auction chair. Singer Aloe Blacc serenaded the room with his single, “I Count On Me,” from the film, “Green Book.”

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Four Seasons: Looking Great at 40

BY RO BE RT DEVA NEY When you turn 40, it’s time for a big party. Georgetown’s Fours Seasons Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue invited guests to walk through four rooms of luxe fun — winter,spring, summer and fall.

The food was fine, and spirits were high. Thanking the party-goers, Christian Clerc, Worldwide President of Hotel Operations, Four Seasons, said the hotel is a place “where celebrities come to feel like normal people, and normal people come to feel like celebrities.” In 1979, Isadore Sharp introduced his idea of luxury hotels to the U.S. by opening Four Seasons Washington, D.C. It remains the hotel known for royalty, diplomats, business leaders and celebrities as well as the only hotel in Washington to be awarded 5 Stars by Forbes, and 5 Diamonds by AAA.

Christian Clerc, Worldwide President of Hotel Operations, Four Seasons, Wolf Hengst, original general manager of the Four Seasons Washington, and David Bernand, Regional Vice President and General Manager of Four Seasons Washington. Courtesy Four Seasons.

Salamander Resort’s Shelia Johnson and William Newman. Courtesy Four Seasons.

Positively Hellenic

BY CH RIST INE WA RNK E Greek Americans from all over the country came together to celebrate the 44h American Hellenic Institute Gala at the Capital Hilton March 9. The evening’s theme was on passing on your cultural legacy, and each of the four honorees personally touched upon this sentiment.

“Voice of the Washington Redskins,” Larry Michael, served as the master of ceremonies. Michael remarked on his early childhood of Greek language lessons and how his cultural heritage prepared him to excel in broadcasting and the positive impact his Greek heritage has on community engagement.

Frosting on the 40th birthday cake. Courtesy Four Seasons.

Georgetowners Leon and Robyn Andris and David Short. Courtesy AHI.

CORRECTION The March 6 Georgetowner story on the Holy Trinity Gala was incorrect. The following is the correct version.

Holy Trinity Parties for Its 225th Washington’s oldest parish in continuous use, Holy Trinity Church celebrated its 225th anniversary — and the school’s 200th — with a sold-out crowd that packed the voluminous Sequoia restaurant in Washington Harbour at the Georgetown waterfront March 2. Music by Basement Riot amped up alumni and parents, and the dancing was on — along with ample food, drink and auction items. Holy Trinity is celebrating during the year and will mark its founder’s day in October.

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