The Georgetowner: April 17, 2019 Issue by The Georgetowner

SINCE 1954

VOLUME 65 NUMBER 14

GEORGETOWNER.COM

APRIL 17-APRIL 30, 2019

HOMEWARD BOUND THE 88TH GEORGETOWN HOUSE TOUR

‘G E O R GET OW N , ’ T H E M OVI E M O R E ST OR ES T O SH U T T ER M ID D L EB U R G SPR I N G R A C ES K I T T Y K EL L EY : M I C H EL L E OB A M A ’ S ‘ B EC OM I N G’1 GMG, INC. APRIL 17, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE IN THIS ISSUE

NEWS · 4 - 7, 9

Up & Coming Events Town Topics The Village

ABOUT THE COVER

Architect Christian Zapatka and Avery Miller of ABC News, key supporters of the Georgetown House Tour at the architect’s 35th Street home. Three houses on the tour were renovated by Zapatka. Photo by Ricardo Jimenez.

EDITORIAL/OPINION · 8 Editorials Jack Evans Report CAG Report

ARTS · 16

Q&A With Author David Richardson

HAUTE & COOL · 17 New Neutrals

GETAWAYS · 18 - 19

Middleburg Spring Races

CLASSIFIEDS · 20

TUDOR PLACE HOSTS MEMORIAL FOR RAY KUKULSKI BY PEGGY SAN D S

At the memorial for Ray Kukulski (photo on table): Georgetown Public Library’s Jerry McCoy, John Keown of Georgetown University, Rev. Kevin FitzGerald, S.J., of Creighton University and Mark Hudson of Tudor Place. Georgetowner photo.

A SOUL-CRUSHING FIRE IN PARIS BY GARY TISC H L ER

Notre-Dame de Paris before the fire. Photo by Madhurantakam.

Service Directory

FOOD & WINE · 21 The Latest Dish

BOOK CLUB · 22

Kitty Kelley Book Club

GOOD WORKS & GOOD TIMES · 23

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Charlene Louis

COPY EDITOR Richard Selden

FEATURES EDITORS Ari Post Gary Tischler CREATIVE DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGN Aidah Fontenot

GRAPHIC DESIGN Troy Riemer Elena Hutchinson

Ins & Outs Georgetown French Market

The 88th Georgetown House Tour

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robert Devaney

FASHION & BEAUTY DIRECTOR Lauretta McCoy

BUSINESS · 10 - 11

COVER · 14 - 15

PUBLISHER Sonya Bernhardt

TELLING STORIES AT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MUSEUM BY R IC H AR D SEL D EN

Gertraud Hechl of Bonhams, National Geographic Museum Director Kathryn Keane, Emma Stein and Ari Post at the April 11 breakfast. Photo by Robert Devaney.

Social Scene Events

PHOTOGRAPHERS Philip Bermingham Jeff Malet Neshan Naltchayan Patrick G. Ryan

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

ADVERTISING Evelyn Keyes Richard Selden Kelly Sullivan

1050 30th Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 Phone: (202) 338-4833 Fax: (202) 338-4834 www.georgetowner.com The Georgetowner is published every other Wednesday. The opinions of our writers and columnists do not necessarily reflect the editorial and corporate opinions of The Georgetowner newspaper. The Georgetowner accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs and assumes no liability for products or services advertised herein. The Georgetowner reserves the right to edit, rewrite or refuse material and is not responsible for errors or omissions. Copyright 2018.

Please send submissions of opinions for consideration to: editorial@georgetowner.com For advertising inquiries email advertising@georgetowner.com or call (202) 338-4833

“The Newspaper Whose Influence Far Exceeds Its Size” — Pierre Cardin

Photo of the Week

To submit your photos tag #thegeorgetowner on Instagram!

The Georgetowner is a Certified Business Enterprise

Please recycle.

your number-one source for everything georgetown subscribe to our newsletter georgetowner.com

2 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

WORMLEY SCHOOL 3329 Prospect Street NW #6 Washington, DC $4,999,000 Daniel Heider +1 703 785 7820

CLEVELAND PARK 3601 Newark Street NW Washington, DC $6,750,000 Jonathan Taylor +1 202 276 3344

GEORGETOWN 3114 Dumbarton Street NW Washington, DC SOLD $2,275,000 Julia Diaz-Asper +1 202 256 1887

GEORGETOWN 3310 Dent Place NW Washington, DC $1,495,000 Michael Brennan, Jr. +1 202 330 7808

GEORGETOWN 2439 P Street NW Washington, DC UNDER CONTRACT $975,000 Michael Brennan, Jr. +1 202 330 7808

GEORGETOWN 1654 32nd Street NW Washington, DC

WORMLEY SCHOOL 3329 Prospect Street NW #1 & 2 Washington, DC $2,799,000 Daniel Heider +1 703 785 7820

WESLEY HEIGHTS 4347 Forest Lane NW Washington, DC $2,549,000 Russell Firestone +1 202 271 1701

GEORGETOWN 1411 29th Street NW Washington, DC $2,400,000 Michael Rankin +1 202 271 3344

GEORGETOWN 1239 30th Street NW Washington, DC $1,145,000 Michael Brennan, Jr. +1 202 330 7808

FOXHALL VILLAGE 1536 44th Street NW Washington, DC $1,595,000 Michael Brennan, Jr. +1 202 330 7808

APPALACHIAN TRAIL 2687 Tuckers Lane Linden, VA $849,000

$1,195,000 2687tuckerslane.com Julia Diaz-Asper +1 202 256 1887

Andre Leite +1 202 607 8053

BROKERAGES: GEORGETOWN 1206 30TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC | +1 202 333 1212 DOWNTOWN, DC • CHEVY CHASE, MD • BETHESDA, MD • ANNAPOLIS, MD • MCLEAN, VA ALEXANDRIA, VA • ARLINGTON, VA • THE PLAINS, VA TTRSIR.COM ©2019 TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, licensed real estate broker. Sotheby’s International Realty and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission. Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated. Equal housing opportunity. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Price and availability subject to change.

GMG, INC.

APRIL 17, 2019

UP & COMING

APRIL SPECIAL

It is my one year anniversary of being open for business! To celebrate take advantage of

10% OFF ALL TREATMENTS* Except LHR touch-ups — offer good until 4/2/19–4/30/19

Events Calendar TUESDAY, APRIL 23

LECTURE: ‘A REMARKABLE FRIENDSHIP’

Maryland Historical Society Vice President Alexandra Deutsch will give a free Landmark Lecture at Tudor Place about the remarkable friendship between Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Martha Custis Williams Carter. Deutsch is the author of “A Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte.” For details, visit tudorplace.org. 1644 31st St. NW.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

GREAT LADIES LUNCHEON & FASHION SHOW The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, with Neiman Marcus Tysons Galleria and Mazza Gallerie, will present the ninth annual Great Ladies Luncheon & Fashion Show, featuring the Carolina Herrera Fall 2019 Collection. The Symposium to Conquer Alzheimer’s will precede the luncheon. Tickets start at $375 ($250 for under 35). For details, visit alzdiscovery.org. Ritz-Carlton, 3100 South St. NW.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW PREVIEW NIGHT

Our Mission is to provide quality laser, skincare, filler and Botox treatments for all skin tones by a highly trained and experienced Nurse Practitioner. — Suzy French, MS, CRNP

LET US HELP YOU LOOK YOUR BEST! www.helioslasercenter.com | 202.450.2230 4900 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 320 | Washington, DC 20016

N E W L O C AT I O N

Cultural Leadership Breakfast

Guests can meet the artists and be the first to shop for unique handcrafted pieces at the 37th annual Smithsonian Craft Show Preview Night. The 2019 Smithsonian Visionary Award will be presented to Joyce J. Scott by the secretary of the Smithsonian. Tickets are $250. For details, visit smithsoniancraftshow. org. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 SERVANT OF JUSTICE AWARDS DINNER

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia will honor Servants of Justice who have made meaningful contributions to access to justice in D.C. and beyond. All proceeds will benefit Legal Aid’s efforts to “make justice real” for low-income individuals and families. Tickets are $500. For details, visit legalaiddc. org. JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

JOHN MCCUTCHEON AT WOLF TRAP Folk music’s Renaissance man, master instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist and author John McCutcheon, will perform at Wolf Trap. Tickets are $25 to $28. For details, visit wolftrap.org. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia.

Thursday, May 9, 2019

The Ninth Annual Great Ladies Luncheon & Fashion Show featuring the Carolina Herrera Spring and Fall 2019 Collection.

THURSDAY, MAY 2

‘QUEEN ELIZABETH, HER MUSICKE’ British keyboardist Colin Booth will perform 17th-century works by William Byrd and Peter Philips on harpsichord, muselar and ottavino at Woodend Mansion in Chevy Chase. Complimentary fine wines and canapés are offered prior to the concert. Tickets are $55 and $60. For details, visit capricciobaroque. org. Woodend Mansion, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, Maryland.

SATURDAY, MAY 4

C&O CANAL PRIDE DAY Groups, families, individuals and businesses can participate in restoration, revitalization and fun at this Canal Pride Day. Participants will help fill pot holes and erosion areas, paint, mulch and plant native gardens. Projects are suitable for volunteers age 12 and up. SSL hours are available. For details, visit canaltrust.org. Great Falls Historic Tavern, 11710 Macarthur Boulevard, Potomac, Maryland.

8 to 9:30 a.m. 1310 Kitchen and Bar by Jenn Crovato

VISIT GEORGETOWNER.COM FOR THE FULL EVENT CALENDAR WITH HUNDREDS OF IDEAS OF WHAT TO DO IN DC. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT YOUR OWN EVENT TO OUR ONLINE CALENDAR.

1310 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Monica Jeffries Hazangeles President and CEO Strathmore After 24 years at Strathmore, serving as president since 2011, Monica Jeffries Hazangeles became president and CEO last September. She will talk about the evolution of the North Bethesda arts organization, which presents concerts and shows in the Mansion, the Music Center and four-year-old AMP, and her plans for its continued growth. Admission is $25. To RSVP, email richard@georgetowner.com or call 202-338-4833.

4 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

Sponsored by

TOWN TOPICS

NEWS

G E O RG E T O W N 2019 the

BY PEGGY SA NDS A ND R O B E RT D E VA N E Y

New Concepts Presented for Renewed C&O Canal

house tour p reSeNted

S t . J OhN ’ S e piScOpal c hurch , G eOrGetOWN

aNd JeNNifer

• Improved educational spaces, canal and lock models, a mule yard and a new visitor center. • New spaces to relax, get active and socialize along the canal. • Easier access for individuals with mobility challenges. The reconstruction of Locks 3 and 4 is now complete. Last week, the canal was re-watered to test the new lock gates in preparation for the eventual return of a reproduction canal boat. For more information about Georgetown Heritage and its shared vision with the NPS for the C&O Canal, visit georgetownheritage.org.

our doors are open

phOtO: bOb NarOd, charlOtte Safavi,

Georgetown Heritage and the National Park Service shared updated draft concepts for the Georgetown Canal Plan at a public workshop on April 4. From inviting landscapes to creative spaces for educational programs and events, the draft concepts show a rejuvenated and reimagined first mile of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Georgetown. The NPS has invited the public to review and comment on the designs, as shown at parkplanning.nps.gov/georgetowncanalplan, through May 11. Highlights of the updated concepts include: • Repair and rehabilitation of the canal’s historic structures and cultural landscape in Georgetown.

Gilmer

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SUBMIT FEEDBACK THROUGH MAY 11.

This annual event graciously opens historic 18th and 19th century homes in Georgetown to Tour attendees. Tickets are $50 per person online in advance, or $55 per person on the day of the Tour. Ticket includes a Parish Tea at St. John’s from 2-5 pm. Group prices are available. For more information and to purchase tickets online, please visit www.georgetownhousetour.com.

Saturday, april 27, 2019 11 am - 5 pm 3240 O Street, NW Sections of C&O Canal areas under design review: the Aqueduct Bridge ruin, Stone Yard, market plazas, Wisconsin Avenue cut-out, the locks, Rock Creek confluence and Mile Marker Zero. Courtesy NPS.

We appreciate the generous support of our sponsors.

Platinum

silver

bronze

thegeorgetownhousetour

@gtownhousetour

georgetownhousetour

g eorgetown h ouse t our

GMG, INC.

APRIL 17 2019

TOWN TOPICS

TGA Premier Tennis Programs Offered at Some D.C. Schools

Jack Evans Challenged by Campaign Manager

Prang Pantusart, former professional tennis player and at one time ranked no. 173 in the world, has just helped make tennis more accessible for youth in Washington, D.C. A native of Thailand, Pantusart grew up playing tennis, and upon receiving her master’s degree in marketing at American University, contracted with TGA Premier Tennis, to feature its programs in Chevy Chase, Wakefield, Brightwood, Colonial Village, Friendship Heights, Tenleytown, Spring Valley and Woodley Park. “Northwest D.C. is a unique area that is ripe for TGA Premier Tennis,” Pantusart says. “The area has a number of youth clubs or school programs providing instruction and competition. We will be a feeder to many of these programs as well as USTA area programs.” TGA has become a leading introductory and recreational program in the tennis industry by already activating 100,000 new tennis players across the country. With “Teach, Grow, and Achieve” as its motto — hence the initials of the program — it is unique in its offerings to participants, offering a student handbook that introduces not only standard subjects like etiquette and scoring, but non-traditional subjects like the math associated with the game, or traits of character development. With its ability to be utilized anywhere on school campuses regardless of weather, including gyms, cafeterias, and even hallways, it is ideal for many schools that may not have ample room.

Jack Evans — a Georgetown resident and the longest serving D.C. Council member ever — is facing competition in the 2020 elections. This is the first time in a decade that Evans’s Ward 2 seat has been contested. The 65-year-old father of triplets has been challenged by Patrick Kennedy, 27, Evans’s 2016 campaign manager. Kennedy is currently a member of the Foggy Bottom Advisory Neighborhood Commission. There may be additional challengers for the seat, which Evans has held for 28 years, possibly including other former and current advisory neighborhood commissioners. The competition is a clear fallout from the March 1 announcement that Evans is being investigated by a federal grand jury in connection with his private consulting company, NSE Consulting. Eva ns a d m it ted he u sed h is government-issued email account to pitch his private business to lobbying, law and other firms. He offered to help them navigate government bureaucracies using his expertise and influence, garnered from decades of experience as a D.C. lawmaker. In March, the Council unanimously reprimanded Evans, but did not remove him from any committees, as some had proposed. An effort by Ward 2 political activists to start a recall petition failed on technical grounds. The District of Columbia Democratic State Committee delayed a resolution urging Evans to resign from party leadership. Marcus Goodwin, president of DC Young Democrats, said: “I don’t

Prang Pantusart reached No. 173 in the world before returning to Washington DC and completing her Master’s Degree at American University. Pantusart is way out ahead of her projected growth, with 12 to 15 schools already having adopted the program, and she anticipates more growth as a function of the interest its summer programs is generating. For more information and to register for the TGA Premier Tennis programs, visit http://playtga.com/northdc/

Patrick Kennedy, Commissioner of 2A01, is running for Ward 2 D.C. Council in 2020. think we’re at that point yet.” Kennedy, Evans’s challenger, wrote: “I don’t deny his contributions to the District, but I think clearly what has already emerged is disqualifying.” Saying that his campaign would support a vision for reducing inequality in the District, Kennedy noted that he would have voted differently than Evans on several issues. He would not have joined the group, including Evans, that tabled a proposal to lower the voting age to 16. Kennedy also said he would have opposed the Council’s repeal of Initiative 77 — the raising of the minimum wage for tipped workers, approved by voters last June — and the sole-source contract to manage the District’s online sports gambling contract, both supported by Evans. On April 11, after a meeting in Dupont Circle, Evans reiterated his promise, made in a private meeting last month, to terminate his outside consulting and legal work: “No outside job, no outside income, no consulting.”

GU Students Vote for ‘Reconciliation Fee’ About one third of Georgetown according to the Hoya. Others disagreed with University’s undergraduate students voted the idea of reparations for past wrongs. on April 11 in support of a nonbinding “The University has made a commitment resolution to pay a “reconciliation fee” that to further our efforts in dialogue and would create a fund to help descendants partnership with the Descendant community, of the 272 slaves sold by the university in seeking to promote work that draws on 1838. The fee of $27.20 per student would the inherent strengths and expertise of be paid every semester beginning in the our community in collaboration with the Fall 2020 semester. Descendant and Jesuit communities and The sale of the slaves paid off debts that that promotes racial justice,” university threatened to close the university. administrators wrote in a statement. The Just over half of the undergraduates referendum “provides valuable insight.” currently enrolled at the 100-acre main In 2016, university leaders made a campus (3,845 students out of some 7,500) formal apology for the 19th-century sale, voted in the student referendum. It was the which “separated families and subjected largest percentage ever for a student election, people to grueling conditions on Southern according to the university’s student plantations.” But some students contend that newspaper, the Hoya. Turnout needed to the university apology did not do enough. be at least 25 percent for the vote to be valid. “As students at an elite institution, we The resolution now has to be reviewed recognize the great privileges we have been by the university’s board of directors, given, and wish to at least partially repay our possibly at the board’s spring meeting. The debts to those families whose involuntary proposed fee, which would increase sacrifices made these privileges possible,” the with inflation, would fund a nonprofit referendum states. “Whereas the families of organization led by a board of students the 272 children, women, and men sold in 1838 and descendants, who would give money … have been neglected and forgotten for too to charitable causes directly benefiting long, the creation of a GU272 Reconciliation descendants of those who were sold. The Contribution is both necessary and proper.” total that would be accrue from payments If approved by the administration, in the fall of 2020 is estimated at $400,000. Georgetown University would be the first But about a third of the voting students college in the U.S. to establish a reconciliation opposed the resolution. Some objected to fund for descendants of enslaved persons. students paying for the university’s actions, 6 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

TOWN TOPICS

Viola Drath Murder Subject of New Movie, ‘Georgetown’ A trio of stars — Christoph Waltz, Vanessa Redgrave and Annette Bening — brings the unbelievable story of Georgetowners Viola Drath and Albrecht Muth to fictionalized life in the movie “Georgetown.” The real-life tale of Drath and wife-killer Muth has been made into a drama and thriller by actor Christoph Waltz, who plays the part of Muth (called Ulrich Mott in the film) and also directed the film. The role of Drath (called Elsa Brecht) is played by Vanessa Redgrave. The daughter of the murdered wife is played by Annette Bening. The film “Georgetown,” based on a New York Times Magazine article, “The Worst Marriage in Georgetown,” makes its world premiere on April 27 at the Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 24 through May 5. Here’s how the movie production company — Romulus Entertainment — describes this typically Washington, D.C., insanity, where a virtual unknown could deceive people in power during the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s. “Ulrich Mott (Christoph Waltz) is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. He is encouraged and egged on in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, the well-connected journalist Elsa Brecht (Vanessa Redgrave). Mott has a

knack for making himself indispensable and impossible to ignore whether it is as an intern, the perfect host, or a Brigadier General of the Iraqi Special Forces. He has an impeccable sense for when to flatter and how to deftly use political jargon to his advantage. The only one seemingly immune to his charms is Elsa’s daughter, Amanda (Annette Bening), who might simply disapprove of her mother marrying a much younger man or perhaps she senses something more sinister beneath the smooth-talking surface.” The script was written by Pulitzer Prizewinning author and playwright David Auburn. Waltz — who appears to be perfectly cast for the film — won Academy Awards for “Inglourious Basterds” and “Django Unchained.” He makes his directorial debut in “Georgetown.” Drath and Muth were known around Georgetown for their dinner parties and moved about in Washington society. Many boldface names were snared by the Germanborn pretender in his efforts to make them key players in Washington, D.C., especially with diplomats. He succeeded for a while. Albrecht Gero Muth was convicted of killing his 91-year-old wife Viola Herms Drath in 2011 in their home on the 3200 block of Q Street in Georgetown and sentenced in 2014 to 50 years for his crime.

CALL

811 BEFORE YOU

DIG

EVERY DIG… EVERY TIME… This includes, but is not limited to:

• • • • • •

General digging Gardening Landscaping Home improvements and/or major construction Excavation Demolition

Vanessa Redgrave, Christoph Waltz and Annette Bening star in the film “Georgetown,” premiering April 27 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Courtesy Romulus Entertainment.

Spiritual Guide to Georgetown GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Morning Prayer, 8am, Holy Trinity Church. Gather with other parishioners to begin Good Friday. Ecumenical Good Friday Prayer Service, 12pm, Christ Church Georgetown. Christian clergy from Georgetown congregations will gather to preach in a traditional Seven Last Words service. Stations of the Cross, 4pm, Holy Trinity Church. Pray the traditional Stations of the Cross in a new way by following the way of Jesus from his sentencing to his crucifixion. Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion, 8pm, Holy Trinity Church. On Good Friday night, the Triduum celebration continues with the formal commemoration of Jesus’ Passion with the reading of the Passion Gospel, the Veneration of the Cross, and reception of Holy Communion.

HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Morning Prayer, 8am, Holy Trinity Church. Pray with those who be baptized at the Easter Vigil as they recite the Creed for the first time. The church will be decorated after Morning Prayer.

Holy Saturday Prayer, 12pm, Holy Rood Cemetery. Gather in prayer at our parish’s cemetery, located at 2126 Wisconsin Ave. Easter Vigil, 8pm, McKenna Courtyard. The holiest of nights in the Christian calendar begins with a bonfire and service of light in McKenna Courtyard. We’ll process through the streets of Georgetown in a candlelight procession as we re-enter the church to hear the story of creation and redemption, baptize and confirm new Catholics, and celebrate Easter Eucharist.

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Easter Masses are celebrated at: 7:30am, Holy Trinity Church; 9:30am, Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Hall; Visitation 11:30am, Holly Trinity Church, Trinity Hall; 1:15pm, Holy Trinity Church. Dumbarton UMC. Come and celebrate Easter with Dumbarton United Methodist Church on Sunday April 21, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. We’ll have a joy-filled worship beginning at 11 a.m. with the theme “Searching for Alleluias” and lots of music. We’ll have an Easter egg hunt for children following worship. Nursery is available during the service. And come to our Easter Vigil service at 8 p.m.the night before!

When using mechanized equipment, it is REQUIRED BY LAW to CALL Miss Utility at 811 before digging. Call before you dig. Allow time for marking. Respect the marks. Excavate carefully.

washingtongas.com GMG, INC.

APRIL 17 2019

EDITORIAL

OPINION JACK EVANS REPORT

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

Our Annual Spring Tours, Made Possible by Volunteers Here, in one of America’s most historically rich cities, we celebrate in many ways and on many days our traditions, our neighborhoods and history itself. In Georgetown, there is something as solid as the memory of a monument: tradition maintained and deeply rooted, but refreshed with each new generation. Washington has on a regular basis streetcorner music and festivals and swell parades, but we, especially Georgetowners, also have — two weeks apart — a pair of time-honored spring walking tours. With a Patrons Party beforehand on April 24, the 88th Georgetown House Tour will be held Saturday, April 27, along with a tea at St. John’s Episcopal Church. From the historic church, visitors can embark on a route along various Georgetown streets, dropping into noteworthy homes, all looking their best. This is also the time of the 90th Georgetown Garden Tour, run by the Georgetown Garden Club. On May 11, a number of Georgetown residents will open up their gardens for viewing, in all of their variety, carefully nurtured, aromatic and particular in their settings. The House Tour benefits the ministry and outreach programs of St. John’s, while the Garden Tour benefits public gardens, parks and green spaces in Georgetown.

These events — wonderful one-day wanders, most with corporate sponsors — have their counterparts in other neighborhoods in the city, all of them specific to place and people, individual celebrations of community. But Georgetown is special. You can in the course of going on the tours stumble across famous places and even famous faces. All these moments are made possible by many community volunteers, such as Hannah Isles and Kelly Stavish with the House Tour and Susan Klein, Barbara Downs and Liz Shriver with the Garden Tour. We also should also celebrate the many Georgetowners who volunteer their time to keep these traditions going. Year in and year out, whether out in front of their group or behind the scenes, a lot of people do our neighborhood proud, for free, helping their chosen nonprofit group. Also to be profusely thanked are the homeowners who put their residence or garden to the test with hundreds of persons visiting in one day. In the end, apart from the famed addresses, the chic and cheeky fashionable shops and the spires of higher education and places of worship, Georgetown is a village, where lives are lived on a daily basis and politics are talked about, not only by politicians and diplomats but by us all. (The only true snobs you may meet are squirrels.)

Hope for Notre Dame’s Resurrection Our hearts burned with the news that one of the world’s greatest treasures, the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, was suffering a catastrophic fire. We stopped, the devout in Paris prayed and sang “Ave Maria” and many reminded themselves that Notre-Dame is at the heart of the spiritual, cultural and intellectual life of Paris. With the fire extinguished and the front (west façade) bell towers and other stone structures seemingly saved, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed that Notre-Dame will be reconstructed. All this occurred during Holy Week, which culminates on Easter Sunday. Already, many have committed to help rebuild. In Washington, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, likewise named for the Virgin Mary, has set up an online collection for Notre-Dame at nationalshrine.org/support-notre-dame.

The north rose window of the Cathédrale NotreDame de Paris and the row of figures in stained glass below. Photo by Julie Anne Workman.

What is your favorite house in Georgetown? YOUR OPINION MATTERS. Post your response. Facebook.com/TheGeorgetowner

8 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

This week, the city commemorated the end of slavery in Washington, D.C., with the annual Emancipation Day celebration. Over 3,000 slaves were emancipated on April 16, 1862, eight months before President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The District celebrated and reflected on this moment with a Full Democracy Champions Breakfast, a parade and a concert on Freedom Plaza. Every year, I attend the Emancipation Day breakfast with the mayor, my fellow Council members and special guests. During this event, the Council chairman, guest speakers and the mayor make a call to renew our efforts to achieve full democracy for every resident in the District, which means statehood and full voting representation in Congress. The master of ceremonies at the wellattended breakfast was former Washington Post columnist and current political commentator Juan Williams. A choir from D.C.’s NEWorks Productions performed a spectacular rendition of “Buses Are

A-Coming.” This was a fantastic start to the events celebrating Emancipation Day. Over the weekend, the mayor led a parade to Freedom Plaza in front of the John A. Wilson Building. This parade highlighted leaders from the civil rights era and modern black leaders such as Mayor Marion Barry and President Barack Obama. A concert with a lineup of several performers and a spectacular fireworks show closed out the day. Reflecting on the past and remembering how far the city and the country have come is very important for our culture and history. However, there’s still more to do as we fight for full statehood and full democratic rights for the people of the District. The Council will continue a one-week recess — from April 15 to April 19 — after Emancipation Day. My office will be open to serve you, with business as usual. There will not be any committee hearings, markups or roundtable sessions. The next meeting of the Committee of the Whole will take place on Tuesday, April 23. Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.

Enhancing Wireless Technology BY M IC H AEL PETR IC ON E This time of year, there is nothing better than walking through our beautiful Georgetown neighborhood. I first fell in love with Georgetown as a student. Now, as a homeowner, I have even more respect for all the hard work and dedication it takes to keep it unique. In addition to being historic, Georgetown is a living, breathing neighborhood that benefits from modern advances. Perhaps your family is like mine in sometimes feeling frustrated when you are talking on your cell phone and the call unexpectedly drops; this is especially maddening when you are trying to reach a child or spouse with some important details. Or you want to access everyday applications like banking or connect to smart-home devices like thermostats and security systems and you don’t have reception on your phone. Or maybe your child is trying to do some homework and the video streaming keeps freezing. Admittedly, I have more than a passing interest in these issues. As senior vice president of government affairs for the Consumer Technology Association, my job is to advocate for technology. Communications infrastructure — towers, small cells and fiber — work in concert to provide users with reliable service. As the demand for data and technology continues to grow and we begin to move toward the next generation of connectivity, known as 5G, we will need to enhance our existing network by adding small cell solutions. Upgrading our communications infrastructure will make communities like Georgetown safer. Across the country, 80 percent of 911 calls originate from a mobile device. Reliable and resilient networks help police officers, firefighters,

emergency medical personnel and other first responders do their jobs by providing access to the communications and information they need to respond quickly or to push out critical information at scale. Wireless networks also play a key role in emergency medical situations. For example, when stroke victims are connected to hospital staff by videoconference during the ambulance ride to the hospital, they can get admitted faster and get access to blood clot medicine more quickly. The District Department of Transportation’s Public Space Committee recently approved the guidelines for small cells that are needed to increase wireless coverage and network capacity, and ultimately to bring us 5G technology. The National Capital Planning Commission and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts also joined in supporting these guidelines. The effort to find the right balance between embracing new technologies and maintaining Georgetown’s historic roots will continue. These agencies and the private sector are now working together to standardize small cell equipment that can be placed on streetlight poles, which are where small cells need to be located so they can properly operate. Everyone is committed to installing equipment on poles that will blend into the environment to preserve the aesthetics of each community, including Georgetown. There are also solutions that allow for many carriers to rely on one small cell unit; that will reduce the number of units that have to be installed. Best of all, this initiative will mean two things. First, we will be able to have wireless connectivity anytime and anywhere. And second, the beauty and history of Georgetown will continue to be preserved. Michael Petricone lives in Georgetown and is the senior vice president of government affairs for the Consumer Technology Association.

THE VILLAGE

Georgetown’s Aged Woman’s Home Marks 150 Years BY RIC HARD S E L DE N

Up a steep flight of steps, screened from Wisconsin Avenue’s foot and vehicle traffic by a spectacular Magnolia grandiflora, is one of the oldest structures in Georgetown, a house originally constructed in 1756. George Washington’s bodyguard at Valley Forge, Sgt. John Lutz, lived here in the early 1800s. The wife of Lutz’s grandson, actress Laura Keane, was onstage at Ford’s Theatre, where her husband was manager, the night of President Lincoln’s assassination. But the main reason for the house’s remarkable preservation is its purchase, in 1871, by the Female Union Benevolent Society of Georgetown to accommodate Civil War widows and other indigent women. Founded three years earlier, first renting the building, the society is now known as the Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown. Additions at front and back were carried out soon after. A key early supporter was William Wilson Corcoran, who founded the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1869. The 150th anniversary of the founding of the Aged Woman’s Home will be celebrated (a year late) in October with a Silver Tea, reviving an annual fundraiser that faded away in the 1970s. “We had a silver bowl by the door,” says Carol Freeman, a fourth-generation supporter, who doesn’t expect guests to drop cash and checks into the bowl the way they used to. Coming up sooner, the home will hold an open house for the public on Saturday, April 27, from noon to 4 p.m. Freeman will give tours and talk about the building’s history and the organization’s mission. A new committee for external affairs, chaired by Caitlin DeLorentis and Emily LaVaun, was launched the first of this year, another indication that the Aged Woman’s Home is looking to raise what has been a very low profile.

A major renovation project, involving a good deal of exterior work — roof, fascia, brick and mortar (literally) and window frames — will be completed this spring. Work was also done on the two front parlor rooms, the wood floors revealed beneath worn tiles. By mid-May, four new residents will have moved in, filling the home to its 11-person capacity. Each “guest” has a private room with a kitchenette. Bathrooms, laundry and public areas — including a lovely back garden — are shared. The home offers independent living for “women over the age of 62 with limited means.” “It’s not a nursing home in any way,” says Freeman. Residents who can no longer negotiate the stairs, indoor and out; who come to require nursing care; or whose income rises above the cap must depart. The application requirements are strict: no smoking, no drinking, no drugs or a history of such. The review process takes several months and includes physical and psychosocial evaluations. Most residents come from the District; Freeman says her diversity goal is to “maintain a balance more or less equal to what the city is.” Residents pay nothing to live at the home. Many come from shelters — the home provides an alternative with a family atmosphere, much safer for women, per Freeman — and some are on the waiting list for public housing. Administrator Erin Marovelli has been on staff for 22 years, referred by a graduateschool colleague who worked at the home and went on maternity leave. Previously, Marovelli worked for nine years at Georgetown Hospital. Apart from her family history of involvement, why does Freeman devote time and energy to the home? “Here I personally get to know the ladies that we’re helping,” she says. “You really see the benefit of what you’re doing.”

THE AGED WOMAN’S HOME OF GEORGETOWN 1255 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007 202-333-4385 • agedwomanshome.org Karen Hibey, President Donna Ayers, Director Patricia Giebel, First Vice President/House Manager Patricia Prince, Second Vice President/Admissions Carol Freeman, Secretary/Treasurer Nancy L. Peterson, Secretary Carol Pulizzi, Board Member Jane Hanna, Board Member Erin Marovelli, Administrator Courtney Cunningham, Weekend Administrator Judy Robinson, Weekend Administrator

Carol Freeman, secretary-treasurer of the Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown. Photo by Robert Devaney.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 CAG MEETING: D.C. JAZZ

The Citizens Association of Georgetown meeting will feature Maurice Jackson, Georgetown University professor and author of “DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC,” in conversation with jazz greats Blair Ruble, Bridget Arnwine and Rusty Hassan. The 7 p.m. program will follow a 6:30 p.m. reception at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, 1334 29th St. NW. For details, visit cagtown.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18 MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

Join us as we celebrate the community and the meet the Georgetowners who make this place home. Hosted by Hannah Isles and Kelly Stavish, chairs of the Georgetown House Tour, 6 to 8 p.m., 1310 Kitchen & Bar by Jenn Crovato, 1310 Wisconsin Ave, NW. Brought to you by Long & Foster-Christie’s International Real Estate. For details, call 202-338-4833.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

VARIOUS EVENTS

The Georgetown House Tour, French Market and open house for the Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown. See details elsewhere in this publication.

MONDAY, APRIL 29

ANC 2E

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Visitation School, 1524 35th St. NW, second-floor Heritage Room. For details, visit anc2e.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 2

OLD GEORGETOWN BOARD

The Aged Woman’s Home is tucked away amid a retail block of Wisconsin Avenue. Georgetowner photo.

The Old Georgetown Board–Commission of Fine Arts will meet at 9 a.m. at 401 F St. NW, Suite 312. For details, visit cfa.gov.

GMG, INC.

APRIL 17 2019

BUSINESS

INS & OUTS BY STE P HANIE GREE N

OUT: PALISADES SAFEWAY TO SHUTTER MAY 4

The Safeway at 4865 MacArthur Boulevard NW will close on May 4, according to the company. “Safeway will not be reopening our store on the site,” Beth Goldberg, senior manager of community and public affairs for Safeway’s eastern division, told The Georgetowner. “We have entered into a ground lease agreement with Trammell Crow Company and transferred control of the property rights to TCC.” The long-suspected closure of the grocery store for a major redevelopment of the property in the Palisades neighborhood will leave residents with the nearest Safeway two miles away in Georgetown. Plans for the 64,815-square-foot, mixed-use development at MacArthur Boulevard and 48th Place NW do not include a food store. In a statement regarding the Palisades Safeway, which sits in her ward, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh wrote: “Dear neighbors, I was very sorry to learn that Safeway is closing in early May and that the property has been sold. My office will be watching to see what will be occupying that site and will use our best efforts to see that, whatever comes, the community will have a full opportunity to be engaged and will ultimately be well served.”

The May departure marks the second major retail business closing in Glover Park, after Starbucks, opposite the Rite Aid, called it quits last month.

IN: VON AMMON CO GALLERY IN CADY’S ALLEY

The Safeway on MacArthur Boulevard. Georgetowner photo. In 2014, Safeway merged with the Albertsons grocery company, which is owned by Cerberus, a private equity firm. There is a neighborhood party on April 27 planned for the Palisades Safeway employees. Meanwhile, there is a liquidation sale going on. Beginning at 25 percent off selected items, the sale is expected to hit 75 percent off of whatever is left on the shelves. Check with the store manager for details.

an employee, who said the company gave store staff little notice of the closing date.

Arriving from New York, art dealer Todd von Ammon has opened his own Georgetown gallery — Von Ammon Co — with a debut show by New York–based artist Tabor Robak. With his 3,500-squarefoot space at 3330 Cady’s Alley NW, next to the C&O Canal, von Ammon told Artnews that he was happy to be in the nation’s capital with its major museums: “Museums

OUT: RITE AID EXITING GLOVER PARK

The Glover Park Rite Aid will close next month, The Georgetowner has learned. The drug store, located at 2255 Wisconsin Ave. NW, will be gone by May 18, according to The Rite Aid at 2255 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Glover Park. Georgetowner photo. This Rite Aid location is relatively new. An alternative to the CVS store directly across the street, it opened in 2016 following much anticipation in the Glover Park community. The shuttering is due to disappointing sales, according to employees. However, 1,932 Rite Aid pharmacy stores and other properties were acquired by Walgreens Boots Alliance for $4.4 billion in 2018. The company said it would fold some Rite Aid stores into the Walgreens brand over time. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, Walgreens Boots Alliance operates in 25 countries. Its stores include Rite Aid, Walgreens, Duane Reade and Boots.

Hinckley Hinckley Hinckley Pottery Pottery Pottery

and galleries go together: one without the other is like apple pie without ice cream.”

SOON: VINTAGE 78, SCION OF PEACOCK CAFE

The owners of Peacock Cafe, Maziar and Shahab Farivar, will open another restaurant next month at 2100 P St. NW, in the space that once held Scion restaurant. The new spot is called Vintage 78 in honor of the year 1978, when the Farivar family left Iran for the United States. Expect a similar multicultural menu from the popular restaurateurs, who opened their first place on Prospect Street in 1991.

THE WORLD FAMOUS

"Potteryisis the the new to the "Pottery newyoga! yoga!Here's Here's to the "Pottery is the new yoga! Here's to the mind-clearing benefits clay." -- Vogue mind-clearing benefitsof clay." -- Vogue mind-clearing benefits ofofclay." -- Vogue

Classes Classes

Classesteens & children wheel wheel for for all all levels levels –– adults, adults, teens & children

wheel for all levels – adults, teens & children Memberships Memberships

monthly studio monthlyMemberships studio access access –– wheel wheel && handbuilding handbuilding

monthly studio Gift access –Shop wheel & handbuilding Gift Shop

pottery, tools && merchandise pottery, tools Shop merchandise Gift

pottery, tools & merchandise 3132 3132 Blues Blues Alley Alley NW NW Georgetown Georgetown DC DC

202-745-7055 3132 Blues Alley NW 202-745-7055 www.hinckleypottery.com Georgetown DC www.hinckleypottery.com @hinckleypottery

@hinckleypottery 202-745-7055

10 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

www.hinckleypottery.com @hinckleypottery

45th Year

BUSINESS

BOOK HILL’S SIGNATURE EUROPEAN OPEN AIR MARKET & SIDEWALK SALE Jugglers at the French Market. Courtesy Georgetown BID.

Georgetown French Market Has That ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ BY RIC HARD S E L DE N

In Paris or Montreal, an open-air market is a “marché à ciel ouvert” and a sidewalk sale is a “vente-trottoir.” There being no French phrase to precisely describe the combination open-air market, sidewalk sale and street festival that welcomes spring to the Book Hill stretch of upper Wisconsin Avenue, the free, three-day happening is simply called … the Georgetown French Market. Presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the 16th annual French Market, sponsored by TD Bank and car-share company Getaround, will bring that “je ne sais quoi” to Wisconsin Avenue between O Street and Reservoir Road on Friday, April 26; Saturday, April 27; and Sunday, April 28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. More than 35 local boutiques, salons, art galleries and antiques shops will offer items at special reduced prices of up to 75 percent

off (see sidebar for details). And shoppers should come hungry; Book Hill eateries will be focusing on such French fare as sweet and savory crepes, grilled merguez sausages, pastries and macarons. On Saturday and Sunday, the lots located at Wisconsin Avenue’s P and Q Street intersections will become family-friendly community gathering spots, with live music, a roaming unicyclist and juggler, face-painting, a caricature artist and a French-inspired photo booth, made possible by Getaround. Visitors who take a photo with their dog will get a free dog toy. On Sunday, there will be free Tunes 4 Tots music classes at noon and 1 p.m. in the lot at Wisconsin and P. The pathbreaking Montreal-based circus arts organization Cirque du Soleil is taking advantage of the Georgetown French Market to promote its touring show “Volta” — based in part on street-sport culture — which will be performed this summer at Tysons II. Free Cirque du Soleil tote bags can be picked up at participating stores while supplies last. In addition, starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday, the first 250 people who stop by the Georgetown BID info tent in the TD Bank lot at 1611 Wisconsin Ave. can enter to win tickets to “Volta.” Each will also receive a free, festive beret. Saturday’s lineup of live French and Gypsy jazz is: Bitter Dose Combo at Wisconsin and P from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and, in the TD Bank lot, Djangolaya from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Veronneau from 2 to 4 p.m. On Sunday, Laissez Foure will perform in the TD Bank lot from noon to 4 p.m. Additional information about this year’s French Market is available at georgetownfrenchmarketdc.com.

ALONG WISCONSIN AVENUE FROM O STREET TO RESERVOIR ROAD

AT OVER 35 SHOPS AND CAFÉS

PRESENTED BY THE GEORGETOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT EVENT SPONSORS

Pastries at Patisserie Poupon. Courtesy Georgetown BID. GMG, INC.

APRIL 17, 2019

FEATURED PROPERTIES

Historical charm meets modern luxury

A hilltop estate blends luxury and

at this spacious home in Georgetown’s

country charm on 24 acres. This stone

East Village, located just seconds from

and stucco home features a spacious

the shops and restaurants of M Street

open floor plan with a grand gourmet

in one direction, and Rose Park in the

kitchen, exposed beams, a towering

other. An ideal location with an off-

stone fireplace, and a pond.

street parking spot too.

1231 30TH ST. NW

COUNTRY FRENCH CHARMER

3 BED

4 BED

2 BATH

4.5 BATH

GEORGETOWN

RAPPAHANNOCK, VA

$1,680,000

$849,500

ELIZABETH EMERY PEARSON SMITH REALTY 202-617-1486 EMERY@PEARSONSMITHREALTY.COM ELIZABETH.DMV.PSRHOMESEARCH.COM

MICHELLE GALLER CHATEL REAL ESTATE 703-217-9405 MICHELLE@VACOUNTRYHOME.COM VACOUNTRYHOME.COM

Terri Robinson Associate Broker Long and Foster - Georgetown C | (202) 607-7737 O | (202) 944-8400 terri.robinson@longandfoster.com

For the past 48 years I have specialized in Georgetown and Historic neighborhoods of Washington. Today’s real estate market requires “the power of experience”. I appreciate my valued clients, and thank them, for helping me achieve over $2 billion in sales. As your Georgetown neighbor I hope to continue to provide you with the highest standards of trust and service. 12 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

DWELL I N

T H E

UNCOMMON Where memories aren’t just made, they’re inspired.

Find your dream home at longandfoster.com/luxury

GMG, INC.

APRIL 17, 2019

D E E P LY R O O T E D : T H E 8 8 T H

Georgetown HOUSE TOUR B Y R O B E RT D E VA N E Y

Touting “beautiful landscapes, lush gardens and unique architecture,” organizers of the 88th annual Georgetown House Tour announced: “This is an excellent opportunity to see how great design impacts our quality of life through creativity, sustainability and craft. The tour will feature eight homes, and although no two are alike, the common thread that unites all of them are the beautiful urban landscapes and gardens which surround each house.” The houses are on the east side — 3007 Q St., 3030 Q St., 1320 30th St., 3052 P St. and 3013 Dumbarton St. — and on the west side — 3327 and 3338 Dent Place and 3310 R St. This year’s houses reflect the tour’s theme: “Deeply Rooted, Georgetown Homes of Yesteryear and Their Gardens of Today.” Once again co-chaired by Hannah Isles and Kelly Stavish and presented by St. John’s Episcopal Church on O Street NW, the self-guided tour is one of the oldest in America. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. “This event brings together dozens of sponsors, hundreds of volunteers, gracious homeowners and a dedicated committee to raise funds to support the ministries of St. John’s Church and make a meaningful impact in the lives of those that St. John’s serves,” said Stavish. Since its inception in 1931, the Georgetown House Tour has raised several million dollars to support charities that serve those in need in Georgetown and Washington, D.C. Festivities for the tour begin on Wednesday, April 24, with the popular Patrons Party (see sidebar). On April 27, there is also a tea and a panel discussion at St. John’s parish hall, 3240 O St. NW. Tickets can be purchased at georgetownhousetour.com or at the church on the day of the tour.

Oatsie Charles’s Home Is Setting for Patrons Party BY STEP HANIE GREE N

Fittingly, this year’s Georgetown House Tour will begin with a Patrons Party at a home still buzzing with the spirit of its most famous owner, hostess extraordinaire Oatsie Charles. “She handled her guests like kindling, setting fires among and between people, until the whole party was aflame,” is how one observer explained the magic of Mrs. Charles, who died in December. Her house, at 3259 R St. NW, was sold to Brooke and Stephane Carnot in 2007 for $7 million. Built in 1857, the yellow Victorian boasts a garden as colorful as its grande dame, a perfect launch for the tour with its theme of “Deeply Rooted: Georgetown Homes of Yesteryear and Their Gardens of Today.” Born in Alabama in 1919, Marion Charles moved to Washington in the 1940s with her then husband, Thomas Leiter, an heir to a department store fortune. Her home on R Street became ground zero for Georgetown entertaining. She amassed a menagerie of friends, ranging from Ian Fleming to John Kennedy. Charles’s sense of mischief and fun set her apart from her more decorous Georgetown peers. When she upbraided Fleming, a notorious rake, for his treatment of her girlfriend, she got a kick out of his response. “‘Mr. Fleming, I consider you’re a cad.’ And he looked at me and said, ‘Mrs. Leiter, you’re indeed right. Shall we have a drink on it?’ ” When Nancy Reagan came to Washington, her first stop was at the hive of the queen bee. The two ladies became fast friends, despite their political differences. The Patrons Party will be held on Wednesday, April 24, with the tour held the following Saturday, April 27. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at georgetownhousetour.com. A major Georgetown social event, the Patrons Party raises almost half the proceeds for the Georgetown House Tour, which benefits the ministry and outreach programs of St. John’s Church. 14 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

Georgetown House Tour co-chairs Kelly Stavish and Hannah Isles. Photo by Ricardo Jimenez.

3007 Q STREET

3030 Q STREET

1320 30TH STREET

3327 DENT PLACE

This semi-detached residence is one of eight “villas” built by Henry J. Cooke for himself and his 12 children on what was then the edge of Georgetown. The brother of Jay Cooke, a financier and close friend of President Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Cooke was appointed territorial governor of the District of Columbia in 1871 as a reward for financially supporting Grant’s presidential campaign. Governor Cooke lived in this house, No. 1 Cooke’s Row, and died here, of Bright’s disease, in 1881. His widow remained until her death in 1904. In 1932, the family of Mrs. L.P. Shippen purchased the house, and it became the venue for her dance academy. The current owners purchased the house in 2014 after it had been painstakingly renovated, retaining original architectural details such as the seemingly free-floating spiral staircase. They have filled the house with antique prints and maps and modern art from Europe.

LINDA BATTALIA

KATHY WILCOX AND JEREMY FOGEL

This 1890s Federal-style home was once actually two, joined to its neighbor, built in 1939, by architect and landscape architect Horace Whittier Peaslee. Peaslee cleverly concealed differing facades and ceiling heights to make the houses appear equally Federal. Receiving his degrees from Cornell and studying in Europe, he developed a modern Colonial Revival style, seeking less ornamentation. Using salvaged architectural elements in many of his designs, he restored the Cosmos Club, Dumbarton House and the Bowie-Sevier House, also designing Meridian Hill Park, among others. The property is balanced with both front and rear patios and railings. There is a carriage house as well.

This large, white-painted brick mansion was built in 1868. Like 3007 Q Street, it is one of four double houses designed by Morris Starkweather for Henry Cooke and his children. These now-eight dwellings, known as Cooke’s Row, are notable for their Second Empire features. Named after a style associated with Napoleon III in France, this grand style featured symmetrical buildings with overhanging eaves, ornate door and window hoods and other ornamentation, always with a mansard roof. Often including towers, the style allowed architects to freely adapt a mix of stylish elements. Most were built between 1855 and 1895, declining due to their great expense after the depression of 1873. There are four fireplaces in this residence, which was last sold in 2018.

This pre-Civil War “flat front” Victorian was built as a tenant house in 1850. One of three by the same builder, it was owned by original family members for 143 years before being sold in the 1990s. Light-filled, with nearly floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, it has the original pine floors. One of the wood-burning fireplaces has a white marble mantel. This house was the “Spy House” in the 1980s TV series “The Scarecrow and Mrs. King.” Listed on the Smithsonian’s walking tour of historic houses of Georgetown, it is also on the Historic American Buildings Survey. An early owner, George de la Rouche, retiring from a career in the U.S. Navy and on merchant vessels, became an architect and designed the Naval Observatory. He also designed and laid out Oak Hill Cemetery, where he was buried in 1861.

3338 DENT PLACE

3310 R STREET

3052 P STREET

3013 DUMBARTON STREET

HELEN AND DAN SALE

KAREN SOTELINO

BOBBI AND DEAN SMITH

Designed by Margaret Eustice Finley, this house was built in 1941. From her parents, Finley inherited Oatlands, their country retreat in Loudoun County, Virginia, which she donated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Active with the D.C. Junior League and the Red Cross, she was an avid gardener, sculptor and patron of the arts. Her interest in the arts was natural, as her grandfather founded the Corcoran Gallery and her husband was the first director of the National Gallery of Art. Restorations were done in 2005 and in 2010. Featured on the Georgetown Garden Tour in 2006, it has a deep, south-facing rear garden designed by architect Michael Bartlett, a founding member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. With his wife, he co-authored “The Bartlett Book of Garden Elements.”

This row house dwelling set on a hilltop overlooking the Potomac River is one-third of what was a 20-room mansion with a dining room floor made of marble removed from the Ebbitt Hotel. Its most famous owner was renowned hostess Evalyn Walsh McLean, who married Edward McLean, heir to the Washington Post fortune. Earlier, Joseph Weaver opened the Dumbarton Men’s Club in the space. When the McLeans divorced, Evalyn moved into the house, originally built in 1830, and renamed it Friendship House after their former dwelling, bringing with her its clock tower, sign and several Greek statues from the garden. A more recent well-known owner was Ruth Montgomery, a mystic and New Age writer who was the first female journalist to the D.C. bureau of the New York Post.

DAN AND JOANNE KAUFMAN WALDMAN Land records show this property as a double lot owned by Thomas Beall in 1803. The four-story Federal-style home boasts a three-story Victorian bay added in the mid-1860s. The kitchen and a dining room that can accommodate 30 are located, as was often done, on the lower level. In the 1980s, the house belonged to best-selling author Livingston Ludlow Biddle and his wife Catharina Baart, a painter whose studio was on the top floor. Returning from World War II, Biddle began to write novels about Main Line Philadelphia, where he was raised. Active in promoting the arts and in politics, he created the National Endowment for the Arts under President Jimmy Carter. Sold in 1999 to the present owners, the house was on the Georgetown House Tour in 2002.

Located on one of the oldest and shortest streets in Georgetown, this house, set on a 705-acre tract, was known as Rock of Dumbarton. It was named by Ninian Beall before 1794 for land in Scotland. The detached white clapboard home’s most famous owner was artist Robert Sivard. Born in 1914, Sivard was exposed through his government work (USIA, State Department FSO) to many sights worth painting. He painted portraits and street scenes with a sense of fun and a special feeling for period detail. Many such sites in D.C. have been replaced by modern buildings. Sivard studied art and held exhibits in the U.S., in Paris and elsewhere in Europe. Retiring in 1975, he was devoted to his art until his early death in 1990.

GMG, INC.

APRIL 17 2019

ARTS

Q&A With Artist and ‘War Story’ Author David Richardson BY AR I P OS T There are novels about war and there are novels about art. But rarely are there novels about war and art. This is what makes “War Story,” author David Richardson’s new novel, so unexpected, powerful and compelling. A decorated U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran born in 1965, Richardson is also a lifelong painter and longtime Washingtonian. A semi-fictionalized memoir of his life as both a struggling painter in Georgetown and a soldier in the Iraq War, “War Story” is a never-before-seen portrait of the American warrior, a journey of blood, sweat and paint. The Georgetowner sat down with Richardson to discuss the novel, the odd similarities of art and warfare and his affection for the Georgetown neighborhood. An abstract painter and a soldier are unusual identities to square. How have these dueling pursuits informed each other? David Richardson: If people weren’t always pointing out to me that there is a dichotomy in being a soldier and an artist, I’m not sure I would have ever recognized it. I’ve always thought art and war fit together perfectly. A lot of famous 20th-century artists served in the military — Walter Gropius, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Diebenkorn, Sol Lewitt. And anyone who paints will tell you that the act of painting can feel like battle: aggressive, emotional, nerve-wracking, exhausting. “War Story” is best described as autobiographical fiction — a novelization of your deployment in Iraq and your

life as a painter. Why did you decide to fictionalize your experience, rather than write a traditional memoir? Richardson: The first draft was a more traditional memoir. But I realized I could get to the heart of the story — the emotional truth — with greater effect if I allowed it to evolve beyond the constraints of the “hard facts.” So I gave it some slack, let it breathe a little. It’s still my story. Its intentions are true, and in that sense it’s as honest as any memoir I could have written. Why is man fascinated by war? That’s the crux of the book. Getting that right was more important to me than accurately reconstructing my memories. The most unexpected aspect of this novel is how much space you devote to the story of your Iraqi counterpart, named Mujeed. You wrote nearly half of the book from his perspective. Richardson: I dedicated so much time to him because few people have any idea how closely American soldiers lived and fought alongside Iraqis. I want the character of Mujeed to give readers a window into the soul of the Iraqi solider, as well as the universality of soldiering. I will never forget him. Sadly, he’s probably dead now. You are deeply influenced by classic literature, “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” in particular. Is your novel a way of responding to it? Richardson: I wrote “War Story” as an odyssey, and I did draw a lot from literature,

THE

Artist and author David Richardson. though mostly unconsciously. Your earlier comparison to Achilles, for instance — it’s completely true, but I hadn’t been aware of it until you mentioned it. Other references were more intentional, of course. “The Upturned Face” by Stephen Crane, the writings of Aristotle, even films like “Platoon” and “Cross of Iron” were all big inspirations. Georgetown features heavily in the first half of the novel. From the waterfront to Martin’s Tavern, Georgetown Tobacco, even the old Chinese tea house and the university, you write about Georgetown with real affection. It’s a treat for any reader who knows the neighborhood.

INN &

at willow grove

destination resort

spa

Richardson: In Iraq, whenever I thought about home, I thought of Georgetown. I had an office in Foggy Bottom, and nearly every day I’d find an excuse to ride my bike into Georgetown. I have a lot of good memories here. And I’m still making them — I bring my boys here now. And what a great setting for a novel. Everyone knows Georgetown. It’s mentioned in the same breath as Manhattan, Hyde Park or San Francisco. It’s nostalgic, yet timeless, and sort of aspirational — the kind of place that’s cozy in the winter and breezy in the summer, full of art, soul and intellectual life. In fact, it’s almost too nice to be in D.C.

exclusively for georgetowner readers: enjoy

15% OFF with

Rate Access Code:

Georgetown valid until april 30, 2019

escape. unwind. indulge.

W W W . I N N A T W I L L O W G R O V E . C O M 16 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

HAUTE & COOL

NEW NEUTRALS B Y A LLY S O N BU R KH AR D T With sunnier days on the horizon, it’s time to lighten up our closet with fashion neutrals. The traditional warm-weather palette of white, ivory and tan has expanded. And what a breath of fresh air! Who doesn’t enjoy the organic, earthy tones of caramel, olive and sienna? After all, the best way to build a capsule wardrobe is with colors that go with anything. Here’s how to make your neutrals new again. Splurge a little. This is where to invest, because it’s the most flexible part of your closet. Plus, you will be able to style more complicated pieces without asking, “How do I wear it?” TRY: A structured blazer with a sporty slant. Or a timeless trench with an industrial design.

MIX, DON’T MATCH: Wear warm and cool tones together for a luxe springtime vibe. Then layer in texture for a playful twist. TRY: Silky separates with feminine draping. Get some height with a linen and suede platform wedge. ADD SOME EDGE: Versatile doesn’t mean predictable. It’s how you style your pieces that elevates the look. TRY: A modernized shirt dress with a graphic inset. Carry a distinguished geometric tote with artistic accents. Allyson Burkhardt is the founder of Let’s Get Dressed! Image & Style Services. Visit her on the web at letsgetdressed.com.

The 99th Annual

MIDDLEBURG SPRING RACES Saturday, April 20, 2019 Glenwood Park Racecourse Middleburg, Virginia Post Time 1:00 PM Races run rain or shine. Sanctioned by The National Steeplechase Association

Ticket Information: MiddleburgSpringRaces.com (540) 687-6545 Sponsors The Family of J. Temple Gwathmey • The Grassi Family Virginia Equine Alliance • Sonabank Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group Woodslane Farm • DBM Wealth Management Piedmont Environmental Council • Blue Ridge Jet Management, LLC Middleburg Trust Company • Old Bust Head Brewing Company Puckett Marketing • Town of Middleburg The University Club of Washington, DC

YIGAL AZROUËL Draped Satin Top $450 yigalazrouel.com

BECK JEWELS Lolita Drop Earrings $350 Moda Operandi

TOME Asymmetric Shirt Dress $895 Farfetch

M.GEMI The Zeppa $298 mgemi.com

3.1 PHILLIP LIM Striped Cotton Trousers $475 Neiman Marcus

WANDLER Mini Leather Tote $700 Forty Five Ten

Photo Courtesey of Middleburg Photo GMG, INC.

APRIL 17, 2019

GETAWAYS

Middleburg Spring Races Coming Up at Glenwood Park BY PEG GY SA NDS The Middleburg Spring Races will be run at Glenwood Park on Saturday, April 20. The event, more than 100 years old, is the equestrian highlight of the year for many of the 600 or so residents of the charming and historic Virginia hamlet. It also attracts thousands of visitors from near and far. The setting is bucolic: the 12-acre equestrian park, some 20 miles from Middleburg, is in the midst of rolling green hills. Tailgaters start gathering around 11 a.m. on race day. They set up tables, often with elaborate settings — “bouquets of flowers and buffets of grilled meats, tender asparagus and other crudités, plus beautiful cakes and cookies,” Lauren Wilcox, volunteer chairwoman since 1998, told The Georgetowner. “Reservations for tailgate places also give the subscribers access to the paddocks where the race horses are saddled and prepared about half an hour before each race,” Wilcox said. “But what is most wonderful at Glenwood Park is that everyone, whether in the reserved areas or not, can see the entire race. The lay of the land falls away from the flat picnic and parking areas so that everyone can see the

SPRING GLADE

Middleburg, Virginia • $3,900,000

French Country home, with renovations in 1999 & 2017 | 4 BR, 5 full & 2 half BA, 5 FP, hardwood floors, flagstone terrace | Beautiful drive to hilltop stetting overlooking pond, lake & mountains | Improvements include pool, 2-car garage, 2 BR guest house & apartment | Lovely boxwood gardens | Kitchen allowance to be provided | 79.89 acres Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

HARMONY CREEK

Hume, Virginia • $1,650,000

Hilltop setting with beautiful distant views | Farmhouse circa 1920, completely restored and enlarged | 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, wood floors, large country kitchen | 129.15 rolling & useable acres | 3-bay equipment shed/work shop, guest house, 4-stall barn complex, riding ring, spring-fed pond and stream Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

info@sheridanmacmahon.com www.sheridanmacmahon.com

18 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

entire race field.” The seven races are each different and exciting, notes Wilcox, who has owned, bred and raced many steeplechase and hunter mounts for decades. They differ widely depending on the length of the course and the type of jumps, horses and riders. The brush races are about 2.5 miles over 14 hedge jumps. “It’s about speed, not clean jumping,” Wilcox explained. “The horses are allowed to jump low and broad, to brush the hedge jumps with their bellies, as they go for speed not height.” The biggest race of the day, the Temple Gwathmey hurdle race over a brush course, has a $75,000 purse. “It’s an historic brush race that was run long ago in Belmont,” Wilcox said. “It journeyed to other tracks in Pennsylvania for a while until Doug Fout, the Spring Races president, was able to bring it to Glenwood Park. Now it draws some of the best steeplechase mounts in the country.” The timber races are over wood fences, along a three-and-a-quarter-mile course with 18 jumps that the horses must jump clean. “No horse wants to hit their hooves on the fences,” Wilcox said knowingly.

WAVERLY

The Plains, Virginia • $2,950,000

Circa 1755 | Between Middleburg and The Plains | Additions in early 1800’s & 1943 | Home recently restored | 62 gently rolling acres in Orange County Hunt | 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, 6 fireplaces | Improvements include salt water pool, pool house, large party house/ studio, 2 tenant houses, stone walls and pond Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

2 CHINN LANE

Middleburg, Virginia • $680,000

(703) 609-1905

(540) 687-5588

Tailgating at the Middleburg Spring Races. Courtesy Middleburg Races.

“And while some fences will yield to a horse’s low jump, others won’t.” The Middleburg Hunt Cup is an open timber race. “That means that the horses are the best jumpers in the country with an ‘open’ designation,” said Wilcox — something like a zero-handicap golfer who gets no special allowances. The third type of steeple race is the most exciting, according to Wilcox. It’s a mixed course of brush and timber and can include water, large logs and other obstacles. It is sometimes referred to as a New Zealand course. “While most horses are specialists — brush or timber — horses who jump in the New Zealand courses have to be able to

HALCYON HILL

Rectortown, Virginia • $2,475,000

17 acres of rolling pasture land in the village of Rectortown | Convenient to both Routes 50 & 66 | Newly renovated | Private setting with magnificent mountain views | 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths, 1 half bath, 2 fireplaces | Heated pool & spa | 2 bedroom guest house | Large shed & 2-car garage Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

ASHBY HOUSE

Rectortown, Virginia • $645,000

Circa 1800 | Living room with FP | Exposed log outbuilding | Original wood floors | Well proportioned rooms | Master BR addition in 2000 with ample storage | Large screened in porch off kitchen overlooking private yard | Mature trees, garden, incredible western views of the Blue Ridge Mountains | All the perks of quiet village living, with privacy and convenient access to Routes 50, 17 and 66 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

do all well.” And there are other events that fill the day’s “race card,” such as apprentice races for riders wanting to experience steeplechasing. Many of them have ridden in informal point-to point, non-timed jump course events in local equestrian meets since they were children, also riding with local fox hunt clubs in the area. “I started fox hunting at age 12 and rode point-to-point, hunter and other horse show events for the next seven decades,” said octogenarian Middleburger Jimmy Hatcher. “It’s all complicated and takes a long time to explain.” Hatcher then gamely proceeded to educate a Georgetowner reporter who asked

INGLEWOOD

Delaplane, Virginia • $1,935,000

(703) 609-1905

OAK RIDGE

Warrenton, Virginia • $550,000

(703) 609-1905

110 East Washington Street Middleburg, Virginia 20117

GETAWAYS

Cour tesy Dr. F. Turner Reuter.

Courtesy Dr. F. Turner Reuter.

impossibly simple questions. “How high are the average steeple race jumps?” “Three to three and a half feet. It varies,” answered Hatcher. “What happens when a wooden fence doesn’t yield?” “The horse falls down!” “Do you still ride?” “No,” he sighed. “I just keep and feed several horses.” “The Middleburg Spring Races are special in that it draws a lot of local and area people who are friends and neighbors

we don’t see regularly,” commented Wilcox. “For Middleburg’s horse people, the Spring Races are the highlight.” Gates for parking and set-up open at 10 a.m. on race day. At 11:30 a.m., there are stick pony races for the children and at 2:30 pm. a hat contest for those sporting imaginative toppers known as “fascinators.” Post time for the first race is 1 p.m., with paddock check-in and viewing a half-hour earlier. The gates close at 6 p.m.

The Middleburg Spring Races is a nonprofit organization. Proceeds benefit animal welfare groups and the Inova Loudoun Hospital. “There are still some reserved enclosure parking tickets available, as well as general admission. Best to get them online,” said Wilcox. Prices range from $25 per person up to $75. For details, visit middleburgspringraces.com.

PROPERTIES IN HUNT COUNTRY

THOMAS & TALBOT REAL ESTATE Middleburg, Virginia 20118 (540) 687-6500

BOLINVAR

Middleburg ~ Magnificent Estate on 100 acres. The stone house boasts 22 elegant rooms, 9 fireplaces, high ceilings, all superbly detailed and beautifully appointed. Brilliant gardens surround the heated pool. Fabulous 11 stall stone stable with 2 staff apartments. Riding ring, green house all in pristine condition. Additional 227 acres are available. $8,495,000

TRAPPE HILL FARM

Upperville ~ 536 acres protected by a conservation easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation; however, division rights offer potential for additional tax credits. Recently used for horses, hay, and cattle, but the gentle south-facing slope would also be ideal for grapes. There is a well-built home, which awaits your vision to reach its 21st century potential. Find peace and serenity in this historic and sought-after corner of Loudoun County. $6,500,000

FOX FORD FARM

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

LIBERTY HALL

MIDDLEBROOK

Middleburg ~ Beautiful all brick center hall Colonial on 3.36 acres just minutes to historic village of Middleburg. All the major systems have been upgraded. In addition to the spectacular home, there is a 2-car attached garage, a separate detached Carriage House with unfinished space above, swimming pool and a gazebo, hardwoods and fruit trees along with a spring fed pond. $1,125,000

C DU

Paris ~ Circa 1770, Lovely Stone and Stucco Farm house sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 20+ acres surrounded by Protected Lands, Spectacular protected views of Paris valley, Meticulous exterior renovations include Re-Pointed Stonework, Metal Roof, 2 Large additions, Covered Porch, Basement, Buried Electric, well and Septic, Fully Fenced, Mature Trees, Boxwoods, Ready for all your interior finishes. $1,300,000

POSSUM HOLLOW

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

WINDY RIDGE

Berryville ~ Renovated 1880’s 4 bedroom, 3 bath farm house on 82 secluded acres. Interior details include original heart pine floors, high ceilings, 3 fireplaces, large wrap around porch, new eat-in kitchen and appliances in 2015, 2 offices with built-ins, library, large dining room, living room, Master bedroom with bath. Custom wood siding. 4400 sq.ft. of living space. 45 min to Dulles. 1 DUR $979,000

ROCK HILL MILL

The Plains ~ Hard to find 9.8 private acres in Orange County Territory on charming scenic country road. 4 bedroom perc. Located between Middleburg and The Plains, surrounded by properties in easement. Beautiful old hardwood trees. Excellent house site and perfect pond location. A rare find! $449,000

See the full listings & all our exclusive properties in hunt country by visiting THOMAS-TALBOT.com Offers subject to errors, omissions, change of price or withdrawal without notice. Information contained herein is deemed reliable, but is not so warranted nor is it otherwise guaranteed. 04-15_GTowner_TTRE-HalfPg.indd 1

GMG, INC.

4/15/19 3:51 PM

APRIL 17, 2019

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 2C MONTHLY MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 AT 6:30 P.M. John A Wilson Building Room G9 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC

CLASSIFIEDS / SERVICE DIRECTORY SERVICE

SERVICE

NURSING SERVICES

LET US BE YOUR IT DEPARTMENT

Looking for full time position in Nursing/ companion care. 25 plus year of experience. Price is negotiable. Can Provide cooking, light cleaning, and transportation if needed. Can provide medical assistance by taking patients to doctor appointment and insuring medication is allocated. Can provide excellent reference upon request. 240 277 2452.

HOME REMODELING

THOMAS LANDSCAPES 202.322.2322 | www.thomaslandscapes.com

Design

Looking for a specialized company to remodel a house located in Mclean, VA. Please email: rsna1972@yahoo.com or call (202) 298-1578.

FOR SALE/LEASE

Georgetown Commercial Bank Building for Sale/ Lease! ‎1729 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007. contact James M. Connelly 202-491-5300

with Excellence

LESSONS Derek Thomas / Principal - Certified Professional Horticulturist, Master Gardener

Member of the MD Nursery and Landscape Association & the Association of Professional Landscape Designers

A Cleaning Service Inc

Computerware is your computer and IT source whether it is the latest computer product you need or technical and repair services.We provide businesses with a single, reliable source for computer equipment and software, as well as repair and networking services. We also offer discounted printer toner and supplies that can add up to big savings. Learn more about what Computerware can do for your business. (703) 821-8200

FOR SALE FOR SALE

Cool Georgetown condo for sale! Studio with walk in closet! Fantastic amenities & walking distance to all Georgetown restaurants. $315,00.00. Call for more information: 202 390 2323

HOUSE FOR RENT

Located in Alexandria VA. Delray. Excellent large brick colonial with large yard 3 bedrooms. 1 1/2 baths library. available immediately 2,500 per month. call 571. 359. 7383.

TENNIS LESSONS

$25 for a private, 1-hour lesson in Foggy Bottom and Georgetown. Excellent with beginners, intermediate, and children. Mark 202-333-3484

Since 1985

THE POWER OF LOCAL.

HUGE RUMMAGE SALE

Saturday, April 6, 8 a.m - 2pm. Home and kitchen items, toys, games, clothing, baby apparel, jewelry, books, DVDs, sports equipment, luggage, linens, and upscale items. NW DC: St. Patrick’s Church/Gym, 4701 Whitehaven Parkway, NW - Between Foxhall Rd and MacArthur Blvd Bus D5/6

THOMAS & TALBOT REAL ESTATE

The Georgetowner is mailed to all

Residential & Commercial Insured, Bonded, Licenced - Serving DC, VA, MD

703.892.8648 - www.acleaningserviceinc.com

7,700 RESIDENTS & BUSINESS in Georgetown.

CALL TO LEARN MORE 202-338-4833

20 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

THOMAS -TALBOT.com (540) 687-6500

FOOD & WINE

Dining Guide

THE LATEST DISH

WASHINGTON DC’S FINEST RESTAURANTS

CLYDE’S OF GEORGETOWN 3236 M ST., NW 202-333-9180 | clydes.com Chop Shop Taco coming to Alexandria, VA this summer. BY LINDA ROTH Quick Hits: Ryan Ratino plans to open Jônt, a restaurant specializing in tasting menus, capitalizing on his recent culinary research trip to Japan with Kaz Okochi. Jônt will open in the second-level space above Bresca on 14th Street NW … Kevin Tien of Himitsu plans to open Emilie’s, a 200seat restaurant at Eastern Market’s Penn Eleven project at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. An opening late in the second quarter is

Paneer Four Cheese Kofta at Bombay Velvet. targeted … Rajiv Chopra, who owns three Punjabi By Nature fast-casual restaurants in Northern Virginia, opens a 100-seat Bombay Velvet restaurant in Reston Town Center at 12100 Sunset Hills, featuring an intimate outdoor patio area and bar … Dave & Buster’s will open this summer in Gaithersburg, making it the chain’s fifth DMV location and its third in Maryland … Rasa, a fast-casual Indian restaurant, is slated to move into Taylor Gourmet’s former location in Virginia’s Crystal City at 2200 Crystal Drive. Owners Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod opened the first Rasa in Capitol Riverfront near Nationals Park in 2017 … Bandoola Bowl salad bar plans to open early in the second quarter at 1069 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Georgetown. Warm weather equals rooftop dining and drinking. Players Club, a retro arcade bar at 1400 14th St. NW underneath Shake Shack, will add Skybar, a ’70s sports-themed rooftop venue, brought to you by the Hilton brothers … And speaking of roof decks, Colada Shop has added a retractable roof to its roof deck on T Street NW near 14th … Matt Baker will debut a rooftop cocktail bar called The Conservatory featuring raw seafood, charcuterie, cheeses and tartines above his Gravitas in Ivy City. It will be open Thursday through Sunday evenings. Baker plans to cultivate a garden on the roof deck to supply produce to the kitchen. Ed McIntosh, formerly of Matchbox

Food Group, will open Chop Shop Taco, where an honest-to-goodness real chop shop (auto body shop) was located. It’s inside the Madison Collective development, at 1008 Madison St. in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The 50-seat restaurant will serve chopped meats roasted on a spit alongside nostalgic snacks, tacos and Mexican barbecue. McIntosh opened Pendleton Carryout Co. in Alexandria last fall. Now that Aramark has the new food service contract at the Washington Convention Center, the company will roll out its new food and beverage program, titled DC Eats. The plan calls for a rooftop terrace with a lounge and bar. There are also plans for a pop-up restaurant featuring local chefs and a market that includes local products. Expect new restaurants and a food hall. Tech improvements are a key component, with mobile ordering at the top of the list.

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.

ENO WINE BAR

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.

THE OCEANAIRE SEAFOOD ROOM 1201 F ST., NW 202–347–2277 | theoceanaire.com

The Oceanaire blends a sophisticated atmosphere with simple, seasonal and regionally-inspired cuisine – the result is “the ultra-fresh seafood experience”. From our wines and cocktails to our seafood, steak and desserts, our commitment to sustainable and locally-sourced ingredients is apparent in everything we do. Reserve your table today for an extraordinary dining experience.

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 The late, great Fantastic Fritzbe’s. Great American Restaurants will open three restaurants in one space at Fairfax Square, at 8051 Leesburg Pike in Tysons Corner: upscale Randy’s Prime Seafood & Steaks, casual Patsy’s American and Best Buns Bakery & Café. GAR is owned and operated by the Norton family: Randy, Patsy, Jon, Timmy and Jill. Patsy’s American will feature menu items for which GAR is known, as well as creative happy hours at the back bar — a nod to the late, great Fantastic Fritzbe’s Flying Food Factory. The upscale Randy’s Prime Seafood & Steaks, with just 28 tables, plus 20 seats at the bar, will feature $50-plus cuts of prime and wagyu steaks, with a wine list curated by Randy. Fastcasual Best Buns Bakery & Café will feature breads and pastries familiar to GAR fans. Linda Roth is president of Linda Roth Associates, a public relations and marketing firm that specializes in the hospitality industry. Reach her at linda@lindarothpr.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

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.

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.

JOIN THE DINING GUIDE! EMAIL ADVERTISE@ GEORGETOWNER.COM OR CALL 202-338-4833

GMG, INC.

APRIL 17, 2019

KITTY KELLEY BOOK CLUB

Michelle Obama’s Riveting Read IN ‘BECOMING,’ THE FORMER FIRST LADY TELLS A COMPELLING TALE. R EVIEWE D BY KIT T Y K E LLE Y A few months ago, Michelle Obama zoomed to the top of the best-seller list with “Becoming” and set the gold standard for writing a masterful memoir. As wife of the nation’s first African American president, she has an extraordinary story to tell, and she tells it with sublime grace, substance and style. In reading it, you’ll understand why she is packing venues around the world. In the U.S., people beg to pay $1,000 a ticket or more to hear her tell her story. In the book, Obama addresses her most controversial moment in the 2008 presidential campaign, when she said that “for the first time in my adult life I’m really proud of my country.” At the time, she was criticized for the comment by those who felt she sounded like an angry black woman who was unpatriotic. She writes that she meant nothing racial by her words, merely that she was expressing gratitude for the many energetic campaign workers. Days after the book’s publication, she got criticized again, this time in a New York Times op-ed by a black female professor from Antioch Truth, or been moved by Woodrow Wilson University, who urged Obama to own the full the way I was by Harriet Tubman,” she writes. weight of her words from 2008 and broaden the “The struggles of Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott narrative to discuss black discontent. King were more familiar to me than those of Many will find “Becoming” to be a heartfelt Eleanor Roosevelt or Mamie Eisenhower.” dissertation on race. The White House is Obama writes about growing up as an a perfect setting for Michelle Robinson urban black child on the South Side of Obama’s story because she’s more closely Chicago, always feeling “other.” She relates tied to the site than any of her predecessors. an incident when she and her brother were She frequently introduces herself to young children that taught them “the color of our African American audiences as the great- skin made us vulnerable [to attack]. It was a great-granddaughter of Jim Robinson, a slave thing we’d always have to navigate.” from South Carolina. Enslaved people, like She emphasizes her roots in a close-knit, her own ancestors, built the mansion, which working-class family, where her parents has housed 44 white presidents, several of knew that education was the best way up whom owned slaves. and out. But while Michelle Robinson soared She knows she carries history with her, up — graduating from Princeton and from but it’s not the history of presidents and other Harvard Law School — she never flew out. first ladies. She remained committed to her city, chiding “I’d never related to the story of John Quincy Maureen Dowd for calling her “a princess of Adams the way I did to that of Sojourner South Chicago” in the New York Times.

As first lady, she tried to rally support for “yammering, inexpert critiques of Barack’s violence prevention there, meeting often with foreign policy decisions and openly questioning whether he was an American community leaders and social workers in the citizen … with his loud and reckless inner city. Yet she leveled with students from innuendos he was putting my family’s safety the ravaged area: “Honestly, I know you’re at risk. And for this, I’d never forgive him.” dealing with a lot here, but no one’s going to Having been advised by Hillary Clinton save you anytime soon.” never to get in front of the president, Obama She told them the only way out of their went to great lengths not to insert herself into mess was to “use school” as she had. She saw West Wing business — to such an absurd herself as a testament to what was possible. extent that her staff felt it was necessary to Ever since Jacqueline Kennedy restored consult with the president’s staff when she the public rooms of the White House, first ladies have been expected to have a high- “decided to get bangs cut into my hair … just to make sure there wouldn’t be a problem.” purpose project, preferably apolitical and Seriously? certainly not controversial. She captures the essence of her husband’s Lady Bird Johnson beautified America sterling idealism when she quotes him as with trees and flowers; Pat Nixon chose saying, “You may live in the world as it is, volunteerism; Betty Ford supported the but you can still work to create the world as Equal Rights Amendment; Rosalynn Carter it should be.” She was understandably angry promoted mental-health awareness; Nancy when Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) Reagan launched “Just Say No” to drugs; declared a year before the 2011 election: Barbara Bush concentrated on literacy; Hillary Clinton undertook health care reform; Laura “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a oneBush advocated for childhood education; and term president.” Michelle Obama planted a vegetable garden. She writes that her husband took the high Since African American children are road, reminding her of “an old copper pot — more likely to be overweight than their white seasoned by fire, dinged up but still shiny.” counterparts, the former first lady, who Michelle Obama shines, too, in a most works out regularly, launched “Let’s Move.” With an emphasis on eating more nutritiously, becoming way. she was determined to end childhood obesity Georgetown resident within a generation. Kitty Kelley has written Yet even this worthy objective drew several number-one New partisan criticism. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner York Times best-sellers, (R-Wisconsin) complained to his constituents including “The Family: about Obama lecturing about obesity with The Real Story Behind “her big butt.” Sensenbrenner, who looks to the Bush Dynast y.” be the size of a food truck, later wrote a note Her most recent books apologizing to the first lady for commenting include “Capturing on her “large posterior.” Camelot: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images “I was cut down for being black, female of the Kennedys” and “Let Freedom Ring: and vocal. I’d felt the derision directed at Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the March my body, the literal space I occupied in the on Washington.” world,” she writes. She wallops Donald Trump for his

GALA GUIDE APRIL 24 GEORGETOWN HOUSE TOUR PATRONS PARTY The Patrons Party for this year’s April 27 House Tour, co-chaired by Hannah Isles and Kelly Stavish, will be held at a historic Georgetown home. Call St. John’s Church at 202-333-1796 or email georgetownhousetour@gmail.com.

SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW PREVIEW NIGHT

Last year’s Patrons Party hostess Karen Sonneborn and her daughter Lily. Photo by Patrick G. Ryan.

Preview Night attendees will be the first to meet the artists and shop for unique handcrafted pieces. The show, which runs from April 24 to 28 and supports the Smithsonian Women’s Committee Grants Fund, is regarded as the country’s most prestigious juried show and sale of fine American sculptural objects

and design. National Building Museum. Visit smithsoniancraftshow.org.

APRIL 25 LUNGEVITY MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF HOPE GALA This is a festive evening of hope, inspiration, ’80s music and dancing that brings together leaders in the fields of business, civics and philanthropy for a night of celebration and inspiration. Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. Email aboardman@lungevity.org or visit lungevity.org/dcgala.

APRIL 27 A VINTAGE AFFAIR This evening of fine wine and food pairings, with live and silent auctions, is hosted by

Submit your events to: editorial@georgetowner.com 22 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.

the Children’s National Board of Visitors, which supports Children’s National Health System. InterContinental Washington D.C. – The Wharf. Visit boardofvisitors.com/avintage-affair.

APRIL 30 REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ANNIVERSARY DINNER Refugees International’s 40th annual Anniversary Dinner will honor individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and commitment to humanitarian action by affording protection and assistance for refugees and displaced people. Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. Call Tamala Scott at 202540-7004. Contact Jen Fleming at 301-5658530 or jbfleming2@childrensnational.org.

GOOD WORKS & GOOD TIMES

A Fashionable Portrait Circle Spring Soirée

DC Capital Stars Rise Above the Beatles

On Monday, April 8, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery celebrated its Portrait Circle Spring Soirée with a conversation on art, portraiture and fashion featuring Christy Turlington Burns and Tonne Goodman. At the end of the evening the National Portrait Gallery’s Director Kim Sajet presented silver envelopes as Gala Chairs Kristen Cecchi, Randi Charno Levine and Joseph Ujobai revealed the honorees for the 2019 American Portrait Gala to take place Sun, Nov. 17.

BY C H R ISTIN E WAR N KE The Top 10 DC Public and Charter High school talent finalists competed on April 10 at the Kennedy Center to a capacity-filled Eisenhower Theatre. The 11th Annual DC Capital Stars Gala’s theme — the British Invasion — brought back 1960s music. The night’s highlight focused on the DCCAP’s mission to help DC students prepare for, enroll and graduate from college.

First place winner, Jillian Upshaw, a freshman attending Woodrow Wilson Senior High School with celebrity Judge, Cholé Arnold, Emmy nominated choreographer. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan. Left to Right: Joseph P. Ujobai, Bobbi Smith, Christy Turlington Burns, Randi Charno Levine, Dana Bash, Kristin Rae Cecchi and Kim Sajet. Photo by Tony Powell.

Jessica Yellin and Her News Pals BY R OBE RT DEVA NEY Press and politics mixed nicely at the April 4 book party for former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin and her new novel, “Savage News,” which tells a wickedly Washington tale. Ironically enough, Yellin has also launched her site, News Not Noise. Fans and friends enjoyed drinks and sampled food at Centrolina restaurant in CityCenterDC.

Argelia Rodriguez, DC-CAP President & CEO and L.D. Ross, Jr., DC-CAP Vice President of Programs. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan.

80 Years and Counting BY C H R ISTIN E WAR N KE

Phillipe Reines and Stacy Kerr. Photo by Robert Devaney.

Stephanie Cutter and Juleanna Glover. Photo by Robert Devaney.

Author Jessica Yellin, Amy Brandwein, chef and owner of Centrolina, and Elena Allbritton. Photo by Robert Devaney.

Staying power were the words used by Dr Laura Meyers , CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington before a ballroom packed crowd at the Intercontinental Hotel on April 12. The 2019 Impact Gala was co-chaired by Sarah Despres and Dorothy McAuliffe, who was joined by her husband, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, and other political luminaries.

2019 Impact Gala co-chair Dorothy McAuliffe, Dr. Laura Meyers, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and his wife, Lisa Collis. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan. GMG, INC.

APRIL 17 2019

202.944.5000

WFP.COM

MASS AVE HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON, DC Sybaritic splendor adjacent to Rock Creek Park! 4 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, 20 foot ceiling great room, infinity saltwater pool, 18 seat fiber optic media room, sauna, gym and eight-car garage! $9,500,000 Marilyn Charity 202-427-7553

GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC Stunning end unit Wormley Row House. 5BR, 4BA, 2 powder rooms. Professionally designed interiors. Upper & LL laundry. Beautiful HWF & plenty of natural light. Elevator. Private rear patio. 2 car prkg. $4,495,000 Nancy Taylor Bubes 202-386-7813

GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC NEW LISTING! Renovated 4BR, 4.5BA w/3 car garage! Open kit/ FR, large southern garden, wide plank flrs, great flow, walkable to shops/ restaurants. $4,395,000 Eileen McGrath 202-253-2226 Ben Roth 202-465-9636

GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC NEW PRICE! Incredible renovation with garage parking and pool! Wonderful combination of entertaining and living spaces. Kitchen/family room, luxurious master suite, high ceilings. $3,995,000 Jamie Peva 202-258-5050

TURNBERRY TOWER, ARLINGTON, VA NEW PRICE! Stunning 21st floor PH with gorgeous view of the Potomac River. 2,700 SF with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, a private elevator, balconies, 24hr onsite management and 2 car garage. $2,799,000 Nancy ltteilag 202-905-7762

KENT, WASHINGTON, DC Robert Schattner’s beautiful craftsmanship is the hallmark of this elegant Georgian home. Open floor plan and master suite with sitting room and elegant marble bath. Two-car garage! $2,300,000 Nancy Itteilag 202-905-7762

GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, D.C. Stunning 3BR/2.5BA brick Federal in Georgetown’s West Village. High ceilings, tall windows, great light, & HWF. Large LR, separate DR, renovated kit w/ updated appliances. Private rear patio & terraced garden. $1,995,000 Nancy Taylor Bubes 202-386-7813

GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC NEW PRICE! Built in 1794, this historic house maintains many original features while having modern amenities! Lower level with gourmet kitchen, & DR w/ fireplace. 2-car parking & large garden! $1,835,000 Jamie Peva 202-258-5050

CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND NEW LISTING! 4-6 bedrooms, 4 baths on large lot with big rooms and great entertaining flow, in the heart of Kenwood with two car garage. $1,795,000 Eileen McGrath 202-253-2226 Kay McGrath 202-276-1235

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA NEW LISTING! Custom Gruver-Cooley w/ 6 bedrooms, 4 baths on a cul-de-sac. New kitchen with all new appliances as well & new carpets and roof. $1,549,000 Penny Yerks 703-760-0744 Piper Yerks 703-963-1363

MCLEAN, VIRGINIA A spectacular 5BR/4.5BA prominently set on nearly 1 acre in a quiet cul-de-sac. A true oasis w/ stunning landscaping. 7,800 SF + 2-car garage. Breathtaking sunroom + main level master BR. $1,525,000 Susan Koehler 703-967-6789

MCLEAN, VIRGINIA Endless English charm on over 1 acre in a coveted cul-de-sac. A fairytale home backing to parkland with direct access to nature preserve. 5,600 SF + 2-car garage. Private guest suite. $1,245,000 Susan Koehler 703-967-6789

THE PREMIER BROKERAGE FIRM REPRESENTING THE CAPITAL REGION

24 APRIL 17, 2019

GMG, INC.